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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-18

MEXICO CITY March 11 proyi
..HH| President Nicfor1uo Uucrta.
IU'rr 100 rrrleUHufs. today
called upon U.rrv Lame wilson the
American ambassador to Mexico. This
Cconunusd on rage rsnl
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-10-11

A two-reel picture taken 40 Silver
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Street Ethics in Chicago.

A law has been enacted In Prussia
which makes it a prison offense for
any one to fail to answer cry for
help or to go to the rescue Of per-
son in danger when it is possible to
do so without endangering ones own
life. Such a law would not be amiss
in Chicago Not only ethics, but or
binary decency and manliness are too
frequently forgotten here. Let thug
assault a person in the street and the
majority Of men who happen along.
instead of going to the assistance OF
the person assaulted, will scurry away
so as not to be dragged into the affair.
Let a person be injured by a street
car half the people who witnessed the
accident will refuse to give their
names to be called upon as witnesses
by the victim.
Whether all the ethics of citizenship
can be enforced effectively through
laws and ordinances may be doubted.
yet the legal declaration of some pri-
mary duties would help to develop
conscience In such matters now appar-
emily sadly lacking Chicago Tribune
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25

&c z2N NOTES
ow ANYTHING to grow owr

Do not allow anything to grow o~r
the roots of fruit trees.
Fruit trees, as general rule, do not
appreciate light, sandy soils
Make sure that the site for the
new orchard can be easily drained.
Calliopsis is desirable quick
growing annual for the cut-fower gar
den
Many failures from spraying result
from working when the temperature
is below 40 degrees.
Sow a few asters, pansies, cobea,
and hardy carnations in the house the
last of the month for earliest flowers
outside.
When setting any of the bush fruits
the top should be pruned to CORE
spond to the root pruning the plant
gets in transplanting.
Keep on the constant lookout to de-
stroy insect eggs and cocoons fire.
ouently seen near rubbish heaps and
on the bark of trees
The sweet cherry is the only tree
fruit that can be universally set out
In the fall successfully and be better
than for spring setting.
Some fruit growers say that 1t Is
not a good plan to pillow an orchard
when the trees are in blossom bet
ter 10 it before or after
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
HANDS ITcHED AND BURNED

Abbotsford, Wis.-"My son had &C.
zem2 on his hands for about one year.
The eczema started with rash. His
hands were sore so he could not close
them, and when he wet his hands they
hurt him so he could hardly wash. His
hands itched and burned just terrible
and If he would scratch them, they
would break out into sores. He could
not get any rest or sleep, and his
hands looked quite bad.
I'VE had medicine and salve and II
kept getting worse all the time. / got
some Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
and after washing his hands with the
Cuticura Soap and putting some of the
Cuticura Ointment on two times a day
and tying cloths on them for about six
months they got well and have not
broken out since. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment cured him entirely" (Sign-
ed Mrs. Lawrence Kiehl, Feb. ID,
1912
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
REPORT ON BANKS
PROSPERITY
RESOURCES INCREASED FOUR
AND A HALF MILLION
IN TWO MONTHS.
623 INSTITUTIONS REPORT
Gain Indicates Money Is Being Freely
Used and Commercial Enterprises
Are Prosperc Is-Increase in De-
posts Of S3,772, 1925.

