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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
COAS7ANTINE'S OWN STORY
MAN ACCUSED OF NUMBERING
MRS. GENTRY TEsTlFlEs.
Declares That Woman Killed Herself
With Razor and He Fled to
New York.

Chicago, Sept 21.-Frank ]. Con.
stantine faced the jury in Judge Kay.
anagh's court Friday and told the
story of Mrs. Gentry's death, the story
which he expects will result in his &C.
quittal. The courtroom was crowded
and the defendant gazed with uncon-
Germ about the room and smiled easily
as he took his seat on the witness
stand. He was flushed slightly, but
not in the least nervous in replying to
questions on direct examination.
Give your name, age and birth
place." began the attorney.
Frank J. Constantine. / was born
in New York and am % years old"
Q.-"What did you do on the night
before Mrs. Gentry's death?" Al
went TO the theater."
Tell in detail as well as you can
recall, what happened while you were
in the house that morning"
Il went to the bathroom and after
washing up, / made preparations to
shave. l got the razor from the med
icine chest, got the soap and towel
and went back to my room. l came
out of my room into the hall and saw
Mrs. Gentry fully dressed for the
street and she was nervous and eX-
cited and when asked her what the
matter was she only sobbed. / told
her was going to leave for New York
on the eighteen-hour train and she
sobbed and said she was sorry l had
to go away SO soon. She went into
my room for moment to adjust her
hat and then she came out and went
into the front room. I followed her
and she told me to stay away from
her.
Before / could reply she drew the
blade of the razor across her throat
from left to right. caught Mrs.
Gentry and supported her down to the
Doctors Office. / told her to hold her
hands out so as to help me. When
got to the doctors office raped on
the door and then went upstairs.
Il still had on my light overcoat and
had no collar or necktie on. had
blood on my cuffs and coat sleeves
and got scared. Without thinking
of what was doing, went down the
back way without hat, and, after the
janitor went upstairs, at my request
to get my head covering, ran over to
Wells street and kept on going until
got to store where bought a hat
and handkerchief.
Then l decided to get out of town
because suspicion pointed toward me.
gave my overcoat to boy on Wells
street, near the Northwestern station,
and took cab to the railroad depot
to inquire about trains.
What time did you leave Chicago?"
About Las o'clock and reached
New York the following evening"
Hidden by Mother in New York.
What did you do them"
Il went to my mothers house and
told her about the scrape was in.
She had me hidden for several weeks,
but was trying to get back to Chi
cago and give myself up.
MY mother simply wouldn't stand
for it and told me was crazy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
Attacks Anti-Saloon League.

Mayor Maccrae of Council Bluffs in
welcoming the League of Iowa NUM-
cipalities delivered the following adj
dress:
"Cities of 80, 200 population are often
ruined by laws enacted for towns of
1000. City officials often vote against
their own convictions because of influ-
ence of men and women whose lives
are SO contracted and there brains SO
narrow, their field of vision is limited
to one object. | would suggest that
this body use every effort to bring
about conditions making it possible for
large cities to exist without the aid of
the saloon or other questionable resorts.
l do not have faith in saloons nor have
faith in the anti saloon league. I
think one is as bad as the other. The
anti-sdloon league may be source Of
Hvang to fen professionals aoto can't
nuke a liuinq at anythirg else, but who
are maintained in their position by a
host of good people who are sincere in
their narrow belief that prohibition will
prohibit. l should like to see very
high license. Vices more or less have
existed since naughty Eve ate the
apple and just so long as Ewes daugh-
tiers in Iowa eat apples, SO long will
prohibition not prohibit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
Plot AGAINST sultan is Barred.

Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 20.-A plot
against Sultan Abdul-Aziz has been
baraed at Fee which is said to involve
many Moors in an effort to install Ma
lai Hafid on the throne. Benz Daoud,
a Moor prominent at court, is in pris-
on with all the members Of his fam
ilY
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
Detroit Vessel Burns in Lake.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 20.-A steamer,
believed to have been the Majestic,
was burned Thursday in Lake Erie
about rs miles west of Buffalo. The
Majestic was a wooden vessel owned
by j. & T. Hurley of Detroit, and
valued at $4,000. Her crew was sup
posed to have been taken off by the
steamer Wolf of the Sullivan line.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
Had rettor for thirty Years.

