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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
His Sudden Start for Chicago Regarded as
Admission of Defeat, Unless He Can
Himself Save the Day.
PLANS TO STAMPEDE CONVENTION
Taft Adherens Denonce All Talk Of Compromise, Which
Is Confined to the Roosevelt Camp Declaring the
President Is in the Contest to the Finish
and Cannot Be Beaten

Theodore Roosevet sudden for Chicago overshadowed
all other topics among politicians and in Chicago yesterday
Director Mckinley of the Taft headquarters Chicago declared
the coonels visit admission of defeat Mr. Mckinley said
told friends that he beaten unless he
could himself the day.
William Barnes jr, chairman of the New York Republican State
Committee declared Rooeves stampede the
stated Chicago that Mr. Roosevelt planned to
appear the convention speak his behalf thing without
precedent in the partys history
Senator Dixon the Roosevelt manager said the colonel to
preventing the stealing of the nomination Mr.. Dixon ad
mitted that good sized crisis in the situation
President denied that he considering the possibility Of
candidate He said that with confidence he abded the
Judgment and that all information he received
that he would be nominated the first ballot.
again all talk Of compromise candidate de-
ang only the dsheartened Roosevelt followers Mr.
President the fight the finish
and could not be defeated
The National Committee placed fourteen delegates the
from Oklahoma South Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Alaska.
that he candidate but the cmbodi
democracy principle Colonel Roosevelt left the Grand
Central terminal for Chicago at $50 last evening.
had shown him. he said that the "abo
lutte desire of the delegates Chicago that he should
90 The delegates mood the victory stolen he
observed.
Before he departed Colonel Roosevelt bought buckskn
son1brero bigger than the hat he threw the ring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
DID SNAKE "AUTO DANCE"
Godfrey Taylor, of New York,
Harvard Student, Fined S15O.

IBy Telegraph to The Iripuhe'l
Boston, June l4.-Geohrey Iayior'
nineteen years old, Il wealthy Harvard
freshman. of No. 81 Claverly Han whose
home is at No 10 East 9th street New
York. was fined $50 in the Municipal
criminal Court to-day for doing snake
dance" with his touring car around the
supports Of the elevated structure in
washington street last night. He APP
nealed. and was allowed TO go on his
personal recognizance.
TAYLOR. with "A student named Harold,
speeded in a zigzag course along upper
washington street, 1t was said, and then
stopped at the Hotel Langham. Harold
testified that Taylor '. IS merely trying
IN show that he could run his machine
In and out between the iron "osts of the
elevated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
LITTLE GIRL A SUICIDE
Burns Herself to Death After
Leaving Toys to Friends.

Baltimore. June 14.-Leaving a note III
which she bequeathed her toys 10 her
little friends and stated that her act had
been prompted by fear of punishment for
lack of study. Irene Winsor. ten years
old adopted daughter of Mrs. Eugene l..
Mitchell ended her life to-day by setting
her clothes afire after they had been sat
urated with a compound of benzne and
another chemical.
While Mr. and Mrs Mitchell were out
the little girl got the benzine and set her
clothes afire Neighbors heard screams
and notified boy left in charge of the
Mitchell plumbing store. but he was
afraid TO investigate. When Mr.. Mitchell
returned he found a note which said:
I am glad am dead. and do not want
Nou 10 weep for me because ] am dead {:
Tut YOU went tC see my teacher. and |
thought you would be bad TO me- so |
killed myself just because you saw my
teacher. This bat is for Frank and the
book for bis sister.
Before finishing reading the letter Mr..
Mitchell rushed upstairs. on reaching
The third landing he was horrihed to see
the charrcd body of the little girl on the
top STEP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
[By a star Correspondent Of The Tribune

