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new INHERITANCE
TAXES COLLECTED
ATTORNEY GENERAL TURNS BIG
SUM INTO THE WISCONSIN
TREASURY.
100000 RECEIVED THIS YEAR
Bancroft Effects a Settlement of the
Claim OF the State Against the Es-
tate of the Late Edward C.
HeglIer.

Madison.-Another big sum was
turned into the state treasury when
Attorney General Bancroft, co-operat,
ing with the tax commission and the
treasury department, effected a settle
ment of the claim of the state against
the estate of the late Edward C.
Hegller of Ottawa, H., whereby the
state receives $49,S0255. The estate
was represented by Quarles, Spence
d Quarles of Milwaukee. The claim
was based on stocks owned by Hegl-
Ter in the Northwestern, St. Paul and
Northern Pacific railroads, all incor-
porated in Wisconsin.
The attorney generals department
has thus far this year collected about
100000 in inheritance taxes and it is
engaged in the work of collecting still
turther sums from estates which have
not yet settled. 1t is becoming evi.
dent that the state is to receive an
ever increasing income from this
source.
The Milwaukee road, represented
~ AIIolAey van AISIIue OI MllWdu-
kee, paid into the state treasury S45,-
496.46 in settlement Of the claim of
the state for license fees due since
1905 when suit for payment of the
claim was begun.
The Omaha company is the only one
now against which suit was brought
that has not paid. 1t is expected that
corporation will pay in a few days and
clear the record of the litigation that
has been pending for six years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

the river bank, aiming for the ford,
and almost before he realized it Keith
was himself at the waters edge where
the trail abruptly ended, staring
vaguely across toward the opposite
shore. Even as he stood there, real
izing the futility of further pursuit
amid the maze of sand dunes opposite,
the sharp reports of two rifles reach
ed him, spurts of smoke rose from the
farther bank. and a bullet chugged
into the ground at his feet. while an
other sang shrilly overhead.
These shots, although neither came
sufficiently near to be alarming. serv-
ed to send Keith to cover Cool-head-
ed and alert now, his first mad rage
dissipated, he scanned the opposite
bank cautiously, but could nowhere
discover any evidence of life. Little
by little he comprehended the situa-
ton, and decided upon his own ac-
ton. The fugitives were aware CT his
presence, and would prevent his
crossing the stream, yet they were
not at all liable to return to this side
and thus reveal their identity. To
attempt any further advance would be
madness. but he felt perfectly secure
from molestation so long as he re.
manned quietly on the north shore.
Those shots were merely a warning
to keep back; the very fact that the
men firing kept concealed was proof
positive that they simply wished to be
left alone. They were not afraid of
what he knew now, only DESTROYS of
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ton she could have held with the
dead. Something about that face
smiling up into his own held peculiar
fascination for him. gripping him with
strange feeling of familiarity. touch
ing some dim memory which failed
to respond. Surely he had never seen
the original, for she was not one to
be easily forgotten, and yet eyes,
hair, expression. combined to remind
him of some one whom he had seen
but could not bring definitely to mind.
There were no names on the locket.
no marks of identification of any kind.
yet realizing the sacredness of it.,
Keith slipped the fragile gold chain
about his neck, and securely hid the
trinket beneath his shirt.
1t was noon by this time, the sun
high overhead, and his horse, with
dangling rein, still nibbling daintily
at the short grass. There was no rea-
son for his lingering longer He swept
his gaze the length and breadth of the
desolate valley, and across the river
over the sand hills. All alike appear
ed deserted, not moving thing being
visible between the bluffs and the
stream. Still he had the unpleasant
feeling of being watched and it made
him restless and eager to be away
The earlier gust of anger, the spirit
of revenge, had left him. but it had
merely changed into a logged resolu-
ton to discover the perpetrators Of
this outrage and bring them to justice
for the crime. The face in the locket
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Communion Cup Not Prohibited.

