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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Philip PARDONS
FIVE FROM PRISON
EXTENDS CLEMENCY TO FOUR
PENiTENTIARY INMATES AND
ONE IN GIRLS SCHOOL.
ONE SENTENCE is COMMITTED
Term of Farmer Who Shot Boy Apple
Thief in His Orchard is Re-
duced From Fourteen to
Ten Years.

Madison.-Announce was made
at the office of Gov E. L. Philip that
executive clemency had been extended
to five inmates of state penal institu-
tions and that the sentence of one man
had been reduced four years.
L. o. Showalter, who is serving a
fourteen year term at Waupun, was
under the heaviest penalty of those
pardoned He was found guilty at
Lancaster Of a statutory offense. 9th
ers who were pardoned are: Jessie
Hogue of Trempealeau county, con-
victed of sending a black hand letter
through the mail and sentenced to ten
years in the state prison; G.. Siegel of
Columbus county, serving three year
term for resisting an officer; Hattie
Olson, Eau Claire, sentenced to one
year for a statutory offense, and Elida
NAHUM, serving an indeterminate SEN
tence in the State Industrial School for
girls, who was convicted of incorrigi-
bility.
The term Of William Smith of Wau-
sau, a farmer, who is serving four
teen year term at the state prison for
shooting a boy apple thief found in his
orchard, was committed to ten years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
SAYS CITY MORALS TO BLAME
Green Bay Ministers Have
important Work.

Green Bay.-At the meeting of the
state Baptists an address was present
ed by j. l. MaIott of River Falls on
'The Rural Church: What it Should
Contribute to the Community"
1.-THE Church." was the subject dis
cussed by the Rev. C. E. Hemane of
Eau Claire. He said the city was the
heart of the community and that IF
the moral life there were pure that
life throughout the country would be
pure. He spoke of the influence the
city had on the country, that the great
dailies came from the city and that
the young people went to the city for
their education, that the influence of
the city is felt everywhere and for this
reason the city must take up it's work
with great yigor.
The Rev. E. r. MacKinney of Mil
waukee spoke on "The Mission and
Value of the Small Church. said rs
per cent Of the workers came from
the small church.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
CHEESE DAY SUCCESS
$4,000 VISITORS AT MONROE FOR
SECOND ANNUAL GATHERING.
Society Circus and Commercial Parade
Most Elaborate Feature-Gov-
ernor Present.

Monroe-The second annual Cheese
day brought together the greatest gath
ering of any municipal celebration ever
held in southern Wisconsin, the at
tendance being estimated at $4,000. Ev-
cry town within a radius of 100 miles
sent delegations, Madison boosters 300
strong chartering a special train and
bringing with them the First Regiment
band
The society circus and commercial
parade was most elaborate feature.
There were herds Of brown Swiss cat
tie with tinkling bells led by dairy
maids, many elaborate floats, five i'm
mense circus band wagons and more
than 100 handsomely decorated auto
mobiles. Many thousands of sand
wiches were distributed free to the
crowd during the day, while experts
prepared various dishes with cheese as
the principal ingredient. Swiss wres-
Ting and yodling furnished a part of
the entertainment
Gov. E. L. Philip and his secretary
came as special guests. With them
came Mayor A. H. Kayser, Madison,
and executives from a number of other
Wisconsin cities. State Food Inspec-
tor George j. Weigle was also present.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL
Hudson Man ALLEGED to Have Sent
Threatening Letter to Towns
WeaIthiest Woman.

Hudson-Car1 Swenson was arrested
accused of sending a black hand letter
to Miss Anita North. Hudson's wealth.
est woman. He demanded that she
meet him at Third and Myrtle streets,
right in the center of the city, and
give him $1,000 in 800 and $50 bills.
1t is charged he went to a real estate
office, borrowed a sheet of paper and
plain white envelope and wrote the
letter on a typewriter. The letter was
signed Friends" The authorities were
notified by Miss North Immediately on
receipt of the letter. The paper and
typewriting were identified. Swenson
was arrested at his home by Chief of
Police John Keefe before the hour,
stated in the letter that Miss North
was to appear.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Not Cause of Cancer.

