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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
COLORADO FUEL co,
SUED BY NATION
Wickersham Seeks to Regain
Land Worth 100000.
ARRANGEMENT is SEVERE
Government Alleges That $500 Acres
Containing Coal Was Obtained
by Fraud, Deceit and
Conspiracy.

Denver, Colo. In suit filed
IL the federal court here Attorney
General Wickersham attacks the
immense holdings of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company in Las Animas
county which consists of about $500
acres of the most valuable coal lands
in the state, estimated to be worth
$3,000,00O
The government asks that this land
be returned to it, alleging it was OBJ
tanned by fraud, deceit and conspir
acy. The government is severe in de-
fining the manner II which the Col
orado Fuel e Iron and the Colorado
Industrial company are alleged to
have come into possession of the Las
Animas coal fields.
"The government was misled, de-
luded and deceived" is the language
used by the attorney general of the
United States over his signature In
defining the corporations alleged man
ner Of obtaining title. Mr.. Wicker
sham, Thomas Ward, Jr., United
States district attorney, and Harry
E. Kelley, his assistant, both Of whom
worked up the evidence in the case,
sign the papers as fled
D. G. Beaman, retired, but formerly
general counsel and secretary to the
coal company, and Richard H. Hart,
assistant secretary, are two Of the
names mentioned in the papers.
George w. Benedict, Elijah P. Lee,
John Bransford, E. B. Sopris and
George W. Bowen are the others who
are charged with having been the in
struments through which fraudulent
titles to the fields were obtained.
In the cases of Benedict and Lee
the government does not mince words,
but openly charges that they used
money to corrupt others and secure
titles by warranty deeds.
The petition goes back to the time
the Pixies Peak national forest re-
serve and the South Platte reserve
were created. 1t alleges that at that
time Benedict, Lee, Blye, Bransford
and others entered land on the forest
reserve for the defendants.
by the terms or the act CT congress
of June 4, 1907, which created the
forest reserves, those holding land
thereon were to be given land from
the public domain that was non-min-
eral bearing in exchange.
1t is in the filing upon the coal
fields of Las Animas county that the
fraud is alleged, as we'll as in the
manner in which the lieu land rights
were obtained
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
FIGHT ON FLOOR OF HOUSE.
Wickersham ard MondeII Come t
Blows.

Washington. = Another bloodless
battle was fought on the floor of the
house Of representatives Thursday
during somewhat heated debate on
bill for the leasing of coal lands in
Alaska. The lie was passed and as
the short and ugly word rang out
Delegate James Wickersham of Alas
ka made a rush for Representative
Frank w Mondell Of Wyoming, who
was seated at a nearby desk
Delegate Wickersham, in opposing
the Mondell bill, quoted from his state
ment from the interior department.
That Is lie" said Mondell, in an
undertone, turning in his seat to speak
to Senator Burt of South Dakota.
"Yol are a liar if you say that"
shouted Wickersham, who had over
heard
= Then a half dozen members inter
posed and Representative Longworth
Of Ohio literally sat on the shoulders
Of Mondell to hold him in his seat.
At this juncture the mace made it's
appearance and over the shouts of the
angry men and their excited friends
was heard the steady crash crash Of
the speakers gavel welded by Acting
Speaker Olmsted
Both men then apologized to the
house for the language used.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
FRENCH CABINET
RESIGNS OFFICES
Decision Follows Victory by Only
Sixteen Votes-Briand Is "Sck
of 1t ALL"

Paris. Premier BRAND and his
cabinet resigned their offices in con-
sequence of the religious strife re-
newed by the Socialists.
1t was announced that President
Fallieres had accepted the resignation
OF the cabinet, which consisted of the
following:
Premier, Aristide BRAND; minister
of justice, NJ. Girard; foreign affairs,
M. Plnchon; marine, Admiral Boue de
Lapayere; public instruction, M.
Faure; finance, M Klotz; commerce,
M. Dupuy; agriculture, M. Raynaud;
colonies, M. Morel; labor, NJ Laf-
terre; public works, NJ Puech.
General Brun, minister of war, died
February %.
The selection of a new ministry was
question that gave President Fail
Heres deep concern.
Having caused the downfall of
BRAND because he deserted Socialism
and showed favors to the church and
religious orders, according to their
view, the Socialists demanded that
the new premier be a tried and true
adherent Of their creed. The powerful
Socialist-radical group Of Republicans
IN the chamber of deputies, which
voted against the government Friday,
mad decided not to accept a ministry
not presided over by a member of
the Radical or Socialist-Radical group.
Leon Vourgeois, former premier and
ex-minister of foreign affairs; Ray
mond Poincare, ex-minister of finance;
Theoph1le Delcasse, ex-foreign min
lister, and former Premier Emile
Combes were among the men men
toned for possible selection as pre-
mier
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
Perpetual Motion.

