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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
SHOT, BUT SAY NOTHING
Illinois Couple Victims of Attempted
Assassination and Keep Facts
from Authorities.

BENTON, ILL.,, July Mrs \. X
Jones, a farmers wife, is lying at the
point of death in her home five miles
north of here and her husband is seri-
ously wounded as result of an at
tempt to assassinate the couple when
they were driving hOmeward. The
authorities believe the shooting was due
to a neighborhood feud. The states
attorney issued warrants yesterday for
Tom and James Lemaster and Jasper
and Edward Winemiller. neighbors.
They were placed under bond. Mrs.
Jones told the authorities of the shoot,
ing only after a physician had reported
to the states attorney. Jones refuses
to discuss the shooting
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
INCENDIARY IN BERLIN
Milwaukee Road Depot Burned After
Attempts to Fire Lumber Yards
Fail

BERLIN, Wis, July 6.-[Special
After attempting to set fire to the
yards of the Wilbur Lumber company
and the Allen Lumber company, an in.
cendiary finally succeeded i'll burning the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
road company's freight and passenger
depot here at an early hour this morn
ing.
Piles of paper were lighted in severa
places in the lumber yards, but the
flames were discovered in time to prevent
confagration. The depot was located
i'll the heart of the city and much valu
able property would have been threat
ened had there been any wind.
The Truesdell Fur Coat company OF
this city had $4,000 worth Of furs il
the depot and these were lost. There
was also a large consignment of stoves
belonging to Il local firm. The depot
was a landmark here, being one Of the
oldest buildings in the city. The tota
loss will be about $4,000.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
AERONAUT NEAR DEATH
Woman Balloonist Catches on High Ten
sion Power Wire While Making
an Ascension.

LOWELL. Mich, July 3.-Mrs. Dell
MeiXell, a woman ballOonist of Grand
Rapids, was severely injured today be-
fore a crowd while making an ascension
here. Her body caught among some
high tension power wires as the balloon
rose and she was torn away from the
balloon. Before the current could be
shut off Mrs. MeiXell had been severely
shocked and burned, and her body had
dropped to the ground. Both the wom-
ans husband and her son are aeronauts
She had made many ascensions in west
ern Michigan.
CANTON, o., July 3.-Anxiety for the
safety of J. H. Wade, Jr., and a. H.
Morgan. the Cleveland aeronauts who
ascended here late Friday in the balloon,
Sky Polit was dispelled this afternoon
when a telegram was received announc
ing their safe landing. The message
read: Rough landing in high wind at
3 a. m. one mile south of St. Marys,
Elk county. Pa
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
'CUSHMHN, HOUSE
HUM0RIST, DEAD
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FROM TACOMA, WASH, sue
CUMBS TO OPERATION.
KNOWN AS "HOMELIEST MAN."
While Westerner Held All These Titles
His Ability Was Recognized by
His Colleagues
MADE MANY NOTABLE CPEECFEs.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Francis w
Cushman. representative in Congress
from Tacoma, died today in Roosevelt
hospital. At his bedside We're, besides
the doctors and nurses, United States
Senator Samuel II. Piles of Washington,
and Andrew S. BurIeigh of this city
a lifelong friend. Congressman CuSh-
man underwent an operation a short
time ago and pneumonia resulted.
While Representative Cushman posses
sed unchallenged the title of House
Humorlst," he was universally regarded
as far more than that. His high abil-
ity was recognized by Speaker Cannon in
committee assignments, particularly Il
vacancy on the ways and means commit
tee, when a great tariff bill was pending.
\ striking thing about Representative
Cushman was that he never displayed
his gift of humOr to the House for mere
amusement, but always with a view of
impressing his views forcibly upon thar
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
EGG BOARD IN DENIAL.
Quotations Committee Declares 1t Is
Impossible to Fix Prices Tor Sales
in Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July edwin Nc
Adams charge that the quotations com
mittee of the Chicago butter and egg
board manipuIates the quotations for the
committeemen's particular benefit and
that the committee acts in restraint of
trade is fatty denied in an answer filed
today in McAdam's suit Among the de-
mails entered are the following: That the
powers of the committee are not arbi-
trary nor in violation of the law; that
the committee does not attempt to fix
the prices of all butter and eggs sold in
Chicago; that the members cannot fix
the prices as they see fit regardless of
what butter and eggs are actually selling
at in the open market, and that the com
mittee is not capable of creating ticti-
tious and fraudulent market prices.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
MRS. MACKAY'S GOWNS,
Customs Officials Say She Beats the
Record Since the Panic
of 1907

