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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
The Voice From Below.

Do not be afraid do not cry out,
FOR life is good. l came from low
down, from the cellar of life where
darkness and terror reign, where man
is half beast, and life is only fight
for bread 1t flows slowly there, in
dark streams, but even there CLEAN
pearls of courage. Of intelligence and
of heroism, even there beauty and love
exist Everywhere that man is found
good is; in tiny particles and invis-
ible roots-but still it is there. And
these roots will not perish; some will
grow and flourish and bear fruit. |
bought dearly the right to believe
this; therefore it is mine, my whole
life, my whole life long. And thus l
have won yet another right, the right
to demand that you, too, believe as l
do, for I am the voice of that life,
the despairing cry of those who re-
main below. and who have sent me to
herald their pain. They also long to
rise to self-respect. to light and free
dom--From Maxim Gorky's Suppress
ed Novel, "The Peasants"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
CONCENTRATE TROOPS ON
BANKS OF RIO GRANDE
Troop of Cavalry and Regiment of In.
fantry Ordered Hurried to United
States From Philippines.

Washington, May 9-Orders have
been issued at the war department for
the immediate return to the United
States of the Second cavalry and Fifth
regiment of infantry, now in the Phli-
ippines.
After arriving in San Francisco the
cavalry will proceed without delay to
Fort Huachicha, on the border OF Mex
leo, in Arizona. The infantry will go
to San Antonio for distribution along
the Rio Grande
1t is most significant that all OF the
United States troops acclimated to
the tropics through service in the
Philippines, are now being quietly
withdrawn from the islands and quiet
ly assigned to positions on the border
1t was stated at the war department
that before June Is every cavalry regi-
ment in the United States will be on
duty on the Rio Grande
1t is confidently anticipated that
within the next few days the Eleventh
infantry, now stationed at Fort Rus
sell, Wyo., will be on its way to San
Antonio. Cars for the transportation
of these troops have already arrived
at the fort.
In explaining the preparations at
Fort Russell, the war department an
nounced that it proposed to be ready
for any emergency.
The war department instructed
Colonel Steever, stationed at San An
tonic, to Immediately investigate the
shooting of Private John Baker on
guard duty on the Rio Grande. near
Ell Paso.
The bullet came from the Mexican
side of that river If this report is
not satisfactory to the United States
Secretary Wilson will make immediate
presentation to the government OF
Mexico.
Escalon. Mex, May 9.-Gcneral
Orozco, in command of the rebels
here, has refused to recognize the
provisional government established
last week at Juarez.
He has sent Gomez a telegram
threatening him with arrest unless he
leaves Mexico. Gomez, it is under
stood here, is virtually a prisoner In
Juarez. Orozco says he only invited
Gomez to come and consult him and
not to set up government.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
COACH RICHARDS RESIGNS
Refusal of University Faculty to Ex-
cuse Athletes from Military Drill
Is Given as the Reason.

MISUNDERSTANDING the action Of
the University of Wisconsin faculty
in forcing athletes to take military
drill to the exclusion of athletics,
John R. Richards, head coach of the
Wisconsin baseball and football
teams, has severed his connection
with the university.
That the faculty action in refus-
ing to excuse athletes from military
drill makes it absolutely impossible
to place competitive athletics on an
efficient basis at the university is the
reason Coach Richards gives for his
action.
The connection of John R. Rich
ards with Wisconsin athletics has
been notable one. In 1895 he was
captain of the football team. For
four years he was a member of the.
varsity track team, holding the con-
ference record in the high hurdles
In 1894 he was a member of the.
varsity crew
During the last fifteen years he has
been engaged largely in coaching
work, coming to Wisconsin last fall.
The record of his football team made
Richards one of the great coaches of
the country.
The resignation will take effect
on Aug. 2, when Coach Richards
present contract expires
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
CANDY IS FOUND
IN LEAF LARD CANS
Mrs. Crane Charges Laxity in
Meat Inspection.
SAYS THERE is COLLISION
Tells House Committee Interests of
People Are Betrayed by Federal
Officials Through Friend
ship to Packers.

