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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
WILL BE RADICAL.
Armstrong Committees Recommend
atoms to Ring Knell of Insur-
ance Graft.

New York, Jan. 6. - 1t was learned
on good authority that these are the
chlef recommendation which the Arm.
strong insurance investigating commit,
Tee believes ought to be made to the
legislature:
l. That policy holders shall have eff,
tective voice in the government of the
companies.
q. That there shall be full publicity
TO the policy holders in regard to the
management Of the companies affairs.
3. That uniform system of audits
and accounts be prescribed by the state
insurance department.
A. That policies be limited to certain
standard forms.
.. That policies be safeguarded fur,
Their than at present against forfeiture.
6. That deferred dividend policies
elther be prohibited or greatly re-
stricted
Z. That the companies be obliged to
make an equitable distribution of sur
plus to policy holders at stated peri.
DDS.
8. That the companies make larger
investments in real estate bonds and
mortgages.
8. That the control of subsidiary
companies, such as banks, trust com
panies and real estate holding COM
panies, be prohibited
10. That the investment in corporate
bonds be regulated SO as to prevent
speculation losses and attempts to float
doubtful enterprises.
IL. That deposits with or loans to
moneyed corporations be restricted.
IL. That the discretion of the direct
ors be subject to judicial and admins
trative review.
These are. of course, only the broad,
general lines along which the commit
tees report will be drawn. The filling
in of details and the working of the
recommendations into practical form
will be matter of several weeks, one,
too, which the committee may not be
able to- carry through without making
changes in its original plans.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
ASPHALT CASE UNSETTLED
NEGOTIATIONS AT CARACAS END
IN FAILURE.
Congress to Be Called Upon for Aid
in Adjusting Difficulties in
Venezuela.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Secretary Root
has been notified by cable of the COM
plete failure of the negotiations that
nave been in progress at Caracas look
ing to a settlement of issues between
the Bermuda Asphalt company and the
Venezuelan government, and the de-
parture from Caracas OF the com
pany's treasurer. Clyde Brown. The
secretary has accordingly called upon
Mr.. Calhoun, the presidents special
commissioner, for his report upon that
controversy, as the basis for imme-
date action on the part of the de-
partment. 1t is probable that the re-
port will be submitted to congress and
some line of action suggested.
Officially the negotiations. between
the governments of the United States
and Venezuela for an adjustment of
the asphalt difficulty have remained in
allegiance since Mr.. Bowen's retire
ment as American minister to Caracas.
AT that moment the status of the case
was as follows:
The property of the asphalt company
at Lake Felicidad had been seized by
the Venezuelan court and receiver
in the person of Mr.. Garner placed in
charge. In addition the Venezuelan
government had obtained judgments
against the company in it's courts for
about $1,000,000 damages on account of
alleged extension of assistance by the
company to the Matos rebellion.
Against this action the company pro-
tested to this government. which in
tervened through Mr.. Bowen with
what approached an ultimatum. At
this point negotiations ceased for q
time.
Meanwhile the company, encouraged
by the state department, attempted to
secure through private conferences
with President Castro a settlement of
Its troubles. These conferences have
been going on for nearly two months,
but have failed, because, it is I'M
derstood, President Castro is dissatis-
| fed with the amount of the annual
payment which the company proposes
to make in return for the right to ex-
plot the asphalt lake.
AS a result of this failure it be-
comes the duty of the state depart
ment to again take up direct negotia-
lions with the Venezuelan govern
2aent, and it is intimated at this time
| that they will be carried to a conclu-
sion if the temper of congress admits,
for it is the present intention of the
executive to refrain from any drastic
action until congress has been con-
suited.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
MANY PERISH BY FIRE.
Homes in Two Pennsylvania Towns
Are Destroyed and Eleven Per-
sons Burn to Death.

