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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
BANK RATE UP AGAIN
DISCOUNT CHARGE RAISED TO S
PER CENT. IN LONDON.
Third Consecutive Week That Directors
Have Aimed to Prevent Leakage
of Gold Reserves.

LONDON, Oct. 2f.-The Bank of Eng
land today raised the minimum rate of
discount another full point to ) per cent.
the highest the rate has stood since the
American furry of 1907 This is the
third consecutive week that the directors
of the bank considered it necessary TO
strengthen the barriers against further
leakage of gold reserves.
The international monetary position
shows no material Improvement during
last week, and the banks reserve, which
is now nearing $110,0O0,000 was threat
ened with further depletion this week
by South American and Egyptian re
quirements estimated at S1,500,000.
Foreign exchanges have been steadily
against London. particularly Berlin,
where gold is badly needed and where
the next arrival of the metal would
probably have gone. but for the imposi-
ton of the per cent. rate. 1t is known
that requirements from other centers
would soon reduce the reserve to below
S100.0OO0O0 unless the new rate at
tracts gold.
The market sees in todayS movement
a general warning against speculative
operations In consequence the banks
announcement was followed by Il droop-
ing III prices. British securities and KAT
frs recovered almost immediately, hut
American shares, which earlier in the
day were above parity fell away, United
States steel and Union Pacific dropping
u and several others II with the tone
generally weak.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
JAP PRINCE TO WORK
Father of Young Nipponite Who Visited
Milwaukee Recently Refuses to
Supply Cash Any Longer

MUSKEGON, Mich, Oct. 21.-Makoto
YamamOto, the little Japanese prince
who has been attending the schools here
during the past year, has gone to Chi
cago, where he will secure employment.
1t seems that 1amamotos eXtravagant
tastes have incurred the displeasure of
his father. who has refused to send him
further remittances, and that, although
the son of q man high up i'll the japanese
government. he has been compelled TO
try to earn his living for the time being.
MAX was one of the guests of the
japanese ENJOYS who visited Milwaukee
and toured through Michigan. They
confirmed the statement that Max s.
father is one of the most powerful
princes of the realm, and brought state
ments from the father to the son in
Michigan.
1t seemed that these statements caused
considerable trouble. for within Il few
days Max" seemed to have lost con-
siderable of his cheerful attitude. On
Wednesday he left for Chicago to seek
employment, his source of income hav-
ing been cut off.
MAX is universally popular with all
of the students here and also among the
people Of the city, who hope that the
boys father will become lenient.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
MANY SEEK WORK
IN GREAT BRITAIN
SIZE OF ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED is
CAUSING GOVERNMENT UN-
EASINESS
AMERICAN CONSUL REPORTS.
Majority of Men Who Are Looking for
Jobs Are Those in the Prime
of Life.
TRAINING SCHOOLS ARE NEEDED.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 21-
The army of unemployed in Great Brit
ain has grown steadily and has now
reached proportions that are causing the
government great uneasiness. In spe-
cIal report, John L. Griffiths, United
States consul general at London, gives
extracts from special statement just
issued by the royal commission on the
poor law and relief of distress.
The commission declares that during
the fiscal year ending March 81, last, the
number OF those who We're Without work
and who sought government aid totaled
thlrty-one persons in every 1000 of the
population, although in the fiscal year
preceding only fourteen out of each 1000
made application for assistance.
The number of men who applied for
relief in the last fiscal year constituted
4 40 per cent. of the wOrllingmen of
ending March 81, 1908, they constituted
ITO and the year preceding only $40
per cent.
Destitution Is General
The destitution and absence of work
for the unemployed is not confined to
London. but is general in practically all
Of the manufacturing cities and towns
in the United Kingdom. Consul Benjamin
f. Chase of Leeds reports that the regis
traton there last month during the first
two days the books were opened broke
all records since the unemployed act was
put in force. A striking feature of the
situation is that the men seeking work
are for the most part i'll the prime of
life, only 9 per cent. being either under
20 years or more than 60 years of age.
Need Training Schools.
Plans are being considered whereby the
employers and the workingmen may be
brought closer together. The government
is also seeking to discover means of cut
ting off the supply of unskilled and I'M
intelligent labor by training boys to en-
ter regular and permanent work. This
may be accomplished through the estab-
lishment of government technical train
ing schools wherein the sons of the poor
may be educated in the various trades.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
INDIAN AGENTS BUSY.
Twenty three Indictments Returned
Against Wisconsin Men for
Selling Liquor

