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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
STOP WASTE.

IL is an outrage on the American
people that the postoffice department is
operated at loss of about $40, 900, 600
. year, for it has been demonstrated
clearly by shrewd business men that on
the present basis of business there
should be large profit if conducted
in practical way. The JOINT COM
mission appointed by the senate and
house have undertaken to show some
of the reasons for the loss, and, while
they point out many that are f1agrsnt
and unnecessary, yet they seem to be
afraid to mention another one that
the probably cost the government more
than the deficiency. We refer tv the
abuses of the franking privilege that
the members of congress have voted to
themselves anG there is certainly NJ
reason why It should be con thu ed
with the wide open opportunities it
now affords for extravagaut expenses
on the country. When the postoffice
department is taken out of the politics
of the country and is made business
proposition. as il ought to be, and the
Thanking privilege abolished by allow
ing each congressman certain
amount of money for postal expenses
there is not a doubt but that our
postal services will be improved and
also made paying proposition. But
there will have to be new congress
before this will be accomplished as it
can hardly be expected that those
who have enjoyed "franking'' all
theli lives will be willing to give up
the privileges they now enjoy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
THE TWO WAYS TO JUSTICE

THE TWO WAYS TO JUSTICE.
"The object of the English rules
is 20 provide the best and quickest
and simplest method Of bringing be
fore the court the merits involved in
any particular case" This, says the
New York Times, els the statement
made at the recent meeting of the
New York State Bar association bv
Elbridge l.. Adams, of the New York
bar, in summing up the results of an
investigation into English rules OF
civil practice and their working made
at the request uf the Board vf
Statutory Consolidation, created In
1904"
But this is not the object of the
American rules. The object of the
American rules, and Of the practice
under them, is to obstruct the pfesen-
tation Of the merits of each particular
case; to keep the actual facts away
from court and jury, to object to all
testimony that would throw actual
light on the case as incompetent and
irrelevant, and to fortify the objec-
tions by quirks and bubbles built up
on the law of evidence.
Then, If testimony should be gotten
IN that throws light on the particular
case, exception is taken, and often
allowed, on one shallow pretextso.
another; until, through obstruction
and delay, the proceeding is dropped
and the matter is forgotten.
Our courts in general are wonderful
ly fond of all this. It covers their
proceedings with mystifcation, IN
creases their dignity and Importance
and inspires the heholders with whole
some awe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
WILL REDUCE THE PRICE.

The people of this country should
be indeed grateful, especially the
farmers, mechanics and laboring men
who annually do not, put hundred
cases or SO of champagne in their
cellars for the years consumption.
The satisfying announcement is made
in the eastern papers that under a
trade agreement with France, 20
per cent reduction OF the tariff on the
fizz will soon becume effective and the
price correspondingly reduced to the
POOR American consumer. If we
can have trade agreements with
France, why not with other nations,
SO that the price uf many of the
necessities of life may be reduced.
But then, we ought to be thankful for
small favors, the reduction of the
price champagne from $3.50 to $500
for a pint bottle will be such an
help tu-the rich, who must have the
best at the lowest possible figure.
We sometimes doubt the correctness
of Lincoln's aphorism, now classic
A government of the people, tor the
people and by the people," The
people dc not govern, they only think
they do and the politicians keep them
divided, just to make monkeys of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

1.-The Kaiser has suspended the free
list of his royal opera house in Ber-
lin, which he supports out of his pri-
vate purse, says the Baltimore
American. Score one more for "the
increased cost of living"
A New York sociologist announces
that pickpockets often make $1,000 a
year. Even at that it is probably
better to be Hungarian nobIeman.
According to the market reports,
"money is easy" but the men who
have it are not.
The experience of the Countess of
Yarmouth seems to indicate that it Is
almost as expensive to get rid of a
title az it is to acquire one.
The Denver lawyer who got SIS, :
600 pearl for talking forty-fve hours
ought to meet Mr.. Bryan.
Hon. e. Pierpont Morgan really
hasn't the time to buther with a
little job like the presidency of the
United States.
Philadelphia is trying to borrow
$40, eco, 900 at per cent. No doubt
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
Called BY Death.
(From Saturdays Daily.)


Miss Margaret Alice Dolan, well
known IN Watertown, passed away
at the home Of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Dolan at Clyman, yesterday morning,
diabetes beng the cause of her death.
The news came as a shock to many
friends in Watertown and elsewhere.
The deceased was born in juneau
November Z8. 1878, residing at Cly-
man from infancy. The last sad
rites will be held at Clyman Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at st. John S
church. Interment will be in the
Clyman cemetery.
Frank E. Grabow, a well known
young man of the town of Milford,
passed away at his home ID that town
yesterday morning. having been a
sufferer with tubcr culosis for sew
eral years. The deceased, who was
| twenty-eight years of age. was a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Grabow.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon al 2 O'Clock from
the family home to the Moravian
church with which the family affiliate
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil kehl have the
sympathy Of their many friends in
their bereavement as result of the
death of their four months son,
the death occurring yesterday morning
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
NEIGHRORHOOD FAVORITE.

