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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
FOR D0CToRING OF PLANTS
English Institution of instruction Is
Declared to Be Easily the Best
in the World.

London possesses the best institu-
tlon for the instruction of doctors OF
plants" that exists anywhere. For
years botany suffered from too
academic treatment, not Delng
sufficiently in touch with the
practical needs OF man, but the
labors Of the London institution,
as well as those of similar
nature elsewhere, bid fair to be of
much benefit to the world in general.
The institution referred to is the
botanical department of the Imperial
College Of Science in South Kensing-
ton. where vegetable physiology and
pathology are studied in the most ap-
proved style This department is
training a new race of plant doctors"
young men who will be as we'll &C
quainted with plant disease as with
the character and constitution OF
plants.
The tendency now is more and more
to study advanced science from the
point of view of It's application to in
dustry. There is a great demand for
young men who are able to deal with
plant diseases and plant sanitation
This demand is largely in connection
with big tropical and colonial indus
tries, such as rubber, sugar, tobacco,
cfnchona and cotton growing. 1t
should be borne in mind, when con-
sidering the scope of the London in
gtitution, that the sole value of very
large area of the British colonial pos
sessions depends entirely on the value
of their vegetable products and that
millions are lost every year through
preventable causes. There is ample
scope for such work In every country.
There is constant trouble with crops
by reason of diseases, many OF which
are at present only imperfectly under
stood. The words plant physiology,
as concerned with the new training,
simply mean that the plants are re-
Rarded as going concerns.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Edmond n. Madison.

the time of his death he was prepar-
ing to accompany President Taft on
his tour through Kansas.
Representative Madison was one Of
the best known insurgent Republicans
in congress. Public attention espe-
cially was drawn to him when on Sep
TENDER Z, 1910, while the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee was
in session in Minneapolis he voted
with the Democratic members of that
body in favor of a resolution providing
for the removal Of Secretary Rallinger
from office.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
JUDGE eRosscuP TO RESIGN
Federal Judge to Quit Appellate Court
Bench in October.

DSii(it iii SSeNH~ta
Chicago. = Heralding the dawn
of great formative period, when
pertinent issues will be fought out
in the court of public opinion, Pc
ter Stenger Grosscup announced
his resignation as presiding judge of
the Unietd States court of appeals
would be rendered to President Taft
early in October.
This announcement, absolutely unex-
pected to members of the bench and
bar and to the public generally, was
made by the jurist.
In statement dictated for the press
he gave the following explanation Of
his decision to retire
Il wish more freedom, not only as
an Individual, but as a citizen. The
world politically is trying to catch up
with the worlds radically changed
economic conditions. The formative
period is approaching. Next years
presidential election will, believe, be
the last one on the old lines. And the
settlement for the future will come, not
through the courts of law, but through
the court of public opinion.
Il wish no office-eXpect never again
to hold off1ce-but wish greater free
dom than the bench gives to do my
part in this court of public opinion.
Il expect, of course, to re-enter the
practice of law-an idle life would be
an unhappy one-but to practice law
in a not too strenuous way"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
No Comma There.

Even so slight a mistake as the
misplacing of a comma brought sharp
disappointment to a German in a
Cleveland restaurant the other day.
The German had come 20 Cleveland
by way of Paris, and while IL France
he had become accustomed TO eating
horsefesh So, when he took up the
menu card at a Superior avenue res
taurant and read the item
Pct roast-Horseradish Sauce" he
thought he recognized a favorite dish.
He told the waiter, in a voice heard
by everybody in the vicinity: Bring
me once some off dot pot roast-horse
nit de radish sauce"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
STOLYPIN is DEAD
OF HIS WOUNDS
Russian Official as Result of Assas-
sins Buliet-JeWs Flee-Fear
Massacre.

Kiev.-The Russian premier, Peter
A. Stolypin, died from the bull
let wounds received at the hands
of an assassin named Dimitry Bogrof,
a Jewish lawyer, during a gala per-
Torrance at the municipal theater last
Thursday evening. Almost until the
last the premier was conscious, and
for half an hour before he passed
away his wife alone was at his bed
side
With the passing of Russia's iron
man" the emperor faces a situation
which all the bewildering under
ground resources of the car are at
work to combat.
Jews, fearing a massacre more vio-
lent than any yet recorded in Russia's
black history, are fleeing from the
country In ho1des. Hundreds left the
province of Kiey Immediately upon
hearing of the premier's death, and as
the news reaches the outlying prov
inees thousands of the prosecuted peo-
pie are crossing the borders for safe
ty.
NJ Kokovtseff, the minister Of f.
nance, who was appointed acting pre-
mier after M. Stolypin was shot, has
sent a peremptory circular to the vari-
Gus governors on the maintenance of
order 1t is stated on excellent au-
thority that NJ Kokovtseff will be ap-
pointed premier
Emperor Nicholas left TchernigoV
for KieY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Had Paid for Them,

