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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
ACCUSES ST RAILROADS
COMMISSION OF TEXAS FILES
CONSPIRACY CHARGES.
Recent Increase Of Freight Rates
Basis for Complaint to Inter-
state Commerce Body.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE railroad
commission Of Texas has filed a
formal complaint with the interstate
commerce commission against 81 rail-
roads and other common carriers, al
leging conspiracy on the part of the
defendants through the Southwestern
Traffic association for the suppression
IF competition and restraint of trade
In the recent action increasing freight
rates to common points in Texas.
The commission will forward notice
Of this complaint to all the carriers
involved and will give them Is days
20 reply, the usual period allowed for
answering a complaint being 20 days.
The commission will expedite this
case as much as possible on account
of its widespread Importance.
The complaint is signed by Allison
Mayfield, chairman Of the Texas rail-
road commission with R. v. Davidson,
attorney general, and Claude Pollard,
assistant attorney general of the state
OF Texas, countersigning the paper.
The complaint undertakes to COM
pare the alleged cost of maintenance
and operation of the railroads with the
actual cost, and the claimed indebted
ness, which is supposed to justify the
increase, with the actual indebted
ness. The railroad commission Of
Texas, it appears, has appraised the
cost of construction and operation of
the roads as well as the actual indebt-
edness upon which the rates may be
fairly based.
Eight freight schedules which have
recently been filed with the commits
sion are made the basis of the COM
plant, and all are claimed to have
been brought about by an unlawful
agreement between the defendant car
riers and the Southwestern Traffic as
ISOLATION of which they are members,
or whose members represent, through
power Of attorney, those who are not.
It declares that the increased rates
will fall primarily upon the commodi-
ties Of prime utility and daily necessi-
ty; that they will seriously disturb
trade relations, causing loss to ship
pers and the consuming public.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
HARRY THAW WILL BE FREE.
Once in Pittsburg He Need Not Leave
There


New York, Aug. 14.-That Harry
Thaw will be free within a month is
the opinion of prominent New York
lawyers. Eugene Philbin, former dis
trict attorney, said yesterday:
There is no doubt that once
Thaw steps foot outside Of New York
state he will be free man, or If not
actually free, can be made so by writ
of habeas corpus. Harry Thaw was
not convicted Of any crime. He was
acquitted on the ground of insanity.
Judge Bowling, believing 1t to be for
the good of the state, committed Thaw
to Matteawan. This commitment is
legal only in New York.
IF the federal authorities demand
Thaw's presence at the bankruptcy
proceedings in Pittsburg, those who
have the young man in custody have
no other course than to procure him.
The service Of subpoena on either
Thaw or the New York authorities
would require his keepers to turn
him over to United States marshal.
who would take him to Pittsburg.
Once across the river and in New
Jersey he would be legally free, and
as long as he is kept out of the state
of New York would be in no danger
of Imprisonment"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
FAMOUS TUNNEL BUILDER DEAD.
Charles e. Higbee Killed by an Acct
dent at Shoshone, Col.

Denver, Col.-Charles E. Higbee
aged 50 years, of this city, one of the
worlds most noted tunnel builders
was almost instantly killed Tuesday
evening at Shoshone, camp of the
Central Colorado Power company, Il
miles east of Glenwood Springs, Col
The fatal accident was caused by the
breaking of derrick. A guy wire
struck Mr.. Higbee, crushing his skull
Mr.. Higbee had constructed 40 of the
worlds greatest tunnels. In the con
struction of the Simplon tunnel in
Italy he is said to have broken the
worlds record for fast boring.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
SPEND ENORMOUS SUMS.
Harrison County Spends Hall Million
for Public Good,

