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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
START SUFFRAGE FIGHT
MRS. C. H. MACKAY IS LEADER IN
MOVEMENT.
New York Woman Chosen President Of
Equal Franchise Society Formed
in Gotham.

NEW YORK. Dec 23.-Mrs Clar-
ence II. Mackay, it is announced. will
head the national movement for obtain
ing the full elective franchise for the
women of the United States. At Mrs
Mackays palatiai home i'll this city the
Equal Franchise society was organized
Mrs. Mackay, who is woman Of
marked executive ability as well as great
social and financial prominence and per
sonal charm, was chosen president.
The incorpOrators of the society, who
will be its first board of trustees, are
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, Mrs. Phil
ip Lydig, Mrs. Henry Miller, Rev. DR..
Aked. Mrs. Richard Aldrich, Mrs.
Bourke Cochran, Prof. John Dewey, Col.
George Harvey, William NJ. Ivens, Mrs
Howard Mansfield, Mrs Frederick Ma
than. Rollo Ogden, Mrs. Simkhovitch,
Charles Sprague Smith, John b. Stanch-
field. Melville e. Stone, Mrs. Egerton
Winthrop, Jr., and Rev. DR.. Stephen
S. Wise. Incorporation papers will
shortly be filed at Albany.
The society has planned an aggressive
campaign for this winter. Headquar-
tiers will be esta blished i'll this city and
if advisable. in other large centers. Great
public meetings will be held at which
addresses will be made, both by the lead
ing men and the women advocates Of
suffrage. Pamphlets will be written and
given general distribution throughout the
country Col. George Harvey, editor of
Harper's Weekly and the North Ameri-
can Review. is chairman Of the propa-
ganda work.
The society organized as follows:
President. Mrs. Mackay; vice presidents,
Col. Harvey, Mr.. Ivens, Mrs Aldrich
and Mrs. Nathan: treasurer, Mrs. Lydlg;
secretary, Miss Ethel Gross.
The society is seeking life members
who shall pay 500 and active members
who shall pay 50 annually.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
The Pig and the Motor Car.

The chief objection to motor tour in
the north Of Ireland said Arthur Mar
shall, A. L. /. B. A., in "a recent lee
sure at the Royal Photographic society's
exhibition, is the presence of the pigs.
which lie in the Iniddse of the road and
refuse to bulge. The only way to re.
move the animals is to turn the car
round and let the exhaust give them a
blow out of harms way. The panic of
the peasant women with their donkey
carts is another source of trouble. Al
though primitive in many respects,
rural Ireland has a very efficient police
and telephone service and the tranSgres-
sing motorist has little ekance of es-
cape.-London Globe.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
DICK LEAVES FORAKER,
Sensation Is Caused III Ohio Senatorial
Fight by Desertion of an Old
Friend.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. pa sensa-
ton was caused last night when it be-
came known that United States Senator
Dick who for years has been Foraker's
stanchest friend in politics, his partner
IN every deal, deserted him and came out
boldly for Charles 2. Taft. Even the
closest friends of Taft did not believe
Dick would desert Foraker Yesterday
Dick visited the Taft headquarters. 1t
is understood that in return for his as
sistance in helping elect the President
elects brother, the administration will
return Dick TO the Senate. Representa-
tive Burton made the statement that
ne already has enough votes to elect him,
and Taft makes the same claim.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
FIRE DESTROYS HOMES.
More Than a Thousand Persons Driven
Cut by Blaze in Tenement
District.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-More than a
thousand persons We're made homeless
and 100000 worth of property was de-
stroyed in a fire which burned out an
entire block of apartment houses be
tween Second and Third avenues and
Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets.
Brooklyn, today. Twenty persons We're
overcome by smoke, but they were res
cued by fremen and carried from their
burning homes 10 places of safety.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Another Sensation Develops.

