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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-20

Molly Pitcher, Harriet Beeeher Stowe,
Susan B. Anthony, and Clara 81. Bar
ton. The only woman in Statuary Hall
in the Capitol a Washington Is Frances
Willard The appreciative people Of
Connecticut wanted 10 erect monument
to Mrs Harriet Beecher Stove. but her
son, the Rev. Charles z. stowe, argued
that no mere useless or unsightly way
of wasting money. generally speaking,
Is known TO man than that which finds
expression in the status nuisance. The
ordinary bronze statue ought TO be re-
garded as terrible penalty TO be IN
ficted only on great offenders against
society, like Adam, Capt, Kidd, or Bene-
diet Arnold
Miss Gertrude Haynes has the honor
Of organizing and maintaining the first
successful woman theatrical company
Women fiji all the parts In the play, ex-
cept the villain. All the executive posi-
tions, even the property man and 'ad-
vance agent" are taken by members Of
the gentler sex. Miss Haynes is a tiny
woman less than five feet high, and
weighs just two pounds over hundred.
She is from Bloomingdale. Ind. where
she shares honOTs with James Whit
comb Riley, Booth Harrington, and
George AIDE, the Hoosier celebrities She
began as a village choir singer, then or
ganized small concert company. She
is the inventor of "a big organ, which
she plays herself once when some pro-
fessionaI bill-posters refused to act under
petticoat orders, this versatile little VIC
man tucked MP her skirts at = con-
yenient and decorous angle and did the
work herself Her pluck In beating the
strike OF the bill-posters proved such
a good advertisement that her show was
an unparalleled success.
TO-morrOw-Eankee Business In
Genuity.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-20
s.eYFAIENTs OLE VESSEL

10y EAiENfs OF yESsELs-Tbe following move
Eents Of vessels were reported to the Bureau
q Navigation:
Af''ea-Apu 10. Arkansas at Annapolis Anil
Is Princeton at Acapulco. Cbirapo ana -
ton at Amepala' Milwaukee al santa Bsrbars.
Buffalo az Mare Island
saiied-Aprl ls Nevada from Annspolis for ~,
ioiAi Des Moines from Guantanamo for Havana.
Hannibal from Philadelphia for Haur,fon ~,
AJAX rom Baltimore for Hampton Roads. ~.
mower rom San Juan fer Washington. ScorDior
nom san Juan for Santiago de Cuba Bufslo
from SaUsalito for Mare Island
Kansas commissioned yesterlsy. nav vs-7 &c.,.
Island 1850 1850
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
IMPORTATION CHARGE.
Suit Against Allis- Chalmers Company in
Chicago Court-Men from Lon
don on Stand

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 26.-Hearing Of
the charge of the United Mates against
the Ailis-Chalmers company for the al
legged Importation into America of Rob
ert Jones and three other employees of
the Allis-Chalmers plant i'll London was
begun before a jury in Judge Landis'
court yesterday.
Jones was the first witness to testify,
lie said lie and nine others empIoycd
as modrrs at the British plant were sent
10 Montreal and that :" \. Hoffman.
foreman ut Montreal arranged for the
transportation of the party to Chicago.
Tie party is alleged to have come
into the United States via Niagara, after
failing 10 secure admission through other
ports. When the men went to the Chi
cago plant and found a strike on they
refused to Uor, and appealed to the
government officials. Hhe Chicago branch
of Allis-ChalmcrS company denies inn
porting the men.
The government relies upon the al
legged ownership Of the Chicago and
Montreal plants by practically the same
persons to secure conviction. The penal
~ sought is the imposition of Il fine Of
$1,000 for each of the workmen said to
have been imported.
The hearing was continued today. the
three employees giving testimony similar
to that of Jones'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
RELIEF FOR INDIANS.
Senate Committee Provides for Sale of
Lands-Spooner Cannot Attend
AlgeT Funeral