Mrs. E. D. Charles, of HarbOr, Maine,
speaking of Electric Bitters, says: ut
is neighborhood favorite here with u.s.
1t deserves to be a fayorite everywhere.
1t gives quick relief in dyspepsia, liver
complaint, kidney arrangement, malnu-
triton, nervousness, weakness and gen
eral debility. Its action on the blood, as
thorough purifier makes it especially
useful as spring medicine. This grand
Alternative tonic is sold under guarantee
at Chas. A. Gamm's drug store, soc.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
VIII Attend Funeral.
CFrom Wednesdays Daily

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rohde and chill
dren Elsie, Willie and Adelia, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kaercher leave this
morning for Waterloo to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Jacob Christen, moth
er of Mrs. Rohde and grandmother of
Mrs. Kaercher. The deceased who is
in the seventies, has been a resident
of Waterloo for about half century.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
at Waterloo at ] o'clock from the
home to the Lutheran church.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
KRUGER PROPERTY
SOLD FOR $1,000
Bid in Yesterday BY Mrs. Hell
enc. Krueger-SOld
By Sheriff.

The property of John T. Kruger,
deceased, located at the northwest
corner of North Fourth and Madison
streets, was sold at public sheriff s
sale at II O'Clock yesterday morning,
the same having been bid in by Mrs.
Helen E. Kruger of this city at the
price of So, 100. Eight heirs are in,
teres+ed IN the estate and Will receive
their respective share, subject to the
widows dover. o. c. Hahn acted as
the plaintiffs attorney. There were
quite d number present at the sale,
but the bidding WAS not very spirited.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
A Good Idea.

After May l, there will be NJ
more Sunday funerals in Amigo, ex-
cepr in cases of contagious diseases.
This is the ultima tum reached by the
preachers, undertake~s, lIverymen and
sections, who have signed an agree
ment by which they bind themselves
not to assist in Sunday funeral,
except as stated. This same thing
has been done at Appleton and at a
n umber of other cities.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
WILLIAM WIESEMANN
WEEDS MISS BROCKMANN
Ceremony Performed by Rev.
j. Klingmdnn-Well
known Couple.
(FrOm Saturdays Daily.)

Yesterday afternoon, Miss Helen
Brockmann and Mr.. William Wiese-
mann, both of this city, were happily
united in marriage, the Rev. Julius
klingmann, pastor of st. Mark S
church, speaking the words which
made them husband and wife. The
bride is one of our most popular young
ladies and the groom one of our sue
cessful young business men. Tha.
they may be happy and prosperous, is
the wish of their many friends, The
Leader included.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Letters addressed to the following
named persons remain in the pos
office uncalled for:
Allen, Geo. s.
Becker, John.
Bellen, Herman.
Fischer, R. F.
Harriss, John G.
May, Max.
Munskey, VIM
Murphy, Michael.
O'Brien, Miss Anna.
Piper. Frank.
Schallcck, Minnie.
Smith, Katie.
Fl. T. Eberle, z. M.
Smoke "Sea Roaass 5c
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28

tainly should be one providing for an
investigation why 5000 men were
deprived Of their liberty and forced
TO labor without pay in this free
country-and it is time that Cannon
should be given a knock that will
knock him out of Congress.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28

the grafters of ths city will be will
ing to lend 1t that much of it's own
money.
A California court has decided that
a pedestrian isn't obliged to dodge an
automobile. No. he can get smashed
to smlthereens. if he likes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
Do NOTHING CONGRESS.

Word Is being sent out from WASH
ington by the newspaper correspon-
dents that it has been decided by the
congressman that they will DO nothing
with the financial problem until after
the election. This dues not mean
that they will not do a whole lot of
talking and the country may be ex-
pected t. be ieiuged with campaign
speeches prepared very carefully with
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
SKIN DISEASE OF TWENTY YEARS
STAINING CTRED

[ want you to know how much Cham
berlain's Salya has done for me. 1t has
cured my face Of skin disease of almost
twenty years standing. I have been
treated by several as smart physicians
as we have in this country and they did
me no good, but two boxes OF this salve
has cured me-Mrs. Fannie Griffen, Troy,
Ala. Chamberlain's Salve is for sale by
all druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
INTERESTING PAMPHLETS FREE.
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Ry.


