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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
FINDS AzTECS' IDOL
Stone Man Dug Up at Durango,
Colo, Shows Signs of Art.
Renewed Activity In Explorations Of
New Mexico Ruins Leads to Dis
cevery of Mummy of Elk.
tlnct Race.

Durango, Colo.--A renewed activity
In the explorations of the Aztec ruins
located in the vicinity Of Aztec. N. M,
has resulted over the discovery OF
either a stone idol or a mummy Of the
extinct Aztec race by George CARING
house Of this city, who has brought to
light a relic of prehistoric ages and
aroused the curiosity of antiquarians
and archaeologists Of this section.
The discovery was made by Mr..
Clearinghouse in an arroyo 80 miles
southwest Of Aztec and had been
partly uncovered by the recent rains.
It either had been buried 80 feet UNI
derground or else the ground had been
washed over 1t to that depth. The
finder insists on calling 1t stone man,
but is cautious OF displaying 1t, not
allowing anyone to take a picture OF
1t or to make thorough investigation
of It,
In form 1t is similar to prehistoric
man, being about four and half feet
tall. but abnorma;ly wide through the
body in proportion 20 It's height. In
thickness the body is only about Eve
inches through and when found one
of the legs was broken OF at the knee
While being unearthed the finder broke
off the head and the other leg, but In
it's entirety the image 1s in a well-pre-
served condition.
The stone man or mummy gives
every indication OF being the means of
learning something concerning an ex-
tinct race. 1t appears to have been an
idol sculptured from hard sandstone
which is found in abundance near the
ruins, and it seems to have been
part of bas-relief in the early ages.
The shoulders and arms form a con-
centric arc from the neck to the hands
with the face inclined to the left. The
sculptural work displays fine art,
every little detail of man being clear
~ brought out, and may be possible
that the extinct race Of Aztecs may
have been sculptors of no mean ex-
tent.
The curiosity OF the people of this
section has been aroused to such an
extent that exploring parties are be-
ing formed to probe the ruins thor
oughly in anticipation of more results.
This is the first discovery Of It's kind
ever made in the ruins, and so rare is
the specimen brought to light that the
finder, Mr.. Clearinghouse, is correspond.
ing with the Smithsonian institution In
Washington, with the view of 1t being
placed In that mecca of science and
history. In the past scientists have ex-
plored the ruins but have never been
rewarded with anything but pottery
and small understanding to explain
the mode of living Of the extinct race.
The one peculiar phase of the un.
known history is that hundreds of
years ago the Aztec race suddenly
disappeared and no scientist has ever
been able to decipher where they went
or much Of their history. A thorough
exploration Of the ruins at this time
may result in discovering a great dey
Of historic information.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
AX90WN1ZU ~ TT10dT ~S0o

accomplished in aerial navigation, Is
it too much to say that even greater
discoveries will be made and applied
in the near future? Where shall we
place the limit upon an age which
has produced a machine that talks
and sings, which propels loaded cars
up and down hill by means of an in
visible fluid, which takes Photographs
through solid substances, which has
instant communication by wire be-
tween the most widely separated con-
tinents, which has made conversation
possible between New York and
Chicago and which thinks nothing of
sending wireless messages from land
to vessels hundreds of miles away at
sea? After all, is a certain and safe
passenger and freight service through
the air more improbable to our near
future than was the automobile and
of the man of the ox-cart and the
pole propelled fiatboat?
The balloon is the elder brother
of the aeroplane and its discovery was
the cause Of fully as great sensation.
Compared, however, with the later air
craft. it is very simple and its posi-
bilities are limited.
To Stephen and Joseph Montgolf1er
belong the distinction of making the
first balloon. They we're papermakers
of Annonay France, and they expert
mented for years before they succeed
ed in causing silk bag to rise to the
ceiling Of their workshop. The first
men to make a balloon ascension were
Pilatre des Rosters and the Marquis
dArlandes. They went up from Paris
on November 81, 1888 and remained
aloft 25 minutes. A week later Profes-
sor Charles made an ascent, his bal
loon being provided with a basket or
car valve, a barometer and sand
ballast Thus within a year from
the time when the Montgolfiers discov-
cred that bag filled with hot air
would ascend, balloon had been con-
structed and QUILTED almost as COM
pletely as any of its successors in the
12S years since then.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04

