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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-04-16
SAFETY AND SANITY.

SArEII ANO SAVSbI.
The belief spreads that Bryan il
laying plans to win him the support
of Wall street. Already there an
whispers of an alliance between thi.
erstwhile knight Of the harpoon and
the sharks of the financial world
against whom, eight to twelve years
ago, he carried on a vigorous cam.
paign.
And while Bryan is putting on
the garb Of the "paciticator," the
Johnson boomers are heralding the
Minnesotan as the only real safe
and sane animal in the Democratic
menagerie.
Johnson's record, however, has
been that of the reformer. rather
than the conservative. It, is only
necessary to read his last message to
the Minnesota legislature to learn
his attitude. In his message he
INDUCED in a lengthy discussion OF
many questions which are semi
national in their character. First
of all, it is evident that his attitude
toward corporations is not altogeth-
er friendly. He inveighed bitterly
against the United States steel cor
poration, which owns valuable iron
ore deposits in Minnesota because
the amount which it pays in taxes
bears such small ratio to its en-
ormous dividends. He has sim.
liar complaint against the railroads.
The people should no longer, he
writes, BE compelled to pay great
dividends on money that the people
themselves have put into the rail-
roads by reason of excessive rate of
transportation"
Governor Johnson believes in the
actual operation of the initiative and
referendum, an idea whichMr. Bryan
timidly proposed and then renounc.
ed with great promptitude when he
discovered that the rank and file Of
his party did not uphold him in his
position. 1t is true that Governor
Johnson has not advocated the gov
eminent ownership of railroads, an
other suggestion which Mr.. Bryan
cast into oblivion almost as soon as
he had brought it forth, but he is
in favor of municipal ac-
QUESTION of street railway properties,
30 that the difference between his
position and that assumed by Bryan
is one of degree and not Of principle.
He was one of the first state ex-
ecutives to assert that the time
has come when relief is demanded
in the matter of passenger rates."
He urged the passage Of law re-
curing a fiat fare of two cents a
mile; and he went even further
than La Toilette, when he suggested
which would make the
mandates of the railroad commission
instantly effective, notwithstanding
appeal. "A mandatory writ en-
forcing such ORDERS" he asserted,
should be issued by the court as a
matter of course, without trial Of
The question upon it's merits"
Surely, there is nothing conserva-
i've about this language, and even
,hough it was written before Gov
,rnor Johnson was factor in the
presidential race, it is difficult to see
now the democrats who are con-
,erned in the protection Of corpor-
tie interests can in the future hope
% find in him man after their
,wn minds.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-04-16

County convention in Mullan
today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
WARNING AGAINST CRIME.
Part of the Everyday Work of Our
Splendid Postal Service

Part of the Everyday Work of Our
Splendid Postal Service.
Just how much of its amazing deveI-
opment this vast country owes to it's
postal service would take volumes to
tell, says the New York Press. A
mighty machine is this, whose puIsfng
is felt in every home and place of bust
Florida. 1t is served by a mighty army
Of 319,S9S employees, strategicaIly dis
posed in some 10000 offices, which han
lied last year 1851, 090,61O separate
/ pieces of mail.
1t is evident that to protect these
postal myriads. and to see that their
units are not used for fraudulent DUR
poses, is the work of a Titan, who
however, looms unobtrusively as Post
master General George Won L. Meyer.
Crimes of all kinds connected with
he postoffice are published in a journal
never seen by the ordinary public
the Depreciation Bulletin of the Ser
vice, which must be read by every SOL
! 1ier Of the postal army under pain of
| dne And. as you may suppose, the
work of what I may call the secret ser
vice Of the postoffice, is immensely in
| .eresting.
Monday morning frequently brings a
startling wire to a State center-"Post-
| office robbed last night safe blown with
,uncotton or nitroglycerin." An inspec-
Tor is on the spot as fast as express
rains will carry him. And a stringent
inquiry is begun on the spot. Occa-
| ;ionally suspicion falls On an inside
nan, who, if convicted, is taken before
| he federal courts and sentenced to at
east three years. I may mention here
hat every postoffice in the country is
periodically overhauled by an expert
| md everything from staff to stamps
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03

