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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Away With the Brooms!

Science has done much within the
last few months to arouse the people
of the world to the necessity of get
ting rid of the rat pest California;
fight against the bubOnic plague
bearing rat has been eminently sue
cessful and it has kindled interest in
sanitation throughout the world. Per
haps this agitation is not wholly unre-
lated to the appearance of the first
vacuum street cleaner, an invention
which bids fair to supplant the old
street sweepers with their clouds of
micrObe scattering dust. These clean
ers run by steam, and it is asserted
that they do In one hour what a horse
drawn sweeper does in six. Every one
who knows anything scientifically of
dust will rejoice when the vacuum
cleaner has completely superseded
sweeping everywhere.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
COLORADO FUEL CO.
SUED BY NATION
WiCkerSham Seeks to Regain
Land Worth 100000.
ARRANGEMENT is SEVERE
Government Alleges That $500 Acres
Containing Coal Was Obtained
by Fraud, Deceit and
Conspiracy.

Denver, Colo. In a suit filed
In the federal court here Attorney
General Wickersham attacks the
immense holdings of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company in Las Animas
county which consists of about $500
acres of the most valuable coal lands
in the state, estimated to be worth
$3,00O,0OO
The government asks that this land
be returned to it, alleging it was OBJ
tanned by fraud, deceit and conspir-
acy. The government is severe in de-
fining the manner in which the Col
orado Fuel & Iron and the Colorado
Industrial company are alleged to
have come into possession of the Las
Animas coal fields.
'The government was misIed, de-
luded and deceived" is the language
used by the attorney general of the
United States over his signature in
defining the corporations alleged man
ner of obtaining title Mr.. Wicker
sham, Thomas Ward, Jr., United
States district attorney, and Harry
E. Kelley, his assistant, both of whom
worked up the evidence in the case,
sign the papers as filed.
D. c. Beaman, retired, but formerly
general counsel and secretary to the
coal company, and Richard H. Hart,
assistant secretary, are two OF the
names mentioned in the papers.
George w. Benedict, Elijah P. Lee,
James Blye, Alexander Bransford,
John Bransford, E. B. Sopris and
George W. Bowen are the others who
are charged with having been the in
struments through which fraudulent
titles to the fields were obtained.
In the cases of Benedict and Lee
the government does not mince words,
but openly charges that they used
money to corrupt others and secure
titles by warranty deeds.
The petition goes back to the time
the Pixies Peak national forest re-
serve and the South Platte reserve
were created. 1t alleges that at that
time Benedict, Lee, Blye, Bransford
and others entered land on the forest
reserve for the defendants.
by the terms OF the act OF congress
of June 4, 1907, which created the
forest reserves, those holding land
thereon were to be given land from
the public domain that was non-min-
eral bearing in exchange.
1t is in the filing upon the coal
fields of Las Animas county that the
fraud is alleged, as well as in the
manner in which the lieu land rights
were obtained.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
KUESTERMANN WILL APPEAL
Green Bay Congressman Decides to
Carry Contest for Seat to the
Floor of National House.

Washington, D. C.-Representa-
tive Kuestermann has finally deter
mined to file a formal contest here
against T. F. Konop, in order that
the house may pass upon the merits
of his claim that "a votes properly
cast for him were not counted When
the case was in the Wisconsin su-
preme court, the merits were not dis
cussed the court holding that the
question was for congress 10 deter
mine.
Mr.. Kuestermann has received
many assurances from democratic
friends in the house that he will get
square deal. Some have informed
him that if he can show that 81
votes were properly cast and not
counted, thus actually electing him
but for technically, they will un-
seat his opponent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
MONlS SUCCEEDS BRAND
AS PREMIER OF FRANCE
Little Doubt That He Will Accede to
Request to Form New
Cabinet.

