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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

YOU were woman rich enough
81 to live wherever you wanted to
live. to go wherever you wanted
~ to go and to do whatever you
wanted to do. would you choose
to go alone into Darkest Africa, and to
strike up acquaintance with canni-
balls?
Yet this is what Mrs. Marguerite
Roby did, because she loves adventure
and was 'inoculated" with the longing
for travelling In strange places.
Maybe you might fancy some wild
experiment II you had with you a
white companion. man or woman. Or
If you went into the Jungle you might
If you were a woman. fancy the COM
fort OF native woman companion.
But Mrs, Roby chose for her guides
and followers simply the black men of
the trackless African country, and I'm
departing had SO won the affection of
the natives that they wanted to have
her as queen OF the Congo.
Recuperating from an attack of
oiacKWater FEVER, the result of her re-
cent explorations. Mrs. Roby talked en-
tertainingly of her unusual voyagings
and some of the queer experiences she
had in the course of an S,O00-mile
tramp through the largely unexplored
and mostly cannibal Kasai country In
the lower Congo region of Africa, with
only the NATIVES for companions. Mrs.
Roby was in New York for eight
weeks on her way to the aeashore.
Il suppose" she said, sit does take
courage mental as we'll as physical
to sit all night. as / have. back to
back with the negro boy. each well
armed with rifles, In an endeavor to
quell mutiny; to be days at a time
without the sight of white person:
to travel through the districts infested
with sleeping sickness whole villages
were practically wiped out with this
dreadful scourge-to have your eating
and drinking supplies stolen In the
depths of the wilderness; to face the
incredible loneliness OF the jungle trail
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

without any white companions, and
to have more than once just missed
furnishing a meal for savage natives.
But to me 1t was all wonderful ex-
perience, one l would be glad to re-
peat-in parts
Traveller since Childhood.
Il was inoculated young with the
desire to travel AS very young girl
was sent to Australia from England
for my health. and that TRIP devel-
oped into round-the-worid trip. which
left me determined TO see all there
was In the world to zee.
As soon as ! was old enough pro-
ceeded TO extend my horizons, until
the unfrequented corners OF India,
Persia. Australia, China and Japan had
little left 70 offer. Then came Africa,
where all alone ! explored the less
known parts of the Congoland. The
reported atrocities of the Congo so
Mortified me that just had TO go and
see IL they were true.
Il travelled from one rubber post to
another, through country often unex-
plored. taking complete charge of the
expedition myself. my native carriers
averaging twenty-five or thirty In num-
Der. My path was frequently through
villages OF cannibal tribes 1t was
necessary at each post to get fresh
scort. on account of the different dia-
ects used by the different tribes.
as fortunate. however, in having one
no knew the languages Of all the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

derful power and inspiration for service expressed
in 1t, and at the present time every vessel OF
the navy and at every station under its supervis-
sion greater effort is being put forth from day to
day to render to the great public more eff
cient service in return for the appropriations
made for their maintenance.
l am not talking for greater navy. am not
talking for the military form of management!
am asking you simply to understand that each
officer and enlisted man of the United States
navy Is feeling more and more every day that in
order to live up to the full measure of his useful.
ness he must give you service; and | ask for
them from every dweller under the Stars and
Stripes the heartiest cooperation In helping each
of us to find and use, in the broadcast way. all
possible paths of usefulness open to US as your
servants and fellow citizens.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

because my boys would steal my pins
and amuse themselves, and me very
much more, by arranging their hair in
all sorts of fantastic ways with my
pins. / arrived In Elizabethville with
three lone hairpins, all that was left
OF my goodly stock"
Mrs. Roby made a good deal OF her
journey by bicycle.
ut is difficult to blaze new trails In
African territory" said Mrs. Roby.
for whenever a new chief comes to
the fore the village or province is
named after him or by a name Of his
selection. So the hopelessness OF try
ing to follow a map OF any kind is APP
parent. and mistakes must naturally
follow on account of these inevitable
errors in maps and charts.
ION my return trip l took many de-
tours, because heard that the natives
had rebelled and were being cruelty
massacred. ! found them In revolt. It
Is true, but saw no single instance or
the intense cruelty pictured to me,
and the natives were really happy.
prosperous and contented. When the
rains fail and there are no crops.
starvation is the result. but then that
is true of all the southern climates,
India. for instance, and / assure you
left with sadness these strange peo-
pie who. from desire to boil me for
soup developed an affection so strong
that l was asked to be queen OF the
Congo"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

