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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
ROfused to Look at Those Kept by
Son During WorId-CircIing Trip
Since All Bills Were
Paid.

The only one of the Grant children
who did not accompany the general
and Mrs. Grant on any part of their
famous tour around the world, which
began when they set sail from Phila-
deIphia in 1877, following the close Of
the generals second term as presi-
dent. was their second son, q. s.
Grant, Jr. Years later, when this son
had become a well-known resident of
San Diego, I called his attention to the
fact, and asked why he did not take
the trip.
Il have always regretted that was
not able to make the journey" was the
reply, but there were one or two good
reasons that operated to keep me at
home. I had been recently graduated
from Harvard and the Columbia Law
school and had just begun the practice
of law 1t did not seem expedient that
I should break in upon my life's work
thus early by taking part in a world
tour that perhaps would occupy the
better part of three years. Further
more, it was necessary that some one
should be In the United States who
could look after fathers business at
fairs, and because there was very
good personal reason why should re-
main at home l was given the task
Of managing fathers business matters
for him while he was absent from
the country.
We'll, after father had started de-
cided to keep very careful, system
attic and detailed record of accounts
relating to such of his business as
might be called upon to transact. AS
beheld these accounts grow from
month to month, reflected with some
pride that upon fathers return I
should be able to lay before him &C
sompanied by the necessary vouchers,
4 complete and full statement of all
collections and expenditures made by
me IN his behalf And, l must con-
Tess, as the time for his return drew
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Famous Georgian as a Prophet

deep, reverberant bass. Yet, not long
after he had started upon his strictly
parliamentary tongue flashing of the
man who was hated and despised of
the Democrats, he occasionally halted,
as though trying to catch his breath.
Then, at times, his voice became sud
denly husky. Again, what seemed TO
me to be an expression of pain passed
over his features, and towards the end
Of the speech he paused frequently,
often that he might swallow drink
of water, which he took as though his
mouth were parched.
Perhaps half an hour after the sena-
tor had finished speaking it fell to my
lot to meet him in a horse car going
down Pennsylvania avenue. l ven
tured to say that I had had the pleas
ure of listening to every word of his
speech, and was sure that it would at
tract widespread attention AS l spoke
noticed that he held his mouth open
in a peculiar way.
81 thank you for what you have
said" the senator replied. But am
fearful that it is my last speech in
the senate"
81 thought you were occasionally in
some physical distress" l said, as the
senator paused.
you were correct" he said. Some
portions of the speech were delivered
while I was in great pain, and nearly
all Of it was delivered under much
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
SLEEPING WITH CLOTHES ON

should not be sufficient for anybody
and personally I have quite given up
undressing at night, with the excep
ton. as / said before, of boots, collar
and coat.
TT is well known that men who
rough it, who sleep in their clothes
and who have not the eternal worry
Of dressing and undressing, of cold
baths, cold sheets, starched collars
and all the paraphernalia Of the
town man, are infinitely happier,
freer, healthier and stronger than
their city brethren.
Cry it. Sleep in your underclothes
flannel shirt and socks; have two
hot baths week and save hours per
annum and oceans Of bad language
Il am speaking as a medical man
Of twenty years experience.
81 believe many chills are caught by
the sudden change from thick, warm
flannel clothes to thin pajamas and
ice cold sheets, which is the general
custom in this country.
81 am further of the opinion that
it is not a benefit to the individual
to open the pores Of the skin by con
slant bathing or to close them sud
denly by rapid changes Of surface
temperature in a climate such as ours
particularly such as it has beer
lately"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
His Mules Are Too Fat.

