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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
GREAT BRITAIN FILES
PROTEST AGAINST CANAL
Claims Treaty Violation and Declares
Taft Was Wrong When He Took
Contrary View.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE protest
of Great Britain against the princi-
pie of free tolls for American ships
in, an American canal was filed Off
cially Tuesday with Secretary Knox.
and simultaneously in the British par
lament, the main points in the protest
being that such free tolls are clear
violation of the Clayton-Bulwer and
y-Pauncefote treaties. The case of
Great Britain was prepared by Sir
Edward Grey, minister of foreign
affairs, and was communicated to
Secretary Knox by Mr.. James Bryce,
the British ambassador accompanied
by the counsellor of the British en-
bassy, Mr. Mitchell lines.
Otherwise the note is devoted al
most entirely to an effort to demon
strate that any such exemption OF
American shipping as is proposed IS
in direct conflict with the terms of tn
-Pauncefote treaty and that Presi
dent Taft was clearly wrong when he
took the contrary view.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
MCARTY DEFEATS FLYNN
SIugging Battle in Los Angeles is
Stopped by Referee.

Sugging Battle in Los Angeles is
Stopped by Referee.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. I'm one
Of the most terrific and desperate bat
ties ever fought on the coast, Jim
Flynn, with face beaten almost to a
pulp, was declared loser in the six
tenth round of his scheduled twenty
round fight with Luther Mccarthy
Tuesday night After the Pueblo fire
man had twice been sent to the can
vas, Referee Charles EytOn stopped
The slaughter. Had he not done so,
Flynn would have been knocked sense
less on regaining his feet
This leaves the white hopes in
possession of the field. Flynn, who
has been stumbling block to would
De champions for years. has now
oeen wiped from the heavyweight stu
alton and it will be for Al. Palzer and
Luther MCCarty to decide who is best
entitled to succeed the discredited
JACK Johnson as the king of the top
notch class in pugilism.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
PLAN ILLNESS INSURANCE
Bill to Be Considered Providing New
Feature in Conjunction With Work
mems Compensation Law.

Madison.-Sickness insurance for
working men and women, to be ad-
ministered by the state Industrial
commission of the workmen's COM
pensation act, is one of the plans
to be worked out for presentation
as a bill in the next Wisconsin leg
islature.
The plan will provide that every
workman shall contribute small
part of his wages toward the insur-
ance fund, and that the employer
shall do likewise. The state is con-
stitutionally prohibited from assist
ing with funds as is the case in the
English system.
In it's broad features the bill will
contain provision that the sickness
insurance shall not lapse in case of
unemployment. 1t is possible, in
the event of the enactment of this
law, that a man who is under the
terms of the workmen's compensa-
ton law and has been injured in an
accident will be barred from drawing
both compensation and sickness in
surance. The industrial commission,
it is proposed, will be. given broad
powers of administration and will
decide the amount to be paid as
claims are filed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
COLONEL ROOSEVELT CHOSEN
TO LEAD PARTY IN 1916
Former President Again Made candi-
date at Progressive Conference
in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Amidst the sing
ing and shouting of men and women
during a wave of religious fervor that
swept over the Progressive party con-
ference here on Tuesday, Theodore
Roosevelt was unanimously named as
the presidential nominee of that party
in 1916.
Benjamin Fay Mills, evangelist, was
just concluding an grafton, hkening
the Progressive movement to a reli-
gious crusade, when he stopped and
mentioned the name of Roosevelt.
The cheering swept over the 1900 men
and women.
He then proposed Mr.. Roosevelt as
the standard bearer four years hence,
and the demonstration was like that
which produced pandemonium in the
Coliseum convention last August.
Earlier in the proceedings Colonel
Roosevelt, delivering his set speech to
the conference, declared that the CUES
ton of leadership would work itself
out naturally and that the leaders
would be developed by the events OF
the next two years.
The Progressive national party
will run on it's own tracks and
fight consistently for the enact
ment of social justice legislation
in state and nation. There will be
no alliances with old parties. This
was the announcement made by Col.
Theodore Roosevelt on Monday. He
voiced the sentiment of other new
party leaders in attendance at the
Progressive party national conference,
which opened this morning at the Ho
tel La Sale.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
DELAY FOR PEACE MEET.
First Session Postponed Because Turk
Delegates Are Late.

