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The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
CareIe..ne.s Cause. HI. Death,

Utica, n. Y, Jan. 10-Joseph Lalley.
fireman on a New York Central train.
met death in a peculiar accident here
today. Lalley was poking the fire under
the boiler of his locomotive and uncon-
sciously had permitted the long handle
of the poker to protrude outside the cab.
The locomotive Of rushing passenger
train struck the poker and catapulted
Lalley out of his cab.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
EXPLOSION INJURIES q.

Boiler of Riveting Machine blows
I'D, wrecI<fnx ENGINE House.
New York. Jan 1o.-Twenty-seven per-
sons were hurt. three probably fatally,
when the steam boiler Of riveting ma
chine exploded under partly completed
elevated structure In Long, Island City
today.
The explosion wrecked the engine house
and part Of the elevated structure.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

tural College are organizing for a vigor-
Gus campaign to secure an appropriation
Of 100000 from the present legislature,
and a committee in every county in the
State will be formed to urge favorable
action by the legislators. The money will
be used in the erection of new buildings
and laying out a new campus.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
SEVEN GUILTY OF MUTNY.
Jury Convicts Members of Manga
Reva's Crew.

Wilmington. Del. Jan. 1o.-Seven MEN,
bers Of the crew of the bark Manga Reva,
who were charged with mutiny on the
high seas, were found guilty today In the
United States Court here. The jury rec
commended clemency.
The men are John d. Reed. r. d.
Williams. Alvin Anderson. Joseph Hors-
fall, Charles Lyons, John Edlin, and
William JoycA
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
SWEAR TO SHOOT
WEALTHY ELOPER
Girls Father and Fiance
Leave for Mobile for
Revenge on Lover.
FEDERAL AGENTS ACTIVE
DeIilah Bradley Defends Lover and
Declares She VIII Not Return
to Her Home.

Pemberton. N J.. Jan. 1o.-Henry Brad
ley, father OF Miss Deiiiah Bradley, the
pretty stenographer who eioped early in
December with her employer. Joel N.
Foster. millionaire married man, left
tonight for Mobile. to plead with his
daughter to return home.
kilograms which we have sent to my
sister since Foster was arrested IN Mobile,
charged with violation of the Mann white
sslave act. have been ignored said Charles
Bradley today.
When Miss Bradley left her home with
Foster. who Is forty-two years old, she
was engaged to be married to Horace
ID. Linderman, a telegraph operator. She
left on her dressing table the diamond
engagement ring which Linderman had
given her. Linderman Is in Rogers Ford,
Pa, but IL was reported here today that
he Will join Mr.. Bradley In Philadelphia
and accompany him to Mobile. Friends
Of Linderman assert that he has taken
VOW to shoot Foster when he meets
him.
See Trouble in sight.
There certainly will be trouble in Mo-
bile" said one of Bradley's neighbors to-
day, when Delilah's father ard Horace
Linderman reach there. 1t will take a
number OF the agents of the Department
Of Justice to protect Foster"
Frank L. Garberino. agent of the De-
partment of Justice. visited Pemberton
and Browns Mills today and is accom-
panying Mr.. Bradley to Mobile. Mr..
Bradley has asserted that he will not
consent to his daughter becoming the
wife OF Foster, even IL the millionaire
poultry dealer is divorced by his wife,
who Is now in Scranton. Pa. with Fos-
ters father. T. ]. Foster. president of
the International Correspondence School.
Deliah Bradley was eighteen years old
last September. according to her brother
Charles. Her closest girl friend and COM
panion was Miss Frances Foster, the
pretty sixteen-year-old daughter of the
man with whom she eloped. Miss Foster
Is now in Scranton with her mother.
Reports were received here today from
Scranton that Mrs. Foster has expressed
willingness to join with Mr.. Bradley
In prosecuting Foster. Mrs Bradley is
Frustrated with grief. and will not ac-
company her husband to Mobile, but she
Is sending her daughter a long letter
pleading with her to return to Pemberton
with her father. \
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

According to two English scientists
the sense Of smell in man is small when
compared with animals, because Of the
practice of kissing. and gradually = b.
ing destroyed for that reason.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
MILLIONS STARVING IN JAPAN.
Crops y Complete Failure In the
Northeastern Distsost..

