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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
HENDERSON THREATENED.
MilIers Of Country Said to Be Organ
lied to EiQht Him.

Minneapolis. Mimi, July 23.-H. S.
Kennedy, secretary Of the National
Federation of Millers last night an
nounced that the milling interests OF
the country are in league to procure
the defeat of Speaker Henderson i'll
his race for reelection to congress.
The announcement was made prior
to kennedys departure for Des
Moines, Iowa, to attend meeting at
which measures and means to encom-
pass Henderson's political downfall
will be discussed.
The resentment of the millers owes
it's genesis to Speaker Hendersons
action in holding up the London dock
clause, an amendment to the harbOr
bill, designed to do away with what
American exporters regard as unjust
discrimination against United States
-four in the unloading charges at Lon
don.
According to Kennedy, Representa-
tive Loren Fletcher had practically
secured assurances of the passage Of
the amendment and the millers of the
country felt certain their wishes would
be carried out when Speaker Hender-
son suddenly interposed interference
and held up the measure.
Mr.. Kennedy explains that no funds
will be solicited outside of Iowa to
prosecute the campaign against the
speaker but he intimates that all the
money and means necessary are avail
able in that state.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
MAY NAVE SEEN MURDER.
Bridge Foreman Disappears az Though
Swallowed by Earth.

Waterloo. July ga sensational
story is published here indicating that
j. J. Barnett, foreman for the
American Bridge company, and we'll
known in this city, has been robbed
and murdered. and his body thrown in
the river at Des Moines to hide the
crime. According to the report, Mr..
Barnett has been missing from Des
Moines for several days; his where
at,outs are unknown, and all efforts to
get any trace of his movements have
been unavailable.
}. 7. Manning and another repre-
sentative of the American Bridge
company were in Waterloo today
looking for the missing man. He has
not been seen here. Mr.. Manning
says Barnett disappeared from Des
Moines July IA. He had been sup
erintending the work on the Great
Western bridge at that place and
late in the afternoon took between
5000 and $500 In cash and started to
the depot to come to Waterloo 20
pay some men who were working
for him here. After leaving the quar-
ters he left no more trace of his
whereabouts than if the earth had
opened and swallowed him.
1t is presumed by Mr.. Manning that
he went to the bridge where he was
working to see what progress was be-
ing made on the structure. Here. it
is feared. he was held up and robbed
and possibly murdered. The company
is making a dilligent search for him.
but have been unable to obtain even
a clue upon which to work. He has
been in their employ many years and
was one of their best men.
Barnett is we'll known here. He had
charge of the erection of the new
wagon bridge at Cedar Falls. and also
the new Chicago Great Western bridge
across the Cedar. He left here sew
eral weeks ago to suDerintend work
on the bridge at Des Moines, but left
a force of men to clear up the work
here. These finished last week, and it
was to pay them that he was coming
to Waterloo That he has met fOu!
play there is no question in the minds
of the men with whom he was work.
inc
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
REGENT HADDOCK RESIGNS.

Iowa City, July 24.-Judge VIM. J.
Haddock, of this city, has resigned his
position as member of the board Of
regents of the State University. Judge
Haddock has been secretary of the
board of regents for the past thirty
eight years. He gives i'll health as the
reason for retiring at this time.
Verestchagin, the artist who is
painting a large picture of the battle
of San Juan Hill, with President
Roosevelt as the central figure, was
very much depressed over New Yorks
sky line, when he visited the metropo-
- fifteen years ago. He said that the
occasional sky-scraper was a painful
blot on the Landscape that 1t wade the
lssky line one terrible thing To behold.
| The other day. after long contempla.
ton Of 1t and the scores Of big build
i ings which load down Manhattan, he
1 sis said to have turned to friend and
4 remarked: Really S(a pausel ct be
/ gins u be grand ''5 ,35l
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
upAoLps eRIswoLo LAW.
Attorney General Files = Brief Up
holding Cons,itutionality.

