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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Fish Travel Far.

The distance fish travel is described
In the Scottish Fishery Board blue
book. issued recently. A female place
travelled 215 miles in three months
and another $50 miles in two monthS.
The first fish moved from the Firth Oh
Forth to point forty-seyen miles
east of the Spurn lightship. The nSn
were. with numbers of others, Marked
and liberated in order TO obtain data
regarding their migra ton. An inter
esting fact discovered at experlmen.
tai stations in the Firth of Forth ana
Moray Firth is that, among the pialce
the females predominant more anu
more according to the size OF tHe
fish. until at sizes over twenty 1nchss'
males are scarcely to be found. IL 10
calculated from inquiries OF nsmns
catches since 1906 that. except IN the
cases of cooling, small lemon soleS'
and small plaice, there are unmls
taxable signs of decrease Ia va
numbers of trawl-fsh.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

gain, and renters of their property
take it on this condition.
Obvious buns" technically so
called, are forbidden the thoroughfare.
Likewise shabby people. This does
not mean that honest poverty is ex.
cluded-the boardwalk being one of
the most democratic of streets-but
that ragged folks are discountenanced.
Even the chair pushers, all of whom
are colored men, are required to dress
themselves neatly. It is desired that
the roadway shall present at all times
an attractive appearance, and rags are
disfguring. Beggars are absolutely
barred The policing of the boardwalk
is extremely strict, and at midnight
or in the small hours of the morning
a woman traversing it is as safe from
annoyance as at high noon.
From dusk until dawn the board.
walk is brilliantly lighted by arc lights
and by festoons of incandescent cleo
trio bulbs strung at frequent intervals
across the thoroughfare. The illu-
minative effect is both attractive and
beautiful.
AS already implied, the regulations
governing the boardwalk are very rig
idly enforced. Special rules apply to
the pushing of wheeled chairs. No
pusher is allowed to hasten the speed
of his chair beyond the pace of slow
walk, and he is not permitted under
any circumstances to go ahead Of
the chair in front of his in the end
less procession that continually trav-
erses the thoroughfare. Grabbing" is
positively forbidden-this term signi.
flying the picking up of casual pas
senger en- route. The pusher must first
go back to the chair stand after reiin-
gushing a customer.
The boardwalk here described con-
meets with a similar plank roadway
that runs along the shore through
Ventnor, Margate City and Longport.
With this extension, now almost COM
plete, it covers a distance of nine
miles, stretching almost the entire
length of the island on which Allan
tic City stands.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
REAL CAUSE OF HER WOE
Not Lovers Quarrel, but Something OF
Moment Occasioned the Sleep
less Night.

They had q4arreled at the ball the
night before over some trivial mat
ter. as lovers will, and had parted in
anger
At the earliest possible hour the fol-
lowing morning he FASTENED to seek
her and beg her forgiveness.
She was already in the drawing
room when he arrived. sitting silent
among a group of sympathizing
friends His heart smote him when
he saw her heavy eyes and noted
that she was still wearing her gauzy
bali gown.
You are ill., he gasped.
She shook her head.
Only a woman can appreciate what
she has endured" ventured one ots
her companions.
The girl smiled wanly. Leave me
alone with him." she murmured. Per
haps l can make him understand
My love, my love-" he moaned'
have my unthinking words wrought
this havoc? Was 1t for my sake
that those eyes kept vigil through
the long night? Did my cruel words
so crush you that you had no heart
even to remove your dainty gown,
we were both to blame" she said
gently but if you knew what have
suffered you would forgive the unjust
reproaches l have heaped upon you.
Listen! When l entered the house last
night all was dark and still; every one
was asleep, and l L L" her voice
trembled; Il had to sit up through
the long hours because
Because of my unthinking WORDS
darling" he broke in deeply.
No" with fresh burst OF weep
ing: because my dress is fastened
in the back. Life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Fire Prevention Meeting.