NEW YORK, July 6.-NIr and Mrs.
Clarence II. Mackay came back from
a six-months' tour of Europe aboard the
North German Lloyd liner Kronprinz
Wilhelm, and Mrs. Mackay brought a
record with Ler by declaring $4,000
worth of imported gowns.
Not since the panic of '07 has an
American woman brought in such, Il
sumptuous cargo of apparel, and Gus
toms officials last night were estimating
that these gowns, bought for the sum
mer and fall season, might intimate
that Mrs. Mackay's tailor bill runs close
to $4,000 for twelve months.
All questions on this interesting score
and all others concerning her investiga-
lions into suffragism while abroad were
tactfully turned aside by the wife of the
cable chief
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
NEW TRIALS FOR RIDERS
TENNESSEE COURT GIVES MEN
ANOTHER CHANCE.
Tribunal Reverses Gases of Eight, Six of
Whom Were Condemned
to Die.

JACKSON, Tenn, July 3.-The cases
OF the eight night riders, six of whom
were under the death sentence. charged
with the murder Of Capt. Quentin Rankin
at Walnut Log. in Reel Foot lake Octo-
Der 10 last. were reversed by the SUI
preme court today and were remanded
Tor new trials.
The six men who were under the
death sentence are Garrett Johnson, al.
legged leader of the Night Riders organ.
Izaton in Obion county; Arthur Cloar
Fred PiniOn, Sam Applewhite. It'd Bur
ton and Roy hanson. The other two
Bud Morris and Bob Huffman, We're con
victed of murder in the second degree.
The opinion i'll the case was delivered
by Special Justice Henry \. Craft of
Memphis, appointed in the stead Of JUS
tire NJ. NJ Neil The reading of the
opinion required more than an hour anC
broken by the sound of Justice Crafts
voice.
In reversing the case, he assigned two
principal reasons The first was that
the grand jury. which found the indict-
ments against the alleged night riders
was not selected i'll proper manner
The grand jury was selected out of a
panel named by Judge J. +. Jones, the
trial judge, whereas the law provides
that the panel must be chosen by al
least three members of the county court
The second error on which the re
versal was based was that the state did
not allow the defendants a sufficient
number of challenges. The eight Were
tried on joint indictment and the tria
court upheld the states contention that
the eight defendants were only entitled
to the legal number of challenges, TWEEN
tyfour, which would apply if one MAI
was on trial.
When Justice Craft concluded his
opinion, storm of applause broke ou
i'll the courtroom, but was quickly stilleC
by the marshal and his deputies. The
prisoners will be taken back to UnioI
City and an effort will be made to Sc
second trial.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Gets Upright Position.

The Mortified crowd expected to see
him dashed to the ground, but the rope
seemed to be securely fastened about the
little fellows legs and he soon managed
to get an upright position.
AS the balloon drifted out over the
ocean, Virgil Moore, the aeronaut;
drew the boy up to him and held
him close to his side on the trapeze bar.
After drifting out over the water for q
third of a mile a gust of wind blew the
balloon on its side and it slowly descend
ed to the water as the gas escaped.
A launch from the naval training ship
Alert had followed the balloon and
dashed up as the aeronaut and the boy
touched the water. Aside from a bad
fright the boy was none the worse tor
his thrilling experience.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
BRIDAL PAIR SUICIDES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindeman of Chicago Row
Boat Over Dam After Day OF
Welded Life.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, July 6.-The
man and woman who Monday took their
own lives by rowing a boat over the
dam in the St. Joe river here We're II.
Lindeman and wife of Chicago, and
they were on their bridal trip.
The couple registered at the Crescent
hotel and Lindeman told the clerk that
he and Mrs. Lindeman had been mar
ried at St. Joseph. Mich, the day be-
fore.
Searchers for the bodies found Linde-
mans coat. The police making inquiry
at the hotels, opened the Lindemans'
room and compared the coat with the
mans other clothing and established the
identity of the suicides.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

