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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
PURE FOOD SESSION OPENS.

Chicago, Jan. 31.---The commission
which, under authority Of congress
is endeavoring to establish standards
of purity for various food and liquor
products which the subject to the ma.
tional pure food law, began a weeks
session here yesterday.
The meeting was executive and
public hearings will begin next Mon.
day, when representatives Of the Ma.
tional Association of Ice Cream
Manufacturers will be heard. Feb. i
the United States Brewing association
will be given hearing and after
that such organizations or individuals
rs may wish to appear before the
commission will be given an oppor.
tunity to present their views.
IL. William Frear of the state Of col
lege Of Pennsylvania Is chairman Of,
the commission. Il i s W
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
GRAFT HINTS IN HORROR.
eoyertown Theater Fire May Result
in Prosecution.

Boyertown, Pa - Suggestions Of
graft and admissions Of neglect,
which it is intimated, may result
in prosecutions, marked the opening
session Of the inquest here Tuesday
in the horror at Rhoades opera house
on January 10, when 1863 persons lost
their lives
It was brought out that the main
exit to the hall was ocked by the
box-office and that the stairway and
the point of exit and entrance was but
three feet one inch in width, and that
Harry Fisher, the operator Of the
stereopticon apparatus, had received
but two days instruction in the meth
DDS of handling the calcium light and
that he operated the machine in pub
lie for the first time on that fatal
night.
In addition to this, DR.. Thomas A.
Rhoades, the owner OF the building,
declared that the building had been
inspected and passed by a state fac.
tory inspector after he had given q
contract for fire escapes to Reading
man." He added, in reply to point
ed question put by District Attorney
Dunn, that the factory inspector told
him whom he should buy his fire es.
capes from, that he placed the order
with the Reading contractor and that
the inspector passed the building.
The lessee of the opera house, E. G.
D1t& 1~
he did not know the location Of the
fire escapes on the building, said that
he never saw the factory inspector,
but had been told his name was Bech
Eel
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
NEW CURRENCY BILL.
Measure Endorsed by Bankers intro.
duced in Congress.

Washington. A currency bill
was introduced in the senate
Monday by Senator Hopkins and in
the house by James Mckinney Of ILL.,
nois which bears the Endorsement Of
the currency commission appointed by
the American Bankers association
and Of the executive council of tho
Illinois Bankers association.
The bill is the result of the hear.
ings and subsequent deliberations Of
the commission which was appointed
by the association two years ago. The
commission Is composed of Is Of the
most prominent bankers of the United
States and they are from all sections
of the country.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
JEROME WAS MILD.
SURPRi-ES COURT WITH ADAM
COMMENT OF USUAL TACTICS.
WHITE WRoNGED EVELYN
He insists that Thaw, Himself, Was
y Sane When He Planned Murder
Of Stanford White.

New York, Jan. 31.--William Trav'
ers Jerome, representative OF the peo-
pie. made q master plea yesterday
that justice be done In the case OF
Harry Kendall Thaw. Vindictiveness
sneers, insinuations, all were lacking;
logic, analysis and calm considera'
ton of facts were their substitute. II
was no blind appeal for the vengeance
OF the law that Mr.. Jerome addressed
to the jury, but ever and always
there was the note of flrmness, fair.
ness and even, at times, OF mercy.
The year that has elapsed since
the first trial had wrought a wonder
full and startling change in the prose
cutor. No longer attempting to shield
the name of Stanford White, he ac'
cepted the story told by Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw as true, all but the drugging,
and he made frank confession to the
jury that the velvet swings and mir.
rored rooms Of the studio house des-
cribed by the girl were indeed a
miserable reality.
No longer attacking Evelyn Thaw
as skilled adventures, Mr.. jerome
pleaded for the girl. because she
never had had chance for any OF
the higher, cleaner, sweeter things OF
life. The climax came, however,
when Mr.. Jerome denounced both
Thaw and White in one breath and
classed them as 'two degenerates
quareling over woman. And the
woman, the prosecutor declared,
knew no more, had been taught no
more by the world, than to play one
against the other until in jealous
rage, in blindest hatred, in vengeance
Of ian undeniably gross wrong done
to his wife," Harry Thaw shot and
killed the architect. sr
The prosecutor followed this, how
ever, by signifying very plainly that
he believed justice would be served
If the defendant should be found
guilty of some less degree of criminal
responsibility than murder in the
first degree. He explained carefully
all the elements that entered into a
verdict of first degree murder, and
then pointed the way to two other
possible findings-murder in the sec
ond degree, or manslaughter in the
first.
The case goes to the jury this
morning and Thaw may know his fate
before the setting of another sun.
Justice Bowling will begin his charge
as soon as court convenes at 10:3O
o'clock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
MILK WAR IN WISCONSIN.
Waukesha County Farmers Threat.
ened in Anonymous Posters.

