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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
FORGERY CHARGED
IN RISK BALLOT.
International Policy Holders Committee
Would Set Aside the EleC-
ton

NEW YORK. April S.-Charging the
use of forged ballots and fictitious names
to the administration of both the New
York Life and the Mutual Life insur-
ance companies and collision to inspcC-
tors i'll the employ of the state insurance
department, the international policy
holders committee has declared its in
tention to institute proceedings to set
aside the election last fall and to secure
the conviction in criminal proceedings of
all officers and agents said to be involved
in the procurement of unlawful ballots.
District Attorney jerome will take up
the complaint as soon as the ThaW trial
is over, and prosecutors i'll more than
half the states i'll the union will be asked
to lay the evidence before their respec-
tive grand juries.
The charges made are in the shape of
affidavits which representatives of the
policy holders committee have been
gathering for weeks.
Fight Into Courts.
That the international committee III
tends to carry the fight over the elections
into the courts is evident from the fact
that all of the committees watchers
have been withdrawn firm the vote can
vaSSing quarters. This was done Satur
day.
1 lie Dob udN inspectors nave bttI
cauvaSSing votes since December Is, and
the prospects for long run yet are good.
From now ON the inspectors who were
appointed by the state superintendent of
Insurance. Otto Kelsey, and the com
panies' watchers will conduct the can
VaSS alone.
Here are some of the instances of
forged ballots as given by Manager
Scrugham of the policy holders commit
tee, and backed up by the affidavits:
David Krebs of 1G6 East Seventy
second street, went into the offices of the
international committee on December II,
1906. and made out ballot which was
formally cast on December IS. In the
course of the canvass a forged Pea
body" ballot bearing Krebs' name, pol
and counted by inspectors.
Ethan l.. Reynolds of DeltOn. Wis
owner of policy 1 lib, 44O. voted for the
United committees ticket in the Mutual
Life on October 80. 1906, the ballot be-
ing witnessed by L. O. Bass. This bal
lot was counted as void by inspectors
and it is alleged that forged "PeabOdy"
ballot was counted as good. The forged
ballot bears the same address and policy
number is dated December -, 1906, and
purpOrts to have been witnessed by II.
q. CliSbe.
The ballot of Alexander Rida of 152
Commerce street. New Haven, was
counted for the administration ticket I'M
der practically the same circumstances.
He voted the united committees ticket
on November 81, 1906, and his signature
was witnessed by his wife. The alleged
forgery is dated October -. 1906, and
bears the name of George 4. NettietOn
as witness.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
GERMAN TARIFF STANDS
MINIMUM RATES CONTINUE UNDER
MODUS VIVENDI.
Joint Commission Will Consider Complex
Water Boundary Question Between
Canada and States.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 5. -
Baron Won Sternherg, the German am
baSsador and Secretary Root have
reached the basis Of modus vivcndi
which will continue to American goods
imported into Germany the privilege of
minimum tariff rates. This arrange
meut is temporary in character, being in
tended to prevent n break i'll the present
tariff rates on American goods until such
time as Congress may have had an OPP
portunlty to pass upon permanent
treaty regulating commerce between the
two countries.
1t was officially admitted today that
4 treaty had been drafted between the
United States and Great Britain provid-
ing for the appointment of joint COM
mission which will consider all of the
complex questions connected with the
Water-boundarieS between Canada and
the United States.
This treaty will require the approval
of the Senate, but ii is possible that an
arrangement i'll the nature of 4 moduS
Vivendi will be reached between Secrc-
tary Root and Ambassador Bryce.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
LABOR RAPS ROOSEVELT.
New York Union Angered at Haywood
Characterization.

