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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

turning over utilities to, the present gov
ernments Of some of our cities which
are not up to the type of government
in British cities. In England and
Scotland 1t finds business men taking
a pride in serving as councillors or
aldermen, and the governments of
Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and
other cities include many of the best
citizens, affording conditions favorable
to municipal operation. The commit
tee admits the truth Of the charge
that the unwillingness OF American
cities to secure better class Of men
in their government is due to the po-
litical activity of public service cor
porations. However, it Is unable
ito recommend municipal ownership as
political panacea." In general the
committee believes that public utili-
ties, whether In public or private
hands, are best conducted under a
system Of regulated monopoly; that
utilities In which the sanitary motive
largely enters should be operated by
the public; that the success of munich
pal operation depends on the high
capacity of n city for self government;
that franchises to private corporations
should be terminable after n fixed pc
Rod and subject to purchase at fair
valuei that cities should have the
power to enter the field of ownership
upon popular vote; that private COM
panies should be subject to public
regulation and full publicity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
Korean Army Abolished.

On Aug. i the Korean emperor, yield
ing to the earnest demand of the jap
anese government issued a rescript
abolishing the Korean military system.
This was followed by some disturb
anccs, which were suppressed by Jap
anese troops.
Mexican Holds Two Offices.
Enrique Creel, Mexican ambassador
to the United States, was recently re-
elected governor of the state of Chi
hunhua, Mexico, receiving 3O,2OG votes
out of total of $4,000. 1t is said that
he will continue to serve both as gov
ernor and ambassador.
BerIin's Crime Wave.
The authorities of Berlin are much
perpleSed over the operations of an
individual OF gang of assailants who
during the last year have caused the
death of over thirty little girls under
conditions which indicate that the
crimes We're committed by moral per-
verts of Jack the Ripper" class. Thus
far all attempts to apprehend the
miscreants have proved unavailing.
Result of French Elections.
Reports of the recent French cleo
lions for membership in the general
councils Indicate decided loss OH the
part of the Progressives and Reaction
aries. with corresponding gain for
the Republicans and Socialists. One
hundred and thirty-sevcn second bal
lots will be necessary before the com
plete returns arc known
Upton SincIair's Book Barred.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the
authorities there have forbidden the
sale of Upton Sinclairs new book.
THE Industrial Republic" on the
ground that it contains passages crit.
cising the emperor OF Germany.
South Polar Expedition.
A British expedition headed by r. Fl.
Shackleton, who was member of the
Discovery expedition, sailed from Lon.
don last week on the steam barkentine
Endurance for King Edward VII.
Land. where winter quarters for
twelve persons, with provisions for two
years, will be established. The inten-
ton Is to make dash for the south
pole during the summer of 1908. The
equipment includes motor car pro-
vided with different sets of runners for
travelling over surfaces of varying
softness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
Government by Injunction.

When Gov. Altgeld invented the now
familiar phrase, government by in
junction, the immediate allusion of
the term was to labor cases. In order
to punish labor leaders for crime with
out jury trial, railroad lawyers, pro-
noted to the bench, trampled upon
precedent and principle to issue in
functions against criminal acts in con-
nection with strikes. This enabled
them to try alleged offenders for con-
tempt of court, before themselves
without jury, and upon mere affida-
Wits without opportunity for cross ex-
animation. Since that time govern.
ment by injunction" has thrived and
grown, especially in the Federal courts
where it originated, until now we find
Federal judges governing municipalities
and even essaying the government of
States, by means of injunctions, and in
the interests, of course, of franchise
grabbing corporations. A striking ex-
ample of city government by Federal
injunction may be studied at this time
in Detroit, while North Carolina furn-
ishes an example of State government
by Federal injunction. In the one case
free city is, and in the other SOW
ereign State would be but for its com
potent Governor, enjoined from per-
forming its functions, by the mandate
OF single judge. appointed by central
lied authority and not elected by the
people, and holding office for life.
Government by corporation lawyers,
raised by their roulless patrons to the
Federal bench, is what government
by injunction" is bringing us to.-The
Public.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
COMMERCIAL
Business Failures In July.


