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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
WISCONSIN BEET
SUGAR INDUSTRY
Farmers Received $1,000, 900
from 1911 Beet Crop.
FOUR FACTORIES OPERATE
Over 100000 Tons We're Consumed
Last Season by Plants at James,
vile, Chippewa Falls la olson and
Menomonee Falls.

Madison. - Although Wisconsin
ranks fifth in the United States as
producer of sugar, it raises a great
deal less than is actually consumed
within it's borders. During the mast
year S0,000,00O pounds were pro-
duced and refined in the state while
the actual Wisconsin consumntion
during the same time was 200 600
600 pounds, which at five cents per
pound totals $10,0OO,00O or about
$4,000 day.
The four factories in this state, To-
Gated at Menomonee Falls, Chippe-
wa Falls, GAINESVILLE and Madison.
each with slicing capacity of 500
tons of beets per day, together with
the factory at Menominee, Mich.
which receives most of the beets from
this state, draw their supply from
$4,000 acres of land, which produce
twelve tons to the acre, or a total
of 100000 tons of sugar beets.
Plans are under way for the build.
ing of other plants in the state, and
Winnebago county will undoubtedly
secure the next factory to be erected.
One of the Wisconsin plants will
increase its capacity from 900 to L.
600 tons this summer, according to
company officials. Farmers receive
from SIS to Sc per ton, according to
the sugar content of the beets, which
brings them annually 100000.
Aside from this about $50 men find
employment in the factories. The
first of the factories already named
was built in 1901, at Menomonee
Falls, and the latest, that at Madi-
son was erected in 1907.
Until within recent years it has
been difficult for sugar men to Sc
cure farmers to raise beets, but now
they have learned the value of this
crop and are becoming more willing
to devote ground for this purpose.
One of the arguments in favor of
beet raising is the fact that the soil
exhaustion is less than with most
other crops, as shown by the state
experiment station bulletin. 1t is
found profitable, however, to rotate
the beet crop with others.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
MINORITY REPORT
HITS STEPHENSON
Five Senators Attack His RIGHT
to Senate Seat.
SAY CHARGES ARE PROVED
Declare the Evidence Showed Conclu.
sively That Voters Were Paid to
Be at Polls and Big
Sums Spent.

Washington. Five members of
the senate committee which has
been inquiring into the election of
United States Senator Isaac Stephen
son Of Wisconsin presented to the
senate minority report against Mr..
Stephenson and brought the issue of
his election squarely before that body.
The declaration is made in the report
that to give the senator clear right
to his seat is ito notify the world that
We are careless as to whether seats
In this body are to be bought and sold
as so much merchandise to the man
with the largest purse"
The case has been under investiga-
ton since last summer. A majority
report Of the investigating committee
had been presented by Senator Hey
burn. The minority report is signed
by Senator'S Jones, Kenyon and Clapp,
Republicans, and Lea and Kern, Demo
Gratis.
Referring to the fact that the sena-
tor, through his lieutenant, spent $107,-
1893 in his campaign, and that candi-
dates for the state legislature spent
proportionately large sums, the report
quotes from the majority report:
Such expenditures were in VIOLA
ton of the fundamental principles
underlying our system of government,
which contemplated the selection Of
candidates by the electors and not the
selection of electors by the candi-
dates"
The minority report then proceeds:
1--WE concur in this statement and it
justifies us in opposing the conclusion
Of the majority. How a seat in the
senate can be secured in violation Of
the fundamental principles underlying
our system of government with the
evidence showing the use of such a
large sum of money, and not be faint
ed by corrupt methods and practices
we are unable to comprehend"
The report sets forth that the evil
dence showed conclusively that voters
were paid to be at the polls, that ex-
Tavagant sums for Entertainment"
were expended, records and papers
concerning the campaign were shifted
from one place to another and original
records we're destroyed.
Cali this is admitted" says the re-
port, "and we feel that we have right
to assume from these admitted facts
and actions that corrupt methods and
practices were used in connection
with said primary election. To hold
otherwise is to establish a precedent
that would authorize an expenditure
of hundreds Of thousands of dollars to
debauch the electorate to secure a
seat in this body"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
MARKET REPORT.

