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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
ROCKEFELLER IN
Federal COURT
STANDARD OIL HEAD UNDER,
GOES EXAMINATION BEFORE
JUDGE Lands.
POLICE ARE ACTIVE
IN GUARDING WITNESS
Extraordinary Precautions Taken to
Prevent Any Possible Injury Being
Done Visitor Some Points
Brought Out During Testimony.

Chicago, July 8.--John d. Rockefel'
Ter, head of the Standard Oil COM
pany, arrived in Chicago late Friday
night in response to Judge Landis'
summons to appear in court and tell
the secrets of his corporation.
Rockefeller entered court at 9:45
g. M, Saturday. following confer
ence in his attorneys offices. There
was great crowd in Judge Landis'
court room as well as in the corridors
and the guards had trouble in keep
ing the throng in check.
Extraordinary precautions were
taken by the police department to
guard the oil king from possible in
jury while in Chicago. In addition
to several detectives who are con-
stantly with Mr.. Rockefeller, 20 po-
licemen under command Of Lieut..
James O'Toole of the central detail
were sent to the federal building
These policemen worked in conjunc-
ton with the federal guards and pa
troled the corridors of the federal
building while Rockefeller was before
Judge Lands.
What His Testimony Means.
On the information ELECTED by the
court in response to his questions will
be decided the amount of the fine with
which the Standard Oil company OF
Indiana, already adjudged guilty by a
jury, will be assessed. This may be
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
.PlTTSBURG SETS RECORD
FIFTEEN FATALITIES DUE TO
FOURTH REPORTED.
Total Deaths in Country Placed at AZ
Nearly 1000 injured,
Many Fatally.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 6.-All records
of fatalities following the celebration
of independence day in Pittsburg were
broken this year. Up to ten a. m. Fri
day Is violent deaths were reported
to the coroner's Office, while the num-
Der of injured was three score. This
list of the dead, which was compiled
from cases reported at the coroner's
Offices and morgues from Wednesday
night until Friday morning, included
two alleged murders and one suicide,
besides numerous accidental deaths.
1t is said many of the injured will die.
Chicago, July 6.-Six persons are
dead, two are thought to be dying and
124 are injured in Chicago as the re-
suit OF the Fourth Of July celebration.
In the entire country revised reports
indicate that AZ had been killed and
1856 injured, many of them fatally.
1t is not believed all the returns" are
in and 1t is certain that when the full
reports are received the death list
will be sWelled. There was also a fire
loss of $340,555 caused by fires due to
pyrotechnics in different parts of the
country.
New York, July 6.-Ten persons
We're killed and 423 injured by New
York's celebration of the Fourth.
Seven of the dead met their fate
Thursday. the others being victims Of
premature celebrations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
NO CUT BY EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Law In Nebraska Ignored-Railroads
Willing to Acqulesce.


Lincoln, Neb., July 6.-Express COM
panies doing business in Nebraska Fri
day failed to file schedules with the
state railway commission reducing
express rates rs per cent. as required
by the Sibley act. which became eff
fective at midnight last night Lin
coin agents said that they had not
been appraised of any change in rates
and transacted business under the old
schedules. The agent of the United
States Express company received a
telegram from Traffic Manager M. T..
Jones OF New York, instructing him
to disregard the new law. The act
prescribes fines not to exceed 81, 900
for attractions of the law Attorney
General Thompson declared he did not
know what course the state would
pursue, but a vigorous effort will be
made to enforce the act
The Nebraska railroads have sig
nified their intention of following the
provisions Of the Aldrich freight.re-
duction bill, which Is now in effect.
Suits to test the legality Of the reform
legislation are pending in the federal
and state courts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
FRENCH PLAN DISCUSSED
SUBCOMMITTEE OF PEACE CON-
FERENCE IN SESSION.
Germany Favors Proposition Provid-
ing for Delay Between Declaration
Of War and hostilities.

