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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
THOUGHTS 6Y THE WAY

Congress COnvenes in short SeS-
sion next Monday and then the cir
Gus will begin and the Cannon will
explode and there will be bushels
OF fun, and those pesky insurgents
Will keep right on annoying the
Car of the House in their efforts
to revise the rules; so that the peo-
pie can secure a little legislation in
their own behalf and their repre-
sentatives be recognized, instead
of being summarily squelched by
the speaker.
Judge Lands, the man who put
the $40, 900, 900 fine on the Stand
ard Oil company, had man before
him recently, who, having lived in
the United States thirteen years,
had never heard of a congressman.
That is nothing. There is posi-
bly,, not to exceed a hundred men
IN Wisconsin, who could name the
representatives in congress from
the state and the districts they rep
resent.
Then we are to have Senators
Clapp, Cummins, Nelson, Borah
and few other insurgents to help
us skin our cats. 1t would be bet
ter for Senator LaFollette to stand
on his own merits rather than have
outsiders come into the state to
boost for him. And then, it is pos
sible that, his political enemies
and he has not a few-may import
few speakers to tell how much
good he hasn't done for the country
and his constituents. How he has
worked solely for his own political
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and antagonized
everything in his party which he
did not originate. If he would only
fade away for awhile, his friends
would have less to meet and would
return him to the senate.
One of the leading express COM
panies has Just trebled its stock and
declared a stock dividend of $500
share. At the same time the
United States Government collects
81 cents postage on a 4-pound par
eel IN the mails, though 40, 1000 rur-
al delivery carriers make a daily
round with light loads. A 4-pound
parcel can be mailed to London for
40 cents postage, yet between any
two domestic offices, no matter how
near to each other, the postage re-
CURED IS 81 cents. Does Congress
ever intend to take notice of these
parcels-post absurdities?
e In order to make the primary
election law more binding and to
evade its provisions, large num-
Der OF those friendly to the man
responsible for the enactment of
the law, met in Milwaukee yester-
day for the purpose of arranging a
republican state ticket and thus
destroy the spirit of the law which
IN the past has answered the pur-
pose for which it was enacted
placing the machinery of the party
IN the hands of few bosses. The
law has cost the people of this state
millions Of dollaas, disorganized |
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

The metropolitan press makes
much ado because Ethel Barrymore
the actress, and wife of Russell G..
Colt has become the mother of a
son, as if it was some great thing
which would be Of much Interest to
the public. We opine, that as far
as the public is concerned, it does
not care a sou-marc-e, and Ethel
can Barrymore Colts when she gets
good and ready.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

L
No woman ever expects glad It'd
ings to come by telegraph.
Beauty always comes handy to
the woman who is on trial for muir
der.
The wise prophet makes his pre-
dictions a thousand years ahead OF
time.
Kansas reports 2 900 babies short
this year. All other crops were up
to the average, however.
Next to fighting for his life a
normal man will make his hardest
struggle to keep out of jail.
Sometimes it takes more energy
to climb out of bed in the morning
than is required to do whole day
work.
Let Bryan alone" says an Hi
nois paper. But it's doubtful if he
wants to be let alone. There is no
money in it.
What will you do when you are
old?" somebody asks. Try to for
get the foolish things we did when
we were young.
A Paris physician declares that
jealousy is disease, just as much
as measles. But one can't have
measles more than once.
Somebody asks this question;
What is a baby worth?'' TIC
make a rough guess, we should say
several hundred times what it costs.
Mrs. Parkhurst is telling the
women they will never get suffrage
if they don't stop talking. Doesn't
that just about settle the suffrage
question?
A Texas man has named his
twins Cook and Peary. When they
get older they can have interesting
arguments as to which one discov-
cred the world first.
The average man is ready to wilt
when he is confronted with a woman
suffrage petition. The women, il
they go about it in the right way.
should find it easy to get two OF
three thousand miles of signatures.
You know those little warblers
that come around in the spring and
sing something that sounds like
sweetie, sweetie?" Well, that
isn't the kind of song the sugar
trust is hearing just now.
A New York man who died re-
Gently always kept from $50, 900,
900 to SIS, 10000 in cash on hand
His was one of the most thoroughly
developed bumps of rainy day pre-
caution on record.
A young man in Pennsylvania is
to undergo surgical operation for
horse stealing. 1t is not believed
the experiment will prove more
dangerous than the old way OF
operating on horse thieves.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

