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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
Railway Police at Chattanooga.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April lS.-il II.
German of Topeka, president of the
international Association of Railway
Special Agents and Police, called that
body to order here today for its fiji
teenth annual convention. Mayor T..
G. Thompson welcomed the visitors,
and later in the day they heard ad-
dresses by City Attorney N. l.. Bach
man and r. F. Mcmahon Of the board
Of public safety. Chattanooga, and
by A. ]. Barthell and c. w. Burke
of the association. The convention
lasts through Friday, and trips to
Lookout mountain the battletields and
other points Of interest will be made
on different days.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
MERCURY NEAR ZERO MARK
York State-Season Most Back
ward for Quarter Century.

Monticello, n. Y, April 1S-An
Easter cold wave and snowstorm have
this section in their grasp The mer-
curry is close to zero and nearly foot
of snow covers the ground. The lakes
are still covered with ice and in some
localities five feet of frost is in the
ground. The season is the most back
ward in a quarter of century
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
A AMERICAN LEAGUE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Scores OF Mondays Games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago. :, Pittsburg, ..
New York, g Brooklyn, l.
Boston, ., Philadelphia. TO-
Cincinnati, 3; st. Louis, l.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
ST Louis, o, Chicago, s.
Philadelphia. /, Boston. 0.
Washington, g New York, 6
Cleveland Detroit game postponed ac-
count Of funeral OF Addie JOSS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, !; Minneapolis, s.
Indianapolis, 4, Kansas City ?.
Louisville. 4: Milwaukee, 3.
Toledo, 5; st. Paul, Uen innings
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
u. S. ARMY OFFICER SLAIN
Moro. Crazed as Result OF Religious
Belief. Strikes Down Cavalry
Commander in Mindanao.

Manila. April lS,-Lieut. Walter II.
Rodney Of the Second United States
cavalry. stationed in the department
of Mindanao, was murdered by a
Moro who ran amuck.
The assassin belongs to the Moham-
medan sect of Juramentados, who
have taken an inviolable oath to shed
the blood of the Christian.
The fanatic was armed with a
bolo He encountered Rodney by
chance and struck him down before
the officer could defend himself
Lieutenant Rodney was native
OF California and thirty-two years Of
age.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
GOTHAM FIRE CHIEF QUITS
Nephew of Richard Croker Resigns
After Twelve Years of Service
Resignation No Surprise.

New York. April 1S.-Edward F.
Croker, nephew of Richard Croker,
and head of the New York fire depart
ment for 70 years, has resigned TO go
into business for himself The chiefs
resignation does not come as a sur
prise to those who have watched af-
fairs in his department particularly
in the last few months The man who
will be his successor on May l is
Deputy Chief John Kenton who has
been admiral Of the city's fire boat
feet
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Second Valuation Test Asked

Manitowoc Because the water
company has fixed purchase price
of from $350,OO0 to 100000 on its
plant. which the city is seeking 10
secure through condemnation by the
state rate commission. the city at
torney has made a second demand for
4 test OF the plant.
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lest for Game 3 rds.

MARSHA OF d. A dozen English
phcasants are about to be liberated
by local sportsmcn with the idea Of
testing their ability to survive when
thrown upon their own resources.
Farmers viii cooperate to protect
the birds
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Deputv Sheriff Dies in Accident

Springfield, M, April 1S-Charles
Groves Of Carlinville, deputy sheriff
Of Macoupin county was shot and
killed in this city Mir Groves was
alighting from his buggy when his re-
volver fell from his pocket and was
discharged, the bullet entering the
abdomen.
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TWO Killed in Auto Mishap.

Cleveland, o., April 1S.-W. S. Cor
ton. secretary and general manager
Of the Standard Welding company. and
his chauffeur, Moses Lee, we're in
stantly killed when a Lake shore
;rain struck Gortons automobile at
West Seventy street.
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Manitowoc Postal Bank Grows.

Washington, D. C.-ln statement
issued by Postmaster General Hitch
cock as to postal savings banks, Man
itowoc is shown to have 1S9 open
accounts. with total deposits of 81
404. The average per depositor IS
S2330
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
Reform Halted by Britain.

