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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

Up in the Thousands.

II. \, Gardner. the golf champion. said
one afternoon on the famous Wheaton
links:
That chap ahead of Ms plays very
poorly, doesn't ne? Let us say nothing
TO him about it, though. His poor play
ing is often enough rubbed in on him.
His caddie, one day when he was in
particularly bad form. lay down near
The ball in bunker and pretended to
sleep.
The man looked up from one of his
many vain swats at the ball and growled
Say, you must he tired. boy. lying
down.
II amt tired of carryin'.' said the
boy, but l certainly am tired Of coun-
tin. New York Tribune
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Too CircumStantial.

st, Louis has now foiSted the rabbit
sandwich on rne lunch counter Before
we indulge we will insist on hin Of
particulars and written guarantee
Philade]pha Inquirer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

Owing to the bacllwardness Of apple
blossoms and other flowers in Devon,
swarms of bees have been found dead,
and beekeepers are resorting to "rts"e.at
feeding to keep the bees from starving
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
a Bitter Tongue.

He-This article says, my dear, that
mems heads grow until they are SIS.
/ wonder what effect that has?
she-Merely increases the vacuum, I
ppose.--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
A Lingering Death.

An English soldier supposed to have
been killed in India was entered on the
books of his company:
Died on the oath of June" &c,
4 few days afterward it turned out
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Why He Objected.

Grant Allen relates that he was sit
ting one day under the shade of the
Sphinx, turning for some petty point of
detail to his Baedeker A Sheik looked
at him sadly and shook his head
Murray good" he said in solemn
voice of warning; "Baedeker no good.
What for you see Baedeker?"
No, no; Baedeker is best" answered
Mr.. Allen. why % You object to Bae-
dekerY
The sheik crossed his hands and looked
down on him with the plying eyes of
Isham.
''Baedeker bad book" he repeated;
Murray very, very good. Murray say.
Give the sheik half crown Bar,leker
say, Give the sheik a shilling pitts
burg Chroncle-Telegraph
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Fresh Discovery of an Old Truth.

Helen's enjoyment of the party given
III honor Of her ninth birthday was near
ly spoiled by the ill-tempered outbreaks
of very pretty and wen dressed little
girl who was among her guests.
A peacemaker appeared however, in
plain and rather shabby child, who
proved herself yeritable little angel of
tact and good viii
After her playmates were gone, Helen
talked it all over very seriously with
her mother She summed ii up in this
piece of philosophical wisdom:
"Well. I've found out one thing mann
ma. Folks don't always match their
outsides. Home Companion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Wei Hit OFF.

Speaker Cannon, at a dinner in Wash,
ington, praised a Washington physician.
THE doctor has a neat way" he said,
''of hitting off a case.
There was a Kentuckian-from the
Blue grass region, you know-who called
10 be treated for red nose.
'Doctuh,' the kentuckian said.
what shall / take, sub. to remove the
l-ednesS of NAH nose. subj
Take nothng-especially between
meals the doctor answered,-Washing-
ton Star.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Belated.

Then up and trill the roundelay
With voices hoarse but ever gay.
For spring, atchOO, is on the wing
And wretched bluebtrds soon will sing
HoOpla, the merry roundelay,
Get Off the track and clear the way,
For spring, ding bing, is on tn wing;
The crocus crOaks, the bluebells ring,
Then raise again the roundelay
For spring is somewhere on tn way.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Ike sorne Other Epitaphs.

Il was called in by a close-fsted old
merchant the other day" q Boston law
yer remarked. smiling. He wanted me
TO draw his will, and this / proceeded to
do following his verbal instruction.
Presently he said:
ITO each and every clerk who has
been i'll my employ continuously for ten
years, give ten thousand dollars
This seemed like IA considerable sum
to me, and | ventured slight protest,
as he had n number Of daughters and his
entire fortune was not large
oh. that's all right he said. with
"A little crooked smile You know peo-
pie have always said that | was close
and hard, and | want them to think well
of me when I'm gone.
Il was little touched, and said some
thing, but he waved ii aside and we
continued with the draft When it was
finished and as | was about to leave the
office, the old fellow smiled again his
little crooked smile.
About those ten-thousand-dolla
legacies, he said, there isn't clerk in
my place who has been with me over two
years-but 1t will look well in the pa
pers" The Green Bag.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

Boosting Of what you have done
doesn't knock down the persimmons.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Jersey Real Estate.

