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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-06
TO RE.AoJUsT RATES

SAN FRANCISCO, April G.
Under the new railroad rate law
act. the new state railroad com.
mission soon will begin its task
OF re-adlusting railroad and ex-
press rates The fact that Gov.
Johnson will sit in" al the hear
ings lends added interest as II Is
believed the government has de-
termlncd 10 lead the fight against
alleged eXOrbitant rates
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-04-06

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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
PURSUES ELECTRICAL TRUST
Attorney General of Texas After Evil
dence to Support Suits.

Austin, Tex, May 81. - Complying
with a joint resolution adopted by the
legislature, Attorney General Light
foot has left for New York, Boston,
Schenectady, st. Louis and other cities
to dig up evidence against the So
called electrical trust that is alleged
to be operating in Texas, with view
of instituting suits against the differ
ent concerns.
He will investigate the books and
affairs Of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, the Postal Telegraph
Cable, the Bell Telephone company,
the Southwestern Telegraph and Tele-
phone company, the Western Electric
company, the General Electric COM
pany, the United States Electric COM
pany of New Jersey and it's branches
in Texas and the Stone & Webster
syndicate of Boston.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Not in Proper Place in State
Department Files.
INCIDENT OF DAY PORTRAIT
Called for by Voucher PhiIadeI-
phia Artist Received
Only $3.50.

Washington, May 31.-A certain
voucher for $3.50, according to the
testimony of Thomas Morrison, chief
Of the bureau of accounts, before the
house investigating committee, is not
in the place where it should be. Sec
rotary Of State Knox has begun an in
VestigatioE to ascertain the where
abouts of the missing piece of paper.
The voucher was removed from the
files in 1905 by direction of Elihu
Root, then secretary of state, and has
not been returned. At that time
Charles DENLY now consul general at
Vienna, was chief clerk of the state
department and aided Mr.. Root in in
vestigating the incident. Mr.. Knox
has asked Mr.. DENLY what he knows
of the incident with special reference
to the disposition of the voucher.
Secretary Knox first learned about
a week ago of the incident of the JUS
tice Day portrait from Albert Rosen-
thai, the Philadelphia painter. When
he called upon Chief Morrison, of the
bureau of accounts, for the records in
the case he was informed that the
voucher was missing.
The books Of the department, how
ever, show that the sum of $2,45O was
expended by direction Of the secre-
tary of state, Of which $3.50 was for a
portrait of Secretary Day. The only
two persons who in addition to MIR.
Rosenthal figured in the original
transaction were the late John Hay,
then secretary of state, and William
H. Michael, American consul at Cal
cutta, India, who was then chief clerk
of the department. Shortly after Mr..
Hay IS death in July, 1905, the transac-
ton was investigated by Secretary
Root and Chief Clerk DENLY. 1t was
at this time that the voucher was with
drawn from the records of the bureau
of accounts and was not returned to
it's proper place. The result of Mr..
Root's Investigation was never made
public. Senator Root informed an Of
ficer' of the state department that
while he remembered the general
point Of the Investigation he was I'M
able to recall the details.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
DO YOUR WORK ELL.

Here is some good and wholesome
advice from the Milwaukee Journal to
to the Legislature Of Wisconsin:
Don't get into panic and adjourn
before your work is done and done
thoroughly.
Don't let any grumbling about a
long session cause you to end it too
soon.
No other legislature in the history
of the state has had more work or more
important work to do. You were elect
ed to do this work. The people expect
you to do it. The fault finding in some
quarters about the length of the SEES
sion will be as nothing compared with
the Indignation that will be felt all
over the state if you adjourn with your
work half done or carelessly done.
do your work and do it we'll. This
is the only way to merit the approval
of the people of the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
DlAZ SAILS FOR EUROPE
Ex-President Visited in Vera Cruz by
Crowd of ConsuIs.