(By d stan Correspondent Of The Tribunel
Chicago. June 14.-Ex- President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, realizing that he has lost
by personal appeals 10 delegates win
over approximately seventy-two Tai.
men, is coming TO Chicago. Dsregarding
the advice of Senator Dixon and heed
ing that Of Bill Finn. Colonel Roose-
welt decided to-day TO come here ann
buttonhole all those delegates who can
be brought 10 his headquarters.
Already the word has gone forth
among the Roosevelt workers TO arrange
for every delegate with whom Colonel
Roosevelt has, or has had. the slightest
acquaintance to see him before the con-
vention meets on Tuesday. 1t is des-
perate cause. and desperate means must
be resorted TO, according to Bill Finn
and others Of the Roosevelt workers.
Senator Dixon is obviously sick at
heart and even Senator Borah finds IL
hard 10 put up a good front. Mr.. Finn
admits that for days he has been receiv-
ing information of defectiCns from the
ranks of the Roosevelt delegates. Rumor
has it this evening that several OF the
delegates from Pennsylvania, instructed
for Roosevelt, have decided to vote for
Robert T. Lincoln on the first ballot, and
from other sections come like reports.
Mr.. Finn realizes that the moral effect
of the decisions of the Republican Ma
tional Committee great number Of
them by unanimous vote and few as the
result Of a rollcall-has been most de-
pressing to the Roosevelt delegates. He
appreciates that it may be possible to
fool a good many of the people by such
rabid statements as Senator Dixon and
Frank j. Heney have been giving TO the
press but that the politicians, including
all who have had the slightest experi-
ence with state or national conventions.
realize that no such series of decisions
would have been possible had not the
Roosevelt contests been wholly without
merit. pure fakes" designed solely as
decoys to deceive the public into belev-
ing in that overwhelming demand for
Mr.. Roosevelts nomination"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
PREMIER'S SON FINED
Cyril Asquith Drives Auto With
out License or Rear Light.

London. June 1l.-Cyril Asquith'
student at Baliiol College. oxford. and
son of the Prime Minister, was fined 10
shillings and costs at the OXFORD pollce
court to-day for driving an aut"moplie
without a rear light and failing to pro-
ducc q license
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
FIFTEEN COROTS S25O,000
Souvenir d'Italie" Sold in Lon
don for S42,500.
IBy cable to The Tribune.

London. June lI.-Fifteen Corots
brought $2JOWO I'm less than an hour
at Christie's this afternoon. The est
two prIccs were for souvenir d'Italie.'
dated 1861 S12JOO. and for lie Soir''
dated live years later, $1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
.FIDDLES WHILE 7. R. FIGHTS
Coloneps Son-in- Law in Chicago
Violin Contest To- -day.

Chicago. June lL-While Colonel Roose-
welt is plunging into the pre-convention
battle. his son-ln-law. Representative Mich
olas Longworth. tomorrow Will participate
i'm a vlolinists' contest. He Is one OF tho
entrants in the annual meeting of the
American Guild of Violinists, at which the
relative qualities of old and new violns
will be tested.
Mr.. Longworth is the owner of a Guar
uarius violin and has studied under some
widely known masters.
The new violns We're victorious at the
contest last year, held In Paris. The audi
ence voted that they were richer I'm tone
than those made by the old masters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
BOYS ROLL BOWLDER
BEFORE I. RS TRAIN
Delay of an Hour to Colonel on
Way to Chicago Caused by
Accident.
THE PASSENGERS JARRE0
Locomotive and Airbrake Equip
THE PASSENGERS JARRE0
Locomotive and Airbrake Equip
ment Chiefly Damaged by
Impact, Which Occurs
in Cut.

Albany. June IA large bowlder in
the path of the train which is bearing
Theodore Roosevelt to Chicago brought
his Journey TO an abrupt halt less than
ar hour after II began, at o:3o p. m, TO-
dav. The train was bowling along at
high rate OF speed, when two miles north
of Tarrytown 1t came TO sudden stop
with a series of jolts and the crunching
of brakes The accident fortunately was
not a serious one. but II delayed the
trains arrival an hour at Albany The
train reached here at $50 p. m, and
started for the West at 1923 p. m.
Colonel Roosevelt sat quietly In his
stateroom during the halt down the
river without coming out TO inquire the
cause Of the delay.
II did not know what had happened
until il was all over" he said. i Won
dered at the long delay, but had no idea
what the cause was"
The President remained in seclu-
sion during the trip up the Hudson
reading or chatting with Mrs. Roosevelt.
except when he went to the dining car
for dinner. He declined to say word
In regard to politics, preferring to stand
on the explanation Of his departure Tor
Chicago which he made before leaving
New York.
The damage from the accident was in
Nicted chiefly on the locomotive and the
air brake equipment. Various theories
were advanced as TO the cause OF the ac-
cident The explanation generally ac-
cented as that the bowlder was rolled
on T, the track by boys. The force Of
the blow was shown by the pilot, or
"cowcatcher." which was badly bent and
twisted. one side of the heavy steel
frame having been wrenched back more
than a foot.
Train Passing Through Cut.
Ic;,n McAuliff, the engineer, said that
the obstruction was struck as the train
was passing through cut. The loco
y. olive had just rounded curve, so that
he did not get even glimpse OF the
bowlder. The first intimation he had of
the accident the shock Of the i'm
nact The stone or a fragment of it,
tore a cash In the hose conveying the
compressed air. releasing the air and
automatically applying the brakes
McAuliff declared that the bowlder
must have been at least two feet In
diameter to work such havoc with the
nilot Instead of being hurled from the
track. the stone passed under the loco
motive and the first six cars Of the train,
jumping against the axles and brake
beams and tossing bars about. AL
though the passengers were not severely
shaken, the brake beams were bent and
two of the brake shoes were wrenched
from place. Colonel Roosevelt was in
Continued on second page. sixth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
Plans Of Roosevelt Men.