Harrison County Spends Half MillIor
for Public Good.
Logan.--In addition to individual
labor and township appropriations
Harrison county for the year ending
June 80, has expended $13.424.26 tc
improve the public dads.
To reclaim 10000 acres of swamp
and lands subject to overflow the
farmers and land owners on the Mis-
souri, bottoms in Monona and Harri
son counties will expend $465,000. Al
the present rate of progress 1t Is
thought that this engineering drain
age project will reach completion
about July, 1909.
One hundred and one thousand dol
lars are to be expended by the land
owners along the Soldier river in the
future for protection against floods
and to reclaim about 100000 acres OF
land. This drainage project was plan.
ned by J. S. Wattles and accepted by
the board Of supervisors July %, and
1t is expected that the project will be
completed at the close of the coming
year; $40,396 has been expended In
the construction of the Allen creek
ditch, which has it's origin in Harri'
son county and termination in Potta.
wattamie county; $2S,576.35 has been
expended in the construction OF the
Willow creek ditch of Harrison and
Pottawattamie counties; $14,266.75
has been expended in the construction
of Boyer river cut off No. /; $45,'
1872 for Boyer river cut off No. 2, both
of Pottawattanlie county. Allen
creek and Willow creek and the two
cut offs are engineering projects plan
ned to reclaim about 10000 acres OF
swamp lands subject to overflow in
Harrison and Pottawattamie counties.
Forty thousands dollars has been
recommended by Seth Dean to
straighten the Boyer river east and
north of Missouri Valley. Number
of acres to be benefited 6,S83.
AS these tracts of land to be re-
claimed and to be protected against
oyerfiows are of unsurpassed fertil.
ity, producing, when unaffected by
floods, from IS to 100 bushels of corn
per acre, and as corn is now selling
at rs cents per bushel. and as the
cost of reclamation is but small
part of one crop, it may be easily
understood why the men who own
the respective tract of land are push.
ing the drainage project
In addition to the improvement Of
the public roads, the reclamation OF
large tracts of swamp and land sub
ject to overflow, Harrison county is
to have a new 100000 court house.
The present building was erected in
1876, and is now so wanting in vault
capacity that the in the Offices of the
auditor, recorder, clerk and treasurer,
a large per cent of the books of rec
ord are outside the vaults both day
and night and without fire protection
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
MURDER HIS TWO CHILDREN.
Maniac Prepares Three Graves Be
fore Awful Deed.

Los Angeles. Cal, Aug. 14.-After
having prepared three graves in
Evergreen cemetery and caused head
stones to be erected, one for his SON
one for his married daughter, one for
himself. Henry Duffy yesterday morn
ing killed his two children with an
AK and attempted to kill himself with
butcher knife. An effort to kill
his wife also failed.
Duffy now lies strapped to q cot
in the receiving hospital
II don't remember anything about
hitting my boy" he said. 'That part
of it is blank. I do remember hitting
my daughter. l seemed to wake up
then"
"Why did you kill her? Were you
angry with herr"
mo, I love her. Something seem.
ed to overpower me and make me dc
it. I wish they would let me die. II
they would unloose my hands I would
kill myself"
Duffy, the physicians say, will not
die from his self-inflicted injuries
He is suffering from locomotor ataxia
epilepsy and typhoid pneumonia.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

"A duplicate Of the national flag Of
1914 was raised over the old Key
mansion in Georgetown, District Of Co
lnmbia, on June 13, after exercises
conducted by the association which
has planned to preserve the house az
memorial Of the author Of "The Star
Spangled Banner" The Marine banc
played the song, and salute Of 81
guns was fired by a detachment Of
men from the navy. The national FLAG
now waves over much wider land O,
the free and over more homes OF thu
brave than came within its shadow IL
1914.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
THE COME and SEE SIGN.

This sign is permanently attached
% the front Of the main building OF
the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
It means that public inspection Of
the Lqborato and methods of doing
business is honestly desired. Itmeans
hat there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that a permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and very any and all statements
made in the advertisements Of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it purely vegetable compound
mace from roots and herbs - with
out drugs ?
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu.
ally use as much of it as we are told !?
Core and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia E. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to writer
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential?
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have thev proof that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women !? n
Come and See. Il.
This advertisement is only for
doubtsrs. The great army of women
who know from their own personal.
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
Will still so on using and being BEN
Gifted BY it !; but the poor doubling.
suffering woman must, for her own
Sake be taught confd ence, orshealso
might just as well regain her health
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Will Of Senator Allison.

Dubuque, Ex-senator Allison's will,
was filed. The value of the estate is
estimated at 100000, The bequests
follow: To Mrs. G. ], Brayton, house.
keeper. $1,000 annually, and use Of
the Allison home during her tSetime:
to the widow of brother James, $3.50
annually; to Mrs. Brayton, to the
widow of James, to the widow OF his
brother Matthew, and to three nieces.
$500 each; to four nephews, 81 900
each; to the Dubuque public library.
to Finley hospital and the Y. M. G. A..
$1,000 each. 4
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Texas Republican Ticket.

Dallas, Textile Republicans of
Texas in state convention promul-
gated platform and announced that
they would make a sweeping and
active campaign of the state between
now and September 1. Col. I. l..
Simpson of Dallas, a confederate vet
eran. was nominated for governor;
Charles Ogden of San Antonio was
nominated for lieutenant governor,
and w. H. Atwell, United States at
torney for the northern district of
Texas, was nominated for attorney
general. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Her Reason.

Not long ago there was tried In an
Ohio court a suit for damages where
in the principal witness, a woman liv-
ing near Dayton, was induced to come
to court only after several subpoenas
had been served upon her.
When the dilatory witness was final
" brought before his honor, he said
in his severest tone:
What reason can you assign,
madam, for disobeying the summons
Of the court?"
81 amt got none, Jedge," answered
the woman, meekly, "only we've got
smallpox down to our place, an ]
thought mebbe you'd be kinder pre-
JUDGED agin ILLUSTRATED.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Fart Riley Camp prenched.

Junction City, Kan.-The camp of
Instructions q. Fort Riley was
drenched with hard rain Tuesday
night. Many tents were blown down
and food ofwater raced down from
the hills to the north of the
camp, running in streams before the
tents stretching for two miles along
the Kaw river. The headquarters tent
Of Brig. Gen. John B. Kerr. command
Ing the camp of instruction and the
maneuvers, was struck by lightning.
Several men were knocked down and
one was badly burned
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
BOSTON MILLIONAIRE KILLED.
J. Montgomery Sears Dies az Result
Of Automobile Accident.

Providence, r. IL. Montgomery
Sears, the young Boston millionaire,
was hurt in an automobile accident
shortly after midnight Tuesday night
between Apponaug and Norwood and
died at the Rhode Island hospital.
Mr.. Sears was 33 years of age and
a graduate of Harvard university. He
was fond of all outdoor sports and
was an enthusiastic automobilist. He
was last year the largest individual
taxpayer in Boston. Nearly all of the
property is in the business district.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
He'd Pull Hard.

Senator Folker, who journeyed to
Albany at the risk Of his life to cast
the vote that doomed racing in New
York, had collected a number Of in
stances of race-track trickery," said
an Albany legislator.
"Discussing, one day, the way jock
eys so often sold races, he said that
there was a Gloucester jockey once,
the rider of favorite, who was over
heard to say in saloon, the night
before the favorite ran:
al shan't win unless the reins
break"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
DISASTER IN FRENCH NAVY.
Six Men Killed on Gunnery School
Ship Couronne.

Toulon,-Six persons were killed
and IS injured in gun explosion
aboard the gunnery school ship Cou.
rome Wednesday off Les Salins
d'Hyeres.
The accident occurred while mum.
Der of recruits were receiving in.
structions in handling a 164-milli-
meter gun, the breech of which blew
out. Three of those wounded are in q
desperate condition.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Pemmican, originally North Amer
lean Indian preparation and to-day the
chief food of the farther north" ex.
plorers, is made OF the lean portions
Of beef, thoroughly dried and then
pounded into a paste and tightly
pressed into cakes. Raisins are gen.
orally mixed into the beef to add
to the flavor. Pemmican will keep
for very long time, and is for that
reason used on the long arctic expe.
ditions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Fifteen MEN ARE ROBBED.
Highwaymen Near Stirling City, CAL.
Gather in Over $4O0.

Redding, Ca1.-Fifteen men were
held up and robbed in relays Monday
night by two highwaymen near Stir
ling City, on the road from that place
to the camp of the Diamond Match
company, located on the west bank of
the Feather river. The robbers are
said to have secured over $500 in
money and almost as much in valu.
ables.
The men robbed are all employees of
the match company who were return
ing after dark from Stirling City,
where they had gone to receive their
months pay.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Twelve members Of one family SUI
fering from what doctors call lazy
disease" are quarantined on the lawn
OF q New York hospital. One form OF
lazy disease is almost an epidemic
these hot days, but its victims would
.aperk up before they would be quar-
astined. The other name Of the par
ticnlar malady first mentioned, it may
5be worth while to say is uncinariasis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
His highness, Maharaja- Dbiraj Priti

His highness, Maharaja- Dhiraj Prith
Syi Biz Bikram-S hamsher Jang Bahadul
Shah Bahadur Shamsher Jang o,
!Ncpal, is taking vacation, with bag
gage as copious as his name. He
landed In London the other day, &C
I companied by his cook and other at
PENDANTS. and conveying 40 trunks
$50 boxes and bags. 40 uniform casei
ma I'VE immense jewel cases, ''alse
\ eases Of Indian blackbirds which
talk. Happily the ordinary touris,
slnes not have to pay for the transp0r
Saflon Of any such enormous quantity
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Three Killed in Collision.

Piqua, O.-Three persons were
killed and probably Is fatally injured
in a collision between two limited
traction cars on the Western Ohio
Traction line, nine miles north Of
Piqua, Monday night.
The dead: William Bailey, car in
spector, Piqua, O., legs cut off and
skull crushed; William c.. CULLEN
Lexington, o., skull crushed; James
Kohl, Detroit, Mich. skull crushed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Accident Spoils Airship Test.

Washington. - Capt. Thomas S.
Baldwin made the first official speed
trial of his military dirigible before
the navy board at Fort Myer Wednes-
day. When within mile of the finish
ing line a secondary wire connecting
the coil of the engine with the COM
mutator broke and the motor stopped.
The airship was brought down in a
cornfeld The accident prevented any
possibility of making the speed re-
quired by the contract, but Capt. Bald
win has two more trials in which to
demonstrate it's speed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
% WOMEN CAST BALLOTS.
Eldora lnterurban Tax Proposition
Carries With Their Help,

Eldora.-Twenty-t women vot-
ing for an interurban tax of 5 per
cent disproves that "23' is always a
hoodoo for the tax carried by a big
majority. These twalty-three Eldora
women may he considered the pic.
neers in legally voting at an election
in Iowa, for their votes were proba.
bly, the first cast after the decision of
the supreme court of the state, in
which it was held that women may
vote when any question involving the
increase of taxation is At stake.
The court, in passing on the ques-
ton, holds that women can not be de-
MED the right of the ballot when the
question of taxation is involved,
under the present statute
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
AUToIsTs MUST STOP.
Must Recognize Rights Of Horse
Drivers When Warned.


Des Observation-Disclosures Ham
cry will compel autoists to stop their
cars when a person, riding or driving
shy horse, raises his baud. And
every copper will be given special
light on the state law to aid him in
educating the horse users to exercise
their rights. The sect'N that gives
horsemen this peculiar authority to
stop any auto when necessary, any
place in the state, was brought to
Hamery's attention by Councilman
Macvicar, who drives horse.
Hamery will tell the coppers to
enforce the law. He Will take up the
cause Of horsemen AID educate them
In their rights. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

4 According to the figures for the last
year available Americans used the
telephone $3.50. 100000 times. as
against 3,114,541. 691 times abroad. In
Europe, with Its five times greater pop
nlation, there were 1,726.SS0 sub
scribers as compared to 2.241,367 in
the United States.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

the kidney secretions were badly oIs.
ordered. was completely worn out
and discouraged when I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, but they went
right to the cause Of the trouble ana
did their work well. ! have Deen
feeling we'll ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents poA.
Toster-M ilburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Z.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

