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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
Cheese SwindIer Caught.

Peoria, H., Sept. 1.-two years
ago a bogus firm, Martin &c Co.,
worked q confidence game on Wiscon-
sin and central Illinois dairymen, TAX
ing their cheese to the extent of
$4,000 and failing to make returns
for it. Joseph Mulhall was the firm
and is now under arrest at Mime
apolis. He operated at Peoria, Spring
field, Cairo, Indianapolis Baltimore
and Los Angeles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
AGED MINISTER SUICIDES.
Throws Self to Dsath in Fit of
Dementia.

Holland, Mich, Sept. 16.-The body
of Rev. DR.. John Vandermeulen, aged
20, was discovered last night in the
water of Monticello Park dock. He
was one of the oldest ministers of the
Dutch Reformed church in this coun-
try and retired from active service a
year ago. when mental trouble COM
PEELED him to resign his parish in
Wisconsin. 1t is thought he threw
himself into the water in a 1T of de-
mentia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
SUES BIG CORPORATION.
Chicago Creditor Erings Actin
AGAINST 100000 Concern.

Against $1OOOO,OO0 Concern.
Chicago, Sept. 16-An accounting
from the McIlhenny company, $10,-
100000 Louisiana corporation, is
asked by William c. Titcomb in a
bill filed yesterday in the circuit court
here. Titcomb alleges that he had
a contract with the concern for five
years beginning July /, 1905. Gu
July 80 of this year, he said, he was
served with a notice Of termination
of the contract. He declared that
there was then due him 81 ,O35 and
asks that the company be restrained
from removing the assets which he
alleges it has in Chicago. The bin
also relates that the concern became
indebted about January l to the eX-
tent of $35O,000 through its fiscal
agent in New York, George Young,
and also that it has not complied
with the laws of Illinois regarding
foreign corporations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17

mulgated regulations made necessary
only by the passage OF the pure food
laws before those laws were enacted
but he declined generally to discuss
the judgment of the court until he
had read the full opinion, which ne
has requested the district attorney
to send him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
NAME LACEY AS
ALL|SON'S HEIR
ANTECUMMINS FACTION UNITES
ON Ex-CONGRESSMAN
AGAINST GOVERNOR.

Des Moines, Sept. lex Congress
man John F. Lacey was yesterday
chosen by the stand patters to op-
pose Governor Cummins for the nom
ination for United States senator to
be voted upon at the primary in No
vember. Lacey was selected on the
second ballot. E. E. Clarke of Cedar
Rapids, member of the interstate
commerce commission, was consid-
cred.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
.BELOIT PUTS
UP LICENSE FEE

BeIoit, Sept. 16.-The liquor IL
cense fee in this city was raised at
an election yesterday from $500 to
$780, The increase carried by Il
majority of about $50
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
Utah Republicans Nominate.

Salt Lake City, Sept. 16.-The re-
nominated a complete state ticket
headed by William e. Spry of Salt
Lake for governor. also a candidate
for congress and three presidential
electors and adopted a platform
indorsing the administration
Of President Roosevelt and the nom
inees OF the national convention.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
Railway Suffers Loss.

Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. 16.-The
solid brick transformer station belong
ing to the Observation-Disclosures Rail
way company, was Quilted by fire, en-
failing a loss OF $4,000, besides delay
ing the engines from entering ShebI 2
gan for a month.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
SEES CALIFORNIA DRY STATE.
Prohibition Worker Accompanying
Chain Predicts Success.

Prohibition Worker Accompanying
Chain Predicts Success.
Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. $50
great is the success greeting Eugene
W. Chain, prohibition candidate for
the presidency, in his whirlwind cam
paign Of California that there is a
considerable possibility Of his carry
ing the state, according to James II.
Woertendyke, a national prohibition
field worker, who is accompanying
him
California has never had such
shaking up on prohibition said Mr.
WoerUendyke Chain is making
history for our party and may carry
the state. OF the 1900 persons whl
heard him speak in Fresno there
were fully 50 per cent. of the voters
who pledged him their support The
same ratio holds good at Whittier,
where 1000 were present"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
HAS NARROW ESCAPE,