Another sensation developed TODAY
when it became known that Director of
Public Safety Lang had demanded the
resignation of Captain of Detectives Ed
win L. McGough. This action followed
a conference between Mayor Guthrie and
Director Lang while they were in at
tendance last night at the meeting of the
Voters league who caused the prosecL-
tons against the councilmen and bank
ers. Director Lang said today: My
reason for asking Capt. McGough for
his resignation has nothing to do with
the arrest of the eouncilmen. There was
another reason and a more serious one,
but what it is l will not discuss
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
ASK FOR LOWER RATE,
Fraternities at University Say That
Telephone Charges Are Dis
criminatory.
MADISON. Wis. Dec 23-ISne

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 23.-[Special. I
Law students at the University Of
Wisconsin have decided to put to the
test the knowledge they have gained in
the class room, and after the HOLIDAYS
will take action against the Wisconsin
Telephone company for charging frater-
mites at the university the So club rate.
instead of the $1.5O residence rate per
month. The embryo barristers, who are
members of the two legal fraternities,
PHI Delta Phi and Phi Alpha Delta,
contend that the residence rate should
apply to fraternity houses as well as
to rooming houses where other students
live, and will bring the case up before
the rate commission early next month.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
WITNESS CARRIES GUN.
Self-Confessed Night Rider Appears in
Court with Revolver in Hip
Pocket.

UNION CITY, Tenn, Dec. 23-When
William Russell, the self confessed
might rider who began his testimony
here yesterday was called for cross ex-
animation today, a huge revolver pro-
jected from his pocket. The states at
tocney noticed it and sent the witness
out of the courtroom to dispose of his
weapon.
: The defense elected from the witness,
that after he was arrested by the sol
diers, he was told by some men that
they knew he knew about the murder
They added that he would not be under
guard always and they often punched
him through the tent. The men who
did this were not soldiers, but citizens
He thought they were riders. The court
declined to let this testimony go before
the jury.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
THEATER BURNS,
AUDIENCE SAVED
FLAMES IN HERALD SQUARE IN
NEW YORK START AS SHOW
IS ENDING
COOL ONES AVERT A PANIC.
Excitement Reigns on Stage in Three
Twins" Company and Girls
Flee in Costumes
CAN EASILY REPAIR BUILDING.

NEW YORK, Dec. %. - Soon after
midnight when the fire in the Herald
Square theater had been extinguished
an inspection of the building revealed
the fact that the interior of the audito-
rum and the stage had not been reached
by the fire. The fremen cut holes in
the roof and through these openings con-
siderable water rushed into the building,
but otherwise the theater proper was not
damaged. 1t is estimated that the build
ing can be put IN shape again in less
than month.
AS members of the audience look back
on their thrilling experience the marvel
that no one was injured increases. Muir
ray NJ. Stewart of Savannah, Ga, who
is visiting here, and who with his wife
occupied front seats at the Herald
Square last night, said that he was
amazed at the GOODNESS displayed by the
audience. He said the people marched
out as orderly and with as much celebrity
as a company of trained soldiers.
1t was two minutes before the time
for the fall of the final curtain on Three
p Twins when the house caught fire, and
IN less than half an hour was in ruins.
Many persons already had left their
seats and others were starting for the
doors when there was q smell of smoke
and a squirt of flame showed on the I'M
der side of the balcony just above tnose
who occupied the rear seats of the audi
forum.
Girls Flee in Costumes.
Mr.. Long, who had the duty of clear
ing the stage and getting out the per-
formers, found them very tractable and
sensible. He said:
Many of them were already dressing
I1n At1.n Il III
their clothing over their costumes. 9th
ers just picked up their street clothes
and ran out in their costumes These
latter included the Yama girls, who
were on the stage when the fire was dis
covered. They grabbed their street
dresses and ran out. They were taken
home in cabs"
quences is due largely to the presence
of mind of Dewitt @. Coleman, director
of the orchestra. The performance CON
cludes with a repetition of one of its
most popular musical numbers, the
"4ama-1ama girls" and he was swing
ing his baton into this chorus when be
turned toward the audience and at the
same instant saw the curl of fame under
the balcony.
Orchestra Leader Warns.
Without betraying himself for a mo
ment, he swung back into his regular
position, quietly caught hold of the
speaking tube which communicates with
the stage, and, getting Charles Fitz, the
stage manager, whispered to him to ring
down the curtain Immediately and not
to raise it again for the customary final
encOres.
Mr.. Fitz was equal to the situation.
although unaware of its true import
and he Obeyed orders
Two minutes later the audience was
moving i'll more or less orderly fashion
toward the exits. There was little excite
ment however, owing to the free egress
that those who saw the danger found
before them.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
GOMPERS MAY SERVE TIME.
Federation Head Recently Declared He
Would Not Pay Fine.

