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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
UNION LABOR MEN
HOLD CONVENTION
DELEGATES of Wisconsin FEEDER
alton Gather al Sheboygan.
FAvORs POLITICAL ACTION
Organizer Weber Says Workers Muse
Gain Control of Government to
Solve Present Problem-BoY Scouts
Held Menace to Labor.

Sheboygan.- twentieth an
nual convention of the Wisconsin
Federation of Labor was called to
order by Fred Brockhausen, secre-
tary and treasurer, with about $50
delegates in attendance. Frank j.
Weber, state organizer, Milwaukee,
was elected temporary chairman.
Mayor Dieckmann made the Welcom-
ing address.
Organizer Weber, in a report on
the unemployed, said the problem
would not be solved until the work
ers gained control of the government
through a political party of their
own. He urged the establishment
of an eight-hour work day.
Through accurate reporting by or
ganized labor of all cases of violoa-
ton of the child labor laws, said the
speaker, the first step would be
taken toward correct statistics
Organization of women and girl
workers into unions for getting bet
ter conditions was urged. The sub
ject of the minimum wage, he said,
would in the near future be one of
the demands made by organized
labor
He urged the abolition of the con-
tract labor system in the state pris-
on Voluntary arbitration was
favored, but compulsory arbitration
was condemned.
Low wages as the direct cause of
white slavery was assailed. The Boy
Scouts were declared to be an insti-
tuition supported by capitalism to
destroy the rights of laboring hui
manity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
SAFETY SHOW is IN DEMAND
Exhibit Illustrating Prevention of Ac-
cidents Now on Tour Through
Badger Towns.

Madison.-The tentative itinerary
for the exhibits of the industrial COM
MISSIONS safety devices includes
these Wisconsin cities; WATERFOWL,
Beaver Dam, Stevens Point, Wausau,
Merrill, Rhinelander, Green Bay, APP
pleton, Neenah-Menasha, Oshkosh,
La Crosse, Kenosha, Port Washing
ton, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Supe-
rior, Ashland, Chippewa Falls and
Madison. An application has come
from Washington, D. C. The exhib-
its are in charge of Factory Inspec-
tors D. D. Evans, A L. Kaems, Ira
L, Lockney and John Humphrey
Two men accompany each exhibit.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Accused Banker Missing.

Ashland,-At the hearing in the
case against Banker Fleishbein, Gid
den, and Banker Gordon, of the town
of Gordon, who are accused of de-
frauding the town out of bonds and
orders, Fleishbein denied any Grim
inal act on his part. Records on
these matters in both town and bank
were found to be missing, and Cor
don, who disappeared when the case
was started, has not yet appeared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
GOTHAM GAMBLER is SLAIN.
Three Men Jailed in Shooting of Be-
traYer of Police.

Three Men Jailed in Shooting of Be-
trayer of Police.
New York, July 18.-Through the
alleged confession of a man under ar,
rest, the names of seven men are
believed to be in the hands of the
police as participants in the sensa-
tional killing of Herman Rosenthal,
the gambler on Tuesday, just as he
was presumably about to make i'm
portant additions to his recent dis
closure of alleged partnership between
police officials and members of the
gambling fraternity. Additional ar.
rests are expected.
The police laid the crime at the
door of the gamblers. On the other
hand, those of the gambling fraternity
who were closest to Rosenthal said
that the police had a much greater
motive in such tragedy than the
gamblers.
Evidences unearthed tends to show
that those members Of the police In.
yolved in Rosenthal's revelations to
District Attorney Whitman were In
a state Of absolute panic Monday
night On the following morning Ro.
senthal had promised to give to Whit
man four more names, which he said
would show what officers of the pc.
lice department got graft money from
gamblers, and how high up in the
police department the graft went
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Makinn z Fire In Panua.

One Of the latest travellers in re-
mote parts of Papua describes their
method of making a fire: They get
a piece of dry soft wood, split one end
and insert a piece of tapa cloth, then
taking a piece of cane, which they
Gerry twisted round their waists, they
place it under the wood on which
they stand Grasping each an end Of
the cane they pull 1t backward and
forward vigorously: when it has eat.
en- half way through the wood to the
tapa cloth the heat generated is so
great that the cloth smolders and is
blown into fame. The whole process
is accomplished in 10 or Is seconds. "
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
CLEARS UP GOTHAM CRIME.
Samuel Schwartz Admits Son Slew
Little Julia Connors.