Farmers Jaw Fractured by Kick
From a Horse.
Joseph Friedrich, Jr., a farmer liy-
ing near Waunakee, who was severe
ly injured by a kick from a horse
two weeks ago, is able to be abou,
the house and go out of doors some.
His lower jaw was severely fractured
and a number of teeth from the upper
jaw we're displaced by the force oil
the blow. Mr. Friedrich had a mar,
row escape from death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
SIX MEN KILLED.
Horrible Result of Collision of Train
and Handcar.

and Handcar.
Kankakee, H., Sept. 1G.-Six men
were killed late yesterday when a
Chicago and Eastern Illinois local
train struck a handcar at Martindon,
H., near here The handcar had
been switched to another track to al
low the fast train to pass. All the
men killed were section hands.
The accident was not discovered by
the train crew until they reached the
next station half a mile distant, when
parts of four bodies were found upon
the pilot of the engine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17

governor Of New York. He received
S27 out of a possible 1909, as against
Is for James w. Wadsworth, Jr., o.
Livingston county, speaker of the
state assembly, and 81 for former
Congressman John X. Stewart Of
Montgomery.
The nomination was made unani-
NOUS upon the motion of State Com
mitteeman Barnes of Albany, VINO
has been perhaps the bitterest and
most outspokeu opponent Of the gov
ernCr's denomination.
The governors nomination followed
the utter failure of a desperate strug-
gle ON the part Of a number of coun-
ty leaders who for four days have
spared no effort to discover a candi-
date upon whom they could unite to
defeat him The balance of the
ticket was made up in the good old
fashioned way rs an ORGANIZATION
Slate announced an hour or more
before the convention began by State
Chairman Woodruff, after a confer
nce of local leaders,
It was the 1S3 votes Of all but one
district in New York county that car
ried the governors total beyond the
SOS. a majority of the convention re
quired 20 nominate.
The nine votes of Nassau count
had brought Hughes total to 395.
Amid a breathless hush, the sec
rotary called 'New York" Herbert
Parsons, president of the New York
county republican committee, rose in
his place and said:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
NEW PAPER TRUST
AND |NvEST|GAT| TON
TWO ITEMS OF APPLETON NEWS
TO DEVELOP THE SAME
DAY.
BIG MERGER BORN WHILE
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
EXAMINES.

! Appleton, Wis, Sept. lei am
not prepared 10 state whether or not
my en- deaVors here have added much
to the knowledge | already possessed
concerning the conditions of the pa-
per industry, but feel that an inyes-
tlgation in Wisconsin will surely re-
suit in much good" said Chairman
Mann of Chicago, of the congression-
al paper and pulp investigation com
mittee, last evening, after holding an
all day session at Menasha. during
which time August Spies, president
of the Marinette & Menominee Paper
company of Marinette, Wis, and Sen
ator Jones of Bangor, Maine. testi-
fled. Continuing Chairman Mann
said the committee will investigate
the paper industry generally in Wis
eonsin and pay particular attention
to the present and probable future of
the supply of pulp wood, its availa-
bility in this locality and the price
of wood, paper and labor. 1t is pos
sible that Henry b. Dean of Proyi-
dence, r. l., promoter of the pro
posed print paper and pulp mill syn
dictate, who for months has made
Appleton his headquarters. will be
called to the witness stand. Dean is
the principal promoter of the pro
posed deal, that will involve $1S,OO0.-
600, and is intended TO include nearly
every print paper and pulp mill in
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota.
The committee yesterday inyestigat-
ed the price of print paper and pulp
wood for more than a quarter of a
century back Accompanied by John
l.. Norris of New York of the News
paper Publishers association, and
number of manufacturers, the com
mitteemen spent much Of the time
yesterday inspecting mills at Neenah
and Menasha. Today they will come
to Appleton.
Paper Mill Merger.
Henry B. Dean of Providence, r. l.,
senior member of the banking firm
Of Dean & SHIRLEY of New York, who
are financing the proposed merger of
INC III Ihl paper lhlliS Vi WISCONSIN,
and Minnesota has given out the de
tails of the proposed merger to the
public. The merger was to have been
effected on January 1, 1908. but just
when everything had been practic-
ally completed for the transfer Of
the properties Of the individual com
panies TO the merged company, the
financial depression struck the coun-
try and it was impossible to swing
the deal. The options on the q
mills expired on January /, 1908,
were renewed for one year and Mr..
Dean is now working on the merger
which is to be perfected this fall.
In a letter sent out by Dean &
SHIRLEY to each Of the II mills which
are to enter the merger, it is pro
posed to form a company, comprising
q paper mills in Wisconsin and Min
nesota. with a capitalization Of $18.
100000 divided into shares of par
value of 500 each. stock will be
issued to the merged companies in
exchange for the properties taken
over.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17

ing in Maine, visited the republican
headquarters yesterday. He said the
small majority by which Maine was
carried by the republicans has no
particular bearing upon the national
election. He thought the return OF
the entire republican congressional
delegations was an indication that
the attitude of the party in congress
meets with the approval of the peo-
pie Of the state, regardless of local
differences. He predicted that in the
national election the normal repubr-
can majority would be given Taft
and Sherman.
Pleasing 10 Taft.
Cincinnati, o., Sept. 16.-ApprIsed
OF Governor Hughes nomination,
Judge Taft's remark was:
Il am very glad he is nominated"
Later he sent the following to
Hughes:
4 sincerely congratulate you upon
your well deserved denomination. It
not only makes the state of New
York safe in November, but it great
Iy strengthens the national ticket In
every state in the union. l hope you
will be able to give some of your time
in the campaign to the west
Utah CongratuIates Hughes.
Salt Lake City, Sept. 16.-When
the Associated Press bulletin an
the nomination of Governor
Hughes by the Saratoga convention
was read before the republican state
convention here yesterday afternoon
the delegates cheered wildly for
some time. A resolution was offered
instructing the chairman to telegraph
the congratulations of the convention
to Governor Hughes. 1t was carried
with a whCop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-17
Metropolis for Hughes.

New York county, second assem-
bly, district. gives four for Wads-
worth, balance of county, 1888, for
Charles Evans Hughes"
Instantly there was a bedlam Of
cheering.
Hardly less sensational had been the
moment when State Chairman Wood
ruff delivered to Hughes, in spite of
a general expectation to the contrary
The entire vote of Kings county, 13S,
bringing the governors total to 342
for Woodruff had been avowedly op-
posed to the governors denomination
1t was really the action of Kings
which sigualized what might be
called a stampede TO Hughes, and
when its 13S votes were cast in
block for the governor any remaining
doubt of his nomination was swept
away.
Even Saratoga, the horne of racing.
cast a solid vote for Hughes
After the nomination of the gov
ernor. the other nominations were
made and the convention adjourned.
Helps in the Middle West.
Chicago, Sept. l6,-Repub1fcan
leaders from IA central and western
states. who We're assembled here yes
rerday in conference with Chairman
Hitchcock OF the republican national
committee. expressed qualification at
the denomination of Hughes for gov
ernor o. New York. Without excep-
ton these western leaders declared
that the action Of the New York con
vention will aid the republicans in
their campaigns in all debata5le
states Of the west.
Requests that Hughes be sent into
western states to make campaign
speeches have been received in great
numbers. He will be asked to visit
as many states as he can in the time
he has to spare from his own cam
pa!gn. II is said that ne may be
scheduled to speak in Kansas, Ne
braska, Iowa and other western
states where his popularity is strong
Names Vote Not Significant
Representative Bouten of Illinois
who has just returned from campaign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
CAN'T GET MUSICIANS
EFFECT OF RESTRICTING THE
BANDS IN THE NAVY.

Officers Of the navy view with some ap-
prehenson the effect of that clause of the
naval appropriation bill just approved
by the President which provides that
navy bands shall furnish music only
for official purposes and shall not accept
outside engagements to play where they
are placed in competition with local civil
ian musicians. 1t is. predicted by some
naval officers that this prohibition will
have a disastrous effect on naval music
owing to the small pay which naval musi-
clans receive The best paid receive $;s2
a month, and experience has shown. it is
stated at the department, that musicians
cannot properly clothe and support them
selves and their families on that income.
In consequence Of this small pay, it is
stated. the best musicians are leaving
the service. and 1t is difficult to obtain
competent substitutes. With the rates of
pay of good musicians prevailing in
civilian employment. 1t Is declared that If
the navy wants reasonably good musi-
clans it will have to increase their COM
pensation.
The band at the Naval Academy is spe-
cially exempted from this provision of
law. The reason for this is that the
members of that band are civilians hired
for the purpose. while the members of
purely navy bands are enlisted men.
Although the question has not been form
ally presented to the Navy Department.
all officers of the navy and Marine Corps
questioned on the subject agree that as
I he law specifies navy bands which are
integral PARIS Of the naval service, it's
provisions do not apply to the Marine
Band, which. tney assert. is an entirely
distinct organization. being attached to
the Marine Corps and not to the navy
proper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
" PRODUCT OF PASSION"
Mr.. LILLEY'S COUNSEL COM
MENTS ON THE REPORT.

NORWICH. Conn.,. May 21.-Frank T.
Brown counsel for Representative George
l.. Lilley in the submarine boat investi-
cation. has given ont the following COM
ment on the report of the House COM
mittee investigating Mr. Lilley's charges
relative to the Electric Boat Company:
Il have not seen the entire report. but
have read the committees conclusions.
The number is %. whether by accident or
design do not know. They have a good
deal to do with Mr. Lilley. and very
little with the Electric Boat Company.
They fail to cover all the ground gone
over in the investigation but generally
speaking. they acquit the accused and
find the prosecuting attorney guilty 1t
seems to me that they are fitting end
ing of most remarkable investigation.
They appear to be the product of passion
instead Of calm judgment.
The members of the committee are
smartlng under the criticism which they
have received at the hands of the public
seem, hold Lilley responsible for it. They
have overdone the matter.
while people may fairly disagree on
what has been proved by the investiga-
tion and what might have been proved
had it been conducted by different meth
DDS. | can see no ground for difference OF
| opinion the question of purity and
| disinterestedness of Mr.. Lilley's motives
| do not care to take up the conclusions
in detail. but would say in respect to
the second. third and fourth. which are
| in substance that Mr.. Lilley had no in
| formation to justify his charges and did
| not introduce his resolution in good faith
that that conclusion is singular In view
of the fact that the committee, through
| its chairman, on the day following the
one when MIR. Lilley and Capt Hobson
| testified. announced. as reported In the
press./that Mr.. Lilley had made out a
prima facie case. Ordinarily a man who
| who can make out prima facie case is
| not charged with bringing it in bad
| faith. 1t is pity that an investigation
which ought to have accomplished so much
either in the way of establishing the guilt
| of Il corporation which has been so large
ly a beneficiary of the United States
government or of proving its innocence
and clearing it of suspicion. should have
such a lame and impotent conclusion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
HOUSE ADOPTS REPORT.
Committees Conclusions as to Rep
resentative Lilley Indorsed.

The House of Representatives. by a vote
Of 157 to 81. yesterday afternoon adopted
the report of the Boutell special commit
tee on the submarine investigation insti-
gated by Representative Lilley of Con-
necticut. John Sharp Williams declared
that Mr.. Lilley should be expelled from
the House, and he supposed that the spe-
cial committee would have recommended
such action had not the Connecticut rep
resentative been i'll.
No member of the committee contro-
verted this statement, and it is generally
accepted as expressing the facts of the
situation. Most of the eighty-two MEM
bers who voted against the adoption of
the report did so. 1t is understood. on the
ground that they should have been given
more time to familiarize themselves with
the testimony before the committee and
to analyze the report
The reading OF the report in the House
Yesterday occupied four hours time, and
1t was the longest document laid before
that body this session. The resolution
approving the report was offered by Ma
jority Leader Payne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
INCREASED PRICE OF PAPER.
Denied That There Has Been al
Agreement of Manufacturers.

