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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
PLAN HOME FOR OLD
AND INDECENT DEAF.
Spirit of Mutual Helpfulness Shown
Among Graduates of Supt. Walkers
School at Delavan.

DELAVAN, Wis, Nov. 2.-[Special. ]
The spirit of cooperation and mutual
watchfulness engendered by attendance
at the state school for the deaf here, is
amply illustrated by reports of the Osh-
kosh correspondent of the Wisconsin,
Times, the deaf school paper. The cor
respondent also suggests a home in this
state for the old and feeble deaf. He
writes:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rideout went
on the steamer Thistle across Lake Win
nebago to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Scott and remained week. Mr. Rideout
helped Mr.. Scott to make hay. They put
it all in the barn just before a severe
storm came.
"A few days after they returned home
they went to Green Bay on the steamer
Thistle and remained a week, visiting
Mrs Rideout's son. They also visited
most all the deaf families in that city
and found them all doing well.
'On their way home they stopped i'll
Appleton and called OH George Mendei
and found him all alone and just recov-
ering from a three weeks severe illness.
Is it not about time the deaf of Wiscon-
sin We're hustling about for that home
for the old and feeble deaf?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
IS KILLED
DEMOCRATS STAY POLITICAL OPP
PONENT IN KENTUCKY.
Crockettsville, Residence of Feudists,
Chief Point of Interest in Po-
litical War.

JACKSON, KY, Nov. 2.-News was
received here today that Tilden Blanton
and Ashford Joseph DEM had killed
Demosthenes Noble, (Rep.) at Spring
Forks, a voting precinct in Breathitt
county.
Two attempts, one unsuccessful, to
steal ballots, were reported from Crock
ettsville and Sebastians' branch early to-
day. The home of Mary Dealin, who
held ballots for that precinct, was de-
stoyed by fire. At Sebastians' branch
precinct the Democrats are reported to
have hidden the ballots.
According to their political beliefs,
Jackson and Breathitt county men stig-
Matte the firing Gf the Dealin home as
incendiary or accidental. The most re-
liable report from the place, which is
twenty-five miles away, is that Mrs.
Dealin was feeding the Lexington SOL
diers under Capt. Sans when the ire
occurred. The ballots were reported de
stroyed and fresh ones were furnished
from Jackson.
CrockettsviIe. the home of Ed Gala
han. the noted feudist, and gathering
place of the warlke Breathitt county
clans, today was the chief point of in
terest in the political war.
what will happen at CrocketsvllleE
was the question on the lips of every one
in Jackson In that remote portion OF
Breathitt county twenty six men under
Capt Sans of Lexington company Of
the state militia were placed by Circuit
Judge Adams to see that the voting was
not interfered with.
Crockettsville is the feudal seat OF
former Sheriff Ed Callahan and of Ber-
ry Turner, a feudist of equal reputation,
while Govan Smith, alleged head of the
Smith and Deaton factions, an enemy of
,Callahan's. promised to be on hand to
see that his rivals did not attempt to
take the precincts for the Democratic
nominees for Circuit Judge d. B. Red
wine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
TO DEFEND AIR CRAFT
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WILL Elk
PERTINENT WITH CANNON.
Muflers Will Also Be Tried in Order TO
Make Flights Comparatively
Noiseless.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. TO
devise some means of defense against
aerial invasion, the bureau of ordnance
Of the war department is about to oeglh
a series OF experiments of shooting at
air craft with cannon.
The experiments will be carried on at
the Sandy Hook proving grounds, III
New Jersey. Capt Charles de T..
Chandler of the signal corps is making
arrangements for the balloons to be used
in the tests.
At the beginning of the work only gas
bags will be used, but as information is
obtained the field of operation may be
expanded.
The only experiments of this character
have been carried on by gun manufacture
erS in Germany. The knowledge gained
thereby has resulted in the manufacture
of balloon cannon.
The tests at Sandy Hook will be made
with cannon now in use, and such new
designs will be drafted as the expert
ments show may be wise.
The signal corps will engage i'll the
problem of navigating air against sue
cessful attack from the land. Expert
ments will be conducted in muffling the
motors of the Wright aeroplane owned
by the government, so flights may be
made comparatively noiseless.
te:egraphy from an aeroplane will also
be made.
HAMBURG, Nov. 2.-Aviation week
opened here Monday with what nearly
proved to be a fatal accident. A me-
chanic, Pequet, was making a flight in
an aeroplane at a considerable height
when flames broke out A moment later
the benzine tank exploded.
Pequet succeeded in gliding to the
earth, but the danger of burning to
death was SO pressing that he jumped
from the machine while it was yet 10 or
20 feet in the air.
He was injured about the chest and
was carried to a hospital. Apparently his
injuries are not serious. The cloth wings
of the aeroplane were consumed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2.-Fear-
ing that airships may be used for Grim
inal purposes the minister of the interior
has ordered the police to attend every
ascent of airships and to establish a Sc
cret surveillance of all members of aero
clubs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
FIVE PERISH IN FIRE,
dren When Lamp Is Upset and All
Burn to Death

