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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
PRESIDENT TAKES TRIP
Attend Meeting of Yale Corpora
ton in New Haven.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. ID
President TAFT left the national capital
at o o'clock this morning via the Penn
sylvania railroad for New York and
New Haven, and will be away from the
white house for two days. He was ac-
companied by Mrs Taft, Mrs. Laughlin,
her sister, and Capt. Butt, his aide.
The President will make an address
tonight in Carnegie hail. New York, at
the diamond jubilee celebration OF the
Methodist Episcopal church missions in
Africa In New York he will be the
guest of his brother, Henry w Taft.
Haven to attend a meeting Of the Yale
corporation, Of which he is n member,
and in the evening will be the guest Of
the New Haven Commercial club.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
WARD TO HEADLEACUE,
President Murphy of Chicago Nationals
Predicts Victory Over Heydler at
the Coming Election.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Chances for
the election of John NJ. Ward to the
presidency of the National Baseball
league appeared brighter today. although
John \. Hcyder's friends were fighting
hard to keep him in the position and
declared their confidence Of winning out
Ward is not only energrtically backed
by Charles w. Murphy, president of the
Chicago club. but President Charles H.
Ebctts of the Brooklyn club, declares
it is certain five of the eight club prcri-
dents will vote for Ward on the first
ballot.
Outside of the fight over the president,
il is expected there will be strong con,
tentiOn oyer Il plan to change some of
the rules governing the game. Alto
gether the annual meeting of the league
next Tuesday promises 10 he one of the
most interesting in recent years
The American league is to meet here
on Wednesday and the two organiza-
tions will be in session at the same time
considering the proposed changes in the
rules. The question of governing the
umpires and of considering appeals from
their decisions will also be discussed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16

dozen men in the wilderness up
beyond the gateway of the St. Law
renee where the shreds of civilization
fray out against the barrier of the
great North link up the world with
the wilderness of the Atlantic and the
wilds of the Arctic regions. They do
1T with wireless key and the mes
sages they receive and send pass over
barren wastes where no man lives and
land wires have never been strung.
A dozen there are who serve as
operators; others Of the repairing
crew and the supplying department
come and go, but these dozen men are
year after year held practically pris-
oners on the bald cliffs of Labrador
and Newfoundland before the key of
the wireless. They send through the
air the tales of ships that come and
Johns or Montreal shipping ex-
changes; relay from the one to the
other the meagre commercial mes
sages that must pass from dealer to
fisherman; send down to the land
telegraphs the occasional news Of
shipwrecks and sea sufferings that
find a way into the papers. AT Battle
Harbor Gordon Spracklng, a young
Nova Scotian. is the Marconi opera
tor, and Leonard Stephenson his en-.
gineer Compared with some of their
fellows Sprackling and Stephenson
are fortunate in the environment of
a metropolis.
But the wireless men are far from
the maddening crowd even at that.
To reach the wireless station requires
nice training in alpine climbing. a
sure foot and an undisturbed sense of
balance. Here, in cleft below the
summit Of the cliff Is the wireless hut
and in this hut less than two months
ago events occurred which need re-
cording. They should be recorded be-
cause they measure the stamina of
the men who work the wireless in
this cherries country.
The polar ship Roosevelt worked
her way into the narrow harbor one
sunny morning, and while the town
seethed with excitement Commander
Peary climbed the crag to the wire
less station 10 interview Spracklin. He
told the operator that he wanted to
send to the world below his account
OF the discovery of the north pole.
He believed that he could put it on
the land wire at Chateau Bay down
the coast, but the wireless man at
Indian Harbor had told him that the
Dominion government had abandoned
that land wire since last he had come
down from the North and he must
use the wireless. Could the wireless
do 1t?
Spracklin said that it could Then
he called the man at Belle Isle over
the strait hundred miles away, and |
told him to pass the word along the |
line that there was big work ahead. |
The word was passed down to the Of
fee of the management in Ottawa.
Spracklln worked twenty hours out OF
every twenty-four for five days alone |
and unaided save for the relief his |
engineer gave him while he was eat. |
Ing his meals Sprackin and all the |
Others pounded the key during those |
GYe d..i. aSt knowing ~ what min
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
STRIKERS TO RETURN.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen VIII
Act Independently of President
Hawley of Switchnen

