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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
TRY TO AVOID CAR SHORTAGE
Commission Is Asking Shippers to
Cooperate With Railroads for
Prompt Handling.

Wisconsin and other
northwestern states face a car short
age unparalleled since 1907. Traffic
managers of leading western rail-
roads, cooperating with the Asso-
citation of Western Railways, are
writing letters to shippers forecast
ing scarcity of rolling stock with
in the next thirty days unless all in
terest cooperate for the prompt han
ding of shipments. Following this
advice, the Wisconsin railroad COM
mission is notifying leading manu-
facturers of the impending danger.
1t recommends that orders for future
shipments be placed as soon as pos
sible and that every effort be made
to load and unload equipment so that
there may be no delay in holding
cars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Wisconsin News Briefs.

Madison. to the Wis
consin crop report ISSUED by ]. C..
Mckenzie, the general average of the
corn crop in Wisconsin is "a per
cent normal The principal corn
growing centers show a better con-
dition than the state at large. A
bumper potato crop is expected and
prospects for the sugar beets are
good The soil conditions are report
ed generally favorable No crop re-
port will be issued by the state board
of agriculture in September.
Sheboygan Miss Jennie Kane, %
years old, residing at Glenbush, was
drowned at Crystal lake Miss Kane
was in bathing and while walking
il about three feet of water acciden-
tally stepped into a deep hole and
sank before her fathers eyes. She
wore water wings and they left her
when she sank.
Chippewa Falls.-F'red G.. Griffin.
aged 81, of Owen, died here at the
hospital from the effects of wound
which he received recently when as
night policeman he attempted to ar
rest two bandits near the owen de-
pot. Fourteen shots were exchanged
in the darkness between the officer
and the bandits who escaped.
Eau Claire-John l.. Childs has
been appointed interstate secretary
of the Y. NJ c. A. institutions in
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota.
Grantsburg. - Representatives of
the Wisconsin Grass Mating COM
pany of Fond du Lac are negotiating
with business men here relative to
the erection of g. 100000 factory
in Grantsburg.
Grantsburg-A Bergstrom, an
early settler, was drowned in Trade
lake, while fishing When he at
tempted to disentangle his fishing
line the boat capsized
Oshkosh - The resignation of
Capt. John H. Laabs as commander
of Co. B. Second regiment, Wiscon-
sin National guards, has been sent
to Adjt. Gen. G. R. Boardman. Mr..
Laabs is clerk of courts and states
he cannot do justice to both civic
and military duties.
Grand Rapids. = Miss Nicholas
Weber WIS killed today by an auto
mile driven by John ID. Murray. Jr..
when she alighted from a street car
Marshfield. -Resources of Marsh.
field banks, of which there are three.
have increased 100000 in the last
year.
Madison.-Asst Secretary of State
Nagler has asked the attorney gem
eral for an interpretation of clauses
in the corrupt practices act regard
ing the filing of expense accounts.
There is some doubt as to the intent
of the legislature to exclude a can.
didate from having his name go on
the ticket for failing to file his ex-.
pense account week before the pri-
mary
Chippewa Falls.--Thomas Riley
and his wife reached here on their
walk westward from Pittsburg. They
covered 1895 miles in tnirty-nine
days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
THIRD PARTY CALLS
STATE CONVENTION
Wisconsin National Progress.
siYes to Meet in Milwaukee.
SEPTEMBER II is THE DATE
Conferences Decides to Place Electors
for President and Vice President on
Fall Election Ballots by Petition
To Call County Conventions.

of the pro-
VisionaI state central committee of
the national progressive party in
Wisconsin, decided at a meeting held
here to call state convention for
wednesday, Sept. IL, in one of the
theaters or halls in Milwaukee.
BY unanimous vote, it was decided
to place electors for president and
Vlce-presldent on the fall election
ballots by petition. This was as far
as the committee went as regards
candidates, the motion providing for
PRESIDENTIAL electors carrying a pro-
vision that all matters pertaining to
state and county officers be left to
the delegates at the convention.
Inc delegates to the state conven-
tlon will be chosen by county con-
ventions, each being entitled to one
delegate for every 5000 population,
or major fraction thereof. The va
rlous county conventions will be call
ed by county chairmen, who will be
appointed by State Chairman Baker.
BESIDES county chairman, each
county will have an executive com
mittee, to be appointed at a confer
ence between the county chairmen
and Mr.. Baker. In this way it is
hoped that a complete state organi-
cation will be effected before cleo
ton.
Among those who attended the
meeting from outside of Milwaukee
were E. A. Curtis and w. A. Titus,
FOND du Lac; j. M. Jones and H. E.
Miles, Racine; DR.. r. c. Cgilbie, Su-
perlor, and Col. John Hicks, Osh-
kosh.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

Wife of the Convicted Cameron Gam
Man Declares That Her lius-
band Is Innocent.

