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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
GENERAL STRIKE IS
GIVEN HARD BLOW.
Thirty-fve Thousand Textile Workers in
Philadelphia Return to Places
of Employment.

PHILADELPHIA Pa, March %
Following up the action of the textile
unions Tuesday night in voting to re-
turn to work, tens of thousands of mill
hands who struck in sympathy with the
trolley men returned to work today in
the Kensington district.
Practically all mills starred up and it
was expected other unions still on strike
would follow the action of the textile
workers. Nothing was done up to this
afternoon to bring about peace in the
Garments strike, but there was general
feeling that the long-looked for settle
menu was not far off.
1t was understood that the trolleymen
would not insist upon having but one
grievance committee to settle grievances
with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company, but would insist that the com
pany agree to take back all the strikers
and place them in their old positions
within two months The company has
declared they will give the strikers their
old places as rapidly as they can, but
will not agree to the two months sugges-
ton.
WILKES-BARRE. Pa, March %
President Greenawalt of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor this afternoon gave out
a statement that there will be no state
wide strike as long as there is posi-
bility of a settlement of the street car
mems strike in Philadelphia.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
NIGHT TOILERS IN BANKS.
Some Money Repositories Work Cer-
icaI Forces Continuously.

Some Money Repositories Work Cler-
icaI Forces Continuously.
Four big banks in the Wall street
district resemble the great gold mines
Of the West in one striking feature,
Harper's Weekly says. They have
three eight-hour shifts Of toilers, and
the work never stops. One set takes
up the routine where the other leaves
off. All night long, Sundays and holt
days, staff of men In each of these
banks Is busy opening thousands of
letters, sorting and listing innumera-
BILE checks and drafts that represent
fabulous sums of money and getting
them ready for the day force, which is
the only one the public comes in con-
tact with or ever hears about. If this
work was not carried on necessarily
the banks would soon be overwhelmed
with a mountainous accumulation Of
setail.
Two shifts-the scouting force" as
they call themselves-work between 5
In the afternoon and the next morn
ing. Each bank has a big drawer In
the general postoffice. Messengers
tlear this OF it's letters every hour all
hight long. Three thousand letters
hay is the average mail of one of these
large banks. Two-thirds of it comes IN
turing the night. These letters, In
the case of one Of the biggest of these
banks, contain from $4,000 to 10000
checks and drafts. At times these in
closures represent as much as $780,
100000. Rarely does the total fall be-
low S20,00O,000
The letters are opened as fast as
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
WHAT A woRKINGMAN WANTS
By Rev. Myron Rec

ny AOh RSSA
Text: The rich mans wealth IA
his strong city; the destruction of tbs
poor is their poverty Proverbs X:15
The poor mans home is on a poor
street. He cannot be particular as to
which way the home faces. Such
questions as sunshine, air and view
DO not enter in. His home is some
thing of a shelter. He cannot afford
to trouble himself about sanitary con.
ditions. For the last three years many
of the poor have had enforced vaca-
lions Of few or many months-not
tending to health. Tramping about
seeking work, eating broken victuals
and sleeping anywhere do not strength.
en- one.
The poor cannot take advantage of
the market. He cannot buy coal when
it is cheap in large quantity. He
buys coal when it is winter, when
coal is dearest, and in small quantity
hodful when he cannot do better.
So with his food, he buys a small
quantity, and poor quality, and pays
for much wrapping paper and
strings. His condition is the cause of
his condition. Because he is poor to
day he will be poor tomorrow.
The poor man must buy cheap
clothes. They are cheap, they rip
the buttons come off, the lining says
they go to pieces.
Poverty means in the short Or LONG
run poverty in the body. 1t means
no books, no pictures, and so poverty
of the mind.
Epictetus could keep his soul and
be poor. Marcus Aurelius could be
rich and keep his soul Their souls
kept them. But the average man is
not a saint nor a hero. He is more
or less subject to circumstances. The
queen bee has from birth more room
and better food than other bees
The existence of the poor is that
they cannot safely trust themselves
to the generosity of the rich Some
employers are just and generous
some are not
In federation is the only safety OF
the poor so long as competition is the
custom of the world Wild horses
among wild wolves put their heads to-
gether and their heels out and make
good fortress. There is no other
way as long as the world is wild
But there Is a more excellent way
lay down your political economy,
employers and employees, and take UP
your New Testament.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
A Calamity,

