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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
IMPROVED COMPASS.
Waterloo Man Has Invented an Instru.
ment of Great Merit.

A patent has been granted to Her
man Wagner of Waterloo, on his in
vention of a universal meridian COM
pass. The special feature of the in
vention consists in a new magnetic
element in which all the defects of
the ordinary magnetic needle are elm
mated. 1t aligns itself in true merid-
ian position, and is not north and
south seeking like the ordinary needle.
1t possesses greater precision, sensi-
tiveness and stability 1t exhibits also
a greater power of resistance to neu-
tralize magnetic influences emanating
from local obstruction than any other
compass existing. The inventors be-
Heve that this invention is of most
important and beneficial character.
The qualities manifested in this COM
pass render it a reliable guide on
land and oceans for all scientific pur-
poses, and as it is not affected by the
electro agnetism in automobiles, it
is also indispensable for all motor
touring cars.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
NEW BOOKS.
Public Library Receives Line of
Adult Fiction.

Following is list of new books
received at the library, for adult
readers:
Little Miss Crouch by Adams.
Wild Goose Chase by Balmer.
Tanning of Zenas Henry by Bassett.
Loneliness by Benson.
Flying US Last Stand by Bower.
Jean of the Lazy A by Bower.
Pegeen by Brainerd
Bent Twig by Garfield.
Red Geranium by Carleton.
Song of the Lark by Gather.
Chance by Conrad.
Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Couch.
Around Old Chester by Deland.
Fifty-one Tales by Dunsany.
Circuit Rider by Eggleston.
Beltane the Smith by Farnol.
Emma McChesney & Co. by Ferber.
Valley Road by Foote.
Freelands by Galsworthy.
Hempfield by Grayson.
Co-citizens by Harris.
Beating Back by Jennings.
Fortunes of Garin by Johnston.
Heart of Phi1ura by Kingsley.
Shutdown Slim by Knibbs.
Jaffery by Locke.
Scarlet Plague by London.
Real Man by Lynde.
Mr.. Bingle, Man and Things by Nc
Cutcheon.
Anne of the Island by Montgomery.
Doubletraitor by Oppenheim.
Way of These Women by Oppenheim
Money Master by Parker.
Michael 'O'Halloran by Porter.
Christopher by Pryce.
* by Rinehart.
Good Shepherd by Roland
Straight Down the Crooked Lane by
Runkle
Graves at Kilmorna by Sheehan.
Felix ODay by Smith.
Letters on an Elk Hunt by Stewart.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoi.
Golden ScarecrCw by Walpole.
Ethan House by Ward.
Victory Law by Warwick.
Dear Enemy by Webster.
Bealby by Wells.
Grannie by Wemyss.
Rose garden Husband by Widdemer
Penelope's Postscripts by Wiggin.
Still Jim by Willsie.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST
Items Taken from Our Files of May, 1875 and 1896.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
The following article, of more

The following article, of more than
passing interest to readers of THE
LEADER appeared:
Carl SchurZ's Bereavement.
Mrs. Schurz, wife of ex-senator
Carl Schurz, died last Wednesday
afternoon at her husbands residence
in New York, of puerperal fever She
gave birth on the evening of Sunday
week and a half previous, to a boy
her fifth child.
Great anxiety has been felt ever
since by the physicians as to her
condition. For some days she seemed
easier, but on Tuesday morning the
fever appeared to reach it's crisis, and
since that time she has been gradual
ly sinking.
Mrs. Schurz was the daughter of a
wellknoWn and wealthy Hamburg
family. Her marriage to the ex-
senator was essentially a love match.
She met him when he was young,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
LONG IN SERVICE.
f. s. Truck, Assessor of Incomes, al
Work Seventeen Years.

F. s. Trucks of Jefferson, assessor
of incomes was in the city on official
business on Saturday.
Mr.. Trucks has been interested in
assessing for the past seventeen years
When he entered the work he was ap-
pointed superintendent of assessors
but four years ago when the income
tax law became effective he was
chosen assessor of incomes.
Mr.. Trucks says that when he receiv-
ed his appointment seventeen years
ago, at the time the office was created
superintendent were appointed in
each county of the state. Of that num-
Der he is one of four of the origina,
force now engaged in the work.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
AN IDEAL SPRING LAXATIVE.

