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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
PAY ROLL FRAUDS BIG
U. S. STEEL CORPORATION DE-
FRAUCED OF THOUSANDS.
Evidence Shows Thefts Made Possible
by Carrying Dead Men As
Employees.

Hammond, Ind.-Evidence adduced
at the trial of John T. Caldwell
and Charles Bloomhoff, former time
keepers at the Indiana steel plant at
Gary, Ind, charged with conspiracy
to defraud. shows that, the United
States Steel corporation has been
swindled out of upwards of 100000
The stupendous size of thefts were
made possible by carrying dead men,
straw men and missing men on the
pay rolls, through the alleged con-
nivance of the defendants
1t has been brought out during the
trial now under way for three weeks
that a dead employee of the United
States Steel company was carried for
months on the pay roll. Bloomhoff
and Caldwell are asserted to have pur-
chased a garage and automobile on
Michigan avenue, Chicago, with pro-
ceeds of the alleged populations. The
case will probably go to the jury to-
day The defendants charge that
higher officials of the United States
Steel company are involved in the
conspiracy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
TAFT AIDS kBSTAINERS' MOVE
President Writes Letter Which Is
Read in 5000 Sunday Schools
Throughout Union.

Chicago. - With the intention of
enlisting all the Sunday school
children in the United States in a to-
tai abstainers' movement, letter writ
ten by President Taft was read in g.
300 Sunday schools throughout the
country.
The letter was written by the
president December 20 and is ad-
dressed to Sunday school pupils as
My dear young friends" and reads:
The excessive use of intoxicating
liquor is the cause OF a great deal of
poverty. degradation. and crime of the
world, and one who abstains from the
use of such liquor avoids a dangerous
temptation.
Abraham Lincoln showed that he
believed this in writing out for his
boy friends the pledge of total absti-
nence so often quoted. Each person
must determine for himself the course
he will take in reference to his tastes
and appetites: but those who exercise
the self-restraint to avoid altogether
the temptation of alcoholic liquor are
on the safe and wiser side"
DR.. Howard H. Russell of Westville,
O., founder of the Anti-Saloon league,
also is founder OF the Lincoln legion,
which instigated the services.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
TRIUMPH FOR PACT
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY WINS
FIRST ROUND IN HOUSE
FIGHT.
VOTE ON TEST 1877 TO 12o
Democrats Act SoIldIy to DIsplace the
Regular Order and Give Preference
to Canadian Agreement-oppo-
nents Are Almost All Republicans.

Washington.-The Mccall bill car
rying out the Canadian reciprocity
agreement reached the floor of the
house Monday and that body by a
vote of 1877 to 120 decided to begin
its immediate consideration.
Immediately after the representa-
tives met Mr.. Mccall of Massachu-
sets called up the reciprocity bill.
Objection was made by members of
the District of Columbia committee,
this being district day on the house
calendar A point of no quorum also
was made.
To insure a full vote call Of the
house was ordered, and all absentees
were summoned to the chamber
The roll call showed an overwhelm-
ing majority for reciprocity.
While the vote to displace the reg
ular order on the house calendar can
not be accepted as an exact Indication
on the final vote on the reciprocity
bill, it is regarded as being approx
mately So
The vote against taking up the
measure came almost wholly from the
Republican side The Democrats voted
almost solidly for immediate consid.
Grafton.
Some of the Republicans who voted
against displacing the regular order
are not expected to place themselves
on record against reciprocity at a
final vote.
Mr.. Mccall will handle the time for
debate In favor of the bill and Mr.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania will serve In
like capacity for the opposition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
PLOT 70 RUIN COTTON CROP
poses Scheme to Infect Fields
With Boil WeeVil.

Atlanta, Ga.-Governor-elec Hoke
Smith Saturday gave out statement
exposing a plot of New York specula-
tors to infect the cotton fields of
Georgia and South Carolina with the
dreadful boil weevil in order to be able
to make fortune in the market next
season by reducing the crop and rails
ing the price of Dixie's staple.
The first information came in a let
ter to Mr.. Smith from a man, whose
name he refuses to give, but in whom
he places entire confidence At Mr..
Smiths request the writer came here
from New York for personal visit
with the governor-elect Convinced by
the evidence offered by this informant,
Governor-elect Smith has given prompt
warning to the farmers and the plant
ers of the south that two plotters have
in their possession at least 1000, 900
live boil weevils, and are waiting their
opportunity to scatter these disastrous
insects over Georgia and South Caro-
lima.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
FLEES DANvILLE QUIZ
ALLEGED EMBEzZLER SUDDENLY
GOES TO DETROIT.
Hardy H. WhitIock Alleged to Have
Been Urged to Leave Before Sub
poena Could Be Served,

