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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-31
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
DEMOCRATS IN SENATE
FIX 1920 TAX LIMIT
Be Held Up for Extra
Session.

Washington, Nov 26.-By partisan
vote Of 9 to 6 the senate finance COM
mittee HXed the total amount to be
raised by taxes in 1920 to S4000,0OO,-
OOO
Amendments to effect the necessary
reduction will be submitted to the
committee by Chairman Simmons.
All the Democrats on the committee
supported the cut, suggested by Sec
rotary McAdoo. The Republicans
voted against it, including Lodge, Pen
rose, Smoot, McCumber, Dillingham;
and La Toilette.
The committees action makes it
extremely improbable the revenue bill
will be passed at the coming short
session of congress. The Republican
senators announced they will block
any attempt to put the bill through
with such a provision which, in their
opinion, would tie the hands of the
incoming Republican congress.
If the bill fails as seems likely,
President Wilson will have to call con-
gress in extraordinary session soon
after March to enact a tax bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
THE MARKETS.
Chicago, Nov. Is

FLOUR-The United States food admin
Per bbl in jute, SO lb. sack basis: Barley
flour, $3.50; corn flour. $7.30; white rye
flour, 5000; dark rye, $3.50; spring wheat,
s1O.S0; special brands, $11.75; hard winter,
$40. 30@10.50: soft winter, 5000.
HAY-Timothy, $30.0G@32.O0; standard,
$29 0O93O.00; No. light clover mixed, $500
$4,000; No. timothy and No 1 clover
mixed, $27.0OG29O0: No. 3, $23.00@250O; sam
pie, s1O.OOQ15.OO; clover, $18.0O@230O
CATTLE-Choice to prime steers, $500
@19.75; good to choice steers, s165Oq18oO;
medium to good steers, s140O@165O; plain
to medium steers, s9.0O@14.0O; yearlings,
fair to choice, s1300Q19.70; stockers and
feeders, $7.O0012.25; good to prime cows,
s9.OO613O0; fair to prime heifers, $1,000
1475; fair to good COWS, $7.0009.0O; can
ners, $55O66.OO cutters, s6.10@7.O0; bologna
bulls, s8O0@S50; butcher bulls, 5000
$50; veal calves, s16.00017.50.
HOGS-Fair to choice lights, s1775@18.30;
choice light butchers, s180O@18.40; medium
weight butchers, 225Q260 lbs, $1820@18.25;
heavy weight butchers, 270@350 lbs, $3.50
01S.2O: mixed packing, 81. 6061S20; mixed
packing. SIT GO01SO0; heavy packing $500
@17.60; rough packing, $16.60Q17.OO; pigs,
fair to good, S13.50@15.00; stays. $15.259
1850.
SHEEP-Western lambs, $14O0015.55;
native lambs good to choice, $14.00Q15.50;
yearlings, $s.O0@12.00; wethers, good to
choice. sS.OOd10.25: ewes, fair to choice,
7.OO@9 %; feeding lambs, s12.00Q14.25.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
FRENCH CITE u. S. FIGHTERS
Company Listed Twice for De-
feating Huns.

Paris, Nov. 22.-English, American
and Italian soldiers and units are cited
in orders printed in the Official Jour-
nal. The prince of Wales regiment is
named for it's service in liaison work.
Company L, Ninth United States in
fantry, is twice cited; first, for resist
ing and putting to flight, under COM
mand of Capt. H. III. Worthington, a
greatly superior number of the enemy,
and, second, for a similar exploit I'M
der command of Lieut.. E. G. Ince.
American soldiers who are cited are
Pielenki and Stanley Dobiez, Twenty
third infantry; Second Lieutenant Har-
ry. Kelly and Private Aloysius J..
Brown, ninth; Corporal Wibchenbaug
and Private Kenneth G. Sands, fifth !;
Thomas Egan, fifth; also G. De Freest
Larner, James Norman Hall, David
Peterson, Charles w. Chapman, James
A. Meissner and Edward Rickenbacker,
aviators.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
HUN THIEVES BLAST VICTIMS
German Looters Are Hurled Into
Eternity When Munition Trains
Blow Up.

London, Nov. 23.-An explosion Of
munition trains at the station Of Ha-
mont, Belgium, caused casualties esti-
mated at between 1000 and 1000.
One hundred and fifty dead already
have been counted. The destruction
in the vicinity was enormous. Assist
ance is being sent to the stricken re-
gion from all directions. Dutch mill
tary aid has been sent across the bor-
der.
The trains were standing at the sta
ton at Hamont when the explosion
occurred and the entire region was
soon sea of fire. Neighboring
houses collapsed, burying their occu-
pants. Three German ambulance
trains caught fire and one was de-
stroyed, Is of the occupants being
burned to death. Most of the victims
were German soldiers who had been
plundering the trains. A few Dutch
soldiers also were killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
PRIDEAUX & BLISS
Fire Destroys the Hittes dorf Barn.