Madison. = General prosperity in
Wisconsin, substantial business con-
hdence and an amazing growth Of bank
resources is revealed in the abstract
OF bank reports made public by Com
missioner KuOlt of the banking depart
ment and showing a net increase Of
resources in two months of more than
four and a half million dollars.
The reports are as of close of bus
ness on April and the number Of
banks and trust companies reporting
Is 623, an increase of four in the two
months. The total resources are 1929
016,845.37, as compared with $218,511,-
1922 on February 4, an increase of
$4,505, O1615.
Loans and discounts have increased
$5,077, 752.47, while reserve accounts
have decreased $1,279,82661, an indi-
cation that money is being freely used
and that confidence prevails in COM
mercial circles.
Deposits show an increase for the
two months of 3,772,325.70, the total
of all kinds of deposits being 1885,
339,36715.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
STATE MASONS IN BIG MEET
Degrees Conferred Upon Glass of Sew
enty-Five Candidates at Reunion
in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee. - Six hundred Masons
from all parts of the state assembled
at the Masonic temple on April q for
the semi-annual reunion of the An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite or
der
Members from Wisconsin Lodge Of
Perfection, Wisconsin council of the
Princess of Jerusalem, Wisconsin Rite
for the northern jurisdiction of the
United States gathered at the reunion
which is the forty-ninth in the history
OF wisconsin Masonry.
Degrees were conferred on a class
of seventy-five. Among those presid-
ing at the conferral of degrees were:
Robert 7. Hardwood, Jesse C. Brad
ley, William o. Roberts, Richard JEFF
fersOn, Murray M. Hunter, James E.
Durgin, Alexander Matheson, W. W.
Perry William W. Colvin, James Nc
Leod, William ]. Turner and William
P. Kenny
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
REAL ESTATE BOARD URGED
Dietrich Bill Hearing Before Assembly
Committee on State Affairs Brings
Out Strong Support.

Madison.-The assembly committee
on state affairs has under considera-
ton the Dietrich bill to create a real
estate board in Wisconsin. 1t pro-
vides for a board of three members
appointed by the governor for term
of six years, their compensation to be
$40 per day and expenses for actual
service. No one would be permitted
to engage in the real estate business
without a certificate from the board
and to get that he must bring Gre
dentials from the county judge.
W. E. Hamilton, Milwaukee, vice
president of the Wisconsin Real Els
tate association, headed large dele
cation which appeared in support of
the bill at hearing before the as
sembly state of affairs committee. Ar
guments were presented in favor of
the bill by l.. B. Rowley, B. E. Stark,
G. J. Kinney, F. A. Kremer, Madison;
F. H. Schultz, Racine; Oscar H. Pierce,
j. A. Mccormick, Milwaukee, and by
j. II. Denhardt of Neenah.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Get Paid for Bathing.

To promote health and comfort
among their 700 employees, Harrison
Bros & Co. Of this city have offered
to give every man employed at their
plant Is cents each time he takes a
bath
There are no strings to the offer. All
that is necessary is that the bath be
taken in the deliberately fitted bath
rooms of the concern. AS soon as
workman finishes bathing he will re-
ceive a check from an attendant, and
on pay day he nay have the checks
cashed at the rate of Is cents apiece.
The idea was suggested by DR.. Fran.
els D. Patterson, fromer chief police
surgeon of this city, whom the com
pany has secured TO look after the vel
fare of the men. DR.. Patterson is an
old University of Pennsylvania foot
ball player and oarsman.-Philidel
phia Dispatch to New York Tribune.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
VAN H|SE FIGHTS
PUBLIC SESSIONS
UNIVERSITY HEAD CLAIMS 1T is
MISTAKE TO ORDER OPEN
REGENTS MEETINGS.
OFFERS A SUBSTITUTE BILL
Would Have Sessions Public Only
When Request for Same Has Been
Made-Measure Has Already Passed
the Assembly.

Madison.-President Charles R. Van
Hise of the University of Wisconsin is
still opposed to public sessions Of the
board of university regents, and at a
meeting of the senate committee on
education and public welfare offered
a substitute for the bill which has
passed the assembly and which pro-
vides that all meetings of the regents
be public meetings. The substitute
provides that the meetings shall only
be public when there is a request for
public sessions and that otherwise the
meeting shall be executive sessions.
The bill now before the senate pro-
vides that all sessions of the board
Of regents shall be public except ses-
sions where it is necessary to return
findings and that the findings agreed
upon at these sessions shall be entered
upon the minutes OF the university re-
gents and thus become public records.
Loans to Farmers Approved.
The assembly passed the Vint reso-
luton which suggests to congress
that the postal savings deposits be
used to establish system of aid to
settlers on the unoccupied lands In
the several states. The resolution sug-
gests that 80 per cent of the postal
savings deposits shall be invested In
bonds of states for the purpose OF
making long time loans to farmers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
CULTURE OF POTATOES
Opinions Differ on Proper Depth
to Plant TuberS.
Some Growers Advocate Shallow
Planting, While Others Are Just
as Strong in Favor of Deep
Method-One Good Test.
CIV E. sANDSTEN.)

