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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-03
ABROAD.

When the Pacific Mail Company
found 1t necessary to augment its fleet
by the addition of two new boats, II
did not give an order to an American
shipbuilder to lay down two new
steamers of the specifications and tom
mage desired. Protection makes Amer
lean boats cost too much to be run in
competition with English and other
foreign-built ships. The Pacific Mail
Line is not managed by philanthro-
pists, but by business men. When they
needed ships to compete with the Eng
lish and the japanese they went 10
the cheapest market and bought Eng
lish ships AS business men they had
no other recourse. There was no eco
nomic reason why they should pay.
say, 81, 600 900 for an American built
ship with an American register when
they could get an equally good vessel
that would yield the same returns for
81. 500, 900. Stockholders in steamship
lines are not so eager to uphold the
flag as to uphold the dividend rate.
One of Hawaii's great needs is bet
ter transportation facilities; the means
for freer intercourse with the outside
world. When Congress extended the
coastwise navfga ton laws of the Uni
ted States to apply to Hawaii, repre-
sentatives of American steamship in
terests appeared before committees OF
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
BAN ON MAIL REQUESTS.
Supreme Court Decides This Form Of
Soliciting Campaign Funds Is
Law Violation.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. March g
That a request for a campaign contribu-
ton made by letter is equivalent to a
request made in person where the letter
is received and read. was held by the
supreme court of the United States in
the case of the United States vs.. Edward
Thayer, of Dallas, Tex, which i'll an
opinion by Justice Holmes was decided
III favor Of the government.
Thayer Is member of the Republican
state committee of Texas and he was
charged with violating the civil service
law by sending letter TO Deputy In
ternaI Revenue Collector Wood during
the campaign of 1906. in which he urged
Wood to contribute a portion of his sal
airy in aid of the Republican ticket. The
federal district court for the northern
district of Texas refused TO hold Thayer
guilty because it was not proved that
Wood had read the letter in federal
building. The decision today reversed
that finding.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
BAR CATHOLIC JURORS.
Slayer's Lawyer to Challenge All Of
That Faith-Anarchist Also
on Trial.

DENVER, Col. March 9.-Anticipat-
ing the presence of large crowd at the
opening of the trial today of Guiseppl
Alo, the Sicilian. who murdered Father
Leo Heinrichs of St. Elizabeth church
while he was giving the sacrament, Sun
day. February %. Sheriff Nisbet had sta
toned deputies along the walks and in
the entrance leading from the jail to the
courtroom and also i'll Ithe courtroom it
self
Judge Greeley W. Whiteford had or
dered present an open panel Of 100
yeniremen.
1t was expected the defense of Attor-
ney Widdecomb, representing Alto by APP
pointment of the court would advance
the theory of insanity in the hope of saw
ing the life of his client. and to be pre-
pared for combating this defense the
prosecution had summoned eight of the
most skillful brain specialists in the city
to observe the defendant. The defense
had also arranged for three alienists.
Attorney Widdecomb indicated early
in the examination of veniremen that he
would make the question of prospec-
tive juryman's allegiance to the Roman
Catholic faith the cause for challeng g
him as to his qualification to serve.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
STEVENS KNOCKS CANAL
FORMER ENGINEER SAYS SCHEME
WILL BE FAILURE.
Won't Help American Commerce and
VIII Be of No Assistance
in War

NEW HAVEN. Conn. March O.
John f. Stevens, vice president of the
New York. New Haven & Hartford
railway and ex-chief engineer of the
Panama canal, has issued a statement
regarding the latter enterp rise in which
he prophesies = failure of the undertak-
ing.
Mr.. Stevens says the canal will NOT
help the United States in its trade with
South America, as practically all the in
hahltants of the southern continent are
on the east of the Andes. He also says
our commercial relations with the islands
OF the Pacific and the far east will be
little benefited
Our coal and wheat centers are in
land. Their products have to be started
on their way by rail. When once loaded
on cars 1t would not be cheaper to ship
to the Atlantic and then ship to the
east by the way of the canal than it
would be to send directly to the port,
on our Pacific coast and then get on
board ship. Furthermore, Mr.. Stevens
belleYeS our coal supply is fast diminish
ING and that China will be the source of
future coal. Siberia, he says, will be-
the wheat country Of the future with
lnGIa close second.
Mr.. Stevens maintains that the. Pan
anna canal will not meet expenses and
VIII cost more than is expected The
date Of the finishing of the canal he IixeS
as January, 1915.
The idea of the canal being of great
value to Us in times of warfare since
our naval forces can be quickly sent
from one coast to the other" he saws.
rs absurd 1t would take days for the
ships to get around, and during that
time hostile shells could have done their
work"
Mr.. Stevens believes that ii would be
a Ill. E ,l,g,,,
money that the canal will cost into a
greater navy"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE,, MARCH
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

