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The Washington herald., 1912-03-31
HANY COMPETENT
GBATEUR UMPIRES
IN THE DISTRICT
indjcator Handlers Did Cred
irabls Work During
1911 Season.
sFyEl.AL ARE RESIGNED
S...- Is Heads List in Years Of
-~r, dick Woodward the
test to Enter Field.
By C. w. SWAN.

By C.. w. SWAN.
son's amateur ball players are
18th one essential of the game
dly lacking in nearly every city
e amateur leagues come under
namely. competent umpires.
ear eleven leagues held sway
commission, the greatest num-
has ever been affiliated with
y, and in every circuit. with the
exception of one, capable indi-
ndlers were secured at the start
sason.
ympia League had a little trouble
-st of the year, as did the Mar
out the little differences were
tied, and the circuits rolled on
zen tenor of their ways.
3etts-dean OF them all-is the
towed upon the veteran Strike
list, and Billy deserves every
It is handed to him. Mr.. Belts
professional service in the big
has handled more amateur
ian any umpire In the world,
seldom put a man out of the
A good, clean man, Mr.. Belts
respect and admiration of the
seban public of the Capital.
Billy Belts Dean.
lson Mr.. Belts transferred from
.rtmental, which he had been
with, to the Capital. City. and
IL the games played in this fast
the satisfaction of ALL During
season series Mr.. Belts was
n the job, and was the only
iaI to handle every game in the
snr-ias hnfh the Pa lfirnnra and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
DIPLOMAT ATTACKED.
Charge d'Affairs at Havana Assaulted
by Journalist.

Havana, Aug. 28.-Hugh S. Gibson,
the charge d'affairs of the American
legation at Havana while entering a
hotel here, was assaulted by Cuban
newspaper reporter. Mr.. Gibson was
not seriously injured. His assailant
was arrested and the Cuban secretary
of state personally expressed his re-
greet to the charge d'affairs at the &C.
currence.
Apparently the attack was the out
come of the charge de'affairs attitude
in calling the attention of the Cuban
government and especially his insist
ence despite the opposition of the
Cuban ministers, on the payment of
the Reilly claims in the matter of the
Cienfeugore waterworks contract.
The claims amounted to $4,000
and the cabinet finally agreed to pay
the amount.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
THREE ARE HIT BY TRAIN
One May Die as Result of Crossing
Accident on Chicago & North
western Near Milwaukee.

MilWaukee.-Thr men were in.
jured, one fatally, when a passenger
train on the Chicago & Northwestern
line crashed into a buggy on the
Green Bay road near this CITY,. The
injured are.
Christ Enger, florist, skull frac-
tured; will die.
Stephen Bauer, leg fractured
Henry Preicher, foot fractured.
The men were coming home from
days outing in the country and
did not see the train until it was
almost upon them.
Bauer was driving and he whipped
up the horse, but the engine struck
the rear of the buggy and smashed
it to a pulp.
Bigner's head struck fence with
such force that his entire body was
forced through the fence. Bauer,
who was sitting in the same seat
with Bigner, was also thrown
through the fence. He landed on
Bigner, which prevented him from
receiving more serious injury.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
STREETCAR FARES REDUCED
Railroad Commiss on Renders Deci-
sion Against the Milwaukee Light,
Heat and Power Company.

MadisOn.-The state railroad COM
mission has handed down decision
in cases against the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway and Light company and
issued an order to become effective
September 20, fixing fares and other
wise regulating the company's trac-
ton service in the city of Milwau-
kee and to adjacent towns.
The order prescribes that thirteen
single fare tickets shall be sold for
fifty cents after September 23 and
that but single fare shall be charg-
ed between Milwaukee and the towns
of West Allis, Wauwatosa and East
Milwaukee. Extensions of the sin
gle fare zone from the corporate
limits to the terminals of various
lines are also ordered. The petition
for universal double transfer was
dismissed as impracticable as was
the application for reduced fares to
Waukesha.
Officials of the Milwaukee traction
company announce that an appeal
may be taken from the commission
rulings, but the orders go into effect
regardless of such appeal and remain
unless set aside by the courts.
The state Industrial commissions
recommendation for increased wages
for motormen and conductors was
affirmed by the railroad commission.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
WANT DISMISSAL Or E.A1nN
lnsurgent Woodmen Declare They
Will Not Support McGovern I'm
less Action Is Taken.

