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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
REBUKE FOR CH|NAMEN
Imperial Council ReSents Inter-
ference by Students.
Memorial Sent to Pekin from Chinese
in This Country Arouses ORR
entail Authorities.

New York, Mar. 1.-The Chinese
Students Alliance of the United States
which recently cabled a memorial to
the Chinese government urging the
calling of a special session of the ma
tional assembly of the empire to re-
sist Russian aggression, has received
a stern rebuke from Pekin. AS most
of the students are here under govern
ment appropriations, the rebuke has
an added force.
The proclamation rebuking the stu
dents informs them that the Pekin
government considers itself entirely
capable of handling the situation, and
that there is no occasion for the youth
full enthusiasts in America to tax
themselves with the expense of adj
vising the imperial council. 1t is rec.
commended that the students would
better be just students and not arouse
prejudices in Pekin which may prove
inimiCal on their return.
Lay Khang of the New York univer-
sity chapter of the alliance declares
that the students will accept the or
ders from Pekin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1911.
DOWNWARD REVISION.

Advices from Washington indicate
that the Canadian reciprocity pact will
be ratified when it comes to a vote in
the senate. Everything points to real
tariff revision downward. This measure
will probably be followed by others
making general reductions in import
taxes on clothing and other manufac-
tured articles.
At one time the apostles of high tariff
taxation told the people that a cheap
coat made a cheap man. But it has
come to pass that the high cost Of living
has made many hungry families and in
consequence hosts of angry men. At
last there is a real public sentiment for
downward revision of tariff schedules.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
TO FORM FRENCH MINISTRY
Radical Republican Accepts Invitation
of FalIieres to Perform Task.

Paris, March 1.-Antoine Emmanuel
Ernest Monis, radical Republican from
the Gronde, has accepted the invita-
ton of President Fallieres to form a
ministry to succeed that of M. BRAND,
which resigned. After announcing
that he would accept the task, M.
Monis spent the remainder of the day
visiting possible ministers. 1t is
known that he visited M. Delcasse,
whose dismissal from his post as for
eign minister at the instigation of
Germany will be remembered. 1t is
probable that NJ. Delcasse, it is be-
lieved, will be offered and will accept
the portfolio of minister Of marine.
The name Of M. Alexandra Ribot is
mentioned as minister of foreign af-
fairs. M. Ribot was prime minister
from 1892 to 1893 and for about two
years previously was foreign minister.
His wife was formerly Miss Mary
Burch, of Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
The Wehrwein Bill,

That the Wehrwein bill would injure
both the high schools of Wisconsin and
the state university by lowering their
standards, was urged by President
Charles r. Van Hise of the University
of Wisconsin in a public hearing before
the members of the state Legislature.
The university, he pointed out, would
be compelled to do work which should
be done by the high schools because the
bill would admit to the university, stu
dents who are not prepared to do uni
versity work. Such students, he show
ed, should remain in the high school
until they have obtained the necessary
preparation as it is cheaper and better
both for their parents and for the state
to have the high schools. rather than
the university do this preparatory work.
High school principals and school
superintendent are against the Wehr-
vein bill, as is shown by the resolutions
which their association adopted last
wear, to the effect that the principals
and superintendent most earnestly
opposed any and all legislation that
would deprive the high schools of the
state of the benefits of inspection by
either the state superintendent or the
university"
Since the school superintendent and
high school principals, who are the men
best qualified to judge of the success of
the present system, which has been a
natural growth through a series of years
are opposed to the proposed change,
President Van Hise argued THAI it
would be a mistake to adopt a new
plan, which has never been tried in any
other state and which would evidently
be detrimental both to the high schools
and the university.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
MR.. CARY'S BAD MOVE.

