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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
WOMAN GUILTY OF MURDER
Mrs. Cynthia 5uffum of Little Valley,
NJ. ", Convicted of Killing
Husband and Babe.

Little Valley. N Y, March Mrs.
Cynthia Buffum was found guilty of
the murder in the first degree of her
husband and daughter ON Friday. The
verdict not only stunned the woman
and her counsel, but caused a demon
stration of establishment in the little
courtroom. The jury was out five
hours and twenty minutes. Mrs.
Buffum was confident, even smiling,
at the end of the trial. For the first
time since her arrest last October the
woman accused of numbering her hus-
band, Willis; her baby son. Norris;
her daughter, Laura, and of poisoning
her three other children had UNI
quailed. Mrs. Ruffum's attorney imme-
diately viii ask q new trial.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
DYNAMITER FOUND GUILTY
George Koscak Convicted by Jury of
Transporting Explosive to Blow
House in Wisconsin.

Kenosha, Wis, Feb. 27.-George
Koscak, tried in the circuit court on
a charge of transporting dynamite from
Racine to Kenosha to be used in the
destruction of the home of Jerry w.
Decou, a member of the Kenosha board
of health and factory manager of the
plant of the Thomas B, Jeffery com
pany, was found guilty Of the charges
by a jury in the circuit court on
Wednesday. The jury was out %
hours. The case has been the most
bitter tried in this county. Koscak, a
poor Austrian laborer, has had the
most elaborate defense ever offered to
a man for any crime committed here
in recent years. Under the Wisconsin
law he may be sent to the state prison
for from three to ten years.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Noted cartoonlat Is Dead.

London. England, Feb. 2S.-Sir John
Tenniel, for many decades the lead
ing British cartoonist, died at the age
of ninety-four years Sir John was the
famous English cartoonist who so
mercilessly caricatured Abraham Lin
coin during the Civil war. He was the
dean of the worlds great political car
toonists. Tenniel held the record for
continuous service. Fifty years were
passed. with scarcely a holiday, as
cartoonist. On Lincoln's death Ten
niels bitterness against him disap-
peared
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
NEWS FROM FAR F!
AND NEAR

London, Feb. 2S.-The nine labor
leaders, who were deported from South
Africa several weeks ago, were guests
of honor at a dinner given by the labor
members of parliament on Thursday.
Waterloo, Ia. Feb. 2S.-Ten thou
sand five hundred dollars has been
raised by Waterloo citizens for the
Iowa building to be erected by this
city for the Panama-Pacitic exposition
at San Francisco.
Spokane, March Mrs. Stella
Maries, a widow, lost her life when she
attempted unsuccessfuily to save the
lives of her two daughters, Helen, four,
and Gale, seven years old, when her
home burned. The three were killed.
Her two sons escaped by jumping from
a window.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
TANGOER LOSES HIS NOSE
Vernon County Dancer Is Injured in
Argument and Surgeons Are
Unable to Help Him.

La Crosse.-Efforts of physicians
to graft a piece of flesh from his arm
onto the part of his face where his
David Engler Of Victory, Wis, will
be obliged to go through life miss
ing that slight piece of anatomy.
Engler was one of the leading tan
goists at dance at Victory and in an
argument with another reveler, Geo.
Williams, his nose was bitten off. He
was rushed to hospital here and a
grating process attempted. The ply
sicians admitted it had failed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
FEW BREAK PAROLE
AFTER PRISON TERM
PRESIDENT OF STATE BOARD OF
CONTROL SAYS SYSTEM
is GOOD.
ONLY 10 PER CENT RETURN
Men Are Taught to Live in Upright
Manner-Since Law Went Into
Effect e36 Applications Have
Been Granted.

Madison.-"The parole system of
Wisconsin is teaching men to live IN
an upright manner outside of prison.
A man trying right living outside of
a prison is growing into right habits.
1t is better to have him out than in. ,"
This is the statement of Ralph
Smith, president of the state board
of control, in telling of the success
of Wisconsin's parole law.
'We take the men whom the courts
viii not put on probation, whom the
courts say can not be trusted. We
train them in the prison until they
are capable of parole This means
that the prison is a real reforma-
tory"
Ninety per cent of the men who
are paroled from the prison at Wau-
pun report regularly to the board and
are given honorable discharges when
their time is up.
The parole law went into effect in
August, 1907. From that time until
Feb. %, 1914, the state board has
passed upon 9S6 applications for pa
role from the prison, granted 480,
denied 44S and continued 8. Five
were withdrawn. But As of the $50
defaulted and 33 have been returned
to the prison
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
EAST. HIT BY STORM
GALE AND BLIZZARD CUTS OFF
NEW YORK FROM COMMUNE
CATION WITH WEST.
FIVE PERSONS LOSE LIVES
Snow Aids Wind in Swapping Tale
graph Poles-ship Lost But Cap
tain and Crew of Eight Are
Saved.

