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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
GROCERY ROBBED OF
FRUIT AND TOBACCO

The grocery store Of Walter Cornell at
ia Hoepital street was broken into on
Saturday night. and fruit. tobacco and
matches valued at $40 was stolen.
Entrance 10 the store was gained by
breaking q pane Of glass from a resr win
dow. view OF which is prevented BY
high board fence.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
District Court Notes

In the district court this morning John
Anderson pleaded not guilty TO assault
ing Mary Berry and he was held for
trial on Friday in surety ~ 5000.
Joseph Iafelli was fined 50 and costs
for playing dice on Sunday.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29
FUSE BURNING OUT
FRIGHTENS A WOMAN

Margaret c. Cheetham. while on an Ed
dy street car at IL IS this morning. was
rendered unconscious by fright or shock
when one OF the fuses blew out and she
was taken TO her home at 7S3 Eddy street
and attended by Dr. Sullivan, and soon
revived.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

Bishop fox Urges Parents to Watch Off
spring-Dangerous Season Between
New Years and Lent.

; KAUKAUNA, Wis, Feb. 1-[Spe-
.ciaI. Bishop Fox, head of the Green
Bay diocese. has issued a circular letter
giving some admonitions to Catholics
He warns his people against dangerous
'amusements, and urges that the proper
place for children after dark is at home
He also announces that Father Fitz-
maurice of Appleton will act as diocesan
visitor of schools and that lie will make
his ad limina visit to Rome after Eas-
ter. The circular says in part:
1t has, no doubt, been your observation
we'll mine, that the time between
New Years and Lent is Il special harvest
time of the prince of this world, in which
he seems particularly active in his ncfa-
rious work of tempting poor. mOrtals to
sin. But pastors must warn parents to
watch over their children lest they attend
amuSementS of a dangerous character, such
as DrOmiscuOus public dances.
Again. parents should see that their chill
dren sons and daughters, arc kept off the
public streets after dark. How Christian
father or mother can close their eyes in
sleep without their children being safe in
bed is beyond my understanding.
In this connection L desire to say that
public amuscments on Sundays, such as
theaters. card parties, etc, which are got
Ten up for the revenue there is in them,
are not according to the spirit OF holy
church.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
USE KNIFE ON AUTHOR.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich's Throat Trouble
Forces Him to Operation-Mrs. Long
worth and Gov. Folk Are III.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 4.-Thomas
Bailey Aldrich, the author, underwent a
surgical operation Saturday at the
Homeopathic hospital in this city, and
reported to be doing very well, with the
chances of speedy recovery excellent.
Mr. Aldrich has for some time been suf-
fering from the grip, and necessity for
an operation in his throat developed from
this. Mr.. Aldrich though somewhat adj
vanced in years, has been in fine health
until this winter.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. Airs.
Alice Roosevelt LOngWorth is i'll with
what is stated to be a slight attack of
grip. The President and Mrs. Roose-
welt spent some time at the LOngwOrth
home Sunday and We're very much con-
cerned about their daughters health
when they were informed that her tenn
perature mad gone up to 102. Mrs.
Longworth contracted a severe cold
while attending the white house recep-
ton last Thursday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. 4
GOV. Folk is threatened with pneumonia.
CLEAN, \. Y, Feb. 4.-FOrmer Gov.
Higgins is slightly improved i'll his CON
dition.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Feb. 4-George J.
Grammer, vice president of the New
York Central (west), who was operated
upon LOT Jauhulce carry III JaHudlS oui
fered a relapse Sunday and the family
was called. At midnight he was pro-
nounced out of danger.
KARLSRUHE, Feb. 4.-Cruwn Prin-
cess Victoria of Sweden is i'll here with
influenza.
OMAHA. Neb., Feb 4-Nice Presi-
dent and General Manager Mohler of the
Union Pacific, has been i'll with pneu-
monia at the Auditorium Annex, Chica-
go, for a week. He is now thought to
be out of danger
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

