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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
ARSON TRUST IN
STATE UNCOVERED
Startling Evidence Found by
Fire Marshal Purtell.
SEVERAL WARRANTS ISSUED
Arrests VIII Be Made on Charge OF
Incendiary Burning of Waukesna
Hotel in ieiI-Organization OF Ex-
pert Firebugs Claimed.

misunderstanding evidence OF
an arson trust operating in Wiscon-
sin has been uncovered by State Fire
Marshal T. M. Purtell and his corps
of assistants. An organization o. ex-
perts who, it is alleged, have been
profiting by burning buildings
throughout the country since the
time of the worlds fair fires in Chi
cago, have been hunted down and
placed under arrest, charged with the
burning of the Spring City hotel at
Waukesha, January "a, 1911.
Marshal Purtell and the depart
ment attorney, j. f. Baker, secured
warrants at Waukesha for the arrest
of the leaders of the alleged gang.
acquisitions will be necessary, as
some of the parties for whom war
rants have been issued live in other
states. The state fire marshalS de-
partment has been watching the OPP
erations of the organization since the
fire nearly two years ago, and has
been perfecting the chain of evidence
ever since.
cit is the most perfectly organ
lied trust for the destruction of prop
erty by fire, for profit, that has ever
been uncovered in this country" said
Marshal Purtell. GAS far as the in
vestigation has gone into the opera
tions of the gang in this and other
states, we are led to believe that this
one organization has destroyed over
$1,00O,000 worth of property in the
last decade"
The Spring City hotel, a large
frame structure, was insured for
$4,000 and was put in condition for
the fire and burned on January "a,
1911, according to the department.
Mr.. Purtell stated that the depart
ment knew after the investigation at
the time of the fire that it was of in
cendiary origin and that local per-
sons had guilty knowledge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
WILSON WILL POSTPONE
THE INAUGURAL FETES
President-EIect Wants Ceremonies De-
ferred Until Late in
April.


Hamilton, Bermuda, Dec. 3-While
he will be sworn into office as presi
dent Of the United States on March
next, Gov. Woodrow Wilson declares
the ceremonies in connection with his
inauguration will be postponed until
the last Thursday in April.
The presidentelect has received
more than two hundred letters con-
tanning advice regarding legislation.
Pointing to a mass of correspondence
Mr.. Wilson said:
THAT is the idea some American
people have of giving a man vaca-
ton"
Mr.. Wilson in one day paid seven
dollars excess postage on newspaper
clippings speculative as to probable
cabint appointments.
IF you see that Wilson has ap-
pointed this or that man to come to
Bermuda relative to appointments in
the cabinet" he commented, you
may be sure the news came by way
of Constantinople or the Windward
Passage"
Washington, Dec. 2.-President-elect
Wilson's announcement that he will
take the oath of office on March a and
postpone the inaugural ceremonies un-
til the last Thursday in April Is re-
ceived here with satisfaction.
The bill already has been reported
favorably to the house and is on the
calendar. 1t was defeated during the
last session, but Representative Henry
OF Texas, its author, declares he in
tends to do everything in his power to
secure favorable action during the
present session. Backed by the presi-
dent-elect, Mr. Henry believes the
Democrats will unite in advocacy Of
the measure.
The situation of this bill is compli
Gated by the fact that there Is pend
ing a proposition to amend the Con-
stitution so as to provide for one pres
idential term of six years, 1t may
be the two propositions will be COM
bined into one amendment.
The following table shows the state
of the weather on the day of presiden-
tial inaugurations during the last forty
years:
1ST3-Grant. Cold, high wind.
1S77-Hayes. =. Snow and wind.
1SS1-Garfield. .Sleet on ground.
1SS5-Cleveland. Fair and cold.
1SS9-Harrison. Cold, rain.
1S93-Cleveland. Snow, cold, gale.
1S97-McKinley Clear.
1901-McKinley. Cold. drenchi'n rain
1905-Roosevelt. Fine.
1909-Taft Blizzard.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
STORE, q
MasAENZ1MVIA1l>R
PRESENTED HAM TO GEN. LEE
x,.r, ieutenant Couldn't Withstand
Hungry Look OF Superior ana
Gave Up His Meat.

