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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
DECLARES PERKINS
CAUSED THE PANIC
Head of Trust Company OF America
Makes Statement-Before steer
Committee.

Washington. - Oakleigh Thorne,
president of the Trust Company Oh
America, charged George W. Perkins
with responsibility for the run on MS
concern during the panic OF 1907.
1t was in consequence of the run
on the Trust Company of America that
the steel trust absorbed Tennessee
Coal and Iron. The allegation is that
the latter movement was necessary 10
save the trust company from going
to the wall
According to Mr.. Thorne, who tesu-
fed at the hearing of the Stanley
steel investigating committee, II was
through Mr.. Perkins that statement
was given to a newspaper that the
Trust Company of America was a
sore spot in the panic situation out
that aid would be given it.
Less than two hours before this
statement is alleged to have Deeh
made. Mr.. Thorne swore he had told
Mr.. Perkins that the trust company
was in good shape. The publication
Mr.. Thorne said, started a run on ms
concern. which had to borrow w.
100000 to save itself. The absorption
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron COM
pany followed in the excitement. This
was the concern whose collapse 1t was
reported to Roosevelt would orlng
down the pillars of the financial tenn
nj
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
FLIES 800 MILES IN
/. LESS THAN 6 HOURS
Harry Atwood in Flight from St.
Louis to Chicago.
TRIP is FREE FROM ACCIDENT
Altman Keeps Up Terrific Speed
Throughout Long Journey
Passes Through Many Illinois
ToWns-Makes Two Stops.

Grant Park Aviation Field, Chicago.
Harry N. Atwood, the Boston avia-
Tor, flew into Chicago from St. Louis
In his biplane. Having arrived, he
circled aviation field on the lake front
before alighting, to the cheers of
thousands
He completed the aeroplane dash
across the prairies of Illinois in five
hours and thirty-four minutes of fly
ing time, the distance travelled be-
tween dawn and nightfall being about
300 miles. The average speed of the
Journey was ffty-six miles an hour.
Glad to be here" Atwood said,
.and I had fine trip. Not a mishap
Of any kind. The machine came
through without even a tap of a.
monkey wrench. Stopped once for
gasoline and cylinder oil at Pontiac,
and at Springfield for dinner 1t was
4 great day for flying.
There is some enthusiasm In Illi-
nois over aeroplanes. At every cross
roads there were vast crowds, and
In every town there seemed to be
thousands waiting see me pass.
They all shouted encouragement to
NE as I passed over. I'll never for
get those shouting crowds Of people.
Il was to have landed in the state
| fair grounds at Springfield, but when
[ got a look at the landing place
| didn't want to take a chance. It
looked too small and l thought 1
wouldn't risk an accident to my ma
chine. So I dropped outside of town.
It was just 1890 when I landed
| there"
More excitement and more numer-
JUS .lrills were crowded into the three
hours and half of official flying time
If the third day of the aviation meet
han Chicago has experienced for
| 1ears.
Fire, water and mechanical mishaps
,efell TIE fiiers frequently throughout
program that would have stirred the
nultitudes sufficiently If all the events
lad followed the scheduled course.
| Two aviators fell into the lake, anoth-
er crashed into telegraph wires and
lis machine burned up, fourth was
brown to the ground by the tripping
If one of his wings, and fifth felt
he chain of his motor blocked and
ioated to the ground without power.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
NEW WOOL BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Adopts Conference Agreement
on Revision Measure.
TAFT VETO NEAR At HAND
Vote Is 2o6 to 90-Thirty-One Repub-
Leans Join Democrats-Cotton
Bill Debated Without Action
Free List Up Next.

