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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Prouram of Road Builders School.

Program Of Road Builders School.
In preparation for the longest
road building school ever held
in Wisconsin, or any other state for
that matter, the state highway COM
mission has issued a comprehensive
and carefully prepared program for
the six days beginning January 81.
Work is to be the wctchword and re-
suits the aim. 1t is expected that there
will be more than 800 persons inter
ested in road construction in attend
ance, including the II county highway
commissioners of the state.
The school convsnes on Monday,
January 81, and Continues throughout
the week, closing on Saturday at noon.
The first day will be devoted TO regis
tration and the preliminaries of organ
ization, with an opening address by
Chairman John A. Lakewood of the
highway commission, an address OF
welcome by Gov. E. L. Philip and re-
spouse by Charles E. Moore, president
OF the County Highway Commission
ers' association
Prof John ]. D. Sock, head Of the
state department Of engineering, will
outline the functio,s and possible
benefits Of the school and Chief En-
gineer A. r. Hirst of the highway
commission is to give a brief review
of the work accomplished in the state
In 1915.
The next four days are to be devot-
ed to consideration of special features
Of road work: Tuesday, administra-
ton; Wednesday, construction; Thurs
day, maintenance; Friday, county
highway commissioners day. Satur-
day will be devoted to miscellaneous
subjects, a special feature being a dis
cussion of THE Essential Features Of
Road Contract" by Attorney General
w. G. Owen.
The annual dinner will be Thursday
night IN the woman's building and
President Moore is to preside as toast
master. All other meetings are to be
held in the assembly chamber of the
capitol
Leaders in the work of highway bet
terment in Wisconsin all are to be
present at the school and take part in
the proceedings, including the mem
bers and chiefs Of the highway COM
mission, Chairman J. A. Hardwood,
j. H. Van DOren, Dean f. E. Turneaure
Of the engineering department of the
university, John S. Owen, Chief En-
gineer A. r. Hirst, Chief Inspector J.
T. DOnaghey, State Geologist W. o.
HOtchkiss, M. w. TorkelsOn, bridge
engineer, and the division engineers.
Among the more important subjects
to be considered will be those relating
60 county trunk line systems, con-
crete construction, earth roads, state
roads, water-bound stone and gravel
construction, typical bridges, mainte-
nance, construction problems, organi-
zation and policy equipment and many
Others of more or less moment.
A feature of the school will be
joint debate Tuesday night of the ques-
ton: Resolved, That under Wiscon-
sin laws and conditions the contract
system is the best system of perform
ing state road construction"
The debaters chosen are: Affirma-
tive, Messrs. Kuelling, Mor1sset,
Moore, Peavey and Parker; negative,
Messrs. Gillespie, Dillon, Ubbelohde,
Cauley and Jeffries.
Discussion of the subject of concrete
roads is to be led by H. ]. Kuelling,
county highway commissioner of Mil
waukee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25

A great speed of nearly seventy-five
miles an hour has been attained by a
unicycle built by a ST. Louis inventor,
the machine consisting chiefly of a
single wheel almost seven feet in di-
ameter, drawn by an aerial propeller.
Cuba is to seek additional Ameri-
can markets for sugar, tobacco leaf
and cigars. bee products and hides.
The newest sanitary shaving cup,
the invention of a Vermont man, is
made Of paper and contains just
enough soap for one shave SO that it
can be thrown away when used.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Law on Oil Mixing.

Oil dealers having can of gaso-
line testing below state standard may
mix with it highest test kerosene to
bring it up required test, but must pay
the state fee for a retest, according to
an opinion by Attorney General Owen
to B. n. Moran, supervisor of inspec-
tors of illuminating oils. There is no
reason why kerosene that is made to
meet the state requirements should
not be admitted to sale IN Wisconsin,
said the attorney general. Owen also
ruled that tank wagon buckets used
for delivering gasoline must be paint
ed vermilion red and stenciled with
the word gasoline"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
POsTSCRIPTS

Delicate electrical range finding ap-
paratus employing microphones has
been invented for the United States
navy to tell the distance between
ships or the height of aeroplanes Dy
the sound of their propellers.
The Australian states concerned
and the commonwealth have agreed
on locking and storage system for
the Murray river that VIII open nav
igable waterway 1000 miles into the
heart Of producing Australia.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Wants Proper Cattle Tests.

