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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
DOCK FIRE COST
A FIREMA ANS LIFE
AND $4,000
PAUL SCHROEDER BROWNS IN PIV-
Err WHILE EXECUTING CAP
TAINS ORDER.
THE BODY Is RECOVERED.
Merchandise Worth s25, 900 Is Destroyed
and Buildings Are Damaged
by Blaze.
PROPERTY IS FULLY INSURED.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May Is, 1908
Fire in the warehouses Of the Lehigh
Valley Transportation company Thurs
day night cost the life of one fireman and
monetary loss Of at least $4,000, Of
which $4,000 was to the contents Of
one Of the company's big warehouses.
Paul Schroeder, a member of the de
partment since September 1, 1903, and
assigned to Truck 8, lost his life i'll the
river after the fire was under control,
while on his way to get an axe for his
captain.
His body was recovered from the river
this morning after q search of ten min
utcs Schroeder was missed when he did
not return with the axe and a search for
him was made. 1t was thought that
he had been injured and was taken to
q hospital and the search was abandoned
Search Is Resumed
This morning, Chief Clancy caused
further search to be made and with the
assistance Of the life saving crew in
command Of Capt. Ingar Olson located
the body near the dock after dragging
for ten minutes.
The body was taken to an undertake
er's and the family was notified. SchIOe-
der lived at 431 Fifteenth avenue and
leaves a wife. He was thirty years Of
age and was regarded as an efficient
fireman.
In going after the axe, Schroeder was
obliged to pass along the edge of the
dock near one of the fire boats. 1t is
supposed that i'll the fog-smoke and con
fusion he fell into the water and with
the great noise of fire engines all about
him his cries for help were not heard.
Much Valuable Merchandise.
The warehouses of the Lehigh Val
ley Transportation company are III
the rear of 81 Reed street, between the
Milwaukee road tracks and the south
Menomonee canal. Sugar, cement, bran,
flour, wine and paint were among the
contents Of the warehouse. Fourteen
streams Of water from many engines and
the fire tugs poured into the place.
Buildings Are Insured.
The steamer Saranac on Thursday
took the greater part of the contents of
the big sheds, including 1000 tons of
flour. so that comparatively little re-
manned. What was still i'll the building
was consigned to eastern points and is
fully insured. The buildings were also
insured. The fire is thought to have
started from the crossed wires of arc
lamps swinging above the buildings 1t
was feared at first that elevator B of
the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul
road would be lost, but the rapid work
of the fire fighters kept the blaze from
the south end where the elevator adjoins
the building
Switching gangs were sent for and
took out the freight cars which re-
manned standing on the tracks and
which would have been burned but for
this precauton.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
STATE 500 CASE REPLY
ADMISSION THAT LAW LANGUAGE
IS PULLING.
Road Has No Just Complaint, However,
If Object of Act Is Con-
sidered.

MADISON, Wis, May 16.-TSpe-
cial. THE state began its argument in
the 500 case at II o'clock this morn
ing before the supreme court. The rail
road made Its presentation yesterday aft
ernoon and the closing arguments were
made this morning for the railroads by
John Sanborn. Attorney General Gill
bert opened for the state. He launched
into a highly technical argument as TO
what constitutes a reasonable rate for
service. Mr.. Gilbert was followed by
Attorney Butler for the state, and the
closing argument was made this after
noon by Deputy Attorney General Rus
sell Jackson.
in closing we may repeat that con-
struction of the act in question requiring
two hearings on the merits one before
the commission and the other before the
court. Every complaint of excessive
rates or inadequate service, largely robs
the act of its effectiveness, said the
brief which Is presented to the court.
The language of the act, it must be con-
fessed, is not the most fortunate that
could have been used. Yet in the con-
struction cOntended for, we do violence
to none of the language and indeed, we
give to it, the most liberal meaning and
the meaning most consistent with the
general object and purposes of the act.
If this construction be adopted and the
judicial questions be limited to the de-
termination as to whether the orders of
the commission are lawful and reason
able. and hence within discretionary pow
err the commission will effectively serve
the great purpose which called it into
being and the railroads whose primary
duty is to the public, will have no just
cause to complain"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
WALK 245O MILES,
Biggest West to East Walk Ever Ac-
complished-Win Fifteen Hun
dred Dollars.

