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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-05

amie~ioner than for the office at
head OF the States Law depart
I'D. he said. Another objection
Lid be found in the fact that as
the Attorney General
gUaId appear I'm prosecutions as both
'msassr of the charge and prosecutor.
llach appearance would discredit him,
lfhnwing him to be appearing TO sus-
$&fn his own case
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-05


This bill 10 the result Of a COM
bination, the crookedest and most IN
holy since the ministerial sarb has
seen injected into politics
II saw the liquor Interests and the
Anti-SaIoon League. IN unholy COM
3act. an brothers. arm in arut, q Jew
sears ago. go TO the polls and elect a
Governor, who, however, made d most
}xceiient Governor"
Mr.. Leedy declared he was asham-
"a. mot for himself, but OF the fact
I he religion of Jesus Christ has been
ragged in the mirs by those minis
ers
Fiji tell you thai n Billy Sunday
IA some of the other evaneelists
Hdn't have their slang copyrighted.
Ind II 1 didn't have respect for the
aides here IA use some Of their lang
i1Mge In telling sou Why I am against
Aia bill These eYang lists and some
HkNr Of the clergy have dragged down
md are, dra gg5ng down the religion OF
NJ Lord
THAT IN why opposed this amalga-
ration OF Church and State; why OPP
ne this bill II violates Msgna
6arta. IL drags man away from
IN s1cinage for trial before a hostile
s. m. IA makes RAN guilty az sin
.eecnd hand sin a sin invented by
-. II plates the yiolator Of this
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
cantnn,s CITY of the Dead.

In Canton, about eight miles from
Hongkong, there is place known as
the City of the Dead. There are 1914
email houses, in each of which corpse
is lodged at the rate of $25 for the
first three months, and then at re-
duced rate until the geomancers en-
ployed by the relatives of the dead
person decide when and where the
corpse shall be buried. Silk or paper
lanterns and imitation fruit are hung
from the roof. There are screens in
each room between the door and the
coffin. Tea, fruit and any other kind
Of food which the dead person liked
when on earth are placed on an altar
before the coffin each morning. There
are cardboard servants standing about
to wait on him with pipes or cardboard
cups of tea. There are also two hand
some paper females placed there to
guide his spirit on the way to heaven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
WILL OPPOSE BLUE SKY LAW
Polish National Fire Insurance Co.
Lawyer Is Warned That Viola
tions Will Be Prosecuted.

Madison Attorney Hope Thompson
of Chicago representing the Polish Ma
tional Fire Insurance company now be-
ing organized in that city, told Insur-
ance Commissioner M. j. Cleary that
that company will not obey the man
date Of the Badger blue sky law which
permits the expenditure of not more
than Is per cent of the sale price OF
stocks to be paid for commissions and
organization purposes. Mr.. Cleary adj
vised Mr.. Thompson that if the agents
of his client come into Wisconsin and
violate the blue sky law they will be
arrested and prosecuted.
Mr.. Thompson contended that the
blue sky law was unconstitutional as
an unlawful interference with inter-
state commerce.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
PROPOSE CHANGES
IN STATE TAX LAWS
REVISION OF REVENUE PRODUC.
ING SCHEDULE ADVOCATED BY
STATE COMMISSION.
WOULD AFFECT UTILITIES
Suggest Taxing Banks Under the In
come Tax Law-Report Favors
Abolition of Personal Prop
erty Assessment.

Madison-A report OF the tax com
mission, concurred in by all members.
proposes several changes in the state
tax laws. A repeal of the personal
property tax, which would result In
loss of over $2,0OO,000 revenue. it IS
believed, could be compensated by
Redistribution of the personal prop
erty and minor changes in the income
tax law.
One of the changes recommended Is
that local public utilities be transfer
red to the real estate class for taxa
ton. It is also suggested that banks
be taxed under the income tax law as
soon as the commission can define
proper method of assessing stocks.
"The aggregate assessment OF all
these classes of property for'the year
1915 was $37O,463, 233, and the tax
thereon computed at the average local
rate was $5,86O,728," continues the re-
port. GAS the income tax amounts to
1888 ,085, if all these classes OF prop
erty were exempted as herein recon-
mended, the maximum loss of revenue
would be only $525,643. Considering
the state as whole, therefore, the
change would not materially interfere
with the amount of revenue derived.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
is HELD FOR WlFE'S DEATH
Delavan Man Is Taken by Chief of Po-
lice Several Weeks After
Death of Woman.

