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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
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The Kentucky racing commission has
bookmaking on races.
Fair Play, the greatest 3-year-old colt
of the season, with the exception Of
Colin, was shipped to England recently.
Dan Patch, in his effort to lower his
record of / 80 at Lexington, travelled the
mile in 1914. Conditions were not at
all favorable.
Negotiations to secure the release OF
Hughey Jennings of Detroit, that he
might be installed as manager of the
Yankees, are off.
The Kentucky racing commission has
revoked the license of the Latonia Jockey
Club because the club violated the rules
of the commission.
In a holly contested game of football
on the Yankton gridiron, Yankton de-
feated Dakota Wesleyan of MITCHELL by
a score of 81 to ).
At Belmont Park Fair Play won the
Municipal handicap, Ia miles, by a
length from Master Robert, with Frank
Gill third The time was 2 :5S.
Announcement that ninety-one days of
winter racing will begin in New Orleans
on Dec. has been made by S. f. Heas-
lip, president Of the New Orleans Jockey
Club.
At louisville. W. F. Schulte's Zienap
easily won the Cherokee handicap. The
crowd was small, but the wagering spir-
tied. Weather clear and cold; track
good.
NJ. II. Sexton of Rock Island, H., was
elected president Of the Three / Baseball
League at a meeting in Chicago. James
Hayes Of Davenport, Iowa, wac reelected
secretary.
Friend Harry, 2-year-old By Orlando,
ran six furlongs in ] - rs, tieing the
track record and defeating a splendid field
OF youngsters at Douglas Park, Louis
vile, Ky.
poll taking Of tine Business Mems
League. a body that hiss welded great
influence in the past, shows that the SEN
tirnent is for revival OF racing az Hot
Springs this winter.
A new worlds record for 2-year-old
FLIES was established at the trotting
meeting in Lexington, Ky. when The
Leading Lady trotted a mile in 2 OF in
a successful effort to lower her mark Of
2:111a.
The Kansas City baseball franchise
may slip from the grasp Of George Te-
beau and fall into the waiting hands -
John G. King Of the Chicago Cubs.
A racing circuit in Mexico, which prom
ises to rival the gIories Of the sport in
New York, under the Percy-Gray law,
has beea formed. 1t not only has Amer
lean turfmen. but it viii be under the
auspices Of the Mexican government
With the Notre Dame game ont Of the
way, Michigan football sympatbizers are
breathi:g more easily temporarily. de-
spite the fact that the Indiana team
slightly outpIfycd Michigan. which was
saved from defeat by AIlerdice's kick
Ing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17

brings out one of the curious facts in
connection with the bank robberies.
They were all committed In small
towns, even the names of which are
unfamiliar to the average American.
No city of any size figures in the rec
ords.
"Big bank ro5beries in cities are a
thing of the past" remarked detect
I've, referring to these figures. For one
thing. the banks in the great cities have
more money at stake. They must make
their vaults lmpregnable. A bank In
New York, Philadelphia or Chicago, for
instance, did not keep more than $3.50
900 In cash and securities in its vaults
ten or fifteen years ago. Now the great
banks frequently carry from 100000
to S1O,0oo,oOO With such sums, no
walls can be too thick, no vaults too
strong.
With the exception Of $1,226 taken
from a bank in Truxton, n. Y, on Dec.
30 last, none of the burglaries was COM
mitted east of the Allegheny Mountains.
None Of the ten hold-up robberies In
banks occurred nearer New York than
Granite Falls, n c., on the south and
Clinton, H., to the west ward.
West Stamping Ground.
A flanco at the discs on the may In
dicates the center of the burglaries. TIE
report shows that the largest number
Of bank burglaries In any one State was
II. In Minnesota. Then came Oklahoma,
with s, Missouri and Kansas, with 6,
and North Dakota and South Dakota,
each with f. OF the hold-up robberies,
there were two each in Kansas and
Oklahoma, and one each In Colorado,
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and North
Carolina. When asked why the bur-
gIaries and holdeups were thus confined
to a comparatively small section Of the
country the detective replied:
1.-THE Middle West Is a stamping
ground for thieves, because, for one
thing, the distances are so long and the
areas so vast that it is difficult for the
police and sherlffs to give effective SER
vice twenty-five miles Of comparatively
O., en- country between even small towns
gives the thieves many chances to es-
neDav
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
BANK BURGLARS.
CraeI<amen Got $4,000 in This
Country During the Past Year.

