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The Washington times., 1912-08-24
ROAD CONGRESS TO
Be ADDRESSED BY
PRESIDENT TAFT
American Automobile Asso-
citation to Hold Sessions
at Atlantic City.
By HARRY WARD.

1t is expected a large number of prom
inent Washington men will be in attend
ance at the American Road Congress of
the American Automobile Association at
Atlantic City, September 80 to October
s. President Taft Is expected to ad-
dress the congress and George c. Dlehl,
chairman of the congress, has obtained
acceptance from a score of exceptional
ly well qualified takers of national rep
utation, who will address the congress
concisely and to the point.
The congress will be held under the
auspices of the ..merican Automobile
Association, cooperating with the
American Association for Highway I'M
provement and the National Associa-
tion of Road Material and Machinery
Manufacturers. The latter organization
will conduct a comprehensive exhibit on
one of the big piers at the ocean resort.
President Robert p. Hooper, of. the
A. A. A., has issued invitations to the
presidents of the 420 clubs affiliated with
the three AS, urging them to send dele
gates to the convention city. In ad-
dition it is expected that thousands of
unattached motorists will journey to At
lantic City in their cars to lend their in
huence to the good roads movement
Since the motorist is the most insist
ent road user 1t follows as a natural
sequence that he must concern himself
with local, State, and national road
problems and evidence of what he is
doing in all parts of the United States
VIII be adduCed at the Atlantic City
, gathering. Logan Waller Page, director
of the office OF public roads, Depart
ment of Agriculture, who is president Of
: the congress, prophesies that the con-
Nention will mark new epoch in high
way matters, bringing the good roads
question before the entire country in a
new light.
Sales of 1918 Overland cars made this
week by the Overland-W ashingtUn
Motor Company include machines Tor
l.. T. W Nilliams. |. G. Whitaker, DR.. j.
y. Geissinger, NJ. r. Green, DIR. G. A.
Baker, r. s. Goodheart, o. ]. Polk, c.
NJ. Lightbrown and Thomas Withers.
j. E. Rogers. of the Chalmers Motor
Company. who has had charge of the
Chalmers parts exhibit at the Zell Motor
Car CorIpanys salesrooms. left toda y
for Cumberland. Md. where he will
spend a week with the exhibit. "Thc
exhibit has attracted lot OF atten-
ton in Washington" said Mr.. Rogers
G. II. Warrington has formed the
Warrington Motor Car Company, and
will handle the Palmer-Singer line.
The company will be located at lS1l
Fourteenth street after extensive i'm
provements have been made in the
building.
The Washington times., 1912-08-24

One Of the new dust coats Is made
of changeable silk in blue and gold
shading. IT is in the Empire model with
a fichu collar and is trimmed with ru-
chings Of the silk pinked on the edges.
The waist line is heavily corded and
the ends of the fichu fall to the hem
in the front.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
E0cs CIotworthy Ate.

Harry ClotWorthy, who is an expert
on military affairs, entered the
diningroom of the National Press
club one morning and carried with
him a ravenous appetite. Having
eaten one breakfast, which consisted
largely of eggs, he ordered an
other breakfast, which consisted
even more largely of eggs. After his
repast he went to the writing-room
to get off some letters. Half an hour
later the steward of the club found
the colored waiter loafing about the
entrance of the writing-rOom and
asked him what he meant by being
absent from his post
q got a good excuse" exclaimed
the waiter, exhibiting the check for
the egg breakfast. Mr. Clotworthy
done eat 81 worth of eggs and | amt
goin to let him git away from here
without payin' for them, high as eggs
is now"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Pure From Start to Finish.

