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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
Death of Former Resident.

Charles J. Schroeder, aged 70 years,
died at his home, 1929 Elgin avenue,
Forest Park, ILL.,, Wednesday, April
II, after an illness of a years dura-
ton
Mr. Schroeder will be remembered
by many Watertown citizens, he hav-
ing come to this city in 1904 and
formed partnership with Fred Lehman
under the firm name of Lehman &
Schroeder, which firm was successor
to the Barker Lumber company.
The subject of this sketch was born
in Germany in 1845. He came to
America in 1870 and settled in Chica-
go, where he lived fourteen years.
In 1872 he married Bertha Hartke in
Chicago, and in 1884 they moved to
Schofeld, Wis, where Mr.. Schroeder
was foreman of lumber company,
and where he lived for twenty-one
years until he moved to Watertown.
Of the seven years of his residence in
this city he was associated with Mr.
Lehman five years. When he left
Watertown he moved to Forest Park,
Ill
Mr.. Schroeder is survived by his
widow and nine children, three sons
and six daughters.
The funeral was held at the late
Forest Park home, and interment was
in Concordia cemetery in that city
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18

Success is to be the keynote of the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago. Success may be secured on
ly by harmony. If the delegates to
the convention go pledged to one or
another candidate and tie themselves
up in advance, there will be that many
groups instead of a coherent and uni
fed assemblage The importance Of
freedom in relation to pledges, and
open mindedness in relation to action,
appears from the fact that the mer-
gence of the Progressives and the
Republicans has reached the stage at
which it is quite safe to predict identi-
cal and harmonious action. This can
come about, however, only by the dele
gates to the convention going un-
pledged, reasonable, ready to do what
the situation as it develops demands.
Never has there been held in the pas
forty years a Republican National
convention with so little settled in adj
vance, as will be the case at Chicago.
The less that is settled in advance,
with respect to candidates, the better.
o6ltSdISS ouOuiu 81 uupiSuSCu, WILL
out single or alternative preference.
Only thus can the respective merits
of the candidate for the high honor
of the nomination be threshed out
with the surety of securing the man
who will represent the best interests
of the Republican party at time when
these interests coordinate the best
interests of the Nation.-Baltimore
American
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE LEADER Bureau.
Washington, d. c., April 10.
A Wilson BOgey Man.

The President has not yet furnished
the public with any details of the
sinister conspiracy which he has
soIemnly declared to exist for the pur-
pose of provoking war with Mexico.
Sufficient time has elapsed since the
making of this declaration for the
elaboration Of the story-and certain
ly the demand for a bill of particu-
lars has arisen loudly enough and in
places of sufficient Importance to war
rant attention Yet the President
remains silent. AS in the case two
years ago when he denounced the in
sidious lobby which he said was try
ing to hamper the passage of the
tariff law, and in the later instance
when he said that he had secured his
information regarding Mexico from
liars" the President rests upon his
original assertion and refuses to
particularize.
The result of this two fold. In the
first place many innocent persons are
placed under an unjust suspicion.
And, secondly, the reaction upon the
SoiNICllI DCiioC vi JudSlhClII 10 IlOoL
severe. The country is beginning to
realize that the President is accustom-
ed to making unsubstantiated asser-
tons in order to divert attention from
his own shortcomings. He has never
yet been able or willing to produce any
specific evidence in any of the cases
Itch we have cited. He has issued
,holesale denunciation and there rest
ed his case. Happily the people are
no longer in the habit of regarding
the Nominations Of the White House
as thus saith the Lord" They are
looking for chapter and verse. These
have not been forthcoming The Pres1-
dent has shown himself an adept at
tashioning DOGGY men-but they
brighten nobody.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
Skunk's PeIt Valuable.

The pelt of the skunk is of great
value, and makes the bearer second
in Importance among the fur-bearing
animals Of this country, the muskrat
being first. The worth of the skins
has long been recognized CONNER
Ssa1ly, but prejudice has prevented the
sale Of them for what they were.
For many years nearly all the product
was exported for European manufac-
ture, and a great deal Of it returned
to this country as black marten" and
Alaskan sable"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
B. P. D. {. HOLD
YEARLY MEETING.
q. C.. WERTHEIMER INSTALLED AS
EXALTED RULER FOR THE
ENSUING YEAR.
Yearly Reports of the Lodge Were
Read and Installation of Officers
Took Place.