Monte Cristo" was playing to a
crowded house in New York theater.
In box sat man who had looked on
the wine when it was red. When Monte
mounted the rock in the sea and ex.
claimed. The World Is Nine" the man
in the box shouted: ''Whdt'H YOU take
for Huboken:' - Brooklyn Life.
-
Let Us Hope Not.
Does higher tarin
On foreign paprika
Swell the cost q Twin
In Costa Rica?
C W. T.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Too Expensive.

This cigar tastes like it was made Of
cabbage" growls the customer
Huh" replies the clerk. IF you
knew the wholesale price of cabbage this
year. you wouldn't insinuate that it could
be put in a 5-cent cigar. Judge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
His Description.

Charles two and half years old. has.
naturally, limited vocabulary. yet he
usually manages to express himself and
his emotions very clearly.
The other night skunk was wander
ing near the house, and Charles learned
for the first time what the awful pres
ence meant, for bolt upright in bed he
sat. and gasped out, "Oh. mamma! Did
you smell that awful noise ?"-Youth's
COMPANION.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Harmonious Pun.

How would you like to take part in
a cantata?"
I'D jump at the chants. Louisville
COurier-Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Too Emphatic.

"The engineers find Gatun Dam
safe read Mr.. Jones from his news
paper headlines to grandma, knitting at
the other side of the table.
Well" she said, looking up over her
glasses in panied surprise. Il don't know
anything about the safety of Gatun. but
l think a family newspaper oughtnt to
use such language in print" -Emporia
Gazette
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Would Names Count?

Would Names Count?
If l were Skibo Andy
And Andy he were me,
Would l be just as handy
At saving dough as Andy,
Or always broke, good landy,
And poor as / could be
If ! were SkibO Andy
And Andy he Were me?
Buffalo Evening News
-
Same Old Story.
How shall | break the news to my
parents that | have failed in my
examsY'
Merely telegraph them: Examination
over. Nothing newt "-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
80
How He Found Out.
Il understand your wife's started to
clean house"
Yes, stumbled onto that fact last
uight.-Detroit Free Press.
-
Arabella.
! told the story OF my love
But Arbclla only smiled
swOre 10y all the stars above,
But Arabclla only smiled
! knelt. as in the days of yore,
] promised | would e'er adore
] said ! had not loved before,
But Arabella only smiled,
l asked her did she care for me?
But Arabella only smiled.
! begged single sign to see,
But Arabella only smiled
And then with anguish and with pain
! asked her was it all in vain,
And must | from this theme refrajnf
but Arabella only smiled
For quite some time | was perpexed,
But Arnhclla only smiled.
was much worried, Hurried. veXcd,
But Arabella only smiled.
And so | caught her to my breast,
kiss upon her lips l pressed
wondered would she be distressed
But Arahella only smiled.
-AiuSlie's.
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How He Found Out.

Il understand your wife's started to
clean house.
Yes, | stumbled onto that fact last
uight.-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
DISASTROUS BLAZE
ON new YORK PIER

NEW YORK, July I6--F'ire that start
ed on the pier OF the Metropolitan
Steamship Company at the foot Of Fu--
ton street, on the North river this at
teru0on, was soon beyond control
All OF the city dre5oats and engines
from 1Iari1attan were ordered 10 the
scene and fought the dre from all sides.
A strong southerly wind was blowing
which increased Jle spread of The ire
The turbine steamer Yale WHICH
with her sister vessel the Harvard,
plies between this city and Boston,
taking the outside course, was in her
berth when the IRE broke out She
took tra- but was rowed out by the
urepoatS and the blaze eEtiuguished.
She was badly dana Eed.
washington Market on the east side
OF West street. across from the burning
pier caught fire half a. dozen times
from flying sparks but the hremeu man
aged 30 save the structure
At l-1o the dre was declared to be uu-
DER control The pier is a total loss
Ile damage may total three-ouarters
Of q million dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
Husband Forcing Me to Knife Again for Last Tme
His Fault if DE- Says Missive Penned IN
Salt Lake City I 8 Years Ago.
SEARCHLIGHT ON NEW PHASE OF MYSTERY
Father of Pretty Typst Companion Of Fugitive Dentist
Asserts Daughter Was Under Hypnotic Influence.
No Trace of Either IN Europe or America.

