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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
AVIATOR HOXLEY BREAKS
HIGH ALTITUDE RECORD
Ascends to Height Of 1f,474 Feet
Above Earth-AccompIish Feat
in Gale of 80 Miles an Hour.

Los Angeles, Cal-Arch Hoxsey
of the Wright team of aViators. broke
the worlds record for altitude
here when he attained a height
Oh 11,474 feet and accomplished the
feat in a 30-mile gale that wrecked
Latham's monoplane and kept eau
tious aviators to the ground.
Seventy thousand enthusiast
tic spectators gathered at Dominguez
field witnessed the record-break king
flight Of the southern California avia-
tor, and when Hoxsey landed safely,
almost in front of the grand stand,
his Paragraph was removed from the
machine and examined and the an
nouncement made that he had broken
the altitude record of 1Q,499 feet es-
tablished by M. Legagneux at Pau,
France, on December 10, pandemonium
broke loose among the spectators and
a mad rush was made for the field
to congratulate him.
Hoxsey's feat is without parallel in
the history of aviation. He went
into the al few minutes before one
O'Clock and quickly began his upward
flight. In short time he was Beyond
the view of the spectators. He was
gone so long that the officials at the
field became alarmed and began ma
king inquiries and requesting the
nearby towns and beach resorts to be
on the lookout for the aviator.
Shortly before three o'clock spec
tator in the grand stand discerned
speck in the air, and it was several
minutes before the majority of the
throng could distinguish the speck
which gradually grew into the shape
of an aeroplane dimly outlined against
the blue ether.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
SPANISH CABINET AVERT
THREATENED CRISIS
Three Members Are Charged With
Having Caused All Opposition
Against Government.

Madrid-While the cabinet minis
ters have succeeded, temporarily
at least, in averting the threatened
crisis it is considered almost certain
further trouble is most probable
IN political circles no other matter
Is discussed, and there are great ex-
pectations among politicians that they
will benefit from the changes that are
to be made.
The determined stand against the
government measures is attributed to
the attitude of Senior BureI, minister
of public instruction; Senior Calbeton,
minister of public works, and Senior
Merino, minister of the interior, who
are disgruntled because of the sup
preston made by the budget commits
sion in the budgets presented by their
various ministries.
1t is reported that these three min
listers will retire from the cabinet,
and it is thought that members OF
the Moret faction of the Liberal par
ty will be appointed in their stead.
Seville, Dec. 27.-At a meeting OF
the Radicals here Deputy Accurate
was attacked by some of the speak
ers. The Unionists present vigorous
~ protested against this, with re-
suit that the rival factions came into
a collision Clubs were freely used
and there were many broken heads.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
|,l9S,O37 ALIENS
ARRIVE IN 1910
Secretary NageI Submits His An
nuaI Report.
DISCUSSES WHITE SLAVERY
Predicts Great Influx of Immigrants
During 1e11-Argues for Widest
Publicity for Affairs of Large
Corporations.

Washington.-The report of Charles
abor, sent to President Taft is
devoted largely to the subject
of immigration and naturalization of
aliens and contains many recommen-
dations for changes and improvements
In the numerous bureaus Of his de-
partment.
One of the hardships of the present
immigration laws, Secretary Nagel be-
ieves, is the separation of families
In many instances a father is admitted
and his wife and children are barred
out after the pioneer has made home.
The secretary believes that a more
equitable system could be found to
prevent this separation. He suggests
that some system of inquiry should be
put into practise concerning the fami-
lies of immigrants before fathers and
sons are admitted.
Unless immigration can be diverted
from Ellis island or reduced, there is
need for additions to the facilities
there.
Stricter regulation of steamship
companies in the immigrant traffic is
urged in the report and a system of
fines for companies which bring insane
immigrants or those afflicted with con-
tagious diseases is proposed.
While the fiscal year 1910 brought a
total of 1,198037 immigrants to the
United States, the prediction is made
that the coming year will approach the
banner year, 1907, when more than
1,285,000 aliens came in. OF all those
who came this year more than 1000
admitted they had been assisted by
friends. All the immigrants brought
a total of $28,197,745 with them, per
capita of about $27.
The bulk of the immigration con-
tinues to be drawn from southern and
eastern Europe. Two per cent. of all
who applied for admission were turned
back. They numbered 24,270 in all,
as against 10,411 in 1909.
Secretary Nagel refers briefly to vio-
lations of the white slave law and de-
clares that immigration officials are
able to cope with only a fraction of
the violations. If the traffic is to be
stamped out, he says, the state and
municipalities must take a more ac-
tive interest.
The work of the bureau of corpora
tons has been highly important dur
ing the year, and probably this month
a comprehensive report on its investi-
cation of the lumber industry will be
completed. The bureau now has I'M
der way Investigations of the Interna-
tional Harvester company, the steel
and tobacco industries, concentration
of water power ownership and cor
porate taxation.
Secretary Nagel believes the value
of corporation publicity has been
proved.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
ONE REDEEMING FEATURE
When Papa Hears 1t He Urges On'S
Son to Grab Girl
Quick.

