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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05
Want Terminal Rate

The results of the terminal rate and
harbor Investigations are expected to
have an important bearing on the
Long Beach situation as well as that
of San Pedro and Wilmington, and to
do much toward shaping the future
course OF negotiations with all of the
beach towns and cities.
The Long Beach representatives
freely admitted that a terminal rate
would be of immense advantage to the
merchants of that city, and intmated
strongly that if the commission were
able to guarantee that such a rate
would apply to their town in case of
annexation, the situation there might
assume an entirely different aspect
But the Long Beach men, as well as
those from San Pedro, made one point
clear, and that is that there must be
unequivocal assurance on the part of
the railroads in regard to that subject.
They pointed out that it was quite pos
sible a terminal rate might be granted
the beach towns, but that it would be
so covered with a switching charge
as to make it of absolutely no value.
They want to know if the terminal
rate privilege which has been held out
to Them as an inducement means that
the railroads will place the beach
towns on an equal basis with Los An
geles, or whether additional charges
will be made for switching cars down
there.
Seek Clear Understanding
Even IN San Pedro, where the outlook
for annexation has seemed much
brighter than in any of the other sur
rounding towns. there is said to be a
faction in opposition to the proposition,
and the members of the delegation from
that city laid great stress on the i'm
portance of a clear-cut plan and state
ment of conditions from the commits
sion. The friends of annexation down
| there say they want something definite
on which to base their arguments and
| that it is impossible to make any fur
ther headway by dealing merely in
| generalities.
AS a necessity for prompt action, they
pointed out that a movement already
has been started, having for its object
| the consolidation of San Pedro, Will
mngtol and Long Beach into one city,
! This movement, they said, was still
under cover to a considerable extent
but there was absolutely no question
as to it's existence or that it was faith
cred by opponents of the plan to merge
! San Pedro with Los Angeles. To head
off this movement the delegation urged
that the commission lose no time in
making a definite proposition, and tc
set forth clearly just what Los Angeles
will be able to do in the way of ex-
tending benefits.
Would Protect Harbor
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05
BY WALTER WELLMAN.

Jennie-with Grace. It was a case OF
ION with old love and on with the
new" wasn't it1
JaelS-Yes. and almost as soon as she
was married. she ran on with the osd
Lowell
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05

Norway's new queen is named Maud,
but she's not doing any kicking.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05

Trusts have raised coffins, but the
sections will continue to lower them,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05
URGES ARIzONANS
To VOTE YES
PRESIDENT BELIEVES DELAY
WOULD BE FOLLY
"lf the People Let the Chance for
Statehood Go by They
Must Wait Many
Years"

BY Associated Press.
TUCSON July 4.-President Roose-
welt is so anxious for Arizona to be-
come a state that he has written a
personal letter to his old friend, Mark
a. Rogers, urging the people to vote
to be admitted with New Mexico.
The president says that he believes
If the present opportunity is not seized
1t may be many years before the op-
portunity may be had again.
President Roosevelt's letter reads:
THE WHITE HOITSE
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05

Three young men ran away from New
York to Pittsburg. Going the chorus
girl route, eh?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05

Let EN- Occur Often
Strawberry shortcake is now a daily
currence.-Barnesville (O.) Enter
r1isn
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05

Dancing masters say there'll be no
more hugging in the waltz. Then why
.nl
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-05

When the president gives the square
deal to the canal zone, will all hands
hold spades?
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
SALARY RAISES DON'T GO.
House at Last Shows Temper When an
Expense Cutting Amendment
Is Offered

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IA
The House today adopted an amendment
By Representative Littauer of New York
providing that after March 4, 1907, the
compensation of the speaker and vice
president of the United States shall be
$4,000 each. The opposition failed to
secure votes enough to have the yeas
and nays called.
Representative Littauer also intro
duced an amendment making salaries of
cabinet members $4,000 each after
March 4, 1907. On division the amend
ment was adopted 204 to 90, the oppo-
nents of the measure failing again to
have the yeas and nays called
Mr.. Littauer then favored an amend
ment increasing salaries of senators and
representatives to $500 per annum
(which compensation shall be in lieu of
all other pay and allowance except GER
titled actual travelling expenses from
their homes to the seat of government
and return by the most direct route of
usual travel once for each session"
The yeas and macs were called on this,
showing the real temper of the House.
On a rising vote the amendment was de-
feated by a vote of 1875 to 161.
On yea and nay vote the House re-
fused to increase the salaries of its mem
bers, the result being ayes, 10Y; nays,
1SS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