The use of the common COM
munion cup in churches is not pro-
hibited by the new death cup" rule
adopted by the state board of health,
according to DR.. G. A. Harper, secre-
tary of the board.
The secretary said that he did not
understand that the board meant to
include churches when it some days
ago extended the death cup" prohibit
ton so as to include public build
ings."
The rule will soon be officially pub
lished and then the attorney general
will be requested to determine
whether churches come within the
term public buildings" as used there
in.
The members of many churches in
Wisconsin using the common COM
munion cup have discussed the ques-
ton, but none of them has yet asked
the board of health about it. If the
question were put up to the board, the
attorney general would at once be
asked for an opinion regarding it. Sec
rotary Harper said.
The intention of the board was sim
ply to prohibit the use Of the death
cup" for water drinking purposes in
public places. Since the new rule was
promulgated many congregations in
the state have adopted individual COM
munion cups.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Aviation Meet Is Prevented.

But for the state board of agri-
culture, Milwaukee would have an
aviation meet this summer. Arrange
ments had almost been completed
when the whole plan was shattered
by the refusal of the board to rent the
fair grounds for the meet.
The Milwaukee Aero club, pioneer
of the two local aeronautic organiza-
lions, opened negotiations early in the
summer for meet. Glenn H. Curtiss,
the we'll known aviator and aviation
meet contractor" is the man with
whom the negotiations were carried
on.
The contract had been drawn up,
and the only things remaining to be
done before it was signed were to Sc
cure the signature of Mr.. Curtiss and
to engage the fair grounds, the mem
bers Of the club having assumed that
there would be no difficulty in the way
of securing them.
They were told, however, that mas
much as it is intended to give an avi-
alton exhibition at the fair this year,
the board would not rent the grounds
for the meet for fear that it would
tend to reduce the attendance at the
fair.
In vain the officers of the club point
ed out that the holding of the meet a
few months before the aviation exhibit
at the fair would have the effect of
arousing interest in the sport, and
thus increase rather than decrease
the attendance at the fair. They called
attention to the experience of other
cities, where the first meet held has
been comparatively poorly attended
while succeeding ones have gained
steadily in attendance The board was
obdurate.
An effort was then made to find an.
other place to hold the meet. A SUI.
ficiently large fenced-in area could not
be secured, however, and the club was
obliged to call off the meet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Outside World Practically Unknown to
the Dwellers in the Land
of Moab.

Most travellers who visit the Holy
Land content themselves with visit
to that restricted part west of Jordan.
The mountainous regions Of Moab, as
seen by them from Jerusalem, are lost
in the purple haze that constantly
hangs over them, and the great
stretches beyond are covered in mys-
terry This is true partly because Of
the fewer historical incidents connect
ed with the eastern regions, but main
ly on account Of the great abyss Of
the Jordan valley that has always act
ed as barrier. Few who descend into
the valley, 1900 feet below sea level,
undertake to climb the hills beyond,
which rise to height of 5000 feet.
The most striking thing about Moab
has always been its isolation. How
ever much connected by race and vi
cinity with their western kinsmen, the
jewellers in Eastern Palestine have al
ways been distinct and their lands
have never been occupied by the ma
tons on the west except through acts
of aggression and conquest.
Even today this isolation is still felt.
In giving an idea of their knowledge of
present day geography, one of them re-
marked: There are only four seas in
the world, two of which are the Dead
sea and the Sea of Galilee," Both Of
these are in sight Of their own hills
Christian Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
FORGOTTEN Foods.

1t is well to remember that many
plants which once were used as veg.
etables have been allowed to drop out
of our bills Of fare. Our forefathers.
for instance, sometimes dined off elder
top and burdock root, and the early
shoots of the hop were considered a
great delicacy and were cooked and
eaten as asparagus. Walter Jerrold
in his Highways and Byways in
Kent" recalls time when Kentish
children could tell of many pleasant
hours spent among the hedges in
search of the wild hop top and oi
the wholesome suppers made upon the
we'll earned treasure ero they learned
to think their food the better for be-
ing rare and costly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
AeropIane Is Simple.