Madlson.-The signatures of 49,
500 residents of Wisconsin are sign
ed to petitions accompanying the for
maj application for a pardon for John
r. Dietz, of Cameron Dam, now serv-
ing sentence of life imprisonment
IN the state penitentiary for
the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Oscar Harp. which was filed with
GOV. McGovern by Clarence Dietz, son
Oh the convicted man, and Attorney
e. II. Nabor of Mayville.
Mr.. Dietz and Attorney Nabor
brought the application to Madison
IN person and after filing it had a
long conference with Gov. Mccoy
efn. The governor said that he would
mold hearing on the application at
an early day.
The application was signed by Mrs.
Hattie Dietz, wife of the convicted
man. Mrs. Dietz says in the appli-
cation:
Il know my husband was not in
any way responsible for the snoot-
ing of Oscar Harp
II pardoned, Dietz will, she de-
clares, prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that he did not kill Harp. Mrs.
Dletz declares that her husband is
innocent, that Harp was killed by
bullet from the gun of some other
deputy sheriff, that Dietz did not
have a fair trial, that Jurors Smith
ana Sabean were prejudiced against
D1etz, that the residents of Sawyer
county We're prejudiced against him,
that Dletz did not believe he would
De convicted and therefore did not
properly prepare for his defense, that
Dletz was a good husband and father
and that it is necessary for him to
be with his family.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
cultluatlnu potatoea Lats

The Virginia truck experiment sta
ton has found that the best results
in growing potatoes are obtained
where the soil is kept level during
the earlier civilizations, but as the
season advances earth may be worked
toward the vines by means of winged
cultivators in order to keep the tubers
thoroughly covered and free from sun
scald.
It has also been found best to con-
tinue cultivation as late in the season
as possible. Many eastern Virginia
growers do not stop cultivators until
two or three weeks before digging is
started
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Carefully Selected and Prepared.

of some new kind of potatoes would
furnish seed for quite patch next
year. One bushel of seed oats would
furnish enough seed for number of
acres the next year.
This would give the seed an oppor-
tunity to become better acclimated
and he could select the best seeds for
home use, which is an opportunity that
seldom comes to farmer who buys
seed from the seedmen who sell it
from the general crop which is raised
by farmers especially for them.
Then there rs always an opportun-
ity for farmer to sell choice seed
oats, corn or potatoes to his nearby
friends for better price than his gen
eral crops will bring. The time is
coming when good seed will be better
appreciated by farmers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
GOOD USES FOR WHITEWAsH
Purifier Is Needed In Poultry House,
In Barns, Hog Pens and Other
Piaces-It Is Cheap.

Everybody should know how to mix
good whitewash. 1t is needed in the
poultry house, in the barns, looks well
on the fences, hog pens. etc. 1t is a
purifier because 1t is antiseptic and
deodora1t. 1t is cheap, looks well.
and when rightly made and put on is
good preserver.
The standard government white
wash" is made as follows: Slack q
half bushel Of quick lime In boiling
water, keeping 1t just covered with
water during the process. Strain this,
then add speck of salt dissolved in
warm water, three pounds of ground
rice boiled In water to thin paste,
one-half pound Spanish whiting. and a
pound of glue together in warm water.
Mix these thoroughly and let stand
for a few days. Apply hot. Coloring
matter can be added If desired Dry
paint pigments are used for this pur-
pose.
Another good outside whitewash is
made as follows: Slack a half bushel
of lime in boiling water as described
above. Add TO this after straining
two pounds sulphate of zinc and one
pound salt dissolved in water. If you
want cream color, add three pounds
OF yellow ochre, or any shade may be
given the whitewash by adding differ
ent paint pigments.
Another good vhitewash is made
Il Us. Proceed as n second formula
above, Dut add half pound Of whit
ing in addition to the zinc and salt.
Dilute to proper consistency with skim
milk. Apply hot. This wash will
stick well for outside work.
The best way to apply whjtewash is
with spray pump. 1t can then be
rubbed in with brush If desired,
though a good job of spraying makes
an even coat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

