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Douglas Island news., 1912-05-08

The SUI rene court of the UnlteN States has decided the case of the Hum boldt Steamship company favor ably to that corporation by declaring Alaska to be a territory and under the control of the Interstate Commerce Laws. The court issued a mandamus requiring the Interstate Commission to take jurisdiction over Alaskan rail- roads and their transportation rates.
 Word reaches Seward by private mail from the national capital that in- dcations now point to the fact that the navy department will enter into contract with the bondholders of the Alaska Northern railway system, whereby the company will transport 100000 tons of coal annually from a government operated coal mine in the Matanuska coal fields to Seward, on Resurrection bay. Should this con- tract be entered into, immediate con- struction work will start at the end ot the line-mile 72-and be pushed to completion as soon as possible, to the end that the delivery of coal here may begin during 1913.-Seward Gateway.
 A special dispatch from Washington to the Seattle Times, April 2T, says: 'After sixteen years of labor 1t is re- ported that Congressman Sulzer's ef- forts to obtain form of full territor- ial government for Alaska at last will be successful. For ten years in suc- cession, up to until the election of Frank H. Waskey, the first Alaskan delegate, in 1906, Sulzer introduced a bill providing for home rule for Alaska. Delegate Wickersham who came to Washington in 1908 and who had in- duced Delegate Tom Gale to withdraw the Sulzer bill and introduce one written for him by Wickersham, will not get the credit of passing the terri torial government bill. Wickersham put himself "in bad" with both Demo- crats and Republicans by his unwar- ranted and unsubstantiated attacks on mem bers of the cabinet. Investi- gation of his territorial bill showed that it was not by any means com- plete measure and would have placed heavy burden of taxation on the peo- pie of Alaska and have given them practically nothing in return. At conference held last, January between Alfred Daly, Democratic national committeeman from Alaska; Congress- man Sulzer, Speaker Clark, Congress- man Underwood and Congressman Flood, it was decided to pigeonhole the incomplete Wickersham bill, and to have Flood reintroduce the Sulzer bill. The measure has passed the house but may be held up by the sen- ate. As has been stated previously, Senator Bristow, an insurgent from Kansas and friend of Clifford Pinchot, introduced in executive session in the senate committee resolution provid
 ing that no action be taken on the Alaska territorial bill until such time as the senatorial committee can have an opportunity to visit Alaska and in vestigate the conditions themselves. Pinchot is still hopeful that, with the election of Roosevelt, the resources of Alaska will be placed under the super. vision of a bureau. The plan is to establish kind of benevolent despot- ism with Roosevelt or Pinchot acting in the capacity of chief despots,n
Douglas Island news., 1912-05-08

A petition has been signed by the at- torneys of the Third judicial division, asking for the appointment of Cassius M. Frazier as district attorney in case a vacancy occurs in that office. Mr. Frazier is practing attorney in Cor dova.
 Kazis Krauczunas, of Ketchikan; Jack Brooks, of Jack Wade creek, in the Tauana district; Fritz Voges, of Valdez, and w. l.. MillikeD, of Fair banks, are the leading candidates in the referendum vote now being taken by the socialists for delegate to con. gress. The man who receives the highest number of notes will be de clared the nominee of the socialist party.
 The following is a sketch of William A. Gilmore, Repu blican candidate for delegate to congress: Born in Oak land, California, January 18th, 1870, and Scotch Irish ancestry. Before a year old moved to Portland, Oregon, and thence to Vancouver, Washington, Educated in public schools and col leges of Oregon and Washington. Studied law in Chicago; graduated in 1897, aud in 1898 began to practice in Seattle. Arrived in Nome June IA, 1900. Married in 1901. Has four children, all born in Nome. Elected mayor of Nome in April, 1911, receiV' ing 90 per cent of total vote cast. In 1899 was secretary Republican State Committee of Washington, and also was city committeeman in fifth ward, Seattle. Member of many lodges and organizations, among them: Masons, Odd Fellows, Eagles, Arctic Brother hood, Eastern Star, Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen, etc. At present time president of Nome Bar Association and practicing at Nome.
 An application has been made to the forestry bureau for permit to develop Warm Springs bay, Alaska, as a sum- mer and winter resort, 160 acres about the springs having been set aside last fall by executive order, says the Se- attle P.-I. The applicants agree, in the event their request is granted, to ex- pend at least S50,000 in improvements, and have, at the suggestion of Super visor Weigel. filed bond for S2O,O00 as evidence of good faith. The apph- cants are Dr. T. H. White, of Coupe vile, Wash, and Henry Miller, of Dungeness, Wash. In their applica- tion for what is practically the exclu- sive privilege of exploiting the springs, the applicants offer to build 450 foot wharf, three.story hotel with a glassed.in veranda on the third floor, two public bathing tanks and plank walks extending for mile along the beach, to cut trails winding up the near by mountains, and to maintain toboggan slides and skiing grounds running onto the ice, which in winter covers lake that. extends for five miles into canyon in the mountains. Many cabins are to be built, in addi- tion to the hotel, for the entertainment of Alaskans who wish to spend their winters there, but for the most part the promoters hope to maintain the enterprise from the patronage of tourists from the East. Supervisor Weigel has forwarded the application to Washington, with the recommends, tion that it be granted.
Douglas Island news., 1912-05-08

