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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

Supt. Frederick G. Stevens of the de-
partment of public works of the state of
New York. makes a timely recommends
ton in his report to Gov. Hughes, in
which he advises the canalization of the
outlet of Cayuga lake and Seneca river
from Mud lake to Geneva and Seneca
lake, and the addition in this way of
one hundred miles of waterway naviga-
ton to the states internal transporta-
ton facilities. The Importance of this
proposed improvement at this time,
when people are trying to keep warm,
lies in the fact that the Improvement
would make Ithaca and Watkins the
closest water points to the Pennsylvania
coal fields, and facilitate the economical
distribution of fuel.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

Philadelphia desires channel thirty
five feet deep through the Delaware, but
is meeting with opposition, in Washing
ton, due to the fact that great difficulty
is experienced in maintaining the pres
ent thirtyfoot channel, owing to the
heavy movement of detritus by the cur
rents. 1t is stated that at certain points
in the channel leading to the sea from
Philadelphia there has been over seven
feet of shoaling in four years This UNI
certainty as to the maintenance of chan
nels is what may reasonably be expected
i'll the proposed Improvement of the low
er Mississippi river, where deepening is
likely to be Il continuous as well as ex-
pensive performance. If some way
could be devised by which rivers could
be made to scour their own bottoms. the
perpleXing problems incident to the de-
posit of silt would be obviated.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12
A Good Punch Left.

Struck squarely on the point of the
chin. Don McVean, embalmer for Gillen
& McEean, undertakers of Youngstown.
o.. was knocked out by a corpse. Me-
Nean was preparing for burial the body
of an iron worker. when, as he shifted
its position, the muscles of the right
arm relaxed. The fist shot out like that
of pugiliSt, and the undertaken went
down dazed. When he recovered he
rushed out Of the morgue and left an
assistant to finish the job.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

The discovery of ''tufa," or white
ash" stone on the San Carlos Indian
reservation is interesting at this time.
The stone is a soft rock, probably of
volcanic origin, which can be readily
worked but which hardens on exposure
to the weather. The material of which
the buildings at Messina and other cities
in the italian earthquake district are
made is ''tufa," or volcanic rock, which
is quarried very much the same as
building stone. The crumbling of this
''tufa" under the vibrations of the earth
quake is what has made the indescrib-
able heaps of dust and rubbish in Mes
sina under which the bodies of thousands
of victims are rapidly decaying.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12
Wonderful Surgical Operation,

Among recent wonderful surg;o,,
operations is one of a most daring ana
unusual nature. An idiot, 6 wears old
the daughter of resident of Berlin
has been converted into an intelligent
being ty the process of grating part Of
the mothers thyroid gland upon the
ehild's pancreas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

An Iowa man arrested on a charge of
murder has confessed the crime and at
tributes his downfall to reading bad
books. But good man would stop read
ing bad books as sooD as he had read
far enough to discover that they were
had
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

The President having adopted tie rec
ommendatiOn of Gov. Magoon that the
wreck of the Maine be removed from the
harbor of Havana, and made it the sub
ject of special message to Congress.
the matter might as well be attended
to without further delay Not only is
the wreck a dangerous obstruction. II
contains the bodies of American sea-
men who persisted while on duty and
are entitled to decent burial After
eleven years the cause of the disaster is
still in dispute, This was a reason why
the Cubans, even if they cared to as
sumo the cost of the work, might well
have felt 10th 10 undertake it. When
the wreck is raised the mystery of the
disaster will be cleared The general
sentiment of the people of the United
States, if expressions in the press are
guide, is strongly in favor of the re-
moval of the wreck and the burial of the
corpses which it contains, without fur
ther delay
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

The people who are calling for good
road between Springfield and Chicago,
TO be known as Lincoln Highway and to
serve as Lincoln memorial are as prac-
teal as the husband who thinks box
Of laundry soap a fitting present TO his
wife at Christmas.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

Consul-General Listoe reports from
Rotterdam that Hollanders are sup
planting the old-fashioned windmins
which have given a picturesque touch 10
scenery in their country with gasoline
engines that operate the pumps more
regularly than the wind enginery. This
is of interest to farmers everywhere. as
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12
Creosoting Its Ties.

