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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
PASSING OF THE PALM
GARDEN.

The Palm Garden in Milwaukee
has been changed into a motion pic
ture house, and stems no longer clink
there. It's passing reminds us Of a
little incident which occurred in a
Democratic convention in Milwaukee
quite few years back. Henry c.
Barnard, formerly of this county, but
now a retired commission merchant
of Milwaukee, was a delegate in the
convention, and arose to speak, when
one Milwaukee delegate said to
another, "Who is that" The reply
was, 80, he's one of them temperance
cranks!" AS the question now
stands, the temperance cranks seem
to have it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK.

Postmaster General Hubert Work
has designated the first week in May
as Postal Improvement Week. The
purpose of the department is to so
improve the postal service that the
public will appreciate it more and
more. The object of Postal Improve
ment Week is to secure cooperation
of the public with postal employees
so that letters, newspapers and par
cells post may be properly mailed, ex-
peditiously dispatched, and the best
possible service given in every depart
ment. Postal Improvement Week is
intended to be the beginning of bet
ter understandings in regard to the
several branches of the postal service
Elsewhere in this paper we print a
column pertaining to the observance
of Postal Improvement week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Weather Report.

Heavy rains were general during
the week, with snow in some western
counties. Farm work was delayed
and ground was too wet for plowing
except in the northwest and on light
sandy soils elsewhere. The ground
is being titled in the northwest for
wheat, and some oats, rye, wheat and
early potatoes are being planted on
sandy soils. Considerable damage
was caused by flooding of lowlands
near rivers and by snowstorms on the
18th. The roads are in bad condi-
ton. Frost is out of the ground over
the greater part of the state. Mead
ows and pastures are doing we'll. Rye
and winter wheat are in good condi-
tion. Cranberries wintered well and
there is plenty of water to protect
them. Hot beds are being started
for tobacco.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
1000 PERSONS Die IN
GIGANTIC EXPLOSION
Thirty Thousand Others Are Made
Homeless by Flames in Monastir,
Southern Serbia.

Belgrade, April 21.-Four hundred
carloads Of ammunition and high ex-
plosives stored near the railroad sta
tion at Monastir, southern Serbia, ex-
ploded Tuesday at noon.
Details of the explosion there, In
which 1000 persons are said to have
been blown to pieces, reveal that the
file whicI. swept the city following the
blast has made $1,000 homeless.
Thousands of tons of munitions left
over from the World war mysteriously
blew up, and latest reports say that
1900 soldiers, mostly Greeks. were vir-
tually buried alive.
Two hundred children are reported
to have been killed or wounded In a
church which was destroyed when a
shell, tossed from the scene of the ex-
plosion, landed On the steeple.
The soldiers, reports stated, were
having dinner when the explosion oc-
cured. All were trapped when their
barracks collapsed.
Hundreds in other sections of the
city were trapped and killed by fall
ing structures.
During the war Monastir became the
base of the French army advance
against the Austrians. It was the
ammunition sent for the big campaigns
in the Near East, which was stored in
the depot near the railway station.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Iowa County Real Estate Trans
fers.

William Bloedow and wife, Avoca,
TO Ernest Rakow, Avoca, land in sec
ton 2S, township 8, range 2, east.
Elizabeth Jabs to Thomas Jones,
lot l, block 1, village of Barneveld.
Mary Lewis Prideaux, Dodgeville,
to Mrs. j. L. Smith and Agnes Kin
near, Dodgeville, land in section "a,
township 6, range east.
Herbert A. Southard and wife,
Arena, to Dean F. Pope, Arena, land
in section Is, township s, range
east
George Bambrough to John Rodda,
part of out lot 1913, Harrison's Sur
vey, Mineral Point.
Albert J. Weston and wife, Dodge
vile, to Ray S. Chappell and wife,
Dodgeville, lot 2, Martins Addition
to City of Dodgeville
Ray S. Chappell and wife, Dodge
vile, to Albert J. Weston, Dodgeville
land in section 21, township 6, range
8 east.
Earl Smith, Dodgeville, to Mrs.
George H. Robinson, Dodgeville, land
in section "a, township 6, range 3
east.
John Jabs and wife, Barneveld, to
George Haskins, Barneveld, lots 6
apd I,IooI> 10 VILLAGE Of Rarnouo1d
Edgar Arneson, Barneveld, to Ma
tilda Arneson, Barneveld, land in sec
ton 33, township 7, range 5 east.
William Albert Tonkin, Mineral
Point, to Henry Tonkin and wife, lots
Fl and %, Vleit's Survey, City of
Mineral Point.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
(Reprinted from Milwaukee JournaD
u. w. TO TEACH BY RADI-
PHONE.
Lessons To Go by Air Route To Resi-
dents of Middle West.

