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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Cuyc4Co GRAIN MARKET

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Scarcity of con-
tract grades of wheat at Liverpool
lifted prices today in Chicago. An Ar
gentine cable had considerable influ~
ence in this connection, stating that
although stocks were increasing the
some estimates placed the exportable
surplus at less than last year. 1t was
also said that Australian offers were
light. and the outlook as to Russia
becoming worse instead of better.
Under such circumstances the trade
liberal receipts at primary. points in
the United States Opening prices
were We to &c higher. May started
at $106A to $1.oo7s, gain of x to
&c. but reacted to $1,000.
The unprOmising aspect of the win
ter wheat crop in parts OF Missouri,
illinois, Indiana and Ohio led to q
temporary, a bearish feeling develop
ing on account of reported perfect
conditions in Kansas. Closing figures
were weak with May at 99A d99Mc,
a net loss of "a q 5sc.
In the corn crowd there was about
an even division of sentiment. SPRING
like weather acted as an offset for
opened unchanged to Is q Nc up at
81 sc to 67h 067 &c, and receded to
TTaiik of improved export demand
brought about recovery but the eff
feet wore Off The close was steady
at 67Ac for May, lsc under last
Oats followed corn. A fair amount
of activity prevailed. May started a
shade off to a like amount higher At
52X M52asc to 523s 0i52l3c. touched
52i5c and fell back TO 52hc.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
MANY DEATHS PREVENTABLE
State Board of Health, in Vital Sta
tistics Report, Declares Lives
Needlessly Sacrificed.

Madison.-Valuing each life. &C
cording to the American table, at
$1,000, the annual economic loss to
Wisconsin from easily preventable
infectious and contagious diseases
and violence, which are classified as
preventable causes, amounts to $I6,-
059, 900. This conclusion is reached
in the mortality report for 1911 is
sued by the state bureau of vital sta
tistics. Deaths from the above named
preventable causes, according to the
report numbered 9447 in 1911, or
343 per cent of the total.
The report shows that the annual
death rate is III per 1000. During
the calendar year, 27,226 deaths, ex-
elusive of stillbirths, were recorded
with the bureau The death rate
noted is based on an estimated popu-
lation for 1911 of 2,35S,293.
Pneumonia again leads in the list
of causes of death, there being 216
more deaths from pneumonia than
from all other forms of tuberculosis.
The death rate for tuberculosis per
100000 population for 1908 was
1O3.10; for 1909, 1929; for 1910,
102 6, and for 1911, 1922. This
does not show any material decrease
in the number of deaths from tuber-
culoss, but it is proof that the dis
ease is not increasing in prevalence.
Important causes OF death with the
number of deaths from each disease
during 1911 were as follows: Pull
monary tuberculosis, zoos; other tu-
berculosis, 407; typhoid fever, 299;
diphtheria, 292; scarlet fever, 1877;
measles, 1874; whooping cough, 165;
pneumonia, 1928; diarrhoea, $50;
meningitis, 490; influenza, 159; pu-
erperal septicemia, 120; cancer,
1914; violence, 1862.
Among the deaths from violence,
the following causes with the num-
Der from each cause are shown: Sui
eide. 2S9; railroad accidents, $50;
accidental drowning, $40; gunshot
wounds, 95; accidental burns and
scalds, 90; homicides, 35; street car
accidents, 21; automobile accidents,
%; lightning, II; sunstrokes, rs;
cyclones and tornadoes, 6.
Twenty-eight deaths were record
ed from infantile paralysis, two from
smallpox, one from hydrophobia, one
from trichinosis, four from pellagra,
and two from lead poisoning
Five thousand two hundred and
sixty, or 1913 per cent of the total
deaths reported were among persons
under 1 year of age.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
BLACK RIVER FALLS
BELIEVED DOOMED
Fear Retaining Wall Cannot Be
Completed in Time.
BIG SPRING FLOOD CERTAIN
Desperate Race Being Made Against
High Water in Black River That
VIII Come With Melting OF Heavy
Shows in Northern Wisconsin.

