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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

made on William Nelson Cromwell
and President Obaldia of Panama, and
others, by Congressman Rainey of
Illinois The. pOstOffice appropriation
bill was under consideration but Mr..
Rainey spoke under the license Of
his charges of corruption and fraud
against the persons named At the
conclusion of his speech, which con-
sumed over an hour and half
Messrs. Stevens of Minnesota and
Kusterman of Wisconsin, expressed
disapproval of his remarks and en-
tered a defense of the accused.
During the morning hour the house
passed a joint resolution making Feb
ruary u, 1909, the one hundredth
anniversary Of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln, legal holiday.
The postoffice bill was pending
when the house adjourned.
Cummins' Maiden Effort.
Senator Cummins of Iowa delivered
his maiden speech in opposition to
the postal savings bank bill IN the
form in which it had been reported
to the senate. He declared that Iowa
has more banking institutions than
any other state of the union, and
spoke in favor of his amendment,
which authorizes the deposit postal
savings funds in any bank whether
organized under national state or ter
ritoriaI laws. He also warned the
senate against the provision of the
bill which exempts deposits in postal
savings banks from all liens.
Mr. Cummins spoke for about an
hour. receiving careful attention OF
the senators on both sides Of the
/ chamber.
Mr.. Carter replied to some Of the
objections urged by the Iowa senator
Canadian Treaty Held Up.
Senator William Alden Smith op
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
CHICAGO MARKETS
Live stock.

Livestock.
Cattle-Receipts estimated at 500;
market strong; beeyes. 41067.00;
Texans, 4.20@49O; westerners, $3.50
$50; stockers and feeders, 3156515;
COWS and heifers, 1S5@5.4O; calves
5.506L25.
HOgs-Re ceipts estimated at $4,000;
market weak; light. 5.65G $50; mixed,
5.S506.5O: heavy, 5.90@6.55; rough
590G6.05; good TO choice heavy, 6 %
66.55; pigs, 1900 $50; bulk of sales,
6.05G640.
Sheep-ReceipJs estimated at IA
900; market strong; native. 3.25G7.75;
western, 5.256ISO
Produce.
Poultry-Live. weak: turkeys. Ice:
chickens, 1112c; springs. 13lac.
POtatoes-Easy. 65G79c.
Veal-Weak; so TO 90 pound weights
&C; so to s. pound weights 61267l5c:
S561l0 pound weights 12GS1sc.
Dairy.
Butter-Steady; creameries, 226
2Sc; dairies, 2IA@25c
Eggs-Easy: firsts, 29c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
FLEET ON LAST
LEG HOMEWARD

Nice, Jan. 27-The entire American
feet of IS battleships will be plough
ing the Mediterranean westward to-
morrow, headed for Teutan bay on
the north coast of Morocco, where II
will reassemble Jan. 81 to coal and
provision for the homeward Journey.
The first division. under the immedl-
ate command of Rear Admiral Sperry,
will be the first to coal, and VIII then
proceed to Gibraltar to exchange
courtesies with the British fleet The
other II American battleships VIII
not go to Gibraltar but will reJoln the
commender-in-chief's flagship in the
straits for the final lap across the
Atlantic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
STEEL EARNINGS BIG.
Though the Record Shows Falling off
for the Year.

Though the Record Shows Falling off
for the Year.
New York, Jan. 27.-The earnings
Of the United States Steel corporation
for the last quarter Of 1908 and for
the whole Of that year, together with
the usual dividends on the preferred
and the common stock, were made
public yesterday. The earnings for
the quarter ending December 81 last,
were $26,225,485, compared with
$27,1OG,274 the previous quarter, 1872,
553,OO5 in the corresponding quarter
year ago. The earnings for 1908,
$91, 82G,520, a decrease compared with
1907 Of $G9,138,153, while the net earn
ings were $74842330, q decrease of
$58,4O2,599.
Regular quarterly dividends Of p
per cent. on common, and IL per
cent. on the preferred stock, were de-
cIared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

posed the ratification of the Canadian
boundary waterways treaty when 1t
was called up for consideration in
executive session. He spoke at con
siderable length against the treaty on
the ground that it did not sufficiently
safeguard the interests of the United
States in the waters of St Marys
river In view OF his objections the
treaty went over without action
being taken.
The senate voted to purchase the
oil portrait of the late Senator ALI
son of Iowa.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
GOMPERS CROWD
MUST PAY COSTS

Washington. Jan. 27.-Messrs Com
pers, Mitchell and Morrison Of the
American federation of labor, re
Gently adjudged to be in contempt of
court, were yesterday ordered by Jus
tice Wright of the district supreme
court to pay costs incurred in the
proceedings which resulted in a SEN
tence for contempt. The costs aggre-
gate about 81 500.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
IOWA BANKER SUICIDES.

No Reason Known for Rash Act-Ac-
cunts Thought All Right.
Portsmouth. Iowa, Jan. &c, S
S"roggins. for Is years cashier of the
s-7-e BepE of Portsmouth, Ia, com
"i'Jed suicide yesterday by shooting
"" w"s found seated in the bank with
~.,~~"~at and cap on, by his son
Bank Examiner Cusman OF
Mc--0ine, Ia, was al work examin-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

ing the books of the bank. No unfav
orable showing had been found
The bank is believed TO be solvent.
There is no apparent reason for sui
eide, except overwork
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
oes, of Graduates Resigns.

Champaign, H., Jan. 27.-Prof. l.
A. Clark, dean of the undergraduates
of the University of Illinois, has re
signed It is alleged that he had a
mi understanding with President
James.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28

Madison, Jan. q.
isaac Stephenson probably will be
reelected United States senator at a
joint session Of the two houses Of the
legislature at noon today. The bal
loting in feDarate session yesterday
showed that he has a majority of the
legislature. The total membership of
the two houses is 1873. Stephenson
had
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-01-28
VOTED
Or NOT?
That's HE Point Re-
gardJng I6 Sena-
tors "Present"
Stephenson Close to
Reelection, but
Ooubts Exist


DNIiNtS -YIcr
Madison. Ian 27
isaac Stephenson probably will be
reelected United States sono+or a.
fo;,,. eor.to- 49,, $500
'"' iio"'e" u '"'
legislature 'I noon today The bal
iotinS in separate session yesterday
showed that he has a majority of the
legislature. The total membership nj
the two bousos = 100 c.o.ba,-o-
b,d. ~0 p'->1-' VA
IN sonata 80
T., 40 oa1bI,, ~
'''
rro+oI -.
,Iaior,t,, - 4,,o bo,,roa ~
''"I Can H' noIu jhelh mat the
question, and it is one involving no
little doubt. His supporters claim
that he has been reelected already
"
In"' Oh lI0 simple cIeIicdl record OF
'iie TWO houses even III me absence
would he voted his enat NV the norn.
nlillee on eIecllohS OF the United
take advantage of the seeming ragu.
'aTly III ms FAVOR which IS quoted.
AN interesting parliamentary ques,
'ioh arises IN connection with the SEN
ave proceedings yesterday. The vote
on the eiecIlon OF senator resulted:
Stephenson, rep. ..............12
Neal Brown, dem. ............
Jacob RummeL sOc dem. ....1
Present. ........ ............1C
The federal law which povarns Tho
matter entirely saws that "tbo nareon
so voted for (-enator) who receives
a majority Of the whole number Of
votes cast in each hou e. etc Sucb
vote "shaII bn nntorad ,nor tho io,,,.
nal Of the house. Next dav todayl
at - meridian the two houses, mo-.
i'm Joint SEES ion ana tho io,,.,,a7
of each house shah he read and #
the same person has received ma.
iorfry of all the vote in aacb bon-o
he shall be declared dn1v elected an.
ator."
Now, the Stepbnnoon foIr- o,,.,. that
Stephenson has acfuan,. rocoivo5 q,
''matorjfv of tbo voto. oost - aoo,,
house" Surely more ie not q rbad
ow Of doubt ohorr Tho a,.,,,,.. ''''''''
Ru+ n - soro+. ,,,tota
Are tho ~ sara+nrs ,.ba
.'Droscnt" 70 ho co,,nto5 90 a,.ot;, ,,,,
at auq IF tbov ora tEar o,s, ,,,'.7
sons - do NOT contribute % ,, ,op'ni -,
OF thn % senator's h,t r. +ho,. NV, ~, ~
gardod =. moroI,. ,.nrosont,, +,,a,, .,
+bo II romaininr r., n,oto,f,,,l c.o
Dboneon,s - oro n,ata, ,2t, ''' N.Y. ~,
who voted .,nroeont,, .Iotn, a. ,'s.,
ally "votad,, and +ba+ no..
titIed to ho corntod 90 ,.atfu. t7,om"
foro that stonhan nn s,;Io o,''.-' ,,'e' :
, ,,,,io,.if,. 80 49, "..I.. ,,'ou ~ "O''''' i
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
THINKS KENTUCKY GOING
DRY; LIQUOR MAN DYING
Golden Nose" Patrick j. LAM
phear Is Broken Hearted
Especial Dispatch TO The Cain

Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI
LEXINGTON, Ky. March S.-Believ-
ing that Kentucky is destined shortly
to enter the dry column. Patrick J.
Lamphear, a we'll known whisky sales
man, is dying at his home in this city
from a malady which the physicians
term a broken heart.
Lamphear is known throughout the
land as the man with the golden
nose" a title he gained years ago by
his ability to tell the age and brand
of Kentucky whisky simply by smell
ing During the last quarter of CEN
tury he has been employed as buying
salesman for many firms. On his sense
of smell has hinged some OF the biggest
whisky deals ever made
He was appointed by the govern
ment as a representative OF the bour-
bon whisky industry at the Paris ex-
hibition.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
MASKED FOOTPADS
HOLD UP SALOON
Proprietor and Six Customers
Attacked and Robbed in
Vermont Street

Two masked footpads entered the
saloon of Nick Radovich 5s4 Vermont
street, at II o'clock Tuesday night
Each was armed with revolver, and
one of them struck Radovich on the
head with the butt end of his weapon
and ordered him and six customers to
throw up their hands and turn their
faces to the wall.
While one kept the seven men COW
cred with his revolver the other took
s60.50 from the cash register. Then he
went through the pockets of Radovich.
taking s64. and each of the six Gus
toners, taking $40 from L. WHEELER,
212S Eighteenth street; s5 from A D.
Clarke. Eighteenth street and San
Bruno avenue; so cents from J. Smith,
$50 San Bruno avenue. ]. Widmar, 719
San Bruno avenue; ]. Frere, 71S Yer
mont street and H. Fernell, $50 Ver-
mont street, had nothing in their
pockets
Radovich notified Policemen Boh1,
Algers and Campbell, who searched the
neighborhood, but found no trace of the
footpads.
Oscar B. Olson. mana ger of the
Sutro Heights casino. was held up
by three soldiers, one in uniform. near
a restaurant in Clement street near
Thirty-second avenue. He was struck
on the head and a gold watch chain
charm and SIS taken from him.
After he recovered he went into the
restaurant and was followed by the
three soldiers Mounted Policeman j.
w. Hansen heard loud talking in the
restaurant shortly after l o'clock, and
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
ROOSEVELT WILL DIE IN
AFRICA, DECLARES GUIDE
BOrah Says President Will Suc-
curnb to Malaria if He Goes

