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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
ARSON TRUST"
IS DISCOVERED
ILLINOIS FIRE MARSHAL CLAIMS
IS MEN HEAD GANG
OF !NCENDlARlES.
COVERS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
Declares Flaming Tentacles Reach
Out to Many Centers.-kansas
City Police Deny Leader
Is There.

Chicago, July 20.-Revelation by
State Fire Marshal c. j. Doyle of
! gigantic country wide firebug con-
spiracy-the greatest the world has
ever seen and rivaling in the net
work of it's plot the most elaborate
Arabian Nights tales-astounded mem
bers Of the Chicago Association Of
Commerce at their weekly luncheon.
| With it's head in Kansas City, one
arm in Chicago and its tentacles of
destruction defying the law in more
than dozen large cities of the cOun-
try, the speaker declared, the state
fire marshals of at least four differ
ent states have combined to wipe out
the closely banded gang of fifteen
criminals who are directing it's oper-
atiOns.
THE country is facing one of the
most gigantic, organized arson con-
Spiracies that the world has ever
SEEM" declared the speaker. Il am
here to tell you that the state fire
marshals department of Illinois has
united with the state fire marshals
of three other states-Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Ohio-to wipe out the
band of fifteen men at it's head
Zone arm of the monster cOnspir-
acy that has continued to ravage on
own city. The head Of the conspiracy
is in Kansas City, from which city
the operations of the whole gang are
directed.
"Tentacles Of the f1endish octopus
have extended, as the daring of those
behind the plot has grown, into a doz-
en- cities. They have been found at
work in Bloomington, Springfield,
Pittsburg, Cleveland, New York, Buff
falo, st. Louis and other big cities.
1.-TWO men of the gang have been
convicted and are now in Jail in g
southern city The other fifteen will
be behind the bars if the state fire
marshals of the four states are as
successful in working along a line on
which they have now begun investi-
eating.
IF we are as successful in seCur-
ing convictions as seems probable at
this time" he added. "and the men
behind the conspiracy are jailed,
every state in the union will benefit"
Kansas City Police Know Nothing.
Kansas City, July 20.-If Kansas
City is the headquarters for an arson
trust, as was declared by State Fire
Marshal Doyle of Illinois before the
Chicago Association of Commerce, the
police here have never learned of the
fact Chief of Detectives Zickefoose
laughed at the statement and said it
was a mistake.
ITO think that an arson trust has
headquarters here is laughable,' Chief
Zickefoose said. There may be an
arson trust, but I believe Mr.. Doyle
is mistaken as to the city which is
headquarters for the band"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
NEWS Of THE WEEK
CONVERSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
A BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters in Brief Form fer All
Glasses of Readera
Washington

Nothing but speeches stand in the
way of the complete success of the
Canadian reciprocity bill and we are
working the speeches off as fast as
possible" said Chairman Penrose OF
the senate finance committee. Il am
sticking to a prediction made long
since that we shall adjourn either on
July 20 Or August s."
An inquiry into Alaska's Industrial
development, second in Importance
only to the BallingerPinchot investi-
CATION, will be inaugurated by the
house committee on expenditures IN
the interior department, according to
altered plans Of that committee. In
stead Of having Miss NJ. F. Abbott tell
the story of the famous Dick to
Dock" letter, the committee will eX-
anime government officials on general
conditions in the territory.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
told the senate that the farmers have
little interest in Canadian reciprocity.
"In every test that have made for
the purpose of finding out the serti-
Iu0nt OIL the FARMERS III LILY SldlS,
said the senator, I have found that
there is an indifference as to whether
the bill becomes a law or is defeated.
Of course there are some farmers
who oppose the measure, but | think
their opposition is SO slight, when
compared with the sentiment through
out the state, as to be almost neglig-
bile
President Taft reviewed the action
OF President Hayes in pardon case
in 1878 and extended executive Glenn
oncy to Joshua Wade, a half-breed
Choctaw Indian who has spent the
last 80 years in jail for a crime
against woman. President Hayes
in 1878 saved Wade from hanging and
committed his sentence to life I'M
prisonment The man is now old and
feeble and still protests his innocence.
President Taft ordered him released
at once The crime was alleged to
have been committed near Caddo,
Indian Territory.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. July 20.-Because of wealth
er conditions Northwest tending to
spread rust the wheat market took an
upward turn. Moreover, foreign crop
conditions were reported as less favor
able than heretofore and ocean freight
rates hardening. 1t was also said that
a fair inquiry had developed for hard
wheat to be shipped from Chicago to
Eastern mills. Opening prices were "a C
off to &c up. September started at
81 q MSSc unchanged to nc up, and
held at the upper level
Light receipts of corn made the mar
ket for that cereal strong. Local spec
ulators headed the buying. News of
further rains. in Kansas appeared to
have little effect. September opened
at 63% @641sc, the same as last night,
to asc advance, and rose to 645sc.
Oats bulged on account Of covering
by shorts. An idea prevailed that the
recent decline had been excessive. Sep
TENDER started * down to &c up at
42H @42Mc and assembled to 43c
With offerings limited and hogs high
err, provisions were firm. Initial sales
varied from last nights figures to TIC
higher. with January delivery at $15.45
@15.471a for pork, 1925 for lard and
s8.07A for ribs.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
WANTS ATHLETIC SONS.
Millionaire Lewis Hires professional
Coach


