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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15

liner Richard w. Goodhart, who had been
making his regular examination of the
banks condition, telegraphed to the
comptroller of the currency that he had
found some SHORTAGES and questionable
paper The hrst Indications were that
the loss would reach only $4,000. The
figures of the discrepancy then began to
grow. Soon the amount was increased
by 10000 and the next and last amount
reported to Washington SWelled the loss
to $12S,000 The losses on other paper
in the bank subsequently discovered
probably accounts for the difference be-
tween this amount and the $4,000 OF
alleged shortage announced in the press
reports.
Will Make Shortage Good
s. Calvert Spensley is president of the
bank. He expressed to the bank exam
liner confidence in his ability to carry
the bank through its troubles The bank
officials sought cash to place to the cred
it of the bank and succeeded in obtain
ing a small amount. President Spensley
declared that he could raise 100000 in
cash within six days, but he was evil
IDENTIFY unable to negotiate that amount
on the bank credit, and this morning
Examiner GOodhart reported by tele-
graph that the bank had been closed.
Bank Closes Doors.
Directors of the bank hope to be able
10 pay uepOSlLOTS QOllar Tor dollar. line
extent of Aliens alleged forgery has not
been disclosed.
John W. Schofeld left today for Min
eral Point. He is employed in the comp
troller's Office, and is a veteran in re-
Ownership matters. He has been more
recently the receiver of the First Ma
tional bank of Manasquan, n. J., the
First National bank of Brooklyn, n Y
the American Exchange National bank
of Syracuse, N. Y, the First National
bank of Doyleston, Pa, and the First
National bank of Asbury Park, N. J.
T. e. Hanscom is the banks cashier
The directorate comprises President
Spensley, Vice President Allen and
James Brewer, W. P. Cundey, Fred
Vivian, R. ]. Penhallegon, and J. L.
Gray.
Banks Last Statement.
The statement of the resources and la
bilities of the bank as shown by its last
report of condition rendered to the comp
troller on September /, gives the follow
ing:
RESOURCES.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
sTATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY IS

LUCAS COUNTY IS
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner Of the firm of T. J. Cheney &
Co, doing business in the City OF Toledo
County and State aforesaid. and that said
DOLLARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. d.
1880.
tSDAL) a. W. GLEASON
NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
and acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
aials free.
f. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, Use
Take Halls Family Pills for constitution
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
TROLLEY AIDS ROBBERS.
Safe Blowers Operate Drill with Elec-
tricity Stolen from Feed Wire
and Steal Stamps

MIDDLETOWN, O., Oct. 12.-With
an electric drill operated by electricity
from a trolley wire, robbers blew open
a safe in the postoffice last night and
obtained stamps worth $4,000. Blood
hounds from Dayton are on the trail of
the robbers
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15

One hundred thousand gallons Of
water sterilized by electrically generated
ozone are used daily by the Pittsburg
Homeopathic hospital.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15

During the last season the Pennsyl-I
vania Railroad company set out 303030g
trees. including pines, larches, spruce'
and hardwoods.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
Robbed Ten Years Ago.

In the spring of 1900 the bank, then
occupying an old building since aban-
doned, was robbed of about $4,000 i'll
gold and a large amount of securities. A
barber who had been i'll town but Il
short time cut his way into the vault
through the roof. The entire building
was wrecked by the force of the eXplo-
sion which opened the vault About n
month later the barber robber was caught
and most of the plumber recovered. He
was sentenced to Il term in Green Bay
refOrmatory.
That fraud is behind the failure is add
mitted. The cause is said to be disas-
trous speculation in mines. The way the
bank was defrauded, it is alleged was
by the substitution of notes in the forged
names of well-known local business men
for negotiable securities. The repeated
occurrence of these notes and certain
uniformity in their character aroused the
suspicious of the bank examiner and a
further probing into the books of the
concern determined his sudden action in
closing the bank.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
Preacher and Good Templar.

Allen has been prominent in church
and temperance work. He is of the
primitive Methodist sect and occasional
ly acted as local preacher.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
BANKS SHORTAGE
MAY Be 100000
CONDITION OF MINERAL POINT IN
STITUTION PROBABLY WORSE
THAN FIRST REPORTED.
ALLEN NOT DYING, SAYS DOCTOR
Wrecker of Bank Occupies Pulpit at
Unreasonable Extends Over
Period OF Sixteen Years.
ARREST OF OFFICIALS PROBABLE.

