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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
AMOUNT OF income
TAX IS GROWING
President Haugen of State Com
mission Predicts Gain
Over Last Year.
BIGGER INCREASES FOR 1916
Officials Expect Industrial Prosperity
to Result in Largest CoIIec-
tons Known Next
Wear
Year.

Madison.-That the receipts under
the state income tax law will be larger
this year than last year, and from
present indications will be larger next
year than ever before was the gist of
a statement made by Nils Z. Haugen,
chairman of the state tax commission.
while the returns have not all been
compiled, the figures indicate that dur
ing the last part of the year 1915 man
ufacturers were particularly prosper
Gus and this prosperity shows in the
amount of income subject to taxation,
said Mr.. Haugen. 1T may be, however,
that the increase in the tax will come
largely from the corporations, as this
prosperity had scarcely reached the
individual by that time. The returns
are now being tabulated in the differ
ent counties of the state for the indi-
vidual income taxes, and these results
will soon be available"
Mr.. Haugen said that from the
standpoint Of the manufacturer the
year 1916 has been unusually prosper
Gus and when it comes TO collect the
tax of the earnings of the corporations
for the year 1916 he believes the re-
suits will show that the tax will be
the largest collected since the law was
put into effect. ---..
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
STATE PARTIES
HOLD PLATFORM
CONVENTIONS
DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, PRO
HIBITIONISTS AND SOCIALISTS
MEET AT MADISON.
Philip lNDORSED BY G. 0. P,
Republicans Praise Entire Ticket, But
No Specific Mention of Senator
La Toilette Is Made-AlI
Meetings Harmonious.

Madison, Wis, Sept 20.-Four DO.
litical parties-the democrats, repub-
Iicans, prohibitionists and socialists
held state conventions in this city yes.
terday to adopt platforms and indorse
candidates. Harmony prevailed in
each meeting, the programs being car
ried out without a hitch.
The democratic convention was
crowded out of the state capitol by the
Guardians of Liberty, which is hold.
ing three-day session in the senate
chamber Superintendent of Public
Property Blumenfeld had assigned the
democratic convention to the base
ment OF the capitol, but the delegates
objected to such arrangement and de.
clded to hold their session in the court
mouse. The convention adopted a res
olution criticising Blumenfeld for ode
priVing the democratic convention of
It's usual meeting place" and for "giv,
ing preference to the Guardians of
Liberty over the democratic candi-
dates in convention assembled. repre-.
senting $4,000 voters in the state of
Wisconsin,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Ask for and Set e~
SKlNNERS
THE HIGHEST QUALITY
MACARONI
IS Peg Recipe Book free
SKINNER MFG. CO.. OMAHA, U.S.h
Largest hAcARoNi FACTORY IN AtieRICA
GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP
TIE Greatest Trapshootng Event OF
the Year, Won with Winchester
Repeater" Shells.

The Grand American Handicap, the
trapshooting classic, equivalent TO the
Worlds Series in Baseball, the higbaS,
honor the world has to bestow in trap
shooting, the event that marks the eli
max in the trapShooter'S career, was
won by Capt. ]. +. Wulf, of Milwau
kee, with the wonderful score of 99x1OC
from the 19-yard mark. In making this
great win he shot Winchester IRE
peater" loaded shells.
The National Amateur Champion
ship was won by f. M. Troeh, of the
State of Washington. Mr. Troeh also
took second place for National ANA
teur Championship at Doubles. He al
so won the Mound City Overture, and
the General Average on all targets and
General Average on 16-yard targets
In winning all these events, Mc. Troeh
used a Winchester repeating Ahotgun
The Women's National Champion
ship, the first event of the kind ever
staged at Grand American Handicap,
was won by Mrs. J. d. Dalton, of War
saw, Indiana, with Winchester re-
peating shotgun.
The Dunspaugh Trophy, emblematic
of the Professional Championship was
won by Phil r. Miller with a Winches-
ter repeating shotgun.
The Hercules All-round Amateur
Championship was won by Edw L.
Bartlett, of Baltimore, with Winches-
ter loaded shells. This was a hard
match to win, as it called for 80 singles
at Is, 20, % yards, respectively, and %
doubles at 16 yards.
This was great cleanup for Win
chester guns and shells and a demon
stration of their wonderful shooting
qualities.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
State Employees to Study.

