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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09
Willard Sumner Writes Prize Prom
One-Step.

Mr.. Willard Sumner, pianist for
Thompson's orchestra, is the author of
the prize Prom One-Step. The decision
was arrived at by committee consist
ing of Professor E. B. Chamberlain AMI
Miss Doris E. Carter, both of the uni
versity school of music, and Miss l.. b.
Campbell, instructor in the department
of English. Mr.. Sumner is freshman
in the university and registers from
Fennimore. The prize amounts to Sl5
and was awarded on the basis that the
composition be written by student,
original, and most practical for the oc-
casion. It will be published IN sheet
form and orchestrations of it will also
be prepared. 1t will be heard flrst at
the Glee club concert and featured the
evening of Prom. Madison Democrat.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

THE Modern Woodmen show phe-
nomenal growth the past year for a re-
port OF the head camp shows a total OF
l25, 1872 new members were taken into
the order during the year 1916. At the
close Of 1915 the Modern WOodmen all
over the country adopted slogan In
which each and every member lent a
helpiug hand in an effort to obtain
100000 new members during the year
1916. How we'll they succeeded is told
in the report received by the local
camp, and Woodmen all over the world
are rejoicing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

THE break of this country with Ger
many could hardly be avoided. Presl-
dent Wilson had reached point where
he must make good his warning against
the violation of neutrality rights. The
severance of diplomatic relations was
matter of course. This is good time
to keep cool, however. If Uncle Sam
is forced into war with Germany,
mighty little powder will be burned on
this side the Atlantic A nation even
in desperation cannot long fight the
whole world.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

IT is rather unfortunate that the In
terstate Commerce Commission has not
accompanied its first reports with eX-
plantations that would acquaint the pub
lie mind with the fact that In reality
they have not intended to furnish full
and complete valuation statistics. Some
of the most important questions re-
garding the principles and method OF
valuation remain undetermined, many
of which will be settled by the Com
mission itself and some of which I'M
doubtedly will have to go to the courts.
The earlier tentative valuations" not
only do not summarize the findings,
but they do not give figures which can
be accepted as values of the properties.
a part of the procedure of determining
how much the railroads really are
worth appears to rest on hearings that
are to be held in each case, where a
valuation has been submitted, and
which will be reviewed by the Commits
sion. The Commission evidently intends
to increase the figures in all the valua-
tons; since the minimum tentative
values have been so calculated as to
draw out protests from the railroads,
thereby insuring a review of the pre-
liminary work. This will no doubt Sc
cure accuracy on the final returns and
will show the actual relation between
values and capitalization. There has
been so uuch talk in the past about
''watered railroad stocks" that the re-
suits now shown by the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the stupen
dous undertaken to determine the act
ual values of the properties, are par
ticularly interesting. Six small rail-
roads have been capitalized by the
companies for considerably less than
they are found to be worth by the fed
eral Investigators.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

DON'T blame it all on the railroads.
1t is currently reported that over-offi-
cious government inspectors condemn
ed more than 300 locomotives on the
Milwaukee system alone the past few
weeks, just when the railroads were
struggling to untangle the greatest
congestion ever known and needed
every bit of rolling stock to carry coal
to the freezing people of the northwest.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. o. at Edgerton for the week ending
Feb. 8, 1917:
MIR. C. L. Blunt
Mrs. Harriet f. Henry
Mr.. E. A Cakes
Persons calling FOR any of the above
named letters please say advertised. !"
c.. A. HOEN, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

OUR new secretary of state, Merlin
Hull, in response TO the question often
asked: chow many employees are on
the state PAYROLL" According to the
civil service commission there are 1900.
This includes the people employer in
the various institutions, the university
and normal schools, and all engaged IN
state work except those engaged by
ooutrocf0rC
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09
Daily Thoudhf.

I wish I could be reincarnated il
some little Japanese baby so that |
could see and feel the world as beau
tifully as japanese brain does
Anon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09
For Sale.

Some of the very best farms in this
neighborhood at very reasonable prices;
also city property.
E. NJ. LADD, Agent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09
Ordinance No. 90.