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan &c
dian affairs adopted an amendment to
the Indian appropriation bill which will
permit all Oneida Indians to nlc petition
before the United States district court
if they desire to remove restrictions
which now cloud their property. There
are some 1900 Of these Indians residing
in the vicinity Of Green Bay.
Under the act alloting their lands, the
government 50 wOrded the law as to pre-
vent an Indian of this tribe from dSpos-
ing of any portion of his property or to
mortgage it, These Indians have now
reached such n stage Of civilization and
self-support that they believe they are
thoroughly capable to manage their own
affairs. The amendment adopted today
will permit an Oneida Indian to petition
United States courts to sell or mortgage
their property, and puts it entirely with
in the jurisdiction Of such court to grant
or deny the petition.
Senator Spooner. named as one OF the
senatorial committee to accompany the
remains of Senator Alger to Detroit
stated that he would not be able to ac-
cept the detail He said he had many
pressing matters to which he must at
tend and could not spare the time ncccS-
Sary to make the journey to Detroit.
Senator La Toilette today received n
letter from Assistant Attorney General
Titus advising him that he will arrive
in Washington this afternoon. Mr. III
tuS. however, did not state whether any
particular business brings him to Wash
ingtOu.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
{. M. POST is DIVORCED.
Man That Started Sensational Dis
closures Regarding Methods of So
licitors for Town Topics.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2G.-Edwin VI.
Post, banker and member of the stock
exchange, has been divorced from his
wife. Mrs. Emily Bruce Post on statu-
tory grounds. Their two sons have been
given into her custody.
The decree was issued more than
month ago i'll this city, the verdict being
sealed.
The Posts have Tuxedo country
home and a town house. Mrs. Post is
we'll known in society. Mr.. Post is a
member of the Larchmont, the Tuxedo,
the Union League, and other clubs. Mrs.
Post, it is understood, still owns her TUX
edo home, and i'll the suit no alimony was
asked by her attorneys.
The arrest on July II last year of
Charles L. Able on a charge of attempt
ed eXtortion made by Mr.. Post started
the sensational scandal revolving around
Town Topics, which has been so much IL
the newspapers since.
Able was a solicitor for the Society
Editors association and he sought n
subscription for Il work called Amer
ica's Smart Set $500 being the sub
scription price. In asking for the sub
Scription he said, according to Post:
Mr. Post, let me call your attention
to the fact that we have in our office
some matters that You probably might
not like to see printed
Mr. Post at first refused to subscribe.
but later laid a trap for Able. His ar
rest brought out all the scandal revolving
around 'Fads and Fancies" and other
enterprises of the men who managed
Town Topics.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
BLOW TO CANAL CONTRACT
Oliver May Not Get Job, Despite Presi-
dents Acceptance of His Prom
Use, 1t Is Said
WASHINGTON. u. c. Jan

WASHINGTON, u. C.. Jan. Is
Another blow hit the plan today to
build the Panama canal by contract.
That William J. Oliver Knoxville,
Tenn. is to build the Panama canal at
his bid Of G&4 per cent. of the cost of
construction was decided at Il conference
at the white house Saturday between
President Roosevelt, Secretaries Root
and Taft, and r. X. Rogers, general
counsel Of the isthmian canal commits
sion.
Mr.. Oliver satisfied the President lie
could produce the SJ.0OO.O0O backing re
quited and was then told he could have
the contract, provided that within the
next ten days he associates himself with
at least two Independent contractors.
Representatives of Macarthur &
kilIespie this afternoon. however. de-
clared that they must decline all Sug-
gestionS looking toward Il combination
with any other bidder. Oliver has stated
the one with which he would associate
himself. They claim the Oliver bid is
too low.
NEW ORLEANS, La. Ian. 2S.-Al-
bert GodchauX. president of the New
Orleans Progressive union, today sent
Il lengthy telegram to President ROoSe-
welt urging the claims of Louisiana, the
Mississippi valley and the central west
in the reorganization of lstlmian canal
affairs. The Presidents attention is
called to the fact that New Orleans is
York. and that the entire Mississippi
valley would be benefited by having some
of the isthmian ships sail from New
Orleans.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
IN THE HOUSE.

