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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
DEATH RATE IN
STATE IS LOWER
Marked Decline Due to Great
Saving in Infant Life.
FIGURES FOR THREE MONTHS
Fifty Per Cent of Childrens Deaths
Is Result of ignorance Regarding
Proper Care and Feeding North
Part of State Healthy.

Madison During July, August
and September, 1912, 5,949 deaths
were reported to the state bureau Of
vital statistics by the various local
registrars. This represents an an
nuaI death rate for the state of 9.98
per 1000 estimated population. This
rate is compared with that of 1877
for 1910, and 1857 for 1911, being
considerably lower than both.
The decline in the death rate is
due almost entirely to the great saw
ing in infant life during the summer
months, the bureau adds. There were
273 less deaths among children I'M
der ] year Of age during the quarter
than for similar period last year.
This will account for practically all
of the decrease in the number of
deaths recorded and shows that a
great advance has been made in
knowledge Of the care of young chill
dren during the hot summer months.
Deaths of children under 1 year
numbered lib during the period
An examination of the causes of
death revealed that in nearly so per
cent. of the cases the children died
as the result Of ignorance regarding
proper care and feeding
Important causes of deaths and
their number were Pulmonary tu-
berculosis 421, other tuberculosis 81,
typhoid fever 81, diphtheria AZ, scar
let fever 80, measles 9, whooping
cough 81, pneumonia 20, diarrhea
and enteritis under 2 years 352, men
nights los, influenza 10, puerperal
septicaemia IS, cancer 395, violence
487.
The northern section of the state
has a death rate for this period of
S.4 per 1000 estimated population,
while the rate for the central section
is 9.38 and in the southern section
Ill.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
173 ARRESTED BY u. S. MEN;
BLOW TO RACE SUICIDE
Expioters of Demands for Illegal De
vices Are Taken Into
Costody.

Chicago. Nov. 22.-Revelations of
gigantic race suicide industry were
made through a nationwide raid on
Wednesday by the postal department,
involving the arrest practically stimuli
taneously of 173 persons, including
physicians, druggists, and mail-order
dealers, in the principal cities of the
United States.
Ten men and women were arrested
IN Chicago alone, but the governments
net, spread over the whole country,
brought In a total of 173 persons from
72 different towns and cities. The
defendants are charged with using the
mails to promote criminal medical
practices or the sale of drugs and 9TH
er materials for illegal purposes.
The ten local defendants were ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Foote and held in bonds of So
900 each.
This concerted official action Gov
cred the entire United States from
coast to coast The government has
been gathering its evidence fol
weeks Some of the men arrested are
said to stand high in local circles, but
most of them are obscure practition-
ers, conducting their business by mail
ard on a small scale.
All Of the arrests are made for al
legged violation of that section of the
postal laws which makes it penal Of
tense to send through the mails mat
ter of suggestive character, any ad-
vertisement proposing or suggesting
criminal practices or any packet con-
tanning drugs or other substances in
tended to be used for illegal ends
approximately 80 of the persons ar
rested already have been indicted by
United States grand juries in various
parts Of the country, and the cases OF
the others will be presented to the
grand juries now sitting as rapidly as
may be feasible.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
TELL COURT ScHRANK is INSANE.
Man Who Attempted to Kill Roose-
Welt Ordered to Asylum.

Man Who Attempted to Kill Roose-
Welt Ordered to Asylum.
Milwaukee, Nov 25.-John Schrank,
who shot and wounded Theodore
Roosevelt in this city in September
last, was ordered to be committed to
the Northern Hospital for the In
sane at Oshkosh by Judge A. C. Back
US.
The commission of alienists who
has been investigating the mental con-
dition of Schrank reported unanimous
ly that he is insane.
The conclusions reached by the com
mission are as follows:
l. John Schrank is suffering from
insane delusion, grandiose in charac-
ter and of a systematized variety.
2. In our opinion he is insane at the
present time.
8. On account of the connection ex-
listing between his delusions and the
act with which he stands charged, we
are of the opinion he is unable to con-
fer intelligently with counsel on the
conduct of his defense.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
RAIL HEADS DIE IN WRECK.

