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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Watertown-Theo. Schmidt to John
Wohlitz, in sec. 5, $500.
Sullivan-Amelia Reich ito G. G.
Wiltsey, parcel in Sec. s, 1926.
Fort Atkinson-Roy Kement to John
Ludeman part of lots l and 2, block
2, Thos McComb's add, 81, etc.
Lake Mills-L. G. Cook, Sr., to Frank
T. Cook; parcels in Sec. 2, 81, etc.
F. T. Cook to L. H. Cook Sr.; par
cells in Sec. 2, 81, etc.
VIM A Haase to Emma Rose; par
cells in out lot "a, $4,000.
Rome-W E. Beick to Herman
Streich part of lot 2, block 8, 81, etc
Palmyra-Amos Schwartz 20 Thos
Figved; 199 acres in Secs. 10, 20, 20
and 80, $4,000.
Concord-Carl Moldenhauer to Otto
A c. Moldenhuaer; part of Sec. 16
S11,130.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

sha, F. A Cooper, Merrimac; c. |. Pre-
Fontaine, Fon du lac.
Judges for the show are, w. E. Stan
field, Hillsdale, Michigan; j. E. Tuck
er, Concord, Michigan. Entry lists
close December 28.
The poultry men of this county who
are members of the Wisconsin Poultry
association and are working for the
success of the forthcoming exhibition
are T. j. Berto, Watertown; F. w.
Kramer, Ft Atkinson; o. c. Stein
graeber, Jefferson; Frank Mussehl,
Jefferson; S. +. Brown & Son, Water
loo; K. c.. Roberts, Ft. Atkinson.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Painters Choose Officers.

At the last annual meeting of the
local branch of the Brotherhood OF
Painters, Decorators and Paper Hang
ers of America, the following officers
were chosen:
President-Henry E. Krueger.
Vice president-Ben Greinert.
Recording Secretary-Harry Schlue-
ter.
Financial Secretary = Emil Pfaffen-
bach.
Treasurer-Frank Auer.
Warden-Walter POnath.
Delegates to Central Labor Union
Frank Kalina, Thomas Atkinson
Arthur Wendorf, Ben Greinert, Art
Pfaffenbach.
Delegate to Building Trades Council
Henry E. Kruger.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Jefferson Poultry Show.

The poultry show held at Bender's
hall has closed. 1t was a success in
every way.
Over $50 birds were entered from
this city, Watertown, Lake Mills, Fond
du lac, Sullivan, Oconomowoc, Fort
Atkinson, Helenville and other places
and almost every variety known was
represented.
A list of those who won prises will
be published later.
The officials of this association
should be encouraged in their efforts,
as many came from a distance to take
in the show-Jefferson Banner.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Husting Named on Committees.

Senator Paul O. Husting fares well
in the committee appointments of the
United States senate He is made
chairman of the committee to investi-
gate trespassing on Indian lands. He
is ranking democratic member of the
important joint committee to revise
laws of the United States.
He is also a member of the commit
tees on immigration, Indian affairs,
Cuban relations, expenditures in the
department of labor, banking and cur
rency. and industrial expositions.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
HON. OLIVER w. STEWART.
VIII Deliver Lecture at First nj. E
Church Under the Auspices OF
Flying SquardrOn.

Hon Oliver w. Stewart of Chicago,
a noted temperance lecturer, will de-
liver an address on total abstinence
and prohibition in the M. E. church,
Watertown, on Monday evening, Jan
uary 3. He is member of the Flying
Squadron foundation with headquar-
tesr in Indianapolis Mr. Stewart is a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

prominent figure on the lecture plat
form. and is known thoughout the
country as one of the most interesting
chautauqua speakers.
The speaker will be accompanied
by Miss Vera X. Muffin of WincneS-
ter. Indiana, the famous Flying
SQUADRON soloist who travelled with
the Third Group of speakers on their
nationwide itinerary, visiting every
state i'm the union. Miss Mullin is as
sisted by her pianist, Miss Iris Rob-
iuSOn ----
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Our National Lawmakers.

