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nut. Aa- Gffk THE WEATHER. Generally Fir Tonight ard Sunday. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL TODAY'S NEWS TODAY. I I II II II II II. 4 VOLUME XXII. CALUMET, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 16, 1912. NUMBER 18 EUROPEAN TURKEY IS WAR PRIZE Its Loss to the Allies Is Practi cally Conceded in the Turkish Capital SOCIALIST VOTE 700.C00. Net as larr;t Part Leadara Hal Exprcud. Walinc-Mi n, Nov. u;. The returns indicate I hi I Ihe Vote nf the Socialist I'.iiiv nt the recent election will nut be lis lame as tli.' Stiialid leaders ti U' t niili.U nlly precli.-ltd. Tli'V lull expect ed to 1 1 a million nits, hut instead if that Ihev will y.fi enlv about 7m. "i'i. Sou.- Unit' will elapse before tie country':! p.,pular vote ess l--n oth- I ; 1 1 1 V counted and the exact fT.f of the Soctull:,! vote i known, but Tnii.lMiti H li 1 1. i-it- f, limulc tit' It. Hut even nt 7. ill mill tin- Socialist Vote t-hows n inme r:ai:i its oinai 'V. vith previous years. In liii'i it whs only 1 7 . j :i . In IWV tilt ll'llliher I'U 1 In creased ti. I'.-MSS. Hil l 'f It sl.O'ild be 7 ijif ! i.'.w. tlif gain In four yiaia will lia f In t-ii Ti.'i i t-r cent. PEACE TO BE ESTABLISHED Opinion Is Now Ceneral That Hos tilities in Balkans Will Soon End ARMISTICE TO BE ARRANGED GIBSON TRIAL OPENS MONDAY A DAMP DISAPPOINTMENT Prosecution of Lawyer Charged With Murder of Client May Rival Patrick Case STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM i WILL H. WHITE MEETS DEATH County Treasurer Elect Victim of an Accident I Woman ; Thought Accidentally Drowned Was Strangled Constantinople. Nov. 10. Tho opln 4i.ii is teiiera! here that the war prac- .1. n.r ia f.vr. An armistice with the ovu.ij Bulgarians In all possibility will he at ranged In u few days, ami will he fol lowed hy direct negotiation " I'"1" II is generally hoped the best possible conditions will he secured. It Is rec ognized thilt practically the whole of luropeun Turkey in lout. Only 24 Houra Tima. Solll. Nv. 1C-H is stated peace i.iidltloiis will ho formulated with ll.e leat possible delay anil presented to Turkey. Fnless accepted within 'J' hours urier presentation hostilities will he continued. It is helieVed Bul garia will not object to Turkey re dlining Constantinople ami the lar I'unelleS. Fake Naws Sent Out. London, Nov. It. -Military expert ) nnrt Fnglih newspapers txprefs tin; ..pinion lodav that I. lent. Wagner, h war orrepp.nJcnt of the lenna RelchpoMt. has been used, kihrW 1 1 1 " I ,,r mnecentlv. hv the Bulgaria is t" send reports of the movements t.r tic Blilgnrifns for the purpe t.f mile;-d-i,,g the Tuik.s. The Rret't battle, which Warner demand was fought a fcrtr.isht .'iso at Tehatnlja "hen th- ..isses were declared by him to hare exceeded those at Lule Burgs, never occurred. Americans Are Safe. Washington. N'v- '. - The s tate de partment lias refeled from .he Ani ii loan einhassy at Constantino; h a telemain .iiinoiinelin; lh s:.f-tN of all America r.- in Constantl'iople anl im mediate vicinity. FORMER RESIDENT DEAD. John ti, Conatantino Paaes Away at Stealton, Ont. The umalns of the late Jolm H. 'oi. Hantin... agd ahnut T.r. ars. li.ee tleath ocrurred yestenlav at Kt-eltt.n. wu.oi ... Mallei. nt.. arrliil here UiIh ni..rninv. fuii'l nei-v !... will I mu held tomorrow Tiftern.M.i: at oVIot k from St. Aiit.'s eht rch. Th det-edent resided her.- for 3r Mlih .Mth his famllv. liavliiK' nvel to Canada nhont two months ao. Ht sl.les Ids wife, he is snivlvcsl hv SfV i ral children. He was a niemhr of the Catholl Order ft I't.rebters. Court St. I.oi is d. I'mwr. A. C. . 