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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
PROFESSOR WILL SPEAK.
Madison Instructor Will Address Sat-
urday Club Soon.

Miss Leila Bascom, instructor in
English in the extension division of
the University of Wisconsin, will
speak before the Saturday club on
October 3. The subject of her ad-
dress will be "Some Contemporary
Novels" The work of the club for
the year is the study of contemporary
American literature.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
PYTHIAN MINSTREL.
Many WatertOwn Knights to Attend
Show GiveE i'm Milwaukee.

The Knights of Pythias minstrel
show which will be given October 2
and 8 in Milwaukee will be we'll at
tended by families of the local branch
members So large a number is ex-
pected to leave from here to see the
burnt cork actors, that arrangements
are on foot to reserve special block
of seats, and to secure a private car
to transport the Watertown people
who will attend.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
CHICAGO FIRM MAY
BUY DORNFELD PLANT
Negotiations Under Way Will Be
Closed Soon Bringing Large Man.
ufacturing Company Here.
FIRM NAME AS YET UNKNOWN.

John Dornfeld is in Chicago making
arrangements for the sale of the
DornfeId machine shop and foundry
to a large Chicago firm. The final
papers will probably be signed in a
week or two and manufacturing Op-
erations will start shortly after The
new owners will open up as jobbers
and manufacturers of machinery for
the company's use, employing con-
siderable body of men.
Beyond the above information, moth
ing definite could be given by Walter
F. Stiemke, who is in charge at the
plant, but there is no doubt but what
the firm will change hands at an early
date
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
WatertOwn Plant Commences Heavy
Run of Work Wednesday.

The Watertown plant of the Amer
lean Mailing company will resume
operations on Wednesday for con-
tinuOus run of two years. This was
the statement made by Superintendent
C. E. Emmerling. The plant will be
operated twenty-four hours every day,
including Sunday and viii give en-
ployment to large number of men.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

such tremendous loss. There are still
over three million sacks of one class
in service which will be replaced as
rapidly as possible with others weigh
ing from to ounces less.
When the general scheme Of sub
stituting lighter for the heavy equip
ment previously in use is consum-
mated, the total annuu1 saving In
transporting the mails will be approx
imately-
On the item of mail locks-$401 500
On the item of mail bags--6, ,409, 400
These figures being based on COM
parison with conditions existing July
l, 1913.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Hughes Train Will Visit Wisconsin.

The women's campaign train will
leave New York on October 2. The
train will tour a large number of
states, including Wisconsin. The
speakers will hold meetings at Mil
waukee and Madison, probably before
the end of the first week of the tour.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Former Pastor Breaks Arm.

Rev NJ. L. Eversz, former pastor of
the first M. E. church of Watertown,
broke his arm recently in Green Bay
while cranking his car. Rev. EversZ
was only recently transferred to his
new charge in Gren Bay, the change
being made at the recent NJ. E. con-
ference at Whitewater. The accident
did not keep the pastor from the pull
pit, and he preached his opening SER
mon with his arm in a sling.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

DeitlCu iot JOiilooll III IilO hinIu
xRice out, touched by coacher.
Hit by pitched ball-Corcoran, Wal
ters. Lee, on bases Watertown S.
Madison 10. Base on balls-Off Gran
dali 6, off Henke g. Struck out-By
Crandall Is, by Henke 8. Double
plays Schumann to Koenig, Kohl to
Schumann. Sacrifice hit-WaHers.
Stolen bases-Powers, Walters, Now
ack 2, Koenig, Linnehan, Coughlin.
Umpire-Joe Staatz. Scorer = Kaub
Time 2:05
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
YOUNG WOMEN BOWL.
Girls Bowl Second Game of Series
of the Season.

Eight of the young lady clerks of
the Schempf department store met
Monday evening at the Main street
bowling alleys to bowl the second of
their series of games. AS soon as two
more live ones" who will stick" join
the girls, they will organize as club
The girls match drew a larger crowd
than any match played this season.
They rolled the following scores:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Peace and Quiet.

