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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
VALUABLE MAN TO EMPLOYERS
Philadelphia Worker Clinched His Job
by lnventing Most ingenious
Excuse.

Several mornings ago young West
Philadelphia man entered the office in
which he was employed as a clerk with
tagging steps and look on his face
that convinced his austere employer
that the young man was burning the
candle at both ends. Later in the
morning he summoned the dissipated
looking young fellow into his private
Office and, because ne had known his
father proceeded to administer a lee
ture on the foolishness of hearkening
TO the lure Of the flesh
But, sir, ! never drink, nor smoke,
neither do l gamble or indulge in any
other sort of dissipation" declared the
young man YEARLY.
1T is useless to try and deceive me-"
said the employer severely. Il can see
that you had no sleep last night. you
look as though you had been drawn
through a knothole."
The reply nearly Knocked the en-
ployer from his chair. Did you ever
sleep in your cellar? Well, did last
night. | attended meeting of the Y.
NJ y. IA anu, arriving nome ldl6, IOuUu
my wife in bed As customary. | went
downstairs and fixed the fire, closing
the cellar door behind me to avoid
drafts. When | came upstairs again
| grasped the knob and when it stuck
! gave it heavy jerk 1t came off in
my hand. ! tried every way could to
open that door. | pushed 1t, | ratified
it, but Iithout result | was in the
ridiculous position of being locked in
my own cellar. Desperately | pound
ed on the door, but my wife is sound
sleeper and she had her bedroom door
closed and locked. After an hour
spent In making the most unearthly
noises | gave it up. | tried t, find
warm place to sleep, but sleep was
out Of the question, and | spent the
night walking the cellar floor My
wife released me half an hour before
| came into the office, and | guess that
accounts for my condition and appear
ance"
The employer swung around In his
chair. Young man, that may not be
true, but man who can get away with
story like that is toe valuable a man
10 lose. Take the day off; your salary
is increased So week"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
FOOD" lSMAY'S FIRST WORD
Rescued White Star Line Official Hun
cry When He Reaches the Car
pethia.

New York, April 19-"For Gods
sake get me something to eat I'm
starved. / don't care what it costs or
what it is, bring it to me"
This was the first statement made
by J. Bruce Ismay, directing head of
the White Star line, one of the few
men rescued from the Titanic, few
minutes after he was landed on board
the Carpathia.
1t is vouched for by an officer of
the Carpathia, who requested that
his name be withheld
Mr.. Ismay reached the Carpathia
in about the tenth lifeboat," said the
officer. Il didn't know who he was,
but afterward l heard the others OF
the crew discussing his desire to set
something TO eat the minute he put lis
foot on deck.
The steward who waited on HIM,
Mcclure, FROM London, says Mr.. Is
may came dashing into the dining
nom and, throwing himself into a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
BABY GIRL SAVED FROM SEA
Child Found Wrapped in Blanket by
Titanic Survivors In Lifeboat-
No Identity Marks.

New York, April 19-Among the
first passengers off the Carpathia was
Miss Margaret Hays of 304 West
Eighty-third street, accompanied by
G. NJ. Tucker, Jr., Of London. Mr..
Tucker carried in his arms a little
blond baby girl, possibly three years
old. When he was asked whose baby
it was he had rescued he said he
didn't know
Il was pushed into one Of the last
boats off, he said Miss Hays was in
the same boat. We had drawn away
from the Titanic and were possibly a
half mile away when she sank. We
found this little girl in the water few
feet away from our boat some time
later
The baby was wrapped up In q
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Prophet in His Own Country.

Hanover has its prophet. His name
is Voight and he dwells In the little
town of Einbeck Weight is obsessed
with the idea that the world is to come
to an end in the immediate future, on
a date. which he has set. He has even
fixed the hour at 10 p. m
The local police are stubborn in
heart and mock the prophets predic-
ton, which he published In a little
book. Moreover, they have arrested
him on a charge of being a disturber
of the peace-for many people have
become alarmed-and he has been
fined 10 marks. Ten marks" were
rained upon the prophet by his admir-
ers from all parts of the country
From the London Globe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Bamboo LoQs for BuoXs.