MlLWAUKEE-BUTTE - Easy: E,gjr
price of extra creamery is 29c; local prf,r
eXtra creamery is 29c; prints. soc; frsts'
25@26c; seconds. 22023c; process, 2&aa24r;
dairy, fancy, 23c: lines. 20u2lc; fresh roll,
$4,000: packing stock, 1Sc
CHEESE-Steady: American full cream
new make. twins, 121aG13c; Young Amer
icas, I$d13l2c; daisies, 1312@14c: longhorns,
1850 lie; limburger, October, 16c; winter
make. lie; fancy brick. t112Gl2c; low
grades, Zoe; imported Swiss. 2Tc; block, l5c !,
EGGS - Market is steady The produce
boards official market for strictly fresh
said as received, cases returned. $50 l9c:
Fancy fresh recanded in small lots, pc;
April storage. recaudled. f46l5c: miscel
ltneouS storage, l20l3c; seconds. Zoe,
Hnccks, Zoe. Receipts, 351 cases; Saturday,
CHICAGO. Ill. March 9-Cheese-Stcady.
daisies, l3l2al4c; twins, 12Iaa13c; young
Americas, 13l2Q13&c
CHICAGO. m. March 9-Butter-Stcady:
crcamerleS. 22Q2Sc: dairieS, 2Ou26c Eggs
Easy; at mark: cases included. ISa1SiSc,
NEW YORk, March -Buttcr-StcadiGr:
receipts 6l@%; creamery specials. 2Sla@I29c
extras, 2Sc; third to first, 24a27Isc: held
creamery, third to special. 23M poe. STATE
dairy. common to fair. 2OH24c: process
second to special: 2lu25c; western factory
first. 22c; DO h,id' 22e; imitation creamery
first. 23@24c. t,hrcsc-Firm: receipts, ti3,
full creams. specials. l6l4c. state full rrea,,
large. colored, fancy and small colorrd 9nI
white. fancy, l5&4c; do large white. fancy
l5l2c: good 10 prime, l4l&0l5,ac: late o.
tohcr and carly November made. l3laGII4.[.
do winter made, 12dl3c; common 10 fair ID
@l112c; Skins. 1o@llc ECES-Steady: re
cripts Is, t49: state. Pennsylvania and near
by fancy, selected. white, ne; good I,
choice, 24G26c brown and mixed extra. -
6t23l2c: first 2li2M22c: western ana south
crn first. 2liac; seconds, 2Ol2W2lc.
ELGIN BUTTER MARKET
ELGIN. Ill, March. Special l-Marko-
firm 1T 29c. Output for week in this Il 5
tr!ct, 435,oONoO0 pounds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
WIRELESS $500 MILES
MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD HEARS
FROM FLEET.
Pensacola, Fla, Too, Is Astonished to
Receive Message from Ad-
miral Thomas

san FRANCISCO, Cal, March g.
The battleship fleet came into direct
communication with Mare Island yester-
day, the message being the first this
coast has received from the warships.
Communication was had by wireless for
a distance Of 1900 miles, the message
miral Evans fleet.
The operator at the wireless station at
Mare Island, III responding to the call
OF his instrument, was surprised to dis
cover lie was in direct communication
with the Maine. Though 26OO miles
away the message was clear. Mare
Island acknowledged receipt, but fur.
Their communication was cut off on ac-
count of other stations interrupting.
The first words from the fleet an
nounced the death of Private Samuel
Wagner, marine corps, native of Ala
bama, who died ON February %, of
pleura- pneumonia. He was buried al
sea.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
TRY TO FIX FIRE BLAME
CORONER RESUMES INQUEST IN
COLLINWOOD DISASTER.
Damaging Testimony Is Given Against
the Janitor of the School
Building.

