Daily Leader (Newspaper) - July 9, 1915, Grand Rapids, Wisconsin THE Increasing cloudiness with showers t late tonight and Saturday LEADER KIVER FORECAST For the next 24 hours I A slight rise in the Wisconsin is J expected from below Merrill to Grand Rapids i SECOND YEAR NO 352 GRAND RAPIDS WIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON JULY 9 1915 TEN CENTS A WEEK English Powder flill Exploded British Take South To United States Demand Will Not Public For Some i r Time Special to the Daily Leader by Wire Berlin July American ambassador to Germany Gerard was given reply to the demands of the United States regarding the Lusitania and other acts against neutral nations on the sea It will be some time before the reply will be published in this country MAIL CARRIER GETS Uncle of Kenosha Man Leaves Kim Fortune at Death Kenosha Wls July Raymond Morehouse amail carrier has just re word from San Leandro Cal that he was one of the two residuary heirs fo the estate of the late Louis Morehouse an old Kenosha man who died fi few weeks ago The old man the uncle of More house was known as the father of San Leandro and was president of the First National bank there and owner of stock in many institutions It is said that the Kenosha man and his cousin who resides at San Lean dro will divide Morehouse was one of the original who went from Kenosha county and he made most of his money in gold mines Morehouse declared he would continue as mail carrier until after he estate had been settled and then take life easy NUI SO SANE AS WE THOUGH July 4 Death Toll in U S Is Doubl That of 1914 Chicago July o Fourth of July this year caused deal to twentynine persons and injury to 1110 throughout the nation according to reports received by Chicago news papers The toll of lives is more than dou ble that of last year the casualties for 1914 being only twelve The fire losses throughout the country amount ed to as against for 1914 Farmer Kills Self by Accident Greensburg Armstrong fifty years old a farmer iving near Letts accidentally shot himself with a shotgun and died iii Fire Iml July Harris and his Mary larris were painfully burned in a fire that destroyed their home MILL IN RUINS Powder Mill at Hounslow Completely Destroyed This Workmen Missing Special to the Daily Leader by Wire London July Curtis powder mill located at Hounslow Middlesex England was completely destroyed this morning by a series of explosions One hundred work men are missing i 1 MORTGAGE PROPERTY i1 i K r r r V Indian Office Warns Traders From Ex tending Credit to Winnebago Indians Received Here WILL ASK FOR Movement Said To Have een Started Here To Call Special Election For I J Higher Saloon License Within a short time it is reported he common council will be asked to call a special election to vote on the question of a higher saloon license in his city It is said that a petition must be to the council asking for a election said petition to be by at least ten per cent of the in the city According to law le council must grant the request of petitioners and call a special lection The idea is to make the liquor cense here at least This it is aimed would do away with a num er of the saloons and those who put lat amount of money in the saloon business would be more careful in obeying the liquor laws Members of the council who have been approached on the subject today all seem to favor a higher license Some of them think that would be high enough while others are of the opinion that is not any too much In the matter of calling a special election for the purpose it is said that the council must do so if the petition lias a sufficient number Some of the saloon keepers are in favor of a thousand dollar license but a majority of them seem to think that there should be nothing done in the matter at all saying they are paying all they can now BRITISH TAKE SOUTH AFRICA Special to the Daily Leader by Wire Pretoria S Africa July Botha famous Boor general now British commander today accepted the surrender of all German military forces in German South Africa which gives that rich German colony to the British empire HAVE TOLD NOTHING MEN SUSPECTED OF ROBBING TOMSYCK SALOON ARE STILL SILENT AND SAY NOTHING The three men serving sentences for vagrancy who are suspected of being implicated in the Tomsyck saloon bur glary have so far refused to say any thing the affair While the officials are pretty certain that are the men they have been unable lo find any of the stolen and have absolutely no evidence against these men One of the men was sent up for ten days and the others for 20 lays and it is hoped by the officers that before their terms expire they will be made to talk Do you want something 7 Try want ad FEW LEFT OUT SIDE PRACTICALLY EVERY WORKING MAN IN GRAND RAPIDS UNDER LAWS PROTECTION Of the thousands of employers in Wisconsin so far have remained out Wisconsin only two of substantial size so far have remained outside the provisions of the compen sation act and practically every workman and employer in Grand Ha wls is under the law This means that every industrial worker in Wisconsin is assured of iustice for himself and his dependents n case of accident or death The pres nt wide application of the ion act is in remarkable contrast to renditions only three years ago when Jie number of large concerns under he art could almost be counted on mans lingers and toes The annual report of the Wiscon If there is anyone in this who has loaned Winnebago Indians money and taken a chattel mortgage on their equipment such as teams farm machinery or anything of like nature they stand to lose Notices have been posted in the lobby of the postoffice warning all people that the Winnebago Indians have no right to mortgage such things as the govern ment holds a of sale on them People are also warned not to extend credit to the Indians It is claimed that there are some places in this city where the Indians have borrowed money on equipment in their posses sion The notice of warning