Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-11-29

Secretary Corteiyou. in national banks
and so available as security for the cir
culation of bank notes. Bids for these
are invited and must be in hand by the
Both of November, awards to be made
to the highest bidders.
On the same day circulars were is
sued inviting subscriptions at par, with
accrued interest from Nov. 20, 1907, at
8 per cent on 500, 100000 of the certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness authorized by
the act of 1893. These will be payable
to bearer on and after Nov. 80 by the
treasury department.. Subscriptions
will be received by the secretary Of the 4
treasury at Washington or his assist
ants in other cities after Nov. 10, half
Of the issue to be allotted at the ma
tional capital and the other half by the
assistant treasurers, SO as to secure the
widest possible distribution. The GER
tificates will be issued In denomina-
lions Of $50 each.
Railroads Defy Postal Order.
Three railroad companies, the Atchi;
| son, Topeka and Santa Fe, st. Louis
| and San Francisco and the Missouri
Pacific, have absolutely declined to
comply with an order of the postoflice
| department that for the next forty
days these roads should carry empty
mail bags and other mail equipment
back to the distribution centers With
out compensation therefor. The rea-
son for this order was a desire to pre-.
vent n tie-up or congestion of mail dur
ing and just preceding, the holidays.
4 To this end it was thought that 1t
would be well to have the equipment
transferred more speedily than can be
done by freight, which Is the method
provided. While there is some doubt
as to the right of the department. to
enforce its order, the law permits the
use of the express companies for the
purpose In question, which would meet
the emergency, though proving rather
expensive.
Roosevelt Decided Whisky Question.
Developments in regard to the pend
ing prosecutions of the whisky dealers
for violation Of the pure food law indi-
cate that the question as to what
should be. construed MS pure whisky
was finally decided by President
Roosevelt, to whom the matter was
taken by DR.. Wiley, chemist of the de.
partment Of agriculture. The presi-
dent concurred with the chemist In tho
opinion that to meet the requirements
Of the law the whisky must be the
pure spirits. unmixed with neutral
spirits, flaSoring or coloring matter
(which produced the article called
offended whisky"
Shortage of Army Officers.
The war department has decided that
the present first class at West Point
: shall be graduated next February, five
months earlier than the usual time, III
order to meet the great shortage Of
Ermy officers. The present attendance
ut the Military academy is said to bt
about 100 below the authorized en-
rollment.
: Fleets Cruise Not Secret.
Rear Admiral Willard II. Brownson
chief of the bureau Of navigation Of
the navy department, has announced
that the plan to exclude newspaper
men from the fleet shortly to leave fol
Pacific waters has been changed ant
that one representative each of three
big press associations would be al
flowed to accompany the warships.
Preparing Forr War Airships.
i The military authorities Of the vari
Gus governments have not overlooked
, the important part which airships vii
probably play in the wars of the future
! and are making active preparations fol
: both offensive and defensive operations
) along this line. 1t is reported that CaI
1 tain Thomas I. Loyelace, the aeronau
t recently made a balloon trip over til
. walls OF Fort Wadsworth, New Yor
! harbor, and took ii series of birdsey
photographs Of the Notifications, SHOW
ing the entire practicability Of obtak
ing inforr.atio, in t.,is way This IN:
!. The Postmaster Of Gasconade, Mo.
!, Daniel A.. Bugh, says of Dewitt
!, Kidney aud Bladder Pills, II am doin