'o'rt l.P.iy'to. I'oresters tf rnerl -a, and the Si. Jean tie Haptlste HiK'let.V. L:.te Mra. Hould. The funeral of fie late Mr.. Joseph Mould, aved nhout forty years, whose tleath occurred last evening at her he me ;n Oseeola. will he held Vrm'ay ot nini; from the St AniVs churn h. Vnth was the result t.f a piralvth nn.Ue li.p-1 Thurstl ty. Cesi les liei m s hand ami one son, several sisters one hrother hmivIvc. William II. White, treasurer-elect of Houghton county, met an untimely death last nle.ht prohahly ahout 7:3'l t 'clot It. As a result of a fall from the utt ps In front of his home Kim r.treet, Ulue Jacket. Mr. White Buf fi retl a fracture of the spinal column at the hase of his skull, from which It is thought death resulted instantly. There were no witnesses of the accl- tient ami the hotly was not found mi ll", ahout I o : :to o'clock. Mr. White, who had for ahout ten Iiears heen afflicted with paralysis, left I. Is home ahout ":: o'clock with the expressed Intention of visiting at the home of a nelghhor. James W. Ola son of Kim street. The supposition Is that the step was slippery and that he fell to the f-roiind at one. side, strlk Ing his forehead and forcing his head hack until his neck was hroken. At one side of the Might t.f steps is a railing, hut Mr. White fell to the op posite side At ihoiit 10:3i o'clock, his parents and intniheis of the family hecanie alarmed at his continued alienee and his father went to the tJlassoii home to impilre for l.iin. passing down the f-b me rtNhl t.r steps and past the hod without noticing It. He learned that his mom hail not reached the Cdassoti home ami hastened home to preparj tor a more thorough search. In the meantime, however, Mr. White's sis ters. Misses Marv and Kannle White, went to the door and tli?coered their brother's body. In: Todd of the C. & H. staff was summoned and pronounc ftl life- extinct. Mr. White was thirty years of age, having heen h.-tn at the Delaware mine. He came to Calumet with his pan ids eighteen years ago. " He was graduated from the Calumet high school In the class of with high honors, this hi spite of the fact that ten weeks before Ills graduation, In' suffered paralytic stroke which in capacitated hini. Prior to that time, he took a prominent part In athletic etcnts In the copper country, especial ly in connection with the Y M. A He was an expert runner and basket ball player. Paralysis left him crl.J I led for life. Mr. White served twti years as Cal umet ttwiislllp treasiliei. uimiiuii.R the duties very acceptably, and last August he was accorded the Republi can nomination for county treasurer. He was elected by an overwhelming ...i..riiv in the recent election. th? tib ial noliMcatlon of his election hav ing been received hel e today, lie was The deceased was possessed of a preparing to qualify for that orllce. having already secured his bonds, very lovable character. He was cheer fulness personified def.plte his long af fliction. His wonderful courage in the iftice or such disheartening ml Y. M. C. A. BIBLE CLASSES. Adilts to Stvdy Character of the Old Testament of Bible. Next Wednesday evening an adult bible clans for the sf.idy of old testa ment characters will bt organlftl at the VM. C. A. under the leadership ..f Secretary K. R Swltzcr. No '' tilt outline of lessons will he taken up but each Individual charattt r v III m1 studied from live vlewsdtts. biblical references to him. geography with wlibh h uhh associated, fails con- cernlm: his life, contemporaries and their hearing on his life ami life 'V hniin i,. i.e .lrnn from the. character, 1. ... ......I I., tl, ..I Muii4l.1V school Itacht ri.' 'liiiinlntf Has, an ontvroWtl . - - ii.:...... ,-.nl'.'lelK, HI .'1 lilt" Ifl'l-llt in.f p.i f he Ktabllhed ul the V. M. A stsui An iffort Is now hein:' made to se ure a teacher for this class. TAFT GUEST AT DINNER. Ntw York Nov. 1C -Presld-nt Tafl arrived from W.iiinrUon this morning Tonight ha will he the pueFt at n ttm ii-r of the Lotos club. :n Mom'ay he goes to New Haven to attend niiet n cf the Yale coi-poMtlon. clrcuin- stances will never he forgotten hy his friends and his willing submission to misfortune was equalled only by hid abiding faith In the hereafter. The news of Mr. White's death spreau ratdtllv this morning. Many expres- sioiis of regret came from an pans cf the county. reside his parents. Mr. and Mrs William II. White, nr., tnree sisiem Misses Mary. I'annle and Helen N