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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
HIGH ART DANCE STIRS CLERGY.
St. Louis Pastors Denounce Performance
of Isadora Duncan.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 2.-St. Louis
Methodist Episcopal pastors have adopt
ed resolution which characterized as
1.-The grossest violation of the prOprieties
of life' the .'diaphanous' dance given
here Tuesday by Isadora Duncan in
conjunction with the Damrosch concert.
Many of st. Louis richest women. in
terviewed, however, upheld Miss Dun
cans dance. Mrs. William X. Kava-
naugh is quoted as saying: To me Miss
Duncan looked like an exquisite figure on
an old vase that we are allowed to adj
mire with perfect propriety.'
The resolution of the ministers fol-
lows: Resolved, That it is matter of
exceeding regret that in the name of
charity and before an audience of char
acter and culture, and excused only by
being high art, woman clad only in a
kirtle, slitted to the belt, of fabric so
diaphanous that in certain changing
phases she was virtually naked, rising
TO the horizontal in the whirl of the
dance, has been permitted to appear
Such a performance, whatever the mo-
tive, is the grossest violation of the pro-
prieties of life, and we trust it may
never be repeated in our city,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
LEGLERLIKES SUPERIOR
CHICAGO LIBRARIAN PRESENTS
HISTORICAL DATA TO CITY.
Noted Badger ProphesieS Great and Bril-
liant Future for Head of the
Lakes Municipality

SUPERIOR. Wis, Nov. 4.-TSpeciaI.
The Superior public library has re-
2eived notice from Henry E. Legler. now
librarian of the Chicago public library.
that he will donate to it his valuable col
lection of sources of Wisconsin history.
The library board here is making plans
to establish this collection in niche
in the library building and use it as
nucleus for the ''Legler Collection"
which it is hoped will one day be one of
the finest collections in its line to be
found. The Legler library on Wisconsin
history is perhaps the best to be found
outside the State Historical library at
Madison.
Mr.. Legler, in donating it to the Supe-
rlor institution states that he does so
for two reasons; because the spirit of en-
terprise and progress shown by the Ii
brary board here pleases him, and be-
cause he believes Superior, far removed
from Madison, will be a great city, the
center of great section of tire state that
will eventually lead in wealth and cul-
ture. He believes that the people in
this section of the state should be given
access to such works without being COM
PEELED to go to Madison for them.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
RAILWAY CREWS RACE
Engineers Employed by Northern Pacific
and Milwaukee Road after
First Location.

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov 3.-[Spe-
cial. Two parties Of engineers en-
ployed by the Northern Pacific Railway
company and three crews connected with
the Chicago, Milwaukee q Puget Sound
Railway company, are racing for the
first location of line into the timber belt
on the north fork of the Clearwater river
in northern Idaho. The Hill people have
located line on both sides of the river
from Ahsahka to Dent, fifteen miles, and
are extending it up the stream on the
north bank. The Milwaukee engineers
have located on the north bank between
the points named and are now working
ON the south fork. Eastern and west
ern lumber companies with extensive
holdings along the river are obliged to
remove the timber within a specified
time and the railroads are necessary to
handle the products.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05

