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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
BODIES PILED 20 FEET HIGH AT FOOT OF STAIRS

CALUMET, Mich. Dec. 24.-Four score persons mostly chill
dren were killed oniS at Christmas celebration by copper
alarm of fire
While several hundred miners and their looked on the chill
dren pressed eagerly towards the Christmas presents
yelled "fre!'
The cry taken up by the hall Everyone started for
the doors The weaker thrown and those behind
tried to climb over those ahead of them.
ne stairway and other avenues OF egS blocked
ua that those inside could not
get to aid the panic-Stken the hall Il was some time
before the panic subsidized
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
NO AFTERNOON ISSUE.

Members Of the News-Times
will be given a holiday today TO
enable them 10 celebrate Christ
mas with their families and as a
result there will he no afternoon
edition. Instead the subscribers
10 the afternoon News-Times viii
this morning secure the morning
edition OF this paper.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
MIEE REFrsED GmT.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 24.-Because
his wife refused TO accept a gold
watch and chain from him as a
Christmasi gift. Walter Grimes We'd
nesday Slot and mOrtally wounded
her and then killed himself.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
Alarm is Spread.

II
The alarm was spread outside the
hall by few persons who had been
near the door and had escaped unhurt.
A crowd soon assembled and the work
Of clearing the hall was begun. The
principal exit was a narrow stairway
at the back Of the hall When this
had been cleared Of the bodies that
hlled 1t to the top and a quick ac-
counting had been made. it was found
that "A corpses had been piled up
beside the hall building. 1t is thought
that dozen others were carried away
by friends.
The dead that were piled up beside
the hall included 81 girls. 9 boys. / 3
women and five men. Excited men
and women stood about the building.
some dazed by the sudden change
from holiday festivities to tragedy.
Other calling Historically for a miss
ing child, and a few even threatening
violence to the rescuers for keeping
them back from the long row Of
bodies.
Doctors are Called.
There was not much work for the
many doctors who hurried TO the
scene soon as the alarm was
spread, for those who were not killed
in the first rush were held upright
and safe by the very force OF the
onrush towards the exit Only three
injured persons were taken TO hOspit-
ais and a few went home with the
assistance of friends.
For many days the children of the
copper mine strikers had waited eX-
pectantly for the Christmas tree eX-
ercises that had been arranged by the
WOmen's Auxiliary of the Western
Federation of Miners. The entertain
ment was set for the early evening
and the hall, which is on the second
floor, was soon filled 10 it's limit. The
children selected to recite Christmas
selections and sing carols had finished
their part Of the program and the
man selected TO play the part Of Santa
Claus had appeared TO distribute the
presents that were piled around the
large Illuminated tree.
SOme One YesIs Fire.
The children were instructed to
march up the aisles to the tree. so
that the presents could be handed to
them. The aiSles were filed with
the boys and girls when n large
bearded man thrust his head in at the
door of the main hallway and shout
ed fire."
Mrs. Caesar, who was near the
door, realized the danger O. the act
and seized the man 10y the shoulders
and tried TO counteracJ the alarm. ,.
was useless. The man TTeS-.eC l.lu-
self from her grasp and ran away
The cry Of FIRE was repeated
throughout the room.
The word was shouted i'm several
languages rs parents rose and rushed
forward To get their children. The
! lives We're crushed out iu almost q
twinkle. Then the physical impose.-
! bility of further movement brought
the panicky persons TO their senses.
ii was realized too late that there
was no fire. but most Of those i'm the
/ hall could not get out OF the jam
that they had caused
Enter Through Windows.
Policemen and hremen hurried TO
the building To ind the hall conees--
ed. Several officers climbed the fre
! escapes and entered by the windows
In a short time the uninjured and the
manned had been pulled from tho
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
FALSE ALARM OF FIRE
BRINGS DEATH TO EIGHTY
CHILDREN AT CALUME7 I

Rush is Made Towards Doors and Helpless Youngsters Are
Crushed to Death in PanC-MOtheTS Seek Young, Some
identifying Others as Their Own-Were Enjoying Xmas
Celebration and Waiting for Gifts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
THE WEATHER

Lower Michigan: snow
Thursday and probably
Friday. colder. moderate
20 brisk northwest and
north winds
Indiana. Snow or rain
Thursday. much colder los
night, Friday fair and
colder.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
RUTH MARKS WINNER
OF BEAUTIFUL DOLL
Little Girl Wins DiSpenSary
Fund Contest With Three
Hundred and Fifty COntribu-
tors.
FOR THE DISPENSARY.