New York. March "a destructive
storm swept the northeastern section
of the country Sunday From Pitts
burgh and Buffalo on the west to the
Atlantic seaboard and up through the
New England states heavy gales car
ried rain, snow or sleet, the maximum
precipitation in some localities being
more than fifteen inches. Ships were
blown ashore, interurban communities
ton by telegraph and telephone was
interrupted for hours, and trains were
blocked or delayed on nearly all rails
road lines.
Five deaths were caused here by the
storm, which swept the Atlantic coast,
isolating Boston from communication
with the west, except by cable to Nova
Scotia.
At times the wind, blowing from the
northeast, reached a velocity of u
miles an hour. Carrying wet snow
with it, the gale wrecked so wires of
the Western Union that ordinarily
connect New York and Chicago, and
like damage was done to the 151 wires
to Philadelphia The Postal Tele-
graph company reported damage as
great.
The Twentieth Century Limited,
bound for Chicago. is reported stalled
north of Ossining, where telegraph
poles fell across the tracks of the
New York Central. Many other trains
are delayed.
At Elizabethport. N. J., tower
carrying 100 wires of the Western
Union Telegraph company, was
burned. In the city of New York the
streets, which had just been partly
cleaned at cost of $4,000 were
covered with snow, and between $4,000
and $4,000 men will be put to work
to clear them. Messages from the
west are reaching Philadelphia by tele-
graph and being brought from that
city by messenger.
Philadelphia, March 3.-Carried by
45-mile gale the storm of sleet and
snow crippled trolley and electric
light service in this city. At Mount
Carmel portion of the roof of a tab
ernacle in which a religious revival
was being held was blown Off No one
was hurt
Wakefield, r. L. March 3.-The four
masted schooner Jacob S. Winslow,
lumber-laden, from Ferdinanda for
Providence, crashed onto Black Rocks,
on the southeast side of Block island.
Captain Wilson and his crew of eight
men were saved.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
CLAIMS THE WORLD IS SOLID
Must be Discarded, Asserts Yerkes
Observatory Professor.

Williams Bay.-The old idea that
Mother Earth was built like a cocoa
nut-a surface shell and liquid in
terior-will have to be shelved, ac-
cording to University of Chicago as
tronomers working at Yerkes obser-
vatory. With it must go the tradi-
ton that molten masses swirled at
the center of the globe and most like
ly hell was located there The earth
is as solid as an apple. Prof. H. G.
Gale announced. He arrived at this
decision, he said, after exhaustive ex-
periments in which 500 foot ditch
played a prominent part.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
De PALMA WINS RACE
VICTOR IN VANDERBILT CUP RACE
AT SANTA MONICA, CAL.
oldfield, Close second-Driver PeriIs
Mechan;cian and Self, When He
Passes italian at death Curve"

Santa Monica Race Course, Cal,
Feb. 2S.-The Vanderbilt cup automo-
bile classic was won by Ralph de
Palma on Thursday when he sent his
Mercedes car 294.03s miles in 8 hours
81 minutes and Al seconds. This is
an average of 75.5 miles an hour. Bar
ney Oldfield, driving a Mercer car,
was second in hours So minutes and
/ second.
At the beginning of the thirtieth lap
De Palma was so seconds behind Old
field. but the latter started 50 seconds
ahead of De Palma and would have to
gain go seconds In the remaining nVe
laps to defeat the winner OF the last
Vanderbilt cup race.
Oldfeld went into the lead at the
end of the twenty-third lap, with De
Palma a close second. The crowd
went wild when the announcement
was made that George Joermann, pilot
of the Touraine, an entry that was be
lieved without possible chance OF
running more than a few laps, was the
surprise of the classic. At the end OF
his nineteenth lap Joermann was
driving a clever race and holding
tight grip on fifth place. When Old
field had completed rs laps he was still
in the lead, followed in order by De
Palma, Carlson, Cooper, Joermann and
Janette.
AS Oldfield passed De Palma he en-
acted piece of the most daring driv-
ing ever Witnessed on any Vanderbilt
cup race course. The two machines
had passed the grand stand with only
few seconds separating them. AS they
approached death curve" right
angle turn, Oldfield put on all power
and overlook De Palma. With death
for himself and his mechanician GER
tainty if he sent his car one inch out
of the path, Oldfield dashed onto the
curve and swung around De Palna's
Mercedes.
He kept the lead on the straight
away and passed the grand stand 100
feet ahead of De Palma. The shouting
OF the crowd was thunderous.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Buy High Explosive.

