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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
LOBBY SECRETS
Barred BY GORE
McMurray Shown to Have Oper-
ated Campaign of kilograms.
SHERMAN Is NAMED AGAIN
Dispatch in Which Vice-President Is
Referred to AS Party to Plan
Is Read at In
quiry.

McAlester, Okla. - While J. F
McMurray, described by Senator Gore
as the king pin of them all in
tracts by which he and his associates
would be able to obtain ten per cent
attorneys fees on the sale of $50, 900,
900 worth Of land owned by the Indi
ans, the Indians themselves were be-
ing urged to send kilograms to Wash,
1ngton recommending the SALE
A few days before May 6, ON which
date Senator Gore charged he was Of
fered $4,000 or $4,000 bride to in.
duce congress to approve the con
tracts, McMurray telegraphed to Okla
hOma: Send not less than fifty let
tiers and kilograms and keep up the
work for a week at different towns /;
looks better here. We will win,
know"
This evidence was brought out in
the investigation of the land deal be
fore the congressional committee
Senator Gore said he introduced it to
show the activity Of the lobby" at
Washington at the time the bride is
alleged to have been made.
References to Vice-President Sher-
man and Senator Charles Curtis of
Kansas were made in a letter intro
duced by Senator Gore. 1t had been
explained by Congressman C. F.
Creager that he and Richard Adams
had called upon President Taft and
that the president had announced his
disapproval Of plan to reopen the
tribal rolls so that more claimants
might enter, and his approval of set
Ting the Indian land question.
President Taft, it was said, wrote a
letter to that effect and declared his
willingness to have it given wide pub
Lefty. After the letter was made pub
lie George Scott wrote to Mr. Adams
at Washington: please say to the
president that his course is to be COM
mended. He has placed himself on
record in his letter to you as against
the reopening of rolls and for a set
Element of our affairs His office will
give prestige to our demands. With
Mr.. McMurray there to state our
claims, with Mr.. Curtis and Mr. Sher-
man, who understand better than
others what we want, and with the
assistance of the president, it begins
to look like we are coming into our
own
Senator Gore stated he had not in
troduced the letter because of the
mention of Vice-President Sherman
and Senator Curtis. The latter, to-
gether with President Taft, it already
had been shown in previous testimony.
had declared themselves against the
10 per cent. fee clause in the McMur-
ray contracts.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
REVENUE UNDER TARIFF
LARGER BY $75,OOO,o 600
Treasury Figures Show Big Advanc.
Over 1907, Which Was
Banner Year.

Washington. According to the
treasury departments figures the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law, during its
first year, has produced SIS, 900 600
more revenue than was ever collected
IN any year in the history of the coun.
try save in 1907, which was the ban.
ner year.
During the first full year. ended last
Saturday night, the total ordinary re-
cefpts, including customs, ordinary in
ternal revenue, corporation tax and
miscellaneous, aggregating s67S,S5O,
816, exceeded disbursements by 500
214,O29. These ordinary receipts were
larger by s15,0O0,000, approximately.
than during 1907, and the 1907 re.
ce1pts exceeded those of any other
year of record by almost $685. 900, OO0
Although there was a deficit of s5s.-
734,965 in the ordinary operations of
the government in the fiscal year end.
ed June 80, 1909, there was a surplus
of more than $20,O00.OOO in the year
which ended last Saturday, according
to the department.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
A COOL
PROPOSITION
And a Sure One.
The Body Does Not Feel Heat
Unpleasantly If it has
Proper Food
Grape=Nuts

People can live in a temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy. by
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use goodly allowance of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with saucer containing about four
heapfng teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts,
treated with little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices Of crisp toast with
meager amount of butter, and one
cup of well-made Postum.
By this selection of food the bodily
energy is preserved, while the hot, car
bonaceous foods have been left out.
The result is very marked difference
in the temperature of the body, and
to this comfortable condition Is added
the certainty Of ease and perfect diges-
ton, for the food being partially pre-
digested is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment in food,
and it's application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use of and add materially
to the comfort of the user.
Read the little book, 'The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs Theresa Reason"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
$1,000, 600 FIRE IN
BOSTON BUSINESS CENTER
City Obliged to Call on Neighborlng
ToWns for Aid-Fifty Homes
Burned.