Lewistown, Pa, Jan. 10-Information
was brought here Monday that Isaac
Saylor, his daughter, Mrs. Peter Mar.
tin, and her five children were burned
to death at their home in Pleasantview
Juaniata county. Charles Saylor and
his wife, of Altoona, who were visit.
ing at the Saylor homestead, escaped.
Charles Saylor and his wife occupied
room on the first floor, while Isaac
Sayor, his daughter and the five chill
dren slept on the second floor. Dur
ing the night Charles Saylor was
awakened by screams, and found the
house in flames. He and his wife es-
capped through window. but were un-
able to render aid to the seven men,
bers Of the family upstairs The chill
dren whip fell victims to the flames
were Edna, aged ~ years; Earl, ten;
Alice, nine; Stella, six, and Charles,
ten months.
Z Huntingdon. Pa, Jan. l0,-Ip the de-
struction by fire of their home at Cove
this county, Monday Robert Adams,
his wife and two children were burned
to death. The fire resulted from de-
fectiye flue.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
COURSE OF ARCTIC DRIFT.
Determined by Casks Set Afloat by
Explorers in the Far
North.

Inc theory that has frequently been
advanced that there is westerly drift
across the polar ocean north of Eu-
rope and Asia receives added support
from the announcement made by Mr.,
Henry G. Bryant at recent meeting
of the Geographical society of Phila.
delph1a. He reported that two of the
Bryan-Melville casks that were set
adrift some years ago in the polar sea
have turned up. The first was thrown
overheard from revenue cutter some
90 miles northwest of Wrangle Island,
which is north of Behring strait. This
BARREL was afterward recovered on the
coast of Siberia. A second barrel was
placed on an ice foe northwest of
Point Barrow, the northernmost point
OF Alaska, in mid-September, 1899.
Almost six years later it was recov.
cred near the northern coast of Ice
land. In that time 1t drifted with the
foes through the Arctic ocean from
the Pacific to the Atlantic, a course
that may have carried it within a
short distance of the pole. Explorers
have frequently planned to take adj
vantage of this ice movement in a
polar expedition. Nansen did so in the
Fran. De Long attempted it with the
Jeanette. Two men who have been
connected with the Ziegler expeditions
via Franz Josef Land have since their
return advocated sending out a new
party with stanch ship fitted to re.
sist great ice pressure to attempt this
voyage. The fact that barrel has
made such journey will doubtless be
urged as new reason for attempting
to gain the pole by this route
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
PATTIS0N is NOW
0HIO'S governor
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESSOR TO HER
RICK rs INAUGURATED AT
COLUMBUS.
WITNESSES PARADE
FROM A GLASS CAGE
Delicate Health of New Executive Is
Cause for the Unique Feature
Reception and Ball Follow the
Ceremonies.

Columbus, o., Jan. 9.-John M
Pattison, of Cincinnati, who defeated
Gov. Myron T. Herrick by 81, 1000 plu
rallty last fall in the contest for the
governorship, was inaugurated Mon
day, in the capitol rotunda in the
presence of distinguished COMPANY
me new executive is the first Demo
crat elected to the high honor in
many years in the Buckeye state.
The personal guests of the gov.
ernor, who occupied seats on a plat
form when he took the oath, included:
Mrs. Pattison, Mrs. John Hamilton
OF Chicago, widow of the late
ex-governor of Illinois, and sis
ter of Mrs. Pattison; Mr.. ant
Mrs. Powell, of Columbus; N
w. Harris, Of Chicago, and John
Sage, of Cincinnati. MSron T. Her
rick, the retiring governor, presented
the governors commission and the
oath was administered by Chief Jus
tice William Q. Davis. Gov. Pattison
then delivered his inaugural address
Views Parade from Glass Cage.
Mr.. Pattison introduced unique
feature at the inaugural ceremonies
by reviewing the parade while stand
ing in a glass cage which had been
erected on the reviewing stand to
guard him from the wintry air. Gov
Pattison has been i'll with a severe
cold for several days and under nc
other conditions would his physician
permit him to venture beyond his
home. The spectacle of new gov.
ernor standing in a glass case to re.
view the parade celebrating his in.
duction into Office attracted an i'm
meHse crowd OF people, every section
Of the state being represented. Coy
Pattison and his party stood in the
cage, which was ten feet high and
about IL feet square, with a peaked
roof, and watched the troops and civic
organizations as they filed past. AL
though the weather was aisagreeable
between 1000 and 5000 troops were
in line. Following the pa1hde a re.
ception to the public and state Off
Gals was held, followed by ball at
the Memorial hall.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
SHE ENTERTAINED HIM.
Little Sister This Time, Who Made
Things Pleasant for Sis
S ter's Beau.

