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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Praisegod Barehone's Brother.

1t Is perhaps in the perusal OF mus.
ty old parchments and parish regis
tiers that the really curious name Is
found At the beginning Of the sew
enteenth century and extending well
into Puritan times they are remark
ably numerous. Among the baptisms
are such Christian names as Repent
Freight, Restore. Constant and Faint
not That remarkable member of the
parliament OF 1853, Praisegod Bare
bone, was actually baptized by that
name and Is so called in the records
Of the Leathersellers' company OF
London But II must be admitted that,
Barebones brother adopted his Chris.
tian name, which ran thus and could
never have been comfortably accom-
modated upon an ordinary visiting
card OF today: Christ-had not
died-for-thee-thou.shouldest-have- been.
damned Barcelona" And this indi-
yidual had but himself to blame be
cause his lightsome friends and the
wits called him Damned Barebone.-
From T P.'s Weekly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
His Opinion, Too.

The street railroad company in n
New England town that IS somewhat
celebrated for its qulctude leases the
space on the back Of It's transfer slips
for advertising purposes.
A New Yorker, who had made n visit
TO the town somewhat against his Will
ana was much disguised with the alb
solute lack Of amusement, decided In
desperation 10 take car ride with
his wife On receiving his transfers
he turned them over and read the ad
yertisement in idle curiosity, then a
smile spread over his face.
There" he said, turning to his wife,
81 told you this was the deadest town
/ ever saw, but | didn't suppose that
the townsfolk knew it themselves Just
look at that"
The advertisement for the current
month happened to be that Of a local
undertaken.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
POSTAL BANKS OPEN JAN. 5
Hitchcock Announces Final Details
Are Practically Compile
State Has Depository.

Washington, ID. C.-Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock states that everything
will be in readiness for the postal say
ings banks III the various states and
territories to receive deposits on Jan. 3.
one experimental office will be opened
in each state and territory with view
to making the first test of the service
as thorough as possible The offices are
all of second class. Several Of the
offices selected are in communities ill.,
habited by foreign born Americans who
are remitting to their native countries
by postal money orders.
Postmasters at the twelve offices in
the Rocky mountains and Pacific coast
states are in Washington at the re-
quest of the postmaster general for a
conference.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
WHITE NOW CHIEF JUSTICE
Former Assoc ate Justice Formally
Installed as Head Of Supreme
Court Bench.

Washington.-Chie Justice White
has taken his seat at the head of the
Supreme court bench.
The new chief justice took the for
NAL oath of office in the robing room.
When the justices filed in as usual,
Presiding Justice Harlan announced
the appointment, saying: I'VE extend
our brother a cordial welcome in his
new position
Chief Justice White in his place on
the bench which he occupied as asso-
ciate Justice then took the oath with
hand appraised, Justice Harlan also
raising his hand and holding the open
bible.
The new chief justice repeated it
with bowed head and the two venerable
jurists then exchanged seats, Justice
Harlan grasping the hand of his col
league The ceremony was marked by
the utmost simplicity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
TEN KILLED IN BLAST
TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSION IN
NEW YORK CAUSES MANY
CASUALTIES
PROPERTY LOSS $4,000, 900
Power House of New York Central
Railroad Wrecked and Buildings
for Ten Blocks Shaken by
Explosion.

New Iork.-A terrific explosion Of
Illuminating gas in the auxiliary pow
er house at the Grand Central station
which tore at the heart of and sent a
tremor along the entire rock back bone
of Manhattan caused the death OF ten
persons, two of them women, the in
jury of 125 others and property dam
age estimated at from 100000 to
$3OOO,0OO.
The injured include laborers and
other employees of the railroad pedes
TRANS, bystanders and others in the
vicinity of the accident.
A passing surface car carrying seven
passengers was lifted from its tracks
and hurled against an automobile
running beside it. Four of the seven
passengers were killed outright and
the chauffer of the motor car was cut
and bruised. OF the nearly 100 IN
hospitals number are SERIOUSLY III
jurcd.
SO great was the force of the ex-
plosion that the big new power house
of the New Haven railroad. which is
Immediately behind the demolished
structure, was almost completely de-
stroyed, while all adjacent properly
was badly battered and windows in all
buildings for a radius of a dozen blocks
were blown out.
-Four wOrkmen who are missing are
believed to have persisted, and of 125
injured 9S were removed to hospitals.
n aif oh Il N
ton by the police, the district attor-
neys Office and the corJlers office is
under way.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
ASK FOR FEDERAL AID
RAIL HEADS APPEAL 70 GOVERN
MENT FOR SETTLEMENT OF
THREATENED STRIKE.
NO CLOSER TO AGREEMENT
Negotiations Between Engineers and
Railroads Broken OFF by Refusal
of Former to Accept Terms or
Arbitration Proposal.

