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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
ILLEGAL CRIMINAL
Another Morse Indictment.

Another Morse Indictment.
Charles w. Morse, the banker, who
during his recent trip to Europe was
twice indicted for grand larceny. was
promptly arrested upon his return,
Feb. IA. and held In $4,000 bail. Next
day he was indicted for perjury by the
same grand jury which had handed
down the two previous indictments.
Morse appeared before Judge Bowling
and pleaded not guilty to the two lar
ceny indictments. Besides this formal
plea, he gave to the press 9 statement,
In which he denied that he had sailed
for Europe under false name, ex-
planning that his signature had acci-
dentally been mistaken for G.. NJ.
Moore. which It much resembled. His
purpose in going to Europe had been
to sell securities in order to meet
claims OF creditors, but the publicity
given to the charges against him had
defeated his purpose. He asserts his
innocence Of any criminal act and asks
the public to suspend Judgment until
he has an opportunity to meet his &C.
eusers In court.
Labor Unions Indicted.
Following the decision of the United
States supreme court declaring the
boycott to be violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law, the federal grand
Jury at New Orleans has returned in
dictments against large number of
the labor unions of that city for VIC
lations Of that statute.
Hartman Must Answer.
Judge Hough Of the United States
circuit court has. on petition of the In
terstate commerce commission, granted
an order requiring o. ii. Hartman
and Otto ii. Kahn to answer the ques-
tons relating to the Chicago and Al
ton, the Illinois Central and the Union
and Southern Pacific companies put
to them by the commission in Febru-
airy, 1907, and to which they then re.
fused to reply. These questions relate
largely to the acquisition, ownership
and prices Of various railroad stocks.
Court Upholds q Lockout.
Judge Greenbaum Of the New York
state supreme court has decided In the
case Of the New York Building Trades
Employers association against the
Thompson-Starrett company that the
association had the right to declare a
lockout OF the members of certain
trades unions which have failed to full
I'LL agreements made between the un-
ions and the employers.
State Commissions Legal.
The New York court of appeals by a
unanimous vote has sustained the con.
stitutionality of the former state gas
commission. This decision is consid-
cred as practically affirming the valid
ity Of the public service commission
law, which merged the duties of sew
eral separate commissions into two gen
eral bodies. one having jurisdiction in
New York city and the other In the re-
mainder Of the state.
Night Riders Whip Judge.
County Judge Crumbaugh and nine
tobacco buyers living at Eddyville, KY,
were taken from their homes in the
early morning Of Feb. 16 by 200 mask
ed night riders, stripped, bound to
hitching posts and dashed until the
blood ran from their wounds. They
were then united and left to dress
themselves in binding snowstorm.
This Outrage was to punish Judge
Crumbaugh for recent speech made
BY him In regard to the Dycusburg
raid, in which he demanded an investi-
cation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
KEEPING TAB
ON THE World


The President Now Calls For an
Investigation Of the Proposed
Reduction In Wages of Rail-
road EmpIoyees-Unions Pre-
pare to Resistant Cheered
In New England-Fort Talked
Of as Running Mate - Hetty
Green Says the Rich Are Hard
Up-cannon Doomed In House.
Hudson River Tunnel Operated.
Hartman Beats Fish-stoes-
! sci Guilty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

shortly succeed
w. B. Ridgely
as comptroller
Of the currency,
Mr.. Rid g e y
having decided
to accept the
presidency of
the reorganized
National Bank
of Commerce at
Kansas City, an
I n s tit II t ion
which suspend.
ed payment dur
ing the late
financial strin.
gency. Mr.. Muir.
ray was ap.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
POLITICAL
Taft Against the Field.


