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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
P.rw.nent Election Booth..

IL seems strange that in a commun-
lty existing under our form OF govern
ment. no attempt has ever been made
to provide for permanent and commo-
dious places for the holding OF the
various elections. In the very nature
OF things AZ will be Impossible to Sc
lect. in the unsettled and new portions
OF the city, permanent location for
an election booth. but this cannot be
said OF the older and well settled por-
tions OF the city. Action in this re-
'sppct should be taken by your Honor
able Body. not In such way how
ever as 10 put great expense upon
the community. a little OF this work
should be done each year, and the Coz
operation OF the police and fire de-
partment. in their future structures.
should he demanded. IL ~ IL necessary
To make some slight amendment TO the
charter to accomplish this end, "a
,sApuld be done. ! believe this will be
wise economy in the long run The
breaksge, hauling and storage OF the
present booths probably amounts TO
enough 90 pay the interest upon the
TO say nothing OF the great
that would be given to
our citizens N the voting booths were
built upon sanitary and
commodious lines
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
Park and boulevard Contracts.
Play Grounds.

Detroit has, In modest way, In
augurated system OF public play
grounds, as III adjunct to the Depart
ment OF Education. Each year should
see son additions made TO this sys-
TEN. The constantly growing conges-
ton OF the city demands IL. Probably
the wiser course would be TO take this
into consideration when purchasing
sites for additional school buildings.
Also some OF the outlying small
parks could be used for play ground
purposes a small park, with few
flower beds pathways, shrubs and a
fountain, presents nothing more than
a little breathing spot and pleasant
picture II would be better utilized as
a place for children 10 freely romp and
play
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

Tire records OF the Health Department
and OF the various local hospitals. point
To the fact that our people have not Yet
educated themselves TO a sane celebration
of Independence Day ! understand that
there Is already IN existence fairly
strict municipal ordinance covering this
situation The Health Board should be
asked to recommend alterations I'm II az
may, In its Judgment. be necessary 10
cure the evils that marred the last cele
bratfon: and, this action taken I'm SUM-
Gent time. IN advance OF July 9TH. 30
that the dealers and merchants may
know To what extent they may go with
out violating the law because the law
should be so framed that u will be not
only unlawful To use the prohibited FIRE
works, but also unlawful TO keep them
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

Contingent upon the people sanction
ing an Increase OF the limit OF bonded
Indebtedness in the year 1910, the Com
mon Council and the Board of Estimates
authorized series OF appropriations
which would require the Issuance OF
bonds In the sum OF S12S5.0 900 AZ the
time time action was taken the limit OF
bonded indebtedness had been reached
III has been impossible TO make the inn
movements contemplated by these bond
Issues II Is TO be presumed that they
were necessary. IL that Is So I'm order
TO take care OF them and such future
needs as the wisdom Of these bodies may
determine to be necessary In the way or
permanent improvements. IL is impera-
live that the bonding limit be increased.
This question should be submitted at
the earliest opportunity. At the last
election many votes were cast against
n by the adherents OF municipal owner
ship, because any increase OF the limit
OF bonded Indebtedness which did not
take into consideration the possibility OF
entering upon this enterprise. would post
pone It's Inauguration for a period OF two
wears 1 suggest when the proposition
il again submitted the proposed law be
so framed that certain percentage OF
the increase OF the limit OF bonded i'm
debtedness be reserved for the sole pur-
pose OF furthering the municipal owner
shin and operation OF street railways. so
that there will be no opposition to an In
[, Tease OF the limit OF bonded indebted
ness from this large and Influential class
OF our citizens
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
Resolution

Referred TO Committee on iran
chises.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

year finds a demand for more anu
quicker work The council should not
permit single thoroughfare 20 occu-
ny more than one season for the cons
pletion or the sepa rati0n OF Its efaue.
negotiations should forthwith ensue 70
procure contracts for the separation OF
grades In all sections OF the city.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
RECIPROCITY WINS
PENROSE PREDICTS
Tells Taft Measure Is Sure to Pass
VII Have so Votes