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. III
The Indian secret service for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic among In
dams is making vigorous campaign in
Wisconsin. Notwithstanding the local
prejudice encountered and the active
work of the organized liquor interests,
considerable results are being reported
from the smaller towns in which roam
ing Indians have secured supplies of
liquor.
T. B. Wilson, superintendent of the
Indian school at Meshena, Wis, wires
the Indian office today that out of TWEEN
ty-four liquor cases presented to the fed
eral grand jury at Milwaukee twenty
three true bills were returned Convic-
tons of nearly 96 per cent. ought to be
discOuraging to those who persist i'll sell
ing liquor to Wisconsin Indians.
Consid ering the small profit from
sales. no matter how great the capacity
of the Indian compared to the heavy
fines and the possibility of Imprisonment.
dispensing fire water to poor Lo figures
out as a losing business.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
MRS. HUBBARD AUTO VICTIM.
Aged Washington Woman is Killed
When Car Hits Machine

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 21.-
Mrs. Gardner @. Hubbard. 81 years old,
was thrown out of her automobile
Wednesday evening when it was struck
by street car. sustaining injuries from
which she died two hours later in d
hospital. Her skull was fracturet Mrs.
Hubbard was prominent in the older set
of Washington, her daughter being mar
ried to c. J. Bell, son of Gen. Alexander
Graham Bell. Mrs. Hubbard's sister
Mrs. Charles Nash of Morristown, \.
j., was also in the auto. but was unhurt.
Col Eli h. Cole of the marine corps was
passing in his automobile and he carried
Mrs. Hubbard at top speed to Garfield
hOSnifal
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
FINISH WHITE HOUSE
New Addition to Executive Offices Near
ly Completed and Ready for
Taft's Secretary.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct 21.-Aft-
er three months, with shifts Of workmen
busy every hour Of the day and night,
the new addition to he executive offices
of the white house is almost completed
In another week the building will be
turned over to Secretary Fred Carpenter
and executive staff of the President.
who. during the alteration have used the
basement of the white house for office
purposes.
When the President gets back from his
tour he will find his new chamber lifted
out to large extent with woods from
the Philippines. His new private office
is a circular room, plain in appearance,
but light and attractive. \ new room
for cabinet meetings and Il new Office
for Private Secretary Carpenter have
been provided.
The building. which is west of the
white house, cost $4,000.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
EXECUTION OF FERRER BRINGS
CRISIS IN STORM OF REVOLU-
TIONARY CONDITIONS.
SEQUEL TO A VIOLENT SCENE.
Chamber of Deputies Hears Fight for
Control on Floor with Liberals
on Defensive Side
STUBBORN RESISTANCE IS MADE

MADRID, Oct. 21.-The Spanish cabi-
net headed by Premier Maura resigned
this afternoon.
The cabinet which resigned today was
formed January %, 1907, with the fol
lowing ministers:
Premier-Scnor Maura
Foreign Affairs-Senor AllendeSa lazar
Justicc-MarQuis de Figueroa.
tinance-Senor BeSadu.
Interior-Senof De Lacierva.
War-Gen. Lilares.
Marinc-Scnor FerandiZ
gIiculture-COmmerce and Public Works
Senior Sanchez Guerra.
EducatiOn-SenOr Rodriguez San Pedro.
Loss to the Clericals.
Preceding the formation Of this cabi-
net, there had been no less than five
Liberal ministries i'll eighteen months.
The religious issue had been the rock
on which these ministries were wrecked,
and the accession to power of Senior
Maura, who had before held the premier
ship. was regarded as a sweeping victory
for the clericals, and one likely to arouse
revolutionary spirit. This proved to
be the case, the opposition finally uniting
against the governments conduct and
turth erance Of the war in Morocco.
The stern measures taken to put down
the recent anti-War demonstrations in
Spain tended TO inflame the opposition
and the execution of Ferrer. followed
by popular demonstrations Of diSapprov-
al, brought matters to Il crisis. When
Parliament reopened, the Liberals, Re
pubhcaHs and Socialists bitterly assailed
the government. but the cabinet showed a
disposition to fight for its life.
The fall Of the cabinet was regarded
as inevitable after the bitter speech of
Minister of the Interior Lacierva in the
Chamber of Deputies Wednesday nigh t,
during which he classed the Liberals
with the Republicans and Socialists who
were arrayed against tie throne. Today
King Alfonso summoned Premier Maura.
Senior DatO. former minister of the in
terror. and other leaders in Parliament.
The impression continues that the Lib
erals VIII refuse to assume power, pre-
ferring TO leave the Conservatives TO
.eXtricate themselves from the present
situation as best they may.
Violent Scene in Chamber.
There was a violent scene in the Cham
Der Of Deputies Wednesday. when the
opposition, headed by Senior Moret Prem
dergast the former premier, renewed an
attack upon the government. Minister
of the Interior Lacierva, however de-
clared that the ministry would not re-
sign under threats. Ii was then believed
that while Senior Moret was determined
to unhOrse Premier Maura, the Liberals,
IS distinguished from the Republicans
and Socialists, did not desire to assume
power, as under the circumstances they
would then become responsible for the
expenditures involved i'll the war III
Morocco.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
TEXAS LAWYER TAKES GUIDING
REINS OF BIG RAILWAY, WHICH
HARTMAN DROPPED.
ELECTION HELD IN NEW YORK.
Action Follows That Taken bv Other
Roads in Naming Southerner on
Their Directorates.
HAS HAD REMARKABLE CAREER

