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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30

WASHINGTON.--In the United
W States there are in all about
100000 miles of roads OF one kind
or another-enough to reach around
the earth 100 times. Much of this,
however. 10 Of a character not wor-
thy Of the name road. Some of It 10
little better than = rock pile, and 9TH
ers are wide tracks through bitches
and swamps. OF the whole only seven
miles In each hundred can be said to
have any improvements whatever, and
on the most of 1t the Improvements
are such as to be unworthy Of note.
Altogether not two per cent. can be
called first class. With the proper i'm
provement Of this network of roads
will come saving that will richly
repay the nation.
The roads In the United States may
not De the very worst in the world,
but they are bad enough as whole,
that Is certain. compared with those In
other civilized countries. Europe is
network Of magnificent highways. In
Germany, France and England one can
ride for miles without striking a stone
or a puddle. This does not add to
pleasure alone. 1t 10 the means of
saving millions Of dollars each year
to those countries where such roads
are maintained.
Tho cost of hauling over our coun-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Government Busy Cleaning Out Opium

CLOWLY the federal arm is sweeping
y in the opium hends. The recent
raid here by internal revenue agents,
when $4,000 worth Of the drug, pre-
pared for smoking, was confiscated
and the distributing organization for
the District Of Columbia broken up,
was one Of q series Of big hauls in the
larger cities of the country In recent
months, as result Of which several
hundred thousand dollars worth of
the drug 10 now In government pos
session.
In the last FIVE months Just such
hauls, many larger and more impor.
tant. have been made by means Of
which agents have in many cases been
able to trace the drug to the Illicit
manufacturers. thus dealing the most
serious blow Of all. In Terre Haute,
Ind, where the richest haul Of all was
made, nearly 100000 worth OF the
drug was found when the inspectors
raided small river shack where the
crude opium was being prepared for
distribution to smokers throughout the
middle west.
I'VE are learning how to go about It,
We are discovering the haunts of
them" said special officer. 1T has
been a hard job. because there is no
Interstate regulation. There ia a bill
for that purpose before congress now.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Bar Unbidden Guests From Naval Ball

D ECENT agitation over the new re-
~ strictlons placed upon midshipmen
at the naval academy in the matter of
guests at academy dances has brought
forth from officials of the navy de-
partment a remarkable statement. II
was disclosed that heretofore the
doors Of the naval academy have been
dances, and all presenting themselves
ut the doors dressed as for a dance
have been admitted without question.
Several embarrassing situations
have developed from time to time
involving midshipmen in serious
trouble. Henceforth, It Is stated, the
academy officials will require that no
person be admitted without presenting
a card Of invitation, and the names of
all persons to whom such cards are
issued are to be listed.
1.-THE invitations to balls and hops at
the naval academy" says the state
ment, have been either source of
Misunderstanding or a cause for at
tempting to stir up class prejudice.
Few fathers and mothers with sons
at the naval academy but would de-
sire and expect the authorities having
their sons In charge to endeavor to
keep them apart from that special
form Of temptation that haunts all
places where large bodies Of young
men are collected together.
when the academy was much
smaller and the number OF guests
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
WOMAN DEFENDS SELF
FOR Staying HUSBAND
Mrs. Patterson Describes Events Of
Tragic Day In penvsr-says He
Threatened Life.

