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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Time Limit For Filing Claims
For Vets Training.

Chicago, October: The District
Office of the u S. Veterans Bureau
at Chicago, Illinois announces that
the last day for filing claims for fed
eral vocational training is December
16, 1922. Every disabled ex-service
man or woman who feels that he or
she is entitled to government train
ing must make application for same
prior to the above date.
The act of congress making appro-
priations to supply Deficiencies in ap-
preparations for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1921 and prior fiscal
years and for other purposes, approx
ed June 16, 1921 contains the fol-
lowing provisions:
"That any person entitled under
the provisions of the Vocational Re
Mobilization Act, as amended, to take
vocational training must make appli-
cation therefor within eighteen
months from the date of the approval
of this act.''
No applications for vocational
training under the Vocational Re-
Mobilization Act can, therefore, be
considered unless such applications
are submitted prior to December Is,
1922.
The application for vocational
training of any disabled ex-service
person will be interpreted to mean
any written application of commune
cation from such person expressing
a desire for vocational training. In
other words a letter from a service
man bearing his signature and stat
ing that he wishes to make applica-
ton for training will be sufficient to
insure him consideration of his
claim.
All men and women who served
in the armed forces of the United
States during the World War, and
who incurred disability, either
through wounds or disease, due to
service, which would prevent their
carrying on" in their pre-war occu-
pations, are entitled to government
training. All applications and any
information concerning same should
be addressed to the District Office,
u. S. Veterans Bureau, Ill N. Canal
Street, Chicago, Illinois or to the
nearest sub-district office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
An Aged Veteran Answers Roll
Call.

Belmont Success: Comrade L. r.
Caughey, a resident of Belmont since
1881, answered the final roll call,
Sunday a. M, Oct. 1st, 1922, in his
18th year. He was around the hotel
as usual Saturday, went to the bar
Der shop for shave and retired in
his usual way at $3.50 p. m. He was
taken with chill about midnight,
and passed away about 4:45 a. M,
when he was thought to be resting
more easily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Reprinted from Milwaukee Journa
Electric Power Helps Keep
Farmer Content.

The bringing of electric power to
Wisconsin farmers by the extension
of power lines through the rural
communities is assisting in stopping
the farm-to-the-city movement.
Wisconsin leads the nation in, the
movement to bring cheap power and
electric lights to the farms. There
are more than $500 miles of power
lines in Wisconsin extended through
rural communities alone. These
lines serve more than 1000 farmers.
Electrical experts are working on
the problem of getting the power to
the farmer more cheaply than it is
done today. Because of the distance
it must be transmitted and the small
amount that the farmer uses, it nat
urally is rather costly, but it pays for
itself many times by cutting down
the cost of help and speeding up the
work.
The benefits of electricity
and power for farm and household
appliances make the farm a more
desiderable place to live These
things tend to prevent the rural pop
ulation from moving to the cities.
The world owes much gratitude to
the men who by their unceasing
work have brought electricity to it's
present state of perfection and have
eliminated most of the danger from
its use.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
* = X IS y y x =
FROM THE FILES OF
THE DEMOCRAT
j. Il y i * = X y X y X =
33 Years Ago.

