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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
RELATIONS ARE
MUCH STRAINED
BETWEEN MEXICO AND GUATE
MAlA OVER GENERAL LIMA.
FAIL TO SETTLE QUARREL
Does Not Mean War But Is Cause of
Great Anxiety-TroubIe May Re-
suit That Will Lead to Declaration
of War-Uncle Sam Will Seek to
Act as Mediator.

Washington. May 7.-Although the
telegraph wires have not brought 10
Washington the actual news of the
severance of the diplomatic relations
of Guatemala and Mexico, official
here have no doubt that Mexico took
action yesterday that will result il.
giving to the Guatemalan minister in
Mexico passports for his withdrawal
The Mexican minister in Guatemala is
now preparing to return home and
the American charge, Philip Brown
secretary to the legation, has been
instructed to look after Mexican in
terests in the Guatemalan capital up-
on the departure of the Mexican min
iSter
The state department had numer-
Gus messages yesterday from Minister
Lee who is about to leave Guatemala
for the United States on account of
illness, and from Secretary Brown.
These dispatches confirmed the adj
vice received from the diplomatic rep
resentatives in Washington of the
two countries that there was no pos
sibility of Guatemala and Mexico ar
ranging the controversy over the de-
mand for the eXtradifion of General
Lima The Formally IF issuing pass
ports in the two countries, each for
the withdrawal Of the minister of the
other government will probably re,
quire a day or two. 1t is not known
here what diplomatist will attend to
but it lis not impossible the United
States viii perform this service as
we'll for Guatemala as Mexico.
The severance of diplomatic rela-
tons does not mean war, although the
fact that the countries adjoin causes
great anxiety and that there may be
at any time invasions by one or the
other into the territory of the enemy
by irresponsible bands and doubtless
trouble would result that might easily
end in declarations of hostilities.
Officials of the state department inten1
to use their good offices in an effort
to adjust the present difficulty.
DR.. Toledo Herrarte, Guatemalan
minister conferred with Assistant Sec
Rotary Bacon yesterday concerning the
situation and said he hoped there
would be a settlement soon. He de-
clared that under the treaty between
Mexico and Guatemala one country
had no right to demand the surren-
der Of a citizen of the other. An ex-
traordinary treaty is intended for the
surrender of a fugitive from his own
country but in the case of Lima eX-
tradition could not be expected only
as an act Of courtesy. Herrarte be-
Iieves also that if President Cabrera
should be disposed to surrender Lima
the Guatemalan courts would hol1
that there was no authority in law
for such action. Herrarte last night
received a cable message from the
minister of foreign af,
fairs in which he s2ys the difficulty
with Mexico viii be satisfactorily adj
justed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
CENSORING The SHOWS.

1t is easy to make sweeping con.
formations because of a few special
cases. when moral wreck is dis
covered in dancehall it is notdifficult
to reach the conclusion that all the
dance halls are vicious and that pro
hibition should apply to every one
The point of view is all important
There are large elements of the popu-
lation of cosmopolitan city which
enjoy the pleasure of the dance hall.
1t gives needed recreations after
day or a week of joyless toll Evil
is not necessarily connected with ii.
On the other hand, there are many
places where the dance hall is no
thing but an attachment of the saloon
where the dance is subordinate to the
sale of liquor Such places are the
ones where danger turks for young
the gateway to the downward path.
The two kinds of halls exist. They
should De kept distinct 1t is a aood
plan of the chief of police to have
them examined in order that their eX-,
act character may be known.
In the same way there are differ
ences in the cheap shows. Some of
them are distinctly vicious. The sug-
geStive and vulgar take the place OF
entertainment. They prove the draw
ing cards. The show itself is made
subordinate to the evil designs OF
me nWho seek to mislead the youth
of the city On the other hand, there
are D cent shows where moving pict-
ures are presented which give a
pleasing and unobjeCtionable enter
Jainment One may travel in a for
eign country, take a ride to the sum
mt of a mountain, see people i'll their.
native costumes, or have some laugh
able scene reproduced. The 5 cents
IS well spent by those who like that
sort of thing.
The nickel theater must be m
spected as well as the dance hall in
order that no injustice will be done.
1t must be inspected more than once
in order that there may be certainty
VI as NhtII lSJSi. II uSJ DC lHSDGclGu
by those who have the right sort OF
judgment in such matters. Much
depends upon the censor. An observer
who enters dance hall or tneater with
the preConceiyed determination to
discover nothing Objectionable is Just
as much to be condemned as that one
who undertakes the uest with the in
tention of finding nothing good.
The idea of the censor is an excel
tent one. If the work is done properly
the information thus collected should
be of great value in connection with
future activity OF the police force
Exchange
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
GIRL RESCUES CANoEIsT,

Oliver HopkinsOn of Burlington, N.
j., a young canoeist. was saved from
drowning by a young woman who
threw a rope to him after he had be-
come exhausted and his frail craft
was being tossed by the waves in the
Delaware River.
He was attempting to cross over 10
Bristol.
When hopkinson launched the
light craft for the trip he found easy
going with the current, but Whec he
turned to make the mile stretch to
the Pennsylvania shore he was caught
by the full force of the tide and sew
eral times was nearly upset The
current made it impossible to turn
back, and the canoeist held his
course toward Burlington Island.
Reaching the bar which skirts the
outer snore of the island, Hopkinson
leaped overheard and waded in TWO
feet of water for uarter Of a mile
Striking out again, he made Tor the
Bristol shore, and had almost reached
it when his strength gave out. His
peril was discovered by a young wo-
man whose home was along the river
shore The girl ran to the bank, and
after the canoeist had worked his
way in as near as the current would
allow, she threw the rope out over
the water. Her aim was good, and
as the loose end of the uncoiling
strand fell across the bow Of his.
canoe Hopkinson eagerly grasped il
and was pulled Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
MARVIN BOYS
BODY IN MARSH
POSTED THERE.
SEARCHED MANY TIMES
Grass Burned over but Clothing not
Even Scorched-F ather Holds to
Murder Theory but Detectives
Believe That Boy Was Overcome
by Cold.

J Dover, Del, May 6.-Lying in a
Horace Marvin, son of DR.. H. n. Mar
vim, whose mysterious disappearance
from Bay Meadow farm, near Dover
has baffled solution since March 4,
was found about half a mile from the
Marvin farm Saturday by Ollie Pleas
anton, who lives on farm adjoining
Marvin's, coming upon the chiid's
body while out cunning. The child
lay face downward in a patch Of
meadow grass. There was not mark
upon the boys body indicating foul
play, and the clothing was intact. 1t
was in a good state of preservation
suggesting that it had been frozen
Pleasanton says he saw the boy at a
distance of 20 feet. Friday several
gunners passed over this land but
none saw the body, if it was there.
Mr.. Marvin says he has searched
the same marsh nearly every day
since the disappearance and with de-
tectives burned the grass of the
signs of the body
The theory that the child has been
recently placed where he was found
is supported by the fact that Marvin
as we'll as the detectives, stood on the
spot where they burned grass from
under it. Further than this, the
marsh has been trampled over time
and again within the past week by
|neighbors and no sign Of the child
was seen.
Marvin is convinced that his son
met with foul pay and the body was
placed in the marsh to give the i'm
preston that he wandered out there
and died. The clothing showed nc
signs of having been burned" says
Marvin, "as would undoubtedly have
been the case had the body laid
there when the fire swept the marsh.
The detectives who have been on
the case are inclined to the belief
that the boy wandered into the marsh
and being overcome by cold fell eX.
hausted where the body was found.
Examination of the body showed
that it was somewhat bloated, which
lends weight to the belief that the
boy wandered on the marsh and was
drowned
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
WISCONSIN LAW MAKERS

Mad son, April 30.-By a vote Of %
to 81 the assembly rejected an amend
melt to the present primary law in
the shape Of the Mckenzie bill which
provided that at least % per cent of
the party vote shall be polled in the
primary before a candidate is entitled
to have the passage immediate y.
Speeches in favor of the bill were
made by Messrs. Mckenzie, Leroy,
Roycraft and Keppel. Tie main evil
complained of by the advocates Of
the b.. is the participation by demo
Gratis n republican primaries. Messrs
O'Neil, Elver, Potter and Hughes OIL
the democratic side spoke against the
measure, Elver venturing the pre-
diction that in two years, If the
measure were adopted, the assembly
would have but four democrats n
stead of 10 A number of republicans
were also opposed to the bill, Messrs.
Cleary, Burke, Sprague and Reynolds
urging that the result sought to be &C
complished in less dangerous man
ner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
while men hal1e our bread.

while men bale our bread.
AS for the danger of a contest in
politics between the sexes. such a
thing is in my opinion an impossible
ity. for the real welfare of the two
sexes is one and the same thing. Ii
there does arise struggle having
reference to sex privileges, it will
not be a struggle between two parties
made up of both sexes, one party
recognizing the right, and, yea the
expediency too-for citizens inherit
both from mother and father-the
right and the expediency of the full
est freedom for woman. consistent
with her health and morals; while in
the other party will be found those
whose mental processes are impeded
by some vestige of the long bygone
ages. when woman was the mere
slave and creature of man, those who
are possessed perhaps of some of the
spirit that made 1t possible for a
medieval church council to debate
the question as to whether women
had souls.
Some women, having risen to the
full stature of the new, freer woman
hood. demand the ballot, They should
have it, The English, the American
woman, the woman in every enlighten-
ed country in this advanced twentieth
century, has as much moral right to
vote as has man; and England and
the United States will continue to be
democrcies but in name as long as
their women are denied equal polit-
iCal rights with men.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
LAWYER NOW MISSIONARY.
Former Wisconsin Politician Working
i'm Kansas City Sums.

! GAINESVILLE, Wis May Theodore
w. GoIdin, a former GAINESVILLE lawyer,
and at one time one of the leading
workers in the stalwart party of Wis
consin, is now engaged in doing mis-
mission work among the poor and
doWnfallen in Kansas City. Mr.. Gold.
in belongs to an organization headed
by the mayor and the best citizens of
the western Missouri metropolis and
each evening and Sundays he visits
the Slum districts where he breaches
to the class of citizens who need such
uplifting help. For years Mr. Goldin
was @'erk of the Rock county circuit
court. and while a resident of James
vile was a member Of the law urn
of Dunwiddie e Goldin. He was chief
clerk of the senate in the session of
1903.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
ONE PERSON DIES
IN STORM; OTHERS
FATALLY INJURED

Fort Worth, lex, May IA storm
of wind and rain which was general
throughout a considerable area in
northern Texas yesterday at some
places assumed the proportions of a
tornado.
At Deport much damage was done
to dwellings but no person was seri-
ously injured.
At Halesboro the wife and child of
Andrew Bel were hurt
At Antioch the whole village was
practically destroyed. A man named
Brazil was killed. Mrs. James Fergll,
son was dangerously hurt by flying
debris. Ben Pogue and wife were
badly hunt Mrs. Sid Lackey was hurt
and will probably die. The village of
Bird Wright was entirely destroyed
and it was known that at least one
death occurred there and it is said
that at least ONE was fatally hurt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
$780, GOO FOR BUILDING.
J. ]. Case Thresher Company Nesoti
ates Large Loan.

Racine, Wis, May There was
MONDAY morning a trust deed of the
j. |. Case Tnresning Machine company
with the First Trust and Savings
Bank Of Chicago and Emile DoysC1,
first vice president of the bank, which
sets forth that the Case company de-
sires to borrow money and that it is
about to issue mortgage bonds to the
amount Of S., 10000 The bonds run
from November 1, 1908, to November
l, 1919. This money is probably be,
ing raised for the purpose Of estab-
fishing branch factory in st. Peters
burg and also one at Fort Williams,
Canada.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
BURN To DEATH
WHILE MOTHER
MAKES A CALL

SarlI Ste Marie, Mich, May =
Three children named Dominique
burned TO death yesterday in their
home at Blind river. Their mother, a
widow, built fire in the heating
stove and then went to call on neigh
bors. leaving the children alone in
the house Neighbors discovered the
house on fire soon afterward put
were unable to rescue the children.
They ranged in age from six months
to five years
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09

opposed by Messrs. Norcross, CIeary,
Roethe, Burke and others. The chief
argument for a new constitution was
that the present one is old and that
other states had revised theirs. The
opposition contended that no political
party had ever demanded a revision,
that in this era of radicalism a con-
vention was unwise, that the plan
had a sociaIistic tinge, tnat it would
cost from 100000 to 100000 and
that its chief purpose seemed to be
to enable debt limits to be enlarged.
Mr.. Roethe looked upon it as a
scheme chiefly to create business for
lawyers. Those voting against re-
vision were Messrs. A. S. Baker,
Bichler, Burke. Campbell, Carpenter
Cernahan. Cleary, Detling, Olsen,
Douglas, Elver. alvey, Grassie, Har-
ring, Kander, h.mball, kindlin, Ku-
basta, Ledvina, Marquardt, Norcross
Glen, O'Neil, Fred Peterson, Roethe
Rollman, John Scott, Simon Smith.
Soper, Stewart. Wehrwein.
NOFoIUOr DdFluSOQ SSDL 10 Tic SCH
ate in accordance with law the nomi-
nation of E. L. Tracy of Milwaukee to
be inspector of Illuminating oils, to
succeed E. E. Minis of Burlington, for
the term ending april /, 1909 On
motion of Senator Sanborn the mat
ter of confirming was laid over until
Tuesday. The place pays ABOUT $4,000
a year in fees. Mr.. Tracy is a Mil
waukee politician and former game
warden.
Amony the senate bills advanced to
third reading were: A bill authorizing
county boards to pay all the cost of
surety bonds of county officials. To
provide for the exemption from taxa
ton of land planted to forest trees
Several bills were concurred in, in
Guiding the bill requiring protection
of operatives of emery wheels, the
Ledvina bill abolishing fees in the
university law school, the Miller COM
pulsory vaccination bill and the
Mains bill to require jail convicts to
work and to allow them 81 day TO
apply on their fine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
IAN MACLAREN is DEAD.
Clergyman-Author Succumbs
Mount Pleasant Iowa.

CIersyman-Author succumbs In
Mount Pleasant Iowa.
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, May DIR
John Watson Jan Maclaren), he
Scotch Experimentation who won
world wide fame as the writer of Be
side the Bonnie Brier Bush, died ut
the Brazelton house, where he has
been ever since he arrived here DR..
and Mrs. Watson arirevd Auril %. He
had been lecturing in the northwest
and was to lecture here the next
evening, giving the last number on tn ;
Iowa Wesleyan lyceum course. Ton
silitis was the cause of death
Rev. DR.. John Watson was born at
Manning tree, Essex, England, Nov 3
1850. He was the eldest son of the
late John Watson, an employee in the
British civil service. Dr. Watson re-
ceived his education at Edinburgh uni
versity and in Germany and was or.
dained a minister of the Free Church
of Scott and in 1875. He was appoint
ed Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale
university. in 1896 and was made min
lister of Seton Park Presbyterian
church. Liverpool, in 1850, retaining
, that position until 1905.
Among his publications signed Ian
Maclaren" were Beside the Bonnie
Brier Bush, The Days of Aud Lang
Syne, A Doctor of the Old School, etc.
and among the work signed John Wat
son were The Mind of the Master
The Cure Of Souls, The Potters
Wheel. COMPANIONS of the Sorrowful
Way. The Honey Virtues and The
Inspiration of Faith
Dr. Watson arrived in New York
from England on Feb g.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09

trial of Edward Collier, recently con-
victed of manslaughter in connection
with the killing of William Dryer
north OF the city in July of last year,
was started before Justice Donoshue
yesterday. They insisted on a pre-
iminary hearing The case against
Montgomery was the first to be
called Edward Collier is to take the
stand and it is expected that for the
first time he will tell the story of the
killing of Dryer. Collier has been
summoned by the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
NO PREFERENTIAL RATES
FOR BRITISH COLONIES

London, May David Lloyd
George. president of the board CT
trade, was the principal speaker at
Yesterdays session of the impe 'ial
conference. Like Chancellor of the
Exchecquer Asquith he held out no
hope that the mother country would
grant preferential treatment to the
colonies. In summing up the situa-
ton he said the colonies had asked
the British government to do what no
protectinnist country in the world
would do, namely, "tax the necessa-
ries we could not produce ourselves
and with which the colonies could
adequately supply US for many
years
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
MULCTS THE RAILROAD.
Mayors Daughter Gets Judgment for
$4,75O Damages.

Oshkosh, Wis, May "A verdict Of
$4,750 for damages was given by jury
yesterday in circuit court to Miss
Metha Banderob, daughter of Mayor
John Banderob, against the Wisconsin
Central Railway company. Miss Ban
derob sued for $4,000 damages, COM
pensation for personal injuries which
she sustained by falling over a low
wire fence which formerly surround
ed the depot property. Miss Bande-
rob declared that her arm was broken
in such a manner that she cannot use
it properly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
Anti-Gersnan Report Denied.

Paris. May IA repore circulated
on the continent that King Edward
while here concluded an agreement
providing for transfer of the British
maritime commerce to the French
flag in the event of war between
Great Britain and Germany is pro-
nounced absolutely untrue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
PLEA FOR UNCONSCIOUS SLAVES

Professor Raymond V. Phelan of
Miami University in the Outlook
seriously question the right of with
holding the ballot from women even
if a large majority of them shrink
from assuming political and civic re-
sponsibilities. To my mind. those
who thus shrink afford thereby Dut
evidences of their psychological en-
thralldOm. AS class, women have
not yet awakened to the fact that
they are really free or can be free,
that they have in themselves the pos
s.bilty of as much independent e&
istence as the other sex enjoys. Now,
is it right to withhold from the thor
Cughly emancipated woman the right
to govern herself, simply because her
backward sisters, even though they
may be in the majority, shrink from
exercising the political prerogatives
that of a right be.Ong to the new
womanhood? Miss Stephen, whom
you quote, seems to think that the be
stOwal of the ballot upon women viii
work injustice or hardship upon those
of the sex who shrink from political
duty. Is it necessary or imperative
! however, that the timid woman, the
overly feminine woman, the psyche
! LOCALLY unemancipated woman, avail
herself of her prerogative of voting?
We condone more or less political
passivity in men. Why should We
not do so cheerfully in the case of
women, remembering that they have
been sorely oppressed for ages ami
that they should not be expected one
and all, therefore, to rise at once 10
the full stature of perfectly free
W0nlanhood? The fully emanciplted
woman wants the ballot. By all
means let her have it, and let us
wait as patiently as possible for the
fuller development Of the woman who
is still ever and anon casting her
eyes backward to that retarded from
tier of social advance where she
dwelt so long in subsection to the ali
thority of man. Shall we deny to the
enlightened, intelligent woman who
wants to govern herself, the right
that in the United Staes is granted to
the ignorant foreigner and the lowry
negro? Is it right that the college
bred and cultivated negro woman OF
some northern city should have 10
voice in the government, while the
negro criminal of the south is a
voter? Is it right that the intelligent
women of whatever race or color
should have no right to express q
choice as to who shall be the mayor
F., of their city, the governor of their
state, or the president of the United
States, while ignorant, irresponsible
men in spite of the Australian bal
lot system. are voted by the party
boss?
/, In my opinion, running the govern
ment is in this age no more the work
of men than it is of women. The des-
iignations womens work and men 5
work are but marks of psychologist
cal tagging behind the times Diyi-
sion of occupations on a basis of sex
has long ago begun to break down
A woman lawyer pleads, and pleads
ably, cases at law; while man does
the cleaning and scrubbing in the
apaTtmenthouse where the woman
lawyer lives. A woman administers
the finances of Kansas City Kansas,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
THREE TRIALS UNAVAILiNG.
Disagreement Is Reported in Trial of
OShea

Chicago May 5.-The jury trying
Victor r O'Shea, charged with the
murder of his wife, Amy Hogenson
O'Shea, i've years ago, reported a
disagreement. Seven voted for &C
quittal, claiming the defendant was
insane at the time of the killing, and
five were for verdict of guilty.
This concludes the third trial of
O'Shea, one having resulted in YER
dict of manslaughter which was re-
versed by the supreme court on
technicality and the other being a
disagreement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
NEW COM MANDANT.
General Estrade Takes Charge of
Puerto CorteZ.

Puerto Cortez, Honduras, May 1
via New Orleans. May General
Juan Estrade of the Nicaraguan army
was yesterday appointed commandant
Of Puerto Cortez in place of the Hon
duran commandanl The appointment
probably ends the lawlessness exhib-
tied recently in which an American
negro was seriously beaten. The in
vestigation into the assault upon the
negro is still under way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-09
Auto Case Up Again.

Kenosha, Wis. May THE hearing
of Shelly H Montgomery and Frank
H Jackson, the Kenosha men charged
with perjury in connection with the