Madison-Educatio of middle
western people by wireless telephone
is to be undertaken by the University
of. Wisconsin through its extension
division, officials announced Friday.
Each day 1O-minute talks on sub
jects of general interest will be deliv-
cred by university professors to per-
sons within the radius of the univers-
ity wireless telephone sending station
These lectures are to be supple
mented by Tuesday evening wireless
classes which will be livened by mus
ical selections. A special course in
musical appreciation is to be given
by Prof. E. B. Gordon of the extern
sion division on Friday evenings.
President e. A. Birge of the uni
versity has nam ed a committee repre-
senting all branches of university
work to plan programs of instruction
and entertainment.
There is no reason why radio
phone receiving sets should not be
used just as motion picture machines
are used in the schools for instruc-
tion," Prof. w. III. Lightly, chairman
of the committee declared. We
plan to extend our instruction work
rapidly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
CAN'T BULLDOZE AUNT ALICE
consresswoman Throws Down Gaunt-
let to Women's League Of
Women Voters,

Washington, April 21.-Congress-
woman Alice Robertson Of Oklahoma
announced she would not "knuckle
down to the League of Women
Voters"
''They say the women's organiza-
tions have the most powerful lobby
in congress-. but they can't bully me-"
Aunt Alice asserted.
II am in congress to serve the peo-
pie of my district and the United
States; not to serve any single class
of women" she said. II have thrown
down the gauntlet to the women's
organization"
1t is rumored here that M.ss Rob-
ertson incurred the wrath OF the
league when she refused to support
the Sheppard -Towner maternity bill.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Reprinted from Milwaukee Journal.
Womens Clubs Would Make July
Fourth, Citizenship Day

The Fourth of July ought to be
more than a day given over to cele-
brations with "booms" of fire crack
ers and shooting rockets; it should
be bit more. than the commemora-
ton of the first Independence day; it
should be celebrated as Citizenship
day
This is the suggestion of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's clubs,
and it is heartily endorsed by the citi
zenship division of the Wisconsin
federation, Mrs. Harvey J. Frame,
Waukesha, chairman.
According to the outlines of the
General federation, Americas great
est anniversary" as it is designated,
Shall be a day consecrated to the
finest American ideals for all classes
of Americans native born and
the newcomers"
Urge Community Welcome.
Eve hope that each club woman
will assist in dedicating this greatest
of Americas anniversaries in an in
spring welcome to our new citizens,
both our native born children who
have passed their twenty-first birth
day within the year, and our foreign
born, who have during the year, be-
come citizens of America" adds Mrs.
Harvey J. Frame. 1--WE might rally
the forces of the entire community to
participate in an outdoor meeting,
where the new citizens should be
welcome, and where brief inspira-
tion program might be given. Let
there be music for marching feet
the music of the old lands and the
new. Make this a great community
day for everybody! Reawaken the
dormant patriotism in our native
born; stimulate the newcomers to
pride and interest in the country of
their adoption by an unforgetable
and reverent observance of the day."
Mrs. Frame is also urging two slo-
gans for Wisconsin clubwomen;
First, citizenship committee in
every club; and secondly. a clubwom
an, or a group of women, at every
court, where naturalization proceed
ings are conducted.
Mrs. r. C. Rowley, Ashland, chair
man of the division of Americaniza-
ton of the Wisconsin Federation of
Women's Clubs, also urges the ap-
pointment of citizenship committees
in every club, and the celebration of
July 4, as Citizenship day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
New Tour Book Boost for City.

