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The citizen., 1912-11-29

TO GET PENSIONS
Action is Taken by the Carnegie
Corporation.
TO RECEIVE $25, 900 A YEAR.
Purpose Is To Enable Former EHecu-
tives To Devote knowledge Gained
To Public Good Free From
PecUniary Care.

New Nork.-Future eX-Presidcnts Of
the United States are to be pensionod
in the sum Of $25, 600 each annually by
action of the Carnesie Corporation OF
New York. The grant is provided for
with the idea OF enabling former
executives OF the nation to devote
their unique knowledge gained il pub
Tic affairs to the public good, free
from pecuniary care. ~ similar
amount is TO be paid widows Of e@-
Presidents as long as they remain un-
married.
The pensions are TO be promptly Of
fered TO the ex-Presidents or their
widows, so that no application will be
required from them. Payment is to
be continued so long as the recipients
remain unprovided for by the sov-
ernment"
The announcement followed the sec
ond annual meeting OF the corpora
ton. held at the residence of Andrew
Carnegie here and attended by the
corporations eight trustees.
Five OF these eight trustees are the
heads OF the FIVE institutions which
Mr. Carnegie has founded-the Car
negie Endowment for International
Peace, Elihu Root, president; the Car
negie Foundation for the Advance
ment of Teaching, Henry S. Pritchett,
president; the Carnegie Institution Of
Washington, Robert S. Woodward,
president: Carnegie Hero Fund Com
mission, Pittsburgh Charles L. Tay-
lor, president; Carnegie Institute Of
Pittsburgh, William N. Frew, presi-
dent. The successors OF these five
men become ex-officio trustees Of the
Carnegie Corporation Of New York.
In addition. there are three life trus-
tees-Andrew Carnegie. Robert A.
Franks and James Bertram.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
Or. Anderson Of StefanSson Ex-
petition Is in San Francisco.
falks Of Men IN Arctic Who Hunt
With Crude Bow and Arrow, Fish
Through the Ice, kindle Fire
in an ODD Way

San Francisco, Cal.-Corroborating
IN every detail the story of the dis
covery of the blond Eskimo tribes re-
Gently given the world of sci nee by
Vilhajlmer Stefansson. his partner in
arctic explorations. DR. Rudolph Mar
tin Anderson OF Forest City, Iowa, ar
rived here recently on the whaier Bel
vedeYe after four and half years in
the frozen north He was accompa-
MED by Prof E Dekoven Lefingwell
of Pasadena. CAL who has passed
three and half years making obser-
vations in the vicinity OF the Flax
man islands and surveying and map
ping about $50 miles of the coast line.
1T was over on the Cape Bexley
territory, on the mainland and on
Prince Albert sound. across and to
the south of the Dolphin and Union
straits. that Stefansson first got in
touch with blond aborigines," said DR.
Anderson In the spring of 1910 we
lost most of cur dogs while at Cape
Barry. Langton bag and Franklin
bay, where we had wintered. Stefans-
son and parted company, he leaving
with two Eskimos for the east, while
pushed on TO the Mackenzie delta
for supplies. We met again at Lang
ton bay in the autumn of 1910 and
he told me of the queer tribe he had
discovered
In December we started out and
were thirty-one days crossing 300
miles of the worst strip OF land we
ever encountered. We explored the
little known Horton river and made
The citizen., 1912-11-29
SENATOR RAYNER's CAREER.

Born in Baltimore April II, 1850,
son OF the late W. 5. Rayne-.
Educated at private schools and
University OF Virginia.
1S71-Admitted TO the bar
1S75-Made his first political speech
in the Carroll-Morrison Campaign.
supporting the Democratic candidate
for governor.
1S77-Elected membe- OF the
legislature and made chairman Of the
city delegation il that body
1SS5-Eleoted 20 the State Senate.
1SS6-Elected a member OF the ra-
tional House Of Representatives
1SSS-Nominated for Congress, bu.
defeated by Hon. Henry StockbriGge.
1S90-Elected 10 Congress.
1S92-For the third time elected q
member of the House Of Representa-
tives
1S99-Elected attorney general OF
Maryland.
19O1-Counsel for Rear Admiral
Schley before naval court Of inquiry.
1904-Elected 10 the United States
Senate
1905-Opposed Poe amendment and
challenged Senator German TO q Join.
debate.
1910-Re- elected 10 the Senate.
1912-Delegate 10 the Democratic
National Convention.
Mr.. Rayner's last appearance on tae
political platform was in October last.
when he met Hon. Bourke Cochran. Of
New York, in joint debate in the Lyric
After the election OF Governor vii
son as President, ne was suggested
for secretary OF state
The citizen., 1912-11-29
Berlin Society's Aim Is to Reform
Mems Wearing Apparel-Hat
to Be Abolished.

