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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
OF MUTUAL SAYS
THEY ARE NECESSARY.
MADE MUCH ON THE SIDE
Officer of Big Life Insurance Company
Frankly Confesses That He Real
lied Personal Profits of $26,371 in
Five Years-DecIares Policyhold
ers Are The Gamers.

New York, Sept IA vigorous de-
tense of syndicates and their opera
lions in connection with the insurance
business and frank statement of per
sonal profits gained through their op-
erations, made by Frederick Crom-
we'll, treasurer OF the Mutual Life In
surance company, was the feature OF
Yesterdays session of the Legislative
committee probing the methods of the
life insurance companies of this state.
Defense of the syndicates was made
by Cromwell soon after he was called
to the stand and in an address in
which he explained the operations OF
the syndicates.
When he became treasurer of the
Mutual Life Insurance company the
total assets were $1OO,O00,000, now the
transactions of his department exceed
$1OO, 900 900 per annum. 1t is impos-
sible to buy advantageously large
blocks of securities, except as they
are f1oated by syndicates, he said, and
we have to go into them to get our in
vestments and get them in sufficient
size and at ground floor" prices. We
could not make our investments with
out syndicates and we are partners in
every syndicate into which we 60
The company's assets are now over
$3.50 100000 and while it has 800, 000,-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18

600 invested in bonds and mortgages,
it is constantly under the necessity of
finding additional investments for ac-
cumulations of funds.
The acknowledgement of personal
profits was made in a tabulated state
ment presented to the committee after
the recess. 1t showed that Cromwell
had made a personal profit of $z6,371
from syndicate operations during the
last five years, in which he Individual
ly and the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany has participated. When prob
ing a transaction in Pennsylvania
railroad 31@ convertibles, in which
Cromwell had no personal profit, the
witness stated that the Mutual Life's
holdings in the Pennsylvania railroad
was $5000,000. 1t was also stated
that the 100000 pounds sterling sub
scription to the Japanese loan was
shared by the United States Mortgage
& Trust company, and the Guarantee
Trust company, because the Mutual
Life had put men in the directorate
own interests.
"The result of our connection with
these companies" said Cromwell, "is
that in IA years we have made
through them profit of $16,000,000
for our policyholders. If we had not
these institutions we should have to
turn the Mutual Life into a banking
institution as well as a life insurance
company. This we could not do.
"This being the state of the case, it
is natural that we should help these
subsidiary institutions to make mon
ey and should throw opportunities on
their way. The men we put in them
are not there for their own profit
They never get dollar out of the Mu-
tual unfairly, and every cent they
make through these trust companies
and banks for the Mutual is for the
policyholders and the policyholders
alone"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
WILL AVERT STRIKE.
Railroads Agree to Arbitrate But lg-
more the Union.

Chicago, Sept. 14.-Relations be
tween the railroad companies and
their 5000 freight handlers, who are
demanding an increase Of wages, as
sumed a more conciliatory aspect yes
terday and indications are that the
threatened strike will be averted. AL
though refusing to treat directly with
the union, the railroads have agreed
to meet the employees as individuals
and arrangements will be made by the
union to have committees represent
ing the men in each freight house
meet the railroad officials today in an
effort to reach an agreement. The
general managers of the railroads, it
was said last night, would agree to
sign a working agreement similar to
that which expired last June, but
would refuse to recognize the union or
agree to any increase in the wage
scale. Heretofore the roads have
been unwilling to renew the agree
mert or even agree to arbitrate the
difficulty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
FIND SKELETONS OF GREAT AGE.
Bodies Were in a Doubled Up Position,
With Heads to the West.