New Hey, Charlie" cried
Chief of Police Higgins of Glen Ridge,
N. j., to Charles Miller of Newark, as
the latter drove through Glen Ridge,
your mules are too fat, and you'll
have to give them an obesity cure.
Otherwise it's a cell for you" Chief
Higgins then showed Miller a scented
missive, on pink paper, written by a
woman apparently, in which complaint
was made that Miller's mules were too
fat and that it was cruel to drive them
in that condition. The letter was
signed "A Lover of Animals"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25

7 ONDON.-A wonderful transforma-
Ia ton has been wrought in the
crown Jewels and regalia which will
be used at the coronation in Westmin-
ster Abbey next June, and which have
now been restored to the Wakefield
Chamber in the Tower of London. The
great Cullinan diamonds, the larger Of
which, out of compliment to United
South Africa, King George has or
dered to be renamed the Star of Afri-
ca, have prominen. place in the
regalia
The Star, which weighs 51615 carats,
has been set in the scepter near the
head. The smaller CulIinan stone,
whose weight is 800 3-16 carats, is
placed in the front Of the crown which
has been altered and enlarged and to
the gems In which have been added
two new sapphires, Sc brilliants and
So rose diamonds. Both the Cullinan
diamonds can be removed from the
crown and scepter when those en-
b4ems of power are not in use, and
can then be worn by the queen as a
pendant
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Miniature White Elephants Sub
dued Turbulent CingaieSe.
Little EfHgies Bought in Calcutta as
Souvenirs for "Kiddies'' at Home
Pacify Savage Little Ma
tIves on Ship.

New York.-Two miniature white ell
ephants, purchased in Calcutta for a
couple of shillings by William Blake
man, a ships carpenter on board the
British freight steamship Parisiana
raised that mariner to an important
place on board the vessel on the voy-
age from the Indian port to New York.
Some of the boys on the ship and
were walking around Calcutta one
hot afternoon in July he said, 'and
the walk took us through a street
where there are a lot of curio dealers.
In one of the little stores saw two
elephants, carved out of the wood of q
cocoanut tree, and fancied that those
two elephants, resembling the white
elephants of Siam, would be about as
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Yankees Secret Berlin Visit

he spoke German as though it were
his native tongue.
when first arrived at The Hague"
Mr.. Hollis said to me shortly after he
returned therefrom, Il was little
difident about taking any active part
in the conference. Andrew D. White,
one of my associates, was universally
known abroad because he had served
as ambassador to Germany, and also
because of his Identification with Cor
nell university. He was well acquaint-
ed with the kaiser. My other associ-
ate, Seth Low, was also man OF In
ternationaI reputation. So, you see,
my first inclination was to keep in
the background as much as possible.
But in the course of the delibera-
lions of the conference a matter that
| deemed most vital to American In
terests came up for discussion-I am
under pledge not to reveal its ma
ture-and almost before l realized It
| had lost my shyness and was in the
thick of the deliberations. For sever
adoption of our point of view, only to
discover eventually that the German
representatives, the French and at
least one of the British delegates were
opposed to it. And when we sought
for the real reason of the opposition
we discovered that 1t was based upon
a statement made privately by one of
the German representatives that the
feature would not be favorably re-
garded by the German emperor, or,
at least, by those who we're high In
his official family
at for one did not believe that to
be true l made up my mind that
would verify or disprove the state
ment of the German delegate, and to
that end was able to secure delay
of a day or two in the final discussion
without saying anything to anyone of
my purpose. Then, quietly, l slipped
out of The Hague by night train,
and the following day was in close
touch with the emperor of Germany
himself. A little inquiry satisfied me
that the kaiser and his official family
had been misrepresented, as I had
suspected. But it was going to be a
delicate matter to make a report of
that kind at The Hague. The German
delegate who had either deliberately
or innocently misrepresented his i'm
perial master might feel offended, and
he certainly would not be disposed to
feel very kindly toward me.
However, was authorized tactful-
ly to report that the feature which we
Americans were especially DESTROYS of
seeing adopted would not be regarded
with disapproval by the emperor or
his official family. That announcement
| made in due course, and as tactfuIly
and politely as l knew how. You can
imagine the surprise that was caused
by what / had to say. was asked
how I knew. Z took the night train
to Berlin and spent few hours there
since l last saw you replied.
'sThat reply was sufficient We
Americans had our way; and what we
regarded as one of the most important
matters brought before The Hague
peace conference was in that way
made certain of final adoption"
Copyright, 1910, by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved-l
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Physician Declares Custom of LeaV-
ing Warm Raiment for Cold Sheets
Injurious.