Vera Cruz, May 31-Porfrio Diaz
leaves his country for exile today on
board the Hamburg-American steam
ship Yhiranga, sailing from the same
port where thirty-eight years ago he
swan the shark-infested waters to es-
cape arrest as a revolutiCnist. He
will be escorted to the Yhiranga by
the commander of the garrison. There
is little likelihood of a hostile demon.
stration, but the commander is taking
no chances. Diaz is accompanied by
his wife, his son, his sons wife, and
five children and Senior Elizaga and
wife, the latter being the sister of
Diaz.
Sixteen consuls, headed by the Unit
ed States and the Canadian repre-
sentatives, paid an official visit of re-
spect to the eX-president Of the re-
public at the house of J. B. Body,
where he is stopping under the Brit
ish flag Diaz received the consuls
cordially and expressed appreciation
of their visit, but did not allude to
his departure. The Canadian consul
will accompany General Huerta and
the escort to the ship.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
PRESIDENT FOR PEACE
Taft's Memorial Day Theme Is
National Restraint"
Remarks in Speech in Arlington Gene
terry Taken as Reply to Roose-
veIts Recent Utterance.

Washington, May Educational Re-
Taft's Memorial day address at the
Arlington National cemetery. Many
thought they discovered in a portion
of the address an answer to the re-
cent attack of Theodore Roosevelt
upon the Taft plan of international ar
bitration. Colonel Roosevelt in his
editorial presented the case of a man
whose wife had been slapped, and
asked whether the man could be
asked to remain peaceful He drew
a parallel of a nation suffering an in
salt at the hands of another nation.
President Taft also reduced his dis
cussion to the case of the individual
Re instanced the days of duelling, OBJ
serving that then it required more
mClal strength to refrain from duelling
than to fight one. He added:
eff that be true of men, why may it
not be true in the near future of ma
tons Why will it not show more
patriotism and more love Of country
To refuse to go to war for an insult
and to submit it to the arbitrament
Of a peaceful tribunal than to subject
a whole people to the misery and
cruelty and suffering and burden and
heavy ccst of a national war, however
CLOSED over by the excitement and
ambitions and the glory of a success
full conquest?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
GARROS In THE LEAD
French Aviator Sets Pace in Paris-to-
Turin Contest.

Genoa, May 31.-Roland G. Garros,
the French aviator, is now leading in
the great Paris-to-Turin air race. He
reached Pisa in the evening, and re-
manned there until dawn, when he
started for Rome. His keenest rival
il the first stage of the contest, An
ore Beaumont. who beat him to Nice,
met with serious misfortune and is
stalled at Alassio, about midway be
tween Nice and Genoa. Frey, the Ger
man representative, got as far as
Genoa.
From Nice to Genoa, Garros was
sa'uted all along the coast by soldiers
bugles, cannon shots and cheers from
the crowds. When he arrived here
t ousands of persons surrounded Gar
ros and his aeroplane. Eventually
troops were Obliged to protect him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
A Bad Bill.

The Hudson True Republican: Of
all the villainous educational bills
that have been gotten up in and about
Madison to promote monopoly and en-
courage graft, Assembly bill No 100
seems to be the most uncalled for and
the worst. 1t pretendS TO provide for a
uniform system Of text books the need
of which is very questionable The
law would create state text book
commission that would choose a set of
books to be used by every school in the
state drawing public money; it pre-
Scribes a penalty upon any board or
or teacher that will introduce any book
not approved by the commission. The
enforcement of this law would necessi
tate an immediate change of text books
in every school district in the state,
and it would entail corresponding
hardship on every parent who purchases
books for children. But worst of all,
it would open a way for graft to an
extent heretofore unheard of. There is
no possible occasion for such a law
School boards are protesting against
its passage Without doubt the Board
of Education of Hudson will pass a
resolution of protest at its next meeting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Bogart Is Only One of Six to
Escape Jail Sentence.
OTHER SV||NDLERS TO Be TRIED
Burr Brothers, Who Distributed $780,
100000 Worth Of Worthless Stock
Certificates for Cash,
Come Next.

