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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
South American Oil,

According to a recent government
report the production Of petroleum at
Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, in
1914 averaged more than 5000 tons
per month, the total output during that
year amounting to 10000 tons. 1t is
estimated that in 1915 the production
of these oil fields will exceed 10000
tons. The petroleum deposits Of
Bahia Blanca and Rio Negro also give
promise of increased production dur
ing the present year. The Argentine
government is taking active steps in
developing these deposits on a larger
scale than heretofore
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
WAS TOO POOR TO BE HURT"
Injured Street Sweepe. Fatally Hurt,
Struggles TO Return to His Work,
but Death Claims Him.

Frederick Birkmer, street sweeper
of New Rochelle, n. Y, too poor to
be laid up by an accident" he said,
was knocked unconscious when struck
in the back in the Pelham road by a
motorcycle ridden by Frank Purdy of
Port Chester. Birkmer, still uncon-
scious, was being lifted into an ambu-
lance, when he regained his senses,
struggled to his feet and staggered
toward his broom.
Cant afford to be hurt" he NUT
tered.
Purdy and hospital surgeon forced
him into the ambulance. At the hos
pital his skull was found fractured. He
was prepared for the operating table.
A moment later he sprang from bed,
tore off the bandages, and, struggling
with an inferno, strove to reach a
doorway.
I must go back" he faltered.
Then he fell unconscious and died.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

GAY isn't it great to get all wrapped
- up in fur robes in a fine old sleigh
and let a fine old horse drag you over
the fine old snow on fine old coun-
try road?
Answer: 1t is.
It's great if all the ingredients are
properly proportioned, but nine times
ont of ten something goes wrong with
the horse or the sleigh or the snow or
the road and you find yourself four
miles from nowhere, sitting on an ice
hummock and screaming for transpor-
tation, while the harsh winds of win
ter are biting their initials on your
southern exposure.
Peaches and l went to visit Uncle
Peter and Aunt Martha upstate, and
when friend wife found the ground
covered with snow, right away she
began TO sit up and beg a sleigh ride.
She said that the sweet jingle-jangle
of the bells would bring rest to her
nerves after a season Of trying to
cross the streets in New York without
being struck by a taxicab, so Uncle
Peter told me where to find livery
stable and off | liked.
Anyone who has never lived in a
semi-rural town will doubtless recall
what handsome specimens of equine
perfection may be found in the local
livery stable-not.
The liveryman in the town where
Uncle Peter lives is named Henlopen
Laffenwell, and he looks the part.
I judged from the excited manner
in which he grabbed my deposit
money that he had a note falling due
next day
Then Henlopen shut his eyes, count
ed six, turned around twice, multi
piled the day of the week by 10, sub
tracted Z, and the answer was a cream
colored horse with four pink feet and
frightened face.
The gargoyle gazed at me sadly,
sighed deeply and then backed up
into the shafts Of sleigh that looked
something like a BARRIERS chair and
something like the tumbril Marie An
toinette used the afternoon she went
to the guillotine.
The liveryman said that the name of
the horse was Lohengrin, because it
seemed to go better in German
l drove Lohengrin up to Uncle Pc
ter's residence and all the way there
we ran neck to neck with coal cart.
Lohengrin used to be a fast horse,
but quite some time ago he stopped
eating his wild oats and now leads a
slower life.
When I reached the gate 1 whistled
for Peaches, because l was afraid to
get out and leave Lohengrin alone.
He might go to sleep and fall down.
Friend wife came out, looked at the
rig and then went back in the house
and babe everybody an affecting fare
we'll
There were tears in her eyes when
she came out and climbed into the
sleigh. She said she was crying be-
cause Aunt Martha wasn't there to
see US driving away and have the
laugh of her life.
We started off and we were rushing
along the road, passing a fence and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

your limitations of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Come on now, giti"
When we finally reached home Aunt
Martha asked us how we enjoyed the
sleighride.
'The scenery was perfectly lovely
1t was so stationary" Peaches an
swered, with chattering teeth.
One of the best walks | ever had"
| said as l put both feet in the fire.
place to warm up.
Lohengrin, Ell? To make him go Mr..
Wagner would have to set him to rag
time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

81 never saw such a superstitious
fellow as Bixby."
Whats his latest?"
why, he's been trying all the
morning to prove that 1915 is an un,
lucky year. He's manipulated the
figures 1915 with addition, subtrac-
ton, multiplication, division and the
rule of three"
What has he found that seems un-
lucky?"
Nothing, except that when he add
ed 1915 together and subtracted the
total, 16, from 1915 it left 1899"
"Yes?"
"And that was the year he mar
ried"
Love is a malady of the mind that
swells the head but makes $40 look
like 80 cents.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

