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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
JAPs TAXED TO UTMOST.
To Spend ss13,22O,523 This Year
War Is Cause,


Details of the new japanese budget
have reached Washington. Estimates of
expenditures for the fiscal year, ending
March 81 rext, aggregate 1913, 220,5 23,
Of which STOP, 070S65 is set down as sex
traordinary expenditures" showing an in
crease under that head of 500, 1928,
caused directly by the war, which requir-
ed the payment of pensions and annui-
ties, the rehabilitation of the navy and
the maintenance Of the japanese army at
the strength fixed upon as a minimum
after the war. Retrenchment prevailed
as far as possible, but the burdens of the
war remained heavy, though the treas
ury authorities declared they could be met
without increasing taxation and the only
loan necessary would be for the purpose
of securing funds to construct railways,
extend the telephone system, and establish
a great steel foundry Although the rate
of taxation per capita had almost trebled
in recent years, the japanese responded
in a fashion that assured the worid of
their financial ability, and of their reiia-
bility. For the present they will be taxed
to she utmost to keep pace with the stand
ard of development Japan has set for
herself
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
TO PREVENT COAL FAMINE.
Two Million Tons at Head of Lakes
to Supply Tributary Country.

Two Million Tons mt Head of Lakes
to supply Tributary Country.
There will be no coal famine in the
Northwest next winter if the roads enter
ing Superior, Wis, are able to handle the
business, and it is believed that they
will be. Coal receipts mp to the present
time have broken all records, and there
is actually ON the docks about 100000
tons. Meanwhile shipments are good for
summer and the prospects are that before
the close of navigation more coal will be
sold from Superior and Duluth docks
than ever before during the same season.
For the three months previous to Aug. 1,
this year, the Superior and Duluth docks
shipped into the Northwest more coal
than ever before in that same period and
nearly double the amount sent out in the
same three months of 1906 This year
from May 1 to Aug. 1 a total of 1914
cars have been shipped, as against 2S,-
549 in that period year ago. The roads
are rushing in new trackage and yard
facilities, and the Great Northern will
soon have in operation its big new freight
transfer shed in Superior, which, it is
calculated, will relieve that road of the
congestion of general freight experienced
last fall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
PANAMA CANAL GOING FAST.
Rapid Progress Makes $S,ooo,ooo
More Needed for Fiscal Year.

Rapid Progress Makes $S,00o,OoO
More Needed for Fiscal Year.
Construction work on the Panama canal
is developing so much faster than was
contemplated when the estimates for ex-
penditures during the fiscal year 1908
were made, nearly year ago, that it is
now estimated that about SS,000000 in
excess of the appropriations could be
used 10 advantage in pushing forward the
work during the present year. Col.
Cocktails. the engineer in charge, thinks
it would be in the interest of true econo-
my to proceed along this basis and ask
Congress at its next session TO make good
the deficiency, as the argument is made
that with the present organization and
progress the waterway can be completed
more rapidly than by restraining expendi-
ture within the appropriations now avail
able.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
ALCOHOL POWER AGE.
Thousands of Farmers Soon Will Be
Operating Small Plants.


The farmers of the United States are
taking great interest in the manufacture
Of denatured alcohol, made possible to
them by the action OF the last Congress,
which removed the disabilities o. small
producers. Thousands of inquiries are
coming to the government from farmers
Ia every section as to the new law and
regulations. These are being answered
as fast as they come in, and NOT only
this but every farmer who writes is sup
Piled with process for making tie alco-
hol and placing it on the market for
cents gallon, including a profit Of nearly
cents. The uses to which denatured al
cohol may be put are hiany. 1t may De
used for power wherever gasoline is now
being used, and it is believed that its
cheapness will force gasoline of the mar
ket as soon as the farmers begin to put
their product into circulation. 1t may
be used for running cars that are now be-
ing operated by electricity. Engines spe-
cially constructed for it's use are being
mate by several firms, and these may be
applies to any kind of machinery from
farm implements to steamboats,. Here
the market by a provision in the United
States revenue act which required the
presence of a United States officer wher-
ever it is manufactured, and the manufac-
turer WIS compelled to pay a revenue
sufficient to meet the officers salary. This
provision necessarily operated in favor of
the big manufacturer and kept farmers
out of the business entirely. Congress re-
pealed the provision requiring the pres
ence of a United States official at the
plants, putting each and every small man
ufactnre- on his honor to make proper
returns to the government, including
small tax. BY doing this the government
has dealt a hard blow to the distillery
monopoly and the gasoline interests and
opens the way to the alcohol age as
power agency
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
DON'T USE POKER IN THIS WAY.
Woman Tries to Turn Electric
Switch and Is Nearly Killed.

woman Tries to Turn Electric
Switch and Is Nearly Killed.
Pokers have their uses, but Mrs. Henry
L. Rowland of the Bel island summer col
ony near South Norwalk, Conn, has dis
covered that shutting an electric switch
is not on the list. Mr. Rowland is super
intendent of the island, and in his alb
sence Mrs. Rowland attempted to light
the public lights. Being a short woman,
she used poker to reach the jack knife
switch. There was FASH the end of the
poker was reduced to ashes, and Mrs.
Rowland landed in the opposite corner of
the room. She was found unconscious by
the residents, who rushed in when they
saw the flash. Mrs. Rowland will recover,
but electricians say her escape was
marvellous one.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Five Killed I'm CnlIanse.