Paris.-There is practically no
doubt Antoine Emmanuel Ernest
Monis will be NJ Brands successor
as premier, is he has accepted Presi-
dent Fallieres request that he form
a new cabinet. M. Monis informed
the president he would consult his
friends, and the result of this con-
sultation makes it almost certain that
he will accept the difficult task.
After announcing that he would &C
cept the task NJ Monis passed the re-
mainder of the day visiting possible
ministers 1t is known that he Wis
tied M. Delcasse, whose dismissal
from his post of foreign minister at
the instigation of Germany will be re-
membered. He may accept the port
folio of the ministry of marine.
NJ Monis also visited M. Berteaux,
who may possibly become minister OF
war.
The name of NJ Alexandra Ribot is
mentioned as minister of foreign az
fairs His wife was formerly Miss
Mary Burch of Chicago.
M. Caillaux, who drew up the in
come tax bill as finance minister I'M
der Premier Clemenceau, may be-
come minister of public works, and
M. ViViani is likely to become min
lister of public instruction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Longest Submarine Cable.

The longest stretch of submarine
cable connects Tanning island in the
south Pacific with Vancouver island
on the coast of British Columbia, a
distance of 1000 miles, and forms
part Of the recently completed all
British cable from London to Austria
liza and New Zealand. The company
controlling the line is now able to
send messages direct with but one
re-transmission, from Montreal to
Tanning island. Thence messages are
sent on to Suva, in the Fiji islands.
ard from there to Norfolk island,
where the messages from Australia
are sent to Brisbane and those for
New Zealand to Doubtless Bay. The
new cable reduces the time for the
transmission of dispatches 10 min.
utes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
AMERICAN PRISONER is KILLED.
Joins Revolt at Chihuahua in Which
Fifteen Meet Death.

JOINS Revolt at Cnlnuahua IN WnICn
Fifteen Meet Death.
Washington.-The killing of fifteen
prisoners, including one American,
in the jail delivery at Chihuahua, Mex
leo, on Sunday, was reported to the
state department in a telegram from
American Vice-Consul Leonard at that
point Mr.. Leonard said that AZ pris-
oners escaped and that 20 still are at
large.
Disturbances are increasing along
the northern frontier of Mexico and
the situation necessitates the close
watching by the American troops of
the border Advices indicate that fed
eral and revolutionists are not threat
ening Americans or American prop
erty.
DR.. Vasquez Gomez, representative
here of the Mexican revolutionists, is
sued an ultimatum declaring that I'M
less so-called peace ENJOYS presented
written credentials they would be
treated as spies by the insurgent
army.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
EXTRA SESSION OF
CONGRESS SURE
SENATE LEADERS SAY RECiPROt
CITY PACT HAS NO CHANCE
AT PRESENT SESSION.
TAFT GIVES UP ALL HOPE
Announcement Made that President
Will Issue Call for Reassembi'ns
of Congress in Special Session al
Date No Later Than April a.

Washington. - Announcement is
made at the whitehouse that the
president has finally abandoned all
hope of action on Canadian rec1-
procity at this session; that he VIII
issue cali for a special session OF
congress; that the date for the open
ing of this session will not be later
than April 4, and possibly earlier
This announcement was made af-
ter the president had seen num-
Der of senators, who told him that no
effort to pass this bill making eff
fective the Canadian reciprocity
agreement would be made.
March 20 is the date now tenta-
lively fixed for the assembling Of the
extra session. That the extra ses-
sion is certain is the firm conviction
of all the republican leaders. Rep
resentative John Dwight, republican
whip of the house, who all along
has insisted that special session
would not be necessary, capitulated
and confessed his belief that it will
be unavoidable.
Speculation as to what will be
done at the extra session encom-
passes the widest range. One novel
view that was advanced today is that
the democrats will support the reci-
procity agreement and half dozen
tariff bills providing for the reduc-
ton of the tariff on foodstuffs, and
then propose to the senate a re-
cess until October in order to give
the ways and means committee an
opportunity to prepare a general re-
vision of the tariff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
MURDER AT CHICAGO POLLS.
One Man Shoots and Kills Another at
Primary Election.

