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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
SANE OR LUNAT|C2
IS THE QUESTION
ATTORNEYS CLOSE ARGUMENTS
IN THAW CASE AND 1T GOES
TO JUDGE.
JEROME DEALS LENlENTLY WITH
MISUNDERSTANDING
SCORES EVELYN.

White Plains, August SIN a cell
of the White Plains jail, Harry Thaw
awaits the decision d, declaring him
sane or an insane lunatic. The hear
ing of the habeas corpus proceedings
ended yesterday afternoon and JUS
tice Mills said he would endeavor to
file a decision Thursday.
The prisoners mother, sister and
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Thaw remain
here meanwhile. Thaw's mother,
brother, and sister missed nothing OF
the hearing and the mothers state
ments show that if the decision is
against her son she will try to free
him by other means.
The attorneys addresses today were
free from those outbursts of oratory
that characterized the two homicide
trials. District Attorney Jerome was
particularly temperate and spoke
pityingly of THAT poor boy" The
only witnesses scored by Jerome were
Evelyn Thaw and Dr.. Evans, Thaw's
chief alienist. He expressed a belief
that Thaw's wife deliberately and
wilfully falsified."
Attorney Morschauser reviewed the
evidence more in detail, III have been
Thaw's attorney for a year and we
have had a great many defeats. IL
he had been suspicious as has been
stated: if he had had declusions re-
garding combinations against him,
would not he have gotten rid OF meT'
Evelyn Thaw was condemned by
both attorneys. Morschauser said that
the reluctance she expressed to tes'
tify to Thaw's alleged threat to shoot
her was all assumed. He said that
the night before she testified she con-
suited with Dr. Flint in Jerome's Of
fee and had formed a combination
with the alienist against her husband
Morschauser concluded with denun-
citation of Stanford White and an ap-
peal for Thaw's mother that left tears
IN his own cheeks.
Jerome's summary lasted an hour
and thirty five minutes. Morschauser
talked two hours and fifty minutes.
Harrys mother read a magazine
straight through Jerome's argument.
When her sons attorney spoke she
listened intently. Thaw's pale face
was impassive during Jerome's con-
temptous pity and Morschauser's
praise.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
TOBACCO CROP SAVED.
Connecticut Farmers Rejoice in Rains
That Are Most Timely.

Windsor Locks, Conn, August L
All in this vicinity are grateful for the
rains of the past few days, and feel
that the tobacco crop has been saved
from almost entire failure and de-
struction from the six weeks OF
drouth. The farmers of the commun-
Ity were on the anxious seat for some
time fearing that the result of the
dry weather would have inevitably
resulted in disaster had not the cause
been removed. 1t is true that this
year would have been an exception
even under ordinary circumstances
During the past Is years the tobacco
has been set out two weeks earlier
than this year. The great majority
OF the farmers in this and the sur
rounding towns were compelled to
wait for their plants to arrive at
suitable size for setting out, and were
thus kept far behind their usual
schedule by the coldness of the
spring. The only crop which is real
". injured is that from the plants set
OUT the IdItef part of May. These had
so far advanced that the budding and
topping was demanded. and growers
must now wait for the curing time to
arrive, before they will know whether
or not the leaf is of good quality. One
thing is assured, however, all the
early tobacco viii be light in weight,
not averaging more than from 1000
TO 1,200 pounds an acre. whereas in
previous years the crops averaged
from 1000 to 1000 pounds an acre.
The long drouth, however. has
proved one thing to the satisfaction
of the farmers. That is that the light
er soils of the plains stood the dry
weather and lack of moisture mucn
better than did the heavy lands and
gravel, as that became baked and
hardened so that no perceptible
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12