Observation-Disclosures between the
representatives of ZOO locomotive ell
gineers on siXty-one western railroads
were broken off and the railroad Of
ficials Immediately telegraphed Chair
man Knapp of the interstate commerce
commission and Commissioner of Labor
Neill to come to Chicago and endeavor
sy mediation to avert strike.
The railroad officials requested Grand
Chief Engineer Warren S. Stone to join
with them in requesting arbitration I'M
der the Erdman act but he refused.
W. b. Scott, chairman of the COM
mittee of general managers who have
been negotiating with the engineers,
gave out statement in which he said
that mediation had been asked for.
The negotiations have been again
broken off by refusal of the engineers
to join in request for mediation said
he. The engineers declined to accept
offered increases in wages amounting
TO approximately 914 per cent. This, if
accepted, would have increased the pay
of locomotive engineers in every branch
of the service from az to Az per
cent without changing in any manner
the long established basis of a days
work or methods of computing time or
overtime. Consequently the managers
felt it their duty to take every precau-
tion to guard against interruption to
the service by requesting mediation by
the government officials under the Erd'
man act"
Should mediation fail the general
managers Will offer arbitration through
the mediators.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
WEATHER CHIEF is ACCUSED
Pres ident Has Letter From Former
DIVISION Oh eff Berry Charg ng
M management.

Observation-Disclosures Berry, who re-
signed as chief Of division of the United
States weather bureau last August, as
he alleges. under circumstances that
left no other recourse" has addressed
letter to President Taft, charging
Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, with gross mismanagement,
extravaganza and irregularities in the
conduct of the affairs of the weather
bureau.
Mr.. Berry charges. among other
things, that Chief Moore wrote book
on descriptive meteorology, in the prep.
aration of which he is alleged to have
used the services of government EN-
ployes in their working hours, and to
have made illegal use of the mailing
frank.
He also charges that weather bureau
employees are transferred from point to
point need!essly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
ONLY ONE CHURCH IN TOWN.
sInoIe Place Of Worship, Independent
and Undenominational, Suffice for
People of Proctor, VI.

In the village Of Proctor, Rutland
county, Vt, the problem Of church
unity has been practically solved, says
Suburban Life Previous to its or
ganization there had been no Protes-
tant church in Proctor. There had
been a chapel in which had been held
Sunday school services for Protes-
tants. but in 1889 the chapel burned
and the people faced the question of
rebuilding.
They felt that the time had come
for a church organization, and the
question arose as TO whether they
should separate and seek to build up
Methodist and Congre gati o IN
churches. those two denominations
comprising the larger part of the com
municants, or unite organically.
Having worked together harmon
iously in the Sunday school they de-
cided to attempt a real union church.
That church was organized, has been
in existence ever since, has been sup
piled by clergymen Of both denomina-
united and aggressive as it is today.
There is a modern church editice
built of marble valued at S35. 900, and
plans are now under way for the build
ing of a parish house, for which a
fund has been raised. The church
policy is Independent and undenomina,
tional
The financial organization is an in.
corporated body whose membership
includes some who are not members
of the church. The regular business
of the society is done through
board Of six stewards, perpetuating
title and an office peculiar to Method
ism. Thus there is perfect blending
Of Methodist and Congregational meth
DDS in the governing board.
Proctor is a cosmopolitan village
and there is in consequence a gather
ing Of nationalities like that in Jeru.
salem on the Day of Pentecost. These
people come from the uttermost parts
of the earth and that they are in
fuenced by this model church is seen
in the fact that in the membership
are 70 be found English, Welsh, Manx-
men, Hungarians, Swedes, Germans
and Spanish besides native born
Americans. Yet they live together In
unity The Sunday school enrolls be
sides those already mentioned, Ital-
ians, Poles and Finlandcrs and the
parish includes with this heterogcn.
GUS aggregation, Norwegians, Bohe-
mians and doubtless other rationale
ties.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
MILLIONS FOR PEACE
ANDREW CARNEGIE SETS ASIDE
SlO,OCO,OOO FOR ABOLISH
MENT OF WARS.
TRUSTEES HAVE THE FUND
Income of Huge Benefact ion Will Be
Used TO Danish Most Degrading
Evil in Civilized World. "-ElIhu
Root Heads Trustees.

