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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-03
MAYOR HOWSE IS
OUSTEO FROM JOB
BY CIRCUIT COURT
SUSPENSION OF NASHVILLE Elk
ECUTlVE is MADE PER-
MANENT.
BUT ELLIOT IS REINSTATtO
Late Boss Of the Capital City Is Also
Taxed With Three-Fourths of the
Costs by Judge Matthews in the
Decree.
Special to The Herald.

special 70 The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 3O.-In
the circuit court today Judge Mat
thews handed down a decision in the
famous custer case, putting Mayor
Howse out of Office permanently and
taxing him with three-fourths of the
cost Commissioner Elliott who had
been previously suspended, was rein
stated. Both Howse and Elliot had
been temporarily removed from Of
flee and the decision of the court
was a victory for the latter and
knock out blow to the former.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
WILL HOLD POTATO SHOW
Annual Event to Take Place at Mari
nette Nov. 17-19-Will Feature
"Tuber Hospital"

Marinette.-The annual Wisconsin
Potato Growers show and convention
will be held here. Nov. 1919.
The potato hospital" will be one of
the big features for the control or
wiping out of potato diseases means
several million dollars of additional
profit each year to Wisconsin potato
growers.
The two largest auditoriums in the
city will be used for the show. About
$1,000 in cash and merchandise pre-
miums will be awarded. Nearly all
middle western railroads will have
special representatives present in pri-
vate cars, the best farm papers will
be represented. and many county
agents and agricultural school instruc-
tors from other states will be present.
]. W. Hicks, farmer of Prentice,
Wis, is president of the state growers
association, Prof. ]. G. Milward of the
agricultural department of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, is secretary-treasur-
er, and Anton Follstad of Elcho, Wis,
is vice-president. Prof. Milward is in
active charge of the general prepare
tions for the show. while local pre-
partitions at Marinette are in the
hands Of the Marinette County Potato
Growers association. of which Ralph
Skidmore is president
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
8. F. SHERMAN succUMBs TO AN
ATTACK OF HEART
TROUBLE.
LONG IN NEWSPAPER WORK
Deceased Editor Served as City OFFICIAL
And in State LeeisIature-En-
tered Newspaper Work
in 1862.

Beaver Dam.-B. F. Sherman, 70
years old, who ranked among the old
est newspaper men in Wisconsin in
point of service and age, died at his
home in this city. He had been i'll
with heart trouble.
Mr.. Sherman, who for many years
had been editor and publisher of the
Beaver Dam Argus, was at his office
attending to his usual work up to a
short time ago. Since then he had
been confined to his home, gradually
failing until the end.
His newspaper work in Wisconsin
extended all through the years from
1852. He came to Wisconsin from
Ann Arbor, Mich, in 1857, and in 1862
entered the office of the Argus. In
1853 he took part interest in the
publication and in 1884 purchased the
entire plant.
During the time that he was a resi-
dent of Beaver Dam he served as city
treasurer and was a member of the
city council for twenty-one years. He
was member of the state assembly
in 1879 and was elected to the state
senate in 1882. He was prominent as
an Oddfellow and Mason.
Those who survive are five children,
four sons and one daughter, all of
Beaver Dam.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
Not Cause of Cancer.

Explaining why such substances as
SCOT. arsenic, tobacco, petroleum and
some aniline dyes produce cancer, DR..
II. C.. Ross of the Lister institute, Lon
don, writes to Nature that the terms,
industrial cancer, smokers cancer.
arsenic cancer, etc. namely the dis
eases caused by the commodities men
toned, refer in reality only to a pre-
disposition TO the disease. The com.
modities themselves do not actually
cause cancer; they merely render ihs
tissues prone to 1t, which seems to
occur in a specific manner The COM
modities always in the first instance
produce cell-proliferation. usually in
the nature of warty growth. and "
is not until an open ulcer has APP
peared. generally at he base OF the
wart, that malignancy superyenes
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
REPORTS ON STATE MONEYS
Special Referee Hastings Says General
Fund Owes Other Departments
$3,253,654.

