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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

demands upon the municipal and
county treasures for the support or
assistance of dependents or quasi
dependents.
According to the figures of the poor
relief department of the county, the
department in February of the pres
ent year fed as many people as live
in Springfield, Ill, the third largest
city OF the state. Last year the coun-
ty agent aided directly 100000 per-
sons. This year the estimate is that
100000, or twice the number cared
for last year, will be fed, clothed, and
warmed at the expense of the taxpay-
ers. Consequently more taxes will
have to be collected to pay the in
creased bill. Cook county's grand
total for charitable purposes last year
was $2,278,540.
If the population provided for at
the county hospital and Oak Forest,
together with one-half of the 18,208
patients visited at their homes by the
county agents physicians, and who
do not receive other assistance, and
also the 1858 non-residents and aliens
given temporary assistance in 1914,
are added to those directly assisted,
it is estimated that in round figures
the actual total of those assisted will
come close to 1875 900, and exceed the
combined populations of Peoria and
Springfield. This population repre-
sents persons cared for by the insti-
tutions organized and operated under
the pauper act that is poor relief
department, county hospital and in
Urinary, including the tuberculosis
hospital at Oak Forest
These figures do not include the
1928 patients treated at dispensaries
operated in connection with the coun-
ty hospital, nor the 5,788 children
cared for by the Juvenile court, which
are also poverty's contribution to the
charity service of Cook county.
In other words, the application of
democratic policies in the nation
as shown by the Underwood tariff
and it's effects-has just about doubled
the number of people who cannot
earn whole living in Chicago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

The Boston Herald says that from
the advocacy of some issues President
Wilson is estopped by party history or
tradition. 1t will be news to the Am
erican people that the party history or
tradition or party pledges or personal
promises can estop President Wilson
from anything. During his campaign
did he not personally promise support
of free tolls for American coastwise
shipping through the Canal and also
assure the people of the country that
Npitiless publicity would be his policy
in administration? Did those promis-
es estop him from pursuing a directly
opposite course? Did not his party
platform promise economy and main
tenance of the merit system in the CT
vii service? We're not both of these
pledges broken with his approval?
When personal and party pledges on
which the ink is scarcely dry do not
estop President Wilson, what peculiar
power can there be in party history
and tradition to bar him from chang
ing his attitude over night on any and
all subjects according to his varying
moods or the shifting of the weather
vane?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
WATERFOWL Wisconsin County Tuesday Sept H. 1915

tive. The doctrine of lese majestic, so
dear to foreign potentates, could hard
ly go much farther In denying to
Colonel Roosevelt the right to speak
his mind to American citizens who are
preparing for the national defense at
their own expense, the administration
is setting up a theory entirely at vari-
ance with the traditions of this coun-
try. This country is not at war-al-
though the policy of the administra-
ton has tended to bring us perilious
near to it. The men at Plattsburg
were not under any oath of service
There was no Indictment to sedition in
what was said to them. If the admin
istration cannot bear to hear the truth,
that is no reason why the people of the
country should be forbidden to listen
to it. To repeat, the Plattsburg talk
evidently touched the administration
on the raw
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
Senator LaFOllette Should Explain the
Reasons Why.

The consistency of Senator LaFol-
lette is simply amazing. 1t will be re-
membered that during the last state
campaign, he made terrible howl in
his magazine berating Governor Nc
Govern about the extravaganza of his
administration-and now it is report
ed that he intends to lambast Governor
Phillip for turning down the appro-
priations and saving the taxpayers sew
eral millions of dollars annually. Dur
ing his coming Swing around the cir
Gle" in the state, it might be well for
him to tell the people why he voted for
the Underwood tariff law, which Grip
pied our industries, increased the cost
of living for the laboring class and
disasterously affected the northern
states. He might also tell them how
he stands toward Germany and the AL
lies, what he has done for the people
during his political life only to bum
coe them, and why claiming to be re-
publican, acts with the democracy and
does all in his power to defeat the re-
publican party.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
THE MOUSELIKE MAID.

Her skirt clings almost lovingly
Despite it's flare, it's not so wide)
In sandal shoes she seems to be
About into your heart to glide.
Her pout would make gallants of
churls-
| love these little mouselike girls.
A sauncy tilt gives to her nose
A piquancy you can't gainsay;
Her name-as you have guessed-is
Rose,
She dresses in a nun-like gray;
Her beauty-spot challenge hurls
| love these little mouselike girls.
She wears the slightly puzzled look
Of one awakened from a sleep
Perchance over a fairy book
A startled, up-to-date Bo-Beep@
Sloe eyes half hid in dusky curls-
| love these little mouselike girls
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
SHORT SNAP SHOTS.

