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The evening world., 1909-02-03
DOING WELL WITH
DEAD MANS KNEE
GRAF TED TO LEG
Patient Whose Life Was Saved
When Another Died Will
Soon Be Good as Ever.
Special to m. Evening wuldA

WASHINGTON. Feb 3.-Physicians at
the Georgetown University Hospital wit
messed a remarkable operation per-
formed there several days ago by Dr.,
George Tully Vaughan. OF this city, on
George a. Kelly, aged twenty nine
years The homes OF Kelly's knee were
so badly diseased, the result OF an acct
dent years ago, that DR. Vaughan de-
cIded on amputation.
In a ward on one OF the upper floors
OF the hospital lay man about to de,
Or. Vaughan obtained permission from
the dying patients family 10 remove the
left leg, in the event OF death. and It
vas decided that the knee Of the dead
man should be grated to the leg Of the
living sufferer.
Kely's condition became gradually
worse, and the man upon whom so
much depended also grew weaker. The
latter suddenly succumbed. and before
his body became cold DR., Vaughan. as
sisted by several physicians OF the hos
pital, amputated the left leg just above
the knee.
Kelly was quickly placed under the
influence OF an anaesthetlo and the dis
The evening world., 1909-02-03
NOW THE B.R. 7.
WILL HAVE TO
Be REAL GOOD
Service Board in New Order
Threatens to Slap 1t ON
the Wrist.

The Public Service Commission las
issued order. TO the Brooklyn Union
Elevated Railroad Company, relative 20
service on the Broadway, Myrtle avenue
and Lexington avenue lines, looking to
an increase OF service which will come
somewhat near to providing seats for al
passengers
The orders were issued on the recon-
mendation OF Commissioner Bassett, who
ssyst
Tho general object IS to cause an
operation that viii come as mead to CIV
ing n seat TO every passenger as Is prac.
t.oable. The reason why this Ideal oan
not be attained Is because In the rush
hours enough trains cannot be sent
across the Brooklyn Bridge 10 seat every
passenger,
The general objects Of these orders
may be stated as to cause q maximum
proportional service during rush hours
over the points Of restricted capacity. to
cause maximum operation Of short line
trains In rush hours and to operate In
The evening world., 1909-02-03

eaaed knee was amputated. Meantime
the dead mans leg was being carefully
dlssected. The knee Joint was cut away
from the calf OF tho leg while a similar
operation was performed on Kelly.
When the diseased knee was removed
Dr. Vaughan quickly substituted the
borrowed" one, The operation was
performed In remarkably short time,
The bones were riveted together by
slender, strong wire, and the most deli
cate phase OF the operation. that OF
Joining the ligaments. caused the sur
geons to work as they probably never
labored before. Every tissue. tendon
and muscle was Joined and the bones
fastened together.
In the course OF time. say the physi-
clans. the bones will knit, the ligaments
Will become strong and the man will
be able 10 use his leg Such an oper-
alton, i Is said, has never before been
performed In this country. one similar
to II, physicians say, and only one, has
been performed In Germany.
Kelly is said TO be improving rapidly,
and Dr. Vaughan believes the man will
be able TO leave the hospital shortly,
II the operation proves entirely salts
factory, as the surgeons predict II W Il,
Kelly will be as physically perfect as he
ever was.
The evening world., 1909-02-03
CANDY BURGLARS ACTIVE.
ri.anInV out Hon Hon shops In
Hudson river Towns

Sheriff Charles VI. Lane Of westohss-
tor to-day received report at White
Plains that burglars who Ike perrumory
and candy entered more than eight
stores from pobhs Ferry TO Tarrytown
last night In mo Former place five
stores were broken into, and It is be-
uovsd that 'ue sums robbers who blew
open tre safc I'm Fowler x Seekers hard
ware slor" In "uIto Plalns on Sunday
morning nre now loo'lug stores IN tho
Hudson River towns
The places robbed IN Dobbs Ferry
We're Won Wedolrs drug store BaIv!nrs
fruit store. candy store near by, O.
lunch wagon aud lIerberts drug store,
Tho burglars seem to have sweet
tooth. because IN tho drug and candy
stores they stole many boxes OF candy
From Won W"dcIus pharmacy they also
TOOK two dozen bottles " pertumery, a
score OF gold mounted fountain pens
and nil tho cash IN the rogIst0y In the
lunch wagon they dined on frtnkturter#
and beans. and then robbed the I'll OF
so In change.
The evening world., 1909-02-03
WHISKEY FOR LAME BACK
Formula whose Quick Action Sur
nrlses ENner ri nnnInrA.