I have suffered with letter for thirty
years and have tried almost countless
remedies with little, if any, relief.
Three boxes of Chamberlain's Salve
cured me. 1t was torture. 1t breaks
out a little sometimes, but nothing to
what it used to do.-D. H. BEACH, Mid
land City, Ala. Chamberlain's Salve is
for sale by MILF Drug Co. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
More PITY.

More Pity.
Wife {during the spat)-I only mar
sied you because I pitied you.
Husband-Well, everybody pities me
pow.-Chicago Daily News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
FREIGHT Removed from Stranded Boat

Milwaukee, Sept. 20.-Three hun
dred tons of freight were removed
from the steamer Alaska aground
north of Fox Point. The steamer is
still fast, being stuck in clay. Pumps
are at work on the vessel, and another
effort will be made by tugs to release
her,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-09-24
Nohce!

All those indebted to the ]. H. Luers
Drug Co. will please call and settle at
once with j. H. LuERs or R. j. BALD
WIN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
THE NEW GAME LAW.

One paragraph of Alabamas new game law reads. "No part of the plumage, skin or body or any bird protected by this act shall be sold. or had in possession for sale, irrespective of whether said bird was captured within or without this State Conl- menting on that provision The Colum- bus Ledger argues that the ladies of Alabama are not to be permitted to use bird plumage. feathers. etc. on their hats. And not only Alabama la- dies. but no other lady can go into that state and use them. For the law forbids one to have such things in possession. This will be hard on the ladies, but it will be a fine thing"
 It looks very much as if 1t may be close season for bird hats in Alabama iu future If the law IS strictly en- forced an Alabama merchant or mili- ner cannot purchase any portion of one of these protected birds and either sell it or offer 1t for sale, 1t matters not whether purchased in New York, Paris or any other part of the outside world. The prohibitory law, as we un- derstand it, applies to all wild birds. other than game birds. and 1t speclfi- cally states that 1t matters not weth- CT the bird was killed or captured in- side the state of Alabama or else where.
 It will be the duty of the game war dens all over the State to enforce the law in both It's letter and spirit and if that Is done we do not see how a woman in this State can wear any portion of the birds Dlumage without violating the law. The law as we see It. does not go quite as far as The Ledger says, for we do nor understand that it undertakes such an absurd job as to prohibit ladies wearing hats thus ornamented. but as those who make and sell ladies' hats are not allowed to sell the prohibited articles the only way that an Alabama woman can l get a lrd-bedecked hat Is to Ee out
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
Today In History
March IF i'm American History.

March IF in American History.
 464--St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland, died He was carried away with many of his fathers vassals by pirates. from whom he made his escape to Gaul and Italy. He received a com mission from Pope Celestine to convert the Irish to Christianity, in which mis- sion he was eminently successful.
 1632--Treatry of St Germain by which Canada and Nova Scotia were re- stored to the French. The capture of Quebec was unknown at the time peace was re established, or perhaps those ter ritories would not have been so gener- ally given up.
 6q6--warwick. R. l. destroyed by the Indians. Only one house left un- burned.
 1767-- Birthday of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.
 1776--Boston evacuated by the Brit ish. By o'clock in the morning the Kings troops with those Americans who were attached to the royal cause began to embark. and before 10 o'clock all were under sail. As the rear em- parked, General Washington marched into the city, where he was Joyfully received as a deliverer. The British left 250 cannon and 25,000 bushels of | wheat.
 1SO1--Rupture of the negotiations at 1 Washington between the British Min ister and the American government. 1S29- -Steamboats were being built to | ply between Green Bay. on Lake Mich l igan and the portage of the Wisco Asin l for the purpose of carrying lead from mines in the upper Mississippi Valley | to Eastern markets. l 1s30--The province of Conception de- 1 clared itself free and independent oi | Chile.
 l --1S43--Georg Turner, aged 93, died at Philadelphia. He was a native of Eng | land, but joining the American revolu- | tionary army, he distinguished himself | in many severe actions ana endeared
 himself to General Washington. 1S64--General U. s. Grant formally l took command of the United States | Army at Nashville, Tenn. | 1884, Enemies Of Postmaster Genera, | Gresham accused of trying to embroiI
 him and Senator (later Presiden) liar
 rison by a petition asking that the for 1 ner be appointed Federal Judge. | iS95-- --Depredations by Spanish cruis-
 CTS on American ships off the Cuban | coast reported, 8 schooner being sunk. 1903-- Shamrock III launched at Dunn l barton, Scotland.
 Tine British Alaskan Boundary Com | mission selected.
 l The United States Senate ratified the
 Panama Canal treaty by vote of [;
 to 5.
 to Irish air on balcony of Delmonico's New York, and talked to Sons of St.
 Patrick.
 mission authorized denial that he would
 resign his position.
 | (Service by American Fress-News | Washington, D. CD
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
SUNDAY, MARCH IF, 1907.

