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PREDICTS SHORT LIFE
FOR PRESENT-DAY HUMOR.

DR.. Louis Delamarre, of the College
of the City of New York, chose lies
Humoristes Francois" French humor-
ists) as the subject for his lecture yes
terday afternoon before the Alliance
FRANCHISE of Newark. and treated of
that wit that has made French humor-
lists famous.
He told of the humorous literature
in France. beginning with the Fabliaux
land speaking of Villon, Rabelais. Scar
ron, Voltaire, Lesage, Beauarhchais.
OF the modern humorists he named SIS
the most prominent Alphonse ALIAS.
Courteline, Willy, Tristan Bernard,
Max and Alex Fischer. The speaker
told many anecdotes about these men,
some of whom have put as much
humor in their lives as in their works.
The lecturer predicted that most CT
the humor of today will die with It's
author.
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BURGLARS WORK
AS CARS PASS
DOOR OF STORE
Use De Ver's Own Sample Case
to Garry Off His
Property.
STEAL CASH AND MAKE
BIG HOLE In HIS STOCK

I Lf
With trolley cars passing on the
sides of it and an arc light directly
opposite, the candy and tobacco store
of Charles A. De Yer, of Bloomfield
and Summer avenues, was robbed last
night Of over 500 in cash and stock.
The entrance was effected through a
window forced open on the Summer
avenue side. ..aias. ssts - .n8
In his statement to the police of h
Second Precinct station today De Yer
said thai he had locked his place up
and left 1t about 11:15 O'Clock last night.
When he opened up today he found
| the place had been rifled. Every case
in the shop had been pried open ana
the most portable things taken.
He loses $40 in cash, taken from a
desk drawer; 81 from a chewing gum
machine that was broken open; $50
worth of cigarettes; $40 worth of cigars;
a new SIS overcoat; a Victor phono-
graph, model 3, No. 27,839, valued at $40,
and a sample case worth $6.25.
The sample case was evidently used
in getting away with the plumber. De
Yer Is. his own salesman and had it
packed with sample boxes of candy
ready for today's trip. The samples
were all removed and placed on a shelf,
where they were found this morning.
De Yer said that 1t was probable that
a large amount of candy had been
taken, too, but he had no means of
knowing how much was gone.
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THOMAS A. EDISON, THE WIZARD OF ELECTRICITY, AS HE APPEARS TODAY.

