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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUICIDES
). VI. Foster OF Wichita Falls Dead
in His Onice-Bullet Hole IN
Head

$. NJ. Foster. district attorney Of
the Thirteenth district was found
dead in his office at wichita Falls
Tuesday morning with a bullet hole
In his forehead and a revolvse in
his right hand.
Smoke from the revolver was
sull in the room when the porter
Of the building found him.
Mr.. Foster suffered a nervous col
lapse several months ago at the con
clusion Of trial in which ne acted
az prosecutor and he had never fully
recovered.
he had been we'll known and
hard worker in his odice. His widow
survives.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05

Mr.. J. C. Thompson socialist lee
turer from Texarkana has been hold
Ing series OF meetings in scurry
county to strengthen his brethren IN
their political faith. and ike most
ali socialists speakers he has been
spelling for a debate with some re-
preventative democrat
! Just IA racify him and his peo-
Die number Of democrats here
proceeded to engage w L. orosan
Of Abilene 70 meet the en''sl. LA.
and the bis thing came of I,
cnnFf house Friday night
There was a great crowd pres
80: 80: and while socialists claim that
thsIr man held his ground other PEG
pie say that Grogan wiped up the
earth with his adversary.
Grogan is a rapid debater and has
met in public discussion some Of the
leading socialists OF the State He
knows their doctrines ana lheiI i'ne
Of argument and has fine mastery
Of language on the platform.
One active socialist was heard -
say here the next day that he was
busy gathering up fragments OF the
socialists and that he already had
twelve basketfuls OF scraps. 4.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05
Personal and Political Esirange-
mcnts

The workings Of the democratic
convention al Baltimore have been
more strenuous even. than these 81
the Renuhllcan convention recently
-held IN chicago Bryan has made q
bold and open fieht against the big
interests represented by Morgan, Ry
an and Belmont BE says the same
bic interests controlled zoo Chicago
and had come TO Baltimore 90 die
tate the nomination there ln This
light be has faced these men and
told them Of their purpose ON the
other hand Bryan has been The tar
get for some fierce shots ana his
character for honesty has been open
ly brought IN question. The lines
have been drawn close and old time
party friends have been estranged
and personal friendships have been
shattered Bryan has undertaken 10
lead crusade for the overthrow
OF the big business bosses and restore
the government 10 the people and
the said big business bosses arc de-
fermined 70 fight 10 the last ditch.
In view Of the fact that Champ
Clark is o. man Of the people. 81 does
seem thai Sir Bryan Is showing an
unnecessary degree Of stubbornness
for even II New York should cut
some figure in his nomination we are
disposed 10 believe that Champ
CLARK would never form an unholy
alliance With the millionaire classes
that have hereiafore been the favor
ed pets OF government
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05
Woman Aviator KILLED.

Boston-Miss Harriet Quimbey q
New York. the first woman to VIZ
an Aviators license in America ana
the first woman to cross the Eneil'n
channel in an aeroplane was ins'an'
ly killed with her passenger W. A. =.
Willard. manager OF the Boston a''.
ton meet tonight when the BleI''.
monoplante fell into Dorchester p"
from a height OF a thousand feet
The accident happendel when We
Quimby and Willard we're RETURNS
Boston Light a distance Of t~el ..,
miles. The flight was made IN Y
minutes
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05

Mexican Federals and rebels n-.
been aghting what Is believer
be the decisive battle near Chin',,
hua this week II is expected 'n.' !.
the rehels are defeated they WIN
into a long guerilla war. Then
Americans win suffer.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05

The Bravo ranch OF 10000
acres in oldham and Hartley coun-
tics was sold this week 70 Herring
and Landergin Bros for $4,000.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-07-05

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iuvuSuvn usIn usAs :! pefno ssq Apem.d
ssoqlIBId puu uisIoqO 'olloO s,ulvlisq.as'O
'pa1no "a urJ u 1ng 'osuosip snol'su "
: uoJo pus quOllss sEuATr y kaStusa1dl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

William J, Bryan's paper, The Com.
moner, prints with words of strong APP
prevail the following short article from
the Richmond Times Dispatch:
There il nothing more important
than that we should take our citizen
ship seriously. Some people take 1t as
a joke, some rs game, some rs II sell
tish purpose and some as IA chance to
help friends or grind axes. No man Is
worthy of citizenship unless he regards
1t as a mission and uses it for the com
mon good to free his fellowmen from
every kind of servitude and oppression
and make them their own levers to
raise themselves to better estate. Citi
zenship is duty, and every man who
has high ideal of life, who makes 1t
brave and serviceable, has a right to be
called citizen and no other should be
enrolled upon the roll of honor. A cit
iZen is man who honors his city, his
state and his nation by living right and
doing good. Such one regards citi
zenship seriously. The duty Of citizen
ship is committed to each man as a
trust to be discharged always for the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
GOING FORWARD.