Please wrap up all my purchases,
said the grouchy customer.
why. I've done so" replied the gro
Ger.
Beg pardon, but you haven't" re-
torted the grouchy customer.
What have left undone up?'
That thumb Of yours you weighed
with the butter, also the one you
weighed with the meat. Wrap them
up."-Mack's National Monthly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
INVESTIGATION OF
SCHOOLS PLANNED
STATE SUPT. CARY AND FIT TEEN
EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS TO
PROBE CONDITIONS.
RURAL TEACHERS RAPED
Farmers, in Reply to Letters, Blame
instructors for Unsatisfactory Con-
ditions in the Country = Suggest
Better Wages as Remedy.

Madison.-State Superintendent OF
Schools C. P Cary, with the aid OF
fifteen public spirited educators and
educational experts, is preparing TO
Investigate the school system of the
state, especially as it relates to
country schools, with view to rec
ommending reforms and exposing
weaknesses that will result in the
betterment of conditions.
The committee named by Supt.
Cary will meet in Madison on Oct.
5 to organize and outline plans for
the investigation. Citizens of the
state and educators who have inYes-
tigated the school system will be
given an opportunity to be present
and express their views before the
committee.
Superintendent Cary states that
when the committee meets it will
have an opportunity to consider re-
plies from 500 farmers to a list
of questions relative to the condi-
lions in rural schools sent out
month ago by Mr.. Cary.
From one-third to one-half of
those who replied stated that coun-
try school conditions were satisfac-
tory in a greater or less degree.
Those who are not satisfied with con-
ditions give, as one of the chief
causes, unsatisfactory teachers.
They declare that most of them
are young, inexperienced, unframed
and that many of the city girls who
teach in the country lack life expert
ence and power to govern. They also
lack common sense, it is said
Among some of the remedies sug-
gested for unsatisfactory conditions
are, chief of all, better wages for
teachers. This, it is said, will re-
suit in drawing a better class to the
schoolroom. Others are: Consoli-
dation of schools, better training for
teachers, enforcement of the compul-
sorry attendance law, better supervis-
ion and country high schools, these
schools to be made civic centers for
the community.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Not New 70 Him.

81 met Andrew Lang in London, y
said a literary agent OF Chicago. i
met him at q luncheon at the Che
shire Cheese. He was very hard on
modern authors.
Il spoke to Lang Of Winston
Churchill Marie Corelli. George
Moore. Hall Game and other famous
novelists, but he just pished and
pshawed.
AT last got so angry that l gave
E sarcastic laugh and said to him:
But perhaps, Mr.. Lang, you
haven't read any of our modern fic-
tion?'
"'Oh, yes, said he; read 1t all,
40 years ago, in Dumas
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
HUGE LINER is RAMMED.
Steamship Olympic Badly Damaged
in Collision With Cruiser Hawke.

Southampton = The great steam
ship Olympic of the White Star
line, which left Southampton with a
large crowd of returning American
tourists, lies off Calshot castle, with a
gaping hole in its side as the result of
a collision with the British protected
cruiser Hawke The Olympic is the
largest vessel atioat. either in the pas
senger or naval service. Fortunately
no lives were lost and not one was in
jured.
The collision occurred off the north
side of the Isle of Wight.
A great hole was stove in the star
board quarter of the Olympic, but the
1000 passengers escaped unframed.
Captain Smith Immediately signaled
for Portsmouth to send him tugs, then
drove at full speed for the mud banks
off Osborne Bay.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
cHENe-TU TAKEN BY REBELS.
Shanghai Hears Capital of Western
Province Has Fallen.

Shanghai-It is reported that the
rebels have captured Cheng-Tu,
that high officials have been slain
and that the viceroy with his family
barely managed to escape and flee.
Chung King, China.-Late ad-
vices from Tsu-Chau say that a de-
tachment of cavalry numbering 100,
which had left Cheng-Tu and had pro-
ceeded as far as the Lungcheni hills,
was ambushed by the revolutionists
and routed. The survivors returned
to Cheng-Tu.
The following day a stronger force
of cavalry left the besieged capital
and came into collision with the
rebels. They forced their way through
the besiegers and opened the road to
Jen-Shou, so miles to the south.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
STEEL MAN PLAN WAGE CUT.
Margin of Profit Declared Smaller
Than for Many Years.

New Representative from
leading steel companies are still
in the city. While there have
been no formal conferences i'm
portant matters have been discussed.
The most important of these is wages
of steel employees. Manufacturers de-
clare there is no question that mills
will have to enforce a drastic cut in
wages and that such action viii likely
be taken in the near future. Pro
duction at present is almost as large
as it was in the most prosperous
periods Of former years, but the mar
gin of profit per ton of steel pro-
duced is narrower than it has been
In years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Kissing in Public ILLEGAL.