Mark Morrissey, who figured promi- nently in the Keystone canyon fracas and the Hasey trial, is now employed on arailroad being built up the Anna zon river in South America.
Douglas Island news., 1912-05-08

A petition has been signed by the at torneys of the Third judicial division, asking for the appointment of Cassius M. Frazier as district attorney in case a vacancy occurs in that office. Mr. Frazier is practing attorney in Cor dova.
Douglas Island news., 1912-05-08

Another howl about the mail service emanates from the Iditarod. A recent mail contained only 75 pounds. Last September newspapers were received in Iditarod In February.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
3 ROADS ARE INDICTED
GRAND JURY SAYS CARRIERS
PAID $4,000 IN REBATES.
Government Declares That Officials
Own and Control Stock In Goal
Concern.

Chicago. Nov. 25.--The federal
grand jury here Friday returned in.
dictments against the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern, Big Four and the
Chicago & Indiana Southern railroads,
charging violation of the Elkins act
in the payment of rebates aggregating
over $4,000.
A separate bill charging the reeeiv-
ing of rebates was returned against
the O'Gara Coal company.
An indictment also was voted
against Thomas O'Gara, president of
the O'Gara Coal company, but not
presented in court with the others.
The three railroads against which
true bills were found are subsidiary
and vital connecting links in the New
York Central system. The inquiry
into rebating charges is aimed at vio-
lators of the Elkins act in their in
dividual as well as corporate capac-
ity, and it was stated will involve
many high officials of the New York
Central lines in serious criminal
charges.
The allegations of the indictments
returned are that the O'Gara Coal
company knowingly and unlawfuIly
accepted rebates from the three rail-
roads named on invoices of shipments
of coal from the company's mines at
Harrisburg, ILL.,. to Danville, ILL.,
The criminal charges against the
three railroads and the O'Gara Coal
company grew out of an investigation
by the interstate commerce commits
sion, through James S. Harlan. re-
garding a payment of 100000 to the
coal company, which was not satisfac-
torily explained by officials OF the
roads involved in the payment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
TO PENSION Ex-PRESlDENTS
Carnegie Corporation of New York
VIII Provide $25, 900 Per Year for
Ex-ExecutIves During Life.

New York, Nov. 23.-Following a
meeting of the trustees of the Car
negie Foundation held in the home of
Andrew Carnegie Thursday in was an
nounced that 1t had been decided to
offer pensions to the future ex-presi-
dents of the United States and to the
unmarried widows of ex-presidents.
The offer will be made to those en-
titled to it without application being
made.
Under the terms of the announce
ment President Taft, when he retires
on the fourth of next March. will be
offered $4,000 by the Carnegie cor
poration.
The question of making provision
for our ex-presidents has been one
widely discussed with suggestions that
congress pass a bill providing for
them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
80 DIE IN THEATER PANIC
Children Are TrampIed to Death
When Film ExpIodes In a Span
ish Playhouse.

, Bilbao, Spain, Nov 26.-Fifty chill
dren and others were killed in a panic
In a moving picture show here Sun
day.
The scene of the accident was o
large circus, which had been convert
ed into continuous cinematograph
show. AS the price of admission was
only two cents, the building was
crowded to its utmost capacity, for
the most part with women and chill
dren
The operator of the machine lost
his nerve when a film ignited, and
screamed "Fire,"
He was able to extinguish the
flames himself without difficulty. but
the effect of his cry upon the audience
was instantaneous
The disaster caused frenzied crowds
to gather outside the building and
the authorities had great difficulty in
carrying on the work of rescue and
extricating the dead and injured from
the piles of wrecked seats.
The manager and other employees
have been arrested and are held pend.
ing an inquiry
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
SCHRANK TAKEN TO ASYLUM
Man Who Shot Colonel Roosevelt
Now an Inmate of Northern
Hospital at Oshkosh.