Milwaukee, Feb. q, 1912.
Butter-Creamery, extras, 27c;
prints, use; firsts, 24@25c; seconds,
20 O. 3c; renovated, 24@25c; dairy,
fancy, 24c.
Cheese-American, full cream,
Twins, Tic; daisies, new, 1T@17ac;
Young Americas, 17h @1Sc; long
horns, Ice; Swiss, Is @17c.
Eggs receipts fresh as
to quality, 25@27c; recandled, ex-
tras, 33 q SAC; seconds, 24@25c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, II u C; roost-
ers, Sc; springers, lac.
Observation-Disclosures sacked, on
track, 1.00@1.O5.
Hay-No 1 timothy, 21.00; clo-
yer, 1850; No. 1 prairie, 1850.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, log %
Ito; No. northern, LOS q Los;
No. 3 northern, 103.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, &c.
Oats-No. white, So NC; stand
ard, 52hcJ
Wisconsin, lis; No. 3,
lib; medium, 1.1S.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 40 %
$50; heifers, 340@5 $40; COWS,
3.75 @ SIS; feeders, $50 q 4.40;
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 6.1O
@62O; fair to best light, $500
6.10; pigs, 5.OO@5.50.
Sheep-Lambs, 50OQ6.O0; ewes,
3OOQ3.75.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Wisconsin News Briefs.

Madison Wisconsin owes a good
deal to the glaciers as regards road
making material for the ice sheets
paid a good share of the initial cost
of transportation, was. statement
made by State Geolcgist W. o. Hotch-
kiss in an address made before the
$50 delegates at the good roads
school. He declared road materials
are more widely distributed and of
better quality in Wisconsin than in
my other middle western state and
that Wisconsin can make better
roads cheaper than these same states.
Wausau-Tomahaw will probab-
]y put ban on the distributing of
samples of patent medicine in that
city. An ordinance has been intro
duced which prohibits the practice
under penalty.
Madison. - Three scholarships
amounting to $3.50 each are now
available for students in the college
of agriculture. They are given by j.
Ogden Armour and are the result of
winnings made by the university at
the international live stock show.
Kenosha-Three children, the two
sons and one daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Domestic, we're buried in a sin
gle grave here. All of them died
from diphtheria complicated with
scarlet fever.
Couderay.-While working in the
woods at Kennedy, Ole Larson, aged
%, was instantly killed when Large
tree which he was telling, slid from
the stump and crushed out his life.
Maiden Rock.-Attempting to
board a moving train at Bay City, Joe
Taggart, a stock buyer, fell beneath
the wheels and was killed.
Milwaukee.-At the annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin State Automo-
bile association it was decided to
make an active campaign for in
creased membership and it is hoped
that by the end of the year every
independent automobile owner will
be affiliated with the organization.
Oshkosh.-The Wisconsin Master
Plumbers association at it's cOnven-
tion here elected the following Off
GERS: President, G. F. Reeke, Green
BAY: vice president, Geo. Sonntag,
Sheboygan; treasurer, f. E. Green,
Janesville; secretary, P. H. Ryan,
Appleton.
nesviIle.-Fourteen freight cars
were derailed on the Milwaukee road
six miles south of this city, tying up
the line completely. The accident.
which was caused by the breaking of
a truck, resulted in the total loss of
the cars and contents, amounting to
over $4,000. This is the fourth
wreck in this vicinity within six
weeks.
Madison.-The city of Neenah and
the town of Peshtigo, Oconto county,
are the latest municipalities to apply
for a uniform system of accounting
to be installed by the state tax COM
mission.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
SNAIL WALKS ON A RAZOR
Travels Unframed Along the Edge of
the Blade and Over Rough
Glass.

