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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

ton, ii might offer Dowie as an offset.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
THAT the new law has not pro-
ouced in all cases good results Is not
in Itself sufficient for its entire con-
demnation." asserts the Brooklyn
Chronicle. The real question Is wheth-
err the new road law when thoroughly
understood and properly enforced will
produce good results. We confess to
some doubt upon the subject. but are
rot yet ready to ask for Its repeal.
The lady editor of the Iowa Citizens
home department confesses that "a
woman can afford to give her husband
more presents than he can her because
she charges them all to him.
The Des Moines Capital believes
there Is a constant elevation of moral
tone in the membership of our national
law making body. In other words as,
Americans. as nation OF people, are
slowly but surely forging along the
pathway of true progress. con-
gress is keeping even pace. While con-
gress may frequently fail to come up
to individual expectation. It is never
theless representative of the people at
large"
General Woods rapid promotion"
says the Dubuque Times, lis attribu-
ted to his habit of promptness. The
office started out to meet the man and
wasn't kept waiting
The Wesley News-World does not
fear that Mr.. Ingham and Mr.. Cowles
Will be unable to make their way In
the politics of Polk county. notwith
standing the doleful representations
of the Des Moines Capital. IF the
sons of Kossuth are not the whole
thing at the hub" says the News
World. "they will certainly not show a
proper appreciation of The course OF
sprouts they went thru on the good old
battlefield of the north
"When one stops to think of 1t and
sees Drake University, a school still
young in years. really surprising the
State University in attendance. the
thought comes that one man can ac-
compllsh great things when he sets his
mind to the work" says the Centervilie
Iowegian.
The Burlington Hawkeye recon-
mends that democrats before making
Panama party Issue. read up how
Texas killed the whig party"
The Sioux City Tribune, in its head
line on a Panama Washington dis
patch said: Democrats are expected
to make as much trouble as possible In
the hope of gaining political advan-
tage." WAS there ever truer ut
terance?" comments THE yinton Ea-
gle. THAT seems to be alpha and
omega Of democratic political policy
Trace its record since 1t went out OF
power in 1861 and the above headline
is the history Of the democratic party"
OF the army canteen the Dubuque
Telegraph remarks: while the SOL
der was practically free to drink all
he wanted when the canteen was in
vogue. he was not confronted by and
infrequently sought Haunting vice"
and declares: Morals would be better
served by restoring the canteen to the
soIdier's kit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

There is no cough medicine 50 popu-
lar as Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t con-
tains no opiates or poisons and never
fails to cure. For sale by 3. A. Nor
gan
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
HomeeeeI<ers1 Ex:vrsiena.

One-way rate. with 81 additional for
round trip tickets on sale the first and
third Tuesdays OF every month. with
limit for return twenty-one days from
date Of sale. See ticket agents Of the
Iowa Central for Information as to
rates, etc., or address A. B. Cults, q. F.
Il T. A., Minneapolis. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
A Runaway Bicycle

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of ]. b. Orner. Franklin Grove. Ill.
It developed a stubborn ulcer. unyield-
ina to doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salva
cured. It's just as good for burns.
scalds, skin eruptions and piles. Twen-
ty-fiye cents at George p. Powers drug
store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
GENERAL EDITORIAL OPINION.

1t Is mentioned that the grand jury
in Jefferson City, Mo, has indicted
upward of hundred Missouri hood
lers" The history of the matchmaking
railway conveyances in the state l,gis-
lature and city councils. with other
like transactions. shows how much
safer are the "hoodlers" under machine
protection in Philadelphia. Philadel-
phia Record.
Republicans will doubtless be able to
refrain from tears over the folly of
such democrats as choose to deprive
themselves of all credit for the con-
summation of the Panama canal prof.
ect, which will pass into history as one
of the greatest achievements OF man in
the twentieth century. - Providence
Journal.
When President Roosevelt entered
the New York Presbyterian church at
Washington to speak from Lincoln's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

The lady editor of the Iowa Citizens
home department confesses that "a
woman can afford to give her husband
more presents than he can her because
she charges them all to him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25
rpnnuq 7uddap

old pew the choir struck up Onward,
Christian Soldiers" Probably the
choir itself was thinking as much
about Panama as the president.-Bos-
ton Advertiser.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