Explaining why such substances as
SCOT, arsenic, tobacco, petroleum and
some aniline dyes produce cancer, DR..
II. C. Ross of the Lister institute, Lon
don, writes to Nature that the terms.
industrial cancer smokers cancer,
arsenic cancer, etc., namely the dis
eases caused by the commodities men
toned, refer in reality only to a pre-
disposition to the disease. The com
modities themselves do not actually
cause cancer; they merely render the
tissues prone to it, which seems to
occur in a specific manner The com
modities always in the first instance
produce cell-proliferation usually in
the nature of a wartv growth, and it
is not until an open ulcer has ap-
peared, generally at he base of the
wart, that malignancy superyenes,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
BAPTlSTS ELECT PRESIDENT
r. n. Lindsay of Milwaukee Chosen
to Succeed Father Who Held
Office Twenty-Five Years.

Green Bay-Milwaukee men were
elected to the highest Offices in the
Wisconsin Baptists' association at the
closing business session of the con-
vention here. The list includes:
Honorary president, E. ]. Lindsay,
Milwaukee; president, F. II. Lindsay,
Milwaukee; vice-president, F. r.
Barber, Warrens, and John Wiecher,
Racine: recording secretary, G., c.
Alborn, Milwaukee; assistant record
ing secretary, j. 1. Malott, River
Falls; treasurer, Fl. w. Bardenwerp-
er, Milwaukee; auditor, e. w. Bond,
Milwaukee; auditor, G. c. Hosmer;
historian, E. d. Edmunds, La Crosse.
E. J. Lindsay has been president
for twenty-five years and his son now
replaces him.
To further church work the asso-
citation recommended a five year pro-
gram of aggressive spiritual activity
with the practical goals: Million addi-
lions to churches; missionary force
of 5000 men and women in Ameri-
ca and the non-Christian world;
100000 of endowment for minis
ters and missionary benefit board;
$6,OOO,O00 for additional educational
endowments and equipment at home
and abroad; annual income of &c.
100000 for missions and benevo-
lence
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
CLAIMS UNLAWFUL
RISK FIRMS EXIST
WAUSAU MAN CHARGES INSUR.
ANcE COMPANIES WITH
FIXED PRICES"
HEARING TO BE NOVEMBER15
state insurance Commissioned Calls
for Answers to Attempt at Rate
eduction-Wouid Gust
Firm From State,

Madison.-Neal Brown of Wausau
president of the Wisconsin Mutual
Liability Insurance company of that
city, filed a complaint with State In
surance Commissioner NJ. J. Cleary
alleging twenty liability insurance
companies operating in Wisconsin in
1912 formed an unlawful combina-
uon known as the workmens COM
pensaton bureau, which has since
been maintained to fix rates of insur-
ance for. employers under the state
compensation law. The commission
er gave notice of the filing of the
complaint to the twenty companies
named in it and informed them they
would have until Nov. to file an
swers. On Nov 5 he will hold a
hearing on the complaint Charles
H. Crownhart, who, while member
of the state industrial commission,
sought to have the liability COM
panies give Wisconsin employers low
er insurance rates, represents Presi-
dent Brown and the Wausau COM
pany.
The petition asks that an investiga-
ton be made, and that the companies
composing the alleged combine be
ousted from the state.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
KILLED WITH BILLIARD CUE
Quarrel Over Game of Pool Is Cause
of Death of Louis Erickson
AssaiIant Held.