I HE navigation OF the air! How
the very idea of it thrills! To
rise above the earth and fit
from city to city and from con-
tinent to continent! To travel
free and untrammeled as do the birds!
This has been the dream Of mankind
for ages.
Impossible OF accomplishment? Do
not be too sure. Tremendous strides
toward this splendid, this alluring
goal have been made within the past
three years. Already have daring
men of the air pierced the blue vault
Of heaven to astonishing attitudes, al
ready have they dashed from metrop-
oils to metropolis with a speed rival
ing the fastest express train, already
have they leaped over mountain
ranges and crossed bodies of water
which separate nations. If the prog
ress is to be as great during the next
three years, then, indeed, will marvels
have been accomplished beyond any
thing of which today we permit our
selves to dream.
Much depends upon the attitude and
activity of those daring and ingenious
men who already have elevated the
science of aviation from the purely
experimental and speculative to some
thing at least approaching the prac-
teal If their talents and the talents
of such scientific men as now are or
hereafter may be attracted to the
problem of aerial fight are devoted
to the making of aviation more nearly
safe and therefore more useful,
rather than toward outdoing the mar
velous records already made In alti
tude distance, speed and duration.
then will the world be the gamer and
travel and commerce be helped
through this new means of communi-
cation.
Safety That is now the thing to be
aimed at Not till a full measure of
it is reached can the conquest of the
air really be claimed or aviation be
lifted from the spectacular to the
unitarian.
Considering what has already been
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
London Shoemakers Have Known
This for Some Time.
Day of Narrow, Pointed Shoe Has
Passed and This Is Declared
to Be Factor In ln-
creased Size.

London.-That the women of the
present generation have larger feet
than their mothers had, which, accord
ing to cabled dispatches, was the
unanimous finding of the National Con-
ference of American Shoe Manufacture
ers, came as something OF surprise
to society women. but not to their
shoemakers. They have known 1t for
a long time, but kept a discreet silence
on the question.
The managers of Messrs. Seadon
Brothers, shoemakers to the king and
royal family in King street, st. James,
said: Yes, it is quite true that women
are wearing bigger shoes nowadays,
and that it is easily accounted for.
The modern girl is much taller than
her mother or grandmother was. That
Is the result OF the athletic exercises,
the outdoor sports and generally
healthier life she leads. See the wo-
men who are our customers. They all
belong to the upper classes, and they
are all tall. You cannot expect tail
woman to wear small shoe. The day
of the 2's and 3s in shoes is gone,
and | should say that As are more
generally used for small women. while
tall women wear shoes that run up to
z and 8.
Let me put in In another way. II
you examine the feet OF domestic
servant you will note that, as a rule.
they are broad, the natural result OF
the amount of foot work she has to do.
So 1t has become with the modern
girl. She does so much exercise on
foot that naturally her feet have grown
Larger-she requires more comfortable
shoes-and our women will no longer
buy a shoe that has the least tendency
to pinch"
Francis Bauer of 40 and IL Burling-
ton arcade Is another shoemaker
whose chief business is supplying foot
wear to English society women. He
and his woman assistant showed much
interest in the subject. and they
agreed that the statement made at the
American convention was correct, the
latter remarking: My experience Is
that the English women's feet are
bigger than the feet of American wo-
men. We do not stock anything less
than As, because they are not wanted
now. Indeed. young women OF eigh-
teen to twenty-five years take sizes OF
s and Z, whereas their mothers wore
as small as 2 and 8. But 1t does not
follow that because the girl Of today
Is taller and bigger than her ancestors
and her feet are larger and developed
by the amount of outdoor exercise in
which she INDUCES, that they are less
beautiful On the contrary, the feet OF
the present-day girl are more symmet-
rical than they used to be. We have a
customer who wears rs and her feet
are really beautiful. Another wears
e's and her feet are absolutely perfect
In shape"
j. C. Hitchcock, manager OF the
Walkover Shoe company the Ameri-
can firm, in Regent street, agreed on
all the points referred to as to the size
of women's footwear. MY expert
ence," he said, 'is that the woman OF
today is becoming more sensible in re-
gard to her footwear. Unlike the wo-
men of yesterday, who did not care If
a shoe pinched IL 1t looked small and
ueat, the woman OF today insists on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04