Describe present opportunities
offered along the new railway lines in
the Dakotas, Montana. Idaho and
Washing ton. Pamphlets are of Inter
est to investors, farmers, stockmen.
fruit growers, merchants, tradesmen
and professional men These are the
titles: "Montana Folder" "In the
Dakotas aud Montana, Many Acres
Open TO Settlers Business Oppor-
tunities, "a Trip Along the Pacific
Coast Extension Of The st. Paul
Road. - F. A. Miller, General Pass
enger Agent, Chicago. dill -27, w14-28
Miss Anna Janzen has returned to
Milwaukee after few days visit at
home.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
Called BY Death.
tFrom Fridays Daily.)

VT ULH i TIUdy S UdIIy,J
News was received in the city yes
terday of the death of Patrick Moher,
one OF the Old residents of Clyman,
who passed away Friday evening.
The deceased was in the seventies and
had resided at Clyman for many
years. He had been in failing health
for some time,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28
FOR RHEUMATIC SUFFERERS.

The quick relief from pain afforded by
applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm
makes it a favOrite with sufferers from
rheumatism, sciatica. lame back, Ium-
bagO, and deep seated and muscular
pains. For sale by all druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28

Recent discoveries have also proved that
dandruh is caused by germs on the scalp.
Therefore, to cure dandruff, the first thing
to do is to completely destroy these dan
druff germs. Here, the same Ayers Hair
Vigor will give the same splendid results.
-Msds b. ths J. C. Ayr Co., Lowell, Nasa-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-28

Smoke Sea Rose'' SC.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23
Atlanta, Ca, Thursday, April %, 1908.
Poor Trades Made By the Waby For Boats

could become an unconscious agent Of the
company have you any knowledge that it has
been for several years the policy Of the Lake
Boat company to bring about this investiga-
tong
Il know there has been feeling among
the Lake Boat company that they have not
had square deal here was the reply.
Are you friendly to the Lake Boat peo-
ple?" asked Mr.. Howard
81 am friendly to every human being re-
sponded Mr.. Lilley. ''I have no personal
feeling against the Electric Boat people, not
withstanding the fact that I have been told
some of the officers Of the company have said
Hobson and myself are blackmaiers.''
No Corruption Charged
Before the committee adjourned for the day
Mr. Lilley, in reply to Chairman Boutell, said
that he did not charge corruption on the part
Of any official Of the navy department in the
matter of this alleged excessive profit
''Then," said Mr.. Boutell, eve are perfect
ly in accord now that you are still convinced
that there has been million-dolar excessive
profit, Notwithstanding the testimony of Ad-
miral Cappe and Secretary Metcalf, but that
you think it is due to the practical business
ineficiency of the officials of the navy depart
ment?'
"Practical business ineffciency and lack of
competition-solely to that" responded Mr.
Lilley.
$50 far as the duties of the committee is
concerned in investigating the corruption
charge, they are at an end, are they not?'
eyes,
The committee has been endeavoring to
trace the authorship of the two anonymous
letters that have been read during the inves-
tigation. On Wednesday the clerk of the
committee was sent to the Washington office
of the Lake company to obtain samples of
the type of the writing machines there, and
today Benjamin Webster, secretary to Mr.
Lilley, was handed a number of bills that have
been introduced by Mr.. Lilley These bills
were typewriter by Mr. Webster, and he so
stated to the committee. Mr. Webster also
identified the resolution introduced by Mr.
Lilley asking for the investigation, and said
he had written it on typewriter in Mr.
Lilley's office.-Atlanta Journal
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23

valho was testifying today, regarding the
anonymous letters which have been written in
connection with the submarine boat legisla-
ton, Representative Lilley gave out state
ment denying all knowledge of the authorship
of those letters.
Representative Lilley, Of Connecticut, under
whose resolution a special committee Of house
has been Investigating the Electric Boat Co.,
reiterated his charges yesterday before the
committee that the company has made excess
i've profits on the contracts it has secured from
the United States government and most rigid
cross examination by members of the commit
tee assisted by Martin Littleton, attorney for
the Electric company, failed to make him re-
tract
Mr.. Howell, Mr.. Stevens and Mr. Ohm
stead manipulated the probe relentlessly and
vigorously, the latter two especially, trying to
get the author Of the charges to admit that
the secretaries and other officials Of the navy
department were incompetents and that they
were fooled and duped into entering into con-
tracts with the Electric company.
Mr.. Stevens devoted more than an hour to
a remarkably earnest effort to have Mr. Lii
ley charge the secretary Of the navy and his
predecessors within the last six or seven
years, the chiefs of the navy bureaus and
naval officers generally, in whose hands are
the construction of vessels and the letting of
warship contracts, with gross ignorance, in
efficiency and incompetence in that they
were responsible for the awarding Of con-
tracts to the Electric company which Melted
that concern, allegedly, more than 81 100000
of excessive profit at the governments cost.
Officials Not Implicated
Mr.. Lilley steadfastly refused to father such
a charge. He maintained that to the contrary
he believed these men were highly competent,
Gin their line and so far as their informa-
ton carried them, but he insisted that they
were not good business men, that the poor
bargains they made proved that and that to
none others than shrewd able business men
should be entrusted the letting Of government
contracts
An attempt by Mr.. Stevens to have Mr..
Lilley testify that the shoulders of the
president should be placed the responsibility
for the alleged incompetence of navy officials
elected the reply that the policy which has
brought into office five secretaries of the navy
in as many years is poor policy.
Officials Nervous
In the course of his testimony relative to
possible influence having to do with the award
inc of contracts to the Electric Boat COM
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23