Madison.-Judge s. d. Hastings of
Green Bay, acting as special referee
under direction of the supreme court
tc make an accounting as between
the various state funds involved in
its decision of the forestry case June,
holding the laws of 1903 and 1906,
setting aside certain lands for for
estry purposes, unconstitutional, filed
with the court his findings, which
were that the general funds of the
state is indebted to other funds in the
sum of $3,25S, 654.23.
1t may require legislative action
to recover the trust fund. This is
the opinion of Atty.-Gen. w. c.
Owen.
Atty.-Gen. Owen says 1t is posi-
bic the land held by the state, pur-
chased by the proceeds arising from
the sale of the trust fund land, will
be impressed with lien in favor of
the trust fund until the indebtedness
is legislated off.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
CHARGED WITH BLACKMAlL
Hudson Man ALLEGED to Have Sent
Threatening Letter to Towns
Wealthiest Woman.

Hudson-Carl Swenson was arrested
accused of sending black hand letter
to Miss Anita North. Hudson's wealth.
est woman. He demanded that she
meet him at Third and Myrtle streets,
right in the center of the city, and
give him $1,000 in $500 and $50 bills.
1t is charged he went to a real estate
Office, borrowed a sheet of paper and
a plain white envelope and wrote the
letter on a typewriter. The letter was
signed Friends" The authorities were
notified by Miss North Immediately on
receipt of tAe letter. The paper and
typewriting we're identified Swenson
was arrested at his home by Chief of
Police John Keefe before the hour
stated in the letter that Miss North
was to appear.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
SOPHS WIN BAG RUSH
FIVE THOUSAND SPECTATORS
WITNESS ANNUAL EVENT.
Battle Lasts Twenty Minutes After
Which Varsity Band Leads
Downtown Parade.

Madison.-Before a crowd esti-
mated at more than 5000 townspeo-
pie and university folk, the sopho.
mores won the annual bag rush from
the freshmen on the lower campus,
When the final gun was fred the
sophomores had corralIed eleven
bags, while the freshmen had only
four behind their goal line.
The rush was handled better than
any previous class scrap and there
was none of the disorders that have
usually characterized the event
Bleachers were erected around the
field, which was lined off so that the
battling classes had the enclosure all
to themselves.
Shortly before the rush the sophs
were around the campus with big
auto trucks, picking up any 1919 men
they happened to see. Whole wagon
lo--ds of 'freshies" were deported
from the city, and 1t is estimated that
nearly 800 men were kept out of the
rush by these methods. The yearlings
were bound and hauled out into the
country by their tormenters.
The battle lasted twenty minutes
after which the varsity band struck
up the varsity march and led the
downtown parade.
The only casualties that were re-
ported were 400 shredded shirts, a
few tattered trousers and several
ruffled dispositions.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
STATE REAL ESTATE
INCREASES IN VALUE
COMMISSION REPORTS GRAND
TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
$1,000. 100000.
1914 VALUE S2,5s2, Az, $50
The Total of Real and Personal
Property Accessible for 1915
VIII Reach Nearly
$500. oeo, 900.

Wisconsin real estate as
sessable for taxation purposes increas-
ed in valuation last year $107,575, $50,
according to tentative figures by the
state tax commission. The total assess
ment is approximately 50, 900, 600,
as compared with 1882, 424,35O for
1914
The commission has not completed
its compilation of the personal proper
ty values, but will have done so soon
and the assessment will then be made.
For 1914 the personal property assess
ment was $5S0,006.004. A rate of in
crease approximating that on the real
estate will bring the personal property
assessment for the present year some
what more than $500, 900, 600, making
the total of real and personal property
assessable for 1915 approximately
So, 100000, an increase of 1927 &c.,
GAG over the valuation of 1914.
This valuation or assessment, as it
is called, is made by the tax commits
sion independently of the local assess
ment and upon its own investigation.
1t is not used by the local officials in
fixing the local values. 1t is used
chiefly as basis for the distribution
of state funds which go to the coun-
ties, school funds. ETC., that the state
collects through the operation of the
general lava and for the apportion-
ment of the state tax.
1t is made the basis, too, of levying
fha mill taxes 7-10 of a mill for the
common schools. 3-S of mill for the
state university and 1-6 of mill for
the normal schools, approximately ia
mills for these three purposes.
AS a result of the present increase
of approximately $127569,647 in the
state assessment. the revenue derived
from the mill taxes for educational
purposes will be 100000 more than
under the assessment of 1914.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
TWO GIRLS BURN TO DEATH
Believed That They Had Poured Ker.
osene on Goals In Kitchen
Stove.