body One of his first speeches to at
tract attention touched upon the effects
of the panic of 1898. In describing
the impoverished condition TO which his
constituents were reduced, he said they
We're forced TO live on CLAIMS, washed
ashore by the incoming tide. Their
stomachs," he concluded, rose and fell
with the Using and falling of the tide. "
Made Notable Speeches.
He probably will be long remembered
by reason of the effectiveness of his
humOr in the debates on the Payne
Tariff bill in the House. His speech
IL defense Of retaining the duty on lum-
Der secured several additional votes for
the duty. His acquieScence to a rule
for a vote on the Payne bill, with re-
duced rates on lumber, assured the pas
sage of the rule. In describing his feel
ings TO the House, he likened them to
those Of cowpuncher in Wyoming,
Whose ability to raise 1000 cattle in one
summer with one COW as starter,
caused a rope to be placed around his
neck by a vigilance committee.
They asked Bill what he had to
say" explained Mr.. Cushman. Old
Bill rolled his quid into the other cheek
and said: We'll gentlemen, l 'spose
Torrance than any other gent present,
but | am the least enthusiastic over the
programme -
Komeliest Man in House.
The Washington congressman held the
title of being the homeliest man in the
House and of looking more like Lincoln
than any other public man of recent
years. In summarizing his career once,
he said he had been a waterboy, sec
ton band, cowboy, school teacher, law
yer and congressman. He was in Con
gress for more than ten years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
CENSOR MAKES GAME ILL.

LONDON. July 3.-The dramatic CEN
sorship is held answerable for the sick
ness from which Hall Game is suffering.
When the lord chamberlain's office
barred THE Whit Christ" based on
Gaines novel, the authors health and
nerves were so affected that he withdrew
to Engadint, where he now is Frustrated
from the mental strain and enervation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
IS CAUGHT IN FLAMES.
Oregon Doctor Overcome IN Lavatory
When Drunken Man Drops Match
Into Spirits.

WALLOWA, Ore. July DIR. c
a. Au9t Of Enterprise, Ore suffered
serious burns as the result of a peculiar
occurrence on a train Tuesday. The
physician was i'll the lavatory when an
intoxicated logger forced his way i'll anG
in a mandlin effort to drink. dropDed
two TASKS of whisky, both TASKS break
ing. After lighting cigar, the man
threw the flaming match into the spirits.
Instantly the lavatory was afame. Be
fore DR.. Ault could open the door he
was overcome by the fumes and heat
Trainmen discovered his predicament il
time 70 save his life.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
AUTO STRUCK BY TRAIN,
"Joy Riders" Have Narrow Escape from
Death on North Western Crossing
at KeuoSha

KENOSHA. Wis, July ESPECIAL. |
"A Joy ride came near ending with
fatalities in Kenosha Friday night dur
ing the great storm when big Thomas
passenger train at the Ashland avenue
crossing of the North Western road. Two
men and two women who were in the
car leaped out and just as they jumped
the car was struck and literally reduced
to kindling wood. The car bore an Hi
nois number 1850" and is said to have
been owned by Chicago saloon keeper,
but his name or the names of any of
the members of the party could not be
learned. They fed, leaving the broken
car to be picked up by the curious crowd
which gathered
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
$500, 900 IN JEWELRY IS STOLEN.
Scotland Yard Gets Report of Big Theft
IN London Restaurant.

LONDON. July 3-The robbery of
jewels, valued at 100000 from a Re
gent street restaurant has been reported
to Scotland Yard by a traveller named
f. Goldschmdt of Paris. The loot.
which was in a handbag. consists of ten
pearl necklaces and a number of loose
pearls and diamonds They were alb
stracted from the lavatory of the estab-
lishment.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Homeliest Man in House.
LUTHERANS IN SESSION.
Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Synod Opens
Meeting in Laporte, Ind, with
Large Attendance

LAPORTE, Ind, July 6-[ Special. i
The annual conference of the German
Lutheran Obio-IndianaW Wisconsin synod
was opened this morning at Michigan
City with an attendance of over 200 cler-
gymen and laymen. The conference will
be presided over by Rev. c. II. Scnuette,
general president, Columbus. O., and
Rev. Henry Eisenbach. district presi-
dent, Oconto, Wis, and will be in SEES
sion until July -.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
BOOTHS CAPTOR HURT.
Judge Conger, Who Led Soldiers After
Lincoln'S Assassin, Fatally In
iured by Auto