The Hague, July 6.-The subcom.
mittee of the peace conference on
the rights and duties of neutral pow
ers in time Of war, etc, met Friday.
NJ. Nelidoff, president of the confer
ence, who had recovered from his
lndisposition. was present.
The French proposition providing
that there shall be declaration Of
war before the opening of hostilities
and the amendment of the Neither
lands establishing delay of "a hours
between declaration of war and the
opening of hostilities were discussed
at length. The military delegates Of
the Netherlands and France made
speeches explaining their respective
propositions.
The Russian military delegate sup
ported the French proposition and
Baron Won Bieberstein Germany
rose and said:
Germany accepts In its entirety
the French proposition, which she
considers conforms with the modern
progress of warfare.
Joseph H. Choate Omitted States),
Lord Reay Great Brittany and M.
Tsuzuki (Japan) said they reserved
their opinion on the whole principle
Of the French and the Dutch PROPOSE
tons. and consequently vote on the
subject was postponed until the next
meeting of the subcommittee.
| President Nelidoff Thursday receiv-
ed Miss Eckstein of Boston, Mass,
who presented petition signed by
over 100000 Americans, in favor of
a general arbitration treaty.
Toxic, July cit is reported that
at the audience given to Marquis Ito
Thursday the Korean emperor expect
ed that the question of the so-called
Korean delegates to The Hague con-
gress would be brought up. Marquis
Ito, however, maintained complete 81.
lence, much to the surprise of the
| Korean court and cabinet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
c. B. RUNYAN in COURT
ASCENDING PAYING TELLER AR
RAlGNED.
With Woman Who Betrayed His
Hiding Place He Is Brought
Before Judge.

New York, July S.--Cheter B. Run.
yam, the paying teller of the Windsor
Trust company, who Is alleged to have
stolen $96,317 form that company, and
Mrs. Laura Carter, the woman who
betrayed his hiding place to the po-
lice, after he had given her part OF
the stolen funds, were arraigned in
police court Saturday.
Runyan maintained the demeanor
of man who knew that he had little
to hope for. On the contrary, Mrs.
Carter bore her arrest with consid-
cradle nonchlance. She wasted no
hours in vain regret during the night.
but slept unconcernedly on her cot in
the matron's quarters. She shielded
her face from the photographers on
the way down town as best she could,
but chatted with the reporters in live
ly fashion.
What had become of $4,000 of the
| trust company's stolen funds was still
a mystery up to the time when the
two prisoners were taken to the court.
Runyan had in his possession when
arrested $54,410. OF the balance he
said he lost about $4,000 in specula-
ton in stocks before he disappeared
from the Office of the Windsor Trust
company last Monday. that he had
given $4,000 to Mrs. Carter, and that
he believed she had taken $4,000
more without his knowledge.
Mrs. Carter at first stoutly denied
that she had any of the trust com
pany's funds; admitting that Runyan
/ gave her $4,000, but asserting that she
promptly returned it to him at his re
quest.
While on her way to court, how
ever, she said she had deposited all
the money that Runyan gave her in 9
bank and that it would stay there il
she could keep it there. She declared
she could have obtained possession
of all the money Runyan had if she
had tried hard enough.
Although she said she had no hope
of securing the reward for Runyan
she remarked that she could make use
of the $4,000 offered. AS she, like
Runyan, is under charge of grand
larceny and the police have yet to re
cover about $4,000 which Runyar
declares she has hidden, there is lit
tie chance Of her securing the reward
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
IsLooP GOES TO JUNK PILE.
Historic War Vessel Condemned and
Sold for $4,21O.