is as follow WARNING Considerable property consisting of teams wagons harness plows and other farming equipment is being purchased for the Wisconsin Winne bago Indians from the trust funds be longing to this tribe This trust fund is a fund over which the United States has control and this money is being expended under the supervision of that office All the teams harness wagons plows and other equipment are being protected by bills of sale and the public is given this notice s that it may be protected agains taking chattel mortgages on thi property The government will pe vent if possible the foreclosure o any chattel mortgages on any of thi property The Indian Office has repeated warned traders from extending credi to Indians as it is believed that thL is a practice injurious to the Indians and occasions considerable loss to th traders and merchants extending sue credit Of course the Government has nothing to say when credit is ex tended in the same manner as to any other individual but merchants must know that the Indian Office refuses How trust funds to be used for the payment of such debts That Office takes the stand that the Indians should learn to purchase such supplies as can be paid for and not what they hink they can pay for No matter what the Indians may ell the traders it is desired here to the public that there will be no nore annuity payments and any re presentations to that effect by the are not correct Signed L M COMPTON Supt S D A sin Industrial Commission which will be ready in printed form in August will show that in the year ending June 30 1915 12000 accidents wer accident claims were settled 93 per cent of all coses were settled between workmn and employers SO out of every 1000 accident cases were car ried to the commission for adjudica tion 2 out of every 1000 accident cases were carried to the courts was the cost to the state of administering the com act was paid out to workmen for accident ty and medical expense The report on compen sation this year will contain as a selection of typical cases after hearings by the commission of these selected cases is one n which the parties could not come o an agreement and asked the state o step into the breach One of the interesting exhibits in he report will show the number of persons dependent upon men killed in industrial accidents during the last year This exhibit shows that the 200 men killed 63 left no de pendents CO left widows 14 left a widow and one child 19 left a and two children etc CRASH FATALITIES REACH 17 Car at Queenstown Heights Was Rac ing to Catch Steamer Niagara Falls Ontario July Seventeen persons were killed and fifty injured some probably fatally as the result of the trolley wreck on the slope of Queenstown Heights Racing to catch a steamer for Toron to the special car of the International railway loaded with 121 passengers left the rails on the sharp curve and plunged Into the gulley fifteen feet below The car struck a tree as it toppled over and was nearly cut in two Of the dead nine are In the Toron to morgue and nre In morgues here All were residents of Toronto BASE BALL HERE SUNDAY WAUSAU TEAM WILL MEET THE TEAM AT SOUTH SIDE BASE BALL PARK Wausau is scheduled to play hen next Sunday The game Sunday will no doubt bi a hard fought battle as the local team t is expected will have a new on and they are to a victory The local team has met the Wausau earn twice this season and lost both if the games They have played foui ames with the Marshfield team anil ost two and won two Only one game ias been played by the Grand Rapids oys with Stevens Point and they won The following are the games played vith the results of each May 23 Grand Rapids 5 Marshfield 3 Wausau 5 Stevens Point 0 May 30 Grand Rapids 5 Marshfield 3 Wausau 4 Stevens Point 3 June 6 Grand Rapids 8 Stevens Point 7 Marshfield 5 Wausau 4 June 13 Grand Rapids 0 Wausau Stevens Point 1 Marshfield 0 June 20 Grand Rapids 5 Wausau 7 Stevens Point 0 Marshfield 2 June 27 Grand Rapids 2 Marshfield 9 Wausau 4 Stevens Point 0 July 4 Grand Rapids Marshfield 4 Wausau S Stevens Point 2 July 3 Postponed Game Marshfield 4 Wausau 0 Claim Fist Killed Man Oconto Wls 7uly Zingler of Breed was brought to the Oconto county jail charged with having Struck Peterson oft the chin with his fist and causing his death Grant 24 Saloon Licenses Wis July the meeting of the common council twen saloon licenses were granted nnd three druggists permits It was voted to abolish music In saloons Pumping Plant IB Sold Kenosha Wis July council lifts taken final action to close tie deal for the snip of Kenosha pumping plant to Simons Manufacturing TWENTY BIRTHS HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT FOR JUNE SHOW TWENTY BIRTHS IN THE CITY According to the June report of tbe officer there were 18 marriages n this city during the month 20 and three deaths The report is as follows BIRTHS Boys To Mr and Mrs Chas Hirsth To Mr and Mrs Fred Vollert To Mr and Mrs Clarence Emmes To Mr and Mrs Joseph To Mr and Mrs Zachery Lans owne Cleveland Ohio To Mr and Mrs George W Smith To Mr and Mrs Earl To Mr and Mrs Mike Jinski To Mr and Mrs Arthur Sickles To Mr and Mrs Hugo Sydow Girls To Mr and Mrs Emile W Beck To Mr and Mrs August Ludwig To Mr and Mrs Fred lo Mr and Mrs Nels Myers To Mr and Mrs Frank Smith To Mr and Mrs Wm Kroeni To Mr and Mrs Emile Henke To Mr and Mrs George To Mr and Mrs Mike To Mr and Mrs John Manske MARRIAGES Byrl Winn and Lela Potter Geo Leverence and Clara Wilhorn Edwin Weinbauer and Katherine Dolan Franklin Jackson and Nettie Hor ton Arthur Rieman and Martha Bonow Harry W Karnitz and Ella Iitt man Herman Glebke and Annie Fegh H R Burkett and Nora Messner H W Swazel and May F Seidler Phil Millenbah and Viola Bruderli Robt J Harvey and Lola Laird Warner and Frank Pac and Lottie Gavre Chas C Rowley and Mary Agnes Daly W B Chilsen and Sulli m W T Nobles and Myrtle M Ulc Clarence Chandler and Margaret lorney Epa DC Boer and Flora DEATHS Otis D Lottie Richards Mrs Marie Elizabeth Wi