DILLON. Mont, July 6-Judge Ever
ton J. Conge5, who led the detail of
soldiers which captured ]. Wilkes Booth
after the assassination of President
Lincoln was probably fatally injured
yesterday by being run over by an auto
mobile driven by Sheriff Gosman.
Judge Conger started across the race
track at the fair grounds and was half
way across when the automobile struck
him and passed over his shoulder and
head.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
EVA TANGUAY IS ARRESTED.
Actress, il Dressing Room, Denounce
Police

NEW YORK. July eva Tanguay
had lust finished a costume dance il
tights at the Morrison theater, Rocka
wav Beach. Sunday night when a police
man invaded her dressing room and ar
rested her for violation Of the Sunday
law. The actress went into a tremen
dous tantrum and denounced the police
SO shrilly that the act then on the stag,
had to be abandoned in favor of hel
penetrating voice. Finally she was in
duced to put on her street clothes and e
to the police station, where bail wa.
furnished by the proprietor of the the
al
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
POLICEMAN IS SLAIN
Chicago Officer Killed and His Wife
Wounded in Quarrel after
Celebration.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July G.-During 2
quarrel following a prolonged Fourth o.
July celebration, James Dozier, police
man, was shot and killed today and his
wife wounded. The police are searching
for Isaiah II olt a brother of Mrs. Do
zier. In the quarrel, it is alleged, Holi
took his sisters part and fired at Dozier
Seeking to prevent the firing of the
shot, Mrs. Dozier was wounded i'll the
arm.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
MANN TO FIGHT PAPER DUTY.

Illinois Senator Will Lock Horns with
Hale for Lower Schedule
WASHINGTON, d. c., July c.
James r. Mann, representative from
Chicago, is to lock horns with Eugene
Hale, senator from Maine. in the coming
conference committee battle involving
lower duties on print paper and wood
pulp. Although Mr.. Mann will not have
the advantage of membership on the con
ference committee, as will Senator Hale.
he will have to be reckOned with as Il
recognized authority in the House on the
above mentioned commodities.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
100 YEARS OLD, KILLED.
Husband of Woman Nearly His Own
Age Meets Death When Blind Man
Runs Against Him

BELLEFONTAIME, O., July G.
James Tucker, 100 years old, was killed
today at the Champaign county in
firmagg by blind man running against
him and knocking him down. fuckers
wife is nearly a hundred. The couple
was married seventy-hve years ago. Re
Gently they slipped away from the in
Urinary together, and went to their old
home at Springhill, O., but they soon
returned
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Taft Opens His Summer Home.

BEVERLY. Mass. July 6.-Pres:dent
Taft had his first Jew Sunday of the
new summer white house" overlooking
Marblehead Neck and Salem bay. and
was welcomed to the city as a full
t1edged resident of Beverly. The mayor
and postmaster called to pay their re-
spects and 70 make the greeting official.
Business buildings and houses were dec
grated and flags were flying everywhere.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
GUNBoAT DoRoTHEA IS SAFE.
Warship Not Heard from Since Las
Saturday Passes Detroit.

CLEVELAND, O., July Fear fol-
the g',nboat Dorothea, carrying twenty
five enlisted men of the Ohio naval bri
gade, which left Chicago last Saturday
and had not been reported by marine
agencies since that time, was quoted
when the ship passed Detroit at CSC
o'clock Tuesday night. The Dorothea did
not stop in Detroit nor make any at.
tempt to get in touch with the local yes
sci reporting agency.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
The Report Was Premature.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Rev. Father
w. J. White, pastor of the Church OF
the Visitation, Brooklyn, and Rev. Faith
er Thomas +. McGrOnon. of st. Am
brose church, Brooklyn, who left here
over month ago to attend the colder
anniversary of the American college il
Rome, have returned. Speaking Of the
report that Archbishop Farley would be
made Cardinal, Father White said:
''It can be stated ON the best author.
ity that the Archbishop will not be
made a Cardinal as long as Cardinal
Gibbons is alive"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
SLEEP POTION FATAL,
and London Jury Calls 1t death
by Misadventure"

LONDON, July Ernest w. S. Pick
hardt of New York died in London no
tel July 4 of an overdose of a drug tax
en- to induce sleep. Mr.. Pickhardt was
the divorced husband of the step-daugh
ter of the late Robert Roosevelt, uncle
of Theodore Roosevelt. The coroner's
verdict was death by misadventure."
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
ASOUITH AGAIN FoILS WOMEN.
Fair Delegation Refused Audience Will
Seek to Meet King.