Des Moines. July 24.-Attorney Gen.
eral Mullan has filed brief in the
case of John w. Brady vs.. George
Mattern, sheriff, the action brought 20
lest the constitutionality OF the Grls.
| void law, enacted by the last general
| assembly, and intended to bring nome
loan tontine concerns and ike CO
partnerships doing a like business
| under the building and loan law. MT.
Mullan filed the brief at the request
of Judge McVey, who Will near the
case Monday. Attorney General Null
Ian upholds the constitutlonallty u
the law.
There has been talk of the state
beginning litigation against concerns
that are not complying with the Girls
void law. The action of the attorney
general in filing this brief Is no lndl-
cation such litigation will not be be-
gun. although it will probably not be
started until Judge McVey's decision
is announced and it is known whether
this is favorable to the state.
The plaintiff in the action holds tho
law is unconstitutional on six grounds.
llr. Mullan argues on each or these
points separately. One OF the conten'
tons of the plaintiff is that the act
prohibits individuals and unlncorpoc-
ated associations from going into the
building and loan business and gives
corporations q monopoly OF such bust
ness. In disposing Of this, MIR. Null
Ian takes the view there is no benefit
to the public in allowing such instl-
buttons to be conducted. He says:
From computations which | have
procured to be made by those familiar
with the business of building and loan
associations of this kind, it is exceed
ingly doubtful whether the contracts
entered into will ever mature and full
ly pay out. and certainly not in less
than SO or 60 years. In either case.
the final results and benefits which
accrue to the members are very differ
ent from those held out by the solicit
tors for the purpose OF securing mem
bership."
Mr.. Mullan concludes 1t is no benefit
to a person to have to wait 80 or 50
years to secure enough to build
modest home The institutions. he
holds, are properly subject to state
control. as they are detrimental to pa
irons and beneficial only to promoters.
No monopoly is provided for, as the
law permits unincorporated associa-
tons to engage in the building and
loan business if they deposit securi-
ties with the auditor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
REESE is NOMINATED.
Named by Acciamation by Democrats
of Sixth District.

Oskaloosa. July 25.-The democrats
of the Sixth congressional district
met in this city yesterday. The reso.
lutions presented by the majority re-
port reaffirmed the Kansas City plat
form. Richard Burke Of the Oskaloosa
Times lead the minority and he re-
ported in favor of substituting the
minority report. which eliminated ref.
erence to the Kansas City platform.
Mr.. Burke's motion was rejected by the
convention by vote of 112 to % and
the report of the majority was passed
with a whoop.
John P. Reese of Abba. president IF
the United Mine Workers of Iowa.
was then nominated by reclamation.
MIR. Reese was called to the platform
and made a speech of about one hours
length. Mr.. Reese's speech was chiefly
devoted to a discussion of organized
labor and it's relations to politics. He
stated that he did not represent
organized labor alone, but the farmer.
the business man and the general
workers of the country. He asked for
the votes of all, but particularly the
support of the labor organization
which he represented. He assured the
convention that if he received the
support Of organized laSeg aA& that Of
his party he would be victorious in
November.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
UAINT AND CURIOUS HAPPENlNeso
Odd Things Noted In Various Parx Of
tho World.

Odd Things Noted in Various Parts Of
the World.
SOuthernerS who do not live In the
long-leaf pine country like to have tho
scent of the pines about their person:
therefore they wear a piece of pine
root in their pockets. Once in a while
they bite of chew and masticate it
as they do tobacco. Many regard it as
a panacea. To sleep on bed of dried
pine needles is better than all medi-
cines for rheumatism and kindred all
ments.
In the last twenty years the hotel
business in the south has drifted into
northern hands. Reference is had
particularly to resort hotels having
come under the management of yam
KEGS. Northern tourists demanded the
change.
Petrified tropical fruits have been
found in coal from Spitzbergen, the
island group in the Arctic ocean mid
way between Greenland and Nova
Zembla.
The German law forbids teachers
in the school to pull the ears of their
pupils. Many cases of deafness have
resulted from such punishment.
The Boston Journal reports its dis
covery of SIS couples in New England
still enjoying married life after fifty
years or more of it.
Brazilian carbon, which is worth
about s45 per karat, or about four
times the value of ordinary diamonds,
is used in drilling some of the gold
mines in South Africa.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
HAPPENINGS IN
HAWKEYED0M
items of Interest Gathered
During the Past
Week.
ASSESSMENT OF RAILROADS
Attorney General Mullan Files . Brief
ut Des Moines UNFOLDING the Constitu-
tionality Of the Griswold Law-Assess-
ors Find Much Money.