London.-Is it necessary to undress
in order to go to bed?
Writing under the pen name of
Lawrence Beesley," a physician, who
in his professional capacity Of ships
doctor and also on pleasure journeys
has Travelled over a considerable part
of the inhabited globe, is OF opinion
it is not
He says:
How often does one hear the re-
mark, How tired I am Of dressing
and undressing, of getting up and
going to bedl'
81 have made the same remark my
self, and of late have simplifed the
minor details of my daily routine con-
siderably.
why should we all undress and
take off all our clothes every night,
with the consequent redressing in the
morning? Why?
Il have lived on board ship and in
the tropics, in Canada, and in the des-
ert Of Arabia, and ! say this, that
have been as healthy and as fit and
infinitely more satisfied with life I'M
der conditions which practically COM
PEELED me to sleep in my clothes
minus boots. coat and collar.
I'm so-called civilization, where /
live now, have to remove every rag
at night, put on cold pajamas and get
into colder sheets, and SILVER during
the cold weather) for ten minutes or
more, with the knowledge that in the
morning I have to dress once again
and am supposed to have bath.
q cannot for the life Of me see why
two hot evening baths per week
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
How Frederick w. Hollis Broughr
About the Adoption of an Amer
lean Plan by The Hague
Conference.

The secretary and counsel Of the
American delegation to the first peace
conference at The Hague, called IN
1899 at the instance of the car, was
the late George Frederick William
Hollis, who, for many years prior TO
his death, enjoyed large German
American law practice in New York
city. Mr.. Hollis was especially quail
fed to act as the delegation's secre-
tary and counsel, partly through his
ability as a lawyer and his familiarity
with international law, partly by rea-
son of the very cordial relations he
had established at the German court
the year before, and partly because
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Almost Landed.

She had talked for ten minutes with
out a break.
But what were you going to say.
Regulus, when l interrupted you? q
she asked.
"Bellatrix," said the young man.
looking at his watch and grabbing his
hat, 81 was going to ask you to marry
me, but l shall have to put that of
until the next time. l have less than
three minutes to catch the last train.
Good night"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
Einds NUGGET in craw.

Beaver Falls, Pa.-While Mrs. Fred
S. Brown, wife Of the secretary of Con.
way borough, was cleaning a chicken
here the other day, she found a gold
nugget in its craw. Its value is es.
timated at ten dollars. Many persons
went to the lot where the chicken was
reared and excitement RUG IS high
as Il cil k@d been found.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-25
s.okera Lead In Suicides.

rondon.-S Suicides of stoke hold
hands are about five times more nu-
merous than those of engine room
hands and three times more than
among other seamen, according to a
hoard of trade report One British
seaman in every 1900 loses his life
from drink but only one Lascar in
every 81 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
Did Wappy Tip Shomo
to Make His Escape?

Did ex.Chiof Of Police Wappen
stein advise Charles W. Shomo 70
make his escape from Deputy Sher.
~ Roberts AZ Hot Springs. Ark?
Burns detective agency believes
he did.
Detective Gordon. who kept on
shomo's trail until Roberts took
charge Of Shomo. has obtained In
formation, according 20 report he
has sent to Seattle. connecting
Wappy with the affair.
He writes that Shomo received a
telegram signed by Wappenstein IN
which he said the grand jury would
be dismissed In about two weeks.
and that Shomo must delay his re
turn 20 Seattle until that lime. The
telegram. says Gordon. also men.
toned VIII H. Morris as Wappen-
stems attorney.
a letter. dated April -. tells OF
the habeas corpus proceedings in
behalf OF Shomo
&C. Floyd Huff. Shomo's attorney.
made a strong fight for him, the
report says. making a personal at
tack on Murphy Judge Henderson
overruled every point.
"Shomos attorney asked that he
be turned over 10 Roberts, stating
that they were old friends The
court asked Roberts II this was
agreeable TO him. Roberts agreed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
LOVE LETTERS THROW LIGHT
ON SHOOTING OF MITCHELL