When photographing the snail"
writes Prof. Ward in the Strand, Il
was surprised at the fact that even
the rough cut edge of a sheet of glass
presented no difficulties to it's locomo-
ton; its even pace was continuous
In spite Of the fact that the sharp cor
ner appeared to be penetrating it's
body There, too, we have exhibit
ed the animals delicate sense of
touch, and this led me to make fur
Their experiment
After | bad placed the snail on the
butt Of razor's blade it slowly moved
along the back of the blade, and then
climbed completely over the sharp
edge, the razor being in excellent con-
dition. AS the successive waves
brought the fore part of it's foot near
the edge Of the blade its head was
held low down, and the lower and
shorter pair of feelers nearly touched
the blade, as if feeling the way.
AT the moment when the sharp
edge was reached the small feelers
were fully extended toward it, and just
at the very instant when | expected
to see them cut off they were both in
stantly retracted. They were little
more than hair breadth away, and
though the lower feelers possess no
eyes, yet by their sudden movement |
was quite convinced that the snail at
that instant recognized danger.
Still the foot travelled on and slow
iy the snail dragged it's whole weight
OF exactly one and a half ounces over
the edge, later moving toward the butt
and remaining perfectly unframed.
The species experimental with was
the Roman, or edible kind, which &C
counts for its comparatively large
weight, it being the largest of British
snafls."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Minister ospina.

extent that the recall of the Colon
bian minister is expected as a matter
Of course. At present, however, the
United States Is disposed to wait until
Senior Ospina receives the instructions
he has asked for.
In diplomatic circles 1t was believed
that Colombia, smarting under eight
years Of Intellectual attempts to obtain
arbitration of the canal zone differ
ences, would confirm the unofficial
views Of her accredited representa-
tive.
A more profound sensation Is
looked for, as 1t is believed that a ter
mination Of diplomatic relations be-
tween this country and Colombia is in
prospect.
Acting Secretary Wilson had ad-
yised Senior Ospina of the probable
itinerary of Secretary Knox What is
said to have particularly aroused the
Colombian minister was reference to
the republic of Panama in the timer
airy, a country whose independence
Colombia never has recognized.
A tentative itinerary of Secretary
Knox makes provision for a stop at
Cartagena. Colombo. on March rs.
Senior Ospina was disposed to be-
Heve that his government would indi-
cate to the United States that a visit
from Secretary Knox would be un-
timely unless the secretary came pre-
pared to promise an early arbitration
of differences. He declared that his
letter summed up the position of Col
ombia.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
cOUlON RETAINS TITLE.
Bantam Champion In Twenty-Round
Go at New Orleans.

Bantam Champion In Twenty Round
Go at New Orleans.
New Orleans. = Easy rests the
crown on Johnny Coulon's head
Making his third championship battle
In less than month the biggest lit
tie man" in the prize ring fought rings
around frankie Burns of Jersey City.
winning the verdict after 20 rounds of
furious milling before the West Side
A. C. The Chicagoan carried the fight
ing to Burns corner at all stages OF
the battle, but on several occasions
frankie made the title-holder back up.
The fight was undoubtedly the
greatest bantamweight championship
contest in the history of the game. A
crowd Of over 5000 fans yelled and
raved as the splendid little boxers
battled like madmen all the way.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
THUGS TERRoRIzF NEW YORK.

Latest Exploit Is the Daring Robbery
of Diamond Merchant.
New FORK. Recent robberies
in crowded New York streets, of
which the holdup of taxicab and
the robbery of two bank messengers
of $4,000 was the most sensational,
were followed by a holdup alamost as
spectacular.
George Horth, dealer in diamonds,
was robbed of a wallet containing
$4,000 worth Of diamonds by two
men who jumped from a taxicab at
Thirty -ffth street and Fifth avenue.
Horth was beaten over the head by
one Of the men while the other
snatched the wallet from his inside
coat pocket. The men then jumped
into taxicab, which disappeared in
the maze of Fifth avenue traffic.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Bankers Leave Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Ten prisoners
were paroled from the federal peni-
Tertiary here. The most prominent
among them were Charles e. Mullin,
formerly cashier of national bank at
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Clarence G. Wal
Ter, formerly connected with bank
at Fort Smith, Ark.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
SPEEDING TRAIN GOES IN DITCH

Three Killed and So Injured In Wreck
of Pennsylvania Flyer.
Huntington, Pa. While run
ming at terrific speed the Penn
sylvania limited, east-bound, plunged
over thtrty-foot embankment at
Warriors Ridge, four miles west OF
here, killing two passengers and e ne
gro matron and injuring tfty-three
other persons.
The wreck was caused by broken
fange on a driving wheel of the Sec
ond OF the two locomotives that were
pulling the train
The cars In the wreck were ali OF
solid steel construction. and In these
the passengers were imprisoned like
rats in trap.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
NEGRO is MoB's VICTIM