The regular yearly meeting Of
Watertown Lodge No. 666, B. p O. E.,
was held Wednesday evening at the
K. c. hall. The yearly reports of the
lodge were read and the installation
of officers took place.
The following officers were installed
for the ensuing year:
Exalted Ruler-O. G.. Wertheimer
Leading Knight.-Carl Meier.
Loyal Knight-C. A. Semrich.
Lecturing Knight-R. NJ Hahn.
Secretary-Max Meier
Treasurer. w. Sproesser.
Trustee.-M. G. Kusel.
Tyler.-S w Casey.
The following officers were appoint
ed by the exhaulted RULER:
House Committee-W. H. Woodland,
chairman; Dr. o. E. Meyer, A N
Thauer, Max Meier
Big Brother Committee-J F. Prem
DR.. J. S. Kings.
Entertainment Committee. = Dr.
Ralph Kaysen, chairman; Edward L.
Schempf, L. W. Parks, F. A. Green, A
j. Bickner
Finance Committee-A D. Platz,
chairman; E. C. Wolfram, ]. F.
Heath
Second Relief.-Dr. O.. E. Meyer,
chairman; Max T. Ullrich, Walter A
Simon, Charles Stapleton, Roy Cebell.
Auditing Committee.-Charles E.
Frey, chairman; Eugene Meyer, Frank
S. Weber
Esquire.-Herbert Jungmann
haplain.-Raymond Thauer
Organist-William Sproesser.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
Two Wisconsin Students on Long Hike

Raymond Sly and Verdin Hanson
both of Buffalo, n. Y, two University
students, after finishing their course in
short horn cattle study are taking a
walking trip back to their home town.
They left Madison Friday noon and
arrived in Watertown Saturday noon.
They left Watertown Saturday
night for Milwaukee, from there they
go to Chicago, then to Detroit and
then on to Buffalo, n Y.
They expect to arrive at their des-
tination June l.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.

Mr. Root has offered to the Repub-
licans the opportunity of becoming
once again the party of aggressive
and enlightened nationalism, at least
in foreign affairs. Democracy under
Mr.. Wilson stands for nothing at all
except a foreign policy of neutral iso-
lation and a domestic policy of sub
ordinating administration to politics.
The Presidents solicitude has been
exercised on behalf of party harmony
rather than party integrity-The New
Republic.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
WILSON AND JACKSON.
Granite State Free Press.

Granite State Free Press.
1t must have been funny sight
those New Hampshire Democrats
clarifying Jackson's birthday and
shouting for Wilson in the same
breath We don't wonder they laugh
ed Jackson would have had Mexico
quiet and Americans safe thereby
the Eternal-before he had been in
office six months. He was no watch
full waiter. If sught was to do he
did it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
CITY BRIEFLETS.