There is breaking up of political
parties, and there is going to be lot of
Independent voting this year. Party
ties are no longer ties that bind. One
thing is certain and that is, the vote for
progressive principles and progressive
candidates will be large, AZ 1t should
be- The voter will decide for himself
whether he will stand still or 20 for
ward; whether he will be Tory or II
Liberal; whether he will sustain those
who stand for special privileges or
those who stand for equal opportunity;
whether he will bark back to past
political conditions or apply funda-
mental truths and principles to condi-
tions as they arise. There has been II
great going forward, and the march il
still on. Democracy's face is towards
the future. Wilson and Marshall are
progressives. They stand for the re-
peal of laws which enable the few to
become rich to the hurt Of the many.
They stand against machine politicians
and machine methods, and for the
enactment of laws TO safeguard the
rights and liberties of the people. They
stand for right principles of taxation
and for placing the burden Of taxation
upon those who can and by right ought
to bear II.
Stand firm and show your patriotism
in this contest by supporting Wilson
and Marshall.
Don't be little brother to the seek
ers of special privilege.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
Armed Detachment Is to Pro.
tect Custom Houses.
REASONS FOR WARLIKE MOVE
Acting Secretary of Navy and
President On Train
Speeding North.

New York, Sept. Pa force of $50
marines will be sent to Santon Do.
mingo to protect the custom house
there.
President Taft had a conference on
board his private car Ideal on his
way from Washington to New York
with Beekman Winthrop, assistant
secretary of the navy, at which Mr..
Taft approved the plan of sending an
armed detachment into Santo Do
mingo to prevent interference with
the customs receivership, which has
been administered for the last several
years by the United States.
Marines From Atlantic Stations.
The marines will be drawn from the
Atlantic coast stations, and will sail
from Philadelphia on the transport
Prairie on Thursday. The detach-
ment will be in command of Colonel
F. j. Moses. u S. NJ. c.
There has been a smouldering reyo-
lutionary movement in the island for
more than a year. although there has
been no actual assault upon any Of
the American custom houses.
The gunboat Wheeling, which has
been stationed in the West Indies for
some months, has heretofore been
sufficient to rrotect the custom houses
located in the coast towns. Recently,
however, the revolutionary activity
has been increasing and the interior
custom houses on the mountainous
border between Hayti and Santo
Domingo have been threatened. In
addition to the revolutionary activity
there has been more or less snug
Cling across the border between Santo
Domingo and Hayti, and about year
ago several American customs Of
ficials were killed in a clash with the
smugglers.
Border Dispute Another Complication
There is a border dispute between
Hayti and Santo Domingo, which has
also tended to promote conditions Of
outlawry in the island The political
unrest eliminated early in August in
the assassination of President Leconte
of Hayti About year ago the presi-
dent of Santo Domingo was also
killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
IN UNION is STRENGTH.


THE Progressive forces should not
be divided"
So replies Gov. Wilson to Rudolph
Spreckles who, with many others of his
kind, is going to serve the country this
year by breaking over party lines. AS
usual Gov. Wilson is right. Bat too
often the Progressive forces-those who
would serve the state by moving for
ward in the right direction-are divid-
ed, and 30 wage an unequal fight with
the seekers of special privileges. who
organize without compunctions upon
either partisan or bipartisan lines, as
best serves their purpose.
Democratic Democrats should try to
keep their party true TO name and draw
the Progressive forces all into one fold.
Under the leadership Of Wilson and
Marshall this may be brought about.
1t is IA contamination devoutly to be
wished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26

or 100000. Are You a progressive2
Do You want President of the
United States who will be obligated to
no other interest than that of the PEG
pie, and who will place the welface of
the country before of the exploitersS
If you do, you should freely contri-
butte your share toward the success of
Woodrow Wilson, who is depending on
you and not upon your enemies TO
finance the cause he represents which
is your cause
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
WILSON lDHERENT WINS
Former Representative Hughes
Endors ID in New Jersey.
United State Senator Frank o. Briggs
Gets Preferential Vote of
Republicans.