The editor was dying, and a sigh came
from his breast;
please bury me, my friends, where I
will find eternal rest.
/ long for peace and quiet, so, when |
have closed my eyes,
Just plant me in some store in which
they do not advertise"
Luke McLuke.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
TAKEN FROM LEADER FILES.
Twenty Years Ago.


An original pension was granted to
Stewart Kees OF Emmet
Arthur Mulberger enters school at
Madison.
r. Schott engages in wrestling
match with Illinois champion.
Sim Block now hold chair at the
Bridge barber shop.
Harry Beuhaus of this city stars at
right half back on the Delafield foot
ball team.
Thirty Years Ago.
A mail is now received at the Wa
tertown postoffice at ! o'clock p. No.,
and a mail is sent west from here at
the same hour.
The Chicago and Northwestern rail
way will also keep abreast of the times
by making a reduction of single trip
tickets at three cents a mile.
Forty Years Ago.
The Phoenix baseball team of Wa
tertown journeyed to Lake Mills and
defeated their opponents by a score Of
13 to g.
Fifty Years Ago.
The Dodge county fair was COM
plete success.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Fort Atkinson Loses to Whitewater.

The Fort Atkinson team met with
a decisive defeat on their own grounds
at the hands of Whitewater $500
fans were on the stands Sunday and
witnessed the knocking out of the box
Of Pitcher Stack by the Whitewater
team. The final score was 8 to 2.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
THREE MORE STATES
CLAIMED FOR HUGHES
WILCOX SEES VICTORY IN WIS.,
CONSIN. ILLINOIS AND
INDIANA.
Hughes Met With Enthusiasm and
Large Crowds Gather Where
ever Heard.

Chairman Wilcox of the Republican
national committee predicts that Wis
consin, Illinois and Indiana will go
strong for Hughes.
Between the days Tuesday, Septem-
ber 19 and Saturday September %,
Hughes has spoken before three hun
dred thousand people in thirty-four
cities and towns in the middle west.
Thousands of people were unable to
get within sound of his voice Every
where his receptions were enthusias-
tic.
= Declarations Win Approval.
His declarations in favor of protec-
ton of American rights at home and
abroad, his stand on the labor ques-
ton and on the protective tariff won
him great applause in both industrial
and agricultural centers. No more
fattering reception was ever given a
presidential candidate in Wisconsin
than that accorded to Mr., Hughes in
Milwaukee last Wednesday evening.
The size of that audience and the
measure of its enthusiasm was limit
ed only by the capacity of the great
cO1IiSaum
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Buy i'm WatertOwn /!

The Watertown merchants can show
you goods and values equal to those
of any other city.
Read the ads!
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Buy in WatertOwn.

Investigation will prove to you that
money spent in Watertown will bring
as much value to the dollar as money
spent in a metropolis.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

misfortune on Thursday to fall in such
a manner as to break his left arm
above the wrist. The injury will keep
Billy out of school for a while
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Do you want to save some money?
Then call and see US, we will show
you the best way. The Central Trad
ing Co.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Hughes Speech Great.

Senator Sherman said:
81 have heard speeches by Blaine,
Garfield, Logan and their successors
Gov. Hughes speech at Springfield
was the greatest | have heard in a life
time 1t hit like a sledge hammer 1t
aroused a responsive sentiment in the
audience. Hughes has helped him
self greatly and all of the rest of the
ticket in the middle west. / rejoice
with you over the good result"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Thus the tonnage economy carried
Through the year-the saving in ton
mage per day by the new type bags
being about 49, 900 pounds-the net
result per annum would be 64,094 900
pounds, or 32,047 tons AS the aver
age cost of carrying equipment and
mail matter is about two cents
pound, the total annual saving in this
particular will be over a million dol
iars-to be exact, S1,2S1, ZOO. While
this great showing made by econom-
ical administration will commend it
self to every thoughtful reader, it is
by no means all that will be accomp-
iished. Between four and five hun
dred thousand needlessly heavy mail
locks used within the past twelve
years will be substituted by others
weighing three ounces less each, rep
resenting an additional saving in
money annually of over $4,000 As
late as 1907 the weight of equipment
carried almost equaled the weight of
mail matter, consequently nearly half
of the expense incurred for transport
ing the mails was due to the weight
of equipment, burden of cost unnec-
essarily borne, because expert atten-
ton wisely directly would surely have
discovered methods for preventing
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

The Dodge county fair was com
plete success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18
MUSICALE OF woMAN's CLUB.
Much Pleasure Afforded Good Sized Au-
dience by Four Artists, Including
Miss Esther E. Dale.