The Wisconsin Veterinary Medical
association in second annual conyen-
ton decided to urge the next legisla-
ture TO prohibit any person except a
graduate veterinarian to administer
the tuberculosis test to cattle. Lead
ing members of the association said
that the administration of the test by
unqualified persons had caused tuber-
culosis greatly to increase in Wiscon-
sin during the last few years. Fifty
veterinarians attended the conven-
ton.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
NEWS OF THE STATE

Beloit-The Beloit Federation of
Missions, composed Of missionary
workers from numerous churches,
proposes that courses be arranged out
side of the school work for which cred
it shall be given the pupil by the school
authorities.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Bow Scout Honored for Bravery

anesville-George Browne1, aged
IA years, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. L.
Brownell, and located at the canal
zone, has been awarded bronze
medal by the national court of honor
of the Boy Scouts for saving the life
of a 4-months-old baby that fell in the
Panama canal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Nav Issue More Stock.

The Wisconsin railroad commission
granted permit to the Wisconsin
Valley Improvement company of Wau-
sau to issue $4,000 of additional stock
to pay for improvements on extern
sions of its property.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Train Goes Off Track,

Fond du Lac-The west bound She
boygan passenger train was wrecked
at st. Cloud when the entire train left
the track and ran along a hundred
yards on the ties without upsetting
None was seriously hurt.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Bury De Pere Pioneer.

Depere.-Georg Mofatt, one Of the
original pioneers of Depere, who died
ct the age of 95, was buried by the G.
A. R. Sons of Veterans acted as pail
bearers
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
New Bank Gets Charter.

The state bank commissioner is
sued a charter to the Conrath State
bank of Conrath, Rusk county. The
bank is capitalized at $4,000 The in
corporators are E. G. Kuehl, Frank
Conrath, Ben F. Faast, N. H. Spooner.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
Agricultural Society Elects.

Baraboo.-At the annual meeting Of
the Sank County Agricultural society
the following officers were elected: c..
E. Astle, president; J. A. Marling, vice
president; H. E. Stone, treasurer; S.
A. Pellon, secretary.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
How She Cured Him.

$50 Katherine married her husband
to reform him. Did she succeed"
Completely. She's so extravagant
that he can't afford even the smallest
of his former vices"-Boston Evening
Transcript.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
New ASYLUM Steward Named,

Madison.-T.> D. Wheeler, parole
agent, was elected by the state board
Of control steward at the northern hos
pital for the insane, succeeding D. g.
Bachler
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25

Robert Vincent, siXteen-year-olds son
of DR.. John Vincent, a prominent
physician of Boston, ran away and
enlisted in the French army. After
eight months at the front he has re-
turned to his home, in some fear of
receiving a spanking despite his ex-
periences and his newly developed
muStache.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25
$4,000 Quarantine Bills.

Manitowoc Bills amounting to
more than $4,000 have already been
presented to the city council by victims
of smallpox, who have been under
quarantine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25

Kenosha-Six people had a mar
row escape from serious injury here
when two cars on the kenosha cleo
trio street railway met in rear-end col
lision. The passengers were thrown
from their seats and bruised, but none
of them seriously injured.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25

Antigo.-The jury in the case of VIII
liam Mcnamara returned verdict Of
not guilty. Mcnamara was charged
with permitting gambling in his place
Of business on Sunday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-25

Antigo.-Births in Langlade coun-
ty show a slight decrease in 1915
as compared with the previous year.
There were 4S1 births last year and 497
in 1914 Deaths for corresponding
periods show an increase from 172 to
1S4.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
EDITORIAL
<, ,s.,l. '''''
THE OLD SOLDIERS REAL
 FRIEND

