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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The endorsement by the Senate com
mittee on commerce of the proposition
TO survey Oconto and Depere harbors
with a view of deepening the channels
is warranted by the change that has tax
en- place in lake navigation during the
past decade. Lake ports that wish to do
business profitably must have harbors
that will accommodate vessels drawing
approximately twenty feet of water.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The reported winter blowing near
Pierre, South Dakota, is in strong con-
trast with the below-zero conditions pre-
vailing in the East This is a great
country with ample room for surprising
meterorolgical eecentricities.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07
The photographic Cynic.

Lives of great men all remind us how
important it must be just to have a good
press agent writing our biography.
Cupid used to aim his dart at a maid
ems fragile heart. Now he aims, with
cunning look, at her fathers pocket
book.
You'll find there's lots of time to kill
in settling an estate, for well we know
where there's will, there always is a
wait.
When a girl says her face is her for
tune fellow might suggest putting their
faces together.
The average girl will answer nav.
when fellows come to WOO who can't
support her in the way she's unaccls-
toned to.
Adam and Eve, it must be clear, had
not a pedigree, and yet from all the
tales we hear they had a family tree
New York Times
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The Merchants Association of New
York is trying to discover the reason for
the fire departments poor equipment
with hose-revealed by the futile at
tempts of the fire-fghters to get water
to the upper stories of the burning Park
er building. The committee of investi-
CATION will probably find that the DUAL.
ity of the hose was affected by what is
known as graft.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Saghalien, on the Russian coast, now
partly owned by Japan, was once called
the ''isle of the lost" The japanese
are now discovering coal and gold on
their end of the island, and as result
it may come to be styled the "isle of the
found"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Company has tested a motor car which
is driven by electric motors oper-
ated by a current generated in the car
by gasoline engines. The car took" all
kinds Of curves and grades without diff
Guilty, and moved in a manner highly
satisfactory to the officials of the road.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The revolution in Hayti still progress
es, and the conditions in that turbulent
country are similar to the conditions
which existed before San Domingo placed
her finances in outside hands. The ev-
istence of treasury and fat custom
house funds is a great temptation TO
rayolufiopiSts
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The proposed cooperation in athletics
by the universities of Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Chicago, and the formation of
a Big Three" would be a good thing if
the trio set themselves firmly for the re-
forms which are absolutely necessary if
athletics are to be placed on a firm ba-
sis. big Three" ought to be able to
arrange lively schedule.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07
Newly Invented Fire Escape.

A Swiss engineer has perfected a
new fre-escape. 1t consists of a series
of folding iron ladders. attached to win
dow frames. Each ladder reaches from
one window to the next one below it,
By turning a crank on any floor all of
the frames beneath are unfolded in less
than a minute and form a continuous
means of descending to che ground.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Prof. Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard
university argues for comp ulsory ath-
letics in the School Review, issued by
the University of Chicago Press. He
crticises faculties for prohibiting honors
in athletics unless students have a credit
able scholastic standing. and advises
that mo honors in his studies shall be
given a student unless he has attained
certain high grade in his gymnastics or
athletics" This is equivalent to advo-
eating the extension of markings to the
work done in the gymnasium. The Uni
versity of Wisconsin, and probably other
institutions which maintain complete
gymnasiums compel regular athletic exer-
else under the direction of member of
the faculty, but a system of markings
would entail competition that would es-
tablish an all-the-year-round athletic
contest and probably interfere with
study instead of stimulating application
by Strengthening the student. Athletics
should be conducted mainly for bodily
exercise. and faculty supervision in the
gymnasium should have only that in
view.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The Chicago Aeronautique Club has
offered five trophies and medals and
$4,000 in cash prizes for international
contests in the air to be held from July
2 to next. A trophy valued at $1,000
win be given to the aeronaut who
achieves the longest fight, and one val
ued at $500 to the balloonist who is in
continuous fight for the greatest length
of time. This enterprise on the part of
the Chicago balloonists is probably the
result of the recent international race
from st. Louis, which gave that city a
lift as a central point from which bal
looms can start with advantage for the
achievement of long-distance records
Chicago could not afford to remain out
of the sport with gas-bags with st. Louis
winning so much prominence among
aeronauts. If the entries are numerous,
people in this part of the country may
see real ballooning enough to take all
the sport out of setting paper bags adoat
with hot air from balls of burning tow
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The Missouri Federation of Labor bas
appointed committee to solicit dona.
tons for monument to Martin Irons
the leader of the great Southwestern
railroad strike in 1885.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The future home of the international
Union of Farmers will be in Chicago
1t will be known as the international
Equity Union and Cooperative ex-
change. 1t is proposed to invite all ey-
listing unions of farmers to affiliate with
the new body.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Labor Commissioner Eyder of Nebr,.,
ka has notified all theater managers :,
that state not to permit children undar
10 years of age TO appear on the staga
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