La Crosse.-In resolution passed
by the Modern Woodman assembly,
an organization composed of repre-
sentatives of 165 camps in Wiscon-
sin, direct threat is made to oppose
Gov. McGovern at the polls unless
he removes Insurance Commissioner
Extern, who is. charged with sympa-
thizing with the movement to in
crease the Modern Woodman insur-
ance rate. The resolution on this
point says:
Resolved, That we demand of the
governor to remove from Office the
present insurance commissioner, and
in case he does not remove said COM
missioner this assembly and every
member thereof will use all honor
able means to cause his defeat at the
coming election"
The resolution also calls for poll
ing of the candidates for the state
senate and assembly to determine
how they stand on the repeal of fra
ternal insurance legislation enacted
under the regime of Mr.. Ekern.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
LAWYER TO JOIN INDIANS
w. j. kershaw to Be Taken in by the
Menominees at Keshena-Mother
Was Full Booded Member.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. Kershaw,
Milwaukee attorney, is to become a
member of the Menominee tribe of
Indians, who have their reservation
at Keshena, Wis.
A tribal council will convene at
Keshena Sept. 4, 5 and 6, when Mr..
Kershaw will be officially adopted.
His mother was a full blooded Me-
nominee and his father an Irishman.
1t had been the wish for some time
of the head members of the tribe to
have Mr.. Kershaw join All actions of
the council at the big meeting will be
taken in the primitive Indian fash
ion, and all matters discussed in the
Indian language.
The Menominee tribe is second
only to the Usage in point of wealth.
There is at present $3,50O,O00 at
Washington to be distributed to the
members, making about $4,000 for
each. They also have 100000 acres
of standing timber.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
P0STMASTERS WANT RAISE
Third and Fourth Class Officials in
Madison Convention Discuss
Proposed Legislation.

Madison.-Better salaries were ad-
vocated by delegates to the annual
convention of the Wisconsin State
League of Postmasters of third and
fourth class Offices. Thomas Hill,
Spring Green, and other postmasters
united in this recommendation in a
discussion on proposed legislation.
Other speakers deplored the fact
that under civil service rules, the best
employees were not always selected.
The league reelected all it's old
officers as follows:
President, w. H. Froehlich, Jack
son; vice-president, H. A. La Gran
deur, Somerset; secretary, Alex
Archie, Waterloo; treasurer, w. r.
Brown, Waupaca; executive commit
tee, G. E. King, Winneconne, and E.
T. Bray, Dodgeville. Vice-presidents
for congressional districts-First, N.
D. Maxon, Walworth; Second, F. M.
Griswold, Lake Mills; Third, H. c.
Ger, Mount Horeb; Fifth, D. l.. Pow
ell, Dousman; Sixth, Thomas Skin
ner, Endeavor; Eighth, w. Beard
more, Sheridan; Ninth, G. Serrier,
Underhill Eleventh, j. Laursen,
Milltcwn.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
PEOPLE Of STATE
OWN MANY AUTOS
27,321 Machines Registered
With Secretary of State.
PAY $124,3O3 IN LICENSES
Of This Amount More Than Half Is
Collected from Ten Counties
$685. $50 Goes for the Improve
ment of Wisconsin's Highways.

misunderstanding to records in
the Office OF Secretary of State Frear
there are now in use in the state
23,5O5 automobiles and 3,816 motor
cycles, a total of 1891, or one We
hlcle to each eighty-five persons of
the states 2,333,S60 of population.
II the average family consists of five
persons, then in Wisconsin every
seventeenth family owns an outomo-
bile or motorcycle.
The data compiled shows that the
total amount of license fees received
up to July l from automobile or
motorcycle owners was $124,3O3 and
the law requires that this money
shall be divided among the coun-
ties, after the expense of admins
tration has been deducted, and de-
voted to the repair and betterment
of the public highways outside of
cities and villages, except that 25 per
cent shall be paid to the state high
way fund. Secretary Frear has now
made this apportionment and finds
that after deducting the cost of ad-
ministration, which was $1S,750.67,
there remains $1O5,552.33 for such
distribution, $79,164.25 going to the
counties and $26,3SS.O8 to the state
highway fund.
OF the $124,303 collected from
residents of all the counties, more
than half is contributed from the
following ten counties: Milwaukee,
$27,354; Dane, $685.; Racine, $5,-
O31; Rock, $4,000; Fond du Lac,
$4,325; Winnebago, s4,O6S; Dodge,
$3,79S; Walworth, 1864; Wauke-
sha, $3.50; Jefferson, $2,S23.
Iron county has the smallest num-
Der of autos in the state and con-
tributed only $50 in license fees.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
ALUMNI REMAINS IN STATE
Nearly One-Half of the 8,676 Living
Graduates of Badger University
Are Living in Wisconsin.