Denver, Colo. - Insinuations thai
Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Patterson.
on trial for her life for killing her hus-
band. began leading an immoral life
when she was fourteen years old, and
that at least two men besides Patter-
son and Strouss had figured In her
career; that she was In a resort in st.
Louis, and that she prac.1 cally paid
Patterson to make her his wife, were
made by Prosecutor Benson at the
trial during his cross-examinaticn OF
the defendant.
So bluntly and rapidly did Mr.. Ben
son put his questions that Mrs. Pat
terson several times broke down and
wept, and cnce during short recess
she tainted in an ante-room and doc
tor was called
why don't you withdraw your d.
vorce suit and sign over that deed
to me and I'll withdraw my suit
against Strouss and come home" 10
witness testified her husband asked
her when they met in the day OF the
murder.
He still was persisting that l sign
over all my property to him. and
said: You will sign. or I'll choke the
life out of you Then he seized me
by the throat. screamed and he let
me go. He pulled clipping from his
pocket and asked Have you seen
this?' and he handed it to me-"
What was IT." Attorney Hilton
asked. 1T was about a suit for $685.
900 damages which Mr.. Patterson had
filed against Mr. Strouss for aliena-
ton of my affections"
did Mr.. Patterson say anything
them" Yes; he said he would drop
the suit If would deed the bungalow
to him. turn my bank stock over TO
him and drop my divorce suit
It'll do nothing of the kind ro-
piled. Then he struck me blow full
in the face and | staggered"
What then took place." He
struck me again and knocked me to
the ground and kicked me-"
What them" II was struggling to
my feet and he was kicking me-"
And them 81 opened my bag
and got out my revolver and fred"
How many times?" 81 don't
know"
DO you remember anything after
that?" No"
Till when?" Not until awoke In
jail the next day
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30

r HE greatest gun ever built will be-
j come part of the coast defense at
the Pacific end Of the Panama canal.
The giant weapon is now at Sandy
Hook. N. j.. but according to orders
received from the war department 1t
will soon start on the most remark
able journey ever taken by a weapon
of It's size 1t weighs 1870 tons, is so
feet In length. with 16-inch caliber
and power to throw 2,400-pound pro-
5ectile distance Of % miles. The
gun is being moved because war au-
thorities believe New York is in less
danger Of being attacked than the
west end Of the Panama canal. There
no ship that pokes its nose above the
horizon will be safe against the mon.
ster gun for with a single well-direct-
ed shot 1t could send to the bottom the
largest war craft the world knows to.
day.
Although the Notifications for the
canal have already been fully planned,
the details regarding them are kept
secret. All that is known Is that the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Pincushlon for seamstress.

Get q large, firm sponge With a
sharp knife cut across the grain, .
slice one inch thics; trim edges. then
cover with any pretty suitable ma
terial. sew to the back stiff card.
board to keep pins from sticking into
you and 1t is ready to pin to your
waist-so light and easy to stick into
and yet holding the pins firmly enough
to be really satisfactory. This is bet
ter than cotton, hair, wool or sawdust,
and every dressmaker knows tho con
venience of such cushion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Some Novel Ways That viii Please
tho Recipients and Add to the
Occasion.

Should one wish something more
original than Christmas gifts awk-
wardly thrust into ones hands by the
giyer; should the timehonored stock
Ing pail, here are several new ways
that may cause excitement In present
distribution.
Some member of the family or one
of the maids can enter the breakfast
room, where the table is prettily dec
Grated with green's, but no gifts are
displayed. She should be heavily veil
ed, dressed In long rain coat and
carry two or three cotton umbrellas.
furled.
Her appearance will excite surprise,
particularly II the sun shines. She will
insist that IL is going to rain and try
to get her umbrellas raised
Some OF the children will offer to
assist and from the umbrella will fall
the packages, gaily tied and clearly
addressed. Anything that may suffer
from a tumble should be tied to the
ribs.
has decided that each person shall
hunt up some novel way of gift pre-
sentation. No one will know what the
other has selected, but the element OF
surprise viii be emphasized
A mother who wishes to avoid con.
fusion Mt the breakfast table has &c
cided that no presentation should be
made then. The family will be asked
to put their various presents in Ger.
tain room on Christmas eve. All ara
neatly tied and addressed. No one but
mother knows what is to become oil
them
AT close OF breakfast the next morn
g-Christmas--th door bell rings
and a maid brings In an immediate de-
livery letter. This Is gaily decorated
with tho seasons stamps and seals.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30

consequently fewer, there was little
difficulty in keeping careful scrutiny
at the doors Of the ballroom; but the
number Of guests attending has made
this practically impossible.
us 1t too much to ask that only
those invited should attend, and that
cards OF admission should be issued
to authenticate the guests? Is there
any decent ball or assembly OF any
size which Is not protected by some
similar precaution?"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
WOULD FOSTER MoNopoliEs.
Secretary Fisher Urges Government
Regulations OF Power Companies.