Elkhorn-Louis Smith of Delevan, is
being held here in the county jail
without bail, facing charge OF first
degree murder, following the finding
of his wife's body hanging from
lamp hook in the kitchen.
Smith was arrested while at Work
on warrant obtained by Chief Of Pc
lice Davis of Delavan. Smith main
tains his innocence.
He says he was awakened early on
the morning Of Nov. 26 by the crying
of his infant child. He couldn't find
his wife, he said, and started to look
through the house, when he was start
led to find her body hanging from a
lamp hook.
A coroner's jury at the time of the
tragedy did not recommend that any
one be held in connection with the
case. It's verdict was that Mrs. Smith
had come to her death by strangula-
ton. Sentiment in Delavan is said to
have run high against Smith, however,
and it is believed that relatives of the
dead woman have been instrumental
in securing the husbands arrest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
VOTE DOWN new
EQUITY SOCIETY
RESOLUTIONS TO ESTABLISH AS.
ISOLATION ADOPTED, RECON-
SIDERED AND KILLED.
OPPOSED TO ARMY MEASURE
Claim That Reorganization Bill As
Drafted Would Hurt Agricultural
Districts - Headquarters to
Stay at Wausau.

Wausau-The American Society OF
Equity, in convention here, adopted a
resolution to establish the Equity Co
operative Association of the United
States, and later when the matter was
reconsidered the resolution was killed
by a. large majority.
1t was intended that the new organ
ization should supplant the American
Cooperative association.
The Hay Chamberlain army reorgan-
ization bill was protested, and S. Il.
Blanton was named to go to Wash
ington to see the president and mem
bers OF congress personally in effort
to have the measure defeated. 1t was
claimed that the bill as drafted would
seriously hurt the agricultural dis
tricts, and that militarism is directly
opposed to cooperation.
A resolution was adopted favoring
the consolidation of township and
country high schools. A legislative
committee was authorized to be main
tanned at Washington during all ses-
sions of congress.
The proposition to remove the head
quarters of the society from Wausau
to st. Paul was lost by a large vote.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
DISCUSS STATE PROHIBITION
Temperance Organizations Start Fight
for Referendum Vote on
Question.

Milwaukee First steps in an organ
lied fight to secure referendum vote
on statewide prohibition were taken
at a meeting of representatives of
temperance organizations of the state
at the Y. NJ C. A. Plans for a mass
meeting at Madison the week of Jan.
81 were discussed.
A committee to plant the program
and to shape the business of the con-
ference was named. Speakers promi-
nent in the dry movement will be IN
vited. The committee consists of the
Rev. J. S. Mclean, superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon league; William T.
Evjue, Madison; the Rev. Henry Stauf-
fer, Appleton; Mrs. w. A. Lawson,
Milwaukee, and the Rev. J. G. Hogan,
Oshkosh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
PLENTY PULP WOOD IN STATE
(. A. Morse of Amigo, Points Out
Availability of Million Cords
of HemIoc< and Balsan.

Antigo-E Exception is taken by For
mer Congressman e. A. Morse to the
statement in newspaper article sent
out by Madison press bureau that
there is a scarcity in Wisconsin OF
wood suitable for making paper pulp.
Mr.. Morse is a member of firm who
market large quantities of forest prod
ucts. He states that in Langlade coun-
ty alone there are twelve townships,
aggregating 776,480 acres, in which
timber suitable for use as pulp wood,
hemlock and balsam, is practically I'M
touched. Estimating conseryatively the
yield of pulp wood will run about five
cords to the acre this makes an avail
able supply of 1,382,400 cords. Pulp
wood is now bringing only about $3.50
per cord, about 5 cents cord more
than year ago although paper has
doubled and tripled in cost.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
EX-SENATOR. ia. WILLY DIES
Prominent Appleton Business Man
Succumbs to Protracted illness;
Was Born in 1845.