A discovery OF unusual antiquarian
interest has recently been made at
Leagrave, near Luton, where two skel-
etons, said 10 be quite 1000 years old,
have been found. BY the natureof
the bones a1d the quantity OF bronze
ornaments found with them the skele-
tons are believed to be the remains of
two female persons laid to rest in the
late Celtic times, the mode of burial
being typical of that period. Both
bodies were in doubled UP position
with heads to the west. Some work
men were engaged in excavating
trench for the purpose OF carrying a
water main to the nurseries of JUL
Bros. at Leagrave. When at the depth
OF about Ii inches from the surface
they came across the first batch of
bones, some of which were in a re-
maTkably good state of preservation,
especially the skull and teeth, although
they were much discolored by contact
with earth. Fifteen feet farther away
the wOrkmen dug up the remains OF
the second body, which was in sim
liar attitude to that which they had al
ready unearthed, save that it was ly-
ing on it's right side instead of the
left.
in this case the remains were more
decayed. The discovery gave rise to
much curiosity, and an antiquarian
was invited to make an examination,
with the result that he gives it as his
opinion that the remains have laid
buried from the time when the early
Britons came from the caves in Duns-
table Downs to dwell at Walters bank,
now known as Marsh farm. JUL Bros.
handed over the bones and ornaments
TO Worthington G. Smith for the pur-
pose of further research. but the dis
coyery having come to the knowledge
Of the police, steps were taken by
them to gain possession of the skele-
tons.
The coroner was communicated
with, but he declined to make any or
der. Finally, after some conflict, the
authorities secured the interesting rel
les and twin collins bearing upon their
lids plates inscribed, Bones found at
Leagrace, July, 1905" were fashioned
and in these the "ancients" were rein
TERED at Washington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18

Ed. Patch won the first heat.
2:4O trot, Little won in straight
heats. 2.171z.
2:25 pace, Don Rome, straight
heats. 2:14Hs.
| A unique feature of the exhibit at
the dairy building is that of the dairy
and food commission
| Samples Of some of the unclean
practices against which the dairy and
food commission is waging war and
| is eliminating from the dairy bust
ness" is the laconic statement appear
ing over a group of articles in that ex-
hibit.
The above label appears over a
group of absorbent cotton strainers
which show an amazing amount of
filth and are accompanied with ex-
plantations like the following. 100
gallons of milk as delivered at a
creamery, supposed TO have been pre-
viously strained on the farm were
passed through this absorbent cotton
Observe the unclean condition of the
absorbent cotton" Condition of alb
sorbent cotton after 5000 pounds of
milk as delivered at a creamery passed
through it," "SiX 8-gallon cans of
milk as delivered to a Swiss cheese
factory passed through this absorbent
cotton. The milk was not strained
at the farm
| ContrAsted with the ABOVE Is an eX-
hibit showing the result of clean prac-
tees in the dairy and of the work of
| the commission in eliminating I'M
clearly practices from the dairy bust
ness. One placard is as follows:
"Twenty-eight 10-gallon cans CT milk
as drawn from $50 COWS were strained
through this absorbent cotton" To
the eye of a close observer the absorb
ent cotton referred to appears abso-
lutely clean. This is the result Of
modern methods of dairying.
Another placard reads as follows:
100 gallons OF milk passed through
this absorbent cotton at a creamery.
The sample was taken at a second in
spection." This shows that the war
which the dairy and food commission
is waging against uncleanliness is
proving victorious in securing the
production of cleaner milk
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
GIVES MONEY FOR
AGED PREACHERS

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 14.-Daniel
Frances, a retired capitalist of this
city, has presented $4,000 to the Des
Moincs conference of the Methodist
Episcopal churches, for the founding
of home for superannuated preach
ers, if the conference will raise like
sum within five years. The confer
ence now in session at Osseola yester-
lay heard the announcement of the
gift and arranged to raise it's 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
POWELL TO QUIT
POST At HAYT|

Camden, N. j., Sept. 14-William E.
Powell, United States minister to
Hayti, who is On leave of absence at
his home, yesterday announced mis- in
tention of resigning. He gives as the
reason the prevalence of revolutions,
riots and fever in Hayu. Il have
tempted the fates long enough" he
said. In about eight days he will re-
turn to his post at Port au Prince to
await the appointment and arrival OF
his successor. He has been minister
to Hayti for ten years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
NUMBER 16.