Congratulations William Jennings
Bryan, you are president at last-of
the Winona chautauqua
Should Bryan, La Toilette and
Roosevelt lose the power of speech,
what a lot of hot air would be lost.
They are like certain fish, all mouth.
A southern editor says, that the
office holders down his way are great
ly exercised with the apprehension
that they may be swindled out of the
right to steal" They are not all that
way-but mostly.
If Free Trade does not reduce the
cost of living, then the whole bottom
drops out of the democratic tariff ar
gument, and that it certainly does not
reduce the cost of living is proven by
an investigation of the department of
commerce and it costs labor more to
ocrats got into power.
1t begins to look as if Russia would
make separate peace with Germany
and the Allies are beginning to get
uneasy. Who can blame the Musco-
vite in view of the fact that the Allies
have let him play lone hand and if
they should be successful, which is
imnoccihJo Prussia x,YouId hold +bo no =,
and get what the Paddy shot at
nothing.
The Friends, of Peace" an organ
ization working for universal peace,
especially for peace in this country,
are scrapping among themselves, thus
demonstrating that they are strang-
ers to what they profess. They are
like the Irishman, who was deter
mined to have peace if he had to fight
for it. That seems to be the sentiment
at home and abroad-with some
people.
A proposition is being considered
to advance money from the national
treasury to finance the southern cot
ton planters. Why should they be
favored and other producers in the
country ignored? A majority of the
cabinet are southern men who un-
doubtedly desire to help their people
at the expense of the other farmers in
this country; but it is a bad and dan
gerous proposition and we very much.
doubt that President Wilson will give
it his sanction.
Ambassador Dumba, representing
Austria at Washington, it is alleged,
has been hiring Austrians employed
in the factories in this country en-
gagged in the manufacturing of NUM-
tions of war for the Allies, to quit
work and thus close up the factories.
The authorities at the national cap
itol appear to be over-sensitive when
anything is done to cripple the Allies
and the neutrality of this country has
become a farce. Let the factories run
to partially atone for the democratic
tariff which is only helping the few
who are, aiding the Allies.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
First pub. Sept. Z, 1t.

COUNTY COURT = JEFFERSON
COUNTY-In Probate.
In the mater of the estate of Jane
A. Adams, deceased
Notice is hereby given, that at a spe-
c1al term of the county court to be
held in and for said county at the city
hall in the city of Watertown, in said
county on the first Wednesday (being
the 9Th day. of October, A d. 1915,
at the opening of court on that day,
the following matter will be heard and
considered:
The application of Clifford B. Adams,
administrator, of the estate of Jane A.
Adams, deceased, late of the town of
lxonia, in said county, for the examin-
alton and allowance of his final ac-
count, including debts and claims
paid, not filed and allowed and for the
the assignment of the residue of the
estate of said deceased to such per-
sons as are by law entitled thereto;
and for the determination and adjudi-
cation of the Inheritance tax, if any,
payable in said estate
Dated Sept. LIST, A. ID. 1915.
BY the Court:
r. B. Kirkland,
County Judge.
Skinner & Thauer, Attorneys.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
Nothing To Do.
greSS.

The paper had just been put to
bed and the editor leaned back in his
chair and stretched Nothing to do
now" he thought, until next week. y
Pretty soft! Wonder if the fish are
biting down on Yaller creek?" He
settled back, put his feet on his desk
and wiggled down comfortably. This
about right All he had to do was to
loaf around all week poking his nose
into other folks business, then, when
publication day came, a couple of
hours at the office did the trick. Fun
ny how hard some fellows had to work
to make a living Well, it showed,
after all, that brains counted. The
man with merely muscle to take him
through life had to strain and sweat
and labor for a paltry pittance, but
life was good to the man with brains.
People struggled to help him along.
He was recognized as the motive pow
er of the community. He was respect
ed. People gladly allowed him to
lead in thought, and were willing to
contribute to his support even if he
didn't work for it. For instance
there was the long line of persons
waiting to subscribe, their money in
their hands and anxiety in their faces
for fear the circulation limit would be
there was the information line. These
men came in every week with all the
news of the community, with names
and dates and initials cOrrect-ready
to put right in the paper without edit
ing. That other line over to the left
was waiting to contract for adyertls-
ing space, while others were pushing
their way to the cashiers window to
pay their bills before the discount
period expired. Oh yes, it was pretty
soft for the old man, pretty soft!
Then, suddenly, the editor sat up and
rubbed his eyes. The Office devil,
grinning, was standing in the door
way. Boss, there's man outside
says the press won't run till he gifts
the money for the last order of white
paper. Mother Teller says the plate
can't git here this week, cause there's
been a wreck on the railroad. 1t
don't make no difference specially,
cause the pressman threw gimmick
in the phylux and the doofddle's
strained so the press can't run no.
how. Circulation mans quit cause
he says folks amt readin' newspapers
no more, an the advertiser fell off
this week forty per cent. That amt
all" But the editor would hear no
more. He fired an ink bottle at the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

1t is fact that every change made
in our educational system was in the
beginning referred to by the unthink-
ing patrons of the public schools as a
fad" but how many of those same
patrons would now favor the abandon
ment of the kindergartens, the manual
training schools, or the domestic sci
ence classes? All of these advances
in educational methods are the devel-
opments of the efforts of trained spec
ialists to meet the changing conditions
of modern times and the "frilI' of to-
day may be the corner stone of the
educational system of the next gener-
alton.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
Touched on the Raw.
pose.