the purpose. She spoke for women's
suffrage. earnestly and as forcefully as
her voice would permit. but the audi
ence seemed to remain unmoved and
rather inclined to make fun OF the
earnest talker until she spoke of May
or Gaynor's action in refusing to In
terfere when the girls who did picket
duty at the time of the shirtwaist
makers strike were arrested. 1T was
a case of no protection for women
she said, and big man with his coat
on his arm and his hat of shouted:
Good for you-they are the stuff"
Then he asked the boy who stood next
to him: Say, is this labor meeting?"
"No-a suffragette meetin'-that's
what it Is" Then the warm man
shouted once more: Il take it back"
and walked down Broadway
York Tribune.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
FISH SWALLOW FALSE TEETH
Blc-Mouthed Bass Selzes Mans Artl.
fetal Moiars When He Drops
Them From Side of Boat.

Winsted, Gonna big-mouthed bass
in Highland lake wears or carries a
set of false teeth belonging to James
Turley of New York. who Is sojourn-
ing at that resort
Turley went out bass fishing with
Dennis Coffey. The city man, his eyes
and mouth wide open, was looking
over the side of the boat into the
deep, clear water when a swell from
passing motor boat rocked the craft
and his false teeth fell into the lake.
AS he peered downward he saw bis
teeth disappear in the mouth OF a
large bass, which swan away with
them
II any piscatorial artist should catch
a bass having in possession the miss
ing teeth he will confer favor on the
owner by leaving them with Dennis
Coffey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
HeIpInu out.

Didn't we hear you having an ar
gument with your wife?" asked the
neighbor.
mot exactly" replied Mr.. Meekton.
Henrietta was rshearsing for suf-
frasette debate and was supposed to
represent the opposition"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
The Usual Result.

Eyes, Charlie is as brave as a
stack of lions. Did you hear about his
daring policeman to arrest him?"
mo! Gee, what happened"
He was arrested. cleveland Plain
Dealer
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
He Took IT Back.

A woman with shriu. weak voice
addressed a small crowd at Broadway
and One Hundred and Tenth street on
Thursday evening from crude little
platform which had been erected for
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04

During recent years ballooning has
been revived as a rich mans sport,
and there have been several interna-
tional meets at which prizes were
awarded for distance and duration
fight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
Power.

Water power is coming TO play
a great part in the industries of this
country"
YES" replied Mr.. Ara Grett, "espe.
cially in Wall street"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
Creating an Impression,

CTcdtIH9 an THpTesSIUHs
81 suppose you enjoy the glorious
summer days"
Some" replied Farmer Corntossel.
But I'd enjoy them much more If
wife didn't insist on my talking dia-
lect in order to supply atmosphere for
the benefit of the summer boarders. ;"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-04
Identifying . Scientist.

If you know the name Of every
thing that bites you in the woods
you're called an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
weston News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
Chronology of Times Explosion Case