Maiden Rock.-Ophelia, 5, and Vic
let, 4. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
o. Hansen, Spring Lake township
were burned to death during the alb.
sence of their parents
Mr.. Hansen had gone to town and
his wife was returning from driving
the cows to pasture when she heard an
explosion and saw the windows had
been blown out and fire pouring out of
every opening. Before she could reach
the house it was all ablaze. The
charred bodies of the little girls were
found under an iron bedstead, where
they had taken refuge.
1t is supposed that the girls poured
kerosene on Goals in the kitchen stove
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
GAMBLERS ROUTED AT ELROY
Assemblyman Frederick Swears Out
Complaints Against Four
Saloonkeepers.

Elroy.-Elroy is all excitement be-
cause of the unexpected visit of the
fighting parson," Assemblyman A
E. Frederick of Kendall. In connec-
ton with the Elroy fair four of the
six saloons had beer turned over to
eight professional gamblers with ev-
cry form of gambling device. Upon
the arrival Of Frederick thay all fed
in automobiles. Frederick expressed
great disappointment at their escape,
but has sworn out complaints against
the proprietors of the saloons where
in the gambling took place.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
Jail Delivery Plot Revealed.

Kenosha.-A daring plan for the
escape of three prisoners from the
county jail was revealed here by
James Ransbottom. a young south
ern Illinois man. who came into
court to plead guilty to charges of as.
sault upon L. j. lack. with intent to
do greatly bodily harm. He alleged
that the plot was formed by a negro
The other prisoners, however, finally
drew the color line and refused to have
any part in it. The plan provided for
a vicious assault on the undersheriff
and a break for liberty. Ransbottom
was assessed a fine of 5000 and costs.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
Pair sentenced to Elaht Years.

Merrill. Deisinger and Mrs.
Elwyn Webb, who attempted the life
of Elwyn Webb by poisoning him
with strychnine in this city on the
evening of Sept 81, were brought
before Judge Reid in Circuit court
here and sentenced to serve eight
years in the state penitentiary, the
twenty-seventh day of September of
each year to be spent in solitary con-
finement.
When the first attempt at poison
ing Webb failed, Mrs Webb again
fed him strychnine in candy, which
also did not have the desired effect.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
Baxter Is Elected President.

Chippewa Falls.-Wholesale gro
GERS of Wisconsin, at their meeting
here, elected the following as the
officers: President, c. J. Dexter; vice
presidents, w. Hoffman and Mitchell
Joannes; treasurer, A. E. Inbusch
secretary, Francis ]. Rickert; direc-
tors, Messrs. Dexter, Hoffman and
Joannes and also T. F. Branham, ].
F. w. Inbusch, A. c. Blackburn of
Madison and Edward Dewey, Milwau-
kee.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
BEAVER DAM PRIEST DIES
Rev. r. Wall. Pastor of st. Patrick's
Church, Expires of Hemorrhage
of the Heart.

Beaver Dam.-The Rev. Robert
Wall, So, long pastor of st. Patrick's
Catholic church here. died at St.
Mary's hospital. Fond du Lac. of
hemorrhage of the heart, Father Wall
was born at Highland and entered st.
Francis seminary in 1879. He was or
dained by Archbishop Heiss, June "a,
1887. He first acted as assistant at
st. James church. Kenosha, and came
here in 1892, as pastor. He leaves two
brothers and two sisters.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15

Marinette.-At given signal
from Prof. ]. G. Milward, secretary
of the Wisconsin Potato Growers as
ISOLATION, kilograms went forth from
many quarters inviting James j. Hill
of st. Paul, president of the SGreat
Northern railroad, to be the guest of
the potato growers association at the
annual state show and convention to
be held at Marinette, Nov. 1913.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
EraternaI Officer Dies.