Trenton. \. j., Sept 25.--Incomplete
returns fro"l the primary elections
held throughout New Jersey indicate
that forme' Representative William
Hughes, of Paterson, had received the
endorsement of large majority of
the Democratic voters for the nom
nation for u. S. senator. With a few
exceptions the returns seemed to JUS
tify the conclusion that Hughes car
ried the various counties by from
two to three times the vote cast for
former United States Senator Smith,
Jr his principal Democratic antagon-
list. Hughes was running as the
picked candidate of Gov. Wilson and
Smith was allied with the anti-Wilson
forces throughout the state.
The vote for the third Democratic
candidate, Frank f. McDermitt, of
Newark, was negligible quantity, as
his candidacy was never taken Sc
riousy.
The Republican preferential vote
was cast almost unanimously for
United States Senator Frank O.
Briggs, the only member Of his party
to file a petition.
The third party movement cut no
figure In the primaries, as there Is
no provision in the law under which
such a party could be recognized
either in the preferential vote for
United States senator or in the nom
nations for congress. state senators,
members of the Legislature and county
and city offices, which were also made
by the two major parties.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
36,038 More Jobs Placed un.
der Civil Service Law.
PRESIDENT TO ISSUE ORDER
Monster Petition Signed by About
10000 fostmasters Is Presented
at White House by Con-
vention Delegates.

Washington, Sept. est is prac-
tically decided that President Taft in
the near future, will issue an execu-
tive order placing fourth-class post
ma sters in the classified service. This
order, relieving 36,03S postmasters
from the uncertainty of political ap-
pointment, will be one of the most
comprehensive and far-reaching, as af-
fecting the civil service, ever issued
by a president of the United States.
Believed President Will Act.
That the president would take this
step, his first act toward putting into
practice his often-expressed belief
that all government officers below the
grade of cabinet members should be
removed from the influence of poll
tics and placed under the civil serv-
Ice, became practically certain after
delegation of postmasters, returning
from the annual convention of the as
ISOLATION at Richmond, Va, had been
received at the white house by Post
master General Hitchcock.
The visitors submitted a monster
petition, signed by about 10000 post
masters, asking that they be placed in
the classified list. After discussing
the matter briefly with the delega-
ton, President Taft referred the Tex
ecutive committee of the association
to Mr.. Hitchcock for further consid-
Grafton of the matter. Later the COM
mittee called upon the postmaster
general to discuss the subject with
him.
Hitchcock viii Recommend.
In a few days Mr.. Hitchcock will
submit to President Taft formal
recommendation that the petition be
granted and the president is expected
to act promptly and favorably upon
the recommendation.
Legislation by Congress is necessary
to put the first, second and third
class of postmasters under civil serv-
ice.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
The Teller Tells the Truth.

Lancaster Teller, Progressive Rep:
The Teller arrives ut the belief that
Roosevelt il "in the ring not to beat
Taft but to beat Wilson. 1t may be
true that the Roosevelt ticket does not
draw to any appreciable extent from
the Democrats but it does prevent the
Progressive Republicans, who for more
than ten years have been ignored and
insulted by the Roosevelt and Taft
administrations. from voting for the
Democratic candidates who now give
signs of progress and reform.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
WORLD PEACE LEADER DIES
Germanys Envoy to London, Baron
Won Sleberstein, Expires Suddenly.

