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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
AMERICAN ATHLETES LEAD
IN OLYMPIC GAMES
u. s. Men Finish One, Two, Three, In
100 Meter Dash-CarIisIe Indian
Wins Pentathlon.

Stockholm, July 9.-American ath-
Olympic games on Monday, r. c.
Craig of the Detroit Y NJ. C. A, cap
turing the final heat of the 100-meter
dash apJ James Thorpe of the Carlisle
Indian school winning the Pentathlon.
American also took second and third
places In the 100-meter event.
Immediately after the finish three
American flags were run up on lofty
poles at the end of the stadium, de-
noting that they had won first, sec
ond and third places, or total of six
points in the grand summary.
1t was the first time in the history
of Olympic contests that three flags
of the same country had been raised
at the end Of a single event and the
crowd that packed the stadium went
wild with enthusiasm for the United
States.
The hero Of the event was Ralph
Craig of Detroit and Michigan univer-
sity, who won the race in 10 40 Sec
onds, equaling the Olympic record. A
yard behind him came Alvah T. Meyer,
separated inches from Donald F. Lip
pincott, who was a like distance ahead
of Belote. Last of all was Patching,
the speedy South African who prior
to the event, was held in almost sa-
cred fear by the American team,
including managers and trainers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
SIXTY-EiGHT PERSONS DIE
IN TWO TRAIN WRECKS
Freight on Ligonier Valley Road Runs
Into Passenger Coach-Twenty-
Eight Victims Identified.

Latrobe, Pa, July S.-As a result of
"double-header" freight smashing
into an engine with one coach load
ed with passengers on the Ligonier
Valley railroad, twenty-seven persons
are dead and more than thirty others
more or less seriously injured, several
fatally. The head-on collision oc-
Cured at the fair grounds at Wilpen,
one and a half miles from Ligonier, q
summer resort
The trains came together on sharp
curve, the freight, drawn by two loco
motives, completely demolishing the
passenger engine and coach, and hurl-
ing the passengers in all directions.
Many bodies were found a hundred
feet from the track. Every person in
the coach was either killed or injured.
About one-half of the passengers
were picnickers returning to Wilpen
from the fair grounds near Ligonier.
Most of the children who were killed
were taking the outing as the guests
of George SENT, president of the Lig-
onier railroad, and were in charge or
Miss Mathews. a nurse employed in
his home.
Corning, N. Y, July 8-Twenty-
eight of the dead victims of Thurs
days wreck on the Lackawanna rail-
road have been identified and thirteen
still awaited Identification at Elmira
and in Corning. Forty-one persons
were killed and fifty-one injured in the
disaster.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
BOND LAW NETS S46,277
Public Service Corporations Assessed
ST. for Each Thousand DOL
lars of Indebtedness.

Madison.-During the first year of
the operation of the stock and bond
law of Wisconsin, which ended on
Monday, the state has received fees
totaling $46,27730 from public ser
vice corporations, accruing from an
assessment of 81 for each thousand
dollars of the face value of bonds or
other evidences of Indebtedness is
sued by such companies No fee is
required when the issue is made for
the purpose of guaranteeing, taking
over, refunding, discharging or retir-
ing bonds or other evidence of in
debtedness. The fees collected are
paid into the common school fund
income.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
NINE CAM0RR|STS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
Viterb0 Court Convicts Them of
CuoccoI0 Murder.
TRIAL LASTS TWO YEARS
One Accused Attempts to Cut His
Throat-Erricone Loudly Cheered
When He Calls Himself
Innocent.