LONDON. July Ga deptItation from
the Women's Freedom league presented
itself at the entrance to Parliament Mon
day night and renewed The demand for
an audience with Premier Asouith to
discuss the suffrage question. claiming
the right TO such an interview under a
statute of Charles II. The premier
again declined to receive the deputation
and the league is now determined 10 saet
an audience with the King at Buckiag
aam palace on Thursday.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
149 3aoalese Drown.

VICTORIA. B. c., July 6.-Unab!e
because of a heavy fog to obtain relief
from the shore which was nearby. 149
japanese, including 1873 fisherfolk, both
men and women, drowned or burned to
death with the burning of the japanese
steamer. Nihonkai-Maru, near Aomori.
Japan, June II. Details Of the disaster
were received here with the arrival of
the Canadian Pacific steamship EN-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
PASS INCOME TAX AMENDMENT
Senators Decide IN Favor of Submitting
Question to the States.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July G.-The
Fourth of July was the Senate's busy
day. From 10 o'clock i'll the morning
until $50 o'clock in the afternoon the
senator's labOred.
Early in the afternoon the Brown res
olution providing for the submission t.
the states of the Union of an income
tax amendment to the constitution was
passed unanimously yeas II, nays o..
The remainder of the day was devoted
to the consideration of the administrative
provisions of the tariff bill.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
STEAMER IS MISSING.
Reserve on Board, Has Not Been
Heard from Since Monday.

CLEVELAND, o., July 6.-The Doro
thea, with twenty seven members of the
Ohio naval reserve on board, which left
Chicago for Cleveland Saturday has not
been heard from since Monday noon
when she passed Mackinac island. The
boat is equipped with wireless and all
efforts TO locate her has been fruitless
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
George F. Pollock Is Dead

WASHINGTON, D. c., July T.
George f. Pollock, assistant commission
or of the general law office during the
Roosevelt administrat ton, died at his
home at Boyd's, Nd, yesterday Mr.
Pollock was a native of Scotland Since
his retirement from the government
service he has practiced law there
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Nine Injured by Bomb

WOONSOCKET. r. l.. July Ga
miscreaaE supposed by the police to be
an Anarchist, threw a dynamite bomb in
the midst of crowd surrounding the
stand of a street vendor here Saturday
night Nine PERSONS were injured, one
probably fatally and four others seri-
ously.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Mail Robbery Trial POSTPONED.

OMAHA. Neb.. July THE trial Of
D. W Woods. Fred Torgenson, James
Gordon aGd Jack Shelton, charged with
the Union Pacific mail robbery here
May %, was 10 have begun here today
The trial. however, was postponed I'M
til September 10.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Fire DESTROYS Residence.

HUDSON, Wis, July 81 Special j
Fire, believed to be Of incendiary origin.
destroyed the residence of Mrs. Eli Lar
son here last night. A kerosene can in
shavings was seen burning by discover
ers of the blaze. Mrs. Larson was not
at home
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

arrest and not permitted to give bail,
Before ruling on this request, the judge
consulted with his colleagues on the
bench and decided that Zu Eulenburg
should be examined by Prof. Kraus.
who was present. The court room was
cleared and the examination begun.
Seized with Heart Cramps.
While undergoing it the prince was
seized with cramps of the heart His
pulse rose to 132. and he tainted away.
The Princess Zu Eulenburg and the
princes son were thereupOn summoned
from the witness room. RestOratives
We're applied and after the prince had
partially regained consciousness. The
court reassembled. The prince lay Oh
an invalid chair with his eyes closed.
Prof. Kraus declared that the prince
was not able to go on with the trial,
whereupOn the public prosecutor with
drew his motion for arrest. and the
case was adjourned Indefinitely.