The Increased use VI whlHkcy for lamo
back and rheumatism "a causing consider
able discussion among the medical frater-
nifty, II i, an almost utallble cure when
mixed with certain other Ingredients and
tokcn properly, The>followlng is the for
mulu.
ITO ono half pint OF good whiskey add
one ounce Of Toris compound and one ounce
syrup Sarsaparilla compound Take In ia
hlsspoontul doses before each meal and
before retiring.
It IL surely worth trying by any orc who
may 10 afflicted.
Not only will ths formula promptly re-
lleye the muscular pains but it also makes
one o., the most effective system builders
known TO the profession. It will Increase
tho appetite and, II use Ia continued, will
restore full physical yIgor to all persons
OF failing strength, especially the decline
caused by age.
The evening world., 1909-02-03
Concession to the Company

These orders require very liberal
service on broadway In the rush
hours declared Commissioner Bassett
showing that under present conditions
IA sufficient number Of Broadway trains
can be given to provide Il seat for APP
proNlmatrly every passenger. even In
rush hours
1T Is fairly likely that this require
ment would be unduly onerous to the
company If at tho same time It should
be required to operate all OF It's Will
iamsbury Bridge trains the entire
length OF the line. The order permits
however. tho cutting back of trains at
Myrtle avenue or Gates avenue. Tho
company has successfully demonstrated
that 1t is highly Improbable for Il to
furnish cars and extra power capacity
when this extra car capacity can earn
only during two trips day
"The Public Service law demands
adequate service first OF all require
ments But while insisting on n seat
for every passenger as the ideal of ude-
quacy, the Commission should be lib.
eral In allowing tho company to cut
back It's trains so az 10 run thu fewest
possible vacant seats
The evening world., 1909-02-03
Constipated People
Mndo 10 Feel Years Younger &
Day.

Day.
DiRSin Is the pleasant substitute 10
rathartlr9 tina, the doctors are making sucl
fuss over. Gentle In It's action. II I
nevertheless tho most powerful cleane
known. Herein Hos IT, magic to roll hacI
tho years. with It's complete bowel clear
ance-n clearance the completeness Of whicl
not ten doses OF Salts or c. G. Pills coul
equal DilaNIu solves the secret ~ renew
able youth, Clogged up bowels alone ro
you OF ygor aud keonurss.
BY ita clean work and gentlcness DilaXlI
quickly coaNcs the bowels back to health
Then they move unnded, and that means
an end Of constipation. Ask your drug
gist about this. The price Of this kin,
Of solid happiness ia trivial
The evening world., 1909-02-03
Daily Wireless Stories of the Sea Told
by Jack" Bu1nS, Hero of the Republic
,Tefls To-Day How the Sea Is Nc
4Longer a Safe Refuge for the
Criminal Under the Wireless
Hand Of the Law.
BY JOHN ROBINSON BINNS,
n. Rspu blio's Famo US 30 Q d" Man

Before wireless, brought Scotland Yard and Mulberry street into con-
STINT communication the considered pretty safe refuge for the
criminal Once aboard ne lost entirely for than week He
Ind chancrs Of Disgusting himself and eludng land slets Who at BEST
md only meags description from over the cable escaping in other
Now fugitive has far chances land than
The evening world., 1909-02-03
TWO KILLED IN COLLISION

COLUMBIA. s. c., Feb Sin a head.
on collision on the Long Cane Greet
treste. between AbbevIle and Green.
wood, on the Southern Railway, TO-DAY.
Engineers Nickles and Moore were
The evening world., 1909-02-03
NO 100000 WAR BALLOONS,

WASHINGTON, Feb 3--The House
has reversed itself and by vote OF
$50 to 81 knocked out the 100000 APP
propriation for war balloons. With
this and other changes. the Army Ap.
oropriation bill was passed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
RYAN WON'T YIELD
TO REQUISITION
CHARGED WITH BEING ONE
OF LITTLE ROCK
SWINDLERS.