Washington. The determination
to push through the Canadian
reciprocity bill with ali possible speed
and the confidence of the senate lead
ers that there is a Gear majority in
favor of the bill without amendment
was made plain when Chairman Pen
rose Of the committee forced the bill
into its second reading before the
senate and announced it's probable
early passage.
Before the senate assembled Sena-
tor Penrose had given out a formal
statement in which he said:
In speaking of prospective progress
he said:
I'VE will make rapid progress on
the reciprocity bill within the next
two weeks, and at the end of that time
we ought to see ahead a date for
vote on agreement Many senators
are now prepared to speak on the
measure and others are getting in
readiness, SO there is promise of reach
ing vote with more speed than is
yet been shown"
The following poll shows the Root
amendment to be certain of defeat:
For the Root Amendment:
Bailey, Clarke of Wyoming, Crane
Dillingham;. Dixon, DUPONT, Frye, Gal
llnger. Gronna, Hepburn, Johnson,
Jones, La Toilette, Lodge, Lorimer.
McCumber, Martin, Nelson, Oliver
Root, Simmons, Smith of Michigan,
Smoot, Sutherland, Warren Total, %.
Against the Root amendment:
Bacon, Borah, Bradley, Brandege,
Briggs, Brown, Bryan, Burnham. Bur
ton. Chamberlain, Chiffon, Crawford,
Culberson, Cullom, Cummins, Davis,
Fletcher, Gamble, Gore, Guggenheim,
Hitchcock, Johnston, Kenyon, Kern,
Lea, Mclean, MARITIME, Myers, Nixon
O'Gorman, Overland, Owen, Penrose,
Percy, Perkins, Poindexter, Pomerene,
Rayner, Reed, Richardson, Shively
Smith OF South Carolina Stephenson
Stone, Swanson, Taylor, Terrell,
Townsend, Watson, Williams, Works.
Total 81.
Noncommittai:
Bankhead, Bourne, Bristow, Clapp,
Clark OF Arkansas, Curtis, Foster, Lip
pitt, Newlands, Page, Paynter, Thorn
ton, Wetmore. Total. 10.
Necessary to defeat Root amend
ment. 46.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
Scotsmen Leave Native Land.

Ten years ago Scotland had a popu-
latlon in round numbers of $500, 600.
Now it has 100000, so that the in
crease in ten years has been less
than seven per cent as COMPARED
with more than eleven per cent for
the previous decade Various causes
have been assigned for the check to
the growth of the community, but the
greatest cause is undoubtedly the ey-
traordinary emigration from all parts
OF Scotland to Canada and the Unit
ed States during the last five or six
years. About 10000 persons have
gone to Canada alone in this period.
Both the country and the cities are
affected. Thousands of old home
steads have been abandoned by those
who have yielded to the attractions
OF the new world. Agriculturists and
many of the best artisans have gone
with their families.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
STANDARD LOSES KANSAS CASE.
Three Oil Companies Enjoined From
.Combiniro to StifIe Connection.

Topeka Kan.-The Kansas supreme
court handed down a decision in
the states suit against three sub
sidiaTy companies of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey, prohibit
ing them from combining to stife
competition
The three companies are the Stand
ard Oil company Of Indiana, the Stand
ard Oil company Of Kansas and the
Prairie Oil and Gas company.
The defendant companies are en-
joined from owning stock in each
other. from selling petroleum or petro-
Ieum products cheaper in one part of
the state than in another for the pur-
pose Of driving out competition. and
from making contracts with any per
son to cause the latter to refrain from
selling oil in Kansas.
The Standard Oil company of In.
diana, the selling company, is re-
strained from selling under different
brands or trade names oil of the same
quality and value
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
WILL MAKE TEST OPTIONAL
Bich!er Bill, Repeating CompuI sorry
Feature of Tubercuin law,
Goes to Governor.

Madison.-Unless the governor re-
fuses to sign the Bichler bill repeal
ing the law requiring that dairy and
breeding cattle be tested for tuber-
culosis, the farmers Of the state have
won their fight against the cOmpul-
sorry test, as the senate concurred in
the Bichler measure which makes the
test optional.
The senate has concurred in the
joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment empowering the state to
engage in the life insurance business
and passed the bill to reimburse the
members of the special legislative
committee which negotiated a settle
ment Of the back tax suits against
state railroads and killed the Boss
hard measure requiring every voter
to pay an annual poll tax of So.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
The Seismoeraph.