Senator La Toilette left Madison for
Washington last Thursday.
Senator Husting spent the Christ
mas vacation at his home in Mayville.
Congressman Burke passed the sea-
son at his home in Beaver Dam.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
EXODUS OF TEACHERS.
Public School Instructors Enjoying
Holidays i'm Various Places.

Instructors in the public schools
who are out of the city during the
holidays include:
Principal w. j. Trautmann and wife
are Ill POynette.
Miss Marion Anderson is in Mil
Waukee.
Miss Stella Kerschensteiner is in
Jefferson
E. L. Grady is in Goshen, Ind.
Miss Winnifred Nelson is in POy-
nette.
Miss Marie Merkeibach is in ST
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Do You Mean Ita

The Columbus Republican, noting
an incident in Washington, among
other things, says:
Finding three Fords and an auto
mobile parked in front of the White
House,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28
Pastor Resigns.

The following item recently ap-
peared in a Boston paper:
"The Rev. - is about to re-
sign the pastoral charge of the people
to, whom he has so long ministered to
their great regret"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

DR.. T. C.aAbelman went to Saginaw
Mich, to attend the funeral services
of his father-in-1aw, Henry Helm. Mrs.
Abelman had been at her fathers bed
side for some weeks.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Miss Lorraine Iff1and, who recently
left here for Milwaukee, is taking
course in stenography and bookkeep-
ing in business college in that city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Advertise in the Leader. 1t pays.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Watertown relatives and friends
have been advised of the marriage in
Chicago of Mr.. J. Harry McGeean and
Miss Ella Mack, both of Chicago.
The groom was formerly a resident
of Watertown, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James McGeean, and the bride is a
cousin of Miss Ruth Bethke of this
city, and often visited relatives here.
The newly married couple will re-
side in Chicago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Verna Terwedo, year and months
of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Terwedo, 412 Tenth street, died yes
terday Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the late home, Rev. julius Klingmann
officiating Interment will be in Oak
Hill o.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Miss Edna Burdick, mention OF
whose death was made in the Leader
last week, vas brought to this city
Wednesday morning and the body lie
in state in the First M E. church for
an hour that day, after which inter
ment was in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Mr.. Frank Scherer of Pipersville,
and Miss Catherine Sprender of Hart
ford were married Christmas day at
the residence of the Rev. Lorenz
Knutzen, pastor of the First M. E.
waukee acted as best man, and Miss
Lydia Scherer, sister of the groom
was bridesmaid. The groom is a son
of Mr. Charles Scherer, and the bride
has made her home in Pipersville for
some time. They will reside in Pip
ersville. -
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-28

Funeral services were held at the
Bates home Friday morning at 10
o'clock, the Rev. Lorenz Knutzen Of
ficiating, and interment was at Lake
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
S. J. Atwood

At tho present time We are resort
ing To all kinds Of side efforts in our
desire To help the unemployed. We
have soup houses, municipal lodging
houses. bread lines and bundle days
To- feed, house and clothe mon who
should ~ the vast majority ri cases
be- thriving independently through
their own lahors. This tn "A degree is
a phase If psuperi2ing and, | believe.
Fundamentally wrong
~ am satisfied that the one solution
of This ever present problem Ia work.
The country docs not lack i'm oppor-
tuniticS frr physical effort, there *
plenty of work that should be done
IN the way at public improvements
and the like. The point * that these
undertakings should he analyzcd in
their requirements and the different
parts so distributed over the whole
twelve months that there would be
something to do at all times. This. of
course, refers particularly 10 the man
who gains his daily bread through
humble toll with pick and shovel.
"My suggestion is that state and
city engineers give special heed to
rock work and to the rouGher tasks
of grading. In New York ana most
Eastern States tho rock Is uf such a
: character that il can he uuarried at
any season, and portable rock crush
els can ho placed near the scene of
operations, and when the stone *
crushed II can he distributed for the
beds of macadam or asphalt roadways,
Large gangs Of men are usually needed
for work Of this sort, n except when
snow falls the ground il quite NJ for
the laying OF this foundation even in
the coolest days Of winter.
Il have put these facts before our
city authorities hero. and there was
not one of those officials that could
raise an intelligent objection To this
procedure. You see what | am after,
don't you? | want work for the
laborer Just when jobs are hardest
for him to get and when the rigors
OF the season tax him most II he Is
not properly housed and clothed and
fed.
IL would urge that both the State
and the city establish W separate
ramps, the first for the emp.oyable
man and the second for what is COM
monty considered the unemployable
fellow. Preference should be given
to the married e%mployable men, and
for these the regular wage schedule
in New York would he at the rate of
20 cents an hour for an eight hour
day. Good portable hunk houses and
boarding houses can he erected on the
ground very Chcaply and are easily
moved along as the work progresses.
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Bodies Of Workers,