London, Dec 13.-Because the Turk
ish delegates to the Balkan peace
conference could not reach London
before Friday night the first session
of the conference which was to be
held on Friday has been postponed
held on Friday has been postponed.
That the peace delegates will not be
readily able to arrive at agreeable
terms of settlement was indicated by
Sir Edward Grey in the house of com
mons.
The Balkan situation is causing
much genuine anxiety in diplomatic
circles, not so much on account OF the
remote possibility that Turkey and
the allies will be unable to reach an
agreement within the time allotted for
the peace conference, but because Aus
tria and Servia are hourly getting
further away from basis for the set
Element of their difficulties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
.'lREE ARRESTED
/. As BLACRMAILERS
osnanded $1,000 From Gov.
Wilson Under Threat.
CAUGHT BY CLEVER RUSE
y.ur1 Mountaineers Living in Jersey
giohIands Are Jailed For Attempt
ina to Extort Money Through
Letters to President-EIect.

Newark, \. J., Dec. 12.-Three mem
hers Of a gang Of mOuntaineers that
mr. long time has terrorized the far
rers in the Ramapo mountains in the
Bmthern part of New Jersey, were
bjged in the Essex county jail here
Tuesday night on the charge of send
hg a letter to President-Elect Wood
row Wilson demanding gold with
Death the penalty of a refusal.
That they did knowingly and will
fully use the United States mails for
hrthering a scheme to defraud Mr..
Woodrow Wilson of Trenton, N. J."
vas the wording of the charge placed
against them. What they had actually
done, according to the officers, was to
send seven letters to Mr.. Wilson dur
Ing the last month, demanding that he
deliver to them $4,000 under threat.
The first letter reached the COVER
lors Office in Trenton on November
Il. The last one reached him in Ber-
nuda
While Mr.. Wilson expressed no
alarm, his friends Immediately placed
The matter in the hands Of POstoft1ce
Inspector Cortelyou at Philadelphia
On the day the first letter was re-
ceved deputy marshals, secret serv-
Ice men and postofice inspectors
throughout the state were hunting the
hIackmailers.
To Deputy United States Marshal
Louis G. Beekman and Postoffice In
speCt0Ts Francis Butler and Clinton
LaTabee had been assigned the most
Important and difficult task of keeping
secret watch on a rural free delivery
post box on a mountain road near
Wharton, n. J. 1t was in this box
that the money was to be left, accord
ing to the demands of the blackmail-
RS.
It was in the desolate Wilderness,
among the abandoned mines north of
Lake Hopatcong, and about fourteen
miles from Dover, that Beekman and
the inspectors captured the three sus-
poets
The prisoners are Warren Dunn, his
brother Jacob and Seeley Davenport
typical poor whites" of the hills.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY.
william H. QuigIey Is Held to Await
the Action of Grand Jury.

william n. QuigIey Is Held to Await
the Action of Grand Jury.
indianapolis, Dec. 13.-Charged with
giving perjured evidence in the dyna-
niJe trial here William H. Quigley,
BUSINESS agent of the Carpenters
union in Detroit. was placed under ar
rest on orders of Judge Anderson and
VIII be held to await the result of the
FEDERAL grand jury's investigation.
Qulgley had denied on the witness
"and that he had ever written GER
TAIN letter to Hiram Cline, general or
ssnlzer of the Carpenters union, as
testified by R. G. NJ. Ross.
Herbert S. Wood testified that in his
oplnion the handwriting in the letter
70 Cline, the signature of Quigley in
'pen court and the Quigley signature
VI The register at the Grand hotel on
december ?, are those of the same
man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
Fires During November.

Portage-Fire of unknown ORR
gin for a time threatened to wipe
out the stock farm of Attorney J. L..
Mahoney on the outskirts of the city.
Firemen rescued tWentyzfour head of
cattle and seven horses from the blaz-
ing buildings. The damage will reach
several thousand dollars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
TAFT AT HEAD OF RED CROSS
Is Reelected President of National

Is Reelected President of National
Society at Annual Meeting.
Washington, Dec. 13.-Pres1dent
Taft was reelected president of the
American National Red Cross at the
eighth annual meeting of the organi-
zation, held here.
The president, who presided, said
that the Titanic relief work proved
that the world was coming to know
that there was a trustee to whom
money could be paid and properly dis
bursed in time of emergency and thar
this was the Red Cross.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
SENATOR sNIVELY LOSES TOE.

Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Ben
refuses to Take Anaesthetic and
Smokes During Operation.
!amln F, Shively of Indiana had one of
me toes of his right foot cut off in a
local hospital. The toe had become
[rltated and blood poisoning was
feared. Senator Shively refused to
TAKE ether or chloroform. During the
operation he smoked a cigar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
FIND BIG SMUGGLING PLOT.
Authorities Declare Government Has
Been Cheated Out of Million.

New York, Dec. 13.-The biggest
dress smuggling conspiracy the gov
eminent authorities have ever had to
deal with. through which the govern
ment has lost more than 100000. is
declared by the port officials to have
been uncovered in the indictment by
the grand jury of Mrs. Antoinette Hal
dron. thirty-five years old, of this city
and her arrest Gowns worth $4,000
were found in her trunks.
Several prominent New York ana
Boston dressmakers are involved and
more arrests are expected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
Pioneer Doctors Retire.

La Crosse. a professional
fife of thirty-two years in this city,
DR.. George B. and DR.. Will A. Pow
ell will retire from the medical pro-
fession and lscate in California
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
MATCH TRUST FACES FINE.
Liable to $4,000 Penalty for Violating
Child Labor Laws.

Madison, Wis. Dec 11-What Is
declared to be the most far reaching
and most significant prosecution ever
brought under the child labor laws of
America was instituted by the state
OF Wisconsin against the Diamond
Match company, known as the
Trust"
Service was secured in charges in
volving fines aggregating $4,000.
This is the maximum total possible
under the statutes which provide for
a fine of from $25 to 500 for each
specific violation OF the law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
New Denot for Thorne.

Madison-The 500 railroad was
ordered by the state railroad COM
mission to erect a suitable passen-
ger station at Thorpe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
Battle CRAFT SINKS SHIP
British Dreadnouqht Rams Steamer
and Whole Crew Is Lost.

and Whole Crew Is Lost.
Plymouth, Dec. 12-An unknown
steamer with her entire crew lies at
the bottom of the English channel as
the result of collision with the Brit
Ish 30,OO0-ton Dreadnought Centurion.
The disaster came with terrific sud
denness in the dark hours of Tues
1av morning The apparently lost YES
sci attempted to cross the bows OF
the battleship. which was steaming at
20 knots, and sank before the Cen
turion could render help.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18
CITE EDITOR FOR CONTEMPT
Must Explain to Court Why He Quoted
Rooseveit's Views.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. IL. = The pub
Usher and editor of the Boise Capital
News will have to explain, the SUI
preme court of Idaho ruled, why they
should not be punished for contempt
in giving publicity to Colonel Roose-
velt's views on a decision of the court
which had the effect Of keeping the
Roosevelt presidential electors off the
official ballot.
r. s. Sheridan, the publisher, and
C. o. BroxOn, managing editor, the
defendants, were given ten days In
which to answer the citation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-18

Prairie du Chien.-Rev Stephen
rrant, for 81 years pastor of st.
Patrick's church at Racine, died at
he home of his sister, Mrs. G. Garvey,
where he had INSIDE his home since
asst May, when his health began to
all He was a priest in Wisconsin
or more than As years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
These Little "RebS"
Went 0ut to Battle
Under Wrong Banner
By THOMAS 3. SHERMAN.

MACON, GA, May S.-Four little
Macon rebels. hearing all about the
beat of drums and the call of bugle.
decided this morning that they would
60 to battle like grandpa did in the
Silver war. The four little rebels were
Valera, Lena, Julia and Annie Ca
mile Lamar. daughters of H. J. La
mar Jr. one Of Macon's most promi-
nent citizens.
Accordingly they armed themselves
with sticks and a huge flag and
marched triumphantly from their home
on College street to conquer where
they might They had gone about half
a block when the discovery was made
that their flag bearer was carrying a
Union standard and not the Stars and
Bars
A consultation Of war was held.
Should they proceed under false col
ors? Annie Camille at this juncture as
sumed the leadership and decided that
they should keep their faces to the
front. To 20 back would probably
mean that some outside power would
interfere with legitimate hostilites.
Besides carrying the wrong flag was
a fine way to fool the enemy, was a
stratagem of war that was practiced
by the best Of soldiers.
So they went forward
Another block. though, and friend
Of the family popped up. He asked
them what they were going to do. TO
fight" answered Annie Camille with
soldierlike promptness Nor would
they listen to persuasion. They were
going to go to war" They were all
fixed and ready for the enemy.
1t was not until attention had been
called to the fact that they were going
to war without their boots that the lit
lie "rebs' decided to retrace their steps.
Once home a plate of cakes was suffi-
Client to quell for the while their mill
tant tempers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
FED WILL NOT SEE
"OLE MARSER" TILL
THAT LAST REUNION
Ry THoMAs 3. SHERMAN.