Frank Uttech was week end visitor
in Milwaukee.
Gertie LANCE spent Sunday with
friends at Redwood
Mrs. Charles Ebert was a week end
visitor at Rockford, Ill
Miss Emma Steindorf of Reeseville,
visited here over Sunday.
Miss Emma Kroening has gone to
Milwaukee for several days.
Miss Pauline Wendtland was a
Jefferson visitor over Sunday.
H. P Bahr was guest of Milwau-
kee friends Saturday and Sunday
Ernst Muster of Milwaukee, visited
in Watertown over Sunday.
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 Castoria
Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt and family
were over Sunday visitors in John
sons Creek.
John Berger of Neillsville, visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hafe-
meister Sunday.
Ben Zabler of Burlington, was a
weekend visitor at the home OF his
brother, Joseph, in this city.
Miss Lena Benninger of Columbus,
is visiting at the home of G. Hafe-
meister, in Montgomery street.
Mrs T. Olmstead and Mrs. r. Shekey
of Oshkosh, visited at the home of c.
W. Bentzin and family in Main street
Do you do your thinking yourself or
do you let your neighbor do it for you?
Do you not think you could save some
money by trading with The Central
Trading Co.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hahn attended
"The Passing Show Of 1915" at the
Davidson, Milwaukee, Sunday after
noon.
BOYS WANTED-17 to 20
years old at /. l.. Henry's Box
Factory. Aft.
Herman Gerth was at Fort Atkinson
on Sunday.
Esther Rogler spent Sunday with
friends in Ixonia.
Mrs August Gritzmacher of Juneau,
spent Sunday in this city.
Miss Linda Uehling is visiting
friends in Grand Rapids
Mabel Kuhn and Henry Haffemeister
spent Sunday in Milwaukee.
A. j. burst and Edwin Buffmire
were Sunday visitors in Milwaukee
Mrs Carl Nowack has gone to Mil
waukee, where she will spend few
days.
Jean Sabin of Fort Atkinson, was a
weekend visitor at the home of his
parents in Eighth street
Miss Maud Hay of Fort Atkinson,
was weekend visitor at the home Of
Miss Sadie Smith, in Sixth street
Miss Edith V. Goetsch has left town
for the holidays in order to visit with
her sister in Lafayette, Indiana, and
with her brother in Chicago.
Prof. Edward Bliefernicht of New
Ulm, Mimi, is spending the Easter
vacation at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bliefernicht in
North street.
You owe it to yourself and your
family, that you buy goods where you
can buy the cheapest; You will find
you can buy the best goods for the
money of The Central Trading Co.
Mrs. William Perry of Duluth, Mimi,
is in the city, called here by the death
of her mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina
Reckner. She will return home the
latter part of the week.
w. E. Norton left today for La
Crosse and will be gone few days
Mr. and Mrs. H. Uehling are visitors
in Madison for a few days
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18

Just as the sun went down." a man
was seen buying a lot of furniture of
The Central Trading Co.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18

John Cruel the 9-year-old son of
John Cruel, Sr., is seriously ill at the
home of his parents in North Second
street.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
THE PEOPLE ARE PUZZLED.

The Springfield Republican, thick
and-thin administration organ, says
that if President Wilson should not
be politically ruined by the complica-
tions which his administration has yet
to face, the development of a new
Wilson could be confidently predicted
particularly if his reelection should
be brought about" That is the best
argument yet advanced in behalf of
Mr.. Wilson'S candidacy for reelection.
Undoubtedly he is getting to be fresh
every morning, new every evening"
But the people are in doubt as to what
form the newness may take on, or how
much forward stepping and backslid-
ing may be expected. They prefer a
chief executive who looks where he's
going, and goes where he's looking.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18

What about that old carpet? Don't
you think you better trade it for new
rug? You can trade it with The Cen
trail Trading Co.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-04-18
Milwaukee LIVE STOCK.

Elgin Butter Market.
Elgin, ILL.,, April 15.-Butter sales
were at 331A @34c, mostly SAC. Last
weeks price, 35@36c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13
SEEING is BELIEVING.

Promises are easy to make. They
are also easy to break or readily for
gotten. Perhaps that's why the world
in general and every one in particular
are so skeptical of them.
But seeing is believing. and the To-
peka free fair of 1916 is all that its
management claimed it was going to
be, and considerably more, even if
some of the promises about the fai-
before it arrived had an almost ex-
travagant ring to them.
1t is one of the largest, the most
diverse and best proportioned agricul-
tural exposition that has ever been set
in Kansas, and that is saying a good
deal considering two or three of the
fairs that have recently preceded it in
Topeka. 1t is a fair that is in keep
ing in every way with the agricultural
and horticultural prominence of Kan
sas. 1t is more than credit to the
men who have built it and kept it 20
ing under the most trying and un-
favorable circumstances. 1t is a credit
to the entire state of Kansas.
There is more, too. than a merely
agricultural exposition at the Topeka
fair grounds. which is as free as
the air to sll who may desire to visit
it. There are amusements a-plenty for
the crowds. and interesting and excit-
ing ones. too, in addition to the cx-
cellent horse racing and the brilliant
and educational horse show.
This year, and for the first time in
properly called real carnival COM
pany on the fair grounds, with a num-
Der and variety of shows. all OF
which are ss clean as the proverbial
hounds tooth, that surpasses anything
of the sort that has ever been shown in
Topeka.
It's a great fair all the way around
and no mistake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13
SIDE TALKS
The Funniest Jest.
BY Ruth CAMERON.

