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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
GEN. HAMS ON STAND.
Declares He Pointed Out Unfaithfulness
of Defendants Wife Which Later
Turned His Mind

FLUSHING. n. Y, April 29-Gen.
Peter G. Hams, retired, the aged father
Of Capt. Peter c. Hams, Jr, of the
coast artillery. who IS on trial for the
murder of William Annis at the Bayside
Yacht club last August, took the stand
as the first witness for the defense at
the resumption of the trial today.
John I. Mcintyre, counsel for the de-
PENDANT, expected to occupy two or three
hours with the direct examination of
the general taking him over many of
the early incidents of his sons life, to
show the captains irritable and nervous
temperament as a child and his many
irrational acts prior to May 1908, when
he first learned Of the alleged improper
conduct Of his wife, Claudia, with An
mis-.
Gen. Hams said the conduct of the
captain and his wife toward each other
prior to September {, 1907, WAS loving
and exemplary. In September 1907
the captain was detailed to the transport
service between san Francisco and the
Philippines. the general said. He was
away for several months and returned III
May, 1903.
Il asked him what had brought him
from the west. said the witness, and
he showed me q package of letters and
said he was greatly troubled. He had
heard reports from Claudia, his wife,
but did not believe them. She may have
been indiscreet.' the captain said. and l
told him she had been more than indis-
Greet. that she had been unfaithiul. My
God, you don't believe that" exclaimed
the captain He asked me if | believed
the reports and | told him she had been
away for Il week and nobody, not even
the servants. knew where she was and
when she returned she was i'll bed 4
week"
The general said his son was greatly
excited at that time, but would not say
his condition was irrational. The fol
lowing day when the general saw him
he appeared very nervous an looked
haggard, the witness said. He told me
she had confessed everything" said the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
REGENTS MAKE APPOINTMENTS.
Vacancies in State University Faculty
Are Filled.
MADISON. Wis. April 29.-[Speci

MADISON. Wis, April 90 Special !
Prof. Lawrence Fossler Of the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska was appointed to the
faculty Of the German department for
next summer session of the University
Of Wisconsin by the executive commit
tee of the regents. Otto L. Kowalke of
the chemical engineering department was
made lecturer for the summer work. Miss
Fife J. Rigdon becomes assistant in 10
olOgy for the summer session. A c.
Dreher, Milwaukee. was made assistant
field organizer Of the university extension
work in Milwaukee in place of II. a.
Wales. resigned.
Lewis Petersen. Spring Valley, was
made assistant in pasteurizing in the
College of Agriculture dairy school in
place of George Garlid who becomes
assistant in dairving
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
BITS OF SCIENCE.

An eleGEEic organ has been invented in
which 2 series of vibrators takes the
place Of reeds or pipes.
The largest bronze casting i'll the world
is the statue of Peter the Great at St
Petersburg.
English coal mine owners have opened
n school for instruction i'll rescue work in
Lancashire.
Ninety per cent of the writing papers
used in the United States are the pro-
sluct of Massachusetts mills.
,ew York has a greater percentage of
physicians among its citizens than any
other city in the country
King Alfonso of Spain plans to be-
come proficient IN the art of aviation,
and he has purchg sed two aerGplanes.
English porcelain insulators in tests
have withstOod electrical high tension
currents s1p 10 100000 volts.
The second international scientific con
ference against lem oSy will be held at
Bergan, Norway, Ar gust 16 to 19.
The legal English and standaId
American candle by which light is meas
ured burns two grains of sperm per
minute.
The fog banks of the North Atlantic
average thirty miles in diameter.
The average gasoline engine USES 6
pint of fuel per horsepower per hour.
Statistics prove that the coffee habit
is on the increase III this country.
There are 81 medical missionaries in
India, of whom LII are men and 200
women.
The first attempts to stimulate plant
growth by electricity were made III
France in 1888.
Australia has more uneNplored area
in proportion &c its population than any
other country in the world.
4 recently patented barrel is made in
two halves. which may be nested for
economizing space when it is shipped
empty.
The new chemical element recently
discovered by japanese scientist in
three rare minerals has been named Nip
porium.
Statistics show that the Germans
natrOnize the railroads almost twice as
frequently as they did ten years ago, and
average longer journeys.
The new lifesaying gun, adopted by
the federal revenue cutter service has
thrown a line 1850 feet in official tests
as back rests. and the harder ones used
as seats on the porcn steps. After all,
these latter will be found more accept
able for all purposes in warm weather,
The. American Institute of Electrical
Engineers now has over 5000 members,
with branches in nearly every large city.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
UNDERTAKEN ASUICIDE,
B. F. Muntz of Chippewa Falls Sewers
Jugular Vein with Fragment
of Window Pane.
CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. April 9