A noted judge was examining a
candidate for admission to the bar
All the questions had been satisfactor
lily answered and the lawyer-to-be had
passed so brilliantly that the judge
decided to put simple question to
terminate the ordeal. Gazing benign
ly at the young man, he asked:
What Is the liability of a COM
mon CARRIER
Although lawyers the world over
and from time immemorial have
wrestled with this problem, though
millions of words have been taken into
the record of various cases in which
this unanswerable question was in
volved, the Hedging calmly eyed the
judge and at last solemnly replied:
Your honor, l must beg you to
withdraw that question. / did know
the answer, but unfortunately I have
forgotten
For minute the Judge eyed the
young man, then turning to the law
yers who were grouped around him,
remarked:
"'Gentlemen, this is a sad case, in
fact, a calamity. The only living
man who ever knew the liability of
common carrier has forgotten"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
JOHNSON is IN PRISON
NEGRO PUGILIST COMMITTED TO
TOMBS IN DEFAULT OF BAIL.
Big Smoke Denies That There Has Been
Any Break Between Him and
Jack Gleason.

NEW YORK, March 23.-When the.
case Of Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist,
charged with assault came up in general
sessions court today, Judge Mulqueen in
creased Johnson's bail from $500 to
$1,000 and committed the pugilist to the
Tombs prison until bail was forthcoming.
Norman Pinder, the complainant i'll
the case, did not appear, and Judge Null
queen declared his court was being trlted
with. After committing Johnson to the
Tombs pending his raising Of bail, the
court issued u bench warrant for Pin
der'S arrest.
Johnson at first smiIingly. then almost
Learfully, pleaded his case with the court.
Il don't think you ought to increase my
bail" said the fighter I'm here, 1
have shown good faith and even came
here Oh an 1S-hour train from Chicago
to get here on time. If you'll make the
bail $1,000 I'll put it up.
Judge Mulqueen was obdurate, insist
ing on $1,000.
please don't make it that much,
Judge, pleaded the Dig neavy weight,
Il have only $4,000 in my pocket"
Although he declared that he had not
trifled with the court and knew moth
ing about the disappearance of any wit
nesses in the case, Johnson couldnt
move the judge.
Johnson denied emphatically that there
had been any break between him and
Jack Gleason, one of the fight promoters,
because of Johnson's unwillingness to be
gin training ninety days before the big
fight.
There's no one" declared Johnson,
who can tell me anything about train
ing or when to train. Cause why? If |
don't know now, | never will know"
The fighter said further.
Unless | get theatrical bookings for
my show in Denver and Los Angeles for
the last two weeks in April, III stay
in Chicago until May l. Then I'll hove
out to Seal Rock house in San Fran
CISCO where I'm going to do all my
heavy work for the fight. That's the
best they'll get out of me. I'm in train
ing right ::3=, and took off a good
many pounds lately by road work. L
weigh 200 pounds"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
WATCHING FOR COOK.
Close Lookout at New York Piers Fails
to Reveal Presence of the
Explorer.

NEW YORK, March 24-Possibility
of the arrival of DR.. Frederick A Cook,
the Brooklyn explorer, in this city to-
Cook to friend in Bellingham, Wash,
caused a close watch to be kept all day
on incoming steamers from Central
American ports in particular and south
ern ports IN general.
DIR. Cook is known to have been on
the west coast of South America and
was presumed to have crossed the 18th
mus of Panama on his way here One
of the steamers thereof, on which he
was thought most likely to be, was the
steamer Zacapa, which sailed from
Colon on March 13.
The Zacapa, however arrived without
the presence, so far as known, of Dr.
Cook on board
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
LENT A TIME FOR MEDITATION
By Rev. J. W. Roberts.