In his annual report Chief Factory In
spector j Ellery Hudson of Rhode Is
land states that the year 1907 showed
marked decrease in the percentage If
child labor employment in that state
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The Yukon members of the Industrial
Workers of the World held a mass CON
vention recently and discussed the ad-
visibility of organizing the workmen to
demand an eight-hour day in Dawson
and vicinity next spring.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Organized labor in Milwaukee win
tablish relief board for the hence, =
those of their members out of e a,,'-' u
ment. The proposition viii be ME-
fore each separate union for rafero,,4d.oI e-
vote and if adopted, of which - t61Ll
seems little doubt. assistance win '-i i.
mediately be provided the unemniordl5
1t is estimated that $4,000 a n;nt u
can be raised for this purpose. ''' I'd
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

A labor candidate for vacant seat in
the Australian Parliament has hit upon
a novel idea-''young age pensions" on
the ground that they are wise ana
merciful and would be commercially
profitable to the commonwealth" He
Ids that they would conduce to good
citizenship and ENABLE the struggling
parents of large families to bring up
their children decently and with credit
to themselves and the community"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Through the efforts of organized labor
the manufacture of cigars in the prison
at Marquette, Mich is abolished The
convicts are to begin the manufacture of
overalls. so that the garment workers
must now take up the fight.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

The longest strike in the history Of
union labor in Vermont is that of the
Slate Workers union of Fairhavep.
which was begun nearly ten months ago
and is now no nearer settlement thar
the day it started.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Tom l.. Lewis, who is to succeed John
Mitchell as president of the United Mine
Workers, is one of the best known men
in the labor movement in America. He
is a powerful speaker and is thoroughly
versed in the affairs of the organization.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

San Francisco steam laundry workers
have decided to discontinue payment Of
This will deprive the local of interna-
tional protection.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

A joint board of the three leading labor
bodies of Great Britain has issued re-
port on unemployment, in which it is
recommended that trade unions be urged
to abolish overtime, and that where this
is not wholly possible, it be restricted
to the narrowest limits, and that when
worked, it be penalized to the fullest ex-
tent
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Embraced within the Amalgamated
Society of Engineers are the trades of
steam engineers, smiths, shipsmiths
angleiron smiths, filters, turner's, roll
turner's, pattern makers, millwrights, ma
chine men, brass finishers, copper smiths
electrical engineers, machine joiners, die
sinkers and drophammer forgers. The
society was organized in England early
in 1851.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-07

Outside of the American Federation
are about fifteen organizations, the most
important of which are the knights of
Labor, the Stone Masons' international
union, the Bricklayers and Masons' un-
ion. and the various orders of railroad
employees.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
SENATOR ALLISON DEAD.
Heart Failure Removes Iowa's Grand
old Man.

United States Senator w. B. ALI
SON died at his home in Dubuque,
Iowa, Tuesday afternoon. The imme-
diate cause of his death was heart
failure. The end came as a result
of a serious sinking spell due to
prostate enlargement, complicated
with kidney disease, and during a
period of uncCnsciousness, which
had lasted since Saturday afternoon.
Two weeks ago the Senator left
his home IN the city to escape the
heat. He went to the home of Mrs.
Fannie Stout, friend of the family,
living on the Asbury road few
miles from town. For a few days
days his condition seemed to improve
but he later began to grow worse.
Medical advisers urged thatan opera
ton be performed to relieve the
prostate enlargement, which was
bringing his condition to a crisis.
Saturday morning the Senator was
brought back home. Soon after
wards he relapsed into condition
of semi-unconsciousne Except for
brief periods. of partial recovery he
remained in this condition until
death came Tuesday afternoon.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
MAN DIES OF FRIGHT.
Barber Pointed Pistol at Debter Who
Faints ard Dies.

