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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
UNCLE SANS BILLS
NJ MUST BE PAID
Up to America to Show World That 1t
Does What 1t Promises
to Do.

The argument, sometimes. heard,
that there should be no need of an
other Liberty loan, because the war is
over, indicates there are some persons
so short-sighted and unpatriotic that
they are forgetting the grave dangers
that not so long ago threatened civili-
ZatiOn.
One of the terrors Of the past strug-
gle was the frightful havoc created by
the enemy on the high seas, which may
be illustrated by an incident, one of
ten thousand similar ones. 1t was told
by a stranded sailor, lone survivor
of a torpedoed ship He related how
German submarine, after sinking the
ship without warning, came to the SUP
face and helped to rescue" the few
who were swimming or drifting about
in the water. They were permitted
to cling to the submarine-in fact, to
find refuge on its deck. An empty
rowboat 1oated by, and the COM
mander of the Sub" ordered the sur
vivoFs to avail themselves of it, be
cause in five minutes the U-bOat would
Submerge
The rowboat had no oars. There were
no provisions aboard, no shelter against
storms in this unseaWOrthy shell.
1t was half-fllled with water-salt wa
ter-which the survivors had to scoop
out with their bare hands The cap
tain and his men descended into the
interior of the ''sub' The matches
were closed and gradually the instru
ment of destruction sank out of sight,
leaving the craft, with it's human
cargo at the mercy of the waves. This
happened in the middle of the Atlantic
ocean.
There is only one thing that can
save the world from an upheaval far
more disastrous than tt at which we
lea and the American people to hold to
| law and order to abide by free institu
tons, to rebuild, to succOr and COM
fort those who have been bowed down
| by the terrors of organized intolerance.
| 1t is for us to give more, pay more, do
more It is for us to prove, that a
wrong acknowledged becomes an obi
| cation and that America does what
ever it promises to do.
This can be accomplished only by
periodically getting back of the Vic
tory Liberty loan and backing it up
| to the very limit of our financial abil-
ity. Uncle Sans bills must be paid
and the boys brought home. Until
| then the job won't be finished.
-HELP FINNISH THE JOB."-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
LINDEN

The M. E. Church will give play
entitled, tom Thumbs Wedding" at
the church Friday evening. A number
of local children will take part.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Combellick visit
ed friends and relatives at Galena We'd
nesday.
Harry P. Whitford, who has been
with the Goth division overseas for six
months, returned to his home her Sun
day.
The second basket ball team will play
the Edmund team at Edmund Saturday
evening This will probably end the
games for the season.
Mrs R. Avenall entertained the
Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church at her
home Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Fine and family
returned on Thursday from Milwaukee.
Miss Minette Weare entertained a
number Of girl friends at her home on
Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs John Richards returned
Thursday from visit with friends and
relatives at Three Rivers, Michigan.
Mrs Will James and daughter Kath
crime of Dodgeville spent several days of
the past week at the HI. James home.
County superintendent Hoskins of
Dodgeville was caller at the high
school Wednesday and Thursday.
The Pythian Sisters surprised Mrs
Thomas Hicks at her home Thursday
evening, it being her birthday ami
versary.
Miss Irene Jones of Ridgeway, accom-
panied by Frank Williams of Cobb, Wis
tied friends and relatives here Sunday
A number Of ladies pleasantly sur
prise Mrs Tregear at her home Tuesday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
being her eigatieth birthday.