NEW YORK, April San attack was
made on President Roosevelt at yester-
days meeting of the Central Federated
Union by Albert Abrahams of the Press
Feeders union on account of his letter
to Representative Sherman, in which the
President is quoted as saying that Mr..
Hartman was as undesirable q citizen
as Meyer, Haywood or Debs. Abrahams
is a Socialist and a member of the Moy-
er-Haywood conference, composed of la
Dor uniOnists who are collecting money
for the defense fund.
\ resolution carried directing the sec
rotary to write to President Roosevelt
asking him to withdraw his remarks in
reference to Meyer and Haywood
CHICAGO, H., April S.-Resolutions
cOndemning President Roosevelt for his
reported criticism of Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone We're introduced in the
Chicago Federation of Labor yesterday.
The resolutions were not passed: nei-
Their were they lost. After 600 delegates,
representing 100000 trade unionists in
Chicago. took part in the debate that
followed their introduction, following an
hour of wrangling. fierce and fevered
they We're referred by narrow majority
to the executive committee with full
power to act
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
PUERTO CORTEZ FALLS.
Principal Port of Honduras Falls Before
Victorious Nicaraguan
Army

MOBILE, Ala, April S.-Puerto Cor
itez, one of the principal ports of Hondu-
ras, is now i'll the hands of the Nicara-
igUans according to advIces received here
today.
ION the evening of April 3 by the Mica
Iraguan army. Ceiba was taken without
Ia shot being fired.
! This information was contained in a
message received this morning by the
!Thacker Steamship company over the
telephone from New Orleans and stating
from Puerto Barrios to that effect.
; CITY OF MENICO, April S.-FOrmer
President Jose Lizandro Barr1llas Of eau
itemala was assassinated in this city Sun
day night ut the House of Commons by
Ia young Guatemalan named Cabrera, Is
wears old.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
KINGS TASK TOO HARD
BRITISH PARLIAMENT CAN'T KEEP
PACE WIT THE SPEECH.
Solution Of Differences Between Two
Houses Seems Far Distant-Au-
tunln Session Probable.

LONDON. April S.-Parliament re-
assembled today after the Easter recess.
The government is confronted with
formidable programme of work. Out of
the fourteen measures outlined by the
King, only three, and those minor ones,
have been touched. To eXpediate bust
ness. Premier Campbell-Bannerman in
tends to press the new procedure scheme,
by which much preliminary work will be
sent to the new standing committee.
War Secretary Haldane's bill pro-
viding for the reorganization of the army
is likely to be strongly opposed; The
budget will be introduced April is
The devolution bill is expected to be
introduced as soon as the budget and
army bills are disposed Of. The pros
poets seem Slight for early consideration
Of the question described in the King
speech as the unfortunate differences
between the two houses"
An autumn session seems inevitable.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
MORGAN STOPS "SALOME"
Madame Fremstadt Says Financier Was
Displeased with WildeStrauss Mu-
steal Production.

CHICAGO, H., April 8.-The real
reason for New Yorl's antipathy TO the
Strauss opera, 'SaIome,' has been re-
vealed. 1t popped out before the first
detachment of NJ. Conried's Grand Opera
company, which arrived at the Audi
torium Annex. had been in Chicago an
hour. And the reason is j. Pierpont
Morgan.
Nine. Olive Fremstadt let the cat out
of the bag.
.SaIome,'" she said why, 'Salome'
is all right and there is no reason why
it should be stopped The music is won
derful-simply wonderful.-and the Ger
man words are not offensive in the least.
Tie real reason why the opera was
stopped is because somebody told j.
Pierpont Morgan that it was. not pretty.
and he owned enough stock IN the com
pany to put an end TO the production.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
CENTRAL MERGER EFFECT.
Wisconsin Road to Have Direct Connec-
tion with Chicago, Cincinnati &
Louisville Road Hereafter.

CHICAGO, Ill, April 6.-Through
passenger service between Chicago and
Cincinnati over the Chicago, Cincinnati
& Louisville railway, will be inaugu-
rated Sunday. Direct connections will
be made with the Wisconsin Central.
The fact that the same interests are
identified with both roads, w. \. Brad
ford, Jr., being the president of both
has led to the belief in railroad circles
that the new arrangement means prac-
teal merger of the two lines The new
arrangement will give the Chicago Gin
cinnatl s Louisville direct connection
and TIN, ugh trains from the east to every
part of Wisconsin and northwest
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12

Third Wife of Indiana Farmer Meets
Same Death as First Two, and
Mystery Is Revealed.