line, tile, coal. cement, and all kinds
of building material
Directors of the Diamond Lumber
company at Green Bay announce that
they have decided to erect a steel
and concrete sawm;ll which viii cost
over 100000, it is believed, to re-
place the mill destroyed by fire a
mon:h ago. The capacity of the plant
will reach 10000 feet per day.
Charles r. Crane of Chicago, min
lister to China, who has returned to
New York, announces that American
manufacturers are already planning
an energetic commercial campaign
throughout the treaty port districts
of China. I'VE shall need strong
banking institutions in China" he
added
Otto Green of the Green Stone and
Quarrying company of Sturgeon Bay
reports that the shipments of stone
from their quarries this season av-
erage about $4,000 a week. Most of
the shipments consists of stone or
crib and rip-rap work and is con-
/ signed to Kenosha, st. Joe, Holland
and Waukegan.
A crew of surveyors is laying out
plans for the construction of large
glass factory and general manufac-
turing plant to be built at Menasha by
he Onward Manufacturing company
Mr. Little, president of the company.
states that the entire plant, in which
the sliding furniture shoe is manu-
featured, will be moved to the new
! location.
There are two places for every
dollar available for reclamation work
during 1910" said F. H Newell, di,
rector of the reclamation service,
who has reached Portland, Oregon
THAT is the reason Why a confer
ence has been arranged between the
supervising engineers of /, the entire
reclamation field and Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger."
Barron county farmers who have
raised peas for the Waukesha Can.
ming company this season have real
lied from $38 to SAT per acre after
paying for the seed Sugar beets
net them from $38 to $40 per acre
The best tobacco in the state is
raised in Barron county and brings
the farmer from 500 to $125 per
acre. The Barron Cooperative Cream
cry company paid out $24,3OO for
butter fat last month, paying 2t
cents per pound The hay crop is
large Oats, corn and potatoes look
promising. Many farmers have in
from ten to twenty acres of pota
toes
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
DOM

James E. Doyle, a capitalist, ageo
So years, was drowned in kinger
lake near Kalamazoo, Mich.
Jacob Gross, IS years old and Grip
pied, who went from Ohio two months
Ego, hanged himself at Napanoch,
lew York.
The Rev. Joseph Bennett, Bap-
list minister, drowned himself in
otter creek, Hard county. Ken
lucky. He leaves a widow and four
children.
Charles f. Rogers, telegraph editor
of the Portland Oregon Evening Tel
egram, is dead Of blood poisoning
resulting from the extraction of
tooth.
Mrs. William Chase of Middleton,
-. Y. said to be a relative OF Pres
ldent Taft, was struck end killed by
an Erie Railway tran as she was
about to leave for a seaside resort.
The body of Wolden Bledsoe, 81
years old, said to have been the
last survivor OF Fremonts first ex'
peUiLlOu W CdIlLOl hlo, was AON 49,
the Archer lake canal in Colorado.
It is believed he committed suicide.
Hotel Tybee, on Tybee island, a
seaside resort near Savannah, Ga,
was burned, 100 guests fleeing in
their night clothes The loss is
100000. After the first fright many
guests returned to their rooms, only
to fee again from falling walls.
Arthur Holien, son Of farmer
east of Fairbault Mimi, while rid
ing into town drove his mount at
full gallop into the rear of his cous'
ms carriage, which preceded him
was thrown from his horse and sus'
taIned a fractured skull, from which
he died four hours later
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. William Jennings Bryan an
nounced that the family would non
live in Texas except during the win
ter months, but would continue to
make their home at Lincoln, Neb.
DR.. R. c. Hughes, recently resigned
as president of Ripon college has
accepted the management in W1scon-
sin for the North American Life In
surance company of Newark, N. ].
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee
will attend the laying of the corner
stone of the new st. Jude's CathO-
lie church in about six weeks. Bish-
op MuldoOn Of Rockford is also eX-
pected to attend. This will be Be
Lofts second Catholic church
Baron Mayor des PIanches, the
italian ambassador to the United
States, and the Baroness des Planch-
es, who are visiting Mrs Roosevelt at
the villa of Miss Carew at Porto
Maurizto Italy. have taken Miss
Ethel and Archie Roosevelt on a
tour to Piedmont and the Alpine
country.
The japanese government has just
honored one Of the graduates of the
University of Wisconsin, DR. Masas-
ada Shiozawa, by comforting upon
him the highest degree that a Jap
anese scholar can receive. DR.. Sh :
ozawa has received advancement to
the deanship of the department of
political economy at Waseda univer.
sity at Tokyo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
TURKEY To STAND
UPON HER RIGHTS

Washington, August. S.-Turkey no
tilted all the powers that she would
stand by what she regards her rights
in the controversy with Greece over
the island of Crete. She is deter
mined that there shall be a return to
the conditions preceding the Turko-
Grecian war of a dozen years ago
when England, Russia, France and
Italy landed troops and dispatched
ships to pacify the Cretans.
Turkeys decisive policy is ascribed
to the progressive attitude of her new
regime as contrasted with the indif-
ference of the former administration
III which was made no serious effort
to settle the anomalous conditions ex-
listing in Crete.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12

growth was appreciable. The acreage
of this year seems to be about the
same as that OF last, with the excep.
ton that the Graves plantation on the
plains has but 100 acres of tobacco
land this year instead of $50 as in
former years. Quite a number OF
farmers have deviated from their
usual custom and this year have
sowed Connecticut seed leaf tobacco
instead of Havana, as the market for
the past few years has inclined to-
ward that variety. and the prices
have been suitable. 1t is necessary
that an acre to tobacco should yield
that the farmers may not become
deeper in debt. As a result of this
years effort with the price of fertil
izers advancing year after year and
the scarcity of good help and the
high wage demanded by those en-
ployed, it leaves little opportunity for
the farmer to make any great amount
of money on his investment. The
rains of the last few days have taken
hold of the plants set out around
June 10, and the crop is rapidly
stretching out and growing, so that at
least 20 per cent. Of the farmers of
this neighborhood instead of giving
| up all hope, are we'll assured that
they will have bumper crop not
withstanding the early predictions.
Not only has the tobacco crop
profited and shown a marked increase
as result of the recent rains, but the
potatoes and corn as well are picking
up rapidly. The very early varieties
have been punished severely, but the
late potatoes and corn and other gar,
den truck are all responding to the
! kindly treatment of nature. The
past week or more the red ana
charred appearance of the meadows
has vanished and they are renewing
again their emerald green.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
TAFT WILL ENJOY
SEASON Of REST
GOLF AND AuToMoBILING ALONG
THE SHORE AT BEVERLY
CHIEF RECREATION.
DEVOTE SOME TIME TO PREPAR.
ALTON OF SPEECHES FOR
WESTERN TOUR.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. s. President
Taft arrived yesterday and spent the
morning playing golf and the after
noon with his family. At sunset with
his wife and daughter, the president
had a 10 mile motor ride along the
picturesque shore. This will be the
regular week day program. Sunday
morning, visit to the First Unitarian
church will take the place of golf, but
the afternoon automobile trips will
continue the same.
Il am glad to be in Beverly again"
he said. I'm view of Mrs. Taft's
health. We will make as few engage
ments as we can and try to have COM
plete rest"
The president played IS holes yes
terday morning. When he left Wash
ingten he was doing Chevy Chase
course, 80 and SO, as against scores
overlapping 100 a month ago. Mr..
TAFT declared that the Improvement
Of his golf game had much to do with
his good humor during the heat of the
tariff battle. He said Mrs. Taft's
rapid recuperation from the nervous
in Washington, was the
most gratifying feature of the COM
of his vacation.
Beverly is impressed with its i'm
portance as the temporary seat of the
government Last night the shoemak-
ers band gave. torchlight concert.
The president already has formu-
lated the general character of the
speeches he will deliver in the west.
He will defend the tariff act, ask the
country's support of the corporation
tax, and explain the features Of the
new law.
Secretary Carpenter is in CORE
.5ondence with local committees Of va
rlous cities where stops will be taken.
% arrange programs for each com
munity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12

Mrs. Grace E. Tyson of New Yorl;
city and Riverside, Conn, has sued
her wealthy husband, John H. Tyson
for divorce and alimony in the Con-
necticut courts. She is a daughter OF
the wealthy Dr.. A. R. Starr of New
York, and her marriage to Tyson,
who is heir to millions, was a social
event OF Importance a year ago. Ty-
son has been arrested many times for
speeding automobiles and is now un-
der Indictment for manslaughter fol
lowing an automobile accident He
was also concerned in the automobile
tragedy two years ago when Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul McCormac were Killed
While Tyson and the McCormacs were
racing the McCormac machine struck
a tree, and husband and wife were
thrown out
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
SUTTON'S MOTHER
WANTS No SECRECY
LETTERS SHE WROTE CONTAIN
BITTER ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST OFFICERS.
DECLARES SHE'LL BACK UP
EVERY STATEMENT MADE
IN THEM.