This city has a particular interest
in the 1922 Call of the Open Road,
published for motorists by The Mil
waukee JoMnal. Every Badger city
and town on main trunk highway
is mentioned from one to seven times
in its pages, and care is taken to laud
our locality for its work toward tour
ist comfort and it's natural scenic ad-
vantages.
The majority of motorists are ia
miliar with the name of Brownie,
The Journals "man of many miles"
The Call of the Open Road is his
handiwork. Brownie travels at least
10000 miles over Wisconsin roads
every touring season and his findings
are incorporated in the Call. He isn't
a swivel chair driver, but really gets
out and makes a stupendous mileage
every year. He is like the head OF
The Journal Travel bureau, which
last distributed almost $4,000 copies
of the Call and answered over 10O,-
600 inquiries for road information.
This book means something to this
locality. Whenever a city or town is
mentioned and praised by Brownie
every motorist accepts as gospel fact
that there is something about us
worth knowing. After looking over
the new Call we find several new fea-
logs and mileage
tables to every Wisconsin city from
all main points; six-part map OF
the state portraying the soils Travelled
transcontinental trails and tours, a
list of over 200 free camp sites for
tourists: Badger hotels and summer
resorts and how to get there; scenic
and historic points of interest about
state and summary of Wisconsin's S
outdoor program which will interest
every reader.
It is noted also that Brownies lat
est automotive achievement is the
founding Of Journal Tour club.
This club is devoted to Wisconsin
motorists, promotes goodfellowship,
and will be a big aid toward further
ing touring in Wisconsin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
CLAIMS FOR PROHIBITION
REALIZED.

In an article written for The In
dependent on "How Prohibition Is
Working" Chester T. Cramell says:
MANY of the claims made for pro-
hibition by those who advocated it on
the stump and in the press during the
last quarter of century have been
realized. 1t does reduce industrial
accidents; it does result in fewer bad
accounts for the merchants and in
more savings accounts; it does result
in fewer charity cases, in better
clothed and better fed children. The
loss of the saloon has not wrecked
any city, either in the days of local
option or under national prohibition.
The effect of prohibition in industrial
centers is quite notable. There is
less disorder, fewer misdemeanors
but probably no decrease in crime,
the workers are more regular. The
effect in factories where automatic or
semi-automatic machinery is used
cannot be overlooked. I can illustrate
this point best. perhaps, by telling "a
test that made. Some years ago a
court reporter of my acquaintance
offered to make bet with me that
after drinking one glass of beer I
could not write on the typewriter a
page of copy as rapidly or as accur-
ately as I could before drinking the
glass of beer. I thought it was alb
surd. tried it very sincerely and
discovered to my astonishment that
he was right. He had just tried it
himself. I could not write as rapid
ly and, while made only one error
on that page, made four errors on
one page after drinking one glass of
beer. The Importance of this fact in
Industrial plants is obvious.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
MRS. LEE SEEKS A DIVORCE
Niece Of Senator Newberry Says Hus-
band Colts While She Scrubs
at Home.

Detroit, Mich, April 4.-That she
was forced to stay at home and "do
the dirty work with the washtub''
while her husband enjoyed himself on
the golf links Is part Of the latest
statement by Mrs. Helen Bourne Joy
Lee, who Is suing Howard B. Lee for
divorce.
Lee is well known golfer and his
wife is the daughter of Henry B. Joy,
former president of the Packard Motor
company and niece Of United States
Senator Truman Newberry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Graceland Cemetery Association
Election of Trustees.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual election of Trustees of Grace
land Cemetery Association in place
of VIM. G.. Hales, VIM. P. Bliss, and
John Gray, whose terms of office ex-
pire on the first Tuesday of May.
1922. And to elect a successor to
James P. Hutchison appointed by
Board of Trustees to act in place OF
James w. Hutchison, deceased,
whose term of Office would expire
May, 1923. And to elect successor
to Samuel C. Ross, appointed by
Board of Trustees to act in place or
Robert NJ. Crawford, deceased, whose
term of office would expire May,
1924, will be held in the office or
Calvert Spensley in the City of Min
eral Point on Tuesday, May 2, 1922.
Poles will open at 200 o'clock p. m.
and close at 500 o'clock p. m.
Three Trustees are to be elected
for a period of three years from May
Q, 1922. -
One Trustee to succeed Samuel G.
Ross, to be elected for two years
from May Q, 1922.
One Trustee to succeed James r.
Hutchison, to be elected for one year
from May 2, 1922.
No persons excepting owners or
proprietors Of lots are eligible to the
Office of Trustee or entitled to vote at
said election.
BY Order Of Trustees.
CALVERT SPENSLEY, Pres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
CIVIL WAR STARTS IN CHINA
Fighting Between Forces Of WI Pei
and Chang Tso Lin 10
Reported.