There is perhaps nothing in daily use
IN the home in which purity is so i'm
portant as it is in baking powder. On
its purity depends the purity of the ma
terials used, the success of the bakings,
etc. And possibly the one thing that
has served to make Calumet Baking
Powder so much of a favorite with the
critical cooks Of the country, is the fact
that Calumet is pure from start to finish.
You can rely on Calumet's purity for
the simple reason that every ounce of
the materials used is first tasted by ex-
perienced chemists and then mixed with
the utmost care to insure its uniformity.
And standing in the can or changes of
weather, ETC., cannot alter it in any re-
speCt.
But perhaps the best thing of all. is
the fact that Calumet never fails. Every
baking in which Calumet is used, is sure
to come from the oven as light and as
fluffy as you can wish. This not only
means wholesome, tasty foods-but a
big economy as we'll. Try Calumet next
bake-day-it's the best baking powder
made--for two Worlds Pure Food
Expositions, one in Chicago. 1907, one
at Paris, France, 1912-have given it the
highest awards. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
PIMPLES COVERED FACE

1913 Dayton St, Chicago, Ill.-"My
face was very red and irritated and
was covered with pimples. The PIN
pies festered and came to a head,
They itched and burned and when /
scratched them became sore. I tried
soaps and they would not stop the
itching and burning Of the skin. This
lasted for month or more. At last [
tried Cuticura Ointment and Soap.
They took out the burning and itching
of the skin, soothing it very much and
giving the relief that the others failed
to give me. I used the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment about three weeks and
was completely cured" (Signed) Miss
Clara Mueller, Mar Is, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
HE SAVED THREE STATES.
Result of Stormy Meeting in Oregon Territory
in 1843.

A few words of hurried conversation between
two French settlers had important part III
deciding the question whether the far northwest
ern territory, from which the states OF Washlng-
ton Oregon and Idaho were formed should pc
long to Great Britain or the United states "a
monument at Champoeg on the Willamette river.
now marks the spot where this interesting cpl
sode took place. Theodore T. Geer, formerly
governor Of Oregon, tells about it in his BOOK,
Fifty Years in Oregon" and quotes from the
story of F. X Matthew who saved the day for
the United States says the Youths Companion.
On cloudy May day in 1S43 102 settlers and
Hudson Bay trappers, coming from near anu
far crowded into log building at Champoeg, and
held a stormy meeting. The Americans stood for
an organized government and acquisition of the
territory by the United States. The Hudson Bay
men stood as firmly opposed, and when a vote
was taken it hard to tell which had won,
since a good many both sides were crowded
about the doors, unable to push their way inside.
A division was called for and to make this
possible the men rushed out to the little half
acre field in front of the building There every
body began gesticulating frantically and discus
sing the situation with great excitement.
"All in favor of the organization follow mel"
shouted Joe Meek, the famous pioneer and hunter,
stridng to side.
The Americans followed to man. A count
disclosed the fact that there were so men with
Meek and so opposed with two men, both French
men, between the opposing forces, not taking sides
and engaged in very earnest conversation.
One of these Etenne Lucier. had been led to be-
lieve that heavy taxes would be levied on all prop
erty if the Americans organized a government.
The tax on single pane of glass. he had heard,
would be 25 cents. The other F. X. Matthew
(who is still living in Oregon, was in favor Of
organization.
Anyway" he said to his countryman. you
know you have window glass in your house
yet, and won't have for long time" Most of
the settlers used skins in place of glass What
difference will it make? And it isn't so, anyway"
The suspense lasted but few moments. Then
the two men turned and took their places with
the Americans. While hats were flying in the
air and Misunderstanding was going the defeated
Hudson Bay men mounted their horses and rode
away, leaving the other party to organize a gov
eminent and later to establish in that wide ter
ritory three great states of the American Union,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
SHE COULD ANSWER FOR HIM
Little Comfort for Candidate In Rea-
sen Assigned by Wife for Her
Being Confident.