Des Moines. July 19.-Addresses
we're made before the executive coun-
=. by various representatives of the
| ,ailroads. Just as it was thought the
| hearing had been concluded. Governor
rummins substituted some questions
| which have not been discussed. and
| hey acted as a bomb in the railroad
camp They were:
Has the executive council the
eight to assess the railroads at less
than 25 per cent of their actual value,
as the statutes of Iowa seem to re-
luire?"
Can the council act as an equaliz-
| ing board as we'll as an assessment
Body in respect to the valuation of the
| railroad property and. proceeding on
the assumption that real estate and
personal property are assessed at less
than IS per cent of their real value,
assess the railroad property in Iowa
at the same percentage of its real
| WORTH
The questions will be discussed to.
day.
Des Moines, July 21.-The hearing
On taxation before the executive coun-
I'll closed at noon Saturday. 1t was
marked by the informal declaration
from Governor Cummins that in his
opinion the council was required to
assess the railroads at IS per cent of
their actual value, regardless of what
might be the assessment Of real estate
Or other property.
This important question was raised
by Governor Cummins himself Fri
day night, just at the close of the rail
roads in alphabetical order. Argu-
ments in favor of the the view that
the council should fix the assessment
at less than Is per cent, if other pro.
perty was assessed at less, were pre-
sented by Judge George H. Carr Of
Des Moines. Carroll Wright, Judge
J. L. Stevens of Boone and others.
When nearly all the arguments were
presented Governor Cummins made
his own position plain. 1t was in ac-
cordance with what he had indicated
Friday night in his statements to the
railroad representatives. that he did
not believe the council could 60 be-
low the ratio of 25 per cent in making
the assessment of the railroads.
This declaration of the governor,
and his attitude throughout the real
way assessment hearing, has induced
that there will be considerable in
crease in the assessment. 1t is said
that Secretary of State Martin will
stand by the governor in urging a
higher assessment, and that neither
the state treasurer nor the state audi
tor will oppose an increase.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25

luck me stream Of water ar.s.s
them both, SO that their rarna. asaA
sisted the heat. r.
AND the gallant members a, ),
Partisan fire department who 'ns
dragged their hose up the sta;,. nad
order to fight the fire demon ~
lair, were doubtless amazed to s, ~ nl'
ly see dripping figure without saa.
and carrying a muffied burden in I ~
arms, come staggering out o. ~. NY
flames toward them. - 'as
At least they were now SAFE .ssS
Down below Merrick found q -.
crowd gathered-it was about ss s,a.
that the hotel would be saved 6, .,el
men who had been frantic with frns a.
aSove began TO laugh and Joke on as
their unbecoming attire, and tell n w.
numberless lives they had saved ~
shouting the alarm so bravely-it !,
astonishing how many unrecoyn;,.s
heroes there are in this world
Merrick, quite exhausted, hanae,
his burden to large man, who busaes
around as though he were q phvsici,n
The lady had quietly tainted durin.
that last rush into the fire.
He did not think it even worth Il.
while to look at her face, bur ,sia
could be excused when his condit,oa
was taken into consideration.
kindly bring me my coat aga,,.
was all he said, as he fell into cb,,.
BY degrees he recovered his breath
and began to feel something like him.
self when the physician once more an.
peared with his coat, which BEGAN.
necessary in the frosty night air.
Merrick went outside to ob.erv.
the scene from that quarter, wbera
excitement still reigned.
And at this very moment, in III.
room where the refugees were Guar,
tered, Little Miss Millions. seated nnon
the floor like an eastern princess, al.
belt a sadly bedraggled one, wa,
looking eagerly at a knotted cambria
handkerchief she held, and pressing tn
her lips that portion where in deli.
cate red scroll could be plainly traced
the name of Mark Merrick
(To be continued)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
WOMAN SAVES SPOUSE.
Drink.Crazed Man Would be Murderer
but for Her.