PITTSBURG. Pa, Nov. Mrs. Will
liam NARROW and four children were
burned to death today by the upsetting
of an oil lamp in their home A fifth
child was saved by the mother Lyle,
an S-year-old son. was playing about the
kitchen when the lamp ON the table was
overturned. The burning fluid was scat
tered over the room igniting practically
everything. Mrs. NARROW quickly car
ried the boy to the yard and entered the
who were asleep on the second floor.
The fire burned rapidly, and the FIVE of
them persisted.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
CADET BYRNE BURIED
WEST POINT FOOTBALL PLAYER is
GIVEN MILITARY FUNERAL.
Entire Personnel of Army Academy At
tended Services and Parents See
Coffin Lowered Into Grave.

WEST POINT, n. Y, Nov. Cadet
Eugene A. Byrne, who died on Sunday
MS the result of injuries received in the
second half Of the Haryard-West Point
football game. was given a military
burial in the Academy cemetery today.
The funeral was attended by the ell
tire body OF cadets, the officers of the
academy and the army post, and by
scores of friends OF the young soldier.
The parents of Cadet Byrne stood beside
the grave when the coffin was lowered
into it.
Preceding the burial, the cadet battal-
ion marched, to the beat of mutf1ed
drums, to the Roman Catholic chapel of
the reservation, where the religious cere-
monies were held.
There were many floral pieces, sent by
representatives of educational institu-
ti0ns and by personal friends. The post
will be in mourning for thirty days.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. q
The great annual football contest be-
tween the West Point cadets and Annap-
oils midshipmen, which was to have
taken place at Philadelphia, November
81. will not be played this year. Final
decision was reached today by the ath-
letic authorities of the naval academy
to grant the request of the superintend-
ent of the military academy to cancel
the games owing to the death of Cadet
Eugene A. Byrne as a result of injuries
received Saturday i'll a game with Har-
Vdr6
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
WON BY BRAINS.
The Rise of Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand's Morganatic Wife.

The once Countess Sophia Chotek,
the inorganic wife of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the Aus.
Hungarian crown, has become the
most prominent figure in Europe, Nor.
ganatic wife, left-handed wife no longer,
she will sit on the throne as empress
at her lord and masters left hand Only
recently Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
himself a man Of brains, and his wife
were invited by the Emperor William Of
Germany to attend the autumn maneu-
vers of the German army in Wurtem-
berg. At the moment the Emperor's in
vitation was made public, Emperor
Francis Joseph raised Archduke. Fran,
els Ferdinand's wife to the rank of Arch
duchess. with the title of imperial high
ness. That creation was regarded as
precursor to the removal of the disability
against Archduke Francis Ferdinands
children. This invitation is not regarded
with pleasure in Germany, but it de
lights Hungary. Hungary has not been
fond of Emperor Francis Joseph, but is
fond of Francis Ferdinand and his wife,
a Hungarian.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
ALL FOR DEEP CHANNEL,
Closing Session of Waterways Conven-
ton Marked by Expressions of
Faith in Project.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. 2.-The
closing session today of the Lakes to the
Gulf Deep Waterways convention was
marked by enthusiastic expressions Of
faith i'll the attainment of fourteen feet
support of the movement and additional
estimates of benefit to result from the
movements realization.
Participating in the programme were
representatives of several of the Latin
countries which will be directly affected
mel through the Mississippi valley to the
Great Lakes. This session was open to
the public
Following the conventions adjourn-
ment sine die, number of boats await
ed at the docks to convey the delegates
to the United States naval station,
where in the largest floating drydock in
the world, long tables had been set for
an elaborate luncheon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
STRIKE IN HIGH LIFE.
Why the Projected Elkins-Abruzzi Wed
ding Failed to Come
Off.