The working parts of the modern
flying machine are infinitely fewer in
number than those of the automobile,
the motor boat. the railroad locomo-
tive or the steamship. Far more COM
pick is the operation Of high-powered
motor car than that of a high-powered
aeroplane. Far more delicately adj
justed are the thousands of parts Of
the steam or electric locomotive than
the mechanism Of the flying machine.
1t is this very simplicity of construc.
ton and operation that has enabled
the aeroplane to Guido in continuous
motion every other known form of
conveyance. except steamers, motor
boats and sailing ships, and these
last named are able to maintain their
motion only because of their huge
driving mechanism, out of all propoy
ton to the bulk that is propelled.
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A Bullet chusged Into the Ground at His Feet,

not being seen. Confident as to this,
he retreated openly, without making
the slightest effort to conceal his
movements, until he had regained the
scene of murder. In evidence of the
truth of his theory no further shots
were fired, and although he watched
that opposite sand bank carefully, not
the slightest movement revealed the
presence of others. That every mo-
ton he made was being observed by
keen eyes he had no doubt. out this
knowledge did not discomfort him,
now that he felt convinced fear of re-
vealment would keep his watchers at
a safe distance. Whoever they might
be they were evidently more anxious
to escape discovery than he was fear
full of attack, and possessed no desire
to take his life. unless It became
necessary to prevent recognition.
They still had every reason to believe
their attack on the wagons would be
credited to hostile Indians, and would
consider it far safer to remain con-
cealed, and thus .iarbor this SUPPOSE
ton. They could not suspect that
Keith had already stumbled upon the
truth, and was determined to verify
it.
Secure in this conception of the sit
uation, yet still keeping a wary eye
about to guard against any treacheTy.
the plainsman, discovering spade in
the nearest wagon. hastily dug a hole
in the sand, wrapped the dead bodies
in blankets. and deposited them there,
in, piling above the mound the char
red remains of boxes as some Slight
protection against prowling wolves.
He searched the clothing of the men,
but found little to reward the effort.
few letters which were slipped into
his pockets to be read later, some or
binary trinkets hardly worth preserv
ing except that they might assist in
identifying the victims, and, about the
neck of the elder man, a rather pc
culiar loc2et, containing a portrait
painted on ivory. Keith was long
time opening this, the spring being
very ingeniously concealed, but upon
finally succeeding, he looked upon the
features of a woman of middle age.
a strong mature face of marked re-
finement, exceedingly attractive still.
with smiling dark eyes. and perfect
wealth of reddish brown hair He
held the locbet open in his hand for
several minutes, wondering who she
could be, and what possible connec-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

attack. but must guard against treach-
cry. AS he rode, his eyes never LETT
those far-away sand dunes, although
he perceived no movement, no black
dot even which he could conceive TO
be possible enemy. Now that he
possessed ample time for thought. the
situation became more puzzling. This
tragedy which he had accidentally
stumbled upon must have had a cause
other than blind chance. 1t was the
elimination of a plot, with some rea-
son behind more important than ordi-
Larry robbery. Apparently the wagons
contained nothing of value, merely the
clothing, provisions, and ordinary
utensils of an emigrant party. Nor
had the victims pockets been care
fully searched. Only the mules had
been taken by the raiders. and they
would be small booty for such a
crimo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Liquor Dealers Bar Brewers.

The State Liquor Dealers conven-
ton closed at Ashland with the adop-
ton of an amendment to the coRsti.
tuition, making a radical change in the
conditions Of membership in the assO-
citation. The references made during
the convention to the equaling OF the
interests of the brewers and retail
dealers eliminated with the adoption
of this amendment, which provided
that no persons may be members of
the association except owners of retail
saloons. This shuts out all brewers
or their representatives from mem
bership and the action caused much
feeling to be displayed on the part of
the representatives of the brewers
who were delegates.
The resolutions committee, consist
ing of Conrad Hangertner of Marion,
Jesse Geimer of Two Rivers, Charles
Anderson of Milwaukee, George Kei-
sulour of Appleton and Phil Canon of
Superior, reported a resolution which
was adopted by the association, recon-
mending the revoking of the license
of any saloon keeper who sells liquor
to habitual drunkards or minors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
1911 Camp Douglas Activities at En-

