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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Work for Idle Men.

Racine.-Upon thu understanding
that only unemployed married men
be given work, the city council has or
dered the sale of enough bonds to pay
the cost of laying three trunk sewers.
work to begin at once
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Broken Spine is Fatal.

Elkhorn.-Mark Fitzgerald, aged IS,
died in Milwaukee hospital of
broken spine. The young man was in
jured when he was caught between
beam and his wagon while driving
into barn.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Makes Novel Escape.

Iron River.-Ole Tolenen, farm
hand Of the town of Oulu, made his
escape from officers taking him to the
county Jail to serve a sentence for
violating the game laws, by Ieaping
through the car window.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Pastor Dies Suddenly,

Sheboygan.-The Rev. Calvin H.
Schneider, So years old, who succeed
ed his father as pastor of the Im1aan-
uel church at Franklin a few years
ago, died suddenly. He is survived by
wife and six children
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Chinese Enters ReIoif

Belorit.-C. Y. Tang, l6-year-old son
of President Tang of the Imperial In
stitute of Technology at Shanghai.
China, has entered in the freshman
class of Beloit college. Tang is the
first Chinese ever to enter college
here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
plain Railroad Extension.

Washburn.-It seems probable that
Bayfield, county will shortly secure en-
other railroad through the extension
of the Superior and Southeastern
northward from its present terminus.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Form Potato Club.

Superior.-Farmers of the town Of
Superior, the portion of Douglas conn
ty adjoining Superior city on the
south, will form a potato club, which
later will affiliate with a county CO
operative organization.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Train Kills Pioneer Farmer

New Rlchmond.-Louis Christensen
81 years old, farmer, many years
resident OF the towns of Star Prairie
and Stanton, was run down and killed
by 500 line passenger train near ST
Paul.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
viii Make PAPER pals

Neenah.- plant formerly occu-
pied here by the Menasha Wooden
Mills company has been rebuilt and
machinery Installed for the manufae-
ture of paper pals.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
browns in Cedar Lake,

Sheboygan.-Joseph Theisen, 80
years old, drowned in Cedar lake
when the rowboat in which he and
several companions were crossing the
lake capsized from the overload.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Heart Failure Proves Fatal

Berlin.-Joseph Schenner, 55 years
old, retired farmer living in this
city, dropped dead on Monday of heart
failure. He leaves a widow and grown
children.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Nav Lose Eyesioht

Sheboygan.-While repairing a gas
heater in a private residence. Fred
Brand, plumber, was badly burned
about the face. 1t is feared he NAV
lose the sight of an eye.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10

der how many of us will be here this
time tomorrow night? We speculated
upon it. The next night / alone re-
NAMED alive. So the thing went
One of the passengers aboard the
st. Louis was Frazer Kammemeyer,
who said he was German, and that
he had come to this country on a
private mission to Count Won Bern
storf, the German ambassador He
took great pride in the fact that he
had come direct from Berlin through
England to board the ship, and had
not been detected.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Minneapolis. Oct. 80. 1914.

Wheat-No. l hard, LA; No. l
northern. 1.11@1.13; No. 2 northern,
1.0S@111.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 67@71c.
Oats-No. 3 white, 45@46c
Rye-No. 2, 94095c.
Flax-1.27@130
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Open Branch Library,

Port Edwards.-A branch of the T.
B. Scott library of Grand Rapids has
opened here and for the present will
be located in the postoffice.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Fire at Merrill,

Merrill.-Fire threatened destruc-
ton of the Lee Handle and Bowel
company. when a blaze was discovered
in the boiler room. The damage is
estimated at 200.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
New Bank i'm Polk County

Madison-The state bankino oo,,;s
sloner has approved articles of incor-
poration of the Bank of Dresser Juno.
ton, Polk county. The bank is cant
talized at $4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
French and German Navies.