EVANSVILLE. Ind. ApriI S-AJrs.
Zachariah Watson, the third wife of a
farmer in Posey county, Ind, died a few
days ago, and it was discovered thar her
death was due to the wall paper on the
walls and ceiling of the parlor that she
cleaned two days before taken i'll.
Physicians believed she had been pois-
oned, but were unable to ascertain the
cause until the wall paper was examined
and found to be impregnated with viru-
lent poison. Watsons first two wives
died in the same way, their deaths oc-
curing one and two years ago.
Watson recalls that they, too, cleaned
the wall paper in the same room and
We're Immediately taken i'll.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
CLOSING ON SCHMlTZ.
Close Companion of San Francisco Mayor
Expected to Tell All About
Inside Graft.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April S.
The selection of jurors who will try
Abraham Ruef on the charge of extor-
ton from the French restaurants was
continued i'll Judge DUNES court this
morning.
IL is believed that the jury will be Sc
expected that at least eight indictments
will be returned by the grand jury
against officials of the Pacific States and
the Home Telephone companies.
Fred Hilbert, close companion of
Mayor Schmitz. will be put on the wit
ness stand. 1t is believed Hilbert knows
much about the inside graft proceedings.
and that he will prove a valuable wit
ness for the prosecution.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
RIVER BOAT IN FLAMES.
Sixty-ive Passengers and Crew Escape
from City of Troy on the
Hudson

NEW YORK, April 6.-Seyen passen-
gers and a score of the crew of the
steamboat City of Troy, which burned
in the Hudson river at Dobbs Ferry
arrived in the city early today. The
passengers looked little the worse for
their experience, but it was different
with most of the crew. They had no
time TO get together their belongings.
All agreed that Capt. Bruder. the skip
per, had acted wisely. The skipper, they
said, was the bravcst man on the boat
and it was not until the last person had
been safely landed that he made his
way through the smoke to the pier at
Dobbs Ferry.
All the passengers, some sixty-fve in
number. were landed safely. The steam
er was destroyed with its cargo of freight
and thirteen horses. Edwin GOuld's
dock. to which the City of Troy tied up
when it was found impossible to control
the flames, was also burned.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
CARNEGIE GUESTS COME.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant Will
Also Visit President-Doumer
in Distinguished Group.

NEW YORK. April S.-Four dis
tinguished Frenchmen, who came here
TO attend the dedication of the Carnegie
institute at Pittsburg this week arrived
here to day on the steamship LaTour-
alne.
The visitors are Baron d'Estournelles
de Constant; d. L. c. Enlart, director of
the French Trocadero museum; j. Rails,
secretary of the Chamber of Deputies.
and Paul Doumer, former president of
the French Senate, and candidate for
the presidency at the last election.
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant is
the founder of the American branch of
the Association of International Con-
citation. He will go to Washington
later today where he is to be the guest OF
President Roosevelt at the white house
until tomorrow.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April S.-John
MITCHELL president of the United Mine
Workers of America, said today that on
account of the accumulated work in his
office, he probably would not be able to
attend the national peace conference in
New York.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
PROBE BRAINS, SAVE LIFE
Cutting Off Skull, Surgeons Effect Mirac-
ulous Cure of Case Thought
Hopeless.

NEW YORK, April S.-Timothy
Kane, who for three years has suffered
agonizing diseases, is in Bellevue hos
pital with his mental faculties weak as
those of a child, and with surgeons and
nurses teaching him to speak. read,
write and distinguish between the OBJ
jecrs about him.
Three years ago the man was struck
on the head and a lesion of the brain de-
veloped. Two weeks after he had been
injured he developed epilepsy. Paralysis
followed. Then came motor aDLasia,
and then loss of speech.
Surgeons. after they had found Kane
to be sane. removed the top of the mans
skull and performed daring feats in sur
gerry. They explored every cavity of his
brain and then waited.
Three days later Kane could speak.
and now he IS on the road to recovery.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
TRACTION BARNS BURN.
NEW YORK FTREMFN BURIED IN
RUINS WHEN WALL FALLS
INTO AN ALLEY.
LOSS NEARLY S1,5OO,O 900.
Priest Administers Last Sacrament to
Capt. Ryan, Who Was Horri-
bly, Crushed.