Black Is Hanged and Body Used For
Target.
Memphis, Tenn.-A mob near this
city lynched an unidentified negro
accused of having attacked a
16-year-old white girl. 1t is said the
negro confessed in part
A rope was tied about his neck, he
was dragged to a bridge across a
branch of the Wolf river, hanged from
the bridge and then the mob used his
body for a pistol target
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
FEAR BIG MINE STRIKE.
impending Struggle in Great Britain
Takes on Aspect OF Revolt.

ihPSHoIIiS struggle IN 1Tedt Britain
Takes on Aspect OF Revolt.
London. - Practically all Of the
miners unions throughout Great Brit
ain have sent formal notices to the
coal mine owners notifying them
that the men will quit work on March
1. Within twenty-four hours all of the
850,oc0 men and boys employed under
ground will have notified the employ
ers of their intention to strike. In
addition to the underground employees
there are 100000 surface workers,
making total of more than a million
men who will quit work twelve days
hence.
1t is now admitted on all sides that
little hope remains of averting what
promises to be the most serious La
Dor disturbance IN British history.
A coal owner calls it "a deliberate
attempt to force social revolution"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
IL WolIldn,t Work

Il let my wife write out all the
checks for our bills"
Il tried that once, but it wouldn't
work"
why not?"
my wife complained that, after
writing out the checks for one months
bills she didn't have the heart to run
any more bills for the next month, so
l had to take over the job again my
self"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Cats Onlv Bakery Pets.

Madison-Cats will be the only
animals allowed in Wisconsin baker
les hereafter, according to the rules
of bakery sanitation adopted at
conference between the industrial
and committees repre-
senting the State Federation of Wom-
ems clubs and the bakery industry.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
PARCELS POST TO HAVE TEST

House Committee Votes for a Trial
Beginning July Next.
Washington.-A provision for a
limited parcels post was insert
ed in the post Office appropriation bill
for the next fiscal year by an almost
unanimous vote of the house commit
tee on post Office and post roads Be-
ginning July l next and until June 80
1914, the bill provides for limited
parcels post, pending the investiga-
ton of the general parcels post ques-
ton by commission which is recon-
mended and which would be expected
to report to congress well within the
two-year period.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
PhiIosophicaI Method.

Don't you find it harder and hard
er to live within your means?"
"Oh, found several years ago that
it was absolutely impossible That's
why I've bought an automobile and
Joined two more clubs. One has to
manage somehow to keep from letting
1t get on ones nerves."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Saw GEORGE WASHINGTON

Bloomington, Ind-"Aunt Granny
Hafford," negress, 116 years old, the
oldest woman in the state, is dead
here. Mrs. Hafford claimed that when
she was eleven years old she saw
George Washington. She was born in
Richmond, Va, and was sold seven
times into slavery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
HAY ARMY BILL is PASSED.
Measure AbolIshes Five Regiments
of Cavalry,

OF SdNdITys
Washington. = The house passed
the Hay army reorganization bill.
carrying an appropriation of $685.
757 and abolishing five regiments of
cavalry, providing for five-year en-
listments and the consolidation of ad-
jutant generals, inspector generals and
chief of staff officers into a general
staff bureau. No roll call was taken,
but previous vote sending the bill
to committee, which was lost by 116
to 1872, is taken as the record vote
When the measure came up before
the house separate votes were called
on the cavalry amendment and the
tve-year enlistment provision. The
cavalry amendment was adopted by a
vote of 166 to 112 and the five-year en-
l1stment provision by vote of LAG to
1874
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Tried to Kill His Wife

Wilkesbarre, Pa--Stanley vekamas.
Pole, is under arrest here charged
with driving nails into the spine of
his wife in an attempt to kill her so
that he might marry another. Mrs.
Vekamaa is lowering between life and
death in the City hospital
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
TRAIN HOLDUP IN INDIANA.
Bandits Said to Have Robbed Express
Car After OVERCOMING Crew.