While the swain was waiting in the
parlor of Lexington avenue home for
his inamorata that lady's younger sis
ter ventured into the room to entertain
the caller, relates the New York Herald.
"Sister'll be down soon, Mr.. Swil-
ligin," she said. Say, can you tell me
when door is not door?"
The young man looked surprised at
the ancient conundrum.
That's chestnut" he said. "a door
is not door when it is jar OF jam. y
That's right" said the young sister,
.gleefully. Nov, here's another: What
makes more noise than pig under"
Little GIRL" interrupted the young
man somewhat testify, "why are you
asking me to guess those old gags?"
Why, to entertain you till sister
comes in. Isn't that the way Belle talks
to you when she's here?"
What makes you think SOP" asked
the young man.
She told ma that you had proposed
several times, but that she was going to
keep you guessing every time you
called"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
EXPENSIVE INAUGURATION.
Induction of President Roosevelt
Cost More Than Any Other
Like Ceremony.

To inaugurate Theodore Roosevelt
president of the United States last
March cost $145, 491, a greater sum than
was ever spent for any previous inaugu-
ration. The details of this expense were
made public the other day in report by
Gen. John M Wilson, chairman of the
inaugural committee.
Notwithstanding the large expense
the committee has turned over balance
of $4,73O to the Auditorium association,
an organization formed to erect a build
ing in which to hold future inaugural
balls. Gen. Wilson strongly urges the
erection of such a structure.
1t cost SIT 1893 to decorate the pension
building for the inaugural ball, which
was the largest item of expense. The
committee raised $150,221 more by s14,-
600 than any previous inaugural fund.
Gen. Wilson gives the figures of re-
ceipts for the last five inaugurations.
They are as follows: 1889, SIPS, 25O.50;
1893, S91,655.31; 1897, $116,S17.15, and
1901, $136, SOS.s3.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
Pianos! Pianos,

Another car load of the celebrated
Ktmball pianos has just arrived direct
from the great Kimball factories at
Chicago, and tits the finest selection
of HIGH GRADE PIANOS ever
shipped to the northwest. II you are
thinking of buying Piano, call and
see us, or send for our beautiful, Illus
trated catalog (free.) II you want a
strictly high grade, standard make Of
Piano we have them, and Piano of
this make is joy forever in your
home. They last lifetime, while
the cheap grades are continuous ex-
pense to you. Write to us and get
posted. We have the right piano at
the right price.
j, y. TAavasrAp, DEBORAH, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
BY MEAD PUBLISHING co.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
Rotten Banking in Iowa.

The New York journal of Com
merce says
Iowa banking has certainly made
melancholy record in recent years. a
bank president-of a national bank,
TOBIAS just been sentenced to five
years ia the penitentiary. In five
years, In this one agricultural state,
there have been lhirty.six bank fail
ures. Two-thirdS of them occurred
without evidence of crime, butpf the
other third the heads of six institu-
tions committed suicide and the heads
of the other six were sentenced to the
penitentiary for various periods, the
longest prior to the one just convicted
being three years. Apart from the
n cord OF crime in a dozen cases, the
mere list of bank failures is aStonish.
ing. Several failures have been attli-
buted TO excessive holdings Of cattle
paper, the makers of which became
embarrassed because prices were not
so good as were expected. There are
evidences of real estate speculations
which might account for some of the
collapSes. The national banks, of
course, do not lend directly on real
estate, but many of the suspended in
stitutlons were state or private banks
AID losses In real estate might have
disabled some of their customers from
meeting their obligations. That a
dozen institutions in this state were
wrecked by this misuse of funds for
which half Of the persons responsible
killed themselves and the other half
received criminal sentences is a de-
pressing fact. That the state has not
suffered more seriously in it's CONNER
cial interests bears evidence both to
the wealth of the people and to their
unimpaired confidence in the rest of
their financial institutions.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald says:
About three-fourths of the failed in
Stitutions were private banks, and as
such beyond the control of the states
bank examiners. 1t is singular fact
that the laws of Iowa permit man to
open a private bank, announcing on
his window front and in his literature
a capital of any amount be thinks fine
sounding and never require him to
make an accounting for that capital
to the state or the depositors or open
his books to inspection. John Jones,
with nothing more than title to 40
acres of land, may, without restraint,
establish a private bank, receive de-
posits, use the depositors' money in
the widest speculation and in the pro-
motion OF chimerical schemes for self
enrichment and there is no law to stsp
him, to require him to make deposit
tors familiar with the facts. There
have been numerous such experiences
in this state and tits high time ldeed
that the private bank was abolished
or put on footing where the deposit
tors would be protected and their
funds guarded against speculation in
cattle, realty or stocks
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
LARGEST Sailing Ships.