mon with equal facility. He was gifted
with a vein of humor and he had a per-
sonality which was marked wherever he
appeared.
Howard was born in La Crosse and
after a publis school education he
type" in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee
and other large cities, finally returning
to La Crosse to become manager of The
Chronicle, sharing the ownership with
Ellis b. Uusher Later Howard left this
paper for Brick" Pomeroy's La Crosse
Democrat remaining there until he came
to Milwaukee, where he became connect
ed with The Evening Wisconsin in the
newspaper union department. Howard
served as news editor of The Sentinel for
a time and then joined the staff Of the
newly organized Milwaukee Journal. In
1884 Howard accepted a clerkship in the
public document department at Washing
ton and later as private secretary to
Congressman Peter j. Somers.
After two years in Washington How
ard established a paper in Shamokin,
Pa, but strikes and a-6anic caused the
venture to fail and he returned to Mil
waukee, where since then he has been
identified with practically every paper
in the city for varying periods.
For some time Mr.. Howard has been
failing, death finally resulting from
complication of troubles, superinduced by
weak heart. In his death Milwaukee
newspaper circles lose one of its stars"
of the old school. He was broadly edu-
Gated by book and experience and never
betrayed a confidence. He believed the
Swedenborgian tenets in religious matters
and was a deep deliver in philosophy of
all ages.
As an example of Towards versatility,
his sermon in the Peoples pulpit in 1908
was a notable example. A minister had
taken exception to Towards method of
covering" the city pulpits and declared
he could edit q Sermon as well as news
papermen could preach one. Howard &C
cepted the challenge and his ensuing
scholarly discourse on 1.-THE Book of
Life" evoked the admiration and appro-
val of all manner of men for its broad
humanity and religious teachings.
The funeral of Mr.. Howard will be
held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'CLOCK
from Peacock's undertaking parlors, 431
Broadway, Rev. Frederick Edwards of
st. James Episcopal church reading the
burial service. Brief remarks will be
made by the president of the Milwaukee
Press club.
The paflbearers will be John Poppen-
deck Jr., managing editor Of the Mil
waukee Sentinel; H. P. Myrick, manag
ing editor of the Milwaukee Free Press;
M. a. Hoyt, managing editor of the Mil
waukee Daily News; Gustav Haas, man.
aging editor of the Germania; Henry G.
Campbell, managing editor of the Mil
waukee Journal and Herman Bieyer,
managing editor of the Evening Wis
consin.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
27s1 KILLED BY ROADS IN YEAR.
Decrease Is 973 in Twelve Months-In-
juries Dwindle by 5000.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 3O.-A
decrease in the number of casualties oc
American railroads for the year ended
June 80, 1909, is shown by report pub
lished by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
During the year 2791 persons were
killed and 63,920 were injured on rail-
roads, as against 1854 killed and 6S,369
injured during the previous fiscal year.
This was a decrease of 973 killed and
b069 injured.
The report shows that the number of
employees killed in coupling and uncoup-
ling cars and engines was 323 per cent.
less than during the fiscal year of 1908.
The total number of persons killed and
injured during the three months ending
June so last, was 1896, or 5SS killed
and 15,307 injured, being decrease of
three In the total number of persons
killed and an increase of 2209 injured,
as compared with the, number reported
for the same period year ago.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
WON BY BRAINS.

The once Countess Sophia Chotek.
the inorganic wife of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the Aus.
tro-Hungarian crown, has become the
most prominent figure in Europe Nor
ganatic wife, left-handed wife no longer
she will sit on the throne as empress
at her lord and masters left hand Only
recently Archduke Francis Ferdinand
himself a man of brains, and his wife
were invited by the Emperor William Of
Germany TO attend the autumn maneu.
vers of the German army in Wurtem.
berg. At the moment the Emperor's in
vitation was made public, Emperor
Francis Joseph raised Archduke Fran.
els Ferdinand's wife to the rank of Arch
duchess. with the title of imperial high
ness. That creation was regarded as
precursor TO the removal of the disability
against Archduke Francis Ferdinands
children. This invitation is not regarded
with pleasure in Germany, but it de-
lights Hungary. Hungary has not been
fond of Emperor Francis Joseph, but IL
fond of Francis Ferdinand and his wife,
a Hungarian.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
FINDS NIAGARA'S RIVAL.
fall While Hunting Caribou Calves
in Newfoundland

OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. Especial ]
Edward Balch Barr the Oshkosh ex-
plorer and lecturer, who has made sew
eral journeys of exploration and adven-
ture into the wilderness of Canada, has
returned from Newfoundland where he
commanded an expedition which was
sent out by Mr.. Grenfall, a mis-
sionary, to secure a calf caribou for in
terbreeding with reindeer for the benefit
of the natives of the coast of Newfound-
land and Labrador
No caribou were captured on account
of the deer fly which sent the caribou
far inland. In making a canoe trip up
the Castor river, the party was attracted
by a laundering roar and following the
noise, they came upon a waterfall III
the wilderness.
Mr.. Barr made pictures of the water
fall and is confident it will prove the
highest on the western hemisphere.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
WIFE VICTOR IN
REED DIVORCE
SON OF RIPON JUDGE LOSES CASE
IN PORTLAND, AFTER AC-
CUSHING WIFE.
CONTEMPORARIES ARE MADE.
Decree Is Granted Soon After Husband
Is Fined 5000 in Western City
for an Attack.
HE SAID IT WAS TO BE A JOKE.

