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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
FROST RAISING MONEY
Railroad Magnate Sells Real Estate Ag-
gregating in Value 100000
to Complete Line.

WAUKEGAN, H., Nov 11-Back of
& real estate deal in which by a war
ranty deed, A. c. Frost conveys to o.
r. Hanson of Milwaukee land at Ra-
vinia, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Lake
Bluff. North Chicago and Waukegan is
said to be a money raising plan for the
Chicago < Milwaukee Electric. of which
Frost is president. The land is said to
be worth in the aggregate over $1,000
600, comprising small parcels along the
line of the road. The money secured it
is stated will be used to complete the
road into Milwaukee and for other i'm
prOyementS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
WATCHES JAPS ON MAT.
Roosevelt Witnesses Exhibition by Mika-
dos Champion Wrestler at
White House.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL
President Roosevelt today witnessed an
exhibition of japanese wrestling given
by Mr.. Hitachiyama, the champion
wrestler of Japan, and his assistant
The bout was arranged by the Japanese
ambassador and took place at the white
house. a number of the Presidents
friends having been invited to be pres
emit Hitachiyama paid his respects to
the President several weeks ago. At
that time the President expressed a de-
sire to witness a bout and the wrestler
said he would return to Washington
with his assistant in order that the Pres
dents wish might be gratifed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
REBEL AT VACCINATION,
Chicago University Football Men Fear
They Will Be Laid Up for
Carlisle Game.

CHICAGO, Ill. Nov. 11.-Commis-
sioner of Health Evans today issued
an order that all members of the football
team of Chicago university be vac
cinated at once. The members of the
team declare that they will not be vac
cinated and Commissioner Evans has
asserted that if they refuse to obey his
orders he will cause the arrest of some
body.
Two students of the university were
today taken to the isolation hospital
suffering with smallpox, one Of them be-
ing member of the freshman football
team.
The team has a game scheduled
with Carlisle on November %, and they
are fearful that if vaccinated, they will
not be in condition to play.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
CUTS WHALE IN TWO,
Coast Steamer Farragut Hits Leviathan
Sixty Feet Long Off Cape
Hatteras.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Nov. IA
whale was run down and cut in two off
cape Hatteras by the steamship Admiral
tarragut, which has arrived here from
Jamaica. Capt. Nader of the Farragut
stated that on Saturday afternoon when
off Cape Hatteras, a school of from fif-
:een to twenty whales was seen. He sup
posed that they would disappear by the
lime the vessel came near, but was mis-
taken. The sharp PROV of the Farragut
cut one about sixty feet long, square in
:wo, one half disappearing on the port
side and the other on the starboard side.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
$4,000 MET DEATH IN QUAKE.
Disaster at Karatagh, Russia Turkestan
Greater Than Supposed.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-The frs1
direct reports from the scene of the great
earthquake at Russian TurkeStan about
three weeks go have reached this city from
a correspondent who accompanied the relief
expedition sent from Jamarkan. Telegraph.
ing under date OF November 8, the CORE,
spondent says:
The town of Karatagh was completely
DESTROYED The victims number about HON
in karatagh and about 10000 in the al.
Joining district of DenauSk.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
CUNARDERS ON PACIFIC.
May Place Liners on West
ern Ocean.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 11.-Negotiations
are on foot between the Cunard line and
the Grand Trunk railroad of Canada for
joint handling Of the Canadian passen-
ger and freight traffic. The scheme,
which is sti,i in it's initial stage, contem-
plates running line of Cunard steamers
direct from Liverpool TO Canada and a
Cunard line service from the Pacific
coast to Japan. China and australia
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
LAW GRIPS THREE BANKERS.
Officers of Defunct Portland, Ore, Con
Germ Accused of Felony.

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. III. Thor
burn Ross. president: George II. Hill.
vice-president, and 7. T. Berkhardt;
treasurer of the Title Guarantee and
Trust company, which went into the
hands of receiver. have been arrested,
and a warrant is out for John Z. Aitchi-
son. secretary of the defunct institution,
who is now in New York city.
The charge against them is accepting
money on deposit while knowing the
bank Was inSOlvent
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET.