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Judge Robert
Scott Lovett was today elected president
Of the Union Pacific railway and will
take up the guiding reins of this big sys-
TEN which were dropped by Edward II.
hartman at the time of his death.
The executive committee was re-elect-
ed, with Judge Lovett as chairman. to
which place he was elected as Mr. Har-
riman's successor a few weeks ago. The
other members of the executive commit
tee are, Henry c. Prick. Marvin Hugh
lit, Frank 4. Vanderlip, William Rookie
Teller and Jacob II. Schiff
\. L. Mohler, j. c. Stub. Julius
Kruttschnitt and William Mail were APP
pointed vice presidents
Messrs Stubs. Kruttschnitt and Mahl
were also elected vice presidents of the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

Flour quotations in CARROTS are: New
hard spring wheat patents. In wood, 1860
30: straights, in wood, ). 1Jl6J 80; export
patents, in sacks. 4.23lIt 40 first clear in
sacks, 4.otGI4 10; rye in wood, 395m4 II:
country. 335M3.JJ; sacks, Kansas, in wood,
$40
MILWAUKEE. oct 21.-Close-W Wheat
Steady; No. / northern. Oh track, l1O1a; No.
> northern, on track. i.0Ial0714. Corn
Easier; No. 3 OH track, 601208GYc Oats
Steady: standard. 41Am42c; No. white,
on track. 3oM4Ot2c. Barley-Quipt; stand.
ard. &c Rye-puiet: No. / on track, 1917
0174c
CHICAGO. ILL.,, oct. 21-Response TO
bearish foreign cables wheat opened lower.
decline Of southwest cash wheat prices
was also a bear factor The market was
quiet. December started A4zsc To k09sc
below yesterdays final figures at I.O43stD
lo41$ May dropped 3sc TO 1z@9sc at the
opening.
1.O44sc.
NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-Lead- Steady,
Il. 2Cdol2.37; December, 12.2o " 1910 Sill
yer. 81.
NEW YORK Oct 20-The market for
standard copper on the New York metal ex-
change dull today, sales being re-
ported. Prices were unchanged, with spot,
October, November and December closing
at 12.25d12.50. The London market was
steady. with spot quoted at t51 los and fu-
lures 1t f5S los. Sales there included 600
tons September and 800 tons futures Local
brokers quote lake copper at - OOGD13 -,
electrolytic at 12.G0D12.S5 aud casting at
12j00127j. The market for tin was easy
and lower with spot, October and Noyeui-
Der closing at 30.2J03050, December AT
80 30I30.50 The London market closed
steady with spot at f13S rs and futures at
f139 15s. Lead was quiet. with spot quoted
at 4.3Od4.40 New York and at 4 200D4 20
East ST. Louis. The London market was n
little lower at 413 5s Spelter was quiet
and unchanged, with spot quoted at G. 1O0
6.25 New York and at 6o5aG1J East st.
Louis delivery. The London market was
unchanged at f23 5s. Iron was lower In the
English market, with Cleveland warrants
quoted at 51s AID. The local market was
steady. No 1 foundry northern, 1900
1850; No. 2, 1s50a19.O0: No southern
and No L southern soft, 19.25@19.75.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct 21-Receipts-Flour,
3l,9o7 bbis; wheat, 80, 600 bus; corn, 10000
bus; oats, 90, 800 bus; barley, $4,000 bus;
rye, 5000 bus; timothy seed, 10000 lbs;
faxseed, 1000 bus. Shipments-Flour, 49,
1874 bbls; wheat, 1871 bus; corn. 3O9, 826
bus; oats, 273,365 bus; barley. 1891 bus;
rye, 2oo0 bus; timothy seed, 42.689 lbs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, oct. 21-Close
Wheat-December 1.02$s01021@ bid; May,
1.02a4 sellers; July. no trade Corn-Decem-
Der, 5o&4s; May, 61sG61Ac bid; July, tic
bid
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
PLAN WINTERS HUNT.
Roosevelts Are Due to Arrive in Khar-
toum on March Is, According to
Present Arrangements.