Officials of Great Northern Killed
When Their Auto Overturns.
ST Paul, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Howard
James, director of purchases of the
Great Northern railroad, and Samuel
B. Plechler, purchasing agent Of the
same road, were instantly killed Sun
day when the automobile in which
they were driving turned turtle and
crushed them to death.
Mrs. Plechner, Miss Helen James
and Miss Margaret Mann. who were
riding in the same car with the two
men, were uninjured.
The accident happened directly In
front of James J. Hills country home,
North Oaks" and was the result of
an attempt on the part Of Mr.. James
10 drive ahead of another car.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
MARKET REPORT.
MilMaukee. NOV 26


Butter - Creamery, extras, 32c:
prints, 33c; frsts, 20 a soc; seconds,
26 027c; renovated, eco &c; dairy,
fancy, Use.
Cheese - American, full cream
new made, twins, Tic; Young Amer
icas, 17A @171zc; daisies. ITO
IT 1ac; longhorns, 174 @ II 4 c.;
limburger, lie; brick, lie.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 24@27c; recandled, extras,
81 a 33c; seconds, 10 @20c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 10 &c; roos'
ters, SC; springers, II &c.
Potatoes-Early Ohio, Minnesota,
Wisconsin or Michigan. As q 75c.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, SSc; No
northern, sec; No northern, 75c;
No velvet, SEC.
Oats-No. 8 white, 81 &c; stand
ard, 80 q 80 1ac.
Barley-No 3, $50 &C.
Rye-No. 2, Csc.
Butchers steers, 600 o.
$50; heifers, 4OO@7O0; COWS, $40
06.S5; feeders, 4.0O@6:50; calves,
9.25 @1O.25.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 7.SO
Q7.90; fair to best light, 7.25 q
100; pigs, 5.5O@650.
Sheep-Lambs, 60007.25; ewes
3.50@4.00
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
[)(lJLIR NOIE(|
Il gzzryg1s vi
y AS@SS&$S$$S sazss--eI III

Never harbor mongrel stock.
Don't forget to whitewash the in
terror Of your houses.
Expect disease and low vitality
when fowls are inbred year in and
year out.
Send to market all the stock that
you can spare for the, prices of feed
are still high.
Plump chickens are wanted in
market: remember that lousy chick
ems will not fatten.
From October 18th to about Nov
ember goth the best prices for poultry
are generally obtained.
New blood may be added to the
flock, by buying some choice pullets
of a reliable poultry keeper.
Lining nest boxes with newspapers
makes it easy to lift out litter, paper
and all. Then set match to it.
Authorities claim that the eggs
from a hen will be fertile for ten
days after the removal Of the male
from the flock.
Do not let your young birds roost
with the old hens, as they are liable
to catch diseases which old hens are
more subject to.
All hens which have completed their
second laying season should be dis"
posed of at once, to make room for
the young stock.
Save the small potatoes and imper-
feet heads of cabbage and other waste
vegetables. They will all be relished
bv the hens in the winter.
Don't delay any longer making re-
pairs 20 the houses or fences, winter
may be here before you are ready.
At the same time, clean up the runs
and walks
Shipping coops for poultry should
be well ventilated on the sides and
tops to prevent fowls smothering If
something is set against coops or on
top of them.
Try finishing some Of your poultry
this fall before marketing. If it pays
to convert corn into 6-cent pork, 1t
may be better to convert some of it
into 12-cent poultry.
Mark the hens that have been espe-
cially successful in Matching and rear
ing chickens. A few such hens are
worth keeping over for this purpose.
even If they don't lay many eggs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
USING A FlRELESS BROODER
BOX Protected by Wool Carpet and
Heated by Small jug of Warm Wa.
ter is Excellent.