Washington, May 10.-Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Crane of Kalamazoo, Mich,
who inspected packing plants and
slaughter houses in several Western
cities, told the house committee IN
vestigating the department OF agri-
culture that the people are denied the
only safeguard to meat inspection by
notification of the laws through Or
ders issued by the department and
through the laxity in the enforcement
of the modified regulations at the be-
hest of the meat packers.
Sustaining her charges that the
trade legend of inspected and
marked" by the government, was not
safeguarded, Mrs. Crane produced a
can of Armour & Co.'S leaf lard,
which when opened, was found to be
filed with candy.
ut could just as well have con-
tanned anything else, wholesome or
unwholesome, SO far as the inspection
was concerned" she said.
Mrs. Crane was subpoenaed by the
committee to testify in connection
with the Nelson resolution for an in
vestigation of the bureau of animal
industry, of which DR.. A. A. Melvin
is chairman, because of failure to en-
force the meat inspection law and
collision between the beef packers
and department of agriculture officials.
Meat inspection is a guarantee by
the government to the people OF its
wholesomeness," Mrs. Crane argued.
ut is the only protection they have.
Every carcass is a separate problem.
1t must be examined and stamped sep
arately. The first violation of the in
spection law by the department of
agriculture came less than year
after it's enactment when regulation
was promulgated permitting the trans
fer of meat and meat food products
without being marked from the parent
house to branch establishments. This
regulation was made in secret docu-
ment called service announcement
There was further announcement
that if the government inspection seal
on meat-laden car was broken on
arrival at it's destination, it could be
unloaded. Later this privilege was ex-
tended to wagons transferring prod
ucts to branch establishments
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
ARAB PATROLS IN PARADE.
Mystic shriners Show Gain For Year
of 1924 Members.

Mystic shriners Show Gain For Year
of 1924 Members.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 9.-In a riot
of oriental splendor, fifty Arab patrols
numbering 1000 men of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Mystic Shrine passed
through the business district of the city
Tuesday escorting Imperial Potentate
Treat and the representatives of the
imperial council of the Mystic Shrine
to Scottish Rite temple cathedral,
where the first business session of the
thirty-eighth annual council was held.
Charters were granted to Muskogee,
Okla, and Jackson, Miss. The prop
osition to form permanent Mecca
on the shores of Lake Michigan was
debated, but definite action postponed.
The report of the imperial record
shows that 1924 candidates were adj
mitted during the year, making the
present membership of the Shriners,
1861
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
LOSS NEAR
TO sIOO,OOO,0OO
Situation Along Mississippi Be-
comes More Distressing.
FEAR HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
Government is Furnishing Food to
10000 efugees-Estimated 2o,-
GOO Persons Been Rescued
In Louisiana Alone.

New Orleans, May 10.-Every hour
area of Louisiana and the situation is
more grave than it has been at any
time since the waters of the Missis-
sippi started to rise.
The backwater from the Torras
crevasse made big breach in the
Des Glaces levee, at the junction OF
the Mississippi and Old river, tive
miles below Torras, sending fresh
volume of water into a vast and fertile
sugar country
Appeals tor boats are coming from
every direction, much faster than they
can be responded to. How many lives
have been lost cannot even be esti-
mated, but the dead will number at
least several hundred.
Couriers are riding ahead of the ad-
vancing waters inland, warning the
inhabitants to flee for their lives.
The Ievees of New Orleans are still
holding out against the water, and
that they will successfully withstand
the water at it's highest stage. The
river has risen six inches in the last
"a hours and it is believed the crisis
will be reached here within two days.
All possible is being done to relieve
the suffering of the thousands OF
homeless and to strengthen the levees
which still remain intact. The govern
ment is now furnishing food to APP
proximately 10000 refugees in the
territory from the mouth of the Ar
kansas river to the gulf. The gun
boat Petrol and the battleship Ne
braska proceeded up the river, distrib-
uting provisions and taking many peo-
pie from RATS, from tops of floating
houses and from treetops.
Seventeen persons are known to
have lost their lives Wednesday.
Twelve negroes were drowned when a
raft capsized in Point Coupee parish;
three women were drowned when their
raft parted, and two other women
were lost when their skiff, which was
being towed by a government boat,
capsized One band of 200 men and
women were rescued from little
patch of elevated ground near Opelou-
sas, just before the spot was sub
merged One of the party swan five
miles to summon aid.
More than two thousand persons
have been rescued from the country
flooded by the Torras break alone,
while it is estimated that a total OF
10000 persons have been rescued in
Louisiana up to date.
The estimate of government officials
that the damage to property and crops
will be not less than S50,000,000 is re-
garded here as extremely conserva-
tive. The amount will be closer to
100000 600, experts say.
At least one hundred towns have
been completely wiped out in this
state. Scores of others have been de
populated. The cotton and lumber
industries are the heaviest losers
More than half OF the hardwood mills
in the state have been forced to close
down and some of them are surround
ed by ten feet of water.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
AsToR's WILL IS OUT
Document Divides an Estate Valued at
500, 100000.