hlte nil of Calumet and one hrother, am- i.el J. White, a mining engineer at the Ouincy. survive. iiiveHtbrat nil nv i no. i Sheriff William II. Vivian this morn I tig, an Inquest was considered un necessary. HOME-MAKERS' EXHIBIT. Chicago. HI. Nov. !. Scientific housekeeping as . solution of the high ,-,ist of living l to be the keynote of the Home Makers' National . Kxhlbl Hon ami Conference, which will open next Monday In the First Regiment o.,,.,r iii this citv and continue through the week. leading nianufar turcrs of the entire country will he ....u4.i.ie.l at the exhibition, while the urogram for the conference pro- vi.ion for d.illv lectures by noted household economists. FIRE AT VAN CAMP PLANT. IndlinapoliH. Imi. Nov. It). Th f.lnnt of the Van 'amp Canning com pany was damaged $400,000 by a fir ..f onhn.in nrimn thH mornlns. The loss i covend by insurance. New York. Nov. 16. The case of Purtoii V. Jlbson, the lawyer charg ed with the murder of Mrs. Kosa Men schlk Skubo, his client, on Greenwood Lake on July 1C, of this year, Is sched uled to be called for trial Monday at tjosherl, N. Y.. in the county court of Orange county. The trial promises to be 'of unusual Interest and full ofl n-iisatioi.al incidents and unexpected developments and It is the general be lief among lawyers that the (ilhsoii case may become unoiner ruino. tase. There Is a striking una logy be tween many of the salient features of the two cases, which seems fully to justify the prognostication of a par allel. Kvery thing is said lo he in readl ness for the opening of the trial. The prosecution will he conducted by as sistant District Attorney Wasserfogel of New York city ami his colleague, Mr. Murphy, while Gibson will be de fended hy two able lawyers, Robert II. Klder of Brooklyn anil Jacob J. Singer of Jersey City. N. J. The lo cal end of the prosecution will he tak en care of hy District Attorney Rogers of Orange county. Claimed Woman Drowned. C.lbson Is charged with having mur- diretl Mrs. Sabo, his client, while rowing with her on Greenwood Iuke, X. J., on July 1C. Mrs. Szatm was the wi.Iow of Bela Szubo, a Hungarian r.r tfiui.i family, who came to this country twenty years ago. On July 16, Mrs Sabo went rowing with Gibson. They were near the center of the lake and Just within the New York state line, when the boat apparently tipped over. Gibson asserted later that he and Mrs. Szaho were exchanging Beats ami accidentally upset the boat When motor boats came to the scene Gibson was found clinging to a line The woman had disappeared. Three days later Mrs. Szabo's body was found and the case was first believed to be cue of accidental drowning. It was George Felchman. en em ploye of the Hotel Knickerbocker and a friend of Mrs. Szabo. who started the Investigation that resulted in the arrest of Gibson. He said that soon alter Mrs Szabo's death and before her friends knew that she was dead a man, wnoni ne niennneu m uiuwh called at his house to inquire whether there was uny mall f..r Mrs. Szab.v The caller said that Mrs. Szabo had gone west. Woman Waa Strangled. Felchman went to Ernst Klrchlnopf the acting Austro-Hungarlan consul ....... ml in New York city, and the latter detailed Dr. Franz Fischerauer, the vice consul, to Investigate. Where Austrian subjects die In a foreign country without relatives there th representative of the government act as administrator of the estate. As soon as Mrs. Szabo's death was estab lished the consulate found that she had left an estate t.f more than 10.000 and Hat Gibson had filed a will making him executor. It was nlso found thai on July 21. a woman posing as tne dead Mrs. Menschlk had appeared be fore TK.nal.l I-yon, a Brooklyn notary, and signed n waiver of citation, which placed Gibson In full control of the estate. Mrs TVienscniK was ine inoin- er of Mrs. Szabo and hail aieu two years ago. Steps were at once taken by the consulate to stop Gibson from dispos ing of the estate, but not before $t,- 000 had disappeared and for which he has not yet accounted. Suit waa brought to have