A there are many poultrymen who
prefer to raise chicks in a freless
brooder, we give here a plan sug-
gested by w. ID. Neale, which has been
used successfully for two years, says
the Iowa Homestead. He secured a
box three feet long, sixteen inches
wide and eight inches deep
from his grocer for fifteen cents.
An opening was made in one side of
the box four inches in width and
height to admit the chicks. To fit
in this box make frame of laths
two inches less in width and length
than the box The laths were placed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
INDIcT ROADS FOR REBATES.
True Bills Returned Against New York
Central

Chicago, Nov. Establishments
against the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern, Big Four and Chicago, In
diana e. Southern railroads were re-
turned on Friday by the federal grand
jury charging violation of the Elkins
act in the payment of rebates. A
separate bill charging the receiving of
rebates was returned against the
O'Gara Coal company.
An indictment also was voted, it was
reported, against Thomas O'Gara,
president Of the coal corporation, but
this was withheld until the grand jury
has had time to act on other true bills
against individuals, officials of the rail
roads, and the coal company.
The indictments grew out of the
payment of 100000 by the railroads in
the latter part of November, 1909, to
the coal company, for which no proper
accounting was made to the govern
ment.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
News Notes of Wisconsin.

MadiSOn-With the automobile IL
cense season practically ended for
1912, the record shows that Secre-
tary of State Frear has done bust
ness in that line aggregating $780,
220, issuing total Of $3.50 Ii
censes to autoists, motorcycllsts and
dealers. In detail it is revealed that
the number of auto licenses issued,
at SIS, was 24,567; dealers at So,
were 1858, and motorcylcists at 81,
were 4,060.
ngineer Reeves and
his party of United States engineers
have completed their survey Of the
Rock River from GAINESVILLE to Ster-
ling, H. They declare the war de-
partment plans to make deep wa
ter way between the two cities is
feasible and can be completed in six
years.
Madison-James c. Croft, James
T. Lynch and E. Olsen were found
guilty in Dane county circuit court
of murder in the first degree for kill
ing Peter Polstad, farmer Of Brod-
head in Madison on July 20 last. The
convicted men robbed Polstad and
then threw his body into Lake Mo-
mona.
La Crosse.-A family feud which
has engaged the attention Of the le
gal talent and courts Of La Crosse
county for the last nine years broke
out afresh here when William Lay
man is alleged to have struck his en-
ployer because he hired John Puent,
the other principal.
Maiden Rock.-Emil Ebensperger
and Roy Schuler were accidentally
shot near Plum City by Russell Lewis,
who was shooting at target The
bullet passed through Ebenspergers
wrist, severing an artery, and into
Schuler's hip.
Maiden Rock-There is an cpl
demic Of laryngitis among the horses
in sections of this county Some of
The farmers report not having a we'll
horse on the place.
Appleton.-It cost Walter G. Baker
Of Sugarbush $34.50 to find out that
re was violating the state game laws
by sending twenty-five partridges to
a buyer in Milwaukee.
Marinette.-- with 900 farmers
present to purchase the stock and
products of John Lesperance, Cole
man, which was about to be auc-
toned Oy Young's Real Estate and
Investment company Of New London,
an Injunction was served by Mari
nette attorneys for Lesperance, who
allege tAe company obtained tie farm
from him by fraud.
Neenah.-Informat ion is given out
that The Stevens Point Paper and
Pulp company has been reorganized
with capitalization of 100000.
The company for the present will
turn out pulp only.
Green Bay.-The entire night crew
of the Chicago and Northwestern
road in the freight house at the
north yards was arrested on a charge
of stealing freight handled by the
company. The men were taken be-
fore Judge Monohan and were as
sessed small fines.
Appleton.-Judgment in the sum
of $50, 704.73, the largest ever en-
tered in Outagamie county, has been
awarded in the case of Isaiah Coff-
Land company of Shiocton. A. fore
closure suit, involving $4,000, is
still pending.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
TWELVE KILLED IN BLAST
Many Workmen Lose Their Lives in
Explosion at Corn Products Re-
filming Plant, Waukegan, I'LL.

