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The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
ROBBERS FIGHT FOR S2OO
Three Robbers Shot, Two Fatally, and Fourth Escapes With
 the Money.

Butte, Mont, Oct. 23.-Four robbers murdered Tony Sego here and then fought over his money. Two of them were fatally wounded, another was hurt and the fourth escaped un- harmed taking Sego's $200 with him, it Is believed.
 In the squabblo Frank Lucia, the first man to get his fingers on Sego's roll of bills, was shot through the ab- domen. Pasquale Pangerazzio caught the money from Lucia's hand and was shot through the arms and stomach. A third man, wrestling the loot from Pang geraZzio, also was shot, but escaped, leaving a trail of blood. Of the fourth man there is no trace at all
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
JOHNSON SHOT IN FOOT
STORY OF WOUNDING OF PRIZE
 FIGHTER DECLARED TRUE.
Cameron Girl Is Brought Under Guard to Testify Before United
 States Grand Jury.

Chicago, Oct 23.-Search was made in Jack Johnson's cafe by deputy United States marshals for a negress employed there as an entertainer, who is said to have shot the fighter in the foot several days ago. A rumor spread through the city last Thursday night that Johnson had been shot, and the government officers declare that it was true. The woman, they say, did the shooting.
 The shooting is said to have fol- lowed quarrel, and Johnson is said to have pledged everyone In the place to secrecy. He denies the report.
 Deputy United States Marshal Ed ward Marsales is on his way from Rockford, H., with Miss Lucille Cam eron, the 19-year-old white girl from Minneapolis. Minn., whom Johnson is accused of abducting
 It was the plan to have her go be- fore the federal grand jury soon after that body convened, and tell her story. Evidence to be given by her and by twenty-five other witnesses will be the basis of an application for an in- dictment of the negro fighter for white slavery under the Mann act.
 The government contends that John
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11

son and Jeanette DOrr, keeper of a disorderly house, conspired to bring the girl to Chicago and that it was through the Dorr woman that John- son met Miss Cameron. Jeanette Dorr has fled and is being hunted by fed eral officers who say they traced her to Denver. Miss Cameron has been under strict guard and no one has been allowed to speak to her.
 Johnson's mother and nine of his employees are under subpoena to ap- pear before the federal grand jury. The papers were served on them by Attorney Charles E. Erbstein, repre- senting the mother of Lucille Gamer on, and came near precipitating a general fight. When Erbstein, with deputy United States marshals, ap- peared at Johnson's saloon with the subpenas, the negro became enraged and threatened the lawyer.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
INDlCT GIBSON FOR MURDER
New Jersey Lawyer Is Charged With Staying Client While Boat
 ing on Lake.

Middletown, N. Y, Oct. 23.-An in dictment charging murder in the first degree was returned by the Orange county grand jury against Burton w. Gibson, the Rutherford, N. J., attor- ney, who is alleged to have strangled Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo, also known as Countess" Szabo, client, while they were rowing on Greenwood Lake, Orange county, July 27 last.
 It Is expected Gibson will be placed on trial before Justice A. s. Tomp- kins in Newburgh at the term of court beginning the first week in De- cember
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
1,5oo Killed at EIassona, Report.

Athens, Oct. 23.-The Greek invad- CTS of Turkey are steadily pushing their way northward into the sultan's territory, capturing huge quantities of abandoned Turkish war supplies, if statement given out by the govern ment is to be accepted at it's face value. Greek losses at Elassona were placed at 20 killed and 75 wounded. Reports sent out to the foreign press from other sources gave 1,500 as the number killed.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
up -.srmr oounauv lncorDorSfe0

uill by vour adopting their plan ,oan %e YOU the money with which .o 4C hnv or build you a home or nay off mortgage. For each S1'oOO borrowed you repay same st fine rate of S7.50 per month, nus , per cent interest on the ppnnaid balances each year, an average monthly payment of s966 of both principle and inter est. Now can't you pay for a home on these payments? You know that you can. Then why delay longer.
 Call at the Park Hotel and see, or if you cant come fill in coupon and mail to me today.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
Plan Horse Plague Experiments.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The depart msnt of agriculture will experiment. at Bethesda, Md, this winter with a view to determining the cause of the recent epidemic which killed thou sands of horses in Kansas and Ne bfaska. The Kansas authorities con- tend the epidemic was due to bac- teria. Federal officials attribute it to toxic poisoning.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
City Is Fortified Strongly.