A letter friend wants me to say
what think constitutes a really anus
ing jest. One might as we'll ask what
flower is the most lovely or what
type of beauty is the most attractive.
In other words. "a jest's prosperity
lies in the ear of him that hears it."
as well as in it's intrinsic character.
The element of absurdity and ex-l
aggeration is said to be the prime
characteristic of the typical American
jest. -
Take, for instance, the old story of
the man who dislikes the household
cat. Doubtless you remember it
Wife: Did we remember to leave
anything for kitty to eat while we are
gomez"
Husband: "Oh, yes, L put a can of
salmon on the floor with the can
opener beside it,"
That is a typical American Jest.
The more literal type of mind would
probably assure us that the cat
couldn't open the salmon.
There is one type of humor that
appeals particularly to me. This is
what l call the clown humer-that
is, the sort of jest in which some
one gets knocked dow, or outwitted or
left behind or something of the sort.
For instance, read to a man the pass
age in Three Men in a Boat in
which, while the three are swimming.
one of their shirts Is knocked out of
the boat and George Cor is it Har-
ris?) thinks this is wonderfully funny
until he finds it is his own shirt.
There isn't man living who won't
chuckle heartily over Georges cha
grin. A woman wouldn't find it half
SO amusing.
Puns have been pretty thoroughly
discredited by the surprising univer-
salty of the saying. "A pun is the
lowest form of jest" I can we'll inn
agine who said that first-someone
who was associated with a superior
who had the terrible facility of making
a pun a dozen times day and who
expected a laugh for every one. Per-
| sonally, although they do not greatly
amuse me. the ability to make puns
seems SO wonderful q never accom-
| pliShed but two in my life) that ]
would scarcely call them the lowest
| form of wit Besides, I reserve that
distinction for another form of So
| called wit. But that's another story.
A jest that makes you think is nv
! own favorite type of humor You
laugh and then you think. A splendid
example of this is the following story
quoted by Agnes Repplier:
"A woman who had been a very
wealthy and fashionable person goes ia
heaven. st. Peter leads her first thru
| the beautiful streets, then into a less
desirable neighborhood, and, finally
into narrow. unlovely street. He
/ stops before miserable little house
/ This says st. Peter. is your habita
ton But could not possibly live In
any place so shabby and Inadequate
I am sorry, madam; but we have done
the best we could with the materials
you furnished" (Copyright h,
George Matthew Adams1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13
COKE.

Coke is the "vittles" of the steel
mills.
If steel mills are making good time
means employment for thousands of
soft coal miners and coke. oven oper-
atives
The steel mills of this country dur
ing 1915 were glutted with orders
from Europe for war material in adj
dition to orders for home consumption,
but the war orders seem to have been
given the right of way and possibly be-
cause the profits on them were greater.
1t is not surprising, therefore. that
the United States Geological Survey
finds that the amount OF coke pro-
duced in this country during 1915 was
7,025,236 tons more than the 1914 coke
output, or an increase of 20 per cent.
The report from which these statis-
tics are taken also states thai this was
within 100000 tons of the record
coke output of 1913.
And it happens that that was the
last year of a Republican protective
tariff law.
every OHS Will surely recall
the slump in steel production in 1914,
before the European war began, and
that slump, of course, reacted on the
coke industry.
According to the Geological Survey
figures, the production of coke in 1913
was about 100000 tons.
In 1914, with the Democratic tariff
law in operation, it fell to about 3d.
900, 900 tons.
And in 1915 a war-order prosperity
put it up to Al, $780, 900 tons.
| Couple this with the recent report of
the Geological Survey, winch stated
that the iron ore mined in the United
| States in 1915 reached the great total
of 55,536,940 gross tons, the greatest
output in any year except 1910 and
1913" and it will serve as a classic
example of the effect of European
war-orders on our prosperity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13