Do LcStfS ASO.
On Tuesday, three families in COW
cred wagons passed northward
through Mineral Point, bound for
,Waupaca county in this state. Elev-
en- years ago they left Wisconsin to
settle in western Kansas; but repeat
ed crop failures on account of
drought has turned them back to
Wisconsin.
John .Penhallegon recently spent
a few days with relatives at LeMars,
and visited the great corn palace at
Sioux City.
Fl Years Ago.
w. H. Osborne and Homer S.
Snow have purchased building lots
from Mrs. L. A. Cobb. They are sit
uated just east of Mrs. Cobb's brick
house, at one time owned by Mr..
Sherwood. We understand that Mr..
Osborne will build this season.
Married Tuesday evening, Oct. 8,
at the home of Mr.. Percy A. Bishop,
in this city, Mr.. Vernon S. Gray of
Gratiot, and Miss Amelia Hendrick-
son of Mineral Point. Rev. w. F.
Tomlinson officiating. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gray will at once take up their
home at Gratiot.
Josephus Driver died at his home
in Darlington, Saturday night. He
was born in Leeds, England, in 1917
married Mary Bleasdale and emigrat-
ed to Milwaukee in 1845. He went
to GAINESVILLE in '46 and to Darling
ton in 81. He built the second
store in that place.
10 Years Ago.
At old Belmont on Monday, the
site of Wisconsin's first capitol was
marked with a tablet. The day was
pleasant; there were fully fifteen
hundred people present and the ex-
ercises were appropriate and inter
esting.
Mr.. Osborne Dunn and Miss Viola
Harris were welded at the Metho-
dist parsonage on Tuesday, the Rev
A. B. Bourquard officiating.
Harold Cummings departed We'd
nesday to take course in Automo-
bile manufacturing at Detroit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
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GOT IDEA FOR WATER WHEEL
World Greatly Indebted to Humble
Cow and Mans Quick Percep-
ton for the Turbine.

The huge hydro-electric power de-
| velopment now reaching every part
OF the world owes It's origin to a
homely incident which took place In
California many years ago, in which
an early day miner and his cow
were the chief factors.
History and legend relate that ON
hot day In the summer of 1860
typical placer miner of that period
toiled on his claim. To supply water
for washing the gold-bearing gravel
he had provided long length of Or
binary hose, and as the fall above
was considerable the water gushed
the sun sank the COW came to tho
workings to slake her thirst, and was
in danger of upsetting some Of the
sluices and other devices of the
placer miner. So the man turned tina
hose on the cow. BY chance the water
blast struck the cow in her cup-lika
nostrils, throwing her head back
sharply.
The man was Lester A. Pelton, out
from Ohio on mining venture, and
later world famous as the inventor
OF the Pelton water wheel, the de-
vice which forms the basis of the
great turbines which transform water
into electric energy.
Pelton said many times that the
Idea Of the invention came to him
when he saw the effect of the water
blast coming In contact with the cows
nose. Within an hour he was rigging
up wagon wheel with empty cans
tied to the rim and was able to prove
the value of what was later to be his
Mr.. Jones.
Consider the case of Mr. Jones. He
bought watch for so bones. Does
Mr.. Jones rant, curse and swear,
ever in the day or night he finds that
watch not running right? No, Mr..
Jones, a thoughtful man, knows
watch never will or can, 50 long as
heat and cold prevail, hit time ex-
actly on the nail Now this identical
Mr.. Jones will buy-well, not for so
bones, but for the price Of cheap
cigar-the right to ride on trolley
car, a car that has to run its race
within no sealed and dustproof case,
but on a crowded city street where
all the tides Of traffic meet, and yet
Mr.. Jones starts hot debate when
e'er that cars a minute late.-FrOm
Electric Traction.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Lenath of Rirds, Life.

The chief of the biological bureau In
the United States is able to give the
ages to which some birds have lived.
The following are his figures: Thrush,
Is to 25 years; swallow, O.; canary, 20;
cardinal. 21; raven, 69i maybe, II;
large owls, IS; golden eagle, 40; white
pelican, Al; cormorant, %; large blue
heron, 60; swan, 102; mallard, 20;
other ducks, IL to %; oyster-catcher,
30: herring gull, A. and wandering
albatross, 46 years. I.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
DIR. Pearce Home From Europe

Sun Republic: DR.. w. J. Pearce
arrived home on Monday night after
an absence of six and a half weeks,
spent in trip to France, England
Germany and Switzerland He left
France on the homeward journey on
the morning of September rs, arriv-
ed in New York on October 1 at 4 p.
m. and was in the home town the
evening of October 2.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
To Open Fruit Sales Agency,

The Board of Directors of the Fed
Grated Fruit Growers, Inc, will meet
in Chicago on October 2, and will be
in session for the entire week. De
tailed plans for opening the Nation
al Sales Agency on January 2, 1923,
will be worked out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
An Abundance of Walnuts and
Butternuts.