this work for the poor workingman.
Last year he went Summing, and
found conditions SO bad that he re-
solved to assist the poor people.
why, the poor live so, disgustingly
these days and the landlords are so
hard on them that / simply have to do
something for Them he said. Il
visited some of the homes in the tene-
ment districts, and left there sick at
heart. The rents are high and the
rooms miserable"
: Sc Mr.. Edison has turned into
philanthroplst. Heart and soul are
with the needy poor. He wants to find
rest and comfort in helping others to
help themselves, and ip doing SO make
the w-orkingman's condition easier.
Long ago-when I was still at school
having studied some invention by
Thomas "A. Edison, I pictured him as
a man way beyond other human be
ings; unapproacbable. and distant, a
man to be studied, but not to be inter-
viewed. But certainly 1 could, not see
Mr.. Edison yesterday as the romantic
figure he had seemed to my schoolgirl
imagination.
In appearance the great man looks
like any other human being. He is
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magnetic in speech and most anxious
to please.
,fMr. Edison's clothes exemplify his,
life--that of hard work. His hair, now
quite white, is carclessly brushed; and
although he says he is getting old,
confessing to 81 years, he walks
sprightly and with much vigor,
Surrounded all day as he is by cleo
trio currents and batteries, / always
a of the opinion that he would be
nervous and fretful, but far from h
Inc is quiet and congenial.
Mr.. Edison and his family will go for
+, a six weeks stay to Fort Myers, on the
Caloosahatchie River, Florida, the end
I.of this month The great man has a
bungalow and laboratory there.
Most of my time, while there" he
said yesterday, rs spent in fishing and
reading Browning. I have thirteen
acres of ground there, on which are
planted tropical trees. Most of, the
fruit my family uses up here In the
winter comes from there
And when he comes back in April he
will complete the plans to build this
cement house for the workingman. A
home which, Edison promises. will
mean little rent and much comfort
Let us hope for the best.
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need Of fire or burglar insurance.
Hence, these agencies will have to go
out of business. Every portion OF the
house, except the doors and window
sashes, will be of cement.
But the floors surely will be of
wood, because cement is too cold, you
will argue. Not at all. A heater Is
to be cast with the house, and this fur
mace will so heat every portion of
cement that there will be no room Tor
a draft to enter IN portion of the
house.
And what do you think? Walls
will be beautifully tinted, and on the
outside the house will be artisticatly
decorated. There will be a porch for
cool summer evenings n great big
f1replaces to make the rooms look COM
Portable on cold winter nights"
Furthermore, Mr.. Edison will not
grant the specifications of this house
to any builder, unless he agrees to
| allow enough grounds for farming pur-
| poses.
This is no idle dream. l have, seen
the model, The construction of the
mold was explained to me, and I was
| assured that the first house would be
built next summer.
Mr.. Edison said he is solely doing
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was in May. 1t was in April. Inc
only arrest remember was on the
9th of April"
did you say before the Police Com
mission that this girl was arrested in
April?" -
81 don't remember that"
Reported to Governor.
Witness added that the next day he
took the girl to former Governor
Stokes, and he took he statement and
sent her to the State Home.
what amount of money!" asked Mr..
McDermit. was appropriated by the
city for the purpose of investigating
these, disorderly {houses?'
Mr.. Mott objected, and witness finally
was allowed to say that he spent $50 or
$50 in 1906. He AIDED that he thought
the whole department spent Sl5o a
month for that purpose.
Ibid Williamson or the sheriff or
under-sheriff give you any compensa-
ton for the work you performed at
night time for making these investiga-
tions?' asked Mr.. McDermit.
This was objected to, and CORDIALLY
added that he got about seven houses
on the average during the year.
cTagu ON stand.
William McTague, the Police Com
missioners' stenographer, testified to
the visits to New York to find several
; of the disorderly house keepers.
do you remember what day you first
went?"
February 1, 1906"
did o go at the request Of the
chief?"
Eyes. sir"
'In company with Corbally?"
N"Yes. SIR"
Asked whether he was present in the
chiefs office when Krutzel was there
he said he was. and was there when {
J. conversation was held with reference
to the payment of M to member
of the police department
; did you take Krutzefs' statement?'
J 81 did"
Tompkins Recalled.
Excise Inspector William B.. Thonlp
kinss was recalled.
: Asked whether he remembered tn
saloon at Academy and Halsey street
kept by Hyma Gross. he said he did.
HE was granted a license in 1906,
1 he testified, "but there has been no sa
loon there since"
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Did you find out from headquar-
tiers at any time advance information
Of raids by the sheriff's men?"
Sometimes" =
Did you ever tell Crindell that his
place would be pulled by the sheriff's
men?"
NO. sir; no such conversation ever
took place"
Did you tell him the police would
not pull his placer
NO"
"At the time Magner's place was
under suspicion vas Mr.. McDermit
here your lawyer?' asker Mr.. Mott.
Yes, he was
Are you willing for him to. go on
the stand and testify about the rela-
tons existing between you??"'
Ed, Lawyer Scores Mott.
The answer vas a sharp retort from
Mr.. McDermit, who said that he did
not see why such questions were asked.
you know you can't go on the stand
and testify unless CORDIALLY is willing,
said Mr.. Mott.
'TWen, the idea of putting a lawyer
on the stand TO testify about his rela-
tons with a former client seems UNI
just to me-" replied Mr. McDermit.
Case Goes Over.
The jury was discharged until Mon
day morning soon after CORDIALLY had
l given more ties and 9th r W.T..
t~nesses had been called, as the testi'