plan whereby employees of state
power plants may take azcourse of in
struction bearing directly on their
work, under the direction of the eX-
tension division of the University of
wisconsin, cooperating with the civil
service commission, Mas made at a
conference held recently at the state
capitol.
Representatives of the state en-
gfneerlng department, the state board
OF control, the university, the state
normal schools and the civil service
commission We're present at the confer
ence, and the unanimous judgment of
the entire body was in favor of the
plan.
That engineers and firemen in the
institutions of the state should be do
ing something definite to increase
their efficiency to the state and also to
Denent themselves was the opinion of
the conference. Such a course of study
Will result in a greater economy in
Iuel, increased safety in the operation
OF the plants and better upkeep, it
is believed
Ii the plan is carried out, the courses
OF study will be offered by the extern
sion division of the University Of Wis
consln and will be approved by the en-
gineering department. The courses
will be required by all firemen and en-
glneers of the state power plants, and
the fees necessary to take such courses
VIII be paid by the institution deriving
the benefit from the work.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Fire Losses Increase.

A total of 260 fires, with aggregate
losses of $995, 190 were reported to
the fire marshal department in the Of
flee of commissioner of insurance dur
ing the month of August This is a
decrease in the number of fires, but a
considerable increase in losses, over
the month of July when the total num-
Der of fires was $50 and the total
losses $603,025. The big total for Au-
gust was due largely to two big in
dividual fires, one at loss of $685.
600 and the other S25O,OOO, making a
total alone of $605,000 The total
losses of August, 1915, through 165
fires, were $156,570.
Classified by causes the chief losses
of the month were:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
NEW FOOTWEAR FOR ARMY
nailed for Service In
Mexico

The war department appointed
shoe commission in 1912 10 design
model embodying the best points of
all the army shoes, surprising them,
if possible. The shoe which was
adopted was of good materials, well
made on rational last designed by
the department. The interior is per-
fectly smooth, with heel broad and low
and sole moderately thick. The arch
is flexible and without metal shank or
other stiffening. Eyelets are used
rather than hooks. The shoe reaches
but little above the ankle; 1t Is wide
across the ball of the boot and has
high toe cap. 1t is comfortable, neat
looking, light in weight and easily re-
moved or put on.
AS soon as the soldiers wear out the
shoes Of the type which they are now
using on the border they will be refit-
ted with the new type which the gov
eminent has ordered, says n writer In
the Outlook. The newest shoe is hob
nailed and weighs three pounds seven
ounces. 1t has been adopted for Next
can service because the present type
has no. worn well in mountain climb
ing and has been readily cut up by the
malpais rock in Mexico. The shoe is
similar to that in use in the Italian
army.
Whether this model will be perma-
nently adopted is open to considerable
doubt. The weight of the shoes and
the stiffness Of the leather used de-
tract from the comfort of it. 1t has
some disadvantages, therefore, but the
severe usage in Mexico made it desir-
able to give this type thorough try
out in regular service.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Democratic Laud WiIsnn-