Berlin.-A Society for the Reform
of Mems Apparel" has just been
launched for the purpose of inducing
men TO break away from such freaks
of fashion" as trousers, waistcoats.
shirts, suspenders. collars, neckties
and hats
For working and the ordinary pur-
pose of wear the reformers desire to
substitute smock or blouse suits, and
instead Of the prevailing form OF eve
ning dress. knee breeches and high
buttoned jackets, which shall obviate
the necessity of either shirts or linen
collars.
The hat, il the reformers have their
way, will be entirely abolished, al
Though they are willing to allow it to
disappear gradually by accustoming
men to wear a straw head covering of
some sort. both summer and winter,
The citizen., 1912-11-29
So the Owner of the Latter Has the
Former Arrested in New York
for Theft.

New York-Abraham Diamond,
twenty-six years old. 657 Degraw
street, Brooklyn. was charged with
combining business and grand larceny
by Mrs Frances :ioore Of 33n West
Fighty-seventh street. when he was
arraigned in the West side court
Mrs Moore wanted her vacuum
cleaner repaired and went to a de
partment store to have a man sent up
Later, Diamond, who is said to be a
brother of the young woman in the
store who took the order, turned up
with a kit OF tools lie cut his finger
while fixing the cleaner and asked for
a piece of lint Mrs Moore left the
room TO find a bandage When she
got back Diamond and her diamonds
including three rings, bracelet and
The citizen., 1912-11-29
MILLIONS IN JACKS
Kansan Has 10000 Fenced in
and Corn-Fed on Ranch.
Confident That SunAower Venison
VIII Bring Him a Fortune and
Solve Perplexlnp Meat
Problem.

Kansas City. Mo.-Its easy 10 beat
the high cost OF living. All you have
to do ls TO eat jack rabbit and like
It. Very simple. indeed. Numerous
experiments have been tried for the
cheapening OF meat They range all
the way from frog ranches" TO bear
farms" including deer preserves and
wild geese hatcheries. Bat the one
thing that is to remove the underpin-
ming from the market quotations on
beef Is the Kansas jack rabbit. At
least that is what Samuel G. Craw-
ford says. Mr.. Crawford also says
that he has the making OF mighty
nifty little rabbit ranch near Grace.
Kan, and that he has come to Kansas
City to arrange for cold storage facil-
tiles necessary to the handling OF
"Sunfiower venison.'
1t may be Mr Crawford was dream
ing as be sat in the lobby OF the Ho-
tel White looking at the rain through
haze Of cigar smoke He says that
the wasn't. In fact. MIR. Crawford was
emphatic in the declaration that he
has 4 real. bona fide. about-to-be-pros-
porous reservation for long-eared bun
MES in the immediate vicinity of
Grace, and that there's millions in
It" But give Mr. Crawford chance
to speak for himself
Sounds funny, does it?" says Mr..
Crawford, says he. passing the cigars,
but it amt no joke. Neither am try
ing to sell stock in the enterprise You
see. I've leased several hundred acres
OF land in northwestern Kansas. just
about halfway between Grace and
Quickville reckon I've got as many
as 10000 jack rabbits in chicken wire
inclosure got most OF EN- from a
rabbit drive. which promoted among
the farmers of that county The rest
got for eight cents apiece from the
farmer boys who trap EN- I'm feed
Ing en- corn, and they fatten up like
steers-weigh eight or ten pounds in
primo condition
And talk about your good eatin-
say. fellows. if you never sunk your
teeth into a stall-fed Kansas jack rab-
bit. you don't know what eatin' is
that's all Have another cigar?
I'm going to wal, Until the cold
weather and then begin to kill of
these rabbits I'm going to ship EN-
in carload lots &c Kansas City and put
EN- in cold storage Then I'm going TO
The citizen., 1912-11-29
ESKIMO THE TOPIC