MACON, GA, May 8.-One of the
first reunion visitors is Zed Thomp-
son, an aged negro, who came from
Birmingham to see his ole Marser
the late NJ. S. Thompson. one time
mayor of Macon. When he found that
his master had died many years ago
he sat down and wept like a child.
zed. dressed in gray from top to
toe, came as mascot for Camp Hardee
In his campaign hat is yellow ham
mer feather, the sign of Alabama
"Whar nah boss ?" he asked a po-
liceman when he arrived
who Is your boss?" inquired the Of
fcer.
'Marse Thompson sholy you knows
Marse Thompson"
What's his first name9"
look Of perplexity came into the
eyes of the old darkey. He stopped
and thought hard a moment. and still
being unable to attain mental GRASP
Of the situation he repeated.
"Sholy you knows Marse Thompson
After seriously considering, the Of
fcer decided that he did not, where
upon old Zed went his way down the
street shaking his head from side tc
side. Several hours later he found out
that "Marse Thompson" was gone
"Aw, God" he said between his sohs
things do change. don't dey?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
CHILDREN OF SOUTH
TO GIVE DIMES FOR
STATUE OF JACKSON

RICHMOND VA, May s. School
children throughout the South are
urged to contribute ten cents each on
NAV 10 toward the fund for the cree
ton of an equestrian statue of Cen
eral stonewall Jackson in Richmond
This date is the forty ninth anniver-
sary of the death Of the famous CON
federate commander who was fatally
shot by mistake at Charlottesville by
one of his own men.
The plea for funds comes from the
stonewan Jackson Monument associa-
4ion. Of which Or. James Power smith
member of Jackson's STAFF, is president
DR. Smith Is among the leading Pres
byterian divines Of the South.
The only Jackson monument IN Rich
mond is the pedestrian statue in Capt
tel square. erected solely by admiring
Englishmen. 1t is proposed 70 raise al
least 5000 for the equestrian statue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
SONS OF VETERANS
NAME OFFICERS AT
REUNION IN MACON

MACON, GA May sJ--A tremendous
growth of the United Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans. showing a great in
crease in sentiment regarding the Con-
federacy among the young and middle
aged men Of the South. was reported at
the sessions of the convention yester-
day afternoon and last night The
membership now reaches 10000 There
are 122. camps in sixteen Southern
states. Thomas Hardeman camp, of
Macon, has the largest membership,
with an enrolment of 1,065.
The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year:
J. P Norfeet, Memphis commander
in-chief; Dr. J. T. Railsford, Whining
ton, n. c., commander of the Army of
Northern Virginia department. J. Ma
rion Dunwody, Macon, commander of
the Army of Tennessee department: w.
N Branhan, San Antonio, commander
of the Trans Mississippi department.;
Seymour Stewart, of Kansas City, Mo,
delegate at large Thomas M. Owens,
of Birmingham, Ala, historian general.
Executive councillors: w. w Odds.
Norfolk, Va; Thomas Bale, Lafayette,
GA. and Floyd H. Read, of Dallas,
Texas. The Sons Of Veterans decided
to drop the United" from their official
name
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
YOUNG GIRL PLANS
DECORATIONS OF BIG
MACON AUDITORIUM
ev THOMAS B. SHERMAN.

MACON, GA, MAY S-The president
~ the Dorothy Blount chapter of the
crhudren of the Confederacy is Miss
Louise Brown. OF Macon, Ca
This young woman Is Just seventeen
years OF a e. but she has an executive
mind which has startled her elders. She
has welded her particular chapter OF
the Children into compact order win
the purpose of keeping alive now and
making permanent the memories Of the
Confederacy.
But Miss Browns usefulness does
not end there. When the question of
interior decoration came up for atten-
ton she was one of the first to voun-
teer her services. It was under her
supervision that the city Auditorium
was decorated and the visitors have
been unanimous in declaring It thing
of beauty.
In this work she was ably seconded
hv Miss Myrna Humphreys Miss
Brown is a daughter of Mrs Duncan
Brown. the state secretary of the Unit
ed Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
PRETTY GIRLS PLAY
BIG PART IN FIGHT
FOR NEXT REUNION

