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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
WALDWICK.

Mrs Huxtable and Mr. and Mrs W
Ching spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler Heath.
Misses Nora Humbert, Florence erase
and Bertha Hosking attended the teach
er's meeting at Dodgeville, Friday and
Saturday.
VIM. Skews was at Blanchardville on
business Saturday.
Mrs. Mark Hanson and baby visited
Mrs. Clara Buckingham, Saturday.
A good crowd was out to the aid at
Mrs. Chas Harker's, Thursday.
Miss Melvina Harris returned to her
home at Mineral Point, Tuesday.
A crowd from here went to the sale
of Mrs. Sarah Coldwell, Thursday.
Robert Uren and family and Mrs. c..
Buckingham visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Ching, Friday.
Miss Nora Humbert is having vaca,
ton this week on account of sickness.
league Bros. are in Chicago purchas-
ing fine new line of dry goods and
shoes for spring. They also have added
to their line the GAINESVILLE shirts and
Overalls.
Mrs. Robert Uren and Miss Myrtle
Harris were the guests of Mrs. N. H.
Cockings, Wednesday.
Mrs. John Grafton and Mrs. Clara
Buckingham visited Mrs. N. H. Cock
ings, Monday.
Misses Myrtle Harris and Grace
Roberts spent Saturday evening with
Miss Lulu Buckingham.
Miss Clara Halverson and Mary
Frank spent Saturday and Sunday at
their respective homes.
James Harker, Jr. of Shullsburg is
spending the week with his uncle Chas.
Harker.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
NEW BERTH RATE IN EFFECT
Pullman Company's New Schedule
Will Mean Saving to Public.

Washington, Feb. l. = Lower rates
II o'clock tonight When the rate for
a lower is $2,75, the charge hereafter
will be 1920 In cases where lower
for longer journey costs SIS, an up
per will now only be $14.40 Formerly
a section cost double TIE amount Of
the lower berth and in the future it
will cost the rate Of the lower and up
per combined
The rate for a lower berth from
Washington to New York has been
reduced from 81 to SLIGO and from
Washington to Chicago reduced from
$3.50 to $3.50, with corresponding re-
auctions between other points.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
TAFT GETS FREE LlCENSETAG
Maryland ReIents But Virginia Holds
Out for Cash in Advance.

Baltimore, Feb. 1.-President Taft
will have his Maryland automobile
license without cost
Regardless of the law, l have di-
rected that tags be sent to President
Taft for his four automobiles and that
no charge be made for Them" said
Gov. Crothers. 81 think this is a cour-
tesy due the president from a SOW
erign state that forms a part of the
commonwealth of the nation
The state of Virginia will not issue
license to the president to operate
his automobiles without the payment
Of the proper license fee. Clerk j. NJ
Hayes has held up the request of Sec
retarN Chas. Norton for four automo-
bile licenses for the use of Mr. Taft
Virginia wants $50 from the president
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
BAILEY TO FiLiBUSTER
Tariff Board Bill Not Likely to Come
to Vote in Senate.

Washington, Feb 1.-The bill pro-
viding for a permanent tariff board
which passed by the house came over
to the senate and was referred to the
finance committee. Senator Bailey
and other Democrats made it apparent
that they intend to do everything pos
sible to prevent the passage of this
bill and they are now engaged in max
ing plans for it's defeat.
Administration leaders in the SEN
ate say that the bill will be passed if
it is ever brought to a vote, which
seems unlikely now, as the Democrats
stand ready to resort to a filibuster
if necessary
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
PECATONICA.

We are glad to report that Mrs
George Griffiths, who had an operation
performed at Dr. Gratiots hospital
Mineral Point, is improving nicely
We hope to see her home soon.
Mrs. JAS. Griffiths has been seriously
i'll the last week but is some better now.
Miss Ethel Anear is also very sick
Edwin Jones was very sick few
days last week.
DR.. Gratiot of Mineral Point made
several visits here lately
Reuben Harris spent few hours in
Mineral Point, Tuesday.
j. Gorgen, Jr. of Mineral Point was
here Monday on business.
Elsie Brown, teacher at No. 8, was at
the teachers meeting at Dodgeville last
Friday and Saturday.
Elias Williams is slowly recovering
from an attack of the grippe.
Stephen Powell of Mineral Point
spent Wednesday of last week here on
business.
J. J. Fielder and T. NJ. Priestley of
Mineral Point We're here on business
one day last week.
JAS Hughes was at Mineral Point,
Monday.
Quite number from here were at
Mineral Point, Saturday.
Hubert and Robert Davis spent
Saturday evening at the w. c. Dayis
home
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
SAN FRANCISCO Wins
House Favors Coast City For
Panama Exposition.
Since Senate Must Concur, Fight Is
Only Half Won and New
Orleans Has Hope.

