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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Woman Dies in Auto Collision.

Los Angeles. Cal, Nov Mrs.
John H. Daugherty was killed and
her husband. Doctor Daugherty. seri-
ously injured in an automobile COZ
lision here Thursday. The Daugher-
tvs came here from Indianapolis
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Gen. Homer Lea Dead.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov 4.-Gen.
Homer P. Lea, famous throughout the
world as the personal adviser of Sun
Vat Sen during the Chinese revolu-
ton and as the author of The Valor
of Ignorance" died here Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Want Training School.

Kenosha.-The effort to secure
training school for teachers in Ke-
nosha county is to be revived at the
next meeting of the county board and
it is expected that an appropriation
will be made to this end.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
OLI.bora Bank Closed.

Washington, Nov. 4.-Comptroller
of Currency Murray was advised Of
the closing of the First National
bank Of Welburton, Okla, Friday, be-
cause of the defalcation of the cash
Ter. The shortage is 100000
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
MRS. BONSETT WINS SUIT.
kirrmel Claimant Falls to Prove His
Identity to Jury.

St. Louis, Nov. 2.-The Kimmel
claimant failed to prove his identity
to the satisfaction of the jury, for it
returned q verdict in favor of Mrs
Edna K. Bonslett, who was suing in
the state district court to collect two
$4,000 insurance policies on the life
of her brother, George A. Kimmel.
who disappeared in Kansas City in
1898. Mrs. Bonslett was allowed S20t
$50, including interest
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
CHILDREN DIE IN FLAMES.

Ministers to Sick Neighbor.
Winnipeg, Man, Nov 2-Three chill
dren. aged seven, five and three years,
burned to death on the outskirts of
the town of Hallbrite, Sask. The
mother, Mrs. Frank Gerrish, was away
from home ministering to sick
neighbor, and had locked the children
in. Fire broke out in some way and
only the charred bodies Of the little
ones were recovered.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
One Killed. Three Hurt

Allentown, Pa, Nov 5.-As the re-
suit Of an automobile joy ride which
ended in a collision with a team here
Sunday, Milton Rabanold of Wescoes-
Ville, was instantly killed and three
)thers were seriously injured
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
.,urv Acquits erabow Men.

Lake Charles, La, Nov. 5.-A. L.
Emerson, president of the Brother
hood of Timber Workers, and his
eight associates, charged with murder
as the result Of the Grabow labor riot
July 7. were acquitted Saturday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Has Big POTATO Yield.

Waupaca. - Fred Hebblewhite
town of Lanark, reports a yield of
500 bushels Of potatoes from a sin
gle acre and the next two and one
half acres an average of 500 bushels
an acre.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Cancels Political Talks.

Port Washington.-H. w Bolens,
democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor, Cancelled all of his political
engagements for Sunday because of
the serious condition of his mother, a
pioneer resident of this city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Wis consin, 80; Chicago, u.

Madison.-In contest full of &C
ton and excitement, the University
of Wisconsin football eleven defeated
the University of Chicago team here
by score of 80 to II. Nearly 10000
saw the game.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Woman Kills Self In a Hotel.

Joliet, H., Nov Mrs Mabel
Plumbe of Chicago shot herself
through the head in the Hobbs hotel
here. Her body was found fully
dressed on the bed Friday. The rea-
son Tor the suicide is not known.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
,.oT7x Near Ratification

Washington. Nov. 1.-Thirty-two
states have notified Secretary Knox
of their ratification of the proposed
income tax amendment of the federal
constitution and four have notified the
state denartment Of their rejection
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
pu. Diaz in Another Jail.

Vera Cruz. Mex. Nov. 4.-Gen. Felix
Dfaz. Col Diaz Ordaz and the other
prisoners recently sentenced by court
martial, were transferred from the
military prison TO San Juan de Ulloa
Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Aanned fer Shaving PeddIer

Wethersfeld, Conn, Nov. A.
George Reddirg. Jr., of New Haven.
a youth of twerty-one, was hanged in
states prison Friday for the murder
February "a last Of Morris Greenberg
a young fruit peddler.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Paw of 1000 Men Is Increased.