Chicago.-The mayoralty candidates
who will be voted for at the city cleo
ton on April are Charles e. Mer-
riam, Republican, and Carter H. Har-
rison, Democrat.
The bitterest primary election fight
in the history of Chicago ended with
the selection of the above standard
bearers and simultaneously begins
what promises to be the most holly
contested fight for the actual mayoral-
ty in the city's history.
The primary fight developed more
bitter animus than has ever before
been seen here.
One man was shot dead, several
others were shot and stabbed, more or
less seriously, and small riots were re-
ported all over the city during the
course of the voting.
Arthur Quinn, son of James A
Quinn, former city sealer, shot and
killed man believed to be Richard
Clark, union bod carrier.
The police say Clark was murdered
while he was in the custody of an Off
Ger. Quinn is deputy sheriff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
F0RTlFlCATI0N OF
CANAL Is FAVORED
House Votes 100000 to Begin the
Work-WiIi Likely Pass
Senate.

Washington.-By an overwhelming
settled the question of the forti-
fication of the Panama canal, having
passed the sundry civil appro.
priation bill carrying an appropria-
ton of 100000 to start the work of
fortifying the big waterway. 1t is es-
timated the total cost of its protec-
ton will be $12,000,000.
There is no doubt of the result in
the senate, where the sentiment Is
said to be two to one in favor of
protecting the waterway with land
batteries.
The house disposed of the question
after nearly five hours of debate. The
real test came on an amendment pro-
posed by Representative Tawney OF
Minnesota, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, providing that no
part of the 100000 should be used
until the president of the United
States had attempted to negotiate
treaties with all of the leading mari
time nations guaranteeing the neutral
ity and international protection of the
canal
Representative Sherley of Kentucky
bitterly attacked this amendment and
warned members that it had been in
troduced for the sole purpose of de-
feating the appropriation.
The Tawney amendment then was
voted down by 100 to 63. A motion
by Representative Kcifer of Ohio to
strike out all provision for the fortifi-
cation of the canal was lost by vote
of 1876 to 81.
In passing the sundry civil bill car
rying approximately $140.000,000, and
of which the canal fertilization pro-
vision was the last feature to be con-
sidered, the house made new record.
Never before has this biggest of all
supply bills been put through in two
days without any sort of gag rule"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
ESTIMATING AGE OF EARTH
Scientists Have Reasoned It Out at
Nearly a Hundred Million
Years.

An estimate, based on comparison
of the quantity of salts in sea water
with the quantity continuously sup
piled by the inflow. shows that nearly
a hundred million years passed before
the oceans attained their present con-
dition. According to this estimate dat
ing from the time when the waters OF
the great deep condensed to form
oceans, the minimum age of the earth
is 100000, 900 years.
Sir Archibald Geikie calculates the
age of the earth by the time occupied
in the forming of the stratified or sedi-
mentary layers of the terrestrial crust.
Judging the formations of the remote
past by relatively recent formations,
he declares that a period Of between
3 centuries and 200 centuries must
have passed during the formation of
every depth of a meter, the time hav-
Ing varied according to the compost
ton Of the strata. Admitting that es-
innate, if the total thickness of all the
strata is 10000 meters. as it is sup
posed to be- between 100000 and
6O0,000.000 years were consumed in
the course of the earth's stratification.
But science gives another way to
estimate the age of the earth. On the
earth's surface there is a very sensi-
bic compensation between the heat
that the sun sends us and the heat
that the terrestrial crust loses by "a
diatiOn from its surface toward cold
and infinite space. While the crust is
losing by radiation, the center of the
earth is slowly but necessarily cooling,
and, as it cools, gradually contracting
The contraction causes the center to
recCde or slip away from the surface
Of the crust, and the crust, no longer
supported by the center, sinks here
and there, forming folds similar to the
wrinkles on withered apple. Those
folds or wrinkles are the mountain
chains. The total superf1cies of the
mountain chain constitutes about ~
per cent. of the total surface of the
globe. This fact leads to the infer
ence that the radius of the earth has
shTunk a little less than one-hun-
dredth of it's primitive length.
The construction of the earth's cen
ter corresponds to a cooling of about
800 degrees.
According to this calculation, at
least one hundred million of years,
and at most two thousand millions of
years, must have passed since the
water condensed on the surface of
the solid crust-Harper's Weekly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
GETS $4,000 FOR STATE
Attorney General Bancroft Makes
Settlements With Simmons and
Jeffery Estates at Kenosha.