ngton.-Having as his OBJ
ject the abolition of war, 1.-The most
degrading evil of evils" Andrew
Carnegie transferred to board or
trustees 100000 in 8 per cent
first mortgage bonds, the revenue OF
which to be used to hasten the end
of armed international conflicts.
The lofty purposes expressed by
the ironmaster to make this founda-
ton a continuing force for reform
suggests the probability that this
100000 may be only a starter in
a movement to which eventually he
will devote the create: part of his
riches.
The formal transfer was made at
a meeting in the rooms of the Car
negie Research Foundation The
trustees organized by choosing
president, Senator Elihu Root, the
permanent representative of the Uni
ted States at the Hague tribunal.
President Taft has consented to be
honorary president of the foundation.
The method by which the annual
income of half million dollars shall
be expended is left by Mr.. Carnegie
entirely in the hands of the trustees.
The foundation is to be perpetual,
and when the establishment of uni
versal peace is attained, the donor
provides that the revenue shall be
devoted to the Punishment of the
next most degrading evil or evils,
the suppression Of which would
most advance the progress, eleva-
ton and happiness Of men."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
100000 BLAZE AT AMIGO
Wisconsin Town Suffers Zig Fire
loss-Chr stmas Stocks Go
Up in Smoke.

Amigo, Wis-Antigo suffered one
of the greatest fire losses in its his
tory when the NJ. Krom & Co.'S stock
and the Cleary buildings were de-
stroyed.
The loss to the stock and buildings
is estimated at 10000 The stock
of the Spencer Drug company was
also badly damaged and the Ameri-
can Express compaay's office was
ruined The Krom stock was valued
at $4,000, and was only partially
covered by insurance. The buildings
will be rebuilt and will again be oc-
cupied by the Krom company.
The fire was started by the opening
of a gas jet, and an explosion in the
basement of the Krom store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Charlton Asks Writ.

New York-Porter Charlton, demand
ed by the kingdom of Italy to stand
trial for the self confessed murder OF
his wife, Mary Scott Castle Charlton,
at Lake Como, will seek release by
habeas corpus proceedings in the United
States District court as against the de-
cision of Secretary Knox of the federal
department of state that he may be
extradited. Charton's lawyers say
that if the habeas corpus proceedings
fail they will appeal to the Supreme
court of the United States. His family
contends that he is insane.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
CHILEAN MINISTER DIES.
Senior Don An bal Cruz Succumbs to
Attack of Heart Failure IN
Washington.

Washington.-An attack of heart
failure proved fatal to Senior Don AMI
bal Cruz, envoy extraordinary from
Chile to the United States, shortly
after his return home from a banquet.
He was 40 years old and had been
Chilean minister to the United States
three years.
President Taft and Secretary Knox
called at the Chilean legation and ten
dered the use of an American battle
ship to convey the body to Chile. The
offer was cabled to the Chilean govern
ment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Milwaukee Has Hot Blaze

NIilvaukee.-A loss of about $4,000
was caused by a fire which broke out
in the four-story brick building occu-
pied by the hungarian cafe Milwaukee
Advertisers club and Kruger x Do
mann, printers, 1Sl-1S1 Second street
The fire IS believed to have started
in the Kruger & Domain printing
shop on the second floor. 1t rapidly
spread to the third and fourth floors
and 10 the first floor, where it wrecked
the hungarian cafe. Everything in the
building was destroyed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Customs Inspector Gets Reward.