The selsmograph is most inter-
esting instrument
1t is kept in a endorsement room.
far from disturbing influences. There
1t records upon strip of paper such
earthquakes AS may happen anywhere.
The scientists then study the strip
OF paper and herald to the world the
news that the tremor which shook
down several cities was duly regis
tered
The seismograph is remarkable
contrivance-though in just what way
is not yet determined However. in
the interests of science, it is as valu-
able as would be the imprint of the
hoof upon the seat of the trousers
of a man who had been kicked by a
mule.
After the event he could study the
imprint and assure himself that he
had been kicked
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
TEXT COMMISSION DENIED
Senate F olloWs Example of Asse mbly
in Refusing to Create State Board
Vote Provision Bill Killed.

Madison.-By refusing to take the
kleczka bill from the table, where it
had been laid to await the action of
the assembly on a similar measure,
relating to a state text book commits
sion, the senate gave the text book
commission idea it's quietus The vote
in the upper house was II to 9
against the bill. The assembly killed
a similar measure
The senate, by vote Of 10 to 4,
passed bill No. 15S, which eliminates
the necessity OF a candidate receiving
a required number of votes at the
primaries to get his name on the Off
cial ballot. Fear was expressed that
the bill will interfere with the second
choice law
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
MAYOR HELD AS FIPERUG,
Mayor of Cass Lake, Mimi, Arrested
as Arson Gang Head.


as Arson Gang Head.
BemiGji, Mimi. By day re-
spected practicing physician and may
or of a Minnesota city. By night
the brains of an incendiary and rob-
Der band and using his scientific
knowledge in the preparation of eX-
plosives to be used in felonies. This
is the Jekyl and Hyde personality the
detectives believe has been revealed
by the arrest of Dr. D. T. Dumas,
mayor of Cass Lake and owner and
manager Of the Cass Lake baseball
team.
The mayor was arrested in Hibbing
upon his arrival there with his ball
team, the warrant charging "wilful,
malicious and felonious destruction Of
property
|, The warrant charges him with con-
spiracy for the "willful, malicious and
felonious destruction of property"
1t is alleged the mayor was the
leader Of gang, which has operated
extensively in Minnesota, North Da-
kota Wisconsin and other northwest
ern states, and is said by the police to
have been employed by merchants to
rob their safes and set fire to the
buildings for the insurance.
The mayors arrest followed the cap
ture of one robber and the wounding
Of another at Puposky, eighteen miles
north of Bemidji
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
INDlCTS BURNS AND AID
ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE
Grand Jury Returns True Bills Against
Two Oetectves-Aiso j. J. Nc
Namara for Conspiracy.

Indianapolis w J. Burns
and James Hossick a city detective
Of Los Angeles, Cal, were indicted
on charges Of kidnapping John j. Nc
Namara, secretary of the InternatiOn-
al Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers from this city, ana
Mcnamara was indicted on charges
OF conspiracy to dynamite.
Three indictments are against Nc
Namara, who is in Jail in Los Ange.
les. One charges him with con
spiracy to dynamite industrial work
OF the Peoria and Pekin Union rail
road at Peoria, H." ana the other two
are said to be for storing dynamite
in this city
Five indictments are against Detec-
tive Burns, who is under $4,000
bail, and Detective Hossick of Los
Angeles, who has not been arrested.
The grand jury reported that it
found no evidence to sustain the
charges of kidnapping against Walter
Drew Of New York, counsel for the
National Erector's association; J. A.
G. Badorf, Drew's assistant; w. j.
Ford, assistant district attorney of
Los Angeles county, California, and
Frank P. Fox of this city, the chauf-
feur who drove the car in which Nc
namara was taken from this city to
Chicago, all Of whom were arrested
here and held to the grand jury for in
vestigatiOn
Governor Marshall, who honored
the requisition for Mcnamara, acted
clearly within the law and did, In the
premises, what he should have DONE
according to the grand jury's report
City Judge Collins, before whom
Mcnamara was taken, and the In
dianapolis police officers connected
with the case were absolved from
blame Or wrongdoing by the grand
jury
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
HOUSE, 22l TO 100,
PASSES WOOL BILL.
WISCONSIN MEMBERS AMONG
THE "a REPUBLICANS WHO
VOTED WITH MAJORITY.
SCHEDULES ARE CUT DEEP
DUTY on Raw Wool, Placed at 90
Per Cent. Ad Vaiorem, Is 60 Per
Cent. Reduction in Present Spec
cific ate-Amendments Lost.