own master. The lad was Pedro l.,
king of the Spanish states of CASTLE
and Leon. He is known to history as
Pedro the Cruel"
Many acts that would nowadays be
regarded as barbarous cruelty were
then looked upon as mere deeds Of JUS
tice and necessity. 1t was an unbe-
lievably brutal and cruel age For a
man in that century to win the title
of The Cruel implied a monstrous
character
Pedro, as mere boy, fell under the
influence of one of the most beauti-
full, clever and INSCRIPTIONS women
of all history. She was Maria de
Padilla. 1t was she who prompted him
to cast aside his councillors and to
declare himself king. Her next step
was to induce him to give her rela-
tives the highest court offices. The
crafty old prime minister, AIbu-
querque, had strengthened Maria's in
fiuence over Pedro in the hope Of adj
vancing his own interests. But Maria
made Pedro dismiss albuquerque from
service. Courtiers who failed to pay
her all sorts of extravagant compli-
ments were put to death by the kings
orders. A money lender who refused
to advance money for her expendi-
lures is said to have been boiled in
OIL
When Pedro was twenty it was ar
ranged that he should marry gentle
and lovely French princess, Blanche
of Bourbon. Maria, fearing to lose
her own power over the young king,
hit on a truly devilish trick for max
ing him hate his sweet young wife.
Blanche gave Pedro splendid jew
eled girdle as a bridal gift. Maria,
by a sleight-of-hand feat, stole the
girdle and put in it's place poisonous
snake. She then worked on Pedro's
superstitions by telling him Blanche
was a sorceress. and had sought to
kill him by means of the 'bewitched"
girdle. In terror, Pedro sent his in
nocent wife to prison. (They had
been married just three days.
For this and for other. acts Of cru
city and rlisrule the people murmur-
ed. They took Blanche's part So
did Pedro's half-brother, Don Fad
rique. Pedro assured them that he
loved Blanche and would set her free.
Instead, he put her TO death. He in
vited Fadrique to the palace and went
forth to greet him as the latter enter
ed the palace courtyard Then, at
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Historic Blackguards
BY ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
ooOooooooooooooooooooooo -
Frederick William, Wise King, Brutal Father
,blishing Co. fThe New York worldly

his ten children he had positive hat
red for his clever daughter Wilheim-
ina and for his eldest son Frederick
Young Frederick was brought up
in strict. cruel manner, such as few
modern boys would endure. He was
sensitive and hlgh-spirited. The pris-
on-liEe discipline and harshness might
well have broken weaker spirit. It
merely strengthened Frederick's. AT
length Frederick Williams cruelty to-
ward the lad became UNDESIRABLE. Fred
erick. in 1880, when he was eighteen
years old, planned to escape from
bondage and to take refuge with his
uncle, King George H. of England. He
needed a confederate to help him es-
cape So he chose his dearest friend.
Lieut.. Won Katie.
The plot was discovered by tho king
Won Katie was thrown into prison and
vas sentenced by military courtmar-
tial to remain there for two years.
Frederick was also arrested and taken
before his father. The king was mad
with rage, heaped vile insults on the
helpless youth, then rushed fiercely at
him, beating him almost to death be-
fore bystanders could drag him away
But this did not check Frederick VIII
liam's wrath. He declared that
his son, as a colonel in the Prussian
army. had been guilty of attempted
desertion in trying to escape to Eng
land. He had him placed in solitary
confinement in the fortress of Custrin
and ordered him beheaded
Only the stern protests of other Eu-
ropean sovereigns prevented the king
from carrying out this unnatural
threat. But he chose another punish
ment almost as cruel. Condemning
Lieut.. Won Katie to death, he had a
scaf,old erected just outside Freder-
icks prison window and forced the
wretched prince to witness his friends
execution. AS the lieutenant mounted
the scaffold Frederick called out to
him sobbing:
ooh, forgive me, dear Kattel"
The lieutenant answered bravely:
TT is a pleasure to die for so gak
liant a prince"
The king next tried in vain to force
Frederick to give up his claims as
heir to the throne Failing in this. he
kept him long in semi-imprisonment
and forced him to marry princess he
greatly dfsliked.
Yet, at the time of his own death, In
1740, the old kings last words were:
Il die content, having 2. noble son to
succeed mel"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