weeks of idlcncss IN Jail and make him
a healthy, helpful member Of the COM
munity.
"liut there is another phase Of this
question. that of dealing with tho
temporarily physically unfit. | had
this brought home to me time and
time again during last winter, when
| turned my attention to efforts To
mitigate tho suffering among the un-
employed.
AS far as possible | did everything
in my power To get work for tho men,
and ono and All uf them wcro eager
for the Jobs that turned up, Indeed,
they did not lie baC "u mo and wait
to- he helped out in that fashion; al
most without exception they went
forth and sought hiGh and low for a
chance to turn AN honest penny
through their own efforts. But. not
a few Of the mon that | was able tu
place came back at the end OF a few
days.
why? Simply because they were
not then strong enough after what
they had gone through t. put in n
good days work. \ boss lahorcr is
not a sentimental creature. When
he finds that ono Of his gang can't
toss So MANY shovelfuls of dirt daily
or that he falls short in amy other
way Of the established standard Of
physical effort, then incapacity suffers,
and a strung man talWS the place oi
his temporarily loss husky fellow.
cit is evident, then, that aid to- tho
, unemployed must he given with some
sort Of discretion and that the mar
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/ i unemployed?"
This question was put 10
Mrs. :. j. Atwood Of this city, and in
answer she said:
IL have been engaged for over
twenty years IN the business of en-
ploying labor in practically every big
city of this country for the largest
sort Of railroading and other engineer
Ing projects. Indeed, for "A number Of
years had employment agencies
simultaneously in nine cities, have
furnished entire ORGANIZATIONS. from
civil engineers, general suporI1tcud-
cnts. forcmpn and all sorts OF skilled
and common labor down To the young
est water hoy carried on the %payrolls,
! have done thia work besides I'm
Canada, Alaska and old Mexico, not 10
mention many islands IN the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. | know the needs
Of the lahoring man, and I also know
the perils or mistakes incident to hys-
terlcal philanthropy"
For nearly sIX months Of the present
year, from the middle of January to
the end Of July. Mrs. Atwood was en-
gagged In assisting the unemployed,
and during that period she dealt with
thousands Of applicants and made
them as far as possible self-helpful,
She believes that the Unemployment
problem is coming up again and she
has n theory as to how 1t should he
dealt with.
Helping tho unemployed isn't n
question Of charity; it's n matter Of
social economies she said. But in
this city Of ours the distinction is
commonly missed by the well mean
ing and totally lost sight Of by the
municipal authorities,
"A sclf-respectlns laborcr or crafts
man out of work isn't asking aims,
and It goes against his honest grain 10
play the part OF II hypocrite for the
sake Of a full meal and a nights
lodging. Further, he doesn't want aid
that is handed out to him by the city
with a covert threat. All he asks is a
chance to pull himself out Of a hole
only occasionally Of his own making
and he does not want to be forced to
accept needed help sandwlched be-
tween indlgnity and disapproval.
"A man Is by no means out because
he IL down or any less lacking In
decent pride because he IL hard up
I have had to do with many thousands
OF w%orkingmen during n business
career OF twenty-odd years. The
problem of the unemployed was very
much with us last winter and spring
and we are going to have it again
when cold weather comes to cut short
certain kinds OF seasonal work. AnG
believe me, the city authorities have
got to meet the situation as It develops
In a different way from that adopted
by them heretofore.
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Baseball teams have been organ
lied in each Of the several bureaus
and they play "a series of match games.
Last season the Bureau of Water won
the championship. and was awarded
the directors cup. Several hundred EN-
! ployees submitted suggestions Of prac-
, teal Importance. among them being
draughtsmen, laborers. clerks, en-