That the Bulgarians will attempt to take Adrianople by storm was consid- cred wildly improbable It's fortifca- tions are immensely strong, it was pointed out, and we'll defended, so that an assault, it was asserted, would be suicidal.
 Long before the garrison can be starved into surrender army officers here declared, the siege will have been raised. In the meantime, they add, further Bulgarian advance to- ward Constantinople is out of the question, since the foe would not dare to leave a strong unconquered force behind them to cut off their retreat in the event of subsequent disaster.
 Replying to the allies charges of Turkish atrocities against the sultan's Christian subjects, the government is- sued a proclamation impressing upon MafMmmedans the importance of good behavior and pledging protec- tion to Christians who remain loyal to the sultan.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
La Toilette to Lead Minority.

Washington, Nov. 9.-Robert M. La Toilette, senator from Wisconsin, bids fair to become the Republican floor leader of the senate In refusing tt support Roosevelt or Wilson and te vote for Taft, he has kept himself ir the Republican ranks.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
TURKS PREPARE
 FUR LONG SIEGE STRONGLY FORTIFIED CITY BLOCKS BULGARIAN AD-
 VANCE. FOOD WARNING IS ISSUED Governor Directs Husbanding of Sup. plies, Anticipating Investment of Town-2oO Turks Killed in
 Railroad Wreck.
FOOD WARNING IS ISSUED

Constantinople, Oct. 23.-News that the Bulgarian army has begun a siege of Adrianople is momentarily expect ed here. It was admitted that the enemy had reached the environs of the city and that the Turks are grad ually withdrawing behind it's fortifica- tions.
 The Bulgarians are established about 12 miles from Adrianople and a big battle is imminent.
 The governor of Adrianople has is sued a proclamation warning resi- dents to husband their food, owing to the possibility of investment of the town. He recommends those able to leave to do SO
 Turkish military men expressed no anxiety at the Bulgarians' practically unopposed advance, however, saying they are simply being lured toward a battle field of the Turks own choos- ing.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
s2.7s5. 500 Judament Entered.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 9.-Judgment against the La France Copper com. pany in favor of the Lincoln Trust company of New York for $2,735, 500 was entered here in default of the payment of interest since 1908 OF bonds issued by the company.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
200 Turks Killed in Wreck.

London. Oct. 23-Two hundred Turkish soldiers were killed and many Injured in the wreck of a military train on the Smyra-Aidin railroad, ac- cording to a Constantinople dispatch received here. The train jumped the track and plunged down an embank- ment, it was said.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
Do You Own Your Own Home

If not why not? You can do so .-tb rent that you are now pay .',n Nl,r ort Have you ever stopped
 ln lne think how much you pay out U u . o wear for rent? If you have not Ill f we U will ask that you figure 1t
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
Killed Breaking Prison.

Columbus, O., Oct. 23.-William Barnsgraff, who was returned a week ago after escaping from the peniten- tiary by crawling through sewer, was shot and killed while trying to escape over the wall. He was serv. ing life sentence for murder.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-11-11
Still Being Staged.

OtITI bSTHg Stdgeus ~What do you think of the war;" "What war?" "The war in Tripoli." 'T really cant say. I haven't seen any of the films."
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Bnl Loudcn. the former Newark
player, looks like a fixture at third
base with the Detroit Tigers.
With Jimmy Esmond at short, work.
ing like a dynamo. the Cincinnati in
field has been displaying the real ar.
ticle.
With Pitchers Gregg, Mitchell and
George all left handlers. the Cleveland
Maps are well fixed in the way OF port
siders this season.
The Pittsburg Pirates lost the open
ing game, the first since 1907. Since
1887 the Pirates have won rs and lost
games PLAYED on the first day of the
season.
New York fans were greatly worried
during the first week of the season.
They expected to hear every minute
that the Highlandcrs had fallea out cf
the league
Hub Pcrduc looks 20 be the best bet
on the pitching star Of the .Boston
l3raves. The'Tennessee farmer is caus-
ing kinks to sprout in the backs Of the
heavy hitters.
steve Yerkcs. who Is holding his own
with the Boston Red Sox. is a Penn
sylvania college boy. Arthur Irwin dis
covered steve and gave him his FIRST
cob, in league baseball.
The old Cub machine has not started
any forest fires so fer this season.
Quite a number OF critics have picked
cut a place somewhere between the
sixth and eighth position for the for
mer champions.
Kids IN school have the sympathy of
the Giants When the National League
Champs fail to deliver the goods. Me-
Graw keeps the team on the field af-
ter the regular game. and compels
them 20 go through an hours prac-
tice
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
FORTUNE FOR BASEBALL.
Major League Teams Use Up About
1900 Each Year.