DENVER, Colo, Dec 23.-During
the convention OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor in this city last month.
President Gompers in speaking of the
possibility of a Jail sentence being i'm
posed upon him in connection with the
injunction proceedings of the Bucks
Stove and Range company, then pending
in Washington, declared from the ros-
trum that he would go to Jail rather
than pay any fine for his action. Vice
President Mitchell and Secretary Morri-
son made statements of similar nature.
While it was the sense of the conven-
ton that every legal step should be
taken to keep the federation officers out
of JAIL the delegates We're practically
unanimous in their endorsement of the
stand taken by their leaders
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
DUTY PAID BY MRS. GARDNER.
Boston Arc Lover Said to Have Person
ally Arranged Settlement

BOSTON. Mass, Dec 23-Whilc no
Jack Gardner regarding the deposit of
the certified check for So, All in the
name of Mrs Emily Crane Chadbourne
in order to secure the release Of art
treasures belonging to the Boston WON
an. and seized by the customs authori-
ties at Chicago, 1t is said here that the
payment was made by Mrs Gardner
herself. who elected this method of
Strengthening out al embarrassing trou-
BILE which might in the end send her
bric-a-brac and tapestries under the ham
mer. Neither Mrs. Gardner nor her
legal representative will discuss the
latest turn in the affair.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Z. w, CUTTING ASUICIDE
Treasurer of Worcester (Mass.) Bank
Kills Himself-Accounts Believed
to Be Straight

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. %
Frank W. Cutting, for the past forty
years connected with the Worcester Me
lchanics' Savings banks, and for seven
years its treasurer, committed suicide at
his home today. The bank officials ex-
press the belief that his accounts are
correct. as two examinations have been
held recently.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
How Men and Women Face Death.

A British medical man thus tells his
experience Of how men and women face
death: Tell the man of higher type and
greater intelligence, he says, that he is
facing death, and he begins to fight, de-
mands a consultation, talks about going
to specialists and fights grimly to the
finish. Tell 4 woman the same facts
and she lies back to await her fate. All
women are fatalists. On the other hand,
tell a man that he has one chance in a
thousand to recover if he will undergo
an operation, and he will trust to his
own strength and endurance rather than
undergo the knife. The woman will
choose the thousandth chance, and sub
nit to the operation with astounding
calmness.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
BRYAN IS UNCERTAIN.
Prefers Not to Run Again, but Will
Promise No One That He VIII
Not Be in Race.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 23.-W.
j. Bryan arrived here today to keep an
engagement to lecture tonight at the
commencement exercises of a local bust
ness college. When asked concerning
his attitude toward another Democratic
nomination for the presidency Mr..
Bryan said:
All l can say about 1912 is that |
hope it will never be necessary for me
to run for office again. | prefer to do
my work as Il private citizen.
When asked whether [ would refuse
in advance ever being a candidate again
L have said that l would not promise
anybody not to be a candidate for any
Office
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25

The promoters of the institution for
the blind of Vienna seem very pleased
with the result OF the first eight months
Of its existence. All the workers are
blind and they are engaged in the manu-
facture of brushes and baskets. Up to
the present about $4,000 kronen worth
Of orders have been eXecuted-say some
thing like S4000-and a fair profit has
been realized. The society has now I'M
der consideration the proposal to enlarge
the workshops. The wares are put upon
the market in fair competition with the
product of other kindred factories.-LOn-
don Globe.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
RESUME DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Gomez Anxious for United States and
Venezuela to Be Friendly

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. %
A resumption of American diplomatic re-
lations with Venezuela is at hand An
official communication received at the
state department through the Brazilian
minister at Caracas expressing the wish
of Vice President Gomez to settle salts
factoriiy ali international questions be-
tween the United States and Venezuela
and for the presence of an American
warship at La Guaira. w. |. Buchan-
an has been appointed as a special com
missioner to represent the United States
and is now aboard the cruiser North
Carolina on her way to Venezuela.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Sheboygan Lad Fatally Burned.