AppIeton-T. A. Willy, for years
prominent in business life in Appleton
and several times this districts repre-
sentative in the state senate, died here
after an illness covering period OF
several years.
L. A. Willy was born April Is, 1S45,
in Somersetshire, England, and came
to America in 1866. In 1870 he en-
gagged in the manufacture of slaves
and lumber and remained in this bust
ness for a period of six or eight years.
In 1898 he was elected to the assembly
In this district and two years later he
was elected to the senate by a major
ity of nearly 5000 votes. Mr.. Willy
is survived in his immediate family by
only MS widow.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22

Mrs. Earl Carroll, wife the Earl Car
roll, the American composer, helping
lay bricks for the flooring Of her new
bungalow on the roof of the Godfrey
building at Seventh avenue and Forty
ninth street, New York. The bunga-
low will cost over $4,000, and it took
Mr.. Carroll three years to find suit
able place to erect his suburban"
home. Surrounding the bungalow,
which is more than c bungalow, mas
much as it will have eight rooms, will
be in fine Italian garden, with at
least a five-foot brook crossed at in
tervals by stepping stones and rustic
bridges. The ground about the villa
will contain a vegetable garden, a
handball court and an orchard con-
sisting Of two apple trees.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
PLANS STORAGE REGULATION
Senator Burke, Green Bay, to intro
duce Bill In Coming Legislature
to Give State Control.

Madison - Senator Timothy Burke
of Green Bay will introduce bill in
the coming legislature calling Tor
state control of cold storage plants
and containing a provision giving the
attorney general authority to prose
cute any corporation guilty of holding
food for advance in prices.
81 think the time is ripe for the
state to step in and take hold OF this
thing" said Senator Burke. Al
though this has been poor season
for crops, am convinced that there is
large quantities of produce held In
storage plants and warehouses against
rise in price. 1t has got to the point
where the people can not stand 1t any
longer, and I am sure the legislature
will look with favor on measure
calling for strict regulation OF dealers
handling food products"
Senator Burke will also introduce
number of bills affecting industrial life
in the state One of them will call for
an increase of from Is to 80 per cent
in the compensation for injury sched-
ules for all visible injuries. Another.
or probably provision in the same
bill, will take up cumulative damage.
The present schedule calls for GER
tain sum for the loss of, for example,
each finger. The loss of three fingers
is compensated for by an award on
the sum of the three. Senator Burke
claims the loss is more to the work
man than the sum of the three and
will ask for additional compensation
for such accidents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Held for Forgery.

Green Bay - William Moede and
George Hoffman of Luxembourg are be-
ing held by the sheriff in this city on
the charge of forgery. 1t is alleged
the boys passed checks at several To-
cal business houses and obtained ap-
1proximately $3.50.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
nennt in Hartford Burns.

Kewaskum-The Milwaukee road
station in Hartford was destroyed by
fire this week. The road maintains no
night operator there and consequently
the blaze was not discovered until the
building was enveloped in flames.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Name BADGER Postmasters.

Washington President Wilson has
nominated the following Wisconsin
postmasters: Victor E. Layer, Adams;
William A. Desmit, Cedar Grove:
Theresa Heinen, Random Lake; Marx
v. Murphy, Bear Creek; J. e. Denni-
son, Downing
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Farmers Close Packing Plant.

La Crosse Inability to raise enough
capital to properly conduct the bust
ness Of the Farmers Cooperative
Packing company. resulted in the clos
ing of the plant. Whether the COM
pany will continue in it's efforts to
raise the funds or sell its holdings will
be decided at the annual meeting of
the stockholders which will be held
on Jan. 10.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
plans Made for ModeI Village.

Kewaskum-A model village will be
built by the j. M. Kohler company for
it's employees, at Kohler, five miles west
of Sheboygan. Plans now are being
made by Brust & Philip, Milwaukee.
for the construction of thirty-six model
houses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Leaves for France.