Within the past few years Germany
has passed France in naval power On
the basis of vessels completed and
vessels under construction Germany
has 943,338 tons and France has $751;
0O2 tons.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10
Chicago, Oct. so, 10

chicago, Oct. 50, 1Yl4.
Hogs-Light, 705@7.60; heavy, 7.05
07.60; rough. 7.O5@72O; pigs, 425@
ZOO.
Cattle-Beeves, 6.00@10.75; stock
ers and feeders, 4.S5@775; COWS and
heifers, 315@S.5O; calves, 7.O0@11.00.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-11-10

grabbed flag from German, and
putting it under his arm raced through
the village street as though attempting
to try" in rugby football. A number
of Germans were following at his
heels. After sprinting a quarter Of a
mile he left his pursuers far behind,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22
How the Agricultural
Fair Idea Originated.

This is the time of the year when
agricultural fairs are in their glory.
In view of this a little light upon how
fairs originated is timely. For over
O. hundred years fairs have been held,
but II remained for the present gen
Grafton u bring them to the high
state OF perfection thai places them
In the rank with the greatest expo
sitions.
1t is said that the first agricultural
show in Massachusetts occurred when
the people focked from miles around
to sec two merino sheep. brought TO
Pittslfeld in 1907. An historian of
those days finds it worthy of remark
that even some women came to see
those sheep. F,lkanah Watson. for
If reorIe would come to see two sheep
they would come farther and faster
to sec a large collection of fine farm
animals. Two pigs are mentioned as
rousinE curiosity the next year and
by 1909 there were SO yoke of cattle
set to draw a plow for the edification
of visitors There was a band of music
ahead of the procession and on plat
form al the rear. drawn by oxen, The
first spinning jenny and broadcloth
loom in Massachusetts were working
to show the people how it was done.
With much persuasion the women
at last came to take an interest in the
new idea of making broadcloth from
the wool of the merino sheep and it IS
said that the president of the United
states sent and had a suit OF clothes
made, for it was considered remark
able that broadcloth should be made
in America. At that time the women
made ali the clothes and blankets
which were used except that they sent
to Boston for imported stuffs for such
OF the men as were notable dandies.
In 1918 Mrs. Perkins of Beckett,
Mass, we read in the Springfield Re-
publican, had made 43s yards of full
cloth in one year which was exhibited
at the fair after she and her husband
had made affidavit that she had her
self made it all. FulI-cloth was heavy,
honest wooden and an overcoat nude
of it did not know how to wear tut.
Mrs. Perkins had also made III yards
OF yard-wide raw flannel. 53 yards of
carpeting from rags, 142 yards Of
linen tahling besides sheets and
shirts. in all over 500 yards, made by
her own hands and in her own house,
aided by her four girls.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22
PERFECT CONFIDENCE
Pensacola People Have Good Reason
For Complete Reliance.

Do you know how
To find relief from backache;
To correct distressing urinary ills;
TO assist weak kidneys?
Your neignbGrs know the way
Have used Doan's Kidney Pills:
Have proved their worth in many
tests
Here's Pensacola testimony.
John Holm, Sec'y Fishermen's Ben
cvolent Assn, -706 w. Main ST, Pen
sacoIa, Fla, says; Some six years
ago while captain of fishing smack,
/ had an attack of lumbago which I
belieVe came from a cold / had just
caught about that time. l was very
stiff and lame across my back and
could hardly move. l couldn't stand
or lift and had a hard time of it when
wanted to rest. l used one or two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills and 1
was promptly and permanently cured
of the trouble
Mr. Holm is only one Of many Pen
sacola people who have gratefully en-
dorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II your
back aches-If your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy-ask distinctly for Doan's
Kidney Pills, the same that Mr.. Holm
had-the remedy backed by home tes-
timony. soc all stores. Foster Mil
burn Co. Props, Buffalo. N Y. When
Your Back is Lame-Remem Der the
Name" (Adv).
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22
Tampa Approves the
Pensacola Building.

