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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
LA FOLLETTE'S BOIL
SUBJECT OF LEVITY

washington, D. c., Dec. 17.-Sena-
tor La Toilette turned up in the SEN
ate restaurant with his neck in a
sling.
whats the matter, Bob?" asked
Senator Bourne of Oregon.
.sCarbuncle," replied the Wisconsin
statesman tersely.
ioiced,' remarked Taylor of Tennes-
see. IF the affection had befallen
you say six months ago.
81 haven't the slightly doubt,
whispered La Toilette, that a prop
csition to put carbuncles on the free
list would have been enthusiastically
approved.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
PRINCIPAL
KILLS HIMSELF

Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. III. A..
Dimmick, principal of the high school
at Sterling, shot himself dead last
evening Dimmick was Respondent
since he was mentioned in connection
with the case of Lora Neff, who ac-
cused her father, Dr. Neff, of miscon-
duct The girl exonerated Dimmlck
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
GOVERNOR HASKELL BETTER.
Executive When First Stricken Was
Thought to Be Dying.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 17.-Governor
Haskell's physicians yesterday an
nounced that his condition showed de-
cided Improvement, although he still
suffers and is extremely weak. He
was given some fourishment yester-
day morning, the first since he was
stricken. 1t develops that at one time
Tuesday night it was thought the
governor was dying and the attending
physicians administered powerfuI
drugs to stimulate heart action. The
patient has shown gradual improve
ment since
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
DEMAND $1,000 ON
THREAT OF BURNING

Freeport, ILL., Dec 17.-Addison Bid
well, president of the First National
bank, received letter demanding
$4,000 and threatening to burn Bid
wells home unless the money was
paid according to instructions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
ROBBERS BLOWN UP?
Bodies of Men Torn to Shreds Found
on Bank of Arkansas River.

Tulsa, Ok Dec. 17.-Torn to shreds
by some high explosive, probably dy-
Mantle, the bodies of two unidentified
men were found on the bank of the
Arkansas river near here.
The appearance of the mems cloth
ing together with the fact that the
Tulsa banks have large supply of
money on hand, led the authorities to
believe that the men were bank rob-
bers.
1t is thought the men may have
been killed by the accidental explo-
sion of dynamite they carried with
them to blow bank safes. The men
may have been members of the gang
who robbed the Paoli State bank yes
terday, the officers believe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
The VaudeviIIains.

Comedian-"Since my sister Rose
has been autumning in Florida she
writes that she is one of the sweet
est girls in the world"
Soubrette-"Q Quite modest assertion,
am sure. What gave her that
idea?"
Why, she says she
doesn't drink anything but Florida
water"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
KING LEOPOLD DEAD;
END CAME PEACEFULLY

heir, the crown passes to Prince Al
bert, only son of Leopold's brother,
the late count of Flanders. The new
monarch was born April s, 1875, and
in 1900 married Princess Elizabeth, of
Bavaria. They have three children,
Prince Leopold, aged 8, Prince
Charles, aged 6, and Princess Marie
Jose, aged 8.
The prince has been one of the
most popular members of the Belgium
royalty, and the new king and queen
have the admiration and love of the
people. In appearance the new king
is strikingly like Leopold, but their
dispositions and temperaments are in
marked contrast Prince Albert has
been a great student of politics and
economics, and visited the United
States and other countries.
One of the most powerful men in
Belgium is Senator Winer, Leopold's
friend and confidential legal adviser.
He will probably handle the DISPOSE
ton of the kings fortune.
The senator insisted to the Associ-
ated Press that Leopold was greatly
misunderstood, and added that he in
tensely admired the United States, and
placed Roosevelt's autograph pictures
in his Office beside those of Princess
Clementine and Prince Albert. The
senator said:
"The whole trouble in Congo was
that the system was bad-worse than
the king thought. The eternal cry
was: Rubber, more rubber!' and the
military commanders had double the
capacity of the soldier land the mer-
chant; they had to get rubber. Never
theless, many of the stories of abuses
were absolutely untrue
The senator championed King Leo
pold as the benefactor of Belgium.
but said little of his private life.
Married to Baroness Vaughn.
The newspaper Soir asserted that
Baroness Vaughn was constantly at
the bedside of the king, even when
the extreme JUNCTION was admins
tered. The Soir asked the venerable
royal chaplain if the king had married
Baroness Vaughn.
The chaplain intimated that mar
riage existed and said that his con-
science was clear about his visit to
the king, and added:
From the standpoint of the church,
the kings situation was regular
1,,;- Ma.
Paris, Dec. 17.-Reports that Leo
polds morganatic union with Baron
ess Vaughn was regularized by a re-
ligious ceremony, confirms the belief
that the king had taken every precau-
ton to insure an inheritance to the
baroness and her son.
After the baroness divorced her hus-
band five years ago, the king became
infatuated with her and installed her
in a chateau, whereon he spent fabu-
lous sums. 1t was there the baby was
born and the king is reported to have
bestowed upon him the title Duke
of Tervuerem, the name of a gloomy
domain in Belgium
French papers often printed stories
of how the king was seen wheeling
a baby carriage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
TAKES THIRD WIFE.
Reedsburg Lawyer Marries Chicago
Divorce at Valparaiso.

