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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
A BRITISH Wall.
Sorrow Because of the Art Purchases
of Rich Americans

1t is a fact, says a London correspon-
dent, that in spite of all the efforts made
to stem the steady flow of great master.
pieces from British collections to the
United States, pictures of world wide
fame and great art historical Importance
continue to leave the country without the
slightest hope of a possible return. To
the long list, grown TO alarming proper
TONS IN recent years, must now be added
Col. Holford's famous Nelasquez-a por-
trait of the Count-Duke Olivares. Philip
Tvs powerful, if incompetent minister.
This over life size, full length portrait
has now been acquired by Mrs. Hunting
ton, Il well known American collector.
The purchase price is in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. Even more deplorable
Is the practical certainty that the Won
derful Family Group" by Frans Halls,
exhibited by Col. Warde at Burlington
house in 1906, is about to leave the
country. Certain it is that Col. Warde
has been induced to part with it, and it
is stated the price paid by the tempter
was high. This family group was UNI
questionably the most important painting
by Frans Halls in England, an unrivaled
example of his sure, direct brushworl
and exuberant sense of life, of his Won
derful handling Of blacks and grays, and
his easy power of suggesting the textures
OF different materials.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
Won BUELOW IN ROME.
The Former Chancellor of Germany BUYS
the Villa Malta.


Prince Won Buelow. lately the Ger
man chancellor, is determined never to
re-enter political life. but to spend the
remainder of his days in the peaceful
surroundings of the Eternal City, where
he has purchased n beautiful villa Such
a finish to his labors mas peen his am
bltion ever since he left the scene of
his diplomatic triumphS in Rome to en-
gage upon ministerial career twelve
years ago.
Villa Malta rises on the north side
of Monte Pinolo and is surrounded by
half a dozen other princely dwellings
all of exquisite architectural design.
Buelow's villa has associations which
should be pleasing to its new owner.
In the gardens Goethe put forth some
OF his greatest work, While at one time
Louis II. of Bavaria had his residence
there. More recently Emperor William
intended to fit up Villa Malta as kind
of private German academy. but at the
last moment the project fell through.
The former chancellor means to turn
his new home into a veritable palace
of art. Already the villa possesses mag
nifcent ceilings and fittings which Bue-
low stipulated should remain intact
when he made the deal two years ago.
The old furniture and paintings, some
by Van Dyke and EeroneSe, also passed
into his hands.
Princess Won Buelow is an Italian.
sister of the Prince di Camporeale. who
married Florence Binney Kingsland of
Boston in Burlington, VT, twenty lone
years ago.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
p'MAKING TARIFF BILL
LIKE POLITE THEFT"
30 Declares H. A. Jastro, Retiring Presi-
dent of National Life Stock
IF Association.

DENVER. Cello, Jan. LITTLE pres1
g1t system of making a tariff bill isl
q game of polite theft, !" declared H A.
Jastro. retiring president of the Ma
tional Live Stock association, in his am
nual address before that body today.
The representatives of one interest
assure the representatives of other in
terests that if you viii let US have what
We want in the way of duties, we will
treat you likewise. THE only science
of method involved is to get all they
want.
. 1.-THE widespread dissatisfaction with
the farcical revision of the tariff last
summer and the well grounded and
growing belief Oh the part of the cor
Stunning public that the favors of the
protective system we've unequally dis
tributed and were in many instances
fostering giant monopolies, has, | be-
iieve. instilled new life into the propo-
siti0n to have our tariff laws and duties
investigated by non-partisan commits
sion.
Ii THE American people are looking to
the tariff one of the patent causes
of the increased cost of living. They
do not believe that O great many Of
the necessities of Life need a protection
of from so to 200 per cent. and before
long they will insist upon a thorough
reimbursement upon a comprehensive ana
intelligent plan with 81 view to better
the interests of the consumer as well
as the manufacturer
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
A BID FOR TAFT.
The Burgermeister of Marienbad Sends
an Album to the President.