Landing the achievements of the ma
tonal democratic administration, in
dorsing the foreign policy Of President
Wilson, Condemning the republican
state administration and urging a num-
Der OF reform measures in state af-
fairs, the democrats adopted their
platform in the Dane county court
house. The platform adopted by the
democrats was one of the Iengthiest
ever adopted by state organization.
IL favors revision of the workmen's
compensation law to increase compen-
sauon; encouragement of co-opera-
tive movements among farmers; short
er legislative sessions; more good
roads; stringent child labor laws; re-
peal of law enacted in 1897 authorizing
nre insurance agents to fix rates.
The convention reelected Otto A.
LaBudde of Elkhart as chairman of the
state central committee and chose two
members of the committe from each
of the eleven congressional districts.
as follows:
tlrst-Dr. W. A. McCracken, Union
Grove, and Andrew Jensen, Edgerton;
Second. S. Giudice, Schleisinger-
vile, and H. w. Henry, Jefferson;
Thlrd-William Ryan, Madison, and
Jeff Simpson, Darlington; Fourth-Dr.
K. A. Wagner, and William H. Tim
lin, Jr, Milwaukee; Fifth-Roiand
Schmitz and j, M. Callahan, Milwau-
kee; Sixth-H. G. Truesdell, Berlin,
and Chris. Pickhard, Malone; Seventh
John c. Burns, La Crosse, and Her.
man Kasiska, Baraboo; Eighth-Hen
ry A. Fitch, Nekoosa, and John F. La
mont, Wausau; Ninth-Thomas Della
ney, Green Bay, and Albert Karel,
Kewaunee; Tenth-Edward Horsman,
Rice Lake, and T. w. Waltersdorf.
Eau Claire; Eleventh-C. P. Crosby,
and P. B. Cadigan, Superior.
Judge ]. E. Dodge and Judge John c.
Karel of Milwaukee were chosen cleo
tors at large and the following electors
were chosen from the congressional
districts:
First-Henry A. Moehlenpah, Gin.
ton Junction; Second-Charles H
Weisse, Sheboygan Falls: Third
couSC @AiOIO JShhS, mineral IOiub F,
Fourth-W. ]. Kershaw, Milwaukee;
Fifth-Vin. SchCenecker, Milwaukee;
Sixth-Edwin S. Schmitz, Manitowoc;
Seventh. H. Cernahan, La Crosse;
Eighth. ]. Pasternecki, Stevens
Point: Ninth - Andrew Mcdonald
Wittenberg; Tenth-John R. Mat
thews, Menomonie; Eleventh-John A.
Hobe, Superior.
Addresses were made by William F.
Wolfe, La Crosse, candidate for the
United States senate; Burt Williams,
candidate for governor, and Mr.. La.
Budde.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Resthaven Hotel Sold

Waukesha-Negoti have been
completed here whereby the Resthav-
en- hotel property is taken over by the
Keewatin Military academy. Under
the terms the Keewatin officials Sc
cure a long term lease on the prop
erty with an option to purchase the
same The consideration was not dis
closed. The Keewatin Military acad-
envy is at present located at Prairie
du Chen, Wis. The transfer of the
school to Waukesha will be made
within a short time.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Holmes, Madison, I; A. T. forge, Mad

Rolmes, Madison, I; a. T. forge, Mad
ison, / Roy Wilcox, Eau Claire, /.
The two presidential electors-at-large
named are: L. S. Baker, Ashland, and
George Burton, La Crosse.
The first planks of the republican
platform provide Endorsement of
Hughes and Fairbanks, of the national
platform and of the state nominees,
especially Gov. Philip. This includes
Senator La Toilette, although his name
was not mentioned The platform
commends the legislators who stood
by Gov. Phillip. The state board of
health La praised for its general pro-
gram. A pledge is made for increased
benefits under the workmen's COM
pensation act. A special session for
laws permitting soldiers to vote, if
necessary, is favored. Their is a
plank for good roads and development
of northern Wisconsin. No mention of
the primary election law is made
The convention was called to order
by Secretary Cameron w. Fraser, state
central committee. Senator Platt
Whitman was named chairman and
Merlin Hull, candidate for secretary of
state, as secretary.
The republicans elected the follow
ing state central committee:
First district-C. ]. Sumner, Della
van; John Harris, Waukesha.
Second district-Fred Fisher, Wau-
pun; Herman Werthgin, Watertown.
Third district-Sol. Levitan, Madi-
son; Platt Whitman, Highland.
Fourth district-Richard Gumz and
George Meredith, Milwaukee.
Fifth district-F. w. Rogers and
Charles Johns, Milwaukee.
Sixth district-E. H. Lyons, Fond du
Lac; David Pinkerton, Oshkosh.
Seventh district-Otto Bosshard, La
Crosse; Frank Handon, Mansion.
Eighth district-Fred Fisher and ".
B. lehman, Wausau.
Ninth district-John L. Haney, Ke
waunee, A. H. Dugmeier, Appleton.
Tenth district-Andrew Strand, Rice
Lake; Charles Lusby, Eau Claire.
Elevnth district-M. H. Barton,
Rhinelander; Peter E. Mon, Superior.
The following were named for preSi-
Dental electors in district caucuses:
William H. Storms, Racine; Walter
Kohler, Sheboygan; DR.. Frank Smith,
Madison; James T. Drought, Milwau-
kee; Fred C. Pritzlaff, Milwaukee; J.
w Baldock, Chiffon; L. NJ Alexander,
Port Edwards; G. A. Walters, Green
Bay; c. X. Hawley, Baldwin; A. H.
Stang, Merrill.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Six Cities Have Fairgrounds.