To prolong the life of cross ties, and
thereby minimize the consumption OF
timber the Pennsylvania railroad has
determined in future to treat with creo-
soto ties which shall be used on its main
tracks. The company two years ago
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

the internal combustion engine is des-
tined to come into general service on the
farm, for pumping, lighting and the
driving of machinery. In some instances
where irrigation is practical it may pay
to lift the water with the automatic en-
gines, as the Hollanders are now pump
ing out the seepage through the dykes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

The supreme court of New York yes
terday granted annullment of the mar
rage of Estelle f. and Harry Howard
Baum, on the ground that the husband
is afflicted with tuberculosis and was
aware of the fact before his marriage
but concealed it. There is no new stat.
ute on the subject. Physical incompe-
tency has always been recognized by law
as an impediment to the making of a
nuptial contract. and the New York
judge held affliction with tuberculosis to
constitute physical incompetency with
in the meaning of the law The decision
should serve as warning.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

Something of interest to automobile
manufacturers is reported from Great
Britain, where a syndicate is said to
have established factory for the pro-
duction of leather so treated with liquid
rubber that it becomes absolutely water
proof. This leather has been tested with
success in automobile tires, soles for
boots and shoes, pump washers, machine
betting, miners boots, etc. The elastic
ity of the rubber imparts perfect fexi-
bility and extraordinary toughness to
some skins, notably those of rabbits,
sheep and goats.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12
WI Koo.


Nu koo, the brilliant young Chinese
editor of the Daily Spectator of Column
bia university, said the other day of Il
criticism:
When / began to read | thought the
article was laudatory. L soon discovered
my mistake, however. The article re-
called to me a motor ride that | took
with a junior last month.
The juniors car was not a remark
able. one, and out in the country, after
luncheon, the young man was rather
pleased when a farmer said to him:
guess that thar automobile o. yourn
is a hundred horsepower. isn't it?
oh, no. said the junior, with a
pleasant smile. oh, no, my friend 1t
Is only 5-horsepower. A 100-horse-
power would be ever so much larger
l WANT jedgin' by the size, but
by the noise said the farmer."-Pitts-
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12

The death of Benoit-C Constant Coquelin
deprives the French stage of it's best
known actor. Born in 1871. he had been
i'll for some time, but continued active
10 the last, and at the moment of his sud
den call was preparing TO bring out The
Chanticleer, new play by NJ Rostand,
author of "Cyrano de Bergerac." OF
the title role in the now classic "Cy-
rano' Coquelin was the creator. His last
visit to America with Sarah Bernhard
occurred nearly nine years ago. His first
visit was made in 1856. He was as
prime favorite here as in France.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-02-12
TALES OF PUBLIC MEN
Mark Twain.

Mark Twain.
Mark Twain was talking about the IA
nous robbery in his beautiful country
house.
Had still been living in Hartford, y
he said whimsically, 'some of my Hart
ford friends would certainly have ac-
cused me of robbing myself They had
poor opinion of me in that town.
Marshall Jewett, the ex-governor,
used to take up the collection in our
Hartford church. They never asked me
to take it up. / fretted a good deal over
this matter.
See here, Jewett,' | said one day,
they let you take up the collection every
Sunday, but they would never let me
do it.
oh, yes, they would, said Jewett-
that is, with bellpunch, like the horse
car conductors USE Boston Herald.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
STRIKE ON B. & 0.
MACHINISTS AFFECTED.
Company Says Only 40 Out of 2, 100
Men Hare Gone Out.
IN Telegraph % The TrIbune. ]