! Viterbo, Italy, July 10.-The Canon
/ rists who have been on trial for near
| ly two years on the charge Of having
murdered Gennaro Cuocolo and his
wife in June, 1906, were Monday adj
judged guilty in varying degrees.
The verdict declares Corrado Sor-
tho guilty of both murders; Nicolo
Nora, Antonio Cerrato and Mariana
D1 Gennaro guilty of the murder OF
Cuocolo, and Giuseppe Salvi guilty of
the murder of Cuocolo's wife. Enrico
Alfano, the alleged leader Of the
Camorrists; Giovanni Rapi, Di Marinas
and the others are convicted of be-
Ing instigators Of the crime and mem
bers of criminal organization.
Nine Of the band were unanimously
declared guilty of murder of Genaro
Cuoccolo and his wife. The charge of
criminal association" was sustained
against all except five, who have al
ready been discharged from custody,
having served the maximum penalty
which they could receive under the
law.
The president of the court immedi-
ately sentenced the condemned men.
Sortino, Merrato, Salv:, Nora, Di Gen
marc, Alfano. Rapi and Di Marinas
were sentenced to 80 years imprison-
ment and to ten years police surveil-
lance each; Di Mattio to ten years and
Blk months Imprisonment and ten
years surveillance; Ascrittoire to ten
years imprisonment and three years
surveillance: Vitozzi, the priest, seven
years imprisonment and two years
surveillance; the others to five years
imprisonment and three years sur
Veillance
The reading Of the verdict was at
tended by scenes of the utmost confu
sion and violence. De Marinis, whose
wife Sunday made votive offerings at
the church Of Santa Rosa and who
tainted Monday in the courtroom, at
tempted suicide upon hearing the YER
dict, fnflicting a CHASTITY wound in his
throat. The lawyers loudly cheered
Erricone, who made a speech calling
himself innocent and declaring that
the verdict was the greatest crime Of
the century.
The trial began on March IL, 1911.
1t was held in Viterbo because there
was a chance to get jurors there
which could not be intimidated by the
Camorra. The Camorrists were spe-
officially accused of the murder Of
Genaro Cuoccolo and his wife, Maria,
notorious characters and members of
the Camorra, who were killed in Ma
pies in the summer of 1906. Cuoccolo
was a receiver of stolen goods. His
wife was called "LaBelle Sorentinel."
Both were criminals and outcasts and
had incurred the enmity OF their col
leagues.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
UPPER BERTH LAW
IS HELD INVALID
Judge Stevens Decides TEST
Case for Milwaukee Road.
HOLDS ACT UNREASONABLE
axes Property Without Compensa-
tion-Closing of Upper Berth Does
Not Add to Comfort of Public ia
General, Says Court.

Madison.-Judge &. Ray Stevens.
In circuit court, has declared invalid
the upper berth law, which provides
that Whenever person shall occu-
Ply lower berth in a sleeping car and
the upper berth of the same section
shall at the same time not be en-
gagged nor occupied the upper one
shall not be let down
The case was that of the state
against the Milwaukee road. James
7. Hall was a passenger on a sleep
ing car of the defendant company
from Portage to Star Lake and de-
manded of the man in charge of the
car that the upper berth of the sec
tion occupied remain closed pursu-
ant to provisions of chapter PIP laws
of 1911. The railway employee re-
fused to comply with the request.
Judge Stevens finds that the clos
ing of upper berths has very little
effect upon the circulation of air in
sleeping cars when all lower berths
are made up and ready for occu-
pancies, that the lowering of the up
per berths does not endanger the
lives, health or safety of persons oc-
cupying lower berths; that the clos
ing of the upper berth will be a
convenience to person occupying
the lower one and add to his COM
fort alone and not to that of the pub
lie generally; that the defendant has
the right to charge for the use of
space occupied by the upper berth
and that such right is the property
of the defendant The court holds
that chapter 272 is not valid exer-
else of police power nor Of reserve
power to alter or amend the charter
of the defendant company and is void
and of no effect because it takes the
defendants property without just
compensation and without due pro
cess of law
The upper berth bill was intro
duced by Assemblyman Ray Nye, SUI
periOr.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
FLYNN EASY, SAYS JOHNSON.
Champion Returns to Chicago From
Las VEGAS Battle

Chicago, July 9.-Champion Jack
Johnson arrived on Saturday from Las
vegas over the Santa Fe and held a
reception at the depot and later at his
home on the South side, where his
friends gathered to congratulate him
on his victory over Flynn.
There was never time when
FLYNN had me worried in the least,
declared the champ. Reports that his
punches to my stomach had me in dis
tress are untrue. / did not guard my
stomach just to give him a chance to
do the best he could, and his best In
real lighting was not enough. ] never
met so foul a fighter in my life. Ev-
cry time | got close he went at me
like billy goat and slammed his head
against my throat and jaw
The only worry / had was for fear
OF injury from this butting. / will
give Flynn credit for being a tough
man to beat-a better man than 1
thought he was. He stood punishment
well, but think that in another round
or two | might have finished him"
Johnson's trip from Las Vegas was
one continual joy ride. The champion
entertained the populace at all stops
en- route with speeches and celebrated
his victory with his friends from the
time he left New Mexico.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
The TRAGIC PLAY.