CracI<smen Got $4,000 in This
Country During the Past Year.
The accompanying map, prepared as
part Of the annual report of Pinkerton's
Agency TO the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION, during Its recent convention
In Denver. gives an accurate record In
Its black discs of the number Of bank
robberies in the United States in the
year ended Aug. 81, 1908.
What the yeggman is to a metropoli-
tan neighborhood the outlaws and pro-
fessional thieves are to the vast regions
of the Middle and Far West. That they
should find a centre or activity in the
Mississippi Valley is in itself a curious
fact. Their absence from the East and
glimpses into the lives of lawbreakers
past and present are also afforded by
the map and the report Of which it
Is part.
During the year there were 50 bur-
glar1es OF banks In the United States
The loot was worth 1929, co. 40, or an
average Of S1,450 for each robbery. The
largest loss was $4,000, stolen from
the Farmers and Manufacturers Bank
OF Rock Hill, Mo. The $685. stolen from
the State Bank OF Hewitt, Mimi, repre-
sented the smallest profit of the law
breakers. Some of the largest bank
thefts were $7,700, in Adair, Ill. !; Sc, 200,
In Hanover. S. D.; S6.431, In Church's
Ferry, n. D.; 5000, in Quenomo, Kan. !;
$500, In Mounds, Okla; 81 1850, in Car
ney, Okla. $4,000, in New Franklin.
Mo-; $6,349, in Huron, Kan, and So, 100,
in Stephen, MINI.
In addition there were ten hold-up
robberies In the year, the outlaws es-
Gaping with $25,027.45 in loot. The
largest was in Texola, Okla, 5000
being stolen. Others of the more seri-
Gus losses were $3.50, stolen in Aldrich
No.; $3,317. In Chautauqua, Kan. !;
S2,70o, in Granite Falls, Mo-; S2,561,
in Tyron, Kan, and $1,000, in Clinton,
Ill.
Even cursory glance at the lists
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
RAILWAY DEPOT BURNS.
station on New Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Road Destroyed.

Station on New Milwaukee & 81.
Paul Road Destroyed.
At 3 10 O'Clock the other morning the
handsome new station of the Chicago and
Milwaukee Electric Railroad Company.
located at Mound cemetery, Racine. was
totally destroyed by fire, involving loss
OF $1,000 to the railroad company and
$1,000 to Harry Oelander. who had
concession stand in the building. The
whole loss is covered by insurance. The
fire started from the furnace Officials
stated that large new brick structure,
modern in every way, will be built in its
place. The burning of tie station does
nor in any way interfere with the running
of the trains. The fact that the affairs
of the company are III the hands of a re-
.ceiver will not interfere with the rebuild
ing of new depot at once.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
RABBITS ARE HARD FIGHTERS.
Charge of Cowardice n slander-De
feat of a Ferret

feat of Ferret.
Tell man that he hasn't the pluck
of & rabbit and If he doesn't disprove II
by hitting you he is certain al any rate
to be extremely annoyed, SAYS Pearson's
Weekly.
Yet the taunt is a libel on the rabbit.
A doe rabbit will fight like fury in
defense Of her young. She will charge
like a battering ram and use those long
sharp incisors of hers to capital pur-
pose.
An old buck rabbit is not 20 be light
~ tackled by weasel. stoat or even fer
ret. On the sanded floor Of a sms!l
public house near Chestnut ferret OF
long experience was matched with an
old lep-eared buck. the property of the
landlord
The ferret made straight for the rab-
bits throat, but the latter was in the
air before master ferret could reach
him. and leaping clean over the ferret's
head let out with those powerful hIn1
legs Of his q Kick which hurled the
ferret bodily sgainst the waiEscot-
Twice the ferret returned to the ATTACK
and twice be missed his grip and went
hurting through the air.
The third repulse was enough for
him. He knew he was beaten aud could
uSt be persuaded TO stand up for a
fourth round
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17

(the trust) and the Consolidated
Steamship Company, and controlled
three banks. Curtis was his closest as
sociate.
The scene in the court room when
sentence was pronounced by Judge
Hough was dramatic. More sat like a
stole when he heard the words which
condemned him. There was scarcely
the tremor of an eyeiid. and to those
who watched there was no logger even
the shadow of a doubt that the little
man" was a man of iron nerve. Curtis
accepted the news which came to him
good news in his case-with the same
lack of emotion that characterized the
attitude of his former chief. But the
strain was too great for the wives Of
the prisoners, and as the significance
Of Judge Hough's words flashed through
her mind Mrs. Morse collapsed in her
seat, buried her face in her hands and
began to sob convulsively. Mrs. Curtis
had been ill and when the judgment Of
the court was pronounced she tainted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
GIRL IN DAILY TRANCE.
Case of Beloit Patient Has Baa1ed
Physicians for Fifteen Years.