AS the term is generally under
stood, perpetual motion is the motion
of an engine which, without any sup
port or power from without, can not
only maintain its own motion for
ever, but can also be applied to drive
machinery and therefore do external
work. In other words, it means
device for creating power or energy
without corresponding expenditure
This is absolutely impossible, no mat
ter what physical forces be employed
The quantity of force in existence be-
ing fixed, no new stock can be Great
ed, and therefore, a self-moving ma
chine is out of the question. The
modern physical axiom, the conserva-
ton Of energy, founded on experiment
tai bases as certain as those which
convince us of the truth of the laws
of motion, may be expressed in the
negative thus: Perpetual motion is
impossible.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
Cooking by Electricity.

The full benefit of hydro-electric
energy will not be received until it is
rendered capable Of superseding coal
and wood fuel as a cooking and heat
ing medium. Electric ovens have long
been available, but their use has not
spread very rapidly, probably because
OF the cost, or the difficulty of procur,
ing the requisite current In the little
Swiss town of Kerns, where electric
power is cheap, the electric baking
oven has just been established in a
satisfactory manner. In a furnace
less than eight feet long, 100 pounds
of bread, in loaves of one and three
pounds each can be baked at one
time aid eight bakings can be made
in II hours. The cost of the heating
Is little more than one cent and
three-quarters a pound of bread.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
RAILROADS LOSE
BIG RATE CASES
Interstate Commerce Board Vetocs
an Advance-Victory for the
Shippers.

Washington.-The interstate com
railroads in both the eastern" and
western rate cases. The decision,
eagerly awaited by the. roads and
shippers alike, was handed down by
the commission and is victory for
the shippers.
The railroads are prohibited from
advancing first-class rates and they are
ordered to reduce second-class rates
= The commission shows that at the
moment when the railroads were argu-
ing their justification for raise they
were eminently prosperous. The deci-
sions were by unanimous vote of the
commission
The report, written by Commission
er Franklin K. Lane, is an elaborate,
optimistic review of the American
railway situation.
Despite what the railroad reports
say of the considerable increase in
wages and the increase in the cost
of fuel, the last six months of the year
1910, in which the new wage schedules
were in effect, the report shows for
the carriers the largest operating in
come they have ever enjoyed.
The report opens with a considera-
ton Of the effect railroad rate regula-
ton has had upon the revenues of the
carriers, in which it is shown that, by
reason of the law and it's enforcement,
the railroads have been protected
against each other AS result the
revenues of the carriers have in
creased under regulation and their
dividends and their surplus have also
increased as in no other period of
their history. In the past ten years
the railroads of the United States have
borrowed over four and one-half bill
lion dollars, or twice the amount of the
national debt at the close of the Civil
war
This is evidence of the faith the pub
lie has in these properties. The rate
of dividends and the total amount has
increased more rapidly than the addi-
tional mileage built The western
roads have increased their surplus
over 100 per cent. in ten years.
The report closes with these words:
I'VE shall ask the carriers to with
draw the proposed tariffs and, if such
action is not taken, the commission
will further suspend these rates and
make an order directing the mainte-
nance of present rates for period OF
two years"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
Of
CANAL IS FAVORED
House Votes 100000 to Begin
the Work.
WILL LIKELY PASS SENATE
Sentiment In Upper Body Of Congress
Overwhelming for New Batteries
-Tawney Amendment De-
feated 1870 to SO.

