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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
Girl. Nerve-Racking Experience.

A midnight battle with three score
Infatuated blood-sucking bats, which as
sailed her from all sides, was an expert
ence which came recently to Miss Alice L..
Earle of South Norwalk. Conn.
Attacked in bed in fhe middle of the
night. Miss Earle jumped up in alarm,
only to be more generally attacked by the
vampires. Her nerves stood her in good
stead, for she wrapped a bed covering
about her >head and body, rushed from
the room. slammed tie door, and tainted
in the arms of her maid.
Miss Earle wss spending the winter
in San Antonio, Texas. Contrary to the
custom of these parts, she threw open
her window During the night ter
rife thunder storm arose. which drove
the bats into the room. When daylight
came the attendants of the hotel en-
tered the room and killed sixty-one bats
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
PATIcS%fh
@OLITIelANlS

The Illinois Republican convention in
dorsed Speaker Cannon for President on
Secretary Taft's platform. Gov. Deneens
administration was commended.
Republicans of the First Iowa Dis
as a presidential candidate and Endorsed
Senator Allison for reelection.
The Republicans of the First Kentucky
District divided between Taft and Fair
banks for President and will send con-
testing delegations to the national con-
vention.
Nebraska Republicans, in State conven-
ton, unanimously Endorsed Secretary
Taft for President. The delegates were
all the time.
At conference in Washington of lead
ing Democrats, including several Sem
ators and Representatives, it was decid-
ed to urge the various States not to tie up
their delegations at once.
The Oklahoma Republican State con-
vention instructed its delegation to Chi
cago to vote for any proposition favor
able to the candidacy of William II.
Taft for the presidency"
The Missouri Republican State con-
vention in ST. Louis adopted resolutions
commencing the administration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and instructed the four
| delegates at large to the national con-
yention to support Taft for the presi-
Dental nomination.
After a sounding of sentiment, which
l. 10 h.
an overwhelming majority favor Taft for
President, the State central committee
passed a resolution indorsing his candi-
dacy.
The Indiana Democratic State conven-
| ton named a State ticket, adopted a
platform and instructed the thirty dele
gates to the national convention to vote
| for William j. Bryan for President.
Thomas r. Marshall of Columbia City
won the gubernatorial nomination and
| Thomas Taggart was reelected national
| committeeman.
William Jennings Bryan will receive
the vote of Iowa's delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention. When the
| district d8egates were Endorsed and the
| delegates at large selected by the State
convention at Cedar Rapids they were
bound by iron-clad instructions to aid the
| Nebraskan's candidacy.
President Roosevelt, by manifesting an
active interest in the proposal that Con-
gress take some action looking TO tariff
revision. has stirred up a feeling of alarm
/ in the camp of the ''reactionaTies" who
fear that the Presidents efforts will re-
| suit III the adoption of the suggestion
that. early action is desirable.
An appeal has been issued by the col
ored campaign vigilance committee to
voters of the Southern States TO secure
the election of delegafes TO the Republican
national convention It Chicago who viii
| cast their votes for Senator Joseph B.
Foraker of Ohio for tire presidency. In
case of the failure to secure Senator
| Foraker's nomination. they are urged TO
unite upon Vice President Fairbanks or
| Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wis
| consin
Charges of wholesale frauds in the
| Louisiana Democratic primaries have re-
suited in the murder of one State Sena-
| tor and a general feeling Of bitterness
| that promises more trouble
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
GET BUSY ON LAWS,
DEMAND Of ROOSEVELT
Short. Sharp Message to Congress,
Urging Action On Pending
Bills.
TO AMEND SHERMAN ACT.
Employers Liability and Labor
Injunction Statutes Need
Changing.