President Taft is going to get New
Years present. The donor is Herr
Burgermeister DR.. Reiniger of Marien-
bad, whose job corresponds to that of
mayor. The envoy charged with the gift
is Herr Stadtrat Emil Baruch, who is
now in New York, and who besides being
member of the town council of the
Austrian cure resort is the proprietor
of two hotels there. When Mr.. Baruch
announced that he was going to make
his first visit to New York and see how
they run hotels over there the burgo-
master decided he would seize the OPP
portunity to make Marienbad known to
the ruler of the country that furnishes
so large and so remunerative a part
or the summer population of his BALI
wick, and perhaps some time-who
knows? King Edward comes to Marien-
bad every summer and returns to Eng
land, royal advertisement for the eff
hcacy of the waters against super
abundance of waist line. Anyhow, the
burgomaster had a fine album made
containing photographs of the beautiful
scenery about Marienbad the Kurhaus
and all the notable buildings, all done in
beautiful style, and the volume stamped
with the seal of the United States in
enamel and gold, and sent it along to
the President with the compliments of
the town; and Mr.. Baruch expects to
go to Washington early next month espe-
clally to make the presentation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
GERMAN POTASH
LAW Is CALLED
OBJECTIONABLE.
UNITED STATES INFORMS KAISER's
FOREIGN OFFICE 1T WOULD BE
DISCRIMINATORY.
NOW BEFORE The RElCHSTAG.
american interests Would Suffer Is In
ference from Text of Note from
Washington
NOW BEFORE The RElCHsTAG.
NOTIFICATION MADE IN BERLIN

4 BERLIN, Jan 1.-THE United States
government today informed the German
foreign office that it would regard the
adoption by the Reichstag of the pro-
posed potash law as discrimination
against American interests.
1t IS understood the American posi-
lion IS that the adoption of the measure
would contribute such discrimination
against the United States as is described
In section of the Payne tariff bill.
Would Create Trust.
Inc potash bill recently laid before the
federal council by the prussian govern
ment IS designed to create a trust of
All the potash mines Of the country I'M
DER The auspices Of the imperial gov
eminent. In Berlin financial circles the
proposed law is favored as a measure
Tor protecting the national resources.
Inc RUSSIAN government owns five
potash mines and a government official,
Herr Paxmann, is chairman Of the Ger
man potash syndicate, which up to the
present time has controlled the potash
business or the world insOmuch as
Germany has monopoly of these salts.
Last July the syndicate was temporarily
atssolyed and before it was reorganized
individual members Of the syndicate had
contracted heavily with American fer
uilzlng companies. The American mar
ket amounts to 60 per cent. of the export
frade and is valued at S1,000,000
year.
Retaliation Is Expected.
The bill presented to the federal coun-
ell provides that the output of potash
shall be sold through the joint selling
concerns to which the potash miners be-
long at inland prices subject to the APP
proval of the federal council Existing
contracts with Americans would be tax
en- over by the syndicate provided they
are not for longer periods than two
years According TO section of the
Payne tariff act if it should be shown
that Germany was discriminating against
the United States, it would be obligatory
upon the President to penalize all Ger
man imports by the imposition of % per
cent. duty in addition TO what would be
collected ordinarily upon them.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
ITALY IS ALERT.
Illegal Expectation of Masterpieces
Causes Ministerial "Shake-up."