They say a notable French actress
occasionally likes to play little joke
on her public. She went over to Lon
don recently and had an audience in
tears. A large, wide Englishman was
weeping copiously.
'Sir, you seem moved!" remarked
Frenchman at his side.
YES, how impressive she is! | can.
not understand French, but / can I'M
derstand the tragedy in her utter
ances.'
In that case" said the Frenchman.
You may be interested to know that
she is reciting the multiplication
table"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Last of "WiId Men of Borneo "

Plutano, the last of the famous pair
of wild men of Borneo," died at the
home of Mrs. H. A. Warner in Walt
ham, Mass, few days ago Plutano
is believed to have been about ninety
two years old, and with his brother,
Wano, who died in 1905, had Travelled
all over the world. Plutano and Wa
no were among the most famous
freaks" exhibited by the late p. T.
Barnum. The pair were brought on
ship to New York in the early fif-
ties, and were said to have been cap
tured on the island of Borneo. Since
1857 the wild men had been in the
care of Capt. Hanaford A. Warner or
one Of his descendants. Plutano and
Wano were no larger than the aver.
age ten-year-old boy, but were pos.
sessed of prodigious strength, and
each could lift with ease two heavy
men, feat that was a regular part OF
their exhibition. None of the Warner
family were ever able to teach the
wild men to speak English.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
TO IMPEACH JUDGE ARCHSOLD.
His Moral Sense Is Dead, Declares
House Committees Report.

House Committees Report.
Washington, July 10.-Chairman Hen
ry d. Clayton of the committee on
judiciary of the house of representa-
tives presented to the house articles
of Impeachment against Judge Robert
". Archibald of the United States
court of commerce. Mr.. Clayton's re-
port was unanimous from his commit
tee. 1t constitutes the ninth impeach-
ment of a judicial or civil official of
the United States since the foundation
of the government and is the first
since the impeachment trial of Judge
Charles Swayne Of the northern dis
trict of Florida, who was acquitted
February 81, 1905.
Judge Clayton maGe short state
ment in which he alluded to the gray
ity of the proceedings. He then read
abstracts from the committee report
setting forth the specific charge
against Judge Archibald.
The conduct Of this Judge" says
the report, has been exceedingly rep
rehensible and in marked contrast
with the high sense of judicial ethics
and probity that generally character
ICES the federal judiciary.
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Wisconsin News Briefs.

MadisOn.-Receipts Of the inter-
nal revenue officer for the western
district of Wisconsin for the year
ending June 30, were $1,106,65358
as against $1,199, 1858 during the
previous year, falling off of $92,-
671.95, according to the annual re-
port of Collector of Internal Revenue
Gilbert. The falling off is largely
due to less corporation tax receipts
and a smaller income from the sale
of beer stamps, which the revenue
department attributes to the long
cold spell.
Wausau.-The commercial associ-
atoms of Wausau, Merrill and Ste
vens Point have Joined in a move
ment to secure a new railroad
through the Wisconsin river valley.
The 500 road will be asked to build
a line from Prentice to Stevens Point
via Wausau and Merrill.
arshfield.-About 125 trustees
and superintendent of county asy-
lums in Wisconsin met in convention
here DR.. Frank Woodbury., PhiIa-
d,
state board in charge of insane hos
pitfalls, complimented the Wisconsin,
system of caring for the incurabIe in
sane in county asylums and also COM
mended the agricultural ceuters
which are being established on the
county farms.
Madison.-The summer meeting OF
the State Horticultural society will
be held at Bayfield, on Aug. 81 and
%. There will be free excursions bv
boat to Madeline island, through the
Apostle group and along the shore
line to Cornucopia. Visitors will be
shown the extensive fruit farms
around Washburn and Bayfield,.
Green Bay-Two men were prob
ably fatally injured when an elevator
in the observation-disclosures furniture
store dropped three stories. Hans
Hansen suffered fractures of both
legs, severe scalp wounds and inter
nal injuries. Louis .Oldenburg, one
of the proprietors, had one leg frac-
tured, suffered scalp wounds and
may also be internally injured. The
elevator dropped when the support-
ers gave away.
Ashland. A. Binder was arres+-
ed here on the charge of selling faka
diamonds in logging camps near
here.
Racine.-Laborers employed i'm
building the Arrowhead breakwater
struck because they were Obliged tn
work ten hours or more day for tho
same pay in violation of the contract
A protest was registered with the die
trict attorney, claiming that tbe
eight-hour day prevails on all gov
eminent work.
Couderay.-Ray Argetsinger. the
3-year-old child lost in the woods
near here, was found near Devils
lake, in the Couderay Indian reser-
walton, four miles from where he was
lost, having wandered around in the
woods sixty-two hours.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
CIVIC EXPERTS IN SESSION.