Prairie du Chien.-In a quarrel
over a game of pool with his friend
with whom he had worked for sew
eral years, Louis Erickson of Tunnel
City, Wis, was struck over the head
with billiard cue and died on the
operating table at local hospital a
short time later His alleged assail
ant, Mack Bugdue, is charged with
murder and is now in custody at the
county jail in Richland Center.
Both men were employed in con-
crete gang at Lone Rock but were laid
off for the day on account Of rain. A
game of pool was suggested and
shortly after one accused the other
of cheating. Hot words followed and
before friends could interfere Bugdue
is alleged to have delivered a blow
of such force that Erickson's skull
was laid over for several inches and
the billiard cue broken less than two
feet from the butt end.
Erickson leaves a wife and five
children. Bugdue's home is in Chi
cago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
STATE REAL ESTATE
INCREASES IN VALUE
COMMISSION REPORTS GRAND
TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
$2,7oo, 900. 900.
1914 VALUE S2,592,442, $50
The Total of Real and Personal
Property Accessible for 1915
Will Reach Nearly
$500. 100000.

Madison-Wisconsin real estate as
sessable for taxation purposes increas-
ed in valuation last year $107,5 rs, $50,
according to tentative figures by the
state tax commission The total assess
ment is approximately $4,000 100000,
as compared with 1882, 424,350 for
1914.
The commission has not completed
it's compilation of the personal proper
ty values, but will have done SO soon
and the assessment will then be made.
For 1914 the personal property assess
ment was s580,O06004. A rate of in
crease approximating that on the real
estate will bring the personal property
assessment for the present year some
what more than $600,000,000, making
the total of real and personal property
assessable for 1915 approximately
So, 100000, 900, an increase of 1927, $685.
GAG over the valuation of 1914.
This valuation or assessment, as it
is called, is made by the tax commits
sion Independently of the local assess
ment and upon its own investigation.
1t is not used by the local officials in
fixing the local values. 1t is used
chiefly as a basis for the distribution
Of state funds which go to the coun-
ties, school funds. ETC., that the state
collects through the operation of the
general laws, and for the apportion-
ment of the state tax.
1t is made the basis, too, of levying
the mill taxes, ITO of mill for the
common schools. 3S of mill for the
state university and 1-6 of mill for
the normal schools. approximately j Il
mills for these three purposes.
AS result of the present increase
of approximately 1927, 569,647 in the
state assessment. the revenue derived
from the mill taxes for educational
purposes will be 100000 more than
under the assessment of 1914.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Praises Wisconsin Law.

Madison Supt. c. P. Cary re-
ceived a letter from Prof Calvin M.
Kendall, commissioner of education
of the state of New Jersey, asking him
for copy of the new Wisconsin law
providing for supervisory teachers for
rural common schools. Prof Kendall
said he considered the law an excel
lent one.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19

Mrs. c. H Vandercook of Philadel-
phia, eastern golf champion, now
holds the national golf crown for
women by defeating Mrs. W. A. Garvin
of England, to 2.
The Oregon public service commits
sion has ruled that women should not
be compelled to step higher than Is
inches in boarding trolley cars
Mrs e. H. Hartman has ordered
the discrimination Of the change be.
Ing made of the Omaha shops of the
Union Pacific railroad into war-mu.
milton factory.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
WANTS AN ARMY OF 10000
Congressman konop Also Favors &
Large Navy and Many
Submarines.

Green Bay.-Before departing for
Davenport to attend the midwest con-
ference on preparedness, Congressman
Thomas F. Konop declared his position
on national defense. He said:
81 am in favor Of national prepared
ness, but 1 am not in favor of waste.
My plan is to have a large navy, with
many submarines and scout boats. /
think army officers should speak at
high schools and universities to teach
students the rudiments of military
training. 1 think standing army of
10000 men is enough"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

Only one university in Japan is open
to women
Dayton, Ohio, has a woman as ON
cial chiropodist for the policemen.
Women compose ~ per cent of all
those employed in the factories.
Mrs. Russell Sage celebrated her
eighty-seventh birthday recently by
giving 100000 to institutions.
The Bulgarian wife never goes into
a public place unless she is accompa-
MED by her husband.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
BEAVER DAM PRIEST DIES
Rev. r. Wall, Pastor of ST. Patrick's
Church, Expires of Hemorrhage
of the Heart.