e 2 .... a- 81 s q, 10 r w
Milwaukee. - Farmers of Wau
kesha county are threatened with
treatment similar to that given out
by the night riders of Kentucky If
they do not refuse to sell milk to Mil.
waukee dealers at the recent alleged
low rate.
If you sell another can OF milk to
Milwaukee we will blow up your place
the first good chance. Beware, WE
MEAN BUSINESS" -, .- .-
This is the threat, written so as to
disguise the identity of the writer,
being posted all over the Waukesha
milk producing district in the war to
make Milwaukee dealers pay an ad.
vance of ten cents per eight-gallon
can. A number Of them have written
letters to the dealers in Milwaukee, ex-
pressing their fear Of personal injury
II they ship milk. al.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
ANOTHER MORSE. BANK SHUT
NEW AMSTERDAM NATIONAL IS
CLOSED az COMPTROLLER.
President kinsman Says Deposltors
Will Lose Nothing and stockhold-
ers viii Get Dividend.

New York.-The. New Amsterdam
National bank, capitalized at $1,000
900 and situated at Broadway and
Thirty-ninth street, was closed by the
order Of the comptroller of the cur
rency Wednesday night and National
Bank Examiner Charles A. Hanna was
placed in charge.
The institutions liabilities are
placed at $4,4s2,016, Of which $2,o65.-
272.49 are due depositors. The banks
officers assert that not only win every
depositor be paid in full, but the stock
holders will receive substantial divi-
dend.
The New Amsterdam National was
formerly one of the chief links in the
chain Of banks established by Charles
w. Morse. President Frank w. Kins-
man, Jr., declared, in statement Is
sued Wednesday night, that the clos
ing of the National Bank of North
America, attracting renewed attention
to the interests which had previously
dominated both institutions in their
past administrations, started fresh re-
ports of an exaggerated and sensa-
honal nature which necessitated the
liquidation of the bank" The insti-
tuition occupied quarters in the Met
ropolitan Opera house, in the heart
of the uptown theatrical district and
numbered among its clientele many of
those prominent on the stage.
About year ago the New Amster-
dam underwent reorganization be-
cause of falling off in its business
and Frank w. Kinsman, Jr., was
elected president. Every effort was
made to rehabilitate the institution.
The recent panic was not without It's
effect, though the bank weathered the
storm and succeeded in reducing Its
clearing house certificates from $1.705.-
900 to 100000.
President D. A. Sullivan Of the Me-
chanics' and Traders bank announced
shortly after midnight Wednesday
night that the Institution would not
open its doors Thursday. This de-
cision was reached at meeting Of the
board Of directors lasting four hours.
In q statement issued after the meet
ing the directors declared the bank
solvent, but the state of the cash re-
sources made 1t appear inadvisable
for the bank to continue business.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
HEAVY LOSSES BY FLAMES
DAMAGE or sf,7oo,ooo IN CHICAGO
COMPLICATION.
Several Large Concerns Burned Out
Morris q Co. Sustain 100000
Loss In Kansas City.