records and compass calculations
This is one of the largest rivers fiow-
ing into the Arctic We were going
through the barren grounds and put
ting in supply of caribou for our
dash for Coronation bay in the spring
From Dease river 10 Dismal lake
and to the Copper Mine river and
Coronation bay was our course, the
last rs miles over the ice before we
found these strange people First We
came on deserted snow village and
finally an inhabited village with
population of forty Many Of the men
had light mustaches. The people We
discovered are extremely primitive
having no modern implements of any
kind and no modem weapons They
hunt with a crude bow and arrow and
The citizen., 1912-11-29
DYNAMITE IN HER FIRE WOOD
Woman Narrowly Escapes Death as
It Explodes in Home at Shenan-
doan, Pa.

Shenandoah. Pa.-To hurry dinner
the other day. Mrs. Charles Schreeves.
well known woman. put wood on a
slow coal fire in her kitchen stove.
A frightful explosion followed. shatter-
ing the stove. aid the shock and flying
pieces wrecked the kitchen, which also
took fire Mrs. Schreeves was rem
dered unconscious. but escaped seri-
Gus injury 1t is supposed one or
more dynamite caps were in the wood.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
McKlNLEYs HORSE KILLED.
Charger Was Favorite Mount OF the
Former President.

New Philadelphia, o. - Charger,
former President McKinley's riding
horse, met a violent death on the
farm of Albert Lewis, at Strashu'g.
He became entangled in a wire fence
and strangled. Charger was President
McKinley's favorite mount. After his
masters death the horse was sent to
the Lewis farm. Although 81 years
old. he would prance to music.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
FRANCE WARNS TURKEY.
Demand Rigid Measures To Prevent
Massacres.

Paris.-France notified the Turkish
government that she would hold Tur-
key responsible for any violence
against Christians, and asked her to
adopt rigid measures to prevent any
outbreaks France took this step in
fulfument of her duty as the
recognized protector OF Christians in
the Orient and as a result of reports
that massacres of Christians were pos
sible in different parts of the Ottoman
empire.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
KILLS DUCKS BY BO0MERAI
Sportman Says He 5agqed T"eI"
Eight Throws-Hurls One In'1
Water, Another as Flock Rises

st. Joseph, Mo.-An American
ter who carries boomerangs lns'
Of a repeating shotgun is cuFo'
hut Vernon Tantlinger, a local MIN
uses the Australian war weapon "
he goes after ducks.
Tantlinger is az expert WIN
boomerang and recently Oa9
twelve ducks with eight throws u
club. Tantlinger says that as
statutes 90 not prohibit the as1
boomerangs he can hunt wilain
city limits whenever ne can fno
His mode of action in kllllns
ducks is to throw one boomera l5
a flock when it is on the Wa'eh
when the birds rise he is ready 10
another stick intc the flock as
punched upon tie wing.
The citizen., 1912-11-29

spear fish through holes in the Ice.
They cook their food In kiudling a
fire they strike two crystallized
stones together"
Dr.. Anderson brings back hundreda
of specimens OF mammals, birds, fishes
and minerals that will be divided bel
tween the dominion geological survel
at Ottawa. Ont, and the AmericaI
museum OF Natural history in Nej
York He has thirty-hve specimeq
0f caribou
The citizen., 1912-11-29

Drs. A Sartori and Marc Langlois. Of
the organic matter stored under the
nails of the average person who deals
with raw or cooked food
Micrococcus radiatus. streptococcus,
mirococcus, and q prodigious number
OF eggs Of taenie were found TO be
the common inhabitants OF the finger
ends OF general servants, grocers as
sistants. and others who had to han
die food
In fact. all the microbes which are
usually found & the air find their way
in larger or smaller quantities under
The citizen., 1912-11-29
wooDmEN GRANTED INJUNCTION
Decision OF Court Affects More Than
100000 Members OF Order.

