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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

arinette-FolloWing two atrocious
crimes in Marinette county, Sheriff A.
e. Schwittay and District Attorney J.
C. Morgan have started a cleanup Of
the widest scope ever attempted here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

Waukesha.--H. L. Kellogg of Ocono-
mowoc has been elected a member Of
the Waukesha county asylum board
of trustees to take the place made
vacant by the death of his father who,
for many years, was an active men,
Der of this board.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

Oconomowoc. - Rev. Christian
Thompson of Spokane, Wash, has
accepted the call to the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church at Oconomowoc
and will take up his work on August
1. Rev. G. Gunsten, recent pastor of
Our Savior's church at Oconomowoc,
has taken up his new work at Fenni-
more.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

Marinette.-Edward Martin hal
been bound over under bail of $4,000
to stand trial at the October term Of
court, charged with being implicated
in the wreck of the Milwaukee road
train in Marinette.
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Results of Second International
Congress Are Discussed.
important Committee Work Has Been
Carried Out and Matter of Re-
search Has Been Organized
Throughout World.

New York.-The present status of
cancer is discussed in the Medical
Record. The comments Of the writer
are based on the second international
conference for the study Of cancer,
which was held recently in Paris. The
first conference was held in Heidel-
berg and Frankfort in 1906. The
writer says:
During the interim important COM
mittee work has been carried ont, the
matter Of research has been organized
throughout the world, and now in this
second meeting we are in position to
understand something of what has
been done along the lines projected
during the last four years. The special
papers read and the transactions as a
whole will naturally be slow in Teach
ing the public. But the Munehener
Medizinische Wochenschrift published
Won Czerny's inaugural address. This
was delivered before large and dis
tinguished audience of laymen and
physicians alike. Official Paris also
was largely represented
Statistics, despite their fallacious-
ness, were first discussed by the
speaker. The disease seems to be on
the increase among all cultured folk.
But certain limited localities report a
notable decrease. This discrepancy is
highly significant, for 1t involves the
whole subject of the incidence Of can
Ger. Thus we find, say, 30 per cent
Increase In recent years in certain
countries; yet IL we consider only re-
stricted localities we may be justified
in concluding that the disease is not
only on the wane, but actually extinct,
(for example, in many restricted 10
calities, not single cancer death has
occurred for twenty-five years..
Surely this absence Of cancer in
certain out-of-the-way localities cannot
be an accident. From such data near
ly every theory of cancer might re-
ceive support-especially those Of con-
tagion, food, soil, inheritance, not to
mention many others. OF great signi-
ficance In the collection of statistics is
the anatomical incidence of the dis
ease; but to this Is opposed the fact
that in localities where cancer is espe-
cially prevalent we are likely to find
all locations of the disease.
Won Czerny admits the cogency of
q parasitic theory Of cancer as long
as we follow statistics. If we pursue
this plan there is as much support of
such a theory as in the case OF any in
fictitious disease. Aside from the ar
gument furnished by statistics tbs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-13
Scientist Enabled to Announce New
Results In Cosmlc Evolution In
dorsed by Others.

Vallejo, Calm concluding series
of lectures on astronomy Prof. T. j. j.
See, U. s. N, astronomer In charge
of Mare Island observatory, announced
that the new theory Of comets result
ing from his long researches in cos
mic evolution had been confirmed by
the Investigations of Prof. A. O..
Leuschner of the University Of Cali
fornia, and of Prof. Ellis Stromgren
Of the Royal observatory at Copen'
hagen, Denmark.
cat the time the tail Of Halley's
comet came 80 near the earth in last
May" said Professor See, 81 was able
to conclude that the comets as class
are surviving fragments of our old
nebula, but some additional points re-
lating to few comets remained to
be cleared up. This has now been
erected by Leuschner and Stromgren,
who find, as assumed last year, that
all the comet orbits are elliptical, not
ore being really hyperbolic or para
bolic, as generally believed since the
days of Kepler.
What was so mysterious to Kepler
and Newton was the high eccentricity
and great length Of the major axis OF
the orbit of the comets, and the pres
ent solution Of this difficulty thus def
nitely settles one of the great prob
lerns of the century.
"The comets are now proved to be
survivals of the ancient nebula which
formed our solar system, the frag-
ments coming to US chiefly from the
outer spherical shell of this nebula,
the inner portion having been eaten
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-13
CAPTAINS Heroic Act.

