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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
ENCOURAGING SIGNS.

Some public men Of Wisconsin are
speaking out as they ought to speak
out; and it will be recorded to their
credit. Ellis b. Usher, in his weekly
letter to The Madison Democrat, says:
During the past week there have
been some encouraging signs that
Wisconsin is not wholly destitute of
public men Of patriotism and courage.
Senator Timothy Burke Of Green Bay
has stirred up Madison, with strong
words, and Senator Husting has sent
letter from Washington to Il band of
socialist resolution makers in Lacrosse,
that rings clear and true, az does
everything he says. A notable speech
in the house of representatives by Con
gresham LenroOt, squarely backs up
the president. AS Mr. LenrOOt is spoken
Of as the probable republican floor
leader in the next house, especial i'm
portance attaches to his utterance
congressman elect ClassOn of Green
Bay, and Davidson of Oshkosh have
both gone on record in the president S
support, SO the next house promises in
exchange for three democrats who
didn't support Wilson and were all
beaten for reelection, three republicans
who are for America first, and for the
president who bears commission as its
leader Another Wisconsin incident of
the week was the reading into the
record Of the house Of representatives,
by Gardiner of Massachusetts, Of an
editorial from the Milwaukee Journal,
which emphasizes the fact that The
Journal IS gaining nation wide atten
ton and approval for its staunch sup
port Of the government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
PRINT PAPER PRICES.

The federal trade commission has
made good in the matter Of high prices
for print paper Commissioner Joseph
Z. Davies in an address before news
paper publishers and paper manufac
turers at Chicago intimated that the
paper manufacturers faced prosecution
under the anti trust laws; and very
soon thereafter some of the great paper
makers asked the commission to fix a
reasonable price. Now prices which
were outrageously high are coming
back to normal. There was very
material reduction in the bill received
for the last ton of paper ordered for
The Democrat; and we are hopeful Of
getting the next ton at still lower
figure.
The Springfield Republican says:
The issue that arose between the
paper makers and the publishers over
the price of 'newsprint was a real
test of the federal trade commission S
capacity for usefulness. A monopolis
tic manufacturing combination, as the
publishers viewed it, sought to charge
eXtortionate and even ruinous prices for
an indispensable material. Many of
the small newspapers were driven out
Of business entirely, while even the
most prosperous ones We're obliged to
reduce the number of pages printed in
an issue, and in some cases to increase
the sale price of papers to the reading
public Had the course of the paper
manufacturers received no check, a
crisis of the greatest severity would
have confronted the newspapers of the
country during the present year
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01

She Braves Winter and Bad Roads In
Maryland.

Baltimore. Drawing snow. slcet
drifts. biting winds in the winter and
blistering and scorching heat III the
summer. Miss Julia N. Shafer of Knox
vile. Md, for twelve years has served
the United States as rural mail ear
rier
She is now covering the same route
her father travelled fourteen years ago,
when the route first was established
Miss Shafer in those days was sub
stitute for her father; now the father
is substituting for her.
In the twelve years that Miss Shafer
has carried mail it is estimated that
she has Travelled $4,000 miles. She
makes twenty-five miles six days Of
the week With the exception of the
regular fifteen day annual vacation,
Miss Shafer has been off duty only
thirty days in twelve years.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
POSTOFFICE AIDS AIR RACE.
Desiqnates Transcontinental Course as
an Official Mail Route.

Washington. - Delivery of United
States mail by aeroplane will be a
feature of the cross continental race
planned for next June, as the route of
the contest will be designated as an
aerial mail route by the postofice de
partment.
In accepting the Aero clubs offer Of
cooperation the second assistant post
master general, Otto Praeger, says in a
letter read at the aeronautics eXposi-
ton in the Grand Central palace, New
York, by Alan r Hawley, president
of the club:
"The field superintendent of the rail
way mail service have presented to the
department thirty seven practicable
aeroplane mail routes. The postofice
department will appreciate it if you
will designate committee to cooperate
with this bureau in making an investi-
cation as to the designation of such
cities in various states as aerial mail
stations, where satisfactory landing
places can be provided"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01