The Christmas story entitled,
Where the Heart Is" by VIII Irwin,
In the American Magazine contains
the following:
1T was just before Christmas OF
ga that saw Lee last on the south
bank of the Appomattox- | wonder II
any Of the northern army knew what
! it was to be as hungry as we all were
| those days? The captain sent me up
with report to the generals house
he had an old farm building for his
Headquarters. went on foot, because
we were sparing our horses. Ana
right there happened about the great
est piece Of luck | ever had in my
life. | kicked something in the road.
Well | could scarcely believe my eyes
when l saw what 1t was. 1t was hall a
boiled ham. How it got there I've
never known to this day. Some raid
ers making camp dropped it, | reck-
on. If l found $4,000 in the street
tomorrow, it wouldn't seem so lucky.
| wrapped it up under my cape, just
unable to think of anything but how
good it was going to taste. You see
/ wasn't much more than a boy
enlisted at seventeen in 81; was
only nineteen then, and just wearing
my second lieutenant's shoulder
straps
well, l came to the turn Of the
road. and looked up. And there came
the general and his staff. Some Of
the boys had been complaining. Ia
heard them say that the general was
living In a house, eating fried chick
en- while we were eating bran and 60
ing meat hungry. l thought OF that
with the ham under my cape.
dropped it down SO l could hold 1t
with my left hand when l saluted, and
stood there by the road at attention.
II hadn't seen the general for a
year. But Lordee-what year had
done to that man! Then his hair was
gray-brown-now 1t was almost white.
Then his eyes were clear like boys
now they were old. And his face
was pinched and hollow. You couldn't
fool me. I'd seen that look often
enough before. The general was hum
CRY.
well, / went, on up to headquar-
ters with the report. And al the time
l held the ham, and all the time ] was
thinking Of the general and the way
he looked. And when l got ready to
start back, something struck me.
wasn't much use to the Confederacy.
He was everything. l just turned
and went out to the kitchen. found
the niger boiling a little handful OF
corn meal took out that ham and
said, Get a knife, niger, and slice
up this meat. It's for the general.
And If / ever find you haven't fed 1t
to him, you won't have to wait for the
Yanks to get you. And went back
and ate corn cake and little silver
Of bacon for dinner that day"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
RESUME OF CAPITAL INVOLVED IN
ILLEGAL HARTMAN RAIL MERGER

kee and ST. Paul. s1,S45, 0a9. None of these
holdings is affected by the decision.
The book value of the Union Pacific's
around $780, 100000.
The Southern Pacific Company owns
S434, 779, 400 of the stocks of proprietary
railroad companies, including s67,2755C0
common and 81, 100000 preferred of the
Central Pacific, 100000 900 stock of the
Southern Pacific Railroad and SIC, 900. 900 of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of
Mexico
The Union Pacific Railroad company,
principal in the merger held illegal. owns
5,447 miles of line. With its leased rails it
operates total of 3,472 miles. The Oregon
Short line owns 1886 miles of road and
with leased lines has total of 1,646 miles
or road. The Oregon Washington Rail
road and Navigation company has 2,069
miles of line. The Southern Pacific system
operates 9.946 miles Lines operated
under lease by the Southern Pacific
include the South Pacific Coast Rail-
way. Central Pacific, Railway, Ore
gon and California Railroad, New
Mexico and Arizona Railroad Sonora
Railway and Nevada and California Rail
way. Lines operated by the Southern Pa
cific's own organizations include Morgan's
Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steam
ship Company, Louisiana Western Rail-
road, Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio
Railway, Houston and Shreveport Rail-
road, Houston and Texas Central Rail-
road, Southern Pacific Railroad company
and Iberia and Vermiiion Railroad.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
ADMITS KILLING TWO BOYS.
j. Frank Hickey Makes Confession 9
Staying Youths.

Buffalo, N. Y, Dec. 2.-J. FRANK
Hickey of Quincy, Mass. who was re-
Gently arrested in New Jersey, has
confessed to the murder of seven-year
old Joseph Josephs of Lackawanna
N. Y, in October, 1911, and whose
dismembered body was found in a
vault back of saloon November 16,
following the receipt of an anonymous
postal card from Boston telling of the
murder, and for which he stands in
dicted, to the Staying Of Michael
Kruck, young New York newsboy
ten years ago and to having caused
the death of a man named Joseph
Morey in Lowell, Mass, twenty years
ago, by putting laudanum in a glass
of whisky to make him sick.
He will be arraigned Monday, when
he will plead to a charge of first de-
gree murder He was indicted by the
grand jury on this charge for the kill
ing of Joseph Josephs.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
LAST EIaa Out Of Alexandria.