Lebanon, Pa. Nov. 4-One thousand
men employed in the mill departments
Of the American Iron and Steel Manu-
featuring company were affected Fri
dag by an advance in wages on the
basis of s4.75 ton for puddlers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
CHARGED With abduction.

Milwaukee.-W Hayes, aged
"a, was arrested here and taken to
Sturgeon Bay, where he is to face
the Charge of abducting a 16-year
-old. The couple were married
Sept. 5.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
EVANGELIST Makes 400 Converts.

Newark, O., Nov. 5.-Evangelist NJ
H. Lyon of Evansville, Ind. closed a
six weeks campaign Sunday with
2,700 converts. The citizens raised
$4,000 to pay the evangelist and the
expenses
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
wba,er Has Prosperous Cruise.

San Francisco, Nov. 5-The whaler
Belvedere, which arrived Sunday after
spending a year in Arctic waters,
brought $4,000 pounds of whalebone.
the product of u bowhead whales, and
900 barrels of sperm oil.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
General O'Reilly Is Dead.

Washington, Nov. 5.-Maj Gen.
Robert Maitland O'Reilly, who was
surgeon-general of the United States
army from September, 1902, to Janu-
arv. 1909. died here Sunday after week
of illness of Bright's disease
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
confesses He Murdered Wife.

St. Paul. Mimi, Nov. 5.-Emmet
Morgan confessed Sunday, according
TO the police, that he murdered his
wife. He gave himself up and said
he slew her after his wife cut his neck
with razor. He is waiter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
France Wins Balloon Race.

Berlin. Germany. Nov. France
wins the Gordon Bennett international
balloon trophy. regardless of the per
formances of the Dusseldorf and the
Isle de France, which have not yet
reported,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Canon Sanhorn Resigns.

Fond du Lac-Rev. Frank A. Sa.-
born, who has been a canon Of ST
Paul's cathedral for five years, has
rendered his resignation to Bishop
r. H. Weller, to take effect on Dec l
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
rhir+u Volcanoes Erupt.

sydney, n. s. W, Nov. 2.-Thirty
volcanoes are in eruption on the L.
land of Ninafoon in the Tongan
group. and many remarkable changes
in the physical features of the island
have resulted.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Unity Pcstmce Robbed.

Unity.--The postoffice here was
entered by robbers and stamps, mon
ely orders and blanks for the latter
taken. No clue has been found to
the cracksmen's identity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
DEATH TAKES MISS HARRISON.

Actress, Long a Victim of Tubercu-
Iosis, Dies at Toronto.
Toronto, Ont, Nov. 2.--Mabel Barri-
son, the we'll known and popular act
ress, died here last night OF tuberculo-
sis. Miss Barrison had been a suffer
er from the disease for several years
and had travelled all over the country
seeking cure. For the past few
weeks she had been in helpless con-
dition.
Miss Barrison in private life was
the wife of Joseph Howard, the come
dian and composer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
LABOR LEADERS APPEAL CASE.
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison Carry
Up Jail Sentences.

Up Jail Sentences.
Washington, Nov samuel Com
pers, Johu Mitchell and Frank Nor
rison, labor leaders, have appealed
from the decision of Justice Wright
of the Supreme court of the District
of Columbia, adjudging them in con-
tempt of court and imposing terms
of Imprisonment in the district Jail
Hearing on the matter probably will
be reached in the appellate court
early in January, 1913. Under the
rule of the upper court the labor
leaders have thirty days in which to
put up the costs and thirty days there
after to file briefs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Publication Is SUSPENDED.

Monroe.-Owing to the failing
health of it's editor, Charles A
Booth, the Monroe Semi-Weekly Sen.
tinel, established in 1851, has sus
pended publication.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
DR.. il. G. PIckard Dead

Green Bay.-Dr. Joseph c. Pick
ard, one of the owners of the Daily
Gazette, died a few days ago in Chi
cago from a paralytic stroke.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
Eeloit Milk PRICES Go Lin

Beloit.-The price of milk has
been raised in this city by some Of
the dealers from to 7 cents quart,
in bottles.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08
The Lanuuaue.

so the firms gone under"
Yes, | am sorry to see them going
hp."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-08

Probably woman tells secrets SO
that she won't forget them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
MORE RECEIVERS.
In Cases Growing Out of Motor Company
Troubles.