In the pockets Of Joseph r.
Grob. held at police headquarters
for the shooting Of Walter G. Nit.
ohell. Seattle attorney. whose step
daughter. Nellie Tyler. he was for
merly engaged TO marry. were
found the girls letters referring
70 the two causes OF dispute which
ended in the shooting at noon to-
day.
The letters run from the love
letters Of a girl ready to marry her
one man. dated in January and
February. 1911 down to one dated
March ~. this year. when she
asks her freedom.
you left my ring here. Why
did you do ~ | was going 70 give
n to you TO remember me by. |
guess we had best just be friends
now. can not be married now.
couldn't explain the reasons. But
| want to be free
In other letters she speaks OF the
5000 note which was the other
cause for the shooting
A hint OF a lovers quarrel, fol
lowing by a joyous understanding
again and a reconciliation, then the
final note of goodbye-this is the
tale of the series.
Groh Is still held at the city Jail
without a charge. Mitchell, at the
City hospital, is suffering consid-
erably from his wounds. One leg
was broken by the bullet The
other bullet caused only a flesh
wound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
Society Women Bring
Recall of Fawcett

dicaiine the resentment Of this ele-
ment against Fawcctt for the on
forcemeut Of his anti.treating ordi-
nance
Mayorelect Seymour said.
Il stand for the enforcement Of
all provisions OF the charter and
laws OF the city and state.
Il believe especially In an eff.
cient civil service and In a more
comprehensive monthly statement
Of what Is being done In the various
departments OF the city government
Il believe In efficient construc-
ton OF water and electric light
plants now under way believe In
encouraging the Investment OF cap.
itai for the upbuilding OF the city
and the employment OF our own
labor IN all our municipal improve
ments.
Fawcett was the first mayor
elected under the commission form
Of government Seymour, the may
or elect. is As. wealthy. and has
been head OF the park board.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19

This is the day that the first
people in this big country of ours
rose up in mighty mass when
p. Revere, the village tinker.
said sick en-" and wnt at EN-.
That is to say, it was just 1856
years ago today that handful of
Yankee heroes started the battle
of Lexington and they finished Il
later on. There were few hun
dred of them, the Americans. and
they we're armed with plough
shares. axes and few aged and
decrepit guns that often missed
fire-more often than not.
The British soldiers had modern
arms-modern in those days and
generals who knew the war game
But the Britishers were fighting
for so many shillings day and
the Yanks were fighting for lib
erty: they were fighting for you
and me.
They fought well-but they were
driven off. Their granaries were
burned and King Georges men
drank up their rum and pillaged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
USE AK IN
FIRE DEPT.

Now that Mayor Dning has FINALLY w. Grant
out as head Of the building
after the fire department?
Chief Boyle appointed es-Msyor Gill
has fallen down on his big responsible Job
boyle ls harmless little
captain the residence wards but inside the
ever thought Of him big captaincy
There was when Gill
And Johnny Boyle isn't big enough for the job.
Boyle appointed by politics has brought politics
partment man must have sandln with Boyle pro-
NOTED There civil service which
insure mat ne best men get ahead Boyle dsregard these
points whomcyer g
The star VIII show
civil service records Boyle
IRE lieutenant who
him captain the nearly every
partment. and gave him the responsible captaincy
The Star viii show that Boyle picking his
high men the civil service list
his faores their heads
These and similar things have the spirit
fremen To realize that good they
won't help them toward
which every good fireman ersvesuness he stands with
Boyle has disorganlzed Seattes splendid Of remen
Every close observer knows this Diing
others should know and dly daily
and tempoHze. He should
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
QUIT IN HUFF

ny United Press LEASED Wiret
ST. PAUL, April 10. - Amid
scenes OF the widest riot the state
legislature adjourned sine die at
1;Vo o'clock this morning. Repre-
sentative Spooner attacked an al
'eged brewery report on the floor.
and the result was a hasty adjourn.
ment and the killing Of 400 bills.
The senate yesterday passed
oln providing for the election Of
United States senators on the Ore
gon plan. The measure already had
passed the house. A Law abolish
ing capital punishment also was
passed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
BABY BLANCHE
BETTER TODAY