Prairie du Chen Courier: Never in
the history of this section has there
been such a wild crop of black wal
nuts and butternuts. Hazel nuts
were also plentiful, but hickory nuts
seem to be few and small and up to
the present but few have been gath
cred because there have been no
frosts sufficient to bring them down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
LEGENDARY Island.

The Island of the Seven Cities was
an imaginary island Astounding in
gold, the subject of one Of the popular
traditions current in the time of Col
umbus 1t is said to have been col
onized by seven bishops who fled from
the Moorish invaders of Spain and
Portugal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Fell and Broke Wrist.

Platteville Journal: Mrs. Wilbur
Kopp had an accident the other night
which resulted in a broken wrist for
her. She was called in the night to
care for one of the children, and did
not stop to light light, so fell and
is now suffering as stated.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Farewell Supper.

Misses Kathleen and Theresa
Burke, Anna Dunn, Agnes Mauger,
Mary GRADER, Mae McMurrough,
Clara Stude, Leone McMurrough,
Lyleth Gedye and Lenora May, gave
a much enjoyed farewell picnic sup
per at the Soldiers Memorial Park
Wednesday for Miss Villa Mess
prior to her leaving soon for Beloit.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Great Publicity STUFF.

II understand Gladys Gladeyes, the
movie star, pays her new press agent
$4,000 a year."
Hes worth it."
"Eh?
"The fellow has brains. The first
thing he did was to have Gladys pho
tographed in a bungalow apron. stir.
ring something on gas range."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Diver Heavily Quilted.

Boots worn by deep-sea divers
weigh 20 pounds each. The helmet
weighs 40 pounds and the diver is
obliged to carry additional ballast, to
take him far below the surface.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
Benefit May Be Almost Blow.

There is gift that is almost blow.
and there is kind word that is mu-
niicence; SO much is there in the
way of doing things.-A. Helps.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12

Most recent portrait of William Cos
grave, who has succeeded the late
Michael Collins as president Of the Ir-
ish Free State. One who knows HIM
well describes him as "a yellow-haireds
biue-eyed man Of forty-two years; SCI
date of manner and full Of pep, wit,
and merriment which those who know
Ireland always associate with men
who come from Cosgrave's town-KfE
kenny; perhaps the most facile speak
er In the Dali and has shown an ease
in handling municipal affairs whicN
1t is all but known he will have In
handling affairs national.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-10-12
DENTIST

Use the Want Column In The Demo
crat and you will get results.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
looming FESTIVE.

The vote on the school question at
% recent election, shows that the tax
,rs are becoming very FESTIVE over
- ever-increasing burden of taxation
49, is being laid upon them, and un-
'~-z there is moderation in the de-
Ids of the school people we antici-
,at. serious trouble. The State
School Department is responsible for
most of this feeling. for it is continual
g." urging increases in the salaries o.
--achers and other expenses, with but
'i't'e regard for those who have 10 paw
tie bills.
The protests against increa>;n"
s-hool expenditures Is not confined &c
nv enc section of the State. In lef
-c-son county. which has -lwavS teer
strong for pubic schools and 2duca
..1ral advan.arcs the vote against
.~wer tn levy last month "a, surpr's-
-o'v large and Doubtless wouli have
-, considerable" greater il the tax
lars hal all received their tax hil''
trfore they voted. In Berkeley ant
""-pan counr'cS the same conditions
r-e"ai'eI. hundreds Of votes t-irr cast
'-ainst the schools. IN Gr=enbrie-
UNITY 1000 votes were re"is'ere
'~2irst power to levy. in MonroN
CONT there vas also large vote
against IN Mercer county there wa,
very serious protest against school
e .Iravagance. In three districts, in.
Guiding the larger towns, the vote 70;
the power to levy was 6.3l7, and
against 4,l65
These figures are significant They
mean that the people want economy in
school management as we'll as in other
matters. Our State School Depart
ment especially will do well to heed
these warnings and not persist in
pushing some of the measures that We
understand are to be urged at the next
session OF the Legislature The State
forces will do the schools much more
harm than good il they insist on larg-
er expenditures at this time We re-
iterate our opinion that the State De-
partment asks too much authority over
the local schools, and we believe that
the action Of the voters on November
7th justifies this opinion
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
now GO TO 1T.