Boston. - Famed by heavy south
west gale flames which caused a loss
of nearly 100000 last night for a
time seriously threatened the business
section of Boston
The flames were first discovered in
the lumber yard of Blacker and
Shepard and within few minutes had
spread until Dover and Albany streets
were mass of flames.
A general alarm called all the fire
apparatus in the city to the scene and
later a call for help was sent to
Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville
and all the available fire fighting ap-
paratus in those towns was rushed to
the scene Of the conflagration.
Two lumber yards, fifty tenement
houses and the Dover. street bridge
were in flames at one time. Three
pieces OF fire apparatus were lost by
the department because of the rush of
the flames. Several firemen and many
policemen had narrow escapes from
serious injury. Many of the tenement
house jewellers in the fire zone also
had narrow escapes from the rapidly
spreading flames.
Hundreds of pounds of dynamite
were used to blow up buildings on
both Dover and Albany streets to stop
the progress of the conflagration,
which was sweeping toward Washing
ton street and the great shopping and
business district when it was checked.
While this fire was in progress an
other which threatened to be nearly
as large ragged in the wholesale dis
trict in the heart Of the city, in the
fve-story stone building at Nos. $3.50
High street, occupied by the H. w.
Johns-Manville company. The build
ing was completely destroyed. Loss
100000
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
SCORES ARE SAVED.
Passengers and Crew Escape From
Sinking Steamship Off Alaska.


Juneau, Alaska. - The Canadian
Pacific steamer Princess May struck
the north peer of Sentinel islet
and sank within two hours. The
pan1c-stricken passengers aboard were
loaded into light boats and conveyed
ashore in safety.
Again the wireless played a prom.
inent part in the wreck. Within an
hour after the Princess May ran on
the reef every wireless station along
the coast had recorded appeals for aid.
TWO fast cutters reached Sentinel islet
before the tunnels of the ship disap-
peared beneath the water.
1mpenetrable fog and gloom en-
veloped the Princess May when she
struck with crash on the north reef.
tearing out almost her entire bottom.
The passengers and many of the crew
were In their berths and a wild rush
for the decks followed the splinter
ing and grinding as the rocks tore
through the vessels hull
Women were among the passengers
and they added to the uproar with
their screams as they tried to climb
into the lifeboats even before they
were freed from the davits.
Captain Mcleod, who was in his
berth when the ship struck, ordered
the boat crews to work and drove the
passengers back to the cabins for
their valuables. The Princess May be-
gan to sink Immediately after she
rammed the reef.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
THE BEST OF It's KIND

10 always advertised, in fact it only pays
TO advertise good things. When you see
an article advertised In this paper year
after year you can be absolutely certain
that there is merit to IT because the con
tinued sale of any article depends upon
merit and to keep on advertising one
must keep on selling. All good things
have tmitators, but limitations are not adj
vertlsed. They have no reputation to sus-
tain, they never expect to have any per-
manent sale and your dealer would never
sell them if he studied your interests
sixteen years ago Aliens Foot-Ease the
ant1septic Powder for the feet, was first
sold, and through newspaper advertising
and through people telling each other
what good thing 1t was for tired and
aching feet it has now a permanent sale.
and nearly 200 so-called foot powders
nave been put on the market with the
hope of profitng by the reputation which
has been built up for Aliens Foot Ease.
When you ask for an article advertised
In these papers see that you get it. Avoid
substitutes.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
History Cleared Up.