Superior county settlers
and land companies have already con-
tracted for more than five carloads,
800, 900 pounds, of dynamite, it was an
nounced here, to be used in clearing
land. That nearly as much more will
be ordered before the first delivery is
made is said to be certain. Through
the agency of various organizations an
impetus has been given to the cultiva-
tion of county areas such as has never
before. been seen here. Settlers have
been coming in by the score from such
agricultural states as Iowa and Ne
braska and those already owning
tracts are enlarging their cIearings.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
ASK CENTRAL POWER IN IOWA
efficiency Engineers Want Governor
as Head-would Have Judges Ap-
pointed by Chief Justice.

Des Moines, la. March 3.-The gov.
eznor of Iowa viii become the actual
head of every department of the execu-
tive branch OF the state government,
while every Judge in the state will be
appointed BY the chief justice of the
supreme court, If the plans of the
efficiency engineers of the last legis-
lature are carried out, it was an
ncunced. The report OF the engineers
is ia the hands Of the legislative COM
mittee on retrenchment and reform.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
BOMB KILLS BETRAYER
Ex-ConVIct is Victim, Says Wife, OF
Three Comrades He Testified
A5a;nst-BIown Up in Hls Home.

Sullivan, H., March 3-Frederick
w. Menperich was blown to pieces by
q bomb on Sunday in his home. The
package was mailed from Decatur
Thursday and was delivered Friday
morning. Mennerich suspected it was
an Internal machine. In 1908 Men
nerich was convicted OF counterfeit
ing. He raised one dollar bills to ten
dollars. Three other men were impli.
Gated in the case. Mennerich was sen.
fenced to Chester penitentiary and
served one year. In 1910 he married
Dona Nolen, daughter of Edward Nolen
OF Windsor, Ill. They separated in
December, and on January 16 she filed
suit for divorce. Mrs. Mennerich was
arrested in Springfield, but was re-
leased.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
MARKETS
Milwaukee. March . IN,

~
Butter Creamery, extras %
prints, Sic; firsts, 25@26c: seoo ~
23@24c; renovated. 22@23e. da;
fancy. 25@26c. 1'''y'
Cheese--American. full cream No
made twins, Tic; Young Amerio o"
171a01Sc; daisies. 171s0 1Sc. las ,C''s'
horns, 1S@1S1sc; limburger, 15c
Eggs-Current receipts fresh % ;.
quality, 25@2612c: recandled eT W. u
2SQ29c; seconds, 10000.
Live Poultry Fowls, 15c; roosto..
10c; springers, Ice
Wheat-No. l northern. SIC. NJ .
northern, 951ac; No 8 northern Ss@
94c; No. velvet, 96c
Corn-No. 3 yellow, 6215c
Oats-No. white, 4Obc. standard
SS039c. '-ua'u'
Barley-No. 4, 56@62Ac; No. 3, esm
CSC. w. % O'@
Rye-No. 2, e2@63c.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers S5o@
$50; fair to best light, S.45@S.55: pigs
7.5O@S.25. N'e-'
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 7.5Od875.
stockers and feeders, 5.5O@6.OO; cows
and heifers, 5.75Q6.25; calves, 1o.5O@
1915.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
REBEL OEFIEs L. s.
BRYAN coNFERs WITH WILSON,
cARRANzA REFUSES TO ACT
IN BENTON CASE.
GREAT BRITAIN MUST ASK
information Given to State Depart
ment at Washington Shows That
sriton Was Murdered In Villas
Observation-Disclosures Halted.