Tokyo, Jan 1c.-Nine millions of jap
anese are starving because Of crop fan
ures in Hokkaido and other northeastern
districts. according to an announcement
today by the japanese Famine Relief
Association.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

WATERFOWL, n. Y, Jan. 1o.-The Pres
ent Day Cldb. the larges. organization
of women ir. Northern New York. today
inaugurated a Statewide crusade to yeep
girls under the age of sixteen from dA>sce
halls.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
Mss TYLER LOSES OFFICE.
GranddauEhter Of Former Presideni
Barred from Examfnation.

Norfolk. Va. Jan. 10.-Miss Matte
Tyler. granddaughter of John Tyler, was
barred today because of her age from
taking the examination for postmistress
at CORTLAND. Va Miss Tyler Is sixty
eight years old.
She has been postmistress at CORTLAND
for several years. Here enemies have
repeatedly tried to GUST her without sue
cess.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

Col. Pitchef's Residence Burned.
spsciai to he waahinstoa Herald.
Annapolis, Nd. Jan. 1a-The handsome
three-story brick residence Of Col John
Pitcher. United States army. retired, ON
South River. four miles from Annapolis,
erected three years ago at cost of
about $4,000. was destroyed by IRE late
this afternoon The los = about $4,000,
covered BY insurance.,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
DODGE COUNTY FAIR ANNUAL
Sept. % to Oct. 2 Dates for This
Years Exhibition-S4,75o In
Purses for Races.

Beaver Dam.-The stockholders OF
the Dodge County Fair association
at their annual meeting decided to
held their annual fair in Beaver Dam
from Sept. rs to Oct 2. The sal
airy of the secretary, c. w. Harvey,
was raised from $500 to $1,000. Of
ficers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, S. r Webster, Danville; vice
president. ]. E. Malone, Beaver
DAM secretary, c. w Harvey, Beav-
e1 Dam; treasurer, Fl. B. Drake,
Beaver Dam. Directors: One year,
{. E. Smith, Randolph; Byron Bar
wig. Mayville. O. r. Jones, Calamus.
Two years. G. s. Porter. Fox Lake /:
Charles Hawks. Horizon: +. Soper,
Ripon. Three years, b. e. Sampson,
Brownsville; c. ]. Schoenfeld, Tren.
ton; FL. w. Schellpfeffer Mayville
1t was decided to build large sheep
and swine exhibition barn at the fair
grounds. The purses for harness
horse races will be S4.75O
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
DAM OWNER is SUED
MILL OWNER AT WAUKESHA
ASKS S2o,o DAMAGES.
Says He Was Not Warned of Open
ing of Gates-Flood Washes
Out Mill Dam.

Madison. -Attorney General w. C.
Owen and Assistant Attorney General
j. E. Messerschmidt are at Waukesha
To represent the state in the suit
brought by George Appelbacher
against the state and Ephriam Hum
phrey of Oconomowoc for $4,000 dam
ages for the loss of his dam in Bark
river. Waukesha county, which was
washed out on May 81, 1912. because
Humphrey opened the gates of his
dam, short distance above it. with
out notice, it is claimed. in order to
save his property and that of the state
fish hatchery near 0conomowoc which
was being threatened by high water.
Appelbacher used his water power 10
run grist mill. which has been lying
idle since the dam went out as il
would not pay to run it by other pow
er. Appelbacher petitioned the legis-
lature to reimburse him for his loss,
but that body would not do so. It.,
however passed law authorizing him
! to bring suit against the state, and
if his claim was meritorious he could
recover. According to the complaint
in the suit brought by Appelbacher,
the state had contract with Hum
phrey. owner of the upper dam, >
maintain a certain level of water in
his dam for the benefit of the state
fish hatchery near Oconomowoc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Couple Welded 60 Years.

Janesville.-Mr. and Mrs. George
w. Crossman celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary at the
home of their son, G.. A. Crossman.
Mr. Crossman was born near Utica,
Oneida county, n. Y, Nov. 20, 1891,
He came to Wisconsin in 1914, set
Ting at Southport, which is now Ke-
nosha The family moved into Rock
county, March ,. 1S4S. He has re-
sided in the county since. Mrs.
Crossman. whose maiden name was
Philena c. Baldwin, was born in Be
son. VT, on Dec %, 1894, and came
with her parents ten years later to
Wisconsin, settling at Johnstown. Mr..
and Mrs Crossman were married in
1854, by the Rev John Chamber
lain. They have one son, 6. A.
Crossman of GAINESVILLE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Awful Come Down.