Madison.-Attorney General Ban
croft has perfected a settlement with
the Simmons estate and the Jeffery
estate at Kenosha, which brings into
the treasury $147,OO0, of which the
Simmons estate paid $4,000 and the
Jeffery estate $4,000. This makes
total of over 100000 that has
been paid into the state treasury
since settlements were perfected by
the attorney general.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
DISCUSS MANY VITAL PROBLEMS.
American Medical Association Opens
Annual Convention at Chicago.

annual convention at CnICd9Os
Chicago-Scores of the country's
most prominent physicians, educators
and public officials met in the Con-
gress hotel Wednesday at confer
ence called by the American Medical
association to discuss vital problems
of the medical profession. The con-
ference will last two days.
Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan, chairman,
opened the first session with introduc-
tory remarks and then introduced DR..
N. P Colwell, who talked on Recent
Progress and Needs of Medical Edu-
cation" A detailed discussion of this
subject followed. The matter of state
licenses was discussed by members of
the medical boards of Missouri, New
Jersey and Indiana. Addresses were
delivered by President Vincent Of the
University of Minnesota, President
James of the University of Illinois and
President Mclean of the University of
Iowa. Among the speakers on the
program were Governor Eberhart Of
Minnesota, Judge Jesse Baldwin, Prof.
Charles R. Henderson of the Univers-
ity of Chicago and Frederick R
Greene
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
The New capitoI Doors.

Representing the apotheosis of
America, and containing designs
which bring the history of the nation
down to the present time, magnif-
sent bronze doors will soon adorn the
west entrances of the United States
senate and house of representatives.
The prize Of $4,000 for the design, Of
fered by congress seven years ago,
has been awarded to Louis Amatois
OF Washington. Before being placed
into position, the bronze doors will
be en exhibition In the Corceran Gal
lery of Art for several months.-Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
SENATE PASSES THE "sPY" BILL
Measure Provides Penalty for Divule
ing U. S. Defense Secrets.

Washington-The Hobson bill to
prevent the disclosure of national
defense secrets, which has pass
ed the house, was passed by the senate
without discussion.
The measure is commonly known
as the spy bill" and provides that
persons unlawfully gathering infor-
nation concerning any part of the ma
tional defenses shall be subject to a
fine of not more than $1,000 or i'm
prisonment for not more than year,
or both
In the event that the information
is communicated to a foreign govern
ment or any attempt is made so to
dispose of it, penalty of not more
than ten years Imprisonment is pro-
vided.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
ROCK ISLAND RATES SUSPENDED
Commerce Body Refuses Grain Ad-
A-nna an NhIcacrn Dad

Commerce Body Refuses Grain Ad-
vance on Chicago Road.
Washington.-The insterstate COM
merce commission suspended adj
vances in freight rates on grain,
grain products and seeds made
by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway in common with other inter
state carriers in the west and north
west The proposed increases az
fected tariffs between Chicago and
Peoria, ILL.,, and various other places
in western and northwestern states.
1t is said that decision on the rea-
sonableness Of the rates will be
reached by July 1.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
MITCHELL OUT OF CIVIC BODY.
Resigns Membership Following Action
of United Mine Workers.

New York-John Mitchell, formerly
head of the United Mine Workers of
America, and lately chairman of the
National Civic federation, made
public his resignation q his Of
fee and membership in the latter or
ganization. 1t was also announced
that President Seth Low of the Civic
federation had accepted the resigna-
ton.
Mr. Mitchell's severance of relations
with the Civic federation follows the
stand recently taken by the United
Mine Workers in declaring that any
member of their organization accept
ing a position with the National Civic
federation would thereby forfeit mem
bership in the union. With this choice
placed before Mr.. Mitchell he decided
to resign from the Civic federation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
May Delay Dietz Trial.

Hayward-The illness of Mrs.
Dietz has again delayed action in the
Dietz trial. A question of law has
arisen as to whether Dietz, his wife
and son Leslie, being charged joint
ly with the murder of Harp, can be
tried separately in the event of Mrs
Dietz' non-appearance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Youth Kills His stepfather.

