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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The Republic Iron & Steel company
of Youngstown, Ohio, announced a
cut Of 10 per cent. in wages. The cut
affects about 10000 men.
The Hartford Pillow company will
add manure spreaders to it's present
lime. The spreader is designed to be
attached to common farm wagon
The Frank GeeIe Hardware com
pany Of Sheboygan will go into the
manufacture of a cow stanchion, pat
ents on which it has recently &C
qured.
The NJ. Winter Lumber company of
Sheboygan has added to it's line OF
office and bank fixtures a complete
line of soda water fountains and ac-
cessOries.
The Michigan senate passed a bill
to tax telegraph and telephone com
panies on the value of their property
instead of the present tax of 3 per
cent. on their gross earnings.
The failure of James Bischoff &
Son. one of the oldest brokerage firms
at Loyds, London announced in ca
Bile dispatches, made a decidedly bad
impression in insurance circles.
To utilize the old building of the
Michel Brewing company, the La
Crosse Cold Storage company has
been organized with q capital Of $780,
900. The structure is being remod-
eled for The purpose.
The Hartford canning company will
double it's plant and install sanitary
.conveyors making it unnecessary to
touch peas by human hand while be-
ing packed. 1t is expected to have
all improvements completed by June
Z.
The Jones & LaughIn Steel com
pany, Pittsburg, limited independents
announced the company has sold to
the First Trust & Savings company
Of Chicago, and Blair &, Co, of New
York, $15O0OOOO of bonds on the
plant.
An order for five giant stump pull
ers, each weighing upward of five
tons and capable Of developing $50
horsepower are being manufactured
by the Marshfield Iron works. They
will be used on cut over lands in the
northern section of the state.
Immense quantities of sugar beets
are to be raised this year by the
farmers of South Byron. CampbeIIs-
port and Ripon. The entire crop will
be taken by The Menominee Fails
Sugar Beet company, which mas
closed a contract for all the beets
raised in this county.
An extra dividend of 10 per cent
in addition to the regular quarterly
dividend of % per cent, was declared
by the directors of the Tonopag Min
ing company. This puts the stock on
a dividend basis Of 40 per cent per
annum and restores the rate existing
before the suspension of dividends in
the fall of 1907.
After a conference at Chicago with
of creamery concerns
and express companies. Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Prouty re
fused to alter the commissions order
Of March 4, regulating railway rates
on shipments of cream so as to make
the order include express companies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

One of the startling statements that
the discussion developed was made
the discussion developed was made
by Assemblyman Zimmerman. He
stated that member of the as
sembly told him on March that he
was offered $500 to stay out that
day. The resolution went over. The
Thomas amendment to the Hamper
bill giving counties % per cent of in
herltance tax collected, was adopted
after some discussion. The remain
ing 75 per cent of the taxes collected
Will be diverted to the school fund
II Dill l66a, by Mr.. Hull becomes
law. Mr.. Hull's measure was or
dered engrossed, after considerable
argument.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
REMAIN IN AIR DURING STORM
Zeppelin Talks of His Recent Perlous
Trip by OirigibIe Balloon.

Friedrichshafen, Germany, April 4.
Count Zeppelin was questioned yes
terday regarding his recent trip from
here to Munich and back, in which
he was blown far out Of his course.
He said:
Il am entirely satisfied with the
performance of my airship. l had
been advised from many quarters not
to undertake the trip under such IN
favorable weather conditions, but
this fight has shown me that when a
storm springs up and landing becomes
perilous. the balloon can remain in the
air until the danger is past.
The wind attained a velocity OF
over forty miles an hour on this jour
ney. while my motors developed a
speed of 2612 miles an hour Con-
sequently, the airship was driven
backward. but we never lost control
OF the steering gear. The airship
will be transferred to Metz as soon
as the hall under construction there
is completed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

designed to cover up the extravagan-
ces of the republican administration.
that 1t did not redeem the party
p edges. and that it sounded the death
knell of the dominant party. We're
some OF the criticisms passed upon
the measure by the democrats in the
house. An interesting feature of the
debate was a speech of Pablo Ocampo
de Leon, Philippine commissioner,
who attacked the provision for free
trade with the Philippine islands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
Declare AGAINST Bill Boards.

