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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
TAFT UPHOlDS MEXICAN
POLICY OF PRESIDENT
Former Chief Executive Declares In.
tervention Would Mean Use-
less Waste of Life.

Washington, March 2. - Former
President Taft took hand in the Mex
lean problem Friday. In a speech be-
fore the National Geographic society
he warned the administration against
Intervention. The cost in money and
lives, he said, would be enormous and
the results of doubtful benefit.
THE situation is in such condi-
tion," Mr.. Taft said, that it would be
improper for me to comment on it, ex-
cept to say this: That those who
lightly look forward to Intervention
are either utterly regardless Of the
loss of life and the expenditure Of i'm
mense treasure, or else they don't un-
derstand what armed Intervention on
the part of this government In Mexico
will mean.
Those Of us who have had expert
ence In the tranquilizing of tropical
country with people not very differ
ent from the Mexicans, who take
naturally to guerrilla warfare and
would rather fight and run than work,
know the difficulties that an army
would have to meet to accomplish the
only purpose that we would have in
going in-the bringing about OF law
and order.
1T would involve the garrisoning
with a sufficient force of every town
1t would involve the organization Of
columns to chase the guerrillas into
their mountain Businesses and across
trackless desert plains and the subju.
cation Of 100000 of people.
Il don't know when we would get
through. don't know how many lives
it would involve, don't know how
much it would cost, but | do know it
would be a drag upon us, and then
when we got the thing done the future
would still be charge and burden
on our government and on our
treasury"
Professor Taft afterward was the
guest of President Wilson at luncheon
at the White House.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
WOMAN KILLS SELF!
JUMPS IN FRONT OF TRAIN At
WAUWATOSA.
Body Badly MangIed-victim Identi.
fled as Florence lie Feber-Sup-
posed to Have Been Insane.

Wau atosa.-The body of the
young woman who threw herself in
front Of Milwaukee road passenger
train at Wauwatosa was identified as
that Of Miss Florence lie Feber, "a
West Main street, daughter of
Abram LIE Feber, one of the wealth
lest men in the suburb.
The identification was made in an
unusual way. A brother, Edward LIE
Feber, fearing from her continued
absence that the unfortunate woman
was his sister, came to the morgue.
Hearing that the body was horribly
mangled he refused to view the re-
mains. but examined the clothes she
| had worn. The white sweater, that
was the distinguishing feature of the
woman's clothing, he said was his.
| She also wore gray sweater which
| he identified as her own. This COM
pleted the Identification and arrange
| ments were made to have an under
taker remove the body.
The cause for the suicide Of the
young woman was explained by lie
Feber as insanity caused by nervous
breakdown. She left home without
saying anything to other members of
the family as to her destination.
Throughout the day they awaited her
return and when the news came OF
the dead woman dressed in white the
o. II urhn vi
Miss Florence lie Feber was 20
years old and graduated from the
Milwaukee Normal school about SIX
years ago. She was born in Wauwa-
tosa, where her family has been
prominent for several decades. After
she received her certificate as a
teacher. she obtained a position IN
the Hawley road school in Wauwa-
tosa. where she taught for several
wears. About two years ago she lett
Wauwatosa to take a class In the
public school at Grand Rapids, WIS.
Later she went to Minneapolis ana
taught in the Sheridan Road school
in that city.
Early in 1913 she had fallen down
fight of stairs in the Minneapolis
school and was badly hurt. She re-
NAMED in a hospital for several
weeks and when discharged as cured
suffered severe headaches and be-
came morose and respondent.
The suicide of the young woman
was the second in the family in four
years. In 1910 Clarence lie Feber'
a brother, ended his life by shooting
himself. He also was supposed TO
have gone insane.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
MARKETS
Milwaukee, March 8, 1914.


