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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
LOCAL AUTOISTS
FOR LICENSE LAW
FAVOR FEDERAL PROVISION AS
PROPOSED IN CONGRESS.
WOULDAVOID ANNOYANCES
Bill Now Under Constellation at
Washington Provides Fee of SIS to
Permit Driver to go Through Amy
State if Properly Licensed in His
Own.
Madison, Dec. 81.

Local automobile dealers and tour
lists are hopeful that the bill intro
duced in congress, permitting touring
in any state upon payment of a sin
gle license fee, win become a law.
Il am not surprised" said Rudolph
Hokanson, that legislation is being
proposed upon this subject. Surely
il is needed and will be approved by
all tourists who have had experience
in those states where constables and
police are too officious, in fact by all
who know what such annOyances
mean Certainly such a law can do
10 harm to any one, would not de-
priye the states of their local license
fees nor of their control"
The bill is a good one" said James
L. Conklin, who has been quite an
extensive tourist. TN my Journeys
through Illinois, Iowa and the Dako.
tas," he said, Il have never met with
particular annoyance in this regard
hut can appreciate the situation in
those eastern states where officers
delight TO catch a driver unaware and
inflict a fine. I trust that such a bill
may become a law"
The bill for the federal licensing Of
automobiles is Endorsed by the Amer
lean Automobile association, and its
passage is urged by influential mem
bers of that organization.
No effort is made to interfere with
existing state automobile laws, such
as that now in operation in Mime
sofa, according to advices from Wash
ington. The object Of the federal reg
istratiOn is to protect tourists against
the necessity of conforming with the
laws of every state through which
they may pass, and it is expected
to meet with the hearty support of
the automobile associations of the
west.
The proposed law provides for the
creation of a motor vehicle bureau in
the department of commerce and Ia
Dor; the appointment Of a commits
sioner, at a salary of $4,000 a year,
and of a secretary and clerical force
The owner of any automobile, who
! has COnfOrmed with the laws Of his
own state, may register his automo-
bile with the federal bureau, and upon
the payment of a IS fee, secure a Ii
Cense and certificate.
The number of this license must
be placed On the automobile, the
numbers being in black upon white
background, preceded by the initials
or abbreviation Of the state under tho
laws of which the automobile was
originally licensed; and followed by
the letters ~. S. With this iienf
cation placard, the tourist can trave
from his own state through any othel
states, without the inconvenience o
| expense of complying with local statt
laws, or running the risk Of bein:
stopped for not complying with sucl
laws.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

mate the statement that the adjourn
ment was taken to await Judge Balls
decision. Fish Immediately chal-
lenged Cromwell's right to take part
in the meeting, declaring he was not
"a stakeholder. The matter was re-
ferTed to the proxy committee for In
.yestigation Meantime Fish insisted
upon hs motion to adjourn, but Har-
ahan refused to put it pending the
report from the committee. This
brought about a wordy clash between
Fish and Harahan, each accusing the
ether of being uncivil and exhibiting
a feeling of bitterness between the
two. When the committee reported
Cromwell held regular proxies, the
latter withdrew his amendment and
Fish's resolution was carried as orig
inally presented, and the meeting ad-
journed until March 2.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

will be probable, even at sacrifice.
The idea that it is not a ser. Gus
matter for the companies, their pol
icyholders and their field force can,
not be seriously entertained by any
one familiar with the interest in
volved
The week began with a Sunday
sermon by Rev. William Austin Smith
Of st. Pauls Episcopal church, one
Of the fashionable churches, on the
saloon question, in which he favored
regulation, not prohibition of the
liquor traffic, and another by Rev.
Frederick Edwards of ST. James
church, where the symposium of last
week was held. He, too, took the
ground that prohibition would be
neither a fair nor a wise thing, and
said he believed in wise regulation. -
He is man greatly loved by his
flock, who draws the men about him
and has broad views On ill subjects
but no undecided ones. Last Sun
day he said:
There are brewers who are as
high minded as are other manufactur-
ers and who do not regret the fight
against the evils that grow up in
their business" and this seemed to
get a quick response from the local
brewers, who met early in the week
and passed resolutions to the effect
that they would not oppose an ordi-
nance to close saloons at 1890 or I
clock. They have also announced
authoritatively, that they will aid in
the suppression of all dives and dis
reputable resorts. The question of
saloon regulation seems likely to be
handled here with that tolerance and
good sense which must be, if any
good is to come of it.
A tame robin belonging to Mrs. T.
j. Coughlin of this city has become
perfectly black. 1t seems that the
phenomenon is not unheard of and
Henry L. Ward, director of the pun
lie museum, explains the extraordi-
nary change as the result of melan-
ism. Mechanism causes the pigment
cells to increase to such an extent
that the entire body turns black.
A $4,000 memorial to the late
Bishop Nicholson will be erected in
the chancel of All Saints cathedral.
The Milwaukee banks bought the
last issue of bonds, just sold by the
city, at par and accrued interest
Clearing house checks are being
retired steadily. Resumption of cur
rency payments practically is accom-
plished
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
GLOVES MAKE GOOD PRESENTS
Always Acceptable Even Though Not
in Pairs.

Colonel Hugh Lewis, who after the
holidays will go to Washington to wit
ness the congressional sWatting
matches and otherwise assist in the
conduct of the national lawmakers,
received Christmas gift yesterday of
which he was unusually proud. He
was called to the Office of Major F.
w. Oakley, clerk of the United States
court, and presented with three fine
gloves, all for the right hand. This
stock represents a years supply for
all occasions excepting congressional
funerals, for which gloves are usually
furnished by Colonel Henry Casson
as sergeant-at-arms Of the house.
Here's the answer:
Down at Rappahannock Station in
the civil war, Major Oakley, a mem
Der of the Iron Brigade, lost his right
arm. Two days later at Gainesville,
Colonel Lewis Of the same brigade,
lost his left arm. Recently Major
Oakley laid in a years supply of
gloves for his left hand, and the three
matches fitted perfectly to the right
hand of Colonel Lewis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
WHAT A BLIND MAN CAN DO.
Ludington Unfortunate Shingles Large
MILL

Ludington Unfortunate Shingles Large
Mill.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec 21.-
One Of the most remarkable persons
in this section of the state is George
Ross the blind genius Of Luding
ton" Mr.. Ross is 70 years old and has
been blind almost since infancy. Des-
pite this impediment he is a man OF
education and considerable wealth.
After being graduated from the
JaIcsville school for the blind, he
learned the carpenters trade and for
several years had a contract to fur
nish wedges and grub pins for an Eau
Claire lumberman. Later he went into
the notion store business at Luding-
ton and showed that he could make
success of a business which would ap-
pear to be very difficult to blind per-
son. He is an expert mechanic and
often amrse5 himself in taking apart
the machinery Of clocks and music
boxes and putting them together i'll
perfect manner. Mr.. Ross is an en-
thusiastic fisherman and knows the
lakes and streams in this vicinity ana
his luck as an angler is remarkable.
A feat which he recently performed
was the Singing Of the roof Of q
mill in Eau Claire. A portion of the
steep roof sloped down into the Eau
Claire river and the work was there
fore hazardous for a man who could
rot see his whereabouts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

eral troops in Goldfeld for an indefn-
tie time. Sheriff ingalls, was one ot
the signers.
One possibility involves the closing
down Of all the mines OF Goldfeld in
definitely, the other of bringing II
large number of strike breakers to
be on the ground by the time TIC
troops leave. President Bowling be-
fore the meeting said that he favored
closing the mines. The mine operat-
ers will at once organize for protec-
ton, he said.
Constable Imam, who now has Il
large force of deputies, many of whom
are in the employ of the mine OWE
crs' association as guards, states that
he will increase his force greatly and
as fast as reliable men can be Sc
cured for deputies. Sheriff Ingalls,
declares he sees no cause for alarm
in the order for the removal of the
troops and that he will use his best
endeavor to preserve order.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
BORROWER KILLS
WISE BROKER
CRAZY MAN SHOOTS WHEN Ex-
TENSION OF CREDIT Is
DENIED.

New York, Dec. 21.-James H. Oil
| plant, senior member of the stock eX-
change firm of Oliphant & Co, is dead
from bullet wound inflicted at
his office yesterday afternoon by
Charles A. Geiger, a customer from
Beaufort, S. c., who after firing upon
Oliphant, killed himself.
The men were cIoseted in ELEPHANTS
private office at the time and all there
is known of what Immediately pre-
reded the shooting was learned from
the lips of Inc dying broker. Oliphant
said his refusal to extend further
credit to Geiger caused the tragedy.
mere is reason to believe. however,
that Geiger had become mentally IT.
responsible. a notebook found upon
his person contained computations
by which the writer apparently had
figured that he would be worth $4,000
600 by January /, 1908 He actually
possessed, SO far as his personal eft,
fects showed, less than $11.
Geiger owed the ELEPHANTS $4,000
and had been asked for a settlement.
He called at their office yesterday,
and after explaining that he could
not meet his obligation, asked the
firm to advance him sufficient credit
to carry 5000 shares of a certain
stock until rise in price should
yield him profit. His proposition
was refused and the shooting fol-
lowed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
MEDIEVAL London.

What is likely to prove very in
teresting special exhibition is in
preparation for the Franco-Engiish eX-
hibition next year. This is being pre-
pared by a London architect, Mr.. ],
B. Therp, and is to include models of
old London bridge, old st. Paul's. the
entrance to the Fleet river, Westmin-
lister Hall and other restorations in
model form; these are to be placed in
a series Of compartments under spe-
cial lighting, and thus form a series of
illustrations of some of the original
features of medieval London.-LondOn
Builder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
KLAW & ERLANGER QUIT.
Retirement From New Field Is Fixed
for January 10.


for January 10.
Chicago, Dec. 21-The Klaw &c En-
LANCER steam roller came to a dead
stop. Then, with sundry snortings
and wheezings, it proceeded to back
up over the feet Of Miss Chicago. It's
engineers say it came about because
the stars in the vaudeville armament
are numbered BY hitching their
chariot to a bunch of new stars each
week the rollerites found that they
rapidly were exhausting the visible
supply of stellar luminaries.
An astronomical calculation showed
just about enough planets and com.
cts to last until January IS, and.
rather than fare forth on the milky
way and attach the towIines to a
programme-full of stardust after thar
time the tx & E." men decided IL
were better that the roller should roll
no more after that date, when grand
opera will again occupy the boards.
Expressed in latest and most APP
proved press agent English, the fiat
tering machine IS to be abandoned
because of "the sparseness of the
startlingly tremendous" or, in easier
words, "the scarcity of the mightter
novelties Of vaudeville" or, in words
even shorter and more explicit, the
paucity of big things"
The withdrawal of the Klaw e. Err
LANCER firm means the close of the
vaudeville fight that has been the
theatrical sensation of Chicago since
last summer and of which amusement
seekers have been the greatest bene-
| ficiaries
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
NEW CORPORATION

Miller Realty Co., Alma Center, cap
ital stock $4,000; incorporators, Roy
Miller, Paul NJ Chapman and Orlando
A. Parsons.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the office of Secretary Of State
Frear as follows:
George J. Smith Co., Oshkosh, fur
niture and hardware seort, incorpor-
ators, George J. Smith, Fred J. Smith
and Herman J. Smith.
Tomahawk Bakery Co., TOmahawk,
capital stock $4,000; incorporators,
William T. Bradley, Harriet Hambel-
ton and c. H. Grundy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
"YOU hRE-UNCIVIL."
Real Mean Words Pass Between Fish
and Harahan.


Chicago. Dec PA warm verbal
encounter took place yesterday at the
annual meeting of the Illinois Central
between President Harahan and Stuy-
vesant Fish. In the end the latter
secured his object and the meeting
was adjorrned. in the manner in which
Mr.. Fish desired, and in accordance
with the order Of Judge Ball, to
March 2, 1908
1t was understood when the meet
ing was called to order, that the only
matter to come before it was adjourn.
ment to March 2. Fish, however, de
sired i. to appear on the record thai
| the adjournment was taken for the
purpose of awaiting the decision OF
Judge Ball on the right of the Union
Pacific and Railroad Securities com
Ipany to vote the stock now standing
in their names. and which were TEN
lporariIy enjoined prior to the meet
ling in October. He therefore intro
lduced a resolution to that effect.
William Nelson Cromwell sought tt
amend the resolution so as to elimi
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
GEMS
FOR PENNIES
LAD OFFERS $4,000 WORTH OF
STOLEN DIAMONDS FOR
PALTRY SUM.

New York, Dec. 21.-William White,
a 17-year-old boy, is the confessed
thief, according to the police, of a
$4,000 package of jewelry stolen from
the United States Express company
He was arrested in Jersey City yes
terday after trying to dispose of the
entire collection for So. The sale of
q $4,000 necklace for rs cents led to
his capture.
The prisoner was a helper on one
of the express company's wagons in
Jersey City. His wagon carried the
valuable package, which he put into
his pocket as the wagon was being
loaded.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
ELEVEN CONCERNS
LEAVE THE STAT

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 21.-Califor-
MIA is to lose eleven marine insurance
companies. The law passed by the
legislature last winter, providing thai
such corporations must have deposit
ed in this or some other state funds
il the sum of 100000, or assets equi-
yalent to that amount, before being
allowed to transact business in Cali
fornia, is responsible for the loss.
The companies will all go to Seattle
and establish offices here The firms
This is the season Of decay and
weakened vitality; good health is hard
to retain. If you'd retain yours, for
tify your system with HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea, the surest way.
35c, Tea or Tablets.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
A LoophoIe.

whats this2" asked the man &C
Quilted of charge OF murder, as his
lawyer handed him a paper.
That's my bill for services, eX-
planned the lawyer.
Get OUT" responded the acquitted.
You proved that was insane, didn't
your"
We'll. you can't do business with a
lunatic. Philadelphia Ledger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
Reported FaVorably by Michigan Con.
stitutionaI Committee.

oLTLWEIOIIdI IUIIIIUIttIGs
Lansing, Mich, Dec. 21.-The con-
.stitutional convention committee yes
Cerday reported favorably on the pro-
posal for a state accident insurance
department for conducting an acct
dent insurance business in the name
of the state. The proposal empowers
the legislature to make accident in
surance compulsory for those engaged
il hazardous occupations and to re-
quire that employers shall pay at
least one-half of the cost of providing
the required accident indemnity be-
fore contracts releasing employers
from liability for personal injury shall
be valid.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
BLACKS FOR FORAKER.

Negroes Start a Movement for the
Ohio Candidate.
Montgomery Ala, Dec. 21.-In call
ing meeting for January 81, local
negroes are covering the city wirs
placards calling for an effort for For
aker for president. The cards carry
his picture with Our Choice for
1905" under it. The cards are
signed by prominent negroes of the
south
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
BLACKMAILER PUNISHED.
Sequel for Murder Trial of Prof.
Karl Hau.

Karlsruhe, Germany, Dec 21--
Karl Lindenau, prosecuted on a
charge of completely in the libelAng
of Olga Molitor and of having at
tempted to blackmail her, yesterday
was sentenced to three years imprls-
onment and to five years loss OF
civil rights. The trial of LindeAau
is a sequel to the recent trial OF
Karl w. Hau, who was convicted OF
numbering his mother-.n-law, Frau
Molitor, mother of Olga Molitor At
the trial of Hau, Lihdenau testified
that Olga Molitor and not Hau. shot
and killed her mother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Stubborn COUGHS

Do not allow a cold to inger as it
indicates some throat or lung trouble.
The timely use of Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy viii avoid all danger
For sale by all druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Week=cnd Gossip from Cream Cltv

Milwaukee, Dec. 21,-Holiday trade
is helped by seasonable weather AMI
shoppers are numerous. Tradesmen
say they are buying, but they are not
blowing themselves this season.
Reports from Wall street say that is
the saddest Christmas prospect to be
found, and that many a fellow who
'honk, bonked, around, grandly, but
a few months ago, in a $4,000 auto
mobile. is now walking, sadly, and dig
ging deep to find penny to put in the
Salvation Army kettle. But a Ia ge
manufacturer, just back from a week
in New York who came in contact with
some of the big ones, tells your cor
respondent tLat things will look bet
ter by the middle of January They'll
not get gay but there is relief to
many to feel that they'll not get
worse.
Attention has centered, this week
about the telephone hearings at the
courthouse, before the state railway
commission, and new interest has ;
veloped in the local discussion ABOUT
the city's water works by mention II
the fact that the new state law re-
Quires the railway commission to
value all such municipality owned utili-
ties as well as those owned by private
corporations, and to prescribe a uni
form system of bookkeeping for them
When this is done there will be lot
of wide eyed wonderment spread over
Wisconsin,, and some of the municipal
ownership prophets who have flour
ished, heretofore, on sublime assertion.
VII have to face facts that will asto :
ish them. Comptroller Bechtner is
unquestionabIy correct when he says
that abe Milwaukee water plant would
be bankrupt if it had been owned by
private corporation and had the same
management it has as city institution.
Nobody knows what it has cost and
nobody can tell what it's operation
costs. This is a condition and not a
theory that by no means applies to
Milwaukee alone. Most of the wat r
plants that city officials claim profit
tor, would be brought into debt by ap-
plying to them the rules that have to
govern a successful private undertake
ing of similar character. Another
thing that is likely to surprise peo-
pie, when the commission has COW
cred the ground, is the small number,
the very small number of public util-
tiles that are privately owned, that
are showing any profit, if tested By
the proper valuations and accounting
There are a lot of men in these lines
of business who are not much more
practical than the average city off
cal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
GET CHRISTMAS PAY.
State Employees to Be Favored on Ae-
count of Holidays.

count of Holidays.
Officials and employees of the state
win get their pay for December in
time to spend what they wish of it
on Christmas shopping. The usual
pay day is the first of the month.
Warrants have been drawn for the
normal school payroll and some
others, and the employees of the capt.
toll will be able to get their money
Monday or Tuesday morning.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26
Want Troops to Remain,

County officers of Esmerelda county
visited the labor commission and
signed statement to the effect tha5
it viii be TO the best interests of the
people of Goldfeld to have the fed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-26

A $4,000 memorial to the late
Bishop Nicholson will be erected in
the chanceI of All Saints cathedral.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-10-14
Small is
Out of Office

A meeting of the union 1eivgrapners
VINO are striking throughout the
country was held at Chicago YESTERDAY
and the unanimous decision OF those
III attendance was to continue to
strike regardless of the orders issued
by President Small calling on a vote
OF all operators and his repeated at
tempts TO settle the strike and TO
get the men TO return to their posi-
tiOns. Small addressed the men and
stated that he was willing to abide
by their decision in the matter and
that as far as he was concerned they
could return TO work or continue the
strike. Later when he left the hall
he was repeatedly called upon to re-
sign from his Office as President OF
the Photographers Union. Later in
the day a meeting Of the executive
committee Was held and he was sus-
pended from Office by ballot I'M
mediately afterwards he was notified
of the action Of the committee which
instructed him that their action went
into immediate effect. At the present
time the telegraphers h--e nC Official
head.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-10-14
Money Return
Cd 10 MaSonS

Saturday c. n. Notewa"e, grand
secretary OF the alasonic lodge OF
Nevada, received a checA for $3.50
from san Francisco the amount be-
ing sent by the MasOns there who
had charge of the relief work after
the great disaster last year. The let
ter accompanying the check stated
that the Masons in charge of the re-
lief work in San Francisco had eX-
tended aid to thousands Of persons
during the scourge which affected the
city and now the balance in the fund
was being returned to the various
sources from which it was derived.
The Nevada MasOns contributed
about $4,000 so that the balance dis
tributed was on a basis OF $19.42 re.
turned for every 500 given.
The Masonic lodges in various parts
of the country contributed to the
fund for the relief of the afflicted in
the stricken city. Those having the
work in charge asked none of the ap'
plicants whether they belonged to
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-10-14
WEALTH A MYTH

RENO. October 1G.-Benjamin Ear-
bash, pawnbroker Of this city, yes
terday in the District Court before
judge Orr, secured Judgment against
Colonel Hopkins for money advanced
on notes signed by Hopkins. The
notes We're secured by stock OF the
Steamboat Springs Company.
Before this suit was instituted By
Balbash Colonel Hopkins was sup
posed TO be one Of Reno5 wealthiest
men. He has been managing Steam
boat Springs, one Of the leading re-
sorts Of this state, and it was believed
and he gave out the impression, that
he was a very wealthy person.