The lighthouse inspector for Cali
fornia is planning an Innovation for
buoys on the rough bars of the coast.
He is preparing to use immense bam-
boo logs instead of pine piles as buoys
on the Eureka bar and will install
found difficulty in maintaining pine
buoys. He says that bamboo, being
much lighter than pine, can be an
chored with rope and will not require
so much attention. He has ordered %
bamboo logs 10 feet long and about
20 inches in circumference for this
purpose.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Met Seeking Each Others Grave.

Each believing that the other was
dead Mrs. Lulu Day of Oakland. Cal,
and Claude Fitzgerald, an auditor for
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railroad, met suddenly at the Union
depot yesterday morning. The two
are brother and sister. but had been
separated for more than 20 years.
Mrs. Day came to this city to seek
the location of her brothers grave
here Fitzgerald was on his way to
Emporia, Kan, where he had sup
posed the body of his sister was
buried. The brother and sister were
orphaned when they were small chill
dren They were adopted in separate
families and afterward lost trace Of
each other.-Kansas City Journal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
FREE SLAYER OF "MRSHER"
Ashland Jury Acquts Man Charged
With Killing Lumberjack Who
Insulted His Wife.

Ashland Davis was acquit-
ted by a jury of the murder of
Thomas Pruss. Davis and his wife
train last December. He left his wife
standing outside a hotel while he
went inside to inquire for room.
Pruss, drunken lumber jack, came
out of a saloon and grossly insulted
the woman. Davis, coming out of
the hotel, flew at the insulter, knock
ed him down twice and killed him
with his bare hands. Davis has been
held without bonds since December
10. The state charged second de-
gree murder.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
SUSPECT Cattle Frauds.

Madison.-Frauds in the appraisal
of animals condemned for tubercu-
losis are indicated from discoveries
made by State Veterinarian Dr. o.
n. Eliason THAT the appraisment
of some condemned animals is gross
ly abused is NY opinion" said DR..
Elfason today Cattle condemned
at the slaughter plants for emacia-
ton even showing no LESSONS, have
been appraised at from $50 to $50,
which certainly is holdup, and no
such claims VIII receive my APP
provaI."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Aristocratic Potatoes.

Ing like in Auchtermuchty. where
some fine ones sold for So apiece But
the flesh of these fine ones when cook
ed is almost as white as Hungarian
flour. And then these potatoes are
not to be eaten, but are saved for
seed. single ones being picked out
from hundreds of thousands-Nev
York Press
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
RESCUED LAND DESTITUTE
Steerage Passengers Are Without
Clothing-Mother Loses Hus-
band and Brothers.

New York, April 19.-The 200 and
more steerage passengers were in a
sad condition. The women were with
out wraps and the few men there were
wore very little clothing.
A poor Syrian woman who said she
was Mrs. Habush, bound for Youngs-
town, @, carried in her arms six
year-old baby girl The child wore
only a light calico dress. was barefoot
ed and barelegged.
This woman had lost her husband
and three brothers. Il lost four OF my
men folks" she cried.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Pioneer Stage Driver Dies.

Black River Falls.-C. G. Wason
of Black River Falls, pioneer settler,
died at an Eau Claire hospital from
the effects of surgical operation.
Mr.. Wason has always taken pride
in his record as a stage driver IN
frontier days. He would have been
rs years old next July.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Senate Opens Titanic Quiz.

Washington, April 19.-Bearing sub
poenas for certain persons aboard the
Carpathia, whose names were not dis
closed, Senator Smith of Michigan.
Newlands Of Nevada and Bourne,
members Of the senate subcommittee
which will take the first steps in the
congressional investigation of the I'll
tanic disaster, are in New York today
and will subpoena every one on the
Carpathia who might thrown any
light upon the causes Of the catastro-
phe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Whitewater Banker Dead.