The annual convention of the State
Horticultural society will be held in
Madison, January Is, 10 and 20. Not
ed specialists, Including Prof. U. P.
Hedrick Of Geneva, N. Y, Prof. E..
Wallace of Cornell University and
others have been engaged to lecture.
Secretary Cranefeld of Madison, pre-
diets the largest attendance in the
history of the organization.
Smoke --latest Out" Sc cigar.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

A young man in Pennsylvania is
to undergo surgical operation for
horse stealing. 1t is not believed
the experiment will prove more
dangerous than the old way of
operating on horse thieves.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

which the money passes from the
pockets Of the people into the peck
cts of the shipbuilders.
The Times Union explains the
situation more in detail as follows:
Many who discuss the ship
subsidy proposition fall into the
error of thinking that it is made in
the interest of the American ship
owners. Though the bounty would
be paid to American ship owners,
it would find its way at once to the
shIpbuilders, the only class that
such a law is intended to benefit.
The ship owners could not en-
Joy the benefits Of the bounty with
out buying their ships from Ameri-
can builders. While the bounty
would be paid to the owned ships,
but for American built ships. The
shipbuildeys would still have the
ship owners by the throat, Tor the
ship owners would be compelled to
buy ships from them, and pay
whatever prices thew might see fit
to charge in order to get the sub
sidy.
American ship owners are held
up for whatever the shipbuilders
see fit to charge for all vessels ply
ing the rivers or between the ports
of the United States. 1t is not
matter of tariff, but of prohibition.
Foreign built vessels are not per-
mitted in the coastwise field at all,
so the owners of coastwise lines
are entirely at the mercy of the
American shipbuilders.
But when it comes TO lines 60
ing from the United States to for
eign countries, there is no way I'M
der the sun of compelling the ship
owners to submit to be robbed by
the tariff wall, and they can buy
ships wherever thew please, and
they buy abroad where they are
not robbed when they buy. Our
shipping laws do not prevent Amer
leans from owning ships: they only
compel them to put the ships they
own under foreign flags. The re-
suit is shown by the disappearance
of the American flag from the sea.
In 1860 two thirds of the trade
coming to and going from this
country was carried under the
American flag. Now only one
tenth of it is. Between 1860 and
1907 the value OF the foreign COM
merce of the United States carried
under the American flag dropped
from S5o7, 247,76o to S3I8,33I, o26
"a loss of SI88,oI6,734, or about
sc per cent, while that carried I'M
der foreign flags increased from
S225 ,o4o,oo5 to 81 ,684, 2o7, 2oI-a
gain of S2,42o,256,2I6 or nearly
900 per cent. This change was
due to the fact that the American
flag was taxed off the east in the
interest of the American shipbuild-
ers, and the ship subsidy PROPOSE
ton is simply proposition to tax
the American people for money to
induce the ship owners to submit
to the extortion of the shipbuild-
ers and buy ships from them re-
gardless Of price"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

Her many friends in the city will
be pleased to learn, that Mrs. C. F.
Snere whose health has been very
poor of late. has improved to such an
extent that she is now able to be up
about her home most OF the time.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

be that we on this side of the water
are contributing enougo to make up
for any loss that competition may
impose upon those who handle
American beef for export.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29
.HONORED REQUEST OF
 GOVERNOR G|LLETI