An avalanche of rotten timbers, furni-
ture and plaster crushed to death five
sleeping persons and injured eleven 9TH
ers, three seriously, when a two-story
frame boarding house at 90 Fry street.
Chicago, collapsed at 80 o'clock the
other morning. -Four of the victims were
killed instantly and the fifth died few
minutes after being taken to hospital.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Rocks Boat. Girl browns.

Nora Hart, aged Is. of Mansfield, O.,
was drowned in Sandusky bay while row.
ing off Cedar Point. Grace Heron.
Mansfield. and Earl Lewis and Charles
Magsch. Lancaster, Ohio. chung to the
boat and were rescued by life savers from
the Point Young Lewis rocked the boat.
unSettinr IL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

Work has been begun on a steel ore
dock for the Iron Range road at Two
Harbors, MINI. The pile foundation is
to be filed with rock and above this will
be laid concrete for five feet above the
water line. The dock will be the first of
its kind on the lakes, and although small
er than many others it will cost about
81 250OOO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Famous Detective D,es

Robert 4. Pinkerton. head of the fam
Gus detective agency that bears his name
and son of Allan Pinkerton, world-known
detective and one-time head of the United
States secret service. died on the steamer
Bremen while on the way to Germany
Fatty degeneration of the heart was given
as the cause of the detectives death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Roushing IIs Fatal.

John Worden Of London. England.
grand opera baritone. ''roughing it" as
deckhand on the steamer John Harper. in
port at Sandusky. Ohio. fell through
hatchwsY into the hold. struck on his
head and WAS Instantly killed. He ship
ped at Marquette. Mich, Aug. and was
On his second trip.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

international con-
gress to secure uni
formity of practice
in the treatment of
food authorizations.
1t appears that there
is little difference of
opinion among the
health authorities OF
the various nations
as to the propriety
of establishing rules
for the manufacture
of food and drug
products in the in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
ohio County Is $4,000 short.

An official report to the Ohio bweau
of accounting received from the special
agent appointed to examine the books of
the county treasury of Ashtabula county
shows that there is a shortage of $1,000
The present treasurer is not involved III
the shortaga.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
oualxe Rocks Porto Rican Capital.

Two earthquake shocks caused a panic
in San Juan. Porto Rico. The early
morning shock brought hundreds out of
their beds in terror, a repetition of the
Jamaica disaster being feared. So far no
damage has been reported from any part
of the island.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
norrinnton rscones Noo..

The sent snce of Lord" Frederick Sey-
mour harrington, who was to have been
hanged at Clayton, No. Aug. %. for the
murder of James Mccain, June is, 1908,
was committed to life imprisonment by
Gov Folk
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

Joseph Joachim. the celebrated violin
list. conductor of the Royal Academy of
Music, Berlin. and music director Of the
Royal Academy Of Arts. died Thursday.
He had been suffering for long time
from asthma and had been unconscious
for several days. He was born in 1881.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
MAN AND HORSES PERISH.
HOstler and Sixty-tvO Animals, In
Guiding Racers. Ruru fO Death

HOstier and Sixty-twO Animals, In
Guiding Racers, Burn to Death.
William Bantz's livery stable and two
houses were destroyed by fire in Mas
sillon, Ohio. Lawrence Lyme, a hostler,
was burned to death and sixty-two
horses, including two racers. were de-
stroyed. The loss will be about $780,
000 partly insured. The race horses
burned were Fife X. and Atwood, with
records of 2:12 They were owned by
f. w. Arnold, of Massillon. Among the
property destroyed were funeral cars,
coaches, etc. Thirty-two horses were
rescued from the burning building.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Makes War on Franchise.

The Attorney General of Wisconsin has
brought suit 20 annul the franchise of the
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light
ing Company en- the ground that il was
procured by corrupt means.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
wnr to Finish ON Trusts.

President Roosevelt in an address at
Provincetown, Mass, declared that the
administration will continue its fight
against predatory wealth and rich Grim
inalS, that an effort will be made TO pun
ish offenders of this class criminally, and
that honest corporations need have no
fear
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Accused OF starting 30 Fires.