La Crosse.-A desperate race
against time, with the odds in favor
of the elements, is in progress at
Black River Falls and residents there
expect TO see the city at the mercy of
a flood which may reach unprece-
denied proportions, within few
weeks. With nearly 3 feet Of snow
on the level all over northern Wis
consin it is certain there will be high
water this spring. If it goes off with
a rush the highest water ever known
in the Black River is likely. Black
River Falls is making desperate
but seemingly hopeless effort to pro-
tect herself. Work on the new re-
tanning wall is progressing under dlf-
ficulties and under the most favor
able conditions cannot be completed
before April 1, two weeks after the
usual breakup.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
MASONS OF STATE TO MEET
Wisconsin Consistory and Scottish
Rite to Convene in Mllwau
kee on April %.

Milwaukee. = The ninety-eighth
session of the Scottish rite in Wis
consin will be held during the week
of April %, one month before the tri-
ennial election of officers in the Wis
consin consistory, according to an
nouncement to the state brethren and
coordinate bodies.
The Wisconsin Lodge of Perfection
will be convened on the opening ses-
sion Monday, April %, at O'Clock.
The Wisconsin council will be con-
vened on the following day. Wiscon-
sin chapter, Rose Croix, will meet
in the evening.
Wisconsin consistory will convene
Wednesday morning and will con-
tinue throughout the remainder of
the session. Thursday afternoon the
thirty-second degree will be con-
ferred
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
DRIFT IN LAKE ON ICE FLOE
Two kenosha Hunters lmplore Divine
Aid When Facing Death-life
Savers Make Rescue.

Kenosha. on a great
field of slush ice and drifting to what
seemed certain death, William
Hanchman and John Stanley, both
Kenosha men, had their prayer for
aid answered.
They had gone out on the slush
lake ice hunting ducks, and when
they sought to return home they
found their way blocked by mile
of open water. The ice field had
parted and the portion on which they
were standing was drifting far into
the lake.
The men fired off the shotguns
they carried until their supply OF
shells had been exhausted. Then
they became hysterical and knelt on
the ice and began to pray. Nearly
five miles away at the Kenosha look
out, one of the lifesaving crew saw
something on the ice pack.
There is dog being carried out
on that furthest ice field" the man
shouted to Capt. Frank Fountain.
Well, we will have to go out and
get him. the captain replied, and
expecting only to save dog the life
savers started on the long trip over
the ice, dragging a light skiff.
After they were two miles out they
saw that the castaWays were men,
and redoubled their efforts.
The lifesavers pulled their skiff
over the breaking ice and, rowing
through the breakers in the foe, fl
nally managed to reach the men.
Tugs had put out from Kenosha in
the meantime, but the lifesavers
saved the imprisoned men and made
their way back to the beach over the
foe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
SHOULD SPECIFY PURPOSES
Opinion on Calling School District
Meetings Where Loan from
the State Is Desired.

Madison-That a notice of spe-
cial school district meeting to levy a
tax, to appropriate money, to vote a
loan, or for any other purpose should
enumerate all the purposes for which
such meeting is called, and that fail
IRE to do so is fatal to the negotia-
ton of a loan from the trust funds
of the state, is held by Atty. Gen.
Bancroft in an opinion written by
Asst. Atty. Gen. w. w. Gilman.
The department also finds that it
is a violation of the law to ship rab-
bits, killed in a county where there
is no closed season for such animals,
into or through counties where and
when the closed season prevails.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
STATE POSITIONS
WILL Be FILLED
Civil Service Commission Sets
Examination Dates.
OFFER MANY GOOD POSTS
Situations at Various State lnstitu-
tons Are Among the Places to Be
Gained Through Competitive Tests
Held March 80 and May Is.