unanimously in favor of charging and max
ing more efficient the field and coast artil-
Icry. An interesting political discussion
grew cut of the SOCalled political purity
bill prohibiting corporations from making
money contributions in connection with DO
Htical elections. The bill was passed A
bill was passed authorizing the secretary Of
commerce and labor to investigate and re
port upon the industrial, social, moral. edu
cational and physical condition of women
and child workers in the United States ="
The measure already has passed the Sen
ate. After the passage of Il number of bills
under suspension of the rules the House
passed the District of Columbia appropria
ton bill
The House on January % passed the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill,
which carries over $4,000, 900, and the mill
tary academy appropriation bill, carrying
$1,915,4S3. During the consideration of the
diplomatic bill, speeches were made by
Representative Sherley of Kentucky on the
treaty making power" Representative
Slayden of Texas. who urged more liberal
recognition t OF me SCUM III GplGnatf ap
worth of Ohio, in favor of the United States
owning the residences of its foreign repre-
SentatveS.
In the House on the 23rd the pension ap-
preparation bill afforded an opportunity for
speeches by Mr.. Hayes of California fay-
orlng the exclusion of Japanese coolies: by
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio on the tariff and by
Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana and Mr.. Taylor
of Ohio on pension legislation. Without
der the fve-minute rule, the House at AS
p, m. adjourned.
The House on January p passed
ing a total of $13S, 100000 An
amendment offered by Mr. Dalzci
restoring the number of pension agencies
to eighteen was defeated by vote of 53 to
ia, and one by Gardiner of Michigan to
abolish all agencies and centralze the pay
ment of pensions in Washington was adopt
ed without q division. message from the
President was read relative to insurance.
and at 2:30, out of respect to the memory
of the late Senator Alger of Michigan, the
House adjourned.
The House on January % passed num-
Der Of bills of q local nature. including $50
private pension bills. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill was then taken up, and
Representative Kahn of California aG-
dressed the House OH fire insurance com
panies and their relation to the San Fran
cisco earthquake. The question of the free
seed distribution occupied the remainder Of
the day.
The House on January % spent the great
err part of the day debating the agricul-
tural appropriation bill. Action on the
question of the free distribution of seeds.
by vote on II to 60, was postponed until
January %. The Senate bill incOrpOra ting
the international Sunday School Association
of America was passed. The river and har
Der bill was reported.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

President ". II WatI,ips of fine Trdiun-
.,,niis ,Iuh has asked th,. owners Of tho
othpr cIubs Of thc American assncintion
for waivers ON Catcher Mike Kakor,
Ills action means tha nassin~ of ono 81
tLn Oldest and most nonuI,r LycI;stnI,s Of
the IrdiananoIis team. KaLor cauoIf
for Indiananoljs several wears ago he
fore he was graduated to the major
league ranks. and in the old DAVIS he was
a great fayorite. He helped materially
To win Iaurpls for the Indians in the
ninetips. and being mt the time nm aspir-
ing y0ungstcr worked hard enough to
rarn y uromotiGu. He is one of the old
guard
Owner Watkins has received the
signed contract of a Icft-handpd short
stop His name is Howard Dcrringpr.
and his home j. ut Hayden. near North
Vernon, Ind lie is touted AZ one of the
most promising youngsters who has bEok-
en- int" fast company IN many years amt
he is IN Indian.
William IJuckyl Holmes. manager of
the Lincoln Western league baseball
club. underwent Il surgical uDpr8tiou at
Lincojn Nc5.. and will be on the invalid
IlSt at IraSt Tor week. DuckE hrGk"
through the zoe INTO the Coon river IL
Iowa ivy" weeks ago. and contracted
%eESLt Conl, ro5hP PFC LfSulla&
MillSn ncSs>9-'"''" 'i's ">' VI ''l' sur
S-ol > hiHis'
In the oplni"n OF Joe tantlion. eX-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
THOMAS ICE TRUST GROWS.
Eagle Lake (Wis) Product Will Be Sent
to Chicago

RACINE, Wis. Jan. 25.-Thc Knicll-
erbocker Ice company of Chicago. or the
Western Ice company of New York. the
new ice trust" will control the ice field
at Eagle lake, Racine county. Bernard
LAWN decided Il right-of-way from Kan
sasville to Eagle lake to ]. Il. Kinsella
of Chicago, which will permit building of
tracks from the southwestern division of
the Milwaukee road to the lake
4. Il. Thomas. who promoted the or
ganization of the Western Ice company,
and who has proposed to take over the
stock of the Knickerbocker lee company,
says:
Stockholders Of the Knickorbockcr Ice
company. who were persuaded not to change
their securities for securities of the West
ern Ice company, have been loud and bitter
in their complaints, as they have seen the
protective committee allow the stock it was
protesting to protect break from ~ to 20.
Meanwhile the new securities of the West
ern Ice company have increased in value 30
to 40 points great many people doubt
whether the protective committee controls
much more than > per cent. of the knicker-
booker Ice company stock.
1t has been limited their solicitation is due
to the fact that they have some of the
knickerbocker Ice stock pledged with them
for loan and that they simply are worry
ing about their collateral.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Origin of the Rothscniids.

