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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Wisconsin as Belgian Refuge.

Members of the Wisconsin legisla-
ture are interested in the plan to bring
thousands of people into Wisconsin
from war-stricken Belgium, that they
may make their homes here, become
citizens of the state and aid in the de-
velopment of northern Wisconsin.
Representatives of the Carnegie
foundation fund are in Chicago confer
ring with owners of land in the north
ern part of the state. The purchase
of several big tracts is under consider
alton. The people of Belgium are ex-
pert farmers and the plan is to offer
thousands of them fresh start in life.
The land, as the scheme has been
outlined to members of the legislature,
is to be sold to the Belgians at rea-
sonable figure, and they are to be given
something like 20 years in which to pay
for it. Until they are properly settled
and self-supporting they are to be sus-
tanned by the Carnegie fund. Present
owners of the land are to furnish tents
and other accommodations until the
Belgians have built new homes Money
for the building and furnishing of
homes will be furnished through the
Carnegie fund.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

GOVERNOR Philip says that he has
no idea nor has the legislature, so far
as he knows, of interfering with Presi-
dent Van Hise and the faculty in the
instruction work they are doing. This,
he says, is the duty of the regents.
The president and certain of the fac
ulty of the state university, who are
directly responsible for the unwise and
gross perversion of its true mission and
purpose, are constantly denouncing
those who protest against these things
as "enemies ">of the institution. This
is the trick of the dishonest demagogue
who, when confronted with the results
of his Encouragement, seeks to parry
criticism with such false accusation.
Why should any citizen of Wisconsin
be an enemy of the university? 1t is
not enmity against the institution that
prompts this storm of criticism that
has poured into Madison from all over
the state. 1t first started where it
ought to start, among the masses, the
farmers, and home owners of the state
who felt the sting of excessive taxa
ton caused by the unwise expansion of
the powers of the state government
and the state institutions. This undue
expansion of power and function could
not help but create burdensome taxa
ton. Fort Atkinson Union.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

Two predictions of Chicago's new
mayor, elected by landslide last week,
will both attract attention. Here they
are: "'The crooks had better move out
of Chicago before | am inaugurated.
This town will be cleaned of criminals
so completely before the new admins
tration is in power many weeks that
the whole world will understand that
Chicago is a safe place to live in. F"
Chicago has spoken to the nation in
this overwhelming vote given the re-
publican candidate. 1t means that Il
linois and the middle west will next
year swing into the republican column.
The country can get ready for pros
perity."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

INTERNATIONAL law consists of agree
ments, customs and usages that have
come to be accepted by nations as the
rules of their conduct toward one an
other. International law may not be
perfect but, on the whole, may be &C
cepted as the best our present state of
civilization permits. Each nation,
whether at war or in peace, is morally
bound to observe the law of nations.
Failure to do so is breach of national
good faith, it is breach Of nutrality
when warning nations are effected by
such failure, it subjects the offending
nation to a claim for indemnity by the
injured nation and may be the cause of
war. Neither sympathy nor selfish in
terests should tempt America to violate
the accepted rules of international law.
The present warning nations are en-
tirely competent to detect violations on
our part and certainly will make proper
protest through diplomatic channels
should we fail to keep national faith.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

THE reader who digests his paper in
the quiet of his home feels that he has
shown great brilliancy if he detects an
error in grammar or capitalization, or
the omission of a semicolon as was the
case in the Independent two weeks ago.
1t is one thing to find mistakes at your
leisure in another mans work, quite
another 10 turn out high degree of ac-
curacy and precision in the haste of
newspaper composition. The banker
makes plumbers in his figures, the law
yer draws up incorrect papers, and the
business man submits erroneous bills.
Such plumbers are known only to the
few persons whom they concern. The
newspaper man is like the actor on the
stage, whose slightest slip is manifest
to all and seems ridiculous. The news
paper man is not offended when he is
jollied on such mistakes as creep in.
He merely wishes the critics could have
his job about one week.-ElkhOrn Ind.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