Charged with homicide in having
frightened a man to death by pointing
a gun at him, Grlrgois Marsho, 29
years old, a bartender Of New York,
is locked up at police headquarters.
His case is one Of the strangest that
has ever found its way to the police
plotter. The address given by Mar
sho is a barber shop.
The police allege that Marsho went
to the barber shop on May IA last to
collect a bill from Impade Nazarian,
another barber employed there. Naz-
arian appeared to be reluctant about
paying the money and the two men
exchanged words. In the heat Of the
argument, it is said that MaFsho drew
revolver and pointed it at,Nazarian
At the sight of the revolver Nazar-
ian dropped to the floor I'M a faint
AID Marsho, who was badly frighten-
ed, took to his heels, although he did
not discharge the weapon. Nazarian
was taken to Bellevue hospital. At
ter he had been there afew house,
internal hemorrhages set in and he
died few days later.
The doctors said that the fright
was responsible for his death. The
police have been searching for Mar
sho for two months.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
"A MASS OF FLAMES.
NOTHING CAN SAVE VANCOUVER
FRoM DESTRUCTION.
Fire Fighters Fleeing From Death
ON Train Encounter a Wall of
Flame-A Fight For Life.

a dispatch from Vancouver, B
G., says three days the people OF
Michel have fought for their lives
and homes, but at dust Wednesds
the city started, to burn. Nothing
can save it from ruin. A gale from
the west sprung up in the afternoon.
At the edge of the town 100000
feet of mine timber owned by coal
company caught fire, and four load
ed railroad cars standing on the side
track were consumed. Two Canadian
and Pacific locomotives were hitched
to train to carry the fire fighters
away to the west to safety.
The train got only half mile on
its journey when it encountered
wall of flames. There was danger OF
its being hemmed in and burned
with everybody aboard, so the loco
motives were reversed and run back
with all possible speed. By the time
the train returned all the houses on
the fat district back of tn Great
Northern depot were burning and
and the main town seemed likely to
catch at any moment.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
BABY BOY A HERO.
Saves His Companion From Death
Under Auto.

At Spartanburg little child is the
hero in an automobile story, which
has just become known at tnat place.
Two little boys of about three
years of age, Gillian Harris, son of
John Harris, and Glenn, the son of
Mrs. ]. E. Evins, were playing on
the edge of the sidewaIK on South
Church street with their nurses.
Suddenly a large touring car came
down the street at great speed and
little Gillian Harris ran out In front
of it. Several ladies were sitting on
the verandas and, seeing the child,
ran out, as the nurses had not seen
the children Of course they could
not reach him in time. But just as
the car was almost on the little fel-
low Glenn ran out and catching him
around the neck fairly dragged him
away. It was wonderful and the
little fellow was the object Of much
praise from the ladies.
THERE'S afunny side to toeverything.
After the danger was over Glenn
still kept his hold on Gilliam's neck
until he was fairly gasping for
breath. There they stood, Glenn,
with tight hold around Gillian
neck, and the latter with his dear
little mouth hanging wide open.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
So Hot That the Firemen Had t,
Fight Flames O Block Away.

At Chicago Monday afternoon fire
which was so hot that the firemen
could not get nearer than.a block OF
it, and which made it necessary to
play streams of water on buildings
three and four squares away, des.
troyed the Burlington elevators 'E'
and Of" the dock transfer ware
house Of that road and either burned
or rendered useless 100 box cars
The loss on the grain in the two
elevators is placed by Armour G. Co..
who owned it, at 100000. The
total loss is placed at s1,000,O00.
The fire started at p. m, in Bur
lington warehouse, supposedly from
cigarettes dropped near several
barrels containing chemicals.
At the first explosion the $50 men
employed in the warehouse and ele-
yators fed and it is believed all es-
capped.
Eighty fire engine companies and
three fire tugs had all they could do
to confne the conhagration to its
original limits. At 3 o'clock, Fire
Marshall Horan declared that furth-
er spread of the flames was not to
be feared. However, several engines
are pouring their streams into the
glowing wreckage.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
CIGARETTE. CAUSED KILLING.
When Youth Approached Father
Smoking Quarrel Followed. Y

The killing of James a Riddle by
his son, Ihos. Riddle, which occurred
Sunday at Cotton, a cotton mill town
seven miles south of Fayetteville, N.
g., is said to have been the result of
quarrel which the boy had with
his father about smoking cigarette.
Young Riddle approached his
father, in the presence Of others,
smoking cigarette, when the elder
demonstrated with him, bringing on
a quarrel.
The father attempted to strike him
with board, when the young man
drew revolver and fired four shots
into his fathers body, the first caus-
ing instant death.
Thomas Riddle Immediately sur
rendered to the police. Coroner j..
Vance McGougan ordered the muir
derer held without bail. He was
taken to Fayetteville late Sunday
night and placed in Jail.
He made a statement for publica-
ton in which he claims that his faith
er was under the influence of an in
toXicant Sunday afternoon, and that,
according to statement made to the
prisoner by his mother, a short while
before the tragedy, James A. Riddle
had left the home to secure pistol
with the threat that he would kill
the family upon his return.
The young man came in contact
with mis- father before the latter's
return. The prisoner %also says his
father had him hemmed jim jam
and was about to slay him with a
board.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
DROWNED OR MURDERED?
Coroner's Jury Said Former But Wo-
man Was in Shallow Water.