AS result of the startling discoveries
made, an Italian royal commission has
been appointed to investigate frauds in
the expectation of works of art, and
the minister of public education has de
cided to reorganize the expectation de-
partment of the bureau of fine arts.
Since the passage of the new tariff
bill, under which the United States is ad-
hitting works Of art more than twenty
years old, Italy has been ransacked by
scores of buyers for American art col
lectors and dealers. Their mission
seemed to be to buy up the best every
where and to shift the art market from
Paris and London to New York and Chi
cago. What ultimately stirred the Ital-
ian government to action was the discov-
cry that certain English collectors had
bought two genuine paintings by Tiepolo.
the last Of the great Venetian artists, for
an American multi-milionaire whose gal
lery is well known in New York The
government seized the pictures at Genoa
while being struggled through to London
At the same time civil action brought
in Florence for commissions by canon
against Mgr. Romei, the apostolic pro-
thonotary, revealed the fact that monsig>
nor had long been engaged in the eXpor-
tatlon OF works Of art bought through
the canon at ridiculous prices in the
nelghborhood of Florence and resold to
English and American dealers. The trial
threatened to precipitate a big scandal.
and this prompted high dignitary of
the church to intervene and the case was
privately settled out of court.
These disclosures led to shake-up in
the expectation department. Minister
Rava has removed three commissioners
in charge of the office, and it is probable
that the golden days of the art smugglers
who have been stripping Italy of her
works of art are over. Meanwhile the
antiquaries of Rome are telling fine
stories of the sales made under the SNUG
Cling regime to American buyers. They
declare that they sent up the prices on
the most insignificant things to extrava-
benches of the Thirteenth century found
in the attic of Roman princes palace
were bought for $l400 and sold a few
days later for $4,000 to a New York
millionaire.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
ROCKEFELLER JURY
SECURES EVIDENCE.
white Slave" Market Has Been Dis
covered as Result of New York
Investigation.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia white
slave market has been discovered as a
result of the investigation by the grand
jury, of which John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
is the foreman.
Girls of tender years, it is alleged, are
Iured to selling place on West Twenty
ninth street in this city and then shipped
to Boston, Chicago and other cities. The
district attorney is searching for the man
who has controlled the market. George
klbbe Turner, the magazine writer, gave
Mr.. Rockefeller and the jurymen today
all the evidence obtained by Turner on
the question asked by Mr.. Rockefeller
whether there is alive in New York a
syndicate of sim
Statements of several girls have been
taken, and will be part of the grand
jury's records. The police today took
into custody Paul Drinks, waiter, and
charged him with being a white slave
agent. A 17-year-old girl furnished the
complaint against him.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
ROOSEVELT LAMENTS
GOV. JOHNSON'S DEATH.
1Z-President Writes Letter of Sympathy
to the Widow of Minnesota's
Late Executive

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 11-Written
with an indelible pencil on an ordinary
'heet of note paper, a letter was re-
.eived today by Mrs. John A. johnson
rom former President Roosevelt, under
late of November 10, stating that he had
lust heard of Gov. Johnson's death and
,ffering sympathy.
The letter follows:
On safari, near Mt. Elgon, Central Africa.
November -, 1909.
My Dear Mrs. Johnson: While out here
ar from all chance of hearing news with
my speed, have just learned of the death
II your hOnored and distinguished husband.
| trust you will not think me intrusive if |
write a word of respectful sympathy. /
greatly admired your husband as an up
light and honorable public servant. and as
me of those Americans whom we like to be
ieve are typical of our people as whole
de is loss to us all; a loss TO good citi-
ienship.
With assurances of my profounG sympa
ny and respect, believe me,
Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
Ca eSar'S Robe

When the weeping relict of Caesar
was packing up to move out of the pal
ace she came upon the toga worn by
the deceased statesman on the day of
the assassination.
Il don't know whether to darn this
thing or to throw it away" she said.
I'D keep it as curiosity, Calpurna."
said her mother. Some collector might
pay you a good round sum for that gar
ment.'
How absurd,'' retorted Calpurna
What kind of collector would want a
thing like that?'
lady. Some rent-colector may come
along some time, and it is just full of
'em. "-Lipipncott's Magazine
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
DOCTORS FAILED.
RESTORED BY PERUNA.
Catarrh of the Lungs
Threatened Her | ifa

Miss Ninette Porter, Braintree, Yer
mont, writes: 81 have been cured by
Peruna.
Il had several hemorrhages of the
lungs. The doctors did not help ME
much and would never have cured me.
81 saw testimonial in a Peruna
almanac of case similar to mine, and
l commenced using it.
II was not able to wait on myself
when l began using it. gained very
slowly at first, but could sec that it
was helping me.
after had taken it while com.
menced to raise up stringy, sticky
substance from my lungs. This grew
less and less in quantity as I continued
the treatment.
81 grew more fleshy than / had been
for long time, and now call myself
we'll"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
A Big Feeder