Speeding Auto Is Smashed and Owner Is
Hurled Far Out Into Ice
Coated Lake

NEW YORK, Dec 4.-Hurled into
Lake Success, Long Island, by the snap
ping of the axle of his 60-horsepOwer
racing automobile, W. X. Vanderbilt
had a narrow escape from death Thurs
day. With his chauffeur, he was speed
ing his machine on the shore of the
lake. The front axle snapped and the
car skidded a zigzag course.
A moment later a wheel became de-
tached, the body of the car struck the
ground and tore up the road for fifteen
feet or more. The jar hurled Mr.. Van
derbilt from his seat over the machine
into the lake we'll away from the shore.
He sank through the thin ice, but rose
Immediately and swan to shore.
The force with which Mr.. Vanderbilt
was thrown from the automobile was
such that, had he met with any obstacle,
he must have been Instantly killed. The
chauffeur chung to his seat, and was
not seriously injured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
CURRENCY PLAN Is SAFE.
Ridgely Says Proposed Bill Is in Every
Way Safe-Would Help Other Than
Nationals, Too.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. 10
William T. Ridgely, comptroller of the
currency, advocated before the House
committees on banking and currency to-
day the proposed credit currency PLAN
He said there is no question regarding
the necessity of relief.
lie believes u graduated tax should
he placed on the credit notes which
would create an ample reserve for their
redemption. This, he thought, was q
much superior method to the high tax
plan with no reserves. Mr.. Isidgely was
strongly in favor of having the govern
ment guarantee such credit currency.
No risk would be involved in this, as
the D per cent. guarantee fund would
make the government safe. The pro-
posed PIG per cent. tax would create Il
fund of from $2.5GO,OOO to $5,OOO.OOO II
year, which would meet all expenses and
areate 4 reserve. /
Mr.. Radgely favored increasing the
present $3,OO0,00O monthly limit on the
retirement of national bank circulation
to $12,0OO,O00 or 100000. giving the
secretary of the treasury discretionary
power to modify the limit so as to meet
conditions.
An important stipulation regarding
the credit notes, Mr.. Ridgely pointed
out, would be to allow state and private
banks and trust companies credit III
sub-treasuries for credit notes returned
by them. This would prevent the ac-
emulation of such notes in the vaults of
such banks, and the consequent hard
ship.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
HOT TIME IN ECUADOR.
Mob Attacks Government Troops in At
tempt to Rescue Rebel Prisoners
Whose Chief Kills Self

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec IA
When Gen. Paez and the government
troops were entering Cuenca today with
the rebels captured at the battle of
Ayancay. mob tried to rescue the pris
oners, whereupon the soldiers fired and
dispersed the mob.
As the troops fired Col. Vega, their
rebel leader who was among those cap
tured at Ayancay, drew a revolver and
killed himself.
The conservatives say that Vega was
assassinated by the government troops.
In spite of the reports to the con-
trary, the revolution is not crushed.
Dispatches announce that rebel bands
have appeared in the province of Orc
and had occupied the towns of Santa
Rosa, Machala and Pasaje.
1t is further asserted that Col. Lar
rea, who was secretary of war in Pres
ident Garcias administration, has landed
in the province of Orc at the head of
new rebel band and has occupied
Tumbes and Pera.
The authorities here hurriedly organ
lied an expedition to attack the rebels.
This force left Guayaquil for Machala
late last night on board the cruiser
COtopa.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