Penned in the cabin of a canal boat
that had sunk at its pier without
warning at New York, the other day,
the captain saved his invalid wife and
12-year-old daughter in most re-
markable manner. The hero of this
exploit was James Oelsen, captain of
the Josie B. With his wife and daugh-
ter he was at breakfast in the cabin
of the boat, which was loaded with
coal, when suddenly the craft gave a
lurch, and went to the bottom like a
shot. The captain acted instantly. He
pushed his daughter through the cab
in door and she rose to the surface.
Then he started to help his wife out,
but both became wedged in the door.
He managed to free himself and came
to the surface. Seeing his daughter
safe Capt. Oelsen looked around for
his wife, but she had not come up. and
he dived into the water, coming up in
few moments with the unconscious
form of the woman. Other helm was
now at hand. ad all were got safely
to land.
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Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
The evil influence of Robert Underwood,
a felIow-student at Yale, leads life of
dissipation, marries the daughter of a
gambler who died in prison, and is dis
owned by his father. He tries to get work
and fails. A former college chum makes
a business proposition to Howard which
Robert Underwood, who has been re-
pulsed by Howard's wife, Annie, in his
college days, and had once been engaged
TO Alicia, Howards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria. Howard de-
cides to ask Underwood for the $4,000 he
needs. Underwood, taking advantage of
his intimacy with Mrs. Jeffries, ST., be-
comes sort of social highwayman. Dis
covering mis- true character she denies
him the house. Alicia receives note from
Underwood threatening suicide. Art
commissioner, demand an accounting. He
calls in an intoxicated condition. He asks
Underwood for $4,000 and is told by the
latter that he is in debt up to his eyes.
Howard drinks himself into maudlin
condition, and goes to sleep on q. divan:
a caller is announced and Underwood
draws a screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
promise from him that he will not take
his life, pointing. to the disgrace that
fuses to promise unless she will renew
her patronage. This she refuses to do.
Underwood kills himself. The report of
the pistol awakens Howard. He stumbles
over the dead body of Underwood. Reali-
Zing his predicament he attempts to flee
and is met by Underwoods valet. How
ard is turned over to the police.
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CHAPTER X.

clock licked on, and still the
merci!ess browbeating went on. They
had been at it now five long, weary
hours. Through the blinds the gray
daylight outside was creeping its way
in. All the policemen were exhaust.
ed. The prisoner was on the verge of
collapse. Maloney and Patrolman
Delaney were doing on chairs, but
Capt. Clinton, marvel of iron will
and physical strength, never relaxed
for a moment. Not allowing himself
to weaken or show signs of fatigue,
he kept pounding the unhappy youth
with searching questions.
By this time Towards condition was
pitiable to witness. His face was
white as death. His trembling lips
could hardly articulate. 1t was with
the greatest difficulty that he kept on
his feet. Every moment he seemed
about to fall. At times he clutched the
table nervously, for fear he would
stumble Several times, through sheer
exhaustion, he sat down. The act was
almost involuntary. Nature was Civ
ing way.
i can't. stand any more" he MUIR
INJURED. Whats the good of all these
questions? I tell you l didn't do II"
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GIRLS CLUB MAY CHEW GUM
Constitution Is Prepared By Young
Ladies' Providing for Expulsion
of Sold Members.

New York.-One hundred young
women at the Labor temple, Second
avenue and Fourteenth street, with
the approval of Rev. Charles Stelzle.
superintendent of the department OF
labor of the Presbyterian church, have
formed the Girls Diversity club and
prepared their own constitution.
When Mr.. Stelzle and Rev. r. P.
Vaughan inspected the constitution
they were puzzled by the words
chewing allowed"
An investigation disclosed the true
situation. They simply meant chew
ing gum, said Miss Panayiota Alexan-
drakis, the club leader. Part OF the
constitution follows:
''The rules should be kept honestly.
Dues, penny week; no matter,
present or absent, the penny must be-
paid. All are allowed to speak, but
none must be bold If a girl is spoken
to more than twice for being bold she
must be expelled. Chewing allowed
Stories and singing must not go on
while we are working"
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hit, 1909, 81 CIV. Dill LikGHAf COMPANY