Whitewater M. Blackman,
president of the First National bank
for thirty-nine years, is dead. Mr..
Blackman came to Wisconsin in 1856
and in 1854 he, with Sanger Marsh,
opened for business the First Nation
al bank, which is the second oldest
national bank in this state.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
OF Course.

why do you scorn that young
MANI"
Because he talks only of love in a
cottage"
Well. what's the matter with that?
He has the right idea. What you save
on the house you can put into the au.
tomobile."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
TELL TALE OF AWFUL TRADEDY
Passengers and Crew Display
Marked Heroism in Hour of
Great Trial.
MONSTER SHIP TORN ASUNDER

Strains of Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Are Last Sounds Heard by Passen-
gers Awaiting Doom-Ripped by
Iceberg, Icy Flood Explodes Liners
Boilers and Tears Ship in Two
Narrowing Scenes as Wives Are
Torn From Husbands and Forced
Into Lifeboats-Only One Person
Taken From Wreck Dies on Way
to New York.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
viii Manage Tw ne Plant.

Madison.-Thomas P. Conner, Pc
tersboro, Ont, has been appointed by
the state board of control as superin-
tendent of the binder twine plant at
the Waupun prison, which will be
put into operation next summer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Elastic.

The Lady-How much milk does the
old COW give a day, Tom?
Tom-About eight quarts. ma'am
The Lady-And how much of that do
you sell?
Tom-About IL quarts. ma'am.-The
Sketch.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Attemps Suicide in Jail.

Kenosha.-M. Rhoders, formerly
city Jail by hanging himself to the
top of the cell with bed clothing
The improvised moose broke after the
man had been choked into uncon-
ScfOuSCeSs
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Aged Woman Burned.

Eau Claire.-Mrs. Pelena WahI,
aged 70, was seriously burned when
her dress caught fire while she was
burning some leaves in front of her
home II this Jity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

blanket and We pulled her into our
boat with an oar. She had no marks
on her by which she could be identi-
fed when found, and was nearly Dunb
from cold. After we got aboard the
Carpathia, the doctor on board
took care of her, and nov she is as
happy as can be. Miss Hays is going
TO take her home"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

the thought of the dead was In the
minds of all onlookers. The depres-
sion of death was on the waiting men
and women.
Quiet in Glad Greeting.
Those who found their gladdest
hopes realized and looked through the
press to make out the we'll known
face of husbands and fathers and sis
tiers and wives, could not conceal
their tremendous elation through
thankfulness that all suspense and
disheartening conjecture was over.
But they greeted their rescued ones
quietly, for the most part, with a
thought ever present for the overbur-
dened hearts of the many who had
been bereaved.
So clearly were the police arrange
ments at the pier carried out that
there was no surging of crowds, no
bustling and batting of the Titanic's
survivors,
The pier was crowded with repre-
sentatives of relief organizations with
ambulances, surgeons from the hos
.,
doctors-all those who could be of
help In alternating distress or suffer
ing.
Presently the Cunarder was laid
alongside and the gangplanks lowered,
and then there came in an incessant
streams the hundreds who had come
alive from the most awful disaster in
marine history
Tell Tale of Horror.
From a score Of passengers came
the story of their awful experience.
The great liner was plunging
through comparatively placid sea on
the surface Of which there was much
mushy ice and here and there num-
Der of comparatively harmless looking
foes. The night was clear and stars
visible. Chief Officer Murdoch was in
charge of the bridge.
The first intimation of the presence
Of the iceberg that he received was
from the lookout in the crows nest
They were so close upon the berg at
this moment that it was practically
impossible to avoid a collision with it.
The first officer did what other I'M
startled and alert commanders would
have done under similar circum-
stances-that is, he made an effort by
going full speed ahead on his star
board propeller and reversing his
port propeller, simultaneously throw
ing his helm over, to make a rapid
turn and clear the berg.
Rips Bottom Open.
These maneuvers were not success
| full. He succeeded in preventing his
bow from crashing into the ice cliff,
but nearly the entire length of the
great ship on the starboard side was
ripped.
| The speed of the Titanic, estimated
to be at least 81 knots, was so terrific
that the knifelike edge Of the iceberg S
spur protruding under the sea cut
through her like can opener
The shock was almost imperceptible.
The first officer did not apparently
realize that the great ship had re-
ceived its death wound and none of
the passengers it is believed had the
slightest suspicion that anything more
than a usual minor accident had hap
pened. Hundreds who had gone to
their berths and were asleep were not
awakened by the vibration.
Return to Card Came
To illustrate the placidity with
which practically all the men regard
ed the accident it is related that four
were in the smoking room playing
bridge, calmly got up from the table,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
No Money for BARRIERS Itch.