If the United States is ever obliged
to refuse Hayti a request for annexa-
ton, 1t might offer Dowie as an offset.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

Colombia needn't take on so about 1t
The thing is over-Phi.adelphia Press
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

that the unthreshed oats may furnish
all the grain feed required, especially
if the oat grains reach six to eight
pounds daily. If experience should
show that the cows could profitabiy
use more grain, feed sparingly of
mixture of bran and cotton seed meal
equal parts by weight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

Somebody must have removed a
cheerful polypus from the throat of
this extra session of congress.-Mem-
phis Commercials Appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-25

In sending its protest to the United
States senate instead of the president.
Colombia is behaving just like trust.
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
BONDS FOR WATER
DEAL BOODLERS
Michigan Politicians Held in Amount
Varying From $4,000
to $4,000.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Dec 9.-With.
out service of warrants, and on in
formation by telephone from the police
court, seven of the eight men for
whose arrest warrants were issued
Monday evening in connection with ex-
City Attorney Salstury's confession of
water deal conspiracy appeared in
court. entered their plea and furnished
surety as demanded by the court.
Judge Haggerty fixed the bond for
those charged with conspiracy at So
600 and in the perjury cases at from
So. 900 to $4,000.
Those who waived examination and
were held to the next term of the su-
perior court which begins Dec IA were
Charles s. Burch, ]. Clark Sproat, Eu-
gene ID. COnger and !. Russell Thom-
sOn-all charged with conspiracy. Those
charged with perjury. and who de-
manded an examination, were: Attor-
ney George Z. Nichols. and Garrit II.
Albers. Attorney William F. Nc
knight. charged with attempted sub
ornation of perjury, also demanded eX-
animation EX-City Clerk Isaac F.
who is charged with con
spiracy, was on his cattle ranch in
Lake county, but will report today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
PROMINENT GERMAN UNDER
CHARGE OF KILLING ACTRES:

Berlin. Dec 9.-It has become known
that the leading woman dancer at the
Metropola theater Fraulein Frieda
Boelke - was murdered at a hotel at
Cologne Dec. by Ferdinand Tessier,
Il manufacturer Of machinery at Nichy,
France. who had several times been a
Nationalist candidate for member of
the chamber of deputies. The couple
was engaged 10 he married and had
dined at the hotel and quarreled in u
private sitting room because the wOm-
an had looked too frequently. as Tes-
sier alleged. at another man in the
dining room
He first tried to chlOrofOrm the
dancer. but she was a strong woman
and pushed him off. TeSsier then took
a hatchet, which he had concealed
about him, and struck the woman once,
and then stabbed her fatally three
times with a dagger. Then he shot
himself. Upon Testers body were
found variety of weapons. several
sorts of poison and crosses and amulets
from LOurdes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
GEORGE W. PERKINS SAYS MORGANS COMPANY WAS TO
SHARE IN SHIPBULDING PROFITS.

ing represented thaH these trust com
panieS We're willing to take an interest
in the shipbuildings company If they
had the necessary funds to loan. The
money was deposited, but the Man
haitian Trust company sent back the
loan, finding that Morgan & Co. were
not interested in the company. and
Dresser made an arrangement with the
New York Security and Trust company
to obtain that portion of the money.
Perkins introduced Dresser at the trust
company, of which he fPerkinsl was
director.
Perkins insisted that the transac-
ton throughout was merely an or
binary transaction in foreign ex-
change" on the p;iAt Of the Morgan
company, the money being deposited
temporarily with the trust companies
in order that they might have funds
to make loans against expected mon
ey from abroad. His company made no
attempt through its Paris house to as
certain the standing of the Paris UNI
derwriting. had no knowledge that the
money had been srranged for there
aside from Dresserss statements. and
ulu not Know Wnat arrangements
Dresser made for borrowing the mon
ey from the trust companies. consider
ing these things of interest to the trust
companies, not to Morgan & Co. At
no time, said Perkins, was he in
formed that the Paris underwriting
had failed.
Morgan & Co. were willing to aid
the shipbuilding company to this ex-
tent. he said, because the existence of
the shipbuilding company would be
advantageous to the steel CORPORA ton,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
LEGISLATORS MAY
EXCHANGE VISITS
French Propose to Cultivate Ac.
quaintance of American
ParIiamentarians.