Baltimore June 3-A strike OF the mac hinists
in the various shops of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company ordered to-day by Presi-
dent OConnell of the Machinists' Union. The
sponse was by no means general. less than fTe
hundred men going out of the shops OF the entire
system.
1t stated at the Wheeling and other shops
in that section that the order not we'll under
stood. and that the awaiting develop
ments. movement is now under way to call out
the bOlermakers. and if they ordered out the
strike may assume serious proportions.
The number of men involved in the strike order
is 210O. follows: $50 machinists, 80 helpers
and 80 apprentices. OF these only +i6 according
late figures, have gone out
The company officials tonight declared that there
were enough In all the shops to them. and
that strike trains had been made up to carry more
than enough to supply the places Of those who are
on strike.
The difficulty had It's origin in the introduction Of
the piecework system al the shops here On May
the machlnists the shop left their
cause of the introduction of the system and
cording 10 the mschlnsts because Of the apparent
hostility of J. d. Harris superintendent OF the mo-
tive power. labor unions.
The trouble has extended the shops Cum
berIand. Grafton. Fairmont. Parkersburg (Ohio
River division shops. COnnellsvtie. GeHwood.
Newcastle Junction, Penn; Cleveland. Newark,
Chicago Junction. Ohio. and GaTret, Ind.
Reports received at the headquarters Of the strik
ers in this city up p. m said that s. per cent
Of the men have quit work At the strikers head
quarters tonight II stated that twenty one
men viii not report for work at the Riverside
shops. this city in the morning, and that they
would have walked out to-day except for the fail
ure Of the messenger to deliver the strike order.
1t is added that fifteen will remain away
from work at the Mount Glare shops to-morrow. in
cTeasing the number of strikers there to 1S5.
dispatch from Pittsburg says that at the Glen
wood shops the machinists notice that they in
tended 70 obey the strike order. They were tmme-
dlately given five minutes to clear out" There
are 1o5 men employed and ninety men struck OF
the fifteen remaining at work eleven are men who
have been injured time while in the service
Of the railroad and for this reason and on account
of their age. they did desire cancel chance
to get a pension IN the future.
one hundred policemen were on special duty To-
night at the GlenwOOd shops, with orders to re-
main there each night till further notice A day
force probably Will be maintained there also.
The machinistS and bOiIeTmakeTs employed by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad In Cleveland were
all work in that city and at I0Tain to-day, ae-
cording 10 Superintendent J. T. Johnson
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
BRIDES ARRIVE ON NEW STEAMER.
Italian SWANS Were for Marrying at Once
but Maidens Preferred Church Wedding.

Two young Italian women. both Of whom expect
to be married at the same hour next week IN the
Roman Catholic Church of the Holy lnn0cents' IN
West 36th street arrived here yesterday from
Naples the maiden passage of the new steamer
America Of La Veloce Line. The young women
who sisters are the Misses Adele and GeItruds
Deliguore. of Meta, town near Naples.
They came IN the first cabin. but being aliens
and travelling alone they were detained Tor
a short while by the immigration officials until the
two they intend to marry arrived at the per
They are Charles Ruggero. Of No. 246 West %'th
street who will marry Miss Adele. and Gaetaho
Cafiero Of the same address who will marry Miss
Gertrude. There was priest on board. and the
men wished him to perform a double ceremony.
The young women, however, preferred a chdrch
wedding. and their view prevailed.
The America Is a two-masted. two-funnel twin
screw steamer. with az average speed Of seventeen
knots an hour. She is fitted with all modern EQUIP
rneut for steamers of her class, having accommo-
datons for 10 cabin and i04 Eteerage passengers
She is 504 feet long. and her gr1ss tonnage Is $500
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
TO STPPL1NT PITTSBURG.
Garg VII DO 1t Unless Rich Men
Take Care. Says Frick.
~ reIearaph . The Tribnne.

Pittsburg June S.-Henry 9 Frick, VINO arrived
In Pittsburg this morning 20 consult WIN Mayor
Magee over some municipal improvements IN whlch'
II is said the steel will have 10 bear the
greater part Of the expense. IN an interview with
the Citys executive this evening uttered what ap-
pearcd to be a warning as to Pittsburgs future as
an industrial centre unless Pittsburg capitalists
Ia Ike more civic pride and willing 10 spend tuef
private funds 10 further the welfare Of the city
Il am not aYerse to spending my money IN cut
ting down the Hump "a steep grade In the busi-
ness norton OF the city). Mr. FrtCk told Mayor
Nap.e "but wish TO serve notice on the capital
lists Of Pittsburz through you that this city Is
doomed as an Industrial centre unless the moneyed
men get together and administer a dose of hnan-
cial medicine.
They may be optimistic bat wish TO declare
noIy that when the United States Steel Corporation
broke ground FOR Gary that combination pTacucaI-
~ sounded the death knell of Pittsburg Ihey
must not think that because they do not lose bGsl
ness to-day or tomorrow that eventually they Will
lose.
.Garv. to my mind in time will be the leading
steel centre Of the country. other lake towns Viii
follow the lead Of Gary. and In time the vast steel
Interests viii be something unknown TO Pittsburg-,
Mr. Frck as Mayor Magce explained. based his
opinion on the freight diderenual between the
lakes and Pttsburg and the fact tBRt by the elee-
trical process almost any coal can he coked- MI
Frick has urged the local capitalists To build a
railroad from some lake point 10 Pttsburg 10 DTlhs
the ore to this district.
About two months ago Il. \. ogden, freight man
ager Of Jones < Laughlin. made statement SINH
lar to that made by Mr. FriCk to-day, and he was
laughed at by the local steel men. Tonight Mr.
Frlck's statement is taken seriously
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
RAILROADS DENY AGREEMENT.
Northern Pacific and Chicago Milwaukee & st
Paul Apparently in Harmony.

