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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
A Great Service,

Wisconsin State Journal: We have
heard much during this session about
democratic education. The administra
ton has expressed the most earnest in
terest in the common schools. But
yearly there are thousands of children
common schools forget. Necessity
drives many children to work at four
teen with very inadequate education.
Many others leave the common schools
because it has no appeal to them.
According to the 1910 census there were
eighty thousand children between the
ages of fourteen and seventeen not in
school.
Under the leadership of Senator
Fairchild in the session of 1909 the first
step was taken for these children. SEN
ator Fairchild in this session of the
legislature again assumed the leader
ship and continued the great work no.
bly, begun in 1909.
We congratulate Senator Fairchild
for his continued interest in fundament'
al democratic education and for his
leadership in securing the passage of the
most far reaching legislation of this
session.
More important than any central
board of education bill that might have
been passed. more important than any
of the consolidation bills that were
passed, is the passage of Senate bills
No. $50 S. and $50 S. The continuation
schools have ''just growed' like Topsy.
They have needed help and guidance.
Bill $50 S. makes such help possible un :
der the direction Of the state board of
industrial education, -, 80 ~
tits Governor Philips rare privilege
to crown the work of Senator Fairchild
by signing this bill. It is an opportun-
ity that despite our fundamental disa-
greements with Governor Philippine
feel sure he will seize. 1t will entitle
him to remembrance by future genera
tions to have helped in building up a
broader and more democratic educa-
ton than now exists.
Congratulations, Senator Fairchild
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
THE CONDITION THAT CON.
FRONTS US.

If the legislature remains in session till the
first Monday in August it will be full seven
months This is going some, all for S5OO Inc
people have persistently voted down bill to
raise the salary of assemblymen, very likely on
the ground that short salaries make short ses-
sions But it doesn't work.-Hudson True
Republican.
Wisconsin is confronted with rath-
er grave condition in regard to law
making. While in both the senate and
the assembly there are some able men
who with fine public spirit faithful
ly serve the state, too many members
there are who are woefully incompe
tent. The dread of long drawn out
and tiresome session deters many suit
able men from standing as Legislative
candidates; and the result is that toe
many unsuitable men go to Madison te
make laws. A false notion prevails in
some quarters that mans statesman
ship can be measured by his success in
business. This results quite often in
electing to the legislature men who
have given little attention to politics
and have shirked their every day duty
in the work of self government, hui
have applied themselves very assidu'
ously to acquiring fortune. Theil
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
PRESS POINTS

Platteville News: The committee appointed
| by the county board last fall to investigate the
ACCESSIBILITY of establishing sanitorium for the
treatment of tuberculosis has visited number
of such institutions and are surprised at the
number Of cases where cures are affected when
taken in the early stages. Their report is not
public, but the success of these institutions
leaves no doubt as to what the report will be.
Bloomington Record: While at Madison last
week we gained the impression that the general
opinion Of the Philip administration is unfav-
orable. Governor Philip may be sincere but
his recommendations for changes in our present
laws take on more Of the character Of revenge
on that faction Of his party to which he is oppos
ed rather than sincere efforts to reform any
conditions he has complained of. The stalwart
leaders in the legislature, both Republicans and
Democrats have created the impression that
they are neither sincere nor capable. Many Of
them are, as Bob Crawford of the Mineral Point
Democrat expresses it regarding the stalwart
assemblyman from his district, taking their
first lesson ordegree in craftsmanship, without
hope or fear Of another term
Waterloo Democrat: The patriotic citizens
of the United States did not have to take a
their duty to support the president in the great
crisis that arose in connection with the contro
versy with Germany. Everywhere citizens of
every nationality and creed rose to the emer-
gency. There was no holding back on the part
of any class, even of heniany millions of citi-
zens who are allied by the ties of blood and
kinship with Germany Many of our loyal
citizens of German nationality have been
strongest il their support of President Wilson
in maintaining the national honor.
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing may
be trusted to handle the English question with
out fear and without favor -
Wisconsin State Journal: By his will the
late j. Steven Trip of Prairie du Sac bequeath-
ed nearly half million dollars to the University
of Wisconsin. This was generous, wise and
benefcent bequest. But it's greatest worth to
the University is not in it's intrinsic value but
the example. Would that the millionaires of
Wisconsin,-the men who have made their mil
lions in this great and, resouroeful state
might be reached by the inspiration Of this gift
and the Col. Villas gift and learn that HERE
and not there IS the real college to support.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05

Want Advs. will be found on page 8
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
RIDGEWAY.
BY JAMES KELLY.