The antiadministration men and or
gans continue to talk about the chance
Of preventing the nomination of Taft
on the first ballot at Chicago by COM
bining contesting delegations with the
eavorite son vote, admitting that it Is
now a problem Of 'Taft against the
aeld." Notwithstanding that the Ala
bama state committee has declared for
Taft, the state convention is expected
to be repetition Of the one in Florida
recently. Rumor has it that Senator
Crane of Massachusetts is engineering
the southern campaign against Taft.
1t is openly charged that Standard OIL
money was used freely in splitting the
Florida convention. Foraker is ey-
pected to draw off considerable por-.
ton Of the negro vote.
After his flying trip through Michi-
gan Taft came east to attend the grad
uating exercises at West Point and
then began dash into New England
with rousing reception from his alma
mater at Hartford, Conn. At Concord.
N. H., he said the time had come when
the Dingley tariff should be ''re-exam-
lned with view to Its revision on a
purely protective basis" In regard to
the Pacific mobilization he said: aWith
the orientals 1t is necessary to fill the
eye in order to be convincing. 1t is no
ones business where the feet is go
Ing"
Still Hearing From the Message.
Later issues Of the national weekly
reviews, after an examination of repre-
sentative papers from every section Of
the country, agree in reporting the eff
feet of the recent special message Of
the president reaffirming his radical
policies. The Literary Digest says that
political confusion was the most no.
ticeable immediate result" and that "a
wider survey of the newspaper field
seems to prove that the applause far
loutweighs the condemnation, the latter
being directed almost entirely against
the manner and not the matter of the
message" The Independent finds that
leyents in the east, where some of the
Leading papers openly disapprove of
the message, the great bulk Of opinion
Is in approval and that the people take
little stock in the talk about the
Roosevelt panic" This approval is
|quite as apt to be found among Demo.
lcrats as among Republicans.
oklahoma's Bryan Primaries.
| In every one of the seventy-five
counties Of Oklahoma the primary
ELECTIONS have gone for Bryan, and the
democratic delegation OF the new state
Twill be therefore unit for the Ne.
Ibraskan.
Direct Primaries For Illinois.
Hereafter all candidates for public
office Of every grade In Illinois will be
named by direct vote In stated party
PRIMARY elections, law to that effect
Ihaying been enacted by the legisla-
Iture. No more conventions will be
held for this purpose.
Aetty Green on the Panic.
In recent remarkable interview at
Boston the richest woman in America
had her fling at the fashionable rich of
New York, many Of whom, she said,
had come to her for money during the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

~ '4sHt' has been appointed
chairman of an advisory committee to
carry the plan through. In this connec-
ton it may be noted that Mr.. Butler
has accepted the invitation of the Uni
yersity of Copenhagen to deliver three
lectures there next September, the sub
Ject matter of the lectures to be Some
Aspects of American Civilization" He
VIII leave for Denmark in August, re-
turning in time for the opening of col
lege next fall.
Millions to Educate Boys.
The will of Loyal l.. Smith of Platts.
burg. n, Y, just made public. after de-
vising several hundred thousand dol
lars to various religious and benevolent
organizations. directs that the residue,
II it amounts to more than $1,000, 900
flnd 1t is estimated at about s.. 0oo. O0ol.'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
E X ECU T1v
Wants Light on Wage Cuts.

Wants Light on Wage Cuts.
President Roosevelt upon hearing
that the principal railroad systems
were preparing to announce a general
reduction in the wages Of employees
has started an investigation with a
view to finding if such reduction Is
justified by the facts. To this end,
acting under the Erdman law, he has
requested Chairman Knapp of the In
terstate commerce commission and
Commissioner of Labor Neill to make
an investigation and report on what
they find. According to Chief Stone of
the Engineers Brotherhood, the Chi
cago Great Western is to start the
wage cutting movement. The various
unions are prepared to resist the re.
duction to the uttermost.
+, New Comptroller Of Currency.
Lawrence O. Murray, now assistant
secretary of the department Of com.
MERGE and labor, will, 1t is understood,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

expedition of Eng
lish teachers to the
United States in
1866. The teach
ers who make this
trip will have an
opportunity to ex.
anime at first hand
what is being done
for children abroad
both In the common
schools.and In the
pc G ! al schools,
President Nicholas
Murray Butler Of
Columbia university
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
COMMERCIAL
outbld Morgan on Bonds.

Outptd Morgan on Bonds.
The banking syndicate headed by J.
r. Morgan which guaranteed the re-
cent $5OO0O,0 900 issue of New York city
bonds. 1t now appears, failed to get a
single bond for themselves, as the en-
tire Issue was subscribed at higher
rates by Boston parties. The average
price was 104.22.
Hartman Downs Fish. 4
A decisive victory was won by E. n.
Hartman in his long fight with stuy-
vesant Fish for control Of the Illinois
Central railroad when Judge Ball at
Chicago dissolved the Injunction OBJ
tanned by Fish to prevent Hartman
from voting the Union Pacific and
Railroad Securities company proxies. !;
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
neet maneuvers ana battle drills.
Balloon Bids Opened.

The signal Office Of the war depart
nent has received ten bids for the con-
ltruction of a dirigible balloon, the bids
running from $4,000 to $4,000. The
specifications cover the construction of
1 balloon to carry combined weight
of $50 pounds and at least 100 pounds
II ballast and to have speed of twen-
y miles per hour in still air.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
BY MEAD PUBLISHING CO
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
Democratic State Convention.