The Wisconsin State Fire Proven
ton association will continue to take
the initiative in the inspection of cities
and towns of Wisconsin, according to
action taken at the annual meeting of
the organization, held in the associa-
ton headquarters in Milwaukee. Mem
bers of the association had planned
that the organization would act as a
subsidiary of the state fire marshaps
department, now that the inspection
work is so we'll outlined, but John f.
Baker. Madison, deputy fire marshal
and attorney for the fire marshaPs de-
partment, has not the resources at this
time to take the lead in the town in
spection work. He promised, however,
that the hearty cooperation of his
department would continue to be given
the fire prevention association. Fifty
members attended the meeting.
H. L. Dalton, Milwaukee, state agent
of the Royal, was elected president,
succeeding w. E. Mccullough, who has
been called to Chicago to serve in the
Queen Fire Insurance company 9th
er officers elected included: Vice-presi-
dent, J. H. Harbeck, Appleton, Wis.
state agent of the Dubuque Fire and
Marine; secretary-treasurer, Charles
e. Germany, Milwaukee, state agent of
Scottish Union and National. Miss G..
NJ Fielding Milwaukee, was reelected
assistant secretary. President Dalton
will soon appoint the new executive
committee and the committees on law
and order and waterworks and fire de-
partment.
Members OF the fire prevention asso-
citation agreed to use their influence
in having the new state law enforced,
which provides for the inspection OF
risks by the paid fire departments Of
the state.
w. E. Mccullough, who resigned as
president, was given a real ovation
when he presented his annual report.
The report showed that the IRE pre-
vention organization had inspected
seven cities of Wisconsin during the
past year, including Madison, Fond du
Lac, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Sheboygan,
Marinette and Peshtigo. In addition,
the association made total of 104 in
dividual inspections of private proper
ty all over the state. Forty-seven de-
fective risks were corrected on the
first request, Is on the second, on
the third, while 16 were referred to
the state fire marshal's department
and s to the Milwaukee insurance pa.
troll.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
ELECTRIC RAILWAY MEN MEET
Five Thousand Delegates Present
When the Convention Opens in
Atlantic City.

Atlantic City. N j., Oct. 13.-When
the annual conys.ltion Of the Ameri-
can Electric Railways association
opened here today there were more
than 5000 delegates in attendance,
representing street railwSy companies
in all parts of the country, as well as
the National Institute of Electrical
Engineers and the. American Tele-
phone and Telegram company. A
profit sharing plan with employees win
be discussed by the speakers. SO
will the street railway situations In
Cleveland and Detroit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
New Plans for State Fair.

While the state fair this year liz
over it nevertheless is still an inter
esting topic and no pains will be
spared to make the fair next year big
ger and better than ever.
A meeting of the State Fair associa.
ton will be held some time in the
near future, and while nothing definite
has been outlined, many recommends
lions will be made and work along
somewhat different lines than those
followed in the past viii be taken up
One of the chief recommendation will
be that the Wisconsin society pattern
somewhat after the organization of II.
linois.
In speaking of the matter DR.. Gus.
tav A. Kletzsch, member of the
board of directors and one OF the prin,
cipal figures in connection with the
big show here annually, said;
1t would undoubtedly improve mat
tiers which have existed with the Wis
consin state fair if we could bring
about conditions such as are main
tanned in the state of Illinois as to the
relations OF the county fairs TO their
state fair They have an organization
OF all their county fairs, numbering
102, which virtually participate in the
successful issue of the Illinois state
fair. Each of these 102 county organl-
cations every two years send three
delegates to Springfield, where they
meet during the progress Of the state
fair and elect president who is either
selected out of the body of delegates
or an outside candidate may be cho
sen
? Out of the body of delegates are
selected members of the state fair
board equal in number to the con-
gressional districts of the state, which
is twenty-five. This constitutes the
board. They have absolute charge of
all the business pertaining to the Illi-
nois state fair. They are responsible
to no one. The state legislature ap-
propriates large sums Of money annu-
ally for the benefit of the state fair
and these moneys are used to the best
possible advantage as the board d.
reefs.
THE state fair is held at the close
of all the dates of the county fairs
and as grand windup. Each one of
the county organizations sends "a large
quota of visitors to the state fair. The
state fair board naturally sees to it
that the fair and exposition in every
sense of the word comes up to the
tastes of the visitors, and | can say
that they certainly draw the people
from the state to Springfield in very
large numbers.
"The fair is open only up to 6
o'clock, and after that hour it de-
wolves upon the people Of Springfield
to entertain their country cousins, and
for several evenings of the week en-
tertainments are provided for the Wis
itors through bands Of music playing
in the downtown districts professions
of civic societies and mardi gras festi'
va1s."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
New Building at U. Of w.

