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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
$3.50 IN REGULAR ARMY
SECRETARY OF WAR TAFT's RE-.
PORT IS MADE PUBLIC.
More Officers Needed-Gives High
Praise for Work Done in San
Francisco After Earthquake.

Washington. In his annual re.
port, made public Tuesday night.
Secretary of War Taft devotes much
space to the work of the army at San
Francisco after the earthquake. He
accords the highest praise to Gen.
Funston, Gen. Greedy, the other off,
GERS and the enlisted men.
The report shows that the actual
strength of the regular army is 3,709
officers and 1859 enlisted men. Dur
ing the year there was total net de-
crease of 1,446.
These figures do not include 3,1T
men of the hospital corps.
There were also in the service %
officers and 554 enlisted men OF the
Porto Rico regiment and 116 officers
and 5,013 enlisted men of the Philip
pine scouts This is net increase
of two in the Porto Rico regiment and
net decrease of As in the Philippine
scouts
Including the hospital corps. Porto
Rico regiment and Philippine scouts
with the regular army, there was a
total net decrease from last year of
1.341.
Secretary Taft renews his recon-
mendation Of last year that congress
provide that the detail to the general
staff Of line officers below the rank
OF major should create vacancies in
the line.
The total number Of enlistments In
the army during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1906 Exclusive of the hos.
pital corps and Philippine scouts).
was 24.0s3. The percentage of ma.
tive, born among the ORIGINAL enlist
ments was so. OF the 24,OS3 accepted
applicants, 21,3O3 were native born,
1853 were OF foreign birth. "A were
Indians. Is were born in the Philip
pine islands (enlisted for band musl-
cians), and 70 were born in Porto
Rico.
The relative number OF assertions In
1.-THE army has continued to increase,
the number for the past fiscal year
being "a per cent Of the whole num-
Der of enlisted men in service during
that period, as against 6.8 per cent
during the preceding year.
\; The paragraphs devoted to the dis
charge of the. colored soldiers OF the
Twenty-fifth regiment were made pub
lie some days. ago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
SCORES ROOSEVELT
sen. DUBOIS CT IDAHO MIKES
CHARGES kcAiNST PRESIDENT
in The REED sMooT DEBATE
Sensational Address Made in Senate
on Alleged Actions In Recent
Ca paign.

Washington, p. G., Dec. 14.-Ths
senate. yesterday listened to the sec
ond speech which has been made this
session against the continuance Of
Reed S4noot as senator from Utah.
It was delivered by Senator Dubois
Of Idaho, who after reviewing In de
tail the workings OF the Mormon
church and Mr, Shoots prominent
connection Herewith, concluded with
the charge that President Roosevelt
lad used the weight OF his admins
tration to assist the republican MOI
mon vote In the last election.
The address was of considerable
length, the first portion being deyot
ed to review Of the Mormon church.
Nj. Dubois asserted that polygamous
marriages were still being contracted,
although surreptitiously, and that an
aristocracy of polygamists was being
built up by the church officials who
now arrange and select these polyga
nous marriages. But no record OF
polygamous marriages Is kept which
is available for the American people
Because OF this, he pointed out, the
furility Of passing national law pro,
hibiting the practice.
AS to Senator Smoot, he declared,
1t made no difference whether he was
or was not a polygamist.
"Smoot," he said, represents the
church and net the state and would
do the bidding of the church before he
would serve the real interests of the
state or of the nation
Turning his attention to. the cam
paign preceding the recent election,
Mr.. Dubois read the press dispatches
of Oct. %, which stated the president
hadSsent Secretary Taft into Idaho to
speak in advocacy Of law and order.
At that time Mr.. Dubois said he had
:elegraphed the president that the
only issue in Idaho was the desire Of
the Mormon hierarchy to continue to
dominate the politics of the state, and
that the president had been misled II
he thought there was any other issue.
II call attention to these messageS
OF the presidents for two purposes,
one to indicate the views of our form
er executives, the other to mark the
contrast between them and the pres
ent occupant of the White House.
Mormonism is more insidious, more
dangerous and a greater menace to
our government and civilization today
"Tne non-Mormon citizenship Of
Utah and Of Idaho think they are en-
titled to the support Of law abiding
citizens everywhere in their efforts
to maintain American citizenship in.
these Mormon states, and if they can
not receive that, they have the right
70 demand that the president of the
United States shall not use the great
power vested In him in the interest
of those law defying and n-American
organizations in their determination
to rule the politics Of this section OF
orr country
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS cam,
In no Other Way Can Actions sscsls
Be Explained.