Colonel Roosevelt's speech to the
men at the Plattsburg training camp
evidently touched the administration
on the raw Secretary Garrison's re-
buke to General Wood for permitting
the speecs to be made is prompt proof
of this
We do not wonder. The doctrine of
preparedness has always been repug
nant to this administration, whose first
idea of the practical method of hand
ling international disputes was express
sed in the thirty-or was it ffty?-
Bryan arbitration treaties, which have
now beeome no more than so many
scraps of paper" and which at no
time were practicable. Their most
notable result thus far has been to
satisfy Mr.. Bryan the desk upon
which he signed them, so that he took
them away from the State Department
with him-and thus deprived the Gov
ernment of an historic piece of furni-
ture which time and really the great
men had already made valuable, but
which now is denied TO the sight of
patriotic Americans and reposes at
Fairview along with the illuminated
invitations to dollar dinners" and the
engrossed resolutions from Chautau-
quas.
1t is indeed remarkable thing-this
rebuke to General Wood, and hardly
applicable on any hypothesis other
than that new definition of treason
has been written into the law of the
land by the Presidents fat, by which,
hereafter, no man is to be permitted
to express an opinion regarding the
state of the nation, IL it is not in con-
sonance with that held by the execu-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
STILL EXISTS,

Chicago, Sept. SPECIALIZATION
the republicans made the tariff, unem-
ployment and other national ques-
tons an issue in the mayoralty cam
paign of last spring, the highbrow
element thought it was to laugh. But
the people understood and Mayor
Thompson was swept into office by
100000 majority.
Now everybody is coming to under
stand that free trade tariff-with
its accompaniment of shortened hours,
curtailed wages or lack of employ
ment altogether-has distinct bear
ing upon municipal affairs; and the
most emphatic evidence of this is
found in the enormously increased
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
A Boys Tribute TO His Father.

In the August American Magazine
boy makes a splendid tribute to his
father, part of which follows:
Because my mother knew that
from the day he first met her until he
died, or for all the days in fifty years,
she was the woman he loved. should
like the woman l marry to know the
same thing of me, all our lives long.
Because he was gentle. Because
he loved all flowers, in cool woods and
in sunny fields and by dusty roadsides,
and brought them home, gathered into
clumsy bouquets for Mother if she
could not go herself to see them in the
places where they held up their shy
faces. Because he loved all children
and let them climb over his shoulders
and pull his hair.
Because his eyes twinkled and his
face was jolly. Because he smiled at
us children even in days when he was
hiding black despair in his heart
Because, although his work kept
him away from home for so many
weeks at time, he wrote jolly letters
every day to Mother and US, making
jokes out of icy winds and beds COW
cred with snow that had drifted in
through farm house windows, and of
all hardships
Because he was deep-chested and
strong and because his strength came
from work in the fields in such days
as he cOu[d find no work in hic own
profession. Because he thought no
work of his hands beneath him if it
brought us food and a shelter.
Because he talked to farmers and
carpenters and to learned men and to
diggers of bitches and to little girls
and boys and to presidents alike, and
all loved him.
Because he wore his overcoat for
ten years and his shoes for two years
and called his coat "as good as new,
with little fixing of the lining"
Because he thought no sacrifice
of any Importance if by it we were
made to love more truly whatever is
good and beautiful and true in life.
Because he used to put his arm
around Mother and tease her until her
eyes twinkled and she said, Go away,
Boyi
Because everybody missed him
when he went away Somewhere Elise
and will always remember him.
THAT is why l should like to be
such man as he was
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

devil and kicked the cat. He hadn't
worked but ten hours that day, so he
was full of pep Then he scratched
his head and wondered how the dick
ems he'd fallen asleep during office
hours. With that he put on the ball
and chain for eight hours more and
then went home and slept the fitful
sleep of the lazy man. Pretty soft!
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

The average weekly editor usually
has his all invested in his newspaper.
property. That investment generally
represents from $1,000 to $4,000 But
it is worth more to the town than five
times the amount expended in any
local enterprise. AS rule, the news
paper represents to the outside world
the town itself. Poor paper, poor town
is the usual verdict. It is, therefore,
to the interests of every town to sup
port a good newspaper. Not through
local pride alone, but for practical
business reasons. A newspaper is
constantly doing ten times as much
for its own town as it could ever hope
to get pay for-more than it could
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
FACTS FOR SUFFERERS.