e mony was practically all in, and 1t was
Y decided to allow the deposition of Will
hanson to, be taken at his home il
e Thirteenth avenue, as this testimon!
n is supposed to be vital to the defense
S 1t viii be taken this afternoon.
"Do you remember asked Mr.. Mott
~"a1resting a little girl who said sh
had been to the Metropole in 1906, Il
d ank street, and that the girl told yo'
1t she had been to the Metropole with tn
bartender"
"I DON'T.
Didn't you testify before the Polio
commissioners that this girl was take
to the Metropole by the bartender
"a "They wouldn't let me explain mt.
Did you testify before the commits
sion that you examined the registl
every week."
Perhaps 1 did"
Witness said he really could not n
Or call whether he said that he had looks
at the. register.
Finally he said tnatHlo the pese
his belief he did.
Counsel In Tilt.
There was another of the many III
Id between counsel at this point. N
Kalisch remarking to Mr.. Mott that
he did not appear to like to hear the trni
IN and Mr.. Mott. retorting thai r
mark was too cheap. for an able man
seWill YOU say that you did not $;
before the police commissioners tn
this girl was not taken there by
bartender"
Cant sas can't remember,
he Mr.. Kalisch objected, and Mr.. Nc
asked whether CORDIALLY did not ARE
the girl on May 8. 1905.
IT don't remember. replied the vi
ness. II won't say that the ARE
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"You ordered them out of their own
houses?" 49,! e1s =
Eyes, sir"
what right did you have to do
that?"
ION account of their reputation"
Ibid you ever employ any one to as
Esist you in getting evidence against
disorderly houses?"
YES, sometimes I got a man for a
night" ~
And you charged his expenses to the
! city?" f7
Yes, they went in my expense ac-
count"
"what kind of men did you. employ
were they of good reputation"
"Not always" +
Police Employ Crooks. 4
"Then to get evidence the police de-
partment sometimes has to employ
crooks?"
Yes, If we haven't got evidence we
have to get il, the best way we can"
CORDIALLY told of trips to New York
made early in 1907 to- secure evidence
for the police commissioners against
Serbia.
On several occasions, the witness said
Weinraub had accompanied him. III
knew, he said, that Weinraub had beer
convicted of keeping a,disorderly house
but he had to get evidence the best way
he could, and could not be discriminat
ing in choosing the men who Furnished
it. 80
On one occasion, he said, he met TIL
sheriff on the train, coming from New
[ York. Witness and the sheriff talket
. A. VyatnSa.I a-1 NNyanr,a,. 10 une h
said. Previous to that he had bee
working in harmony with the sheriff
men.
Goes to sherin's Home.
, THAT night l went to the sheriff,
house and he told me that he woul
help to nolle PROSE- my case when !
came up.
What was that?" interrupted Nj
Mott, sharply. What was the date I
this?" .
''This was on April 10. 1907"
And the sheriff told you he woul
help, to noile PROSE- your case?"
t He certainly did"
"As a matter of fact" Numbered NJ
S Mott, were o ever in the sheriff
house2"
"oh. yes! Half a dozen times
more"
"And he told you this in his houses
Yes
9 How long were you in his house thu
: night?'
"Ill take that back" said Corball
d st was standing outside when he to
II m~elthat."
And you are sure he told you
would help nolle PROSE- your case whit
the time Gamer"
10 Perfectly: he certainly did"
Ibid you ever visit Crindeils pla
at IS Spring street?',,
le Yes"
Caught with the Goods.
st Ibid you tell him that you had Z
goods on hiin?"
II did"
Id Ibid you have the goods on hinig'
81 did no. ~,
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authority over the other, to ,investi-
gate these places?" demanded Mr.
Mott 49,
That's right"
what did you and Serbia go to
Books place for on Saturday night?"
There came a young man to head
quarters, ; CORDIALLY said, "and said
something to Serbia and@he told me to
get my hat and go with him."
did you hear any conversation IN
English between Book and. Scribag'
mo, SIR came from CORDIALLY. 4
only understood the captain to say
"Wie gents"
"Did it strike you as a little peculiar
that this conversation was conducted
in German" Il
II don't remember"
Did you ever, in the course of all
your Investigations, find a single dis
orderly house?" said Mr., Mott.
Eyes. Many of them
(Which ones?"
"Katz's was one"
'lAnd you raided it,"
Yes" . =
ANY other houses-did you find any
others?"
Eyes; schwartz's, at 81 Monroe
street.
."And you raided it?"
YES" s't
Amy other placer"
Yes.
What placer"
Mrs. Vanoe's, at 50 Bank street"
did you raid it?"
Yes, the police raided 1t. When
say 1 raided these places l mean tnt
| police department raided them.
ANY other place.. +.
eyes; Jackson's. on Factory street.
ANY other?"' y+
"De, zarro's gambling house, il
Washington street."
Did you raid that placer
Yes"
"Any other. .~places?"
81 guess that's about ALL
Had No warrants.
"Did you have warrants?"
mo, sir
/, Did you make complaints agains
: these places?"
In some cases 1 did, in other case
4 the captain did"
"Did you have the ~evidence?p
Eyes, and they were convicted Q
: keeping disorderly houses.
WHO was .~convicted2' :
Mrs. Vance was convicted and tn
"a others found guilty under the city OF
IS dlnance-"
Another tilt between mr.. Kalisch an
Mr.. Mott occurred when the latte
asked CORDIALLY if he knew where Serb
I is now, and If CORDIALLY had seen hiI
D. since the trial begun.
p why don't you put Serbia on I'll
stand?' asked Mr.. Kalisch of NJ
l. Mott. sf
Put him on yourself; you know "
: can't" was the retort,
Were there any other places again'
; which YOU got ~evidence2' asked NJ
Mott Of the witness.
YES: about thirty places, and ! To-
them they would have to move out"
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INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb Forecast:
New Jersey-Fair tonight and Satur-
day, light to fresh northwest to north
winds.
NEW YORK, Feb. Local forecast:
Generally fair tonight and SATURDAY.
colder tonight, temperature early Sat
urday morning, 10 OF, IA, degrees. Brisk
to fresh northwest winds.
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HAS D OF $1,000.