As striking a cat story as l hasg|
heard in a long time comes from Az
ton, N. NJ, and is youched for ahsss1
lutely, says a writer in the Bostels
Record. The cat was accustomed ~
visit the next door neighbor after esels
meal to be fed and petted. brinsil5l
also two kittens.
One Of the women at the house thu3
visited, who had entertained dislhe|
for cats. finally, on observing the antI
NAL, expressed aloud liking for w
gray kitten and said she INTENDED ~
ask to be allowed to keep it.
The next day when Mother Ct
came for her bits only one kitten "a
companied her, but she took aval]
some choice morsels for the one kil
at home. This continued several days
when the woman who had first 81
pressed intention to get the, kite
which the cat was feeding, remarks
that she had given up wholly the idsaa
of securing the gray kitten All thss. y
felines appeared at the next meal als.g
have done SO since. sssS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
a New Sleeping Car Story. ]

45t6 - EtNSW SbSSHItS va 5SsSs yssasSssS
Among the railroad visitors n tcxl
yesterday was F. A. Miller, genes4!
passenger agent OF the Chicago. w
waukee & st. Paul Railway. He va
tied all Of the general Offices In tow
and at the Hollenden Hotel yestsrca.s||
told story of ione of the sleeping g.
porters who was recently lou
asleep while on duty. This = g.
.rary to the rules Of The st ~
Road, and the negro man va
trouble VIII IN found by the inspee
on The Pioneer Limited. He NAG =
wits about him, however, and n b
Spouse to the inspectors INCUR ~
TO what he was doing asleep. he 80
"I1l tell you how it was, DosA
have only been with the COMPANY
short time and before coming H.
& was working on such and sue
railroad. The line was SO rousn !
i could not get any sleep S'ns
have been working for the Tns
Paul the road has been 50 sD..
that i just could not keep 49, 49,
Mr.. Miller says that wnl'e !. "
gro had violated the rules, ne
permitted to keep his Job on I'M
Of his wit -Cleveldnd Ledde ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
FILLING UP rhE Canaan. I. ....
The American Settler i, ~.
20 Canada. 'A''g

a number Of the leadan,. III
pers on this side Of the line Asssa
aoticins the growth Of the ~, CO. -
IVES. VEST u recent years. and drsv s.
lion to the fact that there s,.sr,
no abatement OF the inilur - e III
@ @ that great grain-growing -. \
The Buffalo Express thus reie,s W. = I
subjects = -
Canada West continues !.
there we're Ala Homestead
there In July Of this year . "
l-e71 10 July. 1905. Canals NJ, N
herself over this fact, with 49, -.
i,ride. But what appears to No. r
;.elghbors happiest Is the .,.sss. :!
mat Of these 4,174 homes,ss N M
l.212 were from this side 3, ~. ii Al
Little Is said about the 81 c.,ss.u.
who recrossed the border to taS. -,
Lomes In Canada West, or Of M !. !,
from Great Britain, or Of ira - :, =. /
from non British countries, +
kears that the item in this July 49,
taat makes Canada rejoice moss 49, :
this Of the 1,212 American far ,s =
who decided to try their fortnrss .s IA
canada West.
The compliment is deserved -
l.2l2 We're mostly from Dakota -
rher farming states, and 70 ~
'anada fitted better than any o.a..
ASS Of immigrants, for develoD:nr NJ
~ country. They take capital ~
sem. too, say Canadian papers mona n
Z. In every way. they are wekosa.
>ver there a
AS the Express well sa7, ~.
American is welcomed to Canada n
the reasons given are sufficient 4 ,,s
site the welcome. The Ameri,..S
farmer knows thoroughly the farmi,Sa
conditions that prevail in the Cru
Han prairie provinces, and Is aVa,.s
of every phase OF agricultural deysiIs
opment in recent years.
IN practical knowledge OF what 81
wanted to get the largest return M
labor and investment he is by ~
odds superior to any European NJ
sler. He knews what is required NJ
oring success. and he is able and VIM,
ing to do it, and his future causes ~
apprehension to the successful Can.,a
liam, farmer. The agent of the Cars
lian Government, whose address IN
pears elsewhere, says that the difsy|
ence between the manners and c,ls
toms Of the farmer from Dakota, Ol,a
son or Minnesota and the farmer iron
Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta
IS not nearly SO marked as that bel
tween the farmer of the Maritime
provinces and the Ontario tiller Of III
soil. Hence the welcome to the H.
homesteads Of the Canadian WeAa
and there are hundreds OF thousan
Of them left. that is extended to tilA
settler from the Western States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
BEAT AND KICK GIRL.
Dubuque Young Woman is Brutality
Treated.