The depth at which potatoes should
be planted is a matter of considerable
Importance, and one upon which
much difference Of opinion exists.
Some growers advocate shallow plant
ing, and others just as strongly favor
deep planting. That there must be
depth at which the highest yield may
be obtained seems reasonable. This
depth will undoubtedly vary with diff
ference in weather conditions, conse-
qHently any investigation along this
line should be carried Oh for several
years in order to obtain reliable data.
An experiment was made at Iron
River, Wis, on sandy soil of rather
open texture, to get some information
on this point.
The ground was plowed in the fall
and given a dressing Of manure at the
rate Of ten loads per acre In the
spring. This was disked into the
ground thoroughly before planting.
The land was nicely leveled before
planting by means Of drag. Twenty
one rows, running north and south,
we're planted, each row three feet
apart. The potatoes were planted
with planter In order, as follows:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25

Petitions Are Circulated at Washburn
Charging Mayor n. n. Peavey
with Conspiracy.

STANDARDIZATION burn is in the
midst of political turmoil over petit
tons for the recall of Mayor H. H.
Peavey and Aid. Amoly. The petition
for the recall of Mayor Peavey con-
tains 200 names. Mayor Peavey is an
assemblyman. The petition for his re-
call reads:
"Conspiring with other members of
the council in leasing public property,
signing orders that were Illegal fail
ing to scrutinize bills presented for
payment, and neglecting the duties of
his Office"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
All He Wanted.

A Boston man tells of a certain IT.
repressible bore who always made
use of formula when anyone sought
to put him of and thus spare the OBJ
jects of his attention the annoyance Of
an interview with him. This formula
was: But assure you want but one
word with him-only one world"
On one occasion he sought out
noted lawyer. The latter's clerk met
him very solemnly with: why,
haven't you heard? Mr.. Blank died
last night"
The words were scarcely out Of the
clerks mouth when the applicant was
saying, conciliatingly: "But / assure
you | want but one word with him
only one world"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Eiqht Insane in One Family.

Dodgeyille.-John Larson of the
town of Dodgeville has been adjudged
insane and committed to the county
asylum. He is the last one of a fam
lily, consisting of mother and seven
children, that have been afflicted with
insanity. The father, who died sew
eral years ago, was an intelligent man.
For many years the mother and chill
dren lived within three miles of this
city in a dwelling consisting of only
one room and garnet, from which
one by one they were committed to
the asylum and died. At present only
the mother and one son are living,
both inmates of the county home.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Swine Manure.

An important consideration that Is
too often overlooked is the economical
utilization of manure produced by
swine. Dry-lot feeding in summer is
often associated with a heavy waste
of manure on account of the large part
of the manure that is leached or blow
away when deposited in bare lots.
Feeding on pastures or in cultiVs led
fields will do much to obyiate this
loss, since large proportion of the
droppings and urine will then be de-
posted in the field where the fertiliz
ing constituents may be utilized
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
FISH WAGON WORKS CLOSED
Racine Plant, Organized in 1862, Sue
cunbs to Growing Automo-
bile Traffic.

Racine.-That automobile traffic has
taken the place of team and wagon is
plainly evidenced in Racine by the an
nou2 cement of the officers of the Fish
Bros. Wagon company that the plant
would close down in July and the
property be offered for sale. Otis w.
Johnson, former senator from this dis
trict, is the principal stakeholder in
the wagon company which was organ
lied in 1862 and for nearly half a cen
fury was one of the largest wagon
manufacturing companies in the
United States and employed hundreds
of men. For the past five years the
company mas operated the plant to but
half capacity
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
IMPORTS OF FARM PRODUCTS
Immense Amount of Money Paid to
Foreigners That Should Have
Gone to American Farmers.