| per minute, according to the weight
and character Of the snow and ice en-
Countered Close and continual watch
fulness is necessary on the part OF the
| pilot, for the character Of the snow
| mass encountered may change with
| scarcely moments warning from
loosely drifted fakes to densely packed
snow incrusted with ice, and mayhap
with ice formations four or five inches
thick scattered through it. Into some
portions of the vast snow coVerlet the
| rotary may plunge with impunity at a
per minute, while banks Of soft snow
permit speed of say twelve miles per
hour. However, an Indicator in the
pilot house records every tiuctuation IN
the resistance offered by the snow bar
rIers and a pneumatic whistle enables
the pilot to quickly signal for any de-
sired change Of speed.
The snow depths at some of the high
or attitudes of the American Alps are
almost incredible, but a big rotary,
working like a herculean augur and
tossing aside its snow borings like
chips driven out of q fan blower In
a planning mill, could actually burroW
to any depth if there were any way
to get rid Of the snow thus excavated.
The whole principle of the armored car
with the big wheel churning the snow
before it is so simple that once 1t mad
been devised railroad men wondered
that they had not hit upon the scheme
loEg ago.
There are places where the work of
the rotary plows in keeping open the
trail for the iron horses is ably aug
mented, on the principle of prevention,
by great snoWSheds-stout fences or
wooden tunnels designed to keep the
snow from drifting over the tracks
but it is probable that had the eff
cheney Of the modern rotary maryels
been anticipated, many railroads would
noj have expended as much money as
they did some years ago in construct
ing snoWsheds. Thirty-tvo miles OF
snowsheds. costing S64 q foot, or nearly
S11 100000 in the aggregate, represents
the price one transcontinental railroad
had to pay before it could successfully
operate its trains over the Rocky noun
tain division.
Nowadays the rotaries cost something
like $4,000 each, but even at that price
they represent a great saving over
snowsheds which, aside from their first
cost. eat up thousands Of dollars in re-
pairs every year. Moreover, the ro-
taries have been instrumental in saving
countless liyeS-not merely by carrying
aid and food to snoW-bound trains and
snow-bound villages, but also by reduc-
ing the number Of casualties among
railroad men engaged in fighting the
snow.-Waldon Fawcett in st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
NEGROES ASK PRESIDENT.
National Fair for Their Race Is Planned
in Alabama-Ohio Fight Over
Colored Man Bitter.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. A negro ma
tiOnal fair will be held in this city in
November 1907. \ feature will be the
exhibit of inventions and craftsmanship
Of negroes. \ large amount of space
will be used by Chicago negroes. An
invitation will be extended to the Presi-
dent of the United States to visit and
open the fair.
CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 4.-Because
of the fight at Cincinnati over the pro-
posed appointment of Ralph w. Tyler.
negro, as collector of customs at that
place, President Roosevelt has been
asked to change his plans and name a
negro as collector in Cleveland to sue
coed Charles w. Leach. There has been
Il boom started for II. +. Eubanks, cx-
representative and proprietor OF Il barber
shop.
President Roosevelt has been told by
an Ohio Republican representative that
if he dominates Il negro in Cincinnati he
could not hope to see Il successful fight
maintained against the FOraker-Dick or
ganizatiOn III that state The position
pays $4,000 year, which is 5000 more
than the famous DR.. Crum of Charles
ton, S. c., gets. A negro collector in
New York receives $4,000 and Register
Lyons of the United States treasury
$500.
Senators Foraker and Dick will have
themselves alone to blame for TyIer's
case. They wrote the letters that Tyler
took TO President Roosevelt that made
the latter think the negro just the man
for the place.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
PUSHESH0ME RULE BILL
SENATOR ROEHR'S PLANS FOR A
GREATER MILWAUKEE"
Some of the Provisions of the Measure
to Be introduced at Madison Show
Scope of the Effort.