oner is spreading. Hundreds OF New
York merchants were asked last win
ter to give employment to men just
out of prison. A manufacturer, hav-
ing taken five men, telephoned into
the office. saying that the men were
doing so well that he wondered if they
had not given false statements as to
having had prison record for the
purpose of securing positions.
The surge in the prisoners behalf is
not confined to any one state. Henry
Ford has at least 900 released prison
ers in his works at Detroit. Miss Kath-
airline B. Davis. chairman of the parole
commission of New York City, has
beer organizing the relief societies of
the city into a cooperative agency for
finding employment for men and wom-
en- coming out of the city prisons. The
men at Sing Sing and Auburn prisons
are establishing branches = the Mu-
tual Welfare League outside the pris-
ons. In another state new relief So
ciety has been organized by a man
formerly in prison. In Kansas the
prisoners are planning q cooperative
bureau. Many other instances might
be cited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13

man so piouantly that he felt he might
not be responsible for some things he
might do if she looked at him in that
way often.
!And I, too, have felt you are quite
different from the other people in
those crowds where I've seen you SO
often" he said.
Its true I didn't belong to those
people, but after l read Greed and
Grind I began to want to help girls
who seemed unable to help them
selves But I must take car here
for my lodging, and 1 can never thank
you enough for all your kindness"
Lettie extended her unhurt hand.
Don't thank me but please allow
me to take you home in taNcab- The
street car crowds at this hour will
crush your injured wrist"
A few moments later they were in
| a taxicab and being whirled along
toward Lettje's lodging.
Suppose we look at our cards
| now!" Lettie became suddenly piquant
Then We can say goodby In quite
conventional way"
won't you let me guess your name
| before I look?" asked the man.
"Oh, yes; that will be funny, for
| you'll never guess right"
rs it Betty, alias Elizabeth"
Mercy, no: It's even worse
Miss Letitia Pembroke Norton
read the man impressively. What a
| big name for small girl
Never mind, sir; now 1 shall see
how big a name you have!" She drew
| his card from her purse, cleared her
throat affectedly, and turned her head
| critically to one side, but when she
pronounced the name, it was an ex-
clamation. John Wood Thompson.
Oh-h-hl Not really the author of
| Greed and Grind?" She looked
straight into mis- eyes as she asked
| for this confirmation of her discovery,
and the man nodded affirmatively.
How perfectly splendid Why, it's
you who have achieved such wonder
| full things to help people!''
/ John was thinking that one thing
more must be achieved 20 help him
| self before the world would be right
again, but he feared it was much too
soon to mention it. Just then the
taxicab stopped at Lettie's number and
the conventional good-by had to be
said, but their acquaintance continued
afterward and eliminated in what
John termed his really great achieve
ment-'-the winning of a wonderful
| wife. ''-(Copyright, 1915, by the Nc
Clure NewsDa Der SyndiCate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13
JOBS FOR Ex-PRIsONERs.

Between the man in the trenches
Somewhere in France" and the man
in a Sing Sing cell there seems at first
little connection, writes o. F. Lewis,
in the American Review of Reviews
for September, in an article entitled,
THE Man Who Comes Out" How
ever, the European war has made bus
mess excellent in our country. And the
munitions factories are eagerly taking
ex-prisoners on, in company with
other employees by the thousands.
Right there is the connection.
A year ago hardly anyone seemed
to want to give the released prisoner
a job. A year followed of Mr.. Osborne
and good times, and the great change
has come. Today, the special en-
ployment secretary of the Prison AS
ISOLATION of New York says he is able
to refute the statement frequently
made that discharged prisoners are
returning to crime because nobody will
hire them. In July. 1916, he reported
that every able-bodied man that ap-
piled during the month of June, and
was willing to work and take what
was found for him, was placed within
a few days. Wages ran from So tc
| $40 a week.
One ex-prisoner writes that he i.
getting SIS a week as bookkeeper ano
general clerk. and is going to repay
the expenses betrayed in his behalf.
Another of the gray brotherhood say.
that he has suffered" an increase il
| salary, and that he is not "kickius
about the Saturday afternoon holida,
that has been dispensed with
| Good will toward the released pris