New York, May 31.-Samuel S. Bo.
CART, first vice president of the United
Wireless Telegraph company, who
pleaded guilty a week after the trial
of President Wilson and the other de-
PENDANTS got under way, escaped with
a fine of $4,000.
Bogart is the only one of the six de.
PENDANTS to escape a Jail sentence, and
he and his counsel, w. T. Jerome, were
plainly pleased with the outcome Pres
ident Christopher Columbus Wilson,
under sentence now to spend three
years at Atlanta penitentiary, and the
other defendants will remain in the
Tombs until June 6, pending action
on an appeal of their case.
The next case of the kind to be tried
will be that of the Burr Brothers, the
Flat Iron building financiers, who were
raided last November after dis
tributing in return for the public's
cash stock certificates of face value,
according to the government, of $780,
100000 Shelton G.. and Eugene H.
Burr, w. Preston and c. H. Tobey are
under indictment for these operations
and their cases will be called in a
couple of weeks.
The government regards it's case
against the Burrs as fully as strong
as that against Wilson and his associ-
atcs. Other cases which have yet to
he put on trial, but in which indict-
merts have been found, are those of
Cameron Shear and the Continental
Wireless Telephone and Telegraph
company, Ell Progresso Banana COM
pany, involving five defendants, w. T.
Wintemute, and B. H. Sheftels & Co..
The latter case, it is said, will not be
reached for nearly year, and larger
fish may be caught in the meantime.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Will Return at Once to Aid in
Pacification.
MADERO STARTS SOUTH FRIDAY
Visits FL Paso, Texas, for First Time
Since February II, When War;
rant for His Arrest
Was Issued.

Ell Paso, May 31-Thomas Rosales
and j. F. Gabarillias, two close friends
of General Bernardo Reyes, who are
here in conference with Francisco
Madero, declare that General Reyes,
former Mexican minister of war, is
coming back to Mexico to assist in re-
storing peace.
They have returned from Havana,
where they conferred with General
Reyes in behalf of the independent po-
litical party of Mexico, and announced
that Reyes would come home at once
and join Madero and De La Barra in
their work of pacification.
Madero, while continuing his plans
for departure Friday, is in constant
touch with the national capitol. He
said on receiving news that forty per-
sons had been killed by rebel as
sault on the town of Cholula, near
Puebla, in the state of that name, that
it was the work of brigands rather
than rebels and they would be sup
pressed. He said his forces in south
ern Mexico were sufficient to preserve
order and that they were at the com
1nand of the federal government.
Madero confirmed the report that
many of his troops are to be disbanded
and many others taken into the regu-
lar army of Mexico, both in the rurales
and the regular cavalry. He says the
legislatures of Sonora and Coahuila
have installed his governors.
Madero came to Ell PaSo for con-
sultation with private family, the
first time he has been in this country
since he fled from Ell Paso Feb. ~,
when warrant was issued here for
his arrest for plotting a revolution.
That night he placed himself at the
head of his army. While in Ell Paso
Madero paid the Southern Pacific rail
road $1,000 to bind his contract for a
train to take him east on Friday. He
has engaged two Pullman cars on the
regular eastbound morning train to
Spofford, Tex, and a special train from
there to the Mexican border at Eagle
Eass.
The first passenger train south into
Mexico from Ell Paso since Orozco's
Eesieging forces cut the track on Jan.
IS. left here for Chihuahua. The first
train out of Chihuahua reached here
With many Americans aboard on buy
ing expeditions. Train service south
of Chihuahua is not yet restored.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
LOOKS LIKE Will SON.

The following is a paragraph from
recent New York correspondence by
Holland to the Chicago Tribune:
"Although some Of the Democratic
leaders ore still persuaded that Bryan S
candidate is Speaker Clark, yet in Re-
publican circles the nomination of Gov.
Wilson by the Democrats is now re-
garded as certain.
In great leaders like Wilson, Clark,
Harmon, and others, the Democratic
party is very fortunate at this impor-
tant period. But Wilson seems to be
deservedly in the lead.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
ROOSEVELT'S WARLIKE TALL
He Urges Aggressiveness and Takes
Slap at Lorimer.