Choice timothy hay, 16.000lG.5O; No
6dT ooGI 1' ISy IDo sGd mi oxeJ 'mVE
400; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie
14.00@14.50; No prairie. 12.5O6D13.00; No
prairie, 1o09dl2.O0; Wisconsin marsh
feeding, 9.50@1o.Oo; packing hay, 85o09.OD;
rye straw, S.5O09OO; oats straw, 7.OUr7 80.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
FAMOUS YALE CANDY MAN DIES
Hannibal Was Known to New Haven
Students for Fifty Years.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Nov. 11.-Han.
nibaL the famous Yale candy man. is
dead. He was 81 years of age. and for
half a century was known by every Yale
undergraduate. He was a colored candy
peddler. an orator, instructor of BOXING
and general humorist His name was
George Henry Hannibal, and he leaves
widow and daughter. He died of
sudden attack of throat paralysis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

to Berlin to succeed Charlemagne
Tower, who is about to retire on ac-
count of i'll health, was received SYM
pathetically at the foreign office here.
The morning newspapers here today
print the Washington announcement
with appreciative sketches of Mr.. HilFs
career as q university president, author
and his public service in the state de-
Dartment at Berne and at The Hague
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
SNOWSTORM AT ST. PAUL
beautiful White" Falls for Ten Min
utes, but 1t Melts on Reach
ing the Earth.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 9.-The first
snoWstorm of the seas on struck St
Paul at noon today when for about ten
minutes snow fell, which gave every
thing a wintry appearance. 1t melted
almost as soon as it fell
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Mrs. Vanderbilt Gives Hospital.

PARIS. Nov. 11.-One of the best
equipped hospitals in Paris, built and
furnished throughout by Mrs W. X
Vanderbilt, shortly VII be opened The
physician in charge will be Dr. George
Gautier, whose rise to wealth and in
fiuence is one of the romances of the
medical profession
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Slaughter Of Game in Germany.

Half q million spOrtsmea in Germany
kill annually 10000 head of red and fall
low deer, 100000 roebuck, 1000, 900
hares, 100000 cartridges and 100000
wild duck, in all some 25,000,000 kiIo-
grams of wild game of a value of %
100000 marks, or S5000,0O0 forming
nearly ! per cent. of the total meat sup
Dlv Of Germany.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
HILL PLEASES KAISER,
ment of New Appointment to Am
bassadorship with Favor

BERLIN, Nov. 9.-The announce
ment at Washington yesterday by Sec
rotary of State Root that David Jayne
Hill, American minister to The Neither
lands, would be named as ambassador
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
LETS PRAYER PROVIDE.
Connecticut Pastor Has Successful Sys-
ten for Increasing Salaries of
the Clergy.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. Nov. o.
Rev J. E. hlingberg, pastor of the
Swedish Baptist church, has been rails
ing his salary by prayer for a year He
said today that he thought the method
big success.
He has raised sf131 for his own sal
cry and $17.092 for his church during
the year. He notified the church trus-
tees last year that he felt it his duty 10
give up his salary and trust TO prayer TO
bring him contributors fer his family.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Delay Mrs. Brddley's Trial.

WASHINGTON. D. c, Nov. lion ac
count of the death of Justice McComas OF
the court of appeals before whom Mrs
Annie NJ. Bradley was to have been put or
trial today. on the charge OF numbering
former Senator Arthur Brown of Utah, ar
adjournment was taken till "Wednesday
morning.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Found Burglar Holding Her Hand.

awaken In the dead of night and find !
strange man holding her hand, was tn
thrilling experience of Miss Elsie Rice Tn,
man was not bent on mission of love
however. but was attempting 10 pull tn.
rings from her fingers. She Screamed an(
her brother rushed TO the rescue, but tn,
burglar escaped.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
AGED WALKER PLUCKY.
Pedestrian Weston Hopes to Reach Roch-
ester IN. " Tonight.

SYRACUSE, \. Y. Nov. 11.-Weston.
the pedestrian. left Syracuse at 1880 a.
N. today His foot which had been bis
tered was in good shape and he said he
was in good form. He declared that he
would reach Rochester tonight.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
GOTHAM AT MERCY
OF BIG BALLOONS.
Desperadoes in Dirigibles Could Force
Enormous Ransom or De-
stroy the City.