Previously acknowledged $1,712.34|
Toy Contest ... 1910
Pink Stocking Contest . 1905
j. $. Robinson ....... 500
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
stays at Chihuahua.

Gen. Villa intends to remain here
during the Ojinaga campaign, despite
Villas statement to the United States
consul that ne is not OBTAINING wives
and children OF men who have left the
country, it is known here that he has
denied the facilities to leave. The de-
mand for trains for military purposes
was given as a reason for not provid-
ing means to transport the Mexican
families who wish to leave. All emp
ty freight cars have been ordered to
Juarez to bring coal and provisions.
One million pesos in rebel money
has been issued under the seal of the
state of ChihU ahua. This greatly re-
lieves the financial situation brought
about by the lack OF small currency.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
Sweep the Borders Clear of
FederaIS Instructions to Gen.
0rtenga, Who Starts on Ad-
vance Toward 0jinaga.
GENERALS WILL BE
SHOT AS TRAITORS
Further Rebel Victories Are
Reported in Chihuahua-NO
transportation Furnished
People Wanting to Leave.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Dec. 24.-For-
ty-two hundred rebel cavalry. with
ten cannon and six machine guns
have left Chihuahua to begin the long
delayed attack on the federals at
Ojinaga, opposite Presidio. Tex. The
rebels, commanded by Gen. Ortega
have been ordered TO exterminate the
federals or drive them across the
United States border
sweep the border clear of federals
and do not take any prisoners" was
Gen. Francisco Villas orders to Gen.
Ortega. There must not be a federal
left alive on this side of the border"
Gen. Wilt said if the federal gem
erals, OrozcO and Roja are captured
they are TO be shot as traitors.
Villa Is Confident.
Loaded in six trains with large sup
plies of ammunition, the Ojinaga ex-
pedition left here, purporting TO trav-
el as far as Hermigas and thence to
march overland to OJinaga. Gen.
Villa witnessed the departure OF his
soldiers and expressed confidence
over the outcome, saying the federals
either would be driven across the
border or broken up into small bands.
The bottling up OF the federals in
the city of TOrreOn, 200 miles south of
here, the occupation by the rebels of
part of the city and rebel capture of
LOrdo and Gomez Palacio, important
adjoining towns were confirmed in
reports today. Gen. Monclovo Herer-
TIA, however was not wounded.
The rebel dispatches said Gen.
Herrera now had Torreon practic-
ally controlled with little loss of life
and he would await further reinforce
ments before attempting a rout of
the federals under Gen. RefugiO Va
lescO.
StayS at Cbihuahua
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-25
Enter ThrOugh MindnN.-

Policemen and hremen hurried 20
the building To ind the hall conges--
ed. Several officers climbed the fre
escapes and entered by the windows
In a short time the uninjured and the
manned had been pulled from tho
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
AUTO TAXI ORYEAR
RUNS TO sl85,994
INCREASE OF $61,691 OVER RE-
CElPTS FOR PREVIOUS AN
NUAL PERIOD.
EXPENSES ARE S21, 767.49
Balance After Payment of Official Ex-
penses Is to Be Distributed to the
Highway Funds in Proportion to
Number of Vehicles Licensed.

Madison. - Wisconsin automobile
owners, motorcycle and auto vehicle
dealers paid in license fees to the
state for the year ending June 80,
1913, $1S5,994, as compared with $124,-
303 for the period ending June 80,
1912. The cost of administration of
the law for the period ending June
30, 1913, was $21,76749, as compared
with $1S,75O.67 for the previous year.
The balance left after deducting the
cost of administration for the period
ending June 80, 1913, is $164,226.51,
which is to be distributed to the coun-
ties and the state highway commits
sion in the ratio of rs to the former
and rs to the latter This distribution
gives to the counties $123,16988 and
to the highway commission 1,O56.63.
The amount divided among the coun-
ties is in proportion to the number
OF automobiles and vehicles licensed
N those counties. Milwaukee county
contributed the largest amount to the
fund, its share being $4,000 and in
the distribution it received $25144.
Dane county's contribution was $10,.
1862 and it received $6,86167
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
STATES WISCONSIN
FACES BANKRUPTCY
TREASURER JOHNSON SUGGESTS
CONFERENCE TO HEAD OFF
ANY DISASTER. 4
EXPENSES MILLION A MONTE
New Revenues From Taxes Will Not
Be Available Until Next February
and March-Only $1,5o0,ooo CO
Hand Now.