Washington, D. C.-The y house,
by vote of 2O6 to 30, without Demo
crat breaking the party alignment,
adopted the conference report on the
wool tariff revision bill and rushed it
over to the senate, where it was hung
up on the calender fSr passage.
For this measure, which imposes a
fiat and ad valoren duty of 20 per
cent. on all raw woods, with CORE
spending reduced rates on wooden
manufactures, the other two tariff
measures will be side-tracked and
wool will be given right of way to the
White House for the expected veto.
On the veto depends the further
program of the house Democrats and
the senate Democrats and progressive
Republicans. including the formula
ton of plans for speedy adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Underwood, Democratic leader
of the house, in expressing the opin-
ion that final adjournment would not
come before next week, said he did
not expect congress to stay after the
pending bills had been disposed Of
unless the senate determines to
stay and act on the cotton bill
That bill, which makes an average
cut of Fl per cent in cotton duties,
was debated without action in the
senate. It already has passed the
house.
The free list bill was put in such
shape that it could be considered in
the senate as conference report If
consideration Of the wool bill should
be delayed. The conferees disagreed
as to two vital amendments, but
these, according to the plans of the
leaders, will be speedily adjusted by
the two houses without the necessity
of returning the bill to conference
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
STANDARD MUST FACE TRIAL.
indictments for Rebates Held Coed by
United States Court.

Buffalo, N. Y. Judge John r.
Hazel in United States district
court held that the Standard Oil
company must stand trial at the next
regular term on an indictment Of 143
counts, charging acceptance of re-
bates from the Pennsylvania Railroad
company and the New York Central
Railroad company on shipments of
petroleum from Clean, N. Y, to Bur-
lington, VT, in violation of the Elkins
law
One Of the company's chief points
Of defense urged in its motion to dis
miss was that the alleged offenses
had all been disposed of in previous
trials and that the company could
not twice be placed in jeopardy for
the same alleged offense.
The government, through John
Lord O'Brien, United States attorney,
contended that each offense alleged
in the indictment was separate one.
Judge Hazel sustained the govern
menrs contention.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
ROW CLOSES SOCIALIST MEET

Last Session of Conference Marked by
Disorder. M. Barnes Resigns.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Disorder marked
the closing session Of the Socialist
national conference here.
A physical encounter between State
Senator w. r. Gaylord and 6. w. Bos-
we'll, delegate from Missouri, was
narrowly averted, when the Missourian
accused Gaylord and Congressman
Victor L. Berger of disrupting the
party in Missouri. Boswell told Gay
lord, who had recently been lecturing
in Missouri, that he was not wanted.
and said that the Milwaukee Socialists
were lot of dummies" Gaylord re-
torted with, II have your record"
J. Mahlon Barnes, secretary Of the
Socialist national committee, resigned.
A resolution was passed, asking that
the national executive committee be
instructed to call the next conference
just before the national convention
next summer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
UNvElL WASHINGTON STATUE
Life-Sized Bronze Figure Formally
Presented to~City of Oshkosh
by Colonel John Hicks.

Oshkosh.-A life-size statue in
bronze of George Washington, mount
ed on a pedestal Of rose-colored
North Carolina granite, was unveiled
in Menominee park here by the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton
The statue is replica of the one
presented to the French people by
the state of Virginia, now in the pal
ace at Versailles, and unveiled in
August, 1910. The original in white
marble is in the state house at Rich
mond, Va.
Col. John Hicks of this city is the
donor. He previously had given the
city life-size statue of Chief Osh-
kosh and several other works of art.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
HEAVY CROP LOSSES REPORTED
Corn Yield Shrinking Approximately
Third Of Billion Bushels.

Washington.-The greatest decline
in the condition Of crops during a
single month since 1904 general
slump throughout the country, due to
drought and intense heats lnd1cat-
ed in the government crop report for
August, published by the department
Of agriculture.
An analysis of the report and com
PARSONS with those of previous years
show that there probably never has
been a month in the history OF crop
reporting when the losses during any
one month in all crops have been as
great as during July. Until the latter
part of the month the drought over
the great part of the corn belt was
unbroken, while intense heat added
greatly to the damage.
The promise of the corn crop is cut
down 335,0OO,O0O bushels. according
to the report.
The spring wheat yield is brought
down from 245, 100000 bushels to an
indicated crop of only 209,575,O0O
bushels. There was a serious loss In
condition of the oats crop, the sug-
gcsted yield being 818,000,000 bushels,
or 800, 100000 bushels less than the
big crop of last year.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
ROB MILTON JUNCTION BANK
Yeggmen Crack Safe and Secure
5000 in Stamps and JeweIry-
Suspect Milwaukee Crooks.