Dubucue.-Mrs. agnes Merritt, a
pretty young widow, was brutally as
saulted, gagged aad robbed while re-
turning home at 5 o'clock p. m. near
Eighteenth street en- Clay street. Two
men srrang from the shadows, threw
her to the ground and took pocket
book containing several dollars. An
eFc,t was made to remove her gloves
to get at. the rings but it failed, the
assailants icing scared off by. an ap-
preaching pedestrian. The woman
was kicked and her mouth was badly
swollen where one of the brutes had
roughly thrust a handkerchief me
guilty parties have not been appre-
hended.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
He sues parents il Law.

Woodbine. Suit for $4,000 alfena-
ton Of his wife's affections has been
instituted in the federal court at
Council Bluffs by DR.. e. =. Sweet
against Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. KILLER and
their son, Lou Kibler. Sweet IS mar
,ried to a daughter OF the KILLERS who
are the wealthiest people IN Harri-
son county. He Is nomadic dentist
and 1t Is said that his wife's people
objected to her travelling around the
country and induced her to remain at
her old home. Suit for divorce is
believed to be pending.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14

Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and
Arizona, meet and form . point upon
! spur Of the Carlo mountains. At
no other place on the globe do we find
four states, territories or provinces
uniting to form such junction, re-
marks the Boston Traveller. The states
are 20 evenly divided that.there Is but
one -four corners" in the country.
This point Ii not easy OF access, and
few tourists ever see it. yet q monu-
ment stands at the point, erected BY
United States surveyors and inscribed
with the names Of the states whose
boundaries meet there.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
sur ron VOTING MACHINES.
Supervisors Of Winneshiek County
Made Defendants In Suit.

Supervisors Of Winneshiek County
Made Defendants In Suit.
DIbuque.-The Winneshiek county
voting machine imbroglio Is to be
settled in the federal court at Du.
buque. "A petition has been fled in
the case entitled the United States
Standard Voting Machine company VS.
Hjer!eid ct al Of the board Of super
yisors. The action Is brought In
equity to recover $4,000 damages al
legged to have been sustained through
conspiracy on the part Of defend
ants to defraud the company out Of
dement's Of the contract entered into
with the county. Twenty-seven ma
chimes were contracted for but not
used, owing TO prejudice, and ma
chimes were branded inadequate. The
case comes up at The April term.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
QUITS REFORM SPELLING.
President Will Withdraw Order TO
Public Printer.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will withdraw his SIM
plified spelling order to the public
printer and hereafter all documents
from the executive departments will
again be printed in the old fashioned
style. Representative Lands Of the
Joint committee on spelling had con-
terence yesterday with the president,
when the president said he did not
wish to have spelling overshadow
matters Of great Importance, and ex-
pressed willingness to revoke his
order for the new spelling in case the
house of representatives should go
on record as opposing the system.
Accordingly, late this afternoon, Mr.
Lands introduced the following reso-
E,tion in the house:
"Resolved, That it is the sentiment
II the house Of representatives that
Hereafter In presenting reports, docu-
Elents, or ether publications author
lied by law, ordered by congress or
either branch thereof. or emanating
nsOm the executive departments, their
bureaus or branches, and Independent
,fHces o. the government, the govern
ment printing Office should observe
and adhere to the standard Of orthog
raphy prescribed in generally accept
ed dictionaries Of the English Ian
guage." i4ss
The measure was passed without
dissenting vote, although Mr.. Gillett
Of Massachusetts, who made fight
for simplified spelling before the
house committee on appropriations
and has been regarded as the cham
pion Of the presidents attitude, ex-
planned that he did not wish to give
the Impression that he had changed
his mind. Mr.. Gillett said he saw that
the house was overwhelmingly against
the innovation and consequently ne
bowed to It's. will. . i.
1thh s5stem Of reform spelling was
put into enect by the president during
the recess OF congress, and all public
documents supplied to the executive
departments have been printed ii the
simpliied way. These documents
have been pouring in on congress
since the opening day, much to the
dissatisfaction Of alarge majority Of
the members Of the house. AS a result
the government printing Office was
using two forms OF spelling in PUBLIC
printing, the staid old method for
congress, and the reformed method In
the executive documents. This caused
q confusion and comment unfayorable
to the reform, and finally was made
an issue between the Legislative de-
partment having previously frowned
upon the president's order.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14