San Antonio, Tex, April 3-Con-
Guiding their annual meeting the di-
rectorate OF the general federation of
women's clubs. yesterday adopted a
resolution declaring against bill board
advertising. Also against the Christ
mas tree inasmuch as sit threatens TO
annihilate the forests Of cedar trees. %
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
DR.. ELIOT DECLINES TAFT POST.
State Department Says He Refuses
English Ambassadorship.

Washington, D. c., April 3.-Oticial
confirmation was given at the state
department yesterday of the an
nouncement made that DR.. Charles
w. Eliot, the retiring president Of
Harvard university, had declined a
tender of the ambassadorship to
Great Britain. It was said at the
state department yesterday that DIR.
Ehots declination was regarded as
final.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
FATHER SEEKS VENGEANCE,
Douglas Taylor Attempts to Kill Muir
derer of His Daughter.

Minden, Neb., April 4.-Douglas
Taylor, father of the young girl who
Bert Taylor, her brother-in-law, stands
accused of numbering, made an at
tempt yesterday to kill the alleged
slayer of his daughter Officers were
about to board a train 10 take the
prisoner to the penitentiary when
Douglas Taylor sprang forward with a
revolver in his hand. Officers seized
and disarmed him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
TARIFF INTERESTS EUROPE.
So Declares Archbishop ireland JUS
Returned.

New York, April 4.-Archbishop
Ireland arrived last night after five
months stay in France and Italy The
one American question which interests
Europe nowadays is the tariff" he
said Every manufacturer and every
newspaper abroad is watching the
progress Of the tariff dicussion in
Washington with the greatest interest.
They hope for material reductions in
many lines, which will make possible
considerable broadening of their trade
here
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Washington, March 31.-The PAYNE
tariff bill again was picked to pieces
i'll the house. There were no pro-
longed speeches and in consequence
many were afforded an opportunity to
express their views. Lumber coffee.
wood pulp, print paper, tobacco, coal
and zinc, were generally discussed.
The arguments on lumber came from
the south through Mr.. Bujo of Louis
lana and Mr.. Thomas of North Caro-
lima. who did not want the protection
afforded the lumber industry dis
turbed. There was an interesting eX-
position Of the wood pulp question by
Mr.. Mann Of Illinois. who defended
the proposed reduction of rate on
that product, Mr. Larrinaga, the
Porto Rican commissioner, made an
exhaustive plea for a tax of five cents
per pound on coffee from that colony.
Others who spok weere Aessrs. Nor
gan OF Missouri, Brantley of Georgia
Douglas of Ohio, RothermaI of Penn
sylvania. Lowering of Massachusetts,
Sulzer Of New York, MondclI of Wy
OminS and Griest of Pennsylvania
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
Arrest is Expected.

The letter was left in the cannon
and a PinkertOn detective who was
watching saw large, heavy man
step from the sidewalk at 9:2O and,
reaching in, took the letter and es-
capped. The detective has secured a
good description of the man and hopes
to arrest him before the day has
passed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
FLAWS ARCHBISHOP.
Says Blessing of New Airship Was
mnexcusab!e Childishness."

Paris, France, April 4.-CamiIle
FlammaTion, the astronomer, has
published an article in which he de
scribes the recent pronouncing OF a
solemn benediction on new aero
drome and two aeroplanes at Juvisy
by Mgr. Annette, archbishop Of Paris
as unworthy of the church and on a
par with the prayers of intercession
in vogue in the middle ages. This
act" VI. Flammarion says, was a
piece of inexcusable childishIess in
face Of the progress OF modern sci
ence and philosophy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
Wins Pool Championship.

