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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Ran 80 Pound Bullhead.

Fox Lake.-The biggest bullhead
ever seen in this section was on view
here when Jack SAKE of Milwaukee
came down from the lake with speci-
men that weighed thirty eight pounds.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Safe Balks Antioo Thieves.

Antigo.-Robbers broke into the sa-
looms of Lawrence Walk and Vanooyen
Bros and stole SIG from the cash reg
listers. They failed to open safe con-
tanning $500.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Gets Majority of One.

Oshkosh.-Supt. Henry B. Patch of
Omro will not ask for a recount of the
vote in which Reginald E. Sanders de-
feated him by one vote. Sanders Sc
cured 1850, Patch 1,049.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
ORGANIZATIONS Are Merqed.

Oshkosh.-The Oshkosh Chamber of
Commerce went out of existence and
its work in the future has been dele
gated to the Oshkosh Retail Mer-
chants association.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Woman Burned to Death,

Manawa.-Mrs. Herman Albenis
was burned to death when her clothes
caught fire while she was burning
brush near here. Her body was found
by her son.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Farmers Bow Killed,

Park Randolph, 5-year-old
son of Philip Oesterreich, was instantly
killed near here when the wheel of a
farm implement passed over his head
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Orders Boys From Saloons.

Oshkosh.-Chief of Police Bowling
has ordered all newsboys to keep out
of saloons and the enforcement of the
law regarding minors is to be strictly
observed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Safe Blowers Get 500.

La Crosse.-A safe in the saloon of
Adalbert Delamater, Onalaska, was
carried to the rear of the place and
dvnamited The yeggmen carried
away 500 in cash.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Plan TO Curb Ioxridinn

dgerton.-Ofhcials of Edgerton,
Evansville, Stoughton, Fort Atkinson
and Jefferson are considering the joint
employment of a motorcycle police
man to patrol highways and stop auto
mobile joyriding
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Described.

Il hear he's written a popular book"
Yes. It's having remarka BILE
sale"
oh, it's one Of those untrue to life
tales, then ?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
sawmiIl Burns: Not Insured

Wausau.-The sawmin of Phillip
Menzner of Marathon was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The loss will exceed
$4,000 and there was no insurance
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20

olood poisoning, and here it was that
science came to the front He had de-
Vlsed little phial of iodine, which
every man could carry in addition to
the heId dressing supplied by the war
once A wounded man had only to
break off the end, pour little iodine
IN and upon the wound and on the pad
Of lint, get it bound closely, and what
ever else he died of he would not die
of blood poisoning.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20

The greatest bank is the Bank of
England, London.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
ManviIle Farmer Held for Murder.

ManVilie Farmer Held for Murder.
Wausau-Frank Marten, Manyllle,
was held for trial at the next term OF
Marathon county circuit court on
charge of murder, accused of killing
Charles Schroeder April 2. Bail was
refused
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20

William Hale Thompson, Republi-
can, was elected mayor of Chicago by
a plurality of nearly 100000 He is
in the real estate business and has
long been prominent in political and
club life.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-04-20
Bill Creates Printing Editor.

The legislative investigation COM
mittee introducing a new bill Great
ing a new printing board and provid-
ing that the board shall consist of
the governor, state superintendent of
public property and an editor of pub
lie printing to be appointed by the
governor. Under the present law the
state printing board consists of the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
Shugrue Proved Too Much For Welsh
Jersey City Lightweight Led in Eight Rounds of Scheduled Ten-Displayed Marked Improvement in Cleverness and at Times Outboxed the Champion-Welsh Forced to Fight Hard to Make Showing.

New York Feb a.-Joe Shugrue, the Jersey City lightweight, again proved too much for Freddie Welsh, worlds champion of that class, in ten round bout at Madison Square Garden here tonight
 In their previous meeting here, Welsh had the better Of it in only two of the rounds but in tonights battle his best efforts earned him no better than an even break in two rounds-the sixth and seventh. ShugTue led in all the others. The boxers weighed in. as agreed upon, 135 pounds at three o'clock this afternoon. Their ring sides weights were: Welsh 135-1-2; Shugrue 135.
 Welsh fought faster than in his pre- Eious battle with the Jersey City lad, but Shugrue showed marked improve men in cleverness. In fact, the Jersey boy at times optboXed the champion and was far better in the miXups. He met Welsh coming in with stiff punch es to the body, while the Englisman frequently sent over hard lefts to the face Many times Shugrue surprised the Onlookers by blocking these lefts and caused the champion to miss as often as he himself did.
 The bout started at a, slower pace than the recent one, but the men fought at top speed before the second round was finished. The champion found it necessary to fight his best to make a showing against the Jersey lads heavy work. Neither showed marks of the battle
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
MANY ANXIOUS TO JOIN
 FEDERAL LEAGUE

