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The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
Ante joke suppres.ed.

Boston. July I0-JOculsr reference 10
the Boston city han IS headquarters OF
the steel trust" BY snnouncers on sight
seeing vehicles IS now prohibited In an
official police notice sent 10 persons in
terested As a joke. spoken during re-
cent court proceedings against city poll
ticians accused OF Illegal practices. the
announcers adopted the reference 70 city
hall A police captain who overheard
the words took action which resulted IN
the prohIhitorv order.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

While you think Of it. telephone your
Want Ad 20 The Washington Herald
and bill VIII be sent you st ! cent q word.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
FOR UNMARRIED NIECE.
State Supreme Court Decides That Will
Does Not Tend to Discourage
Marriage.

WAUKESIIA, Wis, Nov. Id Spe-
cial. IA will contest in which one Of
the most unique points ever involved i'll
similar litigation in Wisconsin was Il
feature, has just been decided by the
supreme court when the judgment Of the
lower court in sustaining the will of the
late Clara NJ. Bacon OF this city was
affirmed
The appeal was brought by two mar
red nieces Of the deceased who sought
to test the validity of a provision of
the testatrix in her will which pro-
vided for a distribution of a portion of
her estate among nieces who We're UNI
married at that time. The appellants
claimed that this provision was against
public policy as it tended to discourage
marriage and to encourage divorce, con-
tending that by unmarried nieces it was
meant not only those who had never
wed but those who might be widowed c'
divorced.
The other side contended that the pro-
vision was meant simply by the tesla
trix merely to provide for certain nieces
who had no husbands to provide for
them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
BULLET ENDS A DUEL
POLICE CHIEF DODGES SHOTGUN
AND WOUNDS HIS ASSAILANT.
Drunken Laborer Ready to Pull Second
Trigger When Officers Revolver
Saves Latter's Life.

BEAVER DAM, Wis, Nov. ID
Especial. lin Il duel between Chiel OF
Police Goetsch and Herman Peters Il
drunken laborer, the latter was seriously
wounded by the chief, who himself
narrowly escaped death at the hands Of
the liquor-crazed man.
Peters had been drinking heavily all
Friday and on returning to his home
in the evening laden with more bottles
Of beer and whisky, his wife became
alarmed and telephoued for the police.
Chief Goetsch responded and on reach
ing Peters home was refused entrance
by Peters. who threatened to XIII the
chief if he attempted to enter
Going to another door, the chief forced
his way into the house, to be met by
Peters, who was armed with shotgun.
Chief Goetsch OWNED that Peters. drunk
rs he was. really intended TO Kill him,
SO he lodged quickly to one side just AS
Peters pulled the trigger and charge
If shot flew 50 close to the chlcfS face
that today he is deaf from the proximity
If the explosion
Chief G;octsch meanwhile had drawn
his revolver and seeing that Peters was
about to fire the second barre! AZ MN,
the CHIEF sent a bullet into his asShu-
ant, the lcaion missile lodging between
the two lower ribs of his left side. sur
-cuns have extracted the bullet ana
Peters is likely to recover.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
BOY BANDIT IS SHOT
EARL ROSS BULLOCK RECEIVES
BULLET FROM POSSE.
Holds Up Same Bank in Eudoria, Kan,
Which He Robbed Last
Month.

LAWRENCE, Kan, Nov. 13.-Earl
Ross Bullock, boy of IS, who robbed
the State bank of Eudoria, Kan, Octo-
Der / /. returned to the bank Friday aft
crnoon with Willie Mckay, aged Il. and
attempted a second robbery. In the first
robbery Bullock ESCAPED with nearly
$1,000, went to Lawrence. his home, and
shot Policeman pringle, who attempted
to arrest him, and escaped.
When Bullock entAHd the Eudoria
bank Friday afternoon with his partner
there were three men present, +. +. Will
son. cashier of the bank; Fred Starr.
cashier of the Kaw Valley bank of the
same place, and Wilson's son. Starr was
in the State bank with bag of money
making the days clearings from his in
stitutiuu.
Bullock commanded the trio to hold up
their hands, then without Il word of
warming. shot starr, who fell with n
bullet through his jaw. The two Will
sons had their hands high in the air
by this time, while Rullock's companion
stood guard at the door with two re-
vOlvers.
Bullock gathered up all the money on
the counter, took the bag which Starr
had, then looted the vault and the two
boys fled through the back Ioor.
They ran south to a small river on the
edge Of town and started up the river. \
posse, led by the two Wilson's, followed
Them. and about half mile UP the river
overlook the boy bandits. 4 running
fight took place in which Bullock was
shot through the head. The Mckay boy
gave himself up without firing a shot.
He was Immediately brought to Law
renee in an auto and placed in the
county Jail to avoid lynching.
The money was all recovered and re-
turned to the bank, while Bullock was
taken to Eudoria in dying condition.
Starr whose jaw was shot to pieces
is thought to be in no danger of death
lie was brought to a hospital here for
medical attention.
Bullock has been reading dime novels
and his parents in Kansas City blame
this fact for his crimes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
SHOTGUN NOT FIRED.
Wife of Man Slain by Police Chief Says
Weapon Was Broken Before
the Shooting.