to the improved methods of manufac-
ture the industry was rapidly devel-
oped il all parts of the country, and
to-day the United States stands at the
head of the paper-bag industry of the
world and bags 'made in Z. S. A. are
found in every civilized country on the
face of the gloDe.
The style and quality Of paper bags
used by a grocer are generally an index
to the character of business done by
him. The best trade insists on having
groceries delivered in good order, and
grocers are everywhere looking for
paper bags that can be depended upon
I when looking for a source of supply
for this article.
Paper bags of the best grade were
originally made from jute or manila
paper, but this of late years has been
almost entirely displaced by paper
made from spruce wood. One manu-
facturer owns over $500 square miles
of timber land, from which is derived
the supply of wood for pulp and fiber,
and controls every step in the process
of manufacture from the tree in the
forest to the finished product as sent
to the warehouse of the wholesale gro
Ger
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
EULENBURG TRIAL ON.
Perjury Case Against German Prince to
Be Argued En- Camera-Defend-
ant Confident.

BERLIN. June 29.-The trial of
Prince Iu Eulenburg, who is charged
with perjury and with melting another
person to commit perjury in connection
with the round table" revelations of last
summer, began here today At the re-
quest of the prosecuting attorney, the
public and newspaper correspondents will
be excluded throughout the trial.
Prince Zu Euenburg, who was carried
into the court room in II chair half an
hour before the court opened, chatted
cheerfully with his wife and sons while
waiting for proceedings to begin. He APP
peared composed ami confident ne trial
is expected to continue for Mt least a
week. Among the witnesses present
were Count Kuno on Moltke, former
military governor of Berlin, who has been
living in retirement i'll Egypt since the
trial of his suit against MaXimilien Har-
den for libel; lawyer Bernstein, who de
Tended Harden in the Moltke- Harden
libel suits, and various trades people
from Starnberg and Liebenberg, where
the prince had his country seats.
The jurors, who were selected in ten
minutes are mainly manufacturers, mer-
chants and directors i'll banks and other
companies.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
RUSH TROOPS TO
ASSIST GARRISON
MEXICAN SOLDIERS HURRIED TO
T0RREAN, WHERE STORM
CENTERS.
APPEAL TO UNITED STATES 3?
Government Believes That Revolutionary
Movement Started North of
Boundary Line.
JAILS ARE HEAVILY GUARDED.

CITY OF MENICO, June 29.-The
internal troubles in Mexico which devel-
oped several days ago along the north
ern border of the republic have developed
serious features. Today the storm cen
tered around the city of TOrreOn and in
the country between that place and
Jaral, where bandit bands are operG ting
in conjunction with the insurrectionists.
Rush Troops to Scene.
Government troops are rushing to the
scene. Already 1900 federal soldiers
have reached TorreOn to reinforce the
garrison there, POO more have reached
Juarez. and i'll chihuahua soldiers are
patrolling the streets and the public
houses and jails are heavily guarded.
Started in United States?
1t is the belief of the Mexican govern
ment that the revolutionary movement
now in progress was fomented by band
of agitatOrs who long have made their
headquarters IN the United States. On
this ground, it is believed, Ambassador
Creel will appeal to the United States
authorities to assist in apprehcndng
some of the revolutionists, particularly
those who We're concerned i'll the attack
on Las Nacas.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
TAFT READY TO QUIT
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE WILL RE-
TIRE FROM POST TUESDAY.
Secretary Expects to Spend the Summer
with His Family at Hot
Springs, Va.