He sank helplessly on to a chair. His
eyes rolled in his head. He locked as
if he would faint.
"Stand up!" Numbered the captain
angrily.
Howard obeyed mechanically, al
though he reeled in the effort. To
steady himself, he caught hold OF the
table. His strength was fast ebbing.
He was losing his power to resist.
The captain saw he was weakening,
and he smiled with satisfaction. He'd
soon get confession out of him. Sud-
denly bending forward, SO that his
fierce, determined stare glared right
into Towards half closed eyes, he
shouted:
"You did it and you know you did,"
MOL" replied Howard weakly.
"These repeated denials are USE
less!" shouted the captain. There's
already enough evidence to send you
to the chair!"
Howard shook his head helplessly.
Weakly he replied:
This constant questioning is ma
king me dizzy. Good God! What's
the use of questioning me and ques-
tioning me? l know nothing about
it,"
why did you come here?" thun-
dered the captain.
I've told you over and over again.
We're old friends. I came to borrow
money. He owed me few hundred
dollars when we were at college to-
gether, and tried to get it. I've told
you so many times. You won't be-
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binding steel. Capt Clinton quickly
followed up his advantage:
you committed this crime, Howard
Jeffries!" he shouted, fixing him with
a stare. To his subordinate he
shouted: Didn't he, Maloney?"
HE killed him all right" echoed
Maloney.
His eyes still fixed on those of his
victim, and approaching his face
close to his, the captain shouted:
you did it, Jeffries! Come on, own
up! Let's have the truth! You shot
Robert Underwood with this revolver.
You did it, and you can't deny it! You
know you can't deny it! Speak," he
Numbered. "You did it,"
Howard, his eyes still fixed on the
shining pistol, repeated, as if recit-
ing a lesson:
81 did it,"
Quickly Capt Clinton signaled to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-04-13
1925 Paid for Table and $3.50 for Cup
board-WaInut Flemish Style
Armchair Brings $3.50.

New York.-The people in New
York who are in need of chairs have
started in to buy them at the Ameri-
can art galleries.
did anyone ever see so many
chairs?" exclaimed a woman examin-
ing the old English furniture sold for
the Tiffany studios. There are SO
many chairs that they will bring lower
prices than smaller collection, but
even at that the average person will
not set up housekeeping with them.
The single chair which brought the
lowest price was the first sold, a
Windsor side chair, one Of those old
fashioned chairs with rounds in the
back and center slat, the one in this
instance having a. star cut in the Gen.
ter.
= Among other pieces sold was an old
oak dining table, dating from 1920 to
1910, a long, narrow, straight table,
with four heavy carved legs and low
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lieve me. My brain is tired. I'm thor
oughly exhausted. Please let me go.
My poor wife won't know what's the
natter
Never mind about your wife,"
growled the captain. We've sent for
her. How much did you try to bor-
row."
Howard was silent a moment, as If
racking his brain, trying to remem-
her,
GA thousand-two thousand. / for
get. | think one thousand"
did he say he'd lend you the mon
ey?" demanded the inquisitor.
NO." replied the prisoner, with hest
tation. He couldn't-he-poor chap
he"
"Ah!" snapped the captain. "He re-
| fused-that led to words. There was
a quarrel, and" Suddenly leaning
forward until his face almost touched
Towards, he Kissed rather than
spoke: "You shot him!"
Howard gave an involuntary step
backward, as if he realized the trap
being laid for him.
"No, mol" he cried.
Quickly following up his advantage,
Capt. Clinton shouted dramatically:
"You lie! He was found on the
floor in this room-dead. You were
| trying to get out of the house with
out being seen. You hadn't even
stopped to wash the blood off your
hands. All you fellers make mistakes.
! You relied on getting away unseen.
You never stopped to think that the
blood on your hands would betray
you" Gruff1y he added: Nov, come,
what's the use of wasting all this
time? 1t won's go so hard with you
II you own up. You killed Robert
Underwood"
Howard shook his head. There was
pathetic expression of 1elplessr ess
on his face
Il didn't kill him. he faltered 81
was asleep on that sofa. woke up.
1t was dark. went out | wanted to
get home. My wife was waiting for
me-"
Nov I've caught you lying" inter
rupted the captain quickly "You told
the coroner you saw the dead man and
feared you would be suspected of his
murder, and so tried to get away I'M
SEEM Turning to his men, he added:
How is that, Maloney? Did the pris-
oner say that?"
The sergeant consulted his back
notes, and replied:
Yes. Cap, that's what he said"
Suddenly Capt Clinton drew from
his hip pocket the revolver which he
had found on the floor near the dead
mans body The supreme test was
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COMET is A HARMLESS HOBO