Under the heading 1.-The Cary move
Republican publishes an able article in
opposition to the Wehrwein educational
bill. The following is an extract:
mo institution has done more to
make the state of Wisconsin famous
abroad than the University; the great
educational centers of Europe have sent
embassies to study its workings. This
honorable position as a center of learn
ing Mr.. Cary would destroy. Not to
mention the learned professions no in
strumentality in the state has done
more to promote the welfare Of the
masses. 1t has contributed largely to
the placing of Wisconsin in the lead as
a dairy state; it has done more than
any other agency to make farm life
agreeable and profitable, thus prevent
ing the abandonment of farms and the
burying of the best ability in the great
cities. All this progress in the line of
putting LHe victories OF science WlUnln
the reach of the poor as well as the
rich-intO every workshop and into
every farm yard, the efforts of Mr..
Cary are tending to check, and he is
using the highest educational Office in
the state to accomplish the purpose.
There is one ecourse the faculty of
the University would have, should
Cary's measure become a law, but it
would work hardship upon the very
class that Mr.. Cary is pretending to
help. The question of fitness to keep
up with the class will always rest with
the faculty. Those who go there with
poor preparation, unless they are re-
markable students, will be coned out at
the end of the first semester. Dozens
of pupils who have supplied apparel,
packed their outfit, paid their fare to
Madison and their entrance fee to Uni
versity, will go home with their edu-
cational career suddenly closed all on
account of a nightmare of MI. Cary.
There is not a single argument in favor
of the bill becoming a law"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
PECATONICA.
By Annie Davis.

Llewellyn Davis was a Belmont caller
Tuesday.
Elmer Johns is chopping wood for
Reuben Harris.
A farewell party was held at E. P.
Lloyd's last Wednesday, before leaving
for their new home in South Dakota.
A large crowd Of neighbOrs and friends
went with we'll filled baskets of good
things to eat, and all report a fine time.
A crowd of young folks came to spend
the evening.
Mildred Winters, who has been sick is
improving.
Reuben Harris drove to Mineral
Point, Thursday evening.
DR.. Gratiot was called to see Mrs.
Will Dolphin n day last week.
Mayme Tyrer is on the sick list.
William and Dave James of Montfort
came down Saturday night to see their
mother who is very poorly.
E. P. Lloyd and family and Dora
James were callers at Will G.. Davis's,
Sunday.
John E. Jones and wife moved to
their new home in Rewey, Saturday.
A large crowd attended the telephone
meeting Monday.
Mrs. James Hughes and Mrs. George
Johns and children spent Monday at
Alvin JOnes's.
Tom Thomas's family were on the
sick list last week.
Rev. Grifiths sold two valuable COWS
last Thursday.
Robert Davis of Madison is visiting
at the home of Rev. Grifiths.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
FOR SALE.
The M. III. Brew Farm
100 Acres

three and a half miles east of Mineral
Point. Splendid location, / mile to
school, z miles to cheese factory, 1 mile
to church, on main road on r. F. D.
and Telephone line. Seven room house,
two barns, cattle shed, hog house,
machine house, all we'll fenced, nice
hen house orchard and small fruit, three
wells and a wind mill.
If sold before May LIST price $50 per
acre, if not sold before May LIST price
$50; small payment down, balance long
time at 5 per cent. Inquire at premises,
or of H. L. JOLLY, Darlington, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
Chicago Voters Nominate Can
didates for City Offices.
PROFESSOR GETS BIG VOTE
Primary Campaign Just Closed Proved
to Be Longest, Fiercest, Most Alb
sorbing and Most Expensive
Ever Waged in Chicago.