Convention of National Municipal
League Opens at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, July 9.-Civic experts
and publicists from all parts of the
country are here for the eighteenth
annual convention of the National
Municipal league, which was opened
on Monday by Gov Hiram Johnson Of
California. The sessions will continue
until July IL. Mayor Alexander of
Los Angeles made welcoming speech
and DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart of Har-
ward responded on behalf of the
league.
In addition to its active membership
of over $500 men and women, the ma
jority of whom are prominently iden-
tilted with local and national move
ments for the betterment of civic con-
1itions, the National Municipal league
mas enrolled various associations, CIV
ing it a total membership exceeding
10000
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
New Way to Acquire Umbrella.

The late Richard Mansfield pos
sessed a very concise and penetrating
wit, of which only those who knew
him intimately saw the best flashes
One day in his dressing room he
CHANGED to read a prize offer Of $50 to
be given for the best story about an
umbrella. He scrubbed something
quickly on a scrap of paper and turned
to an English friend who was with
him and said:
4 have a good one. Here it is. We
will send 1t in"
The friend took 1t and read it and
read these words: Once l bought al
umbrella"
The Englishman in telling of it after
ward, added: and Mansfield really
thought that blooming thing was fun
ny, but we did not send 1t in"
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MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee. July 10, 1912.

Milwaukee, July 10, 1912.
Butter.-Creamery extras, Csc;
prints, 26c; frsts, 23024c; sec
onds, 20 q 21c; renovated, 22@ 23c;
dairy, fancy, 25c.
Sheese - American, full cream,
new made, twins, 14014hc; Young
Americas, 15@15Ac; daisies, 14@
loc; ionghorns, 141a @15c; limbur-
ger, 10 Il q Ice; brick, 141hc.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh. as
to quality, 16@17c; recandIed, ex-
tras, 10 q zoe; seconds, IS 015c
1--we Poultry-FowIs, lie; roos-
ters, lie; springers, 220 24c.
Potatoes-Wisconsin, sacked. on
track, 60@65c.
Wheat-No. /, northern, 1.12@
lis Il; No. 2, northern, 1.09@1.11;
NO. 3, northern, Los.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, Tic.
oats-No. 3, white, As NC; stand
ard, IS &c.
Wisconsin, 1.02; No. 8,
LOB; No. 4, LOO.
Rye-No. 2, Tic.
Cattle-Butchers steers, $500
7.75; heifers, 55O@7.0O; COWS, 495
q $50; feeders, 5.O0@5.5O; calves,
7.25 @825.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 7.45
"a $50; fair to best light, 1000
'.55; pigs, 6.00@6.5O.
. Sheep-Lambs, 4.OOQ7.o0; ewes,
1925 @ $50.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
THREE DIE IN THE CHAIR.
Two Italians and Negro EIectrocuted
In Rapid Succession.

Ossining, N. Y, July 1O.-Giuseppi
Carielli, Santa Zanzara and George
Williams, a negro, all three convicted
of murder, were electrocuted at Sing
Sing prison within half an hour. The
latter two were on the verge of col
lapse as they entered the room but
Carielli entered liz calm composed
manner.
Carielli was electrocuted for stab
bing to death fellow worker.
Williams was sentenced for the muir
der of Charles E. Conklin, ticket agent
at Croton Lake.
Zanzara and five others were found
guilty of the murder of Mrs Mary
Hall at the Griffin homestead near
Croton Lake.
The other members Of the gang are
to die in August.
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LOOKING Out for Number One.

Sydney had been given some dis
carded millinery with which to amuse
herself She trimmed a marvellous
docking hat. and so arranged it that
a long red ostrich plume hung straight
down from the front of the brin, over
her baby face.
Come here, Sydney said her moth
er. Let me tack that feather back
out of your eyes"
"Oh, no, mother, I want it that
way, so can see 1t myself. Most
always only other people can see the
feathers on my hats"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
BITTER FIGHT IN HOUSE.
Gag Rule Opens the Way for Clayton
Contempt Bill.

