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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
NAVY SCORES The NAVY
JULY SERVICE PUBLICATION SAYS
UGLY WORDS.
Describes the Pacific Cruise as "Inept
and Observation-Disclosures Of Con
struction Aroused.

WASHINGTON, d. C.. july 13-
Internecine strife, more serious than any
thing the battleship feet is likely to en-
counter in the Pacific, is raging in the
naval department. Further evidence of
this fact which for some time has been
patent, came to light today when the
July issue of the service publication, The
Navy, reached Washingt0n
The June issue of this puhIica+i0n ar
ralgned in severe terms defects in certain
hatte~hlps. The July number reitcrates
the charges as to the defects and adds
others, practically saying that the fight
ing power OF the battieShipS of the fleet
IS oyerated, and criticises the "inept and
amateurish manner in which the pro
posed Iaclhc cruise has been managed
Again, The Navy scores the low armOr
belt. 1t devoteS considerable space to
the kearSargc and kentucky, and de-
cIares their thirteon-inch guns could be
wrecked by prOJectileS from Il one pound
er, which could enter the turret ports
ana destroy the recol cylinders of the
great guns.
1t is charged. too. thai the officers
of these vessels, soon after their com
pletion, on going to Europe and noting
the defects OF the turret construction,
built dummy turret shields of wood in
their anxiety not to expose the warships
to ridiCule.
This attack made by The Navy. fol-
lowing on the one III the June number,
has excited much astonishment and in
dignation among many naval officers.
Probably those most thoroughly aroused
over the attacks are members Of the
bureau of construction, as the attacks
especially reflect on them.
Naval constructors say the criticism of
the navy is traceable to this personal
ambition, together with feeling against
certain officers in the bureau of cOnsruc-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
WILL FIGHT HARTMAN.
Stuyvesant Fish Asks Gov Deneen to
Be Present at Illinois Central
Meeting

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July -Stuyvesant
Fish, former president of the Illinois
Central Railroad company, has asked
Gov. Deneen of Illinois to attend meet
ing of the directors of the road III New
York next Wednesday. The governor
who is eX-ofticio member of the board.
has been informed that his services and
his vote will be important to the faction
on the directorate that opposed tho ef-
Iorts of Mr.. Hartman to secure control
of the road
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
FREE PRINCESS THIEF,
LudIrilla Won Wrede of Germany. Suf-
fering Kleptomania, Finds Commits
sioner of Medical Experts.

BERLIN, July 15.-The case against
Princess LudmilIa Won Wrede charged
with thefts of siIverware from hotels and
private residences in Berlin, Paris and
Munich in the years 19U3-06 will be
called today at Guestrow, Meckienburg
The prosecutor will enter a noIle PROSE-
qui. A commission Of medical experts
has found that at the time of the COM
mission of the acts charged. the princess
was kIeptoman:ac. Charges of receiv-
ing stolen property preferred against
her husband. Prince AdoIph. and her
travelling companion Fraeulein Wiedig,
will also be dismissed \ butler in the
employ of the family named Glase. who
attempted to use his knowledge Of the
thefts TO obtain a sum of money from
the princess was recently sentenced to
nine months imprisonment for attempted
blackmail
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
MYSTERY OF
:. CENTURY %