This feeling is based upon the fact that the spe-
cialized industries of today demand specialized
education Vocational training in the public
schools, in extension courses and the still more
mighty specialized training of the corporation
schools, are all long steps in the right direction
An accurate fitting of the round peg to the
round hole demands, however. something in adj
dition to the above. The navy requires "a trades
to administer to its needs. All these trades are
under the common direction of one head. Each
ship contains modern machinery for each trade
to attain maximum efficiency.
Does it not seem possible that during the
four years of the enlistment period the natural
capabilities Of each man might be worked out
in such way to practically insure locating
this In any profession to which his par
ucuar type of brain and mental and physical
equipment best fit him?
Fitting the individual man in the navy to his
position of maximum usefulness care
full, personal, unselfsh consideration of the
billions and capabilities Of each man by the off,
GERS under whom he serves Mutual understand
ing between officer and enlisted man in the navy
is being developed at a wonderfully rapid rate
In the first place, very large majority of the
work in the navy is with machinery. Officer and
man are both in overals.
The officer is Mr. Brooks, for example and the
man is simply Smith," but that is practically
the only distinction between the officer and the
man, except such as is given by the power of
the officer to serve the enlisted man and to
bring him to his highest point of efficiency.
In the forward turret of the Alabama for ex-
ample, the ordinary seaman in charge Of the
hoist motor has found that tightening a certain
clutch will give greater speed to his car.
Mr.. Brooks think little change will give
us quicker ammunition supply"
What do you recommend?
The man then explains his idea and the entire
turret crew gather around to discuss the advis-
ability of the change Each member of the tur-
ret crew is Just as vitality interested in the sue
cess of the turret as the officer is, and each man
knows that his best effort Is absolutely essential
to the maximum score of hits.
In this way machinery the ships has proved
a great force working toward intelligent democ-
racy in the navy
The second force tending to draw officer and
man together is the fact that the efficiency Of
each officer and man, from the commander In
chief to the latest recruit on board, Is matter
OF exact record.
The shots that hit are the shots that count"
and, incidentally, they are the only shots that
count
The number Of hits OF each officer for each
gum OF each man for each gun and OF each
man for each shot Of each gun is put on the
record Of the officer and the enlisted man and
becomes matter of public knowledge, published
IN the newspapers of the country, advertising
the efficiency of each If the score is good enough;
and, On the other hand advertising fnefhciency
IL the score is bad enough.
The engineering competition applies the same
exact methods to the number of pounds OF coal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

achievement for all mod
ern industries.
In addition to the pro-
lection feature Of the
navy, there are three
ways in which, 1t seems
to me, there -night be
possibilities Tor future
service to individual tax
payers and to individual
employers fortunate
enough to live In the
United States.
A widespread feeling
is abroad in the land
that the present method
Of education does not
give to boys aged seven
teen to twenty-one the
maximum return for the
time spent in study
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

to me. disclose a field
of usefulness for the
navy second only in it's
power for service TO
the wonderful personal
service given to enlist
ed men on the one hand
and employers on the
other by efficiently CO.
ordinating their mutual
power and necessity.
In the opinion OF
some of our distin-
guished fellow citizens
the army and the navy
are an industrial waste.
The watchword of mod
ern industry is Turn
your wastes into prof
its. The navy has
heard this watchword.
comprehended the won.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28
GENERAL TENDENCY

How do you account for the falling OF IN
enthusiasm IN your DISTRICT"
Its TO be expected" replied Senator Sorghum
People will fall off a band wagon. the same
a water wagon"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28
NIL pEsPERANDUm.