Euumerattug the reasons why fccgressiyes should support t4e Democratic party In tnIs esection- and hoping, 10 dOUb', to ensnare otusrs-tLe ch4iruan Of tle Demo c.at'c National Committee points 70 the passage Uf rEe Sherwood service pension Iaw as an achieve meut of his party. That L-w was enacted through the votes oI a Re pubiclu senate and it went on the sutU'e books by the signature ot 9 Republican president.
 TEe sherwood law, Jo de5cribe # correctly, is best classified as weak imitation Of the law prepared and presented in 9 previous con sl sss by one of the best friends the old sorller ever had il Washington, Congressman CysJS A. SuIscway, o New Hampshire
 Tae Sherwccd law, though fath- cred by a DeuCcrat, was never 8 faYOI.tc with DsuuGlatic congress meu-oE whom t-ete were --s ln that congress. Yet only ninety ui"o Democrats voted for tha bil aud etghJy-Ilye voted against il. Ina house contained cGly l59 Re publican members-ytt 129 of them were recorded in favor of the service pension act, and only eigur voted against In the sen- ale the feeling of the two parties was even more emphaticaLy demon strated. Tuirty-uine Republican senators voted for, and none yot5 d against it. While eysry one of the sixteen votes against the bill was gast by a Democratic senator.
 II voters are to Le swayed in .u1ir action in NUvemUer by reason uf t-e passage Of t-e saefwos d service pension law, their inclina- ton should be toward the Re publican Darty-fOr 1T was a Re publican congressman who began the agitation for such a measure and upon whose IabOrs Gen. Sher- wood entered and prOIited, ana i- vas by Republican votes that tLe i'll became a law.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
MOTION PICTURES IN BRAZIL.
They Have Some Curious Rules In the
 Theatars That Show Them.

South America is fast Becoming 8 paradise for the motion picture the ater. but some curious rGles prevail For example. the best motion picture theaters in Rio de1Ianeiro do not allow patrons to drop in or out at will 4 film is advertised to begin at certain hour of the afternoon or evening. At the appointed time doors are closed, or in most cases a heavy and highly decorated rurtuin is dropped. and the show in the auditorium begins its func. dOuS. .a-- l...--1.-.-'- ,-'.i
 A rather novel arrangement, va also noted in other Brazilian cities, Is the waiting lobby immediately in front of the. entrance proper After purchasing ticket the patron enters the lobby or corridor. takes a comfortable seat and waits until the termination of -the-a first section Of the pIays2tbe@ time ofrwhIch may be few minutes or half an hour While waiting one may listen to the band of music. which may be heard equally well by those within the lob 5y or in the audience.
 At times the crowds become congest- ed and all the lobby seats are. occupied In such eases the ticket seller with holds further admissions, and the crowd remains upon the street, but the brilliant electric lights If night) and the music of the band continue to swell the number of waiting patrons.
 The night is the most popular hour for the crowds. as al that Fdme the whole family turns out, and every one who can afford 'an Automobile presses it into service. At one of the best mo.
 iOn pictures in Buenos. Airesya writer counted more than POO machines drawn mp in lines awaiting, the closing of only an savefage Aattraetion. The hour was near midnight. and about as much ceremony was observed as if the finest operas company had been the star perfOrmerS.-ArgOnauL
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
PREVENTION OF INFANTILE
 PARALYSIS

To control the present epidemic or iutsntiIe paralysis, according to a statement issued By the United Stc rs Public Health service today, the cham of infection between per sons harboriug germs Of the di- sgase and the well men bers of the community should be broken. IU SantiIe paralysis is probably caused bv & very minute organism found fn fh- nasal, mouth and bowel dis ch0rges of those who have the di- sease or who are carriers of the germ without themselves suffering from the ailment. All of the steps ir tae spread of the infection are lot known but if this germ can be prevented from passing from the infected to the well person, the disease will cease.
 Infantile paralysis is net di- sease of recent origini.. sporadic UT scattered eases Lave occurrSu u throughout tbe country for many wears but it is only during the last decade that the infection has as- sumed epidemic proportions in the United sta.es. The present cpl demie in New York City, on account Of its magnitude and virulenee, has awazeued the residentE of many communities 60 the danger of the impol tation Os the disease in their own midst. This danger is real, but of due precaution are exer- cised it is believed that the cpl Gemie Ei1 subside. -l-L.le..a..-l--
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
FREE TRADE