Peking. April China has Off
'cially asked to be freed from the
further operation of the treaties by
which opium Is admitted into tho
country from India Great Britain.
however. insists upon the importation
OF opium into the ports OF Canton
and Shanghai.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20
AIrshlp Grand Stand nurns-

Minneola L Fire destroyed
srandstand and several sheds at the
aviation grounds Thursday The loss
was $4,000 Captain Baldwin, the
aviator. assisted III moving the flying
machines 70 places OF safety
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ccIIealans Become soeLalIsts.

New York Reports received by
the Intercollegiate Socialist society
here Thursday show That the member
ship Of the chapters established in
twenty American colleges has dou-
Dled since January !
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penman Thomnson. Actor. Dead

West swanzey n # Denman
Thompson the actor who made The
old Homestead famous. died at his
country estate here Mr. Thompson
had been I'll with heart disease and
uracma since last month
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20

Aiken S George s Terry. as
fisIant United States treasurer NJ
New York died Il York college here
lie had been suffering for week
from en attack of diabetes. The bod,
vas gent 10 New York
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Alleged Murderers Located.

Kenosha. After search all over
Europe, julius Shelanek and Anna
Machaclow, wanted here on the
charge Of numbering John Barlow,
have been located at St. Petersburg,
Russia
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Steamer Sinks; Fl Are Dead.

Oporto, Portugal, April 1S.-The
Snanish steamer San Fernando,
hound from Huelva for Liverpool,
sank off the westermost headland of
Spain. Twenty-one persons were
drowned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-04-20

Hot Springs. Ark Fen Murray and
John Rutherford former deputy shcr
ifs. charged with abetune in the
lynching Of oscar Chilvood at the
county prison December &c last, were
indicted charged with murder
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capate Confirms Fisher.

Washington, April 1S-The senate
confirmed the appointment Of Walter
/, Fisher Of Chicago as secretary Of
the interior. The confirmation was
made without opposition.
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BRYAN Refuses to Meet Bailey.

Fort Worth Tex, April l8.-William
Jennings Bryan refuses to engage in
a debate with Senator Bailey on the
tariff. Bailey supporters had strongly
urged the debate.
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Start New Cam .ng Factory.

Oconto Falls Work on the new
canning factory for which citizens
of this community subscribed SIS.
600 stock, has begun.
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Veto for Racing Fight Bill.

Denver, colo, April IS Governor
Shafroth vetoed the racing and boxing
bill passed last week by the legisla
ture.
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SIX Hurt in Cleveland Explosion.

Cleveland, @ Six pcrsone were IN.
jgrod one probably fatally when a
aoppand ammonia tank exploded IN
Che basement Of Mays drug store on
tac public square
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Assembly Approves Skunk Farms.

Madison. The assembly has
passed the lrquhart bill permiftinI
establishment OF skunk farms.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
HooslER SOULS COME HIGHEST.

New York, Oct. 2O.-According to
statistics just compiled by Billy Sun
day, the evangelist and former base.
ball player, it costs more to save a
soul in indianapolis than in any other
city in the country. The question for
the Hoosier capital is $500 per soul
and the market is bullish. Hoosiers
are much given to reading Thomas
Paine and Robert G. Ingersoll and
scepticism is rife.
In Atlanta, Ca, on the other hand,
soul can be recovered for SIS, which
is the lowest quotation now prevail.
ing in any of the big cities of the
country. Despite the dangers attend.
ant upon life in the metropolis, the
people are unregenerate and it costs
S545 per head to deliver soul f. o. b.
New York to Heaven. A Chicagoan
can get a pair of wings for 1895. In
Boston a sinner can be saved for $3.50.
No figures are given for San Fran
cisco, but it is understood that the
price is prOhibitive.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
MAIL 6OxES Fur STATIONS.