SHEBOYGAN. Wis, Dec. 23.-Rush-
ing from his home with his clothing a
mass of flames. Thomas Staninos, aged
IS years, was fatally burned His
clothing became ignited when he poured
kerosene into a lighted stove. Otto
Schissler. a mail carrier, secured a blan-
ket. which he wrapped about the lad, ex-
tinguishing the flames by rolling the boy
in bank of snow.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
.BRANDER IS ARRESTED,
Chicagoan Charged with Theft from
American Express Caught in
South America.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec 23-Charles E.
Brander, alleged to have stolen several
thousand dollars from his employers, the
American Express company, was today
reported under arrest at Cartagena,
Colombia, South America. Following
mis- disappearance. through Mexico and
various parts of South America until he
was apprehended by agents of the COM
pany at Cartagena. Detective Dolley
left here today to take charge of the
prisoner
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Breaking 1t Gently.

George, dear, did you see this hand
Some vase got for my birthday?'
No. Where is it?''
Here it is. George"
Very pretty Who gave it to you?''
Don't you kuow?''
I'll give it up
Why, you did, George New York
Herald
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
A Good Excuse.

Every normal man while counting must be
'loony.'' so we guess
And make statements rather foolish and
insane:
If fellow isn't crazy over women more or
less.
He is not, In our opinion, truly sane.
Bohemian.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
TREE HURTS EBERT HUBBARD.
Falls on Author and Lecturer, Severely
Iniuring Him

BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec. GA fall
ing tree seriously injured Ebert Hub
bard, the author and lecturer, in the
woods near his colony at East Aurora.
\. Y. While assisting workmen he
mscalculated the direction that the tree
would fall and was crushed
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
WANTED ATLANTA MAN
Georgia City Hears Report That Milwau-
kee Baseball Management Was Aft
er William Smith for 1909.

ATLANTA. Ga, Dee 23-It is re-
ported here that Manager William Smith
of the Atlanta baseball team has been
offered the position of manager of the
Milwaukee team in the American asSo-
citation. Smith declares that he has a
contract here ana that he cannot break
il,
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Two Killed in Michigan Mine.

CALUMET. Mich, Dec. 23.-[Spe-
ciaL 1.-Two men were killed in local
mines today. John Pavron, aged %,
met death in the Tecumseh mine and
Herman Saari, 40 years old. married.
was killed in an explosion at the Quincy
mine.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
GILSEY HOTEL BURNED,
Famous Broadway Hosiery Suffers
$4,000 Fire Loss-Guests Are
All Rescued.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-The old Gil
sey house,, one of New York's famous old
time, hotels. was the scene of fire today
which drew TO Broadway and Twenty
eighth sfrGet a great crowd Of people.
The fire WIS not serious being extin-
guished after only q small portion of the
two upper tle&ys OF the old house had
been destroyed. All the guests escaped
uninjured. The damage to the hosel is
estimated at S500N
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
The Specific Charges.

The seven councilmen, it is alleged die
wickedly and corruptly consptre with each
other and with divers persons unknown. r.
secure the passage. by corrupt and unlawfn
means and by bribery of the members ot
the select and common councils of pitts.
burg. ordinances and resolutions desipnatino
the depostaries of the city; bridge ordi.
nances: bond ordinances for freeing bridges
between Pittsburg and Allegheny. recently
consolidated; an ordinance for additional fl,
berton street railway ordinance; a resoin.
ton to pave a portion of Fourth avenue
with wood block, and others pending before
councilS
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
DUTCH WARSHIPS QUIET.
Ordered bv Government to Cease Activi.
ties Against Venezuela.