Fred Zwiek. aged %, plumber, con-
fessed that he was responsible for at least
one of the many incendiary fires which
have occurred in Scranton. Pa, within
the last month. The shief of police says
that Zwick undoubtedly caused at least
thirty 6reS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

4 tablet in memory of the killed in the
boat train wreck at Salisbury. England
q year ago. most of whom were Ameri
cans. was unveiled in the cathedral of the
town. Ambassador Reid being the orator
of the occasion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
vic kiuS Housebreaker.

James 4. Conley was shot and killed in
Grand Rapids. Mich by Madeline Con
lev. his wife. The men went home and
found the door OF the house locked. He
was climbing through a window when
the woman shot him. Conley ran outside
and fen dead The woman was arrested
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

Because Ed Hines. barber residing in
the Canadian 500, accidentally cut aim
while cuttint s,s hair, Thomas Ryan. a
blacksmith, aEited him into the alley and
practically beat Hines to death in fight.
Hines was found dead later.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

The captain of schooner returning
to Honolulu from a cruise to Laysan
Island reported that he was unable to find
the island after a twelve days search.
l. is thought that the island sank be-
cause of seismic disturbance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Receiver for Pope Comp.nx.

The Pope Manufacturing Company,
makers of automobiles, with a capital of
S21, 100000, was forced into the hands of
a receiver by inability to float its loans
owing to the tightness in the money mar
ket,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Dynamite Explodes, Lives Lost.

\ dynamite factory at Doemitz, grand
duchy of Mecklenburg-S chwerin. Ger
many, was destroyed by an explosion
One life is known to have been lost, eight
persons are missing and are believed tc
be dead. twenty persons were dangerously
injured and sixty were slightly hurt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

As result of a quarrel between a Ne
gro and Greek in the gallery of New
Orleans theater a riot followed Several
persons were injured and dozen or more
arrests were made by the police. 1t was
necessary to ring down the curtain and
clear the theater.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

General strike of all commercial teleg-
raphers in the United States and Canada
has been ordered by President Small fol-
lowing a conference with President Com
pers of the American Federation of La
Dor and other labor leaders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
VIII sue for Boycotting.

President Gompers of the American
Federation of labor announces that the
association will proceed criminally against
the members of tn, Manufacturers Asso-
citation on the charge of boycotting organ
lied labor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Fatnl auto Accident.

In an automobile race on country
road a wealthy New York man. attempting
10 avoid collision with wagon. sent
his machine into a tree. and his wife.
with him in the ear was instantly killed
and he was fatally injured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
washington omciaIs Mystiaed.

Federal officials at Washington are
mystifed by reports that Wall street has
advance copies of the Presidents forth
coming speech, and still more so that the
brokers should find anything in it to cause
8 rise in stocks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Grasshoppers Worry Farmers.

The farmers of northern New York are
threatened with serious situation as re-
CARDS pasturage for their cattle. Owing
TO the continued drought the pastures and
fields have been invaded by an army of
grasShoppers which are eating everything
in sight.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

At Kansas City Circuit Judge Sselorn
refused TO grant mandatory injunction
compelling the Adams Express Compaa>y
to carry c. 0. ID. liquor packages into
Iowa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

Secretary of War Taft. in a speech at
Columbus. Ohio. declared for strict con-
troll Of railroads and trusts. but against
government ownership. and urged con-
tinuation of the Roosevelt program in tbe
White House.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27

Seven employees at the South End Gas
ometer Works of the Boston Consolidated
Gas Company had their clothes torn from
their bodies and were terribly burned
when an explosion Of gas occurred at one
Of the boiler rooms
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
prc.iaent nna nature Fakers.

President Roosevelt. in critical maya
zine article just published. takes another
thrust ST nature takers" and suggests a
course Of ''barnyard" study to enlighten
them.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Admitx Firing RouIder nenn,

j. w. Reeves, a brakeman on the Colo
RADIO and Northwestern railroad. confess,
ed that he set fire TO the depot at Boul-
der. Colo. which resulted in four deaths
and injury to forty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Valuable Mnil stolen.

Mail sacks containing $2J0oo0 We're
stolen from a Burlington mail train be
tween Denver and Oxford. Neb. officials
profess ignorance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
STORM Hi,. Three States.

Five persons were killed and fourteen
injured in Chicago in a storm which
swept over northern Indiana. northern
Illinois and the lake region of Wiscon-
sin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
recommends Prosecution of CRATER.

The PENNSYLVANIA investigating COM
mission at Harrisburg has sent a report
TO the Governor recommending criminal
and civil proceedings against eighteen
persons alleged TO have been concerned in
the capitol graft scandal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
Cuha,c ANIMAL budget.