know there has been d. good deal of nervous
ness IN the executive offices and the navy and
war departments, and that this may have
persuaded the government officials ''that they
should procure submarines at any cost"
Mr.. Lilley assured the committee that no
person connected with the Lake company had
the slightest intimation from him that he in
tended to introduce his resolution After the
resolution was introduced, he said, he thought
it would assist the committee if he secured
information from every available source, and
he welcomed any suggestions from Mr. Neff
or Mr.. Thurston.
In reply to question by Mr. Howard as to
how much information Mr.. Lilley possessed
at the time he brought his charges, and how
much additional information he expected to
get from the Lake Boat company in order to
prove them, Mr.. Lilley replied:
Had Sufficient Evidence.
II did not expect to get anything at the
time from the Lake Boat company; thought
| had sufficient evidence or could procure SUI
fcient evidence myself to substantiate these
charges.
Mr.. Howard CAT the very outset the
charges themselves were drawn by the attor-
ney for the Lake Boat company
Mr. Lilley: "a great many of the charges
were suggested by me. Senator Thurston put
them into shape''
Mr. Lilley said he thought the books of
the Electric company would show that very
large sum of money had been expended by
this company some such fund as the 'yel-
low dog fund developed during the insurance
investigation in New York =
Mr.. Lilley claimed that if the witnesses
had been called in the order suggested thew
would not have had knowledge in advance of
his information and it might have been posi-
bic to bring out something from the officers
of the Electric Boat company.
"You mean by that to say that the testi-
-mony that has been delivered has been false
testimony?' asked Mr.. Howard
II do not mean to say anything about it.
[ think they had chancesto cut their cloth
according to my knowledge
False Swearing?
"You, think that the methods of examina-
ton have facilitated false swearing on the
part Of witnesses in evading the chargesq"
IT think it was unfortunate in my dsclos-
ing my knowledge to them before they were
summoned y
Mr.. Howard asked Mr.. IiIley whether it is
the policy of the Lake company to inaugurate
Investigations. without conceding that you
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-17

got a whole days start of the officers
and crossed the line into the Indian
Territory. But that is not OUR story.
Col. Ava E. Page, of Roswell, acted
as an officer in placing the notorious
head of the Bender family under ar
rest probably for the first time in
his lawless career.
The arrest tool place in 1857, just
81 a ago asst spring. Col Page
was then deputy sheriff of Milwau-
kee county, Wis, and one day a man
came into the sheriff's Office and stat
ed that he had a warrant for the ar
rest of one Bender, and asked Depu-
ty Page to serve it at once. The man
stated that his horse got out and
went into Bender's yard and that
Bender took a moving scythe and lit
orally cut and s1oshed the animal to
pieces. Deputy Page rode twenty mile
up the lake shore n placed Bender
under arrest. The defendant was
found guilty and sent to he peniten-
tiary. After his release from the pris-
vi ~ AoOh Ia 1oLlAiy LII AAofSN
to Labette county. Kan, where they
committed the series of crimes that
formed the foundation of twenty or
thirty mysterious disappearance and
were the sensation of the day when
discovered.
The Blenders had a house about sew
en- or eight miles from where the
city of Independence now stand and
about the same distance from Cherry
vale, Kan Travellers coming to their
place for a meal were seated with
backs close to a curtain partition.
While the meal was being eaten a
member of the family would strike
the visitor from behind with an axe,
through the curtain. He was then rob-
bed and h body hidden. After the
series of crimes was detected it was
found that they a robbed their Wis
itors of vast sums, one traveller hav-
ing $4,000 when he entered the place.
The fact that nobody knows what be-
came of the Blenders after their
flight, caused the suspicion that Mrs.
Guinness, whose murder plant was
recently discovered in Indiana must
has been n Of the Blenders.