Providence. K. l.. Sept. l9.-Permanent
receivers for the Providence Engineering
Works were appointed yesterday with
out bonds by Presiding Justice Tanner
OF the supreme court upon the petition
of the Industrial Trust company of this
city. The bank is one of several bank
ing institutions, including the Worces-
ter Trust company of Worcester Mass,
which has claims against the company
amounting in the aggregate to Sl50,000.
The receivership came as the result of
the suit against the United States Mo
tors company, which owes the engineer
ing works about $4,000. Attorneys
for the company and stockholders as
sert that the book assets amount to
about 100000 and the liabilities to
about 100000.
1t is expected that the receivers, Har-
vey A. Baker. James VI. Scott and
Richard A. Robertson, who were named
temporarily last week, will proceed to
finish existing contracts and convert suf-
ficent assets into ready cash to pay the
creditors. The action is declared to be
a friendly proceeding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
Such Is Fame,

OF all the political writer's OF the
United States, Sam Blythe has taken a
greater pleasure than all others in
roasting the various members of con.
gress. and as result he was not lit
tie chagrined at the following incident
just before the Baltimore convention.
He was standing near the Belvedere
hotel when he was recognized by a
newspaper photographer, who imme-
liately hustled him aside and snapped
his likeness Seeing what was going
on. another photographer, representing
Baltimore paper and who thought he
might be missing something good. bur
ried up and asked who the victim was.
sam Blythe" was the answer. We'll,
who in thunder is Sam Blythe-one OF
these congressman And the political
writer nearly tainted. - New York
World
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
WALD0'S SECRETARY NAMED
AS RECEIVER OF GRAFT
In Testimony Brought Out at Alder
manic Investigation in New York
Citv

New York, Sept. la.-Testimony as
socating Winfield X. SheehsH, secretar. :
to Commissioner Waldo, with the men
supposed to be getting graft" developed
yesterday during the aldcrmanic com
mittee's investigation of the aiidn
made by Police Captain John T. Reith
that $4,000 had been demanded of him
for promotion during Commissioner
Bngham's administration.
Detective ID, J. Kelleher testified he
trailed lawyer named Norton. sup
posed to be collecting police graft, to
Sheehan's house.
Sheehan discovered him there. locked
him in, sent for two detectives, while
Norton collapsed.
Attorney Moss continued to examine
witnesses in the secret John Doe inves.
tigation to determine whether the police
suppressed discriminating letters suppos-
eddy found in "Gyp' and ''Lefty's" fat.
but he refused to say what progress had
been made.
Mayor Gaynor yesterday wrote Gem
missioner Waldo, congratulating him
upon the arrest of all persons charged
with completely in the Rosenthal muir
der and attacking the district attorneys
office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
UNDER SURVEILLANCE.
Two Women Being Closely Watched BY
Detectives.

New York, Sept. l9.--Private detec,
tives in the employ of the Austrian con
sul-general are trailing to-day two won.
EN- who are suspected of having imper.
sonated Mrs. Petronela Menschik, the
mother OF Mrs. Rosa Mensebik jSzabo
who met death in Greenwood lake July
IL while with Burton W. Gibson.
Gibson, who is locked up in the Go
shen, \. Y, jail on charge of nun
dering Mrs. Szabo, has declared repeat
edly that he can produce Mrs. Szabos
mother of whose death in Vienna two
years ago Franz Menschik, Mrs. Szabo's
brother, brought alleged proof from Aus
tria Hungary Monday.
The detectives assert their belief that
one of the women under surveillance
will be introduced by Gibson as Mrs.
Szabo's mother at furtheT proceeding i.
before Surrogate Fowler in the suit
brought by the Austrian onsul-general
to have Gibson removed as executor of
the Szabo estate.
One of the women reached New York
recently from Chicago, and is staying
at fashionable hotel. She says she
never heard of Gibson,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
|CHARGE FAKE
| COMPETITION
Government Counsel Attack
Harvester
NAME PERKINS AS ONE
Of Chief nstigators-Concerns Secretly
Bought by the Company-Were
Then Widely Advertised
as Opponents
NAME PERKINS AS ONE