Oshkosh.-John Schrank, would
be assassin of Col. Roosevelt, is now
an inmate of the Northern Hospital
for the Insane at Winnebago, north
of Oshkosh. Schrank was brought
here by Fred Becker, sheriff's clerk,
and Deputy Sheriff Richard Modem
hauer of Milwaukee. When the
southern suburbs of Oshkosh were
reached and Lake Winnebago came
into view, Mr.. Becker asked Schrank
if he was fond of hunting and the
prisoner replied with smile: only
of bull moose"
Later he was asked if he would
repeat the attack upon Col. Roose-
welt should the opportunity present
itself. Schrank said mo, / have
done what should have done-I
have made all the sacrifice propose
to make and would not harm Col.
Roosevelt or anyone else for the rea-
sons which moved me to assault him
at Milwaukee. >"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
PREPARE FOR WAR |
AUSTRIAN CALLS SIX ARMY
CORPS TO coLoEs AS SER.
WAN CRISIS ARRIVES.
PEACE CONDITIONS DRASTIC
France Warns Turks Against Doing
Violence to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Acts of Butchery Laid to Servians
Slaughter Women and Children.

London, England, Nov 25.--Three
classes of the Austrian reserves have
been called out, says the Chronicles
Vienna correspondent. About 100000
men, he says, have been massed
around the Servian frontier and steady
preparations are going forward in
Galicia. 1T is reported that the Don
Cossacks have been modified and that
the Russian authorities are holding all
available rolling stock on the lines
running to the Austrian frontier" says
a dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Vienna.
London, Nov. 23.-Nazim Pasha.
holding by desperate effort the de
tense lines of Tachatalja and fighting
within his rapidly dwindling ranks a
frightful epidemic of cholera, was no.
titled Thursday by the government at
Constantinople that the Bulgarian pro
posals for an amistice had been re-
jected and ordered to resume opera
lions at once. Thus the Turkish army
must fight on to a decisive end.
This note was made IGblic by the
porte:
THE porte, finding the Bulgarian
conditions for an armistice unaccept-
able, has ordered Nazim Pasba to re-
sumo military operations"
There is still strong possibility +
the Bulgarians making an entry into
Constantinople and the powers are
again considering action to prevent
such an eventually Trance took the
initiative by notifying The Turkish
government that she would hold Tur-
key responsible for any violence
against Christians.
Vienna, Nov. 23.-Lieutenant Wag-
ner, the war correspondent of the
Reichspost, telegraphed Thursday that
while at Nish he heard well-nigh in
credible details of the barbarities CON-
mitted by the Servian troops on the
Albanians. A Red Cross doctor with
the Servian army told him:
The Servians gave no quarter. All
the Albanians, armed or unarmed. as
we'll as the women and children. who
fell into their hands. were mercilessly
killed. General Stepanovitch. the Ser
Wan commander had the Albanians
captured at Kratova formed into two
rows and shot dead with machine
guns, the general saying:
1--WE must extirpate those Austro-
Hungarian favorites.'
General Zivkovitch also had $50
Albanians and Turkish notables cut
down near Sienitza.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
NEWS FROM FAR {
AND NEAR

Colorado Springs, Colo, Nov. 25.--
Mildred Sheehan, twelve years old,
who with party of schoolchildren
was enjoying picnic in the noun
tains. fell 500 feet down the Devils
slide in Cheyenne canyon, near this
city, and was killed
Kingston jamaica, Nov. 22.-It is
believed that more than 100 persons
lost their lives at Montego bay dur
ing the recent hurricane and tidal
wave that devastated parts of the is.
land, Forty-two bodies were recov.
cred from the bay Wednesday and
the search continues. The town is
practically swept away
The towns of Lucea and Green Is
land were devasted. only five out of
800 houses remaining standing in
Lucea
Gibraltar, Nov 22-The United
States cruisers Montana and Tennes.
see arrived here. After coaling they
will proceed to Turkish waters.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Charles D.
Hilles again is private secretary to
the president The chairman Of the
Republican national committee has
resumed his position at the White
House, taking the place of Carm
Thompson, appointed treasurer of IL,
United States.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
SCHRANK DECLARED INSANE
Commission of Five Physicians Pass
Judgment on Man Who Attempted Z
Life of Roosevelt