OSHKOSH. Wis, Oct. 30-[SpeciaLl
-Madge L. Reed, daughter of A. E..
Thompson, senior member of the Osh-
kosh law firm of Thompsons, Pinlzerton
u Jackson, was granted a divorce from
Louis B. Reed Friday afternoon in Port
land. Ore, says a special from that city.
Reed is the son of Judge l.. E. Reed
OF Ripon, Wis, and both parties are
members of prominent families.
BY stipulation, besides the decree of
absolute separation, the wife is given
the custody of their 9-year-old boy and
also money said to be due the husband
from the Thompson Law firm, of which
Reed was a member for some time after
his marriage This sum is said to
amount to between 5000 and $1,000. 4
$4,000 note signed by Judge Reed, father
of the husband, which is payable by his
executors sixty days after his death, is
also given the wife
Reed Started the Suit.
Reed started the proceedings. Charg-
ing desertion since May, 1903. The wife,
in answer, claimed he fed. Mrs. Reed
testified her husband had dissipated his
fortune by gambling and that he had
threatened to blacken her reputation.
Accompanying the threat was the state
ment, she said, that "a man had only to
give the public hint to ruin a woman"
He also ordered her one night to take
her baby, she averred, and go home.
This she did.
The dispositions of Oscar f. Crary an
Oshkosh insurance man; Judge Reed, ia
Their of the husband; Daniel Pinkerton,
Charles Barber and Harry G. Jenkins
an Oshkosh cigar dealer, were sub
mitted in the trial. jenkins testified
Reed frequented various gambling places
in Oshkosh.
Didn't See the Joke
Mrs. Reed, accompanied by her father
and her uncle, J. G. Thompson, and
Charles Barber, reached Portland, Ore,
few days ago to look after her inter-
ests in court.
Reed was arrested several days ago
for an attack on Daniel e. Powers, an
attorney, and was fined 5000 in munich
pal court. Reed maintained the affair
was intended as joke.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
COREYS GOING TO FRANCE.
Deny Report That Historic Chateau VII
Re Sold

NEW YORK, Nov. Ar ;Ivestiga-
ton of a report current in Paris that
William Ellis Corey. president of the
steel trust. had placed his French resi-
dence the historic Chateau de Villesenis,
on the market with orders Tor its imme-
date disposal, brought forth a vigorous
denial Monday from both Mr.. and Mrs.
Corey, and incidentally an extremely in
teresting bit Of domestic news. To bear
ont Mrs. Corey's denial, an intimate
friend of hers stated that more than Mr..
and Mrs. Corey are interested in the re-
tention of the Chateau de Nillegenis,
some time in March next a third member
of the family is expected to arrive on
the scene, and il is the intention of both
Mr. and Mrs. Corey TO have that third
party see the light in that same historic
chateau, where Jerome Bonaparte oDce
held semi-regal court
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
COTTON STILL SCARS.
New York Sends May Deliver
les Up Again.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-A continual
ton of bul1ish excitement in the cotton
market sent May deliveries up to the Is
cent. level this morning, that position
selling at 1901 at the opening while
December sold at 14.S5. or 10 to IT
points net higher on the big gains in
Liverpool and bullish visible supply fig
ureS. Business was sensationally active
at the start. but became rather less eX-
cited later. with fluctuations very nerv
Gus as the result of heavy realizing and
rumors of less satisfactory conditions in
some of the southern spot markets. At
the opening this morning, May cotton
was $3.50 a bale above the opening
price of last Saturday.
Reactions were very slight, however,
and the market was at practically the
highest point late in the morning with
the close steady at 1918 for December
and 1893 for May. The general list
showed a net gain of the day of from 8
to 26 points.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
R. F. H0WHRD'S
CAREER Is ENDED
VETERAN NEWSPAPERMAN DIES
FROM HEART TROUBLE AFTER
TWO MONTHS ILLNESS.
WAS AN OLD TIME REPORTER.
covered" Some of the Biggest Stories
in History of State-Once Private
Secretary to Somers


MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. ], 1909
Robert E. Howard, one of Milwaukee's
most widely known newspapermen, died
a few minutes past midnight Sunday aft
er an illness of several months. He was
60 years old and is mourned by a wife
and daughter. His death occurred at his
home, 49, Mason street. He did his last
newspaper work on The Daily News two
months ago. When he left his desk he
predicted that it was for the last time
and that he would not live out the year:
Known throughout Milwaukee and
most of Wisconsin as Bob Howard,
the journalistic veteran was noted for
his versatility, candor and good fellow
ship. He could cover murder, handle
copy, write love sonnets or preach a ser
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
MAY PUT EXPORT TAX ON SUGAR
Cuban House Considers Bill to Levy
Duty of 81 Bag.

HAVANA. Nov. A proposition TO
impose 81 as the maximum export duty
on each bag of sugar produced in Cuba
constitutes the principal provision of a
bill which occupied the entire attention
of the first working session of the House
of Representatives. The bill recited that
the sugar producing companies, which
are mainly foreign corporations con-
tributed no taxes to the support of the
government. for which reason all such,
not employing Cuban tenant labor, ''co-
lonos.'' should be required to pay 81 per
bag export duty.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
BOY SAYS HE Killed CHILD.
Cleveland Youth Makes Written Confess
sion to Juvenile Court Judge.

CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 4.-Alva
Coan, II years old, has confessed to the
police that he murdered Alexander Hoe
mig, child, 2 years old.
In written description of the crime.
addressed to Judge Adams of the juve-
nile court, Coan says he enticed the child
into an alieyway.
Il asked him if he had money" wrote
Coan. He said no. | started to search
him and he screamed. Then [ rubbed
his face with shavings and he dropped
to the floor, l walked around for three
quarters of an hour and came back.
l saw him lying there. [ knew he was
dead, and my next impulse was to con-
cnal the body l picked him up, threw
him in the barrel head first Then 1
climbed over fences till [ was three
doors from there
The boy said he had not be able to
sleep through an entire night since the
crime
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
MUNYON'S
Eminent Doctors at
Your Service Free
Not Penny to Pay for the Fuliest
Medical Examination.

If you are in doubt as to the cause
of your disease, mail US postal re-
questing a medical examination blank.
Our doctors will carefully dia gnose
your case, and if you can be cured
you will be told so; if you annot be
cured you Will be told so. You are
not obligated to us in any way, for
this advice Is absolutely free. You are
at liberty to take our advice or not.
as you see fit.
Munyon's, SD and Jefferson streets.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
SEEKS TO GEORGE CITY.
Beloit Water Company Asks Rate Com
mission for Important Ruling.

BELOIT, Wis, Nov. 3 Special. i
Should the Wisconsin railroad rate cGn-
mission grant the petition filed by the
Beloit Water, Gas and Electric company,
the city would be threatened with a ces-
sation of fire protection and water for
its public schools and other public
buildings. The company asks that the
commission allow it TO consider the city
as any other consumer of water and
shut off its water supply within ten days
in case hydrant rentals are not paid
when due. The city has been holding
up the company's bill for hydrant rentals
amounting to $5050, due the first of last
July, on the ground that insufficient fire
protection was furnished by the utility
concern.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
GAME wARDENs COLLECT COIN.
Illegal Hunting Brings Big Fines Into
State Treasury

MANITOWOC, Wis, Nov. 4.-[Spe-
cial. Edward Mroshkosh, Two Riv-
ers farmer and Harry Morris of Indiana,
his guest were fined $50 and costs each
on the charge of hunting without a Ii
cense. The two; were arrested when
found with a squirrel and other game in
their possession and pleaded guilty The
Manitowoc Game Protection club is be-
hind a movement to help the game war
dens in the work of prosecution
NEENAH, Wis, Nov. Al Special. L
Spearing fish and trapping muskrats out
Of season has proven costly to three Me-
nasha men who each paid a fine of $50
and costs. August Gruenwald, recently
appointed game warden, made these and
numerous other arrests.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
AUTOMOBILE A RIPPER"
Damage Suit Papers Declare 1t Tore Har-
ness and Caused Spill.