EAIROBI, British East Africa, Oct
21.-Col. Roosevelt, Edmond Heller and
r. ]. Cunninghame. the hunter and
guide returned to Nairobi from Nairshha
today Kermit Roosevelt and Leslie
Tarlton have gone to Nakuru. where
they will spend Il few days shooting
before joining the other members Of the
party. The expedition will leave on
Monday for the Guasonguisho district.
According to the present plans. the party
will return here from Guasonguisho and
in November hunt III the region of Moro
with Lord Deiamere December -. the
expedition will proceed to Uganda, ar
irving ut Gondokoro February 10. and
continue on to Khartoum where ac-
cording to the schedule, the party should
be on March Is.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
POUR OIL ON BOY
AND SET HIM AFIRE.
iHorrible Act of Two North Dakota Men
Ascribed to Liquor Fight in
Aneta

ANETA. y. D.. Oct. 21-Citizeus
passing by Aneta park in the middle of
'1his towH Wednesday night stared trans
fixed at flaming figure running through
'.of which issued the horrifying shrieks
of a burning boy.
Kenneth the 12-year-old son of ST.
anon Mckenzie. Il butcher. leader of the
reform association here. while delivering
meat for his father. had been met in
the park by two men who hurled him to
the ground. poured oil from his own Ian
tern over him. ana iguited IT,
Passersby bore him to the ground and
iuuenched the fire The child had been
probably fatally burned and was rushed
4ro the st. Johns hospital nj Fargo
On account of the prominence of ST.
imoI Mckenzie in the fight being waged
tagainst the Illegal liquor element, the
deed is aScribed 70 the hatred and
threats OF that class against him
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
MAJ.-GEN. E. S. OTIS DEAD.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y. Oct 21-Maj
Gen ElweIl Stephen Otis. Z. S. A, re
tired, died at 20 o'clock this morning
at his home IN this city. Cause of death
was senile debility combined with a Sc
we're cold Gen. Otis was born in 1888
at Frederick, Md. He served in the
Civil war and the Spanish-American
war. and commanded the Philippine
forces from August. 1898, to May, 1900.
He was retired in 1902.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
GIVES WOMEN THE SUFFRAGE.
Suburb of Richmond, Va, Decides to Let
the Fair Sex Vote.

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 21.-The
people of Ginter Park, the most fash
ionable and the wealthiest suburb Of
Richmond, have formally extended the
suffrage to women.
At a meeting Of the Citizens associ-
alton, the governing body of the suburb,
a constitution and bylaws We're adopt
ed. one provision of which is that ''ail
males and females, white and over q
years of age, owning property and liy-
ing in Ginter park, and subscribing to
the constitution and bylaws, have a right
to vote
The Richmond suburb is the first com
rnunity in the south to take this step.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
AERoGRAMs SENT $500 MILES.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Oct. 21.-The
United States army transport Sheridan.
on her recent trip from San Francisco
70 the Philippines and return. via Maya
saki. according to a report 10 the quar-
termaster generals department, received
and transmitted wireless messages over
the remarkable distance of $500 miles,
from and to North Head. Wash. while
her return.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
DAYTON HAS BIG FIRE.
Five Buildings Are Destroyed in Ohio
City, Causing Loss of
S75O.OOO