| Chicago, Sept. l9.--Contracts and 9th
er documents, by which the lnterna
tional Harvester company is alleged t.
have formed and carried on trust, were
introduced by the government yesterday
in its antitrust suit against that cor,
poration.
One of the eleven contracts showed
that in the purchase of d. NJ. Osborne &
company, with plant at Auburn, n. Y.
George w. Perkins had signed for the
harvester company.
In this instance, the government
charged, "for two years the defendant
concealed and denied its association with
the Osborne company and operated the
latter as an independent.
This was part Of the defendants
policy, by denying ownership, to use
controlled companies to break down com
petition and secure for itself the benefit
OF public sentiment against eombina.
tions."
In connection with the other contracts
the governments contentious were sim
liar. Edwin p. Grosvener special az.
sistant attorney general, introducing ex-
hbits, said;
THE government charges that the Os.
borne company for several years after
being acquired by the trust, inasquerad-
ed as an independent and widely adver-
tised itself as the largest independent
company in the country and independent
of the trust"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
buick Measurements.

A traveller was detained at little
country railroad station in England
for half an hour and was chatting with
the station master when the bell rang
sharply half dozen times. Instantly
the three employees-station master.
ticket agent and porter-ranged up In
n line on the platform and stood at at
tention. A moment later LOCOMOTIVES
with a single saloon car slowed up.
The solitary occupant of the car re.
garded the men sharply from the win.
dow. made hurried notes and quickly
retired.
"Who was thatT the traveller asked
the station master after the man had
gone. Some prominent officer of the
line? ~
.Oh. no." was the reply. THAT was
the railroad company's tailor measur-
ing us Tor new suits."-Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
Dill Pickles.

Select medium sized cucumbers
wash all dirt from them, washing in
two or three waters. Put in bottom OF
stone crock a layer of grape leaves,
I'LL crock about one-fourth full Of GU
cumbers. put in small amount of dill
made into a small bunch. put in more
cucumbers, then more dill. When jar
is full allow to every one and a half
quarts of water about one small cup
full of vinegar If vinegar is strong.
Add one-half teaspoonful of red pep
per and five tablespoonfuls of salt. Do
not ill jar over two-thirds full of the
water and vinegar. as the salt draws
the water from the cucumbers. On top
put another layer of grape leaves. Set
in warm place for two or three days,
when they are ready to eat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
A Witness So Testifies at the
Szabo Inquest.
WAS AFRAID OF LAWYER
Says That Attorney Burton w. Gibson
Wanted Money and Was Angry
When His Request Was
Refused. =

Jersey City, N. J., Sept l9.-Testi
mony was offered at the inquest into the
death of Mrs. Rosa Szabo yesterday, that
lawyer Burton W. Gibson, charged witt
Mrs, Szabo's murder, had tried to OBJ
tain loan Of $1,000 from Mrs. Szabo
and when it was refused he made threats
to get it,
This testimony was given by George
Teichman, friend of Mrs. Szabo WIN
testified that Mrs. Szabo had related TT
him the circumstances of the alleged de-
mand for loan from Gibson, and his
threats to obtain it,
Teichman testified that Mrs. Szabo
was afraid of Gibson, fearing that he
would get some of her money.
The witness said he was present when
the body of Mrs. Szabo was exhumed
and identified it as that of Mrs. Szabo.
After evidence of formal identified,
ton of the body had been taken, the in
quest was adjourned until Oct. l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
LAZY MEN OF CHAMPERY.
Why tho Women Of That Primitive
District Wear Trousers.