him ousted ns execu tor of the will. On September 12 the body of Mrs. Szabo was exhumed. An autopsy resulted in n finding that Mrs. Szabo was not drowned, but strang led to death. Gibson was arrested in his office In New York and taken to Mlddletown. N. V.. nnd afterward placed. In the county Jail nt Goshen. Other Mysterious Deaths. An investigation of the past record of Glbscn by the Austrian consulate has brought to light the Interesting fact that there have occurred four mvsterlous deaths by violence or accl dent In connection of cases In which Gibson figured as attorney. Mrs. Alice D. Klnnan, daughter of an aged woman whose property Gibson han dled, was murdered at her home In the Bronx In ls)6. Gibson was held by the coroner, but the case was af terward dropped. Michael Shlppo, witness against Gibson In the Klnnan case, was --found drowned In Pelham Creek two years later. George I. Mal colm, a Wall street broker, and neph ew of Mrs. Klnnen'a mother, who had sued CJibson for certain property of the estate, was drowned In Long; Isl and Sound under mvsterlous circum stances. John Rice O'Neill, a British eubject, who had won a $10,000 dam- me . a 1H wMfcralU ft??!i'vM , (Coiy right.) BsaiZAirooH $50,000,000 FOR NEW RAILROAD Road 300 Miles Long Proposed For Central Africa AT WORK ON TARIFF RILLS House Clerks Preparing For a Special Session in Spring MARTIAL LAW IN THE KANAWHA, W. VA, COAL REGION. Charleston, W. Va . Nov. 16. Governor Glasscock today de clared martial law In the Cabin Creek and Paint Creek sections of the Kanawha coal field. The governor is determined to put an end to lawlessness in these districts. Two cars -f strike-breakers from the west wei'o escorted to the mines by the militia thl3 morning. PRINCETON YALE PLAY A 6 TO 6 TIE ELECTION MAY RE NECESSARY Opinions Differ as to Manner of Naming Treasurer Tigers Play Great Foctla In Match With Strong Blue Team Today MICH. 7; CORNELL 7-1 ST HALF London, Nov. ! The plan of con Hructing n i,0-inlle railroad throe!'! 'ertral Africa baa been revived by the onduslor of peace im TrljMdl. The plan vas originally inaoe ja years uv.o y a firm of London con'nutoi y and imlnccrs, but hail to be abandoned be. aesc of differences between the Bey f Tripoli and the Sultan of Turkey. t that time the project way favored by King Humbert of Italy. The success of the undertaking Is oiiititioiial on the raising of a capital of fifty million dollars and the consent of Italy, trance nnd Belgltqii, throurh the territories of which the proposed railway will run. A London capitalist who was Inter ested in the original echeme dti lares that ht'th lh - capital an the c msenl will be forthcoming, as the lino woid provide for the preat commercial in terest of I'Jurope a ready B'.vh to the most fertile regions of Central Africa. Starting from the city of Tiluoli the line will go through Fezc to Tlbest ind theme tin.. ugh the Frerch terri tory f t Darfnr. From there it will tase M'uiltHMistcNi route to the Stanley Falls i. ear Lake Tanganyika, wntre it will Join the Cape to Cairo raUwiv. It will act a- a very important feeder to the latter line. The Journey from llnrope to Cm tral All lea will take one wick ami irie nana line would he enormous. jve. srch DUG OUT OF MINE. Saven Imprisoned in Utah Silver Mine Are Rescued. Two girl.- and live men -re rea died fioin the Horn silver hili.o yester day aftein.K n after fourteen hours' en tombment :'ou feet below the surface or the gr.nind. The parly of seven was Imprisoned In the ml-ie by an ex plosion at l' o'cl. ck last nlf hi. IV..1.1 ibat hour uMil the rescue this afternoon, minera from the surface ve.,rL..l iii iiftct'ii minute shifty t clear away the inasa of tarlh and Urn hers that barred the eiUra;e shaft. Two ilauchteis of Mine Foreman I toy Alt-Minder Daisy and Hazel, nged ;; and I'.', David Banks. Am 'Id Boh ii.son. .lames Riley, John Wh.te. and a tlreek miner w hose name Is n t known were in the Hoe-foot level when there was a tremor and a blait that snuffed out every (i.n.lle. followed hv a roar and a