Washington, Feb. LATTER months
of pulling and hauling by representa-
tives of San Francisco and New Or
leans, the house voted to the Pacific
coast city the Panama Canal exposi-
ton, which is to be held in 1915.
On the first test vote taken to decide
whether the house should consider the
Kahn resolution introduced in the in
terest of San Francisco or the Estopi-
nal bill, which had the support of the
New Orleans contingent, San Fran
cisco won by vote of 1888 to 159
After the Kahn resolution had been
debated for an hour or more it was
finally passed 259 to 49,
Members from the coast and from
the south followed with keen interest
the reading of the roll call and from
time to time, as the name of the fav-
orite city, according to the point of
view. was pronounced by a represent
tatlve, the galleries broke into ap-
plause. When Speaker Cannon an
nounced that the house had decided to
take up the Kahn resolution there was
an uproar. Coast statesmen cheered
and the San Francisco boomers in the
galleries shouted with JOY until Uncle
Joe finally called for order.
Representative Hefiin of Alabama
who spoke for New Orleans, said that
San Francisco was too far away for
exposition purposes. MANY people
who go there never come back" he
observed
The fight of San Francisco is only
half won as the Kahn resolution has
now to be cOncurred in hy the senate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
Joseph G. Robin, Now Under In
dictment, Must Stand Trial.
BANK EXAMINER IMPLICATED
Other Sensational Testimony DeveI-
oped at the Hearing-Robn APP
proves Jury's Verdict Find
ing Him Sane.

New York, Feb. 1.-Joseph G. Robin.
the indicted bank wrecker, was de-
clared sane by a jury before Judge
Swami in general sessions and will
have to stand trial. Robin seemed
somewhat pleased at the verdict His
sister, Dr.. Louise Robinovitch, under
Indictment for perjury, made no com
ment when she was told her brother
was sane
Robin was on the stand the greater
part of the day making charges that
will have to be investigated now that
he has been declared of sound mind
He accused Chief Bank Examiner
M, w. Hutchins of demanding and &C.
cepting a bride of $1,000 from the
Riverside Bank and dramatically
waved a cancelled check for $4,000
made payable to Hutchins and drawn
on the Bank of Discount May 9, 1907
Robin said that $4,000 had been paid
to cover a stock transaction and that
the $1,000 was profit to Hutchins
y
robbed him of about 100000 in Sc
curities after the Northern bank had
closed and Robin was at home suffer
ing from effects of morphine
'The bank was examined first early
in 1907" said Robin, land M. w
Hutchins, the chief examiner of the
New York banking department came
in. He found a number of loans, per
haps $4,000. on security Of the
Fidelity Development company stock.
l was largely interested in this cor
poration as were my banks"
Robin exhibited the check which all
the time he held in his hand. He
seemed pleased at the stir it had
caused This check" continued Rob
in, was purely and simply a $1,000
bride, required by Hutchins to pass
the bank through. That is the way
the banking department works it's in
vestigations. At other times they re-
quire cash. Usually they don't allow
themselves to go on record. The idea
of the banking department examiner
walking into this institution having a
few weeks before purchased some
stock of the institution that he knows
he was going to examine and then say
ing to me: This cost me $4,000 If
you pay me $4,000 the bank is good,
if you don't the bank is not good
That is the way examinations are
made in this city by the banking de,
partment and there is the evidence
of it."
Examiner Hutchins made a state
ment in which he said that to the best
of his recollection no examination of
the Riverside bank was pending when
he sold his stock to Robin. The first
examination was made after Robin be-
came active in the bank was made in
October, 1907, and Hutchins' stock
was sold to Robin in May. Even in
October there was no objection to
loans on Fidelity stock, but objections
were made to other loans and Mr.
Hutchins telegraphed to the state SUI
perinteEdent about them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
ST. LOUIS DEFEATS CHARTER
Trades and Labor Unions Votes Are
Against New Form.

ST. Louis, Feb. 1.-The proposed
charter for the government of the city
of st. Louis was defeated at the polls
by 40,155 majority. Of the 154,958
registered voters, 90,071 casting their
ballots in all sections of the city ex-
cept the fashionable west end resi-,
Dental district voted heavily against
the proposition.
The central trades and labor union
opposed the charter because it central
lied the government in the mayor and
omitted the initiative and weakened
the recall provision for removal of
officials
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
Chicago Live Stock.