Washington, d. C.-The house of
+ representatives, 221 to 100, passed
the Underwood wool tariff revision
bill, providing for reduction of the
duty on wool and manufacturers OF
wool. TWenty-one republicans. inciud-
ing LenroOt, Morse, and Nelson Of
wisconsin, voted with the democrats
Tor the passage of the measure and
one democrat, Representative Francis
OF Ohio, voted against it.
Many amendments were offered
and voted down, the only one adopt
ed being slight change in phrase
ology. Almost five hours were spent
by the house in debate under the five
minute rule. Immediately preceding
the final vote motion, offered by
Representative Payne of New York.
that the bill be resubmitted TO the
ways and means committee with in
structions that it await a report from
the tariff board on the wooden indus
try before making final report on the
bill, was lost by vote of 1S9 to 11S.
After the bill had passed a mes.
sage was read from President Taft
IN response to a request which had
Deen made for certain information
from the tariff board in regard to the.
wooden question. The message said
the desired information could not be
furnished at this time
The bill places a duty of 20 per
cent ad valorem on raw wool imports
as against an average duty Of a little
more than A per cent ad vaIorem
under the present law On partly
manufactured wool, and on products,
manufactured in whole or in part
from wool, the average duty under
the proposed law would be about Az 5
per cent ad valorem as compared with
the present average ad valorem duty
of more than 90 per cent. The ways
and means committee has estimated
that the bill would reduce the annual
revenue under the wooden schedule of
the tariff by a little more than ST.
100000. The bill prescribes that it
shall be in effect Jan. 1, next but it is
not believed the bill will pass the SEN
ate at this session.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
STRANG BUMPS FENCE IN RACE.
Suffers Broken Arm and DisIocated
Ankle When Auto Tires Explode.

Kenosha, Wis - Louis Strang,
the old seasoned hardened racer
of the Case team, furnished the
thrills for the crowd of Kenosha
speed bugs at the opening of the new
Kenosha motordrome. Fortunately,
however, Kenosha pulled off a race
without a fatality and while Strang
is at the hospital suffering from
broken right arm and a dislocated
ankle he was not fatally hurt and
may be back in the game before the
end Of the present season.
Strang was driving in the first race
on the card when his rear tires blew
up and he went through the fence
with a fore that tore out 40 feet Of
the fence.
The 50-mile race started with half a
dozen men entered, but when it
finished, DePalma was driving alone
in his class as all other entrants had
been forced out on account of tire
trouble and broken clutches
DePalma drove creditable race,
making the half century in 57:45.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
MUCH LIKE THE LAST STRAW
Poker Player Convinced the Limit
Had Been Reached in Desire
TO See His Hand

Mark Smith, former delegate in CON-
gress from Arizona, was talking about
the old days in the territory. Some
one suggested that there were bad
men out there when poker was the
big game.
Yes, said Mr.. Smith, there have
been some stirring games, and I have
heard many good poker story.
remember one time in Tombstone
when big crowd of sports engaged in
game of poker in one of the large
CLUBS. 1t was an open game in a
public place and there was no at
tempt to prevent the hangers-on from
watching the game. Now, you prob
ably know how exasperating 1t is for
persons back Of you to peer into your
hand when you are playing poker No
gentleman likes it much. Dan Nc
Cam, one of the characters of Tomb
stone, was deeply engrossed in the
game. He didn't like the curious
glances that were leveled at his hand,
and he didn't hesitate to make known
his Impotence.
saying. Give man a chance to
breathe and play his hand
This. Of course, didn't have any
effect and Mccain kept on moving
about uneasily in his chair. Present
ly there stalked into the room form
mer territorial treasurer, the tallest
man In that country; in fact, the tall
est man l ever knew. He must have
been seven feet tall. He slipped in
and took a position behind Mccain
and leVeled his eye upon Dams hand
Mccain, with that subconsciousness
that comes to every one occasionally,
felt the presence of some new person
looking at him. He hardly moved, but
his keen eye detected the tall form
of the treasurer.
Well, I'm damned he said. Some
son of gun had to ride in on horse
back just to look at my hand. -
Washington Post.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
The Katy They Were Playing For.

