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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20
WINS fame and
WAR DECORATION
Anzac Colonel Wounded and Or.
dered Home EnIists and
Fights Again.
IS RECOGNIZED IN FRANCE
General Sends for Him and Gives
Him Commission - Decorated
With Order of ST. Michael
and st. George.

London.-The story of colonel Of
Australian infantry who was wound
ed in the Gallipoli campaign and sent
back to Australia, but who concealed
his rank and re-enlisted as a private
to serve with the Australians in
France, has added to the esteem in
which Australians are held in London.
Col. Charles Melville Mac Naghten,
the hero of the story, is hailed as a
man of gallantry and grit.
He was the son of Sir Melville Mac
Naghten, chief Of the criminal investi-
CATION department of Scotland yard,
says the Daily Mail, and was practic-
ing law in Australia when the war be-
gan. He was the major in command
of the First brigade which landed at
Anzac Cove on Gallipoli peninsula.
Within two days he was wounded
three times. After recovery in Eng
land he returned to Gallipoli and led
his battalion in their immortal charge
at Lone Pine.
Ordered Back to Australia.
After the evacuation of Gallipoli he
served for a time in Egypt and was
sent from there to England, suffering
from wounds and fever. Surgeons re-
fused him permission to return to ac-
tive service, and he was sent to Aus
tralia as second in command OF an
Australian training camp.
One day he slipped away from the
camp and joined a replacement bat
TALON in Queensland under the name
of Charles Melville, and soon after
ward was back in England training on
Salisbury plain as Private Melville.
He was quickly promoted to be cor
poral, and one day was asked by his
commanding officer:
corporal, do you think you could
drill this company?"
Having commanded a brigade, the
corporal put the company through Its
PAGES like the veteran he was.
Recognized by officers.
Back in France again, he was rec
ognized by officers who had known
him in Gallipoli as the daring and
brilliant ssoldier they had called
Fighting Mac" General BirdwOOd
with whom he had served at Lone
Pine, sent for him and gave him a
commission. Not long afterwarC
Colonel Mac Naghten was again sent
as an invalid to England, where he
was summoned to Buckingham palace
to receive from the king a decoration
as a companion of the order Of St
Michael and st. George, which hat
been conferred upon him several
years before for his gallantry at Gal
lipoli.
While serving in the ranks II
France as Corporal Melville" he hat
been personally congratulated by the
commanding general for valor al
Messines ridge.
Mac Naghten's fighting days are
now over and he is compelled to rec
ognize this fact, for, as one of his
men put it, "he Is riddled like q
colander and it is only his fighting
spirit which keeps him alive"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20

Kaiser Bill and Crown Prince, two
German dogs that were so christened
by Private Robinson Cleve and Daniel
Nelson of the Five Hundred and Thir.
ty-ninth engineers and Three Hundred
and Seventy-second infantry, who cap
tured these dogs from the Germans.
Both these colored soldiers were
wounded in action and returned to
this country aboard the transport
George Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20
GIVES EARNINGS TO WAR
Massachusetts Artist Makes Remark
able Record in Her Efforts
to, Help.

Concord, Mass.-During the great
war just ended Miss Elizabeth Went
worth Roberts, well-known artist OF
this town, made a remarkable record
in her efforts to help in war work
Since 1914 she has given all the mon.
ey she received for her paintings to
the many war relief funds.
It is estimated that about $4,000
has been so distributed by her, the
largest amount, $1,000, going to the
American ambulance field service in
France.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20
Public Service Company To Close
Dodqeville Office Soon.

Dodgeville Sun Republic: Arrange
ments have been made by the Mineral
Point Public Service Co. to close their
Dodgeville office in order to cut down
expenses. Hugo Kloeden, who has
been manager of the Dodgeville Office,
will be transferred to Mineral Point.
George Cook of Linden, Superintend-
.ent of the Survey mine, has assumed
the company's lease on the bullying
they now occupy in Dodgeville and has
the contract for reading meters and
making collections for the company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20
CORRECTING an Error.

