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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
White Mice on the Flag.

Lieut.. r. G. Hervey, of the British
navy, has designed a flag for the use
Of submarines. The flag measures IS
by IL feet and its background is in
.hree vertical sections, one colored vel
low, another red and the third blue.
In the center is a black shield, divided
into four parts, two Of which are oc-
cuped by submarine and three tor
pedoes. In each Of the remaining
quarters Is a white mouse rampant.
This is the first time white or any
othe, colored mice have appeared on
z flag The explanation of their pres
ence on the submarine flag is that
white mice are always carried on a
submarine boat as safeguard to the
crew, says the Montreal Gazette. Ro-
dents are considerably more sensitive
:han men to noXious gases, such as
those which have a tendency to &C
eumulate in a submarine, and immedi
ately the mice show signs Of collapse
It is known that there is danger, and
accordingly the boat is brought to the
surface.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
MAYOR ISSUES ORDERS.
That Davenports Saloons viii Obey
New Regulations.

Daycnport.- Mayor Waldo Becker
of Davenport is going to make the
Davenport saloons obey part of the
mulct law any way, if they don't obey
it all
Ninety Of the Davenport saloon
| koppcrS a few days ago agreed to "A
! petition, which was handed the mayor,
as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned salo0nkerpcrs
| of Davenport, request the authorities
to enforce the following regulations
and rules for all saloons in this city:
"FirSt No saloon to be open tor
the sale or d'livc y Of liquor after IL
O clock p. m, or before O'Clock a.
"SccOnd-NO saloon to he open on
any primary or election day
"Third No free lunches to b" scrV-
ed in and about any saloon.
"Fourth-No liquor to be sold or de-
livrrcd anywhere N Sunday before
O'Clock p. m.
"Fifth-No side or back rooms hav-
ing closed doors to be operated in
connection with any saloon for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors.
"SiXth-NO Intoxicating liquors to
be sold to any minor, either by glass,
bottle, can or pitcher.
"Sevcnih--No women to be harbor.
cd in any about any saloon.
"Eighth-No curtains to be in front
of windows OF saloons.
"Ninth-Eo liquor to be sold to any
intoxicated person.
In compliance with the request OF
the saloonkr"prrs. Mayor Becker Is
sued the following orders for the
strict enforcement of all the clauses
of the agreement:
"Thomas Atkinson, Chief of Police,
Davenport, Iowa.-Dear Sir: In order
that all salOOnkeepcrS in the city may
be treated alike in the matter of the
control of their respective places OF
business you will from and after this
date consider as orders from me, Nos.
/ to inclusive, as will more Sp"cl,
fcally appear in the instrument, or
paper hereto attached.
"Ordrr all men on the fore" to see
to it that tn" said orders ar" cnforc-
ed. Instruct all Officers to report
forthwith any failure on ia" part of
any man engaged in tn" s2lOoA Dusi-
ness to comfy with said order, and
failure to so report by any officer will
cenSe of any man engaged il tn" Sl-
lo@n business WHO fails to obey these
orders will b" summlrily revoked.
"Waldo Becker Mayor" !
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
NEW BANK FOR CHARLTON.
II Will Take Place of Defunct First
National

II Will Take Place OF Oefunct First
National.
Chariton.-It Is now practically Ger
tain that the First National bank of
Charlton will never reopen it's doors,
Unity prominent men have takel
steps to establish new national bank
to be known as the Citizens National
bank, and to begin business about Jan
A letter from Mrs. Jessie Mallory
Thayer, one of the stockholders in the
bank. written for herself and her
mother, Mrs. Mallory, to a Charlton
editor, makes certain that the de-
funct bank will not be put on it's feet
again. Her letter also makes certain
that the Mallory interests will not be
able to do anything more than meet
their legal obligations to the bank and
It's depositors, IL that much. The
stockholders are legally responsible
for twice their stock holdings:
Replying to direct inquiry as to
what the Mallory interests would do
about the bank. Mrs. Thayer said that
as they now understood the affairs of
the defunct bank. they could not pos
sib!y reopen it nor pay the depositors
in full I'VE do expect to meet our
legal obligations to the d2positors in
full. in SO far as we are now Informed
as to the coalition of the bank" she
wrote in effect, "but more than this
1t Is utterly impossible and useless
to try to do Mrs. Thayer suggested
that if any legal obligations of any
magnitude not now known were to
arise they might prevent payment
even of legal obligations in full.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
MICHIGAN BANK is CLOSED.
State Treasurer Glaciers lnsttutic:
at Chelsea in Trouble.