New York, May 8.-Mrs. Madeleine
Force Aston, the widow of the late
John Jacob Aston, will not be the mis-
tress of Beechwood, the magnificent
Aston home at Newport She must
give way to the woman who may be-
come the bride of William Vincent AS
tor, the principal heir of the colonels
estate.
Under the terms of Colonel Astor's
will as made public, the young widow
is to have the use of the income from
a trust fund of 100000, but upon her
death or remarriage the fund goes TO
William Vincent Aston Until the fund
has been established she is to receive
an income of 100000 a year. She
also receives an outright legacy OF
100000. The Aston town house and
stables at Fifth avenue and Sixty-f1ftb
street, with all its furnishings and
equipment is left to her until death
or remarriage when it is bequeathed
to William Vincent Aston
These provisions for his widow are
made In lieu of dover and all other
claims upon his estate" says the will.
No mention of Mrs Ava Willing AS
tor is made in the will, the settlement
made at the time of her divorce hav-
ing disposed of all her claims against
the estate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
TEN KILLED IN WRECK.
Coaches Filled With Confederate Vet
Grams Jumps Track.


Grams Jumps Track.
Hattiesburg, Miss, May 8. The
first section of the Texas Con-
federate reunion special on it's
way to Macon, Ga, was wreck
ed Monday six miles north of this
city on the New Orleans and
Northwestern railroad and at least six
passengers and four trainmen were
killed and twenty-five or more passen-
gers more or less injured
Five doctors and three nurses
reached the scene of the accident
within half an hour after the first
news reached here. Living comrades
of the dead and injured veterans, with
the assistance of the train crew whose
lives were spared, soon had all of the
injured removed to the cars that
stood on the tracks and had gathered
together the remains of as many OF
the dead as it was possible to reach.
The train was occupied entirely by
veterans and their families.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
w. J. CUNNINGHAM PoTENTATE

Mystic shriners Elect officers-South-
erners Score Decisive Victory.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nay 10.--Southern
Shriners scored decisive victory at
the meeting of the Imperial council
Wednesday, by electing Ernest A.
Cults, potentate of the Adee Temple,
Savannah, Ca, as imperial outer guard
by a handsome majority over all 9th
er candidates. and the naming of Dali
las, Tex, as the Mecca of the Impe-
rial council next year
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
TOBACCO CAUSES HOT TALK.
Methodists Aim to Prevent Users Hold
inu Office In Church Affairs.

MethodiStS Aim to prevent users F1olC-
ing Office In Church Affairs.
Minneapolis, MINI, May 10.--The
use of tobacco by officials high in Of
fee created a stormy debate Wednes-
day in the Methodist general confer
ence A resolution was presented by
Dr. Robert Stephens, Danville, ILL.,, to
the effect that it is the sense of this
general conference that no person
should be elected to any office within
the gift OF the conference who uses
tobacco in any Of its FORMS
After a vigorous debate the matter
was referred to the committee on edu-
cation
The resolutions which had been Of
fered against the Catholic church hav-
ing been toned down, were passed.
A resolution commencing the atti-
tude of Commissioner Robert G. Val
entine in issuing the order against
the wearing of sectarian CARDS in gov
eminent schools was also adopted.
Rev. Frank M. Thomas, fraternal
delegate of the Methodist church,
south, was given an ovation, and
strong recommendation were adopted
urging the union of the two churches.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
Three More Titanic Victims.