Hot Springs, Ark, March George
Ryan, held under $4,000 bonds here
for alleged misuse of the malls in con
nection with foot race swindling op-
erations of a gang recently uncovered
at Little Rock, last night successfully
combatted reQuisition proceedings
which would have caused him to be-
returned to Council Bluffs, Ia, to be
tried for having swindled Joe Walker
out of $4,000. Ryan, with his attorney
met Postoffice Inspector Swanson and
Special officer Donowag and an agree
ment was reached whereby Ryan was
to be in the federal court tomorrow
morning. Attorney HUFF, for Ryan. an
nounced that also at that time he
would have habeas corpus papers fer
Ryan, demanding that he be held here
instead of being taken away. Ryan
is wanted here to answer a minor
charge of assault with intent to kill
and his counsel will demand that he
be first tried here for that ofrense be
fore being taken to any other point to
answer charges.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
PROTECTIVE DUTY
GIVES ADVANT t AGE
MINNESOTA CONGRESSMAN UP
HOLDS ISSUE IN ADDRESS TO
PRINCETON STUDENTS.

Princeton, N. J., March Former
Congressman McCleary of Minnesota
talked to a large audience in McCosh
hall, Princeton university, last night,
in favor of protective tariff. Judge
Alton B. Parker, New York, win dis
cuss the negative side of the question
next Saturday night
Mr. McCleary pointed out that the
standard of living would fail if the
protective tariffs were abolished. He
declared that the tariff is not the
mother OF trusts, for by removing the
protective duty international trusts
and larger combines would result from
freer competition.
protective tariff" concluded Nc
CIeary. lis non-socialistic This gov
eminent is founded on the worth and
freedom of the individual Protective
tariff says each man shall have an OPP
portunity to work out the faculties
God has given him. The way to af-
ford that opportunity is to have the
work Of the United States done in the
United States
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
THE STEPHENSON
INVESTIGATION
Ekern, Strange and Lush.

Madison, March Sit came out
yesterday that Mr.. Stephenson paid
$1,000 to H. L. Ekern to defray the
expenses of the Wisconsin delegation
to the Chicago convention; also that
Lieutenant Governor Strange got $50,
but Mr.. Strange testified that he
turned it over with the letter en-
closed to the man it was intended
for. Il had no connection with the
campaign as far as money is con-
cerned. l want it strictly under
stood that l did not have anything to
do with campaign expenditures. |
don't believe in spending money for
elections c. K. Lush told of how he
spent Hatton money. He gave his
opinion that newspaper articles, Civ
ing the record of the candidate, were
not Objectionable. AS a general rule,
Mr.. Lush didn't believe that newspa-
peEs ought to print write-ups under
news. All advertising matter should
be designated as such.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11

Europe, assisted by DR. G. A. Simons,
superintendent Of missions in Russia
and Finland.
Ramon Mendez Alanis, SPANS COM
missioner to defend claims pending
before the Spanish treaty claims com
mission, sitting in Washington, has
been appointed chief of police for Ma
drid and the provinces.
President Loubet is the author Of an
ARTICLE maintaining that the world is
marching steadily toward regime of
universal peace. He argues that pub
lie opinion against war is c-ystallizing
everywhere, and will eventually be-
come irresistible.
Iswolsky, Russian foreign minister,
conferred with several prominent edi-
.torial writer's and counseled modera-
ition on their part in commenting on
the Austro- Servian situation. st.
Petersburg is more favorable to
peace
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
OBITUARY..

George W. Loughmann, ormed audi
tor of st. Joseph county, Ind, and a
veteran of the civil war who marched
with Sherman through Georgia, died
Of paralysis. He was SO years old.
George FaIe of GAINESVILLE, promi-
nent in Elks and other secret organi-
cation circles, is dead. He was a grad
uate Of the university and a deputy
clerk in his fathers office, judge of
the probate court.
Albert Midlane, a noted authority
on hymnology, died in London aged
"a years. He was the author of about
1000 hymns. Fifty years ago he
wrote the children's hymn, There's
"a Friend for Little Children" now
translated into nearly all tongues.
DR.. Joseph S. Maxon, a practfcing
physician at Harvard, ILL.,, for thirty
four years and present coroner OF
.McHenry county, died at his home
aged 70. He was a member of the
WISCONSIN legislature in 1890 and
1881. A wife and one son survive.
Theodore B, Moss, superintendent
of the state normal school at Califor-
mia, Pa, died at the Auditorium no
tel in Chicago. He came TO Chicago
Feb 20 with his wife to attend the
annual meeting of the department OF
Of the National Edu,
cation Association. He contracted a
cold which developed into pneumonia
The body was taken to California, Pa.
for interment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
A Hot Pair.