Detroit, Mich.--In order to avoid a
threatened run on the bank Tuesday
and to afford all dcpositors and cred
ilors an equal chance in the settle
mont of the banks affairs, Stat"
Ranking Commits sioncr Zimmerman
Monday announced that the Chelsea
Savings bank would net open for
business Tuesday
The president of tn" bank is State
Treasurer Frank p. Glazirr. who has
DEPOSITED in The bank approximately
SGS 1000 of the funds Of the state Of
Michigan Attorney General Bird said
Monday night that the state is pro.
tccted by the state treasllrer's bond
of $l5O,OOO, SO that the state would
not suffer any loss unless the assets
Of the bank should fail to pay so
cents on the dollar, which is Cons.d
cred altogether improbable.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
CUMMiNS MEETS HILL.
Replied to n is Argument at Waterway
Convention.


Washington ID. c.. Dnc. 6.--GJyer.
nor Cummins and James J. Hill col
idcd at the meeting of the rivers
and harbors convention here yester.
day. The result was that Mr.. Hill
came off scrOHd best. and the coHven-
ton went Wild over Governor Cum
Minis and his addlCss. He was not
only appIaNdcd Nest vrr'fCrpuSly, but
he was surrounded b. a great crowd
of delegates anxious to shake his
hand and cOnglAfrlat" N, and it
was a long time before be could eS-
care from the crowd and get to his
hotel. The incidt 1T was by long odds
the most sensational and striking Of
the CONVENTION thus far
Mr. Hill was Oh the programme for
a speech before Governor Cummins
He declared for an eighteel foot chan
mel frCm st. Louis to New Orleans.
and then launched into discussion
of persecution Of railroads. He said
the roads were bounded by dema-
gogucs, and that by the action of the
states and the general government it
had been made impossible for them
to borrow money. He concluded
waterways must be developed to carry
the Business of the country
Governor Cummns departed from
his set speech to reply to Mr.. Hill. He
spoke of lowa's great agricultural
resources, and said the people of that
state favored a deep waterway on the
lower Mississippi, but likewise want
ed an eight foot channel on the upper
ol, ,~1
on the Missouri He then declared
that railroads were overcapitalizcl 4,
that government regulation was not
making investors timid and would
not, and that what investors wanted
and would insist on in the future was
to know they were getting real value.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
WOMAN CASTLE OPEN.
MsGnificent New Home of Lodge Is
Dedicated

DIS MOineS.--It oman castle. the
magnificent new home of the Brother.
hood of American YeOmen. was form
ally opened on the evening on the 9TH,
when over 1900 members turned out
to one of the most elaborate dedica'
tory services ever held in Dts Moincs
Tie mammoth and beautiful hall
was flied with people from all parts
of Iowa and many states of the com
try. The crowd wa SO great that the
= - al public was barred from the
cr""u unicS b. cause Of the many mem
hGa f:om over tn" country who ar,
rived in DtS MNints the day before.
On the platform wer" the officers and
fcu.d' is of the organization.
J"dGH Charles A. Bishop. in the
Il dicntury address, declared that the
ItU'Hul lodge has mad the most
rapid ald yet substantial growth Of
any organization of its Kind in the
Nor'd It" praised the members and
offic rs for their progressivpness.
Grand Foreman William Koch read
numerous kilograms congratuating
ne order cYI wishing it success IN
IN" future. The dispatches were from
d s'inguis he'd citizens from over the
continent. G, vernon Cummins and
NaIu% Matterm by communication,
W. Il ono d the Y', men to the state and
l'S MuileS
TAr cHr'runios ,pcned with nvo-
c?1i0N hy the Rev T.. r. lIagermar
and an address of ttlcOMe by Grand
sore man Koch. Supreme Lecturer j.
f. Van Wrinkle. afterH'ard spoke. and
II. {. Evals. editor o. the Shield.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