Danville, Ill.-Hardy H. Whitlock.
who was indicted for embezzfing
county funds, returned to Danville in
custody of Sheriff Shepard and gave
bond. In statement, Mr.. Whitlock
said that he had received no sub
poena.
Mr. Whitlock was asked to what ex-
tent he had purchased votes. He de-
clined to answer the question, saying
it would all be brought out at his
trial and before the grand jury if he
was called
Mr. Whitlock suddenly changed his
mind about remaining in Danviile,
and left for Detroit Monday The
statement is being freely made on the
streets and about the courthouse that
Whitlock was urged to return to De
troit before subpoena for the grand
jury could be issued for him.
Sheriff Shepard and his deputies
began Monday serving bench warrants
on some of the persons who have
been indicted
Seventy-six additional indictments
for vote selling we're ordered pre-
pared by the Jury.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
JAMES BOYS MOTHER DIES
Sons, Passes Away Suddenly
on Train.

Oklahoma City, Okla - Mrs. Zerel-
day Samuels, mother of the one
time notorious bandits, Jesse and
Frank James, whom she kept from be-
ing captured by her wit and courage
for 20 years, died in a Pullman state
room on a San Francisco train near
this city. She succumbed to heart dis
ease at the age of eighty-six.
With her was Mrs. Frank James.
They were en- route from Fletcher,
Okla, the present home of Frank
James, to Excelsior, Mo, eight miles
from the old James homestead in Clay
county, which was once the most
noted stronghold of outlawry on the
border.
Forty years ago, during an attack
on the James home by detectives,
bomb was thrown into the house and
tore away Mrs. SamuePs right arm.
Mrs. Samuels was OF gigantic stature,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
ARCHBISHOP RYAN Is DEAD
Passes Away at His Residence in
iladelphia-Had a Notable
Church Career.

Philadelphia-Most Rev. Patrick
John Ryan, D. D., LII. D., archbishop
of Philadelphia, and one of the great
est archbishops on this continent, died
Saturday at the archiepiscopal resi-
dence
Archbishop Ryan, known as the
greatest orator of the Catholic church
in America. was born in 1881 in
Thurles. County Tipperary, Ireland.
He spent his early boyhood in his
native country, coming to America in
1852 and going at once to St
Louis.
On April IA, 1872, he was conse-
Grated bishop in partibus, with the
title of bishop of Tricomia, and made
coadjutor to the then venerable Arch
bishop Kendrick
During the Civil war he was chap
lain of the military prison at st. Louis,
and in 1868 he went to Rome at the In
vitation of Pope Plus TX and delivered
the Lenten lectures In English
During the strike CT the anthracite
miners of Pennsylvania in 1900 Arch
bishop Ryan, who in 1884 had been
made archbishop Of the Philadelphia
diocese, spent most of his time in the
coal fields. Here his advice and con-
ISOLATION was much sought. His in
f1uence with the miners at that time
was said to have kept many acts Of
violence from being attempted.
prison at st. Louis. which was known
as the Gratiot prison, he labored with
much success among the prisoners,
sometimes baptizing as many as 600
converts in a day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21