ROME. Nov. IA threatened strike
in the royal residences of Italy was the
obstacle to the Elkins-Abruzzi wedding.
1t appears that the ladies of the court
of Queen Margh erIta, those of the court
of Queen Elena and those who would
be called to the royal residence of the
Duke of Abruzzi after his marriage drew
up strongly worded memorial against
the projected union of a royal duke with
an American heiress. They all fatty
declared they would not do service to
royaliZe any American girl.
A certain number of noble ladies live
at court for fixed periods. One rides or
drives with the Queen, another goes shop
ing with her and a third attends the
state functions. The court slang for
these tasks is doing service" and one
and all of these ladies of the old Roman
nobility refused to serve Miss Elkins.
The leaders of the strike were the
Princess Massimo. the Princess Doria,
the Princess Palavacini, the Princess
San Faustinu and Princess Aldefrandi.
Then, too almost every one of the Amer
leans married to Italian nOblemen Joined
the strike and their names figure boldly
in the strike declaration presented to the
royal family. Among these are Countess
Gianotti, who was Miss Kinney, the
wife of the grand master of ceremonies
at the quirinal; the Princess VicOvarO,
who Miss LOrillard Spencer, the wife
of the last of the Cenci; Countess Sheri-
ardesci. who was Miss Fischer of New
York; Countess di Brazza, formerly Cora
Slocumbe of New Orleans; the Princess
Nivero, who before her marriage was
Miss Margaret Brugmann of st. Louis.
The name of one English lady, the
Duchess di Texmonota, is attached to
the petition, but the success of the strik
ers is said to be largely due to the pro-
test of the American noblewomen. who
lean girl into the royal family.
The facts of the singular conspiracy to
coerce have been divulged by Mrs.
George Law. Mrs. Law was stopping
with the Elkinses at the Hotel du Rhein
when the engagement took place and
she was to have been one of the brides
attendants and is in all the secrets of
the international union that failed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
NOT COLLEGES ANGEL
Senator Isaac Stephenson Denies That
He Is Man Referred to by Presi-
dent plantz-Returns Home.

MARINETTE, Wis, Nov. 2.-[Spe-
cial. Sen. Isaac Stephenson smiled
when asked today if he was the man who
who was referred to by President
Plantz of Lawrence college, Appleton, as
willing to give vast sum for the re-
moval of the college to this city and said
he was not. on the witness stand.
Later he positively stated he was not
the man referred to, although he is a
warm personal friend and admirer of
President Plantz.
Sen. Stephenson returned home Mon
day. after his trip down the Mississippi
river with President Taft. He enjoyed
the trip very much, but has some doubts
as to the feasibility of the deep water
way plan for the big river.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
R, F, HOWARD'S
CAREER is ENDED
VETERAN NEWSPAPERMAN DIES
FROM HEART TROUBLE AFTER
TWO MONTHS ILLNESS.
WAS AN, OLD TIME REPORTER.
covered" Some of the Biggest Stories
in History of State-Once Private
Secretary to Somers.
SURVIVED BY WIFE AND DAUGHTER

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 1, 1909
Robert E. Howard, one of Milwaukee's
most widely known newspapermen, died
few minutes past midnight Sunday aft
er an illness of several months. He was
So years old and is mourned by a wife
and daughter. His death occurred at his
home, 1872 Mason street. He did his last
newspaper work on The Daily News two
months ago. When he left his desk he
predicted that it was for the last time
and that he would not live out the year.
known throughout Milwaukee and
most of Wisconsin as Bob" Howard,
the journalistic veteran was noted for
his versatility, candor and good fellow
ship. He could cover murder, handle
copy, write love sonnets or preach SER
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05