it being her eigatieth birthday.
Miss Myrtle Jenkins of Miff1in visited
the past week at the FL. Jenkins home.
Mrs M. A. Butteris visited friends and
relatives at Montfort Wednesday,.
Roscoe Liddle returned on Thursday
from a visit the past week with relatives
at Miff1in.
Mr. and Mrs Matt. Launder of Dodge
vile visited relatives here Tuesday.
Ernest Fault and Lloyd Vial were at
Miff1in and Livingston Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs William Liddicoat, and
Mrs Harry Jenkins were Mineral Point
callers Tuesday.
Mrs Wilbur Liddicoat and Mrs Jennie
Smith were Dodgeville callers Monday.
Louis Gueller, Calvin and Sydney
Stoner were business callers at Dodge
vile Friday.
Mrs j M. Tredinnick returned Mon
day from visit with relatives at Min
eral Point.
The wrecking of the Gilman mill was
completed last week, and the material
shipped to Platteville.
William Short spent Sunday at the
r. E. Smart home At Mineral Point.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Tre1innick Wis
tied relatives at Mineral Point Saturday
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
UNCLE SAM PAYING HIS DEBTS
Governments Credit Standing High,
Because of Rapidly of Payment of
His gations-Now
Creditor Nation.

If YOU were asked to lend money to
private citizen you would ask
.'What are this mans prospects? Is
his business showing satisfactory
growth? Is he paying off his debts
and piling up Il surplus?"
When YOU are asked TO lend your
money to Uncle Sam you can safely
ask the same questions. The Ameri-
can government soon will ask for an
other great loan. Therefore, now is
the time to satisfy yourself that Uncle
Sam will be an Al debtor.
The first thing that will impress
you, when you come to Investigate the
old gentlemans credit standing, is the
rapidity with which he has been pay
ing off his debts and becoming himself
q creditor In 1914, when the war
broke out, the nation owed four billion
dollars (S40O0,OOO,O00 abroad and
had to pay interest on that amount
every year.
Now all but about One-fourth of this
big debt has been paid off, and the
government of the United States has
lent abroad a total of ten billion dol
lars ($10,0O0,0O0,000) Instead of pay
ing interest to Europe today, Uncle
Sam is now in a position to ask and
receive from Europe total of at least
five hundred million dollars ($500,000,-
O00) year in interest. That sum from
across the water each year will pay
more than half the interest the govern
ment will owe to its people on all tn
Liberty bond issues, including the
fifth.
Uncle Sam certainly can show a
good set of books. His credit is AL
with every credit agency in the coun-
try.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
"Can You Be Patriotic When the
Bands Not PIaying"-George AIDE.

and the masters of food supplies
thought they knew that Germany
would stand out for many months.
Now then, to suppose a case. If
some one had come to you on October
], with n proposition to end the war
within six weeks by complete and
overwhelming victory on condition that
you would subscribe literally for Vic
tory bonds in the spring of 1919, you
would have replied as follows:
"Say, end the war this fall and stop
the killing and manning Of our boys,
and put the kaiser out Of business and
compel Germany to accept our terms
and let the American soldiers begin to
head for home, and I'll pledge my last
dollar for the loan that is needed to
clean up expenses"
That's how you felt on October l,
1918, and now that all the miracles
have come to pass, are you going TO
be grateful or fOrgetful?
You are now asked to help finance
(by merely lending on favorable terms
ana not GlNlllS) lHc lllldl anu SlSdutiS
expenditures which brought victory
months ahead of the schedule.
If we had lost the war, what would
you be paying this spring and to
whom? How's your memory? Did you
feel certain, just Il year ago today,
that Germany could be prevented from
debating terms to the whole world?
How about loyal parent who re-
fuses to pay doctor bill because the
child gets well instead of dying?
When you tackle a big job do you
stick to the finish, or do you go fishing
and permit some more dependable
man to come in and put on the roof
and chimney?
Do YOU experience symptoms of
morality only when the doctor is seat
ed at the bedside?
When you start to go somewhere,
do YOU travel fOur-fifths OF the way
ard then flop by the wayside?
Can YOU be patriotic when the band
is not playing?
We are settling up big job, SO
don't queer YOUR war record at the
eleventh hour by being gutter.
HELP FINNISH THE JOB"--
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20

HELP FINNISH THE JoB."-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
"IF" OR "SUPPOS!NG'
BY GEORGE ABE.