An amazing instance Of human per-
fdy was brought to the attention of
the police the other day. says the Buff
talo Express, A young man com
planned that his uncle had promised to
drop five dollars month in his infan-
tile savings bank il he abstaned from
liquor, tobacco and froward conduct
until he attained his majority. The
lad AYERS that he has faithfully kept
his part of the contract, but that on
opening the bank he found it empty,
whereas it should have contained $500.
Thus the complainant has missed all
the delights of youth and has nothing
to compensate him except his good
habits.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

1t Is never safe to generalize from
Incomplete data; but New York
physician has drawn some interesting
conclusions from an examination of
the lives of "A great men and women.
In a paper read before the Interna-
!ional Congress on Psychiatry, or men
al diseases. the physician-a woman
said that comparatively few
geniuses were the first born Of their
parents; in fact, only 10 Of the "a
whom she considered were the eldest
children. In many cases the genius of
the family had been the youngest
Coleridge was the last of 10 children;
Washington Irving the last Of II:
Franklin the youngest son in family
of II. and the youngest son Of the
Youngest son of several generations;
Daniel Webster and Wagner the last
of seven, Rembrandt the sixth, and
Schumann the last of five
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
COOLIES ARE CONVICTED.
Wife Is Held Most G%ilty and Sen
fenced to Death.

Monte Ca"lo.-Aftcr a speedy trial
AGO, We're st. lie gcr GoOld and his
: wife. Marie, were convicted N'dnes-
, day Of the murder of Emma I"'ln
| J." @ last summer
The court found that Ms. Gonid
Wa, the chief instiSa;Or OF the CRIME
and sentenced her to death by the
guictine and that GOold was less re-
slnnsible because under the influence
Of liquor at the time the murder was
committed, and sentenced him to i'm
prisonment fer life.
Crowds which had gathered within
and without the building received the
announcement of the cO1victinn with
great excitement. anplauS" following
the rcnd( ring Of the verdict.
Guuld and his wife left Monte Carlo
early last .\u,ust, going to Md"s"IH"s.
\ hotel porter in that city ncllc"d
blood Going frUm a trunk which tic
two had brcu"ht with them and Whpl
they drove Of with the trunk he nuI,
fled the police and their arrest fol-
lowed.
Statements as to the facts in the
cas-" were at great variance. G0oll
himself confessed that b. committed
the murder and that his wife had Moth
ing to do with it, The police did not
put much faith in his story and as the
cas-" was presented to the court his
wife was shown to be the real inSii.
gator.
The evidence went to show that
Emma Levin, who was possessed Of
consi lerable jewolry and some money,
had been invited to visit the Goods
who were in needy cirrumstan c"S.
There she was killed and laIev a
quantity of her jewelry was found in
the possession of Goold and his wife.
Her body was dismenbared and
packed in q trunk and valise. which
the murdc.ers We're trying to dispose
of wien tie crime was discovered.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
FRANK PALMER is DEAD.
Prominent Iowan Passes Away in

|
Dps MCinpS.-One of the men most
prominent among those contributed
to the nation b.; the state of Iowa
W. Palmer died of pneumonia quite
passed away on the 3rd, when Frank
suddenly in Chicago.
He had rrsid. d in that city since
his retirement from the Office OF pub
lie printer a year or two ago, and at
bis bedside were his children, Robert
f. Palmer, who is engaged in insur-
ancc in Chi"%go ard resides at us
IHkrNi"w avenue, and his daughter.
who is Il teacher in the Chicago High
school,
Mr.. Palmer was born in Manchester.
Ind, oct. II, l,27. He lived at
Jamestown, n Y, from 1928 to lS4l.
He learned the printers trade in New
York city from l'41 to 1916, and pub
Iish"d the Jamestown Journal from
1913 to 1898. He was a member of
the New York legislature in 1853 and
1rJi. In 1888 he came to Iowa and
published the Dubuque Times until
LEGO From 90 to 1869 he was state
printer, and from 1850 to 1868 he was
publisher of the Iowa State Register.
From 1.GS to 1873 he was congress-
man from the capital district. He
published the Chicago Intcr-Occan
from 1913 to 1874 and in 1875 became
'ditor-in-chirf of the Chicago Herald
He WAS postmaster of Chicago from
lH7 to 1859 and government printer
from 1883 to 1894 and from 1897 to
1905
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
kkOx'S BOOM LAUNCHED.
Pennsylvania Congressman Indorse
His Candidacy for Presidency.