: According to Dtn's review, tho rec
49, 80 .4Af --nnialnerStA failures for the
~ Win labilitiAx -hows a total of
as n eom 1n,a Is fiji lie So pr aad hl2
month, it is mud larger in both num-
Der of failurekiand the amount In
volved than theIrecord for the CORE
spending month IN 1906, when the fail
ures were 1873, With liabilities of So
919014. The ddaults in manufactur-
ing establishments were 211 in num-
Der and $4,449,36 in amount against
IA and $2,7G1,6p last year.
Steel Earnings Bleak Record.
The earnings pf the United States
Steel corporation in the second quar-
ter OF the curr,nt year We're larger
than in any PRECEDING quarter in the
history of the concern, the net returns
for the three months amounting to
1868, 7O5. The earnings for the cor
responding quarter of 1906 were $40,-
125, 1929.
Railroad to Raise Large Fund.
1t is reported hat the management
of the Chicago Great Western railway
an extensive financial plan which will
provide for the lecds of the road for
the next ten ye;Es and that President
Stickncs and Vice President Open.
helm are now iniIondon arranging the
details of the proposed financial
II - IL. I, II,r>
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
x Gu TIVE
Treasury Makes Good Showing.

Treasury Makes Good Showing.
The report of the operations of the
United States treasury department for
the month of July, the first Of the fiscal
year, shows a gratifying reduction OF
the deficit which is always anticipated
for this particular month by reason of
the many appropriations which become
available at the beginning Of the new
fiscal year. The deficit this year was
$10,901,555 as compared with $13,511,-
LAT for the same month last year. The
customs receipts showed an increase
of over $2,OO0,O00, while the income
from internal revenue was about $780,
900 above that for July, 1906.
Battleship Tests Big Dry Dock.
The new concrete dry dock at the
League Island navy yard, Philadelphia,
received its first government test July
81, when the 1900 ton battlcship
Kearsarge was successfully locked.
This dock is 754 feet long and 40 feet
wide, being the largest in the United
States and one Of the largest in the
world. Its cost vas $1,500,0O0.
Our Big Stock of Gold.
Retiring Directo, of the Mint George
q. Roberts, who las for a number of
years been conducting an inquiry for
the purpose of verifying the treasury
estimates of the stock of gold in the
United States, gives 1t as his conclu-
sion that the amount of gold coin and
bullion now i'll the United States treas
ury and the bants and in circulation
amounts to $1,464 S45, $50.
Government Charters Alien Ship.
Owing to its in,bility to secure sufi-
Gent ships of american registry to
handle the heavy freight and passen-
ger traffic to the isthmus Of Panama.
the United States government has been
obliged to lease the British steamer
Dunottar Castle or service in connec-
ton with the Ihnama Railway and
Steamship company, although the navi-
CATION laws forbid the use of foreign
bottoms in coastyise trade in the case
of individuals o. corporations. The
heavy freight trlffic incident to the
transportation ofIfood supplies for the
canal employees S said to have neces-
STATED this action on the part Of the
government
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
, MISCELLANEOUS
Erie Canals Bad Break.


On July so the arches of masonry
supporting the bed of the Erie canal.
where it passes over Onondaga creek
In the city of Syracuse, gave way,
wreckins q large Touring mill and
causing the destruction of several
canalboats which were drawn into
the vortex. The water was drawn off
the five mile level in which the break
occurred, thus putting an entire stop
to canal traffic. 1t will be several DAYS
before the break can be repaired
Eight Perish In Steamboat Fire.
The burning of the passenger steam
boat Frontenac on Cayuga lake. New
York, July 81, caused the death of
eight persons and the severe injury of
several others.
Fatal Train Wreck.
In the wreck of an excursion train
at Isle Station, about ten miles from
Butter, Pa, sop the Allegheny and
Western road, July 81, three persons
were killed and over Il score more or
less seriously injured. \ broken rail
was the cause of the disaster.
S1,4o4,oo0 Fire at Concy Island.
a fire which broke out in the amuse-
ment section of Coney Island July 90
DESTROYED over 200 buildings, with an
estimated loss of Sl,40l,0Co.
Famous Hotel Burned.
The Long Beach hotel, near New
York city, for more than quarter OF
u century famous rs one of the largest
hostelries on the Atlantic coast, was
totally destroyed by fire OH the morn
Ing of July 30 There were ovef 600
guests and employees in the building,
all of WHOM, escaped.
Nineteen Die In Tenement Fire.
A fire believed to lie of incendiary
nature caused the loss of nineteen
lives in the tenement district of New
York city on July %.
Aged Senator Dead.
United States Senator Edmund w.
Pettus of Alabama died suddenly at
Hot Springs, n. c., July 81, following
stroke of apopleXy. lie was eighty-six
years of age. He served In the Mex
lean war and afterward raised a regI-
ment for service In the Confederate
army during the civil war, in which
he served with distinction
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09