A few days ago, in discussing the
protest that came from Jacksonville
by the officers of the FLORIDA FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs" against the
erection of laboratory building in Pen
sacola The Journal remarked that
Tampa was not kicking about the
matter
And now. sure enough, we find that
TAMPA is not only not kicking but the
Tampa papers advocate the erection
of the proposed building in Pensacola.
Regarding it. the Tampa Times says:
The Florida Federation of Women's
clubs appears to he rather obstruc-
tive than constructive in its attitude
towards the erection of a state la9or-
atory at Pensacola. We are rather in
c1fned to think that the state board
of health knows better what is neces-
sarv in the premises than do the Ia
dies.
The Tampa Tribune uses even
stronger terms when it says:
The Pensacola Journal goes after
the Florida Federation of Women's
Clubs, because that organization has
issued a circular letter attacking the
proposition to erect a state laboratory
at Pensacola.
The State Board of Health is to erect
this building on a $4,000 lot donated
by the city of Pensacola. The contract
has been let. It is a needed institu-
ton. as the laboratories at Jackson
VILE and Tampa are needed for their
respective sections.
The Tribune does not know on what
grounds the federation is opposing the
building of this Iaboratory-but we be
lieve Pensac cola is entitled to it and
ought to have it.
This all illustrates the fair and gen.
erous spirit which is characteristic of
Tampa, There is nothing of the jeal-
Gus, hog-it-an disposition about the
South Florida metropolis. and, on oe-
half of West Florida, The Journal
thanks the Tampa papers for their
kind expressions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22
OPPORTUNITY FOR MONEY
MAKING is PRESENTED

Editor Pensacola Journal:
The cotton situation presents a mag
nif1cent opportunity for making
money.
The war has flung an entire crop On
the market and growers will reduce
the next crop by one half
When the war is over, there viii be
a cotton famine with all Europe to
be clothed at once. Cotton which N
be bought today at ten ants will jump
to fifteen or twenty cents.
The war cannot last long, because
none of the waring nations can raise a
war loan, and none Of them can make
money whilst they are stopping their
trade.
Those who buy cotton now, whist
the bottom has fallen out Of the me-, =
ket, viii cover the cost Of warehousirls
and insurance and make a clean profit
OF fifty per cent.
GILFILLAAN SCOTT
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22
STOPS HEADACHE.
PAIN. NEURALG|
DON'T SUFFER! GET A DIME
PACKAGE OF DR.. JAMES HEAD
ACHE POWDERS.

You can clear your head and relieve
a dull, splitting or violent throbbing
headache in q moment with a DR..
James Headache Powder. This old
time headache relief acts almost magi-
cally. Send some one to the drug store
now for a dime package and a few
moments after YOU take a powder you
vol wonder what became of the head
ache neuralgia and pain. Stop suffer
ing-it's needless. Be sure you get
what you ask for. (advl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22

Fine Candies at reason
able prices. See window dis
play, 39c per pound, The
Crystal Pharmacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22
VOX POPULI.
Parade in Cleveland.

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-22

NAE WEBB CLUTTER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
BLEASE COMMOTES SENTENCE
SIX OF EIGHT PRISONERS SERV
ING LIFE TERMS FOR MUIR
DER.
IL IL Officials of Cherokee Sign Pc
titiOn on Which Governor Acted i'm
Reducing Sentences.