Butter - Creamery, extras, soc;
prints, sic; firsts, 25026c seconds
23424c; renovated, 22023c; dairy
fancy, 25Q26c.
Cheese-American, full cream, new
made twins, lie; Young Americas,
l7h@1Sc; daisies, 17h @1Sc; long.
horns, 1S41Shc; limburger, 15c.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality. 25@26hc; recandled, extras,
2SQ29c; seconds, 10000.
Live Poultry-Fowls. 15c; roosters,
10c; springers, Ice.
Wheat-No. l northern, sc: No.
northern, 951ac; No, northern, $50
SAC; No. l velvet, 96c.
Corn-No. yellow, 621Ac.
Oats-No. white, 40Rc; standard,
3S@S9c.
Barley-No 4, 56Q621sc; No. 8, $50
CSC
Rye--No. ., 62@63c.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, $500
$50; fair to best light, S.454S.55; pigs,
750@S.25.
Cattle-Butchers steers, 750mS.75:
stockers and feeders, 5.50@6.00; cows
and heifers, 5.75@6,25; calves, 10.50@
1875
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
PROFANITY JURY DISAGREES
No Decision in koehn Casc-Head Of
Sheboygan Waterworks Charged
With Calling Mayor Liar.

Whether or not the in
terruption OF regular meeting of the
common council by an outsider with
you're a damn liar" or that's a
damn lie," constitutes disorderly con
duct jury in municipal court was un-
able to decide this afternoon. William
Koehn, superintendent of the water
works department was arrested Feb.
16 for disorderly conduct. Nine wit
nesses, including the mayor. chief Of
police, city treasurer and three alder
men testified Koehn interrupted the
mayor while he was addressing the
council with you're a damn liar" six
men, including the defendant, testified
he said That's or it's a damn lie" BY
agreement the case was tried before
a jury of five men who, after being out
only two hours, We're unable to agree
and were discharged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Mother Reseues Children.

Kenosha Risking her own life to
save the lives of her children, Mrs.
Anton Gaber had narrow escape
from being burned to death here. She
had started fire in the kitchen stove
and when it failed to burn she put in
what she supposed was some kerosene.
It was gasoline and in "A second there
was an explosion. The three little
children of the woman were playing
directly in front of the stove, and to
save them she leaped between the
children and the flames. Her clothing
caught fire and the flames caught her
hair, burning 1t from her head. Her
arms and hands were also fearfully
burned. Not one of the children was
injured.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
ZIMMERMAN SHOT
BY UNKNOWN THUG
ENTERS OFFICE AND FIRES SIX
BULLETS AT GEORGE w.
CAMPBELL.
0VERC0MES HIS ASSAILANT
Prisoner Is Hustled to Jail and Placed
Under Strong Guard to Prevent
Summary Action-Campbeli
Badly Injured.

rshfield.-Attacked and shot at
by man who entered his office at
Park Falls, Wis, George w. Campbell,
northern Wisconsin manager of the
Roddis Lumber and Veneer company
of this city, narrowly escaped death.
One of the six bullets fired struck
Campbell in the abdomen and the
wound is regarded as serious. The
lumberman's assailant was captured
and is in Jail at Park Falls,
Fearing a lynching Sheriff Christen-
sen of Phillips went to Park Falls and
large force of deputies were sworn
in to protect the prisoner. who COW
ers in his cell listening to the angry
threats of the men outside.
The prisoners name is not known
here. He is a foreigner and just previ-
Gus to the shooting he had left one
of the company's logging camps.
1t was just by the merest chance
that Campbell was not killed. He was
seated at his desk in his private office,
when the foreigner entered unan-
nounced.
81 want my money quick" he is said
to have declared
Without waiting for an answer from
Campbell, he suddenly drew a .3S cali
Der revolver and emptied every cham
Der. Five of the bullets went wild, but
the last struck Campbell in the abdo-
men, inficting a wound which physi-
clans believe is serious from the fact
that infection can easily set in because
of the nature and location of the in
jury.
Campbell moved rapidly while the
man was emptying his gun at him, at
tempting to get at his assailant. He
reached the man as the sixth shot
was fired and oyerpowered him, just
as employees in the other Offices rushed
in.
According to a report reaching here.
the men procured a rope and were
upon the point of attacking the man
when Campbell, although weak from
the wound and excitement, rushed be-
tween the men and their intended vic
tim and saved his life.
Campbell was taken to his home and
physicians were Immediately sum-
moned.
What prompted the man to attempt,
to kill Campbell is not known def
nitely here. Campbell is one of the
best known lumbermen In northern
Wisconsin. He is in charge Of one OF
the most extensive numbering and log
ging camps in the northwest, employ
ing upward of 400 men during the win
ter season.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
FREIGHT CONDUCTOR GUILTY
n. r. French Convicted of Third De-
gree Manslaughter for Kicking
Tramp in Head.