out and rendered vacant through the
capture and absorption of nebulosity
by the planets.
I'm fact, the planets have been
built up out of the matter of comets
which have been destroyed. Even our
earth was made up of matter once
existing in our nebula in the form Of
comets. When, therefore, we see a
comet in the future, 1t will have no
terror for anyone, for we may say,
for the most part, it is mere dust, like
the meteoric dust falling on the earth,
and therefore harmless"
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STATUS OF CANCER

bulk of the evidence tends to antag-
onize parasitic theory. We find a
wide line of den1arkation between two
groups, each of which is histologically
and clinically malignant.
THE former may be described as
superficial, external, slowly growing,
originating in epidermal tissue-with
an antecedent stage of Inflammation or
irritation-caustng local metastases
only, and hence largely amenable to
prompt surgical treatment But the
other type consists chiefly of deeply
placed cancers. attacking the viscera.
bones, ETC., RAPIDLY growing, and high
ly disposed to cause metastases and
cachexia. Treatment of such cases is
important
"The two types of cancer can not
be sharply separated clinically. Many
growths which are technically super
fetal and epltheliomatous may, &C.
cording to their location, grow rapidly
and with the aid Of their acute local
metastases may quickly wear out the
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$3.50 for an Empire mahogany sofa. A
quaint old desk, with innumerablo
tiny drawers at the top, went to Har-
ris Fahnestock for $780, Gilt mirrors
brought good prices and one in Shera-
ton style, surmounted by three horns
of plenty, went to Mrs. Lowndes for
5000. Mrs. Gould paid $3.50 for an
other Sheraton mirror Of delicate de-
sign. with festoons of wheat at the.
top.
OF the chairs, walnut Flemish
style armchair went to Guy w. Walk
er for $3.50 and two carved and caned
Flemish beech side chairs to Mrs.
Lorillard for $3.50. Mrs. Herbert L.
Pratt of Brooklyn bought Chippen.
dale armchair for sos. another for.
SOS, and third for $85. A cupboard,
with two drawers at top and two
doors below, went to James Fenimore
Cooper for $40. Another, with de-
signs in early Renaissance; went to
Bernet, agent, for $3.50, and great
Flemish oak cabinet In three pieces
went to William E. Bailey for 1925.
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ENGLISH FURNITURE is SOLD

ya;l, or stretcher, connecting the legs
at the bottom, carved with a shell
design. One of the tables, with which
long benches were used for seats,
started at $500, and went finally to
w. w. Seaman, agent, for 1925. A
charming Chippendale drop leaf table
of mahogany. with carved rope
molding edge and birds claw and
ball feet, went to Mrs. Edwin Gould
for $11O. A mahogany tilt-top table,
with the piecrust edge, went to H. O..
Heydt for $3.50. Mrs. H. w. Bull paid
$50 for one, and another went to A. R.
Shattuck for $3.50.
l.. V. Lockwood paid $125 for a ma
hogany dumb waiter table and Will
liam e. Bailey $40 for another. AL
bert D. Guion paid $3.50 for a pair of
mahogany candle stands. A mahogany
tilt table with rats claw and ball feet
went to Mrs. George c. Perkins for
5000, and another, with slightly carved
feet, to Guy w. Walker for $155.
A Hepplewhite mahogany side
board was bought by Mrs. Macleod
for 1910. Mrs. II. & Lowndes paid
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CHAPTER discontinued.