Chicago, March AT the primaries
in Chicago, the voters selected Alder.
man Charles E. Merriam, Republican,
and Carter H. Harrison, Democrat,
as the nominees for mayor at the cleo
ton to be held April 4.
They captured the respective nomin-
atoms by good pluralities, and the
hottest mayoralty campaign in the his
tory of Chicago is anticipated.
The vote resulted as follows: Demo
cratic-Carter H. Harrison, 51,186;
Edward F. Dunno, 1852; Andrew j.
Graham, 1864. Republican-Charles
e. Merriam, 52,902; John R. Thomp-
son, 25,943; John F. Smulski, 25,243;
Tom Murray, 1885.
Charles E. Merriam is alderman
from the Seventh ward. He is pro-
fessor of economics at the University
of Chicago and was chairman of the
Merriam commission.
Mr.. Harrison, his opponent, has
previously held the Office of mayor of
Chicago for four terms.
The primary campaign just closed
was the longest, the fiercest, the most
absorbing, and by far the most expen-
sive ever waged in Chicago. Carter
H. Harrison, Andrew ]. Graham and
Edward F. Dunno struggled for the
Democratic nomination, while on the
Republican side, Alderman Charles E.
Merriam, John F. Smulski, John R.
Thompson, John E. Scully and Tom
Murray were the aspirants.
In both parties the campaign de-
veloped great bitterness. Charges
and counter charges were freely made.
A feature of the campaign was the
demand that the candidates disclose
the sources and amounts of their cam
paign funds and their detailed expendi-
lures. So pressing did this demand
become that every candidate in the
two parties, except Mr.. Graham, COM
piled.
All primary vote records were
smashed in the outpouring of voters
to the polls in the first test of NOM
mating mayoral candidates by the d.
rect voting system. 1t was also a
turbulent struggle with shooting and
stabbing ARRAYS, rejecting the bitter
ness OF the political strife. Polling
places were ~honeycombed with police
men, detectives, deputy sheriffs and
Specials" Never in the history of
the oldest political workers were so
many guards on duty at a primary or
an election.
The calculators boosted the total
vote up to $50, 900, which figure would
throw into insignifcance any previous
primary vote. The highest prediction
before put the figure at 225,O0O. The
weather conditions were conducive to
a heavy vote. The balloting started
lively when the polls opened at 6 a.
m. and was continued until 5 p. M,
an hour longer than on regular cleo
ton days.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
BILL PASSED
New Jersey Senate Will Be Asked to
Adopt Bracken Bill.

Trenton, N. j., March Assembly
man Bracken's automobile reciprocity
bill was passed in the house by a vote
of 38 to Is. The bill was previously
defeated by a margin of only 2 votes,
due to the fact that many Of the mem
bers had gone home before the vote
was taken. 1t was rec~onsidered and
went through handily.
The bill is practically the same as
the introduced by Senator
Edge, which failed in the upper house.
Another effort will be made to have
the senate adopt the Bracken bill, and
it is believed there is some chance of
this being successful. The measure
has been urged by all the prominent
automobile associations In this vi
cinity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
ROB TRAIN SAFE
Two Men Gag Messenger, Secure
Money and Escape.

st. Louis, March 1. Two armed
and masked men jumped on Iron
Mountain passenger train No. 4 enter
ing st. Louis at 8 p. M, and after
binding and gagging the messenger Of
the express car, opened the safe, re-
moved the money and, jumping off in
the vicinity of Tower Grove station,
made their escape in the darkness dur
ing a snow storm.
The bound messenger, M. M. Nc
Roberts, was left alone in the car by
the robbers. He twitched and turned
about in an endeavor to loosen him
self and with the bandages still about
his eyes finally notified the conductor
of the train, j. E. Gregg. The train
was brought to a stop at Tower Grove
station and the police notified of the
robbery. Then the crew hurried the
train to Union station.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
An Economist.

"Of course" said Mr.. Sirius Barker,
81 want my daughter to have some
sort of an artistic education. I think
I'll have her study singing"
"Why not art or literature?'
cart spoils canvas and paint, and
literature wastes reams of paper.
Singing merely produces a temporary
disturbance Of the atmospheric
Washington Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02

ONeenah Times, Dem: There is really
nothing to alarm the constructive
mind in the present system of govern
ment as carried on in the city of Mil
waukee, and as far as the interests of
the people are concerned, Milwaukee
ought to get a better government under
Seidel than it could possibly have under
Dave Rose. And, by the way, Dave
Rose is the man who delivered the city
of Milwaukee to socialism and drove
from the people the last spark of con-
fidence in the ability of the old parties
to give the city an honest administra-
ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
For the COuntry'S Good.

Cassville Index: One Of the cheerful
things about this Canadian reciprocity
business is the way papers and men of
all parties who are lining up for it are
passing over the question of party gain,
are looking to the country's good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
KILLS HIS S%TEPFATHER
Iowa Youth with a Bullet Avenues
Abuse Of His Mother.