Madison.-That something must be
done to save the state from bankrupt
cy which threatens before the end of
the year is evident from the fact that
State Treasurer Henry Johnson sound
e1 a note of warning and called upon
the state officials and heads of depart
ments to come together and discuss
the situation.
To those who have kept themselves
informed upon the financial condition
of the state this action by the treas
~urer is not surprise. In fact, it is
but an echo of previous warning
made to the legislature by the same
official when he gave notice at the
time the lawmakers were in session Of
what was likely to occur unless some
thing was done to ward off the i'm
pending danger The legislature, how
ever, failed to heed the warning, and
now State Treasurer Johnson feels
called upon to bring those in authority
together to see if something cannot be
done to at least soften the situation.
Mr.. Johnson said that the running
expenses of the state institutions and
departments are approximately ST.
100000 per month, based upon the
record of the year ending June 80,
1913. For the present year of course
the expenses will be somewhat if not
very materially greater. These facts
appear in the figures shown for the
year ending June 10, 1879 when the
total expenditures Of the state were
$16,SS9, 524.74 Of this amount there
was returned to the counties for one
purpose or another $4,191, 096.1S, which
shows that the actual running ex-
penses of the state for that period
were $12,79S, 428.58, or a little better
than a million a month.
On Sept there was in the treasury
little more than $1,500,000 useable
funds as follows:
General funds 81 1863, $500
University fund ......... 93,459.13
School fund ........... 236, 990.S4
Normal school fund ...... 6,545.15
Total 81 sos, 949.02
Of course, there are other and nu-
merous small funds, but they are not
available for current expenses. Until
the taxes levied in November are
paid into the treasury, which will be
next February or March, there will be
no appreciate addition to these funds,
and it is from them that the expenses
of the government must be paid. It
takes no mathematical prodigy to dis
Germ that at the rate of million
month, million and a half dollars will
Jast but a month and a half-then
what?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
WILL FIGHT HOG CHOLERA
State University Will Soon Be Ready
TO Furnish Disease Remedy in
Abundance.

Madlson.-"E Every effort is being
made to increase the output of hog
cholera serum, and with the better
facilities to be furnished by the en-
larged plant now under construction,
1t is hoped that orders may be filled
more promptly and an adequate re-
serve supply can be kept on hand for
emergency calls
This is the encouraging announce
ment DR.. F. B. Hadley is making to
Wisconsin farmers who have ordered
hog cholera serum from the veterin-
airy department of the college of the
university of Wisconsin.
The serum treatment is advised as
he only reliable preventive when
cholera threatens a herd and for all
hogs to be exhibited at fairs or trans
ported any distance A recent ruling
by the state live stock sanitary board
requires that all hogs shipped into the
state, except those for immediate
slaughter, shall be vaccinated by the
serum method
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
MOTHER SEES SONS DROWN
Rope Tied Around Victims Waists as
Precauton Fails to Save
Their Lives.

.Janesville.-Mrs. Fred Stiff, Albany,
Green county, saw her two little sons.
Frederick, 6 years old, and Rudolph, 2
years old, drown in the Sugar river
near here after she had tied ropes
around their waists and then to her
own and allowed them to go wading.
While the mother was laughing at
their antics, the children suddenly
stepped off ledge simultaneously and
disappeared into deep water.
The frantic mother drew the two
boys to shore, but they were uncon-
sclous. She rowed two. miles to the
village in desperate attempt to get
medical aid, but the efforts of physi-
clans proved unavailing, as both chill
dren had been dead half an hour. The
mother is in serious condition.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
KUOLT MAKES APPOINTMENT
J. n. Coe Named Clerk in Banking
Commissioners Objective New
State Banks Approved.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Banking
Kuolt appointed J. H. Coe, formerly
cashier of the Citizens bank of BOYD.
to be clerk in the department in place
of Miss Hanna Davidson, resigned.
The commissioner approved the ar
ticles of Incorporation of two banks,
the Caroline State bank at Caroline,
Shawano county, capital $4,000, with
G. A. Radtke, Emil Pockat, Theodore
Buettner and other incorporators:
Laona State bank, Laona, Forest coun-
ty, capital $4,000, with r. S. Elliott,
j. d. Kissinger, Robert r. Quade and
others incorporators. A certificate
was issued authorizing the Cashton
State bank at Cashton, capital s1O,-
900. William Herser is president and
D. W. Sherber cashier.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12

Milwaukee, Sept. s, 1913.