Madison.-Of the S,676 living
graduates of the University of Wis
consin, $3.50 or nearly one-half,
are now residents of Wisconsin. AS
Wisconsin has total population of
2,333,S60, this means that one per-
son in every 612 is a graduate of the
state university.
Madison leads all cities in the
number of University of Wisconsin
graduates. Of it's 1851 residents.
1876, or one in every 80, is a gradu-
ate of the. university. Milwaukee.
which has 1886 graduates, has the
next largest number, and Chicago
holds third place with 432.
Next to Wisconsin, Illinois has
more Wisconsin graduates than any
other state. 1t has TAB, of whom
Chicago alone claims 432, or over
half. The only eastern state that
has more than a hundred Badger
graduates is New York. Five west
ern states have over 100 graduates.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF
EDWARD r. BACkUS KILLED iN
HOUSEBOAT ON RAINY RIVER.
Minneapolis Boy Trips Over a Loaded
Shotgun-Body Being Taken
Home.

Minneapolis, Aug. 2S.-Edward Ray
mond Backus, who would have been
~ years old in September, was killed
on the houseboat of his father E. w.
Backus, president of the Backus-
Brooks lumber company and Mime
sofa e Ontario Power company, by
tripping over a loaded shotgun on the
deck OF the boat, both barrels of which
were discharged into his body. He
died several hours after the shooting.
His mother and brother, Seymour
Backus, aged II, and Mr. and Mrs.
Mac Martin of Minneapolis, were on
the houseboat at the time.
4. w. Backus, his father, was in In
ternational Falls. He Immediately
started up the Rainy river twelve
miles to where the housebcat, which
had been plying Rainy lake, was an
chored W. F. Brooks of Minneapolis
received a message saying that Ray
mond Backus, as he was intimately
called, had been shot, but that he was
still alive. This was sent from Inter-
national Falls. 1t said that his father
had gone up to the houseboat. Mr..
Brooks received another message an
nouncing the death of Raymond Back
us, and saying that members of the
family had returned to International
Falls and were making preparations to
bring the body to Minneapolis.
General Manager w. H. Gemmill of
the Minnesota & International rail-
way, upon learning of the accident,
placed his private car at the disposal
of the Backus family. The body will
be taken to the home of E. w. Backus,
rs Oak Grove street, and the inter.
ment will be at Lakewood
Three years ago he entered Yale and
graduated this year with honors in the
engineering class. He returned to-
Minneapolis prepared to enter bust.
ness with his father in the manage
ment of the properties at International
Falls with the development of which
his father was connected.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
LOSS EXCEEDS 100000
Milwaukee Suffers Most from Fire
Damage in Wisconsin During
the Past Year.

Madison.-During the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1912, there were
1890 fires in the state. The value of
the buildings and contents involved
was $27,25S,895. The damage to
buildings and contents aggregated
$4,012,080.
Milwaukee county suffered the
greatest damage from fire, the total
amount being $795,705. Other
counties whic hsustained more than
100000 fire losses were: Grant,
$14S,925; La Crosse, S239,63O; Ra-
cine, $319,S45; Rock, $211,325;
Washington, 103,405; Wood, $685.
040. Dane, the second wealthiest
county in the state, had fire loss of
only $21,975. Bayfield, sustained the
least loss of any county, the total be-
ing only $1,325. In nearly all of the
counties the amount of insurance
carried was greater than the total
fire loss.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
District Attorney Is Ousted.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 28.-District At
torney Cameron has been ordered
from office by Governor Oswald West
for failure to supply the executive
with data asked in pardon case. The
action follows Governor Vests dec
laration that he would place special
prosecutor in the district attorneys
offices here to aid him in his campaign
to rid the city of evils, as reported by
a vice commission. Walter H. Evans,
Republican candidate for district at
torney, was appointed to the office.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Liquor Traffic Is Blamed.