Governor Sloan yesterday honored a requisition issued by the governor of California for the return to San Der nardino from Prescott, of a Mexican named Rafael Muro, wanted on the charge of kidnapping. The requisition was presented by George Acunaa, dep uty sheriff of San Bernardino county. who will leave for Prescott at once to take charge of the prisoner.
 Mir. -Acuna says the crime alleged was committed in San Bernardino county last winter and the officers have been trying to locate Muro ever since. He was recently found in Pres colt in company with a fourteen year old girl who he claims is his daughter. and who is the child alleged to have been kidnapped, from her mother The mother denies the alleged fatherhood of Muro and indicates that he simply stole the girl, presumably with an i'm moral motive, though it is understood the girl accompanied him without pro- test. The officer expects to take them back to California
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29
ST. PAUL WILL HAVE
 A TENTED SUBURB
Provision Made For the Invading Army
 of EndeaVorers.

St Paul, Minn. June 24.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican)- Anticipating a flood of Christian En- deavOrers from all parts of the world that will swamp the combined facilities of all of St Paul's hotels. arrange ments have been completed for a tent ed city where the surplus of the 25.00O expected guests will be satisfactorily cared for. It's location will be only a block from the magnificent new Minnesota state capitol building and it will be occupied during the interna tional meetings which open two weeks hence and continue from July to 12
 On the program alone are represent atives from Mexico, Alaska, China. Japan. Wales, England, Germany and many other foreign countries, while Canada from far St. Johns to the nothermost Saskatchewan and western British Columbia will be represented by thousands of delegates for whom reservations of space are now being made.
 For all the army or delegates there will be international headquarters at one of the leading hotels, but no single hotel can care for even fraction of the attendance indicated by the appli- cations for reservations in private homes. at boarding houses and other places were secured months ago. Dur ing the past few weeks only the most energetic efforts have been sufficient to keep pace with the flood of inquiry. St Paul will be the center of the Christian Endeavor world for a week, and practically all the prominent per sonages of the association will be present.
 William Jennings Bryan is coming, and has promised to deliver an address on the train en route at the wedding of any two endeavorers who want to be joined for good and all under un- questionably righteous auspices. He has more applications than he can take care of and instead of one we'd ding, several will probably enliven his journey to the North Star state. Rev. Francis F. Clarke, the venerable father of the Christian EndeavOr movement William Shaw. eSnator Beveridge and | a host of notables appear on the pro gram. For the public meetings practi- | cally every church or public building of size in the central portion of the city has been engaged, while the prin- cipal sessions will be held at the mu- nicipal auditorium which will seat | 1O5O0
 Some of the spectacular features of the international convention are quite out of the ordinary Twenty thousand endeavorers will join at one time in a | trolley ride to the principal parks and ] points of interests and it is expected that during their progress other traffic will be practically suspended. The same number will join in an evening song service on the steps of the new | state capitol. A chorus of 700 trained voices will lead all the singing, and will be directed by the most famous endeavor chorus leaders in the world | There will be an international camp | fire with speakers from every country in the world where Christian missions have made progress.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29
SALE OF DELINQUENT
 ASSOCIATION LANDS
The Annual Tax Sale of the Salt
 River Valley Water Users

Pursuant to the laws of the Salt River Valley Water Users associa- ton, the lands in the association on which the annual assessment of 1908 had not been paid, were sold at public auction. There was only one bidder present, I. E. Walker and all sales were made to the one party the amount tOtaling $6365.
 It Is interesting cash year to com pare the delinquent sale with that of the preceding year, to show the trend of events Each year the number of delinquents has been less than the year before showing that the land owners are annually becoming more and more educated to the error of permitting their lands to become de- linquent Every piece sold in 1908 was redeemed soon after, just as the delinquents this year probably will be by the payment of the penalty of four per cent per month on the amount of the indebtedness from date of sale until redemption. Much of it will probably be redeemed within a month and all of it before long. so that while the percentage of penalty seems high the profits hard ly pay the bdider to bother with It, knowing the land will almost cer- tainly be redeemed. It is for that reason that there are few bidders. Later on when assessments for res ervoir construction are made the amounts will be worth while and some people in close circumstances may become bait for spectators. At the present time the annual sale is a mere formality to keep up the pre- cedent and comply with the law.
 The total of delinquents last year amounted to $94.40 as against $63.G5 this year The acreage involved last. year was 1888 as against 1903 this year. This year there were nineteen tracts owned by sixteen persons, while last year there were twenty tracts owned by fourteen persons. The 1903 acres sold this year is a fraction over One-half of one per cent of all the land signed to the association.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29
\ THOUSAND MILES
 FROM MANILA, P. l.
An Arizona Girl Who Is Living Near
 to Natures Heart.