BEAVER DAM, Wis, Nov ID
Special Henry Peters lived fifteen
hours before succumbing to the bullet
fired into his side by Chief of Police
August Goetsch last Friday after Mrs.
Peters had called for police aid when
her husband returned home fighting
drunk.
However, today the woman denies
that Chief Goetsch had any cause to
shoot her husband, and declares that
several minutes before the officer broke
into the house, that Peters had smashed
the stock from the barrel of the shotgun
with which the chief says Peters fired
a charge of buckshot which narrowly
missed his head.
Chief Goetsch, apparently much per-
turbed Mt the death of Peters, will make
no statement relative to the shooting,
which originally he said occurred when
he had forced an entrance into Peter $
house and was met with armed resist
ance, whcreupon in self defense he shot
Peters Il r the latter had fired the
shotgun at him. Mrs. Peters says her
husband broke the gun In hammering on
a door leading to the apartment occupied
by another family.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
WAS HE MADE VICTIM =?
American Claims English Wife Had
Him Falsely Declared In
sane

LONDON. Nov. 13.-Walter \. Nc
Crccry, the wealthy American sports
man aud polo player, has retained noted
counsel in his proceedings to regain CON
troll of his property in this country. one
Of them is Dolphin NJ. Dclmas, who was
counsel for larry Thaw in New York
on the first trial, when the jury dis
agreed
\ receiver was appointed for Walter
Met roery's estate in Great Britain about
a year ago. when two doctors certified
that he was Of unsOund mind. 1t is
said that Mr.. McCreery is convinced
that his wife and brother did not act
out of consideration for his welfare, but
for the purpose Of gaining possession Of
his millions.
Mr.. McCrccry is 3S years old. He was
born in Switzerland while his family
were travelling. In 1896 he married
Emilia McAdHm, an English woman of
one Of the odd shire families
In the fall of 1905 Mr.. McCreery Wis
tied California Returning to England on
February H. he had several misunder-
standings with his wife. About Feb
ruary II, according to his own state
monta. he was seized 10y four men and
removed temporarily TO II place of CON
Gucmcnt. lie was Immediately released,
but in March al order was obtained for
his commitment. upon certificates Of two
physicians, alleging that his mind was
unbalanced.
Mr.. McCrecry contend, that he mad no
chance to make his case heard before Il
magistrate. But he was never really uu-
der restraint.
ON September he was taken to Little
Hampton. provided with valet, who is
still in his service, and accompanied 10y
ljr. Percy Dykes. Between that date and
October he enjoyed liberty and spent
his time motoring, cycling, walking and
boutiug without an escort, except un two
occasions when he invited DR.. Dykes to
accompany him on motor trip. Mr.. Me
Creery operated the car himself.
On October ! he drove to Brighton
and told the chauffeur 10 meet him sew
cral hours later Tired of restraint he
took n boat Ia brussels, whore he arrived
with only one dollar in his pocket. His
brother aud wife. il Is said, made SOW
cral attempts 10 induce him to return
to England. as under the English law
a person who remains out of the Jurls-
dctiUn for fourteen days is free, and n
ucW commitment Is necessary.
Mr.. McCrccry obtained money through
American bankers AMI sailed from Cher
Dough, arriving in New York two weeks
ago lie Immediately consulted Attor-
uuy DclmaS.
His New York bankers released all his
securities on the ground that the Eng
fish receiver had not jurisdiction over
his property in America. His attorneys
came mt once to London to begin suit for
divorce on the ground OF cruelty. Mr..
McCrcery expects to get the custody of
his four sons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
$1,000 FOR A LEAF.
An Australian Pays That Sum for Bit
of Spineless Cactus.