Paris, Dc. 9-The plan for a body
of Unied States congressman to visit
Paris and for a number of French
parliamentarians to visit Washington
is assuming definite aspect through
the efforts of Baron 'Estrournelles de
Constant The latter said to the cor
respondent of the Associated Press:
when l arranged for the exchange
of visits between British and French
parliamentarians l had in mind a SIM
liar exchange of visits between Ameri-
can and French representatives. Since
then l have gone over the question
with my colleagues in the chamber
here, and l have received letters from
Washington concerning the project.
The idea of the visits is generally ap-
proved, and l hope to arrange the de-
tails during my approaching visit to
the United States. when l will present
an invitation in behalf of several hun
dred members of the French chamber
of deputies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
COMPLETE FIZZLE
Langley Airship Fails MiserabIy
in its Latest
Trial.
BROKE AND TURNED OVER
Prof. ManIey Given a Cold Bath
Weather Conditions
Perfect.
BROKE AND TURNED OVER

Washington, Dec 9.-Undcr wealth
er conditions which were regarded as
perfect the Langley airship, or aero
plane. was given Il trial a short dis
tance from Washington down the Po-
tomac, the result being the complete
wreck of the airship On the word be-
ing given to launch the aCroplane it
glided smoothly along the launching
tramway until the end of the tramway
was reached. when on being left to it.
self the aeroplane broke in two and
turned completely over. precipitating
Professor Charles NJ. Manly, who was
operating it. into the icy water be-
meath the tangled mass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09

New York, Dec. 9.-At the hearing
ownership proceedings George w. Per-
kins gave the story of the connection
of Morgan & Co. with the shipbuilding
fioatation. He said that the Bethlehem
plant was acquired from Schwab by ].
=. Morgan Co. as syndicate managers
for the United States Steel Corporation
in the fall of 1901, the arrangements
being, witness said, that if we dis
posed of the property he ISchwab]
should have share of the profits y
Schwab had no other interest in the
company after its sale.
Perkins then gave an account Of the
connection of the firm with the ship
building company. In August, 1902 he
said. he was approached by Pam,
Nixon and Dresser, who wished to OBJ
tain from Morgan * Co Il loan for the
shipbuilding company, Dresser repre-
senting to him on Aug. II that large
amount of the shipbuilding securities
had been underwritten in France; that
the money would arrive in a week or
ten days, but that funds were needed
for the company at once. Perkins said
he declined to make the loan for the
week or ten days saying that as firm
Morgan & Co. could have no connection
with the shipbuilding industry.
The next day, after another CONVEX
sation with Dresser, Perkins. on behalf
of his firm, agreed to deposit $75O,0O0
in each of three trust companies-the
Trust Company of the Republic. the
Knickerbocker andk Manhattan Trust
eompa aiss fol. ten days. Dresser k11
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
INFLUENCE CAUSES
STUDENTS RELEASE
No Penalty for Wounding a Police
man at Ann
ArbOr.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec. 9.-The case
of Ra.- Baker, the University of Michi-
gan freshman charged with wOunding
apoIiceman in the freshman-sOphOmOr
rush and held for trial in the circuit
court. has been nOlled pressed. Intiuen-
tial friends and the desire of the uni
versity authorities to prevent the scan
daI of student facing Il prison sen
tence secured Bakers release.
He paid Il $50 doctors bill to the
wounded policeman and considerably
more cash in attorneys fees as the
price of his alleged escapade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09

ana because the sale OF the Bethleham
plant mad been represented to Morgan
N Co. by Schwab as Il highly desir-
able arrangement for the steel COM
pany. The Paris branch of Morgan
* Co, he said. had no connection with
the French underwriting.
Untermyer pressed him with dues-
lions about the knowledge Morgan &
Co. had of the French underwriting
and of the security upon which
Dresser obtained the money from the
trust companies. but Perkins insist
cd that these were details in which
his company was not concerned. The
transaction for the BethIeham plant.
he said. was closed i'm his office. but he
was not present: neither did Schwab' :
check for $T.25O.G00. providing the
money for the ctranSaction. pass through
his hands. though it was handled
through his office.
He did not know how Schwab raised
the money. Morgan & Co. owning the
Bethleham plant as syndicate man.
ayers, received in payment for it the
S7.250000, and S2.J00,0O0 of each kind
OF stock. but neither individually nor
as a firm did Morgan & Co receive
any of the ship6uilding securities. or
have anything to do with them, ex-
cept insofar as this SJ.0O0,OOO of stock
received in part payment for Bethle-
ham was concerned. This stock. it was
brought out. was sold TO Schwab for
$75, 900 on May ;. 1903 Perkins did
not know what Schwab was to get in
connection with the shipbuilding plant.
After few more questions were re
pied to the matter was adjourned for
the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09