Washington.-By an Overwhelming
majority the house has practically
settled the question of the forti-
fication of the Panama canal, having
passed the sundry civil appro-
priation bill carrying an appropria-
ton of 100000 to start the work OF
fortifying the big waterway. 1t is es-
timated the total cost Of its protec-
ton will be $12,000,O00.
There is no doubt of the result in
the senate, where the sentiment is
said to be two to one in favor OF
protecting the waterway with land
batteries.
The house disposed Of the question
after nearly five hours Of debate. The
real test came on an amendment pro-
posed by Representative Tawney of
Minnesota, chairman Of the committee
on appropriations, providing that no
part of the 100000 should be used
until the president Of the United
States had attempted to negotiate
treaties with all Of the leading mari
time nations guaranteeing the neutral
canal
Representative Sherley Of Kentucky
bitterly attacked this amendment and
warned members that it had been in
troduced for the sole purpose Of de-
feating the appropriation.
The Tawney amendment then was
voted down by 1870 to 63. A motion
INV of to
strike out all provision for the fortif1-
cation of the canal was lost by vote
of 1875 to 81
The real interest in the debate
seemed to center in the Tawney
amendment, and the speeches made
for and against it by Mr. Tawney and
Mr.. Sherley. Mr.. Tawney, q stalwart
Republican, looked to the Democrat.
ic side for sympathy and applause
and received both. Mr.. Sherley, one
Of the Democratic leaders of the
house, was accorded an ovation by
the Republican members The de-
lection Of about twenty Republicans
from the general policy Of fortifca-
ton was offset by similar detection
on the Democratic side in favor of
fortifcation.
In passing the sundry civil bill car,
rying approximately s140,000,000. and
Of which the canal fortifcation pro-
vision was the last feature to be con-
sidered. the house made a new record.
Never before has this biggest of all
supply bills been put through in two
days without any sort Of gag rule"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
Value of Athletics.

The person who undertakes to de-
gelop his muscles by entering the ath-
letic games gets pleasure as we'll as
benefit from his exercise. And the
pleasure adds directly to the benefit,
for pleasure in itself has positive
disease dispelling power. Not only
will his muscles be trained, but his
eye and brain. He will learn the
value of steady, persistent effort as he
can hardly learn it elsewhere He
will be taught self-reliance, even while
his egotism is kept BEAUTIFULLY in
check. In short, his training in ath-
letics will bring about a coincident
mental development that will stand
him in hand in the classroom or
study, and in the practical affairs OF
life.-Dr Henry S. Williams
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
ALL BEING DONE BY HAND
English Viewers of Velvet Already
Are at Work on Royal Corona
ton Robes.

In. the ancient borough of Sudbury
In Suffolk the few remaining hand
loom weavers are hard at work max
ing the velvet for the coronation
robes.
Among the number are the Misses
Foakes, members of family of wear
ers who in days past were makers o.
bunting for the royal navy In their
cottage, which was once visited BIZ
the queen, are two hand looms OF
which are two lengths of beautiful vel
vet, one rich crimson in color and the
other dark brown
The weayers are seated when at
their looms, their feet working pedals
resembling those of an organ. There
are two sets of threads, the visible
one forming the back of the material
and the other the pile, each OF these
being delicately threaded through
vertical threads known as the har-
ness. The weaver passes the shuttle
backward and forward, and each warp
and welt is pressed home by a swing
ing wooden frame. A cutter which
runs across the loom on wire cut the
threads TO make the pile.
The process of manufacture is slow
and tedious. The time is occupied not
SO much in the weaving as in the
cleaning. A. each foot or so made the
weaver uses curious knive like
spokeshave and shaves the surface of
the velvet to clean 1t.
Ihere are now not more than &c
hand loom weaVers left in Sudbury,
the Misses Foakes being among the
number. The rows of weavers' cot
tages, now occupied by other artisans
and general weavers, show the extent
OF the industry fifty years ago-Lop.
don Daily Mail.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
AUSTRALIA BAN HITS PACKERS.
Government Serves Notice 1t viii
Not Harbor FOREIGN Trusts.

