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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
WORST FAMINE
RUSSIA HAS KNOWN
REPORTS APP
FALLING CONDITIONS.
FOOD A DIRE NECESSITY
Says no Less Than 100000 People
Distributed Through Southeastern
Aid to See Another Harvest-Epi-
denies of Disease.

London, April Z2.-Writing from the
Russian famine district, Dr.. Kennard,
who was sent by the society Of friends
to investigate the conditions among
the peasantry, draws an appalling
picture Of suffering. After calling at
tention to the urgent and immediate
need of funds he says:
This is the worst famine Russia
has known. No less than 10000, 600
people distributed through the south
eastern provinces cannot live without
aid to see another harvest, and l may
say that this figure has been not only
approved by the Zemstvo organization,
but also by the government itself
Funds will be needed to the end OF
July to feed all these millions. and
then the harvest will bring relief, but
there are many hundreds OF thousands
to whom the harvest will not bring re
lief for they have neither land nor
cattle. The few COWS that are in eX-
istence are in such pitiful condition
themselves that they are useless for
babies and young children are being
forced to eat coarse black bread and
ndigestible young cucumbers which
are luxury to the adult Russian peas
ant today but are death to the baby
or at any rate a spell of disease.
These people have sold their all, and
in most cases have likewise sold in
advance ali the harvest might bring
them. They have sold themselves
and their work, and from all over the
southeastern provinces reports are
coming of young women and girls
forced to prostitute themselves to OBJ
tain food For these suffering people,
to whom the coming harvest means
nothing, relief must be afforded dur
ing the Whole of the coming year.
Meanwhile epidemics of disease add
to the terrible conditions"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
SCHOOL MEN To
FIGHT FOR FEES

Springfield, H., April 2S,-Man-
damus proceedings against the state
treasurer, to compel that official to
pay county superintendent of schools
81 per day for visiting the schools
of their districts, will be filed at the
June term of tn supreme court
Prior to 1906, under the state law,
the county superintendent were en-
titled to collect a fee of 81 per day
while wishing schools in their juris
diction. In A905 the legislature
passed a law putting the county SUI
perintendents on a strictly salary
basis. The state has already pre-
pared a brief in the case, in which
the attorney general gives as his
opinion that following the enactment
of the law of 1905, all laws providing
for fees are repealed.
1t is said that c. F. yesterday of
Vandalia county, superintendent Of
the Fayette county schools, is the one
in whose name the suit will be
fought.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25

and fixes city speed at II miles coun-
try speed at 25. Each pair Of num-
bers would cost 81 and. as there are
over 5000 autos in the state. here
acne would be a tax of some $4,000.
All old numbers would have TO be cast
aside because an inch too narrow.
Autoists are measurably satisfied with
the present law, but are willing to
have an addition to it which will bear
still more severely upon reckless
drivers whatever the circumstances.
An important new bill introduced in
the assembly was by the COM
mittee on elections, providing for non
partisan elections in all cities except
those of the first class. 1t provides
that no nomination paper circulated
for any candidate for a city Office
shall contain any party designation or
principle. Upon receiving 2 per cent
of the electors endorsement for his
candidacy a man may become a can
didate for any office. If a large num-
Der of candidates present themselves
it is possible to secure a primary cleo
ton upon petition of 3 per cent of the
electors. The two receiving the high
est number of votes at this primary
become the candidates at the general
election. All candidates for an office
must meet and determine their posi-
ton on the ballot by lot. The offices
are arranged as they always are by
the secretary of state. Senator Pages
school board bill which was recon-
for concurrence, was turned
down. 81 to Al. 1t provides that any
school board which becomes a mem
Der of a school board association may
funds out of the district
treasury. Mr. RoyCraft objected to
placing such power in the hands of
the school board and the assembly
sustained him.
AssembIyman DOmachowski's anti
cigaret bill came up from the senate
with an amendment and the assembly
in the amendment 1t
provides that the proprietor of an
resort is not responsible
for boys lettering about his place for
the purpose of smoking cigars or
when they are accompanied
by parents or guardians,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
LOYAL INDIANS
GET JUDGMENT

Washington, April 23-The United
States court of claims yesterday rem
dered judgment in favor of the loyal
members of the Sisseton and Wahpe-
ton bands of Sioux Indians and
against the government for $788,971.
The claims were based on the
treaty Of July %, 1851, by the terms
of which the government agreed to
pay these Indians $305,000 and an an
nuity of $500 for so years. The
payments were regularly made until
1868. During the preceding year an
outbreak of Sioux occurred, in which
they committed many depredatiOns
and Outrages upon the settlers of Min
nesOta
In 1868 congress passed an act for
feiting these annuities to the govern
ment, but subsequently from time to
. time made appropriations for the
benefit Of some Of the Indians who
had not been engaged in the uprising
Ct 1868.
BY an act of June 81, 1906, congress
authorized the court of claims to de
teTmine what amount would now be
due the Indians who had not taken
any part in the depredatiOns, had not
the forfeiture act of 1868 been passed,
1t also authorized the secretary OF
the interior to pay the sum found
due the loyal Indians, per CAPITA after
deducting the partial payments that
had from time to time been made.
1t is assumed that the amount of
$788,971 will be paid to the surviving
peaceable Indians in the near future.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
INDICTED FOR
EMBEzzLEMENT

MuskOgee, l. T., ATril 22.-It was
officially stated last night that Lyman
K. Lane, a former financial clerk for
the United States Indian agent, has
been indicted by the federal grand
jury now in session here, charged
with embezzling $500 of govern
meht funds which were given abso-
lutely to his trust. Lane as financial
agent handled over a million dollars.
The shortage was discovered after
the present Indian agent went into
Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
SOCIALISTS STRANGELY WRONG.

| so far as our Wisconsin socialists
| go they are on the wrong side OF
about every practical question. AT
least such is the record of their rep
Iresentatiyes in the legislature With
in day or two We have seen them de-
Iclaring for the parcels post. than
which no more pernicious institution
exists in relation to the welfare of
our villages and small cities. With a
parcels post the mail-Order houses OF
Chicago and the other great CONNER,
Icial centers become well nigh supreme
in trade. The home merchant is
driven out Of business, local trade
disappears, the great city grows still
greater, Slums become SUMMER, child
labor multiplies, vice augments and
every form of evil is magnified. For
this our socialists have eloquently lie,
clared on the floor of The assembly.
To them also the saloon is the poor
mans Club, "a cruel, sickening fall
lacy,-and it should be maintained.
they contend, till something better
can be substituted. No theory is
more prepOsterOus, more misleading.
more miSchievOus. The saloon is not
a club. 1t is a place where money is
wasted and worse than wasted, where
poverty is bred, misery inaugurated.
the conditions begot which make he'll
of home. And that is the socialists
poor mans club"
Our socialists, too, would drive
women workers out of the trades -
at least here we have seen them in
the Wisconsin legislature struggling
for the enactment of law forU,d-
ding women to work at night IA
stores, shops, factories, telephone eX-
changes and hundred other places
where now they find pure, pleasant
and profitable occupation. The
women have wanted no such r.
strictive legislation. They have not
asked for it. Indeed, they have
viewed with terror the possibilities
of a law which would drive many to
the kitchen end back into other call
ings less congenial and less remuner-
ative.
And now we find these same social
lists all aligned in favor of the folly
IOf a constitutional convention for
which there is not a shadow of coed
reason why it should be called. Such
a convention, however would afford
opportunity to embOss upon the
fundamental law all manner of so
Cialistic theories; would make it pos
Istble to enlarge all Gebt limits and
thus increase the burdens of the tax
payers; would open the door to revo-
luton Of all the established law OF
The commonwealth and WOuld-the
mere convention itself-entail an eX-
Derse probably of 100000 or $500
! 900. Yet it is the particular thing
just now which looms large in So
cialistic aspirations.
Thus far happily the legislature has
viewed with mcrited suspicion the PEI
measures and innovations of these
reckless, radical refomers, and there
! is no reason to anticipate that to the
end the same sane, safe and cOnServa-
tive course will not be pursued. Only
n relative few sound democrats and
scarcely more republicanss have been
led astray by this little group Of
economic Characterization Demo
crat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
Two Championship Fights.