ST. PAUL, MINI, Dec. 13.-The mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen who decided on Saturday that
they would return to their places in the
railway yards today did not report for
work this morning.
A committee representing the twenty
or thirty members Of the order met at the
home of one of the members Sunday aft
ernoon apd decided to postpone their re-
turn until Tuesday morning on the ur-
gent request Of President Hawley of the
switclmen's. union, who requested ono
more days time.
The brotherhood men declare that they
will return to work tomorrow no matter
what may develop in the meantime from
Hawley's actions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
BEAR SQUEEZES A BOY
REACHES THROUGH CAGE BARS
AND SEXES YOUNG LAD.
Little Child Approaches Too Closely to
Animals Pen and Suffers
Serious Injuries.

APPLETON. Wis, Dec. 11.-[Spe-
cial Held in the clutches of big
black bear for several hours, during
which time he was terribly lacerated
and several bones were crushed. 4-year-
old Harvey Hoernke Of Shawano es-
capped a tragic death only by the timely
Interference of Otto Prey, Emil Mielke
and William Brueninger,
The little lad had approached too
closely to the bears cage at the rear of
the O'Brien saloon at Shawano Friday,
when suddenly the animal extended II
foreleg, catching the boy on one arm
and pulling him tightly to the cage.
With the other foreleg the bear LAGER
ated the lad and tore nearly all of the
clothing from his body.
Men in the O'Brien saloon heard the
boys screams and rushed to the rescue.
The lad is seriously. but probably not
fatally. injured. The bear was killed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
THIS WINTERS DINNERS.
Courses Will BE Fewer, but VIII
Include All the Luxuries.

Include All the Luxuries.
In way dinners are to be simpler
this winter than before They are not
to be composed of less rich or luxuri-
GUS materials (indeed, the use of lux
uries in food will be Of greater vogue
than ever, but according to the pic
ture, the simplicity will be present In
the form Of fewer courses and less
elaborate Of dishes.
Dinners Will begin with one Of the
hundred canapes, with caviare or with
oysters The grapefruit as an opening
course for dinner is quite out of it.
1t comes first to the luncheon table
frequently, but when it figures in the
dinner 1t is as a salad. And salads OF
any sort must be removed as far
as possible from the ornamental vari-
ETY.. Above all, they must not be
mussy or messy.
Yet this appearance Is not to be
avoided if several kinds Of vegetables,
for instance, are collected in the salad
bowl. Three vegetables make the very
limit Of those that may be employed,
and included in the three is the let
tuce that is the Background
The French vegetable salad, to be
sure, consists Of several kinds. But II
should not make its appearance in a
formal dinner Of courses. It Is for a
luncheon or for dainty home dinner,
which consists Of but soup, a chop
with a vegetable, a salad and a light
dessert with crackers and cheese
Wines, 1t goes without saying, must
be OF the choicest variety to form a
harmonious note with the simple din.
ner composed Of luxuries-paradoxi
cal as that may seem. And the pleas.
ant custom of serving an hour or so
after dinner an imported mineral
water will be more popular the COM
ing season than ever. A short time
after dinner dryness OF the throat
Is often experienced, and this mineral
water Is refreshment at such a time
to be appreciated. 1t Is also to be re-
garded as an excellent digestive.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
MRS. BEN TEAL ISFREE.
Woman Indicted on Perjury Charge in
Gould Suit for Divorce Will
Not Be Tried

NEW YORK, Dec. little fndict-
ment against Mrs. Ben Teal. wife of the
stage manager, for attempted suborna-
ton of perjury in connection with the
suit of Mrs, Frank j. Gould against her
husband for divorce was formally dis
missed in the court here today.
The court of appeals recently reversed
the conviction of Mrs. Teal and ex-
pressed the dictum that She should never
have been indicted. The court Of an
peals ruled that Mrs. Teal could not have
been guilty of the crime with which She
was charged for the reason that the
evidence which she was alleged to have
sought to secure was immaterial, and
was not admitted at the divorce trial.
Mrs. Teal had already spent ten
months of her years sentence in Black
wells island prison
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
HOW THE DRUG MAN "STUNG. "
Mixed Up n Few Things for 10 Cents
Got so Cents for 1t.