CLEN ELAND, O.. March 9.-When
County Coroner Burke resumed his in
quest in the ColIinwood school fire to-
day for the purpose of attempting to
fix responsibility for the great loss OF
life, Mrs. Julius Dietrich, who lived
near the burned school and also lives
near the home of JanitOr Fritz HITTER
testified that a few minutes before smoke
began issuing from the Lakeview school
building, she saw the janit0r on the
back porch of his home.
\ few minutes later, she said. Hirter
came from the rear of the school build
ing, and, with a poker, broke the glass
in the front doors.
Mrs. Dietrich's daughter, who was
saved, said she first attempted to es-
cape from the burning building through
the front door. but found it locked.
JanltOr Hirter was at the hearing to-
day and was represented by an attorney.
City Fire Chief Wallace, who investi-
gated the ruins of the school, gave his
opinion as to the cause Of the fire and
stated that the janitor had told him that
he was III the school building at the time
the fire was discovered
on did your duty and were in no
wise to blame said Coroner Burke to
Janltor HIrter. at the conclusion of Hir-
ters examination at the inquest today.
Twenty-onc little white cas1ets were
placed beneath the ground in the cemetery
in Collinwood today. OF these seventeen
contained bodies of the unidentified chill
dren who lost their lives in the burning
of the Lakeview school last Wednesday,
The other four caskets contained the
bodies of identified children. but were in
cluded in the public funeral as the ex-
pense will be borne by the village.
In connection with the public funeral,
services were held today in eight church
es of various denominations. in memory
of the missing ones. Following this
public memorial service was held at the
temporary mOrgue where the twenty
one caSketS Law in long row
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
SPORTING WORLD.

The Grand Rapids Central league team
has secured the release of Pitcher Frank
Doty from the Tecumseh Southern
Michigan league team, and he will pitch
for Bobby Loves aggregation. Lynn
Bell, fast second baseman, has signed
with the Kalamazoo team.
Clarence JeSSup. manager and catch
er of the Richmond team in the In
dianaOhio league, has received offers
from Memphis and East Liverpool but
will not accept either of them.
President Richard L. Burke of the
Denver club has secured Charles Irwin.
third baseman of the San Francisco Pa
citic league club, to manage the Denver
ties for 1908 and play third base II
win Is veteran at the game, but a
good one. He played with St. Paul some
years ago in the old Western league
Stanley Robinson of the St. Louis
Cardinals spent yesterday in Dallas and
arranged with President Gardner of the
Dallas club for a game between the Car
dinais and Dallas for March 80
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan will leave
St Louis today for San Francisco.
where he Will seek Il match with Abe
Attell. Tommy is not at all sure he can
get on with the slippery Abe, but will
do his best and will agree to any terms
the little fellow names.
the Philadelphia National league
team, accompanied by club officials and
Others. numbering in all twenty-six per-
sons. left yesterday for Savannah. Ga,
TO train. The team will return the lat
ter part of March and beginning on April
s VIII play seven games with the Phila-
delphia Americans.
A wire from Los Angeles, Cal, says:
N'Much enthusiasm was created lust be-
fore tho RrItt- Nelson hOnt CT q rfaI ny,
Abe Attell entered the ring waving a
telegram aloft and announced to the
spectators that the telegram was from
Joe Cans manager asking if a match
between Cans and himself could be ar
ranged and under what conditions. At
tell declared he would agree TO meet
Cans at the lightweight limit, 133
pounds ringside, and would allow Cans
to split the purse in any way he de-
sired
Sam Berger has cinched a match be-
tween Jimmy Britt and Packy McFar-
land of Chicago, to take place in San
Francisco on Tuesday night. March 81.
the wire last night and all the details
were arranged. Mcfarland said he was
willing to fight Britt and there was not
the slightest difficulty in securing the
signature of Britt. They will get so per
cent. of the gross and no bonus will be
paid. The weight is 133 at 3. Britt
deposited $500 as weight and appear
ance forfeit. Mcfarland, accompanied
by his manager. Harry Gilmore, Jr.,
will leave for San Francisco tonight.
Experts who watched the Britt and
Nelson go at Los Angeles, while well
pleased with the readiness of the men
to mix at most stages, agree that both
have gone back. Britt was unable to
worry Nelson in the slightest, even by
mis- hardest punches, and did not show
the ability to stagger him he displayed in
their last bout. Nelson's inability to
land also was taken to indicate that he
has lost some of his speed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
SEEK RELIGIOUS SECT.
San Francisco Police Declare Girls Have
Been Deceived and Sold as
Slaves