Washington, July 9.-Introduction
of a gag" rule to insure the passage,
unamended, Of the Clayton contempt
bill, precipitated a bitter fight in the
house. The rule, which prevented any
amendments being offered to the bill
and limited general debate to three
hours, was adopted, after the 'insur-
gent" Republicans upbraided the
Democrats for deserving principles for
which they fought together In the
victorious campaign against the al
legged gag rules of Speaker Cannon
In the closing days of the last con-
gress.
The contempt bill would provide
for jury trials in cases Of indirect
contempt, or acts held to be in con-
tempt Of a federal court and not &C.
tually committed in the presence of
the court.
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CALLS AVERAGE MAN A MYTH
AS Others Do, Is Declaration
of Writer.

A strong and racking doubt has got
into my mind. For it has occurred to
me that, after all, the minority are in
the majority. know 1t sounds crazy.
But while have always lived, moved
and had my being under the convfc-
non that the majority not only rules.
but also actually exists, come to think
or II, l have never seen a majority,
while everywhere about us is the
large, active and exceedingly vocal
and assertive minority.
The majority Of the people in the
united States believe in our present
FORM OF government, yet ] never met a
man in my life that did not think he
could improve it.
The majority are Christians, but do
you know even one or two in your cir
Gle or acquaintance who dare say, Il
am normal, perfect Christian" as a
man would say Il have a perfect
liyer?"
The fact Of the matter is that the
average man is myth; he is a mathe-
NAUTICAL hypothesis; he exists only for
the purpose of statistics and argu-
ments; he Is the stuff out of which
generalities are formed He is like an
atom, or kilowatt, or a nebular ny
pothesis.
Everybody is abnormal.
The rarest person in the world to
had is the one who does, says or
thinks as most people do. Most peo-
pie like what is printed in the news
papers presumably, else it would not
be printed, but did you ever hear a
man do other than curse the paper ne
subscribes for?
So here's a secret Everybody is a
hereto, 1t is only the majority that
are orthodox. Everybody is different:
only the majority are alike. Every
body is both good and bad, much
mixed; only the majority is good or
1ad.-EXchaDPe
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AWKWARD is NOT In RACE
Madison Man Does Not Seek Demo.
cratic Nomination for Governor
VIII Support Schmitz.

John A. Awkward of this city has
announced that he would not be a
candidate for the democratic guber-
Material nomination at the state con-
vention in Milwaukee. Mr. Aylward
also said that he would throw his
support to Al. Schmitz, Milwaukee,
for the nomination.
At the same time Mr. Schmitz for
mally announced that he would be a
candidate, and that he would remain
in the race until primary day, Sept.
3, whether the convention Endorsed
him or not
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FIND VALVE OF DlRIGlBLE.
Divers Recover Evidence That Vani
man Knew Danger, Opened Outlet.

Atlantic City, N. j.. July 8.-Divers
have found the valve of the gas bag
of the Inflated dirigible Akron. No
trace of the bodies of Melvin Vani-
man, Walter Guest or Fred Elmer has
been found. The valve was open, held
SO by a light chain which had evident
ly been pulled just before the acct.
dent while Vaniman and his crew
were fighting to bring the ship to a
lower level This has given rise to
the theory that sparks from the over,
heated middle engine communicated
with leak in the pipe which relayed
the gas from the valve proper and
caused the explosion.
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$25o,oO0 FIRE AT TONOPAH.
Nevada Mining Camp Visited by Dis
astrous CONFEDERATION.

Tonopah, New, July 10.-Two blocks
in the business district Of Tonopah
were destroyed by fire. Scores of
volunteers Joined in the fight against
the flames, which were famed by a
rising wind Several office buildings
and many dwellings were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at about $780,
900. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza is
probably the heaviest loser.
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Will Complete Merger.

Appleton.-Upon the payment of
S135, 900 in cash and $4,000 in
first mortgage notes, the Wisconsin
Telephone company will take posses
sion of the entire system of the Fox
River Valley Telephone and Tele-
graph company, the largest independ-
ent system in Wisconsin, on July Is.
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The Right Moment TO Dlsown Him

The Right Moment TO Disown Him.
Look here, Hilsondigger!" severe
IL said the colonel as that splay.
footed yellow brat your SOM"
What's he been uh-doin, boss?"
When l booted him out of my wa
termelon patch last night he declared
that his daddy sent him over to steal
/ intend to hunt up his father, and"
''Nussah! Nussahi Dat scoun'rel
isn't none o. muh sons. Looks mo-
like an ape to me!'-Kansas City Star.