SLOWLY, but none the less surely,
politicians and people generally, who
are keeping in close touch with affairs
at the state capitol. are revising their
opinions of Gov. E. L. Phillip. This
statement applies particularly to two
classes of persons interested. The first
is that group of ultra-prOgressives who
saw in the election of Phillip the COM
plete downfall of the state of Wiscon-
sin. The second is comprised of vari-
Gus interests who believed that with
the election of the present governor,
things would be easy sailing for them;
that they would be able to ''put across"
anything they desired. The first group
have found, much to their surprise,
that Gov. Phillip is progressive; that
he believes in sane progress along prac-
teal lines; that he intends no revolu-
ton of state affairs, but rather read
iustment of the business side of the
state government. Some are some
what chagrined over the fact that he
has given them no chance to shout
Tory" or ''reactionary. For so long
a time it was dinned into the ears of
all, who would listen, that Phillip was
a representative of ''big business" and
that if elected he would Immediately
reorganize the state for the sole benefit
of the so-called 'tvested interest" that
many persons actually believed just
that. 1t is needless to say that already
his actions as governor have won for
him the confidence and support OF
many who have heretofore regarded
him as an enemy of the state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Notice

Pursuant to resolution duly adopted
by the board of directors CT Edgerton
Wagon Company at a regular meeting
held April Is, 1915, notice is hereby
given that a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Edgerton Wagon
Co. will be held at Woodman hall, Ed
gerton, Wis, on the 10Th day of April,
1915, at 7:3O p. M, for the purpose of
considering and acting upon the ques-
ton of leasing, selling or conveying
any part or all of the property of the
company for the purpose of paying or
liquidating the indebtedness of the
company, or raising or borrowing
money to pay the same, or dissolving
and winding up the affairs of the COM
pany.
! Dated April Is, 1915.
A. E. SKINNER, Secy.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

THE anti-tipping bill urged by the
travelling mems association has be-
come State law but will not go into
effect until September 1st. Then any
person giving :. tip is liable to prosecu-
ton and subject to fine of from S. to
S25 or a maximum sentence of 80 days.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
A Large Road Fund.

Townships of Rock county appropri-
ated total of S27, 205 for the construc-
ton of state and county highways and
SIS, 100 for bridges at the annual town
meetings held on Tuesday, according to
the figures which have been received
officially by County Highway Commits
sioner Charles E. Moore. The county
and state will each appropriate like
amount which will make $81, 800 avail
able for the building of new highways,
fund somewhat larger than the one
which will be expended this year.
The town of GAINESVILLE provided the
largest road fund, voting to raise $2700
and $500 for bridges. Other towns
which made large appropriations were
Plymouth $2105. Turtle $4,000, and
Lima $500.
Those familiar with the situation in
terpret the verdict of the town meet
ings as favorable to the present state
aid road law in Wisconsin and as indi-
eating that farmers are coming to re-
alize more and more the value and i'm
portance of an improved highway sys-
tenn. The extension of permanent
roads in Rock county is going forward
at the rate of 100000 year, which
proves that the county is firmly and
staunchly enlisted in the good roads
movement. In addition to the amounts
provided for construction work, the re-
pair fund necessarily grows larger each
year as the cost of maintenance in
creases with the addition of new roads
to the system.
Following are the amounts appropri-
ated by the various towns: Avon, $500:
Beloit, 81, 900 and $3.50 for bridges;
Bradford, $1,000; Center. $1,000; Gin
ton, $500: Fulton, $1,000; Harmony,
$1,000; GAINESVILLE, S27OO and $500 for
bridges; Johnstown, $500; Lima. $780,;
Magnolia, 1000 and $500 for bridges;
Milton, $1,000; Newark, $1,000 and $500
for bridges; Plymouth, S2105; Porter,
$17OO and $1,000 for bridges; Rock, $500
and 5000 for bridges; Spring Valley,
$500 and $3.50 for bridges; Turtle,
$1,000; Union, $500. Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. 0. at Edgerton for the week ending
April Is, 1915:
Mr.. Mike Amble Mr. H. Edward Bilkey
Mr.. MILFORD Woliver
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say advertised. F."
C. A. HOEN, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Grinding Again.