q
1t was no ordinary game of poker
that bent those three wicked heads
over the greasy cards. AS their
Wolfish eyes followed each turn of
the cards, fitful flashes of Pickering
light faltered on their ferocious faces.
In the next room was a beautiful
girl
She was on a barrel, but her ewes
were on the clock.
One more minute to play" croak-
ed the tallest of the three, land then.
me beauty, you belong to the win
neri"
Aces and kinks!" the smallest ex.
ulted. 'Hah-hah, she's mine!"
Four kinks!" the tallest roared
Hah-hah, she's mine!''
The beautiful girl ia the next room
walked slowly to the doorway and
looked with serene eyes at the play.
ers.
Beat it," she said softly. It's -
o'clock, and besides, there's too many
kinks in the pack
She's mine!" shrieked the taIlest
man, as he reached for the DOT.
Eighteen dollars in her, and she's
mine!-Philadelphia Times.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
JAMES PROCTOR KNOTT is DEAD.
Former Governor of Kentucky Passes
Away After Long Illness.

Lebanon, KY. - James Proctor
Knott of Kentucky and prominent
for many years in congress, died at
his residence in this city He was
eighty-one years old and had been
enfeebled for several years.
Mr. Knott was admitted to the bar
in 1851 and took up the practice Of
law at Memphis, Mo-, where he resid-
ed until 1862 He was elected mem
Der of the Missouri legislature in
1858 and was attorney general for
that state from 1859 until 1862
He was elected to congress from
Kentucky in 1867 and served one
term In 1877 he was reelected to
congress- From 1883 until 1887 he
was governor of Kentucky.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
How Denmark Teaches Itself.

Booker T. Washington, in the
Worlds Work for June, says that the
agricultural prosperity of Denmark is
due, in large measure, to the rural
schools scattered throughout the
country These schools give win
ter course in farming to boys and a
summer course in household arts to
girls. Besides this, the schools give
courses of eleven days each to men
and to women.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
POSTAL SAVINGS ARE IMMUNE.
Cannot BE Attached at Instance of De-
positors' Creditors.

Akron, O.-Deposits made in the
United States postal savings banks
cannot be attached in any state
in the Union, according to Postoffice
Inspector George Pate, who completed
his first inspection of the bank opened
at Barberton, 0.
Absolute secrecy must be maintained
as to the identity of depositors, and
courts are helpless in any attempt to
force postmasters to produce their
records. Money thus deposited is not
subject to attachment or other legal
proceedings at the instance af cred
itOrS.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23

Appleton. Because the new North
western road train schedule transfers
train No. Ill, which runs through
Manitowoc from Milwaukee to Apple
ton, to the Lake Shore division via
Green Bay instead Of this city, the
Sherman house management says that
it's business has been affected and has
road from carrying out the change.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
Advance in Rates DELAYED

NONCOMPLIANCE in the mini
mum charge for the transportation
for freight in single packages and in
small lots, proposed by the railways
in classification territory to become
effective July 1, were suspended by
the interstate commerce commission
until October IS.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
Vanderbilt Yacht Burned.

Red Top, Conn.-The launch Fng-
rant. owned by Harold Vanderbilt, son
of w. K. Vanderbilt, which was moored
beside the John Harvard, was burned
Mr.. Vanderbilt was badly burned
about the face, but his eyesight is not
IMPAIRED.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
FiREBUGS ACTIVE IN ST. LOUIS
Owners of Plants Destroyed Seek Po
lice Protection From lncendaries.

ST. Louis.-Police protection has
been demanded by officials Of the Pat
ent Door company, who charge to in
cendiaries the fire at the plant Of the
w. G. Frye Manufacturing company
and the one which destroyed the Hut
tig Sash and Door company and fors
other large establishments.
The fire at the Frye plant was spec.
tacular Firemen battled with it while
the mercury was at 81. 1t burned
fiercely for hours and resulted in
a loss of over 100000.
Fire Chief Swingley aud several 9th
er members of the department were
overcome by heat.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-06-23
SUFFRAGETTES IN BIG PARADE
pageant of Protest" IN London Made
Up of 10000 Persons.

London-The great pageant OF
protest" by the suffragettes today was
the biggest parade Of women ever or.
gained in the worlds history. It was
five miles long and more than 10000
persons were in line. Every suffrage
society in England and many from 9th
er countries were represented, as was
every profession and occupation which
women have entered