Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-24

His theory is that the same power which
sentences criminals should also pardon
Them He would place the parole pow
er in the hands OF the judges. This loea
was advanced by the governor in pub
lie address he prepared for the state
conference of charities and corrections.
It is not known whether he will recon-
mend such legislation in his forthcoming
or not. The legislature TWO
years ago considered the advisablllty
of placing the paroling power in the
hands of the state board of control, put
there was objection to this by many
who said that they would have no op1ec-
ton to placing it in the hands OF par
doning board.
Peculiar Point.
A peculiar point has been raised IN
q receivership proceeding in the district
court here. 1t relates to the power OF
corporation to hold capital uninvesteo
not loaned out, awaiting a favorable
opportunity to invest in the business TOT
which it was organized. The Mcfar-
lin Grain company, of Des MONIES, was
we'll organized to do grain business,
principally, and such things incloen'a.
thereto as seemed necessary. IL o"heu
a large line of elevators. These II solo
for cash. 1t declared 100 per cent. dlSl-
dend to stockholders and kept tne TO-
mainder, amounting to about *ioo'Uoo'
~ l.anu. BY resolution 1t loaned thls
money to companies in which the oM-
GERS were interested. This was done
with view to awaiting an opportunity
to invest the funds in more elevators.
A stockholder has now brought suit to
force the distribution of this 100000
among the stockholders, and the case
involves an entirely new point OF law.
Democrats I'm Legislature.
In the forthcoming Iowa legislature
| the republicans will have joint session
majority of sS. there being only eight
democrats in the senate and % in the
house. Following is list of mem
bers and districts of all the democrats
| in the senate: Robert Sterton, Cedar
Jones; Thomas Lambert. Jackson;
Lewis Taylor, Appanoose-Davis; John
F. Wade, Butler-Bremer. Hold-oyer
democrats: David A. Young, Lee;
Fred NJ Smith, Des Moines; John L.
Wilson, Clinton; D. A. Lyons, Howard
Winneshiek.
Democrats in the house: L. F. Spring.
er, independence, Buchanan county; I.
C. Clary, New Hampton. Chickasaw;
Thomas Geneva, What Cheer, Keokuk;
| William M. McCreary. Appanoose; =. M.
Laird, Tabor, Fremont; John S. Whit
more, Oskaloosa, Mahaska; ]. F. Lundt,
Berlin, Tama; T. ]. Prev, Bloomfield,
Davis; E. ]. Sankey, Leon, Decatur;
Henry Ritter, Burlington, Des Moines
county; H. H. Wilson. Washington,
Washington county; L. L. Delano, At
lantic, Cass county; o. P. Wyland, Har-
Ian, Shelby county; George w Koontz,
Iowa City, Johnson county; Raymond
c. Langan, Clinton, Clinton county; G.
c.. Colclo, Carroll, Carroll county; Will
liam A. Davis, Dunlap, Crawford coun-
ty; Will G. Whiting, Whiting, Ida
Monona; A. F. Frudden, Dubuque, and
Philip Helles, Luxembourg, Dubuque
county; Montague Hakes, Laurens-
Pocahontas; G. R. Whitmer, Pringhar
O'Brien county. All other districts are
represented by republicans.
Farmers' Institute.
!, The state department of agriculture
and the state farmers institute will NEE
in Des Moines December TO. John Ham
ilton, institute specialist for the United
States department of agriculture, will
be present and will start movement
looking to the formation Of regularl!
constituted state association of count!
4 farmers institutes. The institute vii
!, be held in the Y. M. G. A. auditorium. ii
this city, this year, instead Of In thu
state house as formerly. This accom-
mediation is furnished by the De
Moines commercial exchange. Prof. c
F. Curtiss, of the state agricultural col
j. lege, and other men Of prominence, will
attend the convention and address II
The state department of agriculture will
elect officers and decide on further i'm
provements at the state fair grounds
at this meeting.
watching for Rules.
Iowa attorneys and litigants ar
watching for the rules recently made b,
the supreme court governing the ses
sions Of the body under the new lay
which goes into effect January 1. TIL
! court has decided to hold sessions Il
four week periods. The first week Q
each period will be used in taking tn
submission of cases. The other tire
weeks of each period will be consume
in deciding the cases submitted durin
the first week Of it. Nine Of these pc
RODS will be arranged for in the yeal
none being held in July and August. Thi
scheme will allow the court to decide al
cases submitted to 1t the same mont
that the submission is effected. Thi
means that cases will be submitted wit
more care and interest, decision com
Ing Immediately after the court hear
the arguments. Now cases are not de
cided within 10 months of their submis
sion, except criminal matters.
Distinguished Visitor.
T. Gregory Foster, of University col
lege, in London, England, is in thi
country at this time and has made
special visit to the Iowa state universe
ty, the president of which, George T
MacLean, and Mr.. Foster were &C
workers in the British museum man
years ago. Mr.. Foster represents tn
e Alfred Mosely educational commissio
i. of England which has sent commission
E ers to study the educational system
" OF other states and countries. Whe