Several new members were enrolled
at the meeting of the Allgemeine
Deutsche K. u. V. No. 3 in Muth's
Hall. Springfield avenue last night,
and candidates were proposed. 1t was
reported that the membership was So
and that besides assets in building and
loan associations, there was a cash
capital on hand of $4,000.
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Insurance Unnecessary.

whats more" he added, everything
is to be so built that there will be no
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COMMISSIONER HARRINGTON BETTER.

President Of the Police Board Will
lam Harrigan. who has been sick for
the past two weeks, is reported to have
passed the crisis and to be gaining in
strength.
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His Sympathies Stirred, Cement
House Scheme .Absorbs
New Jersey Wizard.
OWN CREATIONS BORE HIM;
FEELS WEIGHT OF YEARS
I'm Getting Old and Must
Amuse Myself Life
Pursuit TO Chess.
BY ROSE D. LEE.
o A. EDISON is tired; ac-
tually mind weary and anxious
, to take a weIl-deserVed rest.

tually mind a and anxious
= to take a well-deserved rest.
This he told me when / visited him in
his great laboratory in West Orange.
Surely" / protested. you are not
going to retire entirely from your
work?"
mo, but / shall only do things which
amuse me. and with which l can as
sist the poor working man."
Aren't you going to startle the
world any more with new and great
inventions?" l asked.
mo, I'm getting DID," replied the
great inventor. my brain is tired
and l think it is we'll for me to let
some younger people startle the world,
as you pat it. Just at present | have
so many things under way that they
will keep me busy for many years to
come, so / won't have time for new in
ventions."
IAN inventors life is a hard life,
isn't it, I asked.
IAN Invention, my child" he said,
'is like chess. 1t is a great problem;
only those succeed who keep at 1t n
at il. IL needs perseverance and few
people have hat. I have a depart
ment in which / give some of my en-
ployees a chance to further some or
their own Ideas. Some of them have
been successful in improving the Pho-
nograph, and again others have tried
pet schemes of theirs and given them
up in a months time. Some OF them
keep at it as long as two months pue
few stay at it longer
PhonOgraph AnuOys Him.
well. the monograph is a great in
vention?"
Eyes. it has brought much happiness
to the poor workingman." MI. Edison
said. but hate the music of the phon-
osraph; I'm tired of it. The same with
the electric light; / hate to discuss it;
when any one starts, to harp on either
of these subjects, I always feel like get
ting up and going away. I'm weary OF
it all.
Just now my, pet scheme is the &C.
Ter house Tn going to build for the
workingman and his family. If you
will follow me, l will show you the
model I made"
It was a private view, for I was per-
sonally conducted by the great inventor
to a large adjoining room of his labora
LOFTY .I1dI- uG lili6At- 1889
scheme to me.
Mr.. Edison i~nsinuated that I might
ask as many questions as / desired; l
might ever ask how the cement was
made. However, I just listened: there
was no need for me to talk; the great
man explained and explained. Even
about the flower pots, he was going to
haye'cast of cement for the front porch,
SO that theAhousewife might plant some
flowers.
Eyes, and this cement house is to be
so CONSTRUCTED that you can turn a
hose on the house, wash, 1T inside ans
outside, without the least trouble. and
do your spring cleaning within an
hour" he said.
- Insurance Unnecessary.
whats more" he added, everything
is to be so built that there will be nj
e. r H H.mE"4 1f a o ~ 81 EE e.
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UNDERSTANDING dlrectIoH, HOI'f
west; maximum velocity, 15 miles.
Total precipitation-Sk inches.
Character of the day-C1oudy.
One Year Ago Today.
Highest. Lowest Average.
Temperature. 26 deg. 4deg. 16 deg
Character of the day-Partiy CLOUDY.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13

Novel Trip is Assured Those
Coming From MilWdu-
kee in August.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

In speaking of the prospects Of
early operations on the interurhan
line of the Milwaukee Heat, Light
and Traction company, VIM. c. Stone
of this city, yesterday stated that
active construction operations would
be commenced just as soon as the
frost was out of the ground and the
work pushed to completion. with all
possible rapidity. MI. Stone also
remarked that the promoters of the
line would bend every energy to have
the same completed and cars running
on schedule time for the annual
Homecoming to be held in August, so
that the members of the Watertown
Homecoming club of Milwaukee will
have the pleasure of .enjoying the
pleasant and novel trip out here on
the new interurban line. Mr.. Stone
SAID 1t was barely possible that a
branch line would be built out to the
fair grounds in time for the fair this
fall, but that 1t could not be promised.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
BENJAMIN DOPP IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Pioneer Of Monterey and Well
Known Here-ViSited
Fairs Regularly.