NEW YORK, July fs--W- r Bell,
brother Of the n-sJ wife Of Dr. H. H.
Crlppen, the American wanted in Lon
don in connection with the murder Of
his second wife, Belle EImore, today
charged that Mrs CriPpen No /. who
died eighteen years ago. was slain.
Bel lives in winfield, L I His sister,
Charlotte Jan Bell Crippeu died in salt
Lake City January q, 1892 Her death
was ascribed 70 paralysis and apoPIsxy-
Though the neighb0rs were suspicious
and secrecy marked the event, no in
vestieation was made
Ny sister" said Bell today met
-Crippea IN a New York hospital. where
she became a trained nurse They mar
ried, and Crfp2ea set up as q dentist in
New York He got into trouble soon.
Later the authorities got after him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
CRIPPLE IS KILLED
FALLING FROM A CAR
Head Strikes Rail and Skull
Is Fractured, Death Be
sng instantaneous.

Charles r. Bosworth, twenty years
old, a cripple. was instantly killed to-
day, when be CeU from the rear step
Of a Chesapeake Junction car az Dean
wood, =. CO. and struck his head on
the steel rail-
Whether the young man fell from
the step or was attempting 20 set OF
the car before Il stopped is not known
According TO the conductor, the motor
man slowed down just before the car
reached the old railway station al Dean
wood BOsworth. who was standing
on the rear platform, climbed down on
The step
The attention Of the men on the plat
form OF the car was attracted by q
scream. They saw the youth fall to-
ward the car as he landed on the
ground. barely missing the rear fender.
His head struck the rail. and fractured
his skull
BosW0rth was brought back on the
next car 20 Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. where the Casualty HospitsI
ambulance was awaiting The surgeon
fn charge said the boy had been killed
instantly.
The body was carried 10 the CoIuu-
bia car barns, where for two hours It
lay unclaimed Finally, Policeman Ben
5amiu Williams. of the Ninth precinct
recognized the hoy. and notified his
mother, Mrs. Henry II B0swOrth. OF
l12f Third street northeast.
There was a pathetic scene when Mrs
Eosworth arrived at the car barn. and
recognized the body as that o. her son,
who had gone away smiling and happy
a few hours before. A stroke Of para
Iysis. when q small child, had made
the boy a partial cripple
After breakfast he told his mother
he was going out to Benniug and spend
The day IN the country She gave her
consent and accompanied him as Tar
as the front steps, when he left the
house BOSw0rLh's father is employed
bv the gas company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
OPPONENTS TAUNT
SPANISH PREMIER

MADRID. july 16--Pabl0 IEIeSfGS. Re
publican leader in the Spanish Chamber
of DEPUTIES. is trying 20 De arrested and
cannot succeed
His failure Is interfering with the Re
publican plans for forcing an investiga-
ton OF king Alf0nS0's and former. Pre-
mi,r Naura-s responsibility for last
summers bloody disorders AT Barcelona
and elsewhere in spain On the other
hand, IL is doubtful whether the govern
ment'S prestige could suffer more se-i-
ously than II has from its failure to i'm
prison Iglesias.
After accusing Naura and falling TO
get arrest, IgieSIas threatened the for
uler premier Even an attack on
aTaura's person, be declared on the
raignment OF the former premier,
would be justified, II il were necessary
10 prevent his return 70 Office
your words are criminal shouted
the president or the chamber. 'auG
YOU must withdraw them Instantly
81 will not said IEleSi2S-
.sTheu You viii be severely pun
ishedr broke in Premier CauaIe5as-
your remarks constitute encourage
ment Of murder
Il viii answer for them in court. %
answered IsIesias, defautl--
The president OF the chamber. Pre-
nnier Canaiejas, and former Premier
Maura held @ hurried conference. at
the end OF which the president weakly
announced that senior Iglesias' words
had been expunged from the record.
and that he might proceed with his
speech
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again, and he moved TO California
I'm salt Lake my sister wrote 20 me
complaining OF her treatment al Grip
pens hands. He had operated on her
twice. she said There he posed as .
dentist and ootician.
After their son was born she wrote
this: Ny husband is about to force
me TO the knife again and I feel that
this viii be the last time I want my
relatives TO know that II ole 1t viii
be his fault
she died under the third operation
When got 10 salt Lake C-ippea was
gone
Central office detectives, aided by Mrs.
Robert H Mills. haIf sister Of Belle FL
more. today searched the French liner
la Lorraine for Dr. Crippen and Miss
Leneye but without success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
KING AND THRONE
OF SPAIN IN DANGER
New Revolutionary Plot Dis
covered Affecting All Cities
in Kingdom