Lyman Wood, the miller at the He'd
les feed mill, is now back on the job
and so is the grist mill. A new cleo
trio motor has been installed and we
are anxious to show you how it works.
HEDDLES LUMBER Co.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

If YOU wish to please the public be a
failure, says the Chippewa Indepen-
dent. No successful man is forgiven
his prosperity.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
The best ice cream, :

The best ice cream, 'Mansfeld's. !"
the best fruits, 'Hungerford's s." the
best service at Frank Ash's soda foun-
tain. 2Ot2
Mrs. Rice of Albion is now ready
to show the ladies her new spring hats
at the corner store. 2Ot2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

Northern Hybrid Tested Tobacco
Seed. Grown by c. c. Atwood. For
sale at Pringle Bros. Co. 35 cents per
ounce. 21t3
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Attention, Patrons OF the Rural De-
livery!

livery.
In order that all mail matter may be
promptly and accurately delivered, it is
necessary that every mail box holder
on the rural delivery give to the rural
carrier list containing the names of
every member of the family, including
the servants and laborers.
An address Slip will be placed by
the. rural carrier in each mail box, and
it is desired that the information re-
quested be supplied promptly.
C. A. HOEN, Postmaster.
Music on the Victor Victrola while
you enjoy a dish of Mansfield's ice
cream at Frank Ash's soda fountain.
+ About 300 bu. of choice seed barley
for sale at Is cents bushei by Charles
Nelson, Phone 318, F3. 21t1
"A 20 month old high grade Hol-
stein bull for sale by l. L. Wentworth,
Edgerton, Wis.
For SALE-18 Shropshire ewes, due
to lamb soon Also Is Duroc brood
sows. Apply to Willis Scofeld, Edger-
ton, r. 5, Phone 307 F20. 20tf
For mason work or plastering call
on NJ. II. Cunningham, City. Tele-
phone PIP red.
Do Not Gripe
We have a pleasant laxative that will
Just do what you want it to do.
RexaQe 9tde1.0ied
We sell thousands Of them and we
have never seen q better remedy for the
bowels. Sold only - u. . cents.
Dean Swift.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16

We sell thousands of them and we
have never seen . better remedy for the
bowels. Sold only - u. = cents.
Dean Swift
Evening star., 1915-12-16
NAME WANTED BY CITIZENS.
Commissioner Brownlow Explains
Adoptine Park View

"The Commissioners named the new
school in Park View the Park View
School because the people in the vicin-
ity wanted it named Park View and
did not want it named Lemon G. Hine
School," said Commissioner Brownlow
| today, in commenting upon the dis
! cussion held yesterday in the board of
education concerning the differences of
opinion between the board and the
Commissioners in naming the school,
'It did not appear that the board of
education had consulted the people of
the community. So the Commission
ers who believe in the greatest possible
participation of the people in their
government, especially with respect
to school matters. communicated with
| the Park View Citizens Association, a
large and very representative body of
citizens living in the community which
the new school will serve.
That association of citizens respond
| ed November "a, in series of resolu-
tions. which asked that the school be
named Park View and specifically
asked that the Commissioners do not
approve the recommendation of the
board of education.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
DIED.