The Lenten season is a season wide
exercising the spirit of self-denial, de-
votion, meditation and prayer What
is the message such a season brings
to us, and especially just now? What
is the voice to which we should give
heed? 1 think it is not so much the
call of the public veal as the call of
the individual life, the voice of our
better angel in the soul.
Lent should be a sitting time. a
time when we should thoughtfully
consider our own religious obligations,
our own personal relation to God, the
infinite source of wisdom, strength
and power. No man is living I'D to
the best there is in him who does
not welcome the thoaght of self-exam-
ination and appraisement. To many
the Lenten season means the accepta-
bic time for this purpose In these
days of feverish excitement there is
certainly danger of neglecting the de-
velopment of our inner, spiritual life
and fostering a mistaken idea of the
Maker. We should try to live in such
state of intense desire and longing
toward the Infinite Father as to read
lily respond to His will, making our
selves available to Him as mediums
for carrying out His purpose in the
world. This we can do to the extent
of and in proportion to our spiritual
development Meditation is essential
to this spiritua1 progress
Lent is not a time for discourage
ment because of the fact that so many
purpose Of their life by the allure
people are led away from the higher
ments which best their path. 1t is
more especially a time for personal
scrutiny; time for considering where
we personally stand rather than the
wants and necessities of the multitude.
And, in any case, the way to uplift
the body polite is to uplift the indi-
vidual. The call of Lent, then, is to
a higher standard Of individual liv-
ing. There are reminders on every
hand that every ore of us should live
a greater life, greater at least in de-
votion to every force of human serv-
ice.
The air is filled with voices saying:
"This man is not doing what he ought
to do THE church is failing to full
fill its mission"
So loud and vibrant are these voices
demanding investigation into the lives
and methods Of others that the still,
small voice within US can scarcely be
heard.
It then becomes almost a duty aad
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
SAVES TRAINERS LIFE.

AT New York the sharp teeth and
claws of Clayton, leopard nearly cost
the life of Mrs. Pauline Russelle, his
trainer, but the length and strength
Of his tail saved her. Clayton would
not perform. Mrs. Russelle prodded
him with an iron bar and called to her
assistant for aid. In the instant Of
turning her head to call, the leopard
leaped. He bore the woman to the
ground and stood over her, growing
and flashing his tail. 1t was then that
the quick-witted assistant, reaching in
to the cage, grabbed Clayton's tail, took
a double hitch around the bars of the
cage with It, and rescued Mrs. Rus
Epl1o
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
BELOIT IS AMBITIOUS,
Badger College Proposes the Organizing
of a New Secondary Athletic
Association.

BELOIT. Wis, March 23.-T Special
-Beloit college is carrying on negotia-
tians looking to the organization of a
new secondary college athletic associa-
tion. The proposed league would in
clude Beloit. Knox, Monmouth, Armour,
Lake Forest. Wabash and probably one
or two other of the larger colleges of
fhe middle west. Beloit is the only
Wisconsin college included in the pro
posed plan and should she enter the
proposed league she might sever ath-
letic relations with Carroll, Ripon and
Lawrence
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
BADGERS VISIT BAYOUS.
wisconsin Bankers and Investors Inspect
Louisiana Irrigation Projects.

NEW ORLEANS. La, March %
Especial WISCONSIN bankers and in
yestors are guests of the Trowbridge
Il Nlver company of Chicago, which is
bonding reclamation projects in Lousi-
ana. While here the visitors were ban
quetted by Gov Sanders of Louisiana.
Mayor Behrman and Speaker Dupre of
the Louisiana House A. J. Frame of
Waukesha was the Badger spokesman
The visitors inspected the rice, orange
and cane sections and expressed them
selves as delighted with possibilities
here
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
MORE VICTIMS OF
IOWA WRECK DEAD.
Succumb, Increasing Fatality List
to Forty-nine.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, March %
Two victims of the wreck of the Rock
Island Twin City Express died in Mar
shalltown hospitals today, increasing the
list Of fatalities to forty-nine.
Additional dead:
NAGLE, A. H, Waterloo. wire chief of
the Iowa Telephone company, died in a
hospital early today.
DAVIS, CHARLES E., 410 University ave,
nue., Southeast, Minneapolis, MINI, died
this morning.
l.. Nj. Wallin, Washburn, n D., is in
a serious condition at a hospital and his
death is expected. Among the identified
dead today was Mrs Annie Houstman
of Minneapolis. She was returning home
on the Inflated train from visit to
Cedar Rapids
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25