Robert G. Cousins, who has been
appointed chairman Of the house com.
amittee on foreign affairs, represents
the fifth Iowa district and has been In
Congress since 1893. He Is native
Iowan, having been born in Cedar
Counay in 1859. In 1881 he was grad
uated at Cornell, was admitted to the
bar the following year, and has prac-
ticed his profession since that time.
Mr.. Cousins has served In the Iowa
legislature and also has been prosecut-
ing attorney. In 1883 he was elected
a presidential elector. His home Is
at Upton. Mr.. Cousins assumes the
position made vacant by the death Of
Robert Roberts Hit Of Illinois.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
VICTIM OF SHOOTING.
Ben Howard, Aged 20, Killed While
Huntiro Muskrats.

Sidney.-Ben Howard Of Hamburg
was accidentally shot and killed while
out hunting. He had been trapping
muskrats on the Glover Wave ranch,
two miles north of town and went out,
taking his gun, single barrel shot
gun. AS he did not return, search
was instituted, which resulted in the
finding Of his dead body. From az,
pearances, he was climbing a bank
near the river, pulling his gun after
him when the hammer was caught By
some roots and the gun discharged.
The shot struck him Under the chin
and ranged upward through the brain.
Death must have been instantaneous.
He was 80 years Of age and unn,ar-
ried. 4. s8
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Nobel Prize for Roosevelt.

Washington. c. Hauge, the min.
lister from Norway, called at the.
White House Monday and In
formed President Roosevelt that the.
Norwegian storthing had conferred on
him the Nobel peace prize. The pres.
ident announces that he probably Will
use the money, nearly $4,000, to es-
tablish a permanent industrial peace
conference in Washington.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14


0sprsms sxcellence always fnds .
0alket and . good price. No matter
what ons does, II Il u done better than
anybody elsa can do II. II meets . do
Mand. A man who can play 20 games
Of chess 1t one time while he II blind
folded earns . large wage By hin skill.
The peaches put up by : woman Who
can prepare them 20 that they ste .
little better than amy other canned
peaches command twice q high q
price = the product Of . less success-
ful rival It II not only the artist like
Paderewski or Caruso who makes
fame and fortune BY his unique gifts.
In varying degree. 1t II anybody who
In the most humble sphere Of life
achieves unique excellence. The
Youths Companion tells ct . certain
New England hotel that is famed for
its good cooking. The secret of It is
largely this: the proprietor seeks far
and wide through the region for wom-
gu WIN nave q ASpukdCiUA III Aa AIMS
some single dish Mrs. Browns fried
chicken. Mrs Smiths doughnuts and
Mrs. Johnson's pandowdy are famous
The shrewd hotel keeper offers these
women a handsome sum of money to
fry chicken and make doughnuts and
pandowdy for six weeks for his for
tunate guests. So superiority again
finds its market and its praise. Ambi-
,tion to excel is good common sense. a
great king may build himself monu
ment designed to eclipse all other
royal monuments. A rich man may try
to roll up fortune bigger by millions
than other fortunes. But neither king
nor millionaire can become exclusive
possessor OF the rewards Of superior
fly. Good. plain work superlatively
well done fits into the scheme of the
universe. 1t makes the world richer.
by contributing its share to that per
fiction which is civilizations constant
quest.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
BODY FOUND NEAR CHURCH.
John H. Hartman Picked Up Dead In
Country.