It is evident that there are many fellows anxious to climb aboard the Federal league band wagon. Ever since the talk of a, Federal league coming into New England these fel- lows have lined up and waited for a chance to jump aboard. But if they
 think the Federal league is coming into this territory to sprinkle coin right and left, give fellows fat jobs and run a
 league for the love of it, they are
 greatly mistaken. Had they been pres
 ent at the conference the other after
 noon and listened to President Gil more outline the plans for the Federal
 minor league, they would have seen
 their mistakes in believing as they did.
 The new league is q business proposi-
 tiOn in every way and will be operated
 on local capital. While the Federal
 league will offer protection and assist
 in securing players for the clubs, the Federal magnateS have no idea of
 floating q, lot of money around here
 and opening I'D soft places for a, lot
 of baseball promoters and managers.
 It will take a man with solid finau~
 cial backing, control of q baseball
 park, and a reputation of being a. game
 loser to get into the new league as a
 club owner. For it isn't to be ex-
 pected that the new league will make
 any money the first year and it is
 hardly to be expected the league will even pay expenses right off the bat.
 4NDL CtiIS must tue kbA JAA4GLtlS Alt1R . Ll4S
 coin but they must be willing to stick
 and lose a, little money for while in
 order to stand a show of making money
 in the long run. The success of the
 new Federal minor league will de-
 pend upon how game the club owners are and how faithfully they will stick and work for the good of the organ iaztiou. There is hardly a person who understands baseball conditions in New
 England but who sees a brilliant fu ture for strong minor league in
 this section after the proposition has been fairly tried out. It is time for q minor league and an organization which will present much faster and
 higher class baseball than has been shown by the Eastern association and New England league for the past few seasons. Times have changed. The fans demand faster ball Conditions
 are much different in baseball as in every line of business than they were several years ago. The present leagues have not kept up to the times and
 have been unable to meet the demand
 of the baseball public. They have
 been going along with an old article of display which has been out of style
 years ago and for which the public will not fail. There was a time when perha ps the CalibTe of baseball we saw last season might have gone in New England but those times have passed.
 And in order to keep up to the times the New England promoters have got to provide better baseball Now comes the situation. Will faster and better baseball be provided by the organ ized baseball leagues or will the Fed erals provide up-to date attractions? |? Certainly it doesn't seem as if there is room for two strong leagues in New
 England and q. weak league will not last very long in competition with a strong one. That point is sure.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
GOVERNOR SENDS
 ECONOMY MESSAGE.
(continued from Page ons)

making appropriations. The governors recommendation, in the opinion of many legislators familiar with dnan- cial matters, would make sweeping al- terations in the long established poli- cy of the general assembly in giving partial support to a large number of institutions. The message was sent to the house Journal to be printed.
 No Action on Taxation Expert.
 The resolution to give the finance committee authority to engage an eN- pert on taxation should 1t so desire, introduced by MT. Isbeil of Ansonia, and passed by the house last week, was not taken from the senate table today Ii was placed there by Sena- tor lsbeu and is subject to an amend ment offered by Senator Purcell. The finance committee has voted unani- mouSly. with one member absent, to support the resolution The matter went into the house on Representative Isbe1l's initiative but the action of the committee is said to forecast concur rent action by the senate in it's orig inal form.
 Committees Busy.
 Many legislative committees were busy this afternoon and hearings were well attended. The judiciary commit tee wave much time to the New Ha- ven judgeShip contest while many au- tomobllistS, good roads men and others voiced ther opposition to the Acorn bill for 8 three-headed highway com mission, before the roads. rivers and bridges committee. Senator AlcorD favored his bill chiefly on the grounds that the department is too big for one man to manage and because the ap- propriations are too large to be ex- pended by one man. One other speak CT thought the state would save money by having three commissioners al- though their salary would be S9,600 more than is paid to one commission CT at present.
 The opposition to the bill was on the grounds that the department is doing good work under the present organi- zation, that 1t would be inadvisable tc change without a good reason for a change and that the three commits sioner plan would throw the depart ment into the political field more thar ever before
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
FEDERAL LEAGUE BALL
 LOST TO KANSAS CITY
Franchise Sold to P. T. Powers Who
 Will Move the Team East.