Madison.-A general competitive
examination is announced by the
state civil service commission to be
held ON March 80, for the following
positions in the state service:
Assistant inspector for civil engi-
neering service Estate railroad and
tax commissioner, salary $50 to SIS
per month and expenses; family Of
ficer and matron, industrial school at
Waukesha, combined salary $40 to
SIS per month and maintenance;
male deputy, state industrial COM
mission, salary $500 to 1920 per
year and travelling expenses; male
medical assistant, state tuberculosis
sanatOrium, salary 1900 per year
with maintenance; steam engineer,
as assistant engineer at state inStl-
tutions, salary, $50 per month and
maintenance; teacher of vocal music,
industrial school at Waukesha, sal
airy $50 per month and maintenance;
attendants at the state hospitals for
insane and feeble minded, $40 to $40
per month, with room, board and liv-
ing expenses, no written eXamina-
lions required.
On May Is the committee will eX-
anime candidate for apprentice
clerks, pen cOpyists and general
clerks; beginning salary $50 to 500
per month.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Defy Insurance. Probers.

Oshkosh.-At the hearing of the
special legislative fire insurance in
vestigating committee, George A.
Buckstaff, former speaker and now
president Of the Buckstaff Furniture
company, refused to disclose the to-
tai amount of insurance carried by
his company or the names of the
companies in which the insurance is
carried. His action was initiated by
the mana ger of the Oshkosh Bottle
Wrapper company. Both declared
they could get cheaper insurance
rates from companies doing business
outside of Wisconsin,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
"Tell Regents" Saws Van Hise.

Madison.-That Supt. Cary, as a
member of the board of regents OF
the state university, should present
his crictiisms of the school to the re-
gents and attempt to put through his
reforms in that way rather than use
the method he is pursuing, was the
statement made by President Van
Hise upon his return from London in
regard to the state superintendent s
third letter dealing with the eff
cheney of teaching in the university
He called the statistics used by Supt.
Cary fragmentary and his statements
misleading.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Deny Death by Wolf Pack.

MilWaukee.-A recent report of
the killing of hunter by wolves near
Eagle River is declared unfounded
by the Wisconsin Advancement as
ISOLATION. which offers a reward OF
$40 for any case of a man or woman
being killed by wolves in the state
in the past twenty years. 1t is stated
that such stories tend to scare many
prospective settlers away from north
ern Wisconsin and create prejudice
against that section.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
MORGAN to Build Skvscraner.

New York, Feb. 21.-The firm of J.
P. Morgan & Co. will soon begin work
on a new skyscraper office building to
replace their present headquarters at
the corner of Wall and Nassau streets.
The Morgan firm has just completed
the purchase of property, which has
a frontage of SO feet on Wall street
and 113 feet on Broad street. At
$1,000 square foot, it would be worth
about $9,0OO,000
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Nagel Found Guilty of Murder.

Milwaukee.-After about five
hours of deliberation, the jury in the
case of John Nagel, charged with
the killing of Stephen Eerger by
shooting on December 8, returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree. Berger was shot dead
in the yard of his home after being
called out in the middle of the night.
Nagel, an admirer of Mrs. Berger,
who had written threatening letters,
was arrested while on his way home
a half hour later.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Would Exhibit States Resources.

MilWaukee.-At meeting here
attended by representatives of the
Wisconsin Advancement association,
Wisconsin Bankers association and
other business organizations, plans
were considered regarding the hold
ing of an exposition next fall in the
auditorium showing the natural re-
sources of Wisconsin,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
NEW SCHEME
IN R. R. REBATES
THREE RAILROADS AND SEVER.
AL THEATRICAL COMPANIES
INDICTED AT CHICAGO.
AMOUNTED TO rs PER CT.
Plan Was Worked BY the Railroads
Paying An Excessive Price for
Advertising In Theatre
Programs.