Racine, Wis, July 20-Captain Will.
lam Mitchell Lewis, millionaire manu-.
facturer, who during his college days
was prominent in athletics, will try
to have his two sons, Turner, aged
IS, and Gordon, aged II. be like him
self in physical attainment.
AS preliminary step he has en-.
gagged for their private coach Ira Mel
son Davenport, University of Chicago
holder of the 100-yard sprinting rec.
ord of As seconds A Spartan code
of living has been prescribed for the
boys, which will keep them busy the
greater part of the day
Il believe in building the physical
part of man first" said Mr.. Lewis
Whats the use of trying to send a
boy through college if he is not in
perfect health? A good animal is a
good man and, given brains, he is
inevitably a good student"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
UNlONIST DENIES INCITlNG RIOT.
Structural Iron Workers Organization
Pleads Not Guilty in Des Mones.

nes Moines, July 20.-F. j. Murphy
of Indianapolis, national organizer for
the Structural Iron Workers union, in
police court pleaded not guilty to the
charge of indicting riot. He is
charged with having been the leader
in Monday nights riot on local via
duct in which Joseph Schlieger, a non
union man, was seriously injured and
several others were hurt.
Murphy and four other union labor
men were arrested, but all were re-
leased on bond following pleas of not
guilty. The cases are to be tried July
26. Murphy came here about month
ago and since then is said to have
been endeavoring to get the concern
which is building the viaduct to recog-
niZe his union.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

There is slight danger of q clash
hatveen Germany and France over
M0rocco.
Details Of the great storm on the
japanese coast June 20, were brought
l>y the steamship Kumeric. Several
hundred lives were lost and many
snins destroyed
The senate will vote on the Cana
dian reciprocity bill July %, on the
wool tariff revision bill July q, on
tic freelist bill August l and con-
occasional reapportionment bill All
ust g.
Representative Kinkaid introduced
a bill having as its purpose granting
authority and money to the secretary
of the interior to conserve flood wa
tiers in reserves and in Indian reser-
vatiOns
TO have his body cremated and his
ashes thrown into the bay half way
between Alcatraz island and Saasal-
ito, while the tide was flowing out,
was the dying wish Of John D. Win
gate, a prominent business man, who
died in San Francisco.
Perry c. McClanahan, head of the
normal department Of Highland Park
college, was elected Iowa state high
school inspector.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
Lowell and Franklin halls, mems and
boys dormitories at Highland Park
Mninnc ca1CinO INcc nf
over 100000.
Ethel Conrad and Lillian Graham,
who. on June g. shot W. e. d. Stokes,
the millionaire, of New York, in
their apartment, were held in $4,000
bail tor the grand jury on a charge
Of feIonious assault.
Announcement was made by the De-
partment of Justice that the govern
ment had recovered $4,000 from John
F. Gaynor and Benjamin d. Greene,
the contractors who were convicted
OF frauds with Captain Oberlin NJ
Cater in the Savannah harbor con
tracts several years ago.
James II. WilkersOn, special cOun-
sci for the United States government
in all the important trust cases that
have been heard in the Chicago dis
trict in the last few years, and eX
pected successor to United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims, declared that the
only good trust was a dead one.
Seventy million acres OF govern
ment land will be thrown open to Ell
try after an investigation by fourteen
government survey parties now in the
field in North and South Dakota Mon
tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington
Oregon, Utah and Colorado.
w b. Shattuc, aged seventy, former
congressman from the first Ohio dis
trict, was found dead in the bath room
OF his home in MadisOnville.
There will be no consideration O
pension legislation at this session O
congress. This notice was served or
the house by Democratic Leader Tn
GcTWood.
An investigation of the Brussel:
conference of steel men, which, ii has
been predicted, may bring about al
international combination to c0ntro
the steel trade of the world, will BIZ
undertaken by the department of jus
tee.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
Chienpo live Stock