Chicago, Feb. 9z-There is no chance for Kansas City to retain it's place in the Federal League, the franchise hay ing been sold to P. T. Powers, and the deal closed, according to President Gilmore,
 We gave the people of Kansas City the opportunity to save the team for their own, but they failed to give
 .t-.C- e1t guarantees in time. as the seasons opening was drawing near,' sad Gilmore today. AS for the report that D. J. Half will take up the matter in New York there is no one in that city with authority to treat concerning the matter. The Kansas City franchise has been sold to r. T. Powers of New York"
 Playing rules as well as the schedule will be discussed at Buffalo February 26 and 21, when Federal League club owners, managers and umpires will gather in response to a call issued to- day by Gilmore. The drawing up of q schedule will be easier this year than last because of the substitution of some eastern cities, practically certain to be Newark for Kansas City. With Kansas City in the league, Pittsburgh was in the eastern division of the Fed eral league and in the western sec tion of the National, which made it impossible to avoid a number of con fiicts which now can be done away with.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10

Springs, and Michael D. O'Connen, deputy judge of the same court.
 There was concurrence with the senate, in the suspension of the rules. and Edward l.. Steele was elected judge of the city court of Hartford, and the resolution was transferred to the secretary of state Edward C. Dickinson was elected associate judge under like action.
 Resolution was received, favorably reported by the judiciary committee. appointing Herbert $. Pollard recorder of the city court of Hartford The resolution was adopted and transferred to the secretary of state.
 Maintenance of Hospitals.
 The governors recommendation read iu the house Tuesday cautioned the members to retrenChmenL iu state expenses insofar as they related to hospitals. schools and county homes. and that instead of being a burden to the state that they be cared for in the counties where located. The total amount expended by the state for these purposes during the last fiscal year is S1254,7S which is equivalent to one mill on the grand list of the state The governors communication was ordered printed in the journal.
 The house was called to order at
 1130 Tuesday, and within half an hour thereafter 10-minute recess was ordered, and upon reasSem bling the house adjourned to 11.30 Wednesdav. The senate did likewise. Charter Of City of Norwich. There will be hearing before the committee on cities and bOroughs Thursday afternoon on the act amend ing the charter of the city of Putnam Tuesday of next week there will be hearing on the amendment to the charter of the city of Norwich, and on the following Thursday hearing on amendments to charter of borough oi There will be hearing on the New
 London and Stonington judgeships this "Wednesday afternoon. Legislative Notes. Tine act to reduce the rate on pack i ages and parcel post which was re- 1 ferred to the committee on railroads | was returned to the house and refer ] red to the committee on federal reIa- 1 tions.
 1 The doorkeepers and messengers ap 1 peared in regulation uniforms for tho l first time during the session Tues i day.
 The rules were suspended and Sam. l ucI NJ. BTainard was elected deputy l judge and Levi P. M. Hickey judge O i the court of East Hartford, and the ! resolutions were transferred uL the 1 secretary of state.
 l The committee on military affairs re 1 ported favOrabiy on the bill for tho l erection of a. headstOne at the graves l of John w Ford and John Farley. 1 Attorney William H. Shields of Nor
 wich was visitor at the state capito 1 Tuesday.
 Sheriff Sidney A. Brown of Nev London was at the state capitol Tues
 day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE OWNERS
 HELD A MEETING
President Tener Announces the Un-
 pires-Chairman Herman Submit
 ted an Amendment in Waiver Rule.

New York. Feb. g--AIthough the principal business for which the Ma tional League club owners gathered here for their annual schedule meet ing, which began today was 10 rat ify and adopt the playing dates for the coming season, the matter was laid over until tomorrow, when the Sched- ule will be taken up immediately after the meeting re-conVeneS in the fore noon.
 1ectors which preceded the regular meeting today, President Tencr an nounced that he had appointed as um-
 pires the following;
 E. D. Emslie, William J. kIen,
 Nal F,ason. William Byron, E. c.
 Quigley, William Hart and Al Orth. George COckilI. who was manager of
 the Harrisburg club of the Tri-State league, was appointed as a substitute
 umpire but there is still a vacancy
 to be filled on the regular stan Charles Rigler has not been signed so
 far. Secretary John X. Heydler stated
 that no application for q position had been received from Henry O'Day-
 Instead of revokiRg the edict that no
 players shall be sent into training
 March l each year, this was made a hard and fast rule and read into the constitution. Similar action was taken as to the revision of the player limit from p to 21, adopted at the December meeing. The New York club repre- sentatives tried to have the limit rais- ed to 9, but this was voted down. In addition to this. all player managers who participate in one or more games during the season are to be Included in the player limit of 21, which will bs the maximum from May 1 to Sept. 1 each year.
 Chairman Herman of the committee on constitution submitted an amend ment to the effect that there shall be no recall afer a. waiver has been asked on a player and this will come up for l discussion tomorrow when in all lik- ] lihood it will be adopted
 ' 4 letter was received from the h. | terDat1onal league asking for permis- i sion to place a club in the Bronx bor- | ough of this city. but the meeting took no action in reference to it after he 1 communication had been read. Every 1 club in the league was represented at the meeting, which adjourned late ir 1 the day until ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
 1 Managers Bresnahan of Chicago: Moran of Philadelphia: Herzog of Gin l cinnati and Huggins of St. Louis held 1 several consultations in the hotel cor riders while the meeting was going or 1 upstairs. RumOrs of trades and eX- | changes were flying about, but nc names were mentioned and nothing materialized. Manager McGraW of the
 local club is due here tonight from his l Cuban trip and it is expected that the ! exchange market will take on a lively
 tone when these five get together to- morrow.
 President GaFney of the Boston clul stated today that as Manager Sailing: 1 is detained through illness at his homo in Haddock, Ga. the selection of Bos. ton players to complete the Sherwood Nagee deal with Philadelphia will no | be made until the Miracle Man" i; able to take active part in the clubs mana cement again.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10