Springfield. Ill.-Insurgenat Modern
Woodmen of America won an import
ant victory here when Judge Robert
B. Shirley, in the Sangamon County
Circuit Court, granted their plea for
an injunction restraining the head
officers from putting into effect the
proposed rate increase The decision
affects more than a million members
the United States, as the
head Offices are located in Illinois.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
GOV. MARSHALL TO GET ADVICE.
He VIII Meet Fairbanks At Banquet
In Chicago.

Chicago. - Nice-President Thomas
Marshall and former Nice-President
Charles W. Fairbanks will be guests
OF the Chicago-Indiana Society at its
annual dinner December :. Mr., Fair
banks is to publicly advise Governor
Marshall on how TO be a yice-presi-
dent" Other Indiana celebrities will
take part in the after-dinner program
OF the society.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
scHRANK COMMITTED ToAsYLum
Alienists Unanimously Agree That
T. RS AssaiIant Is Unbalanced.

Milwaukee, Wis.-John Schrank.
who shot former President Roosevelt
here shortly before the close of the
national campaign. is insane, accord
ing to the report of the board of
alienists fled in court here. The
alienists were unanimous in their
opinion that Schrank is mentally un.
balanced. The would-be assassin was
committed to the State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane at Oshkosh.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
Baby Hanged on a churn

Bloomsbunrg. Pa.-Returning to I
kitchen after a few minutes absen,
Mrs Ruben Hess OF Cambria, Colu
bia county. found the body of her q
months'-old son hanging Imply by l
neck from the handle OF a churn
which his bonnet strings had caugl
Strangulation caused the death Of d
baby.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
KILLS HIS WIFE WITH A KNIFE.
Terre Haute Man Then Tries Suicide
With Same Weapon.

Tere Haute. Ind.-George Sage, a
retired business man of this city, kill
ed his wife by cutting her throat with
a butcher knife and then attempting
suicide with the same weapon. He
will die. Sage recently retired from
business owing to failing health apd
has been under care of physicians.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
S|DOR RAYNER,
STATESMAN, DEAD
Expires at His Residence in
Washington.
A LEADER IN CONGRESS.
HriHisnt Baltimore Lawyer Who Won
Fame In National Affairs-His
Long and Eventful Career
In Politics.

Washington. D. C.-Isidor RAyner,
senior United States senator from
Maryland. died o, $50 o'clock Monday
morning in his Washington apart.
ments. 1920 Eighteenth street
Though il has been known for the
past week ,ba: the noted Maryland
statesman could live bu, a few days
3 relapse came suddenly and quickly,
giving no warning He seemed quite
restless Saturday night, and upon
awakening in the morning it was plain.
~ evident that he was considerably
weaker. though this was expected. He
was still IN the comatose condition in
which he had been Ter the past FIVE
days. Several times Sunday he ral-
lied. however. and was able 70
recognize the relatives in the sick
room. He again lapsed into stupor
shortly after o'clock Sunday evening.
4 Sudden Change.
Al that time his condition was said
to be unchanged. and every assurance
was given that he would live through
ont the night
The citizen., 1912-11-29
DISEASE CARRIED BY NAILS
Medical Authorities in France Point
Out the Danger and Urge
Close Trimming.

Paris.-A short finger nail crusade
is one OF the results of recent revela-
tions as to the French nations lax
ity in all matters connected with by
giene
The movement has been brought
about by series OF analyses made 5y
two well-knouu medical authorities,
The citizen., 1912-11-29
STORMS ON THE HORIZON.
Confirmation Of Taft Appontees Like
iy To Cause Hot Debate.

Washington.-Staging Of more bitter
fights in the Senate over several of
President Tgft's appointments is al
ready being arranged for by interested
Senators. Stormy scenes in the secret
sessions OF the Senate when confrma-
ton OF appointments are considered
are deemed certain. Most of the cases
are Of former appointments-ren
Of old political feuds.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
VALUE OF c. N. BLISS ESTATE.
Property OF Former Cabinet Officer
Appraised At s4,s51,s54.