A good and time tried remedy is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. The first dose
will move the sluggish bowels, stimu-
late the liver and clear the system of
waste and blood impurities. You owe
it to yourself to clear the system of
body poisons, accumulated during the
winter. DR.. Kings New Life Pills will
do it. Csc at your Druggist-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

poor, a defeated revolutionist, an
exile from Prussia, and with a price
set upon his head married him then,
and has been since the most devoted
of wives and mothers.
Senator Schurz is doubly afflicted by
this loss, as it is only a few weeks
since his venerable father died in
Illinois. Mr.. SchurZ had visited him
short time before, but was COM
PEELED to return to New York by his
anxiety concerning the health of his
wife. When dispatches came announc-
ing his fathers rapid decline, he was
unable to start west again because of
his wife's condition, and was thus de-
prived of the mournful pleasure of
soothing his fathers last hours upon
earth He is now called suddenly to
bear a second and even greater be-
reavement.
Mrs. Schurz leaves two grown
daughters, a son or years old, and
the infant boy born ten days ago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
DOG POISONER ABROAD.
Many Valuable CANNES Are Killed in
C0wardly Manner.

That dispecable sneak, the dog
polsoner, is getting in his work in
Watertown
Report reaches THE LEADER that not
less than twenty-five dogs have been
poisoned within the past two weeks
and the culprits who are engaged in
the work appear to strike where the
loss will be most keenly felt.
In some few cases the dogs lives
have been saved, but almost all have
died.
The valuable dog of A. J. Barker is
receiving medical attention and will
probably survive.
Among those who have lost dogs
are Al. Fredricks, A. J. Kuehn, Prof
Arthur Dauss and Ervirg Knaack.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
REAL ESTATE DEALS
ARE MORE LIVELY
Thirty-fOur Lots i'm Watertown Change
Hands for a Consideration
of Only 81.


During the past week considerable
property has changed hands in the
county.
By far the greater number of tracts
transferred were in Watertown, where
thirty-seven properties were involved
for a consideration of $502
One was an undivided sixth of lot
in the Seventh ward for $500, while
the remaining thirty-six properties
were sold for So.
Following is the record for the
county:
Watertown-William Hoefs to Lena
Hoefs; part of lot and l, block z
T. Prentiss addition; 81, etc.
Jay Vaughan. to Pearl L. LANCE
undivided 10 of piece of land in
out lot II, Seventh ward $500
Francis J. Duffy to Maria F
Duffy; undivided 1-3 of lots 6,
and 9, block l; lots 10, II, II, 10
IA, Is, 16, block 2; lots T. 8, 8, 1C
and II, block 3; lots to 20, block
4, Duffy's 1st addition; 81, etc.
Felix Knospe to Emma Fast; LOT
8, block 1, Second ward; 81, etc.
Milford William Tews to Herman
Schroeder; parcels in section 9;
$2,993.75
Herman Schroeder to Theodore
Ziebell: 10 acres in section 10;
$3.50
William Tews to Sophia Violin
parcels in section 8; $1,000.
Jefferson-August NJ. Ganser to Ernes-
tine W. jain; lot 10, block 2, San
born & BARRIERS addition; $1,000
Mrs. Lizette Fischer to Edward
Hotter; lot l, Highland Park addi-
ton; $3.50.
Matthias A Welter to John w
Vogel; part of block 2, original plat
$500
Fort Atkinson-Otto Heth to Emert
Heth lot 4, block Is, Barries' addi-
ton; 81, etc.
Hattie Hansen to Thomas Corrao
part of lot 2, block 4, original plat
$4,000.
Bert Antilles to VERNE McMillen
parcel in lot 2, block 2, William
Shorts addition; 81, etc.
VERNE McMillen to William
Krumheuer; lot 2, block 2, William
| Shorts addition, and other parcel ad
joining; $4,000
Otto Heth to James Hevey; par
cells in block 2, Pritchard's & Lewis
addition; 81, etc.
Palmyra N. Graves to Auta L
| Giles; lot and part of lot 2, bloch
| 8; also parcel in section %; 81, etc.
Martha Westbury to John Cole
man; lots 5, and T. block 1, Hig
| gins addition; $4,000.
| Lake Mills-Paul Nader to George
Peter White; parcels in sections q
and 27; $2,250
| IdeIla Harsh to Amelia Bari
knecht; lot 2, Neff's subdivision o
out lot 12 $4,000.
WATERFORD. J. Hoyt and G. K. Seebel
to G. Anianss lot /, block 4, Hoy
| & Seebers addition; $500.
Frank Bibow to William F. Bibow
part of lot 2, block 2, First addition
81, etc.
Sumner-George H Duxstad, ct al tt
Nils P. Oppegaard; 5 acres in sell
of swA of section 5; also 2514 acres
in swA of NV ferlong Il of section
Z; $3,025.
Cold Springs-Charles Hartwig ct a
to John E. Moyse; SEA Of nwA o.
| section SO; $1,000.
Sullivan-John Keller to Gustav Nett
man; part of nwA of se4 of section
3; $500.
| KoshkonOng Hevey to Otto
Heth; 20 acres in section Is; 81, etc
! Total, $21, 72575.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Money Order Agency.