MADRID, July 16-The discovery
Of a revoIutiouarv plot affecting every
important city in Spain TO-DAY startled
the government and a meeting Of all
cabinet officers was Immediately
called by Premier CaraIe5as for to-
morrow
The throne IS totterin-- according
70 authentic reports. and the govern
ment has ordered all troops in readi-
ness for instant service
The situation at EarceIc-a- chief
anarchist headCuartars. is worse. ac-
COTding to semi-0ElciaL statements
than IL mas been since the height of
the riots following the execution OF
Francisco Ferrer0-
Discovery OF q plot on the life of
King Alfonso Yesterday at EaUadoIfd,
while he was en- route 20 Se-0via. IS
but a part OF the general -evoIu-
t5onary scheme. but Il IS on that that
the order for the arrest of every
known anarchist issued today IS
based.
The guards about the palace had
already been doubled. auE the kings
personal bodyguard was today stu
further increased in spite OF his
protesrariCuE-
The governments opposition to the
Catholic church has done little 10 pIa-
cate the extreme radicals. particularly
at Barcelona. according Co current re-
ports.
Troops have been ordere5 20 Gi5on.
called tuere- and -l- dec. .aratlou OF
martial law at several places is eE-
pected within forty-elglt hours
A threatening phase OF the general
-zr nv -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
Police of London Begin Inquiry Into
Death Of Mrs. Crippen No. |

LONDON. July 15-A peculiar phase
Of the operations OF Dr- CriuDen. wanted
in connection with the mysterious uur-
der OF his wife, in their home IN Hill
drop Crescent. is now under investiEa-
ton
Advices received by the police from
America say that when Crippen left
salt Lake City after the death Of his
first wife he gave it out that a fortune
was coming 20 him IN England That
was his excuse for leaving America
II was the same story that ne used
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
STABBED
BY RIVAL ON STAGE
La Sainati Hovering Between Life
and Death as Result of Wound
Of Jealous Rival.

1TANTUA, italy, July 1s.-Cesarina
Sainat, one Of the most beautiful wom-
en- on the Italian stage, is today hover
ing between life and death
AT the climax Of a tragedy last night
she was stabbed by Signora Olga Fossi
in o 1T Of jealousy. Their roles were
those Of rivals
Signora Fossil suspected Ia Sainau Of
alternating her husbands affections.
As the wounded actress feIl, the audi
euce stampeded- while the curtain was
TuuE down The victim has q chance or
recovery Her assailant IS under arrest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
Crippens Influence Mysterious,
Says Father Of Pretty Typist

attitude Of the police who declare that
were the girl with Crippen- the pair
would undoubtedly be captured. so com
Pleue is the drag1et shat has been cast
around the world
That q strange thrau drew the young
woman into the most remarkable r1vs-
tery Of q decade is also the BELIEF o.
the authorities
In connection with this DEVELOPMENT OF
the case every effort IS being made TO
trace the doctors connection with The
various women some Of whose names
are already iu the hands OF the police
FROM ac1uaintances Of the fugitive II
has been learned that Crippeu frequent
Is remarked on his hold on women.
Acquaintance regarded his power as
uucaluy-
His Power Extraordinary.
From the time my daughter FIRST ruet
Crippeu-' said AIr Neave today, he
seemed 20 have an extraorIiuarv power
over her il worried me q great deal.
and in the end / came 90 the concIu-
sion that only Eypn0tisu could account
for IT.
Though she seemed TO obtain all she
wished from him, in reality she was IL
deadly fear Of him Asain and a-afn
her mother and begged her 10 QUIT
his employ. once she cried. on. II
could but he won't let me; he wor't
let me- She was an iu-pressionsbIe zirI
when she, first came under his influence
II was he who induced her to pose as
French girl and to change the form of
her name from Eea-e 70 Lelea-e
--T am certain that he used her in pre-
pairing for his fight, and then, finding
her an encumbrsuce, made way with
her
Mother Frustrated.
cit IS nv firm belief. also. that thef-
marriage was a mock ceremony This
would aaGouut for my daughters In
ability 10 show q legal document that
substanJiates her beEef IN the marriage
She thought herself legally Mrs Grip
pen, howzver. J am sure"
Mrs Neave. the mother OF the missing
girl. is UroStrated- She insists on her
daughters innocence
The police are today basing their
houes on the feet that when DR.. Crip0s1
disappeared he had only $50 in money.
bat carried 5ewe1rv belonging 10 his
wife valued ut 5000
The detectives have an accurate list OF
this Ieweirr. which they have .c1bIed to
al parts of the world They believe
CTiDDcn's funds viii shortly De exhaust
sd and that Ee VIII Be forced 20 dispose
OF some OF the Jewels
The police admit that Iir. Criuuen has
Slipped through thei- fingers, though
they have rot relaxed their efforts.
Scotland Yard and the London police de-
Dartueut are actually on trisI before the
people in this case owing % the bung-
ling manner in which they handled the
preliminary stages. practically warning
Dr. CriDDe1 that he was u~.Czr suzp5cion
The papers are particularly severe in
their criticism OF the action Of the Of
flCials
It is pointed out that Crippen thought
himself above suspicion. and had been
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
United States to Interfere
for American in MadTiZ
Prison.
BROTHER APPEALS
TO THE PRESIDENT
Announcement of Intended Course
Follows Telephone Con-
VeTSauOn.