President Roosevelt Wednesday sent
a special message to Congress which is
expected to stir the do-nothing legisla-
tors into useful If tardy activity. The
communication from the White House
Is, in fact protest against congress
sional dolce far niente and tie slum-
brous loquaeity of the Senate In it
Mr.. Roosevelt outlines and urges action
as follows:
Tarif-Immediate placing of wood
pulp on the free list. with reduction of
the duty on paper made from wood pulp /:
also provision for collecting data that
tariff revision may be undertaken at the
next session of Congress, the necessary
information TO be gathered by congress
sional committee and government agents.
Labor-Legislation prohibiting tempo
rsry restraining orders without notice in
labor disputes. Petitions for permanent
injunctions TO be heard speedily; issue
in contempt proceedings to be decided by
another Judge: nothing to be done to le-
galize either the black list or the boy
colt.
Antitrust Law-Amendments permit
ting industrial, labor and farmers COM
binations whose objects do not conflict
with the principles of justice and free
dom
Interstate Commerce Law-Amend-
ment giving railways right to form traffic
agreements subject to the approval of the
Interstate Commerce Commission. Amend
nent giving power TO the commission to
make public and pass upon all securities
issued by railways.
Financial-Action by Congress at the
present session. Establishment of postal
savings banks also recommended.
Child Prohibition throughout
the nation. Model law for District Of
Columbia.
Employers Liability-Immediate re-
enactment of a law conforming with Su-
preme Courts ruling. Also a law giving
compensation to employees injured or kill
ed in service of government.
The message is short and to the point.
The President confines himself to dis
cussion of the legislation outlined and
avoids subjects which have made his
recent communications to Congress the
theme of such widespread discussion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
M1E=RCbAl-
l.. - E. &: L: ,f.fiM
Y.S AND aEss4a l
'zFNANCLAL,
CHICAGO.

X. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
trade conditions in the Chicago district
says
The volume of trade, as reflected by
payments through the banks, maintains
steady recovery, but the commercial NOR !
tally is yet high and the process of liaui7
dation. although fatal to many weak con-
Germs. is really placing credit upon
healthier basis. Factory outputs still
remain much behind those at this time
last year and new demands come forward
rather slowly in leading industries. vet
there is further evidence of increased
distribution, particularly in general mer-
chandise, breadsufs and provisions.
Spring exhibits in retail lines CON-
mand more interest. and wholesale deal
ings in the staples reach satisfactory
aggregate Some caution is exercised in
making commitments for distant delivery
and mail orders from the interior are
moderate, but the current buying is well
maintained in textiles. footwear, light
weight apparel household needs and
food products.
Mercantile collections throughout the
West have almost returned to the normal
Stdtc- anu country StOFeketpeTS report Scd-
sonable consumption, the buying being
much stimulated by warmer weather.
Farmers, rule, find the outlook
very promising and, being in strong
position financially. they are expending
literally for machinery and materials for
improvements. Country banks are en-
abled with less difficulty than heretofore
to furnish the funds to carry on spring
work and shipments of currency from this
city are less than at this time last year
Financial affairs generally denote de-
creasing anxiety as to the future, depos-
its accumulate and the discount rate for
choice commercial paper is now more
frequently quoted at 3 per cent, although
the offerings of manufacturers make a
comparatively light showing.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 80. against 30 last week
and % year ago. Those with liabli-
ties over S. 600 number -, against 10
last week and I in 1907"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
sIxTEEN-HouR DAY is AN ISSUE
Trainmen Hold Federal Law Inn
practicable and Seek Ruling.

Trainmen Hold Federal Law Inn
practicable and Seek Ruling.
Railroad trainmen are in a quandary
about the federal sixteen-ho,lr law and
have appealed TO the State 80 .lroad COM
mission in Pennsylvania. The State COM
mission has no power in the matter, but
has taken up the question with the in
terstate commerce commission. A delcga-
ton of freight trainmen employed by the
Philadelphia and Reading Company laid
their case before the commission. They
say the law provides that no crew shall
be kept at work more than sixteen hours
continuously, and that after such work
each member shall have at least eight
hours rest. They say it is li6icult to OBJ
serve such a rule on the railroad. At a
recent wreck at Rossmoyne on the Read
ing railway the wrecking crew was at
work eighteen hours; it was impossible to
relieve the men. The tranmen say fur
Their that often the sixteel-hour limit ex-
pires when they are only few miles
from a terminal point. They want to
know whether it is their duty to stop
work and tie up traffic un6er such cir
cumstances or take the train to the end
of the rlIn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
SHOT IN STREET CAR AFFRAY.
Negro and White Man Are Wounded
nv Conzressnaan Helm.