Washington, Oct. 10.-An order by
the Postmaster General, effective to.
day, instructs postmasters in cities
where the freed elivery system is in
operation to place street letter boxes
at all railroad stations.
The installation is to be accomplish.
ed as soon as possible and the boxes
are to eplaced IN conspicuous loca-
tions, near the center Of platforms,
and painted distinctive color so as
to be readily seen. If two platforms
are to be used, there is to be box
on each.
1t is further ordered that collections
of mail matter deposited in these
boxes be made at stated intervals and
the letters are to be handled with
the same despatch as all first class
mail.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
STATE AIDS TANKS"

New York, Oct. 2O.-New York's
new board of inebriety, which con-
stitutes the most ambition scheme
ever attempted by any government to
cope with the problems presented by
habitual drunkards, begin operations
today, and the word is going around
among the perpetual jags that .he
board'll get you If you don't look out"
1t is the purpose of the new organi-
zation to round up all the confirmed
''souses,' forcibly extract their thrsts
anG make new men of them. This it
proposes to do by isolation OF the
'druhks' under the supervision OF
experts.
The board of inebriety consists OF
the COMMISSIONS OF charities and OF
correction members eX-officio, tyt
clergymen, two physicians and re
tired merchant. All serve without
pay.
When citizen of New ,ork is ar
"ested for drunkenness, his case is
epGrted to one of the boards seven
probationary officers. If the case is
CT the two reception hospitals. From
chronic and requires special treat
ment, the patient will be sent to one
,nese he will be discharged alter he
RECEIVERS.
II arrested second time, the pris-
oner VIII be sent to a big farm. Sen
tences there will run from one to three
years, and the inmates will be dis.
charged as soon as the doctors in
charge beleve they are safe from
| temptation.
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SHIP BOOZE" $4,000 MILES.

New York, Oct. 20.-Two hundred
barrels of the whisky that made Pc
oria famous is now on the way to San
Francisco by way of New York, Rio
Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Cape Horn,
Valparaiso and up the Pacific coast
to the California metropolis. The
booze" will travel $4,000 miles in all,
but it is a considerable saving in
freight over the rail rate from Peoria
to San Francisco, less than 1000
miles.
The firm consigning the whiskey to
it's San Francisco branch has made
several such shipments. While the
plan would not work for rush orders
or perishable goods, he whiskey i'm
proves with the passage of the time
required for its $4,000 mile journey,
which is only little short Of the dis.
tance around the world.
With the completion Of the Panama
canal. distillery agents say, practically
all the whiskey shipped from the cen1-
trail west to the Pacific coast will go
over the water route.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20

legged by observers, the celestial Wis.
itor leaped toward the earth, emitting
streams OF fire. 1t remained in sight
three hours. On the same day in St..
Louis the people watched what they
tnought was speeding comet, which
appeared at $3.50 in the afternoon and
remained visible until sundown. AS
trcnomers explained that the comet"
was Venus. and that fleecy clouds
made the star appear to be moving
rapidly
Similar phenomenon may be expect
ed during the next few days, say
Washington astronomers, at places
where the atmospheric conditions are
especially favorable The daylight
strunts' of Venus have frightened
thousands of people andh ave been re-
sponsible for many superstitions re-
garding heavenly signs and wonders.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
KLEIN f%s f4"s
HAPPENINGS

Mabel Howard spent Friday and
Saturday with the Greenwell girls IN
Roundup.
J. B. Flynn of Livingston. Mont,
was Mabel Monger's guest the first
OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thompson of
Roundup, were callers in Klein We'd
nesday.
Billie Randolph left Wednesday eve
ning for months visit in Chicago.
Ada Wilkinson is home for few
days vacation.
J. G. Knapp and Joe Cherry attend
ed the Pioneer Clubs smoker in
Roundup Thursday night.
Rev. G. E. HUT of Roundup will
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs.A. X. Jones of Black
wood, Wales, arrived in Klein Sun
day and will make their home here.
Mrs. Jones is daughter of Mrs.
Pierce. They are accompanied by a
friend, Stan Anstant. also of Black
wood.
The teachers are preparing for a
box social to be given Halloween.
Two Salvation Army women We're
soliciting in the camp Wednesday.
w. Fl. Ferris moved out to their
ranch east of Roundup Wednesday.
John and Will Helyer are both
down with the grippe.
VIM. Dunbar is on the sick list.
Mrs. A. Brown was in from the
ranch Wednesday and reports Mr..
Brown as being quite poorly. He has
been unable to work for several
months and the Union has taken the
matter in hand.
DR.. and Mrs. Seitz have returned
from their visit in California. DR.
Seitz left Wednesday to look for
location. Mrs. Seitz will remain with
friends in Klein and Roundup until he
returns.
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VENUS PERFORMS QUEER TRICKS