Gov. Magoon reports to the War De
partment that the expense of running the
government of Cuba for the next fiscal
year will be $780, $50, or an increase
of $1,S00,O00 over the previous year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
WORLD TO WAR ON BAD FOOD.

Uncle Sans Crusade Becoming OF
Interest to All Nations.
The present visit to Europe of DR..
Wiley of the Department of Agriculture
will probably result in the calling of an
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-08-27
SPREAD OF STRIKE.
ORDER FOR GENERAL WALK-oUT
PRoMUL GATED.
Call TO ssQuit'' Includes All CONNER
cial photographers i'm United States
and Canada 0>aes However,
Adds Few Recruits to Strikers.

The general strike order to all COM
mercial telegraphers not working under
union agreements, which was issued by
President Sylvester j. Small of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union Of
America at 80 o'clock Friday morn
ing, had produced almost no change in
the situation Saturday afternoon. TWEEN
ty-four hours after it had been promul-
gated.
In fact the general order, heralded
in advance as the browning feature of
the strike, hardly created a ripple in
Chicago, according to a correspondent
The force of the Chicago and Milwau-
kee Telegraph Company, which oper-
ates for public business between the
Chicago Board of Trade and the Mil
waukee grain exchange six men all
told, went out and five men employed
on leased wires by Hulburd, Warren &
Chandler, brokerage house. also left
their keys. The situation in the stock
yards and along the LaSalle street dis
trict otherwise was undisturbed, and
there we're no new developments in the
strife between the union and the two
big companies, the Western Union and
the Postal.
All the reports which came in to
Chicago over the wires of the Associat-
ed Press and through other sources out
side OF the union were to the effect that
there had been no change in the situa-
ton. Nevertheless union members were
unanimous in declaring that the coun-
try would feel the effect of SmaIl's or
der.
Adyices from New York and Boston
said the order for general strike had
met with no response from the men at
work in either the Western Union or
the Postal offices or those in the Associ-
ated Press. The officials of the two
big companies said they had failed to
discover that the strike order had had
any effect on the situation. The extern
sion of communication to the moro re-
mote and smaller towns was proceed
ing rapidly and business was being
moved eXpeditiously.
1t is estimated that nearly $4,000
men are on strike. The strike, it is
said, will be confined strictly to the
commercial telegraphers. The railroad
operators will lend their moral and
financial support. There will be no
sympathetic strike of railroad teleg-
raphers, who are working under con-
tract and will live up to their agree
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
CONVICT JOHNSON
 GIVES LEG BAIL
AFTER ESCAPING STREET GANG AT SELMA NEGRO CUTS THE sHAcKLEs FROM HIS OWN LEG AT A BLACKSMITH SHOP.

Selma, August 24.-(Speeial.)- )-Carl Johnson has spent many of his days during the past five years on the street gang. He was in for hundred days until Friday afternoon when he gave Uncle" John Shannahand's brigade leg bail. The street hands were at work on North street, and finding a pleasing opportunity he went off. He had shackle on, but at King Gildsby's blacksmith shop he removed that Chief Walters investigated the matter as to who removed the shackle, expect ing to make arrests for aiding in the escape of a prisoner, but the owner of the shop declares that there was mo- body on the premises Friday afternoon but his two daughters. Johnson was having some work done to his hack at the shop when he got in trouble through resisting an officer and it is thought he went immediately to the tool bench and cut the rivet that helc the spur to his leg. The negro es- caped once before from the custody of the authorities by showing the turn key down as he started in the door
  was caught in Mobile on that occasion and it is not doubted but that he will be appreh ended soon again.
 In mayors court Saturday morning Willie Chambers, who was convicted of stealing a watch a few days ago and sentenced to ninety days on the street was convicted of the theft of pistol and given an additional fifty days. Had he confessed to the theft of the pistol at the same time he was arrigned for stealing the watch he would have saved the latter fifty.
 Kirk Billups, little negro, was given twenty days on the street for being a suspicious character He had fourteen or fifteen dollars, which he was spending in a lavish manner and word from the marshal of Montevallo leads to the belief that he stole the money from that place.
 Miss Edith Meyer a charming young woman of Montgomery, is the guest of Miss Irma Wolf.
 Tilden Solomon is spending Sunday in Montgomery, visiting relatives.
 J. c. Adler returned last night from trip to Washington and other points
 Mr and Mrs. Will Morris, whose mar riage took place in New York, have reached home. They have been hearti- ly congratulated.
 Mrs. A R. Coleman and daughter Mrs L. M. Hooper, who have been spending several weeks in Virginia returned home Saturday morning.
 Sheriff J. P. Doherty of this city has been named by Governor Conner one of a delegation of twelve to attend the National Prison association meet ing in Chicago September 14-19. Among the delegates who will be Sher- if Doherty's associates are J. Craig Smith, J. P. oakley and Sherin Hlg-