State Fair Board Elects New Head.
The old crowd, which for many
years has absolutely controlled the
state fair board, had their hold
loosened and were badly shaken up
by the outcome at the first meeting Of
the new board at the meeting.
Charles ]. Hill Of Rosendale was
elected president of the state board
of agriculture, defeating George Nc
Kerrow. Mr. Hill was named on the
first formal ballot. ], ]. Nelson was
elected vice president on the first bal
lot
John M True of Baraboo, for the
last thirteen years secretary of the
board, who resigned to accept the Of
fee of state senator, will be succeeded
by R. w. Rowlands Of Genesee.
Little difficulty was experienced in
eiecting the board Of managers for
the state fair The balloting resulted
in the election of c. L. Hill, ]. ]. Mel
son, Grant U. Fisher, o. G. Rewey
and George McKerrow.
Aside from the election of officers
an important decision made by the
board was to open the 1911 state fair
on Tuesday instead of Monday and
end it on Saturday instead of Friday
as has been the custom. Saturday
law and vests the enforcement in the
dairy and food commissioner Office
Regulating the merger of
fire insurance corporations. Owen
Removing the limit on death dam
ages. Owen-Repealing the section
compelling the payment of costs be-
fore appeal Overwhelming to civil
service; this bill makes the commits
sion five members without pay and
also provides that employees of the
state may be promoted in the depart
ments where employed when vacan-
cies occur Owen-Further prohibit
ing political activity of civil service
employees. Blaine-Appropriating $685.
900 to the mining school Gaylord
Joint resolution amending the consti-
tuition, allowing members of the legis-
lature 1900 salary.
ne popularity Win the OSulOCIdIS
of the initiative, referendum and re-
call propaganda was evidenced in the
assembly when Assemblyman Bichler
introduced joint resolution for a
constitutional amendment permitting
this reform. The measure at first was
considered the same as others on the
same subject, but closer inspection
reveals the fact that It exempts eZ-
else and educational questions from
the operation of the recall. This
would prevent the recall of a public
officer for violation of any of the laws
regulating the sale of liquor, and sup
porters of further saloon regulation
see in the proposed amendment an at
tempt to nullify the principal source
of strength of the recall provision.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
TERRITORIAL TRADE GROWS
Americas Business With Its Distant
Possessions Reaches $500, 4e4,345
In Year.

Washington. Within the last
seven years the trade of the
United States with its noncontiguous
territories doubled il value, according
to statisticians of the bureau of statis-
tics of the department of commerce
and labor.
In 1910 the trade with Alaska, Ha-
wall. Porto Rico, the Philippines,
Guam, Tutuila and the Midway islands
amounted TO $780,, 494,343. In 1873 1t
amounted to s1O0,107,234.
The statistics also show that in the
seven-year period the Increase was 81
per cent. in the value of merchandise
shipped from the territories TO the
United States and 139 per cent. in the
value of merchandise shipped from
the United States to the territories.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
Varsity for Milwaukee.

A joint resolution to establish a
branch of the state university in Mil
waukee was introduced in the senate.
That $50 students from the state me-
tropolis attended the state institution
and that one-eighth of the population
CT the state was in Milwaukee county
were reasons given by Senator Boden-
stab why such action should be taken.
He declared that the present housing
problem would be solved and that
more young people. now unable to at
tend the school, could receive the ben
efts OF a higher education.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
IN L|NCOLN'S HONOR
MARTYRED PRESIDENTS BIRTH
DAY CELEBRATED AT SPRING.
FIELD, ILL.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PRESENT
Taft Briefly Addresses Joint Session
of Legislature and Is Principal
In Chamber of Commerce.

Springfield, Ill-President Taft was
the honored guest of Illinois at the
celebration of the 102nd anniversary
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln and
the 50th anniversary of the depar-
ture Of the great emancipation from
Springfield for the White House in
Washington There we're many other
distinguished guests from many Sec
tons of the country.
President Taft and his party ar
rived early in the afternoon, having
been brought in Congressman McKin-
ley's private car on the interurban
from Decatur, where they were met
by Representative Israel Dudgeon of
Morris, chairman of the joint legisla-
tive committee in charge of the pro-
gram AS soon az Mr.. Taft alighted
from the car the parade w2S forged
with Mai.-Gen. Edward c. Young of
Chicago as grand marshal and AdJt.
Gen F. S. Dickson as his chief of
staff
The First regiment, from Chicago,
acted as an escort to the president,
and that regiments band furnished the
military music, turning out eighty
FIVE strong. The parade moved down
Capitol avenue to the state house, as
the presidential salute of twenty-one
guns was being fired.
Arriving at the capitol the presi-
dent entered the building and was re-
ceived by the two houses of the legis-
lature in special joint session. To
the lawmakers he made his first adj
dress of the day, speaking briefly but
spiritedly. Mr.. Taft and the other
visitors were then escorted to the old
Lincoln home at Eighth and Jackson
streets
From the home the visitors we're
taken to Oak Ridge cemetery, where
the martyred presidents remains rest
beneath the new monument. Mr.. Taft
and the other guests entered the me-
mortal chapel In the monument and
reverently viewed the priceless Lin
coin relics preserved there. These in
clude much of Lincoln's correspond
ence and the famous autobiography
which he wrote on one sheet of paper
rhe party also viewed the empty sar
cophagus in which Lincoln's body lay
for many years.
The elimination of the days events
was the great banquet in the arsenal
in the evening under the auspices of
the Lincoln Centennial association
and the Springfield chamber Of com
merce.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
To SUPPORT TAFT'S
TRADE AGREEMENT
DEMOCRATS WOULD SUPPORT
PRESIDENTS RECIPROCITY
PACT.
WOULD REGULATE EXPENSES
Sill Provides That Candidates May
Use Campaign Money Only Per-
sonaIly or Through Party
Committee.