The founder of the Rothschild family.
Amschel Moses Rothschild. kept a coin
store at 152 JudengasSe-or Jewish
quarter-Frankfort on the Main. Before
this shop was displayed red shield
thence the uame-RothSchild). AmSchel
dealt also in curiosities, art goods and
old gold and silver.
His son, Mayer AmSchel. was born in
father. continued in the coin business.
In the course of his coin business he met
n collector the court banker TO the Land
grave of Hesse. This banker was 50
impressed by Mayors business ability
that he loaned him money for invest
ment. and it was in this way that the
great banking firm of Rothschild was
esta blished.-Elder Monthly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
RENEW BLOODSHED
IN CZAR'S EMPIRE.
Terroriats, Who Have Been Quiet for
Brief Period, Fight Two Battles
Twelve Are Dead.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. %. Bloody
clashes between tcrrorists and the police
occurred IN Russia and in Poland Friday
ani today. The police were w0rstcd, six
being killed in the two encounters, be
sides two soldiers, prison warden and
three private citizens.
AT GrodnO, Russia. a battle started
when two tcrrOrists shot and killed
prison warden. One Of tho assasSins ticd
to Il church and another to a private
house They were pursued by the police,
and three policemen, who had effected
the arrest Of the man in the church, were
attacked by the assembled crowd, fired
upon aud killed. The terrorist escaped.
Stay Man in House
Tie police then proceeded to the house
where the second man had hidden. and
as they approached the building he
opened fire and killed two Of his pursu-
ers. At this stage Of the fighting troops
were called out and fired volley, killing
the man who had hidden III the house
and woundng several paSscrsby.
At LODI, Poland, a band Of terroriStS
shot and killed a policeman and two sol
diers who were accompanying him. \
patrol at once fired q volley down Il
crowded street, killing two pedestrians
and wounding several others, but the
murdererS escaped.
Tie ministry Of the interior has in
structcd the project Of st. Petersburg to
inform NJ Lidval, who is conspicuously
involved in the scandals arising from the
purchase Of grain for famine relief, that
his contract for the delivery Of corn in
the ADMINISTRATION districts has been
Cancelled.
Reform in the Navy.
Tie first step in the proposed internal
reorganization of the navy was taken
Friday. Under this new order Admiral
Dikoh who was appointed few days
ago to succeed Vice Admiral Birilcff as
commander in chief Of the fleet becomes
virtually the commanding admiral. and
is III direct charge of all ships He is
relieved of bureaucratic functions
Admiral Isimskykorsaloff, who was Sc
lected to fill the post of vice minister Of
marine. died Thursday, and no other Sc
lection yet has been made. Vice Ad-
miraI Biricff was promoted to a full ad-
miral upon his retirement
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
SIX BOYS ARE BURNED.
Disastrous Fire in Dover On. h Manu-
facturin. Plant-Many Injured and
Loss Is Half Million

DOVER, \. H., Jan. 2G.-The lives
of 500 employees in the large fvc-story
No. / will of the Cocheco Manufacturing
company was impcriled by a fire short
Iy after all the hands were at their
places early today. Many were hurt by
jumping from the fourth story windows.
There were no fire escapes in the
place and the panic-striclen employees
made wild Iush for the exits. Those
on the lower floors generally managed
to get through the doors or the windows
but few of those on the fourth and
fifth floors, it is feared, were not 50 for
tunate.
The report of los of life has not been
verified by the police, but several Of the
operatives are missing.
The loss is from $500, 900 to 5000, 600
Six bodies were later found in the
ruins. They were those of boys Gun
plOyed in the mule room.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
NEGROES TO BE IDLE,
Clubs Being Formed in All Parts of Vir
ginia Against Working for Whites
Increases Race Problem.

RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 26.-In every
part Of Virginia the negroes. men and
women, are forming clubs. the only obi
CATION enjoined upon the members being
that they take oath that they will not
work for any white person.
That, of course, is equivalent 20 saying
that they will not work at all. With
such organizations the race situation be-
comes even moro serious.
The colored pastors of Richmond have
issued published address to their peo-
pie on the prevalence of crime among
the members Of the race and the neces-
sity confronting the colored man to work
for his white neighbor and better his
own condition
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
CAN DO AS IT WISHES

Possession Of the pipe lines enables the
Standard to absolutely control the price OF
Grade petroleum and the price which its
competitors in given localities shall pay.
1t can raise the price in one locality and
obtain its own oil from another and reverse
the process when it desires to do 50. Who
ever controls the avenues of transportation
of the raw material or of the refined prod
uct can speedily drive his competitors out
of cXistC ~ and the production and dis
the rule.
The Standard Oil company largely mo-
nopolized the handling of petroleum from
the mouth of the well until it is sold to
the retailer. and sometimes to the consum-
er, and under ordinary circumstances its
margin of profit is Yer! argc. Estimates
made in the report show a croft on refined
oil from the Sugar Creek refinery ut Kan
sas City of from , to cents per gallon. a
much higher profit is indicated for gaSO-
line The sale of refined oil from the large
Standard refinery at Whiting is correspond
iuWIV TrOfitaIllp
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
BIG VESSEL Is FURNACE,
British Steamer Inkula, Filled with Cot
ton, Ablaze Inside at Norfolk, Va,
Battling the Firemen

NORFOLK. Va. Jan. 2G.-The fire in
the cargo of the British Steamship In
kula, bound from Galveston to Liverpool,
was this noon still burning, with the In
kula anchored in midstream. Though
the fire appears 90 be very hot one. it
could not be seen.
The fire was definitely located between
decks of hold No. /. After the removal
of 500 bales, steam was pumped from
tugs practically all night and oday fifty
bales of Sorched cotton were ,aken out
The matches were again put on and
steam pumped into the hold. There is
no fire in the cattle decks
In all some 10000 bales of cotton were
stored i'll the cattle and lower between
decks
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
RAILWAYS NOT OWNERS.

mo instance. the report says, is found
where any railway company has been
interested in oil lands or i'll petroleum
production, and only one instance is
shown where officials of Il railway com
pamy were interested i'll the production
and sale Of oil. This relates to certain
officials Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio South
western railroad having owned stock
Of the Argand Refining company. which
was on their recommendation after
wards sold to the Standard Oil company,
and the lubricating contract which the
road transferred to the Galena Oil COM
pany, Standard company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
JEFFERSON FAIR PROSPERS.
Society Has Money On Hand and Will
ENLARGE It's Grounds

JEFFERSON. Wis. Jan. 25.-ISDe-
cial. THE Jefferson County and Rock
River Valley Agricultural society held
its annual meeting at the courthouse
yesterday and reelected the present ofli-
GERS: President, w. II. Carlin, PaImy-
IA: vice president, Charles WcstphaI,
Fort Atkinson; secretary, Q. +. Roessler,
Jefferson; treasurer, Frank =. Kispert,
Jefferson.
The total liability is $S449O and to its
credit the society has the state aid to
the amount of $500. The executive
committee was instructed to buy piece
of land adjoining the fair grounds. \
new building for the ext. yition of schoo,
erect ed
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
TO ADDRESS NEGROES.
President Roosevelt will Speak Before
Ohio Society of Colored People
Early in June.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Jan. 2S-It
is probable the President will STOP for Il
short time at Columbus. O., on his re-
turn trip from the west the latter part
of May and early June. when he goes
TO Indianapolis to unveil a monument
to Gen. Lawton on Memorial day and to
Lansing. Mich. to address the students
Of the state agricultural college
At Columbus he will deliver an address
to the colored people Of Ohio under the
auspices cf the Colored Agricultural and
Educational institute.
The colored delegation which inter
viewed the President was accompanied
TO the white house by Representative
Nicholas Longworth.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
BIG WRECK Is REPORTED,
Northern Pacific Passenger Trains, Run
ming Behind Time and with Double
Headers, In Collision

BISMARCK, y. D., Jan. 2S.-North-
crn Pacific passenger trains Nos. i and
;, running late with double headers, col
lidcd last night at KnowIcton west of
here. \ disaster is rumored but no de
tails have been received
One dispatch says that Andrew
Thomson, fireman of the first engine on
No. . was killed. and his body buried in
coal, cannot be moved until frozen, lest
it fall to pieces 1t is said that no pas
sengers We're killed or injured. but that
the entire crews were injured or killed