characterization being out all
night jury convicted Fl. r. French
La Crosse, of mansaughter in the
third degree and recommended sen.
tence of two to four years in prison.
French is freight conductor on the
burlington road and was charged with
having kicked tramp on the head so
that he fell under the train and was
cut into bits near Glenhaven, Grant
county. That occurred Oct. IL. An
unusual coincidence is that before
French was arrested on the murder
charge there were thirty-seven bodies
found along the Burlington tracks in
this county during one year and not
one since October.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Faint Away at Lecture.

Madison.-When Prof. Louis kah-
lenberg of the chemistry department
of the University Of Wisconsin de-
scribed wildly the effects of certain
anaesthetics before class OF 800 I'M
derclassmen five able-bodied engineer
ing students tainted away. Prof, kah-
lenberg mentioned the fact that every
year when he repeats his lecture on
anaesthetics there are several stu
dents who faint According to the pro-
fessor's personal observation men are
more liable to faint through mental
suggestion than are women.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
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 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 tam
golsts at dance at Victory and in an
argument with another reveler, Geo.
Williams, his nose was bitten off. He
was rushed to a hospital here and a
grating process attempted. The ply
sicians admitted 1t had failed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Buy High Explosive.

Superior. Douglas county settlers
md land companies have already con-
lracted for more than five carloads.
800 900 pounds, of dynamite, 1t was an
bounced here. to be used in clearing
and That nearly as much more will
be ordered before the first delivery is
made is said to be certain. Through
he agency of various organizations an
Impetus has been given to the cultiva-
before been seen here. Settlers have
been coming in by the score from such
agricultural states as Iowa and Ne
oraska and those already owning
racts are enlarging their clearings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
DOG TAX IS NEARLY FATAL
Dispute Over CANNES License Fee
Leads to Shooting at Marinette
Victim May Die.

Marinette-In a dispute over the
dog tax in q Marinette saloon. John
Lester, "a years old, shot Antoine
Bross, % years old. The bullet en-
tered Just below the nose and passed
through the head, just missing the
brain. 1t was taken out of the back
of his neck. He may die. Lester Is
in Jail, charged with an attempt to
murder. He is son-in-law of the
poundmaster and the shooting was the
outgrowth of a quarrel over the en-.
forcement of the dog tax
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
CLAIMS THE WORLD is SOLID
Old Idea That Interior is Molten Mass
Must be Discarded, Asserts Yerkes
Observatory Professor.

Williams Bay.-The old idea that
Mother Earth was built like a cocoa
nut-a surface she'll 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
iy hell was located there. The earth
is as solid as an apple, Prof. II. G..
Gale announced. He arrived at this
decision, he said, after exhaustive ex-
periments in which a 500 foot ditch
played a prominent part
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
LEAVES MONEY 70 .THE POOR
BeIoit Woman Also Wills $500 TO
Students Of Ausustana Theo-
logical Seminary.

Beloit.-Mrs. Carolina Wilhelmina
Johnson has left will disposing of
property to the value of $4,000. Poor
children of her native city, Linkoping,
Sweden, and children of Linkoping
parish are given $500 Poor students
OF Augustana Theological seminary at
Rock Island are given $500, which
Will be placed in trust at the college.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Jury Convicts kascak.