Mrs. Otto Weber and son Walter of
Chicago are visiting at the Nicholas
Weier home.
Mrs. j. T. Ryan and granddaughter
Alice Dunworth are spending few
weeks in Madison.
Mrs. Claude McKeuzer spent Wednes-
day in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hartford have re-
turned to their home in Butte City.
Montana, after. spending the past two
weeks with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Reed =: as.T
Miss Ella Lynch is spending her va
cation with Der uncle James Kelly. =
Mrs. Herman Tesch returned home
Wednesday, after spending the past
week in Verona.
Mrs. Miller and family of st. Pau
are visiting at the James Holly and
James Short homes. s....
James Laughlin spent over Sunday in
Chicago.
George Harop, Jack White, Pau
Pheras and David King OF Arena
brought some dandy fish to our village
Monday evening, which had beer
caught by them in the Wisconsin river
Come again boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Taylor of Chicago
are visiting with Mrs. Taylor's sister
Mrs. Harriet Brander.
Mrs. Joseph Williams is visiting hel
daughter Mrs Frank Winger at Stock.
ton, Ill.
James Harrington and Roger Will
liams spent Friday in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bunbern spent
Sunday in Dodgeville.
Miss Shepard of Blue Mounds is Wis.
iting her sister Mrs. Elmer Clark.
Mrs. R. J. Brunkards is visiting bel
daughter in Madison.
-. Miss Hazel PAUL. was a Dodgevillt
caller Friday.
/. Miss: Rose Ryan is, visiting at the
Joseph Murty home in South Ridgeway
Mrs. j. A. Kucher spent over Sunday
in our village. ;c.>.,.z.h -t.
Misses Kate and Louisa Wager have
returned home, after spending the pas
two months in California attending thu
fair. They reported very pleasan
trip.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
More "HarmfuI" legislation.

Chippewa Falls Independent: A law
will go into effect in November which
is popularity called the "La Toilette
Seaman Bill" The senior Senator
from Wisconsin has received much
publicity as a result of the passage OF
this act and the Republican press has
characterized it as harmful legisla-
ton and holds it to be injurious to
American ship owners. The fact has
been heralded throughout the length
and breadth of the land that certain
railroad controlled steamship lines
would be forced out of business be-
cause OF this "vicious law" and many
have accepted the fact without entering
into any study of the situation or con-
sideration of the bill itself. Had the
La Toilette seamens bill gone into
effect July LIST the Eastland disaster
would never have occurred. II
Two weeks ago at gathering OF
Democrats in Milwaukee, Congressman
Burke of Wisconsin spoke at some
length on the La Toilette seaman bill.
He said it was a Democratic measure
introduced by a Democrat and passed
by Democratic Congress. An amend
ment written by Senator La Toilette
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05

gave the bill its name. This act pro-
vides for sufficient equipment Of life
saving apparatus to meet the needs of
every passenger and member. of the
crew in case of accident. 1t also pro-
vides that three. fourths of the crew
must be able to understand the orders
of the ships officers in the language in
which they are given Is this charm
full legislation?! z Is it more important
to line the pockets o Of the ship owner
with gold than to protect the lives of
the passengers?
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05

Some administration men boast that
Governor Philip has spent $4,000 OF
his own money in Investigating the
University. Why this boasting? With
$4,000 to spare the governor would
have done a good deal better to have
followed the fine example set before
him by William F. Villas and Us.
Trip. and donated it to Wisconsin,, g
great democratic free school, than to
have burned it up in detective work.
Fifteen thousand dollars added to the
dormitory fund would tend to bring
down the cost of habitation in Madison
and thus help poor boys struggling for
university training to better equip
themselves for their share in the
worlds work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
Stands Before the World For Equal
Riof1tS.