On October 1, 1918 you, being a
wise man and having s;ad with care
the opinions of military experts, knew !:
1. That the great war was going to
last until far into the summer of 1919.
2. That the casualties among the
American soldiers would be increasing
~ heavy up to the final moment Of
fighting.
8. That, as result Of the growing
magnitude Of the world struggle, til
government Of the United States would
call upon us for at least three huge
bond subscriptions during 1919.
If you believed otherwise you were
in the minority, for the cabinets Of all
the nations united against Germany,
and the bankers, and the shipbuilders,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
DARLINGTON

Wilbur Guyer and Harriet Reed were
married on Tuesday night at the home
of Mr. Guyer.
Mrs Fred Ware and daughter of
Platteville are visiting Mrs Wares sis
ter Mrs Will. McGinnity of this city.
The funeral of Patrick Holland was
held at the Catholic church Tuesday
morning
Mr. and Mrs Charles Barlow returned
home Wednesday from Biloxi, Miss,
after visiting eight weeks there.
Ernest Kampher returned home on
Wednesday noon from Hollandale.
Orvin Brunkow arrived home We'd
nesday, after being mustered out of the
army.
Miss Gladys Showers left for Argyle
Wednesday morning.
Miss Mary Kelly of Shullsburg ar
rived here Thursday and is the guest OF
her sister Mrs Edward Cummings.
Mr. Roy and daughter Naoma left
Thursday morning to spend the remain
der of the week in Chicago.
Clarence Bell left Thursday morning
for Waukesha, where he will take treat
ments for rheumatism.
Robert Hall has purchased the Rich
ard Smith farm two miles south of this
city The farm consists of 40 acres
and was bought for S11 900.
Mr. and Mrs William Byrne and son
Robert of Kenosha returned home on
Thursday, after attending the funeral
of her father, P. D Holland.
DR.. W. w. Peck accompanied Mrs
Ana West to Chicago Thursday morn
ing to consult a specialist there.
Miss Rena McGinn of Shul1sburg
who has been the guest Of her sister
Mrs George R. McQuaide, returned
home Friday
Carl Jolly of the U. of w. arrived
home Friday night to stay over Sunday
DR.. O. B. CHASED arrived Friday
noon at the Vincent home on his way
to Belmont in the interest of the cen
tenary movement of the M. E. Church
Mrs Wilbur Balmer, who mas beer
visiting her mother, Mrs P. Van Hook
returned home to Rockford Friday.
John E. Jones OF Dodgeville made {
short visit this week with his daughter
Mrs M. P. Peavy.
Mr. and Mrs Will. Cornell left Friday
morning for Chicago.
The M. E. church ladies' circle no.
were entertained Friday night at thu
home of Mrs Will. Buttery.
Will. McDermott Of Minneapolis ar
rived in this city Friday
Miss Maude Wenger Of Monroe is thu
guest of her sister Mrs George Stuart.
Mrs George Tarnish of Shullsbure
arrived here Friday and will spend thu
remainder Of the week visiting her sis
ter Mrs J. Z. Lee.
Mrs Margaret Peavy of Gratiot il
visiting her daughter Mrs Frank De
lnuth
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
The Descent of Man.

Professor Jehu, ut the Edinburgh
university, recently said: Some Mad
agascar tribes believe that man de-
scended from the crocodile, and they
regard these animals as brothers, but
when one crocodile so far fOrgetS the
ties of kinship as to eat a man, it is
caught, tried and generally executed"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20
The Debt
By RANDALL PARRISH.