Washington, Walter l.. Fisher.
secretary OF the interior, stated
before the national waterways
commission that the government
should take no steps to prevent com.
binations or monopolies in the deve,.
opment OF electricity from water pow
err. Instead. be said. federal regula.
tons should be made strong enough
to protect the public interest. Invest.
ors should be assured large enough
return to attract capital into the de
velopment OF water power. said Score.
tary Fisher.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Nation Loses Millions by Bad Roads

try roads is now about % cents per
ton to the mile. In the European
countries as long az Is years ago the
cost had been reduced to 10 cents. and
1t IL much lower today. On some Of
the roads going into London. by the
motor cars now In use, 1t Is less than
four cents. and by wagon freight can
BIZ hauled almost anywhere on the con-
tinent for from one-half to one-third
its cost In the United States. The
saving effected under this system
amounts to hundreds Of millions Of
dollars every year.
According to the report of the inter
state commerce commission in 1906.
onr railroads handled more than $780,.
100000 tons Of freight which original
ed on their respective lines. All this
had to be taken to and from the cars
A great deal Of 1t was made up OF the
products of the farm and the forests,
ana It Is estimated that at least zoo.
100000 tons OF 1t had . haul Of nine
miles at a cost of % cents ton. That
bill. alone would represent more than
$z00, 0O6,0 900. and other freights and
hauling would run the sum to $780,
100000 or over. Now suppose we cut
the wagon freight bill in half, or to
III cents ton, which is still far
above the cost Of hauling in Europe.
and the saving would be $250. 1000, 900
year. In fact, the loss on our haul.
ing is one Of the greatest leaks of our
whole industrial system. To save this
waste Of effort and money should be
among the chief concerns of our
people. 1t Is gratifying to note that
they are awaklng to the need of con-
sistent and concerted action and tax.
ing up the matter in earnest
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
LONDON WOMEN IN RIOT
Suffraaettes Attack British House Of
Commons.

Commons.
London.--The campaign Of dem
onstration" which the suffragettes
decided to make was begun last night
with riots OF unexampled violence In
the West end OF London and the par
Elephants were roughly handled by the
police.
They had threatened to force their
way into the house OF commons and
make protest on the floor Of the
house against the prime minister's
refusal to pledge the government to
a bin giving equal suffrage to both
sexes. but they failed even to reach
the entrance to parliament
Thwarted by the police, who ar
rested 220 women and three men, tho
Buffragettes resorted to window
smashing. Driven from Parliament
square by the police. 1900 OF whom
were on duty. the women. accom-
panied by sympathizers and gangs Of
rowdies. proceeded through Whitehall
armed with bags OF stones concealed
under their coats and broke windows
In public buildings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
The only way to stamp out the use Of

The only way to stamp out the use of
opium and cocaine primarily Is
through interstate regulation.
"Since the importation of opium was
prohibited, in 1909. a process Of manu-
facture has been evolved which has
left the door wide open again. The
process of manufacture ia very simple
and can be carried on quietly for
years. The crude opium Is bought
from druggists who. without an inter
state regulation law. can import the
crude drug and distribute 1t at will
Since last fall we have made hauls In
every large city In the country. includ-
ing New York, Buffalo, Washington.
Providence. Chicago, Terre Haute.
Kansas City. st. Louis, Denver, Oma-
ha, Seattle. Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Boston and Philadelphia.
These hauls have all brought out some
thing and given line on the traffic
generally"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
CurryIno a Short n, rae.

Doctor" the caller complained, 81
have headache all day long. want
you to see II you can't do something
TO relieve me-" WELL" the eminent
specialist said. Il shall have to make
an examination, particularly at the
base OF tho brain, and 1t will be neces
sary for you to take OF that high. tight
collar" The caller did so. why, doc.
tor. the headache has gone." Il
thought 81. Wear iooser collars. Five
plunks. II you plsase. Thanks. Good
day"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
BIG LINER GOES ON ROCKS
All Passengers. Including William Jen.
nings Bryan, Are Taken or.