Samuel Schwartz Admits Son Slew
Little Julia Connors.
New York, July 18.-The mysterious
Staying of little Julia Connors in the
Bronx, last week, was practically
cleared up on Tuesday save for the
actual details Of the murder, in one
Of the most dramatic scenes that was
ever enacted in the office of the dis
trict attorney.
Samuel Schwartz, father Of the sus-
pected youth, acknowledged to Assist
ant District Attorney Mott in the pres
ence of the other members of his fam
lily and the father and mother Of the
murdered child, that his son Nathan
had confessed to him the murder and
that he (the father had told the youth
to go out and kill himself. The father
said he believed his son had done so.
Nathan Schwartz, confessed slayer
of Julia ConnOrs, was found dead on
Thursday in a rooming house here.
His body was identified by his broth
err He had committed suicide by in
hPling gas. Schwartz left three notes,
which said he was sorry that he had
slain Julia Connors
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

Someone in a Baltimore contempt
rary is discussing whether conyen-
tons pay the town in which they are
held. Generally speaking perhaps they
do not, but specifically there are
some interests that make them pay.
Those who attend are usually stuck
for largely increased prices for ev-
erything from a cocktail to a cold
chicken. and when :hey go away and
tell about IT the town gains nothing
in reputation. 1t would be naturally
supposed that the increased patron
age at reasonable rates would be
enough TO satisfy reasonable
appetite for gain, but there does
rot appear to be any reasonable ap-
petite at such times. These things
have occurred at nearly all conven-
lions in the past, regardless Of prom
Uses to the contrary; and there is no
remedy in sight. The next time the
convention can go somewhere else,
but it will be the same there.-Phila
delphia Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
BLAME EMPLOYEES FOR WRECK
Dead Engineer and Flagman Held Re
sponsibIe for Burlington Collision.

Spon8tote TOT burlington SoIIiS'0u'
Chicago, July 17.-Responsibility
for the wreck of the Denver limited
Of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy
railroad at Western Springs Sunday
morning, when the Omaha fast mail,
inbound, crashed into the rear end
OF the limited, resulting in the loss
of thirteen lives, was placed upon the
shoulders of the dead engineer of the
mail train, George Bronson, and upon
the f1agman of the passenger, John
Woodwork. The blame was fixed by
star chamber inquiry board. COM
posed of the officers Of the Burlington
road, who met at Aurora.
Three other Investigations are still
to be made and 1t is possible that
these will result in criminal prosecu-
tions. Two Investigations will be
conducted by Coroner Peter Hoffman
and by the federal authorities, under
the direction of Charles De Woody
of the department Of justice. The
third investigation will be made by
the railway commission of the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Subway for Naples Planned.

Naples, Italy, is TO have a subway,
and when under the heights of Vo-
nero the tunnel will lie about 500 feet
below the surface. Electric elevators
will be used here as we'll as at all
places lying at depth of over As feet.
At one end the line connects with
the Vesuvius railroad outside the city
limits. and at the other it joins SUI
burban electric road. The estimated
cost of the undertaking is about So
600 900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

James Thorpe of the Carlisle Indian
school performed a remarkable feat
in winning the Decathlon and proved
his general all-round ability as an
athlete.
Gloom was cast over the spectators
and participants in the games when
1t became known that the only Portu-
guese runner in Sundays historic
Marathaon race, F. Lazaro. had died
in the hospital. He suffered from sun
stroke during the race and fell out
after running nineteen miles.
The news caused great distress to
the king, the crown prince and other
members of the royal family.
The Bohemian runner, F. Slavik, is
also in the hospital, but his condition
is not considered serious.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
LORlMER VACANCY Is UP
TO STATE LEGISLATURE
Attorney General Holds That Cover
nor Deneen Has No Power TO
Name Successor.