terranean fissure whence a child,
Marie Antonio Ceccoli, had been TAX
en- out alive after being 90 hours I'M
der the debris. The child is in a hos
pital, where her condition is critical.
Boston, Sept. 14.-The st. Raphael
society for Italian immigrants is rails
ing a fund to assist in the relief of the
families who suffered by the recent
earthquake in Italy. 1t is expected
that several thousand dollars will be
subscribed to the fund
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
PUBLIC CRAZY ABOUT FOOTBALL.
Michigan President Says Students
Are Not Alone to Blame.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 14.-Prea
dent Angel of the University OF
Michigan, in his annual report made
public yesterday, lays upon the shout
ders of the general public a large
share of the responsibility for increas-
ing the craze for athletic games.
THE public are as crazy about foot
ball as the Students" he says, and
again, zone might as well ask college
men not to share in the excitement OF
a presidential election as to expect
them not to participate in the preva-
lent craze for athletics"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
ASK REDUCTION OF TAX RATE
AND ASSESSMENT.
GENERAL PROPERTY LOW
r. A. PoIIeys, Tax Commissioners of
the Omaha Road, Says That at
Least 100000, 900 Should Be Added
to Valuation of General Property
of the State.
Madison, September IA.

MdQlSOu, september IL.
Arguing that the assessment of the
property Of the railroad corporations
in Wisconsin, as announced prelimin
arily by the state tax commission, is
the general property of the state is
too low; that the resultant rate OF
taxation is too high and that the roads
are worked a great hardship by reason
Of this application OF the ad valorem
law for the taxation of railroad
property, tax commissioners OF lead
ing railroad corporations appeared
yesterday before the state tax COM
mission and objected to the prelimin-
airy figures being made permanent
until great misunderstanding changes
had been made.
Most of the arguments were In gen.
eral terms, but Z. A. Polleys OF ST.
Paul, tax commissioner of the Omaha
road, presented some figures. He
said that the assessment of the prop
erty of the Omaha system in Wiscon'
sin should be reduced at least 81 ,000,.
OOO.. 1t is $24,5OO,OOO in the prelimin-
airy announcement. He also declared
that the assessment of the genera1
property of the state should be in,
creased at least $100,000,000. The
result of this would be to lower the
rate of general property taxation,
which average rate is applied to- the
railroad assessment, and it would also
reduce the amount of railroad prop
erty assessment, to which the pro
posed reduced rate of taxation would
J be applied in computing the railroad
taxes.
Besides Mr.. Polleys, Frank P. Gran
don, tax commissioner of the North
western road, whose headquarters are
in Chicago, made an argument.
Others speaking during the afternoon
were A. S. Dudley of Milwaukee, tax
commissioner of the Milwaukee road,
and Louis Hanitsch, chief engineer OF
the Northern Pacific.
Their arguments were generally to
the effect that their assessment was
too high, that the general property
assessment of the state was too low
and that the average rate and their
share of taxes were therefore much
larger than proper under the law.
They laid some emphasis upon the
assessment of the franchise values OF
the roads, objecting to including these
Imaginary" values. Some portions
of the hearing seemed to indicate that
the representatives were endeavor,
ing to- ascertain the methods of the
tax commission and perhaps get the
material to be used in the litigation
now being brought by the roads to
knock out the ad Valorem railroad
taxation law enacted by the legisla-
tUre of 1903. Members of the state
railroad rate commission listened to
the arguments, as we'll as Attorney
General Sturdevant, who is represent
ing the state in the railroad litiga-
ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Michigan Roads Admitted.

Chicago, Sept. 14-The Michigan
railroads were yesterday admitted to
the Central Passenger association bu-
reau The new mileage thus added
to the bureau, and over which the l.
900 mile book will hereafter be good,
amounts to between 5000 and 1000
miles.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
PRAISE FOR SALMON.
Livestock Sanitary Men Applaud Re-
tired Federal Official.

Guthria, Okla, Sept. 14.-At the
final session of the international Asso-
citation of Livestock Sanitary boards
yesterday a resolution was adopted by
which the association fully recognizes
the efficient service and benefit to live
stock inquiry accomplished by the fed
eral bureau of animal industry under
The direction of DR.. D. E. Salmon as
chief of said bureau and sincerely re-
grets that he has seen fit to resign.
Officers elected:
DR.. M. Hanklns or Texas was
elected president, and DR.. S. H. Ward,
Minnesota, secretary-treasurer. Spring
field, ILL.,, was chosen as the meeting
place for the convention in 1906.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Prominent German Dies.