signal from Pedro, Fadrique was
stabbed to death by an assassin.
A second half-brother was disposed
of by Pedro in like manner, SO were
many noblemen. At last, under
third half-brother. Henry of Trasta-
mara, the mobiles rebelled against Pc
dro. The pope communicated him
for his series OF black crimes. He
was driven out of Spain by Henry and
by the latter's allies, the white Com
panies' (soldiers of fortune) Taking
refuge in France, Pedro fell in with
the Black Prince" heir apparent OF
England, who was ravaging the French
lands By making certain glittering
promises of reward Pedro induced the
Black Prince to help him regain his
throne. At the head of an English
army they marched into Spain. There,
in the fierce battle (Navarete, 1850.
they beat Henry. Pedro was once more
king.
He failed to keep any OF the prom.
Uses he had made, and the Black
Prince left Spain In disgust. AS soon
as the dreaded English troops were
gone the war broke out anew. Henry
gained many victories. He could not
wholly conquer the king. At last, In
1869, he induced Pedro to come to his
tent for peace conference.
Scarcely had the two baif-brothers
met In the tent than they flew at each
others throats like angry dogs.
Henry stabbed Pedro with a dagger.
But the blade broke off against the
coat of mail the king wore under his
cloak Pedro then, by main force.
caught Henry in bis arms and hurled
him to the ground. But one OF Henry's
followers tripped Pedro and sent him
sprawling Before the fallen king
could scramble to his feet, Henry
drove sword through his throat.
Thus persisted Pedro the Cruel In
his thirty-sixth year Henry seized
the throne, put the slain monarch's
two sons in a cage and starved them
to death. Scoundrel though Pedro was,
he had been loved by the common PEG
pie. Many OF them prospered under
his reign, and whimsical sense OF
fairness on his part had led them to
nickname him Pedro the Just"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

crotch rod passes up and around the
mast over the iron catches marked l.
The arm is raised or lowered by means
OF the rope F. At the upper end of the
mast is large ring to which guy ropes
e are fastened. The derrick must be
solidly guyed when in use. The rope D
is for bringing the load In place on
the stack G is the rope to which the
horse is hitched. The feature of this
stacker Is that 1t will always drop the
load In the center of the stack wheth-
er at the ends or in me middle. A
stationary arm stacker will not do
this. This stacker may be successful
ly used on a windy day and VIII han
die as much hay in day as any
boughten one
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Fireworks in Old Florence

happi,5 on and a cluster of priests.
who hac previously blessed tie pyro
technics. surveyed the scene from the
cathedral entrance. Then firersen
soused the smoking remains with
buckets OF water, after which two
spans Of white oxen, splendid gpeci-
mems. each with an armful of flow
ers between its fine long horns, q
blanket, richly embroidered with the
Florentine lily across It's broad back.
and Its hoofs gilded. were hitched to
the fireworks car and hauled 1t away
through the crowded streets.
This performance was endowed "A
an annual event by somebody long
ago. and 1t is carried out as conscieu-
tiously as the splendid and aolemn
Easter services that precede end fol-
low It during three ceremonious days.
IT. w. j.. in Kansas City Star.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

sand contradictions that made up the
nature of Frederick William l., second
king of Prussia. and father OF Freder-
lex the Great. Perhaps 1t Is not who'll
ly fair, in one sense, to call him q
BLACKBOARD, but in other respects few
men have had better claim to the
word
His father had been extravagant
and had left the newly-formed kingdom
in bad financial state. Frederick Will
liam began his reign in 1713 by cut
ting down official salaries and dis
charging many state employees. He
also excited anger and ridicule by
hundreds of other harsh economies.
Yet this miserly course had good eff
fects. 1t paid his fathers debts and
gave Prussia full treasury. More
over, Wilhelm had full share of the
national German honesty and stanch
uprightness. His chief faults were un.
governable temper and parsimony.
Stingy as he was in other ways,
William lavished huge sums on the
army. His great joy in life was to
play at soldering. He had a scheme
for collec ing a corps of giants and
would pPy unheard-of prices to induce
tall mSn to serve in his ranks.
In spite Of his craze for military af-
fairs, Frederick William managed to
reign q years with only one little war
to mar the peace of his realm. He
sneered at all sorts of education that
were not absolutely practical (even
forbidding his son to learn Latin.l He
also chose vulgar and initerate men
and women as his boon companions,
rather than such persons of intellect
as happened to be at the court He
used to walk the streets, beating with
his cane any one who CHANGED to be
idling. His rule was one of iron, and
he firmly believed in the divine right
of kings" to do as they pleased with
out considering the rights or feelings
of others.
Frederick William held his wife in
contempt and more than once publicly
made her the object of brutal jests. Of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Excellent Wire SpIicer.