Chicago, July 20. = CattIe-Receipts
estimated at 10000; steady to loo low
er; beeves, $4.70@6.S0; Texas steers
$4.5Q@6; western steers, $4@5.S5;
heifers, $2.1OM5.75; calves, $507.50.
Hogs-Receipts, estimated at $4,000
market strong to sc higher; light, $3.50
OF; mixed, S6.50M7; heavy, $6.25M6.95;
rough, S6.25 06.45; good to choice heavy.
$6.45 @6.95; pigs, $5.65 a 6.55; bulk $3.50
M6.S5.
,,oarl(et steadI. n@tiunS e.
western, SO $50; earrings, $4.40m5.65;
lambs, native, $4@7.35; western, $3.50
0U725,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
DEPOSED SHAH IN PERSIA.
Mahamed Ali Preparing to Start a
Revolution.

Teheran, July 20.-The Persian gov
eminent is almost panic-stricken over
the unexpected return to the country
of Mahamed Ali, the deposed shah,
with the object of regaining the
throne He landed at Gumesh Tepeh,
on the shore of the Caspian sea.
Reports say that he is going toward
Astrabad and gathering many follow
ers on the way.
It is intimated that Russia, which
promised to see that Mahamed Ali did
not return, deliberately let him come
back to create disorders that would
justify Russia in completing the long
pending grab of a large slice Of Persia.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
MIMIC WARFARE is BEGUN.
Nine BattIeships Met by Five Torpedo
Boat Destroyers.

Block Island, RI, July 20.-Mimic
wart broke out around this little is
land when nine battleships of the at
lacking blue fleet steamed in from
the southeast and were met by five
torpedo boat destroyers and a half
dozen submarines. Whether the bat
tleships were theoretically sunk or
the defending craft destroyed will not
be known for some months.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
LUCE is A GOPHER COLONEL.
National Guard Selects Successor to
Reeve.

Minneapolis, July 1S.-Major Erie
D. Luce was elected colonel of the
First regiment of the Minnesota Ma.
tional guard to succeed G. M. Reeve.
He received twenty-six votes on the
first ballot, eleven being recorded for
Lieutenant Colonel Frank T. Corris.
ton. and one for Major Frank Rowley.
The election was finally m2[e unal.
imous en- the proposal Of Cc,cnoi Co.
r;StoD.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
Long Auto Tour Started.

Minneapolis, July 20.-Twenty auto
mobiles left here for Helena, on the
longest tour held anywhere in Amer
lea this year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
Seattle Ex-Police Chief Sentenced.

Seattle, July 20.-Former Chief OF
Police Wappenstein, convicted of &C.
cepting a bribe for permitting the
operation of immoral resorts during
the Gill administration, was sentenced
to three to ten years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
Personal.