1t was with great enjoyment and sat
isfaction that a good sized audience in
the Baptist church Wednesday night
listened to the rendition of the program
ut the Woman s club s annual musicale.
The most appreciative expressions of
generalization are due those response
bic for the selection of the musicians
for the event, Miss Esther f. Dale, So
prano; Miss Rebecca Wilder Holmes,
violinist Miss Katharine Frazier,
harpist, and Mrs. Robert E. S. Olmsted,
lccompanist. Each proved herself to
be really notable in her own particular
sphere-aa artist, in praise of whose
work no reservation needs to be made.
1t is not disparagement of the work
If the other musicians to say that in
crest naturally conferred in the appear
nee of Miss Dale, who is well known
lere. She is former Townshend girl
Who has studied in Berlin and is making
4 success as q member of the Smith
ollege faculty. Her many friends
0oted with pleasure her breadth of style
nd Interpretation as well as the de-
iehtful quality of her voice and her
harm of expression and clear enuncia-
on. She sang three groups of songs be-
ides the French aria, II est doux, il est
on, from Herodiade, by Massenet;
we Maria, Bach Gounod, with piano,
arp and violin accompaniment, and the
losing number, Unto Thy Heart, by
'llitsen, accompanied by the three 9TH
RS. With special zest did she put her
personality into the German song, Der
'chmied, by Brahms, and one could al
most see the swing of the smith IS ham.
ler and thei iaLie OF the forge anu ,heai
he anvil clang.
Miss Frazier revealed exceptional
n1sicianly qualities as a harpist. Her
mastery of technique was noticeable
nut especially appealing was the beauty
If conception translated by her finger
fps. She is from Amsterdam. n. Y.
Miss Holmes, violinist, who is an
Instructor of music in Mt. Holyoke col
ege and conductor of the Smith col
ege orchestra, had not been long on
he platform before the audience recog-
lied that she possessed a musical tenn
oerament far above the ordinary Be
ides fully meeting the technical re.
uirements of her selections she brought
nut tonal quality and wealth of ex.
'ression that bespoke genius.
In full sympathy with the soloists
was the accompanies, Mrs. Olmsted, and
Il would have been glad to have heard
her play alone. Her work in support of
he others not only was admirably done
hut was fully Appreciated The concert
was of generous length and included
numerous responses to encores.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

The state commissioner of agricul
ture, +. S. Brigham of st. Albans--a
very capable man, by the way-has ac-
complished something worth while in
securing an expert and educated agri'
culturist for service to the farmers of
the state as market investigator.
This has been made possible by coop
Grafton with the Office Of markets in
the federal department of agriculture
which has available an annual appro-
priation of $250,000 for the organiza
tion of market investigations on a
large scale. The marketing of crops
is almost as much of problem as pro
duction. Farmers frequently are not
in touch with and have little knowl
edge of markets outside their home To-
calities Expert advice at opportunc
times might very largely increase theil
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

incomes. The potato growers of
Aroostook county, Maine, parted with
their crop last fall at what would or
dinarily have been good money, but if
they knew of conditions in the country
at large and had held their potatoes
they would have increased their re-
turns 100 to 800 fold, The expert who
will give his attention to Vermont is
NJ. r. Tolstrup of Ames, Iowa, a ma
tive of Denmark, who was graduated
from the royal agricultural college at
Copenhagen in his home country, who
also graduated from the Iowa agricul-
tural college after coming to America.
He will doubtless be able to accom-
plish much in developing markets for
the agricultural products of this state
including livestock and dairy output
and the farmers of the state should
make the largest use possible of his
services.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