sueakfngasef the blunders and mis- management which have made the Panama canal project little better than a Rowling farce. The Columbus En- auirer-sun thinks there Is little req son to doubt that had these things occurred under a Democratic adminis- traitor, the whole country would be ringing with super-heated allegations concerning the inability of a Demo cratic administration to accomplish anything. its want of practical ideas ana lack of business management. As q matter of fact, the Democratic party brought about the determfnation to construct the canal. though It's mem pers in Congress have hao little voice in determining the subsequent opera tions. Senator Morgan, or Alabama was a constant and urgent advocate of an Isthmian canal long before Roosevelt was a police commissioner of New York. and before other Repub- licans now holding high offices had at tracted public attention"
 Surely our contemporary forgets that this is the administration that was going to make the dirt fly at Panama ever so many times.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
A HoRRrBLr CASE.

Many of the pitiful tragedies of life fail to become known. but occasionally one comes to light in all its pathetic horror. The following paragraph from The Portland oregonian tells of one such:
 pathetic story Is told of man who left his family. consisting of his North Dakota, fifteen miles from the nearest neighbcr, and returned after an absence of several weeks to find death. after having burned every article of furniture in rheir house in the hope that they might thus survive
 Much has been written and many pitiful stories have leaked out of the privations. sufferings and deaths among the people of Dakota while the fear ful biizzards were raging over that region some weeks ago. but nothing that we have read equals this one In horror. The human mind cannot even imagine the sufferlngs of that poor mother and children when the very air was congealing about them, or the NoPtHS oL tHelf ueSpalr when The last hope vanished and nothing was left but to await the slow approach of the icy death that was closing around them. Some things are beyond even the imagination.
 The oregonian argues that the be- reaved husband and father Is not en- titled to any sympathy because. as it views the matter, the man should not have left them. but In the absence Of details We are not willing to adopt this harsh view. We de not know why he left them or what prevented his re- turn. The family may have been with out food or fuel, or both, and he set out to obtain relief and was unable to get back. If he deserted his family voluntarily he Is worse than a mur- derer. but if he left them with good motives and could not get back he Is certainly to be pitied by all who have hearts. But whether the man was in any degree to blame or not. the fate of the family was almost too horrible to contemplate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
DRIF TW OD
Bx PHIL H. ARMSTRONG.

The Poets Love. My love, would l could bring to you A necklace of bright pearls. Would that might fling to you A coiffuer for your curls. But. sweet, I'll have to sing to you My hearts, love all day long Alas, I can but bring 10 you little gift of song. s
 sS sS 3S .
 Guess Not. Do you believe all you hearT'
 sS S 7e
 Maybe Not "So you have been married beforef the hereafter when he sees your sec-. ond one with your"
 'oh, sir; it is hardly possible that we all will meet in the same place" q
 Broken Reflections. It's hard to Dc ambitious where poy- erty is revealing your ribs One touch of nature may be as ex- Densive as the othssr kind. kind. No wonder some women pad so--they are nothing but ribs to start on. Tact Is listening patiently while your boss tells story you have heard
 $ @ $
 ALol the Poor Indian" According to the Following tbis phrase will soon become obsolete: Of the 193,000 Indians outside Of In- dian Territory, 116,0O0 wear civilized dress, 7O,000 speak the language. and 36,000 are members of regularly es- tablished churches. They have s35,- on which they get $1,725,0o0 interest every year. and under treaties the government pays them annually $780,
 e E &
 Felt Natural. Weren't you terribly frightened when the bear growled at you up m the Rockies last summer?" 'No, dear; my husband growls Sd much over the cooking that felt per~ fectly at home"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
The FederaI ChiId-LabOr Law

