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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20

BASEBALL SUMMARY
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League

Philadelphia, A; Boston, (12 in
nings)..
Cleveland, s; Detroit, Z. =.
st. Louis, 6; Chicago, 2.
New York, 8; Washington 2 Go
innings).
National League
Boston, Z; Philadelphia, g, Ga. m.
Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 2 (p. m.).
New York, 81 Brooklyn, 2.
Chicago, 10; Pittsburgh, 3.
st. Louis, 4 Cincinnati, /.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY
National League
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
American League
Philadelphia at Washington.
st. Louis at Chicago.
New York at Boston.
Detroit at Cleveland
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW
National League
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Boston at New York.
American League
philadelphia at Washington.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Detroit at Cleveland
New York at Boston.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
FURE IN PAXTANG CAR

About Sis last evening fire broke
out in Paxtang car, No. 500, while at
Fourth and Market streets. 1t was
caused by several wires in the motor
burning out but was extinguished
without much trouble with a hand
eXtinguisher. Slight excitement was
caused when smoke filled the car.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
of the Teams
(Boyd Alleys)


Pinchurst, n. c., April 20.-Follow-
ing on the heels of an 50 made on the
championship course at Pinehurst on
Wednesday, Mrs. Dorothy Campbell
Hurd went and did it again yester-
day on Course No. 1, this time going
out in 80 and coming in in AZ.
The two S2's are the best done by
any woman player on either course
within the past few years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
Girl KILLs sNAKE

A five foot blacksnake was killed
near Wildwood Park yesterday after
noon by Helen E. Houser. a student
at the Pleasant View School. She
and a companion, Ethel Bowman, had
gone for a walk when they were
startled by rustic of the leaves. II
proved to be a big snake and Miss
Houser killed it at blow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
IAkE DAUBERT. sRookLYN.s
STAR 8ATSMAN.

Jake Daubert is still one big star
with the Brooklyn National League
team. He is not only hitter but his
fielding has been a factor in victories.
Daubert is a Dauphin County product
and started his career on lots in the
N-irinitv of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
RUSS sUBsCRIBEs

Petrograd, via London. April 90. -
Although the subscription lists to the
liberty loan only opened yesterday,
the public is already contributing free
ly according to the official news bu-
reau
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
PITCHER ENRIGHT RELEAsED

New York, April 20. - Bhe New
York American League Club has an
nounced the release of Pitcher Jack
Enright to the Toronto team of the
International League, under an OPP
tional agreement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
CROWN PRINCE HOME
By Assoefated Prcss

Amsterdam, via London. April 2O-A
Berlin dispatch says that it is officiallv
announced that Crown Prince Boris of
Bulgaria has returned home after a
visit of several days with the German
Emperor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
NO CHANGE IN BREAD PRICES

The rumor that Harrisburg bakers
will raise the price of bread from five
and ten cents to six and twelve is
without foundation according to
prominent bake
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
RICKEY HAS APPENDICITIS

st. Louis, April 20.-Branch Rickey
president of the ST. Louis Nationa
League Club, is in a hospital, threat
ened with appendicitis. Doctors sale
an operation probably would be neces-
ary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
QUAKER BOWLERS
SHATTER RECORDS
5-Man Tenpin Event Changes
Hands by Big Margin; Other
Marks Are Lowered

The five-man team tenpin event of
the Casino Classics again changed
hands last night when the Philadelphia
Bowling Club team defeated the Jolly
Five. Harrisburg. The local rollers
were no match for the Quakers and
>the latter won by a score of 2Sl2 to
e630. The Jolly Five is in second place.
Barri, of the Philadelphia team, hung
up another record in the tenpin sim
giles. by knocking the pins to SOC. He
displaced Barnes, of Harrisburg. who
is now in second place. The only other
change during the day came in the
howlers again did the trick when the
Ferris-DaIton team took second place
The rios folIoUr.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
WATERFOWL BOY SERVES
IN AVIATION SERVICE

Watertown has a young man serv-
ing Uncle Sam in the aviation service
and he is now stationed at Mineola,
New York. He is Edward Kohls. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kohls, COL
Twelfth street. He enlisted two years
ago in September and was for a while
stationed with the coast guards on the
Atlantic coast, serving for awhile in
Florida. His parents have received
letters from him of late with enclos-
ure of pictures showing him in a plane
in flight He says he likes the SER
vice very much and is contented in
that branch of the army. The aviation
corps has training station in that 10
cality according to the views sent
home. His last letter was dated
March 26 in which he said he would
return home in September provided
there was no war.
His mother naturally feels very
proud of her boy who is "a years old.
He is a graduate of the Wisconsin
Dairy school and was a cheese and
buttermaker before he enlisted. His
mother says she has another boy but
he is only Is.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
WORKMEN ARE WANTED
BY UNCLE SAM

Congressman Voigt has received a
communication from the department
of labor at Washington reading as fol-
lows:
''The department of labor has un-
dertaken to assist the shipping board
in securing help for it's task of con-
structing wooden vessels The board
will need experienced ship carpenters
shipwrights, millwrights, bridge build
ers, deck workers, joiners, caulkers
and men who are handy with an adze
and can quickly learn the heavier
work of a shipyard.
1t also has made an agreement with
the department of agriculture to as
sist in the work of securing farm
workers. The department of agricul-
ture is to find where such workers are
needed; the department of labor to
find the workers."
Persons desiring employment as
stated above, should write to the de-
partment of labor, Washington, d. c.,
giving age, experience and post office
address.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
MAY TAKE FISH
DURING MONTH OF MAY

AS a food relief measure, the Wis
consin legislature on Friday passed a
bill authorizing the catching of all
kinds Of fish except black bass and
sturgeon in any waters in the state
during the month of May, 1917 and by
permit of the state conservation COM
mission, in May, 1918, subject to the
restriction that not more than ten
pounds of fish shall be taken and that
no fish shall be shipped or sold The
bill was amended SO as to apply only
to certain counties in the state, but
later at a conference between inter
ested members of the senate and as
sembly it was decided to make the act
statewide. The privilege extended by
this bill is in addition to the privilege
of taking fish during the open season
as provided in the present law.
Many local fishermen are greatly
pleased over the act Of the legislature
and they may now HE themselves to
"Cooney," Nemahbin or other pools to
entrap the beauties The act makes
the open season twenty-nine days
earlier than usual
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
TRAVELLING MEN
PASS RESOLUTIONS

At a special meeting of the eXecu-
tive committee of Watertown Council
No. "a Order of the United CONNER
cial Travellers, the following resolu-
tions were passed unanimously:
Whereas, it has pleased our Heaven
ly Father to remove from our midst
Edwin H. Graezel and Michael J.
Burke, and
Whereas We deeply realize the
great loss sustained to our order by
the sudden death of two excellent
members, men good and true, and
Whereas, We realize the still
greater loss to the families of the
deceased members, we hereby
Resolved, That our secretary be in
structed to express our deepest sym
pathy and sincerest coincidence to
the bereaved families, to have copy
of theGe resolutions forwarded to the
families, to request the local papers
to insert these resolutions in their
next issue and to have our charter
draped for thirty days in memory of
our departed brothers.
Carl e. Emmerling,
Secretary
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
A COUNTY COUNCIL

The State Council of Defense has
been established by act of the legisla-
ture of Wisconsin to assist the govern
or in order, during the war, to co-or-
dinate all efforts with those of the
federal government and with those of
other states and in every way possible
to cooperate with the Council of Ma
tiOnal Defense at Washington
The State Council of Defense has
asked that County Council of De-
Tense be organized in each county of
the state to assist and cooperate with
the state council in this patriotic
work.
In accordance with this request the
undersigned has been asked to issue
a call for a meeting for the purpose of
organization. Such meeting will be
held at the court house in the city of
Jefferson on Friday, May 4, 1917, at
2 o'clock p. N.
All are asked to be present and help
in the organization in preparing our
country for. the work it has to per-
form j. F. Prentiss,
Chairman County Board
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
Pay Income Tax Now.

The U. S. government mas sent out
notices to those subject to federal in
come taxes of the amount due for the
year. While these taxes are not due
for some time yet, as a patriotic duty
persons are asked to pay at this thine.
The letter asking for this payment
reads in part as follows:
In view of the war conditions the
Government will appreciate payment
Of income taxes, notices of which have
been mailed to individuals and firms
interested. If the taxpayer is able TO
make payment without undue incon-
venience it is earnestly requested that
payment be made at once The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has no
power under any law to make any re-
bate or discount on such anticipated
payments but hopes that in view of
conditions now facing the country a
ready and large response may be
made to this request.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
WILLIAM M. COLLINS HEADS
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS

A convention of the railway mail
clerks of the tenth division was held
last week in st. Paul The conven-
ton was made up of delegates from
the tenth division, including Milwau-
kee, Watertown, Portage, st. Paul and
Minneapolis and other smaller cities.
The matter relating to the railway
mail service was one of the principle
questions discussed
The following officers were elected
William M. Collins of Watertown, ,
president; G. ]. Wentz of ST. Paul
vice president; e. B. Shanks of Port
age, secretary; G. E. Smith of ST.
Paul, delegate to the National con-
vention, which is to be held at CIeve-
land in June. The tenth division rep
resents about 1900 mail clerks.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
SUBSCRIBED $4,000
STOCK IN SHORT TIME

The $4,000 stock which it was nee
essary to raise in an endeavor to Sc
cure the Morgan Screw Corporation
of Newport, Rhode Island, was quick
ly subscribed after the committees ap-
pointed to do the work got rightly
under way. 1t required less than three
days to secure the amount and more
could have been obtained if it was
necessary, fact which shows that the
people of Watertown are ever ready
to respond when there is a chance to
better industrial conditions.
Some of the men who subscribed to
the project put their names down for
$1,000 while others went on record for
less amounts.
A committee will now be appointed
to visit the present factory in the east
and learn just what the cor 2ern is and
what it has been doing i'll the PAST
If it is as represented and there sc ms
every probability that it is, Water
town will secure a big addition to it's
manufacturing industries .ghich will
give employment to many men.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
MAN AND WIFE DEAD
RESULT OF QUARREL

Julius Newman, 80 years old, and
his wife, 80 years old, of BeIoit, are
both dead as the result of Newman's s
attack on the woman and his self
inflicted injuries Thursday afternoon.
Newman died during Thursday night
and his wife late Friday afternoon
Mrs. Newman, it is said had informed
her husband that she would no longer
live with him and had asked for his
arrest for beating her On Thursday
Newman and his wife are said to have
quarreled and he shot her and at
tempted to kill John Ryan, neigh
Dor, it is alleged. Later Newman,
while running down the street, shot
himself in the head The couple leave
three children.
The mans father at one time re
sided on a farm just south of the city
limits on the Switzky road.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
HOW The SOLDIERS
WILL BE DRAWN

With enactment of the selective
draft army bill apparently assured,
the war department is preparing to
set machinery in motion without de-
lay to produce under the measure
within two years a trained army of
100000 men.
Within ten days after the bill is
signed, every township in the country
will be registering its young men for
duty and work will have begun on the
sixteen training cantonments or
camps where preparation of forces for
war will start in August or September
Sites for the cantOnmentS have been
selected tentatively and all arrange
ments made for the concentration of
the troops assigned to each.
Decentralization Of administrative
work viii, be sought by the depart
n 2nt in every move it makes 1t is
Known t'Iat registration will be car
ri9d on through sheriffs and other
lnty officials aided by postmasters
othcr federal agencies where that
1ms desirable. Instructions and
AOl Llo Gil OcNuy hofC bCCh pa AOpcl1 ulIu
will be forwarded to the state adju-
tant general for distribution among
county officials.
Wide publicity is planned, so that
no man liable for registration will
have a good excuse for failing to re-
spond. On a date to be set every citi-
zen affected by the act will be re-
quired on pain Of heavy penalty to
present himself at the nearest regis
tration place, where machinery will
be provided for classifying the re-
cruits and eliminating those exempt
Doubtful cases will be referred to
higher authoriay.
With the rolls of those liable for
service complete, the task of selecting
the men to go in the first increment
of 100000 will begin. 1t has been sug-
gested that this be done by means of
the county jury wheel. The first man
whose name is drawn would CO. under
that plan with the first 100000 men,
to be called out for training within a
few months. The second drawn would
go with the second increment to be
called six months later; the third with
the third increment, with duty a year
off; the fourth with the first incre-
ment, and so on
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
WATERFOWL men INSPECT
PLANT AT MADISON

The plant of the Lasure Friction
was inspected by number of Water
town men on Thursday. 1t seems that
representatives of the company had
visited Watertown recently with a
view to securing needed castings at
local foundries and it was then
broached to them that it might be well
for the company to consider removal
TO Watertown. Upon this suggestion
committee was invited to Madison
to look over their plant and ascer-
tain just what the campany was doing
1t developed during the conference
here that Watertown was in sore need
of foundry and Otto Biefeld who was
approached on the subject was also of
the same mind declaring that a six ton
foundry would bring a lot business to
this city as he was unable to secure
all his own foundry work here and
must of necessity go elsewhere for it.
Such a foundry Mr.. Biefeld believes
could be constructed for the sum of
$40, COO
The committee which visited Madi-
son on Thursday consisted of Messrs
H. Wertheimer, Otto Beifeld, John c.
Cruel, Edward l.. Schempf, Charles
w. Harte
The committee were favorably i'm
pressed with the conditions of the
Madison plant which is cramped for
room and which has many orders on
the books awaiting to the filled. Such
a plant would mean considerable to
-Watertown as there is a growing de-
mand for the product which will mean
a growth in the number of men en-
DlOyed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
BREAD GOES SKYWARD
L0AVES NOW 10 CENTS

The price of bread is soaring as
well as other articles used in the
household. But bread is a necessity
and as such when the price rises it
means more than the raise in other
articles On Tuesday some of the
bakers advanced the price to Is cents
loaf so that now there are only 10
and Is cent loaves in some bakeries.
Others make large 20 cent loaf, but
the cent loaf has about disappeared
from the shelf.
The price of rolls buns, semmels
and the like has also advanced being
now Is cents dozen in some shops.
The high price of flour is given as the
cause.
The price of cream has advanced as
well, table cream now selling at II
cents and whipping cream at Is cents.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
PRETTY BABY CONTEST
ON SUNDAY NIGHT

Harry E. DAILY, the Toneall Man, now
in Watertown is making good with his
lectures and entertainments.
He is showing to big crowds and the
attendants are greatly entertained.
Sunday night the feature of the en-
tertahment will be the pretty baby
conte.s. 27 piece silver set being
the priss Many names have been en-
tered
An admission charge Of Is cents
will be charged Sunday night, other
nights 10 cents. The DAILY shows con-
sists of singing, dancing, music, nov
city performing and fun. Six acts of
vaudeville and farce comedies and
band concerts are presented each eve
ming at the Turner Opera house.
There will be no show on Friday
and Saturday nights on the account of
other attractions
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
HIT TRAFFIC COP
AND PAYS A fine

For hitting a traffic copper one day
last week a Jefferson man paid a fine
and costs in Justice Schmutzler's
court The copper was attending to
business in the center of a Main street
intersection when the driver of an
automobile hit it knocking it down
and causing some expense to the city.
AS the cop is made of iron the
offense was not as bad as il the real
article Another man turned the same
trick at another intersection but re
ported the matter to the police and
made good the damages.
Keep to the right and keep out Of
trouble.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
BABY WEEK OBSERVANCE
PROCLAIMED BY MAYOR

Mayor Mulberger has issued the
following proclamation for the obser-
vance of the present week as Baby
Week"
Proclamation.
To the Citizens of WatertoWn:
A number of men and women Of
Watertown have arranged to observe
May 1-6 in the interest of the welfare
of little children in conjunction with
the state and national movement, pro-
claiming these six days as Baby Week
It is the purpose of these people to
interest all citizens in doing those
things which tend to the improvement
of the conditions and influences sur
rounding little children of the city.
| therefore ask that the citizens of
Watertown cooperate with this move
ment and direct that the department
of public health charities Of the city
shall make special effort to render
a helpful service in this behalf as it
is a matter which deserves the clos
est attention of the community.
(Signed) Charles Mulberger,
Mayor.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
Public Library

Road to Understanding" by Eleanor
H. Porter. This woman is the author
of "Pollyanna" and "Pollyanna Grows
Up the first of the Glad books of
which there are now so many by diff
ferent authors. Her book Just Dav-
id" proved to be one of the most popu-
lar books last year.
"Skinner's Dress Suit" by Dodge.
This book would be very interesting to
a young man just starting in business.
1t is a c1everIy written story of the
adventures of young cashier after he
discovered how large an asset, good
clothes, social standing and prosper
Gus appearance were in the business
world
Beautiful crochet on household linen
by Hickman. Shows table cloths,
toilet covers, curtain tops, towel ends,
sideboard cloths, tea cOsies, dressing
table runners in filet, Irish crochet,
Irish shell lace and many other de-
signs
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-02
CONVICTS AT WORK.
Prison Inmates Building Roads Near
Juneau.

Sixteen convicts from the state pri-
son at Waupun were recently taken
to Juneau on large auto truck and
were turned over to Highway Com
missioner E. T. King to be put to work
on highway construction. They are
now at work on the highway between
Juneau and Oak Grove, in charge of
an officer from Waupun. The men are
cared for by being provided with
dining wagon 12x20 feet and sleep
ing wagon of the same size, both wag-
ons being new, comfortable and fully
equipped.
The state is paid s1.50 per day for
each man. OF this amount each man
is allowed so cents per day, which is
saved up for him and the other dol
lar is used for his board and clothing.
The county furnishes all tools and
equipment.