world. Mrs. Low is prominent socially
in England and Scotland as we'll as in
this country.
The Girl Scouts of America is the
same as the Girl Guides of England
and the continent and is adapted to fill
the same need in girl life that the boy
scout movement fills for lads. Mrs.
Low became interested in this work
for girls through her observation of
the boy scout movement in England
by Sir Robert Baden-PoWel and the
almost simultaneously similar move
ment for girls started by his sister.
Miss Agnes Baden-PoWell Sir Robert
and his sister visited Mrs. Low upon
her estates in Scotland and assisted
her in starting the work among the
Scottish Iassies. They have recently
come into the advisory board of the
American organization.
Mrs Low is now working energeti
cally to get the organizations in the va.
rious cities to take up the training in
Stituted for women by the Navy league.
She has arranged for classes of girl
scouts to take these courses and has
offered prizes in that connection.
Mrs. Low saw the necessity for this
work after Watc hing the assistance
rendered their country by the girls Of
England during the progress Of the
European war She says there are in
Vulnerable things that girls can do III
wartime to help their country if they
are properly trained
Mrs. Low will hold meetings in the
cities she visits under the auspices Of
the WOmen's clubs. All women who
are interested in the movement looking
to the uplift Of American girlhood are
invited to attend these meetings Girls
from educational institutions are espe
cially invited, as are also college sOrO
rites and associations of college w0
men. Mrs. Low, brilliant speaker. is
in demand both in the west and the
east to explain the work.
Mrs. Low has great hopes that her
visit to America at this time will be
the means of arousing considerable IL
men Of the land. 1t is the purpose Of
Mrs. Low to explain the great good to
be accomplished among the girls Of the
land through an organization Of this
kind and to tell something Of the
things that have already been accom-
pliShed in England and other European
countries
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
LARGEST WIRELESS
PLANT At SAN DIEGO
New 100000 Station Is Made
Ready For Work After Sat-
isfaCtory Tests.

San Diego, CaL-The new 100000
wireless telegraph station was recent
ly completed and officially put in com
mission after suitable tests. 1t is the
largest and most powerful radio sta
ton i'll the western hemisphere and is
capable Of carrying for $4,000 miles
Messages from the British feet cruis-
ing in the North sea, from the high
powered German plant at Berlin and
from American ships and from Aus
tralia have been intercepted.
Three units i'll the globe encirclin2
radio service Of the United States navy
are now completed. These are the sta
tons at San Diego. Arlington and
Darien panama canal Z0ne). A fourth
is under construction at Manila.
The three 600 foot aerial towers form
a triangle. They contain 100000
pounds Of fabricated steel and are the
largest radio towers in the world.
They arc $50 feet III width at the base
and eight feet at the apex They are
placed 1,1O0 feet apart Huge porce-
lain insulators embedded i'll concrete
form the DaSc or edCIl leg OF the IOW-
erS.
The receiving room is absolutely
sound proof, the walls and floors being
padded with asbestos. There are four
distinct and complete controlling sets
installed i'll the receiving room, en-
aiding any one of the four operators or
all four simultaneously to send and re-
ceive messages.
The aerialS or antennae weigh six
teen tons and have q sag between tow
ers Of 100 feet They are twice as large
as those strung from the Eiffel tower
in Paris The helix is fourteen feet in
diameter and eleven feet in height, or
nine feet higher than the helix used in
ordinary naval and commercial sta
tons
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01