Wizard Burbank says that though
some dishonest dealers both IN this coun-
Try and in Europe have been offering
specimens Of the sO-Called Burbank
spincless cactus for two years the first
genuine specimens were put on the mar
ket only last summer
He has been experimenting with the
production of a spneless opuntia, or
urickly pear, for twelve years Spcci-
mems were sent to him from all over the
world and thousands of seedlings were
raised every years, but most of them
were grubbed up as unavalling.
The original successful plant has
grown in three years to a height of u
feet and is over 6 feet in diameter. The
tboruIess varieties cannot be raised from
seed, but are prOpagatcd only from cut
tings, which must be first witcd in the
sun for week or two before they will
grow. after that" says Mr.. Burbank
In the Philadelphia Record they viii
,oot anywhere any end up-eycn in your
oycrcoat pocket or on the floor back Of
The stove
A single leaf Of the best variety Of the
thornless cactus. the Santa Rosa was
sold for $1,000 10 John NJ. Rutland Of
Melbourne, Australia, with the right TO
sell in the southern hemisphere, and one
leaf Of another variety was disposed of
to the same Australian hOrticulturist for
$500.
1.-The foliage proposition" continued
Mr. Burbank, is 10y no means all there
g 10 cactus culture Tho fruits have
wonderful possibilities. Many OF my
helpers prefer pear to apprcots or
peaches and / myself find it delicious
There Is great variety in the taste Of the
different sorts, and my ambition now is
10 produce a type that will bear distinc,
varieties Of cactus fruit, the same as
different varieties Of apples are char.
actcraed by different favors"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
INSURGENT NOT PICKED
ANTI PUNISHED AS
SEEN IN APPOINTMENTS.
Selection of Census Supervisors Is Made
Without Needing Recommendations
of Congressman of Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 13.-tSpecial.l
What is generally regarded here as
another attempt to punish the anti-Can-
non and Aldrich element in Congress
from Wisconsin is seen in the appoint
nIent by President Taft of Charles \.
Lyman of this city as census supervisor
for the Second district. Several weeks
ago the appointment was rendered to
Prof. s. w. Gilman of the university,
but he was required to decline it by
press of university duties. This appoint
ment was made in the face of Congress
man Nelson's recommendation of another
man, Herman Winter.
1t always has been considered the con-
gressman's prerogative TO recommend
candidate for this post. When Prof.
Gllman's declination was announced, the
recommendation of Herman Winter was
renewed at Washington by the congress
man, and a second time was it ignored.
Mr. Lyman is nephew of Prof. Gill
man, although it is known that the pro-
fessor did not use his influence in any
way for the appointment of his relative,
preferring to let the young man fight his
own battles. Mr. Lyman is hardly ~
years old and is thought to be the young
est census supervisor i'll the state if not
in the country.
The turn-down given Congressman Mel
son is parallcled by that accorded to
Congressman Lenroot of Superior whose
recommendation Of an appointee was ig-
nored and Leroy b. Dresser named in
stead. In the lake shore district also,
the same disposition was evidenced
against Senator La Toilette, whose priv
ilege, according to custom, it was to
name a candidate for census supervisor
for the Democratic district represented
by Congressman Weisse. He, too, was
turned down.
The job is a choice one, pecuniarily.
The salary is $500, with 81 extra for
each 1000 names enumerated. Wauke-
sha county has been added to this cen
sus district, and more than 200 emu
merators will be required to canvass the
district. The appointment of these are
made by the supervisor. One enumerator
is apportioned for each precinct.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
AUT0KILLS RICH WOMAN
MRS. F. C. JONES DIES IN NEW
YORK SOCIETY CROWD.
Is Run Down by Motor Bus Near Wal
dorf-Astoria in View of Many
Shoppers.

NEW YORK, Nov 13.-Mrs. Frank
Cazanova Jones, wife of the millionaire
brick manufacturer, was killed almost
instantly Friday night when struck
down, just north Of the Waldorf Astoria
by motor bus. The accident was seen
by scores of society folk and by hun
dreds Of shoppers.
1t may be Mrs. Jones was frightened
to death, or that her skull was frac
tured, or she sustained Il conclusion OF
the brain. At all events, there was only
one mark upon her body, a bad bruise OF
the right hand, which the bus crushed
She was not run over, so could not have
sustained internal injuries.
Mrs. Jones left a department store op'
posite the Waldorf and started across
the street. When almost upon the other
curbing the bus came along. She stepped
first ahead, then back, and the radiator
of the bus knocked her down. The ma
chine came to Il stop, one of its forward
wheels resting on her hand. She
screamed III agony.
A policeman galloped up and ordered
the chauffeur 90 back off the hand, HC
did so, and then helped carry the victim
INTO Il store.
AS soon as laid upon the floor Mrs
Jones became unconscious. Twenty OF
thirty other women alighted from motor,
and carriages and administered to her.
But before the arrival of an ambulance
she died. Her body and the chauffeur
prisoner were sent in the same Wagon
to the tenderloin police station. 1t was
not until the contents of her handbae
were examined that her identity was
discovered.
Her husband was Immediately notified
and with his daughter came to the sta
tion in a motor. As he looked upon tn,
body he tainted.
Mrs. Jones was 80 years old. She fig
ured prominently last July when he
son, Frank c., Jr., eloped with Mis-
GLADYS Kemp.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18