A. G.. Paine. jr.. of the New York
Paper Company, who was on the stand
yesterday when the House wood pulp
and print paper committee adjourned. was
recalled when the committee met today.
He was questioned closely as to the diff
ferent meetings held by the manufac-
turers of book paper. as to whether or not
these meetings were for the purpose of
agreeing upon prices.
Was there not a general understand
ing that you would have to raise the price
of paper?'
THAT was my understanding.
Was not there a general agreement
then, that each one would advance the
price of paper::"
There was not
was not the question discussed at
these meetings that under the Sherman
antitrust law it was illegal to enter
into any formal contract to advance
prices?"
1T might have been: l do not remem-
ber.''
Was not the distinct statement made
at these meetings that you did not pro-
pose to put yourself into position where
you could be prosecuted under that law"
Il could not say l heard it made at the
meetings. l have heard manufacturers
make 1t oyer and over again. They have
discussed the law as applying very
heavily on paper manufacturers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
REPORTED TO THE SENATE.
Last of the Supply Bills May Be
Passed Today.

Senator Hale today reported to the Sen
ate the general deficiency bill. which Is
the last of the big annual supply bllls
to BE- considered. and he gave notice that
he would ask the Senate to take IT up
fo- passage later i'm the day. AS reported
t carries s1s.?S4. 81. an increase OF only
sl,oiO.4sS over the amount of the Dill as
il was passed by the House. The princl-
pal items of increase made by the Senate
committee are s457 3t3 for pay for the
navy. $40 oCO for the expenses or the tu-
berculosis congress to be held In tins city
Ss2.y6S for the pay of salaries ana ex-
penses of the Senate. and $2t4.31J for the
payment of audited claims against the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
SIX sUFFRAG1srs ARRESTED.
Twenty Raid the Official Residence
of Premier Asquith.
al Cablcsram TO The Star.

Special Cablcsram The Star.
LONDON. May 2l.-Twenty suffra gists
raided the official residence of Prime
Minister Asquith. in Downing street. this
morning. and sent in written demand
for a more definite statement upon the
governments Intentions as to woman suf-
frage than Mr. Asquith made in the
House of Commons yesterday.
Six OF the women were arrested and
charged with obs,ructing a public street.
Among those arrested was Mss Maloney,
who gained fame In Dundee recently by
preventing Mr.. Churchill from addressing
an open-air meeting by her persist ant
ringing of large hand bell.
When Mr.. Ascuith sent out to his
callers message that there was no an
swer TO their communication. the women
began making speeches. Finally the
police persuaded them TO leave Mr.. AS
quiths doorstep but they return .d and
took possession of motor ear that was
standing in Downing street and began
making more speeches. The arrests fol-
lowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
WOULD FILL THE JOB
w. G. CONRAD COMMENDED FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.

Booming Mr.. W. G. Conrad for vice
president on the democratic ticket. Mr.
Allen S. Towson is in this city today in
conference with Senator Daniel Mr..
ToWson is a New York business man,
but Virginian by birth and at heart
He stated today that the southerners
in New York numbering about $4,000.
had held meetings for the purpose Of
putting a southerner on the ticket, and.
although it was out of the question to
consider the head of the ticket, they
would be we'll satisfied if the south was
represented in the vice presidency.
Eighty per cent of the vote cast by
the democratic party is the southern
VOTE he says. Il mean it is cast by
southerners living either in the south or
by those who have moved away, but who
! still have the democratic principles at
heart.
For that reason We believe it is high
| time that the south was represented on
| the ticket and we believe we have the
man in Mr.. Conrad to whom the south
| can point and say. There is southerner
and man who has maze Il business sue
| cess by legitimate methods
| Conrad the Choice of New York.
| The men interested in New York are
| typical southerners, who have always
kept in touch with the interests of their
states. They have carefully looked over
| the entire field, have held conferences
with the leading men of the party. and
now that they have chosen w. G. Conrad
| they state that no matter who heads the
ticket they will work for it night and day
on account of the Virgin running mate.
w. G. Conrad. although in business in
| Montana. still maintains Il home at Ber-
| ryville Va. and spends several months
| of each year there. He left Virginia for
| the west when very young and has
| risen steadily through purely mercan-
tile efforts to "a position at the very top
| of the list.
As a fur trader cattle dealer. ranch
! owner or banker he has always made
| the greatest success. He is known In
| every western state through his ex-
tensive banking acquaintance and cat
| tie operations. He is a friend of labor
| as we'll as capitalist and has frequently
| been called upon to act as arbitrator
! by both employers and employees.
Politically Mr. Conrad is said TO De
| Simon-pure democrat" and the recog-
! nlZed leader of his party in Montana