1t has certainly proved of vast value
to the coast artillery, which as a sec
ond and third line Of defense will be
intrusted with the defense of New
York. The first line is the navy, the
fourth is the mobile army.
Newport, K. L., the seat of torpedo
factory. mine base, fuel station, mu-
milton magazines, the naval war col
Iege and other departments of high
naval importance, was formally trans
ferred from the control of Collector OF
Customs Fitzsimmons to Rear Admiral
Austin NJ knight. The latter immedi-
ately set about protecting the harbor
and the entire Narragansett bay naval
district against any emergency.
Mines were collected at Forts Greble
and Adams ready for distribution in
the waters of the harbor approaches.
Every strategic center was placed I'M
der double guard, the public was re-
fused admission and troops refused
leave of absence except in special in
stances. Officers received what is
known as the mobilization slate" in
dicating the posts which they will be
called upon to fill in the event Of an
actual mobilization order.
The naval torpedo factory was espe-
cially busy. Extra time by workers
and operation in shifts have been or
dered. while efforts were made to re-
cruit 400 additional machinists Three
torpedo boat destroyers, with a full
quota Of torpedoes. are protecting the
factory and ready at the same time to
perform such other duties as the COM
mandant may order.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
our GIRL SCOUTS
Hundreds Joined When Break
With Germany Came.
RECRUIT TO FULL STRENGTH.

Mrs. Low Works theoretically to Get
Organizations to Take Up Training
instituted For Women by Navy
League-Engish Girls Render Assist
ance In War.
New York.-Hundreds of girls and
young women have joined the National
Girl Scouts since the outbreak with
Germany. and Mrs. Juliette Low. the
national president, announced from the
headquarters, 527 Fifth avenue, this
city, that to meet any emergency the
organization will be recruited up to the
strength Of the Boy Scouts of America
Mrs. Low telegraphed to Elliott Wads-
worth. vice chairman of the American
Red Cross at Washington. Offering the
services of the girl scouts. They are
to cooperate with the nearest Red
Cross branch.
1t is Mrs. Lows ambition to make
the girl scouts, already 100000 strong.
the greatest girls organization in the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
LINER SAVES TWO AT SEA.
Barge Crew Drifting In Ice Covered
Craft-Get $40 Purse.

New York. The Ward liner Sara
toga. from Havana, brought in two
seamen. Jose Faria and Manual Bap-
tista. crew Of the coal barge Edward
F. Clark. which. with her sister barge,
the Theodore Palmer, broke away from
the ocean tug Minnie in a northwest
erly blast. The Saratoga fell in with
the Clark. covered with ice and the
seas breaking over her, about $40 miles
south of Sandy Hook.
The two men launched a dory and
rowed to the Saratoga and boarded her
by sea ladder Captain Miller of the
Saratoga also noted another barge fly
ing distress signals with a tank stand
ing by and preparing to take off the
seamen. Passengers of the Saratoga
made up a purse of $40 for the twn
seamen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
OFFERS A C0NvicT REGIMENT.
Commissioner Lewis Would Recruit
1900 From City Prisons.

igGSO OfH wy FIISOISs
New York.-New York gangsters MAY
yet rival the exploits of the apaches of
Paris on the firing line, and the Amer
lean gun man and the French blue devil
may yet be fighting side by side. Bur-
dette G. Lewis, commissioner of correc-
ton, announced that he had been in
consultation with Major General Leon
ard Wood regarding the ACCESSIBILITY
and penitentiary inmates in the event
Of war between the United States and
Germany. Commissioner Lewis also
consulted with Major General Organ,
commanding the national guard.
Commissioner Lewis spoke Of the ex-
PLOTS Of the apaches of Paris. the out
laws Of the boulevards, who are COM
parable to the gun men and gangsters
Of New York In the fall of 1914, when
the German army was almost at the
gates of Paris. force Of apaches so
distinguished itself for desperate fight
ing that it won the sobriquet of the
blue devils The commissioner of cor
rection believes that the same reckless
individuality and excess of physical e1-
uberance which enter into the person
atty of gang leaders and gang men
would tend to make New York's work
house and penitentiary population a
valuable fighting force if differed by
strict disciplinarians.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
MINE FIELDS LAID.
Entrances to important Harbors
Are Quickly Protected.
COAST ARTILLERY Is READY.
Every Square FootDf Water Near Port
of New York Made Unsafe Even For
Rowboat-Rear Admiral Knight Set
About Safeguarding Narragansett
Bay Navai District.

shington.-When the break with
Germany came two Of the most elabo-
rate and intricate mine fields that a
nation ever devised for the safeguard
ing of a city's water gates were plan
ned by the coast artillery and the
corps Of engineers to protect the en-
frances to the waters Immediately
about New York. 1t was task which
was completed in all save the last de-
tail, the actual laying of the mines, and
these were stored by hundreds at Fort
Totten and Sandy Hook, ready for the
message from the war department
which would send the mine layers out
with their gingerly handled burdens.
The aggressiveness and determlna-
ton with which an attack can be deliV
cred are lesson of the European war
which has not been lost upon the mill
tary and naval officials of this country,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
STATES MAY COME BACK.
High Price of Paper Forces Them Into
Use In New Jersey.