Kenosha.-George Kascak, charg-
ed with plotting to destroy the home
of Jerry w. Deou, a manufactures.
was convicted here More than 1000
persons were in the court room when
the verdict was read. Kascak charg-
ed that he had been a victim of pri-
vate detectives who. he said, planned
the plot and induced him to get the
dynamite.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
YElLS TO SERVE WARRANT
La Cross Deputy fears to approach
Closely to Guaranteed Man
Victim Has Smallpox.

La Charged with the SER
vice of a warrant upon the head of a
house guaranteed with smallpox
case, Deputy Sheriff George Ritter
stood across the street and yelled until
the man came outside. Then the OIL
Ger read the warrant to him in his best
campaign voice and ordered him to
appear in court after the quarantine
is lifted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
" oman IS BURNED
TO DEATH IN HOME
SAVES SPOUSE, AND THEN GOES
BACK FOR MONEY AND
PAPERS.
RESCUED HUSBAND MAY DIE
Remains at Fire Scene In Scant Attire
While Firemen Fight Flames
Pneumonia May
Result.

Port Washington. - After saving
her husband from the flames which
destroyed their home, two miles north
of here, Mrs. August Schlenvogt. 70
years old, persisted in the blazing
building into which she had ventured
the second time to save valuable pa
pers and money.
Schlenvogt, also 70 years old, Is in
serious condition from the shock and
exposure, and may die. Pneumonia
is feared.
Although clad only in his under
clothing and blanket which someone
had thrown across his shoulders, the
aged man refused to seek shelter until
his wife's fate was learned.
He remained out in the cold for over
an hour despite his scanty attire and
the near zero weather.
When Coroner Horn was finally able
to enter the building, only a handful
of charred bones remained of the
woman's body.
When Schlenvogt saw his wifes re-
mains he dropped unconscious and was
ct-red for by neighbors. He recovered
after physicians had worked over him
several hours, but remains in a pre-
carious condition.
The couple were pioneer residents
OF this section, having lived in the
family homestead over fifty years.
Mrs. Schlenvogt had gotten up at
+ n'nlnnly To Y,,jJI yl1
minutes later, from the barn, she saw
flames shoot from the roof of their
home.
Leads Husband to Safety.
She hurried into the house, aroused
her husband, who was still sleeping,
and led him through the already
flame swept corridor down the stairs to
safety.
Then, already weakened by the or
deal, she again entered the doomed
building to secure money and valuable
papers from an old trunk in the attic.
The husband remained outside, half
unconscious.
1t Is thought, from the place in
which the charred skeleton was found,
that the woman persisted before she
reached the second floor.
BY the time the village fire depart
ment arrived the building was in ruins
and no relief measures were possible.
Spectators tried to lead Schlenvogt
from the scene, but he refused to leave
and demanded to see his wife's body.
Mrs. Schlenvogt leaves, besides the
husband, large family of children,
all married and most of them living
near here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
HILL WORKERS GET INCREASE.
Employees on Oregon Electric Roads
Given Record Increase.

Portland, Ore, March Reflective
March l, announcement was made
here that James j. Hill, head of the
Hill Electric railways Of the west, had
granted to his conductors and brake
men on the Oregon Electric & United
railways wage increases greater than
ever before known in the railroad his
tory of the west. Conductors on pas
senger trains will get as high as 1902
a month and brakemen as high as
$106. On freight trains the existing
scale Is for conductors $3.50 for ten
hours; for brakemen $3.50. The new
scale will be for conductors on through
freight $4.24 for ten hours; brakemen
$3.50 for ten hours. On local freights
the new scale will be for conductors
$464 for ten hours and for brakemen
1910.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
$88.73 for Hog BristIe Infection.

Madison.-Engelbret Hahn of Mil.
waukee was awarded $SS73 compensa-
tion by the industrial commission
against the l.. Gumz company, Mil
waukee. Hahn is butcher and was
injured by getting hair bristles into his
hand. Infection developed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Married Fifty Years.