At a political meeting at Alexan,
dria after the war, Col. Mosby was
making a political speech at the court
house.
Why" said he, my war record is
part of the states history. Gentle
men, I carried the last Confederate
flag through this very town"
THAT Is So" spoke up Fftz Hugh
Lee, who was In the audience. II was
here at the time"
Thank you for your fortunate rec
election" gratefully exclaimed Mos
by. ut is pleasant to know that there
still live some men who move aside
envy and testify to the courage Of
their fellow-beings. AS I say, gentle
men, my war record is part of the
states history, for the gentlemen here
will tell you that l carried the last
Confederate flag through this town."
That's a fact" continued Fitz. II
saw you do 1t. You carried the Con-
federate flag through this town, but
Fitzpatrick and Ellsworth we're after
you, and you carried 1t so blamed fast
one couldn't have told whether 1t was
the Confederate flag or a smallpox
warning"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
JURY ACQUiTS JOHN SNEAD.
Texan Accused of Staying Capt. Boyce
Found Not Guilty.

exam ACCUSED OF Stdyin9 SeSlt' OoySc
Found Not Guilty.
Fort Worth, Tex, Dec. Al. H.
Snead was found not guilty of the
murder of Captain Boyce by a jury
on Tuesday, Snead will be tried
later for the murder of AL. Boyce.
Deaths that have followed in the
wake of the Snead-Boyce elopement:
Capt. A G. Boyce, father of Al
Boyce. the eloper, shot and killed by
John Beal Snead on January IS, 1912.
as he was sitting in the lobby of a
hotel at Amarillo, Tex
Edward Throckmorton, son of a
former governor of Texas and princi-
pal witness against John Beal Snead,
died after mysterious two days ill
ness on February l, 1912, claiming he
was drugged.
Capt. j. 7. Snead, father of John
Beal Snead, shot dead before the post
office at Amarillo by Il. c. billiard, a
former enlploye. on March 6, 1912. Hill
lard left note saying that bis act
was one of revenge.
r. c. billiard, Snead's former en-
ploye, who killed himself after muir
dering Snead.
AL BOyce, who eloped with John
Beal Sneads wife. Boyce was shot
and instantly killed by John Beal
Snead at Amarillo on September IA.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
C0NFESSES Staying FARMER
Youth Admits Shooting Douglas Coun-
ty Homesteader in the Back as
He Sat in His Cabin.

Superior. - Robert Bennett, 10
years old, has confessed to shooting
Harry futile, the Douglas county
hermit homesteader, in the back as
he sat in his cabin in a remote sec
ton, and firing the cabin to cover up
crime.
In his statement to the police he
blamed George Shafer, his compan-
ion, Fl years old, for tempting him to
do the deed through wild stories in
which he claimed to have held up
men and murdered them for their
money.
Both waived examination and were
held to circuit court, where the police
say, they will plead guilty. Robbery
is given as motive for crime.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
CONGRESS IS IN
SESSION AGAIN
House and Senate Convene for
Three Months Work.
MONEY BILLS TO BE PASSED
Appropriation Measures Make Up the
Bulk of the Program, and Little
Constructive Legislation VIII
Be Attempted.

Washington, Dec 3.-With all it's Ia
bors overshadowed by the Inaugural
ton of a Democratic president in
March, the Sixty-second congress of
the United States convened for its
final session at noon Monday.
Appropriation bills will take up the
time of congress almost exclusively
and there is no expectation that any
great amount of constructive legisla-
ton can be accomplished before the
advent of the Democratic adminfstra-
ton. The members must act upon
more than a dozen bills carrying total
appropriations of over billion dol
lars
Two of the annual budgets are now
ready-the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill and the Dis
trict of Columbia bill These, possibly.
will be passed by the house and sent
over to the senate before the Christ
mas adjournment. The naval. mill
tary postoffice, Indian, Notifications,
diplomatic, pensions and minor bud
gets must be passed in January and
feDTuary.
It is apparent to experienced mem
bers that such big questions as the
tariff, the trusts and the currency
problem cannot be tackled in tho
days intervening between December
and March 4, Congress will be forced
20 appropriate at the rate Of about
s12,500,000 per day in order to meet
the running expenses Of the United
States government during the fiscal
year of 1913. This immense task prac-
tically precludes all hope of general
legislation and unusually fast work
will be required to dispose Of the ap-
preparation measures on the eve of
che incoming administration.
1t is anticipated that the house COM
fnittee on banking and currency will
continue it's investigation of the
money trust" and may make tenta
tive draft of bills to amend the cur
rency laws.
The ways and means committee will
plug ahead in its preparation Of bills
revising the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
but none of these measures will be
brought out it'll the beginning of the
Bixty-third COZ .,fess. which will be con-
yened in extraordinary session about
April 18th
The judiciary committee of the
house will be largely concerned with
the impeachment proceedings against
Judge Robert W. Archibald of the
commerce court.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
A WITTY Laeiv.