Between 1000 ana 1900 baScballs
are used by the rs major league clubs
every season. About half of these are
worn out in actual service. The rest
are batted into stands and appropriat-
cd by the fans" The cost 20 the
two big leagues for balls. every season
runs up to si7,2S0. and when IT Is con-
sidered that $4,000 or $4,000 worth is
stolen by the spectators 1t is small
wonder that the games are delayed and
the players co-operate with the owners
TO retrieve the lost property.
Sixty dozen, or 720. baseballs are
used by each team during a season, at
cost of $l.0S0. which forms by far
the biggest expense in equipping CLUB
for one campaign. As a matter of
fact IL makes up nearly half OF the to-
tai cost of all the paraphernalia. in
cluding uniforms. bats, bases and null
titudcs OF other things. At the begin
ming of each season every club owner
is forced to pay out nearly $500 TO
buy the implements of the national
pastimc
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
BAD EGGS MAY
NOT BE SOLD
FOOD INSPECTOR ROWE POSTS a
WARMING CALLING ATTEN-
TloN OF DEALERS TO
THE LAW.

John r. Rowe, Of Laurium. deputy
state food and dairy Inspector, this
morning posted cards in all Of the
stores and public places in Laurium,
calling attention to the pure food laws,
particularly with respect to the ex-
posing for sale of rotten or decom-
posed eggs.
The cards posted read as follows
ROTTEN EGGS WARNING.
The Michigan Food law prohibits the
sale or Offering for sale of eggs unfit
for human consumption. Section }.
Act No. 1913. of the Public Acts OF
1895, is as follows:
Section 3--An article shall be deem-
ed to be adulterated within the mean :
ing of the Act If it consists who'll
ly or in part of diseased, decomposed.
putrid, infected. tainted or rotten ami :
NAL or vegetable substance. or arti-
Gle, etc. Inspectors of the department
are instructed to enforce the provis =
ions Of the law in its application TO
eggs.
GILBERT NJ. DAME
state Dairy and Food Commissioner
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
CARPENTER VS.. LEWIS.
WI Meet Next Mont, for the Mid
deweicht Ho1ors.

WI Meet Next Mont, FOR the Mid
dieweeht Hoaors.
ItIis, April a. The 20 round fight
originally scheduled e." tonight be-
tween Willie Lewis. of New York, and
Georges Carpenter. who h)Ils IN"
french welterweight championship ana
The English micdleWeight title. hes
tcen postponc1 until the middle Of
May, owing % the fa,.. tiat Lewis
las only arrived in France tAis wcel,
and desires several weeks 20 prepare
Tor the contest.
The match IS now the staple topic
.pf discussion wherever sporting men
cCngregate in the French capital. car
Pentier is considered The cleverest
oxer that has been developed IN this
SIDE of the Atlantic i'm a long tine.
"be critics are in the habit )f speak
ing Of him as a second Kid Me-
Coy In addition to being cxtrlordin-
arly quick and shifty he possesses a
hard punch. At Monte CarlD recently
he knocked out Jim Sullivan, the Ing
!lsh middleweight champion, in less
shan two rounds.
Carpenticr expects 10 lind IN the
veteran Willie Lewis the m lst f9lmid-
able opponent he has yet fIced. but
the admirers Of the French boxer are
confident he will lee able TO hold his
own against the American lighter
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
OUTFlELDERS LEAD IN
THE BATTING ORDER.


OF the eight "lcad-on" men in the
American league. seven are outfield-
ers, Butcher or Graney, Cleveland;
Witt. Detroit, and Lord or StrunA,
Philadelphia. left field; Milan Wash
ington and Shotten, ST Louis. center
field: Hooper Boston and Wolter. New
FORK right field. Rath OF Chicago is
the only inhelder so honored.
In the National league. the conditions
are reversed to certain extent Evers
Chicago; Huggins. st. Louis: Sweeney,
Boston and Krabe. Philadelphia, are
second basemen. while Byrnc of Pitts
burg plays third Bescher, Dcvore and
Moran are the National league out
nelders who lead of.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
AT LAuRluM M. E. CHURCH.
Big Prohibition Meeting Will Ee Held
There Tomorrow Eveninq.

announcement was made this morn
ing that William A. Brubaker of De.
troit, chairman of the State Prohibi .
ton committee, will address a gather
ing tomorrow evening i'm the Lauriuni
W. Z. church, instead of the Laurium
town hall, as previously announces.
The local Probibitionists are work
ing hard to get out representative
attendance. and IL is expected that
their efforts will be successful. \
chairman FOR the meeting has not yet
been announced.
richard Liddicoat the local bass vo-
caliSt, has consented to render a solo
at the meeting, and arrangements are
pclng made for other features. 1t is
expected the meeting will be most in
teresting one.
Next Sunday afternoon Mr.. Bru-
baker win address a mass meeting in
'he Calumet theater. which it is cx-
Pected VIII be very largely attended.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for a
musical program, the Calumet Quar-
'ette aud the Lake Linden Quartettc to
take part.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
LAURIUM sREVIrIEs