WASHINGTON, u. c., June %
When William Howard Taft leaves his
office in the war, state and navy building
tomorrow evening he will have finished
his labors as secretary of war His
successor, Luke +. Wright. will take up
the work where Mr.. Taft leaves off and
will continue it along the same lines of
general policy.
Charles Z. Taft, who arrived here
yesterday from Cincinnati. had a further
talk early today with the secretary about
his personal and political plans. Arrange
ments practically have been completed
by which the secretary and Mrs. Taft
and their young son, Charlie will spend
the Fourth of July at Hot Springs. Va.
There they are expected to remain prac-
tically continuously, until the first of
September.
One of the big tasks the secretary was
confronted with today was the signing
of thousands of letters in response to
cOngratulatory messages.
Gen. Wright, who arrived from New
York late last night. appeared at the
war department shortly after 10 O'Clock.
He began Immediately to consider with
the officials of the department the work
he is to undertake on "Wednesday. lie
had conferences with Gen. |. j. Frank
lin Bell, chief of staff, and Gen. Clar-
ence Il. Edwards. chief of the bureau of
insular affairs.
Il understand said Gen. Wright.
that this position of secretary of war
is something of job and | propose to
try to familiarize myself with its details.
l do not expect to take vacation in
the ordinary sense of the term, but will
remain right here during the greater part
of the summer
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Rain in Wartime

The late General Joseph Wheeler
told this story as illustrating the firm
belief which prevailed in Tennessee
during wartime as to the efficacy of
prayer.
There had been a summer religious
meeting in one of the rural districts.
No rain, it seems, had fallen in long
time; everything was about burned up.
Consequently, the preacher concluded
his prayer with this appeal for rain:
'TOh, Lord, we need a refreshing
shower, Be pleased to send US the
blessed rain, so that the dropping vege-
tation may be revived-oh, Lord none
of those light, drizzly rains, but a reg
ular ground soaker! 4 heavy rain, oh
Lord But not heavy enough, good
Lord. to raise the Cumberland River
so that the Yankee gunboats can come
in and take NaShville.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
The Retort Courteous.

An official Of the Department of the
Interior tells of an incident at one of
the Government schools for the In
dams.
\ patroniZing young woman Of Gin
cinnati was being shown through the
institution, when she came upon a
fine looking Indian girl Of perhaps six
teen years of age. The Indian girl was
hemming napkins, which the girl from
Cincinnati watched for some moments
in silence Then said she to the Indian,
Are you civilized?'
The Sioux raised her head slowly
from her work and glanced coldly at
her interrogation. NO" she replied. as
her eyes again sank to her napkins !;
"are you?"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
WHERE THE FLEET CAN DOCK.
L nited States Has Only Two Big
DrydocI1s on the Pacific Coast.

United States HIS Only Two Big
DrydocAs on the Pacific Coast.
1t needs only glance at the govern
ment drydOck facilities on the Pacific
coast to convince one of their utter
lnadequacy to the demands which will
be made by our navy during the COM
ing two or three years, says Casters
Magazine.
The United States government pos
sesses upon the entire Pacific coast only
two completed drydocks; one at the
Mare Island navy yard, in San Fran
cisco bay, and one at Bremerton, Wash,
on Puget Sound.
The dock at Mare Island is 513 feet
long over all, so feet Z inches wide at
its entrance and y feet inches deep
over the sill. 1t is available only for
the accommodation of the smaller ships.
The drydock at Bremerton is more
commOdious, being $50 feet long over
all, 90 feet inches wide at the en-
trance and 80 feet deep over SILL This
will permit the entrance Of the larger
battleships, but it is distant from the
main naval base.
At Mare Island the government has
under construction a third Pacific coast
drydock, but it is estimated that it will
take three years of hard work to finish
it.
This dock was begun in 1900 and the
contract called for its completion Nov.
20, 1907; but unforeseen emergencies
delayed matters and the dock will hard
ly be available for use during the pres
ent visit of the fleet
Outside of the government docks on
the Pacific there is just one private
plant on that coast which has facilities
for handling the big battleship. This is
situated at Hunters Point, on the west
side Of San Francisco bay, about FIVE
miles south Of the city, and is owned
by the San Francisco Drydock Com
pany. 1t has only one drydock capable
of admitting the large battleships, be-
ing 80 feet long, 122 feet wide and 80
feet 3 inches deep.
There are thus only two docks on the
entire Pacific coast Of the United States
capable of handling the larger of the
navy's battleships, and one of these is
a private one and will need to be leased
by the year by the government in order
that it may be at the navy's disposal
at any and all times.
Some time before the announcement
of the proposed mobilization Of the
fleet on the Pacific was made the San
Francisco Drydock Company had per-
fected plans for the construction Of a
drydock which when completed viii be
UNIQUE in this class Of marine engineer
ing in that it will be the largest dry
dock in the world.
At the present time the largest dry
dock in the world is at Belfast, Ire
land: but the proposed San Francisco
drydock will materially exceed it in
dimensions. In exact figures the new
dock will be 1850 feet long, IA feet
wide and 81 feet inches deep.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
jewelry, weighed a little more than