William Draycott playing IN Under
Cover" is a Scotchman. One time,
while under the Williamson manage
ment, he played the title role in The
Duke of Killiecrankie' in New Tea
land. In one scene he wore kits such
as the Clan Gordon uses. A Scotch
man in the audience sought him oIt
after the first performance and eK-
pressed great pleasure al seeing a
Scotch actor in kits.
ION. SIS fine, said the newcomer.
You're { S.aasin' sight to the eyes"
He hung around Draycott every
night Finally, one evening, the actor
told him the oil was to be changed.
And what are you going TO play
now?" asked the other
I'm to appear In playlet called
Madame Butterfly. said Draycott
-And what part viii you talie?"
'I'n be a lieutenant in the United
States navy
HUH" came from the Scot Amt
il - awful cor9e down f'r your
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
STROKE KILLS A. HUTCHlNS
Founder and First Secretary of Wis
consin Free Library Commission
Dies at Age Of IS.

Madison.-Frank Avery Hutchins,
founder and first secretary of the Wis
consin free library commission and
one of the leading educators of the
state, died at his home here after a
long illness. A paralytic stroke, de-
veloping from an accident, which he
incurred several years ago, caused his
death. Born in Norwalk, o., in 1851,
Mr.. Hutchins came to Wisconsin with
his parents when he was years of
age and resided in the state until his
death.
He came into prominence in 1895,
when he drafted the free library COM
mission bill, which was passed by the
legislature that year. For two years
he served on the commission without
compensation, and was then made sec
rotary. He was also the first secre-
tary of the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercul-
osis association, and was one of the
prime movers in the advocacy of an
association for the safeguard of public
health
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
FIREMEN'S BALL is STOPPED
Joker Rudely Interrupts Beloit Fire
Fighters Annual Dance-Hunt Mis-
creant with Bioodhounds.

Beloit While Beloit fremen were
tripping the tango. arrayed in boiled
shirts and Sunday best, at their bril-
liant annual ball, some practical joker
turned in a false fire alarm from a
remote part of the city. For time
the ball was broken up. Firemen. in
censed by the unsympathetic act,
caused police bloodhounds to be put
on the trail, resolving to infict pain
ful punishment if the fellow should
be caught. The dogs, recently ac-
CURED for the purpose of tracking
criminals, took the scent at the fire
alarm box and chased, bowling, from
the spot, but lost the scent at the
street car tracks, where it is supposed
the miscreant boarded a car. After
hours of search, however, a posse that
kept up the hunt rather than return
to the dance, declared they had To-
Gated their man. No arrest was made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
ROCK RIVER GETS CLEANED
Piles for Building on Main Street
Bridge Are All Removed De-
spite Owners Protests.

GAINESVILLE. Despite the protest
of the owners of the lots located in
Rock river, where the stores which
were destroyed last April were loca,
ted, the city has completed the work
of pulling out the pilings upon which
they We're built. In some cases they
had been reinforced by concrete cas-
ings and these were dynamited The
work will clear the river of all OBJ
struction below the new bridge
which will be formally opened soon
The action of the city in this direc-
ton may establish its right to keeI
the river open at this point, despite
the decision of the supreme court
which granted the abutting property
owners the right to build over the
stream.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
e.rman Eirm Wins Contest.

After most exhaustive search, CIV
ering a period Of several years, beth
in this country and Europe, the Amer
lean Iron and Steel Manufacturing
company has awarded to German
firm the contract for the largest sin
gle electric steel furnac" for the re
filming Of steel ever built IA the world
II will be- Installed at Lebanon. Pa,
and viii have refining capacity of
from 400 to 500 tons daily. The
product will be rolled into billets on
the new mill now in course OF con
struction for use in the manufacture
Of bars. nuts and bolts. spikes, and
other products Of the compaIy's fac.
tories.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Claim Bio Saving Is Made

Madison. Reductions in the rates
of three street car and inCerurbaD
companies by the railroad commission
give evidence of saving the patroniz-
ing public nearly 100000 annually.
The reductions ordered in the case Of
the Duluth Street railway company ef
fects saving OF $4,000 In the
case of The Milwaukee Electric Rail
way and Light company, the commits
sion directed the giving of thirteen
tickets for so cents. The saving from
this source amounts to $2S0000, In
ordering a readjustment OF the fares
OF the Rockford and lnterurban rail
road company, the commissions saw
ings for the last year reach $500. 600
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
TRY TO BLACKMA|L
BADGER RICH MAN
ALBERT w. PRIEST, RICH PAPEH
MANUFACTURERS. RECEIVES
THREATENING LETTER.
$1,000 OR LIFE DEMANDED
Millionaire Laughs at Missise, But
Turns 1t Over to Police TO In
vestieate-communi
Was Typewriter.