Portage.-Geo. Thiessen has lost
his suit for 1922 against H. E.
Houghton, a Poynette barber, in
whose shop Thiessen alleged he con-
tracted the BARRIERS itch.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Some Objection.

Does your wife object when you
stay out late at night?"
''She couldn't file more objections.
my dear sir If she were corporation
lawyer"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

The man who loses the game is
never accused of cheating.
Wealth that brags is never so big
as the brag says it is.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
ASTOR A REAL LEADER.

"All the time l did not see Capt
Smith, who had been in the party
in the salon, until the time of the
collision with the iceberg, nor did 1
see Maj. Butt assisting in the work.
Mr.. Aston seemed to be the man in
charge Of all and so cool and manly
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

chair. said: Hurry, for Gods sake,
and get me something to eat; I'm
starved / don't care what it costs or
what it is, bring it to me-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Defined.

Knicker-What is a hand laundry?
Bocker-One that cuffs the collars
and collars the cuffs.-Harper's b.
gar
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
To incornorate Rochester.

ington.-Steps are being TAX
Ell to Incorporate the village of Roch-
ester and a special election will soon
be held to vote on the matter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

was he that he seemed to give all the
rest of us more courage
Il saw Mrs. Isador Straus and her
husband standing together on the
deck. The officers and Mr.. Straus
urged her to enter the davit. but she
would not leave her husband. And
she didn't
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

Berlin Plans Homecoming.
Berlin.-Berlin is to have it's Sec
ond Homecoming on June % IL -,
inclusive.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
DIFFERS WITH EARLY REPORTS.

Information given by Mrs. Nina
han on certain points that have not
yet been cleared up conflict with the
already varying reports of the many
phases of the disaster.
While nearly every newspaper re-
port has said that Capt. Smith was
on deck and giving orders to the
crew in the rescue, work, Mrs. Nina
han said positively that she did not
once see him, and that Maj. Archie
Butt was not to be seen aiding in
this work.
Other statements Mrs. Minahan
made. with which earlier reports diff
fer, are:
The lights on the ship did not go
out until it sank.
That there was no noticeable dis
cipline manifested amid the confus-
ion. the only ones seeming to be di-
recting the work of escape being Col
John Jacob Aston, Benjamin Guggen-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST.
HEARD SHOTS FIRED.

''Then l heard members of the
ships crew crying out orders, which
no one seemed to hear or heed. /
can't remember any one vivid pic
ture, it was all so awful. Both men
and women We're praying and l re-
member someone shouted that the
wireless operator had called for help
and that steamer was coming to
our aid. But that did not quiet
many, for the huge ship was sink
ing faster and faster.
Il was too dumbfounded to move,
and l think Daisy must have been,
also. My husband was aiding in let
ting down a life boat and told us
TO be brave and all would be we'll.
AS every lifeboat was let down into
the sea with women and children, at
tempts were made by panic-stricken
men to jump into it, and then l
heard shots. The officers were firing
at them
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Fond du Lac Woman Saw IT,
tanic Sink as Husband
Waves Last Farewell.
WAS IN LIFE BOAT WITH lSMAY
Declares Score of Women Remained
on Titanic's Deck When Ship
owner Left Vessel in Small Boat
Already Overloaded.

