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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-14
WOOD PLANS FOR
GREATER EFFICIENCY
OF THE ARMY
Continued from Page Five

1T is not necessary to point out
from this system. We should get re-
the advantages which would accrue
serve officers far better trained than
or most armies, and at the min
lmum OF expense. Moreover. we would
be able to secure from these
young men who showed aptitude and
a desire to enter the service a large
proportion Of our candidates for COM
missions from civil life. They would
come IN permanently, Of course only
AFTER the examination required of all
candidates from civil life.
Including the temporary second
~lieutenant's a Of $1,700, it would
cost the government about $4,000 for
each of these young men for a years
service. but the government would be
getting officers service out OF them
While they were getting instruction
and experience of inestimable value.
AT the end Of the year the young men
would go a 10 civil life on the list
of reserve officers, trained, experience
ed, mentally equipped and ready for
he had been ordinarily careful in his
expenditures he should have saved
nearly 81, 0OC to start him in his chos-
en- vocation in civil life.
This yea we tried the experiment
| of assembling a number OF students
4 from the colleges OF the country into
two camps, where military instruction
was impaired by lectures and by
practical field work. The results were
OF course, was to regard these stu
dents as potential volunteer officers.
The enthusiasm with which they un-
dertOok the work and the rapidly
with which they learned justified the
experiment. l think the plan OF these
college students camps is excellent
and l look to see it developed further
ITO go back to the regular army
We must always maintain a small and
highly efficient regular army, ar
army sufficient for the demands Of
peace. which are the garrisOning o.
the foreign possessions: h Philip.
pine Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, tn
Panama Canal Zone. Porto Rico and
Alaska. and h maintenance OF 6
force in the United States adequate
for the peace needs OF the hons
country, which includes the garrison
|, ing Of the seacoast defenses and
|, mobile army sufficiently large to NEE
, any local demands which may b
made upon it.
1T ie this HON army upon which
we must depend to instruct and de
: have to handle its own problem i
the development Of reserves. bu
. shoulde proceed On lines similar I
: those in force in the regular army
.. although the periods Of instructor
{ will necessarily be longer on accoun
!, Of the limited time these men hav
? for training
I'm other words, we want to mstrut
& rs many men as are needed with tn
minimum Of interference with thei
economic e We do not want
y large standing army, which near
militarism, but we do want a SINAI
n highly trained army. SO made use {
as to create a reserve OF men mite
to be good soldiers. but who are es
e gagged in the peaceful pursuits Of e'
;. eryday life until need for their Sci
d vices arises"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
WITH THE EDITORS


Recently this paper requested each
Democratic editor in the State to name
his favorte metropolitan Democratic
journal. Here are some Of the replies
p. A Badour, president Wisconsin
Democrat press association, in OcOnto
County Enterprise: We peruse the
Commoner with avidity; also The
Johnstown Democrat and The Saint
Louis Republic.
l.. b. Howery in Darlington Demo-
craft Among the dailies that come to
this Office, three are invariably opened
that the editorial pages may be eX-
amined. These are the Milwaukee
journal, the Dubuque Telegraph Her.
aid and the Chicago Daily journal
Other daily papers are received and
still others are readily obtainable at
newsstands; but their editorial papes
are seldom glanced ut and never closely
read.
A. G.. Bishop in Bloomington Record:
Bro. Crawford of the Mineral Point
Democrat wishes TO know what metro
politan papers the members Of the Wis
consin Democratic Press Association
read. The editor of the Record is ll 9
Bro. Crawford the Milwaukee journal
and the New York World are two of
our favOrites. The Commoner and
Golfers Weekly are also welcome Wis
itors to our sanctum; and we take Il
great deal of pleasure in reading the
editorial page of the Dubuque Tele-
graph Herald.
ii. f.. Zimmerman in The Burlng
ton Standard Democrat: The Mineral
Point Democrat asks democratic editors
to name their favorite metropolitan
democratic journal. Sorry this Office
il not in touch with metropolitan jour
nails of democratic persuasion, but if
we were asked to name "A good, simon
pure democratic weekly of Wisconsin
we should shout: Chiffon Times.
w. A. Hume in Chiffon Times The
real Democratic papers of today do not
get much inspiration from the editorial
pages of the metropolitan newspapers.
However. the New York World, of late
has been basing its editorials on the
good book" which is always found in
the sanctum of every Democratic news
paper. There is no better reading at
the present time for Democratic editors
than Bryans Commoner and the Cong
gressional record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25

The Springfield Republican: It's now
Senator La Follette's political judgment
against Gov. Foss $. The governor left
the democratic party mainly because
its tariff revision was bound to be I'M
popular and disastrous. The Wiscon
sin republican senator stakes his politi
cal future on vote for that same revi-
sion, which indicates his willingness to
risk the unpopularity and disaster, so
far AS Wisconsin is concerned. Mr..
La Toilette in the past has read the
signs Of The times very shrewdly, and
he does not intend to retire from pub
lie life for many years to come. That
he is planning to flop over into the
democratic party is not probable. His
vote simply means that he prefers to
take his chances as "A republican who
accepted the democratic revision rather
than as republican who would have
accepted no revision from democratic
hands. When business gets fully ad.
justed to the new dnties, it is highly
probable that the senator's political
Judgment will b. indicated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
A DEMOCRATIC PRESS SERVICE
WORTH WHILE.

1t was not idle curiosity which
prompted this paper to ask the Demo
cratic editors of the state to name their
favorite metropolitan newspapers. 1t
was the thought that newspaper men,
as we'll ms all other citizens, should look
well to their daily political and intel
lectual food.
Last year the Wisconsin Democratic
state platform was perverted, with only
protest here and there on the part of
the Democratic press of the state. This
could not have happened had the men
who make the Democratic newspapers
of the state had daily recourse to great
journals which hark back to the states
manship of the Democratic fathers and
correctly apply that craftsmanship to
such present day questions rs water
power conservation and income taxa
ton. This is the Democratic press ser
vice most greatly needed. A learned
Judge said, in deciding the criminal
suit brought in behalf of President
Roosevelt against the New York World,
that 1t Is an editors duty to print the
news, and also to explain it. The news
in regard to legislation is not so hard
to get 1t is largely disclosed by the
roll calls. To correctly explain the
principles involved is the most import
ant work of the editorial writer. No
man who gets his inspiration from the
wrong source should attempt to ex-
pound Democratic doctrine.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
PLEASANT VIEW

The Ladies' Aid will give hard time
sociable Friday night, Sept. 20, at the
home of Mark Hunt Every one wei
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gratz attended
the fair at Lancaster the past week,
Mr.. and Mrs. viii. Proctor and Jen
ME and George spent Sunday and Mon
day with relatives at Rewey.
j. f. Benson has been quite sick.
The Ladies' Aid will hold their next
meeting Thursday, Oct, ,, at the home
of Richard Benson. Every one come.
j. r, Wallis spent Sunday at the
William Hewett home.
Miss Ida Powell of Pecatonica was a
recent visitor at the home of William
Proctor.
Bedford Collicutt spent Sunday with
his friend Reuben Hewett.
The Ladies' Aid held at Mr. and Mrs.
J. f. Bensons last Thursday was quite
we'll attended. The receipts We're 81 80.
The hall, which has stood ON the hill
for almost forty years, has been moved
back to make ready for building the
new church.
Mrs. Will. Ferrill and son Freeman
spent Sunday in Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Tariff reform and currency reform
are forward looking.
ONE GOOD RESULT.

One Of the good fruits already borne
by the Wilson administration is the
restoration of confidence in popular
government The cynicism so preva
lent few years ago has to large ex
tent disappeared. The other day we
met friend whom we do not see very
often; and we found him very cnthu
siastic over what has already been done
in the way Of restoring representative
government to the nation. Some years
ago we met this same friend, and,
knowing him as an earnest Democrat,
started to talk politics to him. but we
found him very much cast down in
spirit. What il the use, he said,
"of being either Democrat or Re
publican2 The professional politicians
are playing horse with the people. The
campaign committees Of both parties
take money from the corporations; and
then make show Of opposing each
other before election; but after the
contest is decided, the state chairmen
get together over their wine, and run
the affairs Of state to suit themselves. >
Our friend then but forcibly expressed
feeling which had forced itself in mp
on the minds and hearts of many
thoughtful citizens. 1t was a feeling
very depressing and hurtful. And
worst Of all it was too well founded.
The people didn't know all that was
but they knew enough to make them
dis.rustful,
But now things have wonderfully
changed for the better. Woodrow
Wilson has done what he said he would
do If the people elected him president;
He has blown horn around the walls
Of the stronghold of the grand gov
erning conspiracy of special interests.
he has let the light into dark places.
He has made the lobby afraid And,
moreover, patriotic members OF the
House and Senate are representing the
people as they ought to representation.
Country has been put before party, and
before selfish interests, mt this special
session Of congress, as it has not been
before in half century, Good citizens
know it and face the future hopefully.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
MILK PRICES RAISED.