take any punishment that may be
melted out to me for my crime, and
the sooner it comes the better"
Statements made by Governor Good
ing and Senator Borah dispe,led the inn
preston that the cases against Meyer,
Pettibone and Simpklns would not be
pressed. Meyer was, however, admit
ted to bail in $4,000, furnished by the
Butte local of the Miners federation.
The trial of Pettibone will come off ut
the next term Of the court. Haywood
is to go back to Denver at once to re-
sumo his work where he left it off,
but already he Is In great demand to
address meetings of labor unions and
Socialists in all parts of the country,
and the latter are booming him for the
presidential nomination.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

Ing to the fact that locaf4onditions In
many cases make comparisons impos-
sible. For instance, the presence of
natural gas at Wheeling makes it diff
cult to compare the municipal plant
of that city with the private plants
of such cities as Atlanta and Norfolk.
Similarly geographical conditions must
be taken into consideration in compar-
Ing the public waterworks Of Syracuse
with the private waterworks Of In
dianapolis. In the former city the
water flows by gravity, while In the
latter 1t must be pumped.
Nevertheless the committee desires to
warn the public. AGAINST tho dancer of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

house or the Georgia legislature, July
30, by vote Of 1870 to 80, passed the
bill prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages after Jan.
l, 1908. Governor Smith has an
nounced his intention of signing the
measure.
The Georgia senate, by vote Of 81
to 6. July 81, adopted negro dis
Establishment bill under which man
must own or pay taxes on $500 worth
Of property and be able to read and
write in order to vote. This will of
course disfranchise practically the ne
gro electorate Of the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

mite company, the e. l. Du Pont de
Memoirs company Of Delaware and
the Latin & Rand Powder company.
The government also asks that the con-
troll Of certain other companies by
these holding companies shall be ad,
Judged unlawful and void and that the
defendants shall be restrained from
carrying on unfair competition against
the independent firms. Despite the
fact that when Colonel II. A. Du Pont
entered the United States senate last
year 1t was announced that he had
withdrawn from active participation
In the powder business, the govern
meEt's bill makes him one of the de-
PENDANTS, charging him with being
president of the ruling concern from
the time Of its organization until Jan.
/, 1906, and with being at present one
of the principal stockholders in said
company and Of continuing to exercise
| dominant influence over its manage
| ment. Several other members of the
Du Pont family are also made defend.
ants.
!, Haywood Doomed; Meyer Out.
| The verdict Of acquittal rendered by
the Boise jury, which freed William
D. Haywood from the charge of con.
spiracy to cause the murder of former
Governor Steunenberg, came with all
the force Of the unexpected, ending the
suspense felt by the entire country
during the eighty days over which
the trial had been spread. The jury
weighed Its decision in the light Of the
evidence and the charge of Judge
Wood, which made the Orchard con-
fession practically worthless unless
found to be distinctly corroborated.
The jury stood first 8 to 4, then 10 to
2 and finally unanimous for acquittal,
although one juror is reported as say
ing that, although he had deferred 10
the majority, he still held his opinion
Of Haywoods guilt.
The defendant after receiving the
congratulations of his counsel and
thanking the jurymen individually
rushed from the courtroom to breal,
the news to his mother, who had
broken down under the strain, and his
ldiHliS. III IL slaleilieuL W tlle press
he expressed appreciation Of the sup
4 port of the working class and Of ths
Kind treatment of his family by the
citizens of Boise. He had mo i'll feel
Ing or Ill will toward any person.
The judge and Senator Borah, he said
had been fair 10 him. and he did-no.
| even blame Governor Goeding for the
position he had IN O. Both Darrow
and Richardson sa!s. tle trial had beer
fair. Harry Orchard said: We'll,
have done my duty. ! told the truth
gould GO LID more. l e!a rsady t.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
INDUSTRIAL
Ore Handlers End Strike.