Pursuant to the call of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee delegate convention OF
the Democratic party ofIowa LIS hereby called
to meet in the city of Cedar Rapids on Tues
day, March 26 1908, at the houriof 10 o'clock
a. M, the purpose of said assembly being to
provide representation from this state to the
Democratic National Convention to be held
at Denver, Colorado, on July Z, 1908, by the
election of four delegates and four alternates-
at-large and two delegates and two alter
mates from each of the eleven congressional
districts of the state. Also for the transac-
ton of such other business as the convention
may deem necessary and proper
The ratio of representation will be two dele
gates from each county and one additional
delegate for each 200 votes and fraction there
of above 100 votes cast for. Hon. Claude r.
Porter for governor at the last general cleo
ton, Upon such basis the counties of the
Fourth Congressional District win be entitled
to the number of delegates as set forth
below: 80 ~ -
Allamakee. ..s....,.1 III Cerro Gordo........ 6
Chickasaw ......... IL Clayton. ..:.,..16
Fayette. .s.......l3 Floyd ........s7
Howard. ............ 9 Mitchell. ............ B
Wtnneshiek. ....... 10 Worth...............3
All voters subscribing to the fundamental
principles of Democracy are invited to par
ticipate in the selection of delegates to this
convention.
BY order of the Democratic State Central
Committee Of Iowa.
Done at Des Moines, February 2, 1908.
j. F. McGINTY, G. w. MILLER,
Secretary. Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
INDUSTRIAL
Hud.on River TunneI opened.

Hudson River Tunnel Opened,
The first fully equipped train bearing
passengers to pass Under the Hudson
river made the trip from Fourteenth
street, New York city, to Hoboken,
N. J., Feb. 10. The party consisted OF
about fifty people, mainly railroad off,
cials, bankers and newspaper men. The
trip from, station to station occupied a
little over five minutes, and at the
conclusion OF the journey President
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
EDUCATIONAL
To Send Teacher. Abroad.

To Send Teachers Abroad.
The National Civic federation has
made arrangements to send 500 or
more public school teachers next fall
to England, Scotland, Ireland and the
continent to inspect the system Of
teaching and school methods generally
in foreign countries. This idea was
suggested by the success Of a similar
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL
More Treasury Facts Wanted.

More treasury Facts Wanted.
The senate has passed a resolution
introduced by Culberson ofsTexas dl.
srecting the secretary of the treasury
to inform the senate of any national
bank outside of New York city com.
planning By telegraph or letter to the
treasury department between Oct. 1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

panic and predicted
thatRooseyelt would
run again and win.
When the crash
came she says she
was one Of the few
who really had mon
ey. She loaned Har-
ry Payne Whitney a
million and others
various sums, but
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
Mine Operator a Suicide.

Galena, Kan, Feb. 22.-W. G. Griffin,
a wealthy mine operator, committed
suicide Friday by shooting. He was
weary of life because Of the infrmities
Of age.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
Approve Peace Treaty.

San Jose. Costa RIGA, Feb. 22.-Con.
gress Friday approved the treaty
signed by the Central American peace
conference at Washington In Decsm.
Der last.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
HoLLISTER's
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets

8uSy mcuIVIh0 bVsy veUpT6s
Brings Golden Health and Renewed vgoE.
A specific for Constipation. Indigestion, Liver
and Kidney troubles. Pimples. Eczema Impure
Blood. Bad Breath. Sluggish Bowels. Headache
ana BacKache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab 1
iet form. 80 cents o box Genuine made by
GOLDEN sTs FOR SALON PEOPLE
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

rled TO the French
Duo de Chaulnes at
her fathers New
York home, Feb. 15,
the ceremony being
performed by Mgr.
Michael ]. Lavelle
Of ST. Patrick.s ca.
thedral. The list Of
guests ipolHded
many men promi.
nent in business and
diplomatic circles.
Tho hvaAoso HnAL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28
Democratic County Convention.

Agreeable to the call Of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Iowa a delega te
convention of the Democratic party OF How
ard County is hereby called to meet at Court
House Hall in Cresco, on Saturday, March
81, 1908, at 2 p M, for the pose of selecting
8 delegates to the Democratic State Conven-
ton to be held at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on
Tuesday, March 26, 1908. Also for the pur-
pose of transacting such other business AZ the
convention may deem necessary and proper.
The ratio of representation will be one dole
gate for for each 25 votes or fraction thereof
cast for Hon. Claude r. Porter for governor
at the last general election. The several
precincts will be entitled to delegates as fol
lows:
Alton, LIST precinct. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IND .................-.......2
Forest Clty........... .....2
CHESTER. .......................... lob
Howard, LIST precinct. Observation-Disclosures
End '' ......................2
Howard Center. ..........................3
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....................3
New Oregon, LIST ecinct.................4
znu ..................4
OAK Dale...... ..........................1
Paris, LIST precinct. Observation-Disclosures
End ..........................3
Saratoga. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Vernon Springs. ..........................4
Cresco, LIST Ward. ..........................4
End +" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