The Wells, Fargo Co. Express has
recently started a branch money order
agency at Bentzin's Sharp Corner
Grocery This agency will be greatly
appreciated by people residing in the
eastern portion of the city.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

The rebellion in Irealnd failed be-
cause they did not have sufficient help;
But if you rebel against trust prices,
we will see that you have plenty of
help to reduce them. The Central
Trading Co.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Losses Thumb.

While Fred Etscheid was operating
a planning machine in his shop at
Reeseville, he had the misfortune of
having the thumb on his right hand
cut off just above the joint
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

| The little cascade of crystal water
that comes tumbling over the purple
rocks in the foreground finds it's way
at length to the Rio Grande, and all
along it's winding course there is a rich
and verdant growth, the twining vines
and moss and tendrels being produced
surprisingly well. The entire picture
does credit to Mrs. Edward Specht,
who has been diIigent student at the
studio these last weeks.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Married.

Miss Clara Miller, 207 Emerald
street, and Charles P. Crave of
Beloit, were married this morning at
900 o'clock at ST. Henry's church.
They will reside in Beloit
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

George Cramp of North Prairie, a
former merchant of Palmyra, has
bought the grocery of Roy Meracle in
Palmyra, and took possession Satur-
day.
Isaac Oleson, president of the vii
lage of Palmyra underwent an opera
ton for mastoiditis, Tuesday, which
was performed at his home. The diff
Guilty in an affection of the bone back
of the ear.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
LOCAL MARKET.
ELGIN MARKET.

Elgin, Ill, May S.-Sales of butter
on the local dairy board today
were 100 tubs at 80 cents, compared
with 80 cents, last weeks price.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children she gave them Castor
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

Don't look for the promised land
where milk and honey is flowing, but
get a few bargains of The Central
Trading Co.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

The picture referred to above is still
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs Specht,
116 First street, where it is highly
priced
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-17

erS ana SrOcerS, TO whose IneSe Ia
borers owed enormous amounts,
were burned along with the postof-
fl o records, which contained six pos
tai saving accounts from the 5000
slaves" of Youngstown.
West reports that East Youngs-
town is an industrial hell hole" He
says the saloon interests control the
city and that of the 5000 population
there are only $50 voters. There is
not a church in the city.
He says the workers were bound
in an industrial and economic slav-
cry. That in the years of 1907 and
1908 and in 1913 and 1914 and the
first nine months of 1915 the men
we're given three to five days work
week and that married men we're CIV
en- the preference. Conditions be-
came so bad among the employees of
the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.
that the company organized its own
relief department and deducted the
aid given from the pay of the men
when they came back to work.
The men worked II hours a day
and days a week when they worked
at all. In the last year only So per
cent of the men have managed to
earn as much as $500 a year ($12 a
week. and the U. S. labor bureau
says it takes $500 year to live de-
Gently.
Organized charity is the same in
Youngstown as elsewhere. West in
terVieWed ]. N. Hanson, Sec'Y of the
charity organization society there.
Hanson told him that low wages had
nothing to do with the horrible con-
ditions. He blamed the situation on
drink and bad management.
"This is the report of one of the
minute men, There will be other
reports of other outbursts," said
Manly. 1.-THE U. S. industrial rela-
lions committee was formed to con-
80 &ho
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-17