Appleton Albert W. Priest. mill
ionaire paper and pulp manufacturer
OF TIE Fox River valley. las been
picked by blackmailers, from whom nS
received g. typewriter letter demand
ing $4,000 or his life. Mr.. Priest
laughed when he received the threat.
ening epistle and turned it over to the
police.
The letter follows:
Mr.. A. w. Priest: We demand that
you place $4,000 in certain place or
you will be shot. We have worked
out this plot for some time and ii you
think more Of your $4,000 than you
do OF your life. you will have to die.
We are going to get the $4,000 or your
life. Don't think this is a Joke. but
act quick Have your money ready
and we viii send another letter as to
where you must leave it.
iii you report one word of this your
life is ours. The letter was signed
Money or Life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
KENOSHA CHILD IS
BURNED To DEATH
LILLIAN CASEY, AGED 2. DIES
AFTER SUFFERING FOR
AN HOUR.
TRAGEDY DETAILS UNKNOWN
Clothing isnited in Some Way BY Gas
Stove-GirI Found Unconscious
With All Her Clothing
Burned Away.

kenosha.-L Lillian Casey, aged 2,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ca
sey, was burned to death at the fam
lily residence here.
The details OF the accident will
probably never be known. The moth
er had left the little girl and small
er child in the kitchen of the house
while she went to one OF the upstairs
roc ms. A flame was burning in a gas
stove on which dinner for the family
was being prepared and in some man.
ner the flames from the stove were
communicated to the clothing of the
little girl She made no cutlery, but
ran through the rooms of the house.
The mother. smelling the smoke, went
downstairs and found the charred
body OF the unconscious child in hall
at the front of the house. She died
an hour later without recovering con-
seriousness.
Every stitch of clothing had been
burned from the child. and her entire
body was mass of burns.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Rebecca Members to Meet.

Green Bay--The quarterly meeting
Of the district No. 16 Of the Rebeksh
lodges of the state will be held in this
city on Feb. g Mrs. Bertha Noble,
Stevens Point, president cf the state
Rebekah assembly, will be present at
this time. The district includes the
cities of Depere. Kaukauna. Appleton,
Sturgeon Bay, Hortonville, Menasha,
Kewaunee, Peshtigo, OcOnto and
Green Bay.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Studying Agriculture.

Where's your son. MiramT"
Going to an agricultural college,
I've heard them colleges amt prs,c
teal"
You heard wrong They put EN-
right ont in the field My boy writes
that next year they're going to lei
him take care Of center field"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Corn Damages Refused.

La Crosse.--In Circuit court jury
refused to award l.. l.. Brown, route
agent for an express company, $4,000
damages for the loss of his pet corn.
Brown allowed a barber shop chirop-
odist u remove the corn, which had
been his constant companion for ten
years but afterward was dissatisfied
with the job and sought to collect dam
ages from the proprietor Of the shop.
The jury returned a verdict OF no
cause for action
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
But One Candidate Left.

Appleton. August Knuppel will
be the only candidate whose name
Will be printed on the ticket at the
election for mayor of Appleton on
Feb. 3. Former Assemblyman Fred
Peterson. second choice at Tuesdays
primary election, having withdrawn
from the field Knuppel received
twice as many votes as Peterson and
Westphal together
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Buys Gas Works.

Antigo-W c. Maxey of Oshkosh
purchased the plant of the Amigo Gas
company. sold under foreclosure for
$4,000, the exact amount of the mort
gage on the property. One of the
mortgages, for $4,000, was held by
r. II. Hackett of Oshkosh and the
other by the Omro State bank. The
present Indebtedness of the company
and the amount necessary to pay re-
ceivers' certificates and expenses of
foreclosure and sale viii amount to
$50, 900.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
All Eroent on.

The old man had been away to the
pasture. counting his pigs, CT which
he had good many he was not, as
every one who knew him said, "a
smart man: but il was OF course sup
posed that he was Intelligent enough
to count the number of things-and
he had not very many-in his posses
sion.
a neighbor asked him. Well. Mr.
Wray. how MANY pigs have you2'
Wal. ! dunno. prezactly. he re
piled Il counted EN- all except one
little runt, and hit KEEP runnin round
so i couldn't count bit Youths Com
panion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
New Land MORTGAGE Body.