Annapolis, Aug, 8.--The naval board
OF inquiry held a two-hour secret SEES
sion yesterday and then announced
that the Sutton hearing again would
be public tomorrow. The board par
ticularly examined the mother of Lieu.
tenant Sutton regarding the contents
of several letters about her sons
death which she wrote to Colonel
Doyen, senior officer Of the marine
corps at the naval academy and
others, and which the board ruled
Friday should be admitted as eyf.
dence, but not read in open court.
When adjournment was taken yes,
terday Mrs. Sutton's own urgent re-
quest that her examination be con.
tinued publicly tomorrow and that the
contents of ths letters be made known
then, had not been determined 1t Is
known that the letters contain bitter
against some young off,
GERS now appearing as defendants.
There may be some startling dec
larations in the letters" said Mrs
"but ! am prepared to repeat
whatever said to the world and back
up my statements. / want no secrecy
about this investigation"
Mrs Sutton's daughter, Mrs. Rose
Sutton Parker, Of st. Paul, Is to tes-
lily about her personal investigation
Of her brothers death, and relate the
pertinent conversations with some OF
he accused officers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
Samuel Gompers, president or the
American Federation Of Labor, is in
Berlin TO study labor conditions.
Theodore Roosevelt attended
race meeting Of the East African
Turf club at Nairobi. Kermit Roose-
welt had mount in five OF the races.
It IS announced that Gen. TreVino
has been appointed commander OF
the military zone of northern Mex
leo. The headquarters have been
moved from MatamorOs 20 Monterey,
home of Gen Bernardo Reyes.
A brilliant reception was given at
the Amer can club at Havana IN
honor of the American minister, Ed
win V. Morgan Hundreds Of the
members of the American colony
we're p. esent, as well as diplomatic
representative and Cuban officials.
The trial of e GIT students Of the
Odessa university ended with their
acquittal The students were mem
bers of The Students central organi-
cation in f904-05, the aim of which
according to the indictment, was to
overthrow the government.
From Rome comes report that
a. Russo-Franco-Italian entente is in
the course of preparation and that a
French feet will accompany the Rus
sian emperor on a visit to Italy at
the conclusion of his visits to France
and England.
Twenty-six Turkish officers most
of whom won distinction during the
restoration of the constitution, have
arrived at Berlin to enter the Ger
man army by permission of Emper
or William. They will serve one
year in the military university and
another year in regimental service.
At the Mexican state department
it is said an old map has been dis
covered which shows that the sight
of the city of Ell Paso was originally
on Mexican soil. Senior Beltraany
Puga is in Washington comforting
with the international boundary
commission over Mexico's claim tc
the land
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

NJ. J. McDonough of Edgerton will
start a cotton glove factory here.
The three pea canning factories at
Randolph are being operated to their
capacity.
A Chicago concern will build a
pickle factory at Chippewa Falls in
the fall
The product of the Plymouth Can
ming company this year will amount
to 100000 cans of peas.
The Carnegie Coal company has
awarded the contract for the cree
ton of the unloading machinery for
its new dock in Superior
The keel of the Goodrich Trans,
portation company's new steamer Al,
ALBANIA was laid at Manitowoc. 1t is
expected to launch the vessel Dec. 1.
The simmons Manufacturing Com
pany will open an emergency hos.
pitaI for the treatment of workmen
who are injured while employed by
the company at Kenosna.
The largest sale of pork from a
single farm known in Mason City,
Iowa, and state was made today
when William Corners of Dougherty
marketed FOL head of hogs for 81, 223
The Oliver Iron Mining company,
at Baraboo, a subsidiary of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation, has COM
menced the erection of a plant at
North Freedom to cost S250O00.
The Fairbanks-Morse company will
erect an addition 100 feet long TO
the erecting shop at Racine, an ad-
dition 100 feet long to the paint
shop; an addition rs feet long to
the warehouses.
The first step toward improving
La Crosse county roads has been
taken by the county board by the
appropriation of $4,000. Many of
the improvements will be made this
fall
The Northern Milling company of
Wausau, is contemplating the opera,
ton of its entire plant by electric
ity. The mill has been shut down
for two weeks to permit the max
ing of connections with the elevator
in course of construction.
The embargo against the landing
of hay and straw from Pennsyl-
varia, New Jersey, New York, Mary
land and Delaware in Great Britain
has been removed by the British
board of agriculture 1t was de
clared originally because of foot and
mouth disease.
Business men and farmers of
Schleisingeryille and vicinity organ
lied the Farmers Supply company
with a capital stock of $4,000 The
object of the company is to deal in
grain, -four and feed. lumber, wire,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12

II. w. Kleeb, Battle Creek, Iowa. ia
nothing but a papier mache figure of
a woman and child constructed here
by J. e. Fisher, whose business Is
manufacturing ancient mummies"
He shipped this mummy to Iowa
parties who expected to use 1t for ex-
hibitions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
PASTOR FIFTY YEARS.
Rev. August RonrIack Spends Halt
Century in the Same Church.