WHshington.-The boom of Senator
phi.anuer G. Knox, of Pennsylvania
for the presidency. was formally
launched at a notable banquet in this
city Wednesday night when the Penn
Sylvania Republican congressional
delegation placed itself squarely on
record in favor of the Pennsylvania
senator as President Roosevelts sue
Cessor.
The occasion was a dinner given
by former Representative Joseph G..
S'ibley, of Pennsylvania, to the Penn
Eylvania delegation in congress. Mr..
knox's candidacy was hailed most en-
Enthusiastically by his colleagues in
congress. Representative. Burke. Of
Pennsylvania. was the first speaker,
AID his remarks evoked frequent az.
plauSe.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Recover Child from Gypsies.

st. Iouis.-Ry means OF a writ OF
habeas corpus secured from the Clay.
ton county circuit court. Antonio
Thompson and his wife, of Los An.
seles. Cal. Wednesday secured posses.
sion OF their Ii yearo,d daughter
Marie from a band of gypsies en-
camped on the western outskirts of
St. Louis. The parents declare the
daughter was stolen from them a year
ago and that since then they have
travelled thousands of miles and spent
practically all Their money in search
ing for her
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
AMES CAPTURES TROPHY.
Iowa Agricultural College Wins
Honors at Chicago,

Chicag o.-The yell of the Iowa agri-
cultural college awoke the echoes in
the International live stock show paw
lion on the "a, for it was announce
ed that this institution had carried
off most of the honOrs in the students
Judging contest.
Iowa was declared by the judges to
have made the best general average,
with Ontario second and Missouri
third. The other entries ranked in the
following order: Ohio. fourth: Kansas,
fifth: Teas, sixth; Washnton, sew
cnth. and South Dakota. eighth.
The Iowa school refined the bronze
trophy for horse judging, and Ontario
that Tor Judging cattle, sheep and
swine. Both of these schools by vir-
tue Of previous Victories are now per-
manent posessors of the handsome
StatUettCS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
PAT GROVE AGAIN IN JAIL,

Council Bluffs.-Pate Grove Is in
town again. Worse, he is in Jail. Pat
was picked up and booked on the
formal charge of vagranc%.
With him was taken Arthur Levi, a
pal of former days. Pat is big and
tall and Levi Is short and small. 1t
was probably merely coincidence
but Chris Peterson. the Voc end :ner-
chant. who was held W y 8 store
and robbed the same r. W, told
the police one Of the robbe>s was tall
and the other small. Pat was at least
not caught with the goods on him.
His visible assets aggregated IS cents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
n. GassaWay Davis to Wed,

Washington. Former United
states Senator Henry Gassawa,
Davis Of West Virginia. 81 yeas
old. mnltimil:onaire and Democrat,
candidate for vice president in Tho
last cam.,aign, is to lie married, st
Intimate friends of his assert. The
uride-to-be, according to the announce
ment, is Miss Maud Ashford, who has
Oepn earning a living as society ="
porter for a Washington paper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
keokuk Pioneer kiIIed

KeOkuk.-John Welsch, an aged
truck gardener who was trying to
cross the track of the Burlington
ahead Of a train, was struck and so
badly injured that he died two hours
later IN the hospital. He was one OF
the Oldest residents of Keokuk, hay
ing lived here for more than fifty
years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

Nevertheless, let's hope that Miss
Vanderbilt will be happy with her
$12,OOO,000 fortune. 1t Is good
deal of a burden, but there are ways
Of tightening 1t. Among tho least ad.
uirable of these may be mentioned
marrying a foreign gentleman WIZ a
title to support.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Iowa City Has Smallpox Scare,

Iowa Cit".--There are now four
cases CT SMALLPOX in Iowa City. The
disease is not in severe form and
there is little danger Of an epidemic.
A strict quarantine is being main.
tanned over all the Infected parties
and two have been removed to q nest.
house. The first case was reported
several weeks ago and the others
have dcVelOped recently
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
illinois CONGRESSMAN Dies.