MINERAL POINT. Wis. Oct. ID
Special. THAT the shortage of the
First National bank will reach 500. 900
Is the belief of those most conversant
with the situation created by the dis
covcry of irregularities and the confes-
sion of Vice President Phillip Allen of
extensive forgeries and swindling, which
has resulted in federal officials taking
charge of the institution.
Aliens populations have extended over
a period of sixteen years instead of only
several. as was first supposed. and hun
dreds of depositors stand likely to lose
their all, especially scores of widows and
orphans. as Allen acted as administrator
of many estates.
While the federal inquiry is going on
the town is dazed. Five hundred thou
sand dollars of its savings are deposited
i'll the wrecked institution. If the bank
goes down to complete ruin nearly the
whole community will be bankrupt for
- per cent. of the adults of the towns
5000 population had money i'll it's vaults.
Arrests Are Expected
1t is the general belief that when the
district attorney arrives warrant will
be sworn out for Allen and he will face
Il prosecution which may land him in the
penitentiary.
Allen is confined to his house closely
guarded against intrusion by his wife
and adopted daughter.
Mr.. Allen is Ill very bad condition,
said DIR. II. ID. Ludden, his family physi-
elan. He cannot be seen. Strict or
ders have been issued that no one shall
be admitted to the house, he is in such IA
nervous state verging on complete col
lapse that it would not be advisable"
DR.. Ludden denied the story that Mr..
Allen was dying man and also en-
phatically denied another story that he
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts .$4S6, 175
United States and other bonds. 81, 1913
Banking houses and other real es-
state Observation-Disclosures. 3E,45S
Due from other banks. 4S,206
Cash and cash items. 44,47O
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15

bilities of the bank as shown by its last
report of condition rendered to the comp
troller on September /, gives the follow
ing:
RESOURCES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
Income Tax Max Fail.

Washington. July 7.-What states
VIII ratify the proposed amendment 10
the constitution, granting congress
power 10 levy and collect an income
tax What states win probably reject
the amendment? In what states win tho
Influences antagonistic to income taxa
tion concentrate effort TO defeat the
amendment if the issue assume a
pivotal form:
These are decidedly live questions
today. for the whole question of in
come taSation Is about to pass from
congress in Washington directly 10 tho
legislatures of forty-six states and less
directly-the degree depends on tho
public agitation of the subject and tho
attaching of the issue to candidates
aspiring TO legislative position---to tho
voters in all the states, Here is
proposition surrounded with vastly
moro uncertainty than any which ever
before in the history OF fhe country
has been submitted In the form Of an
amendment to the constitution. Here
for the first time great influence with
unlimited command of wealth. has a
direct one might say u selfish, interest
In the settlement of question which
II disapproved viii not be likely to rise
again for generations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
eoMR PRISONERS EREEp.
Two Suspects Held for Chicago Out
RACES Released.

Chicago, July both suspects in
connection with the recent bomb
throwing series who have been in GUS
tody were released last night.
Charles Myers, who was arrested
last Tuesday, was released by order of
Inspector LAWN, who said that he was
confident that Myers had. nothing to
do with the case.
Felix SharlNey, the ex-convict be-
lieved to have received dynamite for
some purpose at Morgan Park, was
released on bonds of $4,000 signed by
John F. O'Malley and Pete Cohen, both
we'll known to gamblers. Sharllley was
being held on an old Indictment
Capt. P. d. O'Brien of the detective
bureau, responded to a query as to
whether he believes the bomb throwers
ultimately will be caught by saying:
1--WE have several good leads and we
are running them down for all they are
worth. Some of them will turn up the
guilty men, / feel confident, but can
not say how soon this will OCCUR.
There may not be any, more new ar
rests for some time, but this does not
mean that we will not get the bomb
throwers."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
SENATOR NEwLANps SEES RE.
LIEF ONLY IN COMMISSION
NAMED BY CONGRESS.
TOO LATE TO FULFILL
PLEDGES OF REPUBLICANS
NewIsnds Declares That Little Can
Now Be Accomplished in Conference
of Two Houses = Presidents Veto
Would Not Relieve Present situa-
tion-Tariff System Declared Wrong.