THE HAGUE, Dec. 23.-The depart.
ments of marine and colonial affairs
have sent Geographic instructions to the
commanders Of the three Dutch warships
in Venezuelan waters to cease further
activity against Venezuela.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Iron Orc n BAYFIELD, County.

WASHBURN. Wis, Dec. 23.-Christ
Field. a farmer living six rules south
of the town of Iron River Al bayfield,
county, has discovered iron ore deposits
on his farm.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Child Scalded to ath.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dee 23--L Spe-
cial. THE 4-year-old son of ]. E. Brack
of Meridian yesterday fell backwards
into a boiler of hot water and died III
few hours, the result Of being scalded.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Cheaper Asiatic Labor.

He contended that the inevitable re-
suit must be the rapid cheapening of
Asiatic labor as compared with Euro
pean and American labor with the cOnse-
quence that in the end many articles
which are now manufactured in this
country and Great Britain would be
made in the Orient and shipped back
here, thus reversing the present economic
conditions
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Rise N Sold Prices.

Mr. Frewen pointed out the fact that
within the past decade there had been
an uneXampled rise in gold prices, eS-
pecially in the United States. with a con
sequent increase in wages and the cost of
living. while on the other hands the sill
yer rupee, the money of S00000,OOO peo-
pie in Asia, had remained stationary.
with the consequence that there had been
marked falling off in exports to Asiatic
countries both from England and the
United States.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
FREWEN BOOMING
SILVER BULLION
ENGLISH BIMETALIST URGES MORE
EXTENSIVE TRADE WITH
THE ORIENT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %
The publication in Paris of Senator Tel
ler's letter to Sir Morton Frewen, the
English bi-metalist, relatives to the rate
of exchange between American and Eu-
ropean countries on one hand, and Asia
on the other. has served to call attention
to the fact that Frewen spent some time
last winter and spring III Washington
urging upon both Congress and cabinet
the importance of recognition of the
rapidly increasing divergence between
the gold prices of the occident and the
silver prices of the Orient.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-06-29
News Notes from Hamilton

Mrs. Louis Zadow has returned from
a weeks visit to her children in Ely.
Miss Treasure Lani left to-day Tor Q
visit to Pinto Greek.
Louis Zadow has just completed Q
telephone line from his place Of business
to his residence.
1t is reported that Miss Lena Minolsttl
will soon arrive here aud will conduct
the White Pine Hotel.
Caesar LAM and Abe Arigoni have
taken a lease on the Great Valley mine
aud will bssin operations at once.
Sheriff Davis Of Ely was in town a Few
days last week assessing property.
He also visited Green Springs and Duck
water before he returned.
Austin jackson aud G.. L. Davis OF
Tonopah we're in town this week. Mr..
Davis tried to buy g mine here but no
agreement was reached.
Allen G. Bragg, Roy W Schenck aud
W. J. Huber are sacking ore on the Ala
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-06-29

following frank statement of his can
didacy for reelection aud the principles
he stands for:
81 am a candidate for Congress.
shall go before the Democratic conven
ton and ask for a nomination by the
Democrats Of Nevada. All statements
that / am not a candidate are without
foundation. and l take this opportunity
to inform the people OF the State through
he columns of the Gazette hat | am a
candidate to succeed myself.
MY record in Congress is open to
everybody, and / shall stand or fall up.
on that record. | have labored for what
l deemed the best interests of this State,
and / have toiled as faithfully as it was
in me to toll. What l have done there
whether or not l have made good, is for
the people to decide. l have tried, and
have done the best l could. That is all
any man can do.
in regard to State affairs. / wish to
state through the Gazette's columns
that there, as in Washington, l am will
ing to stand or fall by what | have
done. / shall go before the Democrats
of Nevada and shall ask that the adj
ministration of Governor John Sparks
be endorsed, and particularly shall l ask
that the special session of the Legis-
lature last January be endorsed.
There is to be no trucking, no side
stepping, no trimming, so far as I am
concerned. / have worked according to
my best lights, and that is all any mar
can do. / have nothing to apologize
for. The people of Nevada know. and
the people Of Nevada can decide. Il
rests with them"