Manitowoc-A w. Protz, president
of the Tinsel Manufacturing company
of this city, has left for France, where
he hopes to purchase tinsel to be used
in the manufacture of Christmas trim
mings for the next seasons supply.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Radner Killed in Battle.

Marinette has been received
that Austin c. Kyle, formerly of Mari
nette, was killed by shell fire in France
on Nov. 10. Three years ago Kyle be-
came affiliated with the movies, and
when the war broke out he enlisted
with the Canadian artillery forces.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Factories NAV Close.

Oshkosh-O Oshkosh sash and door
factories may be forced to suspend OPP
erations for time if transportation
congestion is not soon relieved. The
plants are able to get cars, but cannot
get them hauled out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Milk Price Drops.

Green Bay-A drop Of 10 cents In
the price being paid to farmers for
milk testing per cent has occurred at
the Carnation Milk products plant.
The concern is now paying $3.50.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Wins Honor on Corn.

Birchwood-The Cedar Lake farm.
owned by F. D. Stout of Mikana. was
awarded first honors at a corn con-
test conducted by Barron county
bank. Many of the exhibits were sent
to the Minneapolis corn show.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Surveys Are Stopped.

Brentwood Preliminary surveys of
the 500 line million dollar cutoff"
have been stopped for the winter. OPP
erations will be resumed in the spring
and the line prmoises to be one of the
most important of the n, st. P. and
S. Ste. M. railroad.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Faces Serious Charge.

Marinette Charged with assault
with intent to kill, Louis Guder, al
legged to have stabbed John Jewell, q
Niagara hotel keeper, was boNnd oyer
to the circuit court.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Train Hits Automobile.

Wausau-An automobile in which
Charles Graham, John T. Morgan and
Michael Roach were riding was struck
at a grade crossing by Milwaukee
train. Graham and Morgan were in
jured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Troops Are Welcomed.

Mauston-The members of Company
%. were given a warm welcome, when
they arrived home from the Mexican
border. Members Of the G. A. r. and
Spanish war veterans escorted the
guard to the armory where banquet
and dance were held.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Announce Prizes for Best Gardens.

FEITIUUTFUG = IF@OS TT IOSS ~ 80
Racine - The Racine Commercial
club has announced the list of prizes
awarded to school children for the best
gardens. Thirty-nine are to be given,
ranging from So to SIS, besides medals.
Leon De Smidt won first honors. On a
quarter acre he raised seventy-two and
hree-quarters bushels of onions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Special instruction for Children.

Antigo-Bohemian residents Of Anti
go have been granted the use of rooms
in one of the ward schools for certain
hours on Sunday mornings for the pur-
pose of giving their children instruc-
ton in the Bohemian language and lit
erature
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Held for chlId,s Death.

Wausau-The coroner's jury found
that Verona Goetzke, age Z, killed at
Schofield Dec. 3, died as the result Of
being struck by an automobile driven
by Thomas Ryan, farmer. Ryan has
been held on charge of manslaughter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Launch New order.

Green Bay-Green Bay is the head
quarters of new insurance and fra
ternaI order named "The Legion of
Good Fellows" w. J. Hooking, Mil
waukee, is president.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Elre threatens New School.

Brentwood Birchwood's $4,000
schoolhouse caught fire and was saved
only after shard fight. The origin Of
the fire is not known. The loss dam
age is estimated at $1,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Purchase Auto Truck.

Stevens Point-The county road and
bridge committee has purchased two
ton automobile truck for $4,000 and
will use it in the road department.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Prominent Lumberman Dies.

Wausau-C Charles E. Gill, ST., well
known in Illinois and Wisconsin lum-
Der circles, died at his home here.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-21
To Make Malaria Survey.

The State Board of Health, in quar-
terly session Thursday. heard the re-
port of the investigator who examin-
ed into the malaria fever situation in
BroXton township. in Colleton county.
where there were II deaths in a
population of 1000. The board will
send commission to make a malaria
survey of that township and recon-
mend necessary legislation to the
General Assembly which will prevent
another such epidemic They will
probably recommend that all labor
imported into that district be ~rhiect-
ed to examination for malaria. and
if found to be infected that every
such person begiven five grains of
quinine day to stamp out the germs.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-21
Had Successful Hunt.