Many friends will regret to learn
of the death Of Mr.. Benjamin Dopp,
well known pioneer of this section
of the country, who passed away last
Thursday at his home at Monterey,
north Of Oconomowoc. Mr.. Dopp was
we'll known in this city, having traded
here and visited the monthly stock
fairs for many years, till his advancing
years compelled him to make his
visits less frequent. For years he
was engaged in raising fancy stock
and disposed Of a great deal of the
same here IN Watertown. He pur-
chased extensively here and always
had warm spot in his heart for Wa
tertown and many there arr mere who
will regret 10 learn Of his death,
passing away at the age Of seventy
years. Three sons, A. B. Dopp of
Waukesha, Paul and Homer at home,
and two daughters, Miss Mary Dopp
of Belvedere, H., and Miss Nellie
Dopp at hume, besides the widow,
survive him.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
ATTENDANCE At FAIR
LARGEST IN MONTHS
STREETS PRESENTEDALIVELY
SCENE YESTERDAY.
Sales Ran Almost Entirely to
Horses, Prices Ranging High
However Over Forty We're Sold
Many Buyers in the City
Fine Weather.
tFrOm Wednesdays DailyD

! The principal streets of the city
presented a very lively scene yester-
day, the OCCASION being the regular
monthly stock fair. 1t WAS unquestion-
ably the largest in the way of attend
ance of any held during the past year,
the weather being ideal for March
fair. Some have even ventured the
assertion that there WAS larger
attendance at yesterdays fair than
any held for several years. Horse
buyers began to flock into. the city
Monday afternoon and evening, there
being an unusually large number.
There was large number of horses
on the market, but mostly of low
grade, while prices ruled high. How
eve-, forty horses were sold in, addition
to number sold at an auction sale
conducted a. in the vicinity OF the
American House on the west side.
One bad feature of yesterday fair
was the absence of the feminine sex,
a fact that was regretted by the mer-
CHANTS VI Tue Guy.
Among the horse buyers in the
city yesterday were the following:
Paul Mueller, Horizon; Benjamin
Rogers. Okauchee; James. Timmins,
Juneau; Horace Erickson, Okauchee;
Hugh Mccall, Ixonia; Charles
Muscheit, Keeseville; Irving Reynolds,
Stone Bank; John Lynch, Lowell;
Charles Walther, Richard Grimm,
Geo. Schimmell. Emmett Clarity.
Michael Shields, Ernst Rosenow,
Arthur jacobson, A. M. Brown, Percy
Dietrich, John Bolline, Sam Hines,
John Wing, Chas. Nothbohn, Peter
May, Char.les Schmidt, Ed Frank,
Oc"nomow Rudolph Beer, Charles
Schweneder, Art. Manager, R.
Ferdinand, Goldman & Son, Ernst
Beer, j. Zegelbauer, M. Burke and
w. Schaefer, of Milwaukee; E. Lewis
of MarshfieId.
The condensing plant OF the Van
Camp Packing company was visited
by many of the visitors to the fair
yesterday and the operations at that
new industry were watched with
interest by many. 1T not only proved
a novel sight but a revelation 20 many
as to the volume of milk used in the
manufacture of the product.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-03-13
THE BIENNIAL HIGH
COURT j. D. Of F.
will Be Held Here June Is
Next-High Officials
viii Come,

On the 18th day of next June, the
Biennial High Court convention Of
the United Order of Foresters will be
held in this city and be in session two
days. In addition to the officers of
the subordinate lodges IN the juris-
dicIlon, the officers OF the Supreme
Court will be present. 1t is estimat-
ed that at least 200 people will attend
the convention, possibly more. Emil
Tanck of this city Is auditor of the
state court and to him, and to the
members of the local camp, great
credit is due, for securing the holding
of the next convention in his city.
Mr.. Tanck is an enthusiastic member
of the order and has REPRESENTED the
local lodge in the last two Biennial
High Court conventions, one at Lake
Mills and the other at Hudson.