Columbia, Jan. Gov. Blease this
AFTERNOON commuted the sentence of
eight negro cOnvicts from the peni-
tertiary to the Cherokee county chain
gang. Six were serving life terms for
murder, one serving a term for as
sault and one for manslaughter. Jas
Jeter, Luther Cory, Arthur Cory
Walter Hames, Randolph Savage
serving life terms, were commuted to
twenty years. Will Jones, another
life-termer, was commuted to thirty
years. Ed Rainey, serving four
teen years for assault on a negro
girl, was commuted to ten years. Will
liam Blueshirt, serving twenty years
Tor manslaughter, was commuted to
twelve years.
The petition filed with the governor
asking for this action was signed by
Senator Hall, Representatives DanieI
and Hardin, Sheriff Thomas and 9TH
er county officers, and said in part:
Your petitioners would earnestly
recommend that the sentence Of the
above named prisoners be commuted
to hard labor upon the public works
OF Cherokee, in order that said pris-
oners can be sent back to the county
and labor for it's citizens, whose laws
they have violated"
Supervisor Lipscomb in an affidavit
sets out that the county expects to
continue it's chain gang perpetually
and that the prisoners will be prop
erly treated.
In a statement Governor Blease
said in part:
1T will thus be seen that the pur-
pose of this petition is not to parole
seid prisoners nor to pardon them,
but simply to transfer them from thu
state pentientiary to the county chair
gang Of Cherokee county, in which
county they were convicted. in orde,
that the county may use them ir
building up it's roads. Firmly be.
neving that all convicts should be
employed to work the roads in the
counties in which they are tried and
convicted, the petition has been
granted, and the sentences of the
above mentioned convicts have beer
commuted, for the terms therein stat
ed at hard labor, upon the public
works OF Cherokee County"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10

the Michigan Federation Of Labor at
Lansing next week with the request
that general strike be called in sym
pathy with the striking miners in the
Calumet district. Such request would
be referred to the individual organ
izations of the Michigan federation
for action.
1t also was decided to send c.. T.
Mahoney, vice president of the West
crn federation, to Washington to ask
for a congressional investigation in
the northern Michigan strike region.
Before he retired Meyer said he was
pleased at the activity of Gov. Fer
ris.
IF the governor had shown the
same interest five months ago the
strike would be over" Meyer said.
The National Socialist party today
arranged for an investigation of the
copper strike i'm Michigan. a special
committee comprising Victor Berger,
Charles Edward Russell and Secre-
tary Mour Stedman was named by the
national executive committee of the
party To visit the strike region to
make an investigation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
WILL NOT APPOINT WILLIAMS.
Powerful Men Back Candidates for
Comptroller Of the Currency.

Pass Christian, Jan. 7.--Although
no word came direct from President
Wilson, it is reported today that he
has about decided not to appoint John
SHELTON Williams as comptroller OF
the currency. Williams appointment,
heretofore has been regarded almost
as certainty. A dozen candidates
are being vigorously backed by pow
erful friends. Among them are Paul
Warburg, New York, a banker, and
George Reynolds of Chicago. 1t is re-
ported that President Wilson is also
considering James J. Hill, the railroad
magnate.
After golting this morning the pres
ident worked on his antitrust mes
sage.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
ssl sUMTER 8 C sATURDA7 JaNTAP7 ~ 7o1
GUT OUT PORK BARREL.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS COMMISSION
PRESENTS REPORT.
proposal to Congress Calls for Radi-
cal Change In blish-
mcnt OF New Department.

washington, Jan. 6.-Basis for ac-
ton by congress to rid itself of the
burden Of the pork barrel" and clear
the way for uniform and less costly
construction of public buildings will
be furnished soon in a report from
the public buildings commission, Gre
ated by the last congress to look into
the manner in which the government
erects it's structures.
Among the proposals under consd-
Grafton are two of vital interest-the
creation OF a department Of public
works and the establishment of a new
system of estimating in connection
with public buildings. a public works
department would lead, members of
the commission declare, to more uni
form construction and a decrease in
the cost Of maintenance Of federal
buildings.
Among some OF the points to be
brought out by the commission arc
these:
That congress and the taxpayers
alike are dissatisfied with the present
system for the authorization Of build
ings and demand less expensive build
lngs. and buildings better suited tc
the transaction OF government bust
ness.
The commission will express the
hope that congress will be less lib
eral in the future, and cut down its
average Of a million a month for pub
fic buildings to more reasonable fig
ure. 1t is expected to point out that
$4,000 has been provided for build.
lngs in villages of less than 1000 in.
habitants.
Another step to be suggested tC
congress is the abandonment of the
policy to make use only OF corner lots
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
ACCUSED OF HORRIBLE DEED
Crem ferries indicted in Spartan.
burg for Alleged Unprintable
Grimes Against Boys.