Neenah.-Merrit Campbell, 81, SUI
preme secretary of the Equitable Fra
ternal union, died at his home here,
following a brief illness. He was
member of the National FraterEal Con-
gress of America. He served as city
attorney six terms. mayor and member
Of the legislature in 1906.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
san Killed BY War Auts

Chippewa Falls.-Alexander Van
snneau has received a letter from
France telling him of the death OF his
son, Alexander Vansnneau, Jr., 20
years old, from injuries received when
one of the war auto trucks tipped over
on him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15

Beloit.-The Beloit Visiting Nurses
association reelected Mrs. Alonzo AL
drich president Mrs. B. P. Eldred
was elected secretary, and Mrs. Grace
Britain. treasurer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
Faces MansIauahter Charge.

Racine.-Frank Kupsek, who shot
and killed a chicken thief who had
been his guest at house warming,
was arraigned in court charged with
glRer in the third degree. He
saws the shooting was accidental.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
Shoe Factory Contract Let.

Wausau.-The Marathon Shoe com
pany has awarded contract to Hack
barth & Krause to build $4,000 fac
tory building. 1t will be three stories,
5Ox120 feet, brick structure with steel
sash. 1t is expected to be ready for
occupancy by Dec. To-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15

Anxious TO see his relatives In Bay
Ridge, Brooklyn. Robert Burns of Eu-
reka, Cal. has Just completed $500
mile walk from the Pacific to the At
lantic in so days. incidentally looping
off 80 days from the record for this
feat. which was set up by Edward
Payson Weston, the famous septuage-
harlan walker.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
open Library At Roval+on

Royalton.-This village now has a
free public library. 1t is located in
the school building and Miss Clara
e. Cohen is librarian.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-10-15
May Form Efficiency LEAGUE.

Green Bay.-Efforts will be made
this fall to organize a branch in Green
Bay of the Fox River Valley Efficiency
league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31
CARDINALS PLAYING
 ATTRACTS ATTENTION

The work of the St. Louis club attract
 ed attention during the week, They out
 played the Giants except in the last game Of the series, and won from and tied with Pittsburg In yesterdays double header. The club Is now a good fourth None of
 the clubs in the older organization, how
 ever, is in a position to slow down for the race continues one of the closest in the records. New York worked into d tie
 for seventh place yesterday hut slipped
 back into the cellar again today when Cincinnati, co-occupant of the position, beat the Pirates.
 In the American league race there was
 no change In the first division clubs. Chi
 cago, holding the position in week of
 consistent play, brought its total os straight victories up to nine. 1t stopped a, that, however, for the White Sox were beaten today by the Clevelands in a close
 game. Chicagos hold on the lead is still
 a fairly secure one The club Is contin- ning it's good batting, although it's field ing which seemed to be one of it's strong est points. has been rather ragged, the
 Sox leading both leagues in the number ol
 errors made during the past fortnight Sc ! long as Scott, Eaber, Benz, Russell and
 the rest are working well with the bat l White SoX adherents will not be inclined to | MOrry over the errors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31

Fridays double header in Boston may have been the turning point in the Braves campaign for another National league nennant. The champions have been going none too well since the injury 10 Jehnny Evers. Week before last they lost four out of five and dropped two out of three last week before the western clubs started back home. and the Philadelphia leaders appeared in Boston. The Braves then began playing something like their old game, and beat Morans men three times in two days, thereby establishing themselves in third place. three games behind the Phillies.
 With the expected return of Evers to the game within few days Stallngs' men believe thA will continue to climb They may be handicapped, however. for Pitcher Dick Rudolph was injured Saturday.
 Philadelphia started the week hraVely ard the belief that Chicago would have difficulty in holding the lead won by a series of victories on foreign diamonds was speedily realized when the cubs were beaten in both games in the Quaker City. The Fhilies leadership was of short dura- ton, their Boston defeats with victory by Chicago Saturday over Cincinnati put ting the Cubs again at the top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31