Springfield Republican: The great
South American newspaper La Nacion
Of Buenos Ayres, makes clear state
ment of the position of this country.
1.-The United States" it says, els caring
not only for its national interests, but
especially for the interests of all neu-
trails" This is the commanding fact,
and President Wilson is correctly in
terpreted. There are many evidences
which go to show a better understand
ing of this country in South America.
Much has been done of late to bring
this about, and the long period of mis-
Interpretation appears to be passing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
BEARS FRUIT BY COMPASS.
When North and South Branches Fail
East and West Are Laden.

fredericksburg. Kan.-Noah Jones. a
and Wheatley's camp ground. has on
his farm an apple tree which is very
much of curiosity. The tree contains
four branches which point to the north
south, east and west.
Last year the north and south
branches were laden with fruit. while
the east and west branches did not
bear a single apple. This year the
conditions are vice versa. the east and
west branches being laden with apples,
while the north and south branches
are bare. 4sxs~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
Old Coins In Field.

Monroe, Mich.-Fred Baumann of
Frenchtown unearthed number of
old coins in field upon his farm.
They were very old, bearing a date
early in the last century. and may
have been hidden by some early settler
who was either driven out OF the cou1l-
try by the Indians Or persisted in the
battle Of the River Raisin in 1913.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
Two Valuable Qualities.

The greatest results in life are usu-
ally attained by simple means and the
exercise of ordinary qualities. These
NAV for the most part be summed up
in these two-common sense and per-
severance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
l. EGAL NOTICES.
Fielder q Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO HEAR PROOF OF WILL

NOTICE TO HEAR PRUUF OF Will
NTATE OF WISCONSIN--Iowa County Court.
~ ss.-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the Iowa County Court, to be held in and for
said county, at the court house in the city OF
Dodgeville, in said county, on the 7th day of
September, A. D. 1915, being the first Tuesday of
said month at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said
day. the following matters win be heard and
considered: ].
The application of Joseph s. erase to admit
to probate the last will and testament of Viola
erase Tredinn1ck, late of said county, deceased
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to- all persons interested by
publishing copy of this order for three weeks
successivelys prior to said day Of hearing, in
the Iowa County Democrat, weekly news
paper published in said county.
: By the Court,
ALDRo jerks, County Judge.
Dated DodgeYille, Wis. August 3. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

brings mall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
EX-WIFE TIES UP
COL. HEFT'S ESTATE
She Charges Fraud In Divorce
Proceedings and Demands
S150.000.
iBy Telegraph 70 IN. Tribune J

Bridgeport, Sept. 20.-Just when
Judge Paul L. Miller, Of the Probate
Court. was about TO settle the estate Of
the late Colonel Nathan Hopkins Heft
to-day, Frances Helene Heft, first wife
Of Colonel Heft, who divorced him in
1902, presented a claim for $4,000,
alleging that Colonel Heft had com
mitted fraud during the divorce pro-
ceedings.
Colonel Heft left no will. Under the
intestate law the estate would go 10
the widow and his son, DIR. George
Stanley Heft, Of 669 Riverside Drive
New York. The first Mrs. Heft, how.
ever, 20 whom was awarded $4,000 all
mony, charges that when she divorced
her husband he had represented TO the
court that he possessed only 500, 900
whereas he owned property valued al
nearly 100000.
Although given the right 10 resum,
her maiden name OF Frances Helene
Cease, she brings the present action
under the name Of Mrs. Heft She Is
now living in East Maueh Chunk, Penn
She was married 10 Colonel Heft Feb.
ruary 22. 1878. at Mason City. III. The
divorce was obtained on the charge OF
infdelity.
Colonel Heft was noted international
Is rs a builder of electric railroad sys-
tens. He was for many years consult
Ing engineer Of the New Haven road.
TO which he sold bis trolley company
holdings in Connecticut.
His second wife, who was Mrs. Mary
Josephine Moore, Of Washington, is
living a; his mansion on Park Avenue,
Bridgeport, where are kept art treas
axss collected By Colonel Heft
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
COTTON RALLIES,
GAINS SLIGHTLY
Although Little Action through
out the Day, Market Adj
vances 26 Points.