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, April 30.
Especial. l-B. f. Muntz, an under
taker, suffering severely from blood
poisoning, attempted last evening to
jump from a window i'll the second story
of the Northwestern hospital. He broke
through the window but the nurse
caught him, and assisted by two others.
held him. AS Muntz saw himself
drawn back to the room, he seized a
piece of glass and severed his jugular
vein. He lived about forty minutes
He was poisoned last week while han
ding a corpse, some embalming fluid
entering scratch on the right hand
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Home for Fishermen.

Wilfred T. Grenfell, the Labrador ply
sician-missionary, outlined his project of
erecting in St. Johns Newfoundland. a
home for seamen and fishermen. Fisher
men have really no place to go if they
have no homes, and the doctors plan is
to erect a commodious building. which
will be 4 club as well as a home for
these men. The building is 90 stand two
blocks off the water front in the district
most frequented by seagoing men. and is
to be constructed Of selected red brick
with native stone trimmings. Its prob
able cost will be 100000. There are
TO be four floors and a basement, with
separate quarters for men and wcuen.
Most of the latter are schooner girls
and "Outport' women.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
GIRL LEFT FOR TRAIN TO KILL.
Small Child Placed on Track, but En-
CINE Is Stopped in Time.

GARY. Ind. April pa man not
known to any who saw him. placed )
year-old girl on the track Of the Michi-
gan Central just before the passenger
train which arrived at this place az
then disappeared in the woods. Police
Officer William Miller witnessed the af-
fair and ran down the track to signal
the train The engineer saw the signal
and put on the air and the wheels Of
the engine were brought to a stop sc
feet from where the child was uncon-
scious Of the danger. The child said
her name was Virginia Iaetto and that
sLn IS : YaArS old
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
RAISES FARES IN MISSOURI.
One Road Announces 215-Cent Rate and
Others VIII Follow

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 29.-The st.
agement gave instructions to its agents
to put in effect May 1 the 2H-cent rate
basis for passenger fares in Missouri and
Arkansas. with 3 cents for fares paid on
trains. This will be the maximum and
minimum basis. 1t is also understood
that competition will be met at points
where a lower rate is charged by other
lines. Although no official notice was
given, it is presumed that the Rock Is
land will adopt the same course for both
states. The Burlington will also estab-
fish the 21a-cent basis in Missouri Sat
urday. Other lines will adhere to the
2-cent basis for the present.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Snow Deep N Yellowstone.

Reports from the high lands are to the
effect that srcw is plentiful in the noun
tains and that II the Yellowstone Ma
,ional park It is deeper than it has been
known ally winter during the past TWEEN
ty years. This Is the report brought
into Butte from residents of Livingston.
vino say that there is at the least !
feet Of snow OH tie level in many parts
Of tire park. In some places it reaches
i depth of 10 feet. This condition is
probably cut CT tn" ordinary. as reports
from other sections of the state are to
the effect that the Snowfall is less than
usual and that there is only a compare
lively small aIlount Of snow in stor-
age.-Anaconda Standard.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
LIEUT.. CAMPBELL WEEDS
Son of English Actress Is Married in
Quincy, H., to Miss Helen Bull
of Chicago.