No, Gladiolus, strictly speaking, OPP
era glasses are not the kind the ticket
buyer goes out for between acts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20

Quick, rescue the Family Sniffhound
before the Crouch turns and Bites
him. The Women and Children are
all Safe in the Kitchen. After he has
Spoiled the Day for the family, the
Crouch will so Down Town and take
the Joy out of Life for Everybody he
meets. The Crouch should be Interned.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Leather
Leather
Scarcity of Leather Forces
Imitation Kinds Into
Wider Use

Manufacturers of artificial leather
during the last eighteen months have
been selling large quantities Of their
product to concerns that formerly
bought real leather Bookbindcrs, hat
sweat band and travelling bag man.
facturers are now using heavier sup
plies of imitation leather than ever.
The reason given for this change is
the scarcity of leather even at pres
ent high prices and the poor quality
of the material available.
Bookbinders are now binding manv
important works, including encyclo-
p1dias, etc, with imitation leather,
which costs about one-third that Of
leather and which can be used with
minimum of waste. Hat sweat band
manufacturers, who before the war
would not consider working on any,
thing but real leather, are now almost
universally using the artificial product
The latter material costs about so per
cent less tnan leather and Is said to
be just as efficient as leather.
Recently manufacturers of artificial
leather have had big demand for a
heavier grade of their leather from
makers Of travelling bags and suit
cases, who are producing bags that
sell from 80 to $12 and which fill in
tho gap between the cheap commodity
and the high grade Gather bags re-
taiing from $25 up.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Tariff Will Be
Discussed at Paris
British Traders Expect League
of Nations Will Tackle
Economic Problems
Business Ne1cs Bureau
Snrrinl Correono,Jo

OpsCtUt correspondence
LONDON, March 15.-That the Eco
nomic and Industrial League of Ma
tons Committee will, by scientific
application Of trade statistics, present
a method designed to ameliorate or
modify existing conditions of world
trade is probable. That such restric-
tions as may be imposed or agreed
upon will afford the governments who
are parties to the league remedy
for difficulties of industrial strife, such
as agreements for minimum wage of
international scope, limitations as to
subsidization, etc, are subjects that
will at least prompt early consdera-
tion. including protective tariffs and
their effect.
greatest problem that will confront
the league, but should governments
and manufacturers alike manifest a
kindly judgment and spirit of for
bearance for such inefficiency as may
be expected in the work of new or
ganization with vital problems before
it, ultimate successful operation of all
industry in whatever portion of the
globe it may be located Will be at
tanned, if such a solution is attainable,
and giving manufacturers scope to en-
large quantity production
1t was, perhaps, tov much to expect,
according to authority here, that one
nation or government, or two or three,
could accomplish such broad pur-
pose, but that the league Of nations
acting through the economic and in
dustral committee, may find it both
feasible and practical, and the conf
dencc of the people and governments of
the league will be the inspiring prin-
ciple in the leagues efforts to prevent
the world again 1tsorting to either
barbaric methods of war-or any war
as we'll as methods of economic strife
that do not come within the province
of fair, peaceful and profitable world
commerce built upon an equitable
basis
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
llrs
Bssyers Flock to This Mar.
..''., .,'S ket for Furs of All
,9is-s Descriptions

both the fur dealers and the manu-
aSacturers worked at high speed all
last week. Out-of-town manufacturers
continued to flock to the New York
market and bought dressed furs in
large quantities. All types of skins
were IN demand, but. the better grades
OF pelts were most favored. Hudson
Bay sable. Russian sable and fisher
were the leaders in the demand for
Sulng and summer merchandise, while
sguirrsi, mole, mink and kolinsky were
also bought in large Quantities.
Many local manufacturers who have
already made up their spring and
summer lines have been buying light
" in the raw skin market. awaifinc
sha New York fur auction early nexf
nonth to determine prices. Those who
nave kept IN touch with the situation
aspect that this sale will result in the
maintenance OF present high prices.
"A constant demand for manufactured
1urs was reported from buyers. who
were in the market in large numbers
during the week. Jobbers have ALREADY
placed big orders for immediate de-,
livery, while the department stores and
specially shop buyers are looking over
merchandise samples to determine
stneir+ requirements for the fall sales
next August. '"ie'
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Plan Campaign to Present
Virtues Of Reworkcd Wool