letter was received yesterday by Phoenix friend from Mrs Hawkins. who lives near the town of Davao in Moro province. island of MindanaO. in the Philippines. Mrs Hawkins was for many years a resident of Globe, Tue son and Phoenix and is known here as Miss Sylvia Kennedy. to q great many who will be pleased to hear of her happiness and prosperity. She was at one time a clerk in the Arizona legis- lature and lert here to become a stenographer in one of the government departments in the islands. She was rapidly promoted to a remunerative position and married finally a MT. Hawkins who is the manager of a large lumber company operating at the place of their present abode. She de scribes the place as the most beauti- full one can imagine, with waterfalls and bounding brooks on one side and Davao bay on the other, and all man ner of luXuriant tropical vegetation surrounding. filled with birds and flowers and monkeys. Beside MT. and and Mrs. Hawkins the family is com prised of her sister with her husband and baby, her mother, Mrs. Kennedy. and her brother. Save one other white man the family comprises the sole white population of that particular locality The natives are a simple minded lot but a few degrees above the monkeys. and live in palm houses or in the trees much after the mon key fashion. They are ignorant and unattractive but have the becoming virtue of being entirely peaceable and friendly with the whites. One in this country thinks of the Philippines as one little patch on the map just as an unlettered person in Europe would confound Tampa, Florida and Seattle as being two neighbOring towns in America, but the truth is that the Philippines covers quite a patch nf the earths surface and the lack of tram sportation facilities makes it big of its size To illustrate MT. Hawkins says that it is a thousand miles from their home to Manila which is the island metropolis and it takes twelve da,'s to make the trip, owing tO the fire uent stops made by the local boats Prac- tically therefore. while Mrs. Hawkins is in the Philippines. far away from Phoenix. she is still as far away from the center of excitement in the Philip pines as Phoenix is from New York. But she says she is happy and pros porous which are two of life's greatest objects
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29
Jones Dry Goods Co. A Special June Sale of High Grade Merchandise
 Preceding Inventory Beginning Monday, June 28
Silk Dept.

OIIh D6PC.
 27-inch All-Silk Rajahs, $100 value. 69c 27-inch Summer Foulards, 40c value. 28c Chaneys All-Sillz Satin Foulards, $1.25 val ues, now ......... ........... o5c
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29

Queen will make a weeks end triI to Iron Spring.
Arizona republican., 1909-06-29
]: OF LOCAL INTEREST
FOR IRON sPRINes-A. c. ]