The committees of the different precincts
are requested to call caucuses for the selec-
ton of delegates from their respective pre-.
cincts In accordance with above.
c. A. MARSHALL, Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28


denied explicitly numerous statements
to the effect that he had settled large
fortune upon the due prior to the we'd
ding. The bridal couple are to spend
their honeymoon In Florida and will
not 80 to Europe until May. s.
Flood Damage $2,5oo,ooo.
The recent heavy rains In the Ohio
valley caused severe foods and heavy
damage In and around Pittsburg, the
loss being estimated at $4,000 600. Be-
sides, mucl suffering ensued, and, thou
sands Of men were temporarily out Of
employment.
Famous Circus Man Dead.
William Sells, once noted al the
greatest bareback rider In the circus
ring, died recently at his home IN New
York city. He began to learn circus
riding when six years old and after
ward became proprietor Of travelling
show outfit
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-28

At times when you don't feel just
right, when you have bad stomach,
take something right away that will
assist digestion; not something that will
stimulate for time but something that
will positively do the work that the
stomach performs under ordinary and
normal conditions, something that will
make the food digest. To do this you
must take natural digestant like ko-
dol For Dyspepsia. Kodol is scientific
preparation of vegetable acids with
natural digestants and contains the
same juices found in 9, healthy stom-.
ach. Each dose will digest more than
5000 grains Of good food. It is sure to
afford prompt relief; it digests what
you eat and is pleasant to take. Sold
by 3. 7. Lomas Drug Co.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-16
C0NNECTICUT's LAWLEssNEss.
Indifference the Sole Reason Why ths
 State Is Not Redistrioted.

The esteemed Hartford Courant is everlastingly right fin asserting that the position of congressman at large in Connecticut should not exist. 1t says: The constitution calls for a redistricting after census which changes the representation. The cen- sus of 1900 gave us a fifth congress man. and the state quietly omitted to redistrict and just took the congress man" The Courant adds that there is no penalty for the failure to obey the United States law on the subject.
 The record of the state of Connecti- cut in this connection is discreditable but the gentleman who holds the post of congressman at large is free from blame He was a member of the gen eral assembly whose duty it was to redistrict the state, and he offered a plan. which on the whole. was a fair plan. He urged its adoption but re- ceived no encouragement from the leaders Of his party. He soon found that the members of congress did not care 10 have their lines disturbed in the fear that they might ieopardize their political future. By sort of an agreement among them. the necessary power was evolved to defeat all ac- tion. since when no one has had the moral courage to ask the general as- sembiy to act and obey the law off he country
 In declining to redistrict the state. Connecticut has consistently given a startling illustration of it's lavIess- ness. If one of its citizens should in the same manner take the care Of the laws into his own keeping. be would soon find a hospitable welcome await ing him at Wethersfeid. But our con- temporary is mistaken in saving that ther is no penalty for the failure to act There is If the violation of the law was brought Co the attention Of the house of representatives by the Connecticut delegation - obviously the protest of nobody else would eoJnt-that body Is authorized to act upon it. and. if the facts are as stat ed. directed to exclude the congress man at large until the law has been compiled with If MT LIIIev ehsaced tO be member of an opposing party he would have found out before this that there is q law and a penalty. Now that attention has been called 10 the states lsvIsss-sss. ought not the redis,rietinz of the state to bs in- eluded as pledge In the platforms of both parties this falIs Let oa- ssrvsrce of the Tzw take the rgzrs Of deliberate lzwlsssnsss-Ssw Haven Courier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-16

The Democrat feels that 1t did an injustice to two young men yes terday in a news item published in it's columns. These young men are home from college for the summer months, and in their spare moments have been trying to make an honest dollar. They have prepared con- coction for killing the much talked of elm tree beetles, and have applied it with good success in several places about town, and expect to make a second visit 70 some of these parties next week. Some displeased individual who was displeased with their work rushed them into print. The preparation used by these young men has been passed upon by Sup eTintendent Walker and city ofi- cisls have endorsed their work. SD that it appears they have been criti- cized harshly and without cause.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-16

opment and enjoyment of wealth so great and blessing so benign there shall be an equal opportunity for all" Those workers on the average earned $500 a year, so the country loses $1SS,SS2,o0O which they would have produced by their labor if pres ent politics had not produced panic and the prolonged business depres- sion which even sunshine clubs are unable to dispell the gloom of. For equal opportunity for all" the tariff must be reformed so that the few will not be protected in plundering the many; republican extravaganza must be replaced with democratic frugality in public expenditures. for the country cannot continue prosper ous that is spending s60,o00,00o a year more than it can force the peo' ple to pay in tariff and other taxes.