MACON. GA, May Sin their fight
for the next reunion both San Antonio
and Jacksonville are relying on the eff
forts of their pretty sponsors for sue
cess. Though every known trick has
been turned, though brass bands have
been chartered and remnants Haunted
everywhere, the real persuasion will
come from the young women represent
ing the two cities.
Today San Antonio received sudden
and potent endorsements in the form
of a metric appeal written inpromptu
by Miss Roberta Wright. of Dallas
Texas, sponsor for the Fourth Texas
brigade 1t ran like this:
out on the Western edge Of things
There stands a city fair.
Where birds fit by on scarlet wings
Where flowers bloom and nature sings
And perfume scents the air.
Where mirth is born and lives for aye
Is San Antonio,
Where you must come next month OF
May,
With rafting drum and coats of gray
And clasp our hands once more"
Miss Wright made several copies and
distributed them throughout the Laniel
hotel The San Antonio campaign man
ayers have had the verses copyrighted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
HARMONY ABSENT
IN T|LLMAN HOME
Natures of Senator's Son and
His Cultured Wife Not Con-
genial Divorce Results.

AUGUSTA, GA, May s-The suit
that Mrs. Lucy Dugas Tillman has filed
against her husband. Benjamin R. Till
man. Jr.. is the elimination of trouble
which has existed practically ever since
the beautiful young Edgefeld society
girl, granddaughter of Ex-Governor
Pickens and member of one of the
most prominent families in proud old
South Carolina. was married to the son
Of the "PitchforK Statesman" of the
United States senate.
Quarrels are said to have been fire.
quent from the beginning, and even
though two children were born to them,
young Mr.. and Mrs Tillman seemed to
get further apart instead Of closer to-
gether because Of the advent of the ba-
bies
It is said that she was neglected and
was disappointed by her husband very
often when she had planned carefully
and enthusiastically to do things.
Mother Thought For Children.
When Mrs. Tillman separated from
her husband and before she went to
Cincinnati to procure a divorce there
were sensational proceedings in Edge
field because of Senator and Mrs. TIL
man trying to get control Of the two
children. The struggle of the young
mother for the custody Of her offspring
aroused the sympathy of the entire
country and she received hundreds Of
letters and kilograms when they were
awarded to her keeping. Recently she
went to Cincinnati to stay with rela-
tive while she procured divorce.
Mrs Tillman is of the brunette type
and was known as a typical Southern
beauty in her girhood days.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
AUGUSTUS MINISTER'S
BEGIN A CRUSADE TO
GUST SLOT MACHINES

AUGUSTA. GA. MAY s-The minis
tiers Of Augusta are again up In arms.
This time II is the slot machine nuisance.
and in their condemnation of these gam
bling devices they have the entire CO.
operation OF the citizens
The police department has ordered all
of the machines out of the city ard it is
expected that they will be kept out from
now on The slot machines were causing
many young men to throw away theN
money. and some of them used their en-
ployers money. too
The ministers have let up on the whis-
ky traffic because they have evidently de-
cided that It is no use The city can not
be rid of whisky selling during an cleo
ton year, SO the story goes and the near
beer saloons are all selling whisky openly
and above board
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA.
MAY 8, 1929
Aroued and SUBMITTED

Robert Porter VS. State; from Wilkes
r Saffold vs. state, from Fulton
+ NJ Akridge vs.. City Of Atlanta. from
Fulton
tow,
ham.
p Parker vs. state. from DeKaib
cleveland Carter VS.. state; from Ebert
Ed Greene VS.. State; from Tift
Ben Hayslip vs. State; from Tilt
Danse woodward VS.. City Of Hazlehust
from Jeff Davis.
Henry Williams VS.. City Of Hazlehurst
from Jeff Davis.
william Smith VS.. State; from Worth
Mitch Huisey VS. State; from HARRISON
" p BRAY vs. state: from Qglethorpe
R,,rl Folsom vs.. State; from Baldwin
r Mashburn VS., H. l. Harreh' from
Colquitt ~
Heard from Fulton
J. @ May vs.. w A. MeCarty' trustee
for use. etc; from Washington
7 J Howell Jr., VS.. Brown Brothers
ct al: from Ebert
Floyd County VS.. John l. Baker from
J. wilkins vs.. A. c. Barnes: from
M stubbs & COMPANY. for use. etc,
VS.. Philip Carey Company from Rich
mono : .Kiser ve. J. W oglesby. Jr.. from
HAIL