MADISON. Wis. Feb. Ii Especial |,
Senator Roehr is gradually perfccting
details of the Greater Milwaukee bill"
This measure will provide that within.
three mouths after the passage and pub
Ication of the act the mayor of any city
OF the first class shall call Il charter
convention, TO be made up us follows:
Ten members of the city council to he Sc
lectcd by the mayor. All political parties
shall be represented as pruportionatCly as
possible I'm this selection.
Seven members of the Senate and Assem-
bly, residing in Milwaukee, county, and to be
Senate and Assembly, acting Jointly
Ten citizens OF Milwaukee TO be appointed
by the mayor of milwaukee,.
Ten citizens of milwaukee, to he appointed
by the governor of the state of Wisconsin.
Two representatives each Of various
boards TO he designated in the bill, to he
appointed by the presiding officer of each OF
the respective bodies. The two representa-
tiVcS in each ease to be appointed by the
presiding officer of each Of the respective
bodies.
Section > describes the organization of
the charter convention. to be held in the
city hall ut 4 time to be designated by
the mayor. The permanent chairman
shall be elected from the membership.
The other sections provide:
Section 3. The convention shall make
study OF the needs of cities Of the first class
with respect to further charter legislation.
so that 1t shall be able to present to the
next LcgiSlatu 4 measure that shall con
fer upon cities of the first class n cnmprc-
hCnSivc home rule charter.
Section f. Various departments of the
cities of the first class are ordered ard dt-
rcctcd to supply to the charter convention
such information and assistance as 1t can
render. cities Of the first class are Cmpow-
cred to appropriate monies from their funds
as shall be sufficient TO carry out the pro-
visions of this act.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
SENATOR DRYDEN IS OUT
RETIRES FROM RACE FOR RE-ELEC-
TON BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH.
Announcement Means Victory for La
Toilette and Colby in Effort to De-
feat Him-Breaks Deadlock.
TRENTON. \. J., Feb. 4.-TSpeciaLl

TRENTON. \. j., Feb. 4.-TSpecial. I
Everett Colby, formerly of Milwaukee,
and now an anti-machine leader in this
state. has won his fight as leader in the
revolt against the reelection of United
States Senator J. Z. Dryden.
There was deadlock in the vote. and
Dryden's election was still far off when
his secretary last night issued this state
ment:
Mr. Dryden has authorized the withdraw
al of his name as 4 candidate for reelection
to the United States Senate. His phySi-
clans in imperative terms. have warned
him of the danger to his health of attend
ing the public meeting arranged at his re-
quest, to be held at Trenton ON Monday.
Senator La Toilette sIumped the state
last fall against Dryden. aiding Mr. Col
by. who won his state senatorship in
spite of the machine. which Dryden CON
tFOlled. Colby Knocked out Mai. Carl
Lentz, the boss Of Essex county. and
led the campaign for the dethronement
of Dryden. He declared that he would
not vote for Dryden or any other man
who would buy his election as he de
clared Dryden had done.
An offer of the gOvernorship was made
to Colby if lie would make one speech
under the auspices of the machine in the
recent campaign Colby didn't make the
speech.
declare that his ambition to remain in
the Senate was based solely on a desire
to stave off the threatened legislative in
vestigation of the Prudential Insurance
company, which he conceived and Great
ed and controls. and which has furnished
him with 4 fortune Of at least 100000
600.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
Jim CROW" WITNESS BOX
Negro Soldiers at Brownsville Hearing
Not Invited Into Same Room with
Senate Committee.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 4.-The
investigation by the Senate committee
on military affairs of the Brownsville,
Texas, ARRAY was begun today. A score
of negro soldiers of the Twenty-ffth in
fantry, discharged from the army with
out honor because of their alleged par
ticipation were in attendance, but they
were not invited into the committee room
as a whole They were assigned to an
unused end of corridor near the room.
There was only one white man in the
group Of witnesses. During the assem-
bling of the committee, which was
ather slow, senators referred cOntinu-
ally to the proceedings as the trial." and
were as often compelled to correct the
term and call it a hearing.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 1.-The
court martial for trial of Major G. W.
Penrose, Twenty-ffth infantry, charged
with neglect of duty in connection with
the Brownsville incident, opened at Fort
Sam Houston today. Col. Glenn. Twen-
ty-third infantry. represents Major Pen
rose. and Capt. Charles Kay appears as
Judge advocate Major PenrOse was ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty. Forty
citizens of Brownsville are here as wit
ueSSeS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
CANAL JOB IS FINANCED
PANAMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
BACKS w. J. OLIVER
Capital Is 100000, of Which 81 $780,,
900 Will Be Used as a Starter
for the Big Project.