jewelry, weighed a little more than
pound.
The Partisan dressmakers' models
are not only employed to try on gar
ments for customers, but are sent to
public places wearing the latest and
most extreme creations--in other words
they are used as human advertise
ments Wherever the world of fash
ion gathers, whether it be at racetrack
lawn parties or the salons, these won
derfully beautiful women are seen, but
never, until the incident of the direc~
toire gowns, has their presence caused
more than admiration. In this case
the general attitude seemed to be one
Of curiosity not unmixed on the part of
many with derision.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
PAPER BAG AND GROCERS.
Latter Are Judged by the Character
of the Former.


Few wholesale grocers realize the
Importance and extent of the paper-bag
industry, or the large amount Of CAPT
tai invested in the production of this
absolute necessity to the retail grocer
says the American Grocer
There are consumed IL the United
States alone grocers' paper bags to the
not taking into account paper sacks for
flour, cement, charcoal and other arti-
Giles. The total capital invested in this
business is probably S50,OO0,OOO, repre-
sented by mills, factories, patents,
woodlands and water powers.
When it is remembered that fifty
years ago there was not paper-bag
factory in the entire country, each gro
Ger making, as opportunity offered, the
few paper bags he used, and at the
present time there are single corpora
tons whose invested capital exceeds
S25,000,000, giving employment to over
5000 people and producing some 5000
100000 paper bags annually, it must
be conceded that, as an industry. the
manufacture Of paper bags has been de
yeloped TO its fullest extent.
The evolution Of the paper bags has
been, however. a gradual one. From
the crude handmade bags TO the latest
automatic or self-opening paper bag,
there has been a long series of improve
me1ts and developments in the art. The
first machine-made paper bag was made
from a continuous roll of paper and
was known to the trade as the fat bag,
or old style. In 1872 an Improvement
on this was made and what is known
as the square bag was invented. This
bag reisned supreme for decade. but
IN 1888 the automatic square, or self
opening square bag was invented
This bag, as its name implies. opened
automatically when any article was
placed in it, and this bag superseded
the square bag, as that had previously
done the old style, or fat bag.
Of these latter but few are now used
and then for special purposes only. to
which they are adapted by reason of
their shape. During the periods of
these different styles the consumption
of paper bags was increasing yearly
and to an unloohed-for extent, and with
each improvement in the manufactured
article. coupled as 1t was IN most in
stances with reductions in price owing
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03

checked and passed "AI we'll" And
incidentally all complaints against post
masters, carriers and clerks are sifted.
for charges more or less we'll founded
are often laid against these for intoxi-
cation, laziness, lettering, carelessness
or downright dishonesty.
But the fraudulent use of the mails
through swindling advertisements is
vastly more difficult on account of legal
technicaiities and flaws of which swind-
lers know 50 well how to avail them
selves. John Hill, Jr., of the Chicago
Board of Trade estimates that every
year the people of the United States
contribute the enormous sum of $780,
100000 to get-rich-quick and safe in
vestment'' swindiers alone. All classes
are affected, from the laundress to the
lawyer, clergyman and merchant.
There are victims in the cities. on
farms, ranches and plantations, and in
every hamlet and little village. For
distance is swiftly bridged by the Unit
ed States mail and the public's money
flows freely and quickly through that
gigantic artery.
Only the other day an enterprising
seed" merchant was sentenced to a
years Imprisonment and fine of $500
Amateur florists all over the country
had for years been receiving gorgeous
colOred catalogues from him and in
every case he announced the discovery
of rare and marvellous flower and he
agreed to send a small quantity of the
precious seed for 81 q package.
In the first flush of enthusiasm few
amateurs let such a chance go by. Even
professional florists subscribed. Or
each package was the usual trade no
tice that no guarantee could be given
as to terminating power, but as such
a notice is quite usual in the trade few
| buyers baked.
Much anxious watching. careful wat
ering and wedding awaited nothing
however and for the most part the
gardeners concluded their methods
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
Not Too Soon.