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March O.
Acting ON advices received from Ennis
killen, Ireland, the police began an IN
vestigation of all obscure religious or
carnations last night, in an effort to To-
cate one particular sect, which they had
been informed, was making use of its
religious methods to win over unsuspect-
ing girls for the Chinese slave traffic.
The band was driven out of the British
isles last December, Chief Buggy re
celved information yesterday from John
A. Belfast chief of police Of Ennis
killen, ireland, stating that the organ
ization had won over three English girls
and was taking them to China through
San Francisco with the avowcd purpose
of making them missionaries to their
cause
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
PENSACOLA HEARS FROM SHIPS.
Wireless Station Picks Up a Remarkable
Message.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March O.
About the last place that the navy de-
partment expected to hear from the At
lantic battleship fleet for at least six
months was on the Atlantic coast, yet
this is what has happened
The navy department today received 4
teIegraphlc message from its wireless
station at Pensacola, which had been in
direct communication with the battleship
fleet, most remarkable performance
considering that the wireless impulses
We're Obliged to traverse the Gulf of
Mexico, then cross overland the state of
Texas, part of Mexico and again ira
verse several hundred miles of ocean
This particular message was from Rear
Admiral Thomas, in command of the
second division and was as follows:
Haye you any important news from
home 2,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
Can Improve Ships.
ITALIAN CAR IS AWAY.
New York-Paris Racer Leaves Omaha
French Machine Breaks
Shaft.

OMAHA, Neb., March 9.-Repairs on
the Italian car in the New York-Paris
race were finished this morning after
thirty-siX hours work. The car left for
the Pacific coast at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia. March O.
The first French car broke a drive shaft
one and one-half miles west of Legrand
la, last night. St.Chaffray reached
Marshalltown at , O'Clock this morning
and left at 500 Il. IN. for Omaha, either
to purchase or to have made a new drive
shaft. His car viii probably be here
two or three days.
DIXON, Ill, March 9.-The German
car passed Dixon at 1920 a m.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March 9.-After
receiving all necessary repairs the Ameri-
can car in the New York to Paris auto
mobile race left this city at IL o'clock
today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
PRISON AN OPIUM DEN.
Surgeon at Nebraska Penitentiary Makes
This Report to the Gov
eruOr,

LINCOLN, Neb., March 9.-The Ne
braska penitentiary is not reformatory
but huge opium den, according to DR..
r. E. Giffen, prison surgeon, in a report
to Gov. Sheldon. DR.. Giffen reports
that of the 412 prisoners confined in the
institution, there are between 100 and
$50 addicted to the morphine habit and
that morphine is being regularly sup
piled to the prisoners by outside per-
sons whose identity is unknown. He
favors the establishment of d strict
quarantine of the prison as the only
method of stamping out the evil
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
HARTMAN HOLDS GEORGIA ROAD
Pays 100000, but Withholds News
Till Fish Fight Is Over.

ATLANTA, Ga, March Sc. II.
Hartman has authorized the announce
ment that he is owner of the Central of
Georgia railroad. The announcement
comes through the Georgia railroad com
mission, to which Hartman impaired
the fact of his ownership some time ago.
but asked that it be not published until
the fight for control of the Illinois Cen
trail was settled. He paid $3,00000O for
the stock
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
ALFONSO FACING
FIRE OF ANARCHY
BARCELONA AUTHORITIES BELIEVE
KING WILL BE SAFE THERE
DURING VISIT.
PERIL FROM THE REDS BOMBS.
This Wing Of Political Party Is An
gered at Alleged Treatment
of Comrades.
RULERS COURAGE is ADMIRED.

BARCELONA, March 9-Gen. Lin
confident that the visit Of King Alfonso
TO Barcelona will pass off safely. His
majesty is expected tomorrow morning.
Admire Kings Courage.
Gen. Linares declares the population
of this city is anxious to show its 10y
atty to the King, whose courage in com
ing after the repeated bomb outrages
here, is greatly admired. Nevertheless,
the captain general is sparing 10 precau-
tons to safeguard his majesty. The Of
hclal programme of the visit has not
been allowed to be printed, and the
houses along the streets through which
the King is to pass have been thorough
ly searched But III view OF the fact
that for twenty years past Barcelona
has been stronghold of repupicanism
and the center of violent CariSt agita-
ton. brought about by the withdrawal
of the ancient privileges of Catalonia 1T
the time the government was centralized
at Madrid after the French model, an
enthusiastic popular reception is not eN-
pected.
Danger from Anarchy.
The peril to the King does not come
from the Republicans, whose organiza-
ton yesterday formally declared against
a hostile manifestation. but from the
Anarchist wing of the CarIists. which is
conducting a campaign of bomb opera
tons as reprisals for the alleged i'll treat
ment of their comrades who are cOntnel!
III the Mont Luich prison.
Refuse Student Bodyguard
Gen. Linares has declined an offer,
made by Royalist students to furnish Il
bodyguard for the King. The students
have announced their intention of re
peating their exploit on the ocean of his
majesty's visit to Barcelona of last
year, when they unhitched the horses
from the royal carriage and drew the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
KAISER'S LETTER
HID FROM PUBLIC
CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEoUOR CURT
LY REJECTS DEMAND FOR
CONTENTS.
DECLARES INCIDENT PRIVATE.
Asquith, Acting as Premier, Snubs Bal
four-Sllent on Discussing Lord
Tweedmouth.
BRITISH REPLY ALSO SECRET.