Editor of N. '. Evening Post:
 Sir-I thank you for printing in full tha noble and statesmanlike letter of Chiid-Labor law In MT! Murphy s book on the New South, there was @ large and far-seeing wisdom, and of tentimes a splendor and breadth of il- and the same is true of this letter on child labor It Is a long time since we have had an address equal to it upon a really political topic. using the word political" in its best sense. Let us hope that President Roosevelt, Senator Reveridge, and other distinguished statesmen of our day who think thai the proposition that reform, construc- tive or preventive, is desirable, is the absolute equivalent of the proposition that 1t should be the subject of Fedora | legislation, will thoroughly study MT 1 Murphys Invaluable discussion.
 Edward M. Shepard.
 New York March H.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
TUscALoOsA's COURT HOUSE.
Plans Are Accepted and Work VIII Be~
 gin Soon.

Plans Are Accepted and Work WIII Re~
 gin Soon.
 Tuscaloosa, March 16.--(Special )---.. After several days of consultation with a number of architects the County Com missioners and Board of Public Works accepted the plans of W. E. Spinks of Birmingham. for the new court housc
 The building is to be tWo-story structure. with a large basement. There will be no dome nor tower. The style of architecture will be colonial. with a large portico in front.
 Affairs indicate that work will bA begun on the building in very short time.
 The taking of testimony in the case of Christie, Lowe and Heywoeth, which has been in progress here for several days, was concluded yesterday.
 After the completion of several locks on the river below here. the firm filed a claim for $225,000, as extra expense for work not called for in the specifi- cations. About two years ago the mem- bers of the firm were here taking tha testimony of several witnesses in the Interest of the claimant.
 On this occasion the government la examining witnesses in rebuttal of that former testimony.
 Tuscaloosa Aerie No. 1928 Fraternal Order Eagles at their regular meeting held open house to their members and invited guests, Past Worthy Presi- dent, M. T. Ormond, presided and in q most interesting address stated the aims and objects of the order of Eagles, Its relation and benefits.
 After the address they adjourned to the banquet hall where a sumptious repast was served. Dr. W. M. .FauIk acted as toastmaster and was assisted by MT. McGill and CaptainaJ. Walker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

And 1t has come to this, that The Birmingham American in headlining a speech of Governor-elect Hoke Smith, of Georgia, speaks of him as the Tex as statesman" Probably it was due to what the Georgian is reported to have said, that people have their diff ferent views about Presidential candi- dates, of course, but it seems to me that I. for one, could find no reasona- ble excuse for failing to vote for La Bollette, of Wisconsin. if he were nom mated. And am a Democrat, too This was calculated to confuse the headliner. as LaFollete does not pro fess to be Democrat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

Speaking of opportunities, The Nash vile American refers to a United states senator from the West who came over as a steerage passenger on. an immigrant ship, and of another from the same section whose father came over the same way. To this The Columbus Enquirer-Sun replies that "when a man can find rich mine in the West he has the opportunity to get into the Senate" Rich mines are great opportunities" to get into office over in the great West.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
ours ! TulNt Poultney Bigelow, AAnllnn "A nnlnnu
The Independence League.

San Antonio Express.
 MT. Hearst's experience as the nomi- nee of a double -barreled party when he ran for the Governorship of New The balance of the ticket was elected but Mr. Hearst himself was defeated. So it appears that he lent his influence and his money and likewise his ineor- porated political league to the success of the Tammany ticket without deriv- Ing any personal profit from it. Here after. 1t is assumed. Mir. Hearst and his Independence League will go 1t alone on securing enough recruits from both the old parties to give it al least re- spectacle standing.
 There are numbers of men in the Democratic party and not a few in tho Republican party who are in full sym pathy with the Hearst propaganda and who probably would be entirely will ing to line up under his standard. The new party will hardly be able 10 elect MT Hearst to the Presidency of the United States. but it may serve to keep him in the linelight if he will continue to finance it in the future as he is sup posed to have done in the past.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

side the state and buy for. herself. We do not understand that she can be pun ished for the possession of such e hat. unless she sells or offers to sell it: then the law takes her in charge. We have time and again argued for the protection of all the birc family in Alabama, but we are of the opinion that this law will not be strictly en- forced in all it's provisions
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
NO FORMAL CELERBATTON.
Ex-President Cleveland Wants His
 Birthday Quiet.