Washington.-The urgent deficiency
Appropriation bin, carrying $995,612,
passed by the house, contains pro-
vision for $4,000 for Richard Parr, the
United States customs inspector who
did so much in bringing to light the
sugar frauds at the New York custom
house. This is the balance of the
100000 which Mr.. Parr receives for
his disclosures. He Is not mentioned
by name in the bill
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
20 MINERS BELIEVED DEAD
Gas Explosion Causes D saster in
Virginia Coal Mine hree
Rescuers Are Missing.

Norfolk, Na.-Twenty-nlne miners
the explosion OF gas in the Greene
coal mine, two miles from Tacoma,
Va, on the Norfolk & Western rail
way.
Two bodies have been recovered
and an American had been rescued,
but it is not believed he can live,
In an heroic effort to rescue the
mon entombed Mine Supt. Jas. Bar
rowman and three bosses descended
the shaft soon after the explosion.
Nothing has been heard of then
aiHce.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
MANY ARE ARRESTED
WHOLESALE ROUNDUP MADE BY
GOVERNMENT ON POSTAL
FRAUD CHARGES.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE IN TOLLS
Shoe Syndicate, Correspo ndence
School, and Mail Order Sharks
are Caught in Crusade by Phila-
delpha Inspector.

Philadelphia. with using
the mails to defraud, twenty-five per
sons were arrested by United States
postoffice inspectors in the largest cru
SADIE ever undertaken by single in
spector's division.
Regarded as the most important was
the arrest OF the former officers Of the
Chain Shoe Stores Syndicate" which
operated as a 100000 corporation,
with offices in this city.
Among others arrested are DR.. ]. B,
Hornstein of Philadelphia, Lewis Con.
rad, Conrad Lott and William Bing-
ham Of the Correspondence Institute
Of America. 1t was said the institute
had no faculty of artists but there were
10000 students enrolled.
The cases are the result of the an
nounced policy of Postmaster General
Hitchcock to put an end to the use Of
the mails to promote fraudulent
schemes.
Chief Inspector Cortelyou, who di-
rected the state wide raid, said that
the Chain Shoe Stores Syndicate was
Incorporated under the laws of the
state of Delaware with 100000 in
stock, described in the literature as
full paid and worcestershire" Two
stores and small shoe factory were
acquired in exchange for stock. The
shares sold first for 20 cents and the
price was gradually increased to 81.
According to Inspector Cortelyou there
were no earnings of the company to
warrant the advances in the stock
which, the government officials say,
constituted fraud.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Witness and Lawyer Sent to jail.

WTTW DITTI 10 UWTT'
Chicago Mrs, Aileeu Christopher,
Portage, Wis, the governments star
witness in the prosecution Of the al
legged brick trust, has been sentenced
to serve thirty days in the county Jail
for contempt of court in refusing 10
produce certain information before the
federal grand jury Her attorney John
4. Brown was sentenced 70 seventy
days Imprisonment for Ills part in the
same refusal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
House AboIshes Pension Agencies.

Washington. For the eighth time the
House of Representatives abolished the
eighteen pension agencies Of the gov
eminent. Heretofore the Senate has
put the agencies back in the pension
appropriation bill. If the Senate does
not restore the Offices this time the
government will save many thousand
dollars a year and the pensions for
veterans will be paid as expeditiously
through the Washington Office.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
ENGLAND MENACED BY FLOOD
peopie Forced to Live in Top Stories
Of Houses-Many Buildings
Destroyed.

London.-England is in the throeS
IF the worst flood the country has ex
perlenced in thirty years Water IN
some sections is twelve feet deep, the
result of almost incessant rains since
the first of this month. In many viii
lagos the people have been forced to
seek refuge in the top stories of their
houses, while in others residences have
been ruined. The Thames has risen
ten inches in the Hoxsley district
within thirty-siX hours.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Funeral Stop5 RAJ way Wheels.

Macon, Ga.-Eyery wheel on the sys-
tenn stopped and every employe on the
Central railroad of Georgia ceased
work for five minutes during the fu-
neral here of Maj. J. +. Hanson, presi-
dent of the road. who expired suddenly
in Atlanta.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Flood Situation Grows Serious.

Rome The food situation in
dorthern Italy becomes more serious
hourly. The Tiber has risen until it
IS 81 feet above its normal level.
Government officials are making ey-
cry effort TO relieve those living in
the inundated districts
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Chamn Clark Outlines Program.