The third grade was having his
tory" Forty youngsters were ma
king guesses about the life and char
acter of the Father Of His Country,
when the teacher propounded a ques-
ton that stumped them ALL
why did Washington cross the
Delaware?"
Why, indeed? Not a child could
think of anything but the answer to
the famous chicken problem: ITO get
on the other SIDE" and, of course,
that wouldn't do. Then little annio,s
hand shot into the air. Little Annie
crosses the Delaware every summer
herself, hence the bright idea.
well, Annie?"
Because he wanted TO get to Allan
tic City" Times.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
CHOLERA DEATH RATE Is HIGH.
6,e44 Die of Scourae in Russia Within
Week.

st. tersburg-Russia's scourge
the cholera, continues to spread with
alarming rapidity, particularly in the
southern mining districts and in this
city, where the conditions are fast
approaching the proportions of the
great epidemic of 1908.
Figures furnished by the central
sanitary bureau show that in the week
from July 24-30 there were 1924
cases of cholera and 6,944 deaths.
A report from the United Mine Own
ers' association, covering 4S mines and
four foundries, gives 1910 cases and
1880 deaths. The extent of the panic
among the miners is shown by figures
furnished from Is mines, from which
$4,000 of the $4,000 employees have
fed.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
OBSOLETE WAR VESSELS.

Uncle Sam has about thirty one
time fighting ships that he would like
to sell to the highest bidder. The YES
sells range from obsolete monitors to
big battle ships that are no longer
possible because Of the increased eff!
cheney Of more recent guns. Just what
to do with these vessels Is a perplex!
ing problem that confronts the navy
department. for there seems to be no
purchaser in sight. Sell them for
pleasure yachts" was the suggestion
of one member Of congress. But nc
one seems to be hankering after a
yacht in the form OF a cruiser that
would require a crew OF 200 or 900
men. Then again the fuel bill of the
proud owner Of cruiser-yacht would
be decidedly heavy, not to speak of
the expense Of feeding such crew,
keeping the old craft in repair and
few other minor incidentals that would
run the annual bill into hundreds of
thousands. The average citizen will
not bother his brain greatly over the
disposition Of these costly has-beens.
The government pays big salaries to
men who are trained as experts In
such matters. The chief interest of
the situation to the citizens is the
thought Of the millions obtained by
taxation that have been paid in the
construction of vessels that prove to
be mo account" in few years, says
indianapolis Star. In sense it seems
like throwing money to the Birds
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

Health boards in various cities are
distributing circulars giving instruc-
tons as to the best way of getting rid
of that pestiferous nuisance the house
fly. The insect is correctly described
as one Of the most effective dissem-
inators Of germs of various kinds of
particularly dangerous diseases, in
Guiding typhoid fever, and there is not
the slightest doubt that many deaths!
much suffering and a great deal Of
expense may be traced directly to this
cause. Keep the flies out Of the house
as far as possible and guard against
the Ills for which they are responsible.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
Seeking Comfort.

I've got long way to go and I'm
not used to travel" said the applicant
at the railway ticket office. II want
to be just as comfortable as l can,
regardless of expense"
'Parlor carr"
No. | don't care for parlor fix
ms"
Sleeper"
No. l want to stay awake an
watch the scenery"
Then what do you want?"
We'll, if it wouldn't be too much
trouble, | wish you'd put me up in
one of these refrigerator cars I've
read so much about
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

sippi and on the Hudson river are CO.
incident occurrences which point to
the need Of eternal vigilance on pas
senger craft on river, lake and ocean.
Fire apparatus and fire drills are i'm
portant and should not be neglected
by masters. Builders can achieve
safety with strength of hull and con-
sequent seaworthiness, but there Is no
insurance against fire except through
constant watchfulness and the main
tenance of conditions which make for
safety.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
LOU BILLINGS le sPEEpY
Daughter OF Lou Dillon Goes ExhIh.
tIon Mile In 2:12A,


Cleveland, o. The second day
OF the North Randall Grand cir.
cunt meet was featured by a mile In
2:12A by Lou Billings, three-year-old
daughter of John A. McKerron, 2:O4h
and Lou Dillon, 1:5S1a; Country Jays
half mile in 1:01A in the second heat
OF the 1903 trot and the battle Of Fuzz
Johnson, driven by F. G. Jones of
Memphis and Dora, the Winans Eng
lish mare, for the 2:15 trot The last
race alone required extra heats, Fuzz
Johnson winning the third and fourth.
the last under wraps in a downpour of
rain. Josie Mac won the first, Dora
the second.
Earl Jr., $50 to $50 favorite, toyed
with his field in the 10 pace.
In the 2:14 pace, Ed Geers drove
the Able, $50 to $25 favorite, to a vic
tory in three straight heats, the fast
est in 2:04.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
THINKS CRiPPEN ARREST VOID
Quebec Attorney Raises Question of
Official Jurisdiction.