Going into trance twice daily, becom-
ing as insensate as if she were dead.
Miss Loyinia Smith of Beloit has for the
past fifteen years baffied the physicians Of
the city and 2ot until the other day has
the fact been generally known. Miss
Smith when seen by an Associated Press
representative. admitted she had been
subject to frances. Heretofore she has
gone into the frances with astonishing
regularity. going to sleep each evening al
) 30 and u 80. The frances in zach
case lasted just thirty minutes. When
the trouble first came on the doctors were
skeptical and thought it impossible that
the frances should assume such regular
ity unless Miss Smith knew what time it
was. So they turned the clock backward,
but to their amazement she went into
the trance at exactly 8 80 by correct time.
When she is in ole of her frances all eff
forts % arouse her are in vain, even
the pricking of pins making absolutely no
impression on her.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
POINT IN TYPEwRITING.
why I'm Some Work the Periods and
Commas show So Black and Deep.

why I'm Some Work the Periods and
Commas show So Black and Deep.
when in anything typewriter you
see the periods and commas punched
black and deep" said en- experienced
typewriter to New York Sun man,
You may know that the work was
done by beginner or by one who had
not yet done sufficient work to have
acquired perfect touch.
THE reason for the deep punching of
the punctuation points is very simple.
Naturally enough the beginner at type
writing plays upon all the keys with
equal force, but as the types attached
to the keys present unequal amounts
Of printing surface it follows that equal
force applied to all the keys results in
more or less unequal printing on the
paper.
For instance, certain amount IF
force applied to the B key might pro-
dnce of that type a fair impression on
the paper, but the same force applied
10 a period might drive that, a mere
point, clean through THE paper. In
fact, 1t is not unusual for beginners on
the typewriter to punch holes in the
paper with their periods.
But as the learner progresses in her
art she comes to realize that some
types must be touched more lightly
than others and gradually her periods
become less black and deep. and with
further practice shs comes instructive
". automatically. % grade her touc,. On
all the letters and Agns until at last
she is able TO preduce typewriting that
Is nothing less than artistic In effect.
tue and uniform aad beautiful.
1T Is somethl-ss fine 10 see, the good
work OF the Intelligent sensitive and
truly competent typewriter"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
IS YEARS IN PRISON
PENALTY FOR MORSE
New York ''Ice King" Who Con-
trolled Many Banks, Must Pay
Penalty for Grimes.
HAD MIsAPPIIED BANK FUNDS.
Also Convicted of Falsifying Books
Sentencing OF His Colleague,
Curtis, Suspended.

Charles ". Morse, whose sensational
rise in the world of finance dazled
America, was sentenced in New York
Friday to serve fifteen years in prison
for misapplieation OF, The funds of the
National Bank of North America, Of
which he was director and controlling
owner. Alfred ii. Curtis, former presi.
6e1t of the bank, who had been indict-
ed with Morse, and with him was found
guilty, was granted the clemency rec
commended by the jury and in his case
sentence was suspended. \ stay of ten
days before the execution of Morse's
sentence was granted.
Morse was one of the central figures
in the panic, his operations, to a large
extent, being the cause of 1t. He was
president of the American Ice Company
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
MARRIEs, BUT HIDES HUSBAND.


kenOsha Hospital Head Quits and
Keeps NuptiaI Details Secret.
The kenosha hospital, the pet charity
of many of the society women of Kenosha,
is discussing the mysterious resignation
of Mrs. Margaret HUT, who had been
superintendent of the hospital for two
years. Mrs. HUT gave no cause for her
resignation, but it has since been learned
that she was married in February of this
year and carefully kept the ceremony Sc
acret. Though Mrs. HUT has informed the
secretary of the board of directors of her
wedding, she has declined to give her hus-
bands name or to make any statement
as to where and when the wedding was
celebrated. Mrs. HUT was graduate of
Mercy hospital of Chicago. She was
general fayorite in Kenosha society.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
MAD DOG scAREs TOWN.