The largest sailing ship in the world
is the German five-masted ship Preus-
sen, launched in 1902. Each of her
five masts is full rugged, and her yards,
which number 80, as we'll as her masts
and topmasts. even her topgallant
masts, are of steel. She carries $50
tons Of water ballast in her double
bottom. She is 440 feet long, beam
53k feet, depth 3S feet, draft 20 feet.
$500 tons dead weight, capacity, net
register, 1926 tons; displacement when
loaded 11,150 tons. She carries crew
of 46.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
BurIesqueine Justice in Iowa.

TheneWs columns have repor ted the
trial and conviction of W. E. Brown,
a Storm Lake banker, and his senten-
ce to i've years in the penltentiary at
Anamosa.
Brown was indicted and might have
been convicted on enough indictment
counts to keep him in prison coatin-'
nously for more than 300 years, if life
should last that long.
The evidence brought out at the
trial proved Brown pretty much OF a
low down, dollar worshiping banker.
The people at Storm Lake and vlcin-
ity who have been robbed Of $50, 700
by him, who had to work and strive
and scrape hard to get together the
money which they entrusted to him
and which he squandered, have no
sympathy for Brown.
But the court had. And that's what
counts
Whereas Brown might have been
sentenced to 300 years, he was senten-
ced to five years. And If he conducts
himself we'll In prison he will shorten
his term to three years and months.
Think of that, you people who believe
In the vengeance Of the law.
1t is something to be respectable
thief, and Brown was that. The court
presumably has some sense of the
eternal fitness of things. A banker
who stole S65,000 and wore good
clothes and was respectable, merits
treatment different from that accord
ed the stock thief, the pickpocket,
the porch climber or the stick-up man.
The latter ought to go to jail ad in.
tinitum. It's the place for them.
But respectable thieves who have
the sand to get away with $4,000 Of
the "rubes" money, ought to be sent
to prison Just long enough to tone up
their nerves and get their stomachs
back into shape.
People contemplating robbery should
not steal from an Iowa bank from the
outside unless they want long peni-
tentiary sentence. II they get on the
inside, get to be one of the parts of
the banks works, and steal from
, within, they will have the most solic-
itous consideration Of the sentencing
Judge. Telegraph-H Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
Would Probe Exp,,ls;on

Washington, Jan, 9,-Representative
Sheppard, of Texas, Monday intro
duced a resolution in the house pro-
yiding for the appointment Of COM
mittee of Republican and Democratic
members Of the house to investigate
the recent violent expulsion Of an
American mother from the White
House Offices and grounds by executive
officials and employees while she was
seeking an audience with the president
of the United States" The resolution
was referred to the committee on
rules.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
FINALLY BROUGHT TO TRIAL
CASE OF GAYNoR AND GREEN
BEGUN AT SAVANNAH. GA.
Are Charged with Embezzlement and
Conspiracy to Defraud the
Government,