but for Her.
Marshalltown, July 23.-With her
husband in immediate peril of death
at the hands OF man crazy drunk.
Mrs. Emmett Waters of 7 North Fourth
avenue had the presence of mind 70
come to her husbands rescue with a
single tree, with which sne dealt the
assailant blow over the head, telling
him to the ground. as he was in the
act of slashing Mr. Waters throat
with an ugly looking jack knife. Mr..
Waters escaped injury, but has to
show as result of his encounter
cash seven inches long through his
clothing, which, if the knife had pene-
trated would have laid open his left
side.
Charles Smith. a farm hand, who has
been working for Oscar Terrill, Of
Green Mountain, Is the man who com.
mitted the assault. He had been i'm
bibing raw alcohol and was out look
ing for blood. In wandering down
Main street he strayed into the home
of Mrs. Henry White, Mr.. Waters
sister, one-half block north on Fourth
avenue. Smith began to blaspheme
Mrs. White. and insisted that she al
low him to enter. Mr.. Waters at
tention was called to the mater and
he Immediately went to her assis-
lance. Smith wiped from his pocket
a knife and with the large blade open
made lunge for Waters. The latter
ran with Smith in close pursuit At
ter a chase of block around the
premises. Mr.. Waters fell and it was
only the work of an instant before
Smith was upon him, with the knife
aimed at the victims throat. Mrs.
Waters immediate action is all that
saved her husbands life. for Waters
was unable to combat with the strang-
err, so powerful was he.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
HADFuN WITH AUTOGRAPH FiENDs
Minister Wa Complies with Request OF
LotOs Club Members.

Minister WI Complies Win Reqness OF
Lotos Club Members.
The Lotos club Of New York mas
long had the custom of giving dinners
in honor Of distinguished men. Al
such gatherings the menu card Is al
ways elaborate and characteristic. II
usually contains drawings Illustrative
of the career of the guest OF the even
ing, and forms a souvenir Whlch mosI
OF the company treasure. To enhancs
their value, many Of the members ash
the man whom the club is entertain
ing to write his name on their caius'
says the New York Tribune. Sucn IT,
quests are naturally granted.
1t CHANGED that after the siege u
Pekin the Lotos club gave a dinner
for Wu-Ting-fang, the Chinese HILLS
ter at Washington. Of course tne au-
tograph seekers kept him busy between
courses. They were unanimous ~
asking him to write in Chinese. oe'-
eral of them later, in the evening"
were comparing his signatures as tne'
appeared on their menu cards. w.
familiar as they were with the Cni-
nese script, they could see tna1 'ne
characters were not the same. JUST
then Chow Tsz Chi, the Chinese eon
sui, came up. and he was at once asAeo
what the writing meant. j,
Mr.. Chow hesitated moment anu :,
then gravely read these "autosrapns
as follows: -,
What funny, red nosed man
How short and fat you are:
IAN amusing bald headed fellow!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
NEW BUILDINGS FOR STATE.

Iowa City. July 24-James Rawson
& Son. of Iowa City, have been award
ed the contract for two college of
medicine buildings, by the board of
regents of the university. The labora-
tory building will cost $84,63O and the
anatomy building will cost $44,250.
They will both be built of stone and
will resemble in general style and ef-
feet the new liberal arts building.
The nearest bidder was the North
ern Building Company Of Davenport.
DR.. James r. Guthrie, of Dubuque,
professor Of gynecology and obstet-
RIGS in the college of medicine, was
elected dean OF that college. to sue
coed DR.. w. D. Middleton, (deceased)
Of Davenport. The chair of surgery
will be filled later by the committee
on medical college,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
PRESENTS MANY DIFFICULTIES.
Colonel Hepburn on the Problem OF
* Antitrust Legislation.

Washington, July 25.-Colonel Hep.
burn was in Washington yesterday
fresh from a conference with the
president at Oyster Bay, and there is
significance in his reply to an inquiry
il he thought Littlefeld had been COM
missioned to take charge of antitrust
legislation.
The president is very much inter.
burn, ..but l think that it will be
found that he is willing to let the ap-
propriate committee of the house have
full jurisdiction of the subject"
As Colonel Hepburn is chairman of
the committee on interstate and for
eign commerce he probably knows
what he is talking about. The colonel
frankly acknowledges the difficulties
that attach to any effort to deal with
the subject by legislation. He said:
1T seems to me that we are in the
condition of the man out in the coun-
try who wanted a rife that would hit
a deer and miss calf We want q
law that will hit the pernicious injur-
1ous trusts and yet not harm the
proper and legitimate combinations of
capital. The man who can devise that
kind of law will solve the problem.
1t seems to me-" he continued,
that the whole trouble lies in the
amount of stock in these vast combina-
tons which does not represent money
actually paid in. For instance, l do
not believe that Pierpont Morgan
would have interested himself in
organizing the great steel trust if it
had not been for the 81 100, 100000 in
stock unrepresented by cash. If we
could tax this kind of stock out Of ex-
1stence just as we tax state bank bills,
/ believe We might find a remedy. At
any rate, believe there would not be
SO great an incentive for forming these
huge combinations. | would have no
watered stock at all. In nearly all of
these trusts the common stock is all
watered. would tax out of existenc ?
all stock that does not represent
money actually paid in
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
An Expressive Des cription'