Philadelphia.-After having wealth.
cred storms for nearly three-quarters
OF century the old sloop-of-war st.
Louis has been sold by the governor
to junk dealer of this city for $4,21O.
The vessel was condemned by a board
OF surveyors at League Island navy
yard, and it was decided by the navy
department that 1t should be sold, the
upset price being fixed at $4,000. The
great amount of copper in the old
hulk made 1t more than usually val
liable.
The st. Louis was built at Washing.
ton in 1928. and was the vessel with
Which Capt Ingraham overawed an
Austrian squadron in the harbor of
Smyrna and secured the release of an
American citizen who was held a
prisoner on the Austrian flagship.
Capt. Ingraham cleared for action and
served notice that he would open fire
on the squadron If the man was not
surrendered by certain hour. Be-
fore the time limit expired the man
WAS sent on board the st. Louis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.
Don't Mistake the Cause OF Your
Troubles. A Cresco Citizep
Shows how to Cure Them.


Many people never suspect their
kidneys. If suffering from lame.
weak or aching back they think that
it is only muscular weakness; when
urinary trouble sets in they think it
will soon correct itself. And 80 it ia
with all others symptoms Of kidney
disorders. That is just where the
danger lies, You must cure these
troubles or they may lead to diabetes
or Bright's disease. The best remedy
to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. It cures
all ills which are caused by weak or
diseased kidneys. Cresco people tes-
tify to permanent cures.
j. H. Andrus, stage driver between
Cresco and Riceville. says: II knew
tor seven or eight years, from pains
across the loins and through the kid
neys, particularly noticeable in the
morning for an hour or two after l
got up, always evident when Istooped
or lifted anything that for some reason
my kidneys were not working proper
ly. My occupation, riding over rough
roads, aggravates kidney, complaint
and backache, contracts cold always
settles in his loins. While suffering
severely and in search of something to
check the cause I happened to read
about Doan's Kidney Pills and was in
duced to try box. The remedy stop
ped the attack in more ways than one
improved my health"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.,
sole agents for the u. S.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
BETS HERSELF ON a RACE.
st. Louis Girl Will Marry Owner Of
Horse If He wins Cupid Handicap.

st. Louis, Mo.-Miss Helen Burs, OF
2024 Fair avenue has bet herself on
horse race.
Laws against bookmaking didn't
bother Miss Burs and Frank Grimes
when they put their wager, as re.
markable one as the turf ever saw,
into writing and had 1t witnessed be.
fore a notary public.
The great Cupid handicap will be
run at Priester's park, near Belleville,
on the afternoon of July 4. If the
fourth horse, Crimes Robbie G..
comes first under the wire Miss Burs
will come down from the grand stand
and will take Grimes by the hand, the
judges bell will be rung in wedding
day fashion, real judge will step
forth and the dashingly pretty st.
Louis girl will become Mrs. Grimes.
Miss Burs made the wager after a
discussion as to the merits of two
horses in the race, in which Crimes
dared her to put herself up as the
prize. He had proposed to her before,
but had been refused. Miss Burs
says the novelty Of the situation won
her to consent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
ST LOUIS MEN INDICTED.
Accused of Participation in Fraudu
lent Entries Of Land.

st. Louis, July Information of
the indictment of eight St. Louisians
by the federal grand jury in Denver
for alleged participation in the fraud
ulent entry of extensive coal lands in
Colorado and Montana has been re-
ceived here by District Attorney
Blodgett and the names of five were
made public. The indictments are
against L. NJ. Rumsey of 1878 West
minister place, president of the l.. M.
Rumsey Manufacturing company;
Frank T. Fay, promoter; Charles H.
Dodge and his wife, Mrs. Anna Dodge,
and William Baer, an attorney.
The charge under which indict-
ments were brought allege they par
tticipated in the fraudulent entry Of
land, thereby defrauding the govern
ment out of large amount OF money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
DOUBLE LIFE LED BY RUNYAn.
Missing Teller Specialized Under the
Name Of Martin Chase.