Colonel Roosevelt will not rely alone
on the personal influence which he be-
lieves he can exert on individual dele
gates. There will also be "a monster
mass meeting" on Monday. at which
every conceivable device for working up
the enthusiasm will be resorted TO. This,
of course, will be preliminary to the at
tempt TO stampede the convention. Past
masters in the art of spellbinding will
be present and will address the multi
tude" An attempt is being made to
secure leader" from every state. to
make Ave minute addresses preceding
the great speech Of the colonel. which Is
to be the greatest effort of his life.
Then an effort to perfect an organiza.
tion which will do the absolute bidding
Of the colonel in the national convention
will be made, and in this organization
men Of powerful physique and leather
lungs will be given preference 1t is not
denied that efforts will be made to howl
down every motion regarded as inimical
TO the Roosevelt interests and to bully
and terrorize those who do not support
the colonel. This is "Bilr' Films con-
ception of his mission here, and now
that the colonel has spurned Dixon and
Borah and turned to Finn in his hour
of need, Bill" is determined that he
shall not be found wanting.
A tense situation existed in the Roose.
oelt headquarters this morning. The
colonel talked to his advisers over the
telephone Senator Dixon reiterated his
conviotion that it would be unwise for
,''hs oolonel 10 Come, and he citsi Sena.
tor Borah as being Of the same opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
SERVANTS ALL TO CHARITY
Negro Woman S $4,000 Estate Savings
of Fifty Years.
nav Telesraph TO The Tribune.

Middletown, Conn. June B.-Catherinc
simmons, a negro servant. who died here
few weeks ago. left $4,000 to charity.
This became known when her will was
filed for probate to-day. She had worked
for various families In town for more than
ATTY years. and the money represents the
savings Of a lifetime.
Che made five bequests of $500 each 10
t,,stiIutions, the residue being left to former
rovernor Frank Il. Weeks, OF this city, the
iuconc to be distributed by him among
,,'hateyer charities he may see fit Although
mar relatives we're all cut off without
nennv they do not intend contestlng the
w!lI II IL said
s33 CHICAGO AND RETURN,
BALTIMORE & OHIO n. r.
Republican Convention Tickets on saie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15

fBy TeleRrapb 70 TIC ITIUUI''I
Trenton. ~. j., June 1-It is not thought
probable that Governor Wilson VIII SEND
troops 10 Perth Amboy. unless The situa-
tion becomes such that he has no alterha-
tive. His friends here fear the enect OF
any such action on his pant on his can
didacy for the Democratic nomination ior
President. and they are counseliins nm 20
think hard and long before ordering out the
militia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
s33 CHICAGO AND RETURN,
RAI TIMQRE & OHIO e e.

gepubIican Convention Tickets on sale
June IL To Il: limited 10 July JthAdvt!
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

works, and approved by the common
council, Will be received at the office of
the clerk of the board of education un.
Ill Wednesday the It'll day of August,
1912. at O'Clock p. III. Proposals shall
be made per square foot, on blanks furn-
lshed by the clerk Of the board. As a
guarantee that the successful bidder will
when requested by the board of educa-
tiOn, execute a written contract to do
said work all proposals must be accom-
panied with cash or with a certified
check to the amount of ten per cent of
the contract price. payable to the board
of education, which said cash or check
will be returned to bidders upon the eX-
ecutiOn of the written contract. The
work to be completed within II days
after the execution of such contract.
The board Of education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
Dated this 18th day of July, 1912.
Board of Education of the City of Wa
tertown. 47-2
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johnson creek.