Chicago. Fire In the loop district
Of Chicago Tuesday evening did
about $1,700,000 damage and inter-
rupted transportation for hours. The
flames broke out in the wall paper
house Of Alfred Peats & Co.. on Wa
bash avenue between Madison and
Monroe streets, and In . short time
the entire building was like furnace.
The fire quickly jumped narrow alley
in the rear and attacked the big
Wholesale millinery establishment OF
Edison Keith & Co. at 1872 Michigan
avenue. The four upper floors Of the
Keith building were Quilted and only
by nard work were several other large
millinery houses saved. Meanwhile
on Wabash avenue the conflagration
spread south to the building occupied
by John A. Colby & Sons, furniture,
and that Arm and dozen others sus-
tanned heavy losses. The fire lasted
all night and was one of the
most disastrous in this city since
1874.
Kansas City, Mo.-Fire Of unknown
origin which started in the canning
department on the second floor of one
Of the twin main buildings of the $27.-
100000 packing plant of Nelson Nor
ris & Co. on the Kaw river in Kansas
City. Kan, Tuesday night. threatened
destruction OF the entire plant and
caused loss estimated at half a mill
lion dollars before 1t was controlled.
All effort to save the east main
building, In which the fire started.
and the box factory was abandoned
within a half hour after the flames
were discovered, and the firemen de-
voted themselves to the work Of say.
ing the other buildings.
San Luis Obispo, Cal.-Fire, which
was started Monday afternoon In an
oil tank belonging to the Union Oil
company at Port Hartford by stroke
of lightning, burned all night and un.
til late Tuesday afternoon, consuming,
with their contents, the tank which
was first set on fire and three others
belonging to the Standard Oil com.
pany.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
cUTlcURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch
ing, Burning Rash-Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.

my baby had running sore on his
seck and nothing that did for it took
effect until used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full Of letter or some sim
liar skin disease. 1t would itch and
burn so that could hardly stand it.
Two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box
Of Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after it broke out on my hands
and wrist. Sometimes I would go
nearly crazy for it itched so badly. l
went back to my old standby, that
had never failed me-one set of Cuti-
cura Remedies did the work. One
set also cured my uncle's baby whose
head was a cake of sores, and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs.
Lille Wilcher, 770 Eleventh St., Chat
$anooga, Tenn, Feb. 16, 1907"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
FIND BURIED, GOLD. {,
Treasure Discovered In Ruins Of Rob.
.e. ~3'N7a& bers' Roost.


Omaha, Neb., Jan. 31.-Superin-
tendent Patterson Of the Pacific Elk.
press company returaed to Omaha
from Sidney, Neb. yesterday, bringing
with him two large bricks of bullion,
believed to represent part of the loot
Of a robbery of the company's office
In Sidney, Neb., in March, 1880. The
metal was found buried in the debris
of a saloon which burned down two
weeks ago. The robbery was the
boldest of its kind ever pulled off in
the west and the bullion, which had
been received that day by the stage
from the Black Hills, was valued at
$127,C00 One Of the bricks was sold
to the Denver mint a year after the
robbery. Sheriff Mccarthy, who then
owned the saloon which burned re.
Gently, was believed to be the, leader
Of the robber band, but the express
company was unable to secure his in
dictment. His brother was later
hanged by vigilantes. Mccarthy has
been dead several days. Superintend
ent Patterson is trying to establish
identification of the metal. He says
the bullion value is indefinite, but
he will have it assayed at once,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
The Rulino Passion,

Nanny Liza has lived with the
family" long enough to acquire
words and expressions, which, used at
second hand, are sometimes fatal to
the family gravity. Recently a mem.
Der Of the little circle had occasion to
call for the horse and surrey from
the livery stable. After waiting q
long while the order was repeated,
with no immediate result. Nanny,
having heard the conversation, and
knowing the. Impotence of her mis-
tress, expressed herself thus:
Huh! Dey's jes' no use countin' on
dem libery stable folks, dey's SO dill.
litQnte"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
ouida Dies Of Old AGE.