Over mountains and through snow,
through wet slush and mud, freezing at
times, and oppressed by heat at others,
William Jackson and r. I. Hay, two
sturdy Scotchmen, walked every mile
of the way from Seattle to Chicago, just
arriving within a few hours of the time
limit, thereby winning a purse of Eff
teen Hundred Dollars given by the
Seattle Athletic Club, for accomplish
ing this feat within the prescribed time.
Jackson and Hay left Seattle with but
Five Dollars in money, were obliged to
earn their way as they went and leave
no unpaid bills. and complete the jour
ncy in ninety days.
An interesting incident in connection
with the walk, was that each of the con-
testants wore a pair of the well known
Mayer shoes, that neither ripped nor
lost a stitch during the entire trip of
245O miles-the hardest test any shoes
could be put to-speaki!ng volumes for
the shoes manufactured by the L.
Mayer Boot & Shoe CO., Milwaukee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
WEST WING NEARS COMPLETION
Legislature Will Be Housed in New
Quarters Next Session.

MADISON, Wis, May 1S.-[Special. !
The work on the new capitol building
has progressed as far as had been preyi-
ously anticipated according to Lew T.
Porter, secretary of the capitol building
commission. The west wing will be
ready for occupancy January 1, and the
laying of stone on the east wing will be
started this week. 1t is anticipated that
the east wing will be ready for occu
pancy by July /, next, and then the work
of tearing down another wing will be
started. 1t is quite probable that the
south wing and the dome will be the next
portions of the old building to be torn
down.
The west wing is about ready for plas-
tering. The rooms have practically all
been partitioned off and this work will be
started at once.
The west wing will be used to house
the Legislature, which will convene here
next January. A temporary connection
will be made by wooden stairs with the
rOtunda of the old building
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
HICKS NOT TO RESIGN
Story About OSHKOSH Man Made Out of
Whole Cloth, Declares Sen
ator Stephenson.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1S.-
Denial is made at the state department
of the report that John Hicks, United
States minister to Chile, has notified the
state department that he is to return to
this country and has resigned. 1t is said
that Mr.. Hicks has not made any appli-
cation for leave, nor has he given notice
Of his intention to return. Neither has
lie been instructed to come home for any
purpose, it is declared. One report is
he is being considered for promotion.
Senator Stephenson, when asked what
he knew about Mr.. Hicks reported re-
tirement, said:
The story is made out of whole cloth
so far as l am concerned. | believe it
has started III some gossip that Chase
Osborne of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, re-
lated while he was in Washington early
this week. Osborne was here with
number of Michigan men and said some
thing about Il IumOr that Hicks was go
ing to resign. That's all there is to the
story"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
IS VALUED BY COMMISSION.

APPLETON, Wis. May 15.-The en-
gineers in the employ of the Wisconsin
railway commission have completed their
report on the valuation Of the property
and Power company, of which John I.
Beggs of Milwaukee is president The
company owns the local street railway
system and the interurban line from
Kaukauna to Neenah, also the electric
lighting and gas plants in this city.
Neenah and Menasha. The commission
experts place the value of the plant at
$3.50. 453 and say it can be reconstructed
for SS66.0S7. The existing value of the
railway system is placed at S412. OH and
the new value lwhat it could be built
for now at So63,313. The existing val
ue of the lighting system is placed at
S24S, 400 and the new value at $780,
ia
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
STATE NEWS NOTES.