LdSl DuldlO, IN. l., jail. Of.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 Quotations
ranged at $7.60M775 choice heavy
$7.8O@8.00 choice light, $7.50@7.65
heavy packing, and $7.75@8.25 good
to choice pigs.
Cattle-Receipts 5000. Quotations
ranged at $64O06.85 prime fat steers,
$435@485 good to choice beef cows,
$5.O0@575 good to choice heifers,
S5.6505.9O selected feeders, $4,000
$40 fair to good stockers, $8.25@8.75
good to choice light calves.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000. Quotations
ranged at $6.0006.20 good to choice
light lambs, $5100540 good to choice
light yearling wethers, $4.1504.5O
good to choice wethers, $3.75@4.25
good to choice ewes.
Omaha Live Stock.
Omaha, Feb Cattle - Receipts,
1000; market steady to easier; native
steers, $50550; COWS and heifers, 1926
@5.50; western steers, $780,; exas
steers, s325@5.1O; range cows and
heifers, $3@475; Gamers, $2.85@3 so;
stockers and feeders, $3.50@6; calves,
$4@S.50; bulls, stays, ETC., $3.75@5.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 1880; market sc
lower; heavy, $730@7.5O; mixed, $40
@7.5O; light, $750@76O; pigs, $6.5O0
75O; bulk of sales, $7.4O@750. Sheep
Receipts, 10000; market slow to 10c
lower; yearlings, s4.3O04.85; wethers,
s3.5O@4.10; ewes, $33O@3.S5; lambs,
$4.50@5.9O.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Com
Merchants, East Buffalo, n Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts
4 cars; market steady. Hogs-Re-
ceipts cars; market steady; heavy,
$815@8.30; Workers, $8.60@8.70;
pigs, $3.50. Sheep-Receipts 10 cars;
market steady; best lambs, $6.25;
yearlings, $5.0005.25; wethers, $4.25
@435: ewes, $4C004.15. Calves, $500
@10.50.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
Jury of Women Make Quick Decision

Tacoma, Wash, Feb IA jury of
six women took only six minutes to
return a verdict in an assault case
The assault was made on Arthur Bor-
chart by Karl Betschat, IS years old,
a milk dealer. The jury of women de-
cided that Borchart had provoked the
boy to make the assault and liberated
the boy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Cash Grain Quotations.

Chicago, Jan. 81.
Wheat-No. red, 94A@95hc; No
3 red 92A @95c; No. 2 hard winter,
1874 @96Ac; No. 8 hard winter, 92A
@95c; No. 1 northern spring, $1.04E
@1.07; No. 2 northern spring, $102h
@1.05; No. 8 spring, 92@98c. Corn
No. 2, 465 @47c; No. 2 white, 40
47Ac; No. 2 yellow, 47@47Ac; No. 8,
44A @45c; No. white, 44% @45c; No.
8 yellow, 44A@45Ac Oats-No. 2,
&c; No. 2 white, 1924 @33c; No. 3
white, 31A @32Ac; standard, 32A@
32%c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-02-02
President and Mrs. Taft Give Dinner.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The president
and Mrs. Taft gave the customary
dinner to the supreme court at the
White House. The chief justice and
Mrs White and all the members OF the
supreme court and their wives were
present.
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WEATHER EVERYWHERE
Latest observations of u. S.
weather bureau, Washington:

Weather Forecast.
Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
Probably rain and warmer to-
day: rain or snow and colder to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

accord with Mr. Richard in his printed
estimate of the little brown scavengers,
but dead set against his proposition for
removing them by method that would
tend to greatly increase the force Of the
destructive and cruel elements in the
character OF the boy, elements so ab-
normally strong now in some of them,
that they dominate all the finer ele-
ments, the loveabIe instinct and the gen.
tie manners that so well befit men in
miniature in these enlightened times.
This Is evidently a war measure. Why
not refer 1t 10 the War Department
with the recommendation that the Home
Guards take immediate action? Here
maneuver with a purpose that could be
explained without embarrassment to the
Chief of our military
forces, or arousing fears on the part Of
friendly powers.
While the boys in blue were operating
in the feld-at-large, the boys in jeans
could be taking lessons in caring for
the little punches of melody in beauti-
full yellow in Our social centers, and in
building homes in many available inches
for other pretty song birds that will or
ganize orchestras IN our midst, once the
'derisive filter of the belligerent
sparrow Is stilled forever. And do we
not all see the delightful opportunity
perfection of those air ships designed to
overcome any possible foe more worthy
their steel? I dare not trust myself in
father idealiZing the possible achieve
ments, the marvellous results of this
proposed play-work action against those
Arabs OF the skies
s. W. RUSSELL.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07

of his breath for the discovery OF al
Cnholic fumes or Vapors. knowing the
alleged weakness of these trades for an
adherence 10 spring water, the sanitary
officer always secured the absentees :
previous record as a guide for his re-
port. This being the case, the sun
doWner" got in bad repute with the en-
ployes. This useless division was es-
tahlished by Public Printer Stillings.
Public Printer Leech relegated the sani-
tary officer to his former ranks as
common printer" amid the plaudits OF
the multitudes in the office. II It Is
absolutely necessary TO keep them on
the payroll, another feather would be
inserted in Public Printer Donnellys
cap If he puts the "sundowner" to
winding up the clocks or hoisting the
flag at the old q. P. o. and donates the
equipage of the sanitary division to
the legitimate emergency and casualty
hospitals of our city. The most ridicu-
1ous and laughab BILE idea emanating from
this costly sanitary division in the
G. p. o. is the decoration of the china
spittoons, each containing a quantity of
pink water, which the "sundowners"
call "antiseptic fluid" and embossed
with a iainbow -colored monogram. &c.
P. O." H. T. McC.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
IMPORTANCE OF SENATE DIS.
TRICT COMMITTEE.