Negro and White Man Are Wounded
by Congressman Helm.
In a desperate ARRAY in crowded
Pennsylvania avenue car IN Washington
negro and a white man were shot by
Congressman j. Thomas Hefin of Ala
bama, who won notoriety by his declara-
ton some time ago that he would like
to throw bomb under the table when
President Roosevelt was dining with
Booker I. Washington. Thomas Lumby,
the negro, was shot in the head and is in
a critical condition. Thomas McCreary,
a New York horse trainer, was shot IN
the leg. The shooting of McCreary was
accidental. Mr.. IIeflin was arrested and
taken to the sixth police precinct sta
ton, where charge of assault with in
tent to bill was placed against him. Later
he was released on $1,000 bail. The
shooting occurred shortly after o'clock.
Congressman Hefin was accompanied by
Congressman Edwin j. Elierbe of South
Carolina. and was on his way to deliver
a temperance lecture at the metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal church Upon board
ing the car he observed two negro pas
sengers, one of whom was Thomas Lum-
by, in the act of taking drink from
bottle of whisky Mr.. Helm says he
demonstrated with Lumby and asked him
to stop drinking. The other negro, who
was sober, attempted to take the bottle
away from his friend, but failed. 1t is
said that Lumby became offended at Mr..
Helms circumstances and applied vile
epithets. The fatal trouble then began.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
WAR ON FRISCO PLAGUE.
Great Cleaning Up of Coast City for
Coming Visit of Big Fleet.

After fight lasting for months the
marine hospital service is az last easy
IA mind over the proposed visit of the
battleship fleet to San Francisco. Won
derful work has been done by Surgeon
General Wyman. in cooperation with
the local authorities, toward stamping
out the bubonie plague, and complete
victory appears to be in sight. 1t was
said at one time that unless the prog
ress of the plague were stopped the
fleet would not be allowed to touch at
San Francisco. Once exposed to the
disease. there is no telling how badly
1t would cut into the fleet, and the gov
eminent has been overcareful, if any
thing, to take no chances.
At Magdalena bay. where the fleet
now is, it will remain some time for
target practice, and thence will steam
to Frisco. Since the plague first de
veloped 121 cases have been verified
bacteriologically and thirty-eight clinic
ally, and these have resulted in seven
ty-seyen deaths, or more than 80 per
cent of all afflicted.
The common rat is the greatest dis
seminator of the infection. and the sur
geons waged merciless war against him.
In the last week reported to headquar-
tiers, 9,915 rats had beeen trapped, 1883
bounty rats had been received, 2,5S3
had been examined bacteriologically
and twenty-siX had been found infected
with the bacillus of the plague.
The humble flea also has come in for
his share of investigation, and the
Treasury Department has issued elab-
orate instructions to the marine hos
pital service and to health officers gen.
orally, directing how fieas shall be col
lected and forwarded for examination.
The department circulated exhaustive
reports of the experiments with rats,
mice and f1eas by the British plague
commission in India, where the bubonic
plague has become a common scourge.
These have been supplemented with
studies made in the Pacific ports and
now it is desired to extend the investi-
CATION to other places in the United
States
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
CONGRESSMAN IN A FIST FIGHT

Representative Clark Beats Man
Who AssaiIed Him at Hotel Door.
Representative Frank Clark and wife
of Florida were just leaving their hotel
in Washington the other morning and had
entered the revolving door when a young
man entered one of the compartments
with a rush. catching Mrs. Clark's hand
and crushing it. The man Immediately
came outside to tender an apology, but
Mr.. Clark, who had his hands full of
grips and books, retorted sharply he did
not want an apology from person so
rude Immediately he received hard
blow over the left eye and fell to the
ground. Before his assailant could get
away Representative Clark had him by
the throat and boosting him up on top of
a counter gave rim a beating he will not
soon forget.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
FATHER DIES TO SAVE BABE.
Omaha Man, with Head Submerged,
Holds Child Above Water.