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Dr Julian 2,
Thomas balloon voyage from Philadel-
phia to the Bronx Saturday afternoon
when he sailed so closely over the forts
that guard New York harbor that hun
dreds of pounds of dynamite might have
been dropped upon the big guns, has Civ.
en- both the army and navy a new inter
est IN aeronauucs.
We passed over both of the big forts, :
he said, land We're so near to them that
we easily photographed all of the inte-
rior, could see the soldiers moving about,
and could even hear their voices and the
sound or the bugle calls. Many times |
nave passed by the big fort on Staten
Island IN an automobile ana had sup
posed l had seen all there was to it.
But, looking down from the balloon yes
terday, we discovered that there were
several forts that are hidden to the view
OF the land traveller, and could only be
seen from balloon"
Shows Desperado's Power.
Il state this because it shows what
might have been accomplished by bal
looms III case they are needed as destroy
ing agents in time of war OF course we
had only spherical balloon, which could
not be controlled but it gave us an idea
u hill SOulu NC uOlt ny IL meet Ol Dig
dirigibles under perfect control and car
rying 800 OF 1000 pounds each of dyna-
mite as ballast. One never really appre-
ciates these things until he makes an
ascension"
DR.. Thomas said he had often thought
what might be accomplished any day by
some enterprising desperate, who would
employ all the dirigible balloons in this
country and make an attack upon New
York city with them
He could force this city to surrender
% him in few hours he said lust as
he old barons of the middle ages used to
attack city and obtain ransom. The
eader of such an expedition could buy up
all of the dirigibles in the United States.
man them with daring operators. and
give each balloon a few hundred pounds
Of dynamite, or as much as the size
Of the gas bag would allow. Then he
could send a man into the city as his
representative, authorizing him to make
terms with the mayor and begin opera
lions.
Dynamite to Wreck City.
after a few pounds of explosives had
been dropped into the city there would
be a state of panic difficult to imagine
Efforts would be made to shoot down the
balloons, but they would amount to very
little. After a few hours, if the price
demanded by the chief aerial dynamiter
we're not paid, he could order the men
% let down another shower In a short
Time the city would be shattered and
burning and no power ON earth could
check the terrible rain of destruction
1T would only take a few hours of
this sort of thing to force the city
authorities to make unconditional sur
:ender, paying the sky brigand his price
and promising to let him go without pun
,.l,. I
give you this picture-rather an unpleas-
mt one admit-just to illustrate what
he steerable balloon means today if en-
)loyed in warfare. No guns exist now
that can reach a dirigibe balloon with
any measure of certainty
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
HEINZE TO MEET ALL OBLIGATIONS
Copper Magnate Says He Will Be Able
to Paw All.

BOSTON. Mass, Nov. 11.-Augustu,
Heinze states that he is gradually clean,
ing up his affairs and that he will be in g
position to fully meet all his obligations
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
CAR CALLS DEPUTIES,
Imperial Decree Sets Date of Russian
Parliament for November IA at
St. Petersburg.
ST. PETER RIRG. No

third Russian Parliament will assemble
November IA at the Tauride palace.
An imperial decree was issued today in
structing NJ. Golubof, vice president of
the council of the empire, to open the
session. There will be no reception of
deputies by the Emperor.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Oakland (CaI.) Bank Closes.

OAKLAND. Cal, Nov. 1.-THE
Union National bank closed today. The
officers of the bank say they are only
taking advantage of the legal holiday TO
straighten their business
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

BERLIN, No.. 9.-Crown Princess
Frederick William gave birth TO 4 son at
$50 o'clock this morning. The first
child of the crown prince was born July
4 1906
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
United States .2,553, 49,, 900 26.o 303 25.4
Other Crops Smaller.