Milton unction.-Thieves broke
into and robbed the state bank here
and pillaged the store of w. H. Gates.
Four hundred dollars in stamps and
$40 government funds were secured,
as well as five gold watches and So
In cash belonging to Mr.. Gates, who
owns jewelry store.
The stamps and government money
were taken from the same safe as
the jewelry. The robbers knocked
the combination lever off the safe and
broke a hole into it.
1t is thought that the yeggmen
went to Milwaukee, as two men were
seen taking a night freight train
bound for that place.
The bank was the local postoffice's
depository.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
GIVES WARNING Of
UTILITIES PROBE
STATE RATE COMMISSION HAS
NOTIFIED COMPANIES OF A
COMING INVESTIGATION.
BETTER SERVICE DEMANDED
Orders of Commission Alleged to
Have Been Dsregarded by Mill
Corporation and Others-PenaitF
May Be Enforced.

Madison.-Declarin that the Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light
company is failing to furnish TO It's
patrons the quality of service re-
ouired under an order of the commits
sion made on July "a, 1908, in spite
of repeated notifications by the COM
mission to improve its service, Sec
rotary j. M. Winterbotham OF the
board has mailed to the Milwaukee
company formal notice of it's 1nten-
ton to start an investigation with a
view to determining whether or not
proceedings should be brought in the
name of the state to enforce penalty
fixed for noncompliance with the Or
der.
Similar notices were also mailed to
the Menomonie Light and Fuel COM
pany of Menomonie, Wis, and tbs
Eastern Wisconsin Railway and Light
company of Fond du Lac.
Under the order of the commission
referred to in the notice, standards
of service, chiefly in respect to the
electric power and gas pressure, were
laid down. 1t appears from the no.
tice that these standards have not
been closely adhered to as the order
directed.
In the case of the Milwaukee COM
pany a variation of per cent above
or below normal was authorized, but
even this margin seems to have beer
overStepped.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
HAS BILL FOR NEW ROADS.
Senator CuIIom Introduces Measure
for National Highways.

for Nattcnai highways.
Washington. - If a bill intro
duced in the senate by Senator Gull
lom Of illinois is enacted into law, the
national capital will become the CEN
ter OF wheel of seven great national
highways passing through every state
In the Union.
The seven great highways contem-
plated in the bill will have one term
Inus In Washington. The other ex-
tremities proposed are Portland. Me-;
Buffalo, N Y; Seattle, WASH; San
Francisco. Cal; San Diego, Cal; Aus
tin, Tex, and Miami, Fla. 1t is pro-
posed that they be called respective
ly: The Washington National high
way, The Roosevelt National highway.
the Lincoln National highway. the JEFF
terson National highway, the Grant
National highway, the Monroe National
highway and the Lee National high
way.
1t is estimated that the cost of the
proposed highways would not exceed
s14S. 200, 600.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
EEATTIE TO STAND TRIAL
FOR HIS LIFE NEXT WEEK
Young Virqinian, Accused of Staying
Wife, Indicted on Charge OF
Murder In First Degree.

Chesterfield, Va.-Henry Clay Beat
tie. Jr., young Virginian of good
birth, will be placed on trial for his
life here.
A grand jury returned against him
true bill charging wife murder. and
if convicted in the first degree he may
be sent to the electric chair.
The commonwealth decided that
only four witnesses would be heard
by the grand jury. They were Thorn
as E. Owen, uncle of Mrs. Beattie: T.
P. Pettigrew, called to testify as to
the finding of the single-barreled shot
gun; DR.. Wilbur Mercer, who was on
the Owen lawn when Beattie drove
up with the body. and Paul Beattie, a
cousin of the defendant
The courtroom was packed when
Circuit Judge Watson took his seat on
the bench and the .aisles were or
dered cleared before the roll of the
grand jury was called.
Beulah Binford, the woman in the
case" sat smiling in an ante-room
waiting to be called as witness
After the jurors had been instruct
ed and the oath had been admins
tered the court said: 1T Is painful
for your court to announce that since
the court last sat a domestic tragedy
OF unusual cruelty has stirred not
only this community but the country
at large" He deplored tn nntoriety
to Richmond and vicinity. and after
reviewing the case briefly instructed
the jurors to consider the evidence 10
be placed before them with charity
for all and malice toward none"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
HEAT KILLS MANY GERMANS.
Water Famine Is Threatened, With
No Relief In Sight.

