Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-30

tne aieSeu snOollng OF GoeDel, was
pardoned out of the state penitentiary
at Frankfort. Both men received pub.
tic demonstrations from their friends
and went at once to see their families,
After resting at health resort Powers
will resume the practice Of law. At his
last trial the jury disagreed. In the
eight years since the first trial seven
of the jurors who tried him have
dropped dead.
Verdict Against the Oil Trust.
In the rebate suit brought by the
federal government at Rochester.
N. Y, against the Standard Oil com.
pany last June the jury has rendered
verdict Of guilty as indicted on forty
counts, thus making the maximum fine
possible 100000.
A Truce In Gambling War.
Since the passage of the anti-racine
bills by the New York legislature and
their signing by the governor the DO
lice authorities have endeavored to
stop all betting ut the race tracks, and
at Gravesend, New York, fourteen men
We're arrested on the charge Of yiolat-
Ing the new law by some form Of bet
ting. Pending the test of the law in
these cases. racing continued, but with
small attendance of the public and
without any open signs of betting. At
the same time 1t was reported that the
pool rooms had opened up and were
doing thriving bushes. 1t was ru-
mored that the English credit form of
betting would be tried to circumyent
the law.
Test of tho Commodity Clause.
In their defense against the govern
ments suits relating to the commodity
clause of the rate law now being heard
before the United States circuit court
at Philadelphia the seven anthracite
railroad companies have made answer
that the clause is unconstitutional be-
cause 1t does not regulate, but pro-
htbits, Interstate commerce, because
the penalties are excessive, because It
dlscriminates unjustly and for other
reasons.
Second Capitol Graft AcquittaI.
After an all night session the Harris
burg Jury acquitted Representative
Cassel and Architect Huston for con-
spiracy to defraud the state in connec-
ton with the new capitol and also ac-
quilted under instructions Of the court
former State officers Snyder, Mathews
and Shumaker. Costs were imposed
upon the state. This will not interfere
with proceedings to recover some Of
the enormous profits on capitol trim
mings.
louisiana Against Betting.
By vote Of to 7 the Louisiana SEN
ate committee ordered favorable re-
port on the bill to prohibit race track
betting in the state which has already
passed the house. The bill is known as
the Locke bill. Archbishop Bleak Of
New Orleans has been active in the
fight for the bill.
Mrs. Hart]e Gets Decision.
The court at Pittsburg decided In ia
vor Of Mrs. Hartje against her hus-
band in the divorce case begun over a
year ago. He is to pay her $1,000 a
year and $4,000 for trial expenses.
Mrs. Hartje was her own lawyer.
Priest Brings BiIlik Respite.
Herman Billik, the Chicago fortune
teller, on the day set for his execution
for the alleged poisoning of his wife,
four daughters and the milkman was
respited upon the appeal of the Rev.
Father O'Callahan, who swore that
revelations Of the confessional had con-
WINGED him Of the innocence of the ac-
cused. Extraordinary efforts had been
put forth by citizens to induce Govern
or Deneen to pardon the man, all to no
avail, and he was expecting the call to
the galiows when the respite came
which took the case to the supreme
court.