The cotton market was hardly ms
active Yesterday As it was at ,imes last
week. but there was very falr VoIume
Of business and prices advanced on
covering combined with renewal OF
bull support, which Vas ev'tently en-
couraged by the continued buliish
AVERAGE Of SPOT al ices and the
stronger technical poUGon after n re-
action of 80 to 35 points from the
recent hirh levcl. The malLet closed
firm and from 10 ID 26 POINTS net
higher. with near months showing the
maximum gains. ~.
Iiverpool was relative Y ctsy, with
priv:.e cables Attribu. nc tho decline
10 more hedge selling, aud the market
here opened net unchanIC t points
lower. OferinLs wer' very well taken
around 1916 for October and Illus lot
January, however and irlces soon
steadled on covering and bull support.
Liverpool sold cotton here, but TINS
was evidently against s.. ''h"-es IN the
English market. rs prices there raIled
quite sharply, and the offerings OF spot
people were also readily taken on com
paratively slight reactions. Inc taik
of showers and lower temperatures IN
the Southwest represented about the
only criticism Of immediate weather
conditions, but the recent better
weather has not been accompanied by
improvement in the general average. Of
the crop news. and there were further
scattering complaints, particularly
from the Southwest. October con
tracts, which sold at 1916, advanced
TO 1880 in the late trading, while Jan
uary worked up 10 11.29, or within 3
points Of last weeks high records.
#
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
ARKANSAS BANKS WIZARD CHEMISTS
81 EARNED $40 DSPLAYWONDERS
Dye Making a Central
Feature at National EX-
position at Palace.

You can pour quart of milk into
your pocket and never get wet; you
can dye your last years black dress
pink by cooking coal; you can accom-
plish a great many other wonders, pro-
vided you have the apparatus.
At the Grand Central Palace, where
the National Exposition of Chemical
Industries is being held this week, the
country's leading metallurgical, chem
ical and engineering firms are giving
exhibitions that would shame a media
val wizard. There is central note
running through the exposition, how
ever, which seems to dwarf everything
else. Th-t note is: what has been
done 10 provide a substitute dye sup
ply for the United States since the Ger
man supply was cut off p
There are several exhibitors Of dye
materials, and crowds gather in every
available sightseeing space to look at
what has been done to create a sub
stitute supply of colorng materials.
1--WE can make dyes easy enough"
said DR.. Hesse, of the General Chem
ical Company, "but the manufacturer
hasn't yet got the cooperation of the
user. Furthermore, we need govern
ment aid so that Germany, at the end
of the war, will not be permitted TO un-
load all unused dyes on this country
at a suicide price for the producers in
this country. The textile manufactur-
ers and others who use aniline dyes
refuse to tell us what demand there is.
The dye makers don't want TO sink a
lot of money into the purchase of ma
chinery unless they are told first there
will be some return for their invest
ments."
Thomas A. Edison has installed a
booth illustrating some of the steps in
the manufacture of the aniline. To-
morrow evening DR.. Thomas II. Norton,
of the Department of Commerce, will
speak on Foreign Markets for Amer
lean Chemicals" and |. +. Stone, presi-
dent of the National Aniline Chemical
Company, will deliver an address on
1.-THE Aniline Dye Situation"
One exhibit of interest is the Ritz
man process of manufacturing gaso-
lene, benzol and toluol from petroleum.
Several feet away is a machine for con-
verting milk into powder in six sec
onds. Near by cakes and pastry are
given away hot from the oven by the
manufacturers Of a phosphate baking
powder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
WANT ROBBINS TRIED ALONE
Other New Haven Directors Say They
Cannot Be Fairly Tried with Him.