E. ID. Goes Prize Boston Bun Runs
AmucL on Streets of Whitewater.
Whitewater has mad dog scare. Il.
ID. Goes prize Boston bull dog went mad
the other day and before disappearing had
bitten from dozen TO twenty dogs and
one horse The mad animal started for
the country. swapping at teams. cattle and
dogs, after it had done all the harm it
could in the city, and was found dead
three miles from town. The bitten dogs
are being killed as fast as found and the
Mayor has ordered that all dogs be muz-
zled. The next morning small school chill
dren were accompanied by parents or big
brothers armed with clubs or revolvers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17

companies, and in the spring have al
most more, than we can do.
This experience has shown me one
great thing a man should do, however,
and that is that he never should keep
his affairs from his wife. Although at
the time he thinks he is being thought
full by keeping his business affairs from
her, he is in reality doing the worst
thing he could possibly do, for If some
thing should happen and his wife was
lett as was, she would not know what
to co. Woman was made to be a COM
paniop 10 man, and he should consider
hersas such, and not as a child"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
TRoLLEYS TO PAY MORE TAXES.
Board Fixel Value which Means
Payment of S30O,G37.

The State tax commission has announc-
ed that it has determined the value Of the
property of electric railways in Wiscon-
sin at S3,932, 900 and the taxes thereon at
S390,63I. This is the first valuation of
this class of property under the new ad
vaiorem law. Last year these companies
paid license fee of $4,000, or over
100000 less than they will have to pay
this year. The State received 10 per
cent of the taxes and the commission APP
portioned the remainder among the differ
ent cities and townships in which the
roads are located.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
HUNTING TR1P is FATAL.

Valentine CznpltcLi Killed by Conn
panion Near Superior.
The first hunting accident of the. season
in Douglas county has occurred and has
cost the life of Valentine Czaplicki. lad
20 years of age. and resident of Supe-
rior. Valentine. with Joseph Ignasiak
was returning from hunting trip. The
boy was walking behind his companion
For some reason Ignasiak stopped to put
a bullet in his Winchester and while doing
so the hammer fell. diseharging the rifle.
The cartridge entered the boys left side,
breaking a rib which pierced the lining of
the abdominal cavity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
CHINESE BOY ENRoLLs.
n. q. flu, Son of Fond du Lac Laun-
dryman, Now n Pupil in Schools


For the first time in the history of
FOND du Lac Chinese boy is enrolled as
a pupil in the public schools ard has
attended school regularly since tine open
ang OF the September term. The boy,
who is attracting the attention of the
city in general and the entire school fac
ulty. is \. @. Ylu, the 12-year-old son
of Charley Him, local laundryman. The
teachers say that the lad is unusually
bright and has no difficulty in learning
the American language. He formerly lived
in California. 4 few years ago a full
blooded African boy named David Wright
entered the public schools there ard has
now become fully Americanized. Like \.
G. Ylu, the new pupil, David also at
tended Union school, which is gaining
reputation for foreign pupils.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
HAD 90 DESCENDANTS.
Dies Leaving 10 Children md SO
Grand and Great-GrandchiIdren

Dies Leaving 10 Children md So
Grand and Observation-Disclosures
As the result of the death of Mrs. Anne
lila Bird. ten children have lost their
mother, forty-eight are mourning the death
of their grandmother, ard forty children
the loss of their grandmother. 1t
is regarded as a peculiar coincidence that
the number of Mrs. Birds direct descend
ants is just the reverse of her age at the
time of her death. She was 50 years of
age and is survived by ninety-eight direct
descendants. Mrs. Bird was one of the
pioneer residents of Fond du Lac and died
at the home of one Of her daughters. She
retained all of her mental ability to the
last and was regarded as an unusually in
telligent old lady.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
SIX KILLED IN BOILER BLAST.
Others Injpzed When Steam Pressure
Brenkn Bounds in Roundh0use.

Six men were killed, one fatally injured.
and four slightly hurt in an explosi1.. t.lat
occurred shortly before l O'Clock the other
afternoon at the Wisconsin Central round
house which is being built in Superior.
The crew working on the roundhouse had
eaten dinner and were sitting near the en-
CINE boiler used in digging a well nearby.
Without any warning the boiler blew w
aud three EIen were Instantly killed. three
dying fey minutes later. The victims
OF the explosion were all fore gners EN-
ployed by Schmidt Brcs. & Hill Of Snpc-
rior, who are building the Central shops
and rcundhouse.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
WISCONSIN VOTES INCOME TAX.