LANCASTER-Lancas Is making great
preparations for q homecoming the weeA
Of June % to July f.
GRAND RAPIDS-The school children Of
this city voted in favor of the violet fol
the state flower
CUMBERLAND - Rev. Lawrence Traub
pastor of the German Lutheran church
dropped dead of heart disease.
STEVENS POINT-The district higt
school defamation contest held ut the nor
nal school in this city was won by Eliza.
beth Plantz of Wausau, who gave Ma
dame Butterfly
the common council it was decided to bone
the city for SO, to be used in installing
a new electric light and water plant extenC
the water system to the west side anC
build more cement sidewalks and make
other necessary municipal improvements
GAINESVILLE - Mamie Hemmens, who
disappeared on "Wednesday. was found al
the home Of friends in BelOit and brought
DEPERE-A large map Of the city 0,
Madison. made in October, 1890, was founC
map was made by John Y. Suydam, one 0:
the first surveyors Of Brown county.
OSHKOSH-Gcorge H. Foster, president
of the g. II. Foster Lumber company OF
Oshkosh fire and police patrol board, has
been chosen president of that body.
CUMBERLAND-Ine NorwegIans Of Bar,
ron and adjoining counties observed Nor.
Q2T9t DAY IN an enthusiastic manner
With a big celebration, Saturday evening
and a picnic on the lake shore here, Sun,
day.
WASHBURN-The personal Injury case
of former City Clerk r. A Herring against
the E. l. du POnt du NemoUrs Powder
company for $4,000 was suddenly brought
to a close here when the motion for non.
suit made by the defendants attorneys was
granted.
JANESVILLE-Reports from Evansville
say several thousand acres of marshy lane
i'm the towns of Union, Porter and Center
which have formed at one time a large in
land lake similar to KOshkonong, are to be
drained. 1t is estimated that the work will
take year TO complete.
OSHKOSH-After thirtyfour years OF
service in the Oshkosh fire department
twenty years of which were passed as cap
tain of Hose company No. l. James D.
Lewis has applied for retirement and viii
quit the department July i His will be
the first voluntary retirement under the
recent statute granting pensions to vete
rams after twenty-five years Of service.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22

rendered the position to Mr. Chamberin
for another year at a salary of $3.50,
an increase of 800 over the present
salary. His salary at Waterloo will be
$4,000.
Prof. Chamberlin finished his work in
education and science at the University
of Chicago and came here from Hast
ings, Mich, where he had been super
two year stay here much has been done
for the improvement of the schools He
is a plain, unvarnished school man, adj
herring to a high standard both in edu-
cation and morals.
intendency in the last three years. Prof.
II. L. Terry resigned in 1905 to become
state high school inspector and was sue
ceeded here by B. 3. James of the
Blaine high school, Superior, who sub
sequently resigned to accept a professor
ship in the James Millikan university
at Decatur, Ill.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE, MAY IS.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