President Lincoln was once busily
engaged In his Office when a young
attendant unceremoniously entered
and gave him card Without rising,
the president glanced at the card.
"Pshaw! She here again? told
her last week that l could not inter
fere in her case. / cannot see her."
he said impatiently. Get rid of her;
tell her I'm asleep; anything you
like"
Returning to the lady, the boy said:
The president Gays to tell you that
ne is asleep"
The lady's eyes sparkled as she re-
sponded: We'll, will you be kind
enough to return and ask him when
ne intends to wake up?"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
called for redemption.

Union Pacific's control of Southern Pa
cine has been exercised through the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad company, which
is the holding company for a large pro-
portion of Union Pacific investments. The
total OF investment stocks held direct by
Union Pacific is s3s, 1856, $50 and the amount
held for 1t by Oregon Short Line is $751;
I'll, 400. The Union Pacific holds direct So
53O.540 of the bonds OF other railroads;
oregon Short Line holds $26, 1000.
Among the railroad stocks held by
Union Pacific, outside it's $126, 900 of
Southern Pacific, are: Chicago and Alton
preferred, $40, 343, 100; Illinois Central, $22,-
100000; Northern Securities stubs, s724, 900;
Railroad Securities common, 49, asa. APO, pre-
ferred $1,936,000. Holdings through Oregon
Short Line include: Baltimore and Ohio
common, $32, 1884, 20O preferred $7,2o6 400;
New York Central SIT, S57 100 Chicago and
Northwestern, $4,01S,7 700; Chicago. Milwau-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
Men Get Life Sentences.

Madison.-James Croft, James
Lynch and Edward Olson, found
guilty of the murder of Peter r. Oh
stad, retired farmer of Brodhead,
Wis, were denied new trial in the
circuit court and were sentenced to
state prison for life. Each protested
his innocence to the end. The pris-
oners admitted robbing Olstad, whose
body was found in Lake Monona here
two days later, but denied any con.
nection with his death.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
FOUR BOMB MEN ARE FREED
Defendants In Dynamite Case Dis
charged.

indianapolis, Dec. dismissal OF
four of the forty-fve defendants on
Monday because of insufficient evil
dence to convict, hint by Judge An
derson that others might be freed, the
closing of the governments side and
the opening of the defense with Frank
M Ryan of Chicago as it's first witness
and the resignation Of Herbert S.
Hockin as secretary-treasurer Of the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers marked
the dynamite conspiracy trial. Mr..
Ryan, who is president Of the
union, denied he knew anything about
the dynamite plot.
The four defendants, who were dis
charged, leaving forty-one men on
trial, were:
Sturgeon P. Meadows, Indianapolis,
district business agent OF the Car
penters' union.
William H. BENSON, East Galway,
y. Y, former president of the De
troit Federation Of Labor.
Moulton H. Davis, Westchester, Pa,
member Of executive board Of 1roa
Workers in 1906.
John r. Carroll Syracuse, N. Y.
former business agent Of the Iror
Workers.
President Frank M. Ryan denied
that he ever made the remark to Ed
ward Clark, confessed dynamiter, at
the Southern bridge, about two
weeks before the dynamiting, that
there would be a good place tc put
a shot" He denied that he ever
knew until it developed in this trial.
that Clark had been a dynamitcr for
the international
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
HARTMAN MERGER
MUST Be UND0NE
Supreme Court Holds Sherman
Law Is Violated.
NINETY DAYS TO OFFER PLAN
Long Fight Against Southern and
Union Pacifics' Combination
Ends In a Victory for
the Government.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Declaring the
great Hartman transcontinental rail-
road combination in restraint of trade
and illegal, the Supreme court of the
United States on Monday dissolved
the merger of the Southern Pacific,
the Union Pacific and the Salt Lake
Hnes-a merger which represented the
browning achievement of the late H.
II. Hartman. The decision sustained
the government suit against the COM
bination under the Sherman antitrust
law which was instigated by Theodore
Roosevelt in 1908 and prosecuted by
Frank b. Kellogg, the Minnesota trust
buster, who continued to work upon it
through President Taft's administra-
ton.
Justice Day, reading the opinion,
indicated that the court would enter
a decree to dissolve the combination
and also an injunction to prevent the
Union Pacific from voting Southern
Pacific stock
ANY plan or plans shall be pre-
sented to the court within three
months from the receipt of the man.
date of this court, falling which, or
upon the rejection by the court Of
plans submitted within such time,
the court shall proceed by receiver
ship and sale, if necessary, to dispose
Of such stock in such wise as to dis
solve such unlawful combination"
The court instructed "the circuit
court to retain its jurisdiction to see
that the decree above outlined Is
made effectual"
The governments fight against the
Union Pacific merger began in 1908
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
AID FOR LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