 During the II months ended May 1916 France sold us S20ieoo,000 Morta of her goods more than fog Q similar period of 1915. That w&a 9 pretty good stunt for Mon- sier considering the fact that he carried a gun in each hand and a sword in his teteh all the time, But hen, he had the aid of the Underwood neaT-free trade tariff law to get into the Americpn mar xet. Of course our expoIts to France recorded an enormous in- crease during the i've periods. Normally, tbey were $S26,oOO, ,O0O for ne 1915 period. anGNS565,OOQ.- JqO for the 1916 period,
 But the things we sent France were largely munitions of war, a
 -ade of transient caalacter As the war hears it's close such trade declines; while the things France sent to Us were articles used in our daily round of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. AS the war flames lower, the volume of imports rom France will increase. With the cessation of the var the French flood of exports will be upon usi if we have a Democratic neaT-free trade tariff law on the statute book at taa time. gA4v-i as.z
 We love the French but char ity hegins at home. We are will ing 70 let France sell to us to the extent that it will not injure, our own industries and laboring men, We can not force down our wage scale to the French level, there7 fore. France must pay the differ ence in the way of protective du- ties if the Republican party is in power, before entering our mar kel France holds that attitude toward her competitors, and she has entered mo a trade alliance with Great Britain to strengthen furtaer her commercial position. Commercially the United States to- day stands in splendid isolation. With nothing be-ween- us and low wage Europe but the Underwood | law lcw long can we remain erect aftor the war? The rod of our salvation is the Republican pro- | tectiye policy.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17

In reality the ''care of the hair" means the "csre Of the scalp" App ply "PURoI4A" Hair Tone according to directions furnished with each bottle. and you will not only be surprised, but pleased with the wonderful results. A satisfactory q, ,lDtE for hair health; sold on its merits and satisfaction guaran- reed IT your money back.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17

AZ the talk about Col. Roose- vel "delivering"s the Progressive vo-e is beside the mark. The great body of the ProgresStYes came back ir:o the Republican party in 1914 and nearly all the remainder came back, in 1916 prior to the primaries. Col. Roosevelt follower them back, rather than led them.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
The chfolel TresL.-

Chewing gum k nothing but chicle mixed with sugar. and hhcbring. and chicle fs the gum of tree chat grows plentifully in Mexico land Central Amerirr-and that nf recent years hus been cultivated Ou a large scale in Yucatan
 The chicle-t tree K not nnlike1the india rubber tree. and the gun was first ship ped To Arnerjcal by lnehkxh9 believed that in it they had d perfect substitute tor rubber r In this showeyer they were Risra ken. as 1t Eas. found that the chicle gum was msoluble Not to this day haSsanyt medium. acid or aka Ii. spirft or ether been found that will dissolve it--ArgOuaut- f.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
change
StrataaY.

Mrs. Exe-You always have such wonderful success in getting people to come to your parties.
 Mrs. wye-Oh, T always tell the men that it's not to be address up affair aRd the women that it is.-Boston Transcript. s a-
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
His Bio Mistake.

'What's the matter?" he asked of the new bridegroom. I'm in bad. My wife says her faith in me is hoPelessly shattered" "What terrible thing have you done"
 Tt didn't seem so terrible at the start. broke q dish and tried to blame 1t on my wife's pet cat. Pitts. burgh Post.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
Too Much Trouble.

SsNIr. X. POunder-7Bracesup and have some confidence in yourself and you'll amount to something. If you have faith you can move mountains. SiLazy Luke-0h, well! Who wants lem moved, anyway? = Milwaukee News.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
Dead Loss.

"I can never be yours. Here are your presents.
 7''AIl very line But who's going to return all those cigars l bought your father and all those quarters l gave your little brotherY'-Louisyille Cou. rier-JournaL
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
Bad Policy.

9"Just one word of caution" said the dealer in hair goods to the new clerk. e"Yessir."
 s''Neverz tell a lady you have some thing prettier when she is trying to match her ir.S'-Louisville Courier Journal.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
A Limerick.