QUINCY, ILL.,, April 29-Lieut. Alan
Urquhart Patrick Campbell, son of Mrs
Patrick Campbell, the English actress,
was married here today to Miss Helen
Bull, daughter of William b. Bull of
Chicago They will live in London
where the groom is engaged in literary
work. Lieut.. Campbell's father was
Gen. Patrick Campbell of Lord Hitch
ener's staff, and was killed in the Boer
war. The groom was in the English
navy, and was wounded i'll the Boxer
outbreak in China.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
One Way Out.

Little Mary hated to say vinegar" be
cause she had been laughed at so often
for her queer pronunciation of the word
So when her mother sent her to the
store to buy some, she presented the jug
TO the clerk and said:
Smell of that and give me a quart.
Bohemian
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
BIG |. G. ELEVATOR
BURNS IN CHICAGO
FIRE, INVOLVING LOSS OF $1,000
600 ON LAKE FRONT, CAUSED
BY LIGHTNING.
ONE FIREMAN MEETS, DEATH.
Trainsheds and Freight Cars of Both
Illinois and Wisconsin Central
Saved from Destruction.
FLAMES ARE TANNED BY GALE.

CHICAGO. H., April 29.-One fire
man was killed, another is missing and
eight were seriously injured in fire
which destroyed elevator f of the Illinois
Central railway here early today.
The confagration which was diScov-
cred at the height of violent electrical
storm completely consumed the elevator
and its contents. The loss is estimated
at $1,0O0,O0O.
Blaze Famed by Gale.
The blaze, famed hy gale which
swept in from the In le, spread to the
Illinois Central docks. % trainShedS and
freight ears. and it was with great diff
Guilty that the tiremen checked the fire
from Il general spread over the lake
front yards of the railway company.
The elevator, its BINS choked with
wheat. corn. oats and rye was Il mass
of flames by the time the first fire com
panies reached the scene. Though Il,
heavy rain was falling, the building
burned like finder and fremen were
caught under Il falling wall which burst
out without warning. Lieut. Patrick Me
ElligOtt was burned beneath the debris
and killed. Eight others We're seriously
injured. One freman's arm was cut off.
Is Caused by Lightning.
The fire, it is believed, was caused by
lightning. For hours the storm which
burst over the city shortly after mid
night, created havoc. Frequently alarms
of fire kept the department busy in sew
eral sections of the city. and it was in
the midst of the bombardment of light
ming that the elevator blaze was dis
covered by Waterman. Fire Chief
Beran responded on the first alarm. The
sky was brilliantly Illuminated by the
blaze and burning embers spread over
the city, driven by high wind. Many
times freight sheds of the Illinois Cen
trail and Wisconsin Central were on fire
and to save them from destruction ne
cessitated a stubborn battle on the part
of the tremeu.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
HIGHLAND MERCHANT MISSING
B. W. Bernemann Has Not Been Seen
Since Last Friday.

HIGHLAND, Wis, April Or w
Bernemann, senior partner of Bernemon,,
Bros, proprietor of the Highland Cream.
cry company, has been missing since last
Friday morning.
Sunday Il note was found in his resi-
dence station, it is said, that he thought
himself better off dead than alive. A fter
an unsuccessful search of several hours,
information was received from n farmer
that he saw and talked with BeruemanD
Friday evening one mile from Ayoca.
WIS ~
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
WISCONSIN TO GET POST
Secretary Knox Assures Senator OF
Diplomatic Appointment.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April GO
The retirement of John Hicks of Osh-
kSsh as minister to Chile, leaves Wis
consin with something TO its credit in the
diplomatic service, and Senator Stephen
son has suggested to Secretary of State
Knox the reasonableness of expectation
that something equally good in the serv-
ice be awarded the state. The secretary
has assured Senator Stephenson that il
Wisconsin viii present and back 8 prop
erly equipped candidate he viii be given
one Of the South American missions
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
RUSSIA WILL REVISE TREATY.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 29-Rus-
STA has decided to accept the American
proposal to revise the treaty of 1892
Her answer. which will be delivered in
about a week. will express assent to the
negotiation Of a new treaty provided
that the old agreement remain in force
until the new one is ratified.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Wants Assistant Dismissed