Beaver Dam.-The Rev. Robert
Wall, SO, long pastor of ST. Patrick
Catholic church here. died at St.
Marys hospital, Fond du Lac, of
hemorrhage of the heart. Father Wall
was born at Highland and entered st.
Francis seminary in 1879 He was or
dained by Archbishop Heiss, June "a,
1887. He first acted as assistant at
st. James church. Kenosha, and came
here in 1892, as pastor. He leaves two
brothers and two sisters.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Will Confer on Wires.

Madison.-The state industrial COM
mission and the state railroad COM
mission will hold a joint conference
with representatives of telephone com,
panies in Wisconsin in the state CAPT.
for safety and transmission interior.
ence. Means of minimizing interior.
ence with telephone lines by high ten.
sion electric transmission lines will be
considered
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
FraternaI Officer Dies.

Neenah.- MERIT Campbell, 81, SUI
preme secretary Of the Equitable Fra
ternal union, died at his home here,
following a brief illness. He was a
member of the National Fraternal Con-
gress of America. He served as city
attorney six terms. mayor and member
of the legislature in 1906.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
judge w. A. ThoIen Dies.

Port Washington William A.
Tholen, 70 years old, long practicing
attorney, justice of the peace and for
merly city clerk of Port Washington,
died at his home here. He was born
in Amsterdam, Holland, came to Port
Washington in 1870 and went into the
banking business. He retired in the
eighties. He leaves a widow, four
daughters and four sons.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Invite James j. Hill.

Marinette-At a given signal
from Prof. J. G.. Milward, secretary
of the Wisconsin Potato Growers as
ISOLATION, kilograms went forth from
many quarters inviting James J. Hill
of St. Paul, president of the Great
Northern railroad, to be the guest of
the potato growers association at the
be held at Marinette, Nov. 1919.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Son Killed bY War Auto,

Chippewa Falls.-Alexander Van
snneau has received a letter from
France telling him of the death of his
son, Alexander Vansnneau. Jr., %
years old, from injuries received when
one of the war auto trucks tipped over
on him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Poor Mans Oath Saves Men.

Superior.-Sentenced by Judge F. A.
Geiger at the last term of the United
States District court, four federal pris-
oners are to be released, having taken
the poor mans oath. Each of the men
violated Indian liquor laws.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Patriotic Sacrifice

Why don't you marry some really
good MANI"
Il wouldn't have the heart" replied
Miss Cayenne. IF | were to discover
a really good man, I'd consider it nv
duty to vote for him and dismiss all
thoughts of domestic happiness and
so let him devote himself to the sery-
ice of his country"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Hunter at ID Is Active

Waterford.-The oldest man in Ra.
cine county to take out hunting Ii
cense is Charles Abby of this place.
Although he is "a years old, he is
regarded as one of the best hunters
in this vicinity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Obscene Letter Causes Fine

La Crosse.-Found guilty Of having
induced a Madison woman to send an
obscene letter to his sister-in-law, of
Minneapolis, William j. Goodfellow of
Madison was fined $500 in United
States court here.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
c. w. Howard to Be DELEGATE.

Neenah.-C. ". Howard has been
appointed representative of the state
of Wisconsin at the annual meeting of
the American Humane society, to be
held at st. Augustine, Fla
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Finds Letters in Husbands Coat

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. his wife found
letters in his coat pocket by II year
old girl to whom he had made secret
love, Anton Drummer of Mishicott will
serve two years and ten months in the
state prison.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Ticket Case to Be Annealed

Superior.-The Duluth Street Rail-
way company will appeal to the
United States supreme court from the
decision of the state supreme court
unfolding the railroad commissions
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Church Has Two Pastors

Marinette.-The Marinette Presby-
terrain church will hereafter support
two ministers. One will be in charge
here, while the other-the Rev. How
ard Hanaford-will have charge of a
church in Toxic, Japan.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Child. AGED 6. Traps RuruIar.

Racine-Joseph Higgins, giving
his address as 385 Cedar street, Min
neapolis, was arrested here for burg
larry. Lillian Hanson, aged 6, saw
him enter a fat through a window
and called the police.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Dentists Not Appreciated, Claim.