New York. March 16 6.--Ex President Grover Cleveland who was born on March IS, 1887, will complete his sixty ninth year next Monday.
 Last March some of his friends pass ed around quietly among themselves a suggestion that each should write him letter or send telegram or birthday greetings. 4
 Soon after, some of those closest 70 him Formulated plans for a popular na- tional demonstration in recognition or the event of next Monday.
 These preliminary arrangements. which were completed In almost every detail were made without consulting MT. Cleveland. >When he became ae- ouainted with them he declined tse profiered honor while recognizing tho spirit which had prompted it There will, therefore. be no formal celebra- tion either in Princeton or elsewhere. Mr. Cleveland is now in the south tak- ing his usual springtime outing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

son. !. A. York, W. L. Perdue; junior class. R. G. Adams, R.. H. Liddeli. J. A. Morgan, S. c. Dreyfus, H. H. Schom- burg, T. w. Smith, c. M. Howard and c. c. Walker.
 Dr. R. D. Howe of this place died at his home early Friday morning. He had been i'll for some time, but his death was unexpected. He leaves wife and several children. The fu- neral services were conducted this morning at the home by the Rev. M. F. Edwards, pastor of the Baptist Church. and concluded at the cemetery by the Knights of Pythias.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
NEWS OF AUBuRN.
EnroIImeat at Polytechnic Largest in
 Kta History.

ktS hlsHOFys
 Auburn, March (Special) )-For the first time in the history of the Ala banla polytechnic Institute. the en- rollment has reached the 600 mark. This makes the Auburn school the largest institution in Alabama.
 The new engineering hall is nearing eompletion. It adds considerably to the college campus and harmonizes well with the group of other hand some buildings.
 Several new dwelling houses are now In the course of construction. Profes- sor Fullan's house on College Street, and Professor Dunstan's, on Gay Street. will soon be completed. Rev. J. M. Mason, Presiding Elder of the Eufaula District, will erect hand some dwelling on his lot on Gay Street
 The Department Of English at the college has announced the following class speakers for commencement Senior class. N. B, Mcleod, c. M. Hud-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17

New York. through its newspapers, is handing out compliments to New Eng land these days. Some Boston doctors claim to have discovered that the aver age human soul weighs one ounce, whereupon The New York Telegram remarks that this wouldn't apply to a New England soul. unless 1t were weighted with shot. That's enough to raise the roof of Fanueil Hall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
Di,ed states Fnrminr Area.

MlnneapOIIs JOurnaL
 It is estimated that the total area for farming purposes fin the United States Is S41 GOO GOO acres, an area larger than England. Scotland, Ireland, Wales. France. Germany Austria, Spain, Japan and the Transvaal. There are 10439 000 persons engaged In aBrimui- tries employ but 1S,s45,000 One-third of the people, therefore, are devoted to farminH-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
strange Lack of n University,

SpringtieId lMass.l HepuDIIcah.
 There is no professorship Of English literature in the great English univet sity of Cambridge. This is queer. and no doubt surprises Americans who sup pose they know something about Eng fish schools But after these many centuries. Professor Skeat makes ap- parently the first appeal for such a president who assured him that "in our universities English takes the first place" and adding that in England it fakes the ninth or tenth, if that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
FOUND SURGEONS sCIssoRRs.

Instrument Was Left In Body After An
 Operation.
 wichita, Kansas, March 16.--A pair of five inch surgeons scissors were taken from the thigh of Mrs. W. R. White, of Braman, Oklahoma, at the White Hospital today.
 She was operated on for a tumor four years ago and the scissors were left in the abdominal cavity. The scissors worked through her body to her thigh, causing excruciating pain. They were discovered with the aid of the X-Ray.