GAINESVILLE. Wis. April 29.-Chief
of Police George NJ Appleby on
Wednesday preferred charges against
John Brown. assistant chief. with the
fire and police commission, asking his
removal for breach OF discipline. Brown
was the opponent to Appleby for cleo
ton as chief a year ago and when de-
feated was appointed by the council and
carried his suit 70 the sapreme court,
but was defeated.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
LUTHER COLLEGE TO CLOSE.
Ola Racine Institution Said to Be Shy
on Funds.

RACINE. Wis. April 29.-Luther col
lege. one of the largest Danish education
al institutions in southern Wisconsin, will
be discontinued and the buildings sold
This action was necessary on account
Of strained financial conditions. The col
.lege was established several years ago.
The property is valued at $4,000.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
DICKINSON PARTY AT COLON.
Secretary of War Arrives to Inspect the
Panama Canal Work

COLON. April 29.-The United States
dispatch boat Mayfower. with Secretary
of War Dickinson on board. arrived here
yesterday from Jamaica. Mr.. Diclin-
son was greeted by Lieut.. Col. Cocktails
and other canal officials. He will make
an examination of the canal cOnstruc
ton work The auxiliary cruiser Prairie
has landed 800 men here who will be
transferred to the auxiliary cruiser Buff
faIn at PanAma.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
SETTLE WITH MINERS.
Operators Sign Agreement Insuring
Peace N Anthracite Fields for the
Next Three Years.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April %
The agreement between the miners and
operators insuring industrial peace ID
the anthracite coal regions for another
period of three years was signed here
this afternoon by the representatives of
the EMPLOYERS and the men.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
A Boston Tramp.

Hobo-No, madam, am neither a So
cialst nor an Anarchist. | am passive
altruist.
Housekeeper-And what in the name
OF common sense is that?
Hobo-I believe in being helped all Z
can.-Boston Transcript.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Dispels Fog with Electricity.

All navigators will be interested in the
news which comes from Liverpool that
Sir Oliver Lodge recently succeeded i'll
completely clearing away for radius of
sixty feet a thick fog by means of cleo
trical discharges.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Studies Domestic Science.

Nine. Guadalupe de Haro, Mexican
and a descendant of the Montezumas, is
in New York studying domestic science
as practiced in the United States.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30

RACfNE-Harry SkoUletas. charged with
the murder of Joseph Jabiliski, had his
case adjourned to May u. 1t is under
stood that wealthy Greeks of Milwaukee
have hired attorneys to defend him.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30

If one has q lace handkerchief tucked
away in the bureau drawer, there will
be opportunity to make use of it in
connecting the dressy spring hat. As
part of a garniture or TO be worked into
the crown it will not come amiss.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30
Largest Pin Factory.

The largest pin factory in the world is
at Birmingham. England. It turns ont
100000 pins every day.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30

Advertise in Your Home Paper.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-04-30