Laurium friends.
stephen Felippi of Laurium, left yes
terday for Chicago.
William Anderson has returned from
a short visit to Baraga county points
Miss Maude Mckinney left yester-
day for the lower part of the state tc
visit
John r. Rowe. deputy food inspec-
tor left this afternoon for Marquette
ON business
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Williams left this
afternoon for Marquette, where they
will locate.
Court Lafayette will give a card par
~ this evening in the First National
bank hall, Laurium
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
Nhlsncred his errand

y NH'f-fNA' ~ HAa NAisAiibs
And so hope was efficient, and 1.-THE
sayety disported itself. and 10y was
with every guest. Amid All the ncon
veniences Of the voyage, there was still
that which hushed every mu'mur.
"Home is not far away" And every
morning it was stiH one night nearer
home. Eight days had passed They
beheld that distant the vast shadows
of Newfoundland Boldly they made
It: and plunging in. It's plant wrcaths
wrapped them about. They shall
never emerge. The last sunlight has
flashed from that deck. The last voy-
age is done TO ship and passengers. At
noon there came noiseiessly stealing
from the north, that fated instrument
Of destruction. In that mysterious
'shroud, that vast atmosphere OF mist
both steamers We're holding their way
with rushing prov and roaring wheels.
but invisible.
At a leagues distance unconscious
and at nearer approach unwarned-
within hail. and bearing right toward
each other unseen, unfclt-till in a
moment more emerging from the Sray
mists, the illomened Vesta dealt her
deadly stroke to the Arctic. The death
blow was scarcely felt along the NIGH
y hull. She neither reeled nor shiv-
cred. Neither commander nor oil-
GERS deemed that they had suffered
Prompt upon humanity. the brave Luce
,lct his name he ever spoken with ad
miration and respecG ordered away
his boat with The first officer to in
guire If tho stranger had suffered harm
AS Gourley went over the ships side,
10 that some good angel had called TO
the brave commander i'm the words
of Paul on like OCCASION "Except
these abide in the ship We cannot be
saved"
They departed, and with them tho
hope of the ship; for now the waters.
gaining upon the hold, and. rising up
upon the fires. revealed the mortal
blow O, had now that stern, brave
nate Gourley, been on deck. whom
he stood TO execuate efficiently the
commanders will-we may believe
that we should not have had to blush
for the cowardice and recreancy Of the
crew. nor weep for the untimely dead.
liut apparently each subordinate OIL
Ger lost all presence of mind, then
courage, and So honor. In "A wild
scramble, that ignoble mob of fire.
men, engineers, walters and crew
rushed for the boats and abandoned
he helpless women. children and
men to the mercy Os the deep. -Four
hours there were from the catastrophe
of the collision to the catastrophe of
sinking
o, what a burial was here. Not as
when one is borne from his home
among weeping throngs, ana gently
carried To the green fields and laid
peacefully beneath the turf and the
flowers. No priest stood to pronounce
n burial service, II was an ocean
grave. The mists alone shrouded the
burial place No spade prepared the
grave, nor sexton flied mp the hollow
cd earth Down. down they sank, and
the quick returning waters .ssnoothed
out every ripple. and left the sea as
placid MS before.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
LYRIC TEAM ACCEPTS.

The Lyric-Grand baseball team Is
undaunted by the def of the Peoples
team and has accepted the challenge
to decide the theatrical honors on the
baseball diamond, at any time the cap
tain OF the Peoples team sees fit.
The Crown team will also be accomo-
dated If games are desired. The line
up is as follows: Catcher. Ed Martin
pitch, Elof Smith; first, f. Roehm
second. j. Shea; third, Il. Beaudoin,
short, c. Harris. right. B. Harris; cen
ter, Binstrom and left f. Rodda.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
THE LOSS OF THE ARCTIC.
AS II Was Depicted IN 1854 by Henry
Ward Ececter

Tile Arctic collided w.ih another ves-
sci in a voyage from Liverpool To
New York i'm September. 1891
The bell. strikes, the whces revolve.
the signal gun beats its echoes n upon
every structure along the shore, ana
the Arctic gidcs joyfully forth from
the Mersoy, and turns her PROV TO the
winding channel and begins her h)mc-
ward run. The pilot stood at the
wheel. and men saw him. Death sat
upon the prov. and no eye beheld him.
Whoever stood at the wheel in all
the voyage, Death was the pilot that
steered the craft and none knew 1t.
lie neither revealed his presence nor
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
ATHLETICS ARE
BOOMING IN U.S..
HEAD or THE A. A. U. WELL
PLEASED WITH CONDITIONS.
A. A. u. is THE Gov
ERNING BODY.