Ore Handlers End Strike.
In reply to the proposition of the
striking ore handlers of the iron mines
of Minnesota that they would return
to work upon the appointment of Il
committee of arbitration to settle the
differences between themselves and
their employers the representatives Of
the United States Steel corporation Mt
Duluth announced through Mayor Gull
lum their willingness to meet any of
the employees to discuss any points in
dispute provided the men returned to
work, but would not treat with the
men as union. 1t was made plain
| that II the men should not return to
work at the old scale and on the open
shop plan pending settlement by ar
bitration the company would resume
to-b roadway, east to Court and sthenceI
to Water street and east to the Free
port Frankville road. 1t then passes the
fair ground and through the NARROW
and Lennon lands, passing back of Mr..
Ell Strike Of the Gent G. ss'rout P,'r.
nous musical organization which was
threatened by the National Musicians
union. Mr.. paur, who is now in Eu-
rope, will return at once and fill the
vacancies from members of the Aneri-
can union.
| $4,000 Men to Quit Work.
The executive board Of district No.
5, United Mine Workers of America,
at Pittsburg have voted for a gen
eral strike in all the mines of the
Plttsburg Coal company. This will
involve over $4,000 men, about 1,500 OF
whom have already quit work. The
mine workers charge that the coa
company has violated the scale agree
ment by failure to comply with the
eight hour clause, that the dead work
scale is not paid and that the CHECK
for union dues is not being observed
The general manager of the coal com
: pany states that no specific violation
|, of the scale agreement has ever beer
presented.
Greek American Steamship Line.
The establishment of the first steam
ship line operating between Greece ant
; the United States was signalized b.
the recent arrival in New York harbo
of the Greek ship Moraitis of the Hell
lenic Transatlantic line. She is said t
: be the first passenger steamship t
, visit New York and incidentally |
t the largest merchantmen under Grecial
r colors. She has cabin accommodation
I, for 100 passengers and steerage quar-
$ tiers for 1000 Her capacity is 600
t tons and her speed about fourtee
knots. The intention is to add tw
more vessels to the line, SO as to civ
4 ten day sailing service in the nea
future.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
chiyalrous Americans.

Woman is too enthusiastically wor.
shipped at all times, her faults must
never be discussed, and in her must
be found all the noble qualities, all
the intellect, the physical attractive
ness, the leadership that belong to
the ideal aristocracy And surely one
cannot but admire our hard-headed
money-grabbing kin beyond the sea
for this idealization of our SEX 1t
has kept them emotional, sympathet-
ic, chivalrous, and this, surely, must
be counted unto them for good. Lon.
don Lady's Pictorial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
KEEPING TAB !
ON THE WORLD


Haywood Trial Ends In Acquittal.
Southern Railway Recedes to
Avoid Legal Clash - Federal
Government Proceeds Against
Powder Trust Crime Wave
Sweeps New York and Ber-
Iin-Hague Conference Makes
Progress -Russian-Japa
Friendship Assured-Seriou
Labor Troubles at Belfast.
Big BattIeship Launched-0re
Handlers Return to Work.
Georgia Passes Radical Laws.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

have now Deem
made public, the
re port being
signed by all
but one of the
members. Wal
ton Clark OF
+ h iladelp
presents Il sepa-
rate report. The
committee finds
lt ulnlcult 10
give positive
answers of uni
rersal applica-
ton to the ques-
lions arising MS
to the success
or failure of
municipal own
cl'ship of pub
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
SOCIOLOGICAL
Renort ON Public Ownership.