Racine.-Mrs. Eric West and two
sons, residents of Racine, were.
among the passengers aboard the
steamship Titanic and lost their lives.
Eric West, former baker of Ra-
cine, husband and father, is on the
Pacific slope, and does not know Of
the death of his wife and sons. Mrs.
West and children left Racine for
Denmark two years ago, and West
went to Tacoma, Wash. 1t has just
become known that Mrs West and
her sons had sailed on the Titanic
as steerage passengers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
CHECK HIGH COST OF LIVING.
Result of Cooperative Union in Eu
ropean Countries.

ropean Countries.
Washington, May 7.-Accompanied
by letter from Acting Secretary of
State Wilson, President Taft Monday
sent to congress a second installment
of the consular reports. which includ-
ed those from France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Denmark, on CO.
operation and the cost of living In
those countries. These reports are
the result of Investigations made by
the consuls some time ago by request
of the state department.
1t appears from the information col
lected, the acting secretary says, that
the rising cost of living has directed
attention to and augmented the mem
bership Of the cooperative societies,
more especially in France and Bel
GUM. The French cooperative asso-
Citations are in the main arranged
upon the same system as those in the
United Kingdom The tendency is to-
wards small societies and the great
majority of the associations represent
groceries and bakeries. The most sue
cessful distributiVe societies are in
the manufacturing cities of northeast
ern and central France Among these
societies relief funds are administered
and insurance against illness and
forced unemployment is supplied
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
PIamY Hippopotamus.

News has been received in LONDON
that Capt. Hans Schomburgk, who is
at present in Liberia, has captured
and hopes to bring alive to Europe a
pigmy hippopotamus. of which only
three stuffed specimens are believed
to exist in the world.
Capt. Schomburgk has also shot a
pigmy hippopotamus of the same kind
and has further discovered an I'M
known dwarf elephant which, when
fully grown, attains the size of a COW
and of which he hopes to secure liv-
ing specimen-New York Tribune
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
Miners Shot Troopers.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 10.-One man
was killed and three others seriously
wounded Wednesday when state troop
ers fired into riotous mob composed
of about 500 coal miners and women
at Minersyille, following fusillade of
bullets, stones and missiles from the
hands of the rioters.
Mrs. Mary Well, who was standing
on the porch of her home, was shot n
the knee by a stray bullet.
The dead man is David Davies. The
injured are foreigners, whose names
are not known
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
Discomfort OF ONE WOMAN
Ordinary Duties and Pleasures of Her
Sex Only Bore and lrritate
Her.

I have been pushed on to make my
discoveries in regard to the life OF
woman by two feelings-a feeling OF
Rlienage and a feeling Of sex discon-
tent.
For several years now / have feit
myself alien to this world, and alien
not because of race or color, but aIlen
because of changing economic eondl-
tons 1t seems to me that sociologlc-
ally, so to speak, hang in void mid
way between two spheres-the mans
sphere and the woman's sphere. A
professional career, which takes much
time and energy, puts me beyond the
reach of the average woman's duties
and pleasures. l do not regret these
changing economic conditions. For
although they made my youth meager.
they have made my maturity rich.
Sometimes l think l am the only
woman in the world who would not be
young again if she could.
This feeling of alienage is of COM
paratively recent growth. But that
other feeling-sex discontent-has OPP
pl COoSu ulS dII NY lllC. WI 4
started to do my own thinking have |
been in any doubt as to which sphere
most attracted me- The duties and
pleasures of the average woman bore
and irritate The duties and pleas
ures of the average man interest and
allure. This seemed the most shame
full of all my discoveries. But / soon
found that it was a feeling which |
shared with the majority of my kind.
I have never met a man who at any
time wanted to be a woman. have
met very few women who have not at
some time or other wanted to be men.
1t was only after careful observation
and long thought that l discovered the
reason for my sex discomfort. l had to
go back to the very beginning
Haynes Gilmore in Harper's Bazaar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
wills WINS TWELVE
FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Clark Gains IL in Washington-Re-
pubficans Elect TWO Delegations
In Arkansas.