London, April 23-The fight be-
tween Owen Moran of Birmingham
and Albert belmont of Boston, 20
rounds for the bantam championship
of the world and $4,000, was won by
Moran on points after the fight had
gone the full 20 rounds.
Sam Langford, an American, de-
feated Tiger Smith, Welsh fighter,
for the middleweight championship of
the world and $4,000. Langford won
III the fourth round.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25

charter The closing OF the bank fol
lowed the failure of a lumber com
pany il which Creelman was heavily
interested. Investigation of the bank )
affairs at the time disclosed a great
deal Of worthless notes, which it was
alleged had been put up for bank
stock.
The new French tariff decree is be-
lieved to be a retaliatory measure for
the failure of the American senate
to act On pending reciprocity treaties
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25

employe thereof, other tnan the one
so injurd Tor killed.? ?"
Contributory negligence, according
to such law would not be the COM
plete defense it was at common lev
in personal injury actions.
The assembly decided that it would
be inexpedient to teach practical poll
tics" in the public schools any more
than they are taught at the present
time, when it voted to indefinitely
postpone the Grassie resolution. y
long debate preceded the voting, and
a desperate effort was made to save
the resolution, but the assembly re-
fused to postpone action for week,
and then refused to rerefer it to the
committee on education, and finally
voted by safe majority TO indefi-
nitely postpone. The committee on
public health recommended for con-
currence the senate bill which is de-
signd to regulate sanitary conditions
in bakeries and confectioneries. The
penalty for violation is raised from
$50 to 500 and from 80 tc 90 days ir
Jail The bureau of labor statistics
is put in charge Of the inspection
service and a license is to be issued
by the bakery inspector who a1ts
under the bureau of labor statistics.
All rooms in bakeries where work is
done must be at least eight feet high.
and no utensils or materials which
n no l1y1plaan NAV ba Tcad TwpntN--
three bills were killed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
ATHLETICS LEAD TO DRINK.
So Says Superintendent Wilson OF
FOND du Lac Schools.

Fond du Lac, Wis, April 23.-Be-
cause of a disturbance at the declam-
atory contest here when police were
called to GUST students alleged to have
been intoxicated, superintendent Viii
liam Wilson of tie city schools an
nounced at meeting of the High
School Athletic association that no
athletic contests will be participated
in by the Fond du Lac schools this
year. Mr.. Wilson intimated that par
ticipatiOn in athletic contests had a
tendency to cause young men to
drink The students are indignant
and Plan a massmeeting to consider
the question.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
CROOKED BANKERS CONVICTED.
Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Wreck
Bank.

Chicago April 22.-Former Judge
Abner Smith, president of the de-
funct Bank Of America; Gustave E.
Sorrow, it's cashier, and J. V. Pierce,
its vice president, were found guilty
by jury last night of conspiracy to
wreck the bank. F. E. CTeelman, for
merly a millionaire lumber merchant.
stakeholder in the bank and one of
its promoters was acquitted. Two
verdicts were returned by the jury ow-
ing to a mistake. The first verdict
fixed the term of imprisonment and
the amount OF fines The jury was
sent back to bring in a propesverdict.
The second verdict omitted the term Of
Imprisonment.
The Bank of America was opened
December 4, 1905. and a receiver was
appointed six weeks later. The pro-
noting Of the institution was marked
by what the state characterized as
high finance" During the trial wit
nesses testified that the charter for
the bank was secured through fraud,
it being claimed that. the promoters
-kited' checks for the alleged pur-
pose Of making it appear that they
had sufficient funds to secure a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE

Madison, April lis nator Lock
ney moved TO put back into the med
zeal advertising bill that part which
after lengthy hearing before the COM
mittee on pubic health and sanitation
was agreed to be stricken out, being
the part placing liability upon pup.
fishers of newspapers which contain
advertisements which may be ascer-
tanned to be improper and refer TO
the treatment of diseases the adver-
tisement of which is held by some to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
Accept Provisional Agreement.

Berlin, April 23.-The economic
committee, composed of 80 agricultur-
turists, manufacturers and business
men from all parts of the empire,
met at the ministry of the interior
and spent the entire day considering
the prolongation of the tariff arrange
menf with the United States. 1t was
reported last night at late hour that
the committee had accepted the pro-
visional agreement with the United
States after a debate lasting seven
hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
Stand by Indicted Manager.

Kansas City. April 23.-One hundred
and nfty stockholders of the Uncle
Sam Oil company from Illinois, Iowa,
Oklahoma. Missouri and Kansas met
here yesterday and passed resolI-
tons indorsing H. H. Tucker, the Il
dicted manager, and insisting that
the company is solvent and should not
be recognized. Tucker said he would
Immediately set in operation a plan
by which he could raise $4,000 to be
used TO secure machinery to refine
the crude oil now in tne company's
tefineTies
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
New Building for Douma.

St. Petersburg, April 23.-The first
STEPS toward the erection of a new
building for parliament. to take the
place of Tauride palace, where the
sessions are now held, were taken
yesterday. The mouse adopted a mo-
ton to appoint a committee to re-
port on the matter and to set aside
funds for he construction of the new
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
ASKS FOR A RECEIVER.
Declares That Mutual Reserve Is In
solvent.

New York, April 20.-Reuben o.
Scoville of Kankakee, H., charging
fraud and extortion and declaring that
tie Mutual Reserve Insurance com
pany is actually insolvent to the ex-
tent of more than $2,5O0,00O has be-
gun suit in the United States circuit
court for an accounting against the
company asking for a receiver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
FLOODING GREAT MINE.
Found Necessary to Extinguish a
Spreadinu Fire.

Leau, S. D., April 23.-The flooding
day for the purpose of eXtinguishtng
a fire when broke out in the 500-foot
level four weeks ago. In spite of all
efforts made heretofore, the flames
gained steadily and the fire had now
spread into the upper levels, where
there is a veritabIe forest of pitch
pine timbers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
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ACQUITTED BY JURY.
Woman Who Attempted to Kill French
Minister Goes Free.

Paris, April 23.-The woman named
Allemagne, who made an attempt up
on the life of Pierre Merlou who was
at one time minister of finance and
now minister of France to Peru, in
this city last November, has been ac-
quilted by a jury of the charge Of
attempted murder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
Fast Time in Balloon.

--atawan, n. j., April "a balloon
which left Philadelphia at 1916 yes
terday afternoon landed here at 2:15,
having covered ~ miles in an hour
an a half. In the balloon were A.
r. Hawley, a New York broker, and
Arthur L. Atherholt, Philadelphia.
The balloon reached an altitude Of
$1,000 feet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
Former JUDGE Suicides.

Lead, S. D., April 23.-Joseph B.
Moore, aged AZ. former circuit Judge
of Lawrence county, committed sui
eide last night by shooting himself.
Dependency over i'll heath is sup
posed to have been the cause.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25

