Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-23
part: srhe theory OF the years delay

UelOEC OIL Capital punishment
Is that the convicted person shall have
that period in which to repent of his
sins and make peace with his Creator.
The theory is erroneous. / believe that
q great majority of those who are sen
fenced to die on the gallows might re-
pent of their sins were the time limit
80 days instead of 365. But when the
time is made a year, after the first
realization that they confront the glib
bet has subsidized, their thought and
time are spent, not in remorse and re-
pentance, but in reflection upon lost
opportunities of escape and the forma-
ton of a lively sense of martyrdom.
They grow hard and violent, often,
and the postponement of the execution
has been positively harmful rather
than helpful. So, | say, that if the
death sentence is preserved and CAPT.
tai punishment continues to remain a
method of extinguishment of crimi-
mails, we owe it to them and to society
to make its execution swift and imper-
ative..
Average Earnings Increase.
The reports to the state bureau Of
labor statistics from LISP employers
of more than five wage earners each,
showed that 1929 persons were then
employed in those institutions, while
in 1902, 1927 Institutions employed g.
299, or over 10000 more than the L.
752. Wages increased in the same
: period from $17,369, 622 to SIG, 660, 004,
and average annual earnings Of 1896
of $352.71 had increased to $434.S0. In
4. 1900 the average earnings of an adult
male were $442.37. In 1909 this aver
age was increased to S501.9l, In 1900
the average annual earnings of a fe-
male employee were $183.86 In 1902
this average was increased to $241.4O.
The average annual earnings of the
1883 children under 16 years of age re-
ported in 1902 we're $122.8 SIS. The fol-
lowing table shows the percentage of
increase in the various items reported
above in 1902 as compared with 1896:
Increase in average number Of m
ployeS 2b.4S
Increase in average number of male
employees 17l4
employees ,..................."". 5277
Increase n average number of chill 900 %
Increase in average total wssaatgaeess": 5s.gS
Increase in average annual earnings. .2s.T
Would Boycott Chicago Firms.
A large number of grain dealers OPP
Grating in Iowa are reported to be pre-.
pairing to boycott the Chicago commits
sion firms that receive grain from the
cooperative, or farmers elevators in
Iowa. These farmers elevators have
been growing numerous and strong
and have offered very stiff competition
to the grain dealers at several impor-
tant shipping points. Nearly all of the
grain dealers deny that they are in
this scheme, since it would bot belgooq
policy for the farmers over the statss
to understand that such a movement
was on foot; they might take q naHd
in retaliating against such action. It
is said that when one Of the coopera-
tive elevators sends a car to Chicago
the receiving agent is promptly noti-
fled that the Grain Dealers associa-
ton would be much better pleased II
he dias ppt receive business from an
irregular dealef,H and this has infiu-
enced some Of the commission brakers
to decline such business.
F. W. B1cKNELL.
Teachers Plan Anniversary Fete.
The next meeting Of the 1ewa State
Teachers' association, which will be
held in Des' MONIES between. the ihoif
days. Will give special attention tppan
anniversary celebration In which many
Of the Oldest pioneer teachers Of Iowa
will be invited to participate. The SEES
sion Of Wednesday afternoon, Deem
Der %, will be almost entirely devoted
to this feature. All the former state
superintendent who are nov living
are expected to attend, and many '6t6ett
distinguished educators from various
parts OF the country, who began their
work in Iowa, will come to this meet
Ing to meet their old friends. The an
niversafy is in charge Of Henry sabin,
who has been a teacher In lowe for
more than 30 years, and has only Just
retired from active work in the school
room and lecture room. He was four
times state superintendent, and before
that for many years was at the head
Of the public schools at Clinton He II
pow living quietly In Des Moines, de.
voting big TING to the preparation Of
several volumes Of lectures and other
educational works, besides delivering
occasional lectures.
Panic at a Fire.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-Two hundred
persons, finding themselves in the CEN
ter Of a ars In the four-story brick
building at 2o23-2s Clark street Tues-
day, rushed toward the exits to Ell.