Hollandale Review: Monday even
ing while Louis Hittesdorf, who rents
his fathers farm, was in the hay loft of
the barn throwing down hay to feed his
stock, a pigeon flew against the lighted
lantern standing on a beam and upset
it causing the kerosene to flow onto the
hay which the flames soon set into
roaring blaze. Louis tried his best to
extinguish the flames but soon realized
it was beyond him, he hastily sum
moned aid to save the other buildings
near by. The residence and the gran
airy with about 1000 bushels of grain
were saved after hard and brave fire
fighting, both buildings were at one
time on fire.
The barn was about 90 by 60, with a
lean on both sides and was nearly full
of hay and some machinery which was
all destroyed. 1t was insured but not
enough to cover the loss, especially at
this time of the year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS CATERER

Otto Lee has been employed in the
Electric Light Plant at Galena the past
week
Mr. and Mrs William Horn were re-
cent visitors with Mr. and Mrs Edward
Buss and family at GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs Adolph Miller and fami-
ly have retained from a visit at Bara-
boo.
Mrs Nicholas Grommish and son re-
turned to their home at Dubuque
Thursday, after visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Matt Smith.
Mrs w. A. Jones and daughters
Misses Florence and Marion left last
week for Chicago After a visit there
they leave for California to spend the
winter.
Mrs M. Banfeld Of Cuba City and
Mrs James Morgan Of Darlington re-
turned to their homes Sunday, after a
visit with DR.. and Mrs w. J. Morgan.
j. f. BAIL of Seattle, Wash, visited
his aunt Mrs G. w. Mess here Friday
Earl Holman of this city was pro-
Inoted to Corporal at Camp Grant Nov.
II, 1918.
Sister Nj. Eustella of st. Francis Con-
vent at Dubuque spent several days
last week here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Matt. Smith.
Misses Belle Bottoms and Pearl Mills
visited at Darlington Monday.
Charles Morgan of the S. A. T. G. at
Madison spent the week end with his
parents, DR.. and Mrs w. j. Morgan
Mrs Selma Bottoms and daughter
Belle, Mrs Emily Lewis, David Brown
and Miss Annie Fitzsimons visited at
Dubuque Thursday.
Our boys with the Eighty sixth divi
sion = The Blackhawks = from Camp
Grant, H., which was on its way to the
fighting front when the armstice was
signed, is one of the American units
that has been ordered to return to the
United States as soon as possible so
there will be rejoicing in many homes
here.
Paul Brewer of Madison spent last
week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
James Brewer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

The Supreme court at Washington
recessed for Thanksgiving until De
cember 9.
A San Juan dispatch says il is esti-
mated that there are 10000 cases of
influenza in Porto Rico.
King Albert of Belgium will visit
Paris December 5, it is announced.
He will leave for Brussels early in the
evening.
An Amsterdam dispatch says eleven
German torpedo boats and mine layers
that were left in the Antwerp harbor
have been interned in a Dutch port.
The Hungarian government has re-
quested the allies to hold an immedi-
ate discussion of peace terms, accord
ing to reports reaching Swiss newspa-
perS.
A million letters from "our boys"
overseas that will gladden. the hearts
of 1.-The folks at home" reached New
York On the French liner ROcham-
| beau.
A correspondent in London learns
| that the British government proposes
to send a special plenipotenriary to
Washington throughout the peace con-
ference.
1t is officially announced at Lima
that Peru has withdrawn her consuls
from Chile as a result of the renewal
of anti-Peruvian rioting in Iquique and
AntOfagasta.
Secretary John A. Heydler of the
National league issued a call for the
annual meeting of the league, which
will be held at New York December
10 at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
-Fugitives crossing the Belgian
Dutch frontier at Eindhoven, Holland
report that many Belgians have been
injured by explosions at the commune
of Gheel, rs miles southeast of Ant
Werp. The town has been completely
! devastated, it is said.
A plot to swamp Spain with bolshe-
visit agitatOrs has been nipped in the
bud by the Spanish authorities, accord
ing to Madrid advices. Many bal
/
Barcelona, Madrid, Cordova, Cadiz
! and other Spanish cities.
Savings through war department re-
adjustment orders, including cancela-
ton of contracts, are estimated at
$1,356, 100000 by Secretary Baker in a
letter read to the senate at Washing
ton by Senator Martin Of Virginia,
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee.
A Washington announcement says
that from the beginning Of the Euro
pean war to the day of the signing of
the armistice, the American merchant
marine lost from acts of the central
powers 145 vessels of 354, 449 gross
tons, involving the loss of IT'S lives.
, Including lives lost by the sinking Of
army and navy vessels, the total passes
the thousand mark.
Total subscriptions to the United
War Work campaign were sos, no.
O39, or So, 679, G3S in excess of the
amount originally asked by the seven
war relief organization for their work
during rehabilitation of the army and
navy, according to an official announce
ment at New York This is the larg-
est sum ever raised as an outright gift
in the history of the world.
A Washington dispatch says Presi-
dent Wilson will sail for France be-
tween December and 10 on former
transatlantic liner conveyed by naval
craft, according to the plans now be-
ing made. His encourage including
the American peace delegation, advis-
ers, experts, secretaries, stenographers
and the wives of some Of the officials,
will number approximately 200 per-
sons.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
Church Calls New
Pastor

Dodgeville Chronicle: A meeting of
the members of Plymouth Congrega-
tional church was held Wednesday
evening to consider the call of a pastor
to fill the vacancy caused by Rev. A. FL.
Schoenfeld's resignation. 1t was voted
to extend call to Rev. w. j. Griffiths
of WiIkesbarre, Pa, minister who for
number of years served as pastor of
the Welsh Presbyterian church here,
and who is known to large portion of
our people as fine Christian gentle
man-all of whom would be pleased to
again welcome him and his estimable
wife to our city. Mr. Griffith has not
yet decided to accept the call
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
London to Welcome Wilson.

London, Nov. 26-"President Wilson
will receive the greatest reception we
ever gave any guest. No progress any
emperor ever made will equal his"
says the Observer in an article dis
cussing the coming visit Of the presi-
dent to England. 1--WE rejoice that an
event we have so urgently advocated
is now assured"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
Red Guards Spread Terror.

Paris, Nov 25.-Socialist workers
who refuse to submit to the authority
of the bolshevist functionaries in Rus
STA, are being put to death by the Red
guards in the same >wholeSale fachion
as members of the artistocracy, mill
tary officers and the bOurgeoisie.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
NEWBERRY PROBE DELAYED
Senate Committee Votes to Postpone
investigation Into Campaign
Expenditures.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The senate
privileges and elections committee
voted 6 to Indefinitely to postpone
the proposed investigation into the
campaign expenditures of Truman 81.
Newberry, successful Republican cam
didate for the senate in Michigan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
Get on Riuht Road at Once.

II often requires courage to turn
back when we have taken a wrong
step, but it is easier to turn back after
the first than after the second or
third, and much safer and pleasanter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
DajIv THOUGHT.
He makes no friend who never made
q fOe.-TennysOn.


Automobile bodies made of concrete
REINFORCED with steel wire are said to
be lighter than wood. But if they
turn over on you, they bear down quite
as hard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
Real HardShipS.

Said the near cynic: Next to OBJ
serving all the traffic regulations, the
hardest thing is to remove a fishbone
from the mouth on yer fork"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28

"Physic'', strictly speaking, "means
a medicine or drug. To patients it has
come to mean catht rite. A cathartic
is any medicine given to stimulate
movement of the bowels. Physicians
prescribe cathartics more commonly
than any other remedy. The most pop
ular patent medicines are cathartics :"
Says the Chicago Tribune:
"A feed bag worn what time you
cough
May save another's taking Off"
Which reminds us that it is time to
repeat: Epidemic or no epidemic, COW
er that sneeze!
"The old fashioned practice of leav-
ing children to ''outgrow" their abnor-
malities is now happily dying out and
parents are learning that an ounce of
prevention saves many doctor bills. -
A prominent Milwaukee children S
specialist says: During the first year,
the baby should be neither amused or
amusing"
Among men pensioned by the Brit,
ish government, chest complaints and
tuberculosis have caused larger per-
centage of disablements than any other
causes except wounds"
almost all contagious diseases leave
some after effects. For a mother de
liberately to expose her child to the
common diseases of childhood with the
idea that he has to "have them over
with is nothing short of criminal
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28

GA child with fever, whatever the
cause, should pass up one meal and go
light on others until he is we'll again. :"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
10000 Porto Ricans Get "FIu"

San Juan, Porto Rico. Nov. 26.-It
is estimated that there are 10000
cases of influenza in Porto Rico.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28

Optimistic Thought.
The bravest of men have the least
Of brutal, bullying insolence
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
HEALTH TABLETS
From the Extension Division of the
University of Wisconsin.
n. E. DEARHoLT- M D., DIRECTOR

1.-The air of the best ventilated house
is not so good as out door air.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
Cannon Ball Tree.