Chicago, Feb 21-The federal grand
jury returned four indictments against
three railroads, two passenger agents
and several theatrical concerns and
their officers, charging rebates in the
transportation of burlesQue companies
in the midwestern cities by means Of
a scheme in which the railroads
paid excessive prices for advertising
on theatrical programs.
The railroads and their officials in
dicted are:
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
& ST. Louis big Four railroad and
Harry J. Rhein, general passenger
agent
The Michigan Central railroad and
senger agent.
The Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern railroad
The theatrical concerns and manag-
ers indicted are:
Rudolph Hynicka of Cincinnati, po-
litical lieutenant of former Boss
George B. Cox, and a prominent the
atrical magnate; James B. Fennessy,
burlesquer and theatrical manager of
Cincinnati and Chicago; the Henck
Opera House company of Cincinnati;
the Inquirer Circuit company Of Gin
cinnati; the Columbia Amusement,
company of New York
In the summer of 1909, the officials
of the Vanderbilt lines, operating west
OF Buffalo and east of the Mississippi
river, sought the business of the Co.
lllmbia Theatrical Amusement COM
pany and of the Empire Circuit COM
pany, the headquarters of both of
which were in New York city. The
corporations operate a chain of bur-
lesque theaters east of the Mississippi
river and together they control about
seventy-five theatrical companies aver
aging thirty people each. The COM
pany is transported each week from
one city to another Officials of the
Vanderbilt lines, it is alleged, con-
ferred with Hynicka, who is di-
rector of the Columbia Theatrical
Amusement company, and with Fen
messy who is secretary and a director
of the Empire Circuit company at
their Cincinnati offices. The lawful
rate was 2 cents a mile for theatrical
companies.
rs Per Cent of Fares Refunded.
After several conferences it was
agreed, according to the charges, that
the Vanderbilt lines would refund to
HynicNa and Fennessy for their. re-
spective corporations, Is per cent of
the lawful fares of their various COM
panies in consideration for their infiu-
ence in giving to the named railroads
the business.
In view of this agreement, so the
government charges, it became neces-
sary to devise a scheme by which the
railroads could account on their books
for the 25 per cent 1t was decided to
charge it to advertising Hynicka
thereupon organized the Cincinnati
Railroad Program Advertising COM
pany. This company, contracted for
advertising space in theater programs
in Cleveland, Toledo, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, St, Louis, and other cities
in which the various companies ap-
peared.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
THE MARKETS
Twin CITY Markets.

Minneapolis, Feb. 21.-Whear May.
$1.03%; July, s1.O5%; No ] northern,
durum $1.05; No. corn, 63 NC; No. 3
white oats, 49hc; barley, mating,
$1.27: No. 2 rye, SSc; No. fax $2.01,
Duluth, Feb 21.-Wheat, May,
$1.O31a; July. $1.04A: No. l northern,
$1.04 No. l durum, $1.02h.
South st. Paul, Feb. 21,-Cattle-
Steers $4.7506.25: cows, $3.0003.50;
calves, $2.5O@6OO; hogs, $5.7O05.95;
sheep and lambs, $4.25Q600.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Election Law UNCHANGED.

Madison-No candidate for any
judicial or school office in Wisconsin
shall be nominated or elected upon
any party ticket, and any impression
that the last legislature repealed this
provision of the election laws is err
roneous, according to an opinion by
Attorney General Bancroft.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Iowa Grain Men Meet.

Fort Dodge, Iowa. Fully 1000
grain dealers are in the city for the
annual convention Paul Stillman
spoke in place Of Clifford ThOrne, and
Lieutenant Governor Clark was the
principal speaker.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Quarrel Costs Actors Life.

Cincinnati, Ohio. - Max Abbott, q,
member of burlesque company, died
in a hospital here of bullet wound.
George Stone, leading m2n of the
company, is held for the killing. Stone
pleads self defense. He is q brother
of Fred Stone of Montgomery and
Stone
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Feb. 21-Cattle, Receipts,
5000; market quiet and weak; beeves,
$4.65@8.50; Texas steers, $4,000 $50 !;
western steers, $4.S0@7; stockers and
feeders. $3.S0@6.10: cows and heifers,
$2@640; calves, $5.50@S. Hog re-
ceipts, 10000; market slow; light,
$590@6.25; rough, $5.90@610; pigs.
s425 a $50; bulk of sales, $6.O5 q $40.
Sheep receipts, $4,000; market slow,
generally steady; native. $3.3O@ 4. IS:
5.75 lambs, native, $3.50 SIS; west
ern S475GD6S0
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
First Claims Under Risk Act

La Crosse John Mackey and
Mrs Oscar Nelson, wives of two car
penters who met death by slipping
from a roof they were repairing on
the county agricultural school at On
alaska, have been awarded $4,000
and $4,000 respectively under the
new employers liability act
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Georgia Negroes Are For Taft.

