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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
PUTTING 1T UP TO CENTRAL
All Caller Wanted Was Mrs. Smiths
Number, and Surely That Was
Easy to Get.


"Halloa, there, central, Is this cen
trail? Ii is2 | thought 1t was, but /
couldn't quite be sure The other day
! supposed | was talking to central.
and here it was only my grocer do
think there are some queer mixups
in this telephone service. What want
now is TO find out the telephone num-
Der Of Mrs John Smith Smith,
Smith. | find that there are more
than 100 persons of that name in the
book. ani | don't know which one is
the husband of the lady want. She
Is large lady with fiorid face and
prematuiely white hair, and | think
her husband is travelling man, and
brother-in-law of hers. named Jones.
lives somewhere on NJ street-a stout
ish. elderly gentleman with side whis.
kers Kindly let me have Mrs. Smiths
number at once had ii on a slip
of paper that can't find. Seems to
me 1t was two-four-sixteen ring three.
nine.two-sixty-fo -four ring two. You
know how confusing telephone mum.
bers are. Let me have Mrs. Smiths
number right away. please"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
SOLDIERS KILLED
IN SPARTA BLAST
CORPORAL BEVERLY AND PRI-
VATE GAU, CLEVELAND.
LOSE THEIR LIVES.
FOUR OTHERS ARE HURT
Were Preparing to Go Home After
Tenth Day Of Target Practice at
Sparta Range A Shell Premature
Iy Went OFF.

Sparta.-TwG members of the Ohio
National guard were Instantly killed
when q large shell exploded in a can
non at the United States army range.
near here. Four others were in
1ured, two so seriously that they were
sent to the National Soldiers, home
at Milwaukee for treatment.
The dead ars:
Corporal Roland Beverly, C1eve-
land, battery 4, Fifth Ohio artillery.
Private Howard w. eau. Cleve-
land, same battalion.
All of the Injured men were from
the Cleveland battery.
The accident was caused by the
premature explosion of a defective
shell in the mouth of a three inch
gun which was being used in the tar
get practice work The force of the
explosion was so great that the men
killed We're blown fifty feet away
from the caisson, which was demoI-
ished. Flying fragments of the
bursted gun were sent in all direc-
tons, and the report was distinctly
heard for great distance.
The Ohio companies had been on
the range for ten days, and after
making high average were prepar-
ing to go to their homes. The shell
which exploded was to have been
the last fired Military discipline
prevented any excitement being dis
played, and strict orders were given
which prevented repetition of the
accident
Two of the injured soldiers are at
the Milwaukee hospital. They are
Earl B. Snider. 21 years old, Ak
ron. o.; suffered severe confusion
of the right leg; if he stands the
shock he will recover
John S. Cutcheon, % years old,
Newark. o.; sustained fracture Of
the lower leg.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
QUIZ ON PRICE OF BOOKS
Chairman of Committee to lnvestS
gate Alleged Trust to Send
Out Circular Letter.

Madison. -Assemblyman Thomas
Mahon of Eland Junction, chairman
OF the special committee created by
the legislature to investigate the al
legged school book trust, said the COM
mittee would send to school officers
and educators of the state circular
letter asking for information regard
ing the names and prices of books
used in their districts and for other
information which would help the
committee determine whether or not
the book publishers have combine
ton and are charging excessive prices
for books. After this information
has been obtained a meeting of the
full committee will be held in Madi-
son, probably about Dec. /, to de-
termine on hearings aud further &C.
tion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
M'MAHONis CHOSEN BY GOFF
Uuited States District Attorney
points Weli-known Appleton Law
yer as His Assistant.

Milwaukee, Stephen j Mcmahon,
formerly city attorney of Amigo. and
at present practising lawyer of
Appleton, has been appointed assist
ant United States district attorney by
District Attorney Guy D. Goff. Mr.
Mcmahon will remove to Milwaukee
and assume his new position Oct. 1.
Mr.. Mcmahon is 81 years of age
and native of Manitowoc. He is a
son of P j. Mcmahon, formerly clerk
of the circuit court of Manitowoc
county.
Since he was admitted to the bar
in 1906, Mr.. Mcmahon has been ac-
tive in politics in the northern part
of the state. AS city attorney of
Amigo he successfully prosecuted
Several important tax and water
works cases.
Before taking up the study of law,
Mr.. Mcmahon served several years
as supervising principal of the pub
lie schools of Black River Falls,
Mount Horeb and Park Falls.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
1T PLEASEs THE SERVANTS
Berlin Police Arbitrarily Fix the sums
They Shall Be Allowed for
Food.