NEW YORK, April Sire early to-
day destroyed the combined carbarn and
power plant of the New York City Rail
way company, covering the greater part
of the block bounded by LenoX avenue
and One Hundred and Forty-seyenth
street and Seventh avenue The loss
will reach nearly 81 100000 More than
500 cars burned and the plant, except for
the electrical department., was destroyed.
Fire Captain Killed
One fireman, Capt. j. Ryan, was killed
under a falling wall, and half Il dozen
tiremen and others were injured. None
of the injured is in a serious condition.
Wall Buries Scores.
The fire started in the repair room and
spread with great rapidlty. Capt. Ryan's
engine with his crew and the crews of
two other engines were working in an
alley outside the building when an eX-
plOsion ripped out the wall, sending tons
of brick down on the tiremen, carrying
down the fire escapes on the rear of a row
of fiat houses, and buryiHg half 4 dozen
firemen in the ruins.
A hundred men set to work to dig
IIieII comrades out OF the RUNS, Nhlle
scores of others turned their attention to
the flat houses to which the fire had
spread.
Pathetic Death of Ryan.
Capt. Ryan was the first man taken
out. He was horribly crushed. but still
alive when taken out, and laid on the
ground i'll the rain. There priest knelt
by his side and administered the last sac
raments a moment before Ryan died.
One by one the other tiremen were dug
out and hurried away to hospitals. In
the meantime the fire in the car barn had
practically burned itself out, and the flat
houses in the rear had been damaged to
the extent of $4,000. Three hundred
open cars valued at $500 each which
had been stored in the barn were de
stroyed. -.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
EDDY TRUSTEES
ARE NOW SUED.
Latest IdaneuVer Of Plaintiffs in Chris
tian Science Fight-Say Woman
Is Incompetent.

CONCORD, \. H., April "a supple
mental bill in equity called forth by tie
recent announcement that the property
of Ms. Mary Baker G. Eddy had been
Transferred to three trustees was filed in
tie McyGimac county court today by the
original romplainants OF next friends"
in tho auit FOR an accounting of Mrs.
Ediy's ~rJpcrty.
Tic bill flied today is the answer of
Tie confPiainantg to the motion made by
the defendants last Tuesday. that the
three trustees, Archibald Mcclellan of
Boston, Henry NJ Baker Of Bow, and Jo
Biah f. Fernald OF this city, be substitut-
ed for trc next friends" and be empow-
ercl TO prosecute the suits against the
defendants III the case, who are all prom
incnt sncmbers Of the Christian Science
church
Trustees as Defendants.
The answer. in the form Of a supple
mental petition, asks that the three trus-
tees be added to the list of defendants
on the ground that the trustees are
working for the same end as the orig
inal defendants, that is, that they are
unduly influencing Mrs. Eddy and man
aging her property to their own pur-
poses.
Mrs Eddy Still Incompetent
The bill also asks that the deed of
trust be vacated on the ground that
Mrs Eddy was not competent to execute
it and it was Il device contriyed by the
defendants to defeat the original suit
Judge Robert y. Chamberlain issued
an order that all the defendants includ-
ing the original defendants and three
trustees shall appear in court on April
10 to make answer to the petition filed
today
Baker and Fernald. the two local men
among the added defendants.
Peabody Explains Suit.
BOSTON, Mass, April 6.-Frederick
w Peabody of this city, of counsel for
the compliments i'll the suit for an &C
counting Of the property of Mary Baker
e. Eddy. in q statement with reference
to the deed of trust proceedings said to-
day:
THE status of the three alleged trus-
tees will not be assumed, but must be
proven. They are not trustees if the
Instrument upon which they rely is in
valid and the validity of the instrument
can be determined only by judicial
determination through examination of
the person who made it.
"Ihe attempted creation of the trust
Is an admission Of the incompetency of
Mrs Eddy personally to administer her
business and property; and such an ad-
mission involved the further admission of
ncompetency to dispose of it by deed of
trust or otherwise.
II am confident we shall have no diff
Guilty in having the alleged trust instrU-
ment inyalidated because of Mrs. Eddy's
condition of mental unSOundneSs."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
NO FORTUNE FOR EVELYN.