Report on Public Ownership.
The final conclusions of the commit
tee appointed by the National Civic
federation to Investigate the whole
subject of public ownership and opera
ton in this country and in Europe. OF
whici, Melville Z. Ingalls, is chairman
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

rs Ine uuly aurnorlzeu mayor OF me
city and with view to contestlng all
the acts Of Mayor Taylor and the new
board
New Works Wave of Crime.
Close In the wake of n long series OF
vicious and murderous assaults upon
little girls in and near New York city
the police authorities of the metropolis
have been confronted with two cases
OF murdered women, recalling the muir
ders of Jack the Ripper in the White
chapel section of London and tallying
in many respects with the recent series
OF fendish attacks upon little girls in
Berlin by an unknown and unappre-
hended assailant In rooming house
where number of people were sleep
Ing on the other side of a thin board
partition woman was found stran-
gled and the man with whom she had
been consorting was missing. The
murderer had mutilated the body by
biting into the flesh of the cheek and
arm. Within few hours afterward
the body of young woman was
found in an areaway on the east side
with marks on her neck showing that
she, too, had been strangled with a
mans hands and with her BODY fright
fully mutilated. A Russian named
Kuzmicho, who was arrested on sus-
picion, admitted that he had been in
company with the young woman found
in the area, but denied that he was re-
sponsible for her death. The city au-
thorities have called for an increased
number Of policemen, and Commission
err Bingham has cautioned all parents
to guard their children and young wo-
men at all hours. The Berlin ripper"
who chooses little girls as his victims
is believed to have been responsible
for the death of thirty children within
a year. The prevailing opinion is that
these crimes have been committed by
maniac or moral pervert
Gas Trust Not Monopoly.
The effort of Attorney General Jack
son of New York to annul the charter
and corporate existence of the CONSOLE
dated Gas company of New York city,
known as the gas trust, has been balk-
ed by the decision of Justice Mccall,
which holds that the company is not a
monopoly in the eye of the law. He
regards the antitrust laws as being
little more than codification of the
common law upon the subject and that
there is nothing to prevent one cor
poration from acquiring the stock of
another.
TO Bust the Powder Trust.
In the United States court at Will
mington, Del, the federal government
has begun suits against the companies
and individuals constituting what is
known as the Du Pont powder trust.
petitioning that these various interests
be restrained from operating and ell
gaging In interstate commerce and that
receivers be appointed to take charge
Of their business. The petition alleges
that in 1872 all except three of the
powder companies In the United States
organized with the object of regulating
prices and that this association was re-
ncwed in 1881 SO as to prevent the
entry of new competitors. Suisse
quently various independent powder
makers were taken into the combina-
ton until 1902, when it controlled So
per cent of the powder business. 1t Is
further alleged that in 1903 the so
Nemours Powder co1p;lry VIII Il d up
ital stock of S50,OOo,000, as a holding
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

state rights had
not been involv-
ed in the contro-
versy, and that
his action was in
no sense an in
reference with
the state author
tiles. In their
petitions the
railroad officials
say that the
agreement was
assented to I'M
der duress of
public opinion
infamed by the
press and the
politicians and
under the threat
-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
LEGAL CRIMINAL
Glenn Gains His Point.

Pursuant to an agreement reached
between Governor Glenn of North
Carolina and the Southern railway,
counsel for the corporation presented
revised petitions to Judge Pritchard
of the federal circuit court asking for
a modification of his original injunc-
ton against the execution of the new
rate law, and the judge compiled, thus
ending a deadlock which had lasted
nearly two weeks and had threatened
to involve the clash of state and fed
eral troops. Judge Pritchard took oc-
casion to say that the question Of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09
FARMERS AND HoRsEMEN!

Are your horses afflicted with Heaves?
If SO, you should at once procure a
bottle of LUERs' HEAyE DROPS, sure
cure for Heaves, Shortwindedn
Coughs and Indigestion. For sale by
J. H. Luers Drug Co.; P. A. Clemmer;
VIM. Connolly; and Edward T.
Lomas. 93y1.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

company for the
purpose of ac-
q Il i r II 6 t Ii e
stocks of every
corporation en-
gaginG in the
manufacture of
high explosives.
Under this hold
ing company the
entire powder
UuStIlcSS, IL ulleS-
es, was operated
through t h r e e
nominally dis
tinct concerns
IA M e ] y. the
Js,,@.o,, n-~,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-08-09

Governor Glenn of North Carolina
seems disposed to test the power of a
Federal judge to suspend criminal
law of the state. Good for Governor
Glenn. The entertainments of the
Federal courts are at last beginning to
attract attention.