A clever Scotsman, long ago,
 With notions sage and Conny Who owned a do-key, lean and slow, Named it "Maxwellton, % don't you know, Because its 'brays'' were bonny
 Nixon Waterman in St. Nicholas.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
A sIuff. 'iPa. what is a biuT%

stf "Lt-S ir7s = NI \ aA bluff, my boy Is the vail the ayi craze travelling man makes about the money he claims he loses every week on his expense account -DeToit Free Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
Criticism.

We hear of bright ycIng pitchers Discovered Cevery day, I3lt some are pitching baseball
 That should be pitching hay. E1ts (1 . x E-New York World
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
No Sale.

aar No Sale. -rzc-r
 sTu give you $5 for that dog of yours, old man. ''-
 "Five dOllarsh Why, that dogs got a pedigree as long as your arm. Cost me S20O."
 aeThats all right You can keep tho pedigree. only want the dog"
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17
Business Method.

Employer-Why do you want more pay? Do5you@thlnk I'm G fool? --
 Office Boy-No, sir! ButLI thought you'd think was if I didn't!-EX- change. 1 -lg
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17

L. s. KELLER, Publisher
The daily Alaskan., 1916-08-17

OFFICIAL CITY PAPER
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-18
THEY WERE SOME DRINKERS

John Lyons and Jos. Taylor, both of
color, were tried before a jury in
Judge Fulton's court Friday for bring
ing liquor into local option territory
for the purpose of sale. The record of
the Express Co. showed that since July
1 and up to August Lyons had re-
ceived AZ quarts of murder juice and
that Taylor had received SO quarts of
the same and some Is quarts Of beer
On the witness stand both swore that
it was all for their own personal use
and that they had consumed it all and
worked every day at dollar a day (
pay for it and had also supported their
families out of the dollar a day. This,
ii true, would seem to make them high
financiers as well as some drinkers
But the jury evidently didn't believe
their little spiel, as they found them
guilty and gave them the slimit, 500
fine each and so days in Jail, with hard
labor. The county will have a pretty
good rad gang by the time work be-
gins on the model roads.-Flemings
burg Times-Democrat
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-18
NOTE RECEIVED
BY MEXICAN GOVERNMENT

Mexico City, August l6 - Foreign
Minister Aguilar received a communi-
cation today from the American State
Department explaining the delay in
the appointment of American conferees
to the international conference be-
tween Mexico and the United States,
The communication explains that sew
eral men of high standing whom II
has desired to appoint, were unable to
accept because of other engagements.
1t concluded by saying that the Amer
lean government deemed it better to
wait and obtain the services of men
undoubtedly fitted to act rather than
to rush the matter through by immed-
late appointment,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-18
BIG COUNTERFEITING SHEME
Is FRUSTRATED IN NEW YORK

New York, August 16-A conspiracy
to manufacture and circulate $1,000
900 of counterfeit silver certificates
and United States treasury notes was
frustrated here today by William ].
Flynn, chief of the Government Secret
Service, and several Of his assistants
Eight arrests we're made in raids on
house at Grant City, Staten Island, and
one in East Ninth Street, this city. A
complete counterfeiting outfit was
found, consisting of Photographic APP
paratus, photographic presses, cleo
trotyping and etching tools, paper
and colored inks. An Illicit wine and
liquor blending plant was also un'
earthed. Two of those taken in Gus.
tody were operating this plant, 1t was
said.
According to the Secret Service men,
the counterfeiters apparently we're
we'll supplied with money, their outfit
alone having cost upwards of $4,000.
The scheme, the government agents
said they were informed, was to man
ufacture $1,OOO.OOO in spurious bills,
then destroy the plant before attempt
ing to dispose of the bogus money.
Seventy Photographic negatives Of
genuine bills already had been made
and the impressions transferred to
gelatine and wax plates. Some of
these, after having been electrotyped.
had been etched. Pieces of silk and
human hair also were used in the pro-
cess of making the counterfeits.
Chief Flynn declared tonight that
the ring leader of the alleged con-
spiracy is an expert photo engraver
and etcher. The work of fitting up
the plant, it was said, began several
months ago. Secret Service men
brought here from Scranton, Pa, st.
Louis, Cincinnati and Washington had
been shadowing the suspects for some
time, according to Chief Flynn.