Use In New Jersey.
Pennsgroye, n. J.-Slates may come
into vogue again in south Jersey
schools, in spite of objections to them
on sanitary grounds, as result of the
shortage and increased cost of paper
County superintendent of Schools
Dixon has already issued an order to
pupils of the Salem county schools to
use both sides of the paper in prepar-
ing written lessons.
A number of organizations and
church societies throughout this end Of
the state are collecting and selling old
paper as an effective method Of raising
funds for their various schemes. The
most systematic paper saving cam
paign in this part of the state is being
conducted at the new Du Pont vii
lagos, where a salvage department has
been established.
Old paper is regularly collected in
wagons, and presses have been set UP
for baling it into 100 pound bundles
for shipment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
COUGARS EATING DOGS.
Live CANNES as Bait Very Popular
Among Mountain Beasts.

Los Angeles, John B. Miller. presi-
dent of the Southern California Edison
company, has encountered a problem
which he did not consider when be
built his country home in Liveoak can
yon. north Of Pomona, last summer
The problem is how to get rid of the
mountain lions.
1t not only is worrying Mr.. Miller,
but threatens to spread to the county
authorities for determination Of the
question whether or not live dogs may
be'used for bait.
Reports from the Miller home were
that the tracks Of the lion were as
large as a mans hand and that the dis
lance it covered when it leaped on the
animal killed was fifteen feet.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
BEAR IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
Huge Animal Fights With Regiment
on French Front.

Petrograd.- with the Rus
sian army in France is huge bear
from the Caucasian mountains, who
seems to enjoy his sojourn on the
French front fully as much as his mas
ters enjoy theirs.
He is the mascot of one of the Rus
sian regiments that were transported
halfway round the world from the Rus
sian to the French front to show the
solidarity Of the allies.
When the time comes for the bears
regiment to go to the front line
trenches for it's six days of duty the
bear goes along He keeps the all night
vigils with the sentinels, and as there
is nothing else to eat but the regular
rations brought up from the rear he
permits the soldiers to divide their
share with him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
u, S. LAYS SUBMARINE NET.
Ii Blocks Entrance to Hampton Roads
and Is Two Miles Long.

Ii Blocks Entrance to Hampton Roads
and Is Two Miles Long.
Norfolk. Va-As a protection against
hostile submarines a powerful steel net
has been placed in Hampton Roads be-
tween Fort Wool and the government
pier at Fort Monroe. The net blocks
entrance to the entire channel of the
roads and affords absolute protection
to Fort Monroe and Old Point Com
fort.
The net was laid with so much Sc
crecy that it's presence was not known
until masters of vessels were forbidden
to pass over it without authority from
the commanding officer Of the navy pa
troll boats now on duty in the roads.
The net is about two miles long Its
efficiency was proved by the capture
of the steamship Madison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
Fielder Sc Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
TESTATE ESTATE


STATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Coart-ss
y In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term of
the Iowa county court, to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, in the city of Dodge
vile. in said county. on the 9th day of
March, A. ID. 1917, being the fourth Tuesday
of said month, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, the following matters will be
heard and considered:
The application of Margaret Mueller, execu-
trix Of the last will and testament of John
Mueller, late of said county, deceased for the
examination and allowance of her administration
account, and that the last will and testament
of said deceased be construed and the assis n
ment of the residue of said estate to such
persons are by said will and by law entitled
to the same
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing a copy of this notice for three weeks
successfully, prior to said day of hearing i'll the
Iowa County Democrat, a weekly newspaper
published in said county.
By the Court:
ALRRo jerks. County Judge.
Dated this 9th day of February, 1917
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01

"No peace can last, or ought TO last,
which does not recognize and accept
the principle that governments de-
rive all their Just powers from the
consent of the governed, and that no
right anywhere exists to hand peo-
Piles about from sovereignty to SOW
ere,gnty if they were property. -
President Wilson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
"IT'S REAL SPORT"
This Fighting of DueIs In Air, Aviator
on Furlough Says.