New York, May 31.-Colonel Roose-
welt talked Of peace in a bellicose
strain in addressing the veterans of
U. S. Grant Post 327, G. A. R., of
Brooklyn in their Memorial day exer-
cises at the tomb of General Grant on
FL, creide Drive. He stood up for the
navy, decried the "copperheads" of
'61. urged an aggressive march of
progress, gave his own record a kind
" pat and ended with the suggestion
that the United States senate be disin-
fected of Senator Lorimer.
Commander Hedley introduced the
colonel as IAN American of Americans,
who has played his part we'll, has TAX
Ell part in a little war, and has hon.
ored the stations which he adorned. !"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Wool Should be en- Free List.

Springfield Mass Republican,: Re
duction of the wool and wooden duties
from specific to ad valorem form and
then reduction in the rates to about
one half what they are now-such is the
democratic plan as to schedule K which
has been agreed upon for submission to
the party caucus. 1t is at least step
in the right direction, and the simplest
way of eliminating the determinations
and excuses of the present schedule.
But the schedul, will not have been
thoroughly and adequately reformed
until wool has been made free of all
customs taxation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
A RIGHTEOUS PROTEST.

The Marinette Eagle Star thus gives
credit where credit is due:
1.-The Catholics of st. Louis are to be
commended for their stand in regard to
modern plays. 1t is about time that
some rose to protest against the filthy
productions that get place in respect
able theatres. These plays cater to the
baser appetites and because there has
risen no strong influence against them
they have lived. AS rule, attacking
the morality of play is the best kind
advertising for it; but Notwithstanding
this fact, strenuous opposition. on the
part of the people generally, will in
time have it's influence on the play pro
ducers. An aroused public sentiment
is needed"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01

The Mcconnell bill providing for a
second choice at primary elections has
become a law. This is the measure
which was slured by the tories as the
g Mary Ann bill But it will prove a
a just and wise law nevertheless. 1t
will more fairly register the will of the
people.
The same law reduces the require
ment Of 20 per cent vote to insure the
retention of a party's designation on
ballots to 10 per cent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
MIFFLIN.
BY Miss Katheryn Gowman.

Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Raine and little
daughter were business and pleasure
visitors at Montfort on Thursday.
George S. Huxtable and daughters
of Mineral Point made breif but
pleasant call at the home of Charles l..
Wonn and family Saturday.
Miss Katharine Cushman has re-
turned to her home at Arthur after a
years successful labor here as primary
teacher in our school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Warne and
daughter Amanda of Rewey enjoyed a
visit Sunday with Peter Wonn and
family and with their many friends.
Mr.. Henry Ovitz, superintendent of
the Peacock Mine here, transacted
business at Beloit and Platteville rela-
tive to the mine, last week.
Mrs. Thomas Raine received pleas
ant visit from her sister, Mrs. Hattie
McKernan from Iowa few days last
week.
Miss Ruth Trevillian came out from
Mineral Point Friday evening for to
attend the commencement exercises.
Rev. r. M. Stephenson and wife
were business and social callers at
Linden Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Gruber were
recent guests of Linden relatives.
r. l. Mckee of Galena, an ore
buyer, looked after business interests
here last week.
Rev. Cookson of Linden made Miff1in
people a pleasant Sunday call.
j. A Baker, associated with cigar
company at Milton junction, was here
looking after business affairs Wednes-
day of last week.
Superintendent John Graham had
the pleasure of Saturday and Sunday
visit with his family at Mineral Point.
Mrs. Myrtle Austin and baby daugh
ter Mildred of Hazel Green were
guests for a week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilkin-
son.
Miss Carrie Wonn paid a visit to her
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs j. Warne
at Rewey. Saturday.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Friday evening the P. M. church was
crowded to witness the commencement
exercises of the Miff1in graded school.
Prof. c.. M Sanford of Platteville very
ably delivered the address and it was
highly enjoyed and appreciated by all.
The class motto was "Climb, though
the rocks be rugged, while the class
colors were green and white.
There were five graduates as follows:
Elmer Stephenson, John Temby, Iva
Gribble, Fern Barber, and Mae Garvey.
Much credit is due Miss Jones, the
principal, who has so faithfully labOred
with these young people in order that
they might finish the regular course.
Mesdames Greenwood and Brown
were in attendance at the commence
ment exercises here Friday evening,
their nephew, John Temby being one of
the graduates.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01