BECK. uu Wednesday. December Is. 1915
KATE widow CT Adam Beck. aged ffty-nine
| Funeral from Mrs. Samuel Baxter's residence
1903 G street northeast. saturday, Dceem.
10th street and Massachusetts avenue north
east, where services will be held at l pm.
lnterment at Arlington cemetery.
BoTELER. On. Thursday; December 1G, 1918.
at her residence. 1900 Michigan avenue
northeast Brookland. u. C., at am, EMMA
ADA BOTEI4ER. eldest daughter of William
C. and Emma A. Boteler, aged twenty two
| years and eight months.
BROWNE On Tuesday. December Il. 1918,
Sarah Turberville and the late Reuben :.
| Funeral from her parents residence. 1907 Ord
street kcnilworth. d; e. on Friday, Decem,
Cemetery. een ter " Newark. Nj, papers please
copy.J
BUECuLER. On December l6. 1915. at q a.m.,
ELLA wife of r. 4. Buechler tnee Fowler.
Funeral from her late residence. ?l15l3 H street
northwest Saturday at O'Clock. Services
at late residence. Interment private. 17a
CIEvENGER. On Wednesday. December 15.
1918, at 9:45 pm, at his residence, 241l
Pennsylvania avenue northwest JACOB A.,
beloved husband of Jennie Clevenger. in his
Funeral from his late residence. Friday. De-
cember II, at pm
CoNNoR. On Thursday. December 16. 1915. at
$50 an. JOHN. beloved husband of the
( fate Hannah Connor, in the eighty second
Funeral from Il street northwest. Saturday,
December rs, at . am. Mass at St A'oy
sius Church. to which friends are invited.
Intermcnt private IL
sCRAGIS. At Philadelphia, Pa. "Wednesday.
December Is. 1915. CHARLES ISAIAH
CRAGIN.
Notice OF funeral later.
~ 7a
DAVIS Departed this life Thursday. December
Evening star., 1915-12-16
LOCAL TEAMS TO DEBATE.
George Washington to Meet Catholic
University Next Spring.

George Washington University is to
debate Catholic University carly next
spring. according to announcement
made by Prof. T.. o. Schneider. jr..
chairman of the debating council at
the former institution. The contest will
be the first big debate between amy
two local educational institutions in
several years.
Negotiations practically have been
concluded for debate next spring
with the University of Pittsburgh
George Washington will open its de-
batting season next week in a con-
test with the University of North Car
olina at Chapel Hill. The George
Washington team will be composed of
c. w. jacobson and p. B. Morehouse,
with B. P. Robson as alternate. Prof.
Schreiber and Prof. James l.. Parks.
ir., both members of the Law School
faculty. are coaching the team.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
WOULD BUILD MERCHANT
VESSELS IN NAVY YARDS
Secretary Red6eld Urges Creation Of
Shipping Board in Speech to
Brooklyn Club.

BROOKLYN, December 1e.-Construc-
tion of merchant ships in government
navy yards was proposed here last
night by Secretary Redfield OF the
Department of Commerce. in q speech
before the Civic Club, advocating leg
islation in line with that contemplat-
ed in the administrations new mer-
chant marine bill as means of un-
lettering American foreign commerce.
Creation of a shipping board with
broad powers OF regulation and rate
making over deep water tSafiic. and
construction of vessels by the govern
ment to he sold or leased to corpora
tions whose stock would be open to
public subscription, are contemplated
in the administration plan. Mr.. Red
field said he would have naval con-
structors direct the building of such
ships as the government provides TO
make them adaptable for use as naval
8uXiliarieS in time of war
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Meet Russell Sage Test.

Supt. Thurston explained that 15o
classes of Washington children had
proved themselves good spoilers. ac-
| cordlng to the scale given by the Rus
sell Sage Foundation for public educa
tlonal work. The children examined
he said, had made an average of
per cent higher than that given in the
scale, with the exception of the eighth
grade. In this case. where the scale
per cent was IS, the Washington boys
and girls had exactly equaled
A request was received from the Ran
die Highlands Citizens Association
asking that the pay of janitors be in
creased.
Offers were accepted from the Soce-
ty of Daughters of 1872 and from the
American School Peace League giving
pupils of the local schools opportunities
| to compete in essay contests on sub
jects of interest to the respective or
ganiZations.
Permission was granted the National
Evening star., 1915-12-16
NAMING Of new SCHOOL
D|SPLEAS|NG T0BOARD
Members Wanted Park View Institu-
ton Called in Honor Of
Lemon G. Hine.
Object to Commissioners Accepting
Citizens Recommendation
Rather Than Theirs.