BY decision rendered in the United
States Supreme Court last week States
have the right to impose tax upon
products produced within their borders
even before such products enter into
interstate commerce.
This question having been settled
By the highest court OF the land, the
West Virginia Legislature at its COM
ing session ought to pass a law pro-
viding for production tax on coal and
nHs and oil. The corporations con-
trolling these products have been able
heretofore by one means or another
to prevent such legislation, but they
should not be permitted to evade their
Legations any longer. The enormous
prices they are getting for their coal
and gas and oil make them especially
- subjects for this tax just now. 1t
Is a sound principle of taxation and
~ ought to be enforced.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
Not MUCH IMPRESSION.

The liquor advocates had their day
- Congress last Friday, when they
ride their much advertised fight
aoninst the appropriation for the en-
E cement Of the prohibition laws. The
U"'lant John Philip Hill, Representa-
70 from Maryland and beloved of
- Baltimore Sun and the bootleggers,
,-'.h all the vigor and ability of which
he is capable sought to prevent the
adoption of the bill carrying the appro-
r-;ation OF 100000 for the enforce
-r"1t of the Yolstead act. He failed
y make much Of an impression on Con-
-r~ss, however, for the best that he
~o"ld do was the mastering OF two
.-',s, his own and that Of Congress
- Tinkham, Of Massachusetts,. This
- VS. the sentiment of Congress as TO
--,hihition enforcement and ii like
.--'-e reveals the strength of that noble
-rization. The Association Opposed
no Prohibition Amendment
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
Liked To See Them Burn.

Mitchell Mansfield. a youth about
sixteen years old, living al the Burns
home in Berkeley county, near the
Jefferson county line, in Middleway
district, not far from Leetown. was ar
rested on. Tuesday and taken to Jail in
marfinsburg, charged with having fred
the straw rick and COW stable on the
farm OF L. r. Ruble, in Jefferson coun-
~, early Monday morning Later the
boy gave a verbal confession TO Pros
ecuting Attorney Hannis. Sheriff
Dean and others. the officials anounc-
ed, IN which he said he had fired them
because he liked to see them burn. He
was held for the Jefferson county au-
thorities, his trial 10 be had in JeHer-
son, in which county the act was com
mitted.
Two blcodhounds in charge of Dep
uty Rice Of Fairmont, were put on
the case Montav NIGHT and they twice
followed the scent from the scene OF
the fire to the Burns home. where the
boy has lived as an adopted son. The
boy had worn boots when he committed
the act and footprints also showed on
/ the trail 10 the house The boy was
in bed when taken, and made no pro-
test al the arrest. He is understood
to be the only man living in the Burns
home. which is about a quarter Of a
mile from the scene Of the FIRE.
In his statement he is said u have
told the officers that he left the Burns
home about one O'Clock Monday morn.
ing, going out by rear door after the
family was asleep. He went directly
to the Rubie place and started the
blaze. AS he fed he stopped several
times to see the fire burning, foot
prints also indicating this. The fire
was seen by o. c. PAYNE from his
home on an adjoining farm, and Mr..
Payne shot several times into the air
as warning. Mansfield says he was
back at home in bed when these shots
were fired and he heard them.
The fire and suspicious which neigh
bors entertained were reported 10 Pros
ecuting Attorney Hannis, and the dogs
were ordered in Immediately. Deputy
Rice, OF Farmont. with Deputies lack
and Lord Of Sheriff Deans staff, went
to the place and with neighbors started
the search.
II is said that suspicion has been d.
rected against the accused boy for
some time as a result of several fires
having been mysteriously started.
There was fire recently on the Payne
place, the origin Of which is unknown.
The boy vas quizzed about this, but
denied any connection with il. He
said he had no i'll feeling against E,
R. Ruble, on whose farm the straw
rick and COW stable were fred. but
merely liked 10 see fine blaze
Mansfield was taken TO Charles Town
Tuesday, where he again admitted that
he had started the fire at Ruble's. He
was committed to Jail TO await the next
grand jury.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
To the Public Schools of Jefferson
County.