Feeling that the public. is likely to
gain a misapprehcnsion regarding the
value Of reworked wool or "shoddy," as
it is known in the trade, the National
Wool Stock Growers Association, com
posed of the leading reworked wool
manufacturers in the country, are pre-
pairing general publicity campaign.
committee to draw up plans for the
campaign will be appointed by Sam
uef Rawitser, president of the associa-
tion. At meeting to be held on May
8, the report of this committee will be
presented to the association for rati-
fication.
Reworkcd wool manufacturers say
they are suffering from the campag gn
for virgin WOOL" which has tend
ency to mislead the public regarding
the merits of reworked yool and also
from statements of various associations
attacking sanitary conditions in re.
worked wool factories, which are said
by the manufacturers to be untrue and
unfounded.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Western Men Taking to
Extreme STYLES in Clothes

While Western clothing retailers say
that their customers, especially the
young men released from the army,
are demanding clothes of extreme cut
and pattern, this tendency is not so
apparent in the East 1t is said that
New York retailers have not placed
many orders for the waist seam and
other fancy models in mems suits.
For the out of town trade tho local
manufacturers, who are now prepar-
ing their fall models, are making up
samples of extreme styles, but are
also making more conservative models
for the New York retail trade.
Although fall models are not ready
to be shown, and will not be for the
next two weeks >in the majority of
cases, some business already has been
booked. Orders for fall goods so far
have been confined to the staple mod
els and cloths, such as serges and
other plain fabrics, puv from the size
of these individual orders it is appar-
ent that retailers anticipate a heavy
fall business.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
|BUSINESS- NEWS BUREAU. /.
Tribune Building
u : s.l54 Nassau Street
Plan for Starting
!,Fur Trade School,
Nearly, Completed
Manufacturers to Take Ac-
ton ON Proposal This
Week; Offers Opportun-
80
% sity to Crippled Soldiers

,s,aAt conference to be held next
? Retail Furriers' Association of Amer
/. iaa (lnc.) and the board of directors of
I. the Associated Eur Manufacturers
Inc.) it is likely that the plans for
the establishment of fur trade school
in this city by. the retailers will be ap-
proved by the manufacturers. Fred
Kaufman, president, and David c.
Mills, general manager Of the Associ-
ated Fur Manufacturers had a prelim-
mary meeting with George w. Green,
fiead of the new retailers body, and
> Jacob NJ. Zinaman, counsel, last Thurs
day, at which plans for the school were
discussed. According to Mr.. zinaman
the manufacturers expressed a favor
able opinion of the project.
49,: To Offset Labor Deficit
.; From present indications the school
will be able to graduate between 800
and 500 skilled fur trade workers a
"year. At present there is a shortage
of about 1000 workers in fur lines, ac-
cording to Mr.. Zinaman, and it is to
offset this deficit that the retailers pro-
pose establishing the school 1t is ex-
planned that the retailers do not intend
TO- food the market with labor, but
they have in mind action that will
bring the supply of workmen up to
normal requirements.
Following an investigation of the
conditions that exist in the trade. the
. Sstailers contend that the school can
turn out skilled nailers after three or
four weeks instruction who will be
capable of earning from $25 to S45 a
{ week: tIpishers, they say, can be grad
!, uated after five or six months course
and earn from $35 to $50 a week.
g Three or four months instruction
should make the person of average in
teillgence a skilled operator capable of
earnings $45 to SG5, and as a cutter a
man could earn from $50 to $50 after
spending about year in the school.
er" Experts for Instructors
al ]The committee already has list of
expert and practical furriers who have
agreed to become instructors in the
school and who will work with in
structors provided by the United States
sized that the retailers were particu-
iariy anxious to have discharged SOL
diers become students in the school
and said that in some branches of the
fur trade work could be found for
crlpples. A man who had lost one or
poth OF MS legs, he explained, could
s. become skilled in any line but that Of
mailer.
8 Following the meeting with the Asso-
GATED Fur Manufacturers Wednesday
80 is planned to hold similar confer
-'snces with other trade organizations
So, that when the school actually starts
IT viii be Conducted along lines ap-
proved by the entire industry. The
. Retail Furriers' Association of Amer
lea has made arrangements to hold its
(, nes,g mneesst,ngs at the Bush Terminal Sales
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Metals
Cutting of Steel Prices to
Affect Metal Products
z Only Slightly