washington. Oct. 2o.-During the
,ext three DAYS. according to Wash
;,.on astronomers. Venus will reach
its period OF greatesl blllllahcv ana
observers may expect the distant plan
ct to perform strange trlcks. sucn as
Greatly alarmed the people of various
sections of the United states OH july
"A last Today Venus was visible TO
the naked eye at $40 TINS morning,
Washington time, and could be plainly
seen by observers i'll all sectiohs OF
tho country where the sky was not OBJ
scured by clouds. 1t will become IN
creasngly brilliant until sunday next,
when it's greatest brllllancy VIII De
reached. Its position IS flfty-three de-
grees from the southern horizon.
Whether it can be plainly observed
without glasses or not, of course, de-
pends upon the sky. a sra! or nazv
sky considerable dims its appearance,
but in the clear sky VIII SHINE with
great splendor.
Venus has been responsible for
many srange phenomenon. AZ Duran
go. Colo, on July "a, last, the citi-
zens were startled BY what seemed
to be a body of fire as large as the
moon, obong in shape and pointed
at the top, which appeared soon after
twilight. AS darkness fell it grew
brighter and brighten, and many
thought the world wa 5 coming to an
end. Some of the rdnchers in the
vicinity of Durango thought it was a
comet or wandering planet approach
ing the earth and gathered their fami-
lies about them to wait for the COM
ing crash. Three times, it was al
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
COLUMBIA HEADS WORLD.

New York, Oct. 20.-Columbia Uni
versity's registration figures, as given
out today, show that the number Of
students at New York's great educa-
tional institution this year is we'll in
excess of the eight thousand mark.
This places Columbia at the head of
the list of the worlds universities, a
distinction heretofore held by the Uni
versity of Berlin.
Every state of the Union and nearly
every foreign iountry is represented
among Columbias undergraduates.
Material gains are shown in the law
and medical departments, as we'll as
in the college registration. Only the
schools Of fine arts and applied sci
ence shop a slight loss this year, ow-
ing to more stringent entrance require
ments
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
WEARS cARs OF ADAM.

Plymouth, n. c., Oct. 20.-At Wind
sor, twenty miles northwest of here,
in Bertie county, John Castellow is to-
DAY celebrating his sixty-second birth
day and also sixty-two years of free
dom from the clothes and other con-
ventions which hamper the ordinary
man.
Castellow lives on a secluded farm
four miles east of Windsor, and is de-
scribed by those who know him as
hale, happy and healthy. AS a youth
he had a disinclnation for clothing
which his parents permitted him to
indulge this popularity. At the ad-
vanced age Of over three score he has
never worn stitch of clothing. His
health is said to be perfect and he is
exceedingly strong, performing cas-
lily feats Of strength that would bother
a professional Samson of half his
years.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
ARMY OF CUMBERLAND.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 1S.-Vet
erans of the Army OF Cumberland
gathered here today from many
states for their golden jubilee reun.
ion, this years encampment of the old
soldiers marking the fiftieth anniver.
sary of their response to the call to
arms. Local organizations and citi.
zens have joined with the entertain.
ment committee of the Society Of the
army of the Cumberland, headed by
Gen. Gates P. Thurston as president,
in the preparations for making the
reunion q memorable one.
Many excursions to points of inter.
est around Chattanooga, including the
numerous battlefields in the vicinity,
have been arranged for the reunion.
which will continue through tomor-
row.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
GEOLCGIST HAYES RESIGNS.