Butter-Creamery, extras, &c;
prints, Csc; firsts, 24@25c; seconds.
% @23c; renovated, % @24c; dairy,
fancy, 25c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins, 14@14hc; Young Am
ericas, 14k @15c; daisies, $50
10 nc; longhorns, Is nc; limburger,
new. 14kc.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 10000; recandled, extras,
70 a 24c; seconds, lao Ice.
Live Poultry-Fowls, lac: roost-
ers, 90 loo; springers, 16 @ 18 Nc
Wheat-No. northern, 92c; No.
2 northern, Gle; No. 3 northern, $50
S9c; No. l velvet, 91@91sc.
Corn-No. yellow, 751ac.
Oats-No. 8 white, 42@42Ac; stand
ard, 41%@42Ac.
Barley-No. 4, 65@72c; No. 3, u
@75c.
Rye--No. 2, 67@69c.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 1900
S.25; fair to best light, S.25@S.70;
packers, 7.25@76O.
Cattle - Butchers steers, 6.85 a
8.45; cows and heifers, 5000 .20;
feeders, 60 @6.7O; calves, 1925 @
11.65.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
GOVERNOR NAMES MAXFlELD
To Succeed FifieId as Municipal Judge
of Rock County-Other
Appointments Made.

Malison.-Gov. McGovern appoint
ed Attorney Harry l.. Maxfield of
GAINESVILLE as judge of the Municipal
court of Rock county to succeed Judge
Charles L. Fifeld, who was appointed
county judge to succeed Judge John
'Sayle, deceased. Mr.. Maxfield will
hold the office until April. The salary
is $4,000 per year
Gov. McGovern appointed State For.
ester E. NJ Griffith of Madison as
member of the state park board to
succeed L. G.. Coleman of La Crosse,
resigned, whose term expires March /,
1915, and Victor |. Minahan of Green
Bay to succeed T. e. Birmingham of
Madison for a term ending March l,
1917.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Waukesha.-Four hundred black
smiths, members of the Wisconsin
State Association of Master Horse
shoers, In their eleventh annual meet
ing here, closed their convention with
the election of Nicholas Greene Of Osh-
kosh as president; Michael Fitzgerald
of Fond du Lac, first vice president;
Edward Baron of Plymouth, second
vice president, and Walter Pokrind of
Waukesha, secretary and treasurer.
Racine was selected as the place for
the next convention.
New Richmond-The national pic
mic of Hadelanders, a reunion of peo-
pie from Hadeland, Norway, is in pro-
gress at Huntington, six miles from
this city. More people emigrated
from that district in Norway to the
northwestern states than from ali
other sections of Norway combined.
Large delegations from various points
in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
both Dakotas were present.
Couderay.-Up tree all night with
three big black bears standing guard
was the experience of T. T. Sellers
Sellers was unarmed and when the
bears gave chase his only chance of
escape was tree. Sellers dog was
killed by the bears.
Portage.-William Riley, 18 years
old, is suffering with severe gunshot
wounds, alleged to have been fired by
julius Gilbertson, who thought the boy
was tramp. Gilbertson, who has been
arrested, says he shot merely to frigh-
ten Riley.
Madison.-Chester G. Wells, letters
and science, 10, Freeport, ILL.,, promi-
nent during his four years at the uni
versity for his activities in journalism
and student affairs, bled to death at
the general hospital here after an op-
Grafton for throat trouble.
MadisUn.-As many widows, when
paid lump sum as compensation
following accidental deaths of hus.
bands, are improvident, waste the
money or use it as a bait to get an
other husband, the state Industrial
commission has determined, except in.
unusual cases, to award compensation
in monthly installments.
Chippewa Falls.-Thomas English
says troubles never come singly. Last
spring his right arm was amputated
and now he is recovering from brok-
en- left arm, sustained when he was
buried under a shower of boxes in
runaway.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
BASS FOR WISCONSIN LAKES
Supply Is Brought from Souqhs
Along the Mississippi
River.