Davenport, Ia, Mar. 1.-Rud Bran
denburg, aged twenty-one, shot and
killed his s~tepfather, Claus Muenter,
after being told by his mother that
Muenter had abused her.
After the shooting Brandenburg and
his mother went to the police station
and gave themselves up.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
PLAGUE KILLS 1000 DAILY
Manchurian Town Ravaged by Fatal
Disease-Bread Riots Occur.

st. Petersburg, Mar. Pei Chuan-
nntZe, about fifty miles south of Har-
bin, rs being ravaged by the plague.
Deaths there are reported to number
1000 daily. The disease is raging at
Kirin, Hulanchen, opposite Hardin
and Bodune, 100 miles southeast of the
Manchurian capital.
Bread riots have occurred through
out the stricken district. The foreign
c~onsuls are preparing to leave. Sol
diers have refused to march into the
plague stricken places.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
Cheer Up.

You a make your home just a little
more coy and attractive with some of
that wall paper which I will show you
than any other in the city. Estimates
gladly furnished.
Phone 374. j. G. STENDEBACH.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
ILLINOIS CITIES GROW FAST
GiIIispie Shows Increase of Over $50
Per Cent.

Washington, March 1.-The ensus
bureau has given out the figures on
Illinois cities as follows: Bunker
Hill, 1,O46; C~arlinville, 3,616; Mount
Olive, 1901; Girard, 1891; Virden,
1000; Gillispie, 2,241.
The largest growth was that of Gil
lispie, from 873, an increase of over
$50 per cent. Virden almost doubled,
from 2.208.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
Mccraw Gets Drucke's Contract.

Marlin, Tex, March Louis Drucke
disproved the rumor that he was go
ing to quit baseball to attend to his
real estate interests in Texas by run.
ming down from Waco, delivering his
signed contract to Manager McGraw
and returning to Waco.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02

Bloomington Record: If it were pos
sible to have a collector at the door Of
every store in the country to collect in
each the indirect tax now imposed by
the protective tariff ''protection" would
be done away with just as soon as the
people could vote in congress to do so.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
The GOSSard Corset

l have been appointed agent for this
celebrated corset, and will be pleased
to take orders. Mary Weckler.
Telephone 80.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
Do You Know?

Do you know what you can buy at the Variety Store, and
what it will cost? For the benefit Of those who never have
visited this new bargain shop, or who may not be familiar
with the wide variety of goods sold here and the reasonable
prices, we wish to call attention to just a comparative few
items:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02
ATE
DOER OF DEEDS.

It is not the critic who counts,
not the man who points out how
the strong man stumbles or
where the doer of deeds could
have done them better. The
credit belongs to the nan who is
actually in the arena, whose
face is married by dust and
sweat and blood. = Theodore
Roosevelt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-03-02

This is but a small part of our complete line and we are add
ing new things all the time. See our 5 and Zoe department
III west room, also Special Bargain Counter III rear of main
store, new bargains every day. We are glad to see you even
if you don't buy a cents worth. We want you to know what
we have when you do need something. All we ask is the
pleasure of showing the goods.
THE PEOPLES VARIETY STORE
Mineral Point, Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15
HOT. SPRINGS SQUAD
IN TOUGH WEATHER
Players Won't Get Down to
Real Practice Until Late
in the Week.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, February 10
The Washington players now in the city
will not begin actual practice work until
the latter part of the week at least, their
baths and strolls to and over the noun
tains. Each morning the entire bunch
may be seen trotting over the mountains
or along the outskirts of the city.
The weather has been too inclement
the past week to admit of much prac-
tice but ideal weather is promised from
now on. The opening games of the sea-
son, postpone from last Saturday and
Sunday on account of the inclement
weather, will be played Saturday and
Sunday, and it is expected several of
the Washington players will take part.
Germany Schaefer is a great kidder
and particularly fond of relating a story
which occurred in the lobby Of a New
his part Of the receipts of the big series
he was seated in the lobby, counting his
money. and was eyed with envy by the
bell hops. Seeing them watching him,
he called them to him and remarked
Boys, you all have been good to me and
The negro bell hops expected a big tip,
seeing all the money, and were chagrin-
ned beyond measure when Schaefer added
Il am going to give you some good ad-
vice. go to church tomorrow
Pool. billiards and bowling, together
with baths and strolls. constitute large
part OF the present practice work of the
Washington players here. Jiggs Dono-
hue's bowling alley is the mecca for the
ball players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15
.CONKL|N SUFFERS
HIS FIRST DEFEAT
Poggenburg Wins Closest
/. Match of National Amateur
Billiard Tournament.