Badenweiler, Germany, Sept. 25.--
Baron Adolf Marschall Won Bieber-
stein, successor to Bismarck as the
STRONG man of Germany" died sud.
denly, The baron was appointed Am,
bassador to London last May and his
assignment was hailed as a long step
toward the removal of friction and agi-
tation which for months had threat
ened the peace of the world. The
baron was seventy years old.
In 1894 he became Prussian minister
OF state and three years later the EN-
peror appointed him ambassador to
Turkey. The name OF the German
ambassador at Washington. Count
Won Bernstorff. has been mentioned as
that OF the possible successor to the
baron In London.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
DOUCHERTY ON BOND
Freed Pending Hearing on Ap-
pIication for Habeas Corpus.
Former Head Of Peoria School Board
Surrenders In Chicago on
Fifteen indictments.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-Newton c..
Dougherty, formerly school superin-
tendent at Peoria, ILL.,, was arrested in
Chicago on fifteen new indictments.
charging him with forgery, and was
Immediately released on $1,000 bond
following writ of habeas corpus.
Dougherty has already served six
years on a conviction OF embezzlement
Of school funds, and was paroled in
November. 1910.
Dougherty surrendered on capias
held by Deputy Sheriff Grant Minor,
or Peoria, who had come to Chicago
to arrest the former school official,
His counsel made application for
writ Of habeas corpus. The hearing
was continued until Oct. Z and Dough.
erty was freed under bond.
In his petition Dougherty declares
the return of the new true bills was
the result of a conspiracy between
the members of the Peoria school
board and States Attorney Robert
Scholes, of Peoria county.
He sets up that the prosecutor and
the members of the board caused the
new indictments to be returned
against him for the purpose of in.
timidating him, coercing him and pre-
venting him from prosecuting civil
suits which he started against the
school board for recovery of certain
property which he was forced to con.
vey to make good the amount he EN-.
bezzled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
FOSS IS RENOMlNATED
Governor OF Massachusetts Wins Over
oJseph e. Pelletier.

Foss celebrated the fifty-fourth ami
versary of his birth by winning the
Democratic denomination for governor
easily over District Attorney Joseph
e. Pelletier Foss beat his opponent
In Boston by 6.400 votes, and it was
in this city that Pelletier expected
to have a majority sufficient to over
come Foss' strength in the other
cities and towns OF the state.
Returns Of the state we're late In
coming In, because in many TOWNS the
primaries had not been held until late,
but Foss had big lead outside the
city and carried the state by $4,000
to 10000
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
INDIANS CLAIM LAKE FRONT
Suit for Eiectment Of Railways and
$5o,coo,ooo Damages Filed.

Chicago, Sept 25.-A suit Of eject
nlent and for $5O,0O0,O00 damages was
filed in behalf of three Indian tribes
In the United States district court
against the Illinois Central Railroad
company, the Michigan Central Rail
road company, the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad and the board
of south park commissioners. The
suit involves the lake front railroad
properties.
The petition filed by Joel w.
Stevens and John NJ. Lonergan, as
counsel for the Pottowatamies, Chip
pewa and Ottawa tribes, Indians, asks
that the railroads be elected from the
lake front from the Chicago river to
East Forty-seventh street. The suit
Is based on the treaty of the gov
eminent with the Indians, dated Aug.
3. 1895, and treaty of Sept s, 1915.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26

common welfare and the higher pur-
pose. A ballot is to be used for the
benefit of mankind and not for the ad
vantage of individuals.
Enjoying above all men the blessings
of self government we are in duty most
strongly bound to the true and laudable
service of good citizenship. Every man
ought to take an active part in public ;
and intelligently act and vote as he be-
lieves will best serve the state.
Every young man should manifest a
lively interest in politics and maintain
that interest through life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
Claims His Early Prediction
Now Entitled to Respect.
THIRD TICKET CUTS FIGURES
President Says That Expected Demo
cratic Gairs Have Not MateriaIized
and That Proeressives Are
Losing Ground.