John n. Hartman Pickeo Up Ueao IN
Country.
Council Bluffs. Henry Hart
man was found dead near the Baptist
church, ten miles northeast OF Corn
ing. His home it as, Creston. The
cause Of the mans death was not
determined by the coroner $ jury,
which declared it to have been acct
dental. The only mark Of violence on
the mans body was over the right
eye.
Il lie is reported that Hartman had had
domestic trouble. but not Of such ser
ious character as to drive him TO sui
eide. He was supposed to nave had
about 500 upon his person, but only
$45 was found.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Fire smothers Man 10 Death. /

Spencer. William Hatfield lost his
life at Peterson. A number Of men
we're playing cards In the basement
OF Plagman e Fasternon's hardware
store when the lantern exploded and
fgnitad some oils The rest escaped
and thought Hatfield came OUT and
afterwards entered again to find him
dead. He had been Intoxicated. Hat
field leaves a wife and several chill
dren. Al coroner's inquest was held
ana 1t was found that he came to his
death by being smothered. The
stores stock was much damaged.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Is proves Fatal.

Council Bluffs Alfred Flower, the
boy who received gunshot wound
iii the leg d few days ago and after
ward had the limb amputated, died
from t4tanus. The change FOR the
worse was very sudden and death;
came after Nns convulsion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14

Sir Thomas Upton Is right in saying
that the boats which IN late years have
contested for the Americas cup are
mere racing machines. which are not
only worthless for real cruising. but
dangerous to the men who handle.
them. X there are to be any more:
international races. says the Philadei
phia Bulletin, there should be an end
"a iris kind ~ costly end risky tom
l0oIery. ss8
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14

trains next spring after the same
rlan as those seed corn specials over
which Professor Holden held forth
the past two years. 1t is claimed
that in the proper selection Of seed
ing oats the crop may be benefited as
much as has the corn crop In the
state. E
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
, a,.hon Mec.b Is stricken.

Bishop Mccabe Stricken.
New York. Bishop McCabe Of
Philadelphia. of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, was stricken with apo.
plexy here Tuesday. It IL believed
that he will recover. ;is
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
I Mr.. R n !, n, e coc,nly Icted.

Mrs. Birdsong e Convicted.
Hazelhurst, Miss. Mrs. Angie Bird
song was found guilty Tuesday Of
granddaughter for killing Or. Thomas
Butler, and was recommended by the
Jurors to the mercy Of the court. The
MINIMUM penalty Is $500 fne.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
unholds Riuht "a s4r;ka

Madison, Wis.--Federal Judge "A. u.
Sanborn. In deciding the case Of the,
Allis- Chalmers company against the
Iron holders Union of Milwaukee.
upheld the right to strike and even
the formation Of q conspiracy to strike
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
7N,Iational Bank, closedL.

Washington. The Farmers and
Drovers', National bank Of Waynes.
burg, Pa. was closed Wednesday by
direction Of the comptroller OF the cur
rency and Bank Examiner J. B. Gun.
ningham has been appointed receiver
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Will SEND OUT OATS SPECIALS,

Iowa Grain Dealers Association to
Follow Plan Of Corn Trains.
Des Moines. Proninent grain men
in the state, under the direction Of
the Iowa Grain Dealers association,
are planning to send out special
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Forner senator Brown pies.

Washington Former United States
Senator Arthur Brown. OF Utah, who
was shot In his apartments at the
Hotel Raleigh Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley, Of Salt Lake
city, died at midnight Wednesday
night at the Emergency hospital.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Daring Bank Hoidup Folled.

Great Bend. Kan. Joseph s. Kearnsl
OF Chicago tried to hold up the Brink.
man bank. but was captured after ~
fight IN which Bud Westfall, an 81.
press driver, was shot ana killed ~
one Of the bandit pursuers.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Ex-kinu 81 Dahomev pie..

Algiers, Algeria. Behanzin, for.
smer king Of Dahomey, died suddenly
here Monday. He had been under
treatment for nephritis. His wife and
his son. Prince Ounanila were at the
exSled monarch's bedside. "a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
Fined for otlna Boys.

Boone. William Coleman, who was
MIXED up IN the watermelon scrapes
sat Fraser last summer, and 4 filleds
three boil full of bpckshot was nned
SS3s0. HI
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14
aurnh.m Guilty. 81 I are env, GA IA

eurnham Guilty Of Larceny.
New York. George Burnham, Jr.,
! vice president and general counsel
of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company, was convicted Tuesday Of
larceny OF $1,000 of the company's
funds X lss ssg X 81
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-12-14

The greatest cause g /, !" Il, ~ I = +
Ironing day can be removed 2, II :, r,
Defiance Starch, which . ~. \. ~ ~
to; the iron. Sold every W''sA Il !, s
for 10c. i5|Sss