and declaring himself responsible for
Llewellyn Iron works explosion.
May 5-Grand jury returned indict-
ments against McNamaras, Schmidt,
Captain, John Doe and Richard Roe, of
10 murders in connection with Times
explosion, and holding McManigal re-
sponsible jointly with John j. McNa-
mara, for attempt to wreck Llewellyn
Iron works. McNamaras arraigned.
Bail asked. This denied May 9.
May 23-Clarence s. barrow arrived
from Chicago to become chief counsel
for McNamaras. Time for entering
pleas deferred to July 6.
July 6-Instead of entering pleas, de-
Tense assailed jurisdiction of Judge
Bordwell, denying his right to try the
case. and moved to quash indictments.
July 12-Bordwell overruled both mo-
lions. Defense filed exceptions. Nc
Namaras pleaded not guilty. Triel set
for Oct IL.
Oct. 11-Trial of ]. B. Mcnamara
for the alleged murder opened Fifty
days spent in unsuccessful effort to
get jury.
Dec. flames B. Mcnamara con-
fessed dynamiting of Times building.
John ]. Mcnamara confesses to de-
stroying Llewellyn Iron works with
dynamite.
EXPLOSIONS LAID TO M'NAMARAs.
Oct. "a, 1904 new telephone ex
change, a saw mill and garage al
indianapolis were destroyed by dyna
mite explosions. The saw mill ant
garage belonged to Albert Won Spreck
elsen. a contractor who was using
non-union labor in constructing the
telephone building.
March %, 1910.-Dynamite explo
sions did $4,000 damage to the court
house in course of erection at Omaha
and the plant of Caldwell & Drake a
Columbus, Ind. Caldwell & Drak,
were contractors for the Omaha build
ing and had trouble with union irol
workers
Oct. 1, 1910-Los Angeles Time
building wrecked and 10 person
killed. Bomb found at home of Ger
eral Harrison Gray Otis, the publisher
Sept. 4, 1910.-Two explosions dan
aged the plant of Lucas & Sons Iro
works at Peoria, ILL.,, and wrecked
bridge under construction.
Dec. IS, 1910.-Dynamite explosio
damaged plant Of the Llewellyn Iro
company, Los Angeles.
Feb. "a, 1911.-Explosions at tn
5 Iroquois Iron works in South Chicago
= March %, 1911.-Coal hosting plar
at Milwaukee, being erected by tn
5 Hyde & Patterson Construction con
pany at Pittsburgh. The damag
e amounted to 100000.
n April 5, 1911.-Blast wrecked towe
= on municipal building at Springfield
!, Mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
LEGAl.
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty--Ss:
In the Circuit Court. January Term,
A. ID. 1912.-In Chancery.
Cora Moore VS.. Albert Moore
Affidavit OF non-residence of the de-
PENDANT having been filed in the clerks
Office of the circuit court of said coun-
ty, notice Is therefore hereby given to
the said nonresident defendant that the
complainant filed her bill of complaint
in said court on the chancery side
thereof, on the 18th day of November,
1911, and that thereupon a summons
issued out of said court. wherein said
suit is now pending, returnable on the
first Monday in the month of January
next, as is by law required.
Now, unless you, the said non-resi-
dent defendant above named, Albert
Moore, shall personally be and appear
before said court, on the first day OF
the next term thereof, to be holden al
Rock Island, in and for said county, on
the first Monday in January next, and
plead. answer or demur to the said com
plainant's bill of complaint, the same
and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as
confessed, and a decree entered against
you according to the prayer OF said bib
GEORGE w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill. Nov. 29, 1911.
Adair Peasants, compliments solic.
itor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
Notice of Publication.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court To the January
Term, 1912. In Chancery.
Tfllie Valcourt VS.. Valmore Valcourt.
Affidavit of non-residence of the de-
PENDANT, Valmore Valcourt, having been
filed in the clerks Office of the circuit
court of said county, notice is there
fore hereby given to the said non-resi
dent defendant that the complainant
filed her bill of complaint in said court,
on the chancery side thereof on the
first day of December 1911 and that
thereupon a summons issued out of said
court, wherein said suit is now pending,
returnable on the first Monday in the
month OF January next, as Is by law
required.
Now, unless you. the said non-resi-
dent defendant above named, shall per-
sonally be and appear before said cir
cult court, on the first day of the next
term thereof, to be holden at Rock Is
land, in and for said county, on the first
Monday in January next, and plead.
answer or demur TO the said complain
ants bill OF complaint, the same and
the matters and things therein charged
and stated will be taken as confessed,
and a decree entered against you ac-
cording TO the prayer of said bill
James W. Maucker compliments So
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
1910.