DR.. Charlie Hearn, Of Swarthmore,
always has new joke to tell, and in
his latest a prominent advertising
man Of this city was the victim. the
Philadelphia Telegraph says The lat
ter had touch Of Indigestion, and
meeting a doctor who was a friend Of
his upon the street, asked him what
to take for it.
"A little bicarbonate Of soda, a few
drops OF aromatic spirits Of ammonia
and some water" advised his medical
friend.
Write 1t down, will you, doc?" ask
ed the advertiser. The doctor did SO
The man went directly to a drug store,
DR.. Hearn says, and asked for 5 cents
worth of bicarbonate of soda and also
5 cents worth of aromatic spirits of
ammonia. The drug clerk got them
for him and was wrapping them when
the purchaser pulled the prescription
blank from his pocket Say" he ask.
ed, this just says put them in some
water. How much ought to use?"
The druggist leaned forward and
took the blank I'll fix It," he said
and disappeared.
A little later he came back with a
bottle labeled.
Il added the water" he said. tri.
umphantly Fifty cents, please"
Fifty cents!" roared the customer.
You said it was only 10 cents Do
you usually charge 40 cents for a bot
tie of water?"
The druggist frowned. This Is a
prescription" he said, and we never
put one up for less than so cents"
And the customer whispering
"stung!" left the shop, wiser and poor.
er by 40 cents.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
"HELLo" GIRL SHOWS HEROISM
Kalamazoo Operator Who Saved Guests
May Get Carnegie Medal

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Dec. 10
Since the remarkable hcroism shown by
Miss Nina Harrigan during the burning
Of the Burdick hotel, when She stuck 10
her telephone desk, choking IN dense
smoke to make sure that all guests wero
out. became known she has received soy.
eral offers Of positions from hotels in all
parts Of the country. One offer Is from
San Francisco aud another Is from New
York city a movement has been start.
cd 10 secure for the girl Carnegie
medal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
CHICAGOAN PROVES MYSTERY.
Willing to Go to Prison, but Will Not
Reveal Identity.

KENOSFIA, Wis, Dec. IA man
giving his name rs c. |. Kamph, and
his residence as Chicago, is proving an
enigma to the Kcnosha police. lie was
arrested at midnight by Chief O'Ilare
i'll the act of attempting to force an en-.
trance into "A hardware store
II will 90 to prison at once" said the
man this evening, but | will not reveal
anything in regard TO my life"
The man had It small sum of money
in his pockets but nothing to identity
him. He is well educated and refined.
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bringing the Lesson Home.

Isabel had been making heroic eff
forts to get on with the boy who had
recently moved In next door-and who
wanted the lions share of everything
IF we're going to play together, Billy
Bond" she finally announced, firmly,
being at the end of endurance, you've
just got to be more generous. Mother
says we've all got to be generous to
each other"
What's gen'rous?" demanded Billy
Bond, skeptically.
why, it's giving some of what
you've got to the other one" and Isa-
bel began eloquently to expound the
doctrine. IF I've got two nice, tointed
dolls, n you haven't single one, I'd
give you one Of mine If you wanted it,
an that would be generous"
HUH" commented Billy Bond
"Or If | had two beautiful Shetland
ponies"-Isabel began to draw on the
imagination-"an you didn't have
any, I'd give you one. And II you had
two lovely automobiles you'd give one
to me, and -
"And if YOU had two fox terrier
pups"-the instructed began now to
show real interest-"and | didn't have
any dog at all, you'd give me the one
with the yellow spot on"
mo, I wouldn't" Interrupted the In
structor, with an emphasis borrowed
from the impact OF fact "'cause I've
got EN-, an you'd be just mean
enough Billy Bond, to ask"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
WHEAT AND CORN UP.
Weather, Which Will Delay the
Crop Movement.