srice-cutting on the part of manu-.
laeturcrs OF metal products Is not
expected to follow the reduction made
~ iron and steel last week. II was
stated by large snanufacturer ~
machinery yesterday that the az re-
duction in pig iron means a cnt
at1 only quarter Of a cent nonnd
for finished materials, meanwhile ths
cost of labor remains at a high level
30 that price lowering can not he
sndertaken for some time TO come.
Inquiry for machinery from ali
pArts Of the country Ia fair, with in
dtesticns that buyers are taking more
!. interest in the market. At present
4 they appear 20 be asking for prices
ii order to "get their bearings" az
:. gnc ealer expressed it. Actual
business IL expected to pick up as
!, s5on as the peace treaty is signed.
s Orders from foreign markets arc
NtAking their appearance with in
xksas,ng frequency and american
sHJanpfactnrerg arca of the opinion
!, hat foreign consumers, too, are only
s,waitirg the settlement Of interna-
slonai conditioner before placing
hsavier orders In pthis country.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Many Mills Withdraw
Lines of Fall WoOllens
Report Orders Sufficient to
Keep Machinery Running Until
Spring. 1920. Business Opens

Woollen mills Offering goods for
next fall at fair price are booking all
the business they can handle. Although
the first fall offerings were made only
about month ago, many lines have
been sold up and withdrawn from the
market. This means that mills making
certain cloths have enough orders on
hand now to keep the machinery run
ming until it will be necessary to swing
over to the production of cloths for
spring, 1920.
Twenty-six of the mills operated by
the American Woolen Company are
completely sold up, and no more orders
will be taken for the fall season on
fabrics produced by these mills. They
are the Washington, Wood, National
and Providence, Aver, Fulton, Arden.
Waverly, Globe, Riverside, Assabet,
Bay State, Foxcroft, Beaver Brook, Sc
basticook, Vassalboro, Ounegan, Bur-
lington, Forest, Rochdale, Brown, Hart
land, Ray, Weybossett, Baltic, Moosup
and Mascoma mills. Mems suitings and
overcoatings produced in the Saranac
and Chase mills have been withdrawn
from sale, and no more overcoating
orders will be accepted for the follow
ing mills: Arms, Pioneer, Anderson,
Indian Spring, Kennebec, Oakland and
Lebanon mills.
On Monday the American Wooden
Company will show complete line Of
fancy wool suitings for fall, and also
uniform cloths in blue. cadet and for
estry mixtures.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Textiles
Increased Buying Causes
Advance in Prices Of
Cotton Goods

The volume of business done during
the week by commission merchants in
the cotton goods trade showed fair
degree of expansion, especially in
bleached fabrics, colored goods, denims
and fancy shirtings.
Export trade also increased. and it
was stated that the early signing of
peace terms would cause further I'M
provement in foreign trade. 1t is as
sumed that more shipping space will
soon be available.
The price situation as regards
bleached goods seems to have i'm
proved, and it is reported that some
Of the mills are preparing to ask
higher prices for their products in
the immediate future. In the gray, or
unbleached goods, division of the mar
ket the fore part of the week witnessed
large volume Of business at advanced
prices, but activity. tapered off, and
last quotations reflected slight de-
clines from the earlier levels. 1t was
said that buyers who had bought un-
bleached products two weeks ago, when
prices were particularly low, could
not resist the opportunity to take the
profits that higher prices brought.
The Eastern mills having sold con-
siderable quantities CT goods are in
clined to hold prices which, these in
terests assert, are nc. likely to go
back to former low levels. Two Of
the leading New England manufac-
turers of cloth have increased their
outputs, but an important manufac-
turer of yarns. has suspended opera
tions ,fog onef week. and intiimates, that
unless business improves the suspen-
sion will Be- for "a longer time. The
Southern mills are selling yarns at
prices that are considerably below
those quoted by the Eastern concerns,
and while the demand for yarns dur
ing the past few days showed some
expansion, competition for business
still is keen.
Jobbing trade for the week increased
along fair lines, but retail dealers
seem to prefer to buy in conscrva-
tive way.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Lumber Men Meet
Industrial Board
To Discuss Prices
Optimism Displayed at Pre-
liminary Session; Expect
High Cost Steel Plants
To Be Hurt by Reduction

