The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-18
NOT LIABLE FOR LOSSES.
Persons Who Send Registered Mail
Cannot Recover from Railroads
If Package Is Lost.
so SAYS The IOWA SUPREME COURT.
Plan by Which Schools May Become
Mutually Helpful-Inebriaite s Take
French Leave from Mount Pleas
ant Hospital Collateral Inherit
tance Tax-Other Notes.
Especial Correspondence

tanC% TaX-Otner NOte8s
Especial Correspondence
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 1O.-The SUI
preme court has decided that railroads
are not liable to those who send regis
tered mail for losses during transit of
railroad and government are acting
as principal and agent in the carry
ing of the mail matter. If letter is
lost the loser, if he sues the railroad
company, in fact sues the government
of the United States, which. is an inn
possibility. The United States cir
cult court has decided the same thing
the same way. The Bankers Mutual
Casualty company of Des Moines was
interested in the suits, as it had in
sured the registered packages which
were lost in both of the cases which
have been adjudicated in favor Of the
railroads.
Cooperative Plan.
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson has suggested plan by the
adoption of which the State agricul-
tural college, the State university and
the state normal school may become
cooperative and mutually helpful. He
suggests that in each a preliminary
course in the studies which will fit
the student to enter the higher grades
at each of the other institutions be
given. So, he would have the uni
versity prepare student in the rudi-
fS of 10 l..
for entrance to the higher grades at
the Agricultural college, and vice
versa. The idea is being entertained
by the college authorities at each in
stitution with considerable favor.
sustnins It's Action.
The state board of health again has
refused to rescind it's action in revok-
ing the certificate of DR.. j. w. Crofford,
of Decatur county. He was convicted
of the murder of a young woman by
performing criminal operation sew
eral months ago and appealed the case
to the supreme court. Pending the
decision there, DR.. Crofford asked the
board to reissue him the certificate
which it revoked after his conviction.
ground that he had served time for
another felony previously. 1t ac-
knowledges it had not the right to re-
yoke the certificate pending the final
decision in the case now pending.
Take French Leave.
The state board of control has been
notified of the abandonment of the
fo, Il
sane hospital at Mount Pleasant to
the number of ten, who took French
leave. They walked out of the in
stitution. 1t is against the policy of
the state of Iowa and the board of con-
troll to place any restraint about the
insane. They are as free as anyone else
except that when they entertain the
notion of running away the attendants
run after them and catch them. There
are no stockades or prison cells at the
state hospitals. Now, this policy does
not work with the inebriates. Being
helpless when taken there, they soor
begin to recover their strength anc
minds, and liquor and drugs being kept
away from them, they no longer are
under the influence of the poison and
are at leisure to figure out means OF
escape. And in view of the fact that
there are no guards, barbados, bars
or stockades, they manage to leave the
institution without much difficulty
Between those who escape and those
who are paroled by the governor the
number constantly grows less.
Democratic Congressman.
For the first time since 1894 Iowa re,
turns democratic congressman tc
Washington. NJ. ]. Wade, of lowe
City, was elected last Tuesday by {
plurality of about 1000. The last dem
ocrat sent to Washington from this
state was Walter 1. Hayes, of Clinton
also in the Second district, who wa,
last elected in 1892. In 1894 George NJ
Curtis, of Clinton (rep.) was elected
He was reelected in 1896. Joe r
Lane, of Davenport (rep.), was eject
ed in 1895, and N. NJ Rumple, OF
Marengo, also republican, was elect
ed in 1900. M. j. Wade (dem.) succeeds
him, defeating William Hoffman, th*
republican nominee. The congress
man-elect from the Second is middle
aged man, who has served for sia
years on the district judicial bencl
and who bears the distinction of never
having been opposed for the nomina
ton for or election to any office unit
this year. Congressman j. f. Lacey
whose district Cthe Sixth) was regard
ed as doubtful during the campaign
was elected by a plurality of abou
1900.
Cuhtivator and PIow Rest.
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service
Review calls the attention of the farm
ers of the state to the experiment
carried out by farmer near Marshall
town recently, who treated seed corr
to an electric bath for half an houl
before planting and found the yielt
largely increased. The Review saw.