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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
METHODISTs SEE CANNON
COMMITTEE ASKS PASSAGE OF
LlTTLEFlELD MEASURE.
"czar" of the House Tells Them Sen.
ator Knox Has Declared the Bill
Unconstitutional.

Washington, May IA committee
from the board of bishops Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, whose general
conference called on Speaker Cannon
and presented to him resolutions
that had been adopted by the confer
ence asking that the Littlefield inter-
state liquor shipment bill, now pend
ing before the judiciary committee OF
the house, be reported with favorable
recommendation; that the house pass
the bill and send it to the senate for
consideration, and that action be had
there before the adjournment OF the
present session of congress.
Among the members of the commit
tee were Gov Hanly of Indiana, Gov,
Hoch of Kansas, Judge Charles A,
Pollock Of Fargo, N. D.; DR.. A. p.
Leonard Of New York city and L. G.
Murdoch of Hinston, Pa.
The preamble to the resolution
stated that there is doubt among
the members of the house Judiciary
committee, as well as among some of
the ablest lawyers of the country as to
the constitutionality of the bill, and
pointed out the advisability of having
the measure interpreted by the su.
preme court Of the United States,
Speaker Cannon, after reading the
resolution aloud, alluded to the consid-
Grafton that has been given to this
question by the senate committee on
the judiciary and called attention to
the report of Senator Knox declaring
the Littlefield and other bills to be un-
constitutional, which he considered a
very able document. He said that IL
congress attempted to overreach and
infringe upon the prerogatives of the
state the state would soon "thun-
der"
To this proposition Gov. HaAlY read
lily assented. Continuing, Mr.. Cannon
said that If the states should attempt
to infringe on the judiciary, the judi.
ciary would thunder The speaker
said the resolution would be given
proper reference to the proper com
mittee under the rules Of the house
and he could speak for congress in
promising that the matter would have
all due consideration.
The speaker was rather inclined to
think that better results would be oh:
tanned if the conference pursued the
lines of bill drafted by Mr.. Knox
after rejecting the Littlefield measure
which, he said, was pronounced by a
committee of able lawyers in the sen.
ate to be constitutional
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
uNEARTH WHOLESALE MURDER.
Many Bodies Discovered in Yard Of
Burned Indiana Home.

Laporte, Ind, May 6.-Four mutilat.
ed bodies were found Tuesday buried
in the back yard of the Guinness home
which was burned recently, in which
fire Mrs. Guinness and her children
persisted. The bodