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Letter to Editor
May 16, 1916
The Watertown Weekly Leader
Watertown, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
A Watertown, Wisconsin city official, signing as 'JUSTICE', writes to the Daily Leader criticizing local officials Mayor Mulberger, Police Chief Block, and Commissioner Dent for permitting minors in pool halls and bowling alleys, arguing it violates state statutes and positions them above state law.
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WATERTOWN RULES
GREATER THAN STATE
City Official Writes The Leader Saying
that a New Order Has
Passed Us.
ASKS THAT LAW BE ENFORCED
A correspondent, who, by the way is a city official, and a personal friend of Mayor Mulberger and Police Commissioner Dent, and who is also well acquainted with Police Chief Block writes THE LEADER regarding the action of those gentlemen in lowering the age limit of boys entering pool halls and bowling alleys, and intimates strongly that these gentlemen are endeavoring to place themselves in the position of being larger than the state of Wisconsin in that they repeal the state laws for Watertown and create an interpretation to suit their own private whims.
The city official's letter follows:
Watertown, Wis., May 11, 1916
To Editor of the Daily Leader.
In your last evening's issue of the Daily Leader I noticed an article that minors may play pool, billiards or bowling in this city, while the statutes of this state say NO.
And in reading the article I wondered if Mayor Mulberger, Chief of Police Block and Police Commissioner Robert Dent were larger than the State of Wisconsin and its statutes, and if so "O Lord, save thy people."
I believe it would be well for the above named officials to keep out side of the statutes and not to get inside for it is very easy to borrow trouble
JUSTICE
GREATER THAN STATE
City Official Writes The Leader Saying
that a New Order Has
Passed Us.
ASKS THAT LAW BE ENFORCED
A correspondent, who, by the way is a city official, and a personal friend of Mayor Mulberger and Police Commissioner Dent, and who is also well acquainted with Police Chief Block writes THE LEADER regarding the action of those gentlemen in lowering the age limit of boys entering pool halls and bowling alleys, and intimates strongly that these gentlemen are endeavoring to place themselves in the position of being larger than the state of Wisconsin in that they repeal the state laws for Watertown and create an interpretation to suit their own private whims.
The city official's letter follows:
Watertown, Wis., May 11, 1916
To Editor of the Daily Leader.
In your last evening's issue of the Daily Leader I noticed an article that minors may play pool, billiards or bowling in this city, while the statutes of this state say NO.
And in reading the article I wondered if Mayor Mulberger, Chief of Police Block and Police Commissioner Robert Dent were larger than the State of Wisconsin and its statutes, and if so "O Lord, save thy people."
I believe it would be well for the above named officials to keep out side of the statutes and not to get inside for it is very easy to borrow trouble
JUSTICE
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Politics
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Watertown Wisconsin
Pool Halls
Minors
State Statutes
Mayor Mulberger
Police Chief Block
Law Enforcement
What entities or persons were involved?
Justice
Editor Of The Daily Leader
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Justice
Recipient
Editor Of The Daily Leader
Main Argument
local officials in watertown are violating wisconsin state statutes by allowing minors to play pool, billiards, or bowling, and they should enforce the law rather than interpreting it to suit their whims.
Notable Details
References State Statutes Prohibiting Minors In Pool Halls And Bowling Alleys
Criticizes Mayor Mulberger, Chief Of Police Block, And Police Commissioner Robert Dent
Includes Biblical Allusion: 'O Lord, Save Thy People'