MILWAUKEE BUTTER = Easy: EIgin
p p[tG% or GNtra creamery is PC; local price,
poe; dairy, fancy. zoe; lines, i7@1Sc; fresh
roll; ll0lSc; packing stock, f4Gl15c.
HEESE-Steady; Amencan full cream.
teas, l2c; daisies, 1241212c; longhorns. 1l0
!l12c; ltmburger. October, 1Sc; winter make
II5c; fancy brick, 13G1332c; low grades. 1oc;
Imported Swiss, 25c; block, 13c; round
EGGS-Easy. The produce boards Of
nclal market for strictly fresh laid as re
cSlNSd' cases returned 13i2c; seconds and
checks SQloc. Receipts, 900 cases; Satur
,ELGIN; III, May 1S,-GSpecial. l-Butter-
Market firm ut pc Output for this dis
CHICAGO. Ill, May 1S-Cheese-Easy.
daisies. l2q Tbs: twins, 1012Q1I4c; Young
CHICAGO, M, May S.-Butter-Steady:
crcameries. 16u21C: dairies 1SIF1gr ET%Ss
Steady, tirsts. 15lec. 1853
CATTAKAUGUS, y. y. May 14.-Cheese
At S4lamanca the ruling price on daisies
.MUsCODA, Wis, May 16.-oncrings III
singles and SO boxes twins Twins Sold NJ
WATERFOWL, n Y. MAY iGMGhcos,
sales were 1000 boxes at iol4 for Iarrr and
NEW YORK, May 1S.-Buttcr Il sto,a,.
receipts, 1924; creamery specials. a2c. ry,
traS, 2ll2C; third to first l602Ic. sto+n
dairy, common to finest, Ice; process to
special, 24c; western factory first dc.
CheCSe-Stcady; receipts. 1880: full cream
old specials, 15c; state full cream old small
white fancy, l424C; do old large and small
colorcd fancy, 1412c; do old. prime, 1llalr
13c; do common. 9G912c: do full cream
1880; skins. 1aSa, c, Eggs = STEADY: ' re-,
ceiptS, Is 140; state, Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy selected white. 2012G21c;
good to choce, 1912G20c; brown and mixed
extra, 1912a20c; fresh gathered, storage,
packing first, 1IU1T 1sC.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
RESCUED JUST IN TIME
]. C. SUIT NARROWLY
ESCAPES FOUNDERING.
lowed Into Port in a Sinking Condition
by the Steamer Gratwick-Minor
Marine Notes.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 10, 1905
During her trip to this city from Chi
cago the steamer J. c. Suit, chartered
by the Barry Transportation company to
take the place Of the Wisconsin, which is
in dry dock, sprung a leak off South Mil
waukee and but for the timely passing of
the steamer w. II. Gratwick would
have sunk. The accident occurred at
500 Thursday evening, and it was not
until IL o'clock that the half-flled
steamer reached the docks Of the North
Western Railway company.
The Suit carried a large cargo of
freight but no passengers, outside of her
crew Of twenty men. The leak was I'M
not therefore be easily stopped. A
heavy sea was rolling at the time of the
accident. When Capt. Herman Ben
nett of the Gratwick sighted the Suit
she was filing up rapidly and the crew
was nearly exhausted. 1t was difficult
to get a line TO the boat, but once the
steamer was in tow a quick trip to the
harbOr was made.
A freboat assisted the members of the
lifesaving crew in pumping the water
out of the Suit, which by the time she
was mOOred to the dock was eight feet
deep. The Suit will be taken off the
Chicago run and after temporary re-
pairs sent back to Kenosha. She is an
old wooden boat built in 1884 small i'll
size and Of recent years was engaged in
the fruit transportation trade. The
steamer Chicago left the Chicago dry
dock this morning and will make the run
to Milwaukee this evening, the Kansas
going out of here. Although the Suits
cargo shifted badly during the accident
little damage was done to the freight.
All Of it was unloaded this morning at