PITTSBCRG. Pa. April S.-"The
statement that Mrs William Thaw has
or had settled S250.OO0 on Mrs. Harry
X. Thaw is untrue and might be char
acterized by even stronger language"
said Frank Semple, financial agent Of
Mrs William Thaw today.
Mrs. Thaw has not settled S2JO.0O0
or any other sum on Mrs. Harry +.
Thaw and so far as | know she has no
intention of so doing.
The rumors, which seem TO arise
when other affairs in connection with the
case are dull. are very annoying TO Mrs.
Thaw and the rest IF the family and
hope this denial will settle tie matter"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
BABY INSURANCE NO GOOD
Society Which Offered to Pay for Their
Advent Surprised at Population
Increase and Quits.

BOSTON. Mass. april S.-Swamped
b. the births it was organized to pro-
mote, the American Birth Insurance So
cIety has gone into the hands of receiv-
ers, and the supreme court has been asked
TO decide the disposition of $1,000 on
hand.
The society started operations about
two years ago and was intended to pay
$3.50 to $500 upon the birth of a baby
in the family of poiicyholder, the idea
being that many families avoided chill
dren because of the expense attendant
upon their coming.
Though it secured much new business.
the society was unable to keep up with
the births it had to pay for, and decided
to quit business while still solvent.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
NORWEGIAN CREW IS RESCUED.
Taken Off Dlsmasted Bark and Landed
Safely at Norfolk

ish steamship Olive Moore passed in the
Virginia capes this afternoon having
aboard the rescued crew of the Norwe-
gian bark Hereford which was dismast-
ed i'll the fierce coast storm Of April 1.
and abandoned when the Olive Moore
responded to distress signals.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
BUDDHIsTs GREET CHRISTIANS.
Three Thousand Send Respects to Fedora
ton in Toxic.

TOXIC. April Sat meeting of
5000 Buddhists, a committee was APP
pointed to convey the respects OF the
Buddhists to the delegates Of the World
Students Christian Federation in session
here. The delegates are being warmly
welcomed with fetes and receptions
Marquis Ito has contributed 5000 to-
ward the expenses of the federation
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
OIL PRICES GO UP AGAIN,
Standard Puts Quotations on All Refined
Grades u Cent Higher-Naphtha
Is Not Changed

CLEVELAND, O., April S.-The
Standard Oil company today put up que
tations on all grades of refined oil u cent
per gallon. The new prices are as fol-
low:
Ohio state test, 10; water white. Ohio
state test, 1912: headlight, 175 degrees.
111a; eocene. liz.
Quotations on gasoline and naphtha
ara unchanged.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
BATTLESHIP ON ROCKS
TRAFALGAR, OF ENGLISH NAVY, IN
GREAT PERIL.
Big Boat in Extremely Serious Position
Off Devils Point, Near East
Stonehouse

DEEONPORT. England. April S.
The British battlcship Trafalgar went
ashore today on the rocks off Devils
Point behind the naval yard at East
Stonehouse. while proceeding to Plym-
outh sound from Dcvonport.
AS the tide fell the Trafalgar re-
manned fast on the rocks in an extreme
ly dangerous position. 1t is believed that
her stern had been badly damaged.
Six tugs succeeded in floating the Ira
falgar an hour after she went on the
rocks. The warship was taken into the
Iarbor. where she will be locked. There
was considerable water i'll her forward
compartment.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-04-12
FIND UNDERGROUND RIVER.
Articles of Wearing Apparel Shoot Out
of Artesian Well

While Il we'll was being bored. near
Maria. Tex an underground river was
struck at u depth of 200 feet. With the
artesian flow which poured forth from
the mouth of the well came several ar
ticleS Of wearing apparel. This fact led
TO the conclusion that the river had its
source in Arizona. and that the articles
mentioned were lost in the flood at Cliff
ton Ariz.. which recently occurred.