Kansas City, Kan.-Kissing your
wife, or husband, in public places is
illegal. The decree was issued by
Judge Carlisle in the municipal court
here when he fined Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Spannos 500 each for kissing each
other in Shawnee park
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Raise World Strike Fund.

Davenport, Ia.-With a view to pre-
pairing for a worldwide strike for an
eight-hour day, the International Union
of Machinists, in convention here.
voted to increase the per capita tax
of the organization from is cents to
% cents a month.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
New Depots for Plymouth

Madison.-The Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul and the Chicago G.
Northwestern railroads are each di-
rected to build new passenger de-
pot at Plymouth in an order just is
sued by the railroad rate commits
sion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
NAVY OFFICER FORCED OUT.
Resignation Is Requested in Order to
Prevent Scandal.

prevent SCANDAL
Washington.-Th resignation from
the navy of Lieut.. Roy G. Smith
was accepted by the acting Sec
rotary of the navy, Rear Admiral Regi-
maid Nicholson, to take effect when
Lieutenant Smith arrived at his home
in Niles, Mich.
Smiths resignation is said to have
been given at the request of Rear Ad-
miral Murdoch, commanding the
Asiatic fleet, after court Of inquiry
had investigated charges of unbecom-
ing conduct against him.
He was attached to the gunboat Viii
lalobos and his brother officers per-
suaded him to resign rather than
cause naval scandal that might re-
suit in his trial by court-martial, it is
said.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
lNDIcT POLICE FOR LYNcHING.
Two Officers and TWO Citizens Held
for Pennsylvania Burning.

Coatesville, Pa.-Chief of Police
Charles E. Unsted, Policeman Stan
ley Howe, Richard Tucker, an in
surance agent, and Wallace Markward
all residents of this city, were ar
rested as the result of indictments re-
turned by grand jury that investi-
gated the burning to death of zack
Walker, negro murderer, on August
IS.
Unsted and Howe are charged with
involuntary manslaughter, and Tucker
and Markward with murder
The policemen were admitted to
bail of $4,000 each. Tucker and Mark
ward were sent to prison without bail
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
SHOE TRUST CHIEFS INDICTED
Jury Brings in True Bills Against
United Machinery Company.

Boston.-Five prominent men con-
nected with the United States
Shoe Machinery company were in
dicted by the federal grand jury
for alleged violations of the Sher
man antitrust act Two indict-
ments were returned alleging the
maintenance of an unlawful combina-
ton and conspiracy in restraint of
trade.
The penalty is a fine of $4,000 or
Imprisonment for one year, or both.
The corporation itself also is indicted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Fierce Battle in Mexico.

Mexico City.-One hundred and sew
enty-eight were killed and 215 wound
ed in a battle on the banks of the
Girjalva river near the city of San
Cristobal between a force of 5000
Chiapas Indians and 1900 Maderists.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Veteran Of Navy Is III.

New York.-Rear Admiral Benjamin
sherwood, retired, who was chief en-
gineer of the United States navy from
1861 to 1869, and who is now in his
ninetieth year, is dangerously i'll at
his home here
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Former U. w. Profession Dead

Madison. William Frederick
Koelker, aged so, for five years a
professor of chemistry at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, died at the
Toledo, Ohio, state hospital, where
he had been a patient for six months.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
DETROIT CAR STRIKE ENDS.
Employers Grant All They Ask and
Men Return to Work.

Detroit, Mich.-The street car strike
here, which lasted but one day, is set
tied.
The strikers were given everything
they demanded and returned to work
this morning Fifteen hundred men
walked out and the city car service
was tied up.
The men have been receiving %, 25
and % cents an hour. They will now
receive a maximum wage of 80 cents
and a minimum of % cents.
Flint also was affected by the strike
and was without service
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Eastern Tallors Enc strike.

New York.-The strike of the ladies'
tailors and dressmakers which has
been in progress here for a week will
be settled by arbitration. The strikers
have returned to work pending tie
decision of the arbitrators.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
RODGERS FALLS IN AIR RACE.
Flyers AeropIane Crashes in Tree al
MddIetown, NJ. Y.

Middletown, n. Yin attempting to
resume his fight to the Pacific coast
C. P. Rodgers crashed into tree and
fell with his aeroplane 35 feet to the
ground. The airman received scalp
wounds, not serious, but his machine
was wrecked.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Approved.

Philip was a conceited youth. One
evening he called upon some friends
and picked up the new Webster's IN
abridged Dictionary which lay on the
table
What do you think Of 1t, Philip"
asked the host. We'll" was the repl!
so far as have looked, it seems TO be
correct. Success Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
DOOMED MAN STAYS ANOTHER
Bad Blood Between Convicts Results
in Murder in Prison.