gineers, plumbers. inspectors, messcn-
: gers, surveyors and superintendent.
Director Cooke soon after coming
into office found that the water sup
ply situation needed the active CO.
operation OF the public. Straightway
he erected in the courtyard of City
Hall a series OF booths for a Water
Saving Show Within a few weeks
this novel form of publicity attracted
an attendance Of more than 400 600
citizens and proved such a great sue
cess that similar exhibitions have been
held almost ~constandtly since then.
under the auspices of h Department
of Public Works. and other depart
mcnts az well. one ~ the most sue
cessful was a novel undertaking called
the Know Your city letter show.
Nllltl ndu an dNFIdSt hiIN dAl'll-
dance Of 3 1000 people.
In a number OF instances" MIR.
Cooke explained, I'VE have used NOV
ing picture shows. In Qur mosquito
determination campaign We showed,
night after night. slides giving the life
history Of the mosquito. and other
sides illustrating our method OF oiling
ponds. draining lowlands. cleaning
W inlets, and so on. When we are
to have important public meetings, or
for any reason wish to call public
attention to any municipal undertak-
ing. We have colored slides prepared,
which the motion picture halls use be-
tween their regular reels, IN this way
We reach nightly an enormous number
OF people,
I'VE have offered to all kinds of
organizations speakers ready and able
to talk on any desired subject of mu-
i.icipal interest. In my opinion "A city
the size of Philadelphia should have
q thoroughly organized lecture bureau,
with ample slide and reel equipment.
Our street cleaning parade was wit
messed by - great multitude of people;
but this did not satisfy us, We had
motion pictures made of 1t, which were
shown in many OF the movies during
the following week.
THE department from time TO time
has issued valuable pamphlets which
inform the public auth~oritatively on
matters as diversified as STANDARD
Specifications for Construction Work.
The Relation Of the Municipality to
the Problem of the Unemployed The
Collection and Disposal of Sewage,
Independence Hall Catalogue and
Procedure for Locating Street Inn
provcments,'
"One Of our efforts is constantly
to attract a high grade class Of men
and women into various kinds of mu-
nicipal work. Nothing will have n mors
powerful effect h such steadily in
~creas!ng hetterment In the quality o!
the individual ms the service he rem
ders, 1t Is II aim to surround oui
employees with every safeguard. and
assist them ign the broadest fashion
through fair freatment, NJ wages
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Mr.. Cooke, results in an unnecessary
burden being put upon the people
themselves as well as upon the.streets
and other transit facilities. And that
is where the Department OF Public
Works m into the problem: for
local transit is relatively as great a
problem in Philadelphia as in New
York.
1T has seemed tv us said Mr..
Cooke. ITO Toe good municipal policy TO
encourage in every way the uphuilding
of separate retail trade centres. and
more particularly those in the outly-
ing districts. Whenever opportunity
offered to improve the paving. clean
ing and lighting Of such thoroughfares
We have embraced II. Six days were
set apart as retail merchants week
and n course Of free public lectures
was given before audiences in four
widely separated sections OF the
city. The main object OF the lectures
was TO point u clearly to retail mer-
chants in the outlying districts the
possibilities Of building up their bust
ness
IN speaking of tne wear ana tear on
city streets 10y automobiles Director
Cooke is decidedly Of the opinion that
the state automobile tan. even II II
should no given to the CITY. would he
entirely inadequate to cover the dam
age done.
81 am quite sure" 10 continues.
that a tax fairly levied On this class
~ yehirlc with the assurance tina the
money would he spent on MI main
traffic streets to keep them in good
condition, would be almost "A popular
tax. Automobile owners would very
soon find out that Il relatively small
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
Photo by J Mitchell Elliot.
Morris L. Cooke, director De-
partment of Public Works,
Philadelphia.