Senator CuIlom Seeks Support for
100000 Building Project.
Washington, Dec. with his heart
set on seeing progress made towards
the erection of suitable memorial
to Abraham Lincoln, before his
lengthy service In congress termi-
mates, on March 4 next, Senator Shell
by NJ Cullen of Illinois has made a
personal appeal to his fellow mem
bers of the senate to approve the plan
of Henry Bacon of New York for a
100000 memorial building on the
banks OF the Potomac river.
He has received assurances of sup
port from enough senators to insure
the senate's agreement to the plan,
but some opposition viii be encoun-
tered in the house.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
Got Careless.

At the battle of Bull Run General
Arthur met soldier with bad wound
In his face. running towards Wash
nigton
That's bad wound you have, my
man." said the general, where did
you get it?'
Got 1t In the Bull Run fight"
But how could you get hit In the
face at Bull RUM"
Wen, sir" said the man, half apol-
ogetically. Il got careless and looS.
Cd back"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
Woman Dies from Shock.

Kenosha.-Mrs. Anna Nestour, 28
years old, died at her home in this
city as result of an unusual shock.
A year ago the husband of the wom-
an was bitten by dog and died in
the agonies of hydrophobia. The
wife nursed her husband during the
disease and her nerves were so shat
tered by the horror of his last days
that she never recovered from the
shock.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
NEW OIL SUITS TO BE FILED
100000 Acres Held by Southern Pa
cific in California Is object.

San Francisco, Dec. Suit to re-
gain possession of 100, 5000 more acres
of Southern Pacific oil lands will be
brought to the United States district
court of southern California shortly.
Announcement was made here by d.
NJ. Mills, special assistant to the at
torney general, who is conducting the
prosecution. Suits pending against
the company involve title of land ag-
gregating in value, according to gov
eminent estimate, $1,000, 900, 900.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
PATRICK LEAVES SING SING

Alleged Slayer Of Millionaire Has Joy
Gus Reunion at Home.
New York, Nov. 30.-The barred
door of Sing Sing swung opeu for AL
bert T. Patrick on Thursday, and the
lawyer, who for nearly eleven years
was cocped up in the gray walled
prison, convicted of the murder OF
William Marsh Rice. bis millionaire
client, stepped out a free man. par
doned by Governor Dix.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
Ground to Pieces by Train.

Iowa City, Ia, Dec. 4.-Cut into a
hundred pieces in sight of passengers
of both trains. James Bishop, promi-
nent Tiffn (Is) resident. was In
stantly killed by an east-bound Rock
island train west of here Monday.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
AGED Man Killed by Train.

Laporte, Ind. Dec. ezra Wilson,
eighty-two and a pioneer of Wanatah,
Ind, was instantly killed Monday
when he was hit by Pennsylvania
passenger train on a crossing in the
business section Of the town
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
Movinu Picture Films Destroye,

Melbourne, Dec. Fire destroyed
the Offices of j. d. Williams & Co.,
manufacturers of moving picture
films. he.e Monday, and thousands of
Yards OK films stored in the building
were burned.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06
New Postoffice for Neenah

Notwithstanding to informa-
ton given by Congressman Davidson,
a bill for an appropriation for a new
postoffice building in Neenah will be
passed by congress. The site has
been purchased.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-12-06

Paris, Dec. 3.-Paul Arondel, a
French airilan. was killed at Juvisy-
sur-Orge Sunday. He was flying around
an aerodrome in his monoplane when
he turned too sharply and the machine
fell $50 feet with him.