1911 Camp Douglas Activities at End.
Advance and rear guard problems
were worked out by the boys of the
Second Wisconsin on their last day OF
work in Camp Douglas. The officers
in command showed good grasp of
the problems presented and the UNI
pires had to decide on the narrowest
OF margins.
The Third battalion was left as a
guard for the camp and the First and
Second attacked from the northeast.
The outposts of the Third were driv-
en- in on the main body, which made
it's final stand by the loghouse. Spir-
tied engagements took place and it
was only when the attacking party
by making up small attachments at q
time finally found the line strong
enough for charge that the camp
was declared captured. The First bat
talon was the defender of pass in
the afternoon and so well were the
troops handled that the Second and
Third battalions were unable to dis
lodge them. The officers of the regi-
ment were given talks on the lessons
of the day by Colonel Morrison, theiT
chief instructor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Instance of tine Persistent Housewives
Economy IN Purchasing Half a
Dozen Eggs.

Gust to show you how the small
economics practiced by thrifty house
wives may sometimes be carried too
far. began the driver of the pie wag
on; well. see lot of 1t along my
route, but this happened down at the
market house My wife was scouting
around among the neighbors and one
of them told her that there was one
stand at the market where they were
selling fresh eggs for fifteen cents a
dozen. So she hiked right down there.
The market was crowded and she had
a hard time. but she pushed along till
she came to a butter and egg shop.
Eggs. sixteen cents. the sign said.
sc she plunged along for the next.
But eggs were sixteen cents there, too.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
University Visitors Meet.

The first meeting of the University
of Wisconsin board of visitors for
1911-1912 was held at the office of the
regents. The members Of the board
are: At large, E. Ray Stevens, Madi-
son. and DR.. l.. E. Youmans, Muk-
wonago; First congressional district,
Judge E. B. Belden, Racine; Second
congressional district, H. L. Butler,
Madison; Third congressional district,
Richard Meyer, Jr., Lancaster; Fourth
congressional district, Mrs. Lynn s.
Pease, Wauwatosa; Fifth COMPRESSION
al district, H. G. Schranck, Milwau-
kee; Sixth congressional district, l..
A. Williams, Fond du Lac; Seventh
congressional district, J. ]. Brindley,
La Crosse; Eighth congressional dis
trict, Miss Rose Swart, Oshkosh;
Ninth congressional district, Thomas
H. Ryan. Appleton; Tenth congress
sional district, George P. Hambrecht,
Grand Rapids; Eleventh cougressiona
district, H. H. Grace, Supe rior.
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hearsay. He had not the advantage,
as / had, of being on the battlefield
with the Germans) from early morn
ing until nightfall.
Some five years ago the question
Was the emperor's face rouged at the
battle of Sedan?" was very fully dis
cussed in the Paris papers, and the
late Paul de Cassagnac and the still
living Robert Mitchell (who were with
the emperor during the fighting) were
among other eye-witnesses who gave
an absolute denial to Zola's assertion.
Others testify to the same effect.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Road CONSTRUCTION klIotments Mao~

Road Construction kliotments MADE
The Wisconsin state highway com.
mission has announced the sums to
which each county in the state is en-
titled for highway purposes under the
new state aid highway law.
The law Is SO drawn that state aid
is available to those towns which have
voted tax to build roads in 1912 I'M
der the county aid system, but those
towns which have not so voted will
Aave to vote a tax at special meet
ing held on or before September /,
1911, if they wish to get state aid in
1912.
The new highway commission has
prepared a table showing what each
county is entitled to receive from the
$350,000 state highway fund available
for distribution for construction in
1912.
Following are fha all0tmentS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

Great Thrift i'm Buving

and at the next place and the next.
A little thing like that didn't lick her.
though. She hunted for about half
an hour, and at last found the place
she was after. The sign cheered her
up a lot
Your eggs are fifteen cents dozen
here?" she asked, just 20 make sure.
Yes, ma'am."
Well, give me half dozen
And she lays down her eight cents
and walks out satisfied with her morn.
ing's work. She got mad when tried
to tell her that half a dozen of the
lucent eggs would've been just as
cheap"
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Napoleon lii. at Sedan

troops" and Zola's description of the
emperor on that fatal day is cited
from the powerful "Debacle'' in sup
port of the story Allow me TO say
that. If the evidence of some who
were with the emperor on the day of
the hattie is deemed worthy of con-
S., pm land personally | have no
doub, bout it), lola was entirely
wrong. BY his own account. he com
posed his marvellous narrative from
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
A Narrow ESCAPE,

Il was once urging a bachelor"
says George AIDE, ito remain at the
club for game of cards; but he in
sisted that he must call upon a lady
friend. | finally said:
Don't you know it is dangerous
for a man to call upon a lady after he
has been drinking?"
That's so, said my bachelor friend
as he took off his hat and topcoat
Many a man has become engaged to
be married in such circumstances
The Sunday Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
New Corporations.