Washington, March 3.-Gen. Venus
tiano Carranza's defiance to the
United States created a new and
grave crisis in Mexican affairs here.
1t brought the president and Secre-
tary Bryan together for another con-
ference on Sunday.
The conference lasted an hour and
a half, and then Secretary Bryan held
a consultation at the state depart
ment with Solicitor Folk, who has
charge of the Benton case, and with
Beaz Long, chief of the Latin division.
From there Secretary Bryan went to
the British embassy to furnish the
British government. as agreed, with
the latest developments.
City of Mexico, March 3.-President
Huerta insisted on furnishing a spe-
cial police gaurd for the American en-
bassy. He told Charge O'Shaughnessy
on Saturday there might be justifica-
ton for the presence of a guard and
as he deplored the bringing of marines
to the capital he would provide a
sublegation guard.
Nogales, Sonora, March General
Carranza ON Saturday declined to fur
nish information to the state depart
ment at Washington regarding the
killing at Juarez of William s. Benton,
a British subject At the same time
he assured Secretary Bryan that he
would investigate the disappearance
of Gustav Bauch, an American citizen.
The attitude of the revolutionary
leader was that the death of Benton
should be taken up through the diplo-
matte channels of his own country,
Great Britain, and not by the United
States.
Carranza announced his position in
two notes addressed in response to
Mr.. Bryan's requests for information
to Consul Frederick Simpich. The
notes were delivered by Ysidro Fa-
bella, Carranzas acting secretary of
foreign relations"
In his reference to the Benton case
Carranza pointedly remarked that
Mr.. Bryan's original message, received
three days ago, was the first official
mention of the tragedy brought to his
attention as directing head of the rev.
olution. He did not say that any in
vestigation was being made on his
part.
Washington, March 3.--William S.
Benton was unarmed and was shot
dead in Villas office with pistol,
says conclusive information that has
reached Washington officials.
Juarez, Mex, March 3.-The Ben
ton investigating commission on Sun
day was prevented from proceeding
to Chihuahua to examine the slain
Briton's body by rebel orders. Col.
Fidel Avila, military commander here,
declined to permit it to board the
regular passenger train which was
waiting. An authoritative admission
to this effect dispelled reports that
the commission was halted on orders
from Washington.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06

New York, March S.-orville Wright
has come to the rescue of America in
aviation and for the first time in four
years there is to be a Wright aero
plane built for the contest for the
-oua1 Internationale d'Aviation.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
TWO Nearly Perish in Fire.

Chippewa Falls.-Fire destroyed the
factory of the Northwood Furniture
company here. Henry Towle. aged SO,
was dragged out by another employee.
Both men were seriously burned. The
loss was $4,000.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Victims Insurance to sIaxer.

Trenton, N. j.. March S.-The SUI
preme court decided on Saturday that
Angelo Cicerello can collect $500 In
surance on the life of his wife, al
though he is under sentence of death
for numbering her.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Well known smelsino Man Dies

Calumet, Mich. March 2.-J. B.
Cooper OF Hubbell. one Of the fore
most smelling men in the world and
superintendent Of the Calumet & Recla
Mining eompany's copper smelling
plants, died here OF caacer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Earl Of Mimic Is Dead.

London. March 3.-The Earl of
Mimic. formef governor general of
Canada and former viceroy of India,
died at Hawick. The earl succeeded
Lord Curzon, who married Mary
Letter of Chicago, as viceroy of India.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
KING Georue offers cun.

Washington, March 3.-The king of
England will offer a cup valued at
$500 for an International yacht race to
be held during the Panama-Pacific ex.
position in 1915, according to letter
from the kings aid de camp.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Plotters Sent 70 Prison.

Chicago. March Salvatore Serl-
ami and s. Brzezinski, two alleged
BLACK Hand plotters, were SEN
fenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary and fined $1,000 each by Federal
Judge Lands.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Named for River Commission.

Washington. March S.-President
Woodrow Wilson sent to the senate
on Saturday the nomination of Ed
ward A. Glenn of Missouri to be a
member of the Mississippi river COM
mission.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
81 non Eire At Neenah.

Neenah.-Fire completely destroyed
the Neenah Laundry company plant
here and Quilted the Sorenson Boat
works. The loss is estimated at about
$1,000, partially covered by insurance
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Minneapolis. March 3. 1914.

Wheat-No. l hard, 94Bc; No /
northern, SAGE; No. 2 northern, 92c.
Corn,-No. 3 yellow, 57@571sc.
Barlete-47@64c.
Rye-No. 2, 55@551zc.
Flax-1.57@1.59%.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
TWO Guilty Of land Fraud.