Berlin. The heated term con-
tinues undated throughout Germany
and during the last few days the
temperature has been higher than
before. Deaths from sunstroke are re-
ported from all sections.
A water famine threatens whole dis
tricts, where the brooks are drying up.
Fish are dying in the river beds. Nav
igation ON the chief streams has been
almost suspended.
The excessive hot spell has contin-
ued for twenty-one days, which is I'M
precedented since 1S4S. when the first
records are available.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
CANADIANS sHELvE PACT BILL.
Nationalist Dodge Issue in Debats
With Minister of Marine.

st. Hyacinthe, Quebec.-What was
organized by the government for a
pro-reciprocity meeting here was con-
verted into an anti-navy and anti-im-
perial demonstration by Henri Bouras-
sa, the dashing leader of the Canadian
nationalists. Twelve thousand per-
sons gathered to hear him discuss the
issues of the present campaign with
Rodolphe Lemieux, minister Of ma
rine In the Laurier government. Mr..
Lemieux vainly sought to make reel
procity the leading issue, but was met
with hostile shouts of "Marine Ma
rinei"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
CHICAGO FLYER is WRECKED.
Pennsylvania 1e-Hour Train to New
York DeraiIed at Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne.-Four persons are
known to have been killed and
thirty injured when the Pennsylva-
MIA eighteen hour train, en- route
from Chicago to New York, jumped
the track on the western outskirts of
Fort Wayne while going fifty miles
an hour.
In leaving the rails the two engines
pulling the passenger train side
swiped freight engine and the three
piled up in a mass of bent and twist
ed iron.
The baggage car, smoker, buffet car
and two sleepers turned over in the
ditch. Most of the injured were seat
ed in the diner and smoker when the
accident occurred.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
GEN. DIAZ URGED TO RETURN.

Former President Gets Many Cable
Grams from Opponents of Madero.
Lucerne, Switzerland. - Gen. Por-
frio Diaz, the former president of
Mexico, who is stopping here, has re-
ceived many cablegrams from oppo-
nents of Francisco l. Madero urging
him to return to Mexico and restore
order.
General Diaz does not heed these
communications, and Is looking for
villa with the object Of remaining here
until the end Of the season. HIS
health is excellent, and he takes short
excursions into the surrounding coun-
try
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
FRlcK TO RESIGN FROM U. p.
Asserts He VIII Withdraw from d.
rectorstes Of Other Firms.

rectorates Of Other Firms.
New York. Henry G. Frick
announced his resignation from the
board of directors of the Union Pacific
-ailroad. Mr.. Tricks action was said
% be due primarily to his decision to
withdraw from all directorates ex-
eept those of few companies In
which he is most heavily interested.
The board accepted his resignation
with expressions Of regret.
In financial circles it was said that
Mr.. Prick has for some time refused
10 take an active part in the inner
chamber of Union Pacific affairs be-
cause of his heavy interests IN Atchi-
son. feeling that it was not in keeping
with the spirit of the times for d.
rector in one railroad to have an In
auent1al voice in the affairs Of an ac-
tive competitor
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
COL. CODY FINDS HIS CRADLE.
Ends Long Search for Bed in Which
He First Slept.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Col. w. F.
Cody, former scout and plainsman,
located through a Des Moines man
the cradle in which he and his sisters
and elder brother were rocked to
sleep in their infancy.
The relic is Ia the possession of
Walter D. Olney, former resident Of
Scott county, where Colonel Cody
lived before his parents took him to
Kansas. Cody's father made TIE piece
of furniture himself
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
Minnesota Plans Ideal Road.