Murphys5oro, III. 1890 Congressman
George W. Smith died suddenly Satur.
day night of tvphomalaria at his
home here. Mr.. Smith. who was serv-
ing his twentieth year in congress, had
suddenly taken worse and iii I'd at mid
night
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Body of Bank Cashier Found.

lawton. Okla.--The body of D. II.
Rankin. cashier of the defunct Mer.
hants' and Planters bank who mys.
lcriously disappeared a month ago,
was found in Cache creek, near Law.
ton, late Tuesday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Safe Blowers Use Automnhi,S

Safe Blowers Use Automobile.
New York.-Burglars, who reached
The place in an automobile early Tues
day. blew the safe in the post Office at
Garden City, l.. l., and secured $1,000
in cash and stamps. A village watch
man who interrupted their work was
robbed himself.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

4 number Of Japanese officials lave
been sent to Switzerland for the pur.
pose of studying the methods of Swiss
hotel keepers. Japan Is bound to
learn. Delegations may yet come
from that country for the purpose of
ending out about the American board
ing house.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
D. n. Perry Seriously III.

Los Angeles. Cal.-D. H. Perry, a
Salt Lake capitalist and member OF
rom Utah. is seriously i'll in this city
rom acute Rright's disease. His ply
i'i"ns hold out little hope for re-
OVrry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Norman Robbed of SnlQ

Stamford. Conn.-lnduced to leave
nor home on the preteXt of visiting a
sick person, Mrs Antonio Arlmaska.
an elderly woman. was escorted to 9
lonely part of the city late Monday
night aud robbed of 5000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Train Goes Into the Ditch

Mobile, Ala.-Every car except the
diner in the Louisville & Nashville
passenger train No. went inte the
ditch Monday afternoon near Dyas
Creek, 81 miles north Of here, and the
three mail clerks, Campbell, Wharton
and Labon, were badly injured.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
HENRY 0. HAVEMEYER DIES
HEAD OF SUGAR REFINING co.'s.
PANY PASSES AWAY.
Succumbs to Heart Failure Following
Acute Indigestion at Country
Home on Long Island.

Nnv YcrH.-lienry Osborne Have
meyer, pres.d dent Of the American
Sugar Refining company, died Wednes-
day at his country home, Merrivae
Stock Farm, at Commack. l.. l., Of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Rev. Or. e. e. Chivers ia Dad

Ridgewood, N. J.-Re:. DR.. E. r
Chivers, field secretary Of the Bapt,s,
Home Mission society. and formerly
secretary of the Baptist Young PEG
pies union, died here Monday, r..
was IS years Old
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
"Jim Crow" Law Is Passed

Guthrie. OKLA. Dec. 6.-By a vote
of 95 to 10. with four absent, house
bill No. I, known as the Jim Grow"
measure. providing for separate
coaches and waiting rooms for races.
was passed yesterday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

According to the census report
l,733,332 divorces were granted during
the last 20 years. This is proof that
the courts have been busy issuing
clearing house certificates themselves.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Lost" Oklahomans Are Eo,,nd

NuskOgee. Okla.-Charles Kimsev
chief Of police, and Alderman l.. f.
Pratt and their party, who were sun.
posed to be lost in the mountains OF
the Choctaw nation, We're located
Sunday night near Forum.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Four Children Perish in Fire.

Three Rivers. Que The resi-
dence of Mrs. Dupont caught fir.
while her husband was attending Il
meeting of the school commissioners;
and four Of her six children wer4
burned to death.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Republicans Recapture Portland

Portland, Me.--The Republicans
Monday elected mayor and a safe
majority in the city government. The
city has been controlled by the Demo
Gratis tho past year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Gen. Pena Of Araentine Dies.

1'uenos Ayres.-Gen Luis Saen7
Republic. died Wednesday. Gen. Pena
was bern in 1880. He was elected
president October -, 1892.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06
Gen. Allen Thomas Dead.

Waveland, Miss. Gen. Allen
Thomas, United States minister to
Venezuela during the second admins
tration of President Cleveland. died at
his home here Tuesday, aged II years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

A fiat building In Chicago Is to be
occupied solely by vegetarians, and
the photograph fiend will be the only
thing they'll have to beef about.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

More dental surgeons are wanted
Tor the army. 1t ia important that
when Uncle Sam shows his teeth to a
foreign foe the teeth should be in
good condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-12-06

Gladys Vanderbilt now controls her
fortune Of $12,OOO.00O. That ought to
buy very fair specimen Of count.