Waukegan. - Twelve men are
known to be dead, and twice as many
probably fatally injured in an explo-
sion in the dry starchhouse of the
Corn Products Refining company
here
Twenty-Five seriously injured work
men were taken from the burning
building and hurried to hospitals in
the city. 1t is feared that at least
fifteen others are still in the starch
house.
The shock was so severe that peo-
pie within a radius of six blocks
were thrown to the ground. The
cause of the catastrophe is unknown,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29

Baltimore late in September The eff
fort exhausted him and he became
seriously i'll Immediately afterward.
Senator Rayner was one Of several
men whose names William J. Bryan
suggested as suitable candidates for
the presidential nomination.
Senator Rayner was born at Balti-
more April H. 1850, of Jewish parents.
In 1899 he was elected attorney gen.
eral of Maryland He served until
1908. Two years later he was elected
to the United States senate He was
reelected last year.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
U. S. STEEL WORKERS QUIT.
Nearly Thousand Trainmen Strike For
an Increase in Pay.


an Increase in Pay.
Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 26.-Six hun
dred more trainmen employed in the
yards and mills Of the Steel Corpora
ton plants, quit Monday. Nearly 1000
trainmen are now out in the Home
stead. Edgar Thomson plants and at
the Carrie furnaces. The men de-
mand an advance of 70 cents a day
The seriousness Of the strike was
fully realized when officers of the steel
company said the three big plants
may be forced to shut down. This
would put in idleness 10000 men. The
corporation is far behind in its or
ders Nothing will be left un0one to
settle the trouble. The strikers as
sert that they will force the company
to accede to their demands or start
the biggest strike since the Home
stead strike and riots of 1892
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
SlDNA ALLEN GETS IS YEARS.
Jury Finds Mountain Ciansman Guilty
of Second Degree Murder.

Wytheyille, Va, Nov 25.-Sidna AL
len, leader Of the Allen clan, which
shot up the Carroll county courthouse
at Hillsville last March, resulting in
the death of five persons, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree
for the killing Of Judge Thornton Mas
sic The jury fixed the penalty at Is
years in the penitentiary
Wesley Edwards, nephew of the
clan leader, who was captured with
him at Des Moines September IA, re-
mains to be tried
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
SENATOR iSlDOR RAYNER DIES.

Long Leader in Congress, Dead, Aft.
err Long Illness.
Washington, Nov Ex-senator Isl
dor Rayner Of Maryland died of
neuritis Monday
Senator Rayner's illness covers a
period of nearly five years. Complica-
tons began about six weeks ago and
his serious illness dates from that
time, He attempted to enter actively
into the Democratic campaign and
met Bourke Cochran in joint debate at
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Attacks Officer Wit, Axe

La Crosse WELDING an AK above
his head Taonlas McHugh, believed
to be insah.. made savage attack
upon Patcc,man Yehle when in
formed Of b.s arrest. The officer sue
ceeded i. eisarming his prisoner
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Dr,9,s rs on 72fa Birthday.

New Richmond. --Andrew Beck
man, one of the picIeers of the town
o. Apple River. drowned in Apple
river. He was celeL rating his seventy
third birthday ann :rersary by MAXIM
"trip alone in e!siff on the river
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Sustain Heavy Fire Loss.

Robinson, H., Nov. 26.-The lumber
yards and Offices of Mayor Harry
Otey were partially destroyed by fire
here Sunday. Otey's loss viii be fifty
thousand dollars, partially covered by
insurance
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
DIPLOMATS MEET PRINCESS.
U. S. Consul Generals Among Those

U. S. Consul Generals Among Those
Presented to Patricia.
Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 26.-Prior to a
general reception by the duke and
duchess of Connaught at which 200
guests from all over Canada were pre-
scented, a private reception was held
in the senate, at which the United
States consuls at Montreal and Otta-
wa and their wives, also consular rep
resentatives of Germany, Italy, Belgi-
um, Austria, Hungary, Japan, China
and other countries were presented to
Princess Patricia.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
French Aviator Killed.

Rheims, France, Nov. 23.-Andre
Frey, the well-known aviator, was
killed here Thursday. When flying
around the aerodrome his aeroplane
collapsed and he fell a distance Of
over $50 feet.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Gccuit Girl of Murder.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov 26-Cecelia
Farley, the stneographer who has
been on trial for first degree murder
for the shooting of Alvin E. ZoIlinger
in a city park last May, was acquit-
ted SATURDAY.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Two Convicted of Murder,

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Nov. 25.-Harry L.
Berger and Edward Meyers, aged sew
enteen and nineteen, charged with the
murder and rape of Matilda Bergster-
man. were found guilty Of murder in
the third degree Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
McKinIey's Horse Stranded.