Milwaukee, Nov 25.-John Schrank,
the New York man who shot Col.
Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee last
month. was declared insane Friday
by commission of five physicians.
Schrank will be sent to the Wfscou-
sin State Hospital for the Insane,
near Oshkosh, Wis.
The report of the commission was
made before Judge August G. Backus
in the municipal court Schrank was
in court He displayed little interest
in the proceedings
Members Of the commission were
questioned about their report. When
court adjourned District Attorney
label said he would move that the
criminal charge against S>brank be
dropped and that he be sentenced to
the insane hospital
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
RACE SUICIDE IS HIT
POSTAL AUTHORITIES ARREST
DOCTORS AND DRUGGISTS.
United Crusade Against illegal Prac-
tees Is Begun In All Parts OF
Country.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Raids were made
In nearly every section Of the United
States simultaneously Wednesday by
postal inspectors, when a nationwide
crusade against doctors, druggists and
other persons advocating methods
conducive to race suicide was begun.
Ten men and women were arrested
in Chicago alone, but the govern
ment's net, spread over the whole
country, brought in total of 173 per-
sons from 70 different towns and
cities. The defendants are charged
with using the mails to promote
criminal medical practices or the sale
of drugs and other materials for
illegal purposes.
The number of arrests made were
as follows: Chicago, Il; Portland,
Ore. 9; Seattle. 8; Oakland, Cal, g.;
Cincinnati. 8; San Francisco. z; Pitts
burg. 4 Indianapolis, 8; st. Paul. s.;
Denver, s; Spokane, 5; Oklahoma
City. s.; Forth Worth, 4 Omaha, a;
St. Louis, 3; Buffalo. 8; Los Angeles,
8; Mobile, g. Marietta, Ohio, 3; San
Jose, Cal, 8; New York, 2; Albany, p;
Washington, 2; Memphis. 2; Birming.
ham, 2; Steubenville. Ohio. Q: Cleve-
land, 2; Duluth. O. Winona, Mimi, q;
San Antonio, Q; Houston, 2; New Or
leans, q; Kansas City. 2; Topeka, q;
Alameda, Cal, 2; Atlanta. i; Toledo,
1; Minneapolis, 1; Galveston. /; Salt
Lake City, /; Ithaca, N Y. /; Elmira,
N. Y. /; East Orange, N. J., /; Ian
caster, Pa, 1; Pine Bank, Pa, i;
Cumberland. Md, 1 Charleston, s. c.,
/; Columbus, s. c., 1 Jacksonville,
Fla, 1; Columbus, Ohio, /; Spring
field. Ohio, 1; Mount Vernon, ILL.,. L:
Dayton, Ohio, /; Convoy. Ohio, l.;
Fort Wayne, Ind, 1; Terre Haute,
Ind, 1; Peoria. ILL.,. l; Kalamazoo
Mich, /; Iron River, Mich, /; Holden,
Mo-, 1; Muskogee, Okla, /; Wichita.
Kan, /; Council Bluffs, Ia. /; Belling-
ham. Wash, /: Crecent, Wash, i:
Tacoma, Wash, L; Sacramento, Cal,
/; Petaluma Cal. 1; Fresno. Cal. Il;
Glendale, Cal, /.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
DEATH RATE IN
STATE IS LOWER
Marked Decline Due to Great
Saving in Infant Life.
FIGURES FOR THREE MONTHS
Fifty Per Cent of Chldren's Deaths
IS Result of ignorance Regarding
Proper Care and Feeding North
Part of State Healthy.