Seattle, Wa, Sept. 14.-Lambert
Naegele, for II years editor Of the
Montana Stats Zeitung, published at
Helena. founder Of the Minneapolis
Freie Presse. a veteran of the civil
war and a survivor of the New Ulm,
Mimi, Sioux massacre, is dead, aged
rs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Titus Again at Work on Walsh Case

Appleton, Wis, Sept. 14.-Assistant
Attorney General A. c. Titus is in the
city gathering information on the
Walsh case. 1t is said that he is
trying to run down stories tod by
Miss Ward which, it is claimed, con-
tradict each other. He left for New
London, where Miss Ward is now en-
ployed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Illinois Colonel Dies.

Marblehead, Mass, Sept. 14.-Col.
Henry Curtis, Rock Island, H., died
yesterday at the summer home of his
daughter, Mrs. Horace w. Jones'.
Curtis was born in Boston II years
ago. The body will be removed to
Rock Island.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
PEOPLE oVERCoNFIDENT.
Do Not Seem to Appreciate Danger of

New Orleans, Sept. 14.-The report
UP to p. NJ showed 40 new cases, a
total of 2,413 to date and 4 deaths, a
total of 1913. The fact that there was
again yesterday large number or
new cases of yellow fever did not
give the authorities serious concern.
They still ascribe overconfidence on
the part of the people as one of the
principal causes for the increase.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Pone Has Not Decided.

Rome, Sept 14.-The Osservatore
Romano, the vatican organ, prints an
official note stating that the vatican
authorities have not yet reached de-
cision relative to their future action
regarding the separation of church
and state in France.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Printers Strike in Chicago.

Chicago. Sept. 13.-A general strike
Of printers in Chicago, which will be
part of a similar move throughout the
country, will be called today against
all the book and job printing firms
that refuse to sign a union agreement
providing for an 8-hour day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
PHYSICIANS MUST GO SLOW.
Oshkosh Common Council Refuses to
Let Them Ride on Sidewalks.

Oshkosh, Wis, Sept. ~14.-rhe com
mon council has refused to grant the
petition of physicians of the city, ask
ing permission to ride bicycles on the
sidewalks on unimproved streets and
to drive over bridges faster than a
walk when answering hurry up
calls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
SUSPEND POSSIBILITIES PENDING
TREATY RATIFICATION.
BUT STILL CAPTURE SHIPS
Maritime Operations Not to Be Wholly
Stopped-Baron Komura Has At
tack of Typhoid, but Condition is
Satisfactory-Fa Family Not Muir
dered.

London, Sept. 14.-The protocol OF
the armistice between Japan and Rus
STA consists of six paragraphs, fixing
the zone of demarcation between the
two armies in Manchuria, as we'll as
in the Tumen region; providing that
the naval forces of one of the bellig-
erents shall not lombard territory be-
longing to or occupied by the other;
setting forth that maritime captures
will not be suspended during the arm
istice; new reinforcements shall not
be dispatched to the theater of war.
CONSERVATION at LIoyd's.
London, Sept. 14.-The announce
ment that by the terms of the Russian
Japanese armistice protocol maritime
captures will not be- suspended Great
ed CONSERVATION at Lloyds yesterday
owing to the fact that assurances had
recently been effected at peace
rates. The underwriters are likely
to send a protest to the Japanese gov
eminent
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
KING FINDS BURIED CHILD.

Little Girl Lies for 90 Hours Under
Debris of Earthquake.
Monteleone, Sept liking Victor
Emmanuel, while visiting the scenes
of the earthquake, went into sub
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Novel Private Speculation.