In July of last year the Dodgeville
Chronicle said
"Of course If you want cheaper land,
cheaper hogs, and are willing to sell
your milk at 80 cents hundred. then
vote for WILSON,
This is what press dispatch from
Elgin says under date of Sept, rs, 1918
Winter contracts for milk opened
throughout the Elgin district by the big
dealers offer an increase of ten cents
per hundred on fiat rate over last year s.
This year 4 rate offer for the six winter
months, October to March inclusive is
$1.73. For milk that will test 3.S or
over the average price offered is $1.S5
per hundred. An additional premium
is offered, "should satisfactory condi.
tions arise" Producers in Elgin signed
up freely for the price offered In other
localities however it was declared that
the farmer were holding Off" The
farmer demands an average price of
81. 92 lie for the winter months"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
WALDWICK.
BY HARVEY UREN.

Mrs. John Hutchens was business
caller at Blanchardvlle Wednesday.
Rueben Wagner of Monroe is visit
ing his sister Mrs. Guy Van Matre.
Mrs, Albert Dunn of DoGgeville is
visiting at the home of Richard Cant.
Samuel Terrell and wife are visiting
relatives in Chicago this week.
Rev. Cookson purchased a fine driv-
ing horse from James jackson, ST..
Harvey Uren spent Saturday with
Willard Harker.
Charles Grafton was Blanchard =
vile caller Wednesday.
Elvin Van Matre is doing cement
work for Harker Bros.
Mamie Skews visited her sister Mrs.
James Terrell Wednesday,
Lillian Whitford spent Tuesday with
her parents Chas, Heath.
Jerry Humbert was Mineral Point
caller Friday.
John Mendt of Hollandale was IA
caller here tuesday.
Matt Uren has rented the Grafton
farm from Elmer Uren for the coming
year.
Rev. Cookson and son Albert were
guests on Sunday night at the Alfred
league home.
Cyrus Terrell and family were Sun
day callers at Thomas leagues.
The missionary society will have Il
supper and entertainment in the church
here, Oct 3. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Richard Cant and Mrs. A.
Dunn of Dodgeville spent Sunday at
Thomas Giants.
w. Il. Short was a Mineral Point
caller Friday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
home near Edmund last week.

home near Edmund last week.
Mrs. Lillian johnson and Miss Ada
cambridge have returned home from
an enjoyable visit at Chicago and
Champaign, III. and Milwaukee.
Among those from here who attended
the Grant County fair at Lancaster
Thursday were: Mr.. and Mrs w. j.
Bullian and four children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas Crapp and five children, Joe
Crapp, Howard Frear, Mr.. and Mrs
John Gowman and Miss Katheryn
Gowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Wonn entertained
at supper on the evening of Sept. II
in honor Of Earl Liddle before leaving
for Madison.
la. have been circulating among their
relatives and old acquaintance and
friends during the past week. 1t has
been 81 years since they left here.
Earl Liddle left Friday to resume his
duties at the Madison University.
Glenn Enloe arrived here Friday even
ing from Clarkesville, Tenn. where he
spent the summer playing ball with the
B. b. League.
Mrs. John Nolen of Smithland, low a
is visiting her mother Mrs. j. Rowland
and other relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Crapp, Joe and
Will Crapp attended the funeral of
their aunt, Mrs. Chas. Rule, at Linden,
Saturday.
Mrs. Nelson Hillary of Linden, and
sister Miss Mabel Dolphin of Cobb,
spent from Friday until Sunday after
noon, Il guest of relatives here
Mrs. George Strong of Dodgeville
was laid to rest in the Mifflin cemetery
Sunday, by the side of her loved ones.
Otto p Kliebenstein of Dodgeville
was Il caller Sunday at the home of his
sister, Mrs Will Rowland.
Albert Gibbon was numbered among
the sick last week,
Wilbur White of Mason City, la. is
greeting his mother and other relatives
here
John Burton had business which took
him to Platteville Thursday
$. Stenerson and Chas. Stenerson of
Edmund were business callers last
week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
CHICAGO TRUNK MYSTERY
Police Working on a Possible Case of
Murder or kidnapping.