The only son had just announced TO
the family his engagement.
What, that girl" remarked MS
mother why, she squints.
"She has absolutely no style" COM
mented his sister.
"Red-headed, isn't she?" asked
auntie.
I'm afraid she's Eighty" was grand
mas opinion.
"She hasn't any money" said uncle.
"And she doesn't look strong,
chimed in the first cousin.
She's stuck up, in my opinion, as
severated the second cousin.
She's extravagant, was the opin-
ion given by the third cousin.
well, she's got one redeeming fea-
ture, at any rate" remarked the only
son, thoughtfully.
Whats that?" chorused the charit-
able band.
"She hasn't a relative on earth"
Papa had not yet spoken, but now
he did.
Grab her, my boy, grab her." he
said.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
se2 ARE INDICTED.
Adams County, Ohio, Grand Jury
Spends Another Busy Day.

West Union, O.-The grand jury
that Is investigating the whole
sale corruption of the electorate OF
Adams county at the recent election
put in another very busy day finding
indictments against persons for buy
ing and selling votes. The indictments
handed down make the total returned
thus far 892.
Two hundred and twenty-slx OF
these men came to West Union ana
pleaded guilty. They were all fined
the amount they had taken for their
votes at the recent election, were dis
franchised for five years and were
given suspended sentences OF SIX
months In the county jail. Judge
Blair said that not one of the men
who pleaded denied his guilt.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

When a mischievous boy takes
snuff sometimes a great many others
sneeze. At least this is what hap
pened on a New York subway train.
The boy, a youth of seventeen, as
serts that he had cold, for which he
took the snuff, and that in doing so
some Of the stuff was spilled, and
thus others were set to sneezing. But
irate passengers assert that the lad
deliberately threw the snuff about the
car. creating such a paroxysm of
sneezing that the train was almost
shaken from the rails. At any rate
the boy was arrested and taken be-
fore a police magistrate, who lee
tured the prisoner as "one of the
worst rowdies brought here" and gave
him five days in the workhouse.
Which shows that New York laws
are not to be sneezed at.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
CHILDREN IN FICTION.

Among male novelists Dickens
takes the lead as a delineator of chill
dren. All kinds and conditions Of
them flock through his books. He de-
picted life as he saw 1t and wherever
he looked there were children, there
fore children had a natural and in
evitable place in his pages, says the
indianapolis Star. From the Fat Boy
of Pickwick Papers to Tiny Tim the
procession is long and includes
notable list - David Copperfeld,
Oliver Twist, Little Nell, Florence
Dombey and her brother, Poor 10,
the little Kenwigses, Toddles and
many more. If they are not children
exactly as readers of this day see
them they are children as he saw
them and he pictures them with
ytVidness that gives them a lasting
place IN the readers mind. They
stand forth more clearly on mem
ory's wall" than the real personages
of history. Several of Thackeray's
characters are introduced in their
childhood, as Henry Esmond, Penden-
mis- and Becky Sharp, and are brought
along to maturity, but this is merely
by way of accounting for their later
peculiarities and the child portraits
leave no special impression. Poe
never wrote of children. Hawthorne
did, but of dream children rather than
those of real life. Later male novel
lists for the most part ignore the
young of thier race. Henry James
seldom realizes that children are on
earth. There is Maize" to be sure,
but Maize is not real child. Thomas
Hardy is aware of them and intro
duces Jude as a boy, but dwells light
ly on this early life of his hero.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