New Philadelphia, O., Nov. 25.-
Charger, former President McKinley's
riding horse, met a violent death on
the farm of Albert Lewis at Stras-
burg Friday. He became entangled in
a wire fence and was strangled.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Covering of Brooder.

the folds would just touch the downy
backs of the chicks. On cold nights
an extra piece of carpet was thrown
over the box or a small jug of warm
water placed inside. The bottom Of
the box was kept covered with straw
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Blast Kills One: Five Hu.t.

Poplar Bluff. Mo-, Nov. 26-Charles
Coonce was killed and five other men
injured. three probably fatally, when
one hundred pounds OF dynamite ex-
pIoded in Frank kittredge's store at
Walshs Spur Sunday
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Named ReInium Minister.

Washington, Nov. 25.-The appoint
nent of Theodore Marburg of Balti-
more as minister to Belgium was an
nounced here Friday. Mr.. Marburg
will succeed Larz Anderson, who has
been made ambassador to Japan
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Prairie Fire SWeeps Country

Pine Ridge Indian Agency, S. D.,
Nov ga prairie fire which devas-
tated a section Of country 100 miles
long and ten miles wide swept the
Sioux reservation and burned itself
out in the breaks of the river Sunday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
HALTs WoODMEN RATE RAISE.
Head Camp Prevented by Court From
Making Intended Increase

READ camp prevented py court from
Making Intended Increase.
Springfield, H., Nov 24-Holding
the new rates adopted by the head
camp of the Modern Woodmen at the
meeting in Chicago in January, 1912,
to be burdensome to the members of
the fraternal society and excessive
and unnecessary, Judge Robert Shir-
ley of the Sangamon circuit court
granted a perpetual injunction. re-
straining the head camp from putting
the rates into effect and also restrain
ing the officers from declaring delin-
quent any member refusing to pay the
new rates. The injunction is sweep
ing, as the organization is an Illinois
corporation and is effective all over
the United States and Canada.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
nvestigation Into Death.

Marinette.-Former State Senator
Fl. P. Baird of Wausaukee died at
his home, aged "A. Death came as a
result of cerebral hemorrhages, the
first of which he suffered two and
half years ago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29

Fond du Lac During a brawl at
the Great Nos1!iern hotel. Nortr
Fond du Lac, John Lavalle, bar
tender, shot Ar,d probably fatally
wounded Pete. Sundert, a tean.ster.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Fireless Brooder.

about three inches apart and nailed
securely to cross pieces at either end.
rested on nails, two at each end,
driven through the box at the desired
height. These nails were withdrawn
and driven higher in the ends of the
box as the chicks grew SO that they
would have more room beneath the
frame. A piece Of wool carpet was
thrown over the top of the frame and
pressed down beneath the lath SO that
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Ex-senator Biz Dead.

Superior, murder, cir
cumstances surrounding the death of
Harry TVttle in a remote section of
the county, when hi. cabin burned,
ale being investigated
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
BiunGer Causes Fatal Train era

Biunder Causes Fatal Train Crash.
Alexander, La, Nov. ga South
ern Pacific passenger train collided
with a Texas & Pacific express flyer
on a grade crossing Sunday Two
trainmen were killed and two hurt.
misunderstanding caused wreck.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
Grant Miners Demand.

Charlestown, w Va, Nov. 25.-The
National Bituminous Coal and Coke
company, operating four mines and
employing 600 miners at Eskdale,
signed the scale Friday granting mi
ners an increase of q per cent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
MacVeaah Makes Chances,

Washington, Nov 25.-Secretary
MacVeagh asked for the resignation
of Gideon c. Bantz as assistant treas
urer of the United States Friday be-
cause he is said not to be in sympathy
with the policy of the secretaeE.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-11-29
u. S. OFFICIAL is INDICTED.
Commissioner A. n. Brown Charged
With False Certfication of Votes.

With False Certification of Votes.
New Orleans, Nov pa surprising
turn in the grand jury Investigation of
alleged election frauds in New Orleans
came when indictments were returned
against Arthur H Brown, United
States commissioner; G. Prudhomme
and S. Palaque, charging false and
fraudulent certifcation of the vote.
This makes &c city election officials
indicted by the grand jury. which bare.
~ has begun it's investigation.