q
A sinister aspect was given to the
case of the drowning Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Raisbeck, of New York.
Monday night at Lake Sylvia, three
miles from Annandale, Mimi, when
it became know Wednesday that Mrs.
Raisbeck's bobby had been found in
about three feet of water inkneeling
position, and that she had a long
bruise on he side Of her face, which
cut her upper lip, and one extending
down on her throat under the ear.
It was also learned that there was
no water in her lungs. Dr.. Ridge
way, who examined the woman's S
body, said he believed that her death
was not caused by drowning.
The body of DR.. Raisbeck was
found farther out in the lake in about
twenty feet of waer.> The supposi-
ton is that the woman was stunned
by blows and dragged Or thrown into
the lake.
The boat in whcih the couple had
gone shing was found right side up
and fishing tackle in it in, good Or
der, thus indicating that the boat had
not been accidently overturned. Not
withstanding this the coroner's yer-
dict was that death had been caused
by drowning.
There were no witnesses. One
farmer living near the Raisbecks said
he had frequently heard them quar-
reling, but others say that their re-
lations were always harmonious. The
couple were last seen about their
cottage Monda ynight.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
YOUTH SHOOTS SWEETHEART.
Girl Fatally Wounded Because Sh'
Refused His Company.

A dispatch from Greensboro, N.
c.. says news has reached that place
of the shooting in Wilkes county
Sunday of Miss Mary Ball by Free
land Tharp. Miss Ball was teacher
in rural school and Tharp had
been paying her attention. She re-
fused to go. with him to church but
went with his brother instead, while
Freeland Tharp escorted another
young woman who lived at the same
house with Miss Ball. When they
had returned from cnurcn, just as
Miss Ball was entering the porch,
Freeland Tharp drew his pistol and
fired three shots at her. One of the
bullets entered her left breast about
an inch above the heart, infii9ting
a fatal wound. Tharp was captur'
ed, relieved of his weapon and IS now
in .iail at Wilkesboro.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
STRIKE OF COAL MINERS.
Wednesday the Most Tubulent Thus
Far in Birmingham District.

A dispatch from Birmingham,
Ala, says Wednesday has been by
far the most turbulent of the coal
miners strike. The lynching Of the
negro Will Millans, union miner,
charged with dynamiting at Brigh-
ton, early Wednesday morning, was
followed that night by the arrest OF
two deputy sheriffs, Lon Tyler and
Bruce Tyler, charged with killing the
negro. Strong feeling over the strike
followed by quarrel, led to the Kill
ing of Albert Fletcher, negro at
New Castle, by Constable Will Ellard
Two deputy sheriffs were kidnap-
ped by strikers at Jett Mines and
tied to a tree Another house was
dynamited at Wylam, the shock be-
ing SO severe as to throw the inmates
out Of bed: sheriff Higdop, after a
conference with Governor Conner
issued orders that no assemblies oil
men are to be allowed near the
mines: that marching groups are
not allowed to go along the highways
from mine to mine; that all meetings
will, he attended by deputies and IN
ceadiary speakers will. be arrested,
and. that discharging of firearms WILL
not be permitted. Governor Conner
will place the entire 1st Alabama
regment in the district before tine
end of the week. w. r. Fairley'
leader or the miners, issued state
ment wednesday, in winch he ar
raigns the Governor, charging MIN
with being in with the mine owners
and doing all in lis power to ln1ure
the miners.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-07
BURNED TO DEATH.
Young Lady of Chester County Meets
With Horrible Death.

A dispatch from Chester says
Miss Eta Melton, daughter OF MI
and Mrs. T. H. Melton, Sr., OF the
townsville neighborhood was Durheo
+o death last Saturday at noon While
Drenaring the family dinner. In
handling kerosene oil can lot kino-
ling the fire the blaze reachea ths
can of oil, causing explosion ana
quickly enveloping the unfortunate
young lady, and her tragic deatn
medical treatment was secured. out
the fierce fame completed its fatal
work in four hours: Miss Melton
was 16 years old, a most estlmapte
vnung layd, and her tragic death
causes much sorrow In her nome
community.