Preliminary estimate of the average
yield per acre of buckwheat is 1T.9 BUSH
els, against 1876 bushels in 1906, and a
ten-year-average of 1S.1 bushels. A total
indicated, as compared with 1862, 900
bushels in 1906. The average for quality
is Sl.3 per cent, against 9O.4 last year
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield PEI acre OF potatoes is 95.3
bushels, against an average yield of 1922
bushels in 1906 and Il ten-year average
of so bushels. \ total production Of
292 ,427 900 bushels is thus indicated, as
compared with 30S,03S,OCH bushels in
1906. The average as to quality is SS.3
per cent, as compared with 30 one year
ago
The preliminary estimate Of the aver
age yield per acre of tobacco is 1888
in 1906, and an eight-year average of
1859 pounds. A total production of 3D.,
21300O pounds is thus indicated.
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield per acre of taXseed is bush
els. as compared with 1912 bushels in
els A total production of 25,42O,OOO
bushels is thus indicated.
Corn Report Is Bearish.
The corn trade placed bearish con-
struction on the government report on
corn, the only item of the report which
attracted attention in grain circles here.
1t was expected by many that the yield
per acre would be below % bushels, as
against 30.3 bushels last year, and many
had looked for a total crop of less than
1900 100000 bushels. although the Octo
Der reported an indicated yield of 2,245,
600. 900 bushels. The low quality attract
ed some attention and was in line with
the trade reports. The report indicates
the following comparative yields:
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
GAIN FOR CORN
CROP IS SHOWN.
THE GOVERNMENT FIGURES FOR
NOV. LARGER THAN EARLIER
IN THE SEASON.
STILL SHORTOF LASTYEAR
Trade Puts a Bearish Construction on
Estimate of 1858, 1884, 900
Bushels.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 9.-Pre-
liminary returns to the department of
agriculture on the production of corn III
dictate total yield of 1908, 1872 900 bush
els, an average of % bushels per acre, as
compared with yield of 1913 bushels
per acre in 1906. The general average
as y the quality is S2.S per cent, as
compared with 1913 per cent. last year.
1t is estimated that about 40 per cent.
Q30995,OO bushels) of the corn crop of
1906 was still in the hands of farmers
on November l, as compared with A
per cent. Q19, $3.50, 900 bushels of the
crop of 1905 in farmers hands ON No
vember l, 1906, and SO per cent, the
ten-year average for old corn. on hand
November l.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Two Attractions in Paris.

Paris possesses the largest public gar
dens and the largest hospital.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

...TN az i,tI
Approximately.
The quantity of old corn on hand from
last previous crop on November l of the
years named was:
1906 10, 0o9 GOO 1908. 81. OOO. 900
1903 ....... 49, 600. 600 $780,. 12l 900 900
1894 ...... 81. 1000 900
The seven surplus producing states
have produced nearly 60 per cent. of the
total corn crop this year. Their showing
for the aSt three Years yyoS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Figures Given in Detail.

The following table shows for the
twenty-five principal corn states the pre-
liminary estimates of total production
and of average yield per acre for 1907
and the ten-year averages in bushels:
Tot prod. Blu. per For
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-29
CALIFORNIA BEAUTY DUE
IN NEW YORK TOMORROW
Must Hasten to Chicago to
Represent This State
in Confess

NEW YORK, May 2s.-Miss Hazel
Tharsing, winner of The Calls beauty
contest, will arrive in New York from
London on the steamer Oceanic Thurs
day morning. The Oceanic was located
$40 miles on Sandy Hook by wireless
telegraph at o'clock this morning.
Miss Tharsing. will be met by her
mother. Mrs. Nellie G. Tharsing, who
arrived here yesterday from San Fran
cisco and is at the St Denis.
AS soon as the California beauty
reaches New York she will pro-
ceeo at once with her mother to Chi
csgo in order to fulfill the condition OF
arriving at the Windy City by June
i. the time limit set by the Judges of
the national beauty contest for The Cali
to bring Miss Tharsing from London to
appear before them in person
II is believed here and in Chicago
that the young woman will be without
peer among the beauties chosen by the
representative newspapers throughout
the United States. OF the 25 papers
which entered the contest and chose
state beauties the choices of only nine
remain. the others having withdrawn
before the strong competition presented
by these.
The famous Della Carson herself
was withdrawn by the Chicago Tribune
when il was seen that she stood no
chance Of winning. The enterprise of
The Call in bringing Miss Tharsing
from London where she was studying
music. has given her an added interest.
Miss Tharsing, when she appears be-
fore the judges. will have as rivals for
the honor of being the most beautiful
woman IN America representatives of
Pittsburg. Buffalo, Denver. Indianapo
lis. Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee,
Louisville and Washington.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-29
Declares Police Force Is Being
Used in Behalf Of the Mayor
Prosecutor Makes Serious Charges
Against Several Detectives