Washington Champ Clark, prospec-
five speaker of the next house OF rep
rosentatiyes. has outlined his legisla-
tive program. He declares hllhseli III
favor of the appointment of committees
of the house by 4 committee rather
than by the speaker.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Noted Animal Trainer Dead.

Hamburg. German.-Carl Hagenbeck,
the greatest collector and trainer OF
wild animals the world has known, Is
dead at his home in the midst OF his
vast geological gardens ut Stellingen, a
suburb of this city
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
ashington Has Race Riot.

Washington In race riot prccipi.
lated BY remark Of a negro, a street
car conductor named Gray Limstronp
was struck on the head with an iron
bar and probably fatally wounded.
while Charles Cans was badly beaten
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Erbstein Jury Disagrees.

Chicago-After twenty hours delib-
Grafton, the jury in the trial of Attor-
ney Erbstein, charged with bribing a
Juror in the Lee ONeill Browne brib-
erv case, announced it could not agree
and was discharged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22

"A lady professor Of Chicago uni.
yersity says that Il she had her way
she would give every man just as
many wives as he was able to sup.
port"
Every married man has that many
right now"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Start Probe in Oleo Affairs.

Chicago.-A federal grand jury sworn
IN before United States District Judge
Keneshaw NJ Lands will investigate
the Capital Investment company, raid
ed as a bucketshop, the alleged brick
trust and the olcomargarine industry.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Receivpr for Pttsburc Pane sr.

PittsburE, Pa.-Joseph T. Neyin
has been appointed receiver of the
company publishing two daily news
papers. the Post and Sun. Both pa
pers viii continue.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Noted Army Leader Dead.

Newburgh, n Y.-Brig. Gen. Henry
c. UaSbrouk. retired, a veteran OF mo
civil and Spanish wars, died at his
home here, aged u.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Farm Yields Are Large.

Washington - Final estimates Of
farm crops show 3,l25O00,00o bushels
IF corn, G95oO0o00 bushels OF wheat
l,12G,0oO0O0 bushels of oats, $4,000
NO pounds Of tobacco and 24,ooo,oo0
nnshels of rico.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22

PENNSYLVANIA Congressman Dead.
Philadelphia. Congressman Joel
Took. of the Second Pennsylvania dis
trict is dead. Mr. Cook was stricken
with apopleXy in Washington and rel
moved to his home here. He was IS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Swiss Elect New PIE S dent.

Eerne. Switzerland.-T'he federal as
scmbly In joint session OF the natlohal
and state councils elected Marc-Emile
Ruchet president of the Swiss conted'
Grafton for 1911.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Wireless Record Gained.

FL PaSo. fcN--What is declared to
% distance record for the transmits
sion over land of a wireless message
vas established when the new wireless
over here was put into operation and
greetings exchanged with san Fran
iScO
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Fight Negro S Amendment

Washington. Objections to the ap
pointmcnt Of William l.. Lewis. negro
attorney, as an assistant attorney gen
eral, are being presented TO Attorney
General Wickersham.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Shin Lost on SDanish Goa st.

London The German steamer Pal
.rmo is .otal wreck off Cape Corrub-
)odo on the vest coast of Galicia, Spain.
Ier five passengers and crew of nine
cen were lost
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Nilitiamen Capture Fug tive,

Yankton, s. D.-George Ross
teuscher who shot and seriously
wounded Daniel Courtney, a promi-
uent farmer, and then barricaded
himself in the Courtney home, has
been made a prisoner by militiamen,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Toronto Bank Suspends.

Toronto.-IThe Farmers bank, hav-
ing a capital stock of $l,000,0O0, with
head office in Toronto and thirty-one
branches in various towns and villages
throughout Ontario, has suspended pay
mont
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Negro Named as Collector.

ashington.-Tresiden Taft has sent
10 the senate the nomination of Charles
lector of internal revenue at Honolulu,
Hawaii.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-22
Posse Hunts Alleged Slayer.

Aurora, Ill.-A posse of farmers Is
In pursuit of W. II. Morris, a Plano
man, the alleged murderer of Miss Stel-
la Dumas, "a years of age, who was
shot to death in Montgomery.