Chicago, Sept. 24-netectives were
sent to Walnut, H., in an effort to
solve Chicago's latest mystery the
trunk mystery" The trunk contain
ing the possible victim of kidnapping
or murder was removed from the rear
of house at SOS South Racine ave,
nue. to commercial automobile wait.
ing at Van Buren, street and Marsh
field avenue early in the day, and the
expressman told of tearing sroans is
suing from it.
Mrs. Kate r Coney, Walnut. ILL.,, is
said to be the owner to whom the H..
cense Of the automobile said 10 have
been used was issued, and detectives
went to Walnut To learn what if any.
connection she may have had with the
mystery"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
HURT WHEN
TROLLEY CAR JUMPS
Passengers Are Hurled Out in
Crash into Embankment.

East Liverpool. O., Sept. 24.-Fif-
teen passengers We're seriously injur-
ed, some of whom may die. when a
rapidly moving west-bound interurban
car on the Tri-State Electric line
jumped the track on curve and
plunged into an embankment of stone
and earth at Wellsville.
The fifty passengers aboard We're
thrown in all directions The car
was passing under a railway viaduct
when it left the rail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
ROBS MERCHANT
And KILLS HIM
Indianapolis Man Is Slain in
Murderer'S Hotel Room.
SUSPECTED OF MANY GRIMES

Killing Reveals Systematic Enticina
Of Victims from Business Places and
Robbine Them-Son of Rich Man
Is Hunted in Many States as the
Slayer.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 24--The
body of Joseph Schlansky, a merchant
was found in a room at hotel which
had been occupied by a young man
who registered as wv. r. Anderson,
Louisville, KY" A strong cord had
been tied around the victims throat
and he had been shot through the
head
Anderson, who is said to have rep
resented himself as a salesman, call
ed at Scholarships store and asked him
to 30 to his room, where he said he
had some goods to show the merchant.
When Schlansky failed to return at
night his family notified the police.
After having killed the merchant
the murderer washed his hands in the
lavatory and the washbowl was filled
with bloody water. The merchants
watch and about $40 are missing. The
slayer left two notes in which he said
he had started to rob his victim and
then killed him.
Many Crimes Laid to Youth.
Louisville, Ky, Sept. 24-The muir
der in indianapolis of Joseph ScSlan-
sky, merchant, who had been lured
to room at the hotel by young man
giving the name of w. r. An ~rson, is
believed by the Louisville police to
be one of a series of crimes alleged to
have been committed recently in east
ern and middle western cities by 10,
seph Ellis, alias Robert Duncan, son
of carpet manufacturer of Richmond,
Va.
Two robberies in this city last
week are charged to young Ellis by
the police, and bloody suit of clothes
which he sold to secondhand dealer
here is held by detectives. Ellis also
has been identified from a photograph
as the man who recently committed
q hhl ms lobDtiy III IlJlSDuESH, WH6To
he gave the name of Fred Brokaw,
alias White. Stickers on suitcase
carried by Ellis indicate that recently
he has been in Boston. New York,
Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo and Gin
cinnati.
Wanted by Pittsburgh Police.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 24.-Superin-
tendent of Police Thomas McQuaide
sent to the chief Of police of Indiana
polls a photograph of Fred Brokaw in
the belief that he may be identified as
the murderer of Joseph SchlanSky.
Brokaw is wanted here for entincing
a second ?hand clothes dealer to his
room in a hotel and robbing him. The
police believe Brokaw was under ar
rest in San Francisco and arrange
ments had been made to return him
to Pittsburgh.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
TO TELEPHONE USERS
Instructions for the Information and
Guidance Of Telephone Patrons.


- ''oS'
The business of public utility, such
as telephone company represents, is to
furnish the public efficient and satisfac-
tory telephone service. To assist and
direct its patrons, the company provides
the following phrases for assisting in
standardizing methods. The patron
should repeat numbers by ''spelling'
the same, according to system illus
tlated below.
The numbers Oh, One, Two, Three,
Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, to
be given quickly, but spoken distinctly:
us. oh.
1 as One.
Fl as Two one.
% as Two two.
sos as Five five five.
1873 as One two three.
100 as One hundred.
III as One lone one.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
FROM OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

Frank Keeney, Grand Rapids, Wis,
Sept. 20: We have good crops, Some
of our corn will go SO bushels per acre.
Even on old ground, corn will go 45
bushels per acre. think that is good
for up north We are all we'll and
happy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
MIFFLIN.
BY KArHERvN GowMAN.