The death of John Y. Trowbridge
the age of IS closes the long caree
of n writer who was identified wit
the golden age of American literature
1t is not as friend of Longfellow
Lowell and the rest of an illustriou
group that he will long be remembered
On his own account he has been the
friend of thousands of boys and girls
and grown men and women, whom h
has won with Cudjo's Cave, Neighbo
lakewood, The Satin Wood Box ano
other tales. Neighbor lakewood wa.
the favorite play for amateur produc
ton over 30 years ago and many
persons now in middle age at leas
will remember the thrill with whicl
they witnessed the production OF
scenes laid in Vermont, and involving
some of the questions which made
Uncle Tom S Cabin famous. Man
boys have found Trowbridge q gooC
substitute for Alger, Optic and some
of the other writers of juvenile storie'
with no merit to commend them be
You'd the fascination of their lucky
heroes. Trowbridge S stories were
written by greater man and they
have a lasting value as introduction'
to the reading of good literature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18
Quarry Consolidation at Barre.

Deeds have been filed at the town
clerks office in Barre town showing
the transfer of the Mari & Gordon
quarry of the Consolidated Quarry com
pany's holdings to the Wetmore &
Morse Granite Co., which owns large
and valuable quarry next adjoining. 1t
is understood that the price paid was
in the vicinity of $l25,000.
The purchase of the Mari & Gordon
quarry gives the Wetmore & Morse
concern an important addition to its
property on Milestone hill The new
acquisition is located next adjoining
their own quarry and thus it will be
possible to work both to a good ad-
vantage The granite is similar, being
of the well known "Barre light -
stock.
The Mari & Gordon quarry is one
of number of quarries which were
consolidated some years ago under the
name of the Consolidated Quarry com
pany, the late John w. Mcdonald be-
ing one of the promoters of the new
concern as well as its president, once
the organization was completed.
The sale of this quarry makes the
second transfer of importance in the
Barre granite belt within few weeks
the other having been the purchase of
Onehalf interest in the T.. l.. Smith &
| Co., properties by H. Nelson Jackson
of Burlington and S. HOLSTER Jack
son of Barre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18
IN THE wETTEsT DRY STATE.
A Prohibition Study Down in Georgia
The Bright Side of the Situation.

(Letter to Springfield Republican,
l came to Atlanta, the largest city
in the wettost dry state, to see for
age, even in large cities. found q wet
version Of prohibition certainly. I'M
portation is allowed for home and club
use and beer in the saloons up to 800
per cent. All that prohibition did was
to make whiskey less easy for the rank
and file to get at, and to uphold an
IDEAL Yet, even so, note the results.
Total average yearly arrests in re
lation to population for the six years
before prohibition, one to every 10;
after prohibition (190S-13), one to
every III.
The arrests for drunkenness in the
six years before aud after prohibition
show an even greater decrease In re-
lation to population they fell from one
in every 81 to one in every 81; show
ing a ratio of decrease of 90 per cent.
For the first few months of prohibit
tion no beer was allowed in the ga.
looms, and the record was as follows:
Total Arrests in 1907.
White. Colored.
Under Prohibition zoos.
White. Colored.
5,52l ......... 1851.
l found most of the social workers,
charity officials and physicians for
prohibition-only they wanted it to
become national. As for the drug prob
lem, DR.. Summerall, superintendent of
the Grady hospital, told me that while
in certain cases prohibition might in
crease drug-takin. liquor had not yet
been iuaccessi1icNnou TO influence
drug-taking one way or the other.
Every trained worker felt that, loose
as the law had been and full of viola
tons, it had educated the people, so
that on May l, 1916, q new law comes
in allowing a limited monthly impor-
tation for private use, but nothing else.
Also Savannah, which up to now has
defed the law, announces that on May
l the law will be enforced.
The Georgia records seem to prove
the saying of Gladstone that what.
ever reduces the accessibility of an
evil reduces the wreckage.
If you ask, who is for prohibition
here? You are told: A sprinkling of
the rich, the middle class and the best
colorcd people. Everyone here deplores
the lynchings, yet something keeps
them from being quite ready to hang
the lynchers. E. TILTON,
Poster Campaigner of the Boston AS
sociated Charities.
Augusta, Ga, February 10, 1916.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18
LUSITANIA CASE ACCEPTABLE.
But United States Opposes Policy of
Sinking Armed Merchant Ships With
out Warning.