Chicago-Leaning feebly upon the
arms of their brother, DR.. j. r. Min
ahan of Green Bay, their eyes moist
with the tears of four days, Mrs. w.
E. Minahan of Fond du Lac, Wis,
and Miss Daisy Minahan of Green
Bay, Wis, alighted from the platform
of the Twentieth Century Limited at
the LaSalle street station, ct 9:15
O'Clock yesterday morning-the first
survivors of the Titanic disaster to
reach this city
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

In telling of the escape of J. Bruce
Ismay, one of the Titanic's owners,
Mrs. Minahan said: 81 Bruce Is
may acted like a coward. l was in
the last life boat lowered, and it al
ready contained fifty-two persons,
several over the number that can be
safely carried, when Ismay jumped
into the boat with the assistance of
several members of the crew, while
saw at least a score of women
standing wild-eyed on the deck"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26
Return to Gard Game.

To illustrate the placidity with
which practically all the men regard
ed the accident it is related that four
were in the smoking room playing
bridge, calmly got up from the table.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-04-26

the thought of the dead was In the
minds of all onlookers. The depres-
sion of death was on the waiting men
and women
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-06
ASSORTED FIST FIGHTS
ENLIVEN GAME AT TULSA

TULSA. OKLA. June e.--Four fist
fights, the ejectment from the grounds
and falling Of the umpire and the fainting
of ball player who was in the grand
stand served as a prelude to yesterdays
game between Tulsa and Okmulgee. of
the Oklahoma State league. 1t was ladies'
day. too
First some one questioned the sobriety
Of Umpire Mckee. Then came a fistlcuff
between the umpire and Owner Bleckley,
Of the Tulsa club. tmps Mckee came
out second best, but had sufficiently re-
covered when Manager Gardner. OF the
Okmulgee team, who is under suspension
and who, Mckee alleges. assaulted him
after yesterdays game. came on the field
to engage him in battle. At this stage
spectators swar1ued on the field, and Nc
Kee was carried bodily into the dressing
room under the grandstand, where two
Okmulgeeans acted as his opponents in
bout No. g.
{ In the absence of the umpire two spec
tators were selected umpires, and the
game started. 1t had not progressed far,
however, before Mckee was on the field
again, and exchanging blows with Man
ager Price OF Tulsa This fray was at
It's height when Shortstop Black, of Ok
mulgee, tainted
-Four policemen put an end to hostili
ties by arresting Mckee Tulsa won the
game, to l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-06
Crackers Are Short of Work, But Are Coming Around All Right
PELS PLAY LIKE WILD MEN AND WIN HANDILY

streets, headed by band, before
the game. and then. just before the
umpires called. Play ball" they
gave an exhibition of plain and
fancy marching and a sabre drill
that was a wonder
Then came Illustrious Potentate
John Hynds. who threw the first
ball. And be 1t said, to the lasting
honor OF Illustrious Potentate
Hynds, he threw a vastly better
first ball than the average.
BY no stretch OF imagination
could an umpire have called 1t a
strike-if Johnston hadn't oblis1ng-
ly hit at It. 1t wasn't even near.
But 1t didn't roll along the ground,
nor did 1t sail over the catcher's
head, which was out OF the ordi-
nary
One special feature Of the day
was the fact that the Shriners had
offered SIS to the Atlanta player
who made the most brilliant play.
Al O'Dell won It in a canter and he
didn't waste any time about doing
II. II was in the third inning, when
Johnston hit hard semi-liner out
ODelrs way. AL ran for It awhile
and then new bit When he had
reached an attitude OF six feet OF 60
he stuck out both hands, grabbed
the ball, fiuttered a bit in mid air
and slowly settled back to earth.
It was worth the SIS
uL|IDf DONAHUE was one Of the
bright lights Of the game.
He didn't hit any and his fielding,
while excellent, was not brilliant.
At throwing. though, he was won
der. Four Pelicans tried to steal and
four Pelicans failed miserably. Ev-
cry throw was sent away fast and
was winged to exactly the right
spot. Haigh, the New Orleans
catcher, also threw we'll and per
formed creditably.