Washington, July 7.-Speaking on
the evolution of tariff schedules today,
Senator Newlands said in part:
mo material changes can now be
made in the bill and the only question
before us is whether we may not by
some general provisions plant the
seed Off a rational tariff system under
which excessive tariff duties may be
gradually reduced and the tariff taken
out of politics.
"The senate has now been in con-
tinuous session for ninety DAYS over
those tariff schedules, but the litiga-
tion thus far shaped is almost barren
OF results in accomplishing what the
president doubtless has in view-hon-
est revision of the tariff, following the
rule laid down by the republican plat
form. The revision of the senate has
doubtless been upward rather than
downward, the evils of excessive tar
iff duties have been increased rather
than diminished. AS the senate has
made practically no reductions, all
that the conference could accomplish
would be acquiesense in the moderate
reductions of the Payne bill, so that
the conference presents an opportunity
for little relief and the only remain
ing eNpedient is veto of the bill.
Veto Would Not Avail.
"The tariff bill is not a piece of or
iginal legislation, but a measure in
tended to correct abuses of the exist
ing law. 1t would be difficult for the
president to accomplish what he de-
sires by veto unless he wishes to re-
cord his condemnation of the party
breach of faith, and the only alterna-
tive will be to. accept the bill and
press on later for amelioratfve legis-
latton. 1t is not my province to proffer
advice to the republican party, but
am deeply solicitous that our action
here. even tho 1t may not meet the
just expectations of the country, shall
contain the seed of a rational tariff
system which will gradually, by the
process of evolution, eliminate the tar
iff from politics, just as the railroad
question has been taken out OF politics
by the creation of the interstate COM
merce commission.
Would End Tariff Agitation.
Il feel assured that If the republic
can rule were fairly applied it would
result in considerable reduction of
duties and that much relief would
come to the country from 1t. l feel as
sured that if the American people
were satisfied that fair effort was
being made to comply with this rule
thru some competent tribunal organ-
lied by congress, tariff agitation would
practically end"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
CITIZENS RESCUED
FROM HO|)SE10PS
PATTENsBuRe, MO-, UNDER TEN
FEET OF wArER-HousEs
ARE SWEPT AWAY.
BOATS FROM NEARBY TOWNS
RESCUE 1900 INHABITANTS
Fate Of Several Families Carried
Away in Houses Undetermined =
Five Inches Of Rain Falls in Vicinity
Of Topeka and Part Of City Is Sub.
nersed-FIoods in Southwest.

Kansas City, July 7-Palttonsburg
Mo. a town of 1,5oO inhabitants sixty
miles north of here, was ten feet under
water when Chief of Police Snow of
Kansas City, today yeceived a telegram
appealing for boats to rescue the ma
tooned citizens, many of whom had
been driven to the roofs of their houses
According to the telephone operator
vt Pattonsburg the waters were still
Using rapidly. A drizzling rain is FALL
ing. Three houses were torn away by
The flood. The fate Of the occupants
was unknown. Boats sent in by out
tide towns began arriving at Pattons-
burg during the forenoon and the res
:ue crews set to work quick. Soon all
persons occupying dangerous positions
were removed to higher ground.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07

ers of the mysterious night flying air
ship which alternately scared and
amused England some time ago, now
prints story claiming that 1t is really
g',eat vessel, which, if it accomplished
all the inventor says it has, removes
all fears of England falling behind in
the race for aerial supremacy.
The paper says the mysterious vessel
is now housed in huge she'd which
is big enough to hold three airships,
in private park about an hours ride
by automobile from London.
The owner and inventor of the mys-
terious vessel Is DR.. NJ. B. Boyd, who
spent 100000 in money and eight
years time in experimenting with
dirigible balloons He began his trials
with the present vessel on March 3
and made his first long voyage on May
8.
1t was on May 1s that the mysterious
flyer was reported from Belfast and
according to DR.. Boyd 1t was not an
imaginary vessel, but his airship.
THAT night" he says, 1--WE flew
across the Irish channel on a line which
is about ninety miles from shore to
shore. It was continuous flight at an
hour" The doctor says he also made
a trip Of $50 miles with only one de-
scent.
DR.. Boyd describes his dirigible as
being oval shaped, divided into three
bags. the works being placed between
them. 1t has wings like an aeroplane.
but there is no suspended car The
ship is 120 feet long, with motors of
300 horse power.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
DROWNED SEARCHING FOR SON.
Finding of Body of Council Bluffs
Woman Reveals Tragedy.

Woman Reveals Tragedy.
Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, July 1.-THE body of
Mrs. Mary Kranninger, aged So, wife
of John Kranninger, drowned Monday
night while frantically searching for a
son who had gone to Lake Manawa
and had gotten caught in the storm,
was recovered this morning.
Mrs. Kranninger lived near the out
skirts of the city and near the school
for the deaf. Monday night Mrs
Kranninger became alarmed over the
continued absence of one of her. sons.
With but one thought and desire to aid
the boy if he was in distress, Mrs.
Kranninger took lantern and started
out in the direction of this city, think
ing that possibly her son had lost his
way in the darkness, intensified after
leaving the city streets. She evidently
attempted to cross small ravine,
which had become torrent, and was
swept from her feet and drowned The
lantern was found where it is supposed
she fell The body was more than a
mile away. Five sons and four daugh-
ters survive her. The family didn't re-
port Mrs. Kranninger's absence until
the body was recovered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07