Upon motion of ASscmblyman Mortcnsou
a resolution dcpIOring the Ieath of former
Congressman BabCOCk was introduced and
passed unanimously. The Cleary telephone
bill was UP for reconsideration. The As
sembly refused to reconsider the duplication
clause or the physical connection features
of the bill and recommended the bill for in
definite postponement The Stout woman's
suffrage bill was killed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-12
The rrasr News.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Feb. 12.-Mrs. Ed Cohrt left
Thursday for Colfax, to spend couple
of weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Weaver. Mrs. Cohrt will be pres
ent at the capitol in Dies Molnes, where
a statute Of her father, General Weav-
err. Will be Unveiled.
Quite a novelty is being turned out
by the cement block factory Of this
city, in the way Of a cement chicken
nest.
The Joseph Chalupnick sale. held
Wednesday, was we'll attended and
prices were good Mr.. Chalupnick and
nine children left a week ago for Holt
vile, Cal. where they intend to reside
permanently. The farm will be man
aged by a son. Vencil, who has en-
poyed Mr. and Mrs. James Havalik
to keep house for him and help him on
the farm.
n. II. Adams. north Of town, has
just been appointed by the board of
supervisors as justice of the peace for
Grant township, and w. ]. Dysart was
appointed justice for Clark township.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Dennis have re-
turned from Sioux Falls, s. d.. where
they have been for the past six weeks
caring for their grandchildren. while
their parents took trip to Cuba
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-12
LEADS AL IN HOGS
Iowa's Livestock Census Puts
State i'm Front Rank OF
Producers
SECOND IN CATTLE AND HOGS
Iowa Raises Twice tho Number Of
Hogs Produced in Any Other State
New York Leads in Mich Cows
and Texas in Steers - Illinois First
in Value of Horses.

Washington, Feb. 12.--1owa has
twice as many swine as any other
state in the union, according to sta
tistics which the department of agr-
culture has Just compiled. The de-
partment estimates from its reports
that an Jan. l iowa had T,90S, 900 swine
valued at $63,26400O Illinois, the next
only 4,4SS,0OO, valued at s3l,O66, 600, or
less than half the wealth of hogs
owned by Iowa farmers. Nebraska
ranks third with 100000 swine, val
ued at s2s.304,0oO.
nation In the value of it's cattle. New
y ork alone exceeds Iowa in the num-
Der and value of her mich cows, and
Texas stands ,irst, with Iowa second,
in number and value of other than
them all in total value of all classes
of cattle. In mich cows Texas ranked
but ninth. while in other classes of
cattle New York stood only twentieth
among the states. Wisconsin is third
in mich cows: Illinois, fourth. and
Pennsylvania, fifth. Third place for
all other cattle goes to Kansas. fourth
to Nebraska and fifth to Illinois.
Second in Horses.
In number and value of horses Iowa
stands second only to Illinois, with
Ohio third, Kansas fourth, Texas fifth
and Nebraska sixth. The Hawkeye
state ranks but twentieth in number
of it's mules, having $4,000 head, ac
cording to the government figures,
valued at s5,152000 This, however, is
a gain of per cent over the preceding
year. The state also made a per
cent gain in sheep. ranking twenty
first with $4,000 head, valued at
$3,436,000.
The total value Of cattle, horses,
mules, sheep and swine on Iowa farms
Jan. / is estimated by the. govern
ment statistlcians at s358.37S, 900.
The department of agriculture also
figured recently that the value of
Iowa's farm crops the last year was
$254,621, 900, which, with the farm
animals, places total of $4,000, 00o
to the credit of Iowa farmers. If che
value of poultry and dairy products,
vegetables and fruits, were to
be added. Iowa's farm production
for 1acs would reach $1,000, 900, 900.
No ether state in the union can show
such richness of production from its
farms.
Iowa's unapproached lead in swine
was maintained during the last year.
despite the fact that the number Of
hogs in that state decreased 6 per
cent as compared with 1908. The
in Iowa is more than 10000,
900 in excess OF the swine in all The
Atlantic states and more than in all
the south central states. 1t is no
wonder, then, that the annual display
of swine at the Iowa state fair in
Des Moines is the greatest hog show
in the world.
Six Leaders in Swine.
Here are the six leading states IN
production Of swine, with their re-
spective numbers, and value on Jan,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-12
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might asserted that it clears the Knox
situation absolutely, and not the slight
est doubt as to the legality of his APP
pointment can be raised if presidents
are to be recognized at all.