If the other directors of the New
Haven Railroad indicted with Edward
+. Robbins in the governments Sher-
man law prosecution have their way the
former counsel for the railroad will
have to stand trial alone. Charles F.
Brooker, one of the defendants, asked
Judge Hunt for a separate trial yes
terday on the ground that Robbins was
separately involved in transactions
" hch would seriously hurt Brokers
case if the two men were tried together.
Other directors took the same action.
81 do not in any way mean to throw
legal blame on Mr.. Robbins or impute
to him any guilty knowledge or intent
TO violate the law" said Brokers coun-
sci. 81 intend simply to bring before
the court facts necessary TO show that
the defences of the two defendants are
radically different.
"The fact that Mr.. Robbins, as gem
eral counsel for the New Haven, spent
all his time on its affairs and person
ally participated in every transaction
referred to in the indictment makes IT
inevitable that vast amount OF evl-
dence will be admissible against the
defendant Robbins which will not APP
plv against the defendant BROKER.
Furthermore, in my opinion, great
deal of this evidence will clearly be
admissible against the defendant Rob
bins on the issue of guilty knowledge
and intent and will not appl y to the
defendant Brooker. 1t would be SO
preiudicial that upon a Joint trial of
these two defendants no instructions
the court could give the jury could re-
move its infiammatory effect upon their
minds against the defendant BROKER.
II was further argued that the IN
tricacies of a joint trial would take at
least four months 10 unravel in court,
and at the end of that time the jury
would be hopelessly muddled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
Cotton a Bank Problem,
Wilson Tells the South

Columbia, S. c., Sept President
Wilson feels that the whole mainten-
snce Of the cotton situation depends
directly and Immediately upon South
ern bankers. and they have only them
selves 10 blame il it does not come out
satisfactorily, according TO letter
from Secretary Tumulty TO John L.
McLaurin. state warehouse commits
soner Mr.. McLaurin. in a letter 10
the President. charged that certain
Southern bankers, working through
those Of New York. were striving 70
force the sale Of cotton at 10 cents a
pound"
President Wilson expressed conf
dence that Southern banks would con-
tent themselves with rate of interest
not exceeding . per cent above the rate
which they themselves would have 10
pay 10 get money 10 lend cotton pro-
ducors for handling this seasons crop.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-21
THE WEATHER REPORT
Forecasts and Records OF the Last
Twenty-four Hours.

Washington. Sept. 2o.-Ths storm reported during
the last several DAY, IN tho Gulf Of Muieo Is
spparently crossing tho coast Of Merico imme-
diately south Of the Rio Grande. Another storm
q, marked intensity was central on Monday night
over the Province on Ontario and moving toward
the 81. Lswrence VALLEY. THIS disturbance has
been attended b. showers in the great central val
ley. and rains and high winds In tho upper lake
region. Storm warnings are displayed on the Great
Lakes except West Superior. The weather has be
come rauch cooler In tie Mississippi Valley AID Tho
plains states while moderate temperatures oonilnue
throughout the Eastern and Southern states and
vest Of the Rocky Mountains. There will be show
or, Tuesday and generally fair weather WEDNESDAY
fhroughou The Atlantic states. except fl0rlda IN
other regions esst o. the Mississippi River talr
weather will prevail during Tuesday and Wednesiay
Considerably cooler weather will oyeBpreAd the ono
VALLEY the lower lake region, the middle AL
and Nov England states and the interior ~ me
Gulf states during Tuesday and tuesday might
Winds for TUESDAY and Wcdacsday North A.
iAntc. strong south. shifting 20 west. middle A.
lanuc fresh and strong south shiftng 10 west;
south Atlantic and East our. moderate variable Z
Wcst Gulf moderate variable. bccogning norm ana
northeast. upper lakes. strong west diminishing
lower lakes. strong "eSt