In his report to the board of re-
gents of the University of Wisconsin,
President Van TAse said that 81 ,003,-
900 will be available for constructions
al development in the next three
years
The regents selected as the site for
the new physics building a position op-
posite the biology building and in the
north of the court of honor. The es-
timated cost is 100000, not including
equipment
The regents adopted as the site for
the mems dormitory the location on
the lake shore on the western part Of
the campus near agricultural hall.
The regents postponed action upon
the plans for the remodeling of the
boathouse and the location of the
bath and ffeldhouse for women until
the next meeting
Consulting Architect Paul Kret OF
Philadelphia will remain in Madison
some days in order to consider fur
Their problems of new construction.
During this time he will work on plans
of the soils building, liberal arts build
ing, the physics building and the main
preliminary studies Of the plans for
the mems dormitory and for the rec
ommendation of sites for the com
mons and union.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Mo More COLLEGE Rushes.

President Van Hise of the university
announced that as a result of the foul
and unfair tactics employed by the
sophomore class in the annual rush,
and as result of the numerous cases
of hazing reported, it is probable that
the faculty will prohibit the holding OF
another OF the historic rushes. On ac-
count of the unfairness of the uppef
classmen the affair was awarded to
the freshmen. One of the sophs fired
pistol before the referee was ready,
thus giving the upperclassmen an ad-
vantage The "soph" who did the fir
ing, has been apprehended and is to
be prosecuted by the student council
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
STATE MEETING
FOR SHEbOyGAN
Wisconsin Sunday School Asso-
citation to Meet There.
PROMINENT MEN TO ADDRESS
Fifty-Third Annual Gathering VIII
Open on November II and Close
on the 13th-Luncehon to
Be Feature.

Madison.-Wisconsi fifty-third an
nual State Sunday School convention
is announced for Sheboygan Novem-
Der II to IS.
Sheboygan is making elaborate prep
arations for the event, having leased
the opera house for the main conven'
ton sessions, and the Eagles hall as
a convention dining room.
The school of methods will be held
by departments and will occupy five
of the largest churches in the city.
Among the speakers are men and
women of international reputation in
the field of religious education.
Among these are the Rev. w. E.
Chalmers, D. D., Philadelphia, general
secretary of the educational depart
ment of the American Baptist Publ
cation society; the Rev. F. T. Enderis,
editor of Der Christliche Apologize;
John l.. Alexander, the noted worker
with boys, formerly executive secre-
tary of the Boy Scouts, and now teen
age superintendent for the 1nterna-
tional Sunday School association; w.
c. Pearce of Chicago, associate gen.
eral secretary of the International
Sunday School association; Mrs. Pho
ebe Curtiss of Columbus, o., specialist
in children's work; Miss Elizabeth
Fitzpatrick of Corinth, Miss, and Miss
Maud A. Price of Wellington, Kans.
This convention will be unique
among similar conventions of the
United States in having a one day
session conducted in the German Ian
guage, discussing special problems
which concern the German speaking
Sunday schools
Another prominent feature of the
convention will be the various lunch
cons. One will be given by s. F..
Shattuck of Neenah, president of the
Wisconsin Sunday School association,
to all officers of the county and district
school associations. There will be one
for pastors and superintendent, 9th
ers for elementary, secondary, adult
and teacher training alumni.
A nominal registration fee of 81 is
charged, which includes membership
In the state association, program,
badge, entertainment and years sub
scription to the Wisconsin Winner, the
official organ of the state association.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
ruus Rushed to shIp,s RESCUE.