Davenport, Ia.-Rud Brandenburg
twenty-one years old, shot and killed
his stepfather, Claus Muenter, Tues
day, after being told by his mother
that Muenter had abused her. After
the shooting Brandenburg and his
mother went to the police station and
gave themselves up.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
cox INDICTED FOR PERJURY.
Alleged Leader Received $17,5oo More
Interest Which He Denied.

Cincinnati.-A new indictment charg-
ing George B. Cox, political boss"
with perjury was returned by the
grand jury. 1t alleges that in adj
dition to the receipt of $18,500 in
terest money paid by banks to former
Treasurer John H. Gibson, as charged
in the first indictment, Cox was given
$17,500 from the same source by Til
den R. French when the latter was
county treasurer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
FUGITIVE BROKER is SAFE.
Secretary Knox Says Davie Cannot Be
Extradicted from Brazil.

Boston.-Robert E. Davie, the ''boy
broker" now under detention in
Rio Janeiro, cannot be extradited
under the indictment charging him
with larceny, as such an Of
tense is not included in the treaty
with Brazil, according to a dispatch
to Governor Foss from Secretary of
State Knox. Davie is accused of en-
bezzlement. He is thought to have
cleaned up 100000 in spectacular OPP
erations here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
STERN BILLS BECOME LAWS
Governor Affixes Signature to Meas
ures for Nonpartisan judicial and
School Elections in Milwaukee.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern signed
the Stems bills relating to nonpar-
tisan judicial and school board cleo
lions. These measures will affect
the spring election in Milwaukee
county.
The bills went to the printer this
afternoon and will be published in
the official state paper and thus be-
come law Immediately.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
start Probe of Packers

New York.-The federal grand jury
here Wednesday began an investiga-
ton Of the meat packers. The inquiry,
it is said, involves the same companies
and individuals as those indicted in
New Jersey about year ago but
never brought to trial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
killed in Family Quarrel.

Cincinnati.-A family quarrel haa
its sequel Wednesday when Edward
L4oos, aged fifty years, was shot and
killed in Rockdale, Ind, a village near
the Ohio-Indiana state line Glenn Hol.
lowell, brother-in-law of the dead man,
admitted having fired the shot that
killed LOos.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Dutch FARMING on way West.

New York.-Eighty Dutch farmers
and their families arrived here aboard
the Holland-American liner Noordam
on their way to Iowa and North Da-
kota, the advance guard of 1000 or
5000 farmers who will leave Holland
within the next few weeks to take up
land in the western United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Taft Honors BouteII,

Washington.-Presi Taft sent
to the senate Wednesday the name of
Representative Henry S. Boutell of IIli-
nois for the post of envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary to
Portugal, in place of Henry T. Gage.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
PoLIcYHoLDERs WIN FIGHT.
Court Upholds $22,5oo,ooo Division of
Surplus Funds.

Newark, N. J-Vice-Chancellor How
ell filed in chancery court a de-
cision in which he upheld the
proposed division of $20,0O0,000 sur
plus fund by the Prudential Insur-
ance company among deferred divi-
dend policyholders. The court de-
clared also that the stockholders of
the company were entitled to $780,
600 assigned them as stockholders
and labeled contingency surplus
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
FIRM FINED FOR DYEING FISH.
New Workers Palm Off Spurious Arti.
Gle for Genuine Smoked.

Philadelphia.-The first prosecution
brought by the state dairy and food
commission against dealers who
dye fish and palm it off here and
in New York as the genuine smoked
article, resulted in the firm of S.
Sklaroff & Sons pleading guilty. Mag
istrate Beaton imposed fines and
costs amounting to 1894.
Charles H. La Wall, chemist for the
state commission, was given samples
of the fish He extracted enough col
oring matter to dye pieces of wool.
In smoking fish to the right color
there is a loss of Is pounds to every
hundred pounds smoked. But when
dye is applied there is no loss.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-08
Rural Carrier Saves Children

Manitowoc. - Noticing that the
home of Rud Meisser was ablaze, the
rural carrier on that route drove his
horse until it nearly dropped from
exhaustion, but arrived in time to
save the children, who had caused
the blaze by playing with matches.