the Indian wars, he was probably in
more engagements than any other officer
in the United States army.
Sketch of His Career.
Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard was
born in Maine in 1880. He graduated
from Bowdoin college at the age of 20
and received an appointment at the mill
tary academy at West Point. He stood
fourth in his class and, upon graduating
in 1854, was made a second lieutenant
in the ordnance department serving at
Watervelt. n. Y, and at the Kennebeck
arsenal. Me. During the next year he
accepted the position as professor of
mathematics at West Point with the
rank of first lieutenant.
When the Civil war broke out, Gen.
Howard resigned from the chair Of
refused him at the academy, My coun-
try needs me-" He went to the war as
colonel of the Third Maine volunteers.
At the first battle of Bull Run he COM
manded a brigade and was made a brig
adler general soon after. He lost an
arm at the battle of Fair Oaks on June
1. 1862. but he resumed his command
the next month and saw action at An
tietam, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga.
Wins Praise of Sherman.
For his services during Sherman s
der general in the regular army. It was
at this time that Sherman wrote TO
Grant concerning Howard: Il find him a
polished and Christian gentleman, ex-
hibiting the highest and most chivalrous
traits of character"
At the close of the war he was APP
pointed head of the freedmen's bureau,
and held this position for nine years.
In 1877 Gen. Howard engaged in Indian
fighting, commanding an expedition
against the Nez Perces. Later in. life
he wrote a book describing this cam
paign and paying tribute to Chief
Joseph, the head of the hostile tribe.
He then became superintendent of the
military academy at West Point, III
1SS1-1SS2. He afterward commanded
the department of the Platte at Omaha
the department Of the Pacific, and final
~ went to Governors island as com
mander of the department of the east.
Given Thanks of Congress.
In 1894 he was retired with the rank
of major general, and in 1908 the Sen
ate passed a bill placing Gen. Howard
on the retired list as lieutenant general
and thanking him at the same time for
his meritorious service. He was founder
of the Lincoln Memorial university at
Cumberland Gap, Tenn, and chairman
of the board of directors Of that institu-
ton for many years.
The honorary degree of LII. D. has
been conferred on Gen. Howard four
times, and the French government made
him clevalier of honor in 1884. He was
the author of a number of books, the
best known of these being his war me-
moirs.
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CA 9 ORA
For Infants and Children
The Kind You Have Always Bougn'
s sssss ;s: ., Ah41zz&
Cost of Modern War.

The Anglo-German crisis is only oIS
phase Of the question in which every
nation, America included, is vitalyy c t5s
cerned. The impoverishment Of Of :, 'Is IL
world by war-even by war wnlcn orI Il
never fought-is the most imminent e sOn
now threatening the race. 1t costs Stest
100000 to build a warship Of the i al a
type. Each broadside fred by suC costs $
vessel in practice or at an enemy , cost If
$4,000, and her guns are caPaOlTT The
discharging six rounds a minute, 4ora i
construction of these marine monSL 81 the
proceeding at the utmost capaclty 4I oa On.
dockyards and gun foundries Oh th p the
tire world. The peace taxes u core.
present are already heavier IN the a esrry
gate than the burden imposed 10 ;l4o 49,
on any of the great wars IN nlS'0-''
McClure's Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
A RECONNOITER,
How a Man with the Chicken HCdn
Did a Safe Business.