Things in general" said the pessmistlc the
osophist ARE very, very bad"
"Oh. well." replied the optimistic theosophist,
cheerfuly. Its all in lifetime; and besides
there will be other rfetimes."-Puck
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28
THE LOGIC OF 1T.

"The Mexicans must be an unusually smart
people"
What makes you think that7'
Il see the oil people are afraid they will set the
rivers there on FIRE"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28
NzWoW Moozn ssdEz1J IoQR 111E

Y INVESTMENT of s250,OOO,OOO is some
thing well worth while analyzing for the
purpose of determining the best way to
utilize all the possibilities for service to
the investor.
The taxpayers of the United States
have considerably more than this amount
already invested in the United States
navy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-08-28

TO the individual and the corporation under the
United States government given by the army and
navy undoubtedly pays considerable percentage
of dividends on the investment but utilization of
all possibilities for efficiency is the standard of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
REPLACE PARALYZED MUSCLES.
New Method of Surgical Aid Described
at Philadelphia Convention.

Philadelphia, June 20.--The shifting
of sound muscles to replace those para
lyzed by disease, then grating Of living
bone from one part of the body to an
other, and other remarkable operations
by which deformities had been cured
were described yesterday at the open
ing session OF the American 0rthopedie
associations annual meeting in this city.
DIR. G. William Nathan explained the
new principles in the treatment OF para
lyzsis of the muscles by which the
strong and healthy muscles were shifted
from one attachment to another and the
tiexor muscles made to do the work of
the paralyzed extensor muscles. DR. w.
Il. Gallie who presented report COW
ering a long list OF bone grating expert
ments declared that cat bone grated
onto dog bone grows fast and within
ten weeks becomes transformed and re-
sembles the original dog bone, The
use OF sections of bone taken from the
patients and transplanted in the spine,
We're described by DIR. H. P. Galloway
and DIR. +. III. Albee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
ALIENIST RETRACTS
HIS OPINION OF
MRS. HOLMAN
Admits Probable Absence of All
Her Hereditary
Traits.

Hartford, Conn, June 20.-Shortly
after noon yesterday the defence began
reading to DR.. Frederick Z. Simpson of
Hartford an alienist the fourteen min
utes long hypothetical question which
was used yesterday to sum up the de-
fence against Mrs. Elizabeth A. c. Hol-
man
Under cross examination, this fore
noon, DIR. Whiteield n Thompson,
whose reply to the Hypothetical qucs-
tion Thursday was a blow to Mrs. Hol-
man, retracted many things, and when
Attorney David f. Fitzerald finished
with him, he had eliminated most of his
hypotheses.
Attorney Fitzerald promptly got him
to admit that there probably weren't any
hereditary tendencies and that Mrs Hol-
man always loved her mother and her
child and threatened suicide only as a
release from distasteful life with the
Rev. Mr., .Brcnton, whose wife she was
in 1912.
Objections and arguments over the de-
fences hypothetical question again yes
terday lasted twenty minutes, and just
before court recessed. DIR. Simpson re-
piled to a modified question that under
the assumed circumstances, he would
say that Mrs. Holman was mentally alb
normal on Sept. 3, 1912.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
TO RAISE s7s,ooo,ooo.
Vienna Proposed to Improve Street Con-
veyance System.

Vienna, June 20.-The city council of
Vienna is proposing to float a loan of
s75,000,000 at once, to be expended main
" upon the development of existing
municipal ownership undertakings 1t is
proposed to spend S30,000,000 on sub
ways around the congested districts of
the inner city, where up to the present
there has been only an Indifferent SER
vice of horse omnibuses. The bus bust
ness, which the city purchased at about
fifty cents on the dollar from bank
rupt private company, has been run at
great loss each year Vienna's ex-
periments in ether fields OF municipal
ownership, however, have been more sue
cessful. The electric light and power
plant has paid clear profit of two mil
lion during the past year, return of
about II per cent. on the city's invest
ment, but it has been done in the face
of the general complaints that electrici-
ty is dearer in Vienna than in almost
any large city in Europe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
DARE DEATH FROM
GUNMEN'S BULLETS
Theological Students Aid Police at
Man Hunt in New York
Alleys.