Mr.. Williams, one of five candidates
Tor the Office of sheriff in one Of the
northern counties of Wisconsin, was
making a house-to-house canvass Of a
rural district, soliciting votes. Com
Ing to the house of Farmer Thompson,
he was met at the door by the good
housewife, and the following dialogue
ensued:
is MIR. Thompson at home?"
NO; he has gone to town.
81 am very sorry. as l would have
liked to talk to him"
rs there anything / can tell him
for you?"
My name is Williams, candidate for
sheriff, and l wanted to exact a prom
Use from him to vote for me at the
coming election
"Oh, that will be all right. l know
he will promise, for he has already
promised four other candidates the
same thing Norman E. Macks Ma
tional Monthly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

beautiful and the fresh verdure
soon fades to the neutral tints of
it's accustomed hopeless aridity.
A few words must be said about
the fauna Tiburon island is so
named because Of the immense
number of sharks that swarm the
sea surrounding it. Pearl oysters
are found near the Punta Tepopa
but the warlike character of the
Seri has prove ted any fishery
from being established there.
There are many porpoises and i'm
mense numbers Of green turtles,
while sea-birds of all kinds
abound.
AS regards mammals, there are
said to be some sheep in the Seri
mountains; but | very much doubt
if they descend so far south, but
there are one or two scattered
bands of antelope and a few deer
To counterbalance this lack of big
game, there are thousands oy
black backed rattlesnakes, side
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Explains the Undertaker,s Crouch.

who is that fellow sitting bumped
up and muttering to himself out there
on the horse block?"
Jaw, that's Ezra Toombs, the under
taker," replied Me landlord of the
Skeedee tavern. He's feeling sore
over the way his business has been
going of late. You see, the doctor
gave Judge PEBBLES two weeks to live;
that was six weeks ago, and the judge
is up and around now and fggerin' on
marryin' again. Every time Ezra
meets tbH doctor he asks him, How
about it, hey?' and they have row.
And now he's sittin' out there watch
ing a tramp painter gliding the wealth
er vane Of the church across the
street. Ezra says, by Heck, he's about
ready to move away, things is so dead
here. kansas City Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
SCENT AS AN INSOMNIA CURE.
Pine Needles and Rose Leaves in Pillow Excel
lent Soporifiics.

Scent has other attractions than mere ap-
peal to the nose London Answers states Any
body for instance, who suffers from insomnia
may find relief in perfumes.
Collect a number of fresh pine needles and fill
a bag with them; carefully rip open your pillow
and place the bag amidst the feathers in the pill
low. The perfume of the pines is often an ex-
cellent soporifc.
A bag of dried hops used in the same way is
just good. Dried rose leaves, mixed with dried
clover heads, give out a delicious perfume and
help a weary one to WOO the god Of sleep.
A teaspoonful of eau de cologne in a warm bath
is most refreshing, while scent placed On the
forehead of any one who suffers from headache
generally gives relief
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
What's the Use?

Church-Do vou think the world is
growing better?
GOtham-Pm afraid not. | read to-
day that cornet that can be played
by roll of perforated paper, like a
piano player, is a recent invention,
and I see Evelyn Thaw's pictures
are coming back in the papers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

expressed with accuracy. New thought
must use terms that are unfamiliar to
the public or are twisted somewhat
from their popular meaning. A logi-
cal thinker let loose on a new topic
can play havoc with the printed page
OF his opponent who has the facts but
does not have the language to express
his view
Only when one has tried to state
some new thought does he realize how
poor vehicle language really is He
finds that most words are SYNONYMS
used to express old ideas In many
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Mooted Question,

"How's Willie getting on at that
rec thought Sunday school you're
sending him to-"
First rate, from last accounts. He
asked his pretty lady teacher who it
was that first bit the apple in the
Garden of Eden Willie says she
looked him straight in the eye and
said nobody knew; that they'd been
trying to figure it out for the last
5000 years"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Rich&eous Inclination.