Cleveland, Otis real sport" said
Robert Rockwell, a member of the
French aviation service, who is home
on furlough.
THE Americans in the service" said
Rock we'll. look upon it as sport. They
forget it is war. When we come back
and. laughing, tell how some enemy
birdman escaped, our officers remind
US we are at war
Rockwell went to France two years
ago as a member of the hospital sery-
ice. He joined the air squad last
March He will rejoin the service on
the Somme front. His cousin, Kifin
Rockwell. was killed in an air duel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
LEGAL NOTICES
Fielder g. Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.

NOTICE OF ORDER FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
INTERSTATE ESTATE.
NTATE of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court-ss
y In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special 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 9th day of
March, A. D. 1917. being the fourth Tuesday
of said month. at ten O'Clock i'll the forenoon of
said day, the following matters will be heard and
considered:
The application of William FL. Shea admins
traitor of the estate of Margaret Shea, late of
said county, deceased, for the examination and
allowance of his administration account, and the
assignment of the residue of said estate to such
persons as are by law entite to same. and for
the determination and a judication of the inner
itance tax. if any, payable in said estate
And it is further ordered, that public notice
thereof be given to all persons interested by
publishing, copy of this order for three weeks
successfully, prior to said day of hearing in the
Iowa County Democrat, weekly newspaper
published in said county.
Dated this 9th day of February A. ID. 1917.
By the Court,
ALDRo jerks. County Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
Hannibal Gets Mark Twain's Chair.

Hannibal. MO.-A willow chair.
which was Mark Twain's fayorite seat
has been presented to the boyhood
home of the humorist in Hannibal by
Albert Bigelow Paine. Accompanying
it was a photograph taken by Twain
seated in the chair in 1909. upon which
the humorist wrote: This is my best
Mark Twain"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
Open All the Way TO Medicine

Burlington Standard Democrat: We
are glad we have lived long enough to
learn what an open CD winter is.
Hereafter we will be satisfied with the
closed kind.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
WAIST LINES TIGHTER.
Men to Wear Longer Coats and Not
Padded.

Padded
Columbus. .. Coats will be much
longer, shoulders will be wider, with
no padding, and coats will be high at
the waist line in mems suits this COM
ing season, according to styles set here
by the fashions committee Of the Inter
national Custom Cutters association.
The cutters say trousers will be wild
err. waistcoats will be cut low and VIII
be tight at the waist line, and browns
will be the proper shade for spring
clothes. They also indicated that the
Norfolk jacket will again be popular.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-01
CALLING CARDS AND INVITATIONS

n correct sizes and styles, neatly PRINT
ed at the Crawford Printery, Mineral
Point. Engraving work also furnished.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-12-27
ROTARIANS PLAY
SANTA CLAUS At
MANY YOUNGSTERS

Santa Claus visited the Kauikeolani
Children's Hospital today escorted by
several score Rotarians.
Following the custom inaugurated
at Christmas time last year the Rotary
Club played Santa to the little shut
ins" OF this useful institution. The
club shortened it's weekly lunch hour
by one-half and at 1890 motored to
the Childrens Hospital every mem.
Der laden with gifts Of the kind to de-
light the souls Of youngsters-toys,
candy, gay-colored balloons, dolls, pic.
ture books and hundred other things.
Harry B. abbey, chairman of the com.
mittee In charge, saw to 1t that not a
child was forgotten, and there we're
plenty of gifts to go round more than
once.
Miss Janet Dewar, superintendent Of
the hospital, received the visitors and
there ensued a merry hour while the
Rotarians were enpoying the chill.
drens Christmas as much as the
youngsters themselves enjoyed It.