only the antiquarian is able to unearth
their starting-point and original mean
ing.
1t seems a far cry from church
festival to a wake, as we think of it in
these days, yet there is an association
between them. It's name came from
the same source, and the similarity in
the observance Of both is very appar-
emit
The festival Of the day on which the
church of any parish was dedicated is
specially enjoined In the law of Ed
ward the Confessor and from this fes-
tival originated the wakes of more
modern times: a name derived either
from the verb Weiken, to cOnSecrate,
or, as seems more probable, from the
Saxon word wacu, to watch, applied
to the vigil by which the festival was
preceded.
The institution of these festivals is
to be traced to Gregory the Great, who
advised MeIlito, whom he had sent as
abbot into Britain, to encourage the
people to hold festivals around the
churches on the days of their consecra-
ton, or Of the commemoration of the
martyrs whose relics were placed there,
that he might prevent them from at
tending their idol feasts.
An old English sermon states how
the vigils were changed from feasts to
fasts; how, ''in the beginning of holy
Church men and women comyng to
church over nyghte, wit candelus and
other lyghte, and woken in the church
allie nyghte her devocynes ;" but, by
processe of tyne" they turned the
good holy devocyn into synne; where
fore holy faders ordeyned the people to
leve that waking, and taste the evon
and so turned the wakyng into fast
yng; but yeti holdith the olde name,
and is called in Latin vigilia, that is
wakyng in Englysch."
Watching by dead body all night
is properly a lyke-wake or liche-wake,
from Anglo Saxon lie, a corpse. The
custom arose from a superstitious
dread lest evil spirits should Interfere
with the dead during the night.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
ESCAPES ANOTHER BOMB
FORMER MOSCOW GOVERNOR HOLDS
ASSASSIN FOR THE POLICE. ,
Admiral Dubassoff Only Slightly Injured
in Attempt of Reds to Blow
Him Up.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 15.-An-
other attempt ON the life of Admiral
DubaSson, ex-governor general of Mos
COW. was made here this afternoon, but
he escaped with slight injuries.
Dubassoff was driving at / p. m, i'll
Sergiyewskaya street, on his way 10 the
Taurida palace. when two men hurled 4
bomb at his carriage. 1t exploded with
great force but only slightly wounded
the admiral.
The would-be assassins were ar
rested
DoubasSoff had remarkable escape.
The terrOriStS made Il very determined
attack upon him. One man approached
the admiral and fired several shots at
him with revolver but missed The
tcrrorists then threw Il bomb at Doubas-
soft which exploded and wounded the
admiral in the leg.
\ hy-stander seized the admirars, as
sailant. whcreupOn Il second terrorist APP
peared and went through exactly the
same performance. The second bomb
thrown, however. did not explode and
Doubassoff. although injured. closed
with the terrorist and held linn until
he was taken into custody.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
CELL FOR MRS. BIRDSONG
New Trial Asked on Ground That Judge
Who Gave Her Five Years
Was Prejudiced.

HAZELHURST, Mass, Dec. 10
Mrs. Angie Fox Birdsong, convicted of
mansIaughter for killing DIR. Thomas
H. Butler, was sentenced last night to
five years i'll the state penitentiary.
Sentence was pronounced by Judge D.
NJ. Miller at a special session of court
Attorneys for the woman at once began
arguing the motion for new trial, al
leging many Irregularities, chief of which
is the relationship of Judge Miller to the
family of DR.. Butler.
Mrs. Birdsong, in a state of complete
collapse, had to be carried into court
on a stretcher. Judge Miller waived
the formality Of having the prisoner
stand and receive sentence, and the wom-
an reclined, almost UNCONSCIOUS, on her
couch while the court directed what pun
ishment should be imposed. s
Nine of the jurors in the case present
ed a petition asking that the minimum
fine of $500 be imposed and that Mrs.
Birdsong be permitted to escape prison
term.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
OUR CLOTHES ARE MERcIFUL,
They Hide Our UgIiness and Physi
cal ShortcpIniurs