New York, June 20. Risking their
lives under a rain of bullets, theological
students from the General Theological
seminary early to-day gave chase to a
group of "gophers.'
jealousy in dhe ranks OF the gan
broke forth into open firing between two
bands at "Plaza de " Gopher" in Chei-
sea quare. Nearby group of theolo-
gists, in park, watched the gangmen's
war, and as police appeared aided in
the man hunt. A policeman captured
Tannar Smith, longshoreman and re-
puted leader Of ono faction, but the 9TH
ers vanished up ladder on an unfnish-
ed building, eluding their student pur-
suers in hidden alleys.
Smith gave the police such battle
that they had to charter street car to
drag him away without waiting for a
patrol automobile. He threatened to
get" the officers when he got out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
"a Persons Believed Lost in
Mississippi River
Disaster
LARGEST RIVER YES
Sell LIES ON BOTTOM
% Others Got Ashore in
Lifeboat or Were Taken
off Upper Deck

st. Louis, June o0.-The river steamer
Majestic, the largest excursion boat on
the Mississippi river, struck the cribbing
of the waterworks tower near here this
morning and sank within 10 minutes. Oh
the 40 persons on board the steamer at
the time % have not been accounted for
and they are believed to have been
drowned. All of the "a were members
Of the crew or OF the boats band.
One hour before the accident the Ma
iestic discharged 900 excursionists at AL
ton, Ill, and headed for st. Louis, 20
miles down the river.
The boat struck squarely against the
cribbing OF the new intake tower of the
st. Louis waterworks and went to the
bottom. The Majestic carried six life
boats, in one of which 10 Of the crew and
Others escaped to the Missouri shore.
Six of the ships officers remained on
the upper deck and were rescued an hour
afterwards. The water did not com
pletely cover the upper part Of the boat.
There was a momentary panic as the
vessel struck and the main deck caught
fire; but the flames were extinguished
when the vessel listed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
RECORD SHORT TROUT FINE.
Joseph Deaton of Groveton, ". H., Paid
Sass to Court at Island Pond.

Island Pond, June 20.-For having ISL
short trout in possession. Joseph Deatoa
of Groveton, n. H., paid to the municipal
court fine of S453. He and Joe Nc
Laughlin, both Of Groveton, ished Paul
of Essex county. They came out of the
woods with one fish basket containing
six trout of lawful length. They left
one basket in the woods. this basket
contained ISL short trout. which had
been dressed and the heads removed.
Deaton went back for this basket the
following morning and was then appre-
hended by the wardens. Some of the
fish were not three inches long.
States Attorney Powell, in prosecut-
ing the case, exhibited wild trout exact
ly six inches long. and also secured some
Of the same length from the state hatch.
cry in order that the court might see
fish Of this length before they were mu-
tilated From Deaton's basket he sorted
out all trout, concerning the length Of
which there might be any question. All
of the fish on which the fine was paid
were less than five inches long. To re-
place these fish would cost the state not
less than 500. Paul stream has had
attention from both federal and state
hateheries.
This fine is the latest of several that
have been contributed to the state treas
ury within a comparatively short time.
Mayo Higgins Of St Johnsbury paid s35,
Clemons Lamont OF Guildhall $40, Henry
Moultrope of East Haven was fined S275
af IN ID. 4
w. II. Stevens Of Derby paid S20O4 each.
Under the present law none OF these
fines are available for use by the fish
and game department, but go into the
general fund.
The fine paid by Deaton is presumably
the largest ever imposed in Vermont for
violation Of the short trout statute.
New Hampshire has been imposing heavy
penalties for the past few years. having
assessed a resident of Lyndonville some.
thing over 1900, and couple of citi-
zens Of Essex county, angling near the
base of Mt. Washington. contributed
sum in the vicinity of 500.
Upon being interviewed, Commission
er Titcomb said he would like to find
some less objectionable method of pro-
tecting the young trout to give them
chance to breed before being caught, and
has under consideration a limit as to
number that may be taken in one dav.
and continuing the maximum weight
limit. Such an arrangement would en-
able the angler who is desirous of get
ting good basket Of fish to keep
sufficient number of good ones. say 20
to 25, and make it to his advantage to
restore the short ones to the waters. He
also thinks that with an anglers license
to furnish the funds to operate hatcher
les in every county ii would be feasible
to repeal the six-inch law provided the
number limit is enforced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
WILSON WON'T
FREE CONGRESS
FOR POLITICS
The President Tells Majority Leader I'M
derwood That the Trust Plans
Must Be Pushed.