Ostler Joe, the charge d'affaires or
the barn, tried to stop Lohengrin and
ask for his credentials, but the equine
onion brushed right by and planted
himself and the droshky in the middle
of the barn floor. where he promptly
went to sleep again.
Just as We hurried away to flag an
approaching trolley car l heard Ostler
Joe say to the slumbering Lohengrin:
Wake up, you doggone OF rabbit,
wake up and git out'n our barn. know
you, dag gone you, even if you be dis
guised by hidin' behind that thar four
poster bed on runners, Wake up, you
OF hit! You be Henlopen Laffenwell's
accomplice in crime. been't We? WAL
you git right out'n our barn an do
your sleepin' where you belong. Dag
gone if you kin use our barn to give
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
It Didn't Work.
The crowded car was overnowinl

The crowded car was overlooking.
Get off the step" the conductor
cried. 1--we got to shut the door"
Don't mind me-" replied the man
on the step. Close it if you like. It's
true that | have a couple of sample
packages of dynamite in my overcoat
broken and the roof blown off, but
don't hesitate on my account.
haven't many friends, anyway, and
don't think many would sorrow over
my early demise Go ahead and close
your door,
Then the conductor closed it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
TAKING No Chances.

$50 you're leaving to get married.
Mary?"
Yes, mum"
And how long have you known the
young mann"
Three weeks, num-"
isn't that rather short time?
Don't you think you ought to wait
until you know him better?"
mo, mum. I've tried that several
times, and every time the man changed
his mind when he got to know me
better"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Friend In Need.

Four-year-old Donald was out on
the lawn, wrestling with a somewhat
older boy, and getting decidedly the
worst of it. His quick wit thought
out a way to avoid defeat, so he
called. out:
Mamma, did you call me?"
Not receiving any reply, and be-
ing on the verge of defeat, Donald
yelled desperately:
Call me in, mamma; call me in
quick! '-National Food Magazine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Gloomy Ohseruation

DO you think the world is getting
better?"
Il don't know anything about it."
replied the melancholy observer at
seemed to be doing very well for a
time, but, judging from the European
news, should say it is suffering
terrible relapse"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
AS to Your Hair and skin, Cuticura
VIII Help You. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emollients pre-
serve the natural purity and beauty
of the skin under conditions which,
if neglected, tend to produce state
Of irritation and Disagreement.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. ky,
Boston. Sold verywhere.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Good Cause.

Smith is a confirmed crouch. l
heard him the other day bewailing
his sunny lot"
That's because he hasn't shade
enough about to sell it."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
An Insufficient Supply.

Il want to buy COW, Silas."
well, Hi, I've got one as is a hefty
creature. She's got one pint
tibet amt enough. l need at least
quart, Silas.'
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
a Rescuer.

did you know Jiggers was life
saver at Atlantic City,"
Nonsense! He can't swim a stroke"
"He doesn't need to. He runs
pawnshop and stakes people to money
to pay their fares home"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Prize DRAWING.

Il hear Jack has fooled US all and
got married.
Eyes, he went way down to New
Orleans for his bride | understand
he had known her only a very few
days"
Sort of a Louisiana lottery for
Jack, eh?"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
TendIno That Wav.

DO you believe these South Ameri-
can revolutions are contagious?"
LAS a rule, revolutions are things
which have tendency toward going
around"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Idle M etaphors.
The Sea of Matrimony.'

What is the title of that book you
are reading?"
1.-The Sea of Matrimony.'"
Hum. Any submarines aboTt!"
"Oh, yes, but the particular ship
whose fortunes l am following is In
no danger. 1t is conveyed by dread
naught.
Meaning"
THE brides mother
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

Train up a child in the way he
should go and it's doughnuts to fudge
he'll take flyer in the opposite di-
rection
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Unmas ked.

Hfm-Who is that homely female
over by the piano?
Her-Why, that is MmeH Co.'S
metique, the famous beauty specialist.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
GEORGE Washinoton outdone.
The brides mother"

Pop" said little Rollo, why are
parlor ornaments called ornaments?"
"My son" replied Rollo, ST., Il can
not lie; l don't know."-Philadelp
Ledger.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

rs Smith a good accountant" He's
SO good that none of the gang he COM
mutes with will let him keep score in
a pinochle game"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
One Dancer.