Quebec. A novel point in IA
vor of DR.. H. H. Crippen and Ethel
Leneve, awaiting return to England
to answer for the murder of Belle Ell
more, Crippen's actress-wife, was
raised here by local newspaper.
On the authority of a Montreal crim1
inal lawyer it is contended their ar
rest was illegal because made by Cue
bee provincial police in federal terri
tory, as they were seized on an ocean
liner while on navigable river.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
CAR HITS AUTO, GIRL KILLED.
Priest, Driving Machine, Fails to See
Approaching Trolley.

Springfield. H. - Miss Irene Dodge
of Normal was killed and Herman
Scantlan OF Athens severely injured
Tuesday night when an automobile
driven by Rev. Father T. M. Moore
of Athens was struck by street car.
Father Moore and Miss Myra Bell,
the fourth occupant of the car, es-
capped injury.
The priest and the three others
were on their way to an amusement
park when the accident occurred. The
car came upon them at a turn, st-ik-
ing the rear wheels of the auto and
throwing 1t against tree, without,
however, disabling it. Miss Dodge
Jumped or was thrown and fell in
front OF the car. She was killed in
stantly.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

Some OF the big transatlantic com.
panies are reporting large gains in rel
ceipts and profits over last year. This
means an increase in the carrying Of
American passengers and freight And
1t goes to show how foreign shipown1
ers are being enriched at our expenset
When will Americans make up their
minds to provide mercantile marine
of their own and save the money
which they now pay to others?
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
His Soft Answer.

And this is the sort of excuse you
put up for coming home two hours
late for dinner and In such a condi-
uon-that you and that disreputable
augustus Jones were out hunting
mushrooms, you wretch? And where,
pray, are the mushrooms
'Eere gay are,m' dear, in m yes
pocket; and vile gay ain so many Of
EN-, m dear, we had lots of fun
Gus an I-huntin' EN-"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
NOSE COUNT TOTAL DUE OCT. IS
Census Figures for United States Ex-
pected to Show 9O,ooo,oOO.

Washington.-Th people Of the
United States will learn their true
number, as revealed by the official
count of the thirteenth census, about
October Is. 1t is generally believed
the number will be about 90,0O0,0O0.
This belief is based on the fact that
an increase slightly in excess of the
100000 increase during the previous
decade would bring the population in
1910 to the 100000 mark.
In two cities evidence of fraud has
been discovered, and in one, Great
Falls, Mont, prosecution has been
undertaken for fraudulent enumera-
ton.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
FISH lMPERILS THREE LIVES.
Launch Narrowly Escapes Niagara
When Sturgeon Leaps Aboard.

Niagara Falls, N. Y. A 15O-pound
sturgeon nearly sent party of three
in a motor boat over the falls Tues
day night. Opposite La Sale, two
miles above the falls, the fish
leaped for the searchlight in the boat,
missed it, struck and seriously in
jured Nellie Johnson, and then thresh-
ing about in the boat, disabled the
engine.
The sturgeon was finally subdued
with oars. Meanwhile the boat was
being swept rapidly towards the
cataract George Allen, hearing cries
of distress, sped out in launch and
towed the party ashore
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
CASHIER KILLED: GIRL SOUGHT.
Arkansas Bank Officer Slain MysterI
ously in Memphis.


Memphis, Tenn. Edwin Boy
sen, cashier of the Bank of Wheat
ley, Ark, was either killed by Miss
Eva Goldberg or shot himself acct
dentally in the Goldberg apartments
here. The young woman and her
mother were examined by the police.
They both asserted that the shooting
was occidental, the weapon being in
Miss Goldberg's hands when it was
discharged and she being engaged IN a
playful scuff1 with Boysen
A coroner's jury returned a verdict
that the death was occasioned by Miss
Goldberg Or Boysen accidentally in
either case. Later Attorney General
Estes swore out a warrant for the
young womans arrest and officers are
seeking her now. Boysen occupied a
room in the Goldberg fiat.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
ADOPT AUTHORIZING BILL.
Lower House Of Georgia Legislature
Passes a Drastic Measure.