%ew York.-The value of the estate
Of the late Cornelius N. Bliss, secre-
ta-v Of the Interior in President Nc
Kinley's first administration and
treasurer OF the Republican National
Committee in 1904. is s4,S51,S54, ac-
cordiug TO the appraisal made to
ascertain the amount due the state
r,nder the tax inheritance law. The
buls of the estate is divided equally
among the widow, son and daughter.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
CHINA is IN FIGHTING MOOD.
SENDS An Army into Mongolia To
Hold K From Russia.

Canton, Ch.la.-The governor gen
eral has designated Lieutenant Cover
nor Chank Wing Ming commander Of
the Cantonese force going 10 Mongolia
70 hold the territory Tor the Republic.
Red Cross societies are preparing to
follow the army. Let Us fight ard
end once FOR all these foreign in
yasions." Is the war-cry that has been
raised il Canton. Al anti-Russian
society opens headquarters here TO-
morrow.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
NEGRO BANDIT KILLED.
Former Puts Highwayman's Com.
panion 70 Flight After Duel.

Romney, w. Va-Frank Hardy, a
negro and former resident OF this sec
ton. who with another negro boldly
attempted to hold up and rob Levi
Inskeep, a well-to-do farmer living
near here, was shot dead by the farm
er. The other negro escaped to the
mountains, eluding a posse Inskeep
was badly wounded in a duel with the
negro while he was making a getaway.
Mrs. Inskeep and a servant, Mary
Heath, who were attacked by the
negroes while calling for help, also
were injured.
The citizen., 1912-11-29

sell 'em out for export and for the
New York trade
There's millions in this idea. Think
Of Paris eatin horse meat when it
could be eatin' Jack rabbit. Think of
Berlin doing the same thing when it
might be livin' on corn-ted bunny
Think OF New York's East side smack
in its lips over Belgian hare
when 1t might have good. healthy
meat raised in the open. That's where
most of the rabbits are going
straight to Paris and Berlin ex
pect to invade London if ] can get
rabits enough
And l don't mind telling you con
fidential that there's goin' to be some
The citizen., 1912-11-29
INCREASED FLAG RANK.
Why Secretary Meyer Wants the
Position OF Admiral Restored.

Washington.-Secretary Meyer viii
make an earnest effort during the ap-
preaching session Of Congress TO
secure the enactment Of legislation for
increased flag rank in the navy. pro
vfding permanently for an admiral and
several vice admirals so that when the
American fleet enters foreign waters
its officers shall not be compelled 10
yield precedence to ranking officers Of
fore'en nations.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
FLAGS FOR THE LIFE SAVERS.
Stars and Stripes Will Hereafter Fly
From All Stations.

Washington.-Beginning Saturday,
for the first time, the Stars and Stripes
will be displayed from the Life Saw
ing Stations along the coasts of the
United States. Assistant Secretary
Allen of the Treasury Department,
promulgated the order, after the dis
covery that no flag was at present
flown from any station.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
BANKER HANGS HIMSELF.
William Little. OF Cincinnati, Suffered
Nervous Breakdown.

Columbus, O. Suffering from a
nervous breakdown, William Little.
aged 81, president OF the West Side
Dime Savings Bank. committed sui
eide by hanging himself with rope
made Of his bed clothing. Mr.. Little
had not been active in the banks
affairs for several months.
The citizen., 1912-11-29

canned 'venison On the market inst
as soon as can make arrangements
for little packing plant. That's some.
thing new too, amt it? Thought So
But all you got to do is to squirt
little California port wine into ever
can, an you'll have something that
tastes more like venison than deer
meat itself
Jack rabbit is what the world |,
hungry for-good old Kansas Jack rsh
bits, corn fed an drippin fat-au
there's millions in it. Let's have an.
other cigar"
Mr.. Crawford was buying the three
for-a-dollar kind Could be have been
dreaming?
The citizen., 1912-11-29
GREAT GAIN OF SOCIALISTS.
Complete Florida Returns Show An
Enormous Growth OF Party.

Jacksonville, Fla. - Complete re-
Yised returns of the Florida election
show enormous gains for the Socialist
party, whose vote increased 90 per
cent That party is now second in the
State. the regular Republicans third
and the Progressives. who were eX-
pected to run second, fourth.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
PRIMARY FOR THE POSTMASTER.
Senator.Eiect ollie James VIII Sup
port Leading Candidate.