Baraboo, Wis, Aug. S.-Rev. August
ROhrlack has closed a remarkable
pastorate at Reedsburg. He has been
pastor of the German Lutheran
church at Reedsburg for over fifty
years. He commenced his work in
1858 in this county a Loganville. He
has married 335 couples, attended 62l
funerals, baptized 1,499 children and
4 man. and administered the Lords
supper to 1888 communicates lie
has built the finest church in the
country and after preaching his fare
well sermon next Sunday will move
to Chicago. He will be succeeded by
Rev Paul Schaller OF Beloit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
sUGDEN FOR CHIEF DEPUTY.
Game Warden Rickeman Names HE
Principal Assistant.

Racine, Wis, Aug. Sit was an.
nounced yesterday that Capt George
Rickeman, recently appointed state
game warden, would appoint Fred Sug-
den as chief deputy game warden.
and that his duties would commences
September l. Sugden is one OF the
best known local politicians and was
comrade of Mr.. Rickeman In Co.
during the Spanish-American war. He
has been an alderman of the city and
has also conducted hotels and billiard
halls here
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
Dairy
Produce
EQUALS worlds Trottino record.

Greensburg, Pa, Aug. THE
worlds trotung record for three-year-
olds was equalled here Yesterday by
Ripy, who trotted mile in 2-19A, the
fastest mile this year on half mile
track.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
VANDERBILT QUITS ENGLAND.
Millionaire Depressed by Mrs. Ruiz's
Suicide.

London, Aug. S.-Alfred G. Wander
bilt left for New York on the Lusi,
season here was ruined by Mrs
Ruizs suicide, which has given him
infinitely more worry and trouble
than he will admit. AT the first mo
ment he could leave England without
seeming to run away, ne went abroad
motoring.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
FAKE SQUAW MUMMY.
Los Angeles Folk Thought They'd
Made a Discovery

Los Angeles, August 8.-What was
supposedly the embalmed body of
souaw and papoose found in North
western railroad freight house, Chi
cago, and consigned from Angeles TO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12

Washington, Aug. president
Taft signed the Payne tariff bill at
six minutes past 5 o'clock last even
ing in the presidents room at the
capitol surrounded by cabinet officials
senators and representatives who had
gathered to witness the simple cere-
mony
Within an hour thereafter, or at .
o'clock, the senate having adopted the
conference report by vote of AZ to
81, and both houses having adopted
the concurrent resolution to correct
the errors in the leather schedule, the
special session of congress adjourned
without delay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
TARIFF MEASURE
BECOMES LAW
RECEIVES SIGNATURE OF PRESi-
DENT AFTER f42 DAYS OF
STRENUOUS EXPERIENCE.
LA TOILETTE AND SIX OTHER
REPUBLICANS RECORD VOTES
IN OPPOSITION.
Chronology of Tariff Bill.

March 17-Introduced in house by
Chairman Payne of ways and means
committee.
April 10-Passed by house and
transmitted to senate.
July 8-Passed by senate.
July 9-Reported back to house,
non-concurred in and sent to confer
ence committee of both houses.
July 16-President Taft issues
formal statement demanding that
party pledge for downward revision"
be kept.
July circumference report passed
by house.
Aug. 5-Passed by senate and
signed by President Taft.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
Germany Urges Moderation.

1eFmaFly UTges WoueTatIoH.
Berlin, Aug. 8.-Germany is urging
the necessity of a probable solution
of the Cretan question upon both Tur-
key and Greece. advised both to adopt
a more moderate attitude
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
ASKS GREECE TO DisAPPROVE.

Turkey Threatens Severance of ReIa-
tons in Event of Persistence.
Athens, August 8.-Greece received
an urgent note from Turkey asking
that she express disapproval Of the
annexation agitation in Crete and for
maIly declare that Greece has no am,
billions regarding the island. Other
wise, the note adds, diplomatic rela-
tons will be severed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12

TO dispose of any of IS property
until a judgment against him had
been satisfied