New York, Sept. 25.-Pi esident
Taft at the home of his brother, Henry
w. Taft, in West Forty nth street,
gave the following statement to the
newspaper men who called upon him !:
when ] declared, few weeks ago,
that | felt reasonably sure of my own
reelection In November, and the sue.
cess OF the Republican party, was
regarded by some as entirely over.
sanguine, and unaware of the situation
Today, however, after a number of
indications that the Republican party
Is still the dominant party, and that
the expected growth of Democratic
strength has failed to materialize, my
early declaration is shown to be en-
titled to respect
Three Tickets Make Difference.
The Republican party will have &
reduced plurality over 1908 because of
the presence of three tickets In the
Held, but the Democratic party will
suffer also The combined strength
or the third term party Will not be
ohohbu W CldIbe tHe ultimate re-
suit.
Five or six weeks apo 1t was as.
serted generally that the Republican
party would secure the vote of the
solid east, including all of the New
England states, with the exception of
Maine and Vermont that the Demo
cratic party would maintain its hold
on the solid south and that the third
term party would secure the solid
west, leaving only the middle west as
debatable ground.
Republican Hold Strengthened.
Today, with the election still one
month away the Republican party
hnds Itself with a strengthened hold
on the solid east, having routed the
third term rIrty in Vermont, and the
Democratic rarity in Maine. The third
term leaders recently conceded that
we would pick the state of Utah out
OF the solid west, and after conferrine
with Chairman Hilles and others re.
Gently In the west there is every rea.
son to believe that the Republican
party will carry Michigan, Washing.
ton. Idaho and Wyoming Moreover.
II the proper Find Of a campaign IL
waged We carry Oregon and Mime.
sofa, where the third term strength
has waned since the recent tour
through that section by the party's
candidate.
Hears Favorable Report.
81 am not familiar with the de
velopments in other western states,
although many good reports have
come to me at Beverly concerning
them. but even with the states al
ready mentioned 1t can be seen that
there is no longer solid west back
OF the new party, but more nearly a
solid west reunited in support of the
Republican ticket. This ticket, add.
ed to the undisputable Republican
hold on the eastern states. constitutes
In itself sufficient strength to give
success to the marty"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
FOR THE WILSON MARSHALL CAMPAIGN
Popular Subscription Needed President of
Shall he Obligated None o the Country
SUBSCRIBE NOW

The Iowa County Democrat will
publish the names of all subscribers to
the fund rs the money is received, 1t
will be transmitted to National Treas.
urer Rolla Wells, who will send each
contributor a handsomely Autographed
receipt,
Address all subscriptions to the
"Wilson Campaign Fund" care of
this paper, Make cheques payable to
that fund. Send in your subscription
at once no matter if it be 81 90, 800 90.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
Electors at Large

Electors at Large
Wendall A. Anderson, Lacrosse.
Louis q. BOhmrich, Milwaukee.
District Electors.
LIST Ernest e. Merton, Waukesha.
2d-Oscar +. Roessler, Jefferson.
3d-George Crawford, Mineral Point
4th-J. f. Dodge, Milwaukee.
Rolin b. Mallory, Milwaukee.
6th-Charles II. Lambert, Berlin.
7th-W. N. Cortland, Viroqua.
8th-E. G.. Zimmerman, Wausau.
9th-John A. Kuypers, De Pere.
10th George ID. Cline, Hudson.
11th-John A. Hobe, Superior.
Congressional.
For Representative in Congress
A. II. LONG.
For Governor
JOHN G. kAREL.
For Lieutenant Governor
ii. W. BoLENs.
For Secretary Of State
ANDREW p. KEALY.
For Attorney General
9. A. HEADING.
For State Treasurer
NICHOLAS SCHMITz.
Legislative.
For Member of Assembly
THOMAS II. ARTHUR.
County Ticket.
For District Attorney
JAMES Il. O. NELL.
For County Clerk
THOMAS H. BURNS.
For County Sheriff
GEORGE ELvoD.
For County Treasurer
JOHN GoRGEN.
For County Surveyor
JOHN SHELDON.
For Register of Deeds
THOMAS M. EVANS.
For Clerk of Court
JOHN T.. WEDLAKE.
For Coroner
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26
MURDER U. S. DEPUTIES
Mexican Band Charged With Stealing
Cattle Fires on Officers.

Morenci, Ariz,, Sept. 25.-Albert
Munguia and Tom Campbell, deputy
sheriffs of Greenlee cunty, were
killed and Deputy Sheriff Dutch"
Keppell seriously wounded in a fight
at Eagle Creek with a band of Mex.
leans who We're said to be stealing and
Killing cattle in that vicinity.
When the deputies went to round
them up, the Mexicans opened fire
from their fortified camp in the hills.
Thirty armed men, sworn in as spe-
cial deputies, have left here for the
scene.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-26

Union Officials Declare Explosive Was
Planted to Dlscredit Cause.

Bingham. Utah, Sept 25.-Deputy
sheriffs patrolling the Bingham 4 Gar.
field railroad. owned by the Utah Cop,
per company, reported the finding OF
three boxes OF dynamite beneath TIL,
Freeman canon bridge, short dis,
lance below the Bingham depot
Union officials declare that their
men are not responsible and that they
have evidence il was put there so il
might be found and suspicion cast
against the strikers.