Nearer, my God, to thee.
Nearer to thee,
Fen though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.
Though like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee.
Nearer to thee.
There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven;
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.
Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
SO by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.
Or if. on joyful wing,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly,
Stir all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
PRISONER GETS AWAY,
Man Charged with Rifling Telephone Toll
Boxes Jumps from Moving
Electric Car

LA CROSSE. Wis. March 24.-TSpe
cial. ]-Jumping from Il fast-running in
terurban car while it was passing
through a thick v wooded region, Harry
Gunderson escsDed from Sheriff Duncan
and has evaded the authorities ever
since. Gunderson was being brought
from kenosha to answer a charge of
robblng telephone pay boxes. When he
failed to arrive at the expected time.
Dist. Atty. Thompson demanded an ex-
PLANTATION and Sheriff Duncan admitted
that his prisoner had made neat get
away.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
OLDFIELD GOES FAST,
Travels Mile IN Benz Car on Florida
Beach at Daytona in % 2-5
Seconds.

DAYTONA. Fla. March 23.-In the
worlds championship trial against time
today. Barney Oldfeld, driving Benz
car. made the mile in 2S 2-5 seconds
George Robertson's time in Christie
was 30 39-100 seconds. In the second
event, Barney Oldfield, driving a Knox
car, to establish stock car record for
one mlle made it in 40 35-10o seconds
Inc third event. ten miles, Florida
championship, was won by Hotchkiss
with PopeHartfOrd: second. Bond,
driving a steamer. Time Hoo.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
Divorce Recalls Elopement.

kENOSHA, Wis, March 23.-Judge
Belden granted a divorce Tuesday to
Mrs Ulrike Freideck from Carl Frei-
deck. Five years ago Freideck, a fore
man at the \. r. Aliens Sons tannery
and rated as wealthy man, eloped from
KenoSha with Mrs Anna Machacek, the
wife of another employee of the same
company Rumors were that Mrs.
Machachek was killed in the San Fran
cisco earthquake. Machachek secured
divorce several years ago. By the order
of the court all of the real estate of
Freideck was given to his wife. and she
was given the custody of the minor chill
dren.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
WRENCHES HIS THUMB,
While Wrestling With Companion, Green
Bay (Wis.) Man Receives
Fatal Injury.

GREEN BAY, Wis, March "a
Especial. Emil Schroeder, son of Con-
tractor j. A. Schroeder. died this morn
ing from the effects of blood poisoning
which he contracted in an unusual man
ner Sunday. While wrestling with a
companion he wrenched his thumb and
blood poisoning set in, death resulting in
three days. Schroeder was 33 years old.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
INSURANCE COMPANY READY.
"Old Line" Corporation Notifies Commits
sioner of Renewed Application

MADISON, Wis, March 23.-The Old
Line Life Insurance Company of Amer
lea of Milwaukee, whose application to
do business in the state was temporarily
denied pending a vote of approval of its
stockholders on all its preliminary pro-
ceedings, has notified Commissioner
Beedle that it has complied with the re-
quirement and will on Thursday renew
its application. The license will doubt
less be granted and the new insurance
corporation with S1,0OO,OOO capital will
he launched
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
DROPSSHOTS FROM SKY.
Army Officials Will Make Experiments
in Sending Aeroplane Over Pacific
Cruisers

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 23.-An
offer of free use of a site near this city
for summer experimental trials with the
army aeroplane was telegraphed to the
war department Tuesday through Sena-
tor Flint. The site, which includes
enough fat ground to allow flight of
several miles, is adjacent to the ocean
and would permit flights over cruisers if
experiments of this sort were desired. It
is understood here that trials in conjunc-
ton with battleships are contemplated
by the army
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
TWO BATTLESHIPS PROVIDED.
Naval Appropriation Bill Is Reported to
House