If Ireland is the isle OF oulls' ]" =,
also the home of happy phrases =.
no other country have the uneduca'es
such an ability to express much Ia
few words-and this notWitnstanu,ns
that other gift of fluency that maAes
them voluminous as we'll as p'''o'
esque in speech. ..;o,.
canon Staveley, in recent a,.i.
chiefly devoted to the sayings Oh liIs ss
clerics, has given some quo.e .:on.
from the comments of their par'snlon
ers. He relates that two ola won' on
were overheard remarklng on c"no
Bagot. a oignified gentleman OF ~. W.
pressive person, as he descenoeo Wv
steps of the Synod hall. .hot
"Biddy," queried one' "whos 'DA'
big gintleman"' -. "e,re
"Arrah, Molly" was the reply sar ot
that's none other than Canon basns'
and isn't he the mighty tolne s'n,l; =,
man entoirely, livery button Oh ~
coat doing it's juty?"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
PRESIDENT MITCHELL HOPEFUL.
Miners Who Leave Anthracite Field
Do So to Work Elsewhere.

Miners Who Leave Anthracite Field
Do So to Work Elsewhere.
Chicago, July 24.-President Mitch.
ell came to Chicago last night on his
way to other coal fields, and was in
better spirits than he has been for
some time.
Asked about the report that many
miners are leaving the anthracite
field for other coal fields, he said, it
was the policy and object OF the
organization to provide work for it's
members, and il Wort: at union rates
was not to be had in one coal field, the
organization did all in it's power and
means to send them where it was to
be had.
He said funds are coming into ma.
tional headquarters at indianapolis as
rapidly as could be expected, and that
not only labor unions and members Of
unions, but many individuals, among
them a number Of moneyed men, are
sending money to carry on the fight.
Mr.. Mitchell also said he believed
the reports from Wilkesbarre that dis.
satisfaction had arisen among the
miners over the manner of the dis.
tribution of funds and supplies to
those on strike are not true.
49, . d
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
NEAR,.- me 4J,VOO MARK.
Des Moines Daily and Sunday News
Will Celebrate.

Des Moines, July 24.-The Des
Moines Daily and Sunday News now
has over $4,000 circulation and is rap
idly approaching the 10000 mark, at
which points it's managers will hold a
grand celebration on novel and origi-
nal lines. The Daily and Sunday
News is sent to subscribers for $3.50
a year. $1.00 for mos, SOC for 6
mos, SOC for mos. Csc for l mo.
and these low prices have done much
to give it the largest circulation cf
any daily newspaper in the world in
proportion to the population of It's
home city. The news is member of
the Associated Press, and also receives
the dispatches of the Publishers Press
and the Iowa Evening Press Associa.
lions, including daily market reports
by wire
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
MINISTER is UNDER ARREST.

Cedar Rapids, July 23.-Rev. r. e.
AIcGinness. formerly pastor of the
First Christian. Chruch at Tama, is
under arrest charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. 1t is
claimed that he induced A.
j. Wheaton of Toledo to sign
q note with him claiming he
j had collateral. Wheaton is said to
have investigated finding that he had
been cheated by the minister and
that he had left town with married
woman. The woman was found here
but McGinness had departed. He
was found 1t Wakeneld and placed
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
whv Fldo Didn't Interfere.

Mrs. Iones-"Just think OF II! lnat
re;low came in and actually stole the
clock right off the mantlepiece. !.
Mrs. Brown--"And your dog was =
the very same room z"
Mrs. Jones-'.Yes, but that ulon. Il
count. Edo is only watch dog, you
know ss;. M
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-07-25
IOWA FOR ROOSEVELT.
Hepburn Says Iowa Republicans Will
Declare for Him,

Declare Tor HIM.
New York, July 24.-Representative
w. P. Hepburn Of Iowa, who has been
visiting at President Roosevelt's home
in Oyster Bay, said:
Il have been away from home so
much that am not fully in touch with
republican plans, but ! am confident
that our next state convention will
surely indorse President Roosevelts
administration.
Il know nothing Of any plan to pre-
sent Congressman Littlefield's name
to succeed Speaker Henderson in the
next house. am confident that Gen.
Henderson will be chosen again for
the speakership.'