become more sclf-respcCtinS. Placing
certain classes Of them IN uniform has
been part of the general campaign for
stimulating a feeling Of pride IN the
city service. me Of our street clean
ing contractors found hat II WAS
almost Impossible to keep white uni
forms on men who were paid hut $3.50
n day and not given steady employ
ment at that. In order To avoid being
fined. he ascertained that he would
have to pay $3.50 "A day and give
steady work.
"In removing garbage from scOws
tied to the wharf at the reduction
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asks aid he should hc arrested at once
and given a scntepCe of sixty days
at labor nj the unemployed Vamp. The
same kind of work should hc given
him as at the other camp, hut he
would bc under guard. II "A man be
married the age accruinc to him
owe and above the regulation amount
deducted for board and warm cloth
ing. which can he furnished him at
wholesale prices, should h" given
weekly 10 his family. II single tins
amount should bc kept 10y the asher
until his time IS served.
"liy his means | hciicy" tutt We
can serve a threcfold purpo>c. The
man who has been warmly clothed.
fed and housed and has spent eight
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Corner of Broad and Arch
streets as it looked a short
time ago.

increase in the license foe would I've
more than offset 10y u reduction IN 70.
pairs. The goal toward which We alI
should work, II seems to mo. would
he to have as many of our muuiripll
activities as possible seif-supportnt'
one of the large reductions accom-.
plishcd by tho Department Of Public
Works MAS the result of an invcSti.
cation of standard specifications ~
printing the annual reports If The
several departments of the CITY. Dur.
ing six years the printing had cos,
from Sl2.25o up to $1,000. After "A
detailed study of the costs and pr.p.
, ~aration Of standard specifications this
expense was reduced To Sj.5ou. AZ 20
this item Director Cooke makes the
following statement. which may sur
prise those VINO havc hut partial an
dcrstanding of tn" matter.
"rho fact has also been developed
that practically all public printIu- N
Philadelphia is absolutely under the
control Of one printing concern and
that "a combination Of employing
printers which Includes practically
all the largest printers in Philadelphia
acquiesce in this control. The sam.
discovery was made IN New York two
or three years ago, n as q result
the new administrator has been all"
to cut the bills for printing iu ha't.
saving in that city annually some
thing over s7O0,00o. II may Ice stated
with little possibility of contradict. on
hat tho same sort Of corrupt UNDER
standing exists between political graf
and Illegal trade combination in mos
of the large cities If the country.
Director Cooke in his effort 20 man.
e his department on q basis of bus.
noss efficiency We'll understands IT,.
impnrtanc" of small economies as We.
bee d'd WAS t. have, the floor uf -,
Philadelphia ,ItY Hal, painted, who
has added greatly to tho illuminat ug.
of tho T. rridors of the building a"
also prevents undue accumulation ~
dust. Tho floors, moreover, ar" cio'".l
with a dust absorbent material wF..'
prevents tho dust from flyiuE AROUSE
while II IS gathered for removal
1t will Ice a satisfaction 10 o>,ry
American to know that the h1r'.n =
city property IN tho Ihilad, 'pE.t D.-
partment OF Public Works has ..It.
ura,ed regular fire drills a. /. .
pendence Hall. these drills In,.lI .-
the removal IF the Liberty Gr.. from
the buildii g.
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Long Experienced in Supplying Large
Points Remedies for Existing Evils

hours In the open air each day in phys
iCal effort is ne longer a tramp or a
H. ggar. lie leaves his enforced work
with money in his pocket and knows
that If he refuses To exert himself
in the future he will lie compelled
to do So,
In this way ! believe that We can
turn the hihitual hrcadlincr and l"ig-
INK house frcqucntcr into "A robust.
active working man, because We can
turn him loose with muscles in good
order, with an alert brain and self
respect that Will keep him from a re-
turn To- his old habits. While doing
this We save the mans family from
want. make less Of a drain upon char
ity organizations, possibly prevent