The storm early Saturday morning di,,
considerable damage in tins village as
we'll as surrounding country. Due To
the heavy fall of rain which resembled
c!oudbnrst the creek seems more like a
raging torrent and land adjoining is in
undated; the water is higher than it has
b. Ell In many years. The rain came
down with such force that both ponds
overtiowed the lower one overrlnning
the bank and the water in its wake de-
structing everything in its path. The
culvert over the creek near Mansfeld's
plant was washed out and the filling ON
the west side of the cement walk, con
sisting of several hundred loads of dirt
washed away. The damage there will
| amount to several hundred dollars alone
Manstie'd's condensing plant was filled
with several feet of water and dirt, as
was also the basement of Trachte &
Grahlmann's bull ling and other cellars
in the village were afflicted likewise.
Culverts on the roads east and west were
washed out also
P. E. Stiehm attended the democratic
convention at Milwaukee last week as a
delegate from this district. We failed
to see his caricatnre in some of the lead
ing Milwaukee papers.
Miss Bessie Hungerford spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. W. Pitzner
and family near Jefferson.
II. j. Grell was Milw, ukee business
visitor Thursday and Friday.
A. f. Greenwood attended directors
meeting of the Business Ethics Publish
ing Co. at Milwaukee, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Scofield. of Fort Atkin-
son, visited their daughter, M s. W. H.
Prust and family, Thursday.
Gilbert Grell of the University of Wis
cOnsin, visited at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Grell from Fri
day till Sunday evening.
The Misses Isabel Greenwood, Meta
Kiepert, Elizabeth and Nora Stiehm,
Edna ZjmmermanD, from here, and Miss
Florence Zimmerman, of Milwaukee,
are occupying one of the Greenwood
cottages near Rock lake.
"Wallie" Grell of Madison paid his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. j. GreIl brief
visit from Sunday to Monday forenoon.
K, G., Mansfield and X. w. GrplI attend
ed to business in Chicago yesterday
Mrs. Stannard and children, of Canton,
Ill. are visiting her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Christians and family.
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The Storm Saturday Morning.

Saturday morning at an early hour.
this city was again visited by vicious
electrical storm and downpour of rain,
the precipitation being 3.5 inches, the
heaviest ever recorded in this city. The
heavens were illuminated by lightning
which was terrific, accompanied by heavy
peals OF thunder. During the storm,
the barn of f. Lehman, West street,
was struck and destroyed by fire, the
house and cattle therein being saved by
the prompt action of neighbors. The
chimney on the Jaeger Mayer Company
shop was struck but little damage done.
The barn on the farm OF John Flath in
the town of Ebenezer was struck but not
much damage done. The nurses home
across the street from ST. Mary's hospital
was also struck by bolt but escaped
any damages OF consequences. Several
cellars in the city were flooded by water
and several farm buildings in the vicin-
lty OF Hubblet0n were struck by the
wandering and capricious electricity but
the damage done was slight.
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Board of Education.

Regular meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, July 3, 1912.
All members present, President Moore
in the chair. Minutes of The previous
meeting were read and approved. The
annual report Of the Superintendent was
submitted, adopted and placed on file.
A complaint was made of nightly dis
turbances at Lincoln school. On motion
it was ordered that the Board of Police
Commissioners be notified and requested
to look into the matter to stop such dis
turbances.
The Finance Committee submitted its
annual inventory and account, which is
to be published later.
The Finance Committee submitted the
following report which was adopted and
the accounts therein contained were al
lowed, all voting in the affirmative:
To the Honorable Board of Education
Gentlemen:
Your Finance Committee would re-
syectfully report that we have the fol-
lowing accounts and recommend their
allowance as follows:
Watertown Weekly Leader for publish
ing 5.04.
Edw. NJ. Stapleton, supplies, $275.
VIM, Krebs, supplies, 1920
f. G. Keck, chair rent, $1.00.
d. & +. Kusel Co. supplies, $6.92.
University Extension Department for
services of A. B. Hall, $500.
Thos. j. Bert0, postage for June. $1.46.
John I. Ryan, typewriter paper, $500
Arno Flath, drayage, 81.
Arthur c. Huenefeld, plans and speci-
ficatiOns, $4,000.
Barker Lumber and Fuel Co., supplies
S1645.
c. +. Nowack, chair rent, 10.
Scnmutzler & Oestreich Co., chair
rent. S1O0.
Achtenhagen & Borchardt, cheese.
cloth, s2.73
Melzer's Seed Store, lawn seed, s400.
Wisconsin Telephone Co. for service
IS As.
WateTt0wn Gas & Electric Co. for serv
ice, z bills) Sl6.55.
Times Publishing Co. for publishing
s5.75.
Silver Burdett & Co, supplem't reading
S661.
American Book Co., text books, Sl02.66
Ferd Behlke repairing Webster school
$3.50.
Schempf Bros. Co., ribbon, 1896
| Sehempf Drug Co., drugs. S4.61.
Watertown Gazette, printing, s4OdO.
Watertown Gas & Electric Co., $1.15.
Respectfully submitted,
William III. Woodard,
VIM. f. Voss,
Albert A. Frattinger,
Finance Com.
The Finance Committee submitted
report on Insurance on school building
and contents which was adopted an
placek on file 'Exh. A." all voting in til
Affirmative
The contract fer installing urinal
and shower baths in Webster school wa
awarded TO the lowest bidders as follows
| Ferdinand Behlke, carpenter wor k
i$639. 40.
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Concord