An ordinance to fix the salaries ard
compensation of city officers and en-
ployees for the ensuing year.
The mayor and common council of
city of Edgerton do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The salary of city officials
and employees for the ensuing year
shall be as follows:
Supt. Waterworks, per month. s. $500
Asst. Eng. /" per month. 5000
City Attorney, per year. 10000
City Clerk, ..... 10000
Assessor, .... 10000
Treasurer, IS $500. $4,000
Health Officer, $3.50. 1890
Chief of Police, per month. 49,. 1000
Night Police, g ... $500
Street Commissioner, per day ESQ
Mayor, each meeting attended. 500
AID, >. 800
Inspectors of Election, for each
election ...... . 700
Clerks of Election, for each cleo
ton 700
Ballot Clerks, for each election 400
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall become
operative on and after May l, 1917.
Passed by the Common Council of
the city of Edgerton, February 5, 1917.
Approved February S, 1917.
Attest: J. M CONWAY,
II. B. KNAPP, Mayor.
City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

For SALE-A yearling Holstein bull
and 2 year old grade heifers for sale by
E. A. Schumacher, Phone 354.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-09

be combined with a charge of child
abandonment.
William Russell Bush, eighty-four
years old, one of the Oldest residents
of Wisconsin and a grandson of
Jacobus Bush, who was an officer in
the war of the revolution and the
war of 1872, died at his home in the
town of Somers in Kenosha.
J. P. Bower of Cavenovia, had de-
sire to see city life so he drove his
automobile to La Crosse stopping at
several roadhouses on the way. Upon
his arrival he missed his wallet con-
tanning $3.50 Wallace Smith, twenty
one years old, who obtained ride
from him, has been arrested.
Less than an hour separated the
deaths at West Salem of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Elwell, aged pioneer residents
of Ia Crosse county. Both died of
pneumonia Mr. Elwell had passed in
to the final coma which preceded his
death when his wife expired in an I'D
joining room. Mr.. Elwell was eighty
seven, his wife eighty-three.
Louis Przwojski, young tin broker,
has been welcomed into the home of
Frank Robbins, society man and faith
er of Maud Robbins, seventeen, the
pretty runaway bride of Przwojski
Maud played truantnfrom high school,
where she was to take the leading
role in a comic opera, met her lover
and boarded an evening train for Min,
neapolis where they were married.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

Arizona will have no military
cantonment. Our two senators
and congressman were each busy
trying to land the plum for his
particular home town, and while
they were playing politics the
4ntonments were all established
at other points. Arizona's re-
presentatives should remember
they do not represent their home
town, but rather are supposed to
represent all the people in the
state.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF,
County of Navajo, State of

OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF,
County of Navajo, State of
Arizona.
Navajo-Apache Bank & Trust
Co., a corporation, plaintiff, VS.
w. H. Burbage, executor of the
estate of N. G. Poy, deceased,
defendant. Notice of sale of
personal property.
Under and by virtue of an or
der of sale made and entered
herein by the superior court of
the state Of Arizona, in and for
the county of Navajo, in the
above entitled action, directing
and ordering the sale of the
stock of merchandise belonging
to the estate of N. q. Poy, de-
ceased, to me directed and de-
livered, which order is dated and
signed the 18th day of June, A.
D. 1917.
Notice is hereby given, that on
the 10th day of July, A. ID. 1917,
at ten O'Clock a. M, at the door
of the Poy store, Winslow, in
Navajo county, state of Arizona,
| will sell the above described
property at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash. Dated
this 26th day of June, A. D.1917.
r. L. NEWMAN, Sheriff.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29
Aaron H. Powers. publisher

Aaron H. Powers, publisher of
the Yavapai Magazine at Pres
colt, has been named by Gov.
Campbell as state examiner. Mr..
Powers is said to be exceptional
ly well equipped both by train
ing and experience for the Office,
which requires an expert ac-
countant. There has been a va
cancy existing in this place since
the first Of the year when David
johnson, who had been holding
the job, resigned to qualify as
state treasurer.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