Another instance of the way in
which the Berlin police authorities in
terest themselves in every detail OF
the private life of the oity's inhabl.
tants is Afforded by decree just is
sued by lhe police president which
arbitrarily fixes the sum per day
which is 20 be allowed for food to
domestic servants during their EN-
ployers' absence in summer.
The term domestic servant" in
cludes everything, from the maid of
all work o. the small household to the
butler with all his retinue of lesser
lights, in The house OF the rich, and
the. decree lays down that each man
servant slall receive daily allow
ance of 81 cents and each maid SER
want 80 cunts for food during the
whole time of their employers abb
sence.
The new police regulation has been
greeted with more delight by the
servants than by their employers, es-
pecially among the middle classes,
where the domestic servant problem
in Germany is already acute enough.
Although the amount OF the daily al
lowance cannot be considered as ex-
cessive in relation TO the present
prices of food, when 1t Is remembered
that the ordinary wage, which in Ger
many is anything from $3.50 per
month upward for the average domes.
tic servant, has also to be paid dur
ing the employers absence, II will be
seen that the new regulation will
mean a considerable item in the
reckoning Of the middIe-class family
about to start on its summer vacation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
COUNTIES TO GET STATE AID
Superintendent Cary Announces Dis
position of Funds for the Mainten-
ance of Training Schools.

Madison. State Supt G. P. Cary
certified to the secretary of state the
names of those counties which main
tanned county training school for
teachers last year and lived up TO
all the requirements governing the
schools, and apportioned the amount
of state aid due to each, these sums
being two-thirds Of the cost of main
tanning them during the year. The
counties and their appointments
follow:
Buffalo, $2,426.36; Dunn, $500;
Green. $4,000; Kewaunee, $3,106.42;
Lincoln, $4,000; Marathon. 500;
Marinette. $4,000: Polk, $2.524.76;
Price, $2,929.16; Rusk, $4,000;
Sank, $500; Waushara, $2,531.64;a
Wood, $4,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
BILLBOARD CAUSED TRAGEDY
Report of Investigators into Neenah
Crossing Accident Says View of
Track Was Distracted.

Madison. -H. X. Fovey who in
vestigated the grade crossing wreck
at Neenah, Wis, recently. where thir-
teen persons lost their lives and nine
We're injured. one of whom died lat
er, has made his Official report to the
state railway commission. He rec
ommends the removal of the bill
board at the crossing, the erection of
proper signals to warn persons cross
Ing the tracks, and the elimination of
grade crossings in the city Of Nee
nah. After giving the details of the
accident and describing the surround
ings. he says in his report:
1t appears that the accident was
due to the following reasons:
"First-The presence OF the sign
board which prevented the train be-
ing seen, until the team had reached
point within few feet of the
crossing.
'Second-The failure of the driv-
er to properly Judge the location and
speed of the approaching train.
II would make the following rec
ommenda ions:
That steps be taken to have the
sign boad removed and an automatic
alarm, with an illuminated sign. be
installed to protect the public at the
crossing at night.
1T is further recommended that
the plans of the road as to double
tracking, through the city of Nee
nah, be ascertained, with a view of
having this crossing, as we'll as other
grade crossings in the city, elimin-
ated."
The report also reviews the testi-
mony of Engineer Spooner, who said
that the speed of the train was be-
tween fifty and fifty-fiye miles an
hour; that the whistle was sounded
within. 200 feet of the crossing, and
that he saw the hayrack on the tracks
soon after The statements of the
driver of the team in which he says
that he did not see or hear the train
till after passing the sign, and that
he thought there was time enough
for him to cross, are also given.
Peter Hansen, at whose house the
party had been held" says the re-
port, told me that the members of
the party had considerable amount
of beer and had INDUCED freely; also
that there was considerable singing
and talking in the party.
This without doubt accounts for
the drivers failure to hear the
whistle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
TIP QUESTION is SERIOUS
GratuIties Of the Season Give Sc
we're Jolt to Man of Small
Income.