Springfield, H., July 19.-In the
opinion Of Attorney General Stead,
as announced on Wednesday, the
Illinois general assembly of 1903
failed to properly elect William Lori
mer to the United States senate
therefore a vacancy does not exist by
reason of Mr.. Lorimer's unseatlng,
and consequently Governor Deneen is
neither called upon nor does he have
the power to fill the senatorship by
appointment.
Whether a special session of the leg
islature will be called at once, so that
Lorimer's successor may be elected
has not been decided Governor De
neen declined to discuss this phase OF
the situation. He said he had not de-
cided what he would do.
In contending there is no vacancy
within the meaning Of the Constfu'
ton, Attorney General Stead cites as
analogous the cases of Lee Mantle Oh
Montana and Matthew S. Quay OF
Pennsylvania Mantle had served
full term, but the Montana legislature
though in session and legally organ
lied, failed to elect his successor. inc
state executive proceeded to appoint
contending there was vacancy DuC
the federal senate decided that the leg
islatures failure to elect did not Gre
ate vacancy as constitutionally con-
sidered. The facts in the Quay case
are substantially the same.
The situation is the same, says
the attorney general, ''as If the leg1s-
lature of Illinois of 1909 had made no
attempt to elect senator to succeed
Albert J. Hopkins. According to my
view, the legal effect of the determln-
alton Of the senate that the election
of Lorimer was invalid is that the leg
isIature of Illinois failed to elect
senator"
After Analysing the differences be-
tween the Lorimer and the Mantle ana
Quay cases, in that Lorimer received
certificate of election and Mantle
and Quay did not, the attorney general
says Lorimer may thus have been
made senator defacto, but this ala
not establish his title to the office.
The opinion incidentally sets forth
that the senate investigation was not
to inquire into the conduct of Mr.. Lor-
inner as senator. It did not expel him,
but it determined that his election was
invalid" and therefore, technically
there had been no election.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
WOMEN IN THE PROFESSIONS
Writer Sees Time Approaching When
Opposition to Their Entry
Will Be Futile.

The demand for women in medicine
las become so urgent and women
have so clearly defined their aptitude
as physicians that opposition to their
entering the medical profession has
died a natural death in most civilized
countries, men doctors, not general
public sentiment, interposing such
barriers as are interposed at this late
day In America the woman doctor is
already sure of herself, declares the
New York Evening Post.
In England the hostility to her find
expression only in such oblique and
BIASED outbursts at that lately In
dulged in by Sir Almroth Wright, who
promptly silenced by physicians OF
wider outlook, notably Sir Victor
was promptly silenced by physicians
of wider outlook, notably Sir Victor
are now nearly 200 licensed women
doctors. German women have become
much interested, too, in dentistry, a
profession in which American meth
DDS have long set the standard. Last
year so German women were officially
licensed to practice dentistry. Both
in medicine and dentistry Germany Is
ready for more women, according to
the results of an inquiry recently in
stituted by the University of Berlin.
In both Germany and England the
opposition to women lawyers contin-
ues strong. IN England women are
not admitted to the bar, though 1t is
claimed that recent agitation of the
subject brings their admission notably
nearer. In Germany women are not
encouraged to take jurist or national
economic courses at the universities.
In spite of the Encouragement, about
20, who have taken these courses
seem to have made good in using
their degrees in one capacity or an
other
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
No Foam on the Communion Wine.

Mildred Elaine, the granddaughter
of a south side minister, recently en-
toyed her fourth birthday party.
Though she often went to church with
her mother. last Sunday was the first
time she witnessed the solemn cere-
mony of the Lords Supper. With I'M
usually wide eyes she watched her
grandfather, the officiating clergyman,
pour the sacred wine.
The little miss was in deep study
over the communion service and 1t
was not until the family was seated
about the dinner table that she ven
tured an opinion on the ceremony.
With a strong note of childish anxiety
In her voice, she looked up at the
fond grandparent.
''Drandpa," she asked, why don't
your beer at church foam like
daddy's?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
CROKER HEIREss is Welded
Society Favorite Becomes Bride Of
Malcolm o. Whitman,