The use of the gas engine on the
farm is growing more popular every
year. In the last two years $4,000 of
these motors were purchased by farm
ers and the demand this year has
every Indication Of being greater.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

& The water in Lake Erie is higher
than It has previously been within the
memory of the Oldest Inhabitants.
For some reason nobody has seen 1T
70 blame 1t on the Chicago drainage
canal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
TAYLOR TO STAND TRIAL.
Former Kentucky Governor Will Dc
fend GoebeI Murder CHARGE.

reno GoebeI Murder Charge.
Louisville, KY, Aug. 14.-N is an
nounced on the authority of close
friend of former Gov. w. S. Taylor
that Mr.. Taylor will return to Ken
lucky from Indianapolis for trial on
the charge of completely in the Goebel
murder case Immediately after the
November election. It Is also consid-
cred probable that the case, upon
change Of venue, will be transferred
to Louisville. w
During his canvass for governor,
A. F. Wilson stated that Ex-Governor
Taylor would certainly return to
Kentucky for trial If he was elected
and that Mr.. Taylor would be giver
q fair trial. ls8s NJ s5s. II
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Atlantic Lad Is Missing.

Atlantic. Dapper, IA years Of
age. disappeared on the 4th and has
not been seen since. His parents are
prosecuting a vigorous search for
him. He has brown eyes and hair,
wore straw hat, corduroy trousers
and a blue shirt. He took no coat.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Catholics Reflect, Mr.. Feenev

SaR"o''cS ne-e'eCe "r. Feeney.
Boston.-The American Federation
of Catholic societies finished its
seventh annual convention Wednes.
day by re-electing Edward Feeney of
Brooklyn president and selecting
Pittsburg for. next years meeting.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Four times a st. Louis man ap.
preached the altar before he had the
nerve to go through the ceremony OF
marriage. That Is the kind Of has
band many girls would fight to get.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
a. Ru.beI. q oat. Der Acre.

Hampton. e. A. Mallory has just
threshed the oat crop from a sixteen
acre field. which yielded sixty bushels,
per acre, machine measure, and over
ran in weight one-ffth or six and two
fifths pounds per bushel.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Taxicabs in London, as In New
York, are marked success, and the
hanson is being crowded out. There
are 75s taxicabs on the streets, $500
taxicabs on order and 100 licensed
drivera ...
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Abram Schaeffer, who resides near
EMzabethtown. Pa, made a vow In
1856 that If James Buchanan should
be elected president he would never
mart with his mustache.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

The soldiers out in Colorado are ex.
perimenting with condensed meat cap.
sules. With the prevailing meat prices
1t won't be long before we'll all have
to do the same thing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

uNc AAoAAeS
hospital ] was dis
charged as incur
able, and given only
six months to live.
My heart was affect,
ed, I had smother
ing spells and some
times fell uncon
scious. l got SO !
couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight
was impaired and
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Alfred G. Vanderbilt complains that
his income has been reduced to but
q little more than 100000 a year.
And the courts want him to pay ali.
mOny out Of that! Poor ALI!
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Mrs. Alice Webb Duke Convicted

Chicago.-Mrs. Alice Webb Duke
former wife of Brodie L. Duke, the
tobacco magnate, was convicted in
Judge Kersten's court Wednesday of
obtaining money under false pretenses
by passing forged checks.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14

Two new electrical journals ap
peared recently about the same time
bearing the same name. One comes
from New York, and the other from
Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14


Ono hundred and three men were
killed and about 200 badly injured by
the explosion aboard the French bat.
0eship Jena, Mxrch IL, 1907.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
HARD TIMES, INDEED.

poor man! SO you are victim OF
the late financial panic?"
Yes, lady. You see, folks along do
route is too poor now ter hand out
free grub"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-08-14
Wisdom from a Babe.

"What would you do, my boy" asked
a professional vocalist proudly, III
you could sing like me-"
Have some singing lessons!" 70
piled the lad.