intake. An earth slide had closed the entrance to, the- mine. Washington. Nov. 16. Tho clerks of I he House wavs and means committee already are at work upon tariff re vision bills for the special session, which Wilson has stat.d he would Summon next April. Anrour.ce Deciaion Last Night. .New York, N. Y.. Nov. 1C- Oovcrnor Woodrow Wilson announced last night that immediately after his inaugura tion as presided of the United Statts he would call an extraordinary es Mon ul' Concressi to convene net later than pril ,r'. for the piirpo; of ,e vlsing the tariff. The president -elect will Fall for Ber muda for a vacation and will return Dumber K. To set at reft in the meantime speculation as to what hi would do with regard to tariff revi'kn. he isMied th following statement: shall call Congress together In ex traordinary session not latr than Ap ril 15. 1 shall do thifi not only be cause I think that the plederes cf Ihe partv ought to he redeemed as prompt ly as possible, hut nl?o because I know it to he in the interest of business that all uncertainty as to wnai tno particular iti-ms of tariff revision are to be should he removed as soon a possible." Me) nnd this brief announcemori. the L'ovt-rmr faid lie had nothing to say. Most of the opinion hf had received from public men Meemed to be in 13 vt r of an extra session, he declared. Wilaan'e Sail For Barmjda. New York, Nov. 1C President-elect vVdsoi!. Mrs. Wilson and KleaiuT and Jessie Wilson, sailed for Bermuda at .clock this afternoon. CHARLESTON'S "FLEET WEEK." Two Diviaiona of the Atlantic Fleet Will Mobilize There. Charleston. 8. C. Nov. 1G During the week beginning tomorrow u mighty fleet of warships will rtde at anchor In Charleston harbor, where fifty years ago some of the most stir ring naval engagements of the civil war were fought. Two divisions or the Atlantic tleet, comprising thirteen battleships of the first-class, will take part In the mobilization. Included In the list will be the. crack battleships Georgia. Vermont, Louisiana, Nebras ka, Kansas, New Hampshire, South Carolina. Rhode Island and Virginia. A citizens' committee headed by May or Clrnce has made great preparations for the uitertalnment of the 12.000 of ficers and bluejacket of the fleet. The city has put on holiday dress for the occasion. Thousands of visitors from the south Atlantic states are expected here during the week. HOME MISSION WEEK. Scecitl Servicea in Local Crurchaa Darinfl Coming Week. Calumet has made f fecial tt.-rar.fo- menta f..r the observance of home mis il.n week, an Interdenominational chinch event, commencing Monday dome mission w tk w-as set apart by the Home Mission Council, a national organization, which has requests! all of the chinches to participate in its observance. Three big evening meet iros have been arramged for in Calu met as follows- Wednesday. Nov. 20 At the Oi.lumet rv.neri.iiatlonal chuivh. Topic, "Th Immigrants. '"Making Americans our new neighbors from acroes th m" itev D. D. Stalker. 'ScondliKt via n Americans." Rev. S. Bomsdihl Thursday. Nov. 21. At the Presby terian church. Tole, Bothers in need,"' ir colored brothers." Rv. M. Merrill. "Needs on the frontier, Rev. Jesse l'ovey. Frldav. NYv. i".' At Ihe Laurlum M L church. Todc, "Industrial er.u rv clal problems," "Industrial aspects o i be Honor business." Rev. Luther Long: "Significance of the growth el Socialism." Rev. C. L. Adams. A valuable horse n wived by the livery llrm of Collins ami Manley, slippd on the lev street today, falling and break ing Its leg. It was shot by oie of the ( & II. officers. age suit and whose affairs tlibson managed, disappeared and no trace of hlin has ever been found. Records have also been unearthed which throw an extremely unfavorable light upon tllb son's honesty in dealing with acme of his clients. The sudden death of Treasurer-elect Will White last night caused consid erable speculation today as to the probuble -method of filling the otrice to be vacated by Treasurer Kdgar Kushlelgh on Jan. 1. at the expiration of his lecond term. Opinions