Madison .-Commissioner of Bank
ing Kuolt issued a certificate author
izing the First Wisconsin Land Mort
gage association of Eau Claire with
a capital of 100000 The officers
of the association are: Pres. dent, B.
f. Faast; vice-president, ]. A. Play
ter; secretary and treasurer, John
Bauman; trustees. T B. Keith, w.
X. Coffin, c. w. Dinger, John Bau-
man, Frank Conrath, B. f. Faast and
J. A. Playter.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03

The front Of this pretty frock Is NIL
ed in with vest in the new styles.
the ends extending below the sisss.!e-
The low drop shoulder has plain
sleeves inserted into It, and the round
neck is trimmed with soft collar
The four gore skirt has a narrow
panel in front and is attached to the
blouse with high or normal waistline
These frocks are made OF serge, chez
lot. camers hair, wool. eponge. etc.
The pattern (6474) is cut in sizes IL.
16. is and 90 years. Medium sire re-
quires S3s yards of A inch mats
rial
To procure this pattern send 10 cenaB
to Pattern Department of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and te
sure TO give size and number OF patterik
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
5aIk Especially at Apology.

There are, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in the senate whose personal
and political relations with Theodore
Roosevelt are not warmed by the fires
of affection. 1t will take lot Of
pleading, however, to get these men
to vote a gift of S25,000,000 to the
Colombian people as payment fer
something which many Americans
think did not belong to them. 1t can
be said that from all appearances the
suggestion of an apology is more re-
pugnant to the majority Of men in CON
gress, irrespective of party afilia-
tons than is the thought of the paw
ment of money
Men here who have known William
Jennings Bryan personally always
have maintained that his standards Of
| morality were untouched by hipoa-
risy Mr. Bryan, however, may have
had his own angle of vision when he
contemplated this Colombian indenl
nifty matter Men who have made a
study of the whole matter and some
of them are Democrats and senator's,
I
mitted an immoral act in recognizing
/, the independence of Panama the act
was morality itself when set by the
side of the actions of the Colombiars
when Uncle Sam was trying to get
them to grant canal concessions.
Why is the senate of the United
| States likely to refuse TO apologize
| in the name OF this country TO tie
| Colombians? There are plenty Of
| Democrats in the senate who would
| like to join with Mr. Bryan and Mr.
/ Hannis Taylor in making an apology,
| were it not for the fact that ever
since this government recognized the
| independence of Panama and thereby
! offended the Colombians." Democrats
| in congress have been voting for leg
! islation based on the very act of rec
! ognition. The majority In congress
! seemingly would make scores of its
] members ridiculous II it should vote
to give the Colombians a cent and
they might stultify themselves If they
| should vote 10 tender an apology.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
POWDER EXPLOSION FATAL
Deaf Mute Loses All His Fingers
While Experimenting With In
vention for Fiashliqht.

La Crosse.--E. j. Fitzpatrick, deaf
and dumb artist, was fatally hurt
when he was blown up in his study
while making an experiment with
flashlights. The Majestic building,
one of the largest Office buildings in
the city. was badly damaged by the
explosion. Fitzpatrick's fingers were
picked up all about the place. Unable
to cry out. he staggered to an office
nearby and fell unconscious on the
floor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
shebOyoan Girl Workers Strike

Sheboygan -Thirty-five girls en-
ployed in the Ross-Tellinger glove
factory went on strike, claiming they
have been working on piece work
earning 81 a day and We're given
work by which they could earn only
70 cents a day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Handy Boxes.

Every living room or library ou,ihs
to have somewhere in it a handy hox
or drawer In 1t should be wrapping
paper, string. stickers. clips. raucilsge
or paste, tags and the thousand and
one little things that one IS likely &c
want frequently and is incCuveniensed
by not having. II they are handy IN a
Known place time IS saved over again
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03

There has been serious trouble in g
certain school. One Of the teachers
said he was no believer in the old
hackneyed system OF teachi2,s.
What is wanted" said he, IL
something which viii make the chill
dren think and reason for themselves.
Mere addition and subtraction are too
mechanical
In accordariee with his ideas he
gave his p1p.ls one hundred ques-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
Drastic, Orders for DodseviIIe.

Madison Failure of the Dodge
Vile Electric Light company TO COM
ply with orders of the railroad com
mission for improving service result
ed today in supplementary order
directing overhauling of the entire
system and the immediate employ
ment of an engineer to take charge
OF the plant
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-03
extend Taxpayinq Time.

Racine-Tle time limit for the col
lection OF taxes viii be extended to
Feb. % City Treasurer Eisenhut re-
ceived a decision from The attorney
general that the extension is permit
ted The council viii grant the ex-
tension. Less than one-third Of the
local taxes have been pail.