Washington, Oct. 13-TBgs were
rushed to the assistance of the schoon-
er Greenleaf Johnson, which went
ashore in a gale near Cape Fear. Two
other vessels. badly wrecked by the
gale which swept the coast of the Car
olinas, were just able to reach safety
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Released on $4,000 Bail.

New York, Oct. 3.-James F. Allen.
charged with misapplication of funds
OF the Atlantic National bank of Provi-
dence, R. l.. surrendered himself tc
United States Marshal Henkel and was
subsequently liberated on $4,000 bail
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
state BOARD Awards Contracts.

The state board of control awarded
the contract for building the new hos
pital for contagious diseases and the
home for nurses at the state hospital
for the insane at Mendoza to the Her
man Construction company, Amigo,
for $61,1S0
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Many Expected at Convention.

Many Expected at Convention.
With the possibility of having at the
head of the speakers list either Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson or Secretary
If State William J. Bryan still hang
ing fire." indications are that between
1000 and 5000 persons will attend the
1918 session of the Wisconsin Teach
srs' association in Milwaukee on No
Fember 6, and s.
Applications have been made for
nearly 1000 membership tickets.
These cards are sold at 81 each to
any person. whether teacher or not.
I'D entitle the purchaser to admission.
Convention sessions will be held in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
New Wisconsin Patents.

Svante R. w. M. Bager, Milwaukee,
equalizing system for steam shovels
and the like: Edward H. Biel, RAN
Dolph, Combined hook and fork;
Daniel F. Byrnes, Delavan. tag hold
er; Thomas w. Capen, Milwaukee.
disk pulverizer; Trevor M. Craven,
Milwaukee, electric heating element;
Walter Ferris, Milwaukee, compensat.
ing truck; Joseph w. Folgert, Worces.
ter, pivot for shears: Herman F,
Guenther and w. C. Schulz, Milwau-
kee, grain drier; Otto G. Rieske, Beav-
er Dam, milking apparatus.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Steamship From Rotter-
dam to Halifax Burned
in Mid-OCean.
CARMANIA 70 Rescue
MANY Other Vessels Rush to Aid
of Doomed Vessel and Help
less Passengers
SCENE ON FATED SHIP AWFUL

Frs Started in Fore End of Craft and
Ste Its Way Toward the Stern
Cries and Shouts of Terror-Strick-
en- People, as They Rushed Aft on
Ship, Reached Ears of Officers and
Crew on the Carmania as It
Rushed TO the Rescue.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

N HE boardwalk as Atlantic City
is one of the most famous
streets in the world. 1t is
likewise one of the most i'm
nortant. reckoned by the num-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

Sunday is the big day of the week
on the boardwalk. On that day the
shopkeepers and amusement propri-
etors expect to do nearly as much
business as in the other six put to-
gether. But there is one block that
Is always closed on the Lords day;
it Is owner by Philadelphia Quakers.
who value their religion more than
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-24
Train Crews Lose Out.

Bystanders. Watching the locomo-
tives buck snow in effort TO release
the passenger train Monday, noticed
peculiar depression in the snow along
the right of way. Investigation rs.
vealed series OF these depressions In
systematic alignment. Speculation was
rife as to the origin. Beleaguered pas
engers with loud breaths wondered
and conjeotured; trainmen sqninted
curiousIy, and everyone was up against
it 10 quest of information. Finally a
Weston tow-headed kid enlightened
all. ''rhem, wy them's the Colonel's
tracks, made by i'm las night. when
be escorted some Of youse back to the
train from up town. Sabe9" Then,
after it was too late, the train crews
realized their lost opportunity. One
OF them explained how easy 1t would
have been to convert the colonel into
flexible rotary snow plow, attach
him to the front end Of an engine and
utilize his anatomy In relieving the
oongested condition of traffic on the
branch line.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-24
BLOW IS STRUCK
| At LOG ROLLING
| MANY CONFUSING ISSUES TO Be
TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS.
Governors Plan to Place All
District Fairs on a Millage
Basis is Typical Act