What sort of District Committee
are we to get on the Senate side of the
Capitol2
This is a question to which we trust
the Senate Committee on Committees
will give serious attention. On the
House side, the Committee on Com
mittees practically eliminated politics
in the selection of District Com
mittee, choosing men believed to be
especially well equipped to handle
municipal problems. Good results are
expected to follow, for the House
committee, on the whole, is a pretty
good committee.
1t is equally important that a
committee Of well equipped men
be selected from the Senate. Un-
less this is done, the efforts of the
House committee to obtain benefcent
legislation for the District may be de-
feated.
The Senate District Committee will
be practically reorgsnized for this Con-
gress. Four Republican members
Scott, Burkett, Bulkeley, and Carter
are no longer Senators. Their places
must be filed. 1t is possible other
changes will be made, because of va
cancies on other committees. In
choosing the new members, the Com
mittee on Committees, although Re-
publican body, could well afford to
emulate the example of the House
Committee on Committees, a Demo
cratic body.
Whether there will be changes in the
of the Senate District Com
mittee is not known, but it is possible
there will be. If so, the same care in
filling vacancies should be exercised.
There's a lot of new blood on both
sides of the Senate chamber. Most of
it is good, too. Why wouldn't it be a
good idea to let some of it drop upon
the District of Columbia?
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
WANTS NO UNNECESSARY
RACE DISTINCTIONS
To the Editor Of THE TIMES.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
What benefit is to be gained by hav-
ing a colored fire company, as suggest
ed through your columns? Would it be
used to put out fire in colored persons
houses only? Why not have a colored
police station also? In fact, why not
have a colored postoffice and a complete
colored government outfit as we'll as
white government outfit and keep
sharpening the race distinction, that the
Constitution and laws are constantly
endeavoring to obliterate? There is no
question but that the colored element
can furnish good firemen. good police
men and good letter carriers. We have
them already. II the author Of the
article will look more closely into the
subject he will find representatives of
the Colored race in all the departments,
and it might he observed here that the
Colored man has usually proved a far
better public servant when put to work
alongside of the white man than when
forced to associate only with persons
of his own color. Moreover. he pre-
fers ii so.
l do not think We want any unneces-
sary distinction made, nor any colored
fire company to protect colored real
estate from burning up. 1t Is a funny
proposition to me to want the right
to serve in dangerous position be-.
cause one is a taxpayer.
w. E. ALLEN.
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
SANITARY DIVISION IN
PUBLIC PRINTING OFFICE
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Outside OF the army and navy. no de-
partment of this Government should
have a sanitary division connected with
it, The civilian employees are we'll able
and willing TO pay for their medical at
tendance and medicines, and the legiti-
mate physicians and pharmacists of our
city who are not on Government pay
rolls are entitled to the patronage such
A sanitary division absorbs. The regu-
lar casualty and emergency hospitals
are we'll equipped with talent and ap-
paratus to handle any emergency cases
that may be brought to 1t. No other
department of this Government except
the army and navy has such division.
Why such division was Saddled onto
the Government Printing Office still re-
mains mystery. 1t is partly the cause
of The public printing and binding cost
ing the Government such enormous sums
each year. When a printer, bookbind-
er, pressman. or other employe was off
on leave or reported sick, a "sundown-
er from the sanitary division" used to
call at his residence and look him over
and possibly make an instrumental test
The Washington times., 1911-04-07
SUGGESTS SMALL BEGINNING
FOR PENSION SYSTEM
r 49, rAi,or oT TuF TIMES.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Do you not think that nearly all OF
the propects for retiring the old clerks
attempt too much at the start?
All great enterprises grow from small
beginnings. The practical, logical way
TO inaugurate a retirement plan would be
TO commence with the Executive depart
mepts in this city, and extend its scope
from time to time as we gain experience
just as the civil service commenced
and grew If such a plan were adopted
and followed, the cost would be COM
paratively small. and the necessary
bookkeeping would be reduced to
minimum. as payments could be made
monthly or quarterly by, checks OF the
disbursing OFFICERS OF the several de-
partments, and a single clerk could
keep the account in each department.
Then. again, the system could be put
into operation without any delay what
ever. The matter is worthy of careful
consideration. L. T. BUTLER.