cal Shortcomings.
Now, what's the consequence of the
present universal lack of exercise? Mind
you, | am not suggesting that somebody
get up an actual Un-beauty show, but
surely Mr.. ComStock will not object If
in our minds eye we imagine all the
men we know standing on pedestals and
posing as the Apollo Belyidere. and all
the women we know rs the Venus de
Medici. 1 think it would be right fun
ny. Such wizened skinniness. Such
shapeless bagginess.
ooh, but" you protest, I'VE can't all
be Apollos, and Tenuses."
We aren't if that's what you mean,
but I'm not so sure that we couldn't be
if we had been treated right.
Why aren't we all handsome, then?
The main reason is that not one moth
er in thousand knows her trade An
old 1rishwoman. who raised five fine,
big, strapping, honest sons, said to me
one day:
The Lord forgive me for speakin'
disrespectful of Him, but l declare to
you l donno what He's thinkin' Of
whin he gives some women childher."
And that's about so. The doctors
tell US that 90 per cent of our troubles
we may blame our mothers for And
yet they're not so much to- blame either
The only way they had of getting q
living was catching a husband. Once
caught they had him tor life. The
catching was the main thing.
Ignorant they may be of their trade
as mothers, and some say they are ig
norant of their trade as wives, but no
body will accuse the women Of being
ignorant of the art and craft of catch
ing husbands.
The start a wise mother can give is
lot. but it isn't everything. We are
too busy to be good looking. 1t just
about takes our time scuffiing around
for food and clothing and shelter
Woman's Home Companion.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
PLOT AGAINST 100000.
Greeks of America Said to Be Victims of
Extortion Scheme for Benefit of
Natal Feud.

CHICAG, ILL.,, Dec. 15.-Charges that
an organized band of Bulgarians has en-
deavored to levy upon 100000 Greeks
now in this country, particularly those
from Macedonia, for funds to aid the
Bulgarians in carrying on their feud
against the Macedonian Greeks, were
made today by George IL. Tsolomiti,
Greek vice consul. Mr.. Tsolomit, who
is stationed on the Pacific coast, left
today for TerEe Haute, Ind, where two
of the alleged Bulgarian conspirators are
10 be tried for attempting to eXtOrt
money from Naoum Demetrios, baker
of that city.
1t is asserted that attempts have been
made by the Bulgarians to eXtort money
from Greeks III various parts of the
country, the Bulgarans threatening
them with death if they did not give up
the money.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

publication in The National Zeitung of
Berlin of an extract from a hitherto I'M
published portion of the Won Hohenlohe
memoirs, which declares that Pope Leo
MIL. at one time expressed the desire
of a gift of 100000 from the Emperor
of Germany in connection with a bill
which was before the Reichstag in 1898
for the increase of the peace footing of
tho army.
Prince Won Hohcnlohe, whose opinion
in the matter was asked agreed thereto.
but he advised Withholding the money
until the bill had been passed. but to Mt
once inform the Pope that it wouId he
given. In the meantime the Pope was
to be presented with n jewel of value
The explanation of this reported Incl
dent is that the clerical party was on
posed to the passage of the bill in cues
ton, and the 100000 presumably was
intended to secure its favorable votes.
Influence of the Clericals.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-Englsh CORE
spondentS in Berlin generally remark
upon the influence which the ultramon-
tame cleriCals, forming the center party
have eNerted on German politics. One
correspondent says:
1T is anomalous that the clercals, by
virtue of their numerical strength in the
Reichstag, should be able to exercise so
decisive Il political power in a Protestant
country like Germany. The ultramon-
tanes, by their vote Thursday, have once
more demonstrated that they place their
own party interests above the higher
interests of the empire
The ultramontanes in Germany, as
they are in any other country, are, in
deed, nothing more than agents of n for
elgn power. The result has revealed
the disquieting fact that these reactionary
clerical forces, which regard the Pope
as their ruler, are able to exert a de-
cisive influence in matter closely affect
ing the vital interests of a great Euro
pean power"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
worked the Tigers.

Near Perak, in the Malay peninsula
is prosperous rubber factory run Dy
a long headed Scotchman. In order t.
obtain the sap from which the rubber
is made it is necessary to puncture the
bark Of the trees. LabOrers are scarce
in that district, but there is an album
dance of tigers. There were not enough
men to tap" the trees, but the Scotch
proprietor hit on a brilliant idea H.,
knew that tigers are fond of waterman
so he gave orders that all the trees
should be rubbed with this stuff. The
tigers came up and caressingly scratch
ed the bark in the most approved her
ringbone fashion, after which all that
the coolies had to do was to walk
around once a day and collect the rub
har
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
WOMEN IN BANK RUN.
Rumors of Change in Ownership Hard OF
Connecticut Institution.