Savannah, Ca, Jan. 10.-After four
years spent in exile as fugitives from
the law, Benjamin d. Green and John
F. Gaynor appeared Tuesday morning
In the federal court for the southern
district of Georgia before Judge Emory
Speer, to answer to several indictments
charging them with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government, with embezzle-
ment and with receiving money known
to have been embezzled from the
United States. The attendance in the
courtroom was large, the interest
among the members of the bar being
particularly intense. A number of Wis
iting attorneys were present.
With the two defendants appeared
Peter w. Meldrim as leading counsel,
and Osborne and Lawrence as asso-
ciate counsel. For the government ap-
peared Special United States Attorney
General Marion Erwin, assisted by
Samuel B. Adams and Gen. Thomas F..
Barr, U. S. A., retired, and formerly
Judge advocate general, assigned by the
attorney general to assist in the prose-
luton.
Upon the request of Col. Meldrim,
Mr.. Erwin outlined the method of pro-
redure he will adopt in the trial of the
cases. He will ask that the defend
ants plead to the several indictments
against them, it being then his purpose
10 consolidate all the charges and try
the accused upon the indictments the
defendants plead not guilty in 1902 be-
fore they left for Quebec, FORGETTING
bonds of $4,000 each.
A plea in abatement was read by
Col Meldrim, holding that the court
was without jurisdiction because the
charge of conspiracy upon which the
irst bill of Indictment had been found
was not an extraditable offense under
the treaty obtaining with Canada. He
asked the court to discharge the de-
PENDANTS from custody.
Mr.. Erwin expressed desire to file
an answer to the plea later, suggest
ing that the case might proceed in the
meantime. The court tentatively took
The same view. Counsel for the de-
tSA1SS OpJSSISu, uOWCSSt,
the question of the plea was one Of
vast Importance and that it should be
determined forthwith
The Indictment, said Col. Meldrim,
was found upon charge of conspir-
acy. The British privy council has
found that conspiracy is not an ex-
traditable offense between the United
States and the Dominion of Canada,
hence as the defendants were extra
dited they cannot be tried upon an in
dictment alleging conspiracy. This,
according to the defense, should quash
the two old indictments
Mr.. Erwin replied that he would re-
quire time in which to formulate his
answer to the plea. He stated that
pleas In abatement had also been filed
to the two indictments found last No
yember, which were not based upon
the charge Of conspiracy, but upon
charges of ENLIGHTENMENT and receiv.
Ing money of the United States that
the defendants knew to have been EN-.
bezzled. He was granted recess OF
two hours in which to prepare his an.
SWers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
!. Ate Poisoned Candy.

Two Harbors, Mimi, Jan. 6. - Eddie
Elving, II years old, is dead and two
other children of Mr.. and Mrs. P. H.
Elvi<g are seriously i'll from the effects
of Eating highly decorated candy hearts
uFd on Christmas tree. All three
children partook of the candy. Eddie
suffered intense agony until he died.
The other two children are still in bed,
but will probably recover.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
Paper Beds.

In several places in Prussia experi'
ments are being made with some.
what novel material for soldiers beds.
namely, shavings Of paper. These are
stuffed into bags on which the soldiers
lie. They are said to be more com.
Portable than straw and more springy.
Straw beds, moreover, must be
changed every six months. Z
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
WIN. F.RATHERT
W. j. MEAD
BUSINESS ViOLlNIST

AS am connected with the LIE Roy
Harp Orchestra, of LIE Roy, Mimi, l
will furnish music for any and all
occasions at reasonable rate. We
have the latest and most carefully Sc
lected repertoire of new music and
can furnish as many musicians as may
be desired.
I can also give instructions to
beginners either on the violin or on
horns with valves Terms of tuition
for instruction on either of the above
mentioned instruments made known
upon application.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
Short Plea for Reelection.

London, Jan. 9.-sir Charles Dixie
has issued novel address to his con-
stituents Of the Forest of Dean
division of Worcestershire, which he
has represented in the house of COM
mons as an advanced radical since
July, 1892. It consists of single
sentence, as follows: Il solicit q re-
peYal of your trust" :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
Prisoner Kills Himself,

New York, Jan. &C. c. Meir, of
San Francisco, prisoner on the
steamer Carmania, shot and killed
himself In his cabin Monday just as
the big liner was entering New York
harbor, Meir was charged with en-
bezzling $4,000 from a San Francisco
wine merchant and was returning
from London to answer the charge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
Slain in Fight.

Cincinnati. Jan. ga report has
reached MT. Vernon, KY, that in a
general fight between the Nortons and
Arnolds, near Sand Springs, four
miles south of here, Big Jim Arnold
and his son were killed instantly and
Mrs. Arnold was shot through both
arms. The parties were related by
marriage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-16
The Desire for Office.

A West Virginia postmaster died,
and within six hours after he fell in
the hands of the undertaken ID able
bodied citizens had formally applied
for the Office. which is one of the small,
est in the state, paying less than $50
q year. The desire to hold Office is in,
born.-Atlanta Constitution.