Mrs. Sarah Amsden departed last
Wednesday for an extended visit at the
home of viii Walker at Glenwood. la.
Miss Carrie Wonn was at Platteville
Thursday shopping and visiting with
friends.
Miss Lottie Johnston, who has spent
the past summer here, returned to her
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Notice Of Warning.

Public notice is hereby given that
hunting is forbidden under penalty of
law on the lands owned or occupied by
the undersigned in the town of Mineral
Point including the land formerly
owned by Henry Francis.
HENRY SCHILL,
AID BROTHERS,
Sept. | 1918. Cooking Bros.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Narrowly Escape Death in Auto.

Joliet, III. Sept = Although
thrown through barbed wire fence.
having their clothes torn from them.
when the automobile in witch they
were riding turned turtle near vii,
mington, Harold We.cott, former
track captain at Beloit college. and
Ray Puner, we'll known basketball
player. tremendously escaped serious
injury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25

Graduate of the American Conservatory
of Music, Chicago, gives piano and
organ lessons. For terms inquire at
her home in this city. Phone 90
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Good Business Property
for Sale.

The Engels building on High street
a right good building and the best stand i'll the
town. The property is owned by the heirs of
Mrs Barbara Engels and will be sold soon.
MINERAL POINT real. ESTATE AGENCY
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25

For some months after Woodrow
Wilson became president the stalwart
republican newspapers OF the country
were greatly worried for fear he would
afraid he won't. Waterloo Democrat
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
LEG AL NOTICES.


STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss
~ In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Robert
Osborne, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate Of Robert
Osborne deceased, having been issued to r. A
Osborne and w. d. Little.
Notice is hereby given, That the creditors of
said Robert Osborne, deceased, are allowed
and limited by order of this court, until and
including the first Tuesday of April 1914, be.
ing the 9TH day of said month, to present their
claims and demands against said Robert
Osborne, deceased, to the county court for
examination and allowance.
Notice is also hereby given, That the claims
so presented will he examined and adjusted by
this court at the Office of the county Judge at
the court house in the city of Dodgeville. in
said county, on the first Tue sday of May 1914.
Dated this &}rd day of September 1918.
BY the court
ALDRo jerks, County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Victor Sweater Goats.

Just received the best assortment we
ever displayed of the celebrated Victor
sweater coats all pure wool and worst.
ed. G NARLIN.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Licenses.

Applications for resident hunting Ii
censes and marriage licenses promptly
attended to by Henry Pitts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-25
Ore SSnaking.

will open my dressmaking depart
ment September list, after a month $
vacation. Miss KATE DUNN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-13
STATE HOUSE,
Report Of Androscoggin
Dairy Association.
State Museum Is Recipient Of
Some Interesting Gifts.
Land commlssIon Blaine S. viIss
Goes to HouIion..Dr. Young Back.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Tuesday, Oct. %, 1918, 10
A. M.

The September report of the official
tester of the Androscoggin Valley
Dairy Association has recently been
given out by the department of agri-
culture, and will be found of great in
terest to people living in the farming
sections of the State. During the
month a total of 800 cows were test :
ed, of which AZ were dry. These cows
yielded 5,244.5 lbs. of milk and 235. 81
lbs. OF fat. The cost of feed amount
ed to $43.S4, and the total profit of
the cows was $3.50.
The three highest cows in butter fat
We're: LIST, Marion 4th." owned by
W. c. Whitman, yielding LII lbs; md,
Lily 4th." owned by w. e. Whitman,
yielding l.62 lbs: So, Number e.
owned by John L. Young, yielding LBS
lbs.
The following herds average one
pound of fat or over: w. {. Whit
mans herd. averaging 1.2s lbs; the
Rex Holt Farm heri, LILO lbs; II. F..
Dresser's herd. Loo lbs. NJ. l.. Thorn
as herd, Los lbs; Charles S. Pratts
herd, 90 Id.