NlcOlai swore out q complaint against
her mother in Odessa. The woman was
arrested and preparations started for
the trial.
This, however, was too swift a pro-
cccding for Nic0lai, and, fearing detec-
ton, she procured money from Fancy
ROsdorhney, a woman living in st. Pc
tersburg with whom she had protested
to fall in love, and fed to Helsinfors,
Finland, leaving a letter for VI. Po-
biedonostaff, telling him that fIiaI de-
v0tion prevented her appearance against
her mother. The procurator was
cIagTiHcd. but ordered the officials to
proceed with the case, The mother pro-
duced evidence that Nicolai was a girl
The procurator was enraged.
From UcIsinfors NicoIaf soon fed to
Antwerp, Belgium, changing her name
10 Nicolai Koustantineyitch. At At
we@p a banker, N. Citizens, sent her to
the United States. Arrived in Chicago
NicoIai was presented to Charles Hen
rOtiu, Belgian consul, who introduced
her 10 the Russian consul, and, after
taking out naturalization papers, Nj
coIai eventually became secretary to
Baron Schiippenbach, Russian consul.
The life Of De Raglan in Chicago
was disclosed after her death in Phoe-
nix. She smoked and drank hard, used
profane language and Travelled with 81
rapid set Of young men. She married
her first wife" when % years old
Nine years later the wife" obtained a
divorce, and then married Francis P.
BradchuIis, De Raylan's business part
ner NicOlai at once went to New York
and married Anna Davidson, an act
ress, who brought suit to get posses
sion Of the estate after De Raylans
death and sought to establish that De
Raglan was a man. Letters discovered
in the strong wooden chest in which
the dairy was found indicate that Mrs.
Anna De Raglan knew Nicolai's life
secret
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

and
a
the n A
husbands money"
only
in to
school all
n
hopelesy though
Let is
of l
United child the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

When acquitted Judge William
Houston
ity
the defense
possible
a
designations that placed Stanford White within
drinking
his
Judge blight
her caused the death Of innocent specific
the
O. is
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
OUIDAPOOR, BUT PROUD,
Writer Dislikes Publicity and Forbids
Mention of Name-Coreli Pro-
poses to Aid Her.

LONDON, July 13.-Louise De La
Rance (Ouida, the accounts of whose
poverty have just been printed. has teIe-
graphed to the Daily Mail from Niarcg-
go, Italy, saying:
4 absolutely forbid any mention of
me-"
the press urging subscriptions to insure
comfort to Ouida in her declining years
She contributes $125 herself
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
SCALES HIGH MOUNTAIN.
Five Swiss Alpinists Climb Ponciione
Cavagnols, the eooo-foot Peak That
Has Defied ALI

GENEVA, July 13.--Five Swiss AIpin-
lists have scaled the hitherto unclimbed
peak of POnciione CavagnOls in Ticino.
which is 5000 feet high. Many previous
attempts failed OWN gto the precipi-
tateness of the peak, which resembles the
Matterhorn. The latter defed climbers
for generations.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
REID TO LEAVE LONDON,
Reported That Ambassador tc Great
Britain Will Ask for Release-Drain
on Fortune Too Heavy.

LONDON. July 3.-Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid is going to Marienbad
for the cure in August, and may go home
in September. Rumors are rife that he
will ask the President to relieve him
forthwith Of the London embassy, as
the cost of entertaining nowadays in the
British capital on the scale which the
Whitelaw Reds consider necessary is 50
enormous. that even they find the drain
on their fortune too heavy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
PLOTTERS MAY GO FREE,
Alfonso Asked to Pardon Men Who
Sought Life on His Wed
ding Day.

MADRID, July ia petition signed
by many prominent persons, including
Marquis Vega de la Amigo, a former
premier, has been presented to King Al
fonso, asking a pardon for Nakens. Malta,
and Ibarra, who were recently con
victed of being concerned if the blot
against the King on his wedding day.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
WOMEN AND THEIR HUSBANDS MONEY.

Women always telling tale of about
the tragedy of not having any money they can
call their own and being obliged to ask fer 1t
from husbands who treat them like bcggars.
After reviewing the matter dspassonately, l
fess to a sneaking sympathy with the men. Where
does the money come from for the incessant de-
mands of life Just now | am desperately turn
ing over in my mind various schemes by which
living expenses may be lightened. Truth compels
me to state that l have not hit upon any. l
know that l have conveyed to my readers the
idea that am economical and thrifty. Far from
it! I of those pigheaded idealists who
are always working themselves to death and hav-
ing nothing to show for it. Plenty of people with
less to live on dress better and make more show
in the world.
Whenever | hear woman boast of being a
good manager l always take it with a grain of
salt Good management comes in mainly whom
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
FILE STOESSEL CHARGES
Russian Defender of Port Arthur Dis
regarded Orders, According to In
dictments Made Public