Chicago, April cowboy Charles
Weston won the pool championship of
the world away from Thomas Hueston
here last night The score at the
close of the nights block was, Yves
ton 500 Hueston 764.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
BEER REVENUE FALLS OFF.
Eastern District Loses $342,111 In
Nine Months of Current Year.

NTne Wonths OF CuTTtht TtaT'
Milwaukee, April 3.-Receipts OF
the internal revenue department from
taxes on beer and distilled spirits
manufactured in the eastern district
of Wisconsin in the nine months end
ing April 1st, show a total loss of
s342,115 compared with the receipts
for the corresponding period in the
previous fiscal year. Statistics here
tofore usually have shown % per
cent. increase instead o. decrease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
County Option Fails.

For county Option-Senators Bar
ker, Bird, Blaine, Brazeau, Browne,
Donald, Fridd. Hardwood, James,
Marsh, Stout, Whitehead-12
Against county Senators
Bodenstab, Burke, FairchiId Cay
lord, Husting KIeczka, Krumrey
Lehr, LOckney, Lyons, Martin, Owen
Page. Randolph, Sanborn, Thomas,
Wright-17.
Paired-Senators Hudnall for and
Morris against; Pearson for and Bish-
Op against.
Madison, March 81. The unexpect-
ed happened in the senate when the
Marsh county option bill was killed
after a debate lasting five hours. The
above shows the vote. Senators Bar
ker, Blaine, Browne, and Bird spoke
for the bill and Senator Gaylord, So
Cialist, Page and Husting in opposi-
ton.
The bill introduced by the com
mittee on forestry, was advanced to
third reading. 1t makes il I'M
ldWIul Tor all logging locomotives,
donkey or threshing engines and
railway locomotives which do not
burn oil as fuel, to operate in, through
or near forests, brush or grassland
without netting Of steel or iron
wires so as to prevent the escape of
sparks, fire or cinders from their
smokestacks.
In the assembly six bills were on
the calendar relating to inheritance
taxes, and discussion was begun up
on them. The present law provides:
the county treasurer shall retain for
the use Of the county out Of all IN
heritance taxes paid and accounted
for by him each year, per centum
on the first $4,000, three per cent on
the next $4,000 and per cent on
all additional SUNS. Various substi-
tutes were proposed charging the per
centage. Mr.. Thomas offered an
increasing the rates the
counties shall receive to %, 10 and )
per cent for the three classes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

Madison, April 1.-The assembly
had quite a surprise in the form Of a
privileged resolution to create a
joint committee for investigating the
last senatorial election. This crept
in on top of the resolution passed
several days ago authorizing a com
mittee of three senators for that pur-
pose. The resolution was intro
duced by Assemblyman Bray in be-
half of the five members of the in
vestigating committee. 1t participat-
ed discussion that kept the assem-
bly, until one o'clock in the afternoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

4 man VINO marries a soubrette
must expect TO have more or less
kicking about the house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

Washington, April What turned
out 10 be a general debate on the
tariff was the feature of the senate
proceeding on Senator Bacon's reso,u-
ton favoring the consideration Of tar
if egislatiOn by the full committee on
france and not by the republican
members of that committee only,
Senator Aldrich insisted that the pro-
cedure adopted IN this case was SINH
lar 10 that which had been the prac,
tice of the senate for 30 years in
dealings with the tariff measures. and
he added in handling the Wilson tar
if bin for which he said a substitute
was framed by a subcommittee com
posed OF democrats.
The democrats made a strenuous
contention for representation al the
hearings by the committee and ar
gued that the republican members,
sitting as such. had no right TO auth
orize an expenditure Of pub ic funds
in fmtheFance of ex-parte considera-
ton Of the bill in the committee.
The resolution was finally referred 20
the committee on finance.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

Washington, April 2.-That the
Payne bill was filed with riotous i'm
projections, was a false pretense, was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08
FATHER LURED
aBY FALSE MESSAGE
COMES FROM MICHIGAN TO DEL
AVIAN To PAY $500
RANSOM.
LEARNS ON ARRIVAL THAT BOY
HAD DROWNED NEAR
HOME