Madison.-A joint resolution was
presented by Senator Randolph, Dem
ocrat, to memorabilia the Wisconsin
members of congress to support Presi-
dent Taft's reciprocity agreement with
Canada. This was looked upon as
Democratic move and was calculated
to perplex the Republican majority,
which is not in accord with the ma
tional administration.
A drastic corrupt practices bill by
W. A. Kay came into the assembly
providing that candidates may
not disburse money in campaign ex-
cept personally or through party COM
mittees. 1t is further required that
weekly statements of disbursements
and receipts be filed, detailed as TO
receipts of money and purposes. The
bill limits the expenditures of candi-
dates as follows; For United States
senators, $500; congressman, s.. 500;
governor, $4,000; other state officials,
$4,000; state senator, $500; assembly
man, $3.50; for county, city, village and
town offices the limit is based upon
the number of votes for governor in
that district at the last election, being
for 5000 votes or less, 5000; for
each 100 votes over 5000 and under
$4,000, two dollars, and for each
100 over that number. one dollar.
The civil service commission
denied the petition of Attorney Gen
eral Bancroft that the position of sec
ond assistant attorney general be
exempt from the operation of
the merit law, for which posi-
ton three eligibles have been
certified none of whom Bancroft
IS willing to appoint However, he is
expected to follow his original inten-
ton and name B. Ryan j. Castle, and
take the matter of his salary to the
courts in an effort to wipe out the
civil service law
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
Many New sIlls Are introduces.


So many new measures have
been dumped into the legislative
mill that no attempt has been made
. look all of them over owing to
the new method in vogue of
receiving them and bringing them
back for formal introduction
after they have been through the
hands of the revision clerks. How
ever, the effects of this change will
be seen later in the session. for his
scheme insures correct drafting Of
bills in accordance with the statutes
and makes less trouble for the vari.
Gus committees, which can therefore
go directly into the merits of all
measures.
A large number of bills relating to
the liquor problem are due before
Tuesdays session has been adjourned.
Most Of these have been drawn by
persons connected with the Anti-Sa-
loon league, although representatives
of the brewers and the retail liquor
dealers also have a number to offer
through members who are noted Tor
their beliefs in the doctrine of per
sonal liberty"
The state tax commission has trans.
mitted to the governor and the pre-
siding officers of both houses its spe-
cial report on the taxation of life In,
surance companies and a bill covering
its recommendations
The bill proposes a novel form OF
taxation and provides for the pay
ment by companies doing business in
Wisconsin, except lodge and fraternal
societies, of a license fee to be fixed
at rate of five per cent. on part
OF their gross incomes, the part
taxed TO be determined by the rela
tive proportion between the Wiscon
sin insurance in force ard tota
amount of the Insurance in force
This bill of course would make the
proportion of its income. for instance
on which the Northwestern Mutual OF
Milwaukee would pay, quite heavy
for the reason that a very integral
portion of its total business is in
Wisconsin. On the, other hand, il
would probably raise the amounts
which outside or foreign companies
would have to pay This would in,
crease the retaliatory taxes of the
Northwestern-whic is the only com
pany really 1000, &C
cording to the report
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
FAMILY OF SEVEN KILLED
Father Coming in Late Jars Gas Tube
Connecting Pipe and All Are
Asphyxisted.

Philadelphia.-A family of seven per-
sons, including the father, mother and
five children, were killed Sunday morn
ing by Illuminating gas in their home
in Pearl place.
The dead are: Hyman Berkowitz,
WITT, forty years old; Minnie, eigh-
teen; Michael, twelve; Israel, nine;
Rebecca. seven, and Paul, six
The family was killed by the acct
dental loosening of rubber gas tube
from gas pipe running across the
main living room and the flooding Of
the house With gas
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
stern PRIMARY sin Enaross.d.