Wausau.-In his annual address
here, DR.. E. B. Owen said dentists do
ices rendered to the public and sug-
gested better organization.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Mohr COMPANY Resumes.

Wausau.-The Mohr Lumber compa-
ny has resumed operations at its saw
mill, ans expect &c cut about six mill
ion feet of hardwood and hemlock dur
ing the season. About sixty men are
employed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
May Drain Bio Swamp.

Misunderstanding of a 10000 acre
tract of swamp land at cost of $4,000
Grand View, near where the tract is
situated.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Reilly Addresses 4. of G.

Stevens Point.-Stevens Point coun-
ell No. ITO, Knights of Columbus, Gel
ebrated Landing day at their hall by
giving banquet and a dance. Con-
gresham Reilly of Fond du Lac was
the principal speaker.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19

Anxious 10 see his relatives in Bay
Ridge. Brooklyn, Robert Burns of Eu-
reka, Cal, has just completed g $3.50
mile walk from the Pacific to the At
lantic in so days. incidentally looping
off 80 days from the record for this
feat, which was set up by Edward
Payson Weston, the famous septuage-
marian walker.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Girl Dies in Store

Marinette.-While visiting with a
Margaret DOGGY gasped and fell to
the floor, dead, a victim of heart fail
ure.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
GreenviIIe Gets EXCHANGE.

New London.-Rapid growth in bust
ness has necessitated establishment of
a telephone exchange at Greenville.
The go present subscribers are ex-
pected soon to be 500.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Offer Holiday as Prize.

Antigo-To encourage attendance,
the public schools offer half holiday
to all rooms having an average at
tendance of 90 per cent or more dur
ing the month.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
May Form Efficiency League.

Green Bay.-Efforts will be made
this fall to organize branch in Green
Bay of the Fox River Valley Efficiency
league.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Masonic Temple Proposed.

Chippewa Falls.-Masonic lodges
lave appointed a committee to deter
mine the cost of new Masonic temple
and provide ways and means for its
erection.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
sweetheart Comes From Greece.

sweetheart Comes From Greece.
Sheboygan--Mis Mary Stamates,
20 years old, who arrived here from
Athens, Greece, was married to Dane
Haestlas, "a years old, a young Greek
who came here three years ago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
Its NJ ature.

Don't you think it is dreadful to
try to corner the chicken market?"
1T does seem like fowl schema
Evening star., 1915-03-10
APRIL 1918 DATES SET
FOR LOCAL DOG SHOW
Exhibition Will Be Held on Con
necticut Avenue-Plans Being
Arranged.

The dog show of the Wasl.4s;o
Kennel Club will take place April l.
and l3 in the hall at iI3S Connecticut
avenue northwest. Plans for it are
being made by Charles \. Watson,
secretary treasurer OF the club. chair
man Of the show committee, associated
with Il. Roy i:outt and l.; II Atkan-
son. The committee will open an Of
flee III the Evans building, where pre-
liininary details will he arranged.
Local dog flncierS believe there are
as many tlnc dogs in Washington as il
any other city III the ttlited States
and are planning TO demonstrate that
fact at the dog show. when the bull
dogs and Pomerallians, the real dogs
and tho toy dogs. will he gathered
together for several days 10 bark
themselves hoarse.
George F. Foley OF Lautsdowne Ia.
is announced to he superintendent oi
tn. show.
The Kennel club IS declared to be IL
the busiest period of its existence. NJ
the February meeting twcnty-one new
tlenlherS were enrolled. and since then
sixteen more applications for member-
ship have been received by Secretar!
Watson.
The officers OF the club are John q
Evans. president: Irving II. Munford
vice president; Charles \. Watson. see
rctary treasurer: board OF governors
john =. Evans. Irving II. Munford, I'D
:. Schmid, John T. Slaven. l.. T. Dyson,
Charles \. Watson and E. Roy Routt.