ST. PETERSBURG. July 15.-The
Indictment issued against Lieut.-Gen.
Stoessel the defender of Port Arthur
which has just been made public charges
him, among other things, with disregard
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
MAYOR SCHMITZ BEATEN
Loses in Appeal from Judge DUNES
Ruling-District Court Rejects
Petition.
or generate

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July IS
The district court of appeals today re-
fused to grant Mayor Eugene Schmitz
writ of mandamus compelling Judge
Dunno to set date for settlement Of
the bill of habeas corpus proceedings in
the case in which he was convicted of
extortiOn and sentenced to FIVE years in
the state prison at San Quentin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
zIoNIsM WAS NOT ENDORSED.
Rabbi Phillipson Talks OF Conference at
Frankfort, Mich.

CINCINNATI. O., July 15-Rabbi
David PhilIipson Of this city, the newly
elected president Of the central confer
ence of American rabbis, said today that
the report that the conference. at its
recent meeting in Frankfort, Mich, en-
dorsed Zionism is without any founda-
ton whatever The conference at the
central meeting in 1897 he said, adopted
a resolution opposing Zionism and no
since.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Too Much of a. Good Thing.

Didn't you get an order out of that
buyer?" demanded the head Of the
firm.
NO" replied the salesman, you see,
I didn't begin to talk business to him
until I'd given him good big din
ner"
Maybe the dinner wasn't good
enough
Il think it was too good. It gave
him dyspepsia. '-Philadelphia Press
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Utter Silence,

Charley, dear, said young Mrs. Tor
kins, sis is true that money talks?"
Il suppose So"
'You must be very fond Of silence.
After losing your money at the races
you go to the ball game and lose your
voice" Washington Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
Could Not Fool Her.

Suspicion, once planted in the human
breast, is quick and fiourlshing Of
growth. The countryman, proverbial
bait for the wicked, is more often taken
in by the innocent things than by con-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

''New designs on gold coins, eh?"
shifted Smythe, laying down his paper.
well, 1 don't care. A fellow with
some of the old designs got mine''-
Philadelphia Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19
But No One Laughed.

At an o,d-fashioned revival down in
the OzarIls woman was telling her
experience
Il used to care a lot for the vantties
of this world" she exclaimed. But
when I was saved I saw that all my
finery and jewelry and trinkets were
dragging my soul down into perdition,
and 1 took 'em all off and gave 'em to
my sister. kansas City Times.
1t Wasn't the Custom
Eve-I haven't a thing to wear.
Adam-You are not supposed to year
nything-Judge.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-07-19

A lot of trouble would be averted
if women feared men as much as they
do mice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26

a public record as Whites mistress,
then Thaw's mistress, and finally his
wife. While it is true that Harry's
mother is a foolish one, and While II
is suggested that with Evelyn Nesbits
mother both may figure as witnesses IN
the case, it Is to be hoped, for the sake
of decency, much Of their testimony
will never be given to the public.
For stanford Whites wife and grown
up family nothing but sympathy is ex-
pressed. So here we have the dramatis
personae of as much talked-of trial as
the Beecher- Tilton case. II is now
known that the line Of defense will be
emotional insanity and 1.-The unwrltten
law" We shall READ and hear much
a bout the latter Meanwhile it W ould
seem that any sympathy on the part
of the public for anyone connected
with the case. always excepting
Whites wife and family, is uncalled for
and wasted emotion. Not to prejudice
the case it can be said that White
needed killing and Thaw needs hung
ing, so far as the public welfare is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26
Organized Labor and the Church.