This ip business" said man OF
small income. has come to be Sc
rious matter.
Every summer / send my wife and
daughter to the country. to modest
hotel in quiet place--does them good
and doesn't cost us much more than It
would to have them stay home, or
didn't use to.
Years ago We gave some small tips.
a little to the waitress and little to
the chambermaid, amounts not great
but now we have to give more to them
and we have to give also to the chef
and to the housekeeper and so on.
something 10 everybody that does
something for us. 1t seems to be the
custom. and 1t all counts up.
This year. for instance, | sent the
folks along weekly the little check for
their board and their other moderate
expenses--and they are always careful
about those-and everything is going
along very pleasantly and see us set
Ting the financial problem very nice
". and then week or two before they
are coming, home we put down little
memorandum Of the tips to give when
they come away. and do you know
that this year these amounted to $50.
Thirty dollars; and that gives me
Just az it does every year quite
little jolt. know it's coming, but
never realize 1t till 1t comes.
You know what Lincoln said about
paying bills? that 1t was easier TO
pay a big bill II you had the money
than a little bill II you hadn't, and
that sum up on the tips hits us In
something that way. We pay EN-. but
It does sort of put the kibosh on our
nice little financial schedule
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
BADGER BANKS PROSP ER0US
Abstract of State Commissions Re.
port Shows an increase in Re
sources of Over a Million.

Madison The quarterly abstract
of the report of state and mutual
savings banks of Wisconsin. issued
by the state banking commission.
shows a total resources and discounts
on Sept of S114,2tS,365.7G. an
increase since June of $1.614,-
972.76. The increase of deposits
subject to check aggregates $1.349,-
72o.35. of demand certificates of de-
posits, $345711.S4 and of savings
deposits. $99S.280.73. The number
of banks is 544. an increase of II,
There are II trust companies with
total resources of $11. and
total deposits of $6,504.571.13.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Lesson in Good Manners.

When the boy Scouts" movement
was at it's height, three of the young
STEERS journeyed from Baltimore to
Washington to be introduced to the
president. When Mr.. Taft shook hands
with them, one of the little fellows
stuck out his left hand.
why do you give me your left
hand?" asked the president.
That's the way us Boy Scouts shake
hands, said the boy. with pride.
We'll" commented Mr.. Taft dryly
"the sooner us Boy Scouts learn better
the nicer us Boy Scouts will be. The
Twice-a-Month Popular Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
rranloal weddlno Party.

An appalling happening occurred in
Turkey a few days ago, at wedding
celebration, the bride, bridegroom and
twenty-eight Of the guests being blown
TO pieces. A powder merchant named
Yahia was celebrating his wedding IN
the village of Sinan, in the Yemen,
when terrific explosion occurred in
one Of the rooms where powder was
stored. The bride and bridegroom
and guests all persisted, some OF them
being terribly mutilsted.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Sic Knew What to DO.

A Noreh side matron. directing an
electric coupe for the first time. ven
tured far out on the South side and
punctured tire. She drove home on
the rim and came in for a scientific
treatise on tires from her husband
Never drive the electric with 3
busted tire" said he IT will ruin
the tire, and tires cost money"
Another puncture followed a few
days later, but this time she was not
far from home.
Also this time she did not drive the
rest of the way.
She sat in her chariot and six boys
pushed her home Chicago Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
BEGINS PROBE OF
STEPHENSON CASE
cENAToRiAL COMMITTEE OPENS
INVESTIGATION OF WISDOM
SIN SOLoN'Gs ELECTION.
DEF ENDANT FIRST WITNESS
Scope of the investigation May Be
Broadened TO include Primary Elec-
ton Campaign-Two Numbers of
Committee Are Absent.