Malcolm u. whitman.
Hillsboro, Cal, July 18.-Miss Jen-
ME A. Croker, daughter Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Croker Of
San Francisco, who is known to So
ciety in America and abroad, became
the bride of Malcolm D. Whitman Of
New York on Tuesday, while NOV
ing picture machine made a living pro-
duction of every incident OF the cere-
mony. The bride is worth $10,000,0OO
in her own right, and the bridegroom,
also wealthy, belongs to one of the
Oldest New England families, besides
being former amateur tennis cham
pion of the world, globe trotter and
a sportsman of renown.
The wedding was solemnized in the
quaint little church Of st. Matthew at
San Mateo, with Right Rev. William
Ford Nichols, bishop, assisted by Rev.
DR.. Cambridge, officiating.
Throwing conventions to the wind,
the groom wore a straw hat to and
from the church, instead of the usual
silk tile.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
M'coMes is CHOSEN HEAD.
Democrats Meet and Organize for
Campaign.

Campaign.
Chicago, July 17,-William F. Nc
Combs of New York was selected by
the Democratic national committee
as its chairman at meeting held in
this city on Monday, and the wishes
of Woodrow Wilson, the party's nom
inee for president, in regard to the or
ganization of the committee, were an
nounced by Richard S. Hudspeth. com
mitteeman from New Jersey.
Joseph E. Davis, national commit
teeman from Wisconsin, was elected
secretary. He will manage the Will
son campaign in Illinois and will prob
ably have charge of the Chicago head
quarters.
John I. Martin was unanimously re-
elected sergeant-at-arms, a position
he has held for the last so years.
Chicago and New York both Will
have headquarters with the proba-
bility that Chicago will be the nation
al center and New York branch.
An executive committee will run the
campaign. There will be several mem
bers on it who are not national COM
uitteemen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Woman Is an orehardIst.

Miss Elizabeth NJ. Hayward is the
manager of one of the largest apple
orchards in this country. The orchard
is situated near Hancock. N H. and
is owned by Miss Hayward's father,
who managed It himself until a few
years ago, when because of his Illness
the work fell to his daughter. The
farm comprises one thousand acres
and there are upward of ter thousand
bearing trees in the orchalS At the
recent New England fruit show Miss
Hayward won several first prizes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
CAMPAIGN FUND
WAS Sl,655,5l8
Hitchcock Says No Corporations
Made Contributions.
DU POINT $4,000 REJECTED
Witness Says That Some Banks Gave
$1,000 Each and the Presidents
Brother Made the Largest
Gift

Washington, July 19-Frank II.
Hitchcock, present postmaster gen
eral, and chairman of the Republican
national Committee in 1908, is the first
witness to- come before the senate
committee investigating campaign ex-
penditures with a perfectly good mem
DRY. Mr.. Hitchcock on Wednesday said
the total amount of the contributions
in 1908 to aid the election of Pres
ident Taft was 81 ,055, 1927.
This sum, said the witness, was the
total collected through various agen-
cies of the Republican national COM
mittee OF this amount $620150 was
collected in different states and
handled by the local state committees.
The latter sum never was turned into
the treasury of the national commit
tee, although that committee kept &C
count of it.
Mr.. Hitchcock promises to furnish
the investigating committee with
copies of the financial records OF the
campaign. He said the report of the
funds used in the campaign, as filed IN
Albany, N. Y, were absolutely correct
and that he could not supplement
these reports by testimony.
No contribution was received from
a corporation, Mr.. Hitchcock said, be-
cause congress had just passed law
prohibiting it. He told of the only
near contribution he could remember
having rejected.
1t was offered by General T. Cole
man Du Pont of Delaware, then a
member of the Republican executive
committee, actively assisting in the
management Of the campaign, and
amounted to $4,000.
"He turned 1t over to the treasurer,
George r. Sheldon" began Mr.. Hitch
cock. When l learned of it, l sent for
Mr.. Du Pont and told him that | did
not think we could accept it, because
the government had civil suit against
corporation in which he was inter-
ested l instructed the treasurer to
return it, and he did So"
Mr.. Hitchcock insisted that with the
exception of about twenty-five all the
contributions were below $4,000.
Before the system of collecting the
money by finance committees organ
lied in each state was put into opera
ton, Mr.. Hitchcock said, fortunate
ly'' friends of the party came forward
with large contributions
The first friends" he mentioned in
that connection were Charles P. Taft,
brother OF President Taft, who con-
tributed $4,000; William Nelson
Cromwell, $25 700; Mr.. and Mrs. Larz
Anderson, $4,000; Andrew Carnegie,
$4,000; William Smith Cochran, $751;
600; Frank Munsey, $4,000; White
law Reid, $4,000: M. G. Borden, &c.,
900, and General Corbin, for a number
of persons, $4,000.
During the examination ME-. Hitch
cock remembered that a number of
banks contributed $4,000 each, and
that they might have been interested
in corporations, but he thought, at
any rate, that was small contribu-
ton for them.
did any stockholders Of the Steel
corporation contributor" was asked
Il believe some Of the men l have
mentioned as contributing at the open
ing of the campaign are interested in
It. I think Frank Munsey is" an
swered the witness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
DELAYS MITCHELL SENTENCE
Court VIII Await Written Consent to
Waiver of Rights.