ST. Paul, Minn.-In the near future
autoists and others who wish to go to
Duluth will be able to travel all the
way from st. Paul over one Of the
finest stone roads in the country. This
road will be the first long road built
under the new Elwell law.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
VIII Prose "Niqht Riding"

Chattanooga, Tenn.-The Van
Buren, county grand jury at its next
meeting will take up reports of might
riding" In the mountains of east
Tennessee. One farmer, who gave
lodging to revenue officers on recent
raid. was whipped until unconscious.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
County Sues Former Judge.

Eau Claire.-Papers have been
filed in an action by Eau Claire coun-
ty against Joseph w. Singleton to re-
cover certain fines alleged to have
been collected by the defendant
during the time he was municipal
judge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
NEGRO IS BURNED AT STAKE.
Mob Drags Slayer From Hospital
Near CoatesviIie, Pa.


Gainesville, Pa.-Zacharia Walker,
the negro who shot and killed Ed
gar Rice, a special officer, when
caught robbing foreigner, was
dragged from the Gainesville hos
pital, where he had been lodged I'M
der police guard, and burned by a
frenzied mob of citizens a half mile
from town.
The affair, which is the first Of the
kind to happen in this state, has
aroused thu town and at midnight
thousands of excited men and women
thronged the streets. while requests
for police assistance were sent to sur
rounding towns in Chester and Lam
caster counties in the belief that
more serious trouble may break out
between the negroes and whites.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
Fire Victims Body cremated.

Iondon.-The body of jameson Lee
Finney, the American actor who lost
his life in the free at the Carlton
hotel last Wednesday evening. was
cremated at Golders Green crema
forum after a simple service
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
Taft Let's Law Take Course.

Washington.-President Taft has
refused to grant further executive
clemency to Raymond P. Pay, former
manager. of q Kansas City newspaper,
convicted Of using the mails to de-
fraud. He also denied clemency to
s. H Snider.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
DUST NUGENT FOR INSULT
New Jersey Democratic State Com
mittee Gusts Chairman.

Asbury Park, N. J. - James B..
Nugent was ousted from the chair
manship of the New Jersey state
Democratic committee by vote Of
IA to 2. The committee meeting was
called to take action on the remarks
made by Chairman Nugent at pri-
vate gathering recently in which he
offered a toast to Governor Woodrow
Wilson, characterizing him as IAN
migrate and a liar"
The committee decided after the
vote to GUST the chairman to defer
the election Of his successor until its
next meeting.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
Heads Fall at Federal Prison

Leavensworth, Kan.-Acting on in
structions from Attorney General
Wickersham, R. W. McLaughry, war
den of the federal prison here, has
asked for the resignation of F. E.
Kinds. superintendent of construction
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

When policemen raided a poolroom
In New York 1t was too hot for the
men caught there to run away.
Which Is another way of breaking
heat records.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

It Is claimed that there are as many
microbes on a dollar bin as on a fly.
But the dollar bill does not make such
desperate and continuous efforts to
Rlight on you.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

In view Of the fact that the water
is fine it would be a good idea to
learn TO swim. A swimmer has moth
ing to fear from the fool who rock.
the boat
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
Pnner O Mills Is DYind.

Corsicana, Tex.-Roger Q. Mills,
former United States senator from
Texas. and author of the Mills tariff
bill. passed during Cleveland's admin
istration. is dying at his home here.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

Chicago's cafe bandits have turned
their attention to saloons. Something
In the eating places may have suggest
ed the thirst parlors.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

And now the doctors say water Is
a good thing to drink at meals. 1t
is good to drink at any hour of tbs
day.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

If big league baseball scouts know
their business they will keep a watch
full eye on the Texas youth who has
swatted $4,000 flies.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

A couple of seventy in Massachu-
sets ran away to get married. 1t is
certainly remarkable how well Cupid
keeps his youth.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

Vacations are now the regular order
of business.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18

Anklets may be considered proper by
Chicago society women, but 1t is not
likely that they will become popular
In Queen Mary's court
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-08-18
Loses Legs Under Train.

Oregon.-Sam Rollond of Chicago
lost both legs when the wheels of a
Northwestern freight train crushed
aim as he was stealing a ride.