Omaha Man. with Head submerged,
Holds Child Above Water.
Standing in several feet of water in a
cistern in Omaha into which he had fall
en- with his 2-year-old son Willie, in his
arms, Morris Christensen held the child
at arms length above water until the
babe was rescued by neighbors. For this
devotion to his boy Christensen gave up
his own life, for no sooner had the child
been lifted from his hands than he sank
to the bottom and was drowned. Walking
around the back yard with his child in
his arms, Christensen stepped into thin
covering over a cistern and the two went
down. His wife witnessed the accident
and ran for help. Neighbors responded
and found the baby above water support
ed by Christiansen's arms, his head and
body being below the surface. Twice or
three times he raised his head above the
surface for a breath of air. A ladder
was lowered and one of the rescuers lifted
the child from Christiansen's arms. Re-
lieved of their burden the mans arms
disappeared The child was quickly lift
ed to the surface and Christiansen's body
grappled for and raised above the water.
Three physicians worked over Christian
sens body several hours, but without
success
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
WHITE PLAGUE NOW
DECLARED ON THE WANE
Census Bureau Figures Show a
Decrease in tuberculosis
Deaths in 1906.
CANCER IS ON THE INCREASE.
Table of Mortality Rates. Announced
by Officials of Department
at Washington.

Mortality statistics compiled by the
census bureau, according to a report
recently issued by the goyr nment,
show a decrease in the deaeh rate
among those afflicted with tuberculosis
and meningitis and an increase in the
mortality from cancer diseases, typhoid
fever, whooping cough and violence
The report covers all mortality Stats
ties in the fifteen registration States
and the District of Columbia and III
seventy-seven cities in MISREPRESENTATION
States for the years 1905 and 1906.
The causes of death, with their
rates, for 1906, ranked according to the
number of deaths for each 100000, are
as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07

While part of the decrease in the
number of deaths from tuberculosis
shown in 1906 as against 1905 is due
to the inclusion among the registra-
ton States of several with a low NOR
tally rate from this disease, there was
also noticeable a noteworthy decrease
in the old registration area. OF the
total number of deaths 36,032 were
shown to be males and 29,309 females,
the age of greatest mortality among
males ranging from % to 20 and among
females from 90 to 24 years. South
Dakota and Michigan showed the low
est mortality among the States, while
Colorado and California had the high
est. Neither of the latter States show
ed an increase in the disease among
the native population. New York had
the highest mortality rate among the
cities, that rate being 503 in 1906, as
compared with $50 in 1905.
Cancer was the cause of 29,020
deaths in 1906, of which 1,166 were
males and 1854 females. The age of
greatest mortality from this disease is
between the ages of 60 and Ga. Cali
fornia showed the highest death rate
and New Jersey the lowest, while Bos-
ton led all the large cities.
Practically all of the increase in the
mortality from typhoid fever comes
with the inclusion of new registration
States. This rate was % in 1905 and
80 in 1906. Pennsylvania and Colorado
showed the highest death rate from
typhoid, while Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island had the lowest. Pitts
burg and Allegheny, Pa, lead the reg
istration cities in mortality from
typhoid.
The total number of deaths in the
entire registration area for 1901 from
all forms of violence was 1852, cor
responding to death rate of 1908 per
100000 OF estimated population. The
death rate from suicide apparently
showed large increase for each year
of the period from 1902 to 1905 and a
decrease for 1906.
Deaths from accidental traumatisms
numbered 20,S42, ana the rate was sos
per 100000 of population; the CORE
spending rate for 1905 was All.
Deaths from steam railroad accidents
and injuries for the registration area
numbered 1000. and 1873 were due to
automobile accidents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
Fences stop His Hat Graft.

Dean Thompson, who resides on a
homestead south of Cody, Wyo., threat
ers to bring suit against the city be-
.ause of the number of fences which
have been erected by property owners
thereof. Thompson asserts that before
the fences were put up he never had to
purchase a hat, the wind bringing plen-
tiful supply from the direction of Cody.
Now the fences catch the hats and
Thompson's graft is at an end.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
Trip,e Murder I. Discovered.

The bodies of Angelo and Tony Selves
tire and Bernardo Dagannon were found,
each with a bullet in the breast, at Mil
ler's station, in Jefferson county, Ohio,
under circumstances which disclose a
triple murder The object of the murder
was evidently robbery, as the men were
known to have a large amount of money
in their pockets, which were torn out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07

Alto was speedily found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree. Before being
placed in his cell, after conviction, he
was stripped and given a new suit of
clothes. His cell was thoroughly
searched and cleaned-even new bed
clothing being supplied. In spite of
these precautions the assassin managed
in some manner to procure razor
blade and made a murderous assault
ON 'trusty'' who was engaged in
mopping out Altos CELL The assassin
cut the trusty's throat, but not fatal
ly, and then made desperate effort to
regain his liberty, but was soon over
powered. Denver believes there is in
the city a gang of anarchists ready to
go to any limit to aid him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
CHURCH GIVES TRADING STAMPS
Scheme Works Admirably IN Bring
sug Children to sunday school.