The tremendous acreage planted
to corn last year developed the ever
present pessimist who talked about
reproduction and consequent
lowering of prices to the injury Of
the farmers market. These people
do not know that last year the United
States imported $6,800,O00 worth of
oats, more than 100000 worth of
potatoes, s1.OOO,OOO worth of peas,
over s2,O0O,0O0 worth of beans,
sS,0O0,OO0 worth of sugar, $3,500,000
worth Of tobacco. This is money paid
to foreigners which should have gone
into the pockets of the American
farmers if they had raised enough OF
these several products. AS long as
our population increases as rapidly as
it does now, there is little danger of
over production of farm products.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
GROWING RED CLOVER CROP
Must Not BE Looked Upon as Cure
All for Farm Troubies-Humus
is important Factor.

The production of clover is the
foundation of agriculture in the east
err and north central states. writes
j. M. Westgate and F. H. Hillman
United States department of agricul-
ture, as upoI. its successful growth
depends to large extent the NAM
tenance of the nitrogen content of the
soils in the principal crop-producing
sections
Glover must not be looked upon as
a cure-all for farm troubles. Its roots
do add large quantities OF the very
valuable nitrogen and humus to the
soil. but aside from bringing up a
limited supply of phosphoric acid and
potash from the lower layers of the
soil it does not add the other impor-
tant fertilizer elements to the soil up
on which it grows; upon many soils
these elements particularly phos-
phoric acid must be added the same
as though no clover was being grown
upon them.
So long as the soil Is fairly we'll sup
piled with humus, and it is not too
greatly depleted of the ordinary fer
tilizer elements, there is usually no
difficulty in obtaining successful
stands of clover by the ordinary meth
DDS of seeding; but when continued
cropping reduces the humus content
Of the soil to a point below that re-
CURED for successful clover produc-
ton it becomes necessary necessary
to adopt radical means to restore the
ground to It's proper condition.
1t has been repeatedly shown that
the failure of the clover in a section
is but a prophecy of the early failure
of other leading crops In that particu-
lar section. The substitution of alsike
for ordinary red clover to be contin-
ued in the rotation on some soils
which no longer grow the ordinary red
clover The lack Of humus in the soil
is the most potent factor in the fail
ure of red clover in the sections, but
other factors, such as too acid a soil
and the presence of funguous diseases
or insect enemies, must also be over
come
Lining and proper drainage will
overcome the soil acidity. The insect
and fungous diseases may be held in
check by clipping or cutting at the
proper time, and by furnishing the
proper soil conditions to produce a
crop SO vigorous that it will succeed
in spite of the enemies which prove
troublesome to less vigorous stands.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Scissors for Memorial Wreaths.

The police of Berlin applied the
censorship OF the scissors to a recent
demonstration at the cemetery where
are buried the socialists and anarch-
lists who fell in the revolution in Ber-
lin March 10, 1848 Hundreds Of visi-
tors brought wreaths, the socialists
red and the anarchists black, to lay
on the graves. The police, with scis-
sors, stood at the entrance to the
cemetery Every wreath was sub
mitted to them, and the sentiments on
the ribbons had to undergo the CEN
sorship OF the scissors.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Lieut.. Gov. Morris Burned.

La Crosse Lieut.-Gov Thomas Nor
ris saved the life of his daughter, Cas-
sic, II, and sustained severe burns on
the hands and wrists, when he extin-
guished flames which had caught her
clothing and hair. Miss Morris dress
ing gown took fire from a water heat
er in their house. She rushed down
stairs crying for help, into the arms
of her father. He quenched the flames
with his hands and rug.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Alfalfa as Pork Maker.