When a tactful host entertains tact
full guest, there is sure to be rewarding
conversation for the onlooker and list
ener. What do you think of our place.
on the whole" asked Mr.. Brown, as he
stood with his old school friend on the
piazza, waiting for the station carriage
which was TO bear the twenty-four
hours guest away.
Rather good little place" said Mr..
Ray, impGrtially. Perhaps a bit bare
now, but no doubt time will change all
that"
Yes, indeed said his host, with
great heartiness and no hint Of offense.
Il hope before you come again the
trees and shrubs will have made q good
growth-then you'll see change"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
THOSE DIRECToIRE GOWNS.
One of the Principal Topics of Con-
yersation on Two Continents

One of the Principal Topics of Con-
versation on Two Continents
The fact that three Partisan dress
makers models appeared not long ago
at the Longchamps race course in
clinging, directoire gowns has given
rise to discussions with which those
anent the Merry Widow hat, not long
ago the principal topic of conversation,
are decidedly insignificant Artists,
moralists, men of the world. police
officers and dressmakers in this coun-
try and Europe have been interviewed
without number on the question of
whether the directoire is ito be or not
to be-" and their opinions are as var
led as they are many. Artists, of
course. contend that the clinging.
sheath-like costume is the proper thing
from an artistic point of view, but most
Of the dressmakers, even those who go
in for the most extreme in style. saw
that this style of apparel will never
be popular except among silly women.
who are never happy unless in the lime
light. Jane Hading, the great actress,
and Marcelle Lender, who for years
has been considered one of the most
Fascinating women on the Paris stage
say that no woman with good taste
would dream Of wearing the directoire
gown-that is, such as the models wore
at the races. Modified directories, of
course, will win favor with women of
fashion, but even putting aside the cues
ton Of propriety, the women are few
and far between who could wear the
exaggerated sheath gown becomingly.
The smoothly fitting gown was car
ried to the extreme in the days follow
ing the Revolution in France. An idea
Of the height, or depth, of idfocv
reached by women's styles in those DAYS
may be gained when one reads that
Nine Visconti, to settle a wager, had
her garments weighed and proved that
everything she had on, including her
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
THREE DEAD IN WRECK
CALIFORNIA LIMITED RUNS INTO A
BURNED BRIDGE.
Engine and Three Cars Are Demolished
Engineer and Fireman and Pas
senger Killed.

WINSLOW, Ariz., June 29.-The
westbound California limited on the
Santa Fe was wrecked last night near
Hardly, twelve miles east of here, kill
ing two trainmen and a passenger and in
jurlng about twenty persons, only nine
of whom are said TO have required hos
pital treatment.
While going at q good rate of speed,
the train struck burned bridge extend
ing over a ditch 60 feet wide. The en-
CINE, mail car, accommodation ear and
diner Were badly wrecked. falling into
the ravlne and the fireman and engineer
were buried under the wreckage
The name of the passenger killed is G..
l.. Partridge of Redlands, Cal.
Engineer Currin of WinSow, Ariz.. and
his fireman were killed.
The injured:
W. KlecknPr, Los Angeles. badly bruised
Il f. Taylor, Los Angeles shaken and
bruised.
j. b. Dame, Hotel Maryland, Pasadena,
neck wrenched
F. j. Cruikshank, nose and arm broken.
ID. NJ. Sabree.
Albert Spaulding.
L. w. Payne.
L. Greiger.
j. Reynolds.
number of others were less seriously
injured.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
WASHINGTON is WATCHFUL.
State Department Will Use Means to
Preserve Neutrality.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June %
The state department is carefully watch
ing the developments in the insurrection-
airy situation along the northern border
of Mexico. Every effort will be made
for the preservation of neutrality. 1t
is felt that the international aspect Of
the trouble will be adjusted satisfactor-
lily. Attention has been given here to
the allegations that the present insur
rectiOnist propaganda was spread by
agitators who used United States do
main as their base.