Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-31

SNSS|R|SSSZ.y a lls5 IS Savings sss
John r. Walsh. Equitable Trust
company, three
pf the largest financial institutions In
Chicago. which closed their doors on
Dec. 10, 1905, All were under the abb
eolute control of Walsh. To avoid
panic committee from the clearing
house took over the assets of the three
institutions and paid the depositors in
full. advancing some 100000 in cash
for this purpose. Walsh was released
on $4,000 ball, pending motion for
new trial.
Bond Allotment May Stand.
The application Of George w. Austin
OF New York for restraining order
against Secretary Cortelyou prevent.
Ing him from allotting sol 100000 Of
Panama canal bonds to certain ma
tional banks has been denied by Judge
Gould of the supreme court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Austin charged
That the secretary had Violated the law
Is rejecting his bid for $3,o0o,o0o of
honds and allotting the bonds to ma
tional banks and others at lower
Azure.
Tsxas SEXES Tank Cars,
Ehe state Of Texas has seized seven
teen more cars Of the Union Tank Line
company, a defendant In the Standard
on antitrust suits, and now has sixty
eix 4mpounded. The cars will proba-
Fly average 5000 each In value, max
Ing . total Of $38 900. 1t is expected
that the receiver will lease them to
rome company.
egeeee Must Abolish Signs.
Cha validity af the act passed by the
board Of aldermen of New York city
empowering the municipality to re-
move the advertising signs from the
Fifth avenue electric buses has been
upheld by Justice Leventritt in the SUI.
preme court OF the state In render
Ing his decision the Justice, after de-
Z scribing the beauty of Fifth avenue,
with its churches, residences, clubs
SRd hotels, kald; ...:1t is amid such
scenes as this that the plaintiffs adj
yaFtising panorama Of brilliant signs
mnves: It is along this avenue Of
churches that an Sundays these glar-
) 1ng hilboards are driven. 1t Is the
scheme Of beauty which is sacrificed
to the demands Of modern commercial
ISM"
immunity For Ruef Denied.
Last weeks report about the grant
ing Of full immunity to Abe Ruef, the
former boss Of San Francisco, In re-
turn for his testimony against the
br1be giyers has been contradicted Of
hclnllysby District Attorney Langdon,
who asked that a day be set for the
frial OF Ruef and said that every
charge against him would be pressed
to q conclusion.
Jail For Toledo Ice Dealers.
The supreme court Of Ohio interfered
with the sentence Of three ice dealers
Of Toledo who had been sent to the
workhouse for forming local trust
but only to decide that they should
Have bsan sent Ia the Jail They are
ordered to be resentenced accordingly
The term was one year aud fine 81
$500 each.
The Harvester Trust Fined.
Judge Dana at Topeka. Kan, Jan
1S assessed fine Of $4,000 agains
the International Harvester company
which the court had found guilty OF
forty three counts Of violating thu
state antitrust laws.
iThaw Relatives Testify.
4s Under the ruling Of Judge Dowlini
the young wife of Harry Thaw wa
required to repeat in detail In opel
court the story she had told In thu
former trial about her wrongs ut th,
kands:of Stanford. White before Thav
came into her life when the retrlal o
the celebrated case was resumed a
New York. The story was offered b.
the defense rs what the girl had con
fcssed to Thaw In Paxis and to shoy
additional reason for his unbalance
mind. On rigid cross examination b,
Jerome some new points We're brough
cut and Evelyn admitted that sh
thought Thaw thtiohais att that time
hut On the whole she showed remark
s Able facility in avoiding the pitfall
laid for her ana never lost her nerve
Yha !nathsE ct the defendant. broker
ta health and feeble, went on til
stand to tell Of the unfayorable Gil
eHmstaHces of Harry's birth, but tn
effect OF this line waa Offset somewha
By Jerome's reading Of an affidavit sh
made during the first trial when the
We're trying to prove Harry insane Il
which the family taint Of insanity we