LONDON, March 9.-The hope that
the letter sent last month by Emperor
William of Germany to Lord Tweed
mouth, first lord of the admiralty, in
which it has been charged, his majesty
attempted to influence Great Britain S
naval legislation and the British minis
ters reply thereto, would be made pub
lie for the edihcation of the people was
quickly dispelled by Mr.. Asquith. chan
cellor OF the eXchequer. IN the House of
Commons this afternoon.
Nothing to Add.
In a couple of curt sentences Asquith,
acting as premier, told Balfour and 9th
er queStloners that he had nothing to
add to his statement of Friday and that
so far as he knew, Lord Tweedmouth
had nothing to add to his declaration be-
yond the fact that Immediately upon
the receipt of Emperor Williams letter
the hrst lord of the admiralty showed it
to Sir Edward Grey, the foreign secre-
tary. who agreed with the recipient that
the letter had no official character and
should be treated as IL private communi-
cation.
1T is clearly out of the question, :
continued Asquith. Ito lay private and
personal correspondence on the table"
A Chilly Silence.
A question from Amelius r. T.. Lock
wood, conservatives, as to whether it was
possible Tor q communication on such an
important question to be regarded in any
way as private drew still more curt
yes from ASquith. and when he was
asked to give the House an opportunity
to discuss Lord TweedmOuth's conduct.
the acting head of the government main
tanned a chilly silence
Later, in the House of Lords, the first
lord of the admiralty was somewhat
more communicative but he threw no
light on the real contents of the CORE
spondence He did. however. describe
the letter from Emperor William as quite
informal and very friendly.
Tweedmouth Is Surprised.
Lord Tweedmouth expressed his sur
prise at which the called the Extra or
binary outburst of the press during the
last few days in connection with this
matter. Continuing, he yOuchsafed the
information that he had on several occa-
siOns received letters from the German
Emperor which had come in the ordinary
way through the postoffice. The particu-
lar letter now under discussion was q
private and personal one, Lord Tweed
mouth declared, very friendly in tone
and quite informal. When it reached
him he showed it to Sir Edward Grey
who agreed with him that it should be
treated as private and not official Ac-
cordingly on February 20 he had replied
to the Emperor in the same friendly and
informal manner.
Lord Tweedmouth concluded by assur-
ing the House of his firm belief that the
course adopted was good one and cal
culated to do what everybody so earnest
ly desired. namely, foster a good under
standing between the German empire
and Great Britain.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
TWO AUTO FIRMS FAIL.
Darracq Company Has Liabilities of
$780, 00-Truck Concern to Wall.

ties of more than 100000. the Darraco
Motor Car company, one of the largest
automobile concerns in the world and
last year the heaviest importer of auto
mobiles in this country. has been placed
in the hands of d receiver. At the same
time lawyers representing creditors told
Judge Holt in the United States district
court the company was bankrupt. the
New York Car and Truck company,
makers of automobiles and car trucks at
Kingston, was petitioned into bankruptcy
by creditors whose claims aggregate SO.
600. There was no connection between
the two failures. Orlando T. Thomas is
president of the Kingston concern.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
MILWAUKEE sToCKYARDs REPORT

CATTLE = Narkct is steady: butch-
dunn to good. 3.756I4.23: hcifcrs, m~,;ium to
good, } I5Q4.5o; common TO fair. 3.OoQD3 so;
cows, good To choice. 3.506f.25: fair to
good. 3OOG3.JO; Gamers. 17III2. 10: cutters
2.JoH2.S5; bulls, good to choice, 3.5Ou+ 90:
, bologna bulls, common to fair. 2.T5uS Is !;
feeders. 37@Qi.20; stockerS 3.uOGI35O
SllEEP-Market is steady. common to
fair. 3.o0u4.OO; good to cnorcc. 4.aOa5 20
lambs, common to fair. 5.5NU6 -: choice to
prime. 65OuI.oO: bucks. 225n3.OO
llOGS-5Ir1Oc higher; mixed and butchers.
46o0 50; packers, 4.050AI0; light, i.55U
40: pigs, IOoui.15