ninss Bryan, Are Taken or.
New ork.-Twenty-tive miles on
her course. the steamer Prinz
Joachim in the Atlas service Of
the Hamburg American line. Is ashore
on SANTANA island, an uninhabitabe
rock about a mile wide and eight
miles long. thirty miles north OF For.
tune islr..d. bahamas.
A message received here stated that
the passengers and mails had been
transformed to the Ward liner Segu.
ranca. on her way from Santiago de
Cuba to Nassau and that the Ward
liner Vigilancia would stand by the
Prin2 Joachim until wrecklng tugs
arrived
William jennings Bryan. his wife
and son are aboard and in a message
he sent to his brother. Charles Bryan,
in Lincoln. Neb., he said that he yes.
sci was aground mile from shore
and there was no danger. !Ie added
that he would go on to Kingston,
where he will meet his brother.in.
law, n British army officer.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Grandma's Douahnuts.

One cupful OF sugar, one cupful of
warm mashed potatoes, three cupfuls
OF -four, oDe-half cupful Of milk, one
egg. one teaspoonfal OF butter, one.
fourth tespoonful OF salt. three tea.
spocnfuls Of baking powder. one
fourth teaspoonful o. ginger, one tea.
spoonful Of nutmeg: roll rather thin,
cut. fry. then dust with powdered
sugar
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
To Set Convention Date.

Mount Clemens, Mich.--The time
and place for holding the Democratic
national convention will be decided by
hhe Democratic national committee In
Washington at noon, January 8. ac-
cording to an announcement made by
Norman T.. Mack. chairman OF tie
committee.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30

Jacksonville, Ind.-After DOMINIC
the citizens clothing of two OF the
guards ct the Jeffersonyille reforma-
tory. Ben Zeigler and Chester Brown,
TRUSTEES at that institution. made
good their escape by lowering them
selves from second.story window
with a rope made of blankets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
MUCH FIGHTING IN TRlPoLI.
Many Clashes Between Invaders and
Opponents Reported.

Tripoli.-The Italians report that
the Turks were repulsed In three out.
post attacks with total OF 20 killed.
Five aeroplanes returning to camp
reported that there had becn &c change
in the Turkish position. Tae aviators
succeeded In dropping bombs inside
the Turkish camp. which was do
stroyed.
At the same time the Italian armored
cruiser Carlo Alberto bombarded the
village Of Amrus and the fort of Henm.
few miles from Tripoli
A lively combat also occurred at
Derna. where the Turks attacked un.
der cover OF fog, but were driven
back.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Strikers Are Turned Down.

Atlanta, Ca. The American Fedora.
tion of Labor viii not levy an assess.
ment for the striking shopmen on the
Illinois Central aud Hartman lines.
The convention adopted resolution
pledging moral and voluntary" flnan.
cial support of the strikers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Two Killed in Blast.

New York.-Dynamlte that filled q
large storehouse exploded at seventy
second street and Columbus avenue,
killing two men. fatally injuring sew
eral laborers and causing slight tn
iuries to a score OF others.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
indian. Bars "All bay Suckers"

Indianapolis, Ind-"All day suckers"
community pencil boxes and chewing
gum are to be banned from public
schools o. Indiana by order OF the
state board OF health.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Blow Whistles. Avoid Aolduo..

New York.-The superintendent q
tho Metropolitan Street Railway COM
pany has ordered 800 police whistles
for the employees OF the road. One a.
the conductors recently avoided .
holdup by blowing q police whistle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Jutaro komura Is Dead.

Tokyo. Japan Marquis Jutaro 10
mura. ex-mlnister of foreign affaira.
priyy councillor is dead lie was born
In 1855.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-11-30
Ship Wreckcd: Sixty Dir.

Vienna. Austria The Austrian
steamer Romania was wrecked near
Jtovigno 1t Is reported that sixty
persons were drowned
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-02
Justice ttarIan,s Scarab.

Il was riding down Pennsylvania
avenue in car With Justice Harlan
Of the United States Supreme court.
remarked Charles Francis Bedloea Of
Missouri. "and after admiring the fine
old man whose portraits we see in
the capitol could not help noticing
the fine searab that he wears as q
scarfpin
Il have looked GO the senators
and other members OF the Supreme
court and have not noticed that any
other one Of them wears a scarab pin.
They may have them at home. but
Justice Harlan wears one that would
attract an expert The genuine ones
are becoming rare. and that Is why
the Harlan scarfpin would be noticed.
ITO tell the truth. the genuine ones
are scarce enough. SO great has been
the demand for them. but the mu-
seums have great collections that will
never be broken up for the sake Of
scarfpins Washington Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-02
Hnu 4 Mule kiIled = Rear.