Atlanta, Georgia. President Taft
was given unanimous Endorsement by
the Republican state convention which
met here and seected delegates at
large to the national convention. Ne
groes composed more than half of the
membership of the convention.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Four Die in Tunnel Crash.

North Adams, Mass, Feb. 21.-Four
trainmen are dead, and the Hoosac
tunnel is so effectively blocked that
it may be several days before the
tracks will be cleared as the result
Of rear end collision between a
freight train and Boston bound ex-
press on the Boston and Maine rail-
road
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Foretold Own Death.

Neenah.-Telling is wife, while
eating a hearty DIM err, that he ex-
pected to die soon after, Jacob Faas,
aged "a, was suddenly taken ill
after the meal and within thirty min
utes was a dead man.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Thompson Appointed Regent.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern has an
pointed George Thompson, Ellsworth,
to be normal school regent in place
of Freeman H. Lord, resigned. The
term expires the first Monday in Feb.
ruary, 1914.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Second Attempt on Life Fatal.

Stevens Point-Vladislau Lentz,
81. committed suicide here by drink
ing acid He had made a similar at
tempt recently and was to have been
examined for his sanity the day of
his death.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Bio Bowling Congress Opened.

Los Angeles, Feb. 16.-The interna-
tional tournament of the Western
Bowling congress opened here this af-
ternoon, over twelve hundred bowlers
contesting
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Fire DESTROYS Kewaunee Hotel.

Green Bay-The Erickson hotel,
the Oldest in Kewaunee, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss amounts to
about $4,000. The hotel, a land
mark, was built fifty years ago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Lawson on Wav West.

Boston, Feb. 21.-Thomas w. Law
son, the Boston financier, is on his way
to Portland, Ore, to inspect q new
ranch and home which he is preparing
for his daughter, Mrs. Henry Mccall,
in central Oregon.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Ex-king of Samoa Dead.

Melbourne, Aust - The announce
ment is made from Levaka, Fiji isl
ands, of the death of Mataafa, ex-king
of Samoa, who maintained resistance
against the treaty powers in 1898.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
EXPLOSION of Stove Fatal.

Sheboygan.-Mrs Sophie Marian,
aged GA, died from burns received
when kerosene exploded in stove
when she tried to start a fire with it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Flint Named u, S. Marshal

washington, D. C.-President Taft
has sent to the senate the nomina
ton of Rockwell j. Flint TO be United
States marshal for the western dis
trict of Wisconsin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Richland Center Block Burns.

Richland Center.-Fire destroyed
the brick building occupied by the
Democrat printing office, L. Traeger
& Co.'s store and the Commercial
club The loss is about SIS, 600.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Rabies Menace in Brown County,

Green Bay.-Mad dogs are becom-
ing a menace in the town of Law
renee, Brown county Several cows
and boy have been bitten. One
dog has been killed and it is believed
that at least two more are affected
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Grand Opera for Pacific Coast.

Philadelphia, Feb. 21.-Andreas Dip
pei, general manager of the Chicago
Grand Opera company, has signed an
agreement to take the entire organiza-
ton next spring to the Pacific coast.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Mill Fire in WASHINGTON.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Fire of I'M
known origin destroyed the Arlington
fourmills, owned by Cissel Brothers.
The loss is estimated at $150,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Lord Chamberlain ApcointeJ

London, England.-Baron Sandhurst
has been appointed lord chamberlain
as gucccs or Of Earl Spence: wLo se-
'cjcd ,t1 9.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-02-23
Fall Down Steps Fatal.

Fond du Lac.-Mrs. John Boelke,
aged so. died from injuries sustained
in falling down a fight of steps.