Dissolution threatens the unionist
party of Great Britain.
Aviator J. G. Mars was probably ia
tally injured by a fall during a flight
at Erie, Pa.
Governor Deneen said while Lori
mer posed as friend, he was in real
ity false to him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
Turfnan RinaIdo Dies,

New York, July 20.-Word was re-
ceived here that Dabis NJ. Rinaldo, one
of the best known turfmen in the
country, was dead, at Saratoga
Springs, n. Y.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Twin Cify Markets.

Minneapolis, July 90. = Wheat, July,
&c; Dec, + 80 q ~ M nort3ern 80
No. corn, Csc; No. white oats, 4234 c;
barley. mailing, SLOT; No 2 rye, SSc;
No. / flax, $2.09.
Duluth. July 20.-Wheat, July, 95H C;
No. l northern, 96Ac; No. durum,
South St Paul, July 20. = Cattle
stSgs $S3S@sS" f 6oys $2I75@S99
sheep; yearlings, $2.7506.75.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
South Dakota Man to Head Editors.

Detroit, July 20.-Talk among the
editors seems to indicate that Robert
e. Dowdell of Artesian, SD, now first
vice-presdent OF the National Ed.
torial Association, will be elected
president.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Winnipeg, Man, July 20.-FOur land
seekers were drowned at Twelve Mile
lake south of Moose Jaw while at
tempting to cross the lake in a small
boat during storm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Chicago, 5; Boston. 8.
Philadelphia. 5: PittSburg, 4.
New York. 4; Cincinnati, 2.
st Louis, As; Brooklyn, 2-5.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Madison. - Arguments on the
demurrer to the complaint in the
case of C. l.. Williams, receiver of
the defunct First National bank of
Mineral Point. against Calvert Spense-
ly and other directors, were heard by
Judge J. A Humphrey Of Springfield,
H., in the federal court here. Will
Jams brought action to recover from
the defendants 100000, alleging the
bank sustained that much loss through
the negligence of the directors.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
National Ieap.Ila,

American League.
Boston, 10; Cleveland, 2.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
MiEny League.
r, n

La Crosse 4; Duluth, 2.
Rochester. 4; WinOna. 0.
Superior, 2; Eau Claire, /.
Standing of the Clubs.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

La Crosse. - When the fraik
skiff in which she was riding with her
husband and little girl was struck and
capsized by a big launch, Mrs Will
lam Saurbier saved the child by hurl-
ing it through the air into the launch.
She was later pulled from the water
while Saurbier, who thought the child
was imprisoned under the launch, was
taken out exhausted after diving I'M
der the boat several times in search
of his daughter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21
BASE BALL SCORES.

Columbus, 8: Louisville. T.
milwaukee,. 8; Kansas City, 5.
Indianapolis, 6; Toledo, 1.
Standing Of the ClnhS
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Neenah.-Thrown into the higl
waves during a windstOrm OF
Lake Winnebago, three young men
Clifford Sawyer, Patrick Keoppoch
and Carl Wassenberg, nearly lost theil
lives when their sailboat capsized.
They were rescued after several
hours clinging to the overturned
craft, in an exhausted condition. This
Is the boat that capsized and caused
the drowning of four Appleton girls
several weeks ago. The boys Will
sail it no more.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Eau Claire.-The Wisconsin AS
ISOLATION of Assistant Postmas-
ters chose Fond du Lac as the next
place of meeting. Resolutions were
adopted thanking President Taft for
placing assistant postmasters under
the civil service law A rural parcel
post and speedy revision of postal
avs and regulations were ia
5Ored.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Eau Claire.--At the final ses,
sion of the Wisconsin State Dental
society Oshkosh was chosen as the
next meeting place. c. E. Father of
Milwaukee was elected special dele
gate to the national convention at
Cleveland. DR.. Adolph Chopper of
Milwaukee, the treasurer, was pre-
sented with a Colt automatic revolver
by the society.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Manitowoc.-George Urban, Jr.,
aged seventeen, son Of George
Urban, a prominent music teacher,
was drowned at the city bathing
beach when he was pulled into the
lake by the undertoW.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Madison.-C. r. Martin of this
city made complaint to the rail
road commission against the rule Of
the Southern Wisconsin railway com
pany, the local traction company
Which prohibits the carrying of baby
cabs or gocarts on its cars unless
they are folded and inclosed in cloth
Or paper.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Madison - Governor McGOvern
signed the income tax bill and
capture and conviction of the persons
guilty of the murder Of John l.. Sex
ton, the hermit of Elkhart Lake."
from $500 to $500.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Appleton.-N. Simon, who made
the 4,000-pound cheese for tht
national dairy show and who recently
was awarded the contract to make g
l2,000-pound cheese for the next ex
libition of the national dairy show
las secured the contract for a 5000
pound cheese for the Minnesota state
fair
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Marshfield.-The Central Wiscon-
sin fair, which will be held here
on August 1926, will have sew
aral good purses for PAGERS, trotters
and free-for-all races. The premium
list is about $4,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Neenah.-During the last year
over 10000 feet of fish net,
worth $1,000, has been confiscated and
burned by game wordens on Lake
Winnebago This belonged to fisher
men who were fishing Illegally Illegal
fishing has been stopped to a large
extent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-21