A Phoenix paper says. there
has been twelve more murders
committed in Maricopa county
since Campbell has been COVER
nor than were committed during
the five years of the Hunt admin
istration. This is largely charg-
able to the persistent fight Mr..
Hunt made to abolish capital
punishment, which law went into
effect at the time Gov. Campbell
went into office. Mr.. Hunt had
theory that if capital punish
ment was abolished there would
be no murders committed, but it
has simply emboldened thuga and
gun men into activity.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29
The solons at Washington C;

The solons at Washington can
not dodge the issue of regulating
food prices. They might just as
we'll look the issue squarely in
the face as men honestly inter-
ested in the welfare of their
country, and put a stop to food
gambling once for all. Before
the declaration of war the in
creased cost of living forced to
unnatural levels by gamblers and
trusts brought on many labor
troubles to get wages adjusted
to an equitable ratio, and if the
cost of living continues to soar
further labor troubles can be ex-
pected, and are sure TO come. 1t
has been the proud boast that
the families of the laboring men
of America are the best fed and
best clothed of any nation in the
world, but if something is not
done at once to change existing
condition the American laborer
will be forced into the same con-
dition of the peasant and peon of
other countries. The American
laborer will never peacefully SUBJ
NIT to such conditions for his
family, and either the price of
living must be reduced, or his
wages must be increased COM
mensurate with the cost Of liv-
ing, Legalized robbery has fin
ally reached oppression, and the
government must act promptly
and decisively to ward off the
dark days that are sure to come
if the strangling grip of the
trusts and food gamblers is not
released from the throats of the
people.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

The prohibition provisions en-
bodied in the food control bill
passed by the House last Satur-
day stops the use of all food
stuffs for the manufacture of al
coholic beverages, and gives the
President power to take over for
war purposes all liquors now on
hand. The bill is now before
the Senate, and will probably be
passed this week and sent to the
President for his signature. The
strict enforcement of all the pro-
visions Of the law will give us
practically national prohibition.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

Representative Flake is still a
resident in Navajo county, as a
letter appeared in an Apache
county newspaper from him last
week bearing a Snowflake ad-
dress. 1t is the first time he has
been heard from since the legis-
lature adjourned, where he dis
graced the county that had
honored him with it's suffrage.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

The state supreme court has
upheld the validity of the law
which provides that an employe
shall be paid in full at the time
he quits the service of his en-
ployer. The case was taken to
the higher court by the Arizona
Power Co. after a judgment had
been returned against them by
the superior court of Yavapai
county, wherein I. F. Coughlin
was the discharged employe and
complaining witness.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

We have taken Col. Breen's
advice, bought a sack of wool
and planted it, and we expect by
spring to have a fine crop of
sheep. Thus have we done our
bit to reduce the high cost of
living.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29

If this propaganda on conserv-
ing food continues, the editor is
in favor of getting the married
men to organize a club, so we
can get something to eat besides
hash.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29
Friday, - June %, 1917.

The Lord loveth a cheerful
giver, and this applies with equal
force to subscriptions for the
Red Cross war fund. No limit
to the game.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29
Notice.

The dumping of garbage and
on the Campbell land
east of town must be stopped,
and anyone doing it will be pro-
secuted for trespassing.
The Winslow mail., 1917-06-29
Food Speculation.