Upon the call of the President of the
United States to the various States of
the Union in behalf Of the starving
and destitute people Of the Near
East" who are in need Of help in or
der to allay the misery through which
they are now passing. the head OF the
State Department Of Education has re-
quested that the schools of each county
be given an opportunity to respond to
this cause. SO am using this method
OF reaching the teachers and pupils
OF Jefferson county who wish TO con-
tribute. will suggest December 10th
as the time throughout the schools for
tie raising Of whatever funds the
teachers may see fit, each individual
teacher using the means that she or he
may best see proper
All contributions are requested to
be forwarded TO the county superin-
tendent who will forward the same to
the State Superintendent of West Viz
ginia.
will greatly appreciate the assist
ance OF the ministers, newspapers and
all organizations of the county in Civ
ing publicity to this movement on the
Goth day of December.
|. N. BONHAM.
Supt. of Jefferson County Schools.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
HIGH ENOUGH Now.

A news item from Charleston states
that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
has petitioned the Public Service Com
mission Of West Virginia for author
it to place so per cent surcharge on
seats in Pullman parlor cars. We
hope that the commission will not allow
this additional tax on travellers. Honest
now, aren't we paying a-plenty for
railroad accommodations Of every
sort?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
POOR DAUGHERTY!

Attorney-Ceneral Daugherty has
been in hot water for some time be-
cause Of charges that have been brought
against him and bitter criticism OF
his management of the Department of
Justice, and now congressional in
vestigation adds TO his woes. Natural
~ he has no time to attend to the
public business when ne is so com
pletely occupied in defending himself
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
FOR SALE.

Three Poland-C China male pigs. Eli
glole TO register. Cholera immune
Weight about sixty pounds. Price
$500. First come, first choice.
W. B. WHITING.
Route ,. ShepherdStown.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14

A SS.S5 double boiler for Sl.9S. Read
our NmaS list in another column. A.
CrandStah, Charles Town.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14

For sale, a good business properti
on Main street and a very desirable
residence at the edge of SHEPHERDS
town. Inquire at the Register office.
| will be glad to help you make out
your application for automobile IL
censsS. Call on me at the Register
office VIM. b. Snyder, Notary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-12-14
FOR SALE.

For sale, hickory wood, by the cord
delivered or in the Lucas woods
MISS VIRGINIA LUCAS.
Sl.5O gets the Register a year.
Evening journal., 1922-09-09
DAUGHERTY RULES
GOD OWNS CHURCH

WASHINGTON. Sep. 9.-Holding
that in the final analysis title to
church property is vested in God.
and that It would be sacrilegious to
hold this an enemy interest. Attor-
ney-General Daugherty has ac-
quiesced in the return by Allen
Property Custodian Thomas w.
Miller OF property seized by a for
mer alien property custodian from
the Reformed Church of Hungary
in America.
who holds the beneficial interest
in this trust?' the Attorney-General
asked. IF IL is held by the Deity.
then surely II would be sacrilegious
to hold there is an enemy interest"
The question before the depart
ment. he said. was whether the
church could have its property re-
turned TO II. Could the church, he
asked. be considered an enemy under
the trading with the enemy act. and
did the fact that some OF the con-
tributors 10 the church are enemies
''taint this church property TO the
extent that there could be no return
of the property?
The property, amounting TO ap-
$4,000 in mortgages
and certificates OF indebtedness TO the