A Tacoma newspaper of May 10 thus
reports the knocking down, beating and
robbing Of John H. Goelz, formerly of
Mineral Point:
While returning home last night
about 10 80, John H GOelz, Il salesman
employed by A. S. Johnson q Co., was
held up, beaten and robbed by two un-
masked highwaymen.
The robbery occurred on South j
Street, between 9Th and 9th Streets, as
Goelz was nearing his home at 1920
South 7th street. His assailants took
from him between seven and eight
dollars and his keys.
AS he was walking along the upper
side of street, Goelz saw two men
approach him from the opposite direc-
ton. He said he paid no attention to
them but as they passed him one of
them struck him on the head. He was
knocked to the ground, where a more
severe beating was administered by
both thugs.
When Capt. Needham in the police
ambulance arrived a few minutes later,
GOelz was found with blackened eyes
and blood streaming from his nostrils.
AS he had paid no attention to the men
as they passed him, except to observe
that they were not masked, he could
not give a description of either.
Goelz said that after he was robbed
the men escaped down 9th street.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
STREET CARS IN CRASH
Nine Persons Are Injured in a Coli
sion in Chicago.

Chicago, May 31.-Nine persons,
one an infant in the arms of it's mo-
Their, were injured, panic prevailed,
and two cars were partially wrecked
in a collision at Halsted and Thirty
ninth streets
A modern Halsted street car crashed
into one Of the old-style cars at Thir-
ty-ninth street Both cars were filled
with passengers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
Labor Killings in Chicago in a Fair
Way To BE Cleared Up.

Chicago, May 31,-Maurice ("MossD
Enright, business agent of the United
Association of Steamftters, was arrest
ed charged with the murder of Vim
cent Altman, labor agitator, shot to
death in the barroom of the Briggs
house March %.
The police are working hard to fast
en- on Enright the killing of William
C'Dutch") Gentleman in Pat O'Mal-
ley's saloon May p, and they believe
that both labor war murders are in a
fair way to be cleared hp.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01

President Taft: Why will it not show
more patriotism and more love of coun-
try to refuse TO go to war for an insult
and to submit to the arbitrament of a
peaceful tribunal than to submit a
whole people to the burden and suffer
ing of heavy cost and national war
however CLOSED over by the excitement
and ambition and glory of successful
conquest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Toledo-Toledo, s; indianapolis,
5.-First game. Toledo, 2; Indian
apolis, 3.-Second game.
At Columbus-Columbus, s; Louis
vile, 5.-First game. Columbus, 4:
Louisville, Second game.
At Kansas City-Kansas City. II:
Milwaukee, 3.-First game. Kansas
City, 6; Milwaukee, Second game.
At Minneapolis Minneapolis, Z; St
Paul, s.-First game. St. Paul, S;
Minneapolis, 2.-Second game.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
PIainweII Banker Is Convicted.

Allegan, Mich, May 31.-Albert ].
Shepard, former Plainwell banker, was
convicted Of Intentionally making false
report to the state banking commits
sioner Shepard's defense was his al
leged inability to determine between
right and wrong when the report was
made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
TWO Students Drown.

st. Paul, Mimi. May 31-Frederick
Kingsland, eighteen years old, of Ham
line, and Louis Kemmer, aged twenty
two, of Long Prairie, Mimi, students
at Hamline university, were drowned
when their canoe upset in the Mime
sofa river seven miles above Fort
Smelling
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Pope's Condition Is Serious,

Rome, May 31.-Information of the
serious condition of the pope told of
in dispatches of May II have been
practically confirmed His condition
vas really serious after his last attack
of govt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Irdiana-Local thunderstorms to-
day; probably fair tomorrow; light
variable winds
Illinois and Wisconsin = Generally
fair today and tomorrow: light vari-
eble winds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-06-01
Bureau County Pioneer Dies,

Kewanee, ILL.,, May 31.-Charles G.
Irwin, a wealthy pioneer and the old
est resident of western Bureau coun-
ty, died, aged ninety-two.