old in Europe, and all the coun-
tries on the shortest possible dai-
ly ration, the prices Of all kinds
of food stuffs in those countries
are materially lower than in the
United States where there is
plenty. What is the reason? 1t
is because in those .monarchies a
food gambler would be found
guilty of treason to the crown.
In this country the food gam
blers and trusts are taking ad-
vantage of the people by using
the war as a lever to rob them.
To permit food gambling and
combinations in times of peace is
a crime, but in times of war it is
rank treason. Our boasted lib
erty has made the organization
| of trusts and price fixing combi-
nations legalized banditry, and
the antitrust laws of Congress
are ineffective. or the Department
| of Justice is inefficient in their
enforcement. We have the steel,
coal and oil trusts, clothing and
shoe trusts, meat, grain and flour
trusts, butter and egg trusts,
vegetable and food trusts, in fact
a trust in every commodity of
necessity manufactured or pro-
duced that can be corralled by
holding companies or combina-
tons of capital. Congress is at
tempting to pass food control
bill as temporary war measure,
but it's effect will probably re-
strict the amount of food a fam
lily can use, but will not relieve
the high prices that are being
forced on the laboring people of
the country.
Congress can pass drastic leg
islation suppressing these rob-
bers, but nothing of that kind
will be done. 1t is these trusts
and illegal combinations that fur
nish the money in the campaigns
when our senators and congress
men are candidates before the
people, and they own the sena-
tors and congressman just as ef-
fectively as if they had bought
and paid for them at SO much a
head. For home consumption
the senators and congressman
Whoop'er up for federal appro-
priations for their states, appoint
political henchmen to office whose
principal duties are to go about
trumpeting the praises of their
makers, introduce a few bills of
minor Importance, and make a
few speeches ringing with pride
lin their grand old state and love
for their constituents which are
franked out as campaign docu-
ments; but when some real good
can be done by putting a crimp
in the food gamblers and unholy
trusts the crack of the trust driv.
er.s whip gets them in line, the
"people be damned"
Perhaps our republican form
lof government is a failure, and
we had better return to a mon
archy. In a monarchy when the
safety of the throne is at stake
the absolutism of the ruler makes
all his subjects fearful of his
vengence should they prey on
the necessities of the people,
which accounts for the prevail
| ing low prices of food stuffs in
European countries. But in this
country where the people rule
through trust-ridden representa-
tives the war is made the basis
| to exploit the last dollar from
the pockets of the laboring class,
while the youth and strength of
the country are fighting fer its
very existence. When peace
comes again and our country is
isaved, the soldier boys will have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17
"Advertisinq Maine"

Maine is getting some more advertising
because OF It's brand Of prohibition. The
fact thai the Bussabarger bone dry bin
was overwhelmingly defeated in a pro-
nLoi'lon legislature Is attracting attention
the country over. Coming so soon after
the namDoyant announcements that. un-
der Governor Milliken Maine was at last
to have prohibition, the effect of the de-
teat OF the oone dry bill is to strengthen
the impression generally entertained in
other sections of the country that there
is mighty little sincerity in this State on
the subject of prohibition. And there are
people IN Maine who cannot escape the
conviction that this idea is well founded
But it is too bad that the State should be
subjected to more of the damaging adj
vertising which it's failure to make pro-
n1blt1on prohibit has given it in the past.
-Waterville Sentinel.
1t IS too BAD. How the heart of the
Waterville Sentinel, must bleed! And
to think of all the salty tears shed by
the Boston American, Hon. w. r. P.
and the Rev. B~ussabarger!
But what of the beautiful
it provides for ex-ministers who have
graduated from the pulpit into the
service of Democracy and the rum,
trust?
1t matters not whether the Boston
Americans law were needed, the fact
that the Legislature did not agree with
the plan is sufficient for a campaign
of advertising" of the Hypocrisy" of
the people of the State.
The Sentinel will do its worst, no
doubt, for Democratic = policy in the
past has consisted largely Of bad lad
vertising' for prohibition states. In
deed we recall the utterances of high
Democratic officials who told the peo-
pie of other states that Maine was
bankrupt.
While the Sentinel weeps because it
must continue it's efforts to "adver-
tise" Maine, it should be heartened by
the act that in Maine where the four
flushing trick was fully understood,
the public only laughs at it's attempts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17
Need for Military information.