New York, June GA dragnet has
been spread throughout the United
States and Canada for Chester B.
Runyan, the assistant paying teller
of the Windsor Trust company, who
fed on Saturday last with SOC, 1000 of
stolen money. The Pinkertons, whe
are in charge of the hunt, notified
by cable the police chiefs of all the
important European and British ports.
also of the principal coast cities Of
the South American countries.
That Runyan was not the immacu.
late young man his employers thought
he was up to the day he went off
with his dress suitcase stuffed with
the trust company's money Is an es-
tablished fact
For weeks before his disappearance
he had been specializing in stocks I'M
der the name of Martin Chase. Spec
ulatiye accounts that he carried with
three stock brokerage houses have
been unearthed. He had sustained
heavy losses in these ventures, and
at least two weeks before he fed had
Stolen $lu,uOt TO make good MS mar
gined accounts.
1t is believed the $4,000 was stolen
at various times and the thefts may
have extended over period of sew
eral months. On July 1 the periodi-
cal checking up of the trust COM
pany's cash on hand would have re-
vealed the shortage, and it is believed
Runyan decided to get away with all
he could.
Runyan was very careful in his
dealings as Martin Case. He even
disguised his writing SO that it bore
no resemblance to his own. AS mar
tin Chase he wrote heavily, and plain
ly, shading each letter. He wrote
back-handed as further disguise.
Specimens of his real and disguised
handwriting have been obtained by
the Pinkertons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
Protivin.

M. Kubish of Fort Atkinson was in
our town one day last week.
DR.. and Mrs. j. M. Smittle of Wau-
coma were here last Thursday.
Robt. Lukes took a load of butter to
Cresco Wednesday.
Mike Chyle and daughter Frances of
near Lime Springs spent the 4th at
Protivin
Mrs. Isador Toman of Austin, Mimi,
came down Wednesday to visit her hus-
band who is doing stone work here for
the new church.
Married-at the Holy Trinity Church,
Tuesday, July I'd, occurred the mar
riage of Charles Krall to Miss Verona
Priyoznik, Rev. Rudolph Lakomy per-
forming the ceremony. !.
The dance in Mikesh's hall on the 4th
was big success. There was dance
in Kalishek's hail.
The writer had talk with John j.
Mikesh who returned sometime ago
from Texas where he bought some land
Of Geo. H. Owens, agent of Cresco.
John says that he is well pleased with
the country there; he likes it, very
much.
There was a big attendance here on
the Fourth. At about 10 o'clock a. m.
| a procession composed of Catholic So
cieties from Protivin, Spillville and Lit
tie Turkey and led by two bands start
ed from ~. Lukes' place and marched
to the old church where a high mass
was read. After the mass the corner
stone of the new church was dedicated
and addresses, made by some of the
priests. There were ten priests pres
ent, among them being Rev. Prokop
Neuzil of Chicago.
Frank A. Vopava is home from Cedar
Raoids.
Theo. Stark of Cedar Rapids was
here on the 4th. He returned to Ce-
dar Rapids, Wednesday. He. is of the
firm of Theo. Stark & Co., who are the
contractors of the new church here.
Rain put an end to the base ball
| played between the married men and
single men here last Sunday, June Both.
7. M. Novak was business caller
| in Cresco, Saturday.
Married At the home Of Fred Bader
at Cresco, occurred the marriage of
Joseph Kovarik to Miss Bertha Frey,
Monday, July LIST in the afternoon,
Rev. Pless officiating. We extend
congratulations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09