The lawyer abbreviates perhaps
more than any writer in his attempt
to keep pace with the redundant
phraseology of legal documents. And
printed books of precedents, such as
the Indispensable Key and Elphin-
stone, teach him the recognized con-
fractions. For instance, "exs," ads"
trees" and lass" do duty for execu-
tors, administrators, trustees and as
signs, while daughter is written
"daur." and solicitor is referred to
as a "solor." In fact, every word on
draft of a deed or will capable of
contraction is cut down to the utmost
limit, only, Of course, to be extended
when the document itself is engross-
ed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Pennsylvania MINERS IN RIOTS.
Fierce Clashes In Coal Fields Are In
cited by Liquor.

Greensburg, Pa, Dec. T.-The
strike-ridden coal fields of Westmore-
land county are in the throes of riot
ing, the result of large quantities of
liquor being shipped into the various
mining camps.
The third murder in "a hours was
reported to the coroner. Tony Carcino.
q striker who was formerly employed at
Osborne, small mining town of the
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal com
pany, was the victim. Mike Calcerski
and John Nathan are being sought by
the state police.
Carcino was living in a strikers
camp and was shot to death when
there was an assault on the camp.
About seventy-fve shots were Tired and
Carcino was found later with three
bullet holes in his back.
There have been repeated demands
for the state police from various sec
tons of the coal fields in this section.
Detachments were sent to BradenVille,
Madison, Claridge, Adamsburg and
Somerset.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

The city clerk of New York has
received a letter from a gentleman in
st. Petersburg, Russia, who describes
himself as a Prince, gives a string
of glittering titles and says he is
ffty-seven years of age and without
fortune, but desires to marry a per-
son who is very rich" Full directions
how to reach the impecunious but
hopeful noblemaR are supplied. and
any wealth American lady seeking
such chance probably will be able
to get the high-sounding title on rea-
sonable. not to say bargain counter
tiers. The fact that a man who bears
the title was serving when last heard
of as a hotel waiter of course would
be no bar to such an alliance or ex-
plain why the nobleman is seeking to
make an arrangement of the sort pro
posed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
SEPARATED IN 1861; REUNITED.
st. Paul Man and Wife, Divided by
War, Meet for First Time.

St. Paul, MINI. George W.
ROBBERS and his wife quarreled at
the outbreak of the Civil war, he join
ing the Union army, she enlisting her
sympathy with the Confederate cause
and becoming nurse. They lost all
track of each other from that time.
Not long ago a patient of Mrs. Rob
erts in the south recognized picture
of Mr.. Roberts the nurse was wear
ing in locket as that of man she
had seen in ST. Paul. Investigation
proved that the man was Mr. Roberts,
and the couple were reunited. He is
now seventy-seven years old and his
wife is seventy-five.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
WADE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
Ford "Father of Waters" Without Get
tino Necks Wet.

ST. Louis.-The Mississippi river,
the once great father of wa
ters," has established a new low water
mark, measurements made at some
points and earlier in the month at
other points showing a stage below
that reached IN 1864. So low has the
water been that at several places men
have waded across without getting
their necks wet. The latest result Of
the low water has been the freezing
of the river from bank to bank in
weather that ordinarily does not have
that result, and livery service across
the river on the ice has been estab-
Iished at some places.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
LAUNCH WRECKED; 8 MISSING.
Half of Party Aboard Craft Sunk Near
Key West Saved

Key West, FLA 45foot launch
with six passengers, bound from
Fort Meyers to Havana, Cuba,
struck the north jetties near here and
sank. a. ]. Vincent, c. o. Goehring and
Matthew Baum were rescued in the
cabin boat after being out all night
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Bennett of New
York and Herman Parker were last
seen clinging to the mast.
The schooner Pocahontas left Key
West after the three men were rescued
in search of the other members of the
party but returned without finding a
trace of them. It is believed Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett and Parker were
drowned Il
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Three Of Family KILLED by Gas.