are Ulf lerent in tins regard, some claiming that the law gives the board ot bu- p. rvisors authority to appoint, and others contending that a special elec tion, preceded by tt Special pilmaiy, v.ill be necessary. The law gives the board of super- isors authority to appoint to till a ucancy, causeu oy me ircuauiei a death ir retirement from ottice, this ceing provided for in Section 38 to Ar ticle 2T.37 of the Public Acts of 1SSL, but those who dispute this authority claim that the law cannot apply in the present case. Mr. White, not hav ing qualified or assumed the duties of the ofllce. They contend that tne present treasurer must Hdd office un til his successor la elected, qualities. and assumes the duties of ottice. de- plte the fact that he has already serv ed two consecutive terms and Is ln- llglble for a third. As the law pro vides that county offices be nominated by primary, they contend that it will be necessary to hold a primary elec tion as well as a special election to nil the office. Prosecuting Attorney JdacDonald was no: prepared to make a statement until he has lufestlguted more thor oughly, but was Inclined to the opin ion that the supervisors would have authority to appoint. County Clerk Kaiser and other county officers, how - ver, state it will be necessary to hold a special election. Wisconsin Ahead of Minnesota in Most Important Western Conference Contest HARVARD 3; DARTMOUTH 0; FINAL FINAL. Yale 6; Princeton 6. Princeton, Nov. 1C. The feature of the annual football game between Yalo und Princeton toduy was the fact that ull scares for both sides were inaib? by Held goals. The final score wa i i eiG THEFT IS ALLEGED. Officers Seak Woman Who Haa Left for Aahlind, Wiaconsin. The sheriff's office at Houghtor. took steps today to locbte and bring back to the copper country Mary (jerkrr.an. wanted on a charpe ot havtr.g sioun the simti of i?40 from the hon.- of Mr and Mra. Mile Mov.anUli. wr.ere ne .vas employed as a pervar.t. It is claim ed the woman, acn mpanieu uy nei sixteen months old child, left Calumet by street car for H'lUghton. where she hired a rig and drove to ehrssell. From there she Is alleged) to have boarded a train for Saxon, with th expressed Indention of goi-itr to Ash land. Wis. The action was started against the woman in the court i f Justice William l lsher, it being alleged the monev taken is in the fnm of twelve J.u greenbacks. The woman Is no stranger in the Houghton curts. having served .1 term of about .-ne vear ir. the Houghton county JhII a h..rt lime aeo. WHO WILL SING CAROLS. TO PROTECT CHILDREN. Cedar Rapids, la., Nov. 16. -The ad visability of having Juvenile omcers especially delegated to look after the Interests of children whose parents are engaged In divorce proceedings Is one of the live questions that will be considered at the annual meeting here of the Iowa itate Conference of Char ities nnd Correction. The loan shark evil and various problems relating to child labor, prison conditions, the care of the defective and dependent, and sanitation and public health also will receive attention. No Preoeration So Far For Continu ance of Cornish Custom. A question that Is agitating the Tiln.H of some of th" older residents' of this district Is whether or not the well known Comh-h custom of carol singing on the public struts on Christmas eve will be abandoned 'hH year. In p:ist years It !aa beet, cus tomary for Ihe carol singers to com mence their preparations weeks ahead, but as far as Is known no preparations have been made s far. lib-hard Lld- dtcoat, who has led the tarol singer" on numerous tveosions, has left Calu met and located in Detroit .rd thj question now arises, who will direct the carol singers this year? Local people who would like to s-e the quaint old custom tontlr.ied an hoping that someone will take the Ini tiative in organizing the singers. 