Optimist-The world owes me a
living.
Pessimist-Look out that it doesn't
declare a moratorium.-Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Wrono Attitude,

Let US forgive and forget; il we
hold hurt feeling and adopt martyr
pose, we show we forget that we have
forgiven.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

On Her art II Was.
$50 Alice married the rich Mr.. Gil
der. Was it a love match?"
Eyes. Alice loves money"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

cry man on earth would take to the
tall timber.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

You can tell more about a woman by
looking at the man she is with than
by looking at her
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red Weak Watery
Eye rye tr ana Gran9iaSsd EyeIoS; No Smsrtng.
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co. Chicago
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

A father likes it, but a mother al
ways resents it when her son is called
Bill instead of William"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Drink Denison's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

You may have observed that fancy
hosiery covers a multitude of shins
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
Drink Denisor's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

But, even at that, what our neigh
bors think about US isn't apt to be very
far out Of the way.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

Love may not be blind, but it sell
dom sees its finish.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20
LOOK YOUR BEST

the conductor closed it.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-07-28
New Corn Mill
We grind corn every day,
give us a trial.
PageIand Novelty
Works
r. w. cato's Appointments

N' W. Sato's appointments
lst Sunday-Mt. Moriah at II
o'clock on Sunday, and 8 o'clock
on Saturday.
End Sunday-Bethel at II
O'Clock Sunday, and Saturday at
2 o'clock,
3rd Sunday-Mt. Pisgah at II
O'Clock Sunday, and Saturday at
q O'clock. . '''' u
tsSs
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-07-28
"'MONEY"

The mint makes it and under
the terms of the Continental
Mortgage Company you can
secure it at 6 per cent for any
legal purpose on approved real
estate. Terms easy, tell us your
wants and we will cooperate
with you.
WS-9 Munsey Bldg, Baltimore,
Md.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 TIED UP IN CHICAGO
100000 Union Men Thrown Out of Work by Strike of 6O.OOO
 Union Carpenters.

Chicago, April 16.-Work virtually was tied dp on building operations valued at $50. 900. 900 here today. and a hundred thousand union men were thrown out of employment as re- suit of a strike of sixteen thousand union carpenters which went into ef- feet last night.
 The strike, ordered by union leaders. Was declared after a demand for an increase in wages from 65 to 70 cents an hour had been refused by the Building Constructive Employers as suciation. The association had of fered the men an increase of l-2 cents an hour for the last IS months of the three year agreement.
 Contractors estimated that tho amount of building operations which would be affected by the extended strike will reach a figure close 10 $1oO, 100000.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
BOY DRIVING AUTO.

J. R. Anderson of 212 Main street and Everet Moore, aged fifteen, were taken to police headquarters this morning by Officer Clarence Lam phere, who saw the boy driving an automobile on Main street and ques- toned him regarding his age. As the youngster has not reached the age of sixteen the policeman escorted both to the police station. Anderson was :tald to present himself at S:30 o'clock Tomorrow morning for a talk with the prosecuting attorney According to law no person less than sixteen years of age is permitted to drive an automobile.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
MONDAY IS CHOSEN FOR
 BIG REPUBLICAN FIGHT
G. O. P. Council Members Will Caucus for Presi-
 dent Pro Fem.

Monday night has been selected by the republican mem bers of the com mon council for their caucus to de- termine on president pro tenn and candidates for prosecuting attorney and assistant prosecuting attorney.
 The situation has been changed by the advent of Alderman Parker into the contest for president pro tenn and the withdrawal of Councilman Val entine E. Chamberlain, Jr., who has been elected alderman from the third ward. Alderman Parker is confi- dent that he will be able to win against Alderman M. Irving Jester of the second ward, who is thought to be the candidate of Mayor George A. Quigley.
 Members of the council who were spoken to on the subject this morn ing expressed the belief that Alder man Jester had injured his own cause by circulating a petition among the council members and asking them to endorse him for the position. It savored too much, they say, of the man seeking the office rather than the office seeking the man and it seems to be the genral opinion among republicans today that Alderman Parker will be the choice of the cau- GUS. It is said also that Mayor Quigley signed the petition for AL derman Jester and the council mem bers believe his honor should remain neutral: The alderman from the second ward put another nail in his coffin, it is thought, when he was the only republican member of the council to vote in favor of uphold ing Mayor Quigley's veto on the crushed stone contract Wednesday night.
 Joseph G. Woods and Attorney E. J. Danberg are candidates for the as- sistant prosecutors job against Judge George w. Andrew, the present in cumbent. It is believed that Pros ecutor George w. Klett will be the unanimous choice of the cancus. It was stated by a democrat to- day that Alderman Parker would probably receive the solid vote of the minority members of the coun- cil six in number. The democrat Is will hold their caucus Monday night in the city building and will not nom- mate any candidate for president pro tenn if present plans are carried out.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
DENIES ARSON CHARGE.