Milwaukee. The senatorial COM
m:ttee. consisting of Senators w. b.
Hepburn of Idaho. George Suther-
land of Utah and Alice Pomerene of
Ohio. appointed to investigate the
election of Isaac Stephenson, has be-
gun its work here. There are two
other members of the committee
senator's w. o. Bradley and T. H.
Paynter of, Kentucky, but neither
we're at the opening sessions. Sena-
Tor Paynter will be here later, but
senator Bradley will not be able to
meet with the committee on account
of illness.
Senator Stephenson was the first
witness called before the committee.
He admitted the expenditure of
S107.7 S9 in the primary campaign
preceding his nomination for United
States senator, but denied that he
paid any one or authorized the pay
ment to any member of the legisla-
tire to remain away from the ses-
sion when he was finally elected SEN
ator
It was said that the scope of the
Investigation would probably not be
developed until questions had been
raised regarding testimony, when the
members would retire and discuss the
advisability of going into the line
proposed. If this is carried out, it
will not be known whether or not
the committee will confine the in
vestigation strictly to the election of
Senator Stephenson or broaden it to
take up primary campaign matters
until the subject is brought before
the members for their decision.
Whether or not the attorneys for
Senator Stephenson viii challenge
the right of the committee to inyes-
tigate the senator's election on the
ground that he was elected when the
two houses OF the legislature of 1909
voted separately, can not be learned.
1t is probable, however, whether this
is done or not, that the fact that he
received the votes of a majority of
the members of the assembly and
senate who voted for candidates ''by
name" will be called to the attention
of the committee in formal man
ner as a basis for any future action
which it may be desired to take.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Art Galleries for Saloons.

Racine Hereafter all persons in
this city who are blaeklisted will be
photographed and picture furnished
the 40 odd saloon keepers when no.
tice is served upon them. Saloon men
claimed that when blacklisted no
tees were served upon them they
had no way of knowing or identify
ing the parties named and that they
might innocently sell liquor to the
forbidden persons and lose their Ii
censes and besides heavily fined.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
SOUND SLEEP
Can Easily BE Secured.

up to years ago" woman writes,
Il was in the habit OF using both tea
and coffee regularly.
II found that my health was begin
ming TO fail, strange nervous attacks
would come suddenly upon me, making
me tremble so excessively that coula
not do my work while they lasted; my
sleep left me and passed long nights
in restless discomfort. ! was filled
with nervous dread as to the future.
"A friend suggested that possibly
tea and coffee we're to blame. and |
decided to give them up. and in cast
ing about for a hot table beverage,
which felt was an absolute necessity.
] was led by good fortune TO try POST
um.
For more than a year have used
It three times day and expect, so
much good has 1t done me, to con
tlnue its use during the rest OF my
life
Soon after beginning the use OF
Postum, | found to my surprise, that,
instead of tossing on sleepless bed
thAOuSH TIC iODSf NIchl3 uASuts
dropped into sound, dreamless sleep
the moment my head touched the pill
low
Then / suddenly realized that all
my nervousness had left me, and my
appetite, which had fallen off before.
had all at once been restored so that
ate my food with keen relish.
'All the nervous dread has gone.
walk a mile and half each way to
my work every day and enjoy it. I
find an interest in everything that
goes on about me that makes life a
pleasure. All this owe to leaving on
tea ard coffee and the use Of Postum.
for ! have taken no medicine Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's a reason. and it is ex-
planned in the little book. The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuisse, true, and full of hunnz
interest.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Falls Eighty Feet and lives.

Falling six stories, a
distance of eighty feet, and landing
upon concrete floor in the base
ment. while working on the new
building in course of construction ut
Mason street and Broadway Tor
Blumenfeld, Locher & Brown COM
pany, Albert Brown. an ironworker
719 C1ybourn street. will live to tell
the tale Brown had been assisting
in placing iron beams on the sixth
floor at the time of the accident. He
had hold of guy rope, intending
to fasten it near the elevator shaft,
when he slipped and fell down the
opening. He turned several somer-
saults in falling, but was conscious
when he struck the floor
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Another Neenah InyestIgatlon.

Madison. The state railroad COM
mission has decided to make an
other investigation of the crossing
accident at Neenah. in which four
teen persons lost their lives Sept. "a.
The investigation will be devoted
principally with view to determine
the steps necessary TO make the cross
ing safe.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Charged With Mail Pouch Theft.