u Lc fact OF my heiTo a representative
IA The legislature from Harlan county.
and it being the custom to request the
Endorsement of the representatives be
fore pcstmaSters were nominated. was
the only reason that I can give that
he selected me TO help him select the
best men for the different postoffices.' =
You supported u +. Thompson
from the beginning as senatorial candi-
date to the end. did you not:" Yes.
sir
Isn't it a fact that Senator Dietrich
simply carried out the wishes of Mr..
Thompson in giving you recognition. =
Yes. he said he had agreed with Mr.
Thompson that / should be recognized
in that matter"
What was the nature of your un-
derstardiugt" Numerous candidates
were applying to me for Endorsement.
and l told them that | did not know
that l would have anything to say
about it. and before | would give an
Endorsement | wanted to know wheth-
er l would be recognized or not. so
asked the senator whether he would
recognize any Endorsement from me.
and he said that he would look to me
to help select the pOStmaSt Sters. with
the exception Of Orleans; that being
Senator Johnson's own office hethought
he would be better qualified to recon-
mend the postmaster than any one
else
Finally Lowe declared he never soil
cited or received any money in the
matter of appointments. and had been
offered $500 to indorse ]. b. Billings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
EXAMINED BEFORE
ALLOWED TO MARRY
Radical Legislation Proposed TO Stay
Disease and Degen-
eracy.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 9.-The Iowa
Society for the Suppression of Disease
and Degeneracy has prepared Il bill to
be introduced in the coming assembly
providing for a physicians certificate
of examination before a marriage Ii
cense can be issued.
Whenever applications are made to
the clerk of the district court for liz
censes to marry said applicants shall
provide said clerk with Il certificate
froma reputable practictioner vouching
that atsaidapplicants have been under in
struction regarding duties pertaining
to marriage relations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
LOWE EXPLAINS THE MATTER
Denies That Dietrich Ever Made Him Any
Questionable Promises.

Denies That Dietrich Ever Made Him Any
Questionable Promises.
The Bee publishes an interview with
Senator Lowe as follows: When ques-
toned about his trip to Denver and
the alleged deal with Billings and his
connection with the Alma and Orleans
pOstOfticeS Lowe made the following
answers TO questions:
Did you ever have any talk with
Senator Dietrich concerning the post
office appointments in Harlan county
before he was eIected?' No
Did he make you any pledge or
promise of federal appointments before
he became senatOr?" No, he never
did
How did you come to have any in
fluence with Senator Dietrich in the
distribution of federal patronage?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
He Gets His Money Back.

Lowe told Billings that he could not
return the money at that time how
ever, as part of it had been paid to
Senator Dietrich. Later. Billings
stated 10 the jury. the whole amount
was returned. \. y. Billings. Il bank
cashier. son of the former postmaster
testified that Lowe gave his father
package of money which the cashier
counted and found it TO contain $500.
Lowe stated in conversat ton to
reported that he had not been per-
mitted TO give his testimony, and also
complained that others who could give
material evidence in his own and Sen
atOr Dietrich's behalf were not being
fairly treated by the district attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
WHICH is TRUTH?
Senator Dietrich Implicated in
Postoffice Graft by Some
Alleged Testimony.
DENIED IN AN INTERVIEW
Difference Between Billings and Lowe
Seems To Be IrrecOnciIabIe-
Other Side Accused.