Madison, March 5.-The examina-
ton of Mr.. CoWIing, manager for Mr..
Cook, yesterday revealed great hard
ship experienced by the candidates
who had to keep the pace set by Sena-
tor Stephenson. About August !
somebody let loose a lot of money, "
he testified, and our men said that
they would either have to- get more
money! or lay down. Up to the first
Of August the disbursements of MI.
Cook were about $1,000. His total ex-
penditures for the campaign were
about $4,000. w. J. McElroy also
testified. He was Hatton's Milwau-
kee manager. Mr.. COWling ac.
counted for the expenditures of every
dollar that passed through his hands.
The Free Press refused to publish
Cook advertisements, Mr.. Cowling
testified. The reason given was that
Cooks candidacy cOnflicted with
Stephenson's. The last few days of
the campaign demands for money
were terrific" said Mr. Cowling. 1.-The
competition was something awful.
Up till August / our expenditure was
$1,000 After the first somebody let
loose a whole lot of money. To keep
the workers in the field we had to
pour out a good deal of it ourselves -
Mr.. McElroy hade a direct statement
that campaign expenditures are de-
moralizing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
TRAGEDIES.

Jerome Fosters dwelling, three
miles west Of Thorp, Wis, burned to
the ground and Mrs. Foster, an in
valid, so years of age, narrowly es-
capped.
Rose Gratzione, 20 years old, who
when but a bride of six months shot
and killed her husband, was acquit-
TED in Brooklyn. Mrs. Gratzione said
her husband tried to drive her to the
streets to lead a life of shame.
A northwest gale swept down with
violence upon New York, claiming a
heavy toll from land and water traffic
and resulting in the death of one
person and the injury of perhaps a
dozen others.
John B. Drew, a farmer, rushed in
to the station at Brush Creek. KY
and seeking out his child wife, fired
a shot into her back. Mrs. Drew was
en- route to Michigan to visit her
mother. who had presented her with
a round trip ticket to which the hus-
band objected. Drew went to Michi-
gan two years ago and married the
girl. Drew fed. The woman will die.
Mrs. Barbara Sebol, 90 years old,
was found dead on the kitchen floor.
500 Jesper place, Milwaukee, by her
son, when he came from work. She
had been dead several hours. Mrs.
Sebol had been suffering from cpl
lepsy for many years. 1t is presumed
she was seized with a fatal attack
during the afternoon.
Fred Rush, president of the Laff-
erty Miners union, is thought to be
dying in Flushing, Ohio, hospital from
injuries received in a riot at the
weekly miners meeting. Twenty
foreigners are in the st. ClairsviIIe
jail, charged with rioting and cutting
to kill. These men, angered by a
decision Of Rush, attacked him. \
pitched battle between Americans and
the foreigners followed.
While leaning over a polishing ma
chine to adjust a belt which had
slipped. Solomon Kraus of Sheboygan,
aged 50 years. had his right arm
crushed so that it had to be ampu-
tated At the shoulder. The accident
occurred at the factory Of the She
boygan Cigar Mould company. where
kraus had only secured work a little
over q week ago. Kraus lost a leg in
a similar manner in one of the To-
cal factories only a year ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Louis Pine Of Green Bay has in
vented a rotary cultivator which will
answer the purpose Of pillow. drag, and
IcultiVator combined.
The Wisconsin Electric railway
company has made a settlement with
Miss May Thomas Of Beaver Dam, the
normal school student injured Sept.
q, by paying her $275.
Fred NJ. Coons Of Beloit has been
elected secretary and general man
ager of the Beloit Box Board COM
pany to succeed H. F. Smith Of Chi
cago from which city the offices will
be removed to BelOit.
Oshkosh boat builders are expert
Iencing a boom in business and the
present outlook gives earnest that this
/ will be the most prosperous season IN
the history of this line. The several
engine factories are also being stocked
with orders.
! The Wisconsin Engine company has
completed vertical, triple expansion
pumping engine to be shipped to At,
lanta, Ga. The cost of the engine
twas $133, 700 and it has pumping ca
pacity Of 100000 gallons of water
each tWenty-fOur hours.
More than 10000 rubber mill opera
ItiVes in New England, who have been
idle for a month will be at work
ders having been issued by the Unit
ed States Rubber company to resume
Operations at most OF it's idle plants.
Thomas ideII of the town of An
Ison, Chippewa county, a well known
farmer, has invited a quack grass de-
IstrOyer. The machine is operated
with a team of horses and is so de-
| vised that it will gather all the quack
grass and roots over the ground it
passes.
The Lake Superior Towing company
has entered into what is perhaps the
largest contract made in this section
of the country. 1t calls for towing
I120,0O0,00O feet Of timber the coming
summer for the Stearns Lumber COM
pany from the Bad River reservation
camps.
The Stewart-Geer Lumber com,
Ipany has been incorporated at Wau-
sau with capital of $25O,OOO, by Wal
ter Alexander, J. 5. Alexander A. A
Hooper, and w. A. Hurd. Operations
will be both in Wisconsin and in
Louisiana, where the company has
large timber holdings.
Providing stockholders will bind
to buy their coal supply
for the next five years from the cor
IpOration, eastern capitalists will take
over the Cooperative Coal docks at
Ashland and equip them with modern
machinery. They have been operated
for some time with Indifferent sue
cess, but present stockholders are to
be given certificates in the reorganized
company under the new plan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
DOM Sic.