GERS stationed at the aeroplane shed,
nor did he leave any word as to when
he would be back, or as to what ne
cessitated his departure in the midst of
the Fort Myer trials.
While Orville Wright is expected
back from Dayton tomorrow, 1t seems
hardly possible that there will be any
more flights at Fort Myer before next
week.
why do the Wrights insist on build
ing their own motors?" said one of the
officers THAT Is something 1 can not
understand, when there are so many
experts who could furnish them with n
motor that would not skip nor stop
while the machine is In the air"
This man also commented on Orville
Wrfght's feeling that he was compelled
to travel to Dayton, o., in order to get
a strip of cloth with which to repair a
wing of the aeroplane
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
BARS PUT UP AGAINST CHANGES
IN MANY PARAGRAPHS OF
MEASURE.
ALpRIcH ALMOST BLOCKED
BY SENATOR LA TOILETTE
Wisconsin Senator Forces Agreement
to Provide Cooperation In prosfsr Of
Desired Amendments--Man any Para
graphs Reserved in Hopeless Efforts
to Lower Rates.

Washington. July when Senator
by tho senate upon all paragraphs OF
the tariff bin which the senator's did
not care to reserve for further amend-
ment, there was widespread move-
ment to reserve parts of the bill
against which the senators desired to
make a last stand for change in the
schedules
1t was explained that on adoption of
the motion to agree. any paragraph not
specifically reserved at this time would
be placed beyond the possibility OF
amendment altho the entire measure
would still be open for amendments not
affecting the paragraphs agreed to-
When II looked as II vote would
Immediately be taken on the unre-
served paragraphs as a whole. La Fol-
lette entered objection, and /. looked
for time as IL he might provo TO be
formidable obstacle In Aldrich's
pathway. Saying he had had no OPP
portunty 70 inspect the reprint of the
bill as acted upon by the senate In
committee of the whole. he inthnated
that he would not respect the supposed
unanimous consent agreement unless
he could be assured OF an opportunity
to present such amendments "a he
might desire to Introduce. After a
somewhat prolonged colioquy Aldrich
agreed 10 cooperate with La Toilette
In obtaining an opportunity for tho lat
ter to offer such amendments as he
might desire. La Toilette reluctantly
yielded.
Aldrich's request for vote on unre-
served paragraphs was then granted
and amendments We're adopted en- bloc
without division Consideration OF the
reserved provisions was then entered
upon.
Aldrich Has His Way.
When the gypsum provision was
reached Dick, OF Ohio. made quite a
stir, contending for the house rate as
opposed to the senate rate Respond
ing TO Dicks efforts. Adrich protested
in sharp tones against efforts at this
stage of n,e bill to increase duties.
we can not now" he said, under
take 10 increase rates to meet views OF
! individual senator's. II we should en-
ter upon that course we might as well
abandon the bill"
Passing along rapidly. all tho
committee amendments In the schedules
relating to chemicals. earthenware.
metals. lumber, agricultural products,
spirits. cotton flax, wool. silks. paper
and wood pulp were agreed to- Aid
rich resisted most of the amendments,
and all were disposed of In his favor by
viva voce votes, The first aye and no
vote was on Bristow's amendment to
restore the Dingley rate on writing pa
per by reducing the duty. This was
rejected "a TO 80
An uhavailing attempt was made by
Cummins to limit what he regarded as
undue authority given the president of
the board of appraisers In tho work of
me board. but the committee provision
! was sustained
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
NO DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN.
GrinneII Commercial Club Meets .
Harmonic Views on PAVING.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. July There was meet
ing of the Commercial Club last ev-
ening at the superior court room for
the purpose of discussing the paving
question. with view to harmonizing
the views on the proper width of paw
ing for the prominent residence streets
that accommodate the largest amount
of the travel from the country. Tho
question was fully discussed The
personal views Of CITY Engineer
Beard were asked for based on his OBJ
| servations and experience in other cit
les. The concensus of opinion was that
the city Is paving and making other
improvements. not for the immediate
present only. but for an indefinite fu-
ture, and that large growth should be
anticipa ted. The question of the boule-
ward on Broad street also came up
and brought out the fact that Of twen-
ty-three property owners on two
blocks OF North Broad five anlv Md
expressed themselves in favor of the
boulevard. while eighteen had signed
a protest against it,. The objections
urged are that eighteen feet on each
side of the central parkings is too
llsil LOW loI AliNiHS diN LOT ulltlllIlS
at the residences, where the owners
win often want their private carriages:
that the parking In the center being
left to the city for care. will not re-
ceive 1t in proper amount and at the
proper time, and will become a source
of annoyance rather than pleasure: and
that 1t viii be much more satisfactory
to widen the parking on the sides and
keep the dust of travel farther re-
moved from the houses. Committees
We're appointed to canvas the streets
and avenues in question and report to
the club at the meeting called for
Thursday evening next. at which time
a report will be prepared for the coun-
ell meeting Of Friday. The question of
removing the hitching racks from the
streets and around the park. also re-
ceived a spirited discussion. but no
definite action was taken.