Baby Blanche, The Stars.
homeless baby, who was re
ported as quite sick yesterday,
was much better today. She is
under the constant care OF a
trained nurse and will be strong
and we'll again soon, IL is
thought. The Star will make
no decision about awarding her
to any Of the scores OF appll-
oants until she is completely
Z recovered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
R. \. ODER GETS
GRANTS JOB

Ralph II. Obcr. if1i Wlnslow St,
Is Seatilcs new building Hupcrin.
tendeut. appointed by Mayor Dill
ling last night. 10 succeed Francis
A Grant lie is now assistant city
engineer. and has been IN charge
Of the work on the Cedar river
water system for three years
Though Grants time expires to
morrow. Ober will not enter his
new office until Monday. when he
viii have finished his work in the
condemnation proceedings for the
acquisition Of the additional lands
sought on the Cedar river water.
shed
Oher is structural engineer
He was working for the Milwaukee
road previous 10 entering the clty'g
employ. and built the concrete
bridge across the Columbia at Bev-
erly He has lived Ia this state
for 20 years.
Ober Is out Of the city. attending
his duties on Cedar river. His ac-
ceptauce was received over the wire
last evening
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19

the town.
The Americans fought again.
And they eventually won.
But il was just 1876 years ago
today that the big noise started.
We started TO write funny lit
tie story about Il. We were going
to make as many bad puns and as
many bad jokes as possible But
after reading Longfellow's poem
about il all, we couldn't do it.
So, in place of the daily funny
yarn today, We are asking you to-
read this little bit of history about
this great free land of ours. Your
land, and our land.
Hasn't IL been more Interestingly
Hasn't 1t made you almighty glad
that you are an American?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19
fny taifsd rfr.s Ieased Wire Direct
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seattle star offieeD
TACOMA. April After two at
tempta Tacoma has succeeded In re-
calling her mayor. and today W W.
Seymour. wealthy business man.
stands elected 10 fill out the unex-
pircd three years OF Mayor Faw-
cett's term
Although nearly 5000 registered
voters refrnined from voting. and
In spite of the gain made by Faw-
cett over the figures IN the primary
election of two weeks ago, Seymour
won by 7JA majority The total
vote was: Seymour. 1895. Faw-
cptt. l0.4Si.
Seymour's success can be 1ttrib-
uted 20 spectacular campaigning
and solid voting In his favor by wo-
men. In the wards and precincts Of
the fashionable residence districts.
there was landslide for Seymour.
In the down town wards. where are
located the greater number OF the
snloona. be was also victorious. In.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19

the country.
Bang The bullet plowed into a
nearby stump making dandy
noise.
Some Of the soldiers took 10 their
heels. But Wlllie explained that no
one would be hit. SO the braver
ones stood their ground
Bang This time the bullet
struck a tomato can. sweryed up
ward through little Evans tin
shield and plowed through the
fleshy part Of his arm.
The injured boy was removed to
his home, SOC West Smith St..
where the wound was dressed. and
Willie went 10 his home. 2142
Fourth av. w. and between sobs
told his mother how sorry he was
and how he hated that old gun
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19

mo more playing soldier for me =
said little Evan J. Carey. aged II.
this morning. as a big doctor
bandaged his arm
No more for me either" sObbed
10-year-old Willie Wagner. white
and trembling.
Armed with wooden swords and
tin shields made from tomato cans.
these boys and their comrades we're
playing soldier yesterday afternoon
on Queen Anne hill. near Fourth
av. w. and Crockett 81.
An old dishpan- made the best
kind Of drum Around the stumps
and brush they marched In true sol
der fashion. u was great fun.
Then the army was divided and
both sides pretended war
To make II more real. Willie ran
home and got the little gun his
father gave him when he went to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-19

citizen lie arrest him il the citizen refuses obey police
rulings and let the Judge which right II the policeman
had right him the citizen has his redress But
policeman has right enforce his orders with club
eenehed fist.
Nor has aler any right beat his prisoners up with
clubs smash them the head for violation Of the Jail
rules.
Nor have the police heads any right keep in jail
without trial charge keep them from communicating
with friends, family and attorneys.
Ninety per cent Of the who taken the Seattle
city jail crooks Yes 9s per are merely the un
fortunate the ignorant the careless Yet they alike