La Crosse.--Mr and Mrs. Henry Ila.
vens OF West Salem celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. Mr.. lIa-
vens Is a veteran of the civil war and
a feature of the occasion was the at
tendance OF a large number of army
comrades from throughout La Crosse
county.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05

Madison. BARRIERS TO whom licenses
were granted for 81 by toe state bar.
bers' board will, under thu opinion of
the attorney general, firo hem to be
void unless they pay akother dollar
Immediately. The last legislature In
creased the license fee from 81 to 81.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Railroad Man Is Promoted.

La Crosse.--D. Cunningham, for
more than decade superintendent Of
the La Crosse division of the Burling.
ton road, has been promoted to the DO.
sitlon of chief train rules examiner of
the Burlington system.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
For Mayor of Superior,

Superior James II. lille, Circuit
court reporter for the Eleventh judi
cIal circuit, formally announced his
candidacy for mayor OF Superior
against j. s. Konkel, who faces recall
He has lived here twenty-five years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Stsvens Point Merchants Organize.

Stevens Point. Merchants of this
city have organized the Retail Mems
Credit association, with the following
officers: President, |. s. Hull; vice
president, G. II. Emmons, and secre-
tary and treasurer Simon Raseth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
To Study U. s. Hlqhbrows.

New York. Feb. 27.-Paul Reboux,
the French critic and novelist. arrived
here with his wife on the steamer
Olympic. He will spend several weeks
studying the literary and intellectual
life OF the United States.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Mrs. Howard TeasdaIe ~.

Madison.-Mrs. Howard Teasdale,
wife of the state senator from Sparta,
chairman Of the vice committee, Is
seriously Ill. The work of the com.
mittee has been postponed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Set Dates for Institute

st. Cloud farmers institute and
cooking school will be held in this
village on March s and with Miss
Nellie Maxwell of Marshfield in charge
OF the women's department.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Hurt In Explosion.

Sheboygan.-Frank Kohls, an EN-.
ploye of the Sheboygan Gas company,
locked for leak in a gas pipe In the
Mission Pool hall with match. He
will recover. The explosion caused
but little damage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Two Nearly Perish in Fire.

Chippewa Falls.-Fire destroyed the
'actory OF the Northwood Furniture
company here. Henry Towle. aged SO,
vas dragged out by another employee.
Both men were seriously burned. The
oss was $4,000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Named for River CommisaIon

Washington, March 3--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.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
GlYnn Not a Candidate,

Albany, N Y, Feb. 2S.--"I am not
a candidate for any Office" said Gov
ernor Glynn when his attention was
called to reports that d. f. Malone,
collector Of the port at New York.
had named him for senator.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
To Free Suspect In Aurora Murder

Aurora, H., March 2.-Anthony Pet
ras will be freed from the Aurora Jail
on bail. Detectives are working on
evidence which they declare will free
Petras even from suspicion and impli.
cate another
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
kIru Georoe OHera Gun

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 a letter
from the kings aid de camp.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Plan to Build Church.

Stoughton.-Th congregation OF
Christ Lutheran church is planning
the construction of new church. More
than $4,000 has been subscribed to-
ward its cost.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Jacob Riis TO Lecture.

Superior Riis, noted social
worker and author. friend of Roose-
welt, will lecture here April under
the auspices of the superior High and
the Superior Normal schools. His sub
iect Is not announced.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
VILLAGE Votes Bonds.

Wittenberg BY majority OF
twenty.six. local voters approved tn
issue OF $4,000 Of village bonds for
putting in municipal system of VI
ter works and sewers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
viii Fly Across Atlantic.

Nice, France. March 2-Roland
Garros, the famous aviator, announced
here today that he would make a
transatlantic flight next year IL the
ocean has not already been crossed
by an aviator by that time.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Van Hise In Washinoton

dison.-Presldent Van Hise left
for Washington where he will assist in
the drafting of plans for a trust bill,
which will be submitted to the various
chambers OF commerce OF the country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
Purchases Lumber Business.

Stoughton F. s. Comstock
lumber yards in South Madison have
been purchased by new company
composed of City Superintendent G. o.
Banting, Albert Banting Of Jefferson
and ID. II. Kelley.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-03-05
WrIoht to Enter Race.

New York. March 3.-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
Coupe Internationale d'Aviation.