Washington, June 20.-President Will
son and Majority Leader Oscar w. I'm
derwood, after more than an hours con-
ference yesterday, found they were stiil
far from an agreement on the neees-
sity for forcing trust legislation at this
time.
Mr.. Underwood went to the White
House and frankly told the president
that there were many Democratic mem
bers whose continuation in Office was be-
ing endangered by their being held in
Washington. They cannot go home to
''mend their fences" even though there
is no big legislation before the House.
He told Wilson that it would be n
great help to these members il Congress
could quit as soon as the appropriation
bills are out of the way.
The president repeated his argument
that business conditions demand that the
uncertainty regarding trust legislation
be disposed of at once.
He also stated that the leaders in the
Senate had promised to expedite mat
ters, and Dir. Underwood was forced to
leave without any assurance other than
that.
There is distinct possibility that the
president win find himself facing a re-
volt in Congress shortly. The members
of the House are chatting under his in
sistence that they remain here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-20
SIX OUT OF is PRESENT.
At the Annual Reunion of Co. c., End
Vermont Regiment.

Brattleboro, June 20.-Six of the fif-
teen surviving members of Co. c., End
Vermont regiment, held their 3lst annu-
al reunion at the G. A. r. hall here yes
terday, it being the 5oth anniversary
OF the month in which the company
was honorably discharged after serving
three years in the Civil war. Co. G.
was the first company raised in Brat
tleboro for the war, having been organ
lied In May 1851.
The members of the company pres
ent at the reunion were; George b.
Prouty and Charles j. Stockwell of
West Brattleboro, Albert Mason of
Gardner. Mass, William Thomas of
Keene. N. H., Philander Streeter of Hol-
yoke, Mass, and Henry Richardson of
Hinsdale, N. H.
Present also were John York of Ches-
terfield, n. H., Peter $. Chase, Samuel
w. Hudson and A. W. Kezer' of Brat
tleboro, members of the second regi-
nent and honorary members of the
Company &. organization. Alonzo A.
Bailey, commander of Sheridan post of
Hindsdale. was guest of the company,
Mrs. Stoekwell, wives of members. and
Miss Daisy York, daughter of John
York.
The business meeting was followed by
a dinner at Hoadley's cafe at ] O'Clock
The following officers were elected:
President, rhilander Streeter; secre-
tary and treasurer, Nelson Coles vice.
president, Charles ]. Stockwell. II was
voted to hold the next reunion in Brat
tleboro on the Friday nearest June 90
1915. A poem was read by Mr.. York
entitled "A Camp Fire at Gettysburg" :"
Mr.. Mason gave the address. On mo-
tion of Mr. Chase, resolutions were adop-
ted regretting the death OF Frank Ladd
of Westfield, Mass, and paying high
respect to his virtues as a citizen and
soldier A vote Of thanks and appre-
citation was made to Mr. Richardson for
bearing the expenses OF the reunion.