The committee l am asking you to
appoint will exchange information of
local conditions for information of
national COMMISSIONS witr~the Wash
ington body. 1t will serve to keep
you in touch with your movement.
This afternoon 100 other central
bodies are taking this step. Within
a month a thousand such committees
will have been appointed"
Frank P Walsh, chairman of the
committee, had accepted an invita-
ton to speak before the federation.
When he found he could not come he
sent Manly. Manly told the fedora
ton how the committee is fighting to
get the report published. He told how
an organization of minute men" is
being formed so the committee could
have an investigator at the seat of
any industrial trouble at a minutes
notice. Then he read to the fedora
ton the report of West telling the
cause of the Youngstown strike
riots"
The Youngstown strike was not
caused by wall street manlpulaCOrS
or foreign agents, says the, report. 1t
was the natural outcome of brutal
lied wage slaves, who, for the first
time in the lives found they could
quit a Job without starving. There
is every reason to believe that the 10
per cent increase, announced by
Judge Ebert Gary to go into effect
Feb. 1, was brought about by the
strike. immigration has permitted
the steel trust, up to this time, to
have two workers for every job. Al
though the strike was against two
corporations not connected with the
U. S. Steel Corporation the full re-
sponsibility lies with the latter. The
heads of both the Republic Iron &
Steel Co. and the Youngstown Sheet
Tube Co. admitted to West that their
wages were governed by those paid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17

Private Willis Jamison. 10. OF Co
u. Second infantry. National Guard
Of Washington. In in the county
Iail Monday. serving out fine OF
1880 imposed for being absent
from drill without leave on Decem-
ber ID.
lie is a Ballard high school boy,
son OF n. c. Jamison. bricklayer,
OF b210 Russell ave, He walked
into the sheriffs office Saturday
evening and gave himself up.
A storm of protest has gone up
from members OF the sheriffs force
over the wholesale arrests OF young
men.
"A fine way TO stimulate prepar-
edness," was the comment OF Under
Sheriff Stringer. who sent letter
protesting to Adjt. Gen. Maurice
Thompson against serving nine
other warrants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17

Editor The Star: In your issue
Of the 18th inst. appears an open
letter from Mr.. Erickson pertain
ing to my candidacy for the office
OF mayor. and to what he comedies
TO be my official shortcomings.
much more than II appears TO con-
cern his fitness to succeed me.
In discussing this letter. II is
hard for me to differentiate be-
tween Mr.. Erickson. as an individ-
nal. and Mr.. Erickson. convened By
himself and his secretary's type
writer In his capacity as the Public
7 wnership league.
I However. think Il In only due 10
)ur many readers. IL consistent
Ith your policy, that be allowed
put my candidacy in what ] re-
gard as the proper light before
- In the first place. let me say that
Mr.. Erickson has no more chance
OF wsging the coming campaign
with me on fake issues, such as he
mentions (the so-called Renlck act.
the Referendum league or kindred
subjects) than he has TO solve the
questions Of who struck Billy Pat
terson, or who abducted one
Charles Ross.
The Issue Is not municipal utlli-
ties or any other than what IL was
two years ago.
The issue is TAXATION, high or
low?
!, as a member OF the city coun-
ell, helped install Seattle's water
plant and probably was az largely
instrumental as any other person
IN Installing the light plant. at a
time when II was much harder 10
favor It's installation than II ~
now.
The public generally understands
that | have consistently upheld
and upbullt those two utilities.
might say In passing. for the
benefit OF those who do not remem-
ber. that IN the winter OF 19O5-06
Judge william Hickman Moore,
who had always been a consistent
municipal ownership advocate as
- our light and water plants, was
candidate for mayor In the demo
cratic primaries.
Tells OF Old Campaign
This was before the present non
partisan system.
Al that time Mr.. Erickson. hay
your readers.
ing been duly "hypodermlcked" BY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
ALL RECORDS
SMASHED BY
THIS COLD
SPELL

Here goes your old weather rec
ord.
Don't come around any moro with
that wheeze about how. back In
umpty ump. they had spell that
makes the 1916 cold siege In Sc
attic look like the tropics.
Monday is the 2oth consecutive
crisp. cold day that Weather Man
Salisbury has wished upon the
community.
He says that In 1909 there was
weather like this for rs days.
But II there has ever been a
longer cold spell tnan the ore we
are now shivering thru. Salisbury
won't admit It. lie says Il Is n rec
ord.
And it's not over.
Fact is. snow will likely hit the
city again Tuesday.
Fair tonight" says Salisbury,
SNOW tomorrow"
The wind In still from the North
west and blowing strong That
means continued cold.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17