Chagrin at the action of the board of
District Commissioners in refusing to
name school as recommended by the
board of education was expressed by a
number of members of the last named
body at a meeting. at the Franklin
School yesterday afternoon, when Of
fetal announcement was made of the
action of the Commissioners. This, ca Sc,
that of naming the new school at Park
View for tha locality rather than for
Lemon G. Hine. as. requested by the
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Kit Carson Post Visits Baltimore.

Members of Kit Carson Post. No. >.
G. A. r.. visited members of Dushane
Post in Baltimore last night. The
Washington veterans left this city at
6 o'clock. and were met at the station
in Baltimore by veterans of Dushane
Post The Washington delegation was
headed by Col John McElroy, COM
mander, assisted by A. B. Bennett,
Quartermaster. and J. E. Rastall, ad-
iutant.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Washington Engineers Elect.

Officers for the year were elected last
night at the meeting of the Washing
ton Society of Engineers. John c.
Hoyt. United States coast and geodetic
survey, was elected president; A. l..
Baldwin. coast and geodetic survey,
vice president: F. w. Albert, District
water department. secretary; c. B.
Mirick treasurer. and the following di
rectors; Elliott Woods, Maurice Hack
er and r NJ, Taliaferro.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Majority From Civil Life.

PERSONALLY" said the Secretary, Il
should be glad to see this full matter
of the merchant marine put into the
hands of a shipping board. a ajority
of whom should be from civil life, who
should have no other business or func-
tion then to watch over and promote
the merchant marine of our country.
should give them broad supervisory
powers. They should be empowered to
construct i'm private or public ship
yards. vessels for the merchant marine,
or to purchase them and to charter.
lease or sell them to individuals, firms
or corporations desiring to use them
in the foreign trade of the United
States or between its ports and those
of our insular possessions.
This would be the principle of pub
| lie ownership with private operation
I should not stop at this, however. but
would give the shipping board power
| to organize a corporation or corpora
| tions and to subscribe on behalf of the
United States to part or all of their
stock as the judgment of the board
might, after discussion. think best. and
| in the open in order that the inability
of private capital might in such cases
1 as should prove necessary be supple
mented by the power of the govern
ment.'
Evening star., 1915-12-16
Dependence of American Shipping.

Never has the country been so de-
pendent on foreign ships as now, said
Mr.. Redfeld, despite the fact that the
American merchant marine never was
so large before, and is growing so fast
that vessels now building should put
the United States in third place among
maritime nations. Great Britain and
Germany being first and second re-
spectiyely.
Mr. Redf1eld expressed doubt that
many vessels that have come under
American registry since the European
war began would return to foreign reg
istry. He said the present belligerents
would be forced to tax their shipping
heavily after the war. and. moreover,
that Congress might see fit to consider
whether transfer of a ship under
American registry to an alient flag
should not be conditioned on the gov
ernment's approval.
Referring to the need for naval auxil-
iaries. the Secretary said Great Britain
was using something like 5000 ships as
attendant upon her great war fleet:
that the 5nited States would need
about 800 merchant vessels to keep it's
fleet well supplied at sea, and had only
500.
Evening star., 1915-12-16
THE EVENING STAR. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16 1915.

teachers will receive pay for one-half
schools will close next Thursday and
the following day at noon janitors will
be allowed to close their respective
buildings for the holidays.
Various educa tional matters being
taken up in other cities were brought
before the board by Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. who presented a number of
books and pamphlets in connection
with her remarks. The topics were re-
ferred to the elementary schools COM