ST. Adams, VT, Aug. 27.-Continu
ing his discussion of the high cost
of living, Eugene w. Chain, Prohibi-
ton candidate for president, declared
in an address here that no less than
100000 people in the United States
have by reason of the liquor traffic
ceased to be producers and have be-
come consumers only. "This," he said,
'is the explanation of the increasing
cost of living. 1t can only be reduced
by transforming this army of con.
sumers into useful, productive citi-
yens."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
SIX BUILDINGS ARE STRUCK
TWIN CITIES AND NORTHWEST
VISITED BY HEAVY RAIN.
Communications Are Cut and Thresh-
ing Further Delayed.

Minneapolis, Aug. %. - Six places
were struck by lightning, an excursion
party on the Mississippi river was
thrown into panic, telegraph and
telephone wires were more or less af
fected, and theater-goers and others
belated were soaked as the result of
a severe electrical shower which swept
over the Twin Cities.
But far more severe, according to
meager reports, were the effects of the
storm in the vicinity of New Richmond
Wis, and the Red River valley. Tele.
graph and telephone wires were down
in that territory and the service was
the Twin Cities stated that the thresh-
ing was probably delayed for at least
a week.
Storm Breaks at 10 O'clock.
The storm burst upon Minneapolis,
and st. Paul as we'll about 10 o'clock,
and for few moments, it's fury was
supreme Sheets of rain swept the
streets, and flash upon flash of vivid
lightning came in close succession,
while the thunder, for about Is min
utes, seemed to be everywhere. The
mercury took q sudden slide down
ward, but only descended four to five
degrees.
Later, after the storm had depart
ed, or at least it's fury had, the
mercury began to climb upwards, and
at midnight was two degrees higher
than the mark to which it descended
during the storm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Libel Suit Is Ousahed.

Madison.--A suit for criminal libel
brought by citizens against District
Attorney John F. Hooper of Forest
county has been quashed by Judge
William Quinlan upon the recon-
mendation of Third Assistant Attor-
ney General ]. E. Messerschmidt,
who acted as commissioner at the
hearing at Crandon last week. A
similar suit had been brought before
Judge John Goodland of the old cir
cult and was dismissed, and when
Judge Quinlan of the new circuit
went on the bench the suit was re-
vived. Judge Quinlan held a man
could not be tried on the same
charge twice.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
BISHOP GRAFTON is DYING
Fond du Lac Churchman Rallies and
Asks to Be Placed in Chair,
But End Is Feared.

Fond du Lac.-After lying in a
semi-unconScious condition for
hours, Bishop Charles Chapman
Grafton, well known churchman and
bishop of Fond du Lac, rallied and
asked to be placed in his wheel
chair, which he has occupied much
of the time this summer. His condi-
ton, however, is critical, and the end
is only question of days. Cable
grams have been sent to relatives
abroad advising them of his condi-
ton. Bishop Grafton's turn for the
worse followed a steady improvement
covering period of some weeks,
which had led him to discuss plans
for a thanksgiving celebration to be
held in September.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Dismiss Former Badger Pastor.

Eagle River.-According to the
current issue of the Southern Church
man published at Richmond, Va,
Rev. W. H. Jurney, Jr., formerly rec
tor of the ST. Ignatius Episcopal
church at Eagle River, has been dis
missed from the staff of st. Paul's
church at Brooklyn because of his
Romanistic tendencies.
Having been in the church for only
a few years and only few months
at this charge, says the Churchman,
this action can only be taken as a
personal one, which does not in any
way involve the parish in which he
was serving.
Mr.. Jurney came to Brooklyn di-
rect from the charge at Eagle River.
He was ordained by Bishop Weller in
1910.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
LABOR DAY Is PROCLAIMED
Governor McGovern Urges People of
State to Participate in Ceiebra-
ton on Monday, Sept. 2.