MIDDLETON, Conn, Dec. IA
which does both national and savings
business, began today. 1t is due to re-
ports that the bank had changed hands.
President Burr says that the October
semi-annual dividend was passed for
business reasons, and that considerable
of the stock had gone to New York
parties who intended to increase the
capital. The run today is entirely against
the savings department and those asking
for their money are mostly women. The
bank says all depositors will be paid in
full
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
HUNDREDS HAVE TYPHOID.
Pittsburg and Suburbs, However, Claim
It Isn't an Epidemic.

PITTSBJRG. Pa, Dec 14.-It is es-
timated that at least 400 persons are i'll
with typhoid fever in Pittsburg alone.
In Allegheny and the boroughs of Al
legheny county this number is about
doubled. The health reports Of Pitts
burg have shown a steady increase for
several weeks. City Physician Booth
states that there is no epidemic, but that
typhoid is always prevalent here. He
attributes the present increase to the
carelessness of persons in drinking up-
boiled water.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
PUNCH CARICATURES U. S.
Hints that California Looms Up Too Big
in Japanese Situation.

LONDON, Dec. 15.-Punch's chief
cartoon this week shows a frock-coated
little japanese with documents under
his arm labeled japanese treaty rights
N the United States" aising his hat and
addressing a conventional figure of Uncle
Sam. who stands i'll his Office with "a
telephone receiver to his ear. The Jap
anese asks: May l ask are you the
United StatesT'
WALL replies Uncle Sam, Il can't
say right away. I'm just consulting
California on that vurry point"
The cartoon is entitled; The Part
Greater Than the Whole"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
PRESENT A "BIG STICK"
Ohio Democrats Give MI Roosevelt Large
Gourd as Representation of
the Noted Emblem.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec IL
President Roosevelt was today presented
with a large gourd intended as a repre-
sentation of the Big Stick" so generally
figuring in newspaper and other car
toons The presentation was made by
Representative Smyzer of Ohio, and was
remembrance Of Democratic friends in
his district
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
CONVICIS KILL A GUARD.
Mutiny Near Jackson, Miss, to Be Put
Down by Governor and
Militia.

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 1J.-Convicts
at Oakley prison farm, in this eountys
mutined this afternoon, killing Guard J.
NJ. Buckley, by cutting his throat, and
broke the arm of Sergt. Dodds, in
charge of the farm. They have barri-
caded themselves in the building and are
defying the other guards. Gov. Varda-
man and militia company left for the
scene.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
ROB IN CROWDED STREET
Five Bandits Take $1,000 from Chicago
Girl Cashier, but Two and the
Money Are Captured.

CHICAGO. H., Dec. 15.-Margaret
Gates, cashier of the Morris Candy com
pany, was held up this afternoon and
robbed in broad daylight of $1,000 which
she was taking through crowded streets
to the plant, to pay off the employees.
Detectives got two of the five men who
had seized the girl and dragged her into
an alley. The money was recovered.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
HAWAlI's sTRATEelc VALUE.
Likely to Be Seized by Japan in the
Event of War with That Country.

OF WITH
The possibility, however remote, of a
war with Japan brings up the question
of the strategic value of Hawaii. There
is little doubt that Japan in the event
Of such a conflict could and would at
once occupy these islands as a base of
operations against US. Long before we
could possibly send for their defense a
feet which could be spared only after
proper protection had been given to our
Pacific coast cities Jarsn would have
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
WEIGHTMAN WILL CASE ENDED.
Husband of Contestant Says Wife Is No
Active in Suit.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec 14.-It
appears that the Weightman will CON
test may really be ended, either by the
famous scrap Of paper" which was
dramatically produced in court, or for
some other potent reason. Jones Wis
ter, husband of the chief contestant, said
that Mrs Wister is not active in the
matter now, and is not in a position to
go on.
What may be significant fact is the
return to New York OF Mrs. Anna Walk
or, the sole heir and the person against
whom Mrs. Wister really brought the
suit. She has given up her rooms here
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Mean Fellow.

"Of course, john said his wife,
I'm obliged to you for this money.
but it isn't enough to buy real fur
coat that
We'll" interrupted the brutal hus-
band. you'll have 10 make it go as fur
as YOU can.''-Tne Catholic Standard
and Times.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
and Time

When the fire department makes 4
run past a church, it has been known
to break up the services, but if it
stopped at the house and began to turn
on the water it couldn't break I'D a
womans card game.