Atlanta, Ga. - A drastic anti
lobbying bill was passed by the lower
house of the Georgia assembly by a
vote of 11S to g. It's passage is as
sured in the senate. The bill requires
that "any one representing a person,
firm or corporation for or against leg
islation'' must register his name and
that Of his employer and designate
the bill he is interested in. Violation
is made felony.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
69,647 IN EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
Akron, O., According to Census Fig
ures, Ras 69,O67.

Washington. Evansville, Ind,
has a population of 69,647, accord
ing to the thirteenth decennial cen
sus figures. This is an increase of
1O,640, or Is per cent. over 1900
The population Of Akron, O., is Co.
0o7 This is an increase of 26,339, or
GIG per cent over 1900.
Colorado Springs, Col, has popula-
ton of 29,078, an increase of 1893, or
37.9 per cent over 1900.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
Attack Bio Butter Concern.

Trenton, N. Judge Cross of the
federal district court Monday appoint
ed receivers for the American Prod
ucts company, which, the petitioning
creditors assert, is insolvent. The
concern is a large manufacturer and
~efner OF butter and has plants in
illinois, Ohio and Michigan.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

These are the days when the "old
swimming hole" has irresistible at
fractions for the youngsters But abil-
fly to swim should be an indispensa-
BILE qualification to participating in
the pleasures of bathing.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

Everybody is in favor of good roads,
the country needs them and no sound
objections are urged against them
Why, then. should not the country get
them? And why should not each state
strive for the honor Of being In the
front rank in the movement?
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
PAYS $e5 FOR 10 SECONDS NAP.
Victim Closes Eyes While Stranger
doubles His Roll"

Cleveland, O. John Milan of
Cleveland, passenger aboard a
steamer that arrived from Detroit,
told the police he met man on the
boat who told him he could hold money
in his hands and double it in ten sec
onds.
Il gave him SOS in bills, all I had"
said Milan, land he told me to close
my eyes and count ten. did SO. When
l opened my eyes he was gone"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

A West Point cadet denied chewing
gum on parade, but a hard-hearted Of
ficer rudely investigated and the Of
fender was dismissed, not for chew.
ing gum, but for lying about it.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
RetrothaI Story Is Denied.

New York.-Senator Stephen B. FL
kins of West Virginia arrived in this
city Tuesday and most emphatically
denied the cabled reports from Italy
that his daughter, Katherine, is en-
gagged to the Duke of the Abruzzi.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12

Now that Johnson and Jeffries have
had their fight and Halley's comet has
disappeared and public mourning for
King Edward has come to an end. it
may be supposed that the efforts to
stir up a row between England and
Germany will be resumed.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
Doctor Rollers Ribs Broken

New York.-News reached here
Tuesday of the serious injury in Lon
dc. of Dr. b. F. Roller, the American
wrestler. He broke two ribs in a con-
test with Cana, the East Indian
wrestler
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
MONTANA FIRES ARE SPREADING.
Governor Asks Railroads to Assist in
Fighting Forest Flames.

Fighting Forest Flames.
Helena, Mont. - So serious has
the forest fire situation in north
western and western Montana become
that Governor Norris has telegraphed
the presidents of the three transcon-
tinental railroads beseechjng their CO.
operation in fighting the flames.
A new and fierce burning is report
ed at the head of the Bitter Root val
ley, while the Saltwater valley of
rlathead county is still one of the
worst antagonists the fighters have es-
sayed to control, and as yet ineffectu-
ally. Still another fierce fire has bro
ken out along Nine Mile creek. The
authorities have received advices that
lead to the belief that many of the
fires are fncendiary.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-08-12
81 600 in Opium Seized.

Kansas City, Mo.-More than 1000
worth of opium was taken from the
tea store of Jim Long Tuesday by po-
lice who raided the place here. The
drug was packed in trunk reacv for
shipment.