Formosa, Cal. - Jake Oppenheim-
er, under sentence of death for
murder, killed Francisco Quijada, also
condemned to die, with piece of iron
bar, in the corridor of the prison here.
The killing was the result of bad
blood that has existed between the
TWO men for several months.
Oppenheimer is one of the most
notable criminals of the west. He has
killed two men and figured in several
Jail deliveries He has been the most
unruly prisoner in the history of Fol
som.
81 just wanted to add another scalp
to my belt" is his only explanation of
his deed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Steal Great PAINTING.

Florence, Italy.-The priceless paint
ing. Christ With Saints" attribute
20 Andrea Orcagna, and an altar pieci
in the Church of Santa Maria Novel
have been stolen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Illinois River on Rampage.

Peru, Il.-The Illinois river has
been rising steadily at this point for
several days and is still rising. The
immense corn crops in the bottom
.Ands will be a total loss.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
Archbishop Against Johnson Fight


London. The archbishop of Canter-
bury has interested himself in the
campaign to prevent the scheduled
Johnson Wells fight and has written
the home Office urging that action TO
suppress the contest be taken.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27

Pharmacy Board Meets Oct. 8.
Madison.-The state board of phar-
macy examiners will hold its quar-
erly session for examinations in this
city October 8 to 6, inclusive.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
MADISON DIES IN HOME.

WeIl-Known "Insureent" From Kan
sas Drops Dead at Breakfast.
Dodge City, Ia.-Congressman Ed
mond H. Madison OF the Sew
enth Kansas district dropped dead
from heart disease whiee seated be
side his wife at the breakfast table in
their home in this city.
Mr.. Madison had not been in good
health for a year. He was a sufferer
from stomach trouble, but at no time
had his condition been alarming. At
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
POISONED PEN" WOMAN HELD
Miss Harriet De Witt indicted for
Sending ScurriIous Letters

Philadelphia = Miss Harriet De
Witt, the principal figure in what
has become known as the "pois-
oned PEN case, was indicted by
a United States grand jury here on
the charge of sending anonymous let,
tiers OF a defamatory character to
residents of Easton, Pa.
1t is charged that the anonymous
writer carried on a campaign of
scurrility through the mails for nine
years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-27
RelnIoinu Of a vsuetarlan

Nebuchadnezzar was cropping grass
I'm the only summer boarder who
doesn't get canned things" he boaaiad
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-06-16

The object of this suit is to procure
decree declaring cancelled and void grant
OF mining rights in property on the Conduit
Road.
The bill states in substance that by
deed dated February 81, 1866, recorded in
Liber f, b. p, No. 2, folio 545, of the Land
Records of Montgomery county, MARYLAND,
a certain Joseph G. White conveyed unto
Fred l.. Harvey and Perry Fuller, their
heirs and assigns, the mining rights in
three hundred and fifty acres Of land lying
and being in the aforesaid county, lying
north of the Conduit Road that the plain
tiff is the owner of the tract or tracts of
land covered by said grant and is in pos
session of same; that during the forty
years last past neither the defendants nor
any one acting for them has attempted to
exercise the right of easement granted by
said deed that the mines, if any, have
never been in successful and profitable
operation, and that the defendants have
abandoned same and that said grant is q
cloud on the record title of the plaintiff.
1t is thereupon this 7th day of June,
1911, by the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, in equity ordered that the plaintiff,
bycausing copy Of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in said coun-
ty, once in each of four successive weeks
before the Sth day of July, 1911, give notice
TO the said defendants of the object and
substance of this bill, warning them to APP
pear in this Court in person. or by solicitor,
on or before the 2Sth day Of July, 1911,
to show cause, If any they have. why a
decree ought not to be passed as prayed.
JOHN L. BRUNETT. Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
JOHN l.. BRUNETT,
June 9-td Clerk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-06-16

State of Maryland, Montgomery County.
to-wit:
| hereby certify that il appears from the
certificate Of the return, filed with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County,
of the Special Election held in the Fifth
Election (Colesville) District of Montgom-
cry County on Saturday, the 10th day of
June, A. ID. 1911, to determine the issuance
of special road improvement and procure
ment bonds TO the extent of twelve thous-
and dollars ($l2,000) for the purpose of
road Improvement and procurement in said
Fifth Election District as specified in the
resolutions passed by the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Montgomery County on
the 23rd day of May. A. d. 1911, pursuant
to an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the January Session,
1908, that one hundred and sixty-fve
ballots were cast for the issuance of said
road Improvement and procurement bonds
and eighty-nine ballots were cast against
the issuance Of said road improvement
and procurement bonds.
JOHN L. BRUNETT, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery County.
True copy-Test.
JOHN L. BRUNETT. Clerk.
june l6-3t