A young fellow came back TO our
1own the other day, struggling along
on crutches; he had left one leg in
France. A friend met him, and said
sympathetically I'm mighty sorry,
Fred, you lost your leg" The lad
looked at him and smiled. Il didn't
lose my leg, Charlie" he replied quiet
ly. 81 gave it."
That is just what they have been
doing, those splendid lods of ours.
They have been giving their legs, their.
arms, their eyes, their very lives, that
we might have our homes, our shops,
our farms; that we might live in
peace in prosperity, in freedom Of
thought and action.
Don't we owe them anything?
Haven't we debt unpaid to the dead
in France, to the MANNED and crippled,
who are coming home from the battle
front?
That is the appeal Of the forthcOm-
ing Victory Liberty loan. 1t is debt
we OWe-tO the aviator who went
crashing down in flames to the dough-
boy, who went cheering over the top
through a rain of shrapnel; to the gun
ner, who fell with the lanyard in his
hand.
We can never pay it-nO! Money
does not work that miracle. Just down
the street from here a flag hangs in
the window of little cottage contain
ing two golden stars. What is my
money, or yours, balanced against the
priceless gift of the heart-brOken ia
Their and mother there? If every man
in this town should throw his dollars
into the scale, those lives would weigh
the most.
Cheer and welcome those who re-
turn; honor their manhood, and thus
pay to them, in a small measure, the
debt you owe their service.
But do not forget those others, who
will not return-the voiceless dead.
You owe a greater debt to them They
died with faith in you.
HELP FINNISH THE JoB."-
The war in it's larger sense is not
over, and our duty to support our
soldiers is not over until they are
all home. The Victory Liberty Loan is
to be used for the purpose of main
tanning them overseas as an army Of
occupation and bringing them back.
The Germans, not the Americans,
were the cutters, but our work is not
finished until we have brought the
victors home. Let's finish the job by
oversubscribing the Victory Liberty
Loan as we did all it's predecessors.
We may speak of the Victory Liberty
Loan as peace loan or victory loan,
but in a sense it is a memorial loan
to our soldiers who died on the field
of battle.
Buy Victory Liberty Loan Bonds and
help finish the job it took 1O,OOO,0OO
lives to start.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-03-20

Lenten Specialties of guaranteed quality
while they last FROZEN HERRING,
brad. .O4t Smoked BIuefns, (packed in
10 ID bskt 30 lbs ST 49, 80 lis, So 80 !;
40 lbs. SO 80; so lbs. So rs. Remit with
order. Reference, our Postmaster.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-07
UNION AGENTS GOT S60O,OO0 IN
 GRAFT, CHARGE
Clothing Men BrOwbeaten by Agents, Is Claim of
 Prosecutor.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-Charges that agents of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America have obtained more than $500,000 from clothing manufacturers in Chicago and other cities led to raids on the local head quarters of the union today by detectives from the state attorneys office. Books and records of the or ganiZation were seized.
 Allegations made to the states attorney were to the effect that un- ion agents for their own profit called strikes against manufacturers and threatened and coerced them into payment of sums ranging from $500 to $3O,000. The latter sum was paid by one manufacturer in three in- stallments of $10O00 each, according to information in his possession, As sistant States Attorney Michels an- nounced.
 A strike to enforce a wage in crease of $8 week, 44-hour week and diversion of 25 per cent of pro- fits of manufacturers to the union was reported to have been planned for next month. The union agents are alleged to have sent "sluggers" from one city to another, and some manufacturers actually were put out of business, MT. Michels declared.
 International officers of the union were not involved in the alleged ex- tortions. the assistant states attor- ney said. Money obained by the alleged consirators was collected as "fines" imposed for supposed in fractions of union rules but were de- posited in banks to the credit of in- dividuals and not to the union.
 MT. Michels declared that in- creased cost of mems clothing could be traced to the machinations of the alleged extortionists. since Chicago was generally recognized as the cen ter of the industry. Much information was obtained from Miss Fay Rubin, formerly an. office employe of the local branch of the union.
 The prosecutor said the case would be taken before the grand jury imme- diately.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-07
Payne Is Chosen
 Mayor of Memphis