indigent insane persons. and for schools.
 Appropriations for hospitals had their origin in an act in the general assembly passed in 1859. and prior to lSSo only two hospitals were so aided In the last fiscal year, however. annual appropriations were made to ez hospi- tala, and the sum so expended was $134687.56, and in addition to this sum $50.000 was specifically appropri- ated to hospitals"
 Governor Holconlb points out that the appropriations for school expenses last year by the state reached the sum of $4S7,5I5.30. The message then con tinues:
 The total amount appropriated in the last fiscal year for the purposes mentioned is 254,7S4.93. This repre- Sents a tax of a little more than one mill upon the grand list Of the state. If the revenue of the state derived from sources other than that of a direct tax was sufficient to pay this amount in addition to the necessary appropri- ations for distinctively state purposes little if any fault could be found with it's expenditure, but in view of the present inadequaCy of state revenue.
 believe that the legislature should leave the matter Of appropriations for hospitals to the localities they serve, should place the burden of the naiute- nance of county homes upon the coun- ties. should require the towns to which i insane pauperS belong, or the relatives or other persons, to pay the actual cost of their support at the insane institu- i tiOpS of the state and should carefully consider a reduction in the amount of state funds distributed to the towns for educational purposes. The only alternative to such a. course which ac- cords with good government and good
 politics is to lay a state tax sufficient to meet the expenditures authorized for these purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET CLOSED HEAVY.
Further Break in Exchange on Lon
 don to Lowest Quotations Since 1907.

New York, Feb. 9.-Stocks were in ciined to make further upward pro- gress in the early stages of today's session, but sudden weakness in New York Central, which declined l If points, soon caused general unsettie- menE the list closing with a heavy tone and numerous net losses. Cen trars precipitate decline was associ- ated with the proposed issue of $l00, % 000G9Q bonds at 6 per cent. interest
 Another development, which should have redOunded to the advantage of the local market. was q further break in exchange on London to the lowest quotations since October of 1907 The decline resulted from extensive offer ings of bills against supplies bought in this country by some of the foreign governments now at war. Incidentally, Germans gold status once more came into consideration with 3 new low record for marks while London re ported the removal of about $1,500. .G0a foreign gold coin from the Bank of England.
 Declaration of the regular dividend on American Sugar shares was in keeping with popular expectations, all belt the stock was feverish pending definite announcement. Another ad- vance in the refined product was made by independent producers.
 Bethlehem Steel which has been the object of much manipulation re- gently went to q higher price than be- fore. but receded on realizing sales.
 Canadian Pacific made q better show ing than any of the other high priced railway shares, although it relinqufsh- ed all Of the two point gain made at the outset, Internationals as a whole moved within fractional limits, receiv- ing little support in the London market, where trading proceeded cautiously Reopening of the Amster- dam. exchange was regarded as another channel for liquidation of German owned American securities.
 Local money conditions were un- changed, but a. slight hardening of the rate for long time accommodations was manifested. Interior banks brought moderately Of mercantile pa per. Bonds were easier, except cer- tain minor issues, which showed gains. On the curb there was active trading in the proposed New York Central 6's st between 103 and 104 Total sales of bonds (par value) aggregated $2,- 152,008.
 |. S. registered 2's declined Is per cent and the coupon 2's 3-S per cent. on call
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10

New York, Feb. 3-President Harry Hampstead of the New | ork Nationals, tonight said he was opposed to the In- ternational League transferring it's Jersey City franchise to the Bronx Hampstead said that he did not think the matter would again come before the National League meeting. His ob- jection, if persisted in, is enough to block the proposition.
 President Barrow of the Tnternation- al League said that he would be sore ly disappointed if his request for a New York team is f1atly turned dOwlFe I think the major leagues will be sor- ry if they make such a move. I have always been a, strong organized base ball man and l think we deserve help at the present time"
 After conference with President GaffnCy of Boston, Leslie Mann of the Braves sent a. telegram which it is believed will be acceptance of Federal League terms. Gaffney showed his last letter to the player offering him a S3,000 contract, with the ten day clause, while Mann is holding out for a $500 contract with the reserve clause omitted. C1affney informed the player that S3000 was his last offer and that the Boston club would not stand in the players way is he saw a chance to better himself.
 President Barrow of the Internation- al League has sent out 8 call for a spring meeting to be held in this city