Grew. John Roach StratOn)
Your pastor has been serving for
several months on committee from
our Baptist conference of Chicago to
Investigate the relationship of the
church to the laboring classes of our
city. The report founded on this in
vestigation brought out the fact that
the attitude of organized labor toward
the church was characterized either by
supreme Indifference, or else by open
hostility. 1t also brought out the fact
that the Baptist churches of Chicago
are doing practically nothing, especially
designed to reach and to help this
large and influential class of our citi-
zenship. There is no good reason why
the unions should take the place of
the church among the millions OF the
laboring people in our land This has
come to pass only because our churches
are not measuring up to their respon-
sibilities and opportunities. IL the
Christians in the Baptist churches only
of Chicago would really consecrate
themselves to God, and turn away from
the other things of the world, and go
in with brave and resolute hearts, We
could turn over and reform this whole
city,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26

bravely, and with wise direction and
simplicity Roosevelt is not leading a
double life, as his enemies secretly be-
lieve. He will not be found out; be-
cause there is nothing to find out. He
is merely primitive. He has the ga1ety
and optimism that belong to youth,
and youth is not a mere physical adolf
essence: 1T is that state of soul which
men keep so long as they have not
smudged their ideals and trified with
their consciences. One may be a boy
at eighty, or man at fifteen. But
whoever has youth, has faith, and CIV
en- wisdom with faith, strength and
courage are but the other side OF the
shield Perhaps that is the meaning
of the prophecy: And little child
shall lead them From Roosevelt:
Force for Righteousness" by Will
lam Allen White in the February Nc
Clure's.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26
CONQUEST OF CANAAN' TODAY.

If readers of the Times-Republ5ca
will take advantage Of their emporium
ity, they may read in this newsps per
during the next few weeks one of the
most intensely interesting and best
stories OF the year, Booth Tarkington's
Conquest OF Canaan" the very best
piece OF fiction which could be pur-
chased from the shelves Of any book
store at $3.50. In serial form 1t will be
delivered in the Times Republican,
along with the telegraph news and
market reports OF the day, at four or
ffve weeks subscription cost, amount
ing to 80 to so cents.
"The Conquest of Canaan" is not
only good story. but carries COM
forting lesson to all parents and rela-
tives who have been sorely troubled
with. the moral wanderings Of wild
youth. It will give them courage to
hold on to the boy and keep lifting him
up until he comes back to Canaan"
his home town. In his maturer years,
and conquors it with a strength of
character and ability which is excep-
tional among men. The author Of "The
Gentleman From Indiana never lets
the interest lag in one of his stories.
The Conquest Of Canaan is said
to contain more action than any of his
previous efforts. The opening chapter
appears on page five today. Read it
and accept the story as present from
the T.-R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26
Tho Contrast.

(RaDDi II. ScnlUIaIbt lJ
When certain men must starve while
others live an luxury and extravaganza.
little mindful Of the struggling sons OF
toll to whom life has become burden
and a curse: when employers treat EN-
ployes as tools and machines and TAN
TO see In them their brothers; when
fraud, corruption, dishonesty grab and
graft and loot take place In the CITY.
the state and the federal legislative
halls; when senators are entrapped IN
land gra bling schemes and unholy
family relationships: when deacons OF
the church rent out their hotels for
low and immoral purposes because this
nets them a large income on their In
yestment; when devotees OF the church
and synagogue rent out their tumble
down, ramshackle, unlnhabitable tene-
ment houses to the poor. because they
bring them usurious returns: when the
youth of this country are stunted ana
blunted and dwarfed thru inhuman
child labor; when factories and rail-
road crossings and the murderous rail-
roads send thousands to an untimely
grave, the time has come for every
lover OF humanity to cry a halt and to
use every Influence to have such legis-
lation passed as will make these
things an impossibility in the coming
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26

tity known to any of them. This avoids
unpleasant publicity. while at the same
time taking advantage of profitable
publicity.
In removing the headquarters of the
canal commission from Washington to
Panama, extensive offices there will be
abandoned. They are the most luXuri-
ant of any ever fitted up in that city.
In the Washington office there has
been the secretary of the commission
with definite line of work, the chief
of the office in active charge I'M the
absence of the chairman, the auditing
and purchasing departments, as we'll
as a number Of other branches of the
canal work. A large force of clerks
has been maintained. 1t Is obvious
that some of these departments will
have to be retained, but it is likely that
they will be placed under bureau of
the war department, possibly again
under the insular bureau.
Perhaps Senator Bailey will enjoy
the distinguished honor" of being sem
ator for another term, but thousands of
us would prefer obscurity to being
found out.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26
Iowa Newspapers
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WHO DOES cHAssELL MEAN?
(LeMars SentineD