Follow fnE telephone conversation
with President Taft at Beverly. the
state Department. announced today that
steps would be taken to relieve william
Pittuan. the Bostau man now in prison
in NIanaEus-
At the same time It was announced
that the department had upon the
strength Of reports appearing in the
press teIeeraphed Consul 1Iofat. at
BIueheIds. directing him to ascertain
whether Dr. lawrence Burgheim. an
American citizen, is held prisoner by
the Nradriz forces II is said that the
Doctor Is compelled 10 treat The wound
ed at the Bluff
Appeals for Brother
a brother Of Pittman appealed to
President Taft yesterday afternoon IN
behalf of the prisoner This resulted IN
the telephone conversation today and in
the decision 90 do what may become
necessary To relieve she condition OF
the American
The deul-tue1t IS more or less per
picked over the Pittman case He
seems To be a prisoner Of war and as
such may be held by Madriz- The
Nicara=uau government, however, has
no right 10 Inrict unnecessary hardship
OF cruelty upon the prisoner, and it IS
to prevent thfs that the department viii
interfere. If 1t interferss at all
Nicaraguaus Detained.
Word received at the state Depart
unent today from 1IanaETIa, Nicaragua
Indicates that the AIadriz faction are
preventing Niraragua1s from leaving
the western portion Of the country and
enforcing measures suD3ressing sym
pathetic movements with the Estrada
faction
DEGREES have been issued by Leopold
Montenegro. military governor provid-
Ing that Unconditional Nicaraguans
should not continue TO disturb the
social order without regard 20 law
Peo0le are restricted from leaving the
CITY without passports and cannot leave
Al night unless written permission IS
given by the authorities Er-eEclS
gatherings in private houses and pub
Tic establishments are prollrlT51 aLleT 2
o'clock without permission under pen
atty Of q fine Of from ; 0t0 - pesos
Preparing Charges
The state Department is preparing 70
issue to the world the following reasons
why e "vviI WELD the big stick On
Nicaragua unless conditions are speed
Hv bettered, Il was semi-offcially re-
ported today
The Eunboat Venus was released,
after being held up in a United States
port. on false statements by the Ma
driz government
The bombardment of Prinzapulca. an
ynfortideG town. injured American in
terests and usCaced the lives Of
American citizens
The United States was f1uted when
Pfttman. Of Boston, Mass, was cap
tured with the Estrada forces at
RIuefieldS was removed To GauaEUa-
and III treated in spite Of AaCrizs s
pledges to the United States.
Nadriz has acted as q trouble maker
in Stirrfu@ uD aurl-A1uer-eau feeling In
Central and South America
Dr Lawrence BuTglel-u- OF Texas has
been detained without cause and held
as a prisoner OF war
Americans in western NICARAGUA nave
been threaten with death OF ruin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16
In Abeyance IN Monday.

PITTSBURG. July 1G.-The Penusyl-
vania railroad strike situation here took
a decided turn Tor the better today, and
1t was declared that a peaceabIe settle
ment between the company and the men
on the lines west Of PfttsbUrg is proba-
BILE
Another conference will be held Mon
day and II IS believed that no strike
VIII be called until after that meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-16

eighteen years later. when Iasc -Iarcl
he explained the death OF his second
vile, the murdered woman He eE-
planned her alleged departure To-
America on the ground that she had
gone 20 California 10 settle an estate
left 70 him by a relative
The striking similarity between The
tuo stories has led the police TO believe
that an EuS-sUeCreG mystery NAV be
found back Of his f-s- visit % EngIa1E-
Further iuTeS-iz izaliCD Of the death oF
the first Mrs CrQpeC- in January, ES--
az Salt Lake has been requested