knolo for positioe fact that Chief Dnan is send
ing out plain clothes and himself interviewing loa
nesses in this in the interest of the defendant Schmz
and that Detectioes Archie HannneH and Bob Graham,
are tanperng lo jmyen in the interest of the defense
Statement of Francis J. Heney.
The police force Of San Francisco being used as
proae detectioe agency by Mayor Schmitz The patrol
men leaDing their beats mcoDered in order to inpes-
tgate jmy1en for The mayor Chief Dnan and his detec
tiUes are parties TO this lDor -Statenent of William
J. Burns.
Sensational charges were made by the graft prosecu
tors last night the effect that members OF the police
force were being used by Mayor Scnitz to assist him in
his present trial for The charge was made bv
District Attorney Heney just after the adjournment Of
court 1t after incident in court had directed the
suspicious OF the prosecutors to Sheriff ONeil The
trouble when Francis Bond appeared in court vester
when Alexander Bond was the name drawn from the
box Special Agent Burns said last night that he would
make no charges against ONei, the tangle may have
been simply but he added that case of Chief
Dnan he satisfied that there wul cooperation
with the mayor Burns said that he would take no action
at the present time.
When the name of Alexander Bond was drawn as one
of the veniremen to be summoned in the of Mayor
Schitz his address appeared the slip ~ Steiner
Bond resides II Steiner street. after the
officers failed locate him the name on the slip was
changed to- Francis Bond who resides 1656 Fulton
street Francis Bond accordingly summoned by the
sheriff and appeared yesterday morning in Judge Dunnes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-29

Blanchards story of how he had been
held up by Maestretti. who, on account
Of his disinclination to "divvy' with
Ruef, was dropped from the public SER
vice, came out in court. This new dis
closure of administration depravity
was used by Heney as a ground of
challenge.
SAYS STATEMENT Is FALSE
The fastest tilt which has occurred
between Heney and J. j.. Barrett of
Schmitz' contingent followed, and the
term .lie." lily concealed behind the
veneer of false" was passed by the
assistant district attorney.
Barrett had been wildly objecting to
Heney's impeachment of Blanchard
Maestretti is supposed to be one
of the prosecution" said he, insolently.
That is false. Mr.. Barrett, and you
know it is false" cried Heney, spring
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-29
LAND GRABS Of
HARTMAN UNDER
INVESTIGATION
Thorough Inquiry Into Ore
gon Complaints Ordered
by President
TALKS WITH BOURNE
Conference With Senator Is
Followed by Directions
to Bonaparte
BAD FAITH is SHOWN
Vast Tracts Held for Specu-
lation Despite Pact to
Sell Them

WASHINGTON. May Is
senator Bourne of Oregon has not been
wasting his time In making a warm
friend of President Roosevelt. He has
been giving the president few pointers
on the wholesale gobbling of fine lands
in Oregon by Hartman and the South
ern Pacific company. These are
granted lands. and, according to Sena-
tor Bourne, were to be sold at So an
acre. but The railroad company did not
place them on the market. Some of
the land was sold for SIS an acre.
which money went INTO the company 5
pocket.
The land IS valuable now. some of
it beng valued at 500 an acre. Set
tlement is retarded by reason of the
company's policy in violating it's obli-
cations to the government The same
conditions. it is said. prevail to some
extent along the company's right of
way in northern California.
The president displayed keen inter-
est in this new discovery of the Harri-
man systems delinquency and has in
structed Attorney General Bonaparte
TO push the investigation that was
started and then apparently stopped
for some unknown reasons. After
seeing the president today Senator
Bourne gave out statement concern
ing the matter.
Attorney General Bonaparte soon
sfterward issued a statement to the
effect that the department had been in
vestigating the matter for some time, i"
and would resume the inquiry. 1t was
explained that the first investigation
had been made by a sick man, District
Attorney Harlan of Alaska II Assist
ant District Attorney Townsend of
Fargo. n. D., can arrange his work, %
he viii pick UP the loose threads.
Senator Bourne said tonight that he
would keep an eye on the investigation
lie fntimated that he would see that
the White House was kept informed
Of the way in which the department of
justice was conducting the inquiry.