Melbourne, Australia. - Australia
served notice on the business world
that it would not harbor foreign
trusts. The following memoran-
dunn was given to the press by
Sir R. w. Best, minister of trade and
customs:
For several months it has been
an open secret that representatives
of the American meat trust have been
visiting Australia, ostensibly with the
object Of extending it's operations
here. The government is determined
to take immediate and drastic action
to discourage and, if necessary, to
prohibit its operations in Australia
1t is not proposed to wait until the
combine secures vested interests in
this country. The action of the gov
eminent will extend to trust opera-
tons in Australia, whether conduct
ed directly or Indirectly, and will not
permit the repetition in Australia of
the scandals and merciless methods
characterizing monopolies in other
parts Of the world"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
URGES REFORMS IN LAW.
Roosevelt lauds Initiative, Referen.
dunn, Recall and Vote for Senators,

Chicago. An immense audi
ence greeted ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt when he was introduced as
"our foremost citizen" at the Auditor
ium theater, and the welcome given
him was probably as warm as he ever
before received.
After which, under the auspices Of
the Union League club, he spoke on
''Nationalism and Democracy"
The colonel put his seal of ap-
prevail upon the initiative and refer
endum, as well as upon the principle
of recall, and declared himself en-
phatically in favor of a change in the
constitution which will permit the
election Of senators by popular vote.
With regard to the three principles
mentioned, he averred that opponents
of the initiative, referendum and re-
call are wrong and that he believed
If the people Of the United States
would make a study of those prin-
ciples in politics he had no doubt but
that they would become laws in every
state in the Union.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
b|LLMAN GUILTY;
GETS FIVE YEARS
FORMER UNIVERSITY PROFESS
SOR SENTENCED FOR MAIL
ING OBSCENE LETTERS.
NO DEFENSE TO CHARGE.
When Arraigned at Madison. Ac
cused Man Immediately Enters q
Plea OF Guilty - Young Woman
Complainant Is Unknown.

Madison.-Irwin Billman. the Wis
consin university instructor who was
arrested on November Z last for
sending obscene letters to a young
woman student of the university and
who was later indicted for the Of
tense by federal grand jury, was
arraigned before Judge A l.. Sanborn
here and on his plea of guilty was
sentenced to the federal prison. at
Fort Leavenworth Kas., for a term
of five years. The sentence is to run
from the date of his arrest.
Prof. Billman said he had no
statement to make to the court. and
the sentence was pronounced with
out further proceedings.
Neither Billman's wife nor any of
his relatives were present when he
was arraigned His wife was ar
rested at the time he was taken into
custody, but later she was released
and the charge against her dismissed.
When the couple were arrested OBJ
scene letters, books and pictures
Wele louHu III tHelf apartments, To-
gether with the names of a score of
young women students of the uni
versity, who were alleged to be
members of a mystic circle" An
investigation, however, showed that
no such circle existed in the insti-
tuition, and that the students in
question did not know that theu
names were on Billmans papers.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
COLLEGES MUST PAY TAXES
Judge GoodIand Hands Down lnpor'
tant Decision in Suit Brought
by Lawrence College.

Appleton.-A decision important to
every college city in Wisconsin and
many other cities where colleges own
property was rendered by Judge John
Goodland here when he declared I'M
constitutional chapter ZIG, laws of
1901, which exempts from taxation
ell property owned by colleges and
not directly used for educational pur-
poses. The decision was rendered in
the case of Lawrence college against
Outagamie county for the recovery of
money paid in taxes last year on
property owned by the college. The
case has been appealed TO the Su-
preme court, and involves thousands
of dollars.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
EGGS GREET TRoUsER SKIRT.
Avenue Mob Shows DsapprovaI Of
Garment by Attack on Woman.

Paris. - Incidents Of public dis
turbance accompanying the appear
ance in the streets of women wearing
the new trousers-skirt occur daily.
The Avenue de lOpera was the
scene of one of the more serious out
breaks. A woman, having been sur
rounded by a laughing, jeering crowd.
was unable to proceed, and a man, ia
king advantage Of the situation, pur-
chased a basket of eggs from a dealer
In side street and distributed them
among other men, who pelted the help
less wearer of the new garment until
squad Of police interviewed and
helped the woman escape in an auto
mobile.
Paris dressmakers doubt whether
the skirt will be adopted by women as
a general fashion.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
FIGHT FOR MAYORALTY is ON
Oh cago Primary Results in Nomi-
nation of Merriam by Republicans
and Harrison by the Democrats.