6 to 6. Harvard 3; Dartmouth 0. END HALF. Michigan 7; Cornell 7. Penn 20; Carliale 13. Wisconsin 14; Minnesota 0. END FIRST PERIOD. Chicago 7; Illinois 0. Minneapolis, Nov. 16. The gaum here this afternoon between Minne sota and "Wisconsin, which is expect ed to determine the championship of the weatern conference, outshadovved all other football contests in the west today. In case Minnesota wins It will have to defeat Chicago, a week from tcday in order to avert a triple tie. a win for Wisconsin will give it a dear cut title to the championship. The betting was 2 to 1 on Wisconsin. Never since the famous six to six game against Michigan, it is said, hai there been such intense feeling: over the Minnesota game, and the slogan is "Beat "Wisconsin." Although Coach Williams does not predict victory, yet he declares Min nesota will "not be afraid'' of thj Wisconsin team. There is a feeling among Minnesota followers that som tricks of the Inventor of the famous "Minnesota hlft" may bring victory to the maroon and gold today. On the other hand Wisconsin follower rely on the veteran strength of their team. Freed and crushing power of the backs. At Champaign. Chicago and lllinoi are scheduled to settle the title lor the state championship as well ai their standing In the "Big Nine" con ference race. Kach team has sniftered one defeat and Illinois has been tie. I once during the season. Chicago is slight lavorlte. Michigan and Cornell. At Ann Arbor Cornell and Michigan are expected to put tip a desperato fight in an effort to rehabilitate them selves in the esteem of their respect ive followers. Michigan had the ad vantage of weight in the line to lint extent of nearly twelve pounds per man. while Cornell's backs were heav ier by nu average of eleven pounds. Today'. game will be the tenth flayed by the above tt-ami, of which Cornell has won eight. The line-up: Michigan. VOTERS ELECT DcAD MAN. Carroll. Iowa, Nor. 16. Attorney ilcneral Oosson has been asked to At teimine what happens when the voten elect a dead man to offce. Victor Schirk wns elected county supervisor after he was buried for five day. A. l Patten, his opponent, who reclved half as many votes, Is claiming election. CORCNER SERVES PAPERS. Sheriff Paty to the Action and Fisher Called Upon. In the cIMl action growing out of ihe settlement of the affairs of Jame. rj t-iirt J of Calumet. Coroner Wnliatr rishrr was called upon for an iinusuM service this week. As sheriff James J ttvirs was one of the parties Involved in the Action, he could not legally serve the papers and because of th fact thnt n ..r,r. r.-r is the onlv ntneer f the county vested -ith this authority. Mr. Fisher of Calumet was called upon to ;frve. As me aenon cans i"i uh: lie sale of various rllateratn. iwlud ing coi.slderable nilnlnr lock. Justice Fisher will also be called upon to serve as auctioneer an preside over the le a duty which o.oerwtso would devolv on the fhuih. Torbet. . . Cole Qui nn Paterson . ...left end . ..left tackle ..left guard ....center .. Almen linger .right guard Cornell. . . . .Fyrlcli Geyer . . . .Munii.i . .Whyt. .Cham.aign Nasll , ,i 'H ear nt Muster right tackle Pontius right end Htiebel q. b . ...Capt. RlttleP Craig left half O'Connop Hughltt right half Bennett Thompson. Capt.. f. b lull Referee Hackett. West Point. Yale and Princeton. Princeton, Nov. 1C. Princeton an.l Vale were scheduled to meet this af ternoon In what promised to be one of. the premier football battles of the sea son. Ttie muications were ior a nam. close game. The trainers report both teams In perfect trim. The outcome of the contest will have an important bearing on the final rating of the so- called "hly elevens." Should Yale h.v victorious. Princeton, with defeats by both Harvard and Yale, will be out of the running, while should Prince ton win. It will either be a case of :, three-cornered, tie or the champion ship for Harvard, depending on in outcome of the Harvard-Yale "battle a week from today. The condition of the gridiron was favorable for a fast game, being hard and fairly dry. Th supporters of both teams wer fairly confident of victory. al though the confidence of the BUia contingent waa without question much stronger than that of the rrinceton rr.en.