lSlU.
Oct. Los Angeles Times news
paper plant destroyed by explosion
and fire. Nineteen men killed. Bombs
found at home OF General Harrison
Grey Otis. proprietor of the Times,
and Felix Zeehandelaar, secretary Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association.
Oct S-Experts appointed by Mayor
Alexander to investigate cause Of dis
aster, reported that high explosive,
such as nitroglycerin, had been used.
Oct 1S-Job Hartman, attorney
representing labor union interests,
questioned witnesses, before coroners
jury, eliciting statements that in their
opinion explosion was caused by gas
Oct. Especial grand jury empan-
eled by Judge Bordwell began sitting
alleged evidence that three men known
as ]. B. Brice, Milton A. Schmidt and
David Caplan had blown up the Times
with eighty per cent gelatin" pur-
chased Sept. &c from Giant Powder
works at San Francisco. Five hundred
pounds Of dynamite. later identified as
part of that purchased by trio, was
found cached in house at South San
Francisco Oct. 16.
Dec 25-Llewellyn Iron works par.
tally wrecked by explosion.
1911.
Jan. S-Grand jury returned ,secre!
indictments against Brice, Schmidt and
Captain.
March 14-Coroner's jury filed yer
dict declaring victims met death in
wreck and fire caused by dynamite
explosion.
April 12-James B. Mcnamara anG
Ortie E. McManigal arrested in Detroi
and taken to place Of hiding IL
Chicago.
April 15-Secret indictments filed b!
grand jury against James B. Nc
Namara, Ortie E. McManigal and Johl
j. Mcnamara. charging them with de
J struction of the Times.
April % - John ]. Mcnamara al
rested in Offices of International Assc
ciaotion of Bridge and Structural Irol
} Workers in indianapolis Extradite
} Immediately, and rushed across tn
continent to Los Angeles, being joine
on way by James Mcnamara and No
, Manigal. Joseph Ford, assistant dis
. trict attorney Of Los Angeles, who oil
I tanned extradition. arrested later o
) charges of kidnapping. Detective Wi
liam ]. Burns and Detective Jane
Hosick of Los Angeles subsequent
indicted on same charge
April 26-Prisoners arrived in Lo
Angeles.
May A. McManigal taken befor
grand jury, where he made swor
statement accusing James NJ Mem
mara of having blown up the Time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Low pressures. attended by rain or
snow, prevail in the eastern portion Of
the lake region and on the north At
lantic coast. Pressures above the
normal and generally fair weather are
reported from the remainder Of the
observation field. with the highest bar
ometric reading at Yellowstone Park.
II is coolest in Minnesota and on the
Rocky mountain plateau. though no Sc
verely low temperatures are observed
Owing to the high pressures TO the
westward and southwestward. and the
presence of an area OF relatively low
pressure over the Canadian northwest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02

does not close the case, in my opinion.
There are others involved who may
be arrested at any time"
JOHN MITCHELL TOLD.
Roanoke, Va, Dec. John
Mitchell, former president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
when told of the confession of the Nc
Namara brothers said he was shocked.
Having been a miner, have some
Knowing that dynamite always blows
down, felt confident that it could not
have been used in this CASE
Mr.. Mitchell would not express
himself as to the possible effect of
the confession on the cause of organ
lied labor.
"FRAME-UP" is CLAIMED.
New York, Dec Until they read
| the papers this morning labor leaders
| here almost universally were inclined
to discredit the news that the Nc
Namaras had confessed. Today when
they satisfied themselves the men
really had admitted their guilt, some
still declared either the whole thing
was a "frame-up" which they could
not explain, but which would all be
understood in due time. Others, how
ever, declared union labor did moi
stand for such crimes as those con
fessed by the McNamaras.
SEES ELECTION PLOT.
Denver, Dec president McLen
non of the State Federation of Labo
declared today the McNamaras shoul,
be severely punished if really guilty
He was inclined to think the comics
, sions had some connection with a plo
; to influence the election in Los Ar
geles next Tuesday.
MOVER FOR SILENCE.
) Denver, Dec. 2.-President Meyer O
t the Western Federation of Miners
t who, with Haywood and Pettibone
e was arrested in connection with tn
. murder of former Governor Stuener
I burg five years ago, declared today tn
: confession of the McNamaras furnish
: ed capital with club which it woul
s not be slow to use against organize
labor. For that reason, no matte
a how guilty might have been, l neve
r would have confessed" said Meyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
THE GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Corn-No old GO. No. 3 611a662.
No. W 61h@62, No. y old II, No. 8
y 61hd62, No. 4 5Shq59 No. W
$50 al soy, No. 4 old 6715. No. 4 y
tShd6O, sym $50 561A. sgy 561k657.
Oats-No. 2 47% GAS. No. 2 W 49A a
501s, No. 8 W asa G4S%, No. 4 47g
471s. No. W 4714 G4S1a. standard 40
@49Ia.
Wheat-No. T 95A 697. No. 80
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-02
Starts Much Trouble.

If all people knew that neglect of
constipation would result in severe
indigestion, yellow jaundice or viru-
lent liver trouble they would soon
take DR.. Kings New Life Pills and
end it. It's the only safe way. Best
for biliousness, headache. dyspep-
STA, chills and debility. 20 cents at
all druggists.