WASHINGTON, March 22-Price
agreements affecting many of the more
important raw materials, in an effort
toward revival and stabilization of
business, are expected to follow quick
ly the agreement reached here yester-
day between steel producers and the
new industrial board of the Depart
ment OF Commerce.
Lumber was taken up to-day, leaders
OF the industry comforting with the
board. Although elements in the lum-
Der situation are in some respects diff
terent from those of the steel indus
try, the same basic goal was presented
to the conferrees. Relation of lumber
to other building materials also was
involved.
The example set by the steel indus
try is relied upon strongly by the in
dustrial board as an influence toward
success III negotiations with repre-
sentativcs of other raw material men,
While the effect of the steel prices,
lowered from 10 to IA per cent, is
expected to be adverse temporarily at
least, on few of me so-called "high
cost" steel plants, the general indus
trial result. officials believe, will be
beneficial, and Immediately so.
Inc SCeel price agreement, 1T is be-
lleved, will not be questioned as a pos
slble violation of the Sherman anti
trust law. Chairman Peek and men,
bers of the industrial board conferred
yesterday with Attorney General Palm
er. The former stated later it was
merely social CALI
The lumber conference began with
an air of optimism and cooperation
evident, though it was said that in the
absence Of Chairman George n Peek
who Is in New York, the days session
probably would be only preliminary to
develop interchange of information,
leaving results to be worked out next
week.
After four hours of discussion it was
said by members of the lumber con-
ference that the relation of produc-
tion costs to prices had occupied the
entire session and that no specific re-
ductions had been taken into consid-
Grafton.
The lumbermen's delegation inciud
ed John II. Kirby, Houston, Tex. pres
ident of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' Association; Dr.. Wilson
Compton, Chicago, manager of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers Associ-
alton; l.. A. Clark, Live Oak, Fla. pres
idcrt of the Southern Pine Associa-
tion; F. +. Gadd, Memphis, Tenn. rep-
rescnting American Hardwood Manu-
facturers' Association; H. A. Knapp.
California Redwood Association; J. I.
hume, North Carolina Pine Associa-
ton; J. E. Graves, Georgia FLORIDA
Sawmills Association, and NJ. y. Mel
son, of Kansas Citv.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-23
Silks
Orders Booked for Fancy
Silk Goods Keep Up
With MiIL Deliveries

Business at the silk salesrooms yes
terday was light, most Of the visiting
buyers having departed for home. Sell
ing agents in casting up accounts for
the week found that satisfactory vol
ume Of business had been booked, espe-
cially in fancy fabrics for spring wear,
and that the buying had been suf1-
GENTLY large to absorb incoming stocks.
Some Of the smaller manufacturers
of plain weaves complained that in
order to make sales prices had to be
reduced, but complaints of this charac-
ter were not heard from. the larger
weavers, who seem to be holding prices
agents stated that shipments are now
going forward at rapid pace, and that
retail merchants throughout the coun-
try are short Of merchandise, this
shortage rendering it necessary for
them to visit the market at frequent
intervals.
Ordinarily buying of spring fabrics
terminates about March Is, but as Eas-
ter is late this year the season will be
prolonged, and the early arrival of
warm weather is expected to hasten
demands upon retail dealers.
A number of houses are showing fall
styles in fancy patterns, and some of
the mills have booked fair volume of
orders, but as general rule retailers
are too busy with sales Of spring fab
rics to concern themselves about
autumn requirements for the present.
Buyers are talking about lower prices,
but the mills insist that reductions
cannot be made because iabor's com
pensation is on higher scale, while
prices for raw silk tend to ascend.
Activity, accompanied by higher quo
tations, featured the weeks trade in
raw silk. Stocks of the finer grades
are. reported to be light, and consump
tion by American mills is said to be
expanding. The Japanese mariufact-
urers also are reported to be operat-
ing more actively, and on this account
the activity in raw silk has been ac-
centuated