Peking, April 21.-It Is reliably re-
ported here that fighting between the
forces Of WI Pei Fu and Chang Tso
Lin for the control OF North China
broke out at Machang, south Of Tien
TS1n.
Two rival war lords have been
marshaling their forces for the past
week, freight traffic throughout north
China having been halted by the troop
movements.
Peasants In large numbers fear
general fighting and are seeking safety
In the cities.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
HOUSE PASSES THE
"BiG NAVY" MEASURE
Advocates of Adequate Sea Force
Win Signal victory-BilI Adopted
279 to 78.

Washington. April 2O.-"The big
navy" bill was passed by the house
and sent to the senate The vote was
279 to rs, with two members voting
present.
Prior to the passage of the bill, the
amendments increasing the authorized
enlisted personnel from $1,000. pro-
vided for in the small navy" bill re-
ported by the appropriations commit
tee subcommittee, to $4,000 demanded
by President Harding and the Navy
department, was approved 221 to 148.
with two voting present.
Advocates of the big and little navy
locked horns over the size Of the en-
listed strength required to maintain
the American fleet at the 5-5-3 ratio
fixed by the naval treaty, up until the
last minute.
No attempt was made by either side
to reach compromise and when the
time came for voting both sides an
nounced that they wanted the issue
settled by a vote on the "big navy"
amendment, which had been adopted
in committee of the whole house last
Saturday.
The bill as passed by the house ap-
propriates $251, ,269, ,737 as compared
with $468, 100000 for the current year.
The increase in the personnel voted
by the house increased the appropria-
tions in the bill by S17 ,995, 729, consist
ing mostly of increases in allowances
for pay and subsistence of the 10000
additional men provided for.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Iowa County Court Proceedings.

Estate of Thomas J. Jones, Sr., de-
ceased. Order to Hear Petition for
Administration.
Estate of Patrick H. Boylan, de-
ceased, Order for final hearing.
Estate of Matt Thierer, deceased,
order for final hearing.
Estate of Sarah Ann Cassidy, de-
ceased. Order for final hearing.
Estate of John Reed, deceased.
Order for final hearing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
TRAIN HELD UP IN CHINA
Foreigners on Peking- Tientsin Ex'
press Put in One Car and
Sent Through.

Peking, April 25.-The Peking-
Tientsin train was held up by forces
of General Chang Tso-lin. To avoid
violation of treaties, foreigners on
board the train were punched In one
car and sent through.
Chinese on the abandoned cars ex-
citedly threw silver dollars to the en-
gineers and begged to be permitted to
ride. Many Of them succeeded in
clinging to the engine and tender
which had the appearance of a black
berry bush, so thickly were the boiler
and tender encrusted with natives.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Bible Thought for Today
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1922
EDITED BY STUDENTS.

The Prairie du Chen Courier OF
last week was edited and published
by students from the department of
Journalism of the University OF Wis
consin. The Courier is good local
paper. The issue by the University
students was creditable to them and
TO the city of Prairie du Chen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Dies Suddenly.

Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Evans visited
relatives in DOdgeville Sunday and
while there his aunt, Mrs. John Row.
lands died suddenly at St. Joseph's
hospital, where she had, gone to visit
her sister, Mrs. Sarah Flint. The
funeral took place this Wednesday,
Deceased was eighty-six years of age
and highly respected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
BIG GAS RESERVE IN SIGHT
Bureau Of Mines Reports e18,5O0, 900
Gallons Of Gasoline Now
on Hand.

Washington, April PA billion
dollar storage reserve Of gasoline was
forecast by the bureau Of mines in
a report showing a reserve on March
1 OF 81S,5O0,OO0 gallons, the largest in
the history Of the industry.
The March l total is an increase Of
112,OOO,OOO gallons over the reserve
Of February l and is above the high
figure of May, 1921, by 100000, and
13S, ,OOOO 900 gallons more than March a
year ago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
PEklNG SEIZED BY CHANG
ParIey With WI PeI-fu Falls and
Northern War Lord Enters
China's Capital.