State Constitutional Amendment
Wins Authorizing It's Adoption.
The people of Wisconsin have approved
an income tax law by adopting the follow
ing constitutional amendment to Section
i, Article VIII: Taxes may also be i'm
posed ons incomes, privileges and occupa-
tions, which taxes may be graduated and
progressive and reasonable exemptions
may be provided" To place the law on
the statute books under authority of the
vote it will be necessary for the LegisIa-
ture just elected to act. The amendment
was adopted by a safe ma ority.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
LABoRER GETS $4,000 DAMAGES.

NeIs Wick OF Cable Receivers from
Omaha Road for Injuries.
Five thousand dollars damages were
awarded in United States Court in La
Crosse to Nels Wick of Cable against the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Oma-
ha Railway Company for injuries receiv-
ed by the plaintiff while in the employ
of the defendant company. The plaintiff
was injured by falling from the upper
floor of coal she'd He sued for $780,
600. The jury was out for. forty-one
hours before returning a verdict in the
smaller sum allowed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
Mott May BE Fatally shot.

Charles W Mott, 43 years old. foreman
of the paint department of the j. l. Case
Threshing Machine Company in Racine,
was probably fatally shot on a recent
afternoon. Mr.. Mott had been out hunt
ing with a party of friends in an auto
mobile The machine pulled up in front
of his home, he got out, and his rifle
was handed to him and it exploded, the
bullet going into his body near the stom-
ach
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17

Two of party of five men surprised
fishing in the Manitowoe river with nets
are under arrest and search is being made
by the game wardens to locate the other
three. Fred Kreiger and Colt Schumick
of Collins are the men in custody and
they refuse to reveal the identity of their
three companions who escaped. The war
den coriscated 10 pounds of nets and
quantity of fish.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
WHEAT CARGO a7o,75o BUSHELS.

Largest Boat Consignment that Ever
Left Milwaukee Harbor.
The steamer barge Adam Cornelius left
Milwaukee the other day for Buffalo with
a cargo of go, 75O bushels OF wheat. This
is the largest boat load of grain in one
consignment to leave Milwaukee in the
history of navigation on the great lakes.
The Adam Cornelius arrived early in the
week with cargo of 5000 tons of COAL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
FIRST Illness Fatal to Pioneer.

The first illness which he experienced
in q long life of 81 years proved fatal 10
Peter Miller, a pioneer settler of Mantle
voc county. who died at Meeme. Mr..
Miller came TO the county thirty-seven
years ago and declared that up to within
a week he had never been forced TO con-
suit a physician or that he had never
been IN one Gay in his life.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
Form $1,000, 600 Tobacco Pool.

A million-dollar leaf tobacco pool was
formed in Madison by the members of the
Wisconsin leaf tobacco growers depart
nyent of the American Society of Equity.
Delegates representing growers OF 10000
600 pounds of leaf tobacco pledged them
selves to pool the crop and as far as pos
sible sell direct to the tobacco Tlanufac-
furerS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
naa Enrtnne in His C1othe..

II developed that Frank Ssitzig. the GO
year-old man who Was f,rnd dead beside
the dead body of his dog IN Bleomer. was
not a pauper Currency, drafts, notes,
mortgages. etc. aggrsgating over 5000
have been found in the pockets and lining
of his clothes and il il known that he
owns raj estate in Virginia
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
FIRE DESTROYS STORE.

Early Morning Blaze at CambelIs-
port Does $4,000 Damage.
Fire of unknown origin early the other
morning destroyed the store and ware
house of the Saeman, Loebs & Knichel
Company in Campbellsport. The loss is
estimated between $4,000 and 100000,
with about $4,000 insurance The blaze
was discovered about ) O'Clock in the
morning, but it was impossible to fight
the flames on account of lack of water.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
Alleged Depot Robber Caught.

Clyde Harvey of Merrill was arrested
by Detective Casey of Milwaukee, charged
with the robbery Of the Milwaukee road
depot at Brokaw Oct II. Harvey was
arrested upon evidence furnished by Sam
Andrews, who was arrested in Milwau-
kee Monday. Andrews confessed that he
and Harvey looted the cash drawer at
Erokaw, securing $5S.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-17
Iosex cbftaren; seeks Death.

In a crowded restaurant in kenosha-
Just after r>cn Sunday Mrs Laura Wells
attempted suicide by swallowing strych-
nine. The woman has recently been IN
abb 10 support her children. and they
.eere taken from Ter Saturday night and
sent 10 a pauper institution Her condi-
.;ao is critical