Rome. Miss Louise de la Rance.
better known by her pen name Of
Ouida, died Friday night in the home
OF her faithful maid, Iolina Ceryelli,
near Florence. Her death was due to
Old age. butt had been fastened by
the privations which the novelist was
forced to undergo since the disappear
ance 81 the fortune her writings
brought her. No friends were near
when the enc came. the only person Ia
the miserable hut which served % the
writers home during the last two
5ears being the old servant woman.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
An ADVERTISING TRICK FOR
WESTERN FARMERS.
Real Estate "Agents" Go After
Men with Land for Sale and
Reap Rich Harvest.

A smooth scheme for separating
farmers from their money has been
worked with much success in South
Dakota. An oily CRATER calls on a
farmer and makes a bid for his land.
The figures are absurdly low at first,
but by degrees are raised as high as
$50 an acre, and the farmer consents.
Then the visitor explains that he is
only an agent, but that he can sell the
land at the price named If the owner
will agree to pay for advertising at
the rate of fifty cents an acre. The
"agent" promises orally that the ad.
vertising money will not be payable
until the land is sold, but this stipula-
ton Is not contained in a contract
that the farmer signs.
In few days he receives a copy of
an ad and not over-courteous demand
for money. 1t Is said that twenty.
two agriculturists were caught with
fhis bait in Brown County and that
one of them gave up 1920. Others de-
clare holly that they will not pay but
they will make fight in the courts.
- -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Gen. Ben ia,nin r. cowen pies.

Cincinnati. Gen. Benjamin Rush
Cowen, for over % years clerk of the
United States circuit and district
courts for the southern district Of
Ohio, died Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 in his seventy-seventh year. He
served through the war and during
the administration Of President Grant
he was assistant secretary OF the In
terror. In 1882 he became editor OF
the Ohio State Journal, which place
he retained until appointed clerk Of
the federal courts. For many years
he was q member Of the Republican
national committee.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
give site tor frisco cathdral.

San Francisco.-At the fifty-eighth
convention Of the Episcopal diocese OF
California Tuesday, William H. Crock.
or, In behalf Of the Croker heirs, pre-
sented to the church the block on
Mob Hill, bounded BY California, Sac
rsmento. Mason and Jones streets,
TIE site Of the old Croker mansion,
where splendid cathedral IL to be
erected. Bishop Nichols received the
deeds In the name Of the church. Az.
n Drown appeared At the same time
and presented deed Of gift or $780,
90. the first cathed Oral endowment
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Marshal haIstead IL Dead.

Observation-Disclosures Halstead, sor-
mer United States consul at Birming-
ham. England, died at nine o'clock
Wednesday night at the German Dea.
coness hospital here, following an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. The de-
ceased was son of Murat Halstead.
the well-known journalist and author
He was As years of age. p
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Gov. Huahes Endorsed.

New York.-Gov. Hughes was
strongly Endorsed for the Republican
nomination for the presidency and the
administration of President Roosevelt
was commended in resolution unan.
imously adopted by the Republican
county committee at a meeting in the
Murray Hill Lyceum Wednesday, night.
The resolution further favored an in.
structed delegation to the Chicago con.
vention from this state for Gov.
Hughes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

Y Award Congressional Candidate.
Washington. Dennis 3. Award, for
the past IL years reading clerk Of the
house of representatives, Wednesday
announced his candidacy for election
to congress In the Eleventh Michigan
district. III
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

Pioneer Catholic Priest Dead.
Wabasha, Minn.-Rev. P. B. Murray,
a pioneer Catholic priest, died in st.
Elizabeth's hospital in this city
Wednesday evening at the age Of So.
He came from Ireland in 1916,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
MiIbrath Guilty Of EmbezzIement.

Milwaukee.--The jury in the en-
bezzlement case against c. w. Mil.
brath brought in a verdict OF guilty
Monday night. The Milbrath COM
pany, large operator in real estate,
failed in 1905 with 500 in cash assets
and $4,000 liabilities. !,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Bank Cashier a Suicide.

Appleton, visa. L. Sloss, cash.
Ter of the First National bank OF APP
pleton committed suicide by blowing
out his brains with a shotgun. No
reason is known for his action, but
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Lovers XIII Each Other.