any sum between $1,000 and $4,000
for each count in the indictment on
which the company was tried. There
are 1,462 counts in the indictment, so
the aggregate fine may be any sum
from $1.462,000 to s29,240,000.
Phases of the Investigation.
The most important phases of the
present inquiry by Judge Lands are
said to be these:
First. The Standard Oil company
of Indiana is capitalized at 81, O0O, 900.
II on this showing the maximum fine
be imposed by Judge Lands the SUI
preme court might hold it excessive,
as falling in the class of cruel and I'M
usual punishments prohibited by the
constitution. But on the showing that
the Standard Oil Of Indiana is mere
1y limb of the Standard Oil of New
Jersey, a $10O,0O0,0O0 corporation, no
such danger exists.
Second, while the information given
by the witnesses summoned cannot
be used to prosecute them as individ-
uals, it may be used anywhere in pre-
pairing cases against the Standard Oil
company, one of which a suit for in
junction to restrain the company from
operating, is pending at st. Louis
Mo. 1t is thought that the testi-
mony may contain useful material for
other suits and as showing that the
Standard Oil company has disobeyed
the mandate of the Ohio courts to dis
solve the trust" of 1892.
Calls Position Honorary.
During the examination Judge
Lands asked:
"Mr. Rockefeller have you any Of
fcial connection with the Standard OH
company of New Jersey?"
Il am the president" the witness
answered, but the position is purely
honorary, and has been for the last
eight of ten years, as have not been
rendering any official service what
ever"
The chief points brought out in
the examination of Mr.. Rockefeller
were the following:
Standard OIL company of New Jer-
sey holds $49,5OO of the $1,000, 1000
worth of the capital stock of the
Standard OIL Company of Indiana.
Outstanding capital stock Of the
Standard Oil company Of New Jersey
amounts to $98,300,0O0.
Net earnings of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey for the years
1903. 1904 and 1905, approximate
$179,s00, 10000
Dividends Of 40 Per Cent.
Dividends paid on the capital stock
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey during those years approx
mated 40 per cent. of the amount of
the stock, or nearly $40,O00,000.
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey holds "by far the major portion
Of the stock of the Union Tank Line
company.
Union Tank Line company, with a
capital stock Of $3.5O0,0OO in $5,-
100000 in debt, and has paid no divi-
dends since 1901.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
Transformation.

He has ceased to call her Darling"
She has ceased toicall him Dear"
He has ceased composing sonnets
To her little shell-like ear"
She has ceased to hurry madly
To the mirror. when he calls;
lie has ceased to buy her chocolates
And iee-cream at concert halls!
This is not because these lovers
Have been mixed up in row
No. the simple truth Is that they
Are a married couple now.
.-Hloper.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
Drowned Trying to Save Son.

Rochester, N. Y, July Charles
Beck, 16 years old, attempted to
swim the canal with his trousers on,
but his strength deserted him in
midstream, and he called for help.
His father, Lewis Beck, A years old,
heard the boys cries. He ran to the
canal, jumped in and succeeded in
reaching the boy, but both sank al.
most Immediately. The bodies have
been recovered.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
TempIars Leave for SARATOGA.

Boston, July 8.-Members Of near
.ly every commandery Of knights Tenn
plar in the New England states have
left for Saratoga. N. Y, to attend
the thirtieth triennial conclaye. The
New England representation will
probably number more than 1000
knights, an especially large host go
ing from Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. ,5s4S
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
May sutton English Tennis Champion.

May Sutton English Tennis Champion.
London, July Elm the all-England
tennis championship ladies' singles at
Wimbledon Friday afternoon May SUIT
ton, of California, defeated Mrs. Cham
bers in the championship round. Miss
Sutton thus won back the. title of
British champion of which she was
deprived last year by Mrs. Chambers,
then Miss Douglass. The American
won easily by 20. The score was
81. GA.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
June Fire Losses s14,7es, 900.

New York. July 6.The losses by
fire in the United States and Canada
during June. as compiled from the
records of the Journal of Commerce
and Commercial Bulletin, aggregate
$14, 100000. This brings the total fire
waste for the first half of 1907 up to
s117,477, 500, as compared with $377,-
665,550 for a like portion of the year
1905, but these figures include $780,
100000 chargeable to the San Fran
cisco conflagration.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-09
Brooklyn Man for CAPTAIN,

New York, July s.-Lieut. Col.
Thurston OF Brooklyn has been Sc
lected to captain the rife team which
will represent the United States in
the international contest for the
Palma trophy, which will be held at
Rockville range, Ottawa, Can, Sep.
tetmber z