Delavan, Wis, April 4.-Lured 10
this city by d letter demanding $500
ransom for his lost son, Luman \.
Moon OF Flint, Micn., arrived in this
city only to receive a message from
Flint that his sons body had been
found in the waters OF Thread lake.
not far from his home.
Mr.. Moon was accompanied here by
George B. Carlsworth of the Pinker-
ton detective agency, and it was not
until he had received the message
telling him Of his boys death that he
made known his mission. He declares
that he would have given every cent
he is worth to recover the boy.
In the letter which Mr.. Moon re-
ceived, the writer stated that he had
the lost boy in his possession, and
that the father could recover him by
coming to Delayan and depositing $500
in the mouth of a cannon in the city
park. Subsequent developments indi-
Gated that the scheme was arranged
by a person who had read the details
of the kidnapping of Willie Whitla of
Sharon. and that he sought merely to
extOrt easy money" from a frantic
father.
Moon, as soon as he received the
letter. conferred with influential citi-
zens in his home town and a purse
was raised to employ a detective to
run down the supposed kidnaper of
the boy.
Tells Story to Detectives.
As soon as the financial details were
arranged Moon took a train for Chi
cago. He arrived there Thursday
evening and went at once to the Of
flee of the detective agency, where he
told his story and showed the anony-
nous letter which he had received. A
ruse was planned to capture the al
legged plotter.
A detective was sent to Delavan in
advance and Moon left Friday after
noon, to arrive, in accordance with
the directions in the letter, at Della
van at $40 o'clock
Moon, who is not a rich man. was
much aroused when he received this
mysterious missive. His fellow citi-
zens came to his aid. and the detec-
tive agency determined to trace the
case.
Brings Stuffed Envelope.
Moon took the train as directed
With him he brought an envelope
stuffed to have the appearance Of
containing a roll of bills. In the en-
velope was a letter asking the writer
of the annnN1nn1lS lettnn. 70 Moon t.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-04-08

George Alexander was elected may
UP of Los Angeles yesterday, defeat
ug Wheeler, the socialist almost .
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-15

vile ,oLoae~a. ono salu LlaL ne
had always been model husband to
her; he never abused her. The son,
Wesley, said that his mother had died
of heart failure some % years ago.
The neighbors stated that just before
the first Mrs. Scott died a kettle of
boiling water had been split on her
breast and they went SO far as to
charge her husband with throwing her
out of the left on two occasions.
breaking leg.
An inquest was opened this after
non at the Scott home. After view
ing the body the inquest adjourned to
meet on Friday evening in Thorndale.
Coroner Hughes, of this city, is in
charge of the inquest.
DR.. Armstrong from Thorndale con-
Quoted postmortem examination af-
ter the jury had view the remains.
The shooting was done with 80 cal
iber revolver, which Wesley Scott
says has been in their house for years.
II was surprised to hear that my wife
had shot my father. would not have
been surprised had he shot her as he
often threatened to shoot both her
and l." he said.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-15
FOREIGNERS
WANT BOSSES
DISCHARGED
New Strike at Pressed Steel
Car Company's Works at
McKee's Rocks
AMERICAN WORK|NCkEN
ARE NOT IN SYMPATHY
Three Thousand Foreigners Refused
to Go to Work This Morning-The
Chairman of Strikers Executive
Committee Has Situation in Hand.

Pittsburg, Sept. 15-A new strike
developed at the Pressed teel COM
pany's plant at McKee's Rocks today
when 5000 foreigners employed by
the company refused to go to work
and gathered around the entrance to
the works. The strike it is stated. is
not organized, and is based upon
the demand that all the bosses en-
ployed at the plant be discharged by
the company. American workers at
the plant are said not to be in SYM.
pathy with the movement. Chairman
c. A. Wise of the strikers execu-
tive committee expressed the belief
that he would soon have the sitla-
tion we'll in hand. He is now at work
among the foreigners, and expects an
early adjustment of the trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-15
FASTER MAIL
COAST TRAIN
Milwaukee Road Proposes to
Better Present Time Thir-
teen Hours