Miss Clara Mason returned to Lake
Mills, Saturday, after weeks visit here.
The harvest of winter grain is nearly
completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Davies of OcOnomO-
woe, were visitors at the paternal home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Reed of White
water, and | McLeary and family of
Palmyra, were Sunday guests at the
RhOda home.
While on sightseeing tour of the
places of interest at OconomowOc recent
ly, we visited Ardemere farm and Saw
the wonderful ducks and chickens, and
an enormous incubator which contained
5000 eggs in all stages of Matching, and
$500 white Pekin ducks of all ages were
being cared for. One hundred ducks are
slaughtered daily and sold to the leading
hotels for % cents per pound.
cent caller here.
Will Rhoda motOred to Milwaukee
Monday afternoon returning in the even
ing.
Friends of Claude Wheatfill are pleased
to hear of his recovery from his recent
illness caused by being overcome by
heat.
The WOmans social club will meet
with Mrs. Fremont LOunsbury Wednes-
day afternoon, July 81.
Mrs. K. RhOda attended meeting of
the social circle of the Congregational
church, Oconomowoc, Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. John White. rector of Zion Epis-
copal church, OcOnOmowoc, called on his
Pensioners here Wednesday.
The recent heavy rain and wind
storms did great deal of damage to
growing crops, also much good in the
way Of moisture.
Insure your valuable papers against
loss b, fire or theft, by renting box in the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Bank
OF Watertown. Only Is cents per month.
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the Democratic State Convention

At the democratic state advisatOry con
vention held at Milwaukee last week 1T
was decided to submit the names OF the
following candidates to electors Of that
party land some 0thers) at the primary
election to be held the first Tuesday III
September, 1912:
GOyernor-Jo John G. Karel Milwaukee;
A. j. Schmitz, Milwaukee.
Lieutenant Goyernor-H. w. Molen-
paugh, Clinton Junction; Fl. w. BOlens,
Port Washington.
Secretary Of State-Andrew Kealy,
Hudson.
Attorney General. F. DGherty, La
Crosse; c. A. Kading, Watertown.
State Treasurer Nicholas Schmidt.
Wausau; Jacob Leonard, Wood county.
One Of the candidates it will be notic-
ed, is a resident OF this city and every
voter in both Jefferson and Dodge coun-
ties should vote for him, regardless of
past political affiliations. lie is Dodge
county boy, who has made his way to
comparative success unaided and demon
Strated that he is possessed of ability
that will make him useful in the office
which he seeks should he be elected.
The platform adopted by the conyen-
tiOn being a makeshift rejecting the
sentiments Of lot Of political towards
ought to defeat the party at the polls for
the democrats this year could have won
a decided victory had they been brave
enough to denounced existing evils,
which in private, the leaders willingly
admit, should be remedied. Probably
the republican platform will be no better
and then it becomes a matter of. men
rather than party.
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Woman Suffrage Speaker.

Friday evening Mrs. B. G. Gudden of
Oshkosh, addressed large number OF
our citizens at the corner of Main and
Third streets speaking from an auto.
Her subject was female suffrage and she
gave very interesting talk and made
many good points in favor of her con-
tentlon. She quoted from many decis-
ions rendered by able judges and called
attention to the fact, that the federal
constitution regards women az citizens,
and citizens are entitled to the right of
franchise.
Mrs. Gudden was accompanied to the
city by the Misses Miller, Finch and
Main, of Milwaukee, and Miss King of
Terre Haute, Ind, coming in their pri-
vate auto with streamers on either side
upon which appeared in large letters:
vote for Woman Suffrage" While in
the city, Mrs. Gudden was entertained at
the home of DR.. w. +. Whyte.