"Jake" Herman and 'Jack" Van
Woert drove into Montclair, n. ], 70
Gently, seeking a Sandy Farguarson
Farguarson's automobile and Fargusr.
sons collie. The story they told was
that some days ago Farguarson went
through their district, looking over pOuI.
try and arranging for purchases soon
after November Is. He examined tba
chicken coops to see if they were clean
and gave excellent advice on poultry
raising to the farmers, who were pleased
at the prospect of getting fancy prices
promised by the stranger, WIN rode in a
motor car. The collie was a close OBJ.
server during his inspection tours. A
few days later half a dozen chicken
coops in the district were cleaned out
Nobody suspected Mr.. FarguarsOn. But
one morning there was a great noise
around Van Woert's chicken coops an
hour or so before sunrise. Van WOert
looked out Of the window. And there.
he says, right on the road, was Sandy
with the auto, and the collie rushing
toward the car with a hen in its mouth,
The hen was deposited in the car, and
the collie returned and took another.
Van Woert got his gun and ran to tho
door, which creaked when he opened it.
Sandy heard, whistled to the dog to
jump in the car, and rode off.
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mon with equal facility. He was gifted
with a vein of humOr and he had a per-
sonality which was marked wherever he
appeared
Howard was born in La Crosse and
after a publis school education he
learned the printers trade He "stuck
type in New York Chicago, Milwaukee
and other large cities, finally returning
to La Crosse to become manager OF The
Chronicle, sharing the ownership with
Ellis B. Uusher. Later Howard left this
paper for Brick" Pomeroy's La Crosse
to Milwaukee, where he became connect
ed with The Evening Wisconsin in the
newspaper union department. Howard
served as news editor of The Sentinel for
a time and then Joined the staff of the
newly organized Milwaukee Journal. In
1884 Howard accepted clerkshlp IN the
public document department at Washing
ton and later as private secretary to
Congressman Peter j. SOmerS.
After two years in Washington How
ard established a paper in Shamokin
Pa, but strikes and panic caused the
venture to fail and he returned to Mil
waukee, where since then he has been
identified with practically every paper
in the city for varying periods.
For some time Mr.. Howard has been
failing, death finally resulting from a
complication of troubles, superinduced by
a weak heart. In his death milwaukee,
newspaper circles lose one of its "stars"
of the old school, He was broadly edu-
Gated by book and experience and never
betrayed a confidence. He believed the
Swedenborgian tenets in religious matters
and was deep deliver in philosophy of
all ages.
AS an example of Howard's versatility,
his sermon in the Peoples pulpit in 1908
was a notable example. A minister had
taken exception to Towards method OF
covering" the city pulpits and declared
he could edit a sermon as we'll as news
papermen could preach one. Howard ac-
cepted the challenge and his ensuing
scholarly discourse on THE Book of
Life" evoked the admiration and appro-
val of all manner of men for its broad
humanity and religious teachings.
The funeral of Mr.. Howard will be
held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'CLOCK
from Peacock's undertaking Parlors, All
Broadway, Rev. Frederick Edwards OF
ST. James Episcopal church realing the
burial service. Brief remarks will be
made by the president of the Milwaukee
Press club.
The pallbearers will be John Poppen-
deck, Jr, managing editor of the Mil
waukee Sentinel; H. P. Myrick, manag-
ing editor of the Milwaukee Free Press;
NJ. A. Hoyt, managing editor of the Mil
waukee Daily News; Gustav Haas, man
aging editor of the Germania; Henry G.
Campbell, managing editor of the Mil
waukee Journal, and Herman Bleyer,
managing editor of the Evening Wis
cOnSin
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other crocodile bit off his fourth leg last
spring he has had crouch against all
the world. When it became necessary
to start him for his winter quarters il
was decided best to let his teeth stay
outside, for the peace and good order Of
the reptile house. DR.. w. Raid Blair
had the crocodile trussed up with stout
ropes and carried on stone boat 10 tie
first convenient tree. A tackle was rugged
there with a rope TO his upper jaw. \
turn was taken around q limb after an
other line had been bent on his lower
jaw. Half n dozen attendants heaving
away got his jaws apart and DR.. Blair
sawed off his teeth
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
GEN. HOWARD, CIVIL
WAR HERO, IS DEAD
LAST OF THE UNION COMMANDERS
EXPIRES SUDDENLY IN YER
MONT HOME.
FOUGHT IN MANY BATTLES.
Saw Action at Antietam, Gettysburg and
Chattanooga and in Indian Fight
ing in West.
GIVEN THANKS BY SENATE IN 1908

BURLINGTON, VT, Oct. 27.-Gen.
Oliver o. Howard, last of the Union
commanders of the Civil war, died at
his home here Tuesday night. Heart
disease was the cause. Gen. Howard
was 70 years old.
Last week Gen. Howard was in On
tario delivering his lecture on Abraham
Lincoln" His last public appearance
was at London Sunday night. On Mon
day he returned to his home in Burling-
ton and was apparently in his usual
good health. Tuesday night while sit
ting in a chair at his home he was at
tackled by heart disease and was dead
when a physician reached the house.
Including Gen. Towards services in
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CELLAR HER PRISON.
Maple Creek Woman Falls, Dislocates
Hip and Is Forced to Remain
Alone Four Days.

NEW LONDON, Wis, Oct. 27.-[Spe-
cial. While in her cellar Mrs. A. Rohl-
off, near Maple Creek church, fell and
ldislocated her hip. She was unable to
get up stairs owing to her injuries and
remained in the cellar alone four whole
days She had gone to put in a cellar
window and fell from a chair. Mrs.
EFurst. a neighbor lady, CHANGED to call
and the terrible plight was discovered.
! Mrs. RohIoff said that the nights were
most unbearably long and were the worst
feature of the imprisonment in the eel
tlar She is recovering.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-11-05
BAR AGAINST PUFFs IN SCHOOL.
California Normal Students Strike, but
Parents Remain Firm.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. l.
School girls at the state normal school
here must not wear rats" ''puffs,"
switches. coronet braids, or monstrous
ribbon bows to add little touches Of
beauty" to their tresses. The edict is
being backed by parents.
Miss Kate Osgood, principal of the
training department of the school, is a
leader in the plan to exclude overplus
hair adornment. The movement reached
point of revolt last week and a few
pupils went home, but returned, re-
buked by their mothers and minus the
puffs and bows.
While mothers of the girls have mere
" warned them to obey the order, some
fathers have rejoiced because of the high
prices for the fashionable hair goods.