GLENwOOD SPRINGS, Colo. March
s--'If President Roosevelt persists in
going TO Africa he probably will not
return alive"
This statement was made today by
Jake Borah, the guide who piloted
President Roosevelt on his Colorado
hunting trip and who was invited to
go TO Africa with him.
Borah says that President Roosevelt
has malaria in his system, and that he
viii not be p hours in Africa before
being stricken with the fever. Borah
made known today the fact that the
president was ill OF malaria four days
while IN Colorado
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
NEARLY RESIGNED
But Held POSITION ON Grape-Nuts


An Oklahama woman was saved frc~
loss of health and position by change
to right food. She Gays
The spring of 1904 found me almost
a nervous wreck from the use of i'm
proper food. / could not sleep nor eat
anything but what it seemed that my
stomach was on fire.
II had the best medical advice I.could
get. but medicine did not reach my
trouble. I was growing worse all the
time until / was about to resign my
position. thing I could not afford
to do.
"A friend brought me pkg. of that
wonderful food, Grape-Nuts, and asked
If / had ever tried it. l told her no 1
had no faith in it. bu. to please her l
promised to use the package before /
decided what 1t would do for me.
IT ate nothing but Grape-Nuts and
cream three times a day and that awful
burning in my stomach disappeared.
l was able to continue at my work and
gained 26 lbs. in three months. So l
owe my health and position to Grape
Nuts.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich Read .The Road to Well
yille," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
on appears from time to time. They
are genuine true, and full of human
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
TO MAKE SECRET
SERVICE PERMANENT
Congressional Committee Com
pletes Investigation of
the Work

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Legislation
should be enacted by congress giving
permanent character to the secret
service force of the government, ac-
cording to the report of the select com
mittee of the house to investigate this
force, submitted to the house today.
The committee consisted of Represen-
tative olmstead of Pennsylvania. Cur
rier of New Hampshire, Young of
Michigan, Brantley of Georgia and
Bowers of Mississippi. 1t was appoint
ed to investigate the amount of ap-
propriations devoted to secret service
work and the number of employees en-
gagged therein. The report was unani-
mously adopted
NO AUTHORITY OF LAW
I'VE deem 1t proper" says the re-
port. Ito call attention TO the fact that
the secret service division of the treas
ury department now exists without per-
manent authority of law, dependent en-
tirely upon appropriations made from
year to year, and that the like force
in the department Of justice is similar
Iv without permanent authority of law
and is paid out of lump sum appro-
priation for incidental expenses.
Whether the separate forces of secret
service men now existing in the treas
ury department and in the department
of Justice should be combined in one,
under control OF the attorney general,
we do not attempt to decide, but sug-
gest that whether separately main
tanned or under one control they should
be permanently provided for and their
duties clearly defined and limited by
law"
The total number of employees en-
gagged IN the detection or prevention of
fraud, whether called secret service
men, detectives. special agents. special
inspectors or by other names, in all the
departments combined, the report says,
is found to be just 100 more than in
1908
LARGE AMOUNT NOT USED
The committee found that $3.50 .70S
had been appropriated in lump sums
which might have been, but was not
used in detective work.
In speaking of the secret service di-
vision of the treasury department, the
supply of men to meet the demands Of
the department of justice in the past
was touched upon.
The committee finds" the report
says, that while not especially within
the authorization of the statute it had
originated years ago In the eXlgencieS
Of the case. Except In the few in
stances indicated in this report, we
have found no branches of the public
service. or persons employed therein,
engaged in any duty not contemplated
bv law; but whether any such persons
have been or are engaged in any duty
not contemplated by the appropriation
establishing or providing for such serv-
ice could be accurately ascertained only
by an examination of each person so
engaged in any such service. which ex-
animation could not be made within
the life Of the present congress-.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
IMPROVEMENT WORK IN
POLK STREET PLANNED
Residents of District Intend TO
Call for Bids Shortly