Washington, Oct. 2o.-C. Willard
nayes, chief geologist oil the United
States Geological Survey, today quit
the service OF the government to Ell.
ter the employ OF Sir Weatman Pear
,oll, Lord Cowdry, who owns vast oil
interests N .,1exico. Lord Cowdry and
IL. Clay Fierce, head OF the Waters
4erce Oil company, have long been
engaged in warfare for control of
the oil business in Mexico. 1t is un-
derstood here that President-elect
Madero hasg iven the Cowdry inter-
ests a clean bill of health.
According to Hayes, the Standard
Oil Company, alleged to be the power
behind the Waters-Pierce Oil COmpa-
ny, has for some time been dissatis.
fled with Pierce's tactics in the tight
with Lord Cowdry and has threaten.
ed to lop off his official head unless
he won the battle. Pierce first tried
open competition, says Hayes, and
failed. Then hea tempted to arouse
Mexican plblic sentiment against
Lord Cowdry, and in this he also fail.
ed. Later he appealed to Madero to
oust the Cowdry interests, and this
also was futile.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
See Marshall's Plush and Fur
lined Overcoats before you buy.
NY, WE'RE GETTING GOOD!

Washington, Oct. 2O.-Somebody in
the post office department has ac-
quired a case of ingrowing morality,
and newspapers and magazines had
better "look leetle OUT about about
what they publish in the future. Two
OF the leading newspapers of Rich
mond, Va, were recently indicted for
sending unfit matter through Uncle
Sans sacred mails, the Rockefeller
vice report has been branded as too
naughty to enter mail bag, several
tons of post cards have recently been
seized and a number of foreign maga-
The roundup record., 1911-10-20
"STORk TRAIN" BOUND WEST.

New York, Oct. 20.-Another "stork
train with half \ hundred plump and
pretty Youngsters on board will leave
New I2rk tomorrow for the wild and
woody districts. There they will be
placed in good homes, principa!i'' On
ia. ms and will bring 10y and = l,..ss,
i, to the houses wh"rs; the Il cry
laughter OF childhooi as been IN
known.
For years New York has exported
annually thousands e its surplus hui
man crop, and reaorts sli. " that most
OF the orphans have done we'll and
have become credit to their foster
parents. The founding asylum al
ways investigate carefully all appli-
cations for children, although it is de-
clared that any person who wants a
child is practically certain to love and
care for it.
Nebraska, Colorado and Texas prob
ably get more of New York's homeless
children than any other states, al.
though all the western states share
in the distribution. EXertmely pa
thetic are many of the letters apply
ing for children received by thos in
charge of founding asylums. Many Of
the applicants send photographs Of
children who have died and ask that
a child be chosen as nearly like the
vanished ones as possible.
The roundup record., 1911-10-20

zines. principally French, have been
refused admission to the United States
mails. Recently two Atlanta newspa-
pers were investigated on charges SIM
liar to those which caused the indict-
ment of the Virginia publishers, and
newspapers in several cities all over
the country are said to be threatened
with the departments displeasures.
Whether Anthony Comstock is again
on the warpath or the crusade is due
to somebody higher up, the officials
involved profess not to know. 1t is
rumored that the manufacturers of un-
derwear for ladies have been warned
to be less frank in picturing their
goods in advertisements.
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cAe=LETs
Happenings of General interest in
Roundup's Progressive Little
NeiQhbor on the East
Especial Correspondence)

Especial Correspondence
Mrs. Percy Kleaser and Mrs. Grady
were visitors here Tuesday.
A heavy rain fell mere Monday and
Tuesday.
Andrew Bullwinkel, a special claim
agent of the Milwaukee, was down on
business the first of the week.
When you want your moneys worth
go to the Gage Store.
Mrs. J. NJ Batschlet was down on
business Monday.
Frank Darling. our local artist with
the whitewash brush, will go to Lew.
istown in few days to resume paint
ing.
Alex. Thompson, Jr., was visitor
in Roundup over Sunday.
4 petition is in circulation in this
vicinity at present for the establish
ment of road commencing in the
middle of section G-S-27 and thence
running north to the Big Wall coun-
try.
In the last issue OF The Record it
was stated that man, Harry Willis
by name, was lost. BY means of the
article it was learned that he has
been working on ranch near Lavina
Next time Harry leaves SO suddenly
he had better ilsert a large head line
in the paper and thus save the trouble
of searching for him.
Mrs. Jacob Mills of Helena came
down the first of the week for a short
visit with her son, Geo. d. Mills.