Hammond. Ind-Three persons were
found asphyxiated here Tuesday when
heighbors, detecting the odor of gas,
forced the doors and found a gaspipe
in the basement broken. The victims
were Mrs Fred Krugel, sixty; Joe
Krugel, eighteen, and Mathilda Krugel.
twenty years old.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
coNFEssEs HE is INcENDIARY
Foreigner Declares He Started Fire
In Which Fourteen Died..

Philadelphia A foreigner Civ
ing his name as John Karnego,
walked up to a policeman near the
scene of Wednesday nights fire, in
which IA lives were lost, and, pointing
to q picture of the burned building
in a newspaper, told the policeman
that he had set fire to the place.
Karnego said he had formerly been
employed at the leather factory and
had been discharged. Three weeks
ago he applied for reinstatement. but
was refused. The police doubt his
story.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
HELD FOR $4,000 FORGERY.
Montana Live Stock Board Secretary
Causes Assistants Arrest.

Helena, Mont.-D. w. Raymond
secretary of the state board of
live stock commissioners, swore to a
warrant for the arrest of s. w. Lang
horne, Jr., assistant secretary of the
board, charging wholesale forgery of
checks made out to shippers of cattle
from Montana to the eastern markets.
Langhorne was arrested He has re-
turned $4,000 and admits taking $751;
600, but the state examiners inspec-
ton shows double this amount improp-
erly accounted for.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
PILOT OF ENGINE SAVES MAN.
Wife Killed, But Farmer, Carried Six
Miles, AIiqhts Only Dazed.

Lemoyne, O.-Thrown on the pi-
lot engine of the south-bound fast
Hooking Valley passenger train
which struck and demolished the bug
gy and killed his wife, who was riding
with him, John Bartelshein, a wealthy
farmer, was carried to Pembervtlle, six
miles distant, where he alighted, dazed
from the shock and exposure to the
cold, but otherwise uninjured.
When he alighted from the engine
he still held part of the broken lines
in one hand, together with the lap
robe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
THIEF's NITRO KILLS EXPERT.

Dormant Charge Left by Burglar
Bursts While Safe Is Repaired.
Chicago. - The explosion of a
charge of nitroglycerin, believed to
have been left between the plates of
heavy steel safe door by burglars
almost three months ago, which had
withstood the jars of railroad haul
and truck joltings, caused the death
of Stephen Pavlitek, forty-fve years
old, safe repairer in the shop of the
Trumbull Safe and Vault company.
The man died almost instantly
after being struck by a 100-pound
steel plate, which was hurled from
the door by the force of the concus,
sion
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Mrs. Roosevelt an Economist.
are better fed

Mrs. Roosevelt is said to have kept
her gowns from one year to the next
and even the third year, and yet was
always beautifully dressed. The best
dressed woman in London is said to
be Mrs. Keppeu, who wears her
gowns more than one season, having
them made over for the second year,
as her income does not allow of a
great variety of gowns.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Aviator Falls e Feet

Los Angeles.-Glenn Martin, an am
ateur aviator from Santa Ana, fell rs
feet in practice flight at the aviation
meet here Tuesday, but was not hurt.
Martin had just completed his ma
chine and had made three circuits of
the course
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Burn Way 10 Liberty.