scheme Works Admirably IN Bring
ing Children to sunday school.
Salvation is free and a trading stamp
is thrown in at church in Golden, Colo,
and the attendance is growing This is
the way it happened. The children at
Golden would just as soon not 80 to Sun
day school. So Prof Gordon Montague
Butler. supe rintendent of the Sunday
school of the Presbyterian church. hit on
an idea to draw the crowds. He had
heard of the trading stamp inducement
and so he consulted with the pastor, Rev.
w. Y. Friend, and this is what they de-
cided to do Every child is given trad
ing stamp every time he goes to Sunday
school, and FIVE of these trading stamps
can be redeemed for a valuation equal to
the purchasing power of . cents. OF
course, it takes lot of time, bat then it
is great fun to save the stamps, and the
children know that if they attend Sunday
school every Sabbath for five weeks they
will get cents worth of something they
want Now the children of the town all
go to the Presbyterian Sunday school, and
incidentally the other churches are de-
nouncing trading stamps.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
HARTMAN BUYS TROLLEY LINES
Rail King Said to Have Purchased
Huntfngton's California Roads.

It's declared positively that f. III. Har-
riman has taken over all interests of ii.
E. Huntington in steam and electric rail-
ways in Los Angeles and southern Cali
fornia, paying $J0.000.000 for the prop
critics, which include the Pacific Electric,
Los Angeles-Pacifc, Los Angeles Railway
Company, Los Angeles Interurban Rail-
way Company and Los Angeles and Re
dondo Railway Company, the largest troll
ley system in the world Hartman will
also control the Pacific Light and Power
Company. According to the terms of the
agreement, Huntington will retire for all
time from active participation in the man
agement of the great properties which ne
has built up in southern California.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
uana Bomb wrecks Home.

Because be would not yield to demands
made on him for money, Frank Gugli-
uzza's home in Rochester, N Y. was
badly shattered by bomb. Ten persons,
including Gugliuzza, his wife and two
children, were in the house at the time,
but no one was hurt. Gugliuzza was
until recently a laborer at Pittston, Pa,
but left because he was receiving Black
Hand letters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07

Work was resumed Friday at the Bry-
ant public school in Wyandotte county,
west of Kansas City, Kan, where the
entire staff of woman teachers walked out
and refused to conduct classes. The trou-
BILE grew out of the TACT that the teachers
were obliged to go TO the house of the
county treasurer to have their pay war
rants signed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
Aeronaut Hurt I'm Accident.

Henry Farman, the English aeronaut.
met with an accident at Issy, France. He
was maneuvering in his aeroplane and
travelling at sixty miles an hour when the
left wing of the machine struck the
ground. The machine swerved and Far
man was thrown through the air for
thirty-ive feet. He was badly cut about
the face, but otherwise his injuries are
not serious
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07
CALL DEAD WOMAN MuRDEREss
Sandusky Police Say Dressmaker
Killed Caller and Then Shot Self.

E. j. Glendenning, As years old,
travelling salesman for a Cleveland cloak
and suit concern, and Mrs. KATHERINE
Hughes, 40 years old, were found dead
in the woman's rooms in au apartment
house in Sandusky, Ohio There was
bullet hole behind Glendenning's right
ear. Mrs. Hughes, shot through an eye,
was dead in a chair in front of writ
ing desk, on which was a mirror. Between
the bodies lay revolver with two cham
bers empty. According to the police, the
evidence indicated that Mrs. Hughes had
killed Glendenning and then committed
suicide. Powder signs were found upon
the woman's forehead, but none on Glen
denning Mrs. Hughes was a dressmaker.
Glendenning was married ten years ago
and left a widow and two children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-07

Judge McGee. ar Rapid City. s. H.. has
ordered an Indian in the Pine Ridge
reservation to bring his little daughter
into court to be returned to the care of
its grandparents. The father had ignor-
ed the existence of the child for fourteen
years until he found she was entitled to
a land allotment. Thea lie stole her
from her grandparents