Pain results from injury or conges-
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lumbago, neuritis, toothache, sprain,
bruise, sore stiff muscles or whatever
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yes ne congestion, relieves the injury,
leaves as if by magic. The nature of
it's qualities penetrate Immediately to
the sore spot Don't keep on suffer
ing. Get a bottle of SIoan's Liniment
Use it. 1t means instant relief. Price
Csc and soc. $1O0 bottle holds six
times as much as the Csc. size.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

charge for If it would. The more pros
porous paper is, the more it is able
to do. Show us a good weekly paper,
full of live local advertisements with
general circulation throughout the
country, and we will show you an up
to-date prosperous and progressive
community. And we will also show
you paper that is worth five times
as much to the community every year
as the editor manages to make for
self-BoscobeI Dial-Enterprise.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
URGES SHIP PURCHASE BILL.

Washington, Sept. 10-(Special) y
The president has ordered the Inter
state Commerce Commission to inves-
tigate the transportation facilities
and rates between this country and
foreign nations. He expects to use
the information in his renewed fight
for a gOvernment-Owned merchant
marine. There is strong legal ques-
ton as to whether the interstate COM
MERGE commission has a right to- in
quire into the necessity for the govern
mental purchase, financing or opera
ton OF merchant marine.
But, whether the action is legal or
not, it goes to show the logged per-
sistence of the president. The ship
purchase bill was never demanded by
any platform, it never enjoyed the
favor of any considerable group of
people, it was brought forward as a
personal scheme of the president and
McAdoo, and by presidential pressure
it was forced through one branch of
congress, only to meet defeat in the
senate through the courageous re-
sistance of the republican minority,
aided by a few rational-minded dem
ocrats. Since then the business men
OF the country-have declared en-
phatically in opposition to the scheme
Yet the president persists; and he
intends to employ the power and in
fiuence and activities of any govern
mental agency in his attempt to force
this obnoxious measures through con-
gress.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

In the first two months of the pres
ent fiscal year, the administration has
incurred a deficit of $29,217,775 The
net balance in the treasury on August
80 was $50 as compared with a
balance of $127,211,118 on the same
date two years ago when Republican
revenue laws and appropriations were
in effect
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

Miss Josephine GruetZmacher was
an over Sunday guest of her sister,
Mrs John Gransee, at Oconomowoc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
YOUR EFFORTS
AGAINST COMPETITORS
Today Concludes the First Half Of the Second Period of the
virginan Pony Cart Contest For Boys and Girls In
Richmond Don't Let Seeond-Half Find You
Tagging In Your Work.

and half periods left OF
required
OF
SIS will
during
a
win
Richmond
Besides
be
popularity
entered this contest going TO
be child neghborhood! Or
child
hearty from his
right
do children
MEM
Of
would stwthy yours
OF the standings OF contestants
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-25
.GEORG|A'S GOVERNOR
TO PARDON STRIPPING
Sends Word to Him BY LATHE Daugh-
ter That He VIII Breathe the LAght
Of Day Free Man Again.
SAYS IF HE is NOT RELEASED
QUICKLY WILL. BE TOO LATE,
Wife Ill, Family In Great Need, No
Money, Former Danviile Police
Chief Says Situation La Running
Him Crazy.

Miiiedgevilie, Ga, July 24.--Bessie
Lucille. six-year-oid daughter of Ed
gar Stripping. has obtained Governor
Nat Harris promise that her father
shall be freed.
Az the Governor stood in the lobby
of the prison this morning the little
girl passed up to him and ciasped hts
hand.
Governor. let my rapa out" she
said. We've nobody to work for us
and mammals sick. Won't you please
let him so homer"
Tell your papa" said the Governor.
that I'm going to let him out some
time within the next two years, before
just when. but IN going to let him
out"
The news was rushed to Stripping,
who has been mere three years follow
ing his arrest at Danviiie. Va. where
he had for many years. under the as
sumed name OF n. e. Morris. held the
office Of Chief Of Police. following his
killing OF J. b. Cornett In Harris
county. Ga. fourteen years ago.
III he doesn't free me within the
next sixty days. it'ii be no use" Strip
ling said. HIS voice trembied and tears
ran down his cheeks He continued:
Look at this" He held out his
hand. which trembied with nervous-
ness.
"T'm q physical and mental wreck, :"
he said, my wife is sick. no work. no
money. It's driving me crazy.
For q year I've been able to 10 no
work except look after the mail. I'm
dying"
Turning 10 a fellow prisoner. he
said. you'll have to look after the
mall for me this morning. / can't"
with Stripping today was his growE
daughter, Ruth. and little Bessie. who
pleaded for him with the Governcr
/ they are boarding near the prison ana
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