Secretary Lansing yesterday accepted
he Lusitania agreement as acceptable to
United States in so far as it relates to
that case, but asks Count Won Bern
'torff, the German ambassador, for as
surances that Germany will not carry its
policy of sinking merchant ships with
out warning to liners, even if they car
ry defensive armament
The question of what constitutes de-
fensive armament is to be determined
later in a way not agreed upon. 1t is
suggested that the United States may
propose that guns mounted on the stern
If ships and capable of being swung
from 10 to 80 degrees in either direc-
ton might come within that class.
1t was stated authoritatively that
Germany, because of its unusual posi-
ton, cannot and will not accept the
suggestion of the United States as it
now stands that liners carrying guns
shall be immune from attacks under
previous assurances.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

If Great Britain mobilizes severa
thousand women for agricul
tural work this summer it will again be-
falling in line with France and Ger
many. In both these countries the wo
men, in the absence of the men, hav,
taken up extensively the cultivation
the fields. But, as in the case of organ
izing its army and the manufacture o
munitions, Great Briatin is slow il
adding to it's food resources by homo
production in time of war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

The high price of copper may mear
n revival Of this branch of the min
ing industry in Vermont. The prod
uct is now selling for 90 odd cents ;
pound with the prediction that tn,
rate may go to 40 cents. At one tim
the copper mines in Nershire CAV
employment to hundreds of hands, bu
the mines there were abandoned year
ago and attempts to pump them on
and to start mining on a large seal
again have failed There are cope
deposits in Corinth, STAFFORD an.
other towns in Orange county, and q
the present time 4 force of 100 me,
are working in day and night shift
at Corinth. With copper at the pre-
ent price the metal can undoubtedl
be taken from Vermont mines profit
ably.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

If we define a consistent man as tn,
oue. WAC is. willing TO change his ntn
President Wilson is the best litti'
bunch of consistency in the nation
He wanted Bryan knocked into ;
cooked hat, but was willing to accep
him as the highest official of his cab
net. He wanted a tariff revision
along the lines of Democracy for rev
enue only, and now that he has 60
something opposed to protection he
in favor of q permanent non-partiso
scientific tariff commission, the kim
that President Taft established;
was nominated on pledge of on.
term, but he is now ready to tax,
another if he can get it; he was A;
pacifst, but now he sees that prepared
ness is the national issue and hi
wants the strongest navy in the worl,
and q big army.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

Tbe Dermunt 9bents.
TEN PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1916.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX
Published in BruttlebOro every Friday.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

Their cost is small and it is said that
the inventor, G, b. STEELE, 50 Fifth
avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, is sending
samples gratuitously to all who want
more sap this season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

the use of the
STEELE Eureka sap
spouts have dem
onstrated that
from twenty five
to forty per cent
more maple sap is
realized than with
fochionod cOouto
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-02-18

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state by the
South Hero Canning Factory Building
Co., inc, Of South Hero, with a capital
of $4,000, The subscribers are Henry
Martin, George Tracy, Homer w. Keel
err, Harold b. Phelps, A. NJ. lTibbard
and w. Robinson, all of South Hero.
Schedules in the bankruptcy ease
Of the Vermont and Chicago Granite
company Of Hardwick have been flea
with Clerk +. S. Plat at Rutland. The
concern has liabilities of $40, 7S9. 65
and assets of 0,S37.6 which includes
$4,000 in real estate and over $4,000
in book accounts due The concern
was forced into bankruptcy several
weeks ago,