Six Wisconsin cities maintain super
yised Fairgrounds according to data
recently secured by the municipal ref
erence bureau of the University of
Wisconsin extension division. These
are Milwaukee, Superior, Racine, She
bOygan, Madison and Kenosha.
Milwaukee leads the list in having
10 Fairgrounds run all year under the
direction of four supervisors and "a
| directors. The equipment includes
swings, teeter-boards, giant strides
basket ball courts, vOlley ball, baseball
playground ball outfits, sand pits and
wading pools.
Superior has six Fairgrounds. with
one supervisor and six instructors.
Racine, although it has eight play
grounds, under supervisor and ten
instructors, maintains them only for
| a period of ten weeks during the sum
| mer.
Sheboygan, a much smaller city
| maintains two Fairgrounds under a
| supervisor. The season is six weeks
| long during the summer.
Madison maintains four Fairgrounds
| under the direction of a supervisor
| Various parks have afforded facilities
and equipment for Fairgrounds, and the
park boards and school boards have
co-Operated in maintaining them Elev-
en- instructors direct the play of the
| children. and the attendance in one
season averages about $4,000.
kenoSha has supervised recreation
| under the direction of the school
| board. One director has charge of all
| the outdoor games of the children and
| all the recreation centerS
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
kenosha Plans Bio Park.

kenosha. = The city of Kenosha
took possession of Washington is
land, the large tract of property
bounded by the lake and Kenosha riv-
er. 1t came as the gift of heirs of
Zalmon G. Simmons and with the deeds
to the property there was turned over
to the city check for 100000 for the
Improvement of the property. City Off
Gals are considering plans for the pur-
chase of a large amount of lake shore
property with a view Of giving Kenosha
a lake shore park with more than a
mile and half frontage on the lake.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
LOADING Guns with Air.

Jack Tar knows what it means to
tote heavy shells around ship, but Jack
Tar will not need to worry about this
duty longer, according to the Popular
Science Monthly. Ammunition is now
loaded by pneumatic tube straight
from the magazine to the firing turret.
An intricate mechanism prevents the
shells from entering the breeches Of
the guns at great speed and also pre-
vents any mistake in firing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Republican Session Iona.

1t was nearly midnight when the
platform was presented and adopted
by the republican convention. The
platform committee considered its
work nearly six hours while the dele
gates lounged about the capitol and in
nearby hotels.
Shortly before adjournment at 1 a.
N. George A. West of Milwaukee was
elected chairman of the state central
committee to succeed Alvin P.
Kletszch. He received 66 votes Viii
liam Mauthe, Fond du Lac, f: Fred
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Home Influence.

The early influence Of parents upon
children is stronger on the farm than
In any other surroundings. With all
members of the family drawn together
by one common interest, there is an
opportunity to cultivate the unity of
family spirit.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Badoer Pea Crop Short.

Fort Atkinson. = That the Wis
consin pea crop will be nearly l.
100000 cases less than last year was
the statement of ]. A. Hagemann, sec
rotary of tie Wisconsin Pea Packers
association.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
StayinC-PoWer Counts

] have been watching the careers of
young men IN the city for thirty years
and / find that the chief difference be-
tween the successful men and the
failures lies if the single element of
staying power.-Theodore Cuyler.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Plan ManitoWoc Revival.