Madison.-A car load of black bass,
f1ngerlings, arrived in Madison from
the Mississippi river for distribution
in the Madison lakes.
These fish are the result of the
work of rescuers along the sloughs and
Dayous OF the Mississippi where they
are landlocked when the waters of
the river recede and the work of
rescue is for the purpose of saving
the fish from death and restore them
to waters where they may live end
grow
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
BADGER VALUATION
SHOWS. INCREASE
TAXABLE PROPERTY IN 1914,
$2.99a. 1877 ,705; Sc,S11, 630,416
IN 1912.
ADVANCE IN REAL ESTATE
Milwaukee County Leads in Assessed
Wealth and Shows Gain of $34,214,-
12a-Dane County Shows Decrease
on Personal Property.

Madison.-Taxable property in Wis
creased in value as compared with the
state assessment of 1912 in the sum
of $156.557 ,289, according to the as
sessment made public by the state tax
commission. The total value fixed for
all property for the year 1913 is 3d.
99S.1S7,7O5, as against $2,841,630,416
for the previous year.
A great proportion of this increase
comes on real estate which for the
present year is assessed at $2,464, 094,-
FOG, as compared with $2,308,301, GIL
for 1912, an increase of $155, 1913, O95.
Personal property for 1913 is assessed
at 1854, 092,999, as against $533,328s8G5
for the previous year, an increase of
$764}94.
AS nearly as may be this assessment
shows the real increase in value of the
property, particularly of real estate,
In the state, for it is made from year
to year on the same basis, and while
the standard of valuation used may be
arbitrary in some cases it is supposed
to be the same each year.
The fact that not only Dane county
but several others as we'll show fall
ing off in the valuation of personal
property is due to the fact assessors
or incomes, as supervisors of assess
ment have had invoices of merchant
and manufacturers stocks upon which
to base assessments. This is the first
year that these invoices have been
available and this fact has made it
possible for assessors to get more near
ly at the facts and as a consequence,
in many districts the valuations have
been lowered. Heretofore these as
sessments of merchants and manufac-
turers' stocks have been arbitrary, as
assessor had no means of knowing or
learning the facts.
Milwaukee county shows the largest
valuation, being assessed for the pres
ent year at $5S2,S1S,247 for all prop
erty, of which $451,394,260 is for real
estate and $131, 423,987 for personal
property. This is an increase for Mil
waukee county Of $34,214,12S for all
property.
Dane county's assessment for the
present year is $147,397,453, as COM
pared with $136,6O0,741 for the year
previous, an increase of $1O,796,712.
The assessment of personal property
IN Dane county shows a decrease of
$617,641.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
Col. SaIsman Appointed.

Madison.-Shortly before retiring
from office, former Adjt. Gen. c. r.
.Boardman appointed Col John G.
SALESMAN of Madison as assistant ad-
dutant general at a salary of $4,000
ison as secretary to the adjutant gen.
,eral at $1,000 year and Capt. Chas.
r. Williams of Camp Douglas as quar-.
termaster general at $4,000 a year.
These salaries are from $500 to $500
higher than the old salaries of these
offices.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
Operation Proves Fatal,

Madison.-Chester Wells, national
president of the Alpha Delta, Chi fra
ternity and graduate of the Univer.
sity of Wisconsin. died at the Madison
general hospital, following an opera
ton for throat trouble Bleeding
which the attending physicians were
unable to stop, was the cause of
death. Young Wells, whose home was
in Freeport, ILL.,, was graduated from
the university with the class of 10
He had been managing editor of the
1913 Cardinal, editor in chief of the
Wisconsin magazine and president of
the Edwin Booth Dramatic society in
1913 and president of the Wisconsin
union.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12

Speaker John A. Peters (Republi
CAM of Ellsworth was elected con-
gresham from the Third Maine dis
trict to succeed the late Forrest Good
win (Republican) at the special cleo
ton. Mr. Peters plurality over May
or William Pattangall (Democrat) of
Waterville was 553. His vote exceed
ed that of Edward M. Lawrence pro
gressive) of Lubec by about $500.
Several hundred delegates attended
the tenth annual encampment OF the
United Spanish-Amer1can war vet:
Grams, which held a three-day session
at Buffalo. N. Y.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
Limits Kill to Twenty.

Madison. - The attorney general
held an opinion in answer to an in
quiry from the state game warden
that Wisconsin hunters could not le-
gally have more than twenty game
birds in their possession, though they
might have shot them in South Da-
kota, where the law permits of their
having fifty in their possession.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-09-12
Swallows Nut: Dies.

Racine.-The three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Jansen of Kansas.
vile, Racine county, swallowed a hick-
DRY nut, which lodged in his windpipe
and he died while being taken by train
to hospital.