FOR IRON SPRINGS-A. C. Me Queen will make a weeks end trip to Iron Spring.
 DR. CRAIG TO VISIT EUROPE Dr. Craig and family left last evening for the east and for trip through Europe He will be away from the city. until fall In his absence his practice will be cared for by Dr. by sart
 HoLeROOk NEWS-A new repub- lican weekly newspaper has been born in Holbrook, the republican pap CT of that county. Mir. Sidney Sapp, the editor and publisher is quite well known throughout the territory and Holbrook is promised a live sheet that will make things doing.
 SURVEY APPROVED-The official survey of the Pera. Belita, Demon. Ramona, Cycle and Texas lode min ing claims, situated in the Blue Tank mining district, Yavapai county. and claimed by r. A. Tharaldson, has been approved by the surveyor gen eral This survey is designated as mineral survey No. 2649.
 NEW BADGES HERE-The Elks are in receipt of their new badges which are of an unusual and beauti- full creation. The badge consists of the regulation Elk pin of medium size with a surmount of three Os trich plumes. A pendant is sus pended from the pin representing a basket of roses. Altogether the badge cannot be beaten for beauty or Origi- nality. Neither will it be eXcelled by any convention badge from any of the states.
 NEW ENGINE-H. A. Hammels. D.. Bales and MT Bentley of Buckeye were in the city loading a new en- zine for We Cooperative Creamery company at Buckeye yesterday. The old engine was found too small for the work that would be required of it from the installation of the new ice plant that has just been made. The ice plant now enables the resi- dents around Buckeye to have their own ice. Heretofore all the ice has been hauled across the desert.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-11
ENGLAND GETTING
READY FOR WAR
WAR IS PREDICTED IN TWENTY
MONTHS AND ENGLISHNEN
WANT TO BE READY WHEN 1T
COMES.

London, June 11.-Predicting that
Great Britain will be involved in war
within 20 months, Lord Roberts to-
day took issue with War Secretary
Haldane, who told the Imperial
Press conference that the empire
would have its defense developed
within 20 years.
Haldane dismissed the foreign sit
uation with the statement that the
next 20 years would prove most i'm
portant in the development of the
| imperial defense and intimated that
the nation relied materially upon the
colonies.
Lord Roberts was upon his feet in
an instant
ct is impossible for us to look for
ward to a period of 20 years peace
in which to prepare ourselves" he
cried. 81 am inclined to reduce the
period to months. If you will pay
attention to an old soldier, counsel
you that the present situation de-
mands the closest attention. We can
not evade our responsibility nor de-
fer action.
"The great question facing us at
this time is: Are we prepared to
fight now?'"
Lord oberts' positive stand evoked
the approval of the majority Of the
delegates in the conference. Sixty |
of the most important newspapers In
the empire are represented at the
conference and the deepest thinking |
men in the empir listened to the |
words of the old general. That he
made a grave impression upon them
could not be doubted by the manner
in which they received his statement
as compared to the evident disap-
prevail of Haldane's policy of delay.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-11

gateway and interested in the travel.
Through Official channels inquiries
have been made to develop, II pos
sible. the extent of the travel which
will be handled during the summer.
The result is confusing but indicates
beyond doubt that the travel will far
surpass what was hoped fort
promises to be SO large in fact that
authorities usually competent to
Judge hesitate to name a figure.
Business Men to Go.
The westward excursion of Chica-
go business men indicates the COM
mercial interest in what is being
done for the west this year. Within
three weeks a special train will car
ry westward representatives OF prac-
tically every large commercial house
in Saint Paul, the mayor of the city
heading the delegation, and an ex-
tensive territory will be covered in
a trip devoted to securing new infor-
nation and impressions of the west
and fraternizing with the men who
have been slowly and surely build
ing it up during these years to its
present greatness and promise.
Rush Is On.
The westward rush Is already on.
Extra equipment is being added to
all trains between Chicago and st.
Paul, connecting with the transcon-
tinental routes at this point. The
crowds on the street show thousands
of new faces and strangers are every
where
A little later Minnesota's interest
will be shown in a still more practi-
cal way. Governor Johnson will tour
the western states an dvisit the ex-
position by special train, with a
party of some of the most promi-
nent men in the state during August.
His journey and especially with the
men who accompany him, will do
much to bring Minnesota and the
farther west neighbors into touch.
But it will only follow and precede
the visiting thousands who will go
in their private capacities. their trips
resulting in the best advertising
which any section of cities can have
the favorable comment by word Of
mouth to thousands of friends less
fortunate upon their return to their
own homes and duties. Nor are they
going for Seattle and the exposi-
ton alone-they are going to see the
west-all of it, and especially the
state of Washington.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-11
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