FOND Dc LAC, Wis, Oct. 30
Especial. DIR. Frank Cary of Chicago
is defendant in TWO damage suits by Sc
bastian Moersch and William Thuer-
wachter of this city Moersch asks
$500 and Thuerwachter $4,000 for
injuries in runaway. They allege DIR.
Uary's automobile. while passing, tore
the harness off their horses and that ali
the occupants of the carriage, including
Mrs. Moersch and two children, Were
thrown OUT
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
BAR AGAINST PUFFS IN SCHOOL.
California Normal Students Strike, but
Parents Remain Firm

School girls at the state normal school
here must not wear rats "puffs,"
switches. coronet braids or monstrous
ribbon bows to add little touches of
beauty" to their tresses. The edict is
being backed by parents.
Miss Kate Osgood, principal of the
training department of the school, is a
leader in the plan to exclude overplus
hair adornment. The movement reached
a point of revolt last week and a few
pupils went home, but returned, re-
buked by their mothers and minus the
puffs and bows.
While mothers of the girls have mere
" warned them to obey the order, some
fathers have rejoiced because of the high
prices for the fashionable hair goods.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
100 PER CENT. ASSESSMENT.
Federal Comptroller Of Currency Rule
on Mineral Point Bank Claims.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1.-The
comptroller of the currency has ordered
an assessment of 100 per cent. on the
shareholders of the First National bank
of Mineral Point, to meet the claims Of
creditors on account of failure of that
institution This is the full limit of liza.
bility. There are 1000 shares of S10C
each. the largest individual holding being
100 shares The indications are that the
creditors will receive a very small per
centage on the claims proved. None OF
tbe officers held very much stock except
Calvert Spensley, president. The aver.
age holding was twenty-five shares, and
the Allen estate and the cashier, who
committed suicide, each held less than
the average number.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
Negro Girls in the North.

"Our graduates cannot enter the
homes of whites as servants or house
girls. There is not sufficient protection
in the house for them. When they fin
ish their work at night they are allowed
to roam the streets to be subjected to
temptation and are lost. They may re-
turn to their own families less pure and
a disgrace to their families" So report
ed Ellen Young, colored, matron of the
Paine Annex Home for Negro Girls at
Augusta, Ca, to the Women's Board of
Home Missions of the Methodist Church,
South, at one of the sessions of its con-
vention ct Savannah In seven years
she had known 600 negro girls who went
north and believed that $50 of them will
have died or returned south broken in
health.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
Cost of Modern War.

The Anglo German crisis is only ona
phase of the question in which every
nation, America included, is vitality con-
cerned. The impoverishment of the
world By war-even by war which is
never fought-is the most imminent evil
now threatening the race. 1t costs $1O,i
GOO, 900 to build a warship of the latest
type. Each broadside fred by such a.
vessel in practice or at an enemy costs
100000 and her guns are capable of
discharging six rounds a minute. The
construction Of these marine monsters Isl
proceeding at the utmost capacity Of the
dockyards and gun foundries of the en-
tire world. The peace taxes of the
present are already heavier in the aggreI
gate than the burden imposed to carry
on any Of the great wars in history
McClure's Magazine.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
DEAFNESS Cannot be Cured

oy local applications, as they cannot eacfl
the diseased portion of the ear. There ia
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
py coASttutional remedies. Deafness IS
caused by an infamed condition of tbe mn.
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube Is intlamed you have rumblIng
sound or imperfect hearing, and when n ia
entirely closed. Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken ont
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh
which Is nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by Catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
f. ]. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, roc
Take ualrs FamiIY pills for cnnstinatin
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-11-05
SHOT BARELY MISSES.
Neenah Merchant Passed by Strange
Couple, When Man Suddenly Wheels
Around and Fires.

NEENAH, Wis, Nov. 2.-[Special.
H. B. Sanda, a prominent business
man, narrowly escaped being shot by an
unknown man.
Sanda was standing in front of his
store, when his assailant and a woman
passed by. Sanda casually glanced at
the couple, when the man suddenly
wheeled about, asked Sanda what he was
looking at. Sanda was about to make
reply, when the man pulled a revolver
and a bullet whizzed by Sandals head.
Sanda grappled with the man and took
capped.