john 2. Quinn, vice president of the
Bank Of San Francisco. announced last
night at the meeting. Of the Polk street
district association in the California
Club building that improvement work
IN Polk street would be started about
the end Of this month. Quinn and
other residents in the Polk street dis
trict have purchased $4,000 worth Of
TIE old B Z per cent bond issue at par
Bios Tor the work are to be called for
soon.
The Polk street district association
completed its work Of organization
last night The plans OF the San Fran
cisco aquatic association for an aquatic
park at the foot Of Van Ness avenue
were indorsed by the association.
The following officers were elected.
Valentine Schmidt. president; Winfield
s. Williams. first vice president; A
Stadler, second vice president; ]. s
Irvine treasurer; Fabius T. Finch. sec
retary; executive board-John J. Quinn,
A. X DaggetI, Johnson Elliott William
Delaney and John Z. Quinn
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
TAFT OFFERS 4 CUP
TOR pLJIMpEST BABY
Roosevelt and Successor to, Be Represented
at the Los Gatos May Fete

is the event of this generation OF
women in the prune belt.
The Taft announcement, following
closely as 1t does. the notice that
Roosevelt has contributed cup. has
interested the possessors OF babes of
both sexes. and a number of mothers
have already announced their intention
of experimenting on their babes with
fattening diets and special preparations
in the hopes of increasing the corpu-
lency of their prides. If their plans are
successful and the law of heredity is
still in operation it is expected that the
prune belt will hereafter produce race
of Billie Tafts.
Fourteen cups will be awarded babies
at the fete and it is hoped that the
affair will prove the biggest congress
of kids in swaddling cloths, nursing
bottles. teething rings, baby carriages
and nurses that America ever saw.
A newspaperman has been engaged
to take the census and figure out - chs :
volume of sound that their combined
cry would make and the distance ii can
be heard.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
TAFTS OCCUPY
NEW. HOME IN
WHITE HOUSE
President Elect and Wife Are
Greeted at Executive Nam
sion by the ROOSeyeIts
Tributes Paid by TOwnsmeu
From Cincinnati and Yale
Class of rs
Chief of Weather Bureau PrOm-
ises Clear Day for the
Inauguration

WASHINGTON. March 3.-William H.
Taft and Mrs. Taft stepped from their
automobne in a driving rain tonight
and entered the White House to make
Il their home for the next four years.
The new tenants We're admitted by the
ATTENDANTS and went at once to the
private portion Of the house, where
D. President and Mrs. Roosevelt received
their guests with the simple cordiality
and lack Of ceremony which long and
intimate acquaintance has established.
3; p. Mr. and Mrs. Taft were invited by
;the Ropsevelts, who realized the con-
Tepience of such an arrangement
- Other White House guests at dinner
s2cluded Senator elect and Mrs. Root
senator and Mrs. Knox. Representative
ann Mrs. Nicholas LDngworth, Admiral
=. and Mrs. Cowles and Miss Mabel Board
8 man.
Like President Roosevelt. Taft had a
.:6aY dlled with personal incidents. The
-Boardman residence. where he has
made his home since his arrival Satur-
day, was early filed with callers, and
the demands Of friends statesmen and
politicians were greater than he had
experienced since his election.
=. TAFT GREETS TOWNSMEN
It.was just getting dark and the rain
was beginning when Taft heard the
strains Of Home. Sweet Home" by a
brass band. He ran out Of doors with
g out his hat As he had anticipated,
there was the Citizens Taft club Of
Cincinnati.
Give me the friends Of foul weather
rather than those of fair weather" was
his greeting TO his fellow townsmen,
who cbaere7 him 1usffIv
The Yale class of IS. of which Taft
is 2 proud member. had its inning with
the president elect this afternoon. He
drove down town, met them in the
rain and proceeded to the historic steps
Of the navy department building, where
all posed for a group picture. After
dinner Taft found time TO go to the
willard hotel for a few minutes to be
cheered by his old classmates, who
were holding a Yale smoker.
WINTHROP ACCEPTS PLACE
The news Of the day. so far as ap-
pointments were concerned. was
summed up in the statement by Taft
-+I!fat Beekman Winthrop, who recently
declined the position Of assistant sec
retalS Of state had accepted the second
place in the navy department..
~. Former Governor Nyron T. Herrick
. Of ONO, who declined to be considered
for the position Of the secretary of
: the treasury. refused Tafts offer to
make him an ambassador. 1t was de-
sired that Herrick should go 10 Rome
IN place Of Griscom.
Judge Van Fleet Of the federal
bench in San Francisco was presented
TO Taft by representative AIcKinlay of
California. Governor Hughes Of New
York also was a caller.
willis Moore, chief of the T-ni+ed
states weather bureau. notified. Taft
that fhe weather tomorrow would he
clear and cold. This was received with
appreciation. in view Of the steady
downpour throughout the evening.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
Especial Dispatch TO The CALI