Yokohama, Sept. 1.-THE meeting
held at a theater Tuesday to protest
against the treaty was followed by
anti-police demonstrations. Fourteen
police boxes were burned, 81 police
men injured and two civilians severely
hurt. The police say that the meet
ing was a private speculation of a pro
fessional agitator, who charged an
admission fee. Promises that there
would be popular speakers were unau-
thOrized, according to the police, and
the disappointed audience denounced
the swindle and demanded the return
of their money. The trouble finally
developed into rowdyism outside the
theater. At o'clock yesterday morn
ing two companies Of troops from To
llio arrived. They have been posted
as guards at all the cOnsuIates and
other points and quiet has been re-
stored.
Infantry are now guarding the for
eign cOnsulates, churches, converts
and hotels, and cavalry are patrolling
the streets. One hundred and nine
teen arrests have been made. The
mob used short iron bars and had
kerosene ready, showing that there
was some organization. 1t had threat
ened to burn all the police boxes,
which threat has been forestalled by
the precautions of the troops.
Many Hurt in Toxic Riots.
Toxic, Sept. 14.-According to the
metropolitan police estimate of the
casualties during the recent rioting,
38S cOnstables, 16 firemen and two
soldiers were wounded Among the
mob and bystanders nine were killed
and 487 wounded.
Coincidence on Mikasa Disaster.
Washington, Sept. 14.-Acting Sec
rotary Darling yesterday sent mes
sage of coincidence to the Japanese
minister of the navy on the accident
TO the Mikasa.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-09-18
Komura Has Typhoid.

New York, Sept. 14.-Baron Komu-
"a, Japanese peace envoy, who was
reported yesterday to be suffering
from typhoid fever although the ply
sicians are not a unit on this point,
was said to be in a satisfactory con-
dition Many messages of inquiry as
to Komura's condition, including one
from President Roosevelt, reached
the hotel yesterday.
Among those who called to inquire
for Komura last night was Baron
Rosen, one of the Russian peace en-
voys. A cablegram was received by
Baroness KOmura inquiring as to her
husbands condition. The Japanese
were much pleased at the receipt of
the cablegram, as dispatches had been
received here reporting that she and
her children had been murdered.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-02
un fur & Undertaking Ikkin FR0sTBvRe Nh

Mechanics was organized. Several years
afterwards the Order severed its COnnec-
ton with the O. L. A. NJ. and is now a
separate and distinct organization
There are at present 1000 Councils in
the United States, with total mem ber-
ship of about log, 900. State Councils
are III active operation in all the States
and Territories.
National Home for the care and
education of the orphans of deceased
members Is established at Titfin, Ohio.
rms Home represents valuation of
over SlOO,OOO, In this Home we educate
and rear the children of deceased mem
berS of our Order ami tit them for "A life
of usefulness. 1t has been in operation
only few years, yet 100 little ones have
found their way to it. What better
cause can men engage IN than educating
orphan children?
An active interest has been taken by
the Order In legislation To restrict i'm
migration and to improve our Public
School System. We have been instru-
mental i'll passing laws in the States of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey prOvid-
ing tnat the children attending the pub
lie schools of those States shall be fur
niShed with their text books free of all
cost. As Il result, the attendance at the
schools has increased over twenty pen
cent. i'll IA short time.
1t has also been Instrumental in paSS-
ing compulsory education laws in sew
eral States. We recently had law
passed i'll PENNSYLVANIA providing that
no teacher be allowed to wear the dis
tlnctlve garb of any religious denomi-
nation or organization. Laws providing
that the American flag must be tloated
over the public schools during the ses-
sions thereof have also been adopted in
various States through our instrument
tality
We have presented over 1900 Ameri-
can flags to the public schools through
out our land, and are still actively en-
gagged in that work We are determined
that "Our Flag shall float over every
public schOol-house III our country.
JOHN w. TIMMONS,
JOHN w. DEvORE,
Committee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-12-02

The coal-oil lamp disaster Saturday
evening III Mrs. d. T. Williams home,
this place, furnishes another of many
instances of the peril incurred in the use
of coal-Oil as an illuminant
just four days before the Baltimore
papers contained accounts of the death
of two children i'll Berryville, Va, from
burns by IA broken coal-oil lamp.
As intimated, however such fatalities
are SO common that they attract but
passing notice. AT the same time they
are cruel incurSions into the family
circle.
Unfortunately, in the country and
many towns there is no other recourse
for light so ready, and the number of
accidents, though large, is minimized
by rigid precautions.
In FroStburg, however, it is hardly
necessary for anyone to assume risk Sc
easily avoidable. With an electric sys-
tenn which extends all over town, the
incandescent lamp is available to nearly
all, and all who can should have it
brought into the house.