erences apply to the Cincinnati and Philadelphia homogeneous.
 Last weeks record of the Rarons was the worse since the beginning of the season. Four games were played and the Barons split even. Al tba beginning of the week the Travelars were trounched locally twice i'm suc- cession and then on Wednesday inc Memphi handed us a walloping. Tburs- day and Friday the Earons idied away and Saturday former team-mate de- feated the heretofore invlncible Dicl. Robertson. Thus the long road trin started with two defeats-but these oan readily be explained
 On last Wednesday Burleipb c,s,a faced Memphis. The young RaroniaI spitballer had iuat recovered fron, o,, attack or humps, and was not riybt to pitch nine innings He did Laan the Chicks from scoring in inc first five innings, but blowed un in tha sixth. As Grimes had been pitching ir warbling fashion throughout tho use of a little judgment would have seen his removal before the ra,ne was irrevocably lost. However. watch Grlmes on next appearance on tbe mound. '"e
 m Saturdays game Robertson. who had been enjoying a long string ns victories. simply wa4. not right ana this will happen to the best of tban Again the tight pitching of Dava Roth would have been hard to beat even with Robbie at his best.
 The Barons have but recently fin lsneo witn waiiopins Little Rock three with the loss of McBrIda for .sn present series should have little trous ble In downing the Travellers.
 This spring at Tampa while tb. Cubs were in training . moving pie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31

today. when Neilman won an extra-in- nins pitching duel with Duhuc. the Tiger star, and the latter were held to a tic in the second half of double-header The Browns have heen showing good form recently Washington has been playing better ball and winning more games and there also has been slight improvement in Bostons work. cleve- land also has been showing signs of bet terment.
 The New lorks have made the poorest showing recently Of any club in either league, having dropped six straight games. They remain in third position and their friends are looking for re- urn to tho carly season form when they get back to the Polo grounds next week
 The record in the American and Ma tonal leagues of sames played, won and lost. with runs, hits, errors and men left on bases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31
"HE Barons arrive in Little Rock
 today and this afternoon start a

"HE Barons arrive in Little Rock
 today and this afternoon start a
 four-game series with Bob AL lens Travellers. Fincher, the star hurler of the Arkansas, is slated to face the invading foe. Omar Hard grove will likely be the artillery man of the Barons.
 With Clyde Mcbride out of the game with an attack of humps the Barons have suffered a series blow. Mcbride at the present time was swatting the pill at a terrific clip and his field ing is on par with the best in the league. It will be difficult to replace the reliable Mac in left field.
 Cecil Coombs. the utility man, is slated to go in center field and Jimmie Magee to left now that Mcbride is i'll. Tod Sloan will remain in right. Coombs is, of course, Is a good hitter as he has shown in the pinches, but he is far from the finished player that Clyde Mcbride is, and also lacks the experience. However, the placing of Coombs in the game will please large number of the local fans who want to see the slugger get another chance.
 Both Chicago teams in the majors are leading through the superb han ding of a group of young and veteran pitchers by their leader while the White Sox seemingly have the class with the addition of the peerless Ed die Collins to ther ranks. But then leading the league in May and leading 1t about the first of October are two separate and distinct thinga For ref
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31

ture camera man came along to snap the players while in action. While doing this one of the rawest of the recruits kept putting in and being brusquely pushed back by the vet erans until Heinie Zimmerman said:
 "Aw let the boob alone-he wants a chance to play on reel team"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31

Clear weather has been forecast for Monday and if no more rain falls the course will be dried out, race officials think
 The fact that the brick surface of the track has been thoroughly chilled by the faster time than otherwise, 1t was said, as tires will last longer. This, race en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-31
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
ARTIE PHELAN'S HIT
 WINS FOR THE CUBS
Slim Sallee Defeated in Extra In- ming Game-Errors Are
 Responsible

Chicago, May 30.-Phelan's double in the tenth, followed by two sacrifice hits, gavs Chicago the deciding run in 10-inning 3 to defeat of St. Louis today SaIlee pulled out of several tight holes and clever fielding by Wilson helped him, but Buffers two errors were partly respon- sible for Cub run in the third. Pierce unsteadiness caused his retirement and the Cardinals were unable to coun, against Vaughn, who succeeded him in the sixth Archer caught three would be basestealers. Score: RH.E St. Louis .............. 200 000 900 0-2 ? Chicago .............. .011 GOO 900 1-3 1
 Batteries: Sallee and Snyder; Pierce, Vaughn and Archer.