Emngham, ILL., = Train No. II of
the Vandalia, west bound, was held
up at Liggett, Ind. four miles west
of Terre Haute.
One of the bandits climbed over the
tender of the engine and without warn
ing began shooting at the crew, knock
ing a cigar out of the engineers
mouth. The engineer jumped out of
the cab and escaped. The fireman
was compelled to aid the bandits in
their work Of robbing the express car.
A special train was sent out from
Terre Haute with detectives and blood
hounds in response to message
from the operator at Liggett
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
AINSWoRTH is TO RETIRE.

Generals Application for Relief From
Duty Approved.
Washington. - Adjt. Gen. Fred G.
Ainsworth, who a few days ago
was relieved from duty at the war
department, has been notified that
President Taft had approved his ap-
plication for retirement, which means
that there will be no court-martial
on charges which were said to be
pending against him
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Puqilist Dies Of Injuries.

Chicago.-Joe Ketchel, a Chicago
pugilist. died in the United States
Training Station hospital at North
Chicago as a result Of injuries be-
Heved to have been suffered in a box
ing contest in which he engaged with
BILLY" Walters.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
PORTUGAL Has a Small War

Lisbon.-Three hundred troops and
the Portuguese colony Of Timor in the
Malay archipelago to quell a revolu-
ton among the natives, who are re-
ported to have captured and looted
the capital.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
TWO COLLEGE MEN DROWNED.

Cornell Students Fall Into Crevasse in
Ice on Lake Cayuga.
Ithaca, N. 1.-TWO Cornell stu
dents, Perry A. Converse of Buffalo
and Charles w. Getman of Richfield
Springs, were drowned at Kings
ferry when they skated into crew
asse in the ice on Lake Cayuga. A
companion, Rodney G. Newman, also
fell into the assure, but held onto the
edge of the ice and finally pulled him.
self out
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Firebug Is Sentenced.

MISUNDERSTANDING on his knees
in the courtroom, Henry Gehrke,
Newton saloonkeeper, convicted of
arson and sentenced to ten years in
prison, appealed to heaven to help
him when sentence was pronounced
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
County PAYS State 1871. e6O.29.

Madison county has
RENTED it's total taxes due the state,
amounting to $781,970.29. The state
will retain only $390,S25.48 how
ever, $369,83718 being refunded as
Milwaukee county's school apportion-
ment, and s21,77323 being returned
as charges for the chronic insane.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Quits Pulpit to Raise Chickens

Quits Pulpit to Raise Chickens.
Great Darlington, Mass.-Unable to
make a satisfactory living in the pull
pit, Rev. Hiram Spencer has resigned
as pastor Of the Congregational church
here to devote his entire attention to
chicken farming.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Took Precautions.

Unskilled Shot Ito game keeper
I'm awfully sorry l shot your dog.
Don't worry about that, sir. l left
my best one at home in case of acct
dents-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Were Wed 81 Years Ago.

Richland Center.-Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Gillingham, residents of this
county since it was wilderness.
have just celebrated their fifty-first
wedding anniversary at Marshall.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
LONE BANDIT RoBS SLEEPER,

Boards 3. e o. Train in Mountains
and Escapes With $50.
Baltimore, Md.-While the New
York-St. Louis express west bound
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
was ascending the 17-miIe grade
Va, in the Allegheny mountains
a masked man armed with two
pistols jumped on one side of the sleep
ing cars and robbed the passengers of
money and valuables.
He dropped off and escaped just be-
fore the train reached Altamont.
1t Is said the robber obtained only
$3.50.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
BAIL FOR GARDNER.

Senator Pleads Not Guilty to Con-
spiracy Charge.
tor Frank j. Gardner of race track
legislation fame, who was arrest
ed charged with conspiracy to gain
control of the 100000 estate of Sam
uel e. Haslett, an aged recluse, occu-
pant Of Brooklyn's House of Mys-
terry" through a power of attorney
which Haslett is alleged to have re-
pudiated, was released on $4,000 bail
after pleading mot guilty" to the
charge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-02-23
Foss Pardons 81 In Year.

Boston.-Governor Foss has broken
all New England records for the use
of the pardoning power, having re-
stored 81 prisoners to liberty during
his year in Office His pardons include
eleven murderers