Laporte, Ind, Dec. 17.-Albert J.
Brooks, an attorney of Reedsburg
Wis, and Florence Badger of Chicago,
were granted marriage license at
Valparaiso and were married shortly
afterwards. This was the groom's
third venture, his former wives being
dead The bride was married once
before but secured divorce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Gossip in London.

London, Dec. 17-There is consid-
erabile comment here on the general
air of secrecy ON the technical side re-
garding Leopold's illness.
No details are given by the physi-
clans which enable medical men, much
less the laymen, to form am opinion
of the real nature of the malady.
1t is recalled that report that the
king and Baroness Vaughan were NOR.
ganatically married in 1906, officially
was denied at the time. Speculation
is busy as to whether the alleged mar
riage was not an actual deathbed GER
emony.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
ENGLISH EDITOR DEAD.
Frederick Greenwood, Founder of Pail
Mall Gazette, Passes Away.

London, Dec. 17.-Frederick Green
wood, the author and journalist, died
yesterday Mr.. Greenwood founded
the Pail Mall Gazette, of which he was
the first editor. Later with others he
established the ST. James Gazette,
which he edited for several years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
MEN HIGHER Up IN
SUGAR FRAUDS
NATIONAL REFINING COMPANY
READY TO PAY GOVERN
MENT 100000.

New York, Dec. L.. Sensational de-
velopments in the sugar scandal fol
lowing thick and fast upon one an
other, were supplemented yesterday by
rumors of other important disclosures
impending.
One of these related to the reported
finding of an indictment against man
higher up in the councils of the
American Sugar Refining company,
and a further report that the official
probers into the underweighing frauds
through which the government has
been cheated out of millions, were
about prepared for disclosure that
would fix responsibility in still higher
quarters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Another Wants to Settle.

Concrete developments, following
Wednesdays payment by the Arbuck-
les of nearly 100000 to reimburse the
United States treasury for deficits due
to- false weighing, included the an
nouncement that another of the big
sugar refining companies was pre-
pared to settle with the government
as the Arbuckles had done, as soon as
it had been officially informed of the
amount the government claimed to be
due
This company was the National Sug-
ar Refining company, next to the
American Sugar Refining company in
the extent of its operations. The Ma
tionals president, James H. Post
stated that the government investi
gators had been going over the books
of the company for months past and
recently have informed him that the
company owes the government more
than 100000 in uncollected duties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Uncle Sam Pleased.

Washington, Dec 17.-News of Ze-
laya's resignation was communicated
to government officials through the
Associated Press and was received
with evident satisfaction. Not syl-
liable of comment was elected from
any responsible officer. of the admin
istration, but Zelaya's resignation
has not removed him from the atten-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30

get. or as far as parliamentary action Is concerned. the rejection of the meas ure. will be carried. will prevent the collection of any taxes except those specified under the permanent laws. thus cutting down the national reve- nues by one-half.
 Many courses are open to Premier AsQuith. but he has not indicated clearly yet which one he will choose. He can advise the King to create suf- ficient peers to insure the passage of the bill on it's introduction into carlia- nlent- This would be considered an extreme action
 The premier can ask the King to give his assent to the measure without talk ing the Lords into account Many are urging the premier to threaten the Lords with financial chaos and send the bill back to them with the alter nativ of passing it or creating a mon- archy panic The course that the non politicians hope he will take is to ar range with the Lords to pass hurried ly bill through both houses of parlia- ment emitting all the matters fin con- tention in the budget. but providing sufficient revenue to carry on the gov ernment until a general election is held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
CONTRACTOR KILLS WIFE
 BEATSDOWN HER MOTHER
 ANDSLASHES OWN NTHROAT
Patrick Rafferty in His Prosperity Plunged Into Dis spation and Because His Wife Preferred to Live With Her Folks He Vented His Violent Rage in Today's Awful Tragedy.