Madison.-During July, August
and September, 1912, 5,949 deaths
were reported to the state bureau of
vital statistics by the various local
registrars. This represents an an
nual death rate for the state of 9 SO
per 1000 estimated population, This
rate is compared with that of H. ST
for 1910, and 1857 for 1911, being
considerably lower than both.
The decline in the death rate is
due almost entirely to the great saw
ing in infant life during the summer
months, the bureau adds. There were
273 less deaths among children I'M
der l year of age during the quarter
than for a similar period last year
This will account for practically all
of the decrease in the number of
deaths recorded and shows that a
great advance has been made in.
knowledge of the care, Of young chill
dren during the hot summer months.
Deaths of children under L year
numbered Ills during the period
An examination of the causes of
deatn revealed chat in nearly so, per
cent. of the cases the children died
as the result of ignorance regarding
proper care and feeding.
Important causes of deaths and
their number were Pulmonary tu-
berculosis 421, other tuberculosis 81,
typhoid fever 81, diphtheria AZ, scar
let fever 33, measles 8, whooping
cough 81, pneumonia 20, diarrhea
and enteritis under 2 years 352, men
nights 1866 influenza 10, puerperal
septicaemia Is, cancer 395, violence
4S7.
The northern section of the state
has death rate for this period of
S.4 per 1000 estimated population,
while the rate for the central section
is 9.3S and in the southern section
Ill
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Madison With the automobile Ii
cense season practically ended for
1912, the record shows that Secre-
tary of State Frear has done bust
ness in that line aggregating $685.
220, issuing total of 29,680 IL
censes to autoists, motorcycles and
dealers. In detail it is revealed that
the number of auto licenses issued,
at SIS, was 24,567; dealers at s..
were 1858, and motorcylcists at 81,
were 4,060.
gineer Reeves and
his party of United States engineers
have completed their survey OF the
Rock River from GAINESVILLE to Ster-
ling, ILL., They declare the war de-
partment. plans to make deep wa
ter way between the two cities is
feasible and can be completed in SIX
years.
,Madison. G. Croft, James
T. Lynch and E. Olsen were found
guilty in Dane county circuit court
of murder in the first degree for Kill
ing Peter Polstad, farmer OF Brod-
head, in Madison on July 80 last. Inc
convicted men robbed Polstad ana
then threw his body into Lake MO
mona.
La Crosse.-A family feud when
has engaged the attention OF the 'e-
gal talent and courts of La Crosse
county for the last nine years broke
out afresh here when William Lay
man is alleged to have struck his en-
ployer because he hired John Pueh'
the other principal.
Maiden Rock.-Emff EbenspergeF
and Roy Schuler were accidentaily
shot near Plum City by Russell Lewis
who was shooting at target me
bullet passed through Ebensperser S
wrist, severing an artery, and lH'o
Schuler's hip.
Maiden Rock.-There is an cpl
demic of laryngitis among the horses
in sections of this county. Some .,
the farmers report not having wei"
horse on the place.
Appleton.-It cost Walter { Ba"ef
of Sugarbush $3.50 to find out tna'
he was violating the state game laws
by sending twenty-five partridges 10
a buyer in Milwaukee.
Marinette.-With 500 farmers
present to purchase the stock anu
products of John Lesperance, toie-
man, which was about to be ao',
toned by Young's Real Estate an !
Investment company of New Loncou
an injunction was served by MAT
nette attorneys for Lesperance' VINO
allege the company obtained tie TAI ~
from him by fraud.
Neenah. Information is gwen ou,
that the Stevens Point Paper aNs
Pulp company has been reorsaii - ~.
with a capitalization Of Slep'Yp9 ",
The company fo- the present WI"
turn out pulp only.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
FLAMES PERIL MANY
HUNDREDS HAVE NARROW ES-
CAPE WHEN FIRE SWEEPS
INSANE ASYLUM.
MAN DIES FOR CANARY BIRD
Home for idiots, EpIIeptlcs and
Feeble-Minded Is Destroyed-ln-
mates Just Escape as Walls Of
Building CrumbIe to Pieces.

New York, Nov. 26.-In a fire that
Epileptics and Feeble-Minded at
Amityville, L. l., Sunday, one man
was burned to death and several others
who are missing are believed to have
persisted. Eigh. hundred inmates of
the various buildings of the institu-
tons were led out to safety. Some
OF them, too enfeebled by their Attic
lions to walk, were taken out in thrill
ing rescues.
When the flames, famed by a
southeast wind, threatened the ada
cent Long Island Home and Louden
hall, several hundred inmates of that
institution were also led out.
The man burned to death was Fritz
Mondary, thirty years old, of New
York city. He was sent to the home
five years ago. He escaped from the
building when the fire was discovered
but returned to rescue his pet canary
and persisted Other inmates were
seen to run back toward the flaming
Building and all of them have not
been accounted for.
An attendant first discovered the
fire, the cause of which is not known,
In one of the dormitories. The staff
OF the home Immediately set to work
carrying out the helpless, fifteen of
whom were found lying on their cots
terror-stricken as the fire cracked
In the next room. Hurry calls for as
sistance were sent out and firemen
from six Long Island towns re-
sponded
The walls of the Brunswick Home
collapsed soon after the last inmate
had been carried out In the mean
time Louden hall and the Long Island
Home were emptied of their occu-
pants.
Hundreds of residents of Amity-
vile used automobiles, horses and
bicycles to round up the insane in
mates, none of whom are believed to
have escaped.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-11-29
TWELVE KILLED IN BLAST
Many Workmen Lose Their Lives in
Explosion at Corn Products Re-
timing Plant, Waukegan. ID.

Waukegan- Twelve men are
known to. be dead. and twice as many
probably fatally injured in an explo-
sion in the dry starchhouse of the
Corn Products Refining company
here.
Twenty-Five seriously injured work.
men were taken from the burning
building and hurried to hospitals in
the city. 1t is feared that at least
fifteen others are still in the starch
house.
The shock was so severe that peo-
pie within radius of six blocks
were thrown to the ground. The
cause of the catastrophe is unknown.