Marion, Ky-A primary election will
be held here January IS to determine
the choice of the community among
several aspirants for the postmaster
ship. Senator-elect Ollie NJ. James,
whose home is here, has agreed to in
dorse the candidate receiving the
greatest number of votes.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
SQUIRT GUN kWES BURY
Huge Bluff With "Deao'y ""
Nearly Makes Woman "a"
In New York.

New York.-Mrs. ssran =
wife Of a wealthy fur impOl.ei, !,
a strange man in her NUM- o,t
Decatur avenue. the BronA' S Sro
tol at his head, made Ilm u .nd
parcels containing jewels Isl apd hIo
ware and marched him n'c che !
the Bronx Police station sbe HI
the verge of fainting Waen nsnt mt d
her revolver" to Heu'en-, r,s ID
Then 1t was her prisVn V,,,oman
collapse when the Poiioobe ~ tbe
into laughter as he hela "a cp cspp,,Irt l
ly weapon" a bicycIlS'
The citizen., 1912-11-29
SPEAKER cLARKs NEW DESK.
Top OF Extra Thickness To Allow For
Necessary Pounding.

Washington--Speaker Clark's desk
has Z new double thickness piece Of
oak now for him TO rap on. The
sDlintered remnants OF the one he
smashed up last year are being divided
as souvenirs.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
DIAMOND AND DIAMONDS GO

brooch. all valued al $500. were
gone
Detectives waiting near the store
arrested Diamond He denied know
ing what had happened to the jewelry
The citizen., 1912-11-29
WILSON GIVES UP HIS WALKS.
Hangs Basket On Cate To Notify eer-
mudians He Is "Not At Home"

Hamilton, Bermuda. - President
elect Wilson has been forced to give
up his daily bicycle rides and his
long walks, in which he took keen
delight, and either stay at home or
ride in a closed carriage, to avoid the
tourists and the natives. who have
made it a practice TO halt him on his
solitary jaunts for the purpose Of Of
fering congratulations. Mr.. Wilson
and his family now remain incom-
municado most of the day. hanging
out on the gate a basket. which, in
the Bermudian custom, indicates that
the owner is not at home.
When Mayor Wainwright and his
wife called to pay their respects, they
were unable to see the Wilson family.
The citizen., 1912-11-29
EUROPEAN WAR
CLOUD GROWS
Powers Now ca ling Troops 10
the ColorS.
AUSTRIA RUSHING FORCES.
Proclamation OF Albanian lndepend-
ence Which Closes the Adriatic
Against Servia May Start the
Ccnfissratior.

London.-A new war cloud, more
dreadiully ominous n lis possibilities
than the one now hanging lightly on
the final efforts Of Two spent forces.
has suddenly reared Itself over Eu-
rope out oi a maze ot diplomatic bant-
er.nSs and jea.ousieS.
Austria, Germany aud Russia are
calling their men 10 the colors:
Ser7ia's SCARED army iS il the field,
and with j, and supporting il are the
victorious legions Of the Bulgars, the
Greeks and the Mon;enegrins.
The Austrian Danube 6oulla-two
monitors. two torpedo boats and four
gunboatS-a7e rushing down the Dan
ube to Belgrade ua-s7 full steam. The
dispatch OF these vessels IS shrouded
in secrecy. 50 ta? as official exqlana-
uons are concerned. but their mission
Is plainly hostile one.
Austria mas 100000 troops on a war
footing: 100000 OF them are nassed
on the Se-y:an frontier. Reservists
are reporting to- duty q every mill.
,a-y pos; y the country.
To the Austrian frontier are rushing
thousands o. Russian troops = FAST
- they can te modified.
l. IS announced from Vienna that
$4,000 reserves have been called out.
The Austrian press has taken Up the
cry q hostility toward Russia; the
7''-sfa1 Official organs demand armed
The citizen., 1912-11-29

the nails. say these autnU, nnblic
is in the interest oil 'ne enrocially
that all persons, and espI pItb II
connected in any Wa; :, c,osel
should have their nails
med.