Spartanburg, Jan. 6.-Revolting In
every detail were the findings Of the
Spartanburg grand jury tonight in
presenting a true bill against Glenn
the First Baptist church of this city
for alleged unprintable crimes on ap.
proximately 20 young boys Of Spar
tanburg. The negro probably will b,
placed on trial tomorrow and he will
he arraigned on enough counts, says
the solicitor, to send him to the pen
itentiary for 100 years, if convicted.
Physicians of the city have been
treating several young boys for a
!oathsome disease, and they informed
the police. An investigation led to
the arrest of Glenn Jeffries, and HI
was given a preliminary hearing be.
fore John F. Floyd, mayor, yesterday
Five white youths appeared as wit
nesses. The negro was turned owe,
to the county.
Twelve boys Of the Leading families
OF the city, ranging in age from II
to Is years, who are alleged to have
beer victims of the negro were this
morning suspended from the public
schools by Frank Evans, superintend-
ent Of the city schools until they can
bring a physicians certificate certify
ing they are free from disease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
COLD STORAGE TRUST?
Think They Have Warm
Trail and Court Action is Likely.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Investigation
of the cold storage trust" by the de-
partment Of justice has progressed so
FAR that officials are confident they
have trails which eventually will lead
to prosecution in the courts. Although
leaders in the combination have been
confined to several cities, the depart
ment has redoubled it's vigor in the
inquiry in the last few weeks. Off
cials expect to uncover evidence
which will make these dealers amen
able to the Sherman antitrust law.
Within the last few days requests
have reached Washington from sew
eral United States district attorneys
for help in carrying on Investigations.
Special agents have been detailed for
this work. Their reports probably
will be made to Washington in the
next few weeks and the attorney gen.
eral and his assistants will determine
the advisaSility of beginning anti
trust proceedings.
Although department officials were
today to discuss the cold
storage investigation, it became
known that the owners Of cold stor-
age plants are involved in the alleged
In only a few instances
do the owners make use of their
plants for storing their own products.
In practically every case commission
and producers themselves
rent cold storage space. The COM
which the department will
prosecute if evidence is forthcoming
will be among the commission mer-
chants
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
FORD CONGRATULATED.
Ills Profit Sharing Plan Something
Cnequalled-CrOwds Still Struggling
for Jobs.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1.-THE strug-
CLING crowds in front of the Ford
Plant today were greater than yes
terday. The police were battling des-
perately to maintain order, fearing
that many would be injured, if the
crowds got beyong control Many
women are among the job hunters
Several thousand men with blankets
stayed all night to be first in line for
the five dollars o day, eight hours
day jobs offered by the Ford Com
pany.
Henry Ford today is receiving con-
gratulations from every corner of the
civilized world for his new profit
sharing plan, which it is declared has
never been eQualled in the history of
modern industrialism
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-10
FINANCIAL SITUATION RELIEVED
duerta Makes Banks Notes Legal
Tender-Rebels Robbing Trains
and Killing Passengers-Two Hun
dred Bodies Burned.

City Of Mexico, Jan. 1.-THE Minis
er Of Finance declared the financial
dtuation to be relieved today. I'm
nediately afterwards Huerta signed a
iecree making State Bank notes legal
.ender.
Cold weather prevails in the noun
tains.
Rebels are reported to be robbing
trains and wantonly killing the pas
sengers in the State of Merelos-
The bodies Of two hundred Rebels
who were killed yesterday. when a
troop train was dynamited near Agues
Calientes, were burned today.