District Wear Trousers.
The women of Champery, a primi-
live mountain district of the Canton
Of valais. in Switzerland. have worn
trousers from time immemorial.
1t further appears that the men of
this district are noted for their indo-
lent habits and that. beyond acting as
guides to mountain climbers In the
summer months, they lead practically
idle lives. 1t follows that the women
perform all the hard labor required of
mountain people. 1t Is the women
who pasture the cattle on the steep
and often dangerous Alpine slopes. cut
the timber and now the grass. 1t is
no uncommon sight to observe
Champery woman at the conclusion of
her daily toll returning to the village
dragging her husband on the wooden
sleigh that is IN common use through
put Switzerland.
In view Of the above It Is not sur
prising that the women of Champery
should have adopted the masculine at
tire Their dress is of the simplest
kind. a jerkin of rough. dark blue ma
terial. with trousers to match. and
red handkerchief to protect the head.
Inasmuch as the wives and mothers
Of Champery perform the greater part
of the toll usually deemed the duty of
the stronger sex. 1t is not astonishing
to learn that they affect certain mas
culine habits. the chief of which is the
pipe. The Champery woman pufrs
away with considerable enjoyment at
a short brier as she proceeds with her
la bors.- Harper's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
SculI and Skull.

"Sculls" and skulls" are really one
word in origin. and both at various
times have been spelled capriciously
with a CO or ''k." Pepys. the dia-
rist, tells how he went on the Thames
at one time lin a scull," at another in
.skuller" The origin of the word Is
"skulle" or "sculle." bowl or goblet
While the Uranium was obviously bow.
like in shape a distant resemblance to
a bowl was also detected In the scoop
ed out blade Of ''scull" as opposed to
the fat blade of an oar proper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
CLEANSE YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS
WITH DELICIOUS "SyRUP OF FIGS"
Removes the sour bile gases and cIoggedup waste without
grippe or nausea No headache, Indigestion, consti
patton, bioISneSs or coated tongue.

ton is the action Of fruit--of eating
coarse food--of taking exercise. 1t is
Il true and effective liver ana bowel
cleanser and regulator.
Most folks dread plysic-they shrink
from the taste and after effects. Syrup
of Figs is delicious, and, besides, yon
don't realize you have taken anything
until morning, when all the clogged-up
waste of the system is gently but thor
oughly moved on and out of the bow.
els without gripping or weakness.
Ask your druggist for the full name,
"Syfup Of Figs and Elixir of Senna."
This is the old reliable and only gen.
une. Refuse, with contempt, any other
Fig Syrup recommended as good. They
are limitations meant to deceive you.
Read the label carefully and look for
the name, California Fig Syrup Com
pany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
Famous Singer Tells What Her Favorite
American Songs Are.

The September Weman's Home Com
panion contains very interesting arti-
Gle entitled How | sing the The Rosa
ry'," together with practical talk to
young singers about concert work by
Ernestine Schumann- Heink. Following
is an extract:
81 love American songs as ] love this
wonderful country; they are full of the
freshness and enthusiasm of youth
which permeates the wohle American
atmosphere.
MY favorite American songs are.
first of all Nevin's beautiful Rosary"
which I never tire of singing; Chad
wick's DANA" with its exhilarating
dance rhythm; and his new-written
especially for me-'When | Am dead.
NV Deary.' Chadwick is wonderful.
and this is his masterpiece. | am very
fond of Margaret Ruthven Lang's
'Mavourneen,' Arthur Foote'S Irish
Folk Song" Mary Turner Salter's
grandly dramatic Cry of Rachel and
many, many others of equal artistic
worth. There is long list of good
things from which to schoose, for the
artist who would sing in English to an
Eng speaking public, and so I do
not believe in singing TRANSACTIONS of
foreign songs.
with The Rosary in my ears I
but wonder how far its composer
would have gone had not his life been
so prematurely cut off. He is repre-
sentative of the youthful genius of this
country, the future of which stretches
before the musical world with infinite
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-19
Haiibut Salad,

Chop very fine one pound Of cooked
halibut. five drops of onion juice, two
teaspoonfuls lemon juice, one-half tea
spoonfuls paprika. one-half teaspoon.
full salt Add one-eighth cupful of
thick cream which has been beaten I'M
til stiff and the whites of two eggs
beaten stiff, Cook in buttered timbale
molds until firm. Chill on ice, remove
from pans, arrange on salad dish, gar
nish with mayonnaise dressing. Cut
up fine one can of shrimp and put that
around the base.