Merrill Fred Schmidt, twelve years
old, died of lockjaW, caused by the
contents OF a blank cartridge entering
his hand on June "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-15
I He Sc CRET ofSUCCESS
Genui e Merit Required toWin
the Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason why
lit is that SO many products that are ex-
tensiyely advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as IKE
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
cured, to those who are in need of II.
In an interview on the subject promi-
inent local druggist says: Take for ex-
ample Dr. Kilmer's swamp Root. a pre-
paration / have sold for many years and
never hesitate TO recommend for in al
most every case it shows immediate re-
suits as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy that l know of
has 50 large d sale"
The success of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due TO the fact that it fulfils
every wish in overcoming kidney liver
and bladder diseases, corrects urinary
troubles and neutraizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
a free trial bottle viii be sent by mail,
absolutely free. Address Dr. Klmer &,
Co, Binghampton. \. Y, and mention
this paper. Regular size bottles sold at
all druggists-5oc. and sl00
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-15
SOUTH GARDINER.

Harry Williams. who has been at
home for a week, returned. Tuesday. to
Boston.
Clyde Thurlow. who has been at
worl2~tn Massachusetts all summer, is
at home for Il while While at work.
recently. cabinet making. he had the
misfortune to cut his thumb on Il cir
eular saw which ALL lay him Off two
or three weeks. sfaa
Mrs. l.. c. tombstone, who has been
the guest for some weeks of Mrs.
Van r. Beedle and Mrs Melvin Spen-
Ger. returned Monday. to her home at
Mattapan, Mass.
The Junior Society of Christian En-
deavor will be entertained. Friday
evening, at the parsonage.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs Melvin Spencer. Thursday after
noon, to sew on aprons for their eoIu-
ing fair.
The home Of Charles Grover. Jr.. at
South Gardiner was the scene of
pleasant occasion. Friday evening.
Nov. 10, the affair being a benefit so
cIal under the auspices of the NJ, u,
church. The house Was decorated with
yellow and red corn, pumpkins, crepe
paper and festooning. The color
scheme of the parlor was purple ana
white aud en- a stand in the centar OF
the room sat a jack-o'-lantern with
the words Benefit Social Inscribed
upon il and over it a band of purple
so that when lighted, it sent out d
purple light The rest of the decofa-'
tons were green. yellow and white.
The chief features of the evening were
. paper, THE South Gardiner GOSSIP
read by {. l.. aCronkhite. The paper
was full OF local gossip, want auds
and clippings from other papers. inc
other important feature was Z; con-
test which caused aoonsidera BILE merri-
ment The men were called to the
kitchen and forced to trim hats. make
dresses, darn, make patchwork, etc.
Prizes were awarded. Frank Norton
took the first prize fora trimming a
hat; Albert Hall the BOBBY prize for
mcnding Then the ladies We're called
to saw wood, shoe make, use carpen-
ter tools etc. Mrs Elmira Sargent won
the first prize. Refreshments I We're
served after which the host favored
the party with several vocal solos The
cdd invitations, together with the
mode of entertainment and odd deco
rations made the affair particularly
novel