Manitowoc. "A large tabernacle
in the downtown district will be
the scene of six-weeks' revival.
Rev. 2. G. Nelson and staff of Illinois
evangelists and singers will conduct
the services under auspices of the
County Ministers association.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Has a New Statisticiar.

A number of changes have been
made in the statistical department of
the railroad commission. E. Y. Strait
has been appointed chief statistician
to succeed George c. Matthews, re-
signed. S. ID. Collins, a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin. has been
appointed from the civil service list
to the vacancy caused by Mr. Straits
promotion. Mr.. Matthews left to ac-
cept position with the Anderson. De-
laney company, Chicago. Mr.. Strait
has been with the commission fer eight
years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Prof. Nurse RESIGNS.

La Crosse. - Or. F. E. Morse. pro-
fessor of modern languages in the
State Normal school, has resigned to
become professor of German at Mari
eta college, Marietta, o.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
The twenty-third Psalm is person

The twenty-third Psalm is person
al possession for every Christian.
Again and again it has been pointed
out that if the first verse began. 1.-THE
Lord is shepherd" it is not likely
that men and women and children for
5000 years would have counted it one
of their priceless possessions. But
the phrase is 1.-The Lord is my shep-
herd."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Loss to Agriculture,

It is estimated that the annual less
to agriculture in this country from. the
depredations of insects and rodents
alone is $4,000, 900, 000-about 81 a
month for every man, woman and
child in the United States.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Word From Rr,er Williams

don't lose no sleep over de riddles
de good Lawd didn't intend fer me to
unriddle; an | don't keer how fur off
heaven is eff | only sit a chance ter
work fer de wings ter fly dar.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Classified by property, barn fires led
in number, the total being 90 and the
losses $142,975. There were 6S dwell
ling fires with losses of $51, 800 and Is
grain and hay stack fires, with losses
of 4,345.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
His Position.

Gibbs-"Bilson expressed a good
deal of sympathy for poor Blank.
Did you try him for contribution ?'
Dibbs-'No, l know Bilson: he's
like the letter 'p'-frst in pity and
last in help"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Garden Produce DAMAGED

Neenah-Heavy frosts in this sec
| ton have caused much damage to late
garden produce. Unheard of prices
will be obtained as a result Of late
vegetables freezing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Why BOYS Hate Cats,

Tracing back the hatred o. boy.
for cats, it may be supposed that 1t
originated in the cats treatment of a
captured mouse. a boy likes fair
play an6 hates Guplicity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Sunday Schools to Meet,

GAINESVILLE = The annual convention
of the Wisconsin Sunday School asso-
citation will be held in this city on
Nov. s, 8 and 10.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Hammond Street Fair Opens.

Hammond. Hammond's annual
three-day street fair and fall festi-
val opened on Monday. Congressman
James A. Frear made the principal adj
dress
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNl6YSQlOOL
LESSON

tBy E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago)
Copyright, 1916, Western Newspaper Union }
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Having failed to recruit the staff of
the proposed Flemish university at
Client among native professors, Ger
many is making every effort to per-
suade young Dutch professors to take
posts in the new institution. The most
poets are held out of salaries far above
those paid by the Belgian government
before the war. while it is represented
TO the desired candidates that if the
Belgian government should return and
Gust them from their posts their fu-
ture will be assured by the German
government.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-05

rv a classified ad.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-10-05

dam a grand champion, and his
dam second. Another of his herd won
the grand championship at San Fran
cisco and he has two others practically
as good. 1t is hard to fix a price on
these animals. Like animals sell at
from $500 to 81 500 or more. MIR. Da-
Wis would like to know whether this
coyote had rabies or not. 1t might
mean much for him to know. But he
can't know. because a little false econ
omy resulted in making IT impossible
for the state board of health to employ
an assistant for the state chemist who
already has more than he can possibly
do in making analysis of heads where
people have been bitten, or of adul-
terated food samples that come to
him In large numbers and almost
every day.