NEW YORK. February 10. Ferdi-
nand Poggenburg Of the Liederkranz
Club defeated Charles F. Conklin of Chi
cago 400 to 800 in the worlds amateur
1872 billiard championship last night
There was remarkable absence OF
balkline play during the entire contest,
both men playing ball-to-ball billiards.
This is Conklins first defeat in the tour
nament. Edward Gardner, the national
champion. and Conklin meet today, and
should Gardner win there will be tie
for first place. The score:
Poggenburg-8 &c o 80 ~ o 1o l %
20 3 Q 3 Is z II l6 80 II 3
80 1 D o 20 ]. Total-400. Average
1O-45. High runs-42 80 80.
Conklin-6 % 10 % o s 10 10 10 o o Is
20 2 18 IL . 40 IS 10 "a IL ID
Is o o 600. Averages 3S A.
High runs-49 % %. Referee-Albert q. Cutler.
A slow but interesting game in the aft
ernoon resulted in a victory for Edward
to o51. from DR.. Leonidas l.. Mial of
Morristown, n. J. There were several
spurts of good billiards on both sides.
but the national champion had the upper
hand from the start.
Gardner opened with fine run of 56.
followed by another OF So and Sc in a
later inning. Mial in his twenty-second
turn ran up 80 points. and in two other
innings made 81 points each. The scores:
Gardner-56 SO 3 Is IS 0 o I6 %
4S 20 9 10 2 2 20 o 9 SO Is II. Total
Mial-2 10 % 4 o o 20 3 OIL 0 10 o o o o 4
81 g s2O0 s2 Q; Total-25l. Av-
Referee-Albert G. Cutler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15
BALL BREAKS JAW BONE.
Guy Herbert of University of Vir
ginia Injured.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, February
15--The first accident of the base ball
season a the University of Virginia took
place late Tuesday afternoon, when Guy
Herbert. a promising young player, was
struck in the face by batted ball. His
jaw bone was broken in two places and
he will be out of the game for some time.
The ball which struck young Herbert
was batted by Spratt, law student, who
made his debut in professional base ball
last season with the Roanoke team Of the
Virginia League. Spratt led the Virginia
League I'm batting last year and was
drafted by the Boston National League
club.
Lambeth Field was crowded with seven
ty-five players at the time of the accident
Spratt, with several others, was batting
to the Outfielders. Herbert was tossing a
ball to fellow player and did not see
the ball coming. One or two men yelled
but Herbert heard their warning too late
Herbert resides in Marshall, Fauuuier
county. Va. and this is his first year at
the university. He attended school last
at Bingham School, Asheville. N. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15

The usual number OF minor league men
were on hand looking for anything in the
way of players that they could get from
the big fellows. President Cantillon of
the Minneapolis club and Manager Kelley
of the St. Paul club were here from the
American Association. Jack Dunn of the
Baltimore club of the Eastern League
was on hand and several of the club
owners from the Three-I League mixed in
with the crowd during the Gay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15
STANTON MEET OFF.
Central High Track Management
Now After Baltimore City College.

After negotiating for a month or more
in an effort to complete arrangements for
. dual field and track meet next spring,
the managemehts of the Central High
and Stanton Military Academy squads
, have failed to reach an agreement, and
yesterday Manager Sylvester of the loca
team announced that he would make nc
further effort in this direction.
It has been a known fact for some
time that Staunton is but one of a mum
her OF schools that have asked Central
for q date and now the management will
turn attention to other institutions.
Prominent among the many Is Balti
more City College, Centrals most formid-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15

able rival on the cinder path in this
vicinity. and should present plans carry
a dual event will be arranged to decide
supremacy between the teams. the same
to be held in the Monumental city early
next spring.
Some time ago the management Of the
City College squad communicated with
Manager Sylvester OF Washington in an
effort to arrange a triangular event be-
tween Central. Episcopal High and his
own team, the same to take place at
Alexandria and on the date usually de-
cided on for the dual field and track
meet between the Washington and Alex
andria high school teams. The PROPOSE
ton was considered by all concerned.
but after a consultation it was agreed
that discrimination of the dual gam>S
in favor of the triangular meet would
be inadvisable. Manager Sylvester wrote
to the Baltimoreans accordingly, at he
same time expressing the hope that an
event of the like might be arranged at
later date.