Madison.-Gov. McGovern has is
sued a proclamation designating
Monday, Sept. 2, as Labor day and
recommending that all people in the
state show their appreciation of the
significance of the occasion by at
tending and participating in public
exercises in honor of the day.
Land, capital and labor are the
chief factors in the production Of
wealth, whereby all human wants are
supplied; and the greatest of these
is labor" says the governor. In
the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
Bread was the stern condition i'm
posed in the beginning, and it still
obtains. Like the soil, the air and
the sunshine, labor is indispensable
to the maintenance of life. Labor's
part in production, labor's claims in
distribution and labor's interest in
consumption, are therefore vital
problems in every society that seeks
Industrial prosperity, social justice
or moral improvement.
Especially is this true now in
wisconsin, where the cause of work
1ngmen and workingwomen has re-
ceived and is still receiving so much
thoughtful and sympathetic consid-
GRAFTON. 1t is therefore appropriate
in every way that the day set apart
by law in recognition of the dignity
of labor should be fifty celebrated by
us this year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
ChicuG0 Grain.

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-Wheat prices to-
day showed tendency to sag on &C
count Of the absence of expected frosts
in Canada. There was also an un
looked for increase in the European
visible supply Statements that higher
ocean freight rates were curtailing
business counted. too, in favor of the
bears. The opening was &c to q q Nc
lower. September started at sS%c,
Subsequently reports OF q good de-
mand BY millers both here and in Eu-
rope brought about rally. The close
was strong, with September NC net
higher at 943sc.
Corn rose on account Of stocks in
public elevators here having become
exhausted. September opened hc to-
NC up at 72A to 72%c, and advanced
Another upturn followed The close
was firm at 73hc for September, net
gain of lie.
Liberal sales by commission houses
had a weakening effect on the oats
Xc off at 32c to 32Bc, but reacted to
32Hc.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
"UncIe Joe" Accepts.

Moorhead, Mimi, Aug. 28-"Uncle
Joe" Cannon, in letter to State Sen
ator Charles S. Marden, accepts the
challenge of J. B. Blanchard, 80 years
old, to a high kicking contest. Mr..
Cannon writes: 81 cannot suggest
that Mr.. Blanchard first get a reputa-
ton before attempting to challenge me
in this regard, for, of course, his PROV
ess in this delightful sport is known to
all men. In view Of the tone of de-
fiance indicated by this statement.
cannot do otherwise than accept the
challenge"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Loses Foot Over a Dare.

Chippewa Falls.-George Nordby
and two companions sat on the 500
depot platform at Stanley, awaiting
the approach of an eastbound mid
night passenger train. They dared
each other to sit there the longest
with their feet on the rail. Nordby
outstayed his comrade and in at
tempting to get away from the on
rushing train he miscalculated it's
nearness. The engine caught one
foot and crushed it. He was brought
to the hospit.l, where his foot was
amputated.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Jail Delivery Averted.

Fond du Lac.-William Swan
and Joseph Bradley, who tried to rob
a North Fond du Lac man, escaped
from their cells in the county Jail and
planned to attack Sheriff Graham as
he entered the corridor. The fact
that the sheriff was accompanied by
an electrician saved him from being
assaulted, as the prisoners on seeing
the sheriff's companion ran back to
the rear of the corridor. Both men
were driven into their cells at the
point of a revolver.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Inquiry Sent. 30.

Washington, Aug. characterization
of the Standard Oil company's CORE
spondence, campaign contributions
and political activities and of the pre-
convention campaigns of presidential
candidates will be begun by the Clapp
subcommittee probably Monday. Sept.
80, according to Chairman Clapp. THE
members of the committee had a gen.
eral understanding before we parted
that we would resume or that date"
the Minnesota senator said. How
ever, am trying to get in touch with
them to map out our procedure"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Suspected of Coach Crime.

Moorhead.-With the two prisoners,
T. B. Flanagan and William Thomas
behind the bars in the country Jail at
Breckenridge, police officials believe
they have in custody the men who cut
the throat of a man and placed the
body on the top of a Milwaukee rail-
road coach, where it was discovered
at Milbank, S. D. Bert Fitzgerald,
sheriff at Breckenridge, is confident
that Flanagan and Thomas are guilty
of the murder. Flanagan and Thomas
are believed to spend their time in
sporting live ones"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-30
Insanity Changes Tongue,

Fond du Lac-Although he had
never before been able to speak or
understand English, August Neu-
mann, aged u, resident of Marble
head, on becoming violently insane,
has talked necessarily, first in Eng
lish, then in German, for thirty-six
hours. Neumann threw the physi-
clan, sent to examine him, out of the
house and only permitted an exam
ination when convinced his visitor
had come to pay his pension money.
Neumann was taken to the northern
hospital.