Washington, July 19.-Sentence up
on John Mitchell, convicted of con-
tempt of court with Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor for violation of
an injunction in the Bucks Stove and
Range boycott case, was again post
poned in the district supreme court on
Wednesday. Mitchell, in Oregon,
sent through his attorneys waiver
tence was imposed The committee
of prosecutors preferred written re-
quest that sentence be passed in his
absence. Sentence will be taken up
after it has been received
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
General putfieId sueeur1 e,.

Detroit, Mich, July 16.-Gen. Henry
M Duffield, adjutant general of the
Twenty-third brigade, army of the
Cumberland, in the Civil war and in
In Cuba during the Spanish-American
war, died at his home on Sunday of
illness incident to age He was born
in Detroit, May Il, 1910.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
WILL NOTIFY TAFT ON AUG. 1
Committee Will Wait Upon the Nom
inee at White House.

Washington, July 17.-President
Taft will be officially notified of his
nomination at the White House on
August 1. This was decided by Chair
man Hilles of the Republican national
committee and Senator Root, chair
man of the committee of notification
appointed at Chicago.
1t was President Taft's wish that
the ceremony of notification be per-
formed in Washington, because Of the
ease with which members of the COM
mittee could get here and because of
his desire to entertain them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Ar. AGAINST Cut Rates

New York, July 1.-THE express
rates prescribed in the report of the
interstate commerce commission will
not produce enough revenue to cover
the cost of business, according to a
statement made by officials.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
House Passes Labor Bill

Washington, July 19-The house on
Wednesday passed the bill to estab-
lish department of labor, the secre-
targ OF which will have a place in the
cabinet The measure long has been
pressed by organized labor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Prisoner FIees from waupun.

Waupun.-The first escape OF a.
prisoner from the penitentiary in
more than year occurred while.
Gov. McGovern and the state board
of control were in session inside the
prison. The escape took place from
quarry, mile and half from tho
prison
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
He.d Tor companion,s Death.

anesville.-Frank Schmidt of
Marquette, Mich, is held here.
charged with having stabbed Frank
Sladky near Evansville, while the,
two were stealing a ride on a North
western train. Sladky fell beneath
the wheels and was cut to pieces.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Asks $500 COO for Husband

New York, July 17-Mrs. Alice Hart
cell Webb has filed suit for $4,000
damages against William sHemperley.
an attorney of Massillon, O., charging
him with alienation of her husbands
affections
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
"Terrorv Ship Is Authorized,

Washington, July 1S.-The senate
passed the terror battleship" resolu.
ton by Senator Tillman Tuesday. pro
posing that the United States build
the greatest warship possible under
modern naval conditions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Gave $3.50. GOO 70 nemocr.+s

Washington, July 18.-August Bel
mont, testifying Tuesday before thu
senate committee investigating cam
paign contributions, gave $25O,OOO a.
his contribution to the Democratic ma
tional campaign in 1904.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Esther w. Wins $4,000 Race.

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 19-The
I'll trot and the $4,000 purse that
went with 1t was won here Wednesday
by Esther W., a young mare that has
been Pennsylvania county fair ia
vorite this year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24
Henri Polncare Is Dead

Paris, July 19.-Henri Poincare, the
famous French mathematician and a
member of the Academy of Sciences
and the Academy Franchise, died here
on Wednesday morning in a SAM
tarium.