The biggest man in the Italian navy is
in Washington and, according to an odd
custom, as old as the time of Caesars
navy he had the oldest dinner in Wash
ington. This literally great Roman is
Chief Gunner Stramaccione of the Ital-
ian cruiser Etrurio, now in port. 1t is
stated that he could have eaten the
whole of the Presidents mince pie as
mere appetizer. The ancient law that
was evoked in honor of Stramaccione is
that the biggest man in the navy shall
have at the Christmas dinner at least
twice the share of any other person
aboard ship, including an admiral, if
one were on board. Stramaccione had
set before him a dinner, therefore, of two
Virginia chickens. two hams, two bottles of
chiante, in fact, two of everything on the
mpOU
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
WALTZES WITH DEAD
BODY IN HIS ARMS.
Ohio Negro, Crazed After Wife's Death,
Dances Down, Street with Wom-
ans CORPSE

+ CINCINNATI. O.. Jan. 1.-THE
gruesome sight of a negro singing and
Waiting down the street with a corpse
of Il colored woman, I'M his arms, startled
Patrolmen McCerkhill and Reynolds
early today. The body. later proved to
be that of the negro,s wife.
The negro was taken to the police
station, where he registered as Thomas
Harvey. He WAS held for safe keep
ing. 1t was learned that Harvey, grief
stricken over his wife's death, had left
the house in the afternoon and did not
return until midnight. when the under
takers were in the house preparing the
body for burial
, According to the police, Harvey acted
like q wild man. Grabbing a piece of
wood from the ki6chen 4 he drove every
one from the house. Then he placed
"a cigarette in the dead swoman's mouth.
and taking the hcdy inl his arms, start
ed out of the hsuae. he put the corpse
in the front doeE1tay while he returned
to the house eszsd procured bottle of
whisky. lie tried to force some of
the liquor down the dead womans
throat. and failing to do this, again
picked up the Sesiv aud started dancing
down the street uath 1t.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
To Issue Caucus Call.
TO MAKE COMPROMISE.
Amicable Settlement of Differences Be-
tween Eastern Railroads and En-
ployes VIII Be Reached.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Amicable set
tlement of the differences over the wage
question between the eastern railroads
and their employees is presaged i'll todays
announcement that the railroad officials
have agreed to meet the representatives
of the trainmen the latter part of next
week for discussion of the demands
The conference, it is stated, will not be
a general one, but will be divided into
groups. Each road viii confer only
with its own employees 1t is considered
probable that a compromise satisfactory
to the trainmen will be reached In any
event a serious clash over the wage ques-
ton between the eastern roads and their
men is considered in well Informed cir
cles to be remote contingency.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
BIG RIVER IS RISING.
Rain in Missouri Causes Mississippi to
Assume Threatening Aspect
at St Louis

ST. LOUIS, No. Jan. 12-Rain to-
day in Missouri and northern points
caused the Mississippi river to assume a
threatening aspect. The weather bu-
reau issued a warning to the river men
to be prepared to protect their property
The Mississippi river is gorged with ice
from Chester, H., sixty miles below St
Louis, to this city and the additional
Precipitation and melting snow will cause
the river to rise. The Missouri river is
gorged at Hermann, Mo-. and many
smaller gorges are reported north of St
Louis. If the big gorge below here
breaks first no great damage will result
from the gorges north coming down. The
river gauge this morning stood at 81
feet. rise of Z feet in twenty-four
hours
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
Watching His Work.