FOR DEEP SEATED COLDS and coughs,
Aliens Lung Balsam cures when all other remedies
fail. This old reliable medicine has been sold for
over ~ years 25c. Soc 81. 90 bottles. All dealers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
PEARY FORGETS COOK.
Commander Speaks to Distinguished
Audience, but Does Not Mention
Rivals Name

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 13.-"I
had made good to myself, my friends,
and the flag Of my country" declared
Commander Robert L. Peary Friday
night, after describing to distinguished
audience, among whom were statesmen.
diplomats and scientists, how, after
years of toll and persistent effort, he
had at last reached the north pole.
1t was the commanders first lecture
since his return from his last trip to the
frozen north, and was delivered under
the auspices of the National Geographic
society, which already had indorsed him
as a discoverer of the pole.
Commander Peary made no direct ref
erence to DR.. Frederick A. Cook, who
claims to have reached the pole a year
before him. He intimated, however,
that he did not regard it possible that
any expedition had attained the top Of
the earth ahead of his own.
Fully two hours We're occupied by
Commander Peary in the telling of his
story, which was illustrated by stereop-
ticon views made from photographs TAX
en- in the north.
Practically every other embassy or
legation in Washington was represented,
the majority of the legations by the
ministers themselves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
BREAD SHOULD BE COVERED.
Bakeshops Beginning to Protect Loaves
as Soon as Baked.

Undoubtedly the time will come when
al bakeshops will wrap each loaf OF
bread as soon as it is removed from the
oven. says the Bakers Weekly. This SUD
ject has been agitated in Washington
but has met with some opposition from
those who thought that the wrapping
would impair the palatability and digest
ibility of the bread. -,
To answer this argument the heaIth
department experimental with various
kinds of papers and discovered that the
effect of the protective covering was 20
preserve the freshness of the bread
which was even superior after twenty
four hours. The labels which are now
often affixed directly on the ioaves could
be used to seal the wrapplngs.
Some Of the bakers argue that this is
rot practical for the bakery that turns
out many hundreds Of loaves daily, but
accounts Of some of the larger bakeries
aud restaurants in the east show that
they have already adopted this method OF
wrapping each loaf in paratiin paper as
soon as the bread is removed from the
oven Some bakeries now wrap the
gluten bread, which is sold largely, to
the hospitals, but at n higher price than
the ordinary bread, and not made in such
enormous quantities.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
ARE TALL MEN STUPID?
Geniuses of the World Have All Been OF
Medium Size

Dr. l. Potter, an eminent German ply
sician, has been making some interesting
observations regarding the stature of in
dividuals and the relation that exists be-
tween height and talent and genius. The
doctor finds that not only persons with
considerable talent but the geniuses Of
the world have all been of medium size
or less. Says the Boston POST
Among statesmen he points out Attila,
Cromwell, Frederick H., Napoleon, Gam
BETA, Thers-all of whom were Of very
small stature. Jesus Christ, too, the doc
cor says, according to the Talmud, was
built in small proportions; SO was Paul.
Among the great artists the short men
We're Raphael, Michael Angelo, Titan,
Leonardo da Vinci and Mcneil; among.
the musicians, Richard Wagner, Handel,
Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schu-
mann, Schubert, Brahms. Nearly all the
poets were of small stature, particularly
Dante. Victor Hugo and Heine. So were
Cervantes and Rosseau.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
MELANCHOLY GIRL
WALKS 40 MILES
CLAD ONLY IN SHOES, STOCKINGS,
SKIRT AND SHIRTWAIST SHE
MAKES TRIP SAFELY.
FLEES FROM INSANE ASYLUM.
Miss Eleanor Joslin, Denver Society Miss,
Disappointed in Ambition to Join
Religious Order.
LEAPS FROM SECOND STORY