A mule dealt death to a bear that
had been terrorizing the residents Of
Diamond Valley Daniel G. Shawley.
lumberman and farmer. is the owner
Of the prize beast.
Aroused by commotion in his barn
he found the bear in deadly combat
with the mule Contrary to the estab-
lished custom the mule was using his
front feet in the battle and peppering
bruin regular tattoo over the head.
One savage slap by the mule broke
one of the bears front legs and the
bulky animal fell PROSTATE Then the
mule reversed himself and let loose
the death dealing assault from is hind
quarters
The bear died shortly after Shawley
reached the scene. It weighed 262
pounds and showed the marks Of eight
bullet punctures.-- s.--rhambersburg cor
respondence Philadelphia North Amer
lean.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-02


When the French artist Benjamin
Constant was travelling in Morocco he
was invited by the sultan to present
himself at court at Fez The painters
first thought was Ia regard to his cos
tune. Court" in Europe was one
thing: in Morocco il was likely to
prove something different There was
nothing to do. however. but 10 wear
his ordinary evening clothes. He was
ignorant Of the fact that the Moors
look upon black garments as very vul-
gar. and IL was only after his arrival
that he learned his mistake. The
courtiers smiled openly; worst Of all.
they sneered The painter was man
OF hasty temper. and suddenly net
tied by their insolence. he closed his
opera hat and sprang It open in the
faces Of the jeering crowd. They
scattered. yelling with surprise and
fear. The sultan heard the noise and
demanded the cause After he had
seen and examined the wonderful hat
he gave this oracular opiniaIr
IF | had lived hundred years In
eour country and adopted all your
other customs could never have
brought myseif to set on my head SO
hideous Il contrivance as thatw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-02
AIM TO REFINE MEERSCHAUM
Bio Plant to Be Erected in New Mex.
leo to Utilize Mineral--Does Not
Come in Blocks.

Hanover. N. Preparations are
being made to utilize the large de-
posit OF meerschaum near here on an
extensive scale. It is announced that
a mill viii be erected TO extract and
refine the product Owing to the na-
ture Of the deposit or formation. the
meersohaum product here is not suit
able for working in the manner that
Is prScssced IN the mines Of Europe.
The mlerschaum exists here in grains
instead 81 solid blocks. The company
has done some business in grinding
the product and shipping Il east.
where it was solidifed and made into
pipes. Experiments have shown that
the meerschaum can be made more
valuable by being put through treat
ing process which refines It
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-02
SAVED FOR FURTHER SERVICE
Good Old Teapot, Precious Relic, Could
Not Be Allowed to Become
Prey Of Flames.,s

The hotel is in flames. Sadly the
guests and servants gaze at the roar
ing pyre. Suddenly they. see the pro
prietor dash madly IN at the blazing
doorway.
He has gone to rescue someonei"
they gasp.
Tensely they wait his reappearance
One minute. Two minutes Three.
Has he perished ID that cracking
furnace?
MOI MOI See. there he comes.
singed and scorched. hut safe
What is that he carries so carefully
in his arms? 1t is the hotel teapot.
half-full Of nice black tea
Cheers rewarded the proprietor for
his noble act of sentiment.
For twelve years the teapot has
stood on the back OF the kitchen
range. boiling faithfully away For
twelve years it has poured out its life
blood in response to the calls of the
transient world for drink. and the tea
leaves In its dark old depths will do
for many years TO come.-Newark
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-02
ENrERklNE A VISITOR HERE.

j. e. Enterkine. who was connected
with the Palace Drug store here for
several years, was in the city yester-
day looking after his property inter-
ests. For the past two yearse he has
been connected with the immigration
department Of the Frisco. being locat-
ed a. Sherman. but he was recently
transferred to Dallas. Mr.. Enterkine
has a host of friends in chickasha.