to turn to make the splice A pair of
large pincers or wise should be used
to hold the two wires between the
coils while turning the splicer. In
Fig. the splice is shown as finished.
The length of the handle may vary. II
the splicer is to be used for net wire,
of course, the handle cannot be longer
than the width Of the mesh Other
wise, six or seven inches is about right
for No. 8 wire, the length of the handle
should be reduced FIR the sake of con.
Yenience
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Girl Drives OFF Thieves.

Green Bay.-While the men O. the
house were busy with chores, two
strangers approached the home of
John Sisimilich, Kewaunee, with the
intention of robbing the house, but
owing to the plucky fight shown by
Anna Sisimilich, they were forced to
depart without anything of value.
The girl was knocked unconscious
and was just recovering when her
brothers returned home. A posse
was formed and the two We're cap
tured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Helps for peas and Beans.

Peas and beans are checked in their
early growth when grown on soils
deficient in nitrogen and are benefited
by applications of heterogeneous fer
tilizers. Sodium nitrate is better
adapted to topdressing than ammo
mum sulphate on account of its quick
action. Sodium nitrate is easily
washed into the subsoil, whereas the
ammonium sulphate is more firmly
held in the soil. The continued ap-
plication of sodium nitrate tends to
form crusts on the soil.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
EXCELLENT AS WIRE sPLlcER
Neat and Strong Splice May Be Made
by Use of Little instrument
Shown In Illustration.

The neatest and strongest splice
can be made with this little instru-
ment. 1t is made of strap of iron
one inch wide and one-eighth inch
thick. One end is cut narrow and is
bent into hook large enough to fit
neatly the largest wire to be spliced,
says the Iowa Homestead. At the
sides of this two notches are filed, as
shown in Fig. l. In Fig. the splicer
is seen in position on the wire. The
arrow indicates the direction in which
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

Corn and peas seem doubly deli
cious in the fall. And even if you
fail to harvest them you are out only
few cents. So plant little of the
earliest varieties at once.
Bush string beans, carrots, turnip-
rooted chervil, collards, corn salad,
cucumbers (for pickling), endive and
lettuce, mustard (for SALAD, parsley.
satisfy, radishes, kohl-rabi and turnips
are other crops that realize August
planting ideals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

Madisorl.-The state park board
has filed an agreement at the Office
of the secretary of state between the
board and Robert Glenn, Wyalufng,
Grant county, which transfers to the
board 5000 acres of land on the Mis-
sissippi and wisconsin rivers for park
purposes for q consideration Of s37.-
277. AT the last session of the Leg
islature provision was made for the
purchase.
Shawano.=The convention of the
Wisconsin Ginseng Growers associa-
tioE will be held here on August 2e
and I'll
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
DiIIing Heads League.

Green Bay--At the closing session
of the grand council of the National
Fraternal league held here, Manito-
wos was chosen as the meeting place
in 1913. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: Grand councillor, Theodore
Dilling, Fond du Lac; vice councillor,
John Zenkgraf, Plymouth; secretary,
j. " Staver, Augusta: treasurer, c..
j. Williams, Green Bay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
IMPROVED SEEDS ARE BEST
One Quart of New Variety of Corn
Would Grow Enough to Plant Big
Acreage at Small Cost.
(By M. w. kelley

| believe that every farmer would
find it profitable to devote a certain
portion of his farm to growing seed
for the coming year In this way he
could buy seed each year and plant it
on his test grounds and grow all that
would be required for his next years
crops
One quart of some new variety of
field corn would grow enough seed to
plant quite an acreage and the cost
would be comparatively small. A peck
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27
Breaking 1t Gently.

Oswald-Myrtle, have an impor-
tant question to ask you.
Myrtle-oh, Oswald, this is so sud-
dem
Oswald-What / want to know is
this: What date have you and your
mother decided upon for our wedding
Puck
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-27

More rape VIA so IN this year and
still more win be grown next year, as
you can take dirsv niece OF land and
summer fallow urt August 1, then
SOW your rape. Anolner advantage is
that you don't have TO harvest =; the
cattle win do that.