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 4.-The Pana-
ma Construction company, formed to
finance the Panama contract bid for Will
liam ]. Oliver of Knoxville, Tenn, incor-
porated today. The capital authorized
is S5.O00,O0O, but the company will be-
gin business with S1,500,000. The prin-
cipal Office will be in New York city.
The directors named are John +. Nc
Donald. John Peirce. Robert \. c.
Smith. William II. Sayre and George +.
Hartman, all of New York city; Will
liam J. Oliver of Knoxville, Tenn;
Charles II. Ackert, Robert 4 Chester
and Patrick J. Brennan of Washington;
George PIERCE of Frankfort. Me; Pat
rick L. Walsh of Davenport, Ia: and
Robert Russell of Lynchburg, Va.
Each of the directors subscribed for
$4,000 of the capital stock. The certif-
cate says that the compan. will do and
perform every act and thing necessary
to be done by the contractor employed by
the government to construct the canal.
which a corporation organized III New
York state may lawfully do"
Superintendent of Public Work +. G..
Stevens, who is associated with Mr..
Oliver as financial hacker, is not named
III the certificate.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

at the forward end of a rotary resem-
bies the propeller of a steamship or a
giant electric fan, although, of course,
it has many more blades than either Of
these
The wheel of the average rotary
snow fighter is from to u feet in
diameter and consists of a series of
hollow, cone-shaped steel scoops, each
equipped with q bnife-like piece of
metal. As the wheel revolves at high
speed, these blades strike the snow
and ice loosening it and throwing it
into the scoops The wheel proper Is
..:losed in a metal hood, at the top of
which is square opening or funnel.
BY the revolution Of the wheel, the
snow caught up by the scoops is thrown
through this opening with great force,
and the funnel is SO shaped that the
snow is hurled in an oblique direction
and caused to fall at a distance of from
% to 100 feet from the side Of the
track, according to the speed at which
the wheel is being operated. Moreover,
falling snow does not descend upon the
top of the rotary and bury the machine
III drift of its own making.
The rotary pillow, like the old-fash-
Toned type Of push pillow, is propelled
by a couple of powerful locomotives
but the power for operating the great
propeller is contained within the pillow
itself. This is supplied by an engine
somewhat resembling a marine engine
but capable of developing almost as
tary must withstand the force of push
ing engines behind, as well as counter
act the side motion of the great whir-
ring wheel, and consequently the roof
and sides, as we'll as the framework,
are Of metal, and the machinery is set
as near the ground as possible, in or
der to help steady" this energetic me-
chanical toiler. The weight of the av-
prage rotary, complete with tender for
fuel and water, is more than 100 tons.
At the forward part of the plow is the
pilot house. wherein is stationed the
pilot who directs the operation of the
rotary and communicates the necessary
instructions to the engineers of the To-
c1mOtiyeS in the rear.
\ giant rotary can force its way
through almost any snow barriers ut
speed of from four to six miles per
hour as minimum. The ponderous.
Knife-armed wheel spins around at
sDeed of from 80 to 800 revolutions
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
TAKE WISCONSIN MILK.
EMBARGO in Fever District Raised Except
at Genoa Junction-Strict In
spection Everywhere.