When mans personal dignity is
hurt he is hurt all over, and that is
where the sting comes to more than
half the political defeats of the pre-
sent day. Men go into political fights
with the idea that they are the whole
thing and that all they have to do is
assert themselves and the people will
fall into line and follow their banner
struggling to see who cam get nearest
the head of the procession, to wake
up in the morning with an awful
tired feeling and wonder how 1t all
happened, and that it what hurts
their personal feelings and leads them
to believe they have been very badly
misused. So 1t is in other walks Of
life. The struggle always has been
always will be to succeed. Half the
pleasure of success is the qualification.
that 1t affords in knowing ones
System" was right and that we knew
how to play the game, and half the
sting Of defeats In having ones idols
shattered. Every political fight leaves
its political sore heads; every business
struggle leaves the sting of defeat
with some one and every reform
movement has it's bitter opponents.
Life has its haps and mishaps, it's ups
and downs and in no place is this more
true than in the political world.
the political leader OF today may be
the political roustabout or tomorrow.
Happy indeed is the man whose per-
sonal ambition is subservient to his
will at all times and he who can take
defeat philosophically without hav-
tho tho citing forever ranking IN his
bosom, he is to be envied.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26
UPHOLD THE LAW.

EuNOr IlfneS- RepuDl1can:
+ What some men will do to bring
themselves into public limelight Is al
most amusing, especially so when
man who processes to be a preacher
Of the gospel will laA aside all the
righteous principles of his profession
and go so far as to uphold and SYM
pathize with mob. and to air his
views and ideas upon the subject from
his pulpit.
He cannot realize the effect that
sermon as the papers called it, has upon
the public at large. Not only is he
kicking the teachings of Christ to one
side and siding with the promptings
Of the devil but he is influencing the
people with the spirit that influences
the so-called mob. We all know that
the mob spoken of in his sermon abso-
lutely took the law into it's own hands
and for the time We're in a mutinous
state toward the government. II the
mob was right in breaking the law,
then it would be perfectly right for
any one to take the law into his own
hands, and we could do away with the
government.
K Even if the poor wretch who was
trial, and the proper authorities had
failed to exercise justice in the case,
there might have existed an occasion
for right-millded men and women to
express their feelings in the right way
and lay the blame to the proper par
ties, but as the case stood when the
mob. took the step they did, 1t is abso-
lutely impossible to justify the act.
No right-minded man would go so far
from his duty to the nation as to up
hold this dastardly violation of the
law and to impress upon the public
from a pulpit that such an act was
justif1able. We all admire righteous in
dignation, but abhor anything as hor-
rfble as the sympath1zing with the
mob, and our country cannot but be
censured by other nations when such
a spirit is known to exist, and any man
who sympathizes with such proceedings
can only be classed with the same.
A READER.
Euao,, Tor Ok 1on7
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-26
AH0LD your HORSES. /"

Before the reading public begins to
take sides in the Thaw trial, it is just
as well to remember the history of the
parties involved. First, the picture.
! Stanford White was man of family, a
little more than middle aged, and still
"a man about town. with all that
those words imply. For many years he
had the reputation of having several
mistresses, among them the present
wife of Harry Thaw. If we can be-
lieve what we read, White was the
protector" usually of young girls,
girls that came under his projections"
because he offered them all that money
can buy. and they voluntarily accepted
such a life for the price.
The relations of Stanford White and
Evelyn Nesbit were of this kind, con-
tinuing, it is said, for two years, and
with the knowledge of Harry Thaw.
After the victim comes the murderer.
His public career as prodigal son
filled the papers for several years. His
present wife was his mistress for two
years. and the public remembers the
refusal of respectable hotels to admit
them on his return from Europe He
was and is an all round rake, dis
grace to his parents, and also to any
one that associated with him. Harry
Thaw's wife, Evelyn Nesbit that was.
was chorus girl in "Fioradora with