Peking, China, April 22.-The troops
OF Gen. Chang Tsoidn, governor Of
Manchuria, took possession Of Picking
and Tiensin, replacing the local police
forces Of these cities. The transfer
Of authority was devoid Of Incident.
President Hsu Shih-chang regards the
threatened civil war between the forces
OF Chang Tso-lin and Wu Pei-fu AZ
taking on grave aspect.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27

Some 767 diberent courses Of study
are offered by the 76 departments OF
the u. of w. this year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27

Iowa county is represented by 63
students, including 13 women and SO
men, at the u. of w. this year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27

More than 200 teachers are study
ing school library work by CORES
pondence through the University of
Wisconsin Extension division.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27
Confidence i'm Mineral Point.

G. M. Baker has given proof of his
confidence in Mineral Points future
by establishing here a first class
bakery, in the Henry Kieffer building
High street. He is turning out fine
line of bakery goods with which he is
supplying the retail bakery trade of
Mineral Point and many other places.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-04-27

Some S03 men studied electricity by
correspondence through the Wiscon-
sin University Extension division last
year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-06-06
Advocate Compulsory
Education In Japan
Increased to 8 Years

10y ASSOCIATED PreSS)
TOXIC, June 6-Advocates of the
extension of compulsory education
from the present six years to eight
years, now that, as they claim the de
clslons of the Washington conference
to remove ornaments have removed
the financial difficulties heretofore in
the way of the reform, are urging the
government to adopt it and have been
told that it may be enforced from
1926.
The extension of the period of CON-
pulsory education was the subject ce
some interpretations during the last
session of the Diet. DIR. Baron Yama-
kawa, formerly president of the Toxic
Imperial university, and others urged
this necessity in the upper house.
Both the premier and the education
minister expressed themselves in
agreement with the interpellators in
the view expressed and promised to
carry out the suggested extension at
the earliest possible opportunity.
The government authorities calcu-
late that the extension of this period
by two years entails an increase of
some 1000 classes, each consisting of
so children. The additional number
of primary school teachers required
will be 5000 and the expenses to be
incurred on account of the adoption
of the new system will be some yen
100000 in ordinary expenditure and
yen SO,O00,O00 in extraordinary. Inas-
much as the training of 5000 new
teachers cannot be accomplished in a
short space of time, it is expected that
the three years will be needed as the
preparatory stage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-06-06

Indianapolis, Tuesday. =. Miss Fran
els McMahan who underwent an op.
Grafton for appendicitis, at Christ hos
pital. Thursday, at Cincinnati. is re-
ported as recovering nicely, Miss Nc
Mahan is the only daughter of ]. NJ.
McMahan near Bath. Mrs. D. Smith
and son, of Newcastle were guests OF
her mother, Mrs. Coffman in Liberty.
part of the week, and left Friday for
Meadvllle, Pa, where she will be a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Kate Casey.
and daughter, Miss Elizabeth. for a
few days. Miss Myrtle Brandenburg
of Liberty visited her mother. Mrs,
Nettie Brandenburg, near Camden. O.,
for the weekend. Mr.. and Mrs /
Schlechtweg and daughter. Bertha. of
Springdale, motored to Columbia. Sun.
day. James Porter and Miss Nails
sic Coe, Mr.. Ancil Burrie ana Miss
Mildred Teegarden and Walter Hoppas
were guests of Miss Estel Shepler at
Southview farm, east of town -. l..
Rlgor and Charles Woods here attend
ed Decoration at Everton, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lake, of Ever
Ton, calied on Mrs. Ruth Fipps, here
SUNDAY. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Craw-
Ioro ana daughter Mary Catherine en-
tertalned Fred Fisher and family here
ana Mr.. and Mrs: Hubert Branson of
near Lyonsville, as their guests at
tnelr pretty country home, near here.
sunday Mrs. Bessie Williamson was
a guest OF Mrs. Myra Nickels, Thurs
oay MT. and Mrs. Forrest Weers
ana sons, Paul and Cecil, visited home