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 1.-THE price
Of wheat and corn advanced today to
new high records for the crop.
The session of the board of trade was
marked by extreme bulish enthusia SIN.
Wheat for December delivery advanced
to 1875, and May to l11A. gains Of
3a4 and pa respectively compared with
the previous close. Corn for December
delivery rose to 64A and the May option
touched G7 cents, advances of 3l3 and
21s cents. Oats and provisions shared
in the general strength.
The sharp up turn was due chiefly 10
wet weather which will delay the crop
movement
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
HOPKINS GOES TO JAIL.
Ex-Broker Who Formerly Operated in
Milwaukee Is Sentenced to Federal
Prison and Fined Heavily

CHICAGO, H.. Dec. l3.-Walace II.
Hopkins, ex-broker, who was convicted
Of using the mails to dcfraud was sen
fenced here today in the federal district
court 10 serve -four years and three
worth Kan.
The term is within three months Of
the maximum sentence which could be
imposed. In addition Hopkins was fined
$500.
AS president Of the Wallace II. Hop
kins company Hopkins was charged with
defraudiug customers out of SJOO,ppO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
EXPLAINING Matters.

There were some deficiencies In the
curly education of Mrs. ponahoe. hut
She never mentioned them or admitted
their existence.
"Nill you sign your name hereg" said
the young lawyer whom Mrs. Donahae
had asked 70 draw ul a deed transfer
ring parcel of land o. her daughter.
You sign il yoursilf, an IN make me
mark said the old woman quickly.
Since me ewes gave out I'm nor ,b,e 70
write wnr-rd, young man."
How 10 you spell lt?" he asked, pen
poised ahove the proper spacc.
Spell il WHATEVER way We Place" said
Mrs Donahon reckleSs'y. Since I've
lost me teeth, there's not a wur'rd in
the wur-rld | can spell liz
brary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
Has Skull DEPRESSION Removed

Ia CROSSE, Wis. Dec. lt.-Rcmov-
nj Of a depression in the skull, caused
by an accident tweHty-three years ago
is an operation TO which Daniel J. Clark
submitted AT La Crosse hospital. The
outcome Of the delicate process will not
be known for three or four days. MIR.
Clark was playing about well when
tie was d boy Of II years when the wheel
over which Tie water was drawn fell on
his head crushing his skull. He recoy.
cred from the shock and il never both
cred him much until about three years
ago. when he began to suffer severe
pains in his head
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
FAILS TO KILL BONGO,
Roosevelt Hoped to Bring in One To-
gether with Giant Pig, but
Neither Is Seen

NAIROBI, British East Africa, Dec
11.-Col. Roosevelt arrived here today
He is in the best Of health. He had
hoped to bring in bongo and a giant
pig, but neither was seen. The colonel
will be entertained at several dinners
during his stay here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
BULL DOG KILLS STRICKEN MAN.
Terrier Leaps on Victim of Apoplexy
and Rites Are Fatal

Emma Schauermnn returned 10 her fiat
in Harlem. she found her pet bull ter
rier Buster, covered with blood and
crouching and whining under Il table.
Passing to an adjoining room she
found her brother Carl Limperi, II clerk
43 years old. dead on the floor, his face
mutilated by the dogs teeth
1t Is believed that Limperi, who was
subject to apoplexy, fell unconscious
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16

country for the development of industrial education
outside the college university Thousands Of pupils
now leave school early age with training what
directly fitting them for the activities Of life In
Industrial world where of them will find their
work In the larger cities trade schools and continual
ton schools of various types must be organized The
scope and character of their work will be varied and
must be adapted to local conditions In rural com
munites secondary schools in which the study Of az
rcure and related lines of work is the dominant pur
pose must be organized. But when these different types
of schools into existence, in considerable
number, throughout the country the solution OF the
problem has just begun For the great Of those
needing industrial education the existing public schools
must furnish the facilities
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
PAPERS H 4np PEOPL f.
..n -.

is believed that only through enlightened industralism
shall find that state of things in which 1t should be
impossible for anyone to be depraved poor"
There is altruism in trade building and mere op-
tmism is not immune, but scientific meliorism stands
the and tear while healthy industrialism offers
the safest and means in the workshop, labora-
tory and marts Of trade in wearing the barriers
between the races and between the classe..
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16

lccted to preach the anniversary sermon
AT the meeting of the British and Foreign
Unitarian association in London. He is
the author of several books on religious
topics, among them being Religious
Freedom in American Education and
THE Supremacy of Jesus"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16

them for the pulpit the bar. Parents might we'll
try to turn back the waters of the Niagara to de-
eide profession business their should adopt
God gives to every a particular work he do
and In the performance of which he be happy, but
the place which fill with satisfaction to him
self and others is that for which nature designed him
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16
DON'T SELECT THE CHILD'S OCCUPATION.
By Rev. Madison 6. Peters.