Cannon Ball Tree.
A native tree of South America.
called the cannon ball tree, bears
round, woody fruit which closely re-
sembles basebals.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-11-28
ANNOUNCEMENT

While DIR. w. NJ. GRATIOT of
Mineral Point is in the military
service, DIR. A. r. HOLLENDER
Of Linden will have charge of his
practice, with office at Mineral
Point The practice will be con-
Quoted as
DRS. GRATIOT AND HOLLENDER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

To Be No Interference With
 Large Business Industries

There will be no cessation of work, according to the best information ob- tainable, upon government industries in Brunswick because of the cessation Of fighting in Europe, says the Industrial Index. Every ship contracted for at local yards will be built, the big picric acid plant, in which several million dollars have already been spent, will be completed and all work will go on as originally intended.
 The only change to take place in Brunswick has been the inauguration of the eight-hour per day rule, at the ship plants, the picric plant, the naval air station and other places which have been running many hours overtime be- cause of the emergency. These new hours, however, were decided upon even before the armistice was signed. Every one of the plants is now working on strictly an eight-hour schedule.
 The picrie acid plant will be com pleted; that is practically certain It was announced at the outset that this plant would be a permanent one, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

viewpoint of proper roadway construc-
 tion Many roads which seemed to
 serve satisfactorily under ordinary traffic conditions were altogether ln- adequate to met the demands Of tnis increased heavy traffic. Il therefore seems quite apparent that better types of road construction will have to be employed if we are to have roads whlcn will sustain modern traffic demands Moreover, greater care will have to De exercised in selecting types of com struction for trunk line highway | There will have to be not only in the
 national government. but in the states and the counties also, some compre- 1 hensive idea concerning the necessity | of having the trunk line highways | built in accordance with better con | struction methods than has heretofore 1 frequently been the case.
 | Not only is this highly essential be- cause of the factor of increased heavy
 motor truck traffic, but also from the economical standpoint. The main tenance cost of preserving roads which | can be virtually destroyed in eighteen months by traffic which has already arrived will be something appalling. With the war debt which the country will be obliged to carry for many years 1t is only sound business judgment to give an eye and ear to the need of expending the many millions which the nation is destined to expend ill the next few years on good roads in a manner which will provide for the minimum maintenance charge.
 Unfortunately, most people do not understand that the annual mainten- ance charges for the upkeep of a low type of road construction when mis- takenly applied to trunk line highways will pay the interest and sinking-fund charges for a bond issue which will pay all the cost of modern road or l the best type of construction. In the meantime the people always have the | use of a good road instead of poor road.
 l No two words in the English lan- ! guage are probably more generously and generally misused than the words 1 good roads," In a great many in- stances they constitute misnomer 1 and stand for "poor roads, instead of 1 good roads. When they were first 1 used in a community they were under stood to mean that good roads which would be continuously good were 10
 1 be constructed Due to the fact that I the most important highways in a I community or county were always fir 5t
 | improved and properly so, it developed l that the trunk line highways were | the first to come under the influence
 1 of the good roads movement. Right at I this juncture the community developtd l A lot of laymen and local wiseacres all of whom knew more about the
 1 proper manner in which to improve
 roads than engineers and constructions
 1 ists who had devoted the major por- ] tion of their lives to the industry.
 The net result was the adoption of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

that after the war it was intended to manufacture dyes. It is stated that the plant is so constructed that it can im- mediately start on the manufacture of this article together with various kinds of acids, etc, used in the manufacture of many articles; therefore the big plant will be completed and will be in full operation probably within a few months
 Work will now begin on another man.
 moth Brunswick industry. The Atlantic Refining company has about completed arrangements for building their big re-
 finery here, and already surveying party is at work. The active beginning of the construction work on this plant has been delayed by the fact that all laborers were needed in government work, but now that this emergency is [ over it is intended to construct the plant immediately.
 No announcement has been made as to what action will be taken regarding the naval air station, which has been under construction for the past two weeks, but large number of men are still engaged in the work, which in-
 dicates that the war department has decided to complete it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

The war being ended the readjustment of industrial conditions has begun. The reconstruction period will bring complex problems but none that cannot be solved in a reasonably short time.
 Excessively high wages that obtained during the war will come down, but it will be many years before they are as low as they were prior to the European conflict We are approaching an era of unprecedented prosperity and a high de- gree of good times always means good wages
 New construction work will soon be in evidence The building trades will De brisk and the man who is planning 10 build house will make mistake 1T he waits too long expecting the cost or material and labor to drop to what we called normal before the war
 And as with home building so It VIII be with road building. Thousands or miles of highway are to be built Tn the near future, and the sooner highway projects are undertaken the better for the community
 Here in the Birmingham district there is a strong demand for coal production The miners are urged to do their best in increasing output. The weekly record in December should go beyond 4Oo,Wc tons. If the mine workers put in live days a week a new high record of pro duction will be reached, say 4S0,oo0 to 500,000 tons.
 Of industrial activity. generally speaking, the press throughout the a type of road improvement for trunk line hiphways which was low in first cost and exceedingly expensive to maintain The further result was that the expensive maintenance was not maintained The final result was poor