Seattle. Sept. 15.-The Chicago, Mil
waukee 6 st. Paul Railway company
has made proposition to the post
Office department to run it's present
fast mail train No. 81. leaving Chi
cago daily at 9:55 p. M, through over
its new line to the coast. arriving in
Seattle at 6 a. m. and Tacoma at $3.50
a. m. the third morning. This de-
livery will be practically thirteen
hours quicker than the best time now
made
It has been reported that the Great
Northern, In connection with the Chi
scago, Burlington & Quincy railway,
has made proposition for q fast
mail train to leave Chicago at 1850
o. m.. arriving in Seattle at 10 a. m.
the third morning.
Az the Milwaukee train No. 81
catches practically all the important
mail from the east. and. under the
proposed schedule. will reach Seattle
and Tacoma for early morning dsliv-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-15

cry, the advantages Of the Milwaukee
schedule from the business standpoint
will be- readily seen
Oh1cials Of the Milwaukee road say
that the road will be In such finished
shape and will be running it's trains
on such schedule time that II Its prop
osttion is acceptable to the govern
ment the new mail service will be In
effect by October 18
With mail from Chicago and the
twin cities reaching here at 6 a. M,
early morning delivery will bring Inn
portant mail to the Seattle business
or professional mans desk as soon as
he opens his Office In the morning.
While the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern railway plan to bring
Chicago mail to Seattle in practically
the same time as the Milwaukee, it is
understood that the best schedule
they have been able to arrange will
not permit of delivery of the mail un-
til late In the morning
The Milwaukee has an advantage "
point Of actual mileage In having Il
miles less to cover than the Northern
Pacific and sixty-eight miles less than
the Great Northern. The Milwaukee
has another advantage in that 1t
should be able to make better time
because Of more level grade.
The distance from Chicago to Seat
tie on the three roads is as follows
Milwaukee, 2,177 miles; Northern
Pacific, 1920 miles; Great Northern,
|2.245
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-15
Rivers and Harbors CONGRESS
Has Been Selected for the
Event
MANAGERS WILL NOT WAIT
FOR A SECOND OHIO ELECTION
They Believe That Even q Defeat
Next Year Would Not Work as IN
Absolute Detriment to His Chances
for the Nomination.

Washington. Sept. 15-The alacrity
with which Governor Judson Harmon
has accepted an invitation to attend
the National Rivers and Harbors con-
gress in December creates an impress
sion among politicians that Ohio's
chief executive expects his presiden-
tian boom will be about ready to
launch then. 1t is possible that the
Governors managers do not intend to
wait until he is reelected before they
place him in the race. The suggestion
is made that one victory and good
showing in a contest for reelection
ought to be sufficient to make Cover
nor Harmon available presidential
timber for the Democratic party.
Two years ago the Rivers and Har-
bors convention brought to Washing
ton governors, prominent men and po-
litical leaders from every part of the
country. All of the presidential can
didates were on exhibition and exer-
cising the art of making friends
among the delegates.s Interest in the
forthcoming convention is on the in
crease, and it is confidently believed
that there will be 5000 delegates in
attendance. Secretary Ellison of the
congress reports that he has assur-
ances already from governors of
states, mayors of cities and officials
of commercial bodies that they will
be present.
President Taft will show his inter-
est in the congress b. delivering one
Of the principal addresses. Several
members Of the cabinet, including
Secretary Dickinson of the war de-
partment and Secretary Nagel of the
department of commerce and labor.
will be on the program for addresses.
Even Canada is expected to be repre-
sented either by Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
premier, of Earl Grey, the governor
general.
The Harmon managers. who are not
overlooking an opportunity to bring
their candidate before the public(
could not have selected better oc-
casion to give prominent men a
chance to hear and meet the governor.
He will also have an opportunity to
put himself in line with the rivers
and harbors sentiment of the country,
which is not an unlmportant factor
in politics at present.