Little Ruth was the youngest daugh-
ter in very strict Presbyterian fam
lily that especially abhorred profanity.
One day little Ruth became exceed
ingly exasperated with one of her dol
lies. In her baby vocabulary she could
find no words to express adequately
her disapproval of dollys conduct.
Finally, throwing the offending dol
ly across the room, she cried, feel
ingly:
MY graciousi l wish l belonged
to a family that swearedi"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
LANGUAGE A POOR VEHICLE

~. They have at least nine lives and
are killed again and again before their
adherents can give them up And the
worst Of 1t Is that disproved theories
have an especial attraction for the
best minds 1t is not poor thinkers,
but good ones. that try to square
circle or to create perpetual motion
Old thought is also well-formulated
thought. 1t has a complete terminolo-
gy and its shades of meaning can be
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

W1nQerS, u l | a
monsters (Hilo-
derma horridum),
horned toads and
ants. But in trav-
cling through the
country there is
little life to be
seen except an
occasional turkey
buzzard or a coy
ote slim k ! n g
through the cac-
tus. The whole
country is desc
late and forbid
ding. Here and
there are clusters
of ruined huts,
sadly reminding
us that the Seri
were once numer-
Gus but are now
fast dying out.
Day by day the
sun p a S S e s in
binding splendor
over the plains
and over these
deserted homes,
and evening by
evening the after
glow lays it's long
fingers of rose
and amethyst
over the land
scape. transform
ing the scene for
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
roof of This Is the Hard Work Nee
essa-y to Make Clear Some New
Thought.

To the student of thought it is inter
sting to see how long theory per-
lists after its foundations have been
Undermined. One can almost say of
.heories that, like superstitions. they
,ever die; says Professor Simon N.
atten in the Popular Science month
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

ways None of them is free from i'm
plications that turn the reader back
to the older view instead of helping
him to break new ground. New
thought does not get into the printed
page until long after 1t is reality to
those who study nature instead Of
books
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Mother Goose in Poultry Trade.

1T is reported that the following
occurred in a small poultry skBre
kept by the widow Of the deceased
merchant.
Il should like to see nice fat
goose" said a customer, entering the
shop.
Yes, sir" replied the boy. Moth
er will be down directly. ''-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Takes holiness PhiIosophica!Iy.

A man whose face is heavily pitted
through case Of smallpox in his in
fancy, has been able to extract amuse-
ment from his appearance. Once he
gave an explanation of it BY say
ing that he had fallen down a shot
tower
Asked how he was able to shave
himself, he answered:
With bell punch"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Not ~ eM-

First Neighbor-Have you heard
tell of them new-fangied trial mar
riages?
Second Neighbour don't see moth
in new-fangled about 'em. Mines
been a trial for me for the last twenty
years Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Errors Of EIoquence.

Some men can get a reputation for
wisdom in an hours speech that they
can't live up to in lifetime.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

1t is easy for a sirl to pretend to
love an old millionaire and fool him
into thinking it is real.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

Mrs Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethng, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc bottle.
Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

More firm and sure the hand OF
courage strikes when it obeys the
watchful eye Of caution.-Thomson
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

Never Judge a man by his coat; he
may owe the tailor.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

Is 1t a blow to spiritualism when
man strikes a happy medium?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

A CURE FOR PILES.
Coles CarboIisalve stops itching and pain
and cures niles. All druggists. Is and SOC. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Serious One.

What was the last operation thai
famous surgeon performed?"
He cut his wife out of his will"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

in a land where there is
practically no rain, vegeta-
ton would be very scarce,
oDd +bo +or1,, H5ocor+, poD-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

ed and uncivilized up TO the pres
ent time. Tiburon island, when
is their real home, lies close 10
the coast of Sonora, Mexico, IN
the Gulf of California, and is sep
arated from the mainland Dy
narrow strip of sea called II IN
fiernillo. so named because OF the
turbulent water and dangerous
rapids that flow between. IL Is
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18
Accounted For.