There are many people like the old
negro who was lying out in the field in
the shade of a tree. The planter came
along and saw a strange negro lying
under the tree in his field i'll the after
noon He looked at him and said: you
negro, what are you doing?"
He says, BOSS. Use the man that was
sent here for to hoe dis field
''WelI, what's the matter? Why amt
you hoeing; are you tired?'
He says, NO. sir, 1 amt 'zackly tired :;
I was just waiting for the sun to set so
that 1 could quit work."-Buffalo Com
r,nraia1
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
IA FOLLETTE NOT OPPOSED.
Senator Not Anxious to Hold Up Census
Appointments

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. II. =
Chairman La Toilette made II short talk
10 the census committee In response TO
published statements that he might put
barriers in the way of the confirmation
Ct the census supervisors because of the
tight against insurgent
lriembers of Congress.
$50 far as / am concerned. he said,
Il will not oppose the confirmation of
the Wisconsin supervisors, even though
Il was not consulted in regard to the
Selections. | defeated the Stalwarts In
my state when they were supported by
The several thousand posIiasters and
sather federal employees. | do not pro-
pose to hold up the business of taking
Census merely because l was not per-
united to name the supervisors in my
state"
8 Other members of the committee had
mo objection to reporting the nominal
tlonS.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
PLANS STUDENT COURT,
Conference Committee of Wisconsin Uni
versity Proposes Establishment of
Self Governing Tribunal.

MADISON. Wis, Jan. 70 Special.
The student conference committee of
the University Of Wisconsin has agreed
to the establishment of student
court" to have original jurisdiction in
all matters of discipline except dishon-
esty in classroorn5.
The court is to he composed of nine
members, six seniors and three juniors,
to be elected each May. the former
for one year and the latter FOR two
years.
The verdicts of this court are to be
in the form of recommendations to the
faculty discipline committee. which will
also hear appeals from the court
The University Of California has such
a court and President Van Hise is
anxious to see the plan tried here.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. lin
:ommemoration OF his great service to-
lis state and country, statue of Gen,
Lew Wallace, soldier, author and diplo-i
mat, was today placed in the capitol,
hus making another notable addition 10.
he galaxy Of great Americans whose Ell;
igies adorn statuary hall. Oliver p
Morton, war governor of Indiana, is the
other citizen who has been honored by
he EOOsier state in the same manner
The unyeiling was made the occasloni
# an imposing ceremony. Capt. John T..
negrew, who served as an officer in Gen.
Wallace's command in the Civil war,
md president of the Lew Wallace statue
commission, presided, the figure being
unveiled by Lew Wallace. Jr., grandson
# the general. Gov. Thomas Il. Mar
Ihall of Indiana accepted the statue on
'ehalt OF his state from the commission,
which has charge Of its preparation.
others who delivered eulogies were Sen
ltor Beverage, a. Rustem Bey, charge
faffairs of the Turkish embassy, and
W. II. Andrews, delegate from New
Mexico. One of the most notable fea-
ures of the ceremony was the reading of
in original poem by James Whitcomb
Riley
The statue was the work of Andrew
OCOnnor of Paris. 1t is I feet in
height. The figure IS clad in the uniform
IT major general of the United States.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
LABOR TROUBLES END.
Sheet and Tinplate Employees Put to
Work on Tonnage Basis and
Strike Is Closed.

NEW CASTLE. Pa, Jan. 11-AllI
employees of the American Sheet andi
Hnplate company We're today put toi
work OH the tonnage basis. Since the
inception of the tin workers strike sev-l
aral months ago, workmen in the TIM
mills have been paid day wages regards
.ess OF the output. The change indi-;
Gates, it is said, a practical end of the
Iabor troubles Of the American company
II this district
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain MerCurY.

as mercury win surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces Such articles should never be-
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
ten-fola to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac-
turod by F. ). Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, O., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken informally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Cataarh Cure be sure you get the genuine
1t is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by +. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free
Sold By Druggists Price. Toe per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constellation
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-01-14
CHANGE INAUGURAL DATE.
House Committee Reports in Fixing
Fourth Thursday of ApriI

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
passing of the historic 4th of March as
l presidential Inauguration date and the
1xlng of the fourth Thursday of April
instead is provided for in a resolution
ordered favorably reported by the House
committee on judiciary today. The ac-
hon of the committee follows a general
,utcry against the holding of Inaugural
ion ceremonies in Washington at a time
when Indictment weather has been the
rule