/ Dr.. James G. Beatty, of Winnsboro.
passed through Bamberg Friday af-
ternoon on his way home from visit
of several days to his friends at
Kearse's. 1t was needless to ask the
Doctor what amusement he had had;
one glance at his auto standing near
was all one needed to know that the
hounds had led him a chase. The
rear seat of his car contained wire
cage in which stood five magnificent
dogs. Conspicuous on the right run
ming board was beautiful deer. just
as it had been killed in the woods.
and hanging around to complete the
picture were several fox hides and
a large buck head with eight-prong
horns. Dr. Beatty accompanied his
friend, Mr.. G. B. kearse, on a camp
ing trip for couple of days over on
the Oswald place on the Savannah
river in Barnwell county, where they
had much sport.-Contributed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-21
W. Nj. S. Meeting.

The Woman's Missionary society
of the Baptist church, held it's De-
cember meeting last Wednesday af
ternoon. The subject of the meeting
China" was quite interesting. Mrs
C.. w. .Rentz, the leader made an in
teresting talk. She gave some short
sketches of the trials of Missionary
Shuck, and in that way illustrated
the growth of missionary zeal and
accomplishment, but also stressed
the point that now, at this time OF
religious interest, Christian people
should show more interest and "send
forth the laborers unto the white
harvest, China"
Our new president, Miss Annie
Hartzog, was in the chair and at the
very beginning of the new associa-
tional year she has done much work.
The year book has to be yet gotten
out, and plans were made for the
week of prayer, the first week in
January. The president laid great
stress upon this week, that is observ-
ed all over the South, and asked the
members to be prayerful and more
consecrated to our work. A home
department was organized for the
elderly ladies who are seldom able
to attend the meetings. Mrs. C. P.
Hooton was made leader of this de-
partment, and new constitution
was adopted. Mrs. F. w. Free was
elected corresponding secretary, as
we were much in need of this officer.
Our new officers are enthused in the
right way and We are expecting to
attain more this new year in spirit
and progress than ever before
Contributed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-12-21
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.
Hayward Wesley Slain by Henry Will
son, Both Negroes.

Hayward Wesley. negro. was
shot and almost instantly killed last
Saturday night by Henry Wilson. al
50 a negro. on Mr.. G. Frank Bam-
herg's place, few miles from Bam-
berg. No apparent reason for the
| killing developed at the coroner's in
quest. Wilson was arrested early
Sunday morning. and he is now in
the county Jail awaiting trial.
The inquest was held by Coroner
Zeigler, and the following is the tes-
timony taken by the coroner:
Dr.. Robert Black, sworn, said:
This is to certify that | examined
the body of Heyward Wesley and
found gun shot wound two inches be-
low inner end of right collar bone.
same going to the left, backward and
downward, going through lower part
of left lung
Daniel Grant, duly sworn, said.
Me and Hayward Wesley drove up
in wagon and after we drove up Hen
rv Wilson walked up with gun in
hand. Hayward said Leave the gate
open He (word omitted here) NO,
you aint going to get to drive in
Why, you aint going to let me?'
why am going to kill you Then
he commenced to punch with gun.
He begged him to stop. He would
not stop. Said he was going to shoot
him, and afterwards he loaded up the
gun. then hunched him again. He
throwed up his hands to catch gun.
Then Henry Wilson shot him. Then
| came and told Rivers kirkland and
his wife about it,
Rivers Kirkland, duly sworn, said:
when l came in from town, Henry
Wilson asked me if l brought the
things he asked me to bring, and |
told him yes. In that time he walk
ed out of house. was talking with
my wife. In that time l heard the
gun shoot. I never paid any atten-
ton to that. Daniel Grant came in
to the house. Said to me, Rivers,
Henry Wilson shot Hayward; l said
No In that time l went out to
where he was. My wife asked if he
was dead, and l told her, yes he was
dead"