- published report that comprehensive under
standing for the harmonious operation Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul and the Northern Pa
cifc railway companies had been reached by rep
resentatives Of both systems, and that it had been
agreed there would be further building Of IN
necessary competing lines by either company In
the territory common TO both, was denied in au-
thoritatiye quarters yesterday. 1t was said. how
ever that the Northern Pacific had recently sold
some land il Tacoma and In the passes Of the
Rocky Mountains the ST. Paul road It ap-
pears from this that. while there may be no com
urehensive understanding as regards operation ue
relations Of the two roads are harmonious
II will be remembered in this connection mat
the Northern Pacific, which has recently entered
into an agreement to share its lire TO Tacoma with
tho Union Pacific had previously sold land for a
terminal in Seattle the Hartman lines ana Al
though Mr Hartman said in an lhte'Nie" Just
before he sailed for Europe last week that me
aeroant with the Hill lines did not mean any
-. =, The expansion of the Union Pacific in any
direction the indications all point 10 tne "s'aDsi
-, ~ harmonious relations among the raiiroads
a. .ba Pacific Northwest
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
GETTING CLOSE TO MIDsHIPMEN.
Board of Visitors Went to Annapolis Unex-
pectedly and Messed with Cadets.
- Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

Annapolis. June s.-The board of visitors ap-
pointed by the President and Congress 10 inspect
the United States Naval Academy and report upon
its needs has found a new way Of getting close 10
the heart of things. its members paying an unex-
pscted visit 10 the mfdshpmen during their meals
and each member sitting at a different table and
having a confidential talk with some students
The midshipmen were urged TO talk freely along
the lines of either criticism or suggestion They
were particularly urged 10 tell frankly II anythihs
in the line of hazing existed, and they all affirmed
that the practice was dead at Annapolis The reg
ulation against hazing being Figidly enforced Dy
the members OF the first class. according 10 tne
statement of the midshipmen.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
TO RETIRE STOCK. ISSUE.
Date for Redemption Of Southern
Pacific Preferred Not Yet Fired.

The violent advance in the Southern Pacific
issues yesterday, which shared with United States
Steel the leadership of the stock market. ac-
companied by variety of reports, of which
concerned the disposition he made Of the pre-
ferred stock. From authoritative it was
learned that The decision had been reached TO re-
tire that of which ST4 sG3 400 is outstanding
Of which the Union Pacific holds sS4 100000, al
though the date of retirement had not yet been
fixed
The stock is redeemable at 1l5 at any time up
TO July J. 1910. and convertible at par INFO com
stock At the option Of the holder 1t closed
yesterday at 1872 and the common at 13014, prac-
tically the same level so that the issuance Of a
cali for its retirement would IN all probability.
II the present prices sustained. operate auto
1naticaUy TO induce the holders TO exchange their
holdings for stock. with the alternatiye 9
before them Of obtaining only 115 for their pre-
ferred shares if presented for redemption at the
companys Office.
Southern Pacific preferred is a per cent divi-
dend payer while the common pays only per cent.
that the company in substituting common for
preferred would effect a saving of about $4,000
year. II was reported yesterday that the common
was TO be placed on a per cent basis, but it can
be said that at their next dividend meeting at least
the directors viii raise the
Another report heard in explanation of the ad-
vance in the Southern Pacific stocks was that the
company planning to present to its share
holders a melon" in the shape OF stock or Ger
tincates Of beneficial interest in new company,
which would take over its holdings in various llil
companies principally in California The Southern
Pacific Company owns Of such stocks Ss.3SI.336,
none Of i; deposited under mortgages. and also $50
900 OF the first mortgage per cent bonds OF the
Associated Oh Company, owning many producing
wells in the California oil fields. These bonds are
also free Of SoutheEa Pacific mortgage incumbrance.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
BIG DAY FOR STOCKS.
Trades Total / ,45I,484 Shares an 12T
Different Issues.