Pittsburg, Pa.A lovers quarrel at
Ambridge, new town established by
the American Bridge company II
miles northwest OF here, Tuesday
night ended in the death Of both man
and woman, each inficting fatal
wound upon the other.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Marine. Drowned at San Juan.

s San Juan, Porto Rico.-A sail boat
with party Of IL marines on pleas
ure trip was capsized off MORO castle
Monday. Two Of the party, Philip
Nunez and Clarence Merritt, were
drowned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
The Reason for Marrying.

The Reason for Marrying.
"They say that he married her for
her money" ..a
"And what did he do when she lost
her wealth."
HE lost his reason."-Harvard
Lampoon. H.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

sure they would do the same for any
other woman suffering as ] did,"
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents q
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. 7.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
Cardinal Richard Dies.

Paris Francois Marie BENJAMIN;
Richard, cardinal and archbishop Of
Paris, died here Tuesday Of conges-t
4 ti0n o. the lungs after ! short illnesA
ze ~ born 81 1919.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

It may be the uncertainty Of flirt.
ing that appeals to girl; she is
never quite sure but what she really
means It. >..-,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

ter ! began to sur
fer with my kidneys.
/ haf pains In my
back and hips and
felt all worn out.
Dizzy spells both
cred me and the
kidney secretions
were irregular. The
first box Of Doan's
Kidney Pills brought
decided relief / am
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

We Sell Guns and Traps Cheap
Buy furs and hides, or tan them for robes
& rugs. N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

It's easy for the average man to
make q bad break. ua
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
WORN OUT WOMEN
NilI Find encouragement In Mrs. MeN
ritt's Advice.

Mrs. w. L. Merritt. 2O7 8. First
Ave-. Anoka. MINI. says: Last win.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31

Show US man who lives the simple
life and we'll show you q cyn!c.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try itP -
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
A Good Doctor

The German Physician, DR.. Bair, will send
treatment or he will examine, Free Of charlie.
any case of Paralysis, Catarrh or Consumption,
Rheumatism, Cancer, Fits, Piles, Tumors, Gall
Stones. Liver, Kidney, Prostate, Blood, or
Nervous Disease. This Is done to prove that
many tncurable $50 called) cases can be cured
at home when properly Diagnosed and treated.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-01-31
HoUS
WORK

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children well dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life q burden.
It is to these faithful women that
LYDIA PINkHANl'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
comes as q boon and q blessing,
as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth, Of
Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. w. T.
Boyd, of Beaver FALL, Pa, who say:
II was not able to DO my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
l suffered. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and am so well that can do as big .
days work az ever did. / wish every
sick woman you'd try it,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-13
MAN SILVER LADEN
Detectives Arrest Young Peter son, Who Tried to Sell
 Sterling Goods.
BELIEVE HIM A BURGLAR
Gives Name Corresponding With Let tcrs on Dishes, and Says He
 Came from Chicago.

Detectives Dorman and Daley yes- terday captured strangely dressed young man who was trying to sell a handsome set of sterling silverware to the local jewellers. He had already disposed of gravy dish which was later secured again by the detectives after they had arrested the man for idleness.
 When arrested he stated that his name was Charles E. Peterson and that the initials on the silverware, c. F.. F., were his own. He said he came from Chicago to sell the silverware and strenuously opposed his arrest.
 Beside the Gravy disn there was a silver tea caddy with the monogram c. F, P. with the firm name Shrave, Crump, Lowe & Co. inside This name or that of Rand & Crane were on all the articles. The other pieces Of silverware were: A mustard pot, two pepper shakers, two salt dishes, two spoons one mustard spoon and a sugar bowl.
 Peterson, when arrested, had on two pairs of trousers and in his over coat was long false pocket The police believe that he burglarized some house near Boston and so got the goods. He says that he stayed last night at the Hotel Commercial in Hartford but inquiry there brough, forth the reply that no one by that name or Of Peterson's description had been there