Kansas City, Mo. March 2.-R. H.
Martin and J. Borders, agents OF Flor
ida Fruit Lands company, pleaded
guilty in the federal court to charge
Of conspiracy In the sale of lands in
the Everglades of Florida
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-03-06
Chicago. March 3. 1911

Csttle-Beeves, 725@9.75; stockers
and feeders, 5.3O@8OO; cows and heif
ers, S.65QS.50; calves, 7.0O@1O.75.
Hogs-Light, S.45@S.671A; heavy.
8.25@S.6713; rough, S.250S4O; pigs,
775@8.70
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-17
STREET coMM1TrEE WAS TO BLAME.

- pleasure indorsing the right
RN only regret
W message the beginning year
contained much information that both
showing outstanding in.
dbdnes the city timely interesting
showed other things that while bond for the future
build way
According message bridge
river that ad years ago paid the pres
en bridge that will have be replaced the future
and still unpaid There still unpaid bonds for street railroads
matters and the whole lot outside of the sewer bonds amounts $2
The strongly be made paying
debt and he right There should sinking fund
Now having shown that we are ga good fellow by admitting above
that there is balm Gead speak,
upset the bucket by getting feminist the the paving PROPOSE
ton AT the meeting OF the charter commission Wednesday evening"
asserted by Dr. Dh member of the charter
single street paved during 1913 had all that the called fO
The doctor also asserted that the contractors held out the cement and
known where than the called placed
That word mx seems to have familiar sound sort Of echo reve
beng family the paving recently
completed thing represented by
mixn was ali that mad e pavmentc NOT inst what II sbou bavo
been The practically admits this by his placing blame thereof
the people He simply his wings shake like duck after diving and
dropped the blame the other fellows the get
few drops of He If
people own fault they had their own inspectors and the chief duty of the
inspector to see that the of material incuded
Presumably the does take The Capital Journal for he
what ac and so Overo lots of really pleasing and instructive things
and did especial
of the mayor and the council and which they in their mwdm did not d
was pointed out TO them SO many times that became really t that the
interests the city which there mppot the city officials
were looking after and the interest of the in front of whose
place a street was being paved entirely opposite
1t pointed the property
interested getting tho pavement possible
paved its maintenance city charge property
was freed from the paving bugber for ten years
II was the city not the that having tho
pavement made according contract aud the possible money
had and has the maintain property
done his troubles over for ten period least
Yet the the property cy
being done poorly We blaming the insist
sisted then that the blame lies with the committee principally
its chairman.
The city ordered the work DONE had entire charge Of IT,
its interest to see that the work done properly
poor work. The city officials had right the Of inspection
over to anyone 1t was its business and else We suggest the
mayor that he have The Capital Journal price 10 week. delivered
at his home s peusa might help him difficult especially
in street paving problems besides keeping him with the affairs the
world large prints all the bigger
and a much better paved Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-17
A SMALL FLY IN THE OINTMENT

- HERE has appeared small the road bonding
measure that Interfere with carrying
proposition and that tho peculiar provisions regarding
Il bonding elections.
Section of the general Oregon the year loS after
retg the duties tho county Judge herewith
election shall be conducted and cana the
e election and the judges
Ta election shall Judges election The
section ton gives the form of tho ballot provides
one special election shall be held county year"
The law is plain enough hut unfortunately strictly complied
with for the that the precincts have been changed and tho
number increased owing to the in cnchmen
of women ha the clerks judges appointed for the next preceding
election cannot act for the that many precincts
OFFICERS and this applies to nearly all the precincts their boundaries
been changed.
Taking common sense view Of the situation fair presume
courts would hold that under the circumstances county judge
allowed to appoint such clerks and Judges and the latter legally
Tho law does not rcne the impossible believe the
deprive the people Of county Of their right vote proposition bo
cause OF unforeseen conditions whore injured thereby
So much for the legal aspect Of the There another side to H.
however and very important and that how would
pt" Money the most tmd thing earth aud easily frightened
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-17
SUES GIRL FOR ALIENATION,
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. ]

San Francisco, Jan. l7,-Mrs. Eliz-
abeth +. Smith yesterday sued her hus-
band, Jesse NJ. Smith, an automobile
dealer for maintenance, and Miss Ted
okell, whom she charges with winning
Smith s affections, for 100000 dam
ages.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-17

proposition eeve bonds election called
the hiatus mention ed would legal beyond question:
but think of it and what the bondbuye think of WILL is
another NATTER and the that counts for it useless vote bonds
the fellows with the money refuse purchase them.
of this would be well have the matter looked into
before doubt about Marion
like other the ate needing better roads and if to
ground before acting