Chicago. = Carter H. Harrison,
democrat, and Charles E. Merriam,
republican, will be candidates for
mayor of Chicago at the election to
be held April A. Both the demo-
cratic and republican machines were
smashed at the primary election
Semi-official figures are: Demo-
cratic: Carter H. Harrison, 54,945:
Edward F. Dunno, 53,24S; Andrew
J. Graham, 1896.
Republican: Charles E. Merriam,
54,228; John R. Thompson, 26,1O8;
John F. Smulski, 24,167; Tom Muir
ray, 1898.
The bitterest primary election fight
in the history of Chicago ended with
the selection of the above standard
bearers, and simultaneously begins
what promises to be the most holly
contested fight for the actual mayor
atty in the city's history.
Mr.. Harrison has already been
twice mayor Of Chicago and his near
est opponent, Mr.. Dunno, was once
the chief executive. Mr.. Harrison is
a son of the first Carter II. Harrison,
who was assassinated while mayor,
at the close of the worlds fair in
1893.
Charles E. Merriam, college pro-
fessor, reformer and investigator,
headed the famous Merriam investi-
eating commission, which has turned
the republican administration and or
ganization upside down during the
past two years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
Church Women Want Riuhts.

Miss Laura Clay started a move.
diocese of Kentucky for full rights
with the laymen in the diocesan coun,
Gil She is president of the Kentucky
Equal Rights association and auditor
of the National American Suffrage as
ISOLATION Miss Clay persuaded the
Kentucky Federation Of Labor at a
amendment to the constitution fo1
votes for women.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
RESCUED FROM ROYAL GORGE.
Two Men Lost in Mountain Blizzard
for Forty Hours.

Canon City, Colo-Thomas Jenk-
ins and Eugene Hawkey, two
young men who left this city Satur-
day to explore a recently discovered
cave In the Royal Gorge, were found
after having been lost in the noun
ta1ns 40 hours, during most of which
time a terrific blizzard prevailed Both
are In serious condition from ex-
posure and had their rescue been de-
layed few hours they could not have
survived. More than a hundred men
searched for them.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
ROCK ISLAND RATES SUSPENDED
Commerce Body Refuses Grain Ad-
vance on CHICAGO Road

Washington.-The insterstate COM
merce commission suspended ad-
vances in freight rates on grain,
grain products and seeds made
by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway in common with other inter
state carriers in the west and north
west. The proposed increases af-
fected tariffs between Chicago and
Peoria, Ill, and various other places
in western and northwestern states.
1t is said that decision on the rea-
sonableness Of the rates will be
reached by July l.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
SENATE PASSES THE "SPYu BILL
Measure Provides Penalty for DivuIo-
Ing U. S. Defense Secrets.


Washlngton.-The Hobson bill tn
prevent the disclosure of national
de1ense secrets, which has pass
ed the house, was passed by the senate
without discussion.
The measure is commonly known
as the spy bill" and provides that
persons unlawfully gathering infor
nation concerning any part of the ma
donal defenses shall be subject to a
fine OF not more than $1,000 or i'm
pr1sonment for not more than wear
or both.
In the event that the information
Is communicated to a foreign govern
ment or any attempt is made so to
dispose of it, a penalty of not more
than ten years imprisonment is pro-
vided.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
ReScueS Brother from Drowning.

Richland Center.-Hearing feeble
cries from her little brother, who had
wandered away and broken through
the ice, Madge Davis rushed to his
rescue and dragged him from the
water just as he was about to go
under.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-03-03
REMOVES HOSPITAL TREASURER.

Carroll Smith Charged with Irregu-
Iarities by New York Commission.
Albany, n Y.-Carro1 F. Smith
of Albany, treasurer Of state hos
pitfalls, has been removed from Of
fee for alleged irregularities. In a
statement by the state commission in
lunacy. it is said, that information
has been laid before the district at
torney of the county.
Smith has been with the lunacy
commission more than twenty years,