In the biggest day the stock market since
February % last both in the number and variety
Of shares traded in several stocks yesterday made
new high records for the year. and two or three
notably Southern Pacific and United states Steel
common and preferred-soid the highest price IN
their history The total transactions were l+7li is
shares nearly half Of which were in three stocks
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific and United States
Steel common. These shares furnished the princi-
pal activity IN the early trading hut the day
progressed the market bToadened. and before the
close 1T different issues had been dealt in. The
market continued To gain in strength during the
afternoon. and prices at the close in the leading
issues We're only fraction under the high point Of
the day.
Southern Pacific divided with Steel common the
honor Of being the most active stock the list,
and also made the most sensational advance Of
stock in the days trading closing VI 134 the high
point of the day. and a net gain from the preced-
ing days close of Gss points Its nearest competitor
in this direction was Steel preferred, which made
net gain for the day of as points. The six most
active stocks at the close Of the market showed an
average gain Of over three points, which IS some
thing that happens only once twice in the course
Of years trading. The sales in the first hour
totaned 100000 shares. and at O'Clock $3.50" shares
had been traded in.
The usually active stocks We're not the only ones
that showed large net gains at the close Of ;he
market plany Of the special stocks showing gains
Of from ? 1e 3 points. The average price OF a
number Of leading railroad shares when the mar
ket closed Was 27. and that of number Of leading
industrial issues 81 which the highest average
the year for both classes The net gains In al
the active issues ran all the way from one-half
point 67s points.
The trading was also heavy on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange. and new record OF seventy-three
issues dealt in in days transactions on that eX-
change established
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
Mr.. VANDERBILT FAVoRS MoNoPoLIES
Tells Electrical Men They Should Be Regu-
lated by Commissions. However.

Atlantic City June 2.-Frank 4. Eanderlip, vice
president Of the National City Bank. Of New York,
and said 10 Pc one Of the largest Soders of electric
lighting securities ia The country created something
of sensation before the National Electric Lighting
Association. in session here, to-day. when h adTo-
Gated regulation q lighting monopolies by public
utilities commissions.
III EanderliD Who spoke on Electrical Securi-
ties" qualified his statement by insisting that the
control ny commissions should be reasonable in its
eEaeiiors de also Insisted thai The public must
realize that the best results, both Tor themselves
snc investors, would from allowing properly
regulated InonopolleE rather than competition ihal
Often allowed formation Of pirate syudicatcS Tor
the express purpose of being bought out at price
tha- would later be EaGdleG consumers.
Af auGerIp stated lls belief that obtaining a
proper support from investors N electrical secur
ties : as important the stu5y Of the technical
questions TOY .rHTrgEprser-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
BOSTON ELECTRICAL WORKERS OUT
Increase in Wages and Saturday Half Holidays
in Summer Demanded

Boston, June 3-About eight hundred electrical
workers. including practically all the union men
of this trade in Boston. went strike to-day
The men ask for q minimum rate of so
cents an hour, 81 day and Saturday half
holiday for five months, beginning May Is They
have been receiving s. 60 a day. The decision TO
strike reached early this morning after a
protracted meeting of the local unien of the
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
This afternoon 1t was announced at the union
Headquarters that dnzen firms. emnoying nearly
New-York tribune., 1909-06-04

About two hundred motormen and conductors
were sent TO Philadelphia from the recruiting
office in this city yesterday forenoon, and a
smaller number were sent in the afternoon A
number of applicants were examined as TO their
experience and what they would do in certain
emergencies One man, who said he was with
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company for
q year. got tangled and was not taken. 1t was
denied yesterday that James Farley had fur
nshed any men to be sent to Philadelphia.