Ntw Haven, April 16.-Samuel Ru> derman, q contractor and builder, pleaded not guilty in the superior court today to two counts of arson. His bondswa fixed at s15,0OO. Ru- derman had, been held under $2O,o00 bonds in connection with city court proceedings, and was taken into court on a bench warrant today to bring him under the Jurisdiction of the su- perior court at this term. The arson charge grows out Of the burning of a building owned by Ruderman on .akc Place, March 6. The fire wus actually set, the authorities alleged. by Arthur Rosen of Jersey City, N J., who was fatally burned at the time.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
COURT DENIES MOTION
 OF KELLOGG COMPANY
Toasted Corn Flakes Con. cern Has No Right to Fix
 Resale Price of Product.

Detroit, Mich, April 16.-In deny ing a motion filed by the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes company against the governments petition for an in junction to restrain the company from fixing the resale price of its product, the United States circuit court of ap- reals in a decision just filed in the district court here, rules that the own CT or patented article cannot dic- tate the selling price of the goods winch the carton contains.
 The governments petition, filed in December. 1912, attacked the selling plan of the defendant company. stat ing that it specified the price which the Jobber, the wholesaler and the re- f11ler should charge for it's product. Arguments in the case were heard last July.
 In it's motion to dismiss the govern ments petition, the Kellogg company contended that it's ownership of a patent on the carton in which the product was marketed gave it the right to fix the price of the product
 In it's decision, court of appeals says: The general rue IS well set tied that a system of contracts be- tween manufacturers, jobbers and re- ! tailers by which the, manufacturers attempt to control the prices for all sales by all dealers at wholesale or retail, whether purchasers or sub purchasers. eliminating a:i competi- ton and fixing the amount which the consumer shall pay. amounts to re- straint of trade and is invalid both at common law and so far as it affects interstate commerce unCer the Sher- man antitrust act
 Tt seems entirely clear that the de- fendant's selling plan here in ques- tion goes beyond any protection af- forded by the patent on the carton, and is in its essential principles vio- Jative of the Sherman act"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
APPROPRIATION BILL
 TOTALS S13,O51,3O1
Decrease of $500. 900 From 1sfs- General Revenue Increase Esti-
 mated at About S2.OOO. 900.

Hartford, April 16.-The general assembly today received the general revenue and appropriations bills from the respective committees having them in charge. and the much wanted information, regarding the income and the probable outgo of the state for the next two fiscal years. The ap- propriation bill calls for $13.051,3O1, a decrease of about $SOO,O00 from 1913. The income by the general revenue bill has not been estimated but Sena- TOT Wadhams, chairman of the finance committee has stated that it should give a gross increase of $2.5O0. 900 over the income for the pasttwo years, or a net increase of about $2,0OO,0 900.
 Among the chief appropriation items are these: General assembly, S110,0O0; executive. departments $249,S00; judicial departments sala+ ries and courts s1.S5S.450: military, S473.754; educational $2,4S4,10O: az riculture $351,200; highway commits sionA and highways S1,553,00O: other commissions $620, ,470:.s-a;e institu- tions and charities $3.6S3,119; coun- ties, for board of prisoners and for children in homes $53Is000; roads. rivers and bridges $1O7yT00: interest on state bonds and temporary loans. $1.375, 1000. The estimates for the next two years as submitted to the commit tee made a grand total of $1S,126,265 showing that the committee had struck off about S5,O00,OOO from the esti- mates.
 One of the notable changes in ap- rropriations for departments is that Cf the highway commission. which made an estimate of S3.556 900. and which is given only S1.553.00O. In other commissions there is very little change on the appropriations, as in mo ost instances the items are based upon statutory provisions. It IS noticeable that the committee figures that the general assembly will spend $40, 1000 less than the session of two years ago.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-16
KANSAS CITY PAYS
 TRIBUTE TO NELSON
Business Operations Sus- pended During Hour of
 Funeral of Editor.

Kansas City, April 1G.-Flags were set at half mast here today, schools and public libraries were closed and hundreds of business houses and fac tories suspended operations during the hour of the funeral Of William R. Nell son. editor of the Kansas City Star. whose death occurred Tuesday
 The services at the Nelson home were open to the public. Private ser vices were held at Mount Washington cemetery.
 Bishop Cameron Mann. Episcopal n!shop of Florida and life long friend of Mir. Nelson. had charge of the ceremonies. Pail bearers were selected from among the employees of tie Star. various departments being represented. There were no honorary i'all bearers and simplicity marked all arrangements.
 Many civic and commercial or- gInizations g gathered 10 attend the services in membership bodies. and scores of friends of Mir. Nelson from other cities were present
 Employes of the Star visited the home in the morning hours to pay their respects to the memory of the editor. The paper printed put one edition today.