KENOSHA, Wis, Feb. 1.-[Special.
The shipping of milk from the fever in
tested districts in this county was re-
sumc5 this morning under a strict in
spection by physicians appointed by the
Wisconsin board of health. The embar-
90 has not as yet been lifted from Genoa
Junction, but the farmers are being per-
mitted to ship inspected milk from Rich-
mond and other points. 1t IS claimed
that the scarlet fever epidemic at Genoa
is abating and no new cases are reported
today. None of tie milk from the dis
trict is being shipped 10 Milwaukee.
CHICAGO H.. Feb. 1.-Peter Hoff-
man. chairman of the city council
committee on health, sat in judgment
yesterday on the scarlet fever epidemic.
The long-haired inquiry" was brief and
took on the properties Of a love feast.
The report of the committee will be II,
commendation of Health Commissioned
Whalen. who still insists that there is
nothing serious in Chicago's health
condition
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
CHURCH BOXING FATAL.
Bout in Parish House Gymnasium May
Develop Manslaughter Case-Physical
Instructors Are Arrested.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-''Jaci'' Ma
son, a young athlete who has been UNI
conscious more than a week in an up
town hospital, received the blow which
caused his injury and will result in his
death in a boxing bout at the parish
house OF st. Barthoiomew:s church, one
of the richest and most famous Episco
pal churches in New York.
Mason was matched to spar with
youth of his own weight, "A pounds.
The name of his opponent was not given.
The two were to go three rounds. They
seemed to be evenly matched. In the
third round during a rally in which
Mason slipped and went to the floor, his
opponent excitedly followed up his adj
vantage and as Mason arose let fly Il
right handler. 1t struck Mason on the
side of the skull and toppled him back
ward, his head striking the hardwood
9Oor.
Thomes Shorteil and Alfred G. Har-
vey, boxing instructor and physical direc
tor. respectively, We're held in $500
bail each to await developments.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
IN OLD "LYCEUM" DAYS.
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The golden days of the lecture plat
form are past, and the lecture bureau
is no longer the active feature of the
intellectual life that it was fifty or
even twenty-five years ago. At one tlme
almost every town. East and West,
had its lecture course each winter.
Many were the adventures experienced
by the lecturers as they penetrated the
provincial parts of the country to de-
liver their messages of wisdom or
amusement. Sometimes a concert by the
Mendelssohn Quintet Club, or some
other musical organization, was sand
wiched in between two lectures.
Thomas Ryan-a member of the fam
Gus quintet club-in The RecollectiOns
Of an Old Museum" tells of the recep-
ton Of a young woman lecturer in
small Wisconsin town:
lit was q young mems society which
had summoned her, made up Of very
Youthful members. When she reached
the station the entire association was
lined M to meet her, and she was cere-
moniously introduced, then and there,
to each one. AS the weather was ex-
tremely cold the process was an ordeal.
This over. the leader wiped his brow
and looked about as If asking what to
do next. Miss Andrews suggested the
hotel. A one-horse sleigh was produc-
ed the leader handed the lecturer in,
got in himself and offered her the reins.
She declined, saying he knew the horse
and way better than she. The young
fed that he had shown the guest of the
society every courtesy possible.
That evening the whole association
again met and escorted the lecturer to
the hall The room was packed
On the stage was an Old-fashioned
settee with legs in the middle and at
each end When Miss Andrews sat
down the affair tilted with her. A
large heavily built clergyman came in
and seated himself on the other end
Up went the settee and up went Miss
Andrews until her feet no longer touch
ed the floor The audience giggled and
Miss Andrews laughed; there was moth
ing else to do
The lecturer scanned the house.
Foremost, leaning with folded arms
on the edge of the stage, sat a young
man in red flannel shirt who never
took his eyes off the lady on the plat
form.
Finally the reverend giant rose to in
troduce the lecturer. This suddenly LET
Miss Andrews end of the settee down
with a thud
The clergyman was long-winded, and
the red-Shirted young man became rest
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

Probably the most picturesque phase
OF American railroad operations is
found in the manner in which the
steam roads of the West battle with
the giant snowdrifts Of the mountain
regions. This novel activity is seen in
It's most spectacular form on the higher
levels Of the Rocky mountains. The
largest rotary snow pillow in the world
Is In service on that engineering mar
vel, the Moffat railroad in Colorado,
and the manner in which it bores
through the great white banks that
block the steel-tracked highway has
solved one Of the most perplexing prob
Ic.ns Of operating a railroad more than
1900 feet above the level of the sea.
IN the early days of railroading in
III" region beyond the Mississippi river
the familiar hand shovel was the main
dependence for clearing the tracks, and
after every heavy fall Of "the beauti-
ful' m army Of men that included ev-
cry available employee Of the road was
hurried TO points where blockades
might be expected. Locomotives, in
strings of two, three or four were also
hurled against the drifts in an effort
to dislodge the troublesome masses of
ICY crystals.
As solution for this aforementioned
Inakcshift some genius invented the
push plow, a huge wedge-shaped struc-
turc on wheels, which bucks the
drifts, impelIed by the force of several
powerful locomotives behind it, and If
the snow barriers be not too heavy, can
force pathway through the mass.
However, the fact that even the heavi-
est snow plows are ofttimes batfIed
10y the drifts in the mountains indi-
Gated the necessity for a yet more DOW
crful type of snow fighter, and thus in
time there was evolved the snow plOw
known rs the rotary, which has revolu-
tiOnizcd the methods of fighting snow
ana is represented in the rolling stock
Of every railroad that is liable to feel
the grip Of the western blizzard
in the principle OF It's operation the
rotary Is radically different from all
other designs of snow pIows, for in
stead of being anything in the nature
Of a scoop or shovel that shoves the
snow aside, its chief working mechan-
ism consists of monster wheel which
burrows through the snow. tossing the
more or less feecy material in every
direction. The wheel or snow screw