DAYTON. O., Oct. 21-The comput-
ing scale works. the Bimm storage build
ing. one of the buildings of the Big Four
freight station, the Pasteur-Cha mberlin
Filter company plant, and the klee Bot
Ting works were destroyed by fire to-
day. The loss aggregates $3.50, 600,
mostly insured.
MAPLETON, Pa, Oct. 21.-Nearly a
dozen buildings here were burned today,
causing a loss of 100000. Among the
places destroyed were the Clarendon ho-
tel. the general store of l.. W. Bell, and
the Mapleton Item office.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
Rate Commission Decisions.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. I'll Special
BY a decision of the rate commission
today, the North-W estern road is ordered
to restore its old rate of one and two
cents on lumber shipped to Wausau for
manufacture into box shocks. The COM
pany is also ordered to refund to George
Fergot, farmer near Embarrass. $3.50
for overcharge on a carload of ash bolts
into Neenah, and to make the rate from
Neenah and Menasha not to exceed 3
cents per 100 pounds on bolts
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
RUNS S3O,UUU BUARD BILL.
Rich Bachelor Asked to Pay for Twenty
five Years Sustenance

NEW YORK, Oct PA $50 900
board bill has been presented to joseph
Cohen wealthy retired real estate
dealer, who made his home for twenty
six years with Joseph Crager. his
brother-in-law. In lieu of payment
Crager began suit TO recover this sum.
Crager claims that for twenty-five years
he had Cohen, who is a bachelor. as a
boarder without compensation During
the last year Crager admits that he re-
ceived SD Il week for the mans board
and lodging. He wants $4,000 for the
other quarter of a century. Crager, who
is well-to-do merchant, married Cohen's
sister.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
FEELS DISTANT QUAKE.
Seismograp phi at Cleveland College OBJ
servatory Records Shock Believed to
Be 5000 Miles Away.

CLEVELAND. O., Oct. 21.-Au-
nouncement was made at St Ignatius
college today that "a prolonged and some
what severe earthquake shock was re
corded by the seismograph Wednesday
night. The disturbance began at 6:31
and lasted until { O'Clock, but was most
noticeable between GA and $50 O'Clock.
1t is estimated that the shock was 1000
miles from here.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
DIRE OUT HANNAH IN.
La Foliette's Confidential Committee
Clerk Takes Up Transportation
Practice.

MADISON. WIS. Oct. Especial. !
Recognizing a new field for the prac-
tice of law in Wisconsin. Attorney Wal
ter Drew, for four years confidential
committee clerk to Senator La Toilette.
has resigned his government position to
engage i'll special transportation practice
in cases before the interstate commerce
commission, the railroad rate commission
of Wisconsin and state and federal
courts. 1t is probable that Drew will be
succeeded by Col. John j. Hannah of
Milwaukee. who for several years has
acted as private secretarw for Senator
La Toilette
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
LARGE SAW MILLBURNS,
Rain Saves John R. Davis Plant from
Total Destruction-Loss Is EST
mated at S15OOOo.

PHILLIPS. Wis. Oct Special. |
A fire was discovered i'll the large saw
mill of the John r. Davis Lumber com
pany's plant on Wednesday evening 1t
was soon beyond control and in less
than one hour the mill was in ruins.
Rain helped to prevent the spread of
the flames TO other buildings The fire
did not reach the yards and but little
manufactured stock was destroyed The
loss is estimated at S150.O0O, partly in
sured. This is one of the largest saw
mills in the state.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
Girl Crushed Under Thresher.

ASHLAND. Wis. Oct. 21-Nvhile
Warner Hagstrom was operating
steam thresher from one farm to anoth ar
he told his 6-yeaE-old daughter TO get on
and ride with him. She was on the 9th
er end of the thresher from her father.
and slipped and fell in front of the ma
chine. The big wheels passed over the
body, killing her instantly.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
HONOR WISCONSIN MAN.
B. S. Steadwell of La Crosse Is Elected
President of American Purity
Federation.

BURLINGTON, Ia. Oct 21.-The
American Purity Federation today elect
ed the following officers:
President-B. 5. SteadweH, La Crosse.
First vice preSident-Rev. Floyd Tomp-
kinS. Philadelphia
Second vice president-Hon Ben B.
Lindsay. Denver
Recording Secretary-AIrs. Minnie L. Skin
ner. Cedar Rapids. la.
Corresponding secretary-Miss Julia A
Morrow. Spokane, Wash.
TreaSurer-Charles A Mitchell, Cherokee
Okla
Various changes i'll the constitution
were made The meeting place of the
next conference was not selected
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-22
Pigeon Whistles.

In China it is not uncommon to hear a
melody of soft sounds, and on looking
upward to locate them and discover that
they are made by flying pigeons. Pigeon
whistles are much favored, especially m
Pekin. They are made of bamboo tubes
or of gourds and attached to the tail
feathers of the birds, the sounds being
made by the rush of air through them
while the pigeons are in fiight-Lopdon
Globe.