REYNOLDS asked the bureau to designate attorney to take the
matter with him at
bringing these suits
sorcefuly than by other
organization
tourists
nterestedom pocks
With equal roundp rates from Chicago San Francisco
would
With preferential of $3.50 favor of the Southern
Will will
will Seattle off his itinerary altogether"
expected examiner will be
shortly 10 testimony for the commission.
than May Chairman Reynolds said he believed the diff
ferenta will be ready for hearing.
hat commission and the
m Washington, d. c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17

Mayor Gill today issued letter replying charges made
by Councilman Erickson in letter the public which ap
pearcd in this paper last Friday.
Gill ridicules Erickson's claims to office He defends
his own attitude toward the cy's public utilities. and de-
cIsres he has put eight hours here at the city hall
city Erickson has put one He also defends
his record the council, which Erickson had attacked.
The mayor the only issue OF the campaign
ation and declares that Erickson the dominating influence
h the council has done much ellis efforts
toward saving money for the taxpayer ellis letter follows
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
Sever Business Connections With O-W.

The main proposition is simple said Chairman Goldsmith Of
Commerce transportation ANY who buys
Chicago capable of giving testimony that the round "trip
to the Northwest
the biggest steamboat
In connection with the
officials
allied lines the Union and
o
about with the
carloads merchandise has held the deal
officials of the
thru the commission and the
quicker relief
by o the O-W. r. a ~ Co
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
Montenegro Asks Peace From Austria
THOUSANDS ENJOY SKATE
ON SEATTLE LAKES SUNDAY

day. so that facilities for tho real
Back East sport will be sufficient
to meet the demands.
Patrols. with life lines. have been
established at Green Lake by the
park board. to prevent accidents.
The board In running a checking
station. and keeps up fires.
Lanterns are lighted near tho
danger zones ct night.
Electric lights have been pro
yided at Lake Burien.
Lunch vendors are making n
cleanup.
II the cold weather keeps up. the
city will make enough money out OF
skaters who travel on the Lake
Burien line to pay off the deficit
on Division A.
They we're hanging onto the cars
Sunday by their eyebrows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
Seattle skated Sunday.

Seattle skated Sunday.
We mean n regular innocent Ice
skate.
1t was perfectly temperate
skate.
cold-ice. understand States
dry.
Tho park board got busy during
the last OF tho week and scraped
the snow off 2&0 acres Of Ice at
Green Lake.
Ten thousand people. according
10 the park board estimate. skated
there Sunday.
Then the public utilities board
set men to work nj Lake Burien.
And ZOO people skated there Sun.
day
Spaces we're cleared OF snow at
both lakes. More snow Is being
cleared away at both lakes Mon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
KING FLEES TO
italy; TINY
COUN 7 RY
GIVES UP

BERLIN, Jan. f7.--Mskinp
the first break in the ranks OF
the allies, Montenegro has
asked her enemy. Austria, for
peace.
Crushed and broken and
threatened by complete de-
struetion before the AustrIsns
overrvnnino her, the country
has surrendered completely.
Announcement OF Montenegro
request for peace came today from
Count Tisza before the Hungarian
parliament.
Parliament had Just finished the
first order OF business when Tisza
asked permission TO interrupt. said
the Dispatch, detailing the news.
He informed parliament that the
Montenegrin king and parliament
had asked for Inauguration of
peace negotiations.
Tisza said that Austria demand.
ed that Montenegro lay down her
arms unconditionaIly and that
King Nicholas had acceded To this
proposal. Negotiations. he added.
will begin Immediately
Parliament burst forth In a Joy
Gus demonstration at the tldinga.
The rejoicing WAS reflected In
Budapest ann Berlin.
II IL Understood King Nicholas
has gone to Italy.
Probably an Austrian Will sit on
the throne he quit when the stress
Of war became too serious for him
longer TO hold out.
The crisis in Montenegro came
with the elimination of the Teu.
tonic campaign against Serbia, Aus
trian forces turned their attention
to an invasion OF the little country
and had swept over the state ant
into the capital. cettinJe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-17
Will Charge Unjust Determination

bringing action
Pacific Union
Pacific Railroad Navigation the
Chicago California and
Northwest
and Portland Action by commercial
the interstate commerce
mission a hearing.
would
Of briefs
commission when the hearing
called
Saturday a Chairman Goldsmith of the trans
the
complaint behalf of the chamber and the large
lie pointed chamber vtaly
S2i5
W over he Southern wiped out
dferena the chambers members
avoid
Northwest will
m Northern lines