But what's the good of sitting here
in this death house?" protested How
ard. Take me to the station if
must go. It's intolerable to sit any
longer here
The captain beckoned to Maloney.
Not so fast, young man. Before
we go to the station we want to ask
you a few questions. Don't we, Ma
loney?"
The sergeant came over, and the
captain whispered something in his
ear. Howard shivered. Suddenly
turning to his prisoner, the captain
shouted in the stern tone of COM
mand:
Get up!"
felt he must. There was no resisting
that powerful brute's tone of authori-
ty. Pointing to the other side of the
table, the captain went on:
Stand over there where I can look
at you'll"
The tvro men now faced each other,
the small table alone separating
head cast it's light full on How
ards haggard face and on the cap
tain's scowling features. Suddenly
Maloney turned off every electric
light except the lights in the elect
roller, the glare of which was inten-
sified by the surrounding darkness.
The rest of the room was in shadow.
O~1 n171Ty fxro
standing wildly out in the strong
light-the white-faced prisoner and
his stalwart inquisitor. In the dark
background stood Policeman Delaney.
Close at hand was Maloney taking
notes.
"You did it, and you know you did
it," Numbered the captain, fixing his
eyes or his trembling victim.
"I did not do it," replied Howard
slowly and firmly, returning the police
mans stare.
You're lying!" shouted the captain.
I'm not lying" replied Howard
calmly.
The captain glared at him for a
moment and then suddenly tried new
tactics.
why did you come here?" he de-
manded.
81 came to borrow money"
did you get it?"
''No-he said he couldn't give it to
me-"
Then you killed him."
II did not kill him. replied Howard
positively
Thus the searching examination
went on, mercilessly, tirelessly. The
same questions, the same answers, the
same accusations, the same denials,
hour after hour The captain was
tired, but being a giant in physique,
he could stand it. He knew that his
victim could not. 1t was only ques-
ton of time when the latter's resist
ance would be weakened. Then he
would stop lying and tell the truth.
That's all he wanted-the truth
You shot him!"
IT did not
You're lying!"
I'm not lying-it's the truth
So it went on, hour after hour, re-
lentlessly, pitilessly, while the patient
Maloney, in the obscure background,
took notes.
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about to be made. The willy police
captain would now play his trump
card. 1t was not without reason that
his enemies charged him with employ
ing unlawful methods in conducting
his inquisitorial examinations.
"Stop your lying!" he said fierce
ly. "Tell the truth, or we'll keep you
| here until you do. The motive is
clear. You came for money. You
were refused, and you did the trick. -
Suddenly producing the revolver,
and holding it well under the light,
so that the rays from the electrolier
fell directly on its highly polished
surface, he shouted:
Howard Jeffries, you shot Robert
| Underwood, and you shot him with
this pistol!"
Howard gazed at the shining sur
face of the metal as if fascinated. He
spoke not word, but his eyes be-
came riveted on the weapon until his
face assumed a vacant stare. From
the scientific standpoint, the act OF
hypnotism had been accomplished.
In his nervous and overfatigued state,
added to his susceptibility to quick
hypnosis, he was now directly under
the influence of Capt. Clinton's
stronger will. He was completely re-
ceptive. The past seemed all a blur
on his mind. He saw the flash. of
steel and the police captains angry,
notwithstanding face. He felt he
was powerless to resist that will any
longer. He stepped back and gave
| a shudder, averting his eyes from the
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patient. Certain growing technically
local, but inaccessible because OF To-
cation, may interfere with life indf-
rectly by causing structure and taa
Ike.
I'm fact what would be termed a
relatively mild, localized and operable
cancer on the surface may have the
the digestive tube. 1t may completely
interrupt the digestive processes, cause
structure of the digestive tube, and it's
metastases, even when local, will be
Of an inoperable and fatal character.
"Our victories over cancer through
surgical procedures apply purely to
one of these general types-to wit,
that which is OF slow growth and ex-
ternally located, without tendency to
more than accessible metastases. But
cancers which come thus to operation
represent an insignificant minority.
The remainder are made up of neg
lected operable cancers and those
which were inoperable from the out
set.
ITO come back to the original sub
ject, it is well to forget all we know
and go back to school. In very recenk
years it has been shown that with ap-
propriate nutriment cancer tissue may
attain huge development These cul-
tural peculiarities are checked up in
part by the role played by marked 10
cal irritation in ordinary tissues. II
must not be forgotten that many IL
ritants may cause the same or simi.
lar effect Hence, a special germ, or
any germ at all, might at times cause
a phenomenon analogous to cancer
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