New York, April 24.--Gustavus r.
letic Union. who has just returned
from a round trip to the Pacific coast,
had lot TO say concerning his Journey
in the interest of sport He insists
that the Amateur Athletic Union is
dominant influence from one end OF the
country to the other and that the spirit
of amateur sport is growing and de-
velopng in way that Will insure last
ing results. Speaking particularly of
the growth of the national governing
body In sports. Mr. Kirby said:
A. a. u. IN Full Control.
In all the places visited the Amateur
Athletic Union. as IA should lbe, ,-Aas
the dominant body in al athletic ac-
tivities, and was RECEIVING the earnest
and cordial support Of the clubs. cell
leges. schools. religious and other aE-.
sociations interested In or participating
in amateur sport. Not only was Il re-
ceiving such support but in it's turn
was directly and indirectly, through
llt uleuluIl Oi us llltillDeIS, BlNhl- as
sistance to playground recreation snd
similar activities, and doing that which
could and should be done 10y the A.
A. L. and every individual association
thereof TO foster and encourage net
only competitive athletics, but also
wholesome. normal play, exercise.
amusement and recreation both indoor
and out for the boy anu girl, as wcil
as for the Dlan and woman.
Athletics Boom on Coast
The Pacific association. the South
ern Pacific association and the North
ern Pacific association are not only
strong and powerful members OF the
A. A. T.. but are strong and power
ful factors in the building up of the
great Pacific slope, on which they are
located This is as it should be. ANA
Rocky Mountain association, not dead,
but dormant, is now shaking off it's
lothargy, and, with the aid of several
OF the Younger university men living
i'm its territory. its able president prom
ises that at no far distant date Denver
with the contiguous territory, will take
It's place with the coast as an active
and important factor in track and field
sports, as well as i'm other sports over
which the A. A. u. has jurisdiction"
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
SPORTING DEPARTMENT
cOOM5S MAY BE OUT
or GAME FOR MONTHS


Washington, ID. c., April 2i.-Jacl,
Coombs. one Of the worlds champions
star pitchers, strained himself in The
side Saturday and had to be carried Of
the field. 1t was a return Of the in
jury that caused his retirement during
the fifth game Of the worlds series at
New York last fall and prevented the
Athletics from winning that series in
five games
1t is feared he may be out Of the
game for months.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24

perry Finn" who put up such a great
fight with Zbyszko. the Pole, i'm the
Palestra last Saturday night for a fin
ish match To be held at the Palestra
sOme time next month.
The local promoters arc almost GER
tain the match can be arranged and If
so, one of the greatest crowds that mas
everJattended u local wrestling match
should be present Jarvinen has estab-
lished good reputation for himself
here. many admiring his skill. which
he demonstrated in his bout with the
Pole
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
ROYALTY WILL ATTEND.
King and oueen Of Italy 10 Be al
Dedication Of campanile.

Rome. April z+.-The King and Queen
Of Italy. with a distinguished entour-
age, left today for Venice 10 attend the
dedication of the new Campanile of st.
Marks the structure recently COM
pleted in duplication Of the famous
tower which collapsed some years ago.
The dedication of the new Campanile
will take place tomorrow. The event
will be accompanied with impressive
ceremonies in which distinguished
dclevates from many countries will
take part.
The Calumet news., 1912-04-24
LUCK.

He rever walked beneath ladder,
nor saw a pin and let il lic
He necer started things on Friday. nor
let a good luck charm get by:
He never let hunchbacl pass him ere
he had somehow touched his
hump.
But once. his collarbone was broken
against the handle OF a pump.
He had a list Of all the iinxcs; the
moon when new was never seen.
ESy him. except DER his right shoulder
he would not be ore or thirteen.
He carried luck stones In his pockets:
he thought the opal was accurst;
And every morning he selected his
right shoe 20 put on first.
lie often went 10 fortune tellers to hnd
0gt how and when 20 act:
lie turned away from cross-eyed peo-
pie. he thought they brought him
bad luck, in fact:
lie picked up horseshoes when he
found them, but never nailed one
Ger his door
lie had mo door to nail one over.
Enough is said so why say more:
IS. +. Kiser. Chicago Record-Herald
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Thraughout tho world tho total cap
ital Ia railroads amounts to $4,000
GOO 600.