Harrisburg, Pa, May 9.-The Cur
fey organization, that has dominated
the Democratic party in this state
since 1896, was swept away at the
Democratic state convention mere
Tuesday.
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer is
to take Guffey's place as national com
mitteeman and George w. Guthrie Is
to be state chairman. These, with
Vance G. Mccormick, will constitute
the new party management.
The convention elected twelve dele
gates-atlarge to the national conven-
ton and instructed them to vote Tor
Woodrow Wilson to the finish.
The platform advocates the initia-
tive and referendum, woman suffrage
and the enactment of laws to deprive
the judiciary of all executive duties
and prohibit its interference with the
functions of the legislature in the en-
ployment of the police power.
Little Rock, Ark, May 9.-The Re-
pHblicans of Arkansas held two state
conventions here Tuesday, selected
two state tickets, two sets of dele
gates to the national convention ana
instructed for President Taft and Colo
mel Roosevelt.
Walla Walla, Wash, May 9.-The
state Democratic convention here
Tuesday voted to indorse Champ
Clark as its candidate for president.
The vote stood: Clark, ass; Wilson,
LOG; Bryan, 1854 Harmon, IL.
Baltimore, Md, May 9.-Thecdore
Roosevelt wins in the Maryland pri-
maries by a narrow margin.
His popular majority in the state
wide primaries was 5000, while
Clark's plurality over Wilson was H.
500.
Dallas, Tex, May 9.-Returns show
that Woodrow Wilson is in the lead in
the number of instructed delegates to
the Democratic state convention
chosen at the various county conven-
tions
Wilson has 251 delegates to the
state convention; Harmon, 65, and
Clark, 20. Thirteen counties gave no
instructions.
The number of votes necessary to
control the Republican convention is
1877. Returns give Roosevelt so dele
gates and Taft 80. Twenty-seyen
counties did not instruct.
Baltimore, Md. May Ton the
face of the returns Tuesday, Col. Roose-
welt will get Maryland's 16 votes
In the Republican national convention
at Chicago. With the state and city
organizations against him, he defeat
ed them both by close margin.
Speaker Champ Clark of the Ma
tional house of representatives will
have a majority of the Democratic
| delegates to the Maryland state con-
vention and the delegation of Is to
the Democratic national convention
will be Instructed to vote for the
speaker for the Democratic nomina-
| ton for president.
The total Democratic vote in Balti-
more city was 29,3O2 Clark received
1927, Wilson 6,573 and Harmon 81
293. There were polled 154 votes for
an uninstructed delegation. Roose-
velt's greatest strength was shown in
Baltimore city, his vote being 1885
| to 1888 for Taft.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
TO PROVIDE TENTS
FOR FAIR VISITORS
Board of Agriculture Expects
to Adopt Housing Plan.
HOTEL MEN ARE INDIGNANT
Declare Fair May Lose Their Finan-
cial Support If the Plan of Erect
ing Sleeping Quarters in Corner OF
Park Is Carried Out

Milwaukee-If plans of Secretary
j. c.. Mackenzie of the state board
of agriculture are adopted, out-ot-
town visitors at the 1912 state fair
may make their home during the
week on the fair grounds. Arrange
ments have been made to supply
tents, cots, ETC., to all applicants at
a nominal cost. The camp will be
in the grove back of the administra-
ton building.
Milwaukee hotel proprietors are
indignant over the plan of the state
fair board to provide tents for the
accommodation of visitors. The no.
tel men say that the plan would not
work, and would have a bad effect
upon their business.
A member of the fair board says
that although the plan had not been
formally put before the board, it had
been the intention of several of the
members for several years to inau-
gurate such system for the con-
venience of the farmers who come to
the fair with several children and
find it difficult to secure accommo-
dations in the city hotels. He said
that he had little doubt but what
the plan would be adopted by the
board at it's next meeting.
Under the plan, each family will
be able to secure a single OR a dou-
BILE tent at a reasonable cost.
The hotel proprietors have con-
tributed large stakes for the races
each year, and it is said by several
that this support might be withdrawn
if the plan was adopted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-05-15
Resiqned.

q hear your daughter is to be mar
rted to young Midgeley.
Yes. They've decided to have the
wedding in June"
Il think l heard you say once that
you would rather follow a daughter Of
yours to her grave than see her be-
come the wife of that fellow"
Ca, well, that was before | had
fcand out about his good qualities. He
showed me how to quit slicing my
drive"