New Corporations.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
in the office Of Secretary of State
Frear as follows:
Wood County Realty company,
Grand Rapids; capital. $4,000; incor-
porators. F. ]. Wood, Guy o. Bah
cock, w. G. Fisher.
Republic Furniture company, Mil
waukee; capital. $4,000; incorpora-
tors, Peter Peters. o. L. Lewis, Fl. C.
Schneider.
j. C. Bell, Dredging company, Grand
Rapids; capital, $4,000; incorpora-
'ors. Charles w. Rood. G. NJ. Hill.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Spring Shooting Unlawful.

Spring Shooting Unlawful.
Shooting ducks in the spring will be
just as unlawful in 1912 as heretofore,
according to State Fish and Game
Warden John A. Sholts. In recently
published summary of the game laws
as changed or continued by the recent
legislature, a mistake was made in
stating the time of the open season
for ducks, the incorrect period being
given as from September l to 1Iay l.
The right period is from Septem Der 1
to January 1, which precludes Epr!ng
shooting.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
CHAPTER III
An Arrest

The Santa Fe trail was far too ex-
posed to be safely travelled alone and
in broad daylight, but Keith consid-
cred it better to put sufficient space
between himself and those whom he
felt confident were still watching his
movements from across the river.
How much they might already suspi-
cion his discoveries he possessed no
means of knowing, yet. conscious Of
their own guilt, they might easily feel
safer if he were also put out of the
way. He had no anticipation of open
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
DELAYS Pardon HEARINGS.

Governor McGovern has postponed
hearings on all applications for par
don until October 2-3, when he will
have more time There are II appli-
cations pending, among them being two
from prisoners serving life sentences
for murder, Edward Eckert. sentenced
at Jefferson in 1878, and Burkhart
Bran, sentenced at Monroe in 1888.
On September So the governor ex-
poets to attend the International Tax
alton conference at Richmond, Va.
where he will be the guest Of Governor
William Rogers Mann.
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seemed to ask it of hin, and his ma
ture urged response. But he could
hope to accomplish nothing more
here, and the plainsman swung him
self into the saddle He turned his
horses head eastward, and rode
away. From the deeply rutted trail
he looked back to wher the fire still
smoked in the midst of that desolate
silence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
Bio Increase in Rec.ints.

The receipts in the internal revenue
Office for the western district of Wis
consin during the fiscal year ending
June 80 last were s., 199, 325.53, an IN
crease of about $4,000 over the prcvi-
Gus year. The receipts are the largest
in the history of the Office.
The large increase in the receipts
from the sale of stamps is due largely
TO the additional output of beer. How
ever, there is also a slight increase in
receipts from the special tax or
retail liquor dealers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08
OPTICIANS Elect Officers.

The Wisconsin Optometrists' associ-
alton at Sheboygan elected these state
officers President, J. H. Schaefer,
Milwaukee; vice-president, J. H. Schol-
Ter, GAINESVILLE; secretary, Charles
Waugh, Milwaukee; treasurer, A. A.
Lueck, Amigo.
w. A. Pfster of Sheboygan and H.
McEwan of Fond du Lac were elected
on the board OF directors. Milwaukee
and Oshkosh were recommended faS
the next state convention, but the
matter was left for the executive com
mittee to decide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-08-08

Princess Mathilde, the emperor's
cousin, secuted the idea that Napoleon
was rouged, although as she was not
at Sedan her evidence is not of much
account. On other points l can per-
sonally confirm Zola's picture of the
horrors of the battlefield of the first Of
September. 1870.