Green Bay Dan Martin. deputy
clerk of the Circuit court, has been
taken in custody by order of the
postoffice inspector, George REDEEM
bach, in connection with the alleged
theft of a small mail pouch. which
was lying ON truck at railway
station. Martin is one of the most
prominent men in this section of the
state He acted as assistant post
master in Green Bay for several
years, and previous TO that held the
Office of county clerk for twelve
years.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Madison Has Another Murder.

Madison. The body of an un-
Anown man, dressed like a tramp,
was found floating in the Yahara
lRer. A deep wound on the head
reads the police TO believe that the
stranger was murdered.
The dead man carried a watch
which stopped at $3.50 and had 1925
IN cash in his clothes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06

Sheboygan-W Word has been re-
cefved from Washington that neither
of the Wisconsin senator's has rec
commended a successor to the late
postmaster Of this city. Several can
didates have renewed their activities.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
The Nation Of Hotel Keepers.

The playground of Europe" IL tho
very appropriate name bestowed upon
Switzerland. In the summer time
tourists come from all parts of the
world and I'll the NOTES.-THE best or
ganized and best kept OF any In the
world--for the Swiss are a nation of
hotel keepers The statement OF the
Chocolate Soldier, the hero OF Bern
ard Shaw's Arms and the Man" that
his family has home with three hum
bred rooms, nifty servants, twenty
COWS and 80 on. sounded like baro-
NAL tale until he explained that he
was the son OF Swiss hotel keeper.
Now the long and severe Swiss win
ter has been turned to advantage.
and even when the great, blue lakes
are frozen and the snow nantes the
lower bills. the tourist still raves
over the varied beauties and grandeur
OF the Swiss scenery and the many
delights Of her mountain hostelries--
Joe Mite hell chapple in National
Magazine
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Keeping Busv.

We are told that at New York's
coming municipal budget exhibit bells
will be rung and lights flashed to
show a birth every four minutes,
death every seven minutes and mar
riage every eleven minutes.
Just what sort Of demonstration is
made every time cafe bottle pops. or
a bellboy Is tipped. we are not told.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Patrnnize Ginning Rureau

Madison The state industrial
commission is a subscriber to Clip
ping service by which means it re-
ceives reports Of accidents all over
the state Employers themselves are
sending reports of accidents directly
to the commission
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
CROWD AT LA CROSSE FAIR
Rain Does Not Deter 10000 From
Visiting Interstate Show--A
Grand Success.

La Crosse.-In spite of the rain
over 10000 persons attended the In
terstate fair. 5000 being from out of
the city. A feature of the fair was
the auction of seed corn in the main
exposition building La Crosse coun-
ty has national reputation for seed
corn, and some Of the ears brought
as high as SIS and $40 each.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Dead pecimates Family

New Richmond The 3-year-old
o@ughter of sugar beet picker
named Franks was drowned by fall
ing INTO rain water barrel The
franks family came here with
WE'VE children a few years ago from
0eflnany. but only two survive.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Babv scourge Reappears.

Maiden Rock.-Infantile paralysis,
which left a number of permanently
crippled children in its wake year
and half ago. has again made its
appearance. One child has died and
another is sick with the dread dis
ease.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Burglars Secure $1,000.

Madison. - Burglars looted the
home of A. /. Lambeley, saloon
keeper, of 81, 700 worth of yaluables.
The plumber consisted of $500 in
cash, two checks, a $500 diamond pin
and other iewelrY
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
14TR VICTIM DIES AT NEENAH
Tony karunnski Succumbs to Injuries
Received in Tragedy at Crossing
Never Became Conscious.

Neenah. Tony Kurunnski. 10
Years, member of the hayraclz par
y hit BY a North-W Western train at a
crossing near here. has succumbed to
fractured skull. He did not recover
Consciousness before death.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06

"Biggins says he is for the plain
truth
Yes" replied the frank philoso-
pher; "but so many people think they
are standing up for the truth when
they are merely standing out for .
difference Of opinion
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06

Oshkosh. William Nimmer. aged
"a. an employe Of the Wisconsin
Electric Railway company. committed
suicide By hanging. Nine childrca
and his widow survive him
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-06
Dairy PLAY for Dairy Show.

Milwaukee. - drama entitled
4The Dairy Maid, is being rehearsed
for presentation at the international
Dairy Show here, Oct. 1913. The
company numbers thirty-five.