Many an ambitious parent forces a boy to
become a preacher, doctor or lawyer when
measuring dry goods would have been the
fittest thing for him to do, while. on the con-
trary, we find parents taking boys out OF
school at IA to sell dry goods whose skill in
hair splitting, whose adroitness at parry and
thrust and whose fertility Of resource In
every exigency show that nature designed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16

A boy Is never as much consolation
to his mother in her sorrows as her
daughter, but he can't help 1t; 1t Is
not his way.
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NEED OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
By Edwin q. Cooley.

Within recent years there has sprung up
widespread demand for industrial education.
1t comes from the manufacturer, profession
al man, mechanic, farmer and educator. In
dustrial education has probably a different
meaning for each Of these types Of individ-
uals. Yet all agree upon one thing, and that
is that 1t is something not found in adequate
form in our present educational system.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-16

No man admires nice woman any
more enthusiastically than we do. Nor
can any man think less OF foolish
GA
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BRIG GEN. RICHARD HENRY


PRATT, L. $. A., retired, the origna-
tor and founder Of the famous Carlisle
school for Indians, was born in Rush
ford, \. Y, December &, 1910, aud
served in Il regiment rf Indian voun-
teers during trc Civil war He came
out of the war Il captain, and was APP
pointed TO the regular establishment. IN
which he rose from grade 70 grade until
his retirement five years ago. His early
service in the regulars was hunting the
Indians in the southwest, and by this
occupation he came 10 take II deep inter.
est in the Indian problem. When lot
of Indian prisoners were ordered to be
taken from Fort Sill to the OLD fort ut St
Augustine, Fla, Col. Pratt was detailed
as commander of their guard and then
ordered to command the old fort 10
which they were taken. This experience
increased his interest in the red man aud
soon attcrward he suggested to the gov
crnmcnt the organization of uu industrial
school for Indians. When the school
was opened ut Carlisle. PA, in 1879
he was made its superintendent and re
manned in that position until his retire
meut from the army thlrty-tiyc years
later.
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REFORMATION AS A CRIME CURE.
By Casino q. R0miHy.

7 1t is unconested truth that our
!: !: : !.
I M methods for dealing with crime have been
| w sadly defective We have regarded punish
| Nj ment only from the deterrent and retributive
| ~ standpoints, and have paid attention
| whatever to the reformative There is
| 4 movement to try to help and reform Grimm
IN ais and so by reclamation to crime by
go going to the root of the evil, and by studying
crimnology a science. This movement is growing
day by day, flowing in like enormous that is
beyond the power of to check. The abolition of
capital punishment is only small part of this great
movement, but part of mean Importance. One hun
dred years ago death the penalty in England for
number of offenses, and among others for
counerfeitng stamps for the sale of perfumery and
also of certificates for hair powder We have made
some progress at least! We are altogether more hui
name than then.
Let remember that two wrongs do not make a
right and that the state does annul the murder by
putting the murderer to death, but, instead makes 1t
double tragedy Some countries have abolished capital
punishment, but it still remains blot to honor and
religion" That spirit which has abolished the
punishments of drawing and quarering in the past will
abolish the punishment of death in the future
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carriers The course OF The NATIONS IS streWn With
wrecks of culture, and dominating art exists to-day
nothing but fragments. There never will be endur-
ing art and culture until the people Of nation grow
I'D to them whole and through adequate vocational
pride and skill perhaps but certainly not through par
asitism partial views
Japan has shown US, Germany is teaching us, and
disoined national educational system is in need
of proper articulation with growing. vtalizing in
dustralism based upon meliorsm in the factory the
warehouse and the store but detached from tricky and
sorded forms of commercialism.
1t is the hope of scientific meliorism that mankind
has reached a epoch of betterment by controlling,
conscious evolution acting with natural evolution and it