he cas'Fht her and slashed her tbroaf almost cutting her head off. H;s mother-in-law rushed into the room and followed him into the kitchen screaming. - =
 He picked up a mop and beat her down with it, crushing her skull and lets her unconscious. The little OI, land boy ran to help his grand rnofb,r anc was felled with blow in fbe race His father, Frank sOhIand rush ed in on the infuriated and the latter slashed him about the face and hands and then attacked him with fists sllj feet Ohland fled to save his life while neighbors who had been alarm ed by the screaming summoned the police. = - -
 Captain Woods and his reserves ar- rived to find Rafferty seated beside the body of his wife, the bloody razor in his hand He had gashed at f1Is neck in an attempt at suicide but the sight of his own blood Apparently caused him to lose his nerve and he was quickly shackled-
 At the station house he said:
 There was too much mother-fr,- law That is the whole story I hope She dies I would have cut my wife again if she had breathed."
 After this declaration he seemed to realize the seriousness of his act and he became so violent that a straizbt- Jacket was placed on him. -
 Mrs Kelly is expected to die.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30

The United States Census Reports on Manufactures throw a vivid light on the subject of misunderstanding values and the taxation of the same They also show that Connecticut is one of the most backward States in the coun- try in the matter of reaching such values and that Bridgeport Is far be- hind the State.
 The last report permitting a general comparison is for the year ending Dec 51. 1904 Since 1t was issued by the Census Bureau conditions have largely changed A program of tax equaliza- ton has been begun. or completed. in many States In Massachusetts. par rIcular1y. property of this class has 'been reached by the assessors or by the State itself for the benefit Of the cities and towns to a much fuller de- gree than was the case in 1904
 The table printed herewith which has been. compiled from the census for 1904 will show that Massachusetts cities are already collecting two Or three times more taxes on manufacturing property than Connecficut. and that in Connecti- cut the manufacturers of Bridgeport were contributing less to the support Of Bridgeport, relative to the value of their property. than were the nanufac- tnrers of any other Connecticut city.
 The manufacturing property of Bridgeport is i'm the list of 1908 for a little less than s14.0000 GOO. This is about $a.o00.000 less than the increase in the value of such property between the years 1900 and 1905 as reported to the United States authorities
 As manufacturing State. Connec- tfcut does not rank with Massachusetts either in amount of money invested nor in value of products manufactured The disparity Is about three to one. This is by way of showing that the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30

higher taxes in Massachusetts have not discouraged manufacturers.
 The manufacturing property ip Bridgeport was valued in 1904 at s49.- 3s1 coo It contributed by way of taxes s13e.2s6.
 The value of the manufacturing property in Bridgeport under the next cenxns will probably not be much leAs than s65. .O00. 900 This census will hs made in June. 1911
 The manufacturing property in Wor- cested was then valued at only s4s.-
 The manufacturing property fin Taun~ ton was valued at 4.7eO. 900. but tho tax gatherer took s124.000.
 Tn Fall River as early as 1904 mann- featuring property had been placesl upor basis substantially equal s.s property was s6s 000, GOO It paid m taxes s72s.7Ss. This was at the 7ats of a little more than 10 mills per ooi- lar of the census value as against al little less than 3 mills per dollar O. census value in Bridgeport The first part compares the taxation of misunderstanding property in Bridge port with its taxation in other cities of Connecticut
 The second part compares Bridgeport with cities in Massachusetts,
 In the first column of the table the value of the property is shown
 In the second column appears the amount the property contributed for taxes.
 In the third column appears the value of the product created by the manufactories in each city.
 The term\ small cities'' represents the total figures for Ansonia- Derby. Danbury, New London Naugatuck, and other places in this State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
HEARTLESS MASTERS SEEK TO PREVENT DESTITUTE
 FROM SOLICITING RELIEF

lockers dropped heir contributions. The authorities. however, refused to put a stop to this
 Fully realizing that there is need of instant relief for the half fed, poorly clad men, women and children who are fighting desperately for their cause. Mayor Sanderson of Springfield has given permission to the strikers to so- licit aid in the streets of Springfield.
 Today ten girls have taken up their stand beside kettles hung upon tri- pods. The silent women needed no words to describe their condition as was shown by the liberality of all donations
 Inspector Smith of the Pfnkerton detectives claims that the Poles have a large amount of dynamite hidden in some part of Ludlow. The inference is that the explosive Is meant to be used in wrecking the company's prop erty. ! There has been no outbreak among the strikers as yet, but to- morrow may see the beginning of riot ing. as the company has made plans to throw ou. 300 more members of strikers families
 (Contfnued on Page 2D
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Especial from United Press. )