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
SAN JOSE, March S-It appears that
President elect Taft, like his illus
trious predecessor, has prediction
for babies and intends to follow in
the footsteps of Roosevelt in propo-
eating the anti race suicide idea. He
has sent a letter to r. P. Dooling, di-
rector general of the Los Gatos May day
flower festival, announcing that he has
ordered an elegant solid silver cup,
which is being made at Shreve's in San
Francisco, and which will be awarded to
the plumpest (the committee will avoid
the term ''fattestO baby placed on ex-
hibition in the baby show, which will
be feature of the May day celebra-
ton.
President Roosevelt has already Of
fered trophy to be awarded the pret-
tiest baby girl at the Los Gatos fete,
and hundreds of doting Santa Clara
valley mammas have already begun
preparations to lift the cup. The show
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
PROSPERITY PRECLUDED
ECONOMY, SAYS MAGNATE
e. III. Hartman, Clad in Old
Clothes, Sermonizes

Ell PAso, Tex, March ST see you
are wearing a last years coat" re-
marked E. H. Hartman to a newspa-
perman here today. and then he
added:
so am l ard so generally are all
other people in the country.
II think the tendency to economize in
nearly every business. as we'll as in in
dividual cases, is responsible for pres
ent conditions. It's a case of every
body wearing his last years coat
Hartman was wearing a suit of
clothes that fitted his ngure of speech
better than it fitted his person.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
LIGHTED BOMB NEAR
SPANISH KINGS PALACE
Arrests Made in Plot Thought
Aimed at Monarch

MADRID, March 3.-The Correspon-
denca states that bomb with burn
ing fuse was found today against the
wall of the royal palace and that the
police arrested several persons believed
to be concerned in the plot
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

The Old Louvre is now open for busi-
ness at Powell and Ellis streets. the
same good Roast Beef is served
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

DRUGGED AND RoBBED-Sacramento, March
3.-Iiarry Devine was found this afternoon lying
behind pipes on a fiat car in the Southern Pa
cifc railroad yards His head was badly cut
and his dazed condition suggested that he has
been drugged and robbed. The man said he had
been working for the Western construction COM
pany and came TO Sacramento with S400.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

Olson accused the soldiers of robbing
him.
Hansen. searched them and found
in the pockets of Michael Brady the
gold chain and charm taken from
Olsen, but could find no trace of the
money. The other two are Peter J.
Richenberger' and George F. Brew
baker. They were arraigned before
Police Judge Weller yesterday and the
cases continued till tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
DR.. ROWELL TO BECOME
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
Fresno Man Accedes to Request
of Petitioners

FRESNO. March s.-Dr. Chester
Rowen announced tonight that he
would become candidate for mayor.
A petition signed by nearly 900 rep
resentatfve citizens was presented 10
him. asking him to become a cands-
date Thomas Dunn. who had been a
candidate. withdrew in favor Of DR..
RoWelL.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04

DIR. WONG HIM-Dear Sir: For sew
eral years while suffering agonies OF
pain, tried. in vains to find relief from