Madison, April 1S.-The committee
Oh claims reported to the senate the
bill! to appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
! pose of making an exhibit at the
Alaska-Yukon-P2cif exposition at
Settle, but the amount was recon-
Imended to be reduced to $4,000 be
fore the bill is passed. Senator Roehr
reported number of important insur-
ance bills for passage from the COM
mittee on banks and insurance. The
memorial to congress, introduced in
the assembly by JOnn Scott, asking
congress to appropriate sufficient
money for the building of a ship canal
from Lake Michigan to the Missis-
Sippi river by the way Of Portage, was
slightly amended and advanced to
third reading. The LedVina bill to
abolish tuition fees in the university
law school was advanced Seven SEN
,Lte bills were passed, as follows: BY
Senator Roehr. providing for the es-
Enlistment and maintenance of trade
schools, by Senator FrOemming, re
lating to the liability of the telegrlpl
companies and enabling the recovery
IOf damages for mental anguish OCca-
stoned by the neglect, delay Or non de-
Livery of messages. by Senator Fair
child. relating TO the suspension Of
sentence under supervision, of minors
.f6 to 2I years ord and allowing SUB
contractors to sue a municipality for
work done for a principal contractJ, :,
up to the amount due or thereafter t.
become due from the municipality 10
such principal contractor.
The comparative negligence bill i'll
hCduced by Assemblyman barley WIS
advanced TO engrossment in the as
Isembly. It provides that railroll
companies are liable for damages To-
injuries, resulting in death or injury
in the following cases:
I. When such injury is c}used by
a defect or insuffictency in any loco
motive. engine, car, rail, track, road
bed, or appliance to be used by the
!en,plove
.. When such injury is caused in
who'e or in greater part" by the
tcafeleSSneSS OF any OThcer, agent Ser
want or emp,oye. The provisions are
mot TO apply to persons employed in
Ishops or offices.
| In every action to recover damages
the court sn3H submit 10 the jury frs,
the question of whether the employee
Twas guilty of contributory negligence.
land if the question on contributor :
negligence is answered in the af1irma-
tive the court shall be required u
,submit tn following question:
Was the negligence Of the party
injured Cor killed. slighter or greater
las q contributory cause to srch in
jury Cor DEATH than the negligence
tor care'essness of such company or
any other officer. agent, servant or
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-25
DISCUSSION OF
VACCINATION
SENATORS DEBATE EFFICACY Of
VIRUS POINT.
COMPULSORY BILL HELD

Delayed to Give Time for Needed
mendments-Severai Jncontro-
Verted Life Insurance Bills Ad-
vance-Ledvina Free Law ochoo!
Bill Laid Over.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-11-29
s+unk to the Proaramme.

a German editor told at dinner
in New York new story about the
German emperor.
''The emperor not long ago" ne
said, "was taken Ill. Two physicians
were called in. They examined the
patient, decided that he had inf1uen-
"a and advised that he remain abed
three days. In the midst of their
advice and talk the imperial body
guard drew up before the palace.
Loud hurrahs sounded from the
crowd outside, and the emperor rose
and ran to the window. One OF the
physicians demonstrated, but the
emperor interrupted him. 1T Is
necessary he said, with a laugh
'for me to show myself at this win.
dow. for it is stated in Baedeker anC
the other guide books that l may be
seen here from the street about this
time every day"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-11-29
BIG MEDICAL FEES.

Enormous as is the $4,000 Zee
for the recovery of which a well
known Paris surgeon is being sued,
it is far from constituting a record.
Nearly a century ago Sir Ashley
Cooper received $1,000 more for a
trip to Vienna to attend upon Prince
Esterhazy, and for journey to St
Petersburg to vaccinate the En-
press Catherine II. DR.. Dimsdale re-
ceived 10000, an annuity Of $500
and a Russian barony. For doctor
ing the nawab of Rampur during an
attack of rheumatism an English ar
nv surgeon was rewarded by a 91O,-
600 fee. The ear of Russia once
paid $4,000 to Professor Zacharine
of Moscow for two days attendance.
DR.. Keyes. an American physician,
was 912, 900 richer for a pleasant
trip on the yacht Valiant as medical
attendant to one of the Vanderbilts.
and DIR. James Gale, the blind med.
zeal electrician, actually received
100000, the largest medical fee OF
record, for a few weeks successful
treatment Of a milIonaire's leg
Westminster Gazette.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-11-29
This Poor Old World.

Lord Kelvin, the well known Brit
ish scientist, foresees that as the
world grows older earthquakes will
grow bigger until it is to be suppos-
ed that Jamaica and Sumatra, latest
of earthquake victims, will sink into
the sea. In the distant time, when
the central fires of the earth are
burning themselves out, Lord hel-
vim believes that earthquakes will
occur only at intervals of few mil
lions of years. But even when the
earth has been cooled down to UNI,
form temperature throughout and
all further disruption by shrinking
has ceased, a new terror looms or
tie Kelvin horizon-a shatterlng
and remeiting Of the earth by col
lision with some other larger body
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-11-29

DR. Alexander Grossman eminent Hair and Scalp Specialist
after research discovered an
UTE remedy for this unsghtly Disagreement