The Stern OIL providing for a non
partisan primary for the nomination
of school directors in Milwaukee was
ordered engrossed by vote OF So
to 30.
After a debate an amendment was
offered by Assemblyman Berner, pro
viding for a referendum Of the bill
to the voters Of Milwaukee. Assem-
blyman Stern said that If the refer
endum was attached to this bill It
would also be attached to the other
50 bills which the Socialists have sent
out
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
Wisconsin Patents.

The following patents we're recent
ly granted to Wisconsin inventors:
Carl ]. Fechheimer, Milwaukee, dyna-
mo electric machine: Alexander NJ
GRAY, Milwaukee. dynamo electric ma
chine: Otto c. Manteufel. Milwaukee,
bill book and record binder; William
c. Nash, Neenah. paper making ma
chine. Lawrence l. Skow and Emil
u. F. NJ. Peterson. Racine, universal
wise and work holder; Sven and To
bias Svenson. La Crosse, metallic
hoop or band.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
reaohers No. in onhkosh.

The Northeast Wisconsin Teachers
association met at Oshkosh for two
days session with President A. b..
O'Neil of that city in the chair. Indus
trial education is the special topic for
consideration. In the morning G.. E.
Johnston of the National Fairgrounds
association spoke on Health and Ed
ucauon" and President j A. Keith OF
the Oshkosh Normal school also
talked. In the afternoon addresses
we're made by DR.. z. G. Elliott of the
state university, Miss Jean T. Harring,
ton of Neenah.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
Has 4sane Fourth" Bill.

There viii be = ne" Fourth of July
celebrations in tLs future, should
bill introduced in the lover house by
Assemblynan Lentz be enacted into
Law and its provisions enforced.
The bin prohibits the sale Of al ex-
plosives except FIRE crackers not more
than three inches long. one-half inch in
diameter, and made Of ordinary gun
powder. Skyrockets, giant crackers
blank cartridges. dynamite canes and
similar noise producers as well as te
tauus agents are prohibited.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21

1t Is saddening, however. to note
that the dear "Old Philadelphia Lady"
who has been trying for more than
eleven years TO find out. through the
columns of the New York Herald's
Paris edition, how to figure the tenn
perature from Centigrade to Fahren-
heit, and vice versa" has not yet sue
ceeded
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
Wisconsin Death Bate Shows Increase.

A noticeable increase IN the num-
Der of deaths in Wisconsin during the
last three months OF 1910, over the
corresponding period Of 1909. is noted
in the quarterly bulletin of the state
board Of health The total for the
last quarter Of 1910 was 6.ss7, and for
1903 1t was 6.444. an increase Of 443.
This excess 3 accounted for largely
% the larger number OF deaths OF
neo7le over sixty-hve years old and
snfaats. Under one year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21

Maine has been one of the great
sources of the eastern seaboard's ice
supply, but even Maine, where the ice
crop seldom fails, is ceasing to de-
pend upon the weather. Artificial ice
has been made for some time at the
plant of the Maine insane hospital in
Augusta and now large ice manufac-
turing plant is to be established in
Lewiston.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21

The figures OF our foreign trade
win show that for the present year
manufactures will form more than
half the total exports from the United
States. That represents the best pro-
ductiye ability and most highly
ssilled labor OF the country. and the
showing IL IN striking contrast TO the
former dealings when American ex-
ports consisted chiefly OF agricultural
products and raw materials" Incl
dentally the returns show thar pro
lection does net keep US cut OF for
ss>srrs r>@rhofS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
psrs,or Roll up $50. goo COO.

Washington.-The senate commit
tee on pensions voted Monday to re-
mort favorably the Sulloway pension
hill. which already has passed the
house. 1t increases the general pen
sion roll about $50. 100000 year The
cote was s TO 5. the minority being
NcClmber. Gore and Talliaferro.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21

A man in Missouri has just died
who in a married life OF 50 years never
quarreled with his wife nor told her a
lie. The great majority OF husbands
will refuse to believe in such super
human virtue. particularly as to the
last detail
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21

If things keep on going as they have
been it may be necessary to substitute
the letter II" for n" in the last word
of the usual notice on the theater pro-
grams: Ladies will please remove
their hats"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-02-21
Tex.s 70 Have Daylight" saloons

Austin. Textile daylight saloon
bill was passed Thursday by the sen
ate and now goes to Governor ColquItt.
who already has announced that he
will veto IL The bill provides that
saloons must not open before 6 a n.
and must close by p n.