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 6.-Rowlett Paine was elected mayor of Memphis over J. J. Williams by majority of 2,7O2 votes on the face of unofficial complete returns from 55 of the 5S precincts of the city received at 1 o'clock this morning. The three missing boxes were turned over to the election commission by election officers and locked up in the court house valut when arguments de- veloped at the polls.
 Candidates for members of the city commission on the ticket headed by Paine. nominated by the recently organized Citizens league, also were leading in returns at midnight:
 Women voted in today's election, their first opportunity to participate in a local election since franchise was granted by the legislature, and thei- vote is believed to have been an important factor in the result.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-07
MINERS REQUEST COURTS ORDER
 BE DISS0LV WE'D
Motion Will Be Argued Tomor- row With Plea for Temper
 ary Injunction.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 6.-Taking their first step in the fight against the governments efforts to bring about an end of the coal miners strike through federal court action, attorneys for the United Mine Work CTS of America today filed a motion in the United States district court asking that the restraining order is- sued by Judge Anderson last week be dissolved. The motion will be argued Saturday when the governments pe- tition that the restraining order be made a temporary injunction comes up for hearing.
 The motion attacks the right of the government to interfere in the con- troversy and declares that it is with out "equity and clean hands in the prosecution of this suit" The latter assertion was in connection with the statements made to show that the administration, in bringing about conferences in Washington between the representatives of the operators and miners, with Secretary of Labor Wilson recognized the right of col lective bargaining, but by it's later action would arbitrarily deny this right.
 The charge of lack of equity was based on the argument that the presi- dent had dissolved the fuel admins tration following cessation of hostili- ties, and was without authority to re- establish the administratorship with out the exigency of war;" and that the United States has thereby brought about confusion and disorder. Con- tinuing, the motion declares "the real and substantial purpose of this suit is to have the court extricate the administration from the unfor- tunate state of disorder in which it has involved itself"
 The document attacks the clause of the restraining order which pre- vents disbursement of strike benefits, declaring that the benefit fund, the property of the members of the min ers' organization, is denied them without just cause and without con- pensation.
 Other sections of the motion de- clare that the governments petition for injunction does not disclose that the plaintiff, the United States gov ernment, has any interest in the sub ject matter or in the relief sought, and that it does not allege that the common lot of miners will not be inn proved by a new wage agreement. It cites the act of October 15, 1914, as providing that no restraining order shall be issued in any United States court in any case between employers and employees growing out of a dis pute concerning terms or conditions of employment, unless necessary to prevent injury irreparable to prop erty or a property right, for which there is no adequate remedy in law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-07
D. |. FRANkLI.IN|S DEAD FOLLOWING }.
 LONG ILLNESS
He Was Prominent Figure in Business World of Pine
 Bluff.

David L. Franklin 54 years old, died last night at his home. 1521 Main street. after a long illness, which had become acute within the past ten days.
 Mr. Franklin. for many years head of the Gould -Galbraith Supply com pany, and a leading figure in Pine Bluff commercial life for 30 years, was born at Noble Lake, the son of Saul Franklin, pioneer of Jefferson county. For many years he had been prominent in social and business circles and was esteemed by a large circle of friends.
 Mr. Franklin is survived by his widow, who was Miss Sarah Veil, a daughter of the late Charles Veil, and two children-James, aged 12 and Goldie, aged 16. He also is sur vived by the following brothers and sisters: James Franklin of Little Rock, Ben Franklin of Little Rock, Sam Franklin of Chicago, Joe Frank lin of Chicago, Mrs. Marion Eisman of Malvern and Mrs. Hattie Prousnitt- ger of Little Rock. Mrs. Sophia Weller and Mrs. Nathan Cook of Pine Bluff are aunts of the deceasel He was a nephew of Capt Sam Y. Hilzheim.
 MT. Franklin was a member of the Temple congregation and B,Nai B'Rith and the Pine Bluff Lodge of Elks.
 Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-07
Two Women Hurt
 When Street Car
 Hits Another One

Mrs. J, J. Merrick, 1920 East Sec ond, and Mrs. M. J. Hendricks, 122 Nebraska, were injured yesterday afternoon about o'clock in a street car crash which took place as the two were aliphtinp from a street car in front of Mrs. Merrick's home. The car upon which the two women were riding, was followed by another car which usually goes to the Cotton Belt shops about that time to bring work CTS at the shops to town. The car which was following, for some req son, failed to stop when the car ahead stopped to let off passengers, and when Mrs. Merrick and Mrs. Hendricks were about to alight, the second car crashed into the first one, The two ladies were thrown back through the front door of the car it was said, and suffered minor bruises and cuts.