Kansas City. Mo.-Eleven prisoners
on the city farm near this city es-
capped Tuesday after they had burned
a window frame in their quarters
large enough for a man to squeeze
through. The place was unguarded.
as the honor system prevails.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
PRICE OF WIFE is 100000.
Washington Man Sues Alleged Des-
poiIer After He Wins Divorce.

poiIer After He Wins Divorce.
Washington. - Within a few min
utes after he was granted a di-
vorce and given the custody of his
five children, William F. Matteson,
real estate man, filed two cults asking
$3.50, 900 damages from each of the
two men he alleges wrecked his home.
One man is physician with large
practice. DR.. John A. Stutz. He is
prominent in church work and is
identified with one of the largest
Lutheran churches in the city.
TAe other man is Louis F. Holden.
He is an employe of the bureau of
printing and engraving. AS complete
ly as the physician failed to deny or
even appear in the case did Holden
deny absolutely any intimacy with the
woman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Cats Spread White plague.

Cleveland, O.-That cats spread tu
berculosis and are menace to the
family was declared Monday by DR.. w.
l.. Enser, who within the last six
mouths has conducted more than a
hundred post-mortem examinations of
felines, finding germs of tuberculosis
in each.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

Even the hobble skirt has its value.
A lady accused of kicking another
lady" in New York proved that she
was wearing a hobble skirt at the
time Although the magistrate was
no Solomon he Immediately dis
charged the defendant.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
GOTHAM BANK FAILS.
Doors of Northern of New York and
Branches Closed.

Branches Closed.
New York-A new captain IN
high finance was revealed in the
person of Joseph G. Robin when the
Northern bank of New York, with
nine branches in this city, carrying
nearly $1,000, 900 deposits, was closed
by State Superintendent of Banks O..
H. Cheney for the benefit of the de-
positors.''
The daring of the young operator,
who it is believed has dragged down
to financial destruction at least six
other institutions, outstrips the deeds
which sent Charles w. Morse to the
federal prison.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
DENkMANN is MADE A KNIGHT.
Wealthy Rock Island Man Decorated
With Order of Vasa by Sweden.

With Order of Vasa by Sweden.
Moline, Ill. - Word was received
here from the Swedish consul at
Chicago that King Gustavus " Of
Sweden by royal decree has created
Frederick c. Denkman of Rock Is
land Knight of the Order of Vasa.
This is done in appreciation of Mr..
Denkman's many gifts to Augustana
college here, the largest Swedish In
stitution in America. Less than a
dozen have been accorded this high
honor since the founding of the order
by King Gustavus III. in 1772.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

The population of Iowa has de-
creased during the past ten years.
Some Of the people Of France might
reciprocate by worrying a little about
race suicide in this country.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Valuable Trotter Dies

Lexington, Ky.-Neddie Connors,
trotting stallion valued at $4,000 and
owned by Dr. w H. Hors, Maysville.
KY, died Tuesday of uraemic poison
ing. His track record was 2:09.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

Alexander the Greats route to India
has been discovered. but the road is
so badly in need of repairs that other
conquerors viii not use it for some
time yet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
SEEKS LIFE OF ROCKEFELLER
Is Driven From Forest Hill Estate
After Exchange of Shots.

After Exchange of Shots.
Cleveland-An armed man, sup
posed to be crazy, and seeking the
life of John D. Rockefeller at his sum-
ner estate, Forest Hill, exchanged
shots with Bert Knapp, the keeper, and
Marshal Stamberger Of East Cleveland,
last night. The stranger, after empty
Ing his revolver, fed through the
grounds and escaped. The marshal
and his police quit protracted search
Tor him, convinced that he had left the
neighborhood.
Il believe the man was demented,"
said Stamberger He probably thought
Mr.. Rockefeller was home and was
bent on attacking him."
Mr. Rockefeller is in New York.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
Seeks Santa Claus. Dies

Chicago.-Max, three-year-old son of
William Hirshcick, was burned to
death Tuesday while looking for Santa
Claus in a clothes closet with lighted
match
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04
CLERGY ARE GIVEN BLESSING.

FOpS
Commencing Their Zeal.
Rome.-The pope has addressed the
following letter to the clergy in the
United States:
ITO My Beloved Sons, who, with
the zeal of apostles are working for
the Catholic religion in the United
States, we impart, with special az
lection the apostolic blessing, wishing
that their holy mission may be blessed
with abundant fruits for the glory OF
God and for the salvation of souls.
Plus X"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-01-04

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