Bills which have been introduced
in the present session of the legisla-
ture, and others that are promised dur
ing the next week or two offer an in
dication that efforts are beins made
to take out of politics many of the
questions that have caused logYolling
and confusion in past legislatures.
The governors plan to place all of
the district fairs on millage basis is
considered as typical of one Of these
moves. This will cover every county
in the state and make a certain mill
age provision for each county upon
which to sustain fair. 1t is also ar
ranged under the bill that two or
more counties may unite to hold dis.
triot fair, or in eyeut any county does
not desire to maintain fair the mon
ey SO raised may be diverted inta the
road fund. There has been no effort
so far to introduce any bills having
for their object an appropriation for a
county or district fair, due probably
to desire to await disposition of the
administration measure.
The plan also credited to the COVER
nor. to place all county officers on
uniform salaries, according to CLASS
icfiation of counties is indicative Of
another move to take the question of
salaries for county offices out of poi
itios. Under this bill such salaries
would adjust themselves automatic.
ally and would obviate the introduc-
tion Of bills Of this class.
Should the bill now in preparation
| to place the University Of Oregon and
Oregon Agricultural college on mill
age basis be introduced as planned. 1t
is declared by supporters that it would
take the schools out Of politics.
It is possible that the present legis
lature may esta ablish new record
along this line to add to the numerous
records which it has already estab-
| lished.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-24

00O Some towns OF the county are
exempt from road tax, while others
have to pay as most of the towns
which would be benefited by the pro-
posed road are among the ones exempt
ed, while Helix is among those which
are due to pay the taxes.
The sentiment of the meeting was
very much against the construction Of
such highway. The general opin-
ion at the meeting seemed to te that
IL the road were put through some
central part Of the wheat belt where
there is now no railroad, more good
would te derived than to make suoh
an outlay Of general funds which are
paid by the county as whole. to put
ting highway side by side with Q
raiload and in a part OF the county
where no heavy hauling for great
distances is necessary.
OF course, as a boulevard. the road
would be good thing for the towns
with which it came in oootaot, but
as the general outlay seems far in ex-
cess Of the general benefit. the asso-
citation expressed itself as very much
in disfavor of its construction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-24
ATHENA BIRD SCORES HIGHEST IN SHOW

product Is far ahead Of any White
Orpington be ever saw, not excepting
Peggy" the world renowned $4,000
ben, which brought fame and fortune
to Kellsrstrass. he says the Princess
IS a better chicken than Peggy ever
was.
When Judge Purvis picked up the
wonderful pullet yesterday to score
her, he realized that he had In bis
hands bird that was one 10 thou
sand. He immediately proceeded to
90 over her as carefully az it ID possi-
Bile for q Judge TO do In search OF de-
fects. But try as he might be could
find hut few excuses to make onts and
when the card was finaliy made out
il was found hef score was exactly 90
or but four points short Of perfect.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-01-24

Last nights East Oregoniau says;
The highest scoring White Orpington
pullet in the world is now on exhib.
ition at the local poultry show ACROSS
the street from the possoffice. She is
''Snow Princess" and 10 owned by
Byron Hawks, the we'll known Athena
druggist.
According to Judge, Miller Purvis.
one Of the country's best poultry ex-
perts. the Princess is probably the only
really white bird OF her breed in the
United States. And Pur Wis knows.
he bas visited every poultry farm OF
any consequence in tLe United States
from Petaluma, California, to Mar
tha's Vineyard. Mass. and be declares
without hesitancy that the Athena