KENOSHA. Wis.,, Nov 13.-Scantily
clad, Miss Eleanor Joslin, a former Den
yer society girl, escaped from the Wau-
watosa asylum and walked forty miles
10 kenosha. She made the trip in twelve
aurS.
friends in Kenosha, at whose resi-
dence she knocked in the carly morning,
took her III, bundled her into bed and
summoned a physician. The girl was ex-
hausted by her trip, but had suffered no
serious harm from the exposure. She
was taken back to the asylum Friday.
Clothing Torn During Walk.
Miss Joslin made the journey clad only
III shoes, stockings, a skirt and Sact-
waist. To the fact that she did not stop
to rest the physician attributes her es-
cape from suffering From exposure. Her
waist and skirt were torn IN shreds, she
having Crawled through .cnces &c hide
whenever she saw anyone approaching
along the highway. Her shoes were
worn through and her feet we're bleeding.
Disappointment over her parents re-
fusal - allow her to unite with rellg-
ious order IS given as the cause OF MlEs
Joslin's mental condition. When the
girls desire was thwartrd she fled from
her home in Denver and came to live
with friends in kenosha. She engaged
in religious work for time before symp-
toms Of failing mental powers were no.
ticCd.
Suffers from Melancholy.
When her spells of melancholy became
mc"e frequent and it was feared that she
might commit suicide She was sent to Il
snnitarium near KenoSha She leaped
from n second story window and re
turned to her friends. They then sent
her to the state asylum at Wauwarosa,
where she remained until her escape
Wednesday.
Tic girl is exceedingly attractive, 10
years old and at practically all times ap-
pears as n cultured and intelligent young
society woman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
SEXTON Is BURIED
AS HE DIGS GRAVE,
Wind Blows Dirt Over John Peterson,
Who Wiggles Out, Only to Be
Entrapped in Shed

NEENAH. Wis, Nov. 13.-L Special
John Peterson, a grave digger, on
Thursday when the big wind storm came
up was down in a grave at Oakhill Gene
terry, digging. when the wind carried
the dirt back into the grave, nearly bury
ing Peterson alive.
He managed to wriggle out and he
went into nearby shed. The wind
tipped the shed over, door downward
and the sexton was held a prisoner oyel
night. lie was chopped out with an axe
by resCuers next morning.
The same wind blew down the new
plant OF the -Whitmore foundry
causing a loss of several thousand dol
lars
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
Effective in January.
GAS TANK BLOWS UP.
Hydrogen Machine for Aeroplanes Ex-
plodes with Great Force at La
tonia Race Track.

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 13.-With n
shock that awakened sleeping people
within a radius of several blocks, a gas
tank exploded at Latona race track
early today, injuring one man, laborcr,
but doing no damage to the aeroplancs
and dirgibes being used in the aviation
meeting at this place. The tank was
used in generating hydrogen for the
machines of Curtiss and Willard. The
accident was caused by the man APP
preaching with a lighted lantern as
fumes were escaping. The man was
hurled Il distance of fifty feet, and
wreckagc was thrown for more than Il
hundred feet in every direction. The
accident will not interfere with the avia-
ton programme for today and tomor-
row.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
POLICE SEEK TAINTER.
Beloit College Baseball Star Escapes
from Green Bay Reformatory-
Has Bad Record.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Nov. 13-[Spe-
cial. Robert fainter, the former Be
lott student who created a sensation by
disappearing from his brothers home
in milwaukee, last spring and was sen
fenced to the Green Bay rcformatory
from here several months ago on a
charge of burglary and arson, has es-
capped from that institution.
The authorities here have been notified
To look for him rs it is believed he is
either mere or in Milwaukee.
Fainter pleaded guilty to robbing the
HolwHy garage ana setting fire to the
building and then shooting himself III
the side with a revolver in order to avert
suspicion from himself.
Owing t. the prominence of his family,
he was sentenced under the name OF
Arthur Dearborn.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-11-18
POLICE VEX MISSION.
Christian Workers Say Cops Prosecute
Unfortunates Who Seek Shelter IN
Rescue Home.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Nov Ia Spc-
cial. l-Dcclurng that the police are per
scouting unfortuuates whom they are
trying to rescue, the City Mission has
made a vigorous attack upon the depart
ment. The police deny that they have
been unnecessarily active in looking after
the patrons Of the mission but declare
that within the past two years more
criminals have been sent to prison from
the City Mission than from any saloon
in town and that it is their duty to keep
in touch with the men who stay there
as well as at any hotel The mission has
been doing good work and is reaching
and helping class Of men whom the
churches have found it impossible to
rescue