Arkansas will be the name of one
Of the new battleships authorized by
congress.
Announcement of the gift of $3.50, 600
TO Harvard university for endowing a
chapel to be known as the Edward
Wigglesworth memorial chapel has
been made
In three more counties of Indiana
the voters have expressed their dis
approval of licensed saloons, and as
a result fifty-three of these places will
be closed.
OrVille Poland, 10 years old charged
with the murder of Jesse Haymaker.
the Wslls-Fargo express clerk, found
dead in the express cOmpany's office
at the depot at Hutchinson. Kansas,
has confessed.
Chief of Police Briggs of South
Omaha announces that he has given
the names of twenty members of Sun
days aTti-Greek rioters to the county
attorney and that about 100 in all will
be recommended for prosecution.
Floyd Huller, who has been on
trial at Battle Greek. Mich, on the
charge Of attempting to kill his IA
Their a year ago when the elder HUI
Ter was mysteriously shot and seri-
ously wounded, has been acquitted.
A bill has been introduced in the
Michigan house by Representative
Champion, providing that dining cars
on Michigan railroads shall be taxed
$3.50 for s. liquor license. At present
cafe cars in this state pay no license
Zee.
In memory of me last Crosby S.
Moves, veteran editor of the Wash
ington Star and public benefactor. a
bronze bust OF Mr. Moves was I'M
yelled on Thursday in the main en-
trance of the new district building at
Washington.
Secretary Newberry has approved
the sentence Of courtmartial which at
Gibraltar sentenced Capt Edward F.
Qualtrough OF the battleship Georgia
to a loss OF ten numbers in rank. and
six months suspension, following
trial on charges of intoNicatfon and
conduct unbecoming an officer.
George Walker, for seventeen years
the partner Of Bert Williams. the
aegroes. who. as williams and Walk
er, are known to theatergoers, left
Louisville, Ky. for his home in Law
renee, Kas.. to rest and receive medj-
cal treatment. He is suffering from
nervousness and his condition is said
TO be serious.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
NEGRO TRIBUTE TO
SENATOR FORAKER

Washington, March 7.-Former Sen
ator Foraker last night was presented
with a massive loving cup, gift Of
negro residents of Washington, in ap-
probation of his fight in the senate
to have the battalion of the 25th in
fantry, which was discharged without
honor" as the result of the shooting
up of Brownsville, Texas, restored
to the army. The cup is nearly two
feet in height and weighs 100 ounces.
Engraved inside the bowl is the fol-
lowing quotation from one of the SEN
ator's speeches:
They ask for justice, not because
they are negroes, but because they are
men,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Hurry the Quiz.

Madison, March Ex-senator San
born's joint resolution to complete the
senatorial investigation as soon as
possible so far as it relates to Sena-
tor Stephenson was adopted in the
Esenate, II to Is. The senate con-
CURED in AssembIyman Twesme's bill
creating the 10Th judicial circuit
This circuit will embrace Eau Claire,
Chippewa, Rusk and Sawyer counties.
Assemblyman H E. Roethe urged
the abolition of the medical depart
ment of the university but the effort
failed. The tax committee introduced
a bill abolishing the state board of as
sessment and comforting its duties
on the state tax commission.
Isaac Stephenson came within one
vote of being elected senator at the
noon joint convention of the legislat-
Iure
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-03-11
GERMAN TRADERS
GROWING JEALOUS

Berlin, March THE proposal
made in Washington to send a special
commission to Liberia to investigate
and report on conditions there has
aroused a suspicion in some German
trading circles as to whether tho
United States does not mediate the
ultimate annexation of this republic
after first assuming a protectorate
over it. The Rheinish Westphalian Ga
zette, which represents the manufac-
turing and commercial interests, goes
at length with the subject. 1t alludes
TO what it calls the American policy
of conquest and warns the German
government to be watchful. The for
eign office has been fully Informed OF
the conditions that led 70 the propo-
sal to send out this American commits
sion.