(1-1-t
 Springfield. Mass. Nov 30.-when the sun rose this morning over the hills of Ludlow and Indian Orchard the scene of the wholesale evictions on Saturday of the striking Poles of the disclosed the forms of the busted ten ants still huddled about the camp fires in the streets
 A bitterly cold wind that pierced even the warmest clothing swept ov- CT the campers last night but 1t did not shake the determination of the men to sleep in the open. beside their furniture which had been ruined by rain of the night before. The women and children bore their suffering un- til o'clock last night when they sought shelter in homes of strikers who have not yet been evicted.
 Not satisfied with turning the strfk- ers' families out in the cold, the company Is seeking to prevent the des- titute from soliciting aid from the public. They asked the authorities to put a stop to the strikers placing boxes on top of the heaps of goods in Ludlow Manufacturing Association, 1t the streets into which sympathetic on-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30

go to work this morning. She got up too late. She told me she had been keeping steady company with a young man for about a year. I don't know his name and never saw him. I can't think of any reason why she should do, such a thing"
 The step-mother was surprised when she learned what her stepdaughter had done. She went to the hospital 1t once. When questioned she said: -It was only last night Eva came home. She wanted a silk handker- chief which she owned She seemed happy"
 Mrs. Boucher also said that Eva had told her she was going with young man on. the East Side but did not mention the name
 1t was said that she went to a nov ing picture show last night and seem ed in good spirits The identity of the young man who had been keeping company with her could not be learn ed further. than that he lived. on East
 No one had a clue to the girls mo tive The acid was in bottle bearing the label of the w. E. Wright phar- macy at 129 State street MT Wright could not remember when the acid was purchased
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
First Wife Says Bigamist' Mind Was
 Never Quite Right

The trial of Charles J. Flynn of s1 Park street. who was arrested yester- day charged with bigamy. was contin- ued this morning until Saturday. His bail was increased by Judge Carl Eos ter from S1. LOGO to s1.500. IL is inn probable that he will be able to raise that amount of money. He appealed to Mrs Zumstag. the mother-in-law of his second wife's sister. to bail him out but sAe wouldn't.
 His first wife was fin court today. She had her certificate which shows that she was married in Watertown in 1893 by the Rev. Robert w. Jones. She said that she was very sorry for the second Mrs. Flynn. nee Sara Burke. and said that if she had known of the second marriage she would have warn ed Miss Burke.
 She admitted the conversation pub- lished yesterday which took place be- tween herself and Flynn before the last marriage on Thanksgiving day. but said she never for a moment thought Flynn was serious
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
Deaths and Funerals.

The funeral of Thomas Downey. ST., father of the we'll known ball player. was held this morning from his home. 225 Orchard street. at s:30. and half an hour later from St. Charles church. where Rev. Father Lynch sang a high mass of requiem. A wealth of hand some floral tributes arranged about the bier bespoke the widespread regret caused by his demise The pail bear CTS were F. L. Sullivan. J. B. Sullivan. Anthony Heffernan. James Donovan, and a delegation of Court Park City, F. of A During the offertory Miss Jessie Murray sang Ave Maria" and at the end of mass Heaven Is His Home" As the remains were carried from the church she rendered Thy VIII Be Done.'' Interment was fin St. Mfchael's cemetery whither a lengthy cortege escorted the remains.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
FALL OF CABINET WITH
 REJECTION OF BUDGET
 BY THE HOUSE OF LORDS
fspecIal from united Preszl

Especial from United Press)
 London, Nov 30.-The cabinet Is fin Eactfcaily continuous session today 6reparing for it's resignation tonight and the dissolution of parliament. fol- lowing the expected rejection of the budget by the House of Lords The budget will be rejected is a foregone conclusion The only effect of the powerful speeches made against Lo-d Lansdowne's amendment will be to cut down slightly the vote in the House Of Lords by which the budget. will be thrown out It is not believed that these speeches have changed the votes of half a dozen peers
 To guard against a hostile move the police will have special guard in and around the parliament chamber. It is feared that the public may attempt to vent it's wrath by rushing parlia- ment.
 Complete financial confusion prevails throughout England today and the ex- perts are as much in the dark regard ing the outcome as the Laity.
 The highest legal authorities are agreed that the situation assuming that the Lansdowne amendment. which Is for a referendum vote on the bud
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-30
(special from United Press. ]

New York. Nov. s0.-In an outburst of violent rage Patrick H. Rafferty, a contracting bricklayer. to-day killed his wife, Margaret. mortally injured his aged mother-in-law, Mrs. Mar garet Kelly slashed his brother-.n- law, Frank Ohiand in the hand and was prevented killing himself by po- lice summoned by neighbors. The af- fair happened at Mrs. K-liy's home f;i Brooklyn and after Rafferty had been taken to the station houss it was necessary to put him in a straight jacket to prevent him mjIring him. self.
 Raferty is 45 years old and was married three years ago co Margaret Kelly, many years his junior. Tie two took up their home at Mrs. Rae- ferty's mother. where her son-in-law Frank Ohland and his year old boy were boarding. Rafferty was prosper ous and it is alleged he plunged into dissipation. He returned home early to-day. having been drinking and re- newed his demand that his wife go with him and help prepare a home Of their own She refused saying:
 You drink too much and cannot trust you intend staying with mother"
 On the bureau in his bedroom was lis razor and Rafferty grabbed 1t. His wife screamed and started to run but