One of the first things the present
Congress should authorize is the
printing of an adequate supply of
Military Laws of the United States,
1915" and other laws. rules, regula-
ions and information pertinent to
our military organization. Several
thousand young men throughout the
country are going through the drills
with the idea of later taking eXamina-
tons for commissions. At present
but few of them have guns, and the
supply of publications containing the
information on which they are to be
examined has been exhausted for some
time. The school of the soldier today
cannot, like Homer's tales, be handed
down by word of mouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17

Birthdays have so many times passed
the genial Major and never touched
him., that we are banking on the as
sumption that it did this time. In fact
the multiplicity Of detail has kept the
editorial writing, proof-reading, galley
correcting Eridgton News great chief
from bothering with such minor affairs
as the passing Of years. While the
tendency of the times has been toward
rest and recreation"-and rust-the
Majors life has been devoted to activ-
ity that rusts not but wears clearly and
handsomely.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17
SIMPLE HOME TREATMENT
FOR RUPTURE
Free Trial and Demonstration at the
Augusta Hotel

/ Augusta Hotel
Rupture sufferers in and near this city
will be given the opportunity Of witness
ing a most remarkable demonstration of
what STUART'S PLAPAO-PAnS do for
ruptured people. Those desiring it will
also be given a liberal trial of PLAPAO
for home treatment, absolutely FREE.
DOES AWAY WITH TRUSS
The PLAPAO-PADS are entirely differ
ent from the article commercially known
as a truss" In fact. they are designed
to do away with bands of steel and rub
Der that chafe and pinch. Their remark
able success is due to the principle Of
keeping constantly applied the scientif-
cally compounded Observation-Disclosures
medication called PLAPAO. The purpose
is to contract and strengthen the weak
ened abdomina muscles, thus closing the
rupture CAN'T come down.
Being self-adhesive. and when adhering
closely to the body slipping or shifting is
impossible, therefore they are an i'm
portant adjunct In retaining rupture that
cannot be held by a truss.
Demonstration Sechier, whose wide ex-
perience in this country makes him an au-
thority on matters pertaining to the APP
plication of PLAPAO-PADS to any parti-
cular rupture, will be at the Augusta Ho-
tel Wednesday. April 18th, from 10 A. NJ.
to Z P. NJ. and he will be pleased to give
WITHOUT CHARGE, to all who call, ex-
pert advice and trial for home treatment.
Do not fail to call o n Mr.. Sechler during
his stay in the city. aprl1dle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17
Not Rust but Clean Wear.

Major H. A. Shorey. ST., quietly passed
his nth birthday last Tuesday. He is on
duty every day at the editorial office Of
the Bridgton News.-Bridgton item in
Portland Press.
The Bridgton News retorts:
AS such events are Of annual occur
renee, why not say "it quietly passed
him?" All the same numerous tokens
from friends at home and abroad, the
printery corps, the children and grand
children. all highly appreciated, was in
dicative OF the.fact that quite a few are
keeping 'tabs as to even such trivial
passing events"
The last sentence reminds US: A
great editor once called at the printery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17
ALMA

The stork called at Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Miete's last Friday and left a
little son.
Miss Annie Seigars Is working at
Mrs. w. E. Erskine's.
W. ]. Seigar is in Wiscasset for a
few days.
Mrs. Kate Lowell is at Otto Miete's.
A. 2. Bennett and daughter Ida
were calling on Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Erskine last Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17

An outlay of between $4,000 and $4,000
will be made on a big coal pocket
which will soon be built at Sanford by
Elmer E. Wentworth, the coal dealer
of that town. The pocket will be built
near the B. & NJ. station and besides
improving the appearance Of the sta
ton and vicinity will add greatly to the
facility of handling the coal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17

The sardine season opened Monday,
April 16, which means much business
for the various factories along the coast
and work for many men and m
The factory at Rockland has undergone
many improvements and it Is expected
that a larger business than yer before
will be done when the fish come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17

The people at Washington are anx-
iously watching the dam at the head of
the Medomak Lake for the rains and
the large amount Of snow have swelled
the waters of the lake. One night re-
Gently the rush Of water carried out one
Of the dams above a mill in that town
and the villagers were treated TO a min
iature freshet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-17

while the editor was proof-reading. pos
sibly galley-correcting. and, amazed
said, why, I didn't suppose you at
tended to details!' Who did he sup
pose did? And what ever do city edit
ors do anyway?