Omaha. Dec. 9-Evidence before the
office bribery cases was given by J.
b. Filings, former postmaster at Alma.
who testified that he was a candidate
for reappointment. He stated that he
rendered to State Senator Elliott Lowe
which the latter accepted. Later,
however, j. c. Mitchell was appointed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
BALTIMORE MEN FOUND
GUILTY OF POSTAL FRAUDS

Baltimore Dec. 9.-Columbus Els
worth Upton and Thomas w. McGreg-
or. on trial in the United States dis
trict court here for conspiracy to rob
the government in connection with n
contract for leather pouches, were ad-
judged guilty. Sentence was suspend
ed pending Il motion for Il new trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09

silver and silver certificates in gold
whenever necessary for the mainten-
ance of parity. Nothing short of this
assurance would have carried us
through the period to which l have
referred.
"One well recognized weakness.
| however, mas been strongly empha-
sized-Our currency system is nonelas-
tic. 1t does not respond to the vary
ing needs of seasons, or of localities,
| or of changing conditions of business.
This admitted defect should be RENE
died. But in remedying it no measure
should be considered that will in any
wise weaken that which is now stable.
and no element should be injected
that Will cause distrust or doubt. For
tunately. at the present time no re-
cipient of any of our several forms
of money stops to examine its char
acter. 1t is all known to be as good
as gold. for the credit of the govern
ment is pledged to maintain its parity
with gold. No act should be passed
authorizing the issuance Of anything
less safe and secure.
Many Immigrants.
The annual report of the com
missioner general Of immigration
shows that there arrived in this coun-
try during the fiscal year ending June
30. 1903, S57,O64 aliens, travelling in
the steerage. an excess over the cor
responding figures for the proceeding
year of POS, 1903. or 30 per cent. Of
these S04, ,456 arrived at United States
continental ports, 1850 at insular
ports. either Hawaii or Porto Rico,
and 35,02O at Canadian ports.
''Of the total steerage immigration
S14.5O7 were Europeans and 29,966
Asiatics. while 1878 came from all
other sources. In addition to the
steerage aliens. there arrived 64,269
cabin passengers, making an aggre-
gate immigration of 921.315, or 105,043
i'm excess of the greatest number here
tofore reported for any year.
Much Smallpox.
Reports show the continued prev
alence of smallpox in a mild form in
nearly every state of the union. Dur
ing the fiscal year 1903 there were re
ported in A states 1880 cases, with
1,642 deaths, mortality of 3.S6 per
cent. Cases of plague have continued
to appear in the Chinese district of
San Francisco. Thirty cases
were reported during the fiscal year.
The aid afforded the municipal au-
thorities has been continued, and this
joint work has no doubt served to
confine the disease to its original
limits
"No yellow fever was reported in
the United States during the fiscal
year, although it is now prevailing in
some of the ports of Mexico and more
southern countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
Gov. Yates on a Trip.

Springfield H.. Dec. Ex-Governor
Yates has left on a trip through the
counties of Menard. Pike. Jersey. Ad-
ans and Brown. Next week he will
visit Monticello ard Decatur on Mon
day. Tuesday he viii be at Lincoln
and Bloomington and Wednesday at
Eureka and Pekin. The holidays viii
be spent in Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
RUSSIA BLOCKS
OPENING OF PORT
in Case or YOn-
gampho.

Toxic. Dec. "a strong Russian
squadron consisting of eight war
ships arrived at ChemuIpo. Corea, the
port of Seoul, the capital. to support
Russia's opposition to the proposed
opening of Yongampho TO the com
merce of the world. The Russians
threaten to land 5000 men and march
on Seoul should Ccrea disregard the
warning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
Rescued by Assistant.

number of Launches containing
newspaper men and others immediate
ly steered for the spot. but before they
could reach Professor Manly one of his
assistants leaped overheard and
brought him aboard the housebOat on
which the launching tramway was
laid. Professor Langley was present
TO witness the test. and appeared crest
fallen when he saw the product of
months of study and labor. combined
with an enormous expenditure of mon
ey, disappear beneath the water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-09
Ten Hours and no
Agreements or no
Work.
STRIKE IS EXPECTED
Manufacturers Begin
Movement at Ba-
tavia, Ill.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-Ten hours day
and no union agreements or no work
tum issued by three big manufacture
ing concerns of Batavia, H.. mem
.,ers of the Fox River Valley Manu-
featuring Association Of Northern
Illinois.
Fifteen Hundred Affected.
They employ 1,50O men. y general
strike is expected Monday.