WASHINGTON. D. c.. March %
The naval appropriation bill, carrying
$l-9'0of,o o2, was reported to the House
Tuesday by the naval COMMITTEES. This
amount is about $4,000 600 less than the
departments estimates. The bill pro-
vides for naval increase of two first
class battleships, one repair ship, two
fleet golfers and five submarines. Rep,
resentative Hobson of Alabama submits
ted minority report favoring four bat
tleshlpS.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
STRIKE STILL DWINDLING.
Disintegration of Sympathetic Walkout
Continues in PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. March "a
The disintegration of the general sympa-
thetic strike called to aid the trolleymen
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany, continued today. Hundreds of
mill hands in the textile industries re-
turned to work. In addition building
operations which We're tied up by the
general walk-out were resumed in MANY
parts of the city. Workmen in other in
dustries also are going back, though more
ell
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
NO CUDAHY PROSECUTION
Case Against Son of Packer for Attack
on LiIliS Dismissed

KANSAS CITY. Mo. March 23.-The
case growing out of the attack made
by J. ?. Cudahy, the packer, upon Jere
LiIlls. the banker, was dismissed in the
municipal court here by Daniel Howell,
assistant city attorney Mr.. Howell
made no comment further than to say
the case should not have been brought in
the municipal court. Brown Under
wood. the patrolman who was called TO
the Cudahy home the night Lillis was
attacked. was the only witness TO appear.
Inc case had been continued twice be
fore.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
LENROoT ASKS FOR MONEY.
Introduces Bill Calling for 100000 for
Building at Menomonie, Wis.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March %. =
[ Special. Representative Lenroot to-
day introduced bill carrying an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the erection of a
public building at Menomonie, Wis. The
government has acquired site in that
city,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25

most assuredly privilege to secuu
by meditation and prayer the benefits
OF this Lenten season, because in tbs
resultant Fuietude We hear the voic,
of the Great Teacher and feel that w,
have responded to his personal ap
peal, What is that to thee? Follow
thou Me-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
Norris Is Satisfied

Representative Norris of Nebraska
said: 1T was fair, square deal. l
think everybody is very well satisfied.
OF course the men selected are not the
men l would have named if l had had
the choosing
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
RIVALS WESTON'S FEATS.
Aged Pedestrian Is En- Route from Hud-
son River to 500.

cia A1 "a second Edward M i Pagson Weston
in the person of James Quinn of Albany,
n. Y, arrived in Appleton this morning
Quinn is IS years old and is en- route
afoot from Sault Ste. Marie to his home
city. Quinn says he walks from twenty
to twenty-five miles a day.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
Never Failed to Do So,

Never FafIed 10 DO SO.
He-You should always speak well
of your neighbor, you know.
She-I always do, though I can as
sure you this is the meanest woman In
creation.-Boston Transcript.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
Result of Secret Ballot.

The insurgents appeared to be salts
fed, although none of the most radical
ones who cast their ballot for Speaker
Oannon's deposition on last Saturday ex-
pressed themselves on the subject.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
HYMNS AND THEIR AUTHORS
NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE.
BY Sarah Flower Adams.


[Sarah Flower Adams (Great Harlow
England, Feb. %. 1805-London, August
lS4S) is the author of the hymn which il
the best known of all those written b.
women. She was the daughter of the ed
itor of the Cambridge Intelligencer ant
was married to William b Adams a cele
DRAFTED engineer and inventor. Though
written as recently as 1910, this hymn
stands amongst the foremost in the lis
of the ten great hymns of the Christian
church In the United States it woult
be impossible to find hymnal from
which it is omitted. This may be due, il
part, to the tune to which it was set b.!
the father of American church music, DR.
Lowell Mason. Bethany is welded to
the hymn here, while in England, where
it is sung to other tunes it is not nearl!
so we'll known. Written by an Englisl
woman, this hymn has been carried to all
parts of the world by American travellers
and American missionaries have trans
lated it into the tongues of the strang'
tribes in all lands,l
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-03-25
Yiscount de Vogue Dead.

PARIS. March 24-Viscount Marie
Eugene-Melchoir de Vogue, author and
member of the French academy. died to-
day. He was born at Nice in 1S4S.