1.-THE piece was very raw"
Then it deserved roasting"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

some thirty miles
long from north TO
south and approx
mately twenty miles
across at the widest
p ar [. d u g g q s I
across the straits In
Sonora is a limited
strip of land, In
which are situated
the Seri mountains,
and here also are
found a few sea-
tered families be-
longing 10 the Same
tribe. The whole OF
their country is rug
ged and desolate in
the extreme, con
sisting chiefly of
d e s e [ sand and
naked m Q m I ain
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-10-18

He Seri are a dis
tinctive tri b e liz
b a b its, customs
and language from
all OF b er North
American Indians,
and though they
have been known
for a considerable
time both to Mex
leans and Amer
leans, they have re-
NAMED unconquer-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-12-20
CHANGE R. K. SCHEDULE.

Several days this week the night
train WIS laue, not reaching the
County until late after seven o'clock
and al the lower stations not until
about eigh,. With the cold and
rainy weather on several occasions,
TO get home it was a risk If a human
life. IN ii morning the t,ain
leave before six O'Clock when fire.
quentIy it is SO dark a public road
cannot BE- seen and upon reaching
the respect e stations, cold aGd halI
frozen the travelling public has 70
stamp their feet and smack their lin
gers, and waking the station plat
forms to keep BOOB lii circulatieh
awaiting the opening of the Station
rooms. The condition to ur minds
looks like case for public incigna-
tion meeting and if no response fol-
lows more heroic action is in order.
The people support the Railroad, 50
surely under such Gil, umstances the
patrons of the road have some rights
that shou d be considered. Tins
train is an independent one and it is
idle to say t''at after schedule tor
SO many years quite satisfactory is
insanely idle to say it cannot be con
tinued. There is no train running
on the end of the line in which any
schedule it may have can conflict with
any other and tetween Bowie and
Baltimore it certainly can De sand
witched in betwe d, the schedules OF
other trans 50 as Lot to cause any
conflict. Talk about building up
country: Satisfactory modes of tran
sit are one of the main elements in
that direction but our railroad instead
of being help Is a menace. A
small milk business has lecently been
started By some Of Dur thrifty
farmers. That is now crippled. The
milk is shipped by express on the
early train. To do SO now the milk
ing has to be begun shortly after ~
o'clock. With bad ' Gather, long
hauls and scarcity Of labor the ia
dusty must 60 under.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-12-20
TAKE CHILDREN HAPPY.

There is rhyme that has been
passed down from generation to
generation by word of mouth which
is, 10 all likelihood, old than writ
ten Engli 81 Literature. Here is The
couple &C hris.mas comes nut once
year, and when it Genes il brings
good cheer. Thomas Tnsser an
Ensliih poet, born back in 1915
uses this variation Of the ancient
rhyme: At Christmas, play and ma. e
good cheer, for Christmas comes butI
once a year" Mr. FMS er "ifted"
the poetic idea from some unknown
predecessor, and changed the word
ing, poss bly, for the ,etter.
Christmas has been looked for
ward to as joyous time through
many buried centuries, a I'd so let US
continue to make il. 1t is festivity
or a series of festivities belonging
peculiarly to the young people, and
in modem times there has been no
slaekening OF effort on the pars Of
the grown ups 70 render Christmas
week, from start to finisi a period
of Joyous entertainment 10 The youth-
ful contingent
Christmas is just aheae, anil let
all Of US. even at some personal saeri-
fee, see to it that the children hav )
az ideal Christmas week. ideas may
liffer somewhat as to what goes to
making ideal Christmas cherr, but it
is bad 10 make miss with the
young folks il we are only bent upon
making hem happy. Joy is eorta-
gious. Ii you will orly mai the
young folks around you joyously
happy at the coming Chris.mastime
you viii be sure 20 catch the con-
tagi1n.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-12-20

State of Maryland,
County of Charles, IS;
/, John S. Button, Cashier of the
above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of nv knowledge aud belief.
JOHN S. HUTTON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this It'll day of Dec 1912.
H. G. ClIAPPELEAR, Clerk,
Of Circuit Court for Gas. Co,
CORRECT Attest:
ADRIAN POSEY.
JOHN NJ. COCHRANE,
=. STONE POSEY,
Directors.