At the Kansas experiment station
800 pounds Of pork were made from
one ton of alfalfa hay, and no pounds
from an acre of alfalfa pasture. At
the Nebraska station hog rations con-
sisting Of one-fourth alfalfa hay show
ed the alfalfa hay worth its weight in
corn meal and superior to the same
weight of bran. The Iowa station
made pig pork at 1884 per 100
pounds and realized Ill cents per
busheI for corn; with alfalfa and corn,
pork cost s2.S8 per 100 pounds, and
corn returned $50 cents per 'bushel-a
difference of 33 1-3 per cent in favor
of alfalfa.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
MANY MEASURES REMAINING
Appropriation Bills May Delay the
Close of Legislative Session Be-
yond June 1.

Madison-On the assumption that
the session is to close within the next
month, it will be necessary to dispose
of some of the more important meas
ures, during the next few weeks.
Speaker Hull is steadfast in his be-
lief that adjournment should be reach
ed before June l. The senate lead
ers, however, are not as sure of this.
Senator Scott, chairman of the fl
nance committee, acknowledges that
many of the largest appropriation bills
are still 10 be acted upon. If the Nc
Govern marketing commission prop
osition is to receive more than casual
attention, with any idea of passing the
law, this subject will demand consid-
cradle time.
The big insurance bills, frequently
debated before the committee, are
still to come up for consideration in
open debate Little or no real prog
ress has been made in the so-called
blue sky legislation. Then last, but
not least, is the water power bills,
subject over which there is always
Favors Per Diem Plan.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson,
himself a former assemblyman, is an
advocate of the mo work no pay" pol
icy as applied to the state legislature.
He believes that were legislators paid
per diem instead of a fiat sum
$500 at present-the closing days of a
I0 nxJx<,l Nv f,,l
attendance. 1.-THE movement for short
sessions, say 120 days, might perhaps
eliminate some of the criticism that
has arisen in the state on account of
the long sessions held in recent years."
he said. "An amendment should be
added to the constitution allowing
pay to the members only when attend
ing the sessions. This would prob
ably inspire a better attendance dur
ing the latter part of the sessions
when, as a general rule, appropria-
tons and many other important bills
are passed, or rejected sometimes be-
cause there is not a better attend
ance.
Philadelphia Mayor Coming.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says:
Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg, the re-
form executive Of Philadelphia, and
the members of his cabinet have de-
cided to go back to school and take
course in political economy, in or
der to be more competent to run the
affairs of the city. The mayor and
at least two members of his cabinet
have arranged to go next month to
Madison, Wis, to attend three days
course of lectures at the University
Of Wisconsin. The entire member
ship Of the City club, an uplift civic
organization, probably will accompany
the officials. The expedition is SEIZED
ueled to leave Philadelphia on May
20, arriving at the University of Wis
consin on May 81
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
SEEK EARLY ADJOURNMENT
Efforts Are Made to Curtail Business
of Assembly by Placing Limit .
for Bills.

Madison.-The assembly took action
relating to curtailing business when a
Axel Johnson providing for time when
the committee shall report was adopt
ed. The resolution provides that all
bills which have been or which may
be reported to any committee Of the
assembly shall be referred back to
the clerks desk on or before May s
to be placed on the calendar. All
bills shall be referred to the calendar
and no bills shall be accepted for in
PRODUCTION after noon of April q.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
Planting of Slips.

Slip your geraniums, coleus and car
nations for outdoor planting in the
spring For the geraniums use flow
er pot having good drainage, fill to
within an inch of the top with well
sifted soil, finish with an inch of river
sand Make the slips four inches long,
selecting only stocky ones; stick each
one half beneath the SOIL leaving on
only two leaves.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25
PAT Grove Kent In Cell.

La Crosse.-Unable to raise $1,000
bail, Pat Grove, who kidnapped Ed
ward Cudahy, receiving $4,000 ran
som, will be confined in jail here I'M
til circuit court meets in May. Grove
is alleged to have entered house
and stolen a suitcase filled with
clothes which he later disposed of to a
saloonkeeper.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-25

your ferns use a small tooth brush
and mild soap suds. Use some SCOT
on your plant soil. A handful to two
gallons is enough. Let in fresh air
two or three times a day, moderately,
SO as to accustom them to it. Use
only rain wtaer on calla-lilies. Blow
some tobacco smoke on the plants al
most every day.