the Barry dock. The syphons that were
used when the leak was discovered could
not work properly because coal was
sucked up, thus interfering with the
proper operation of the syphons. Gov
eminent inspectors examined the Suit
this forenoon and are expected to make
an immediate report regarding her condi-
finn
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE, May Close-Wheat-
Firm; No. l northern on track, 10; No.
Firm; No. 3 on track, 73W7312c. Oats
Steady; standard, 5Jc; No. white, on
track, 5124@54c. Barey--Steady; standard,
re. Rye-Firmer; No. 1 on track, Sic.
Flour quotations in CARROTS are: Hard
spring wheat patents, in wood, 5.40GgJ. 80;
straights, i'll wood, J.1O05. 40; export pat
ents in sacks, 4.GOU4SO; first clears, in
sacks, 4.4Ou4JO; rye, in wood, 4.10U4.2O;
country, 3.SJ44.1O; sacks, Kansas, in wood,
4.GOQ47O.
CHICAGO, H., May CIose-Wheat-
SEC; December S6Bc. Corn = May, ice;
July, G5a4c; September, 637sqG334c; Deem
5312c; July, old, 46a@4G1sc; July, 4518c;
September, 37Ac. Pork-Alay, 1885; July,
1880; September l37712. Lard-M ;!S 8.$S772;
3qy 842s 9 40 9gRteHoSS 6 SS9 91feGaaT
7.521a. Rye-Cash SAC. Barley-Cash, "a
075c Timothy and clover, nothing doing.
CHICAGO Aa5 na21 Nay Nay lS &o reG h 9at
1OO78; No. 2 hard, 99c01.03; No. ) hard,
95cm101; No. 3 spring, 9Sc01;01; others
No. 3, 73M751ac. Oats-Nothing doing
LIVERPOOL, May 18.-CIose - Wheat
Spot No. red western winter, steady, 4
Cd; No. 1 California, firm, Is 71ad on quays
and Is sgd in store; futures, steady; May,
rs 414d; July, rs 512d; September, Is 1%4di
December, Is I'D. COrn-Spot new Ameri.
can kiln dried, firm, IS 1O14d; old American
Nav 5Ii4 IS 3D. Flour winter patents,
steady, Dos Cd. Hops-In London Pacidc
COAST, steady.
NEW YORK May 18.-Fiour-Recept
3O,747; sales, 400; quiet and unsettled
Wheat-Receipts 214,7OO; sales, 100000. al
though opening Zee lower today on account
of bearish cables and more liberal receipts,
wheat soon recovered in sympathy with
corn July, 9712M97 1866; September, J3a,
0935sc Rye-Dull; No. western, Ole f. .
b. New York. Corn-Receipts, 300; sales
none. Beef-Steady, Pork--Staady. Lard
Steady: western, S.3JUS4J. Sugar-Raw,
quiet: fair refining, $50; centrifugal, 81
test, 4 80: mOlasses sugar, 3.61; refined
quiet; crushed, $40; powdered, go; granu
lated. 80 Coffee-Steady; No. Z Rio Csc;
No. Santos, Ssc; mOlaSSes, firm; New
Orleans, 2SM42c.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 1S.-CIose-
Wheat-No. l hard, 1884 UI03a4; No i
northern, 1.O6A q 1.0634; No northern,
1.O44G1O4&4; No. ; northern, 98cGI1 O124.
Wheat-May, 1Ol; July, 1O4Q1O41s; Sep,
TENDER, 9O3sG9O%4c.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 18.-Wheat-
Unchanged to 10c lower; May. 915ac; July.
8218c; September, SOC. Casino 2 hard.
95c01 O112; No. 3, 92c01.0O; No. ? red, g8a
9S1hc; No. 3. 95h096c. Corn-Unchanged
to 1ac higher; May, &c; July 61Hc; Sep.
TENDER, 5Sa4c; cash, No. 2 mixed, 69069Aci
No. 3, 6S94069c; No. 2 white, 69669Ac; No,
9, 68a4 @69c. Oats-Unchanged to zee lower;
No. white, 5112c; No. = mixed 4915QJO1ac.
ST LOUIS. Mo, May 1S.-Wheat-NO.
red cash, 10114@1O31a; No. hard, 1o6i
July, 851ac; September, Sac. C0rn-No
cash, 72Q7224c; July, 64Bc; September.
62asc; No. white, 74@7416c. Oats-No9,, z
SEw YORK. May s-Lead-steady
4.221a@4 271a. Lake copper-Firm, LAG
l27sc. Silver, 52bc.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
DEBS FOR PRESIDENT.
Socialists Adopt Platform Naming Him
and Hanford as National
Ticket.

CHICAGO, H.. May 15.-More than
fifty students of the University of Chi
cago, members of the political economy
class presided over by Prof. Solomon
Hoxie, sat in the gallery at Brands hall
today and watched the Socialist national
convention deal with the adoption of a
platform for Debs and Hanford as candi-
dates respectively for President and vice
president of the United States. The
sprnkling of girl students in the class
was almost as large proportionately as
the number of women present on the
floor as delegates. In spite of Debs' ill
ness his friends are urgent that he come
here to address a mass meeting for to-
morrow night, at which the nominations
will be ratified. Hanford is a New York
delegate to the convention and will speak
at the ratification meeting.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
KILLS WOMAN AND SELF
Wausau Maniac Takes One Life and
Wounds Three Before Commit
ting Suicide

WAUSAU, Wis, May 1S.-In fit of
insanity, Albert Milbauer, a sawmill en-
ploye, shot and killed Mrs. Nettie Odette
seriously wounded his wife, Mrs. Han
nah Milbauer, and after slightly wound
ing two others, whom he tried to kill,
shot himself through the head. He died
almost instantly.
in his right mind, and few days ago
was locked up because he said he feared
he might do some one harm. But as
late as Wednesday two physicians pro-
nOunced him to be sane and he returned
home, where he had been kept under
surveillance. What took place just prior
to the tragedy is not known for the
women are so overcome by their injuries
and by nervous shock that they can give
no connected story.
The wounded women We're removed
to the hospital, where Mrs. Odette died.
The others are not so seriously wounded.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
CONTRIBUTE TO MEMORIAL.
Wisconsin Cities Raising $4,000 for
Carl Schurz Professorship

MADISON, Wis, May 16.-[Special.l
Reports of excellent progress in the
work of collecting the $4,000 necessary
for establishing the Carl Schurz Memo
rial Exchange ProfessOrship at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin were announced at
the meeting of the Madison committee
last night.
Madison citizens have already prom
Used $500 of the $4,000 which must be
secured here and the reports from the
other cities are such that President
Charles r. Van Hise hopes to make an
nouncement of the professorship at the
commencement exercises, to be held
June Is.
Milwaukee is working hard on the $45,-
600 promised there. Watertown, which
prides itself on being once the home of
Carl Schurz. stands at the head of the
list of cities in the state which are in
terested. Other cities which report ia
vorably are La Crosse. Appleton, Osh-
kosh, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Plym-
outh.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
MILWAUKEE STOCKYARDs REPORT

CATTLE-Stcady; butchers steers good
to choice, 5.75G6.15; medium to good, 4.50ID
800; hciferS. medium to good, 100000;
choice, 4O0N50O; fair to good, 3UN03 -;
Gamers. l!34223; cutters, 23oT2. s.; bulls.
good TO choice, 4.otit45U; bologna bulls.
40: stuckerS. 3.956I4OO
Demand for mixers ana springcrs limited
to few choice cows at 35.OVQ45OO; common
sold for Gamers.
CALNES-Markct is steady: choice to
prime 6.OOW6.5o; common to fair, 5000
80; llgntwelghts. 3.5Od45O
HOGS-5c higher; mixed and butchers,
33Oq5.45 packers, 4.9U053J; light, 500
30, pigs, 42JQ4.75
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
EARTHQUAKE IS FELT.
Washington Seismograph Records a
Shock Lasting About an
Hour

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10
An earthquake that lasted an hour, and
of considerable intensity, was recorded on
the weather bureau seismograph here
early today. The origin according to a
statement of Chief Willis L. Moore of
the bureau is approximately $500 miles
out that Central America or the Pacific
ocean west of Central America fall with
in this distance and might possibly be
the location of the disturbance, no def
mite statement to this effect could be
made.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-22
MICHIGAN WANTS SLICE
Attorney General Says Mistake Has
Been Made in WiSconsin'S
Boundary.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10
Attorney General Bird of Michigan is
here with designs upon a considerable
slice of the state of Wisconsin, which
he suspects ought by right to sail under
the flag of Michigan.
His idea is that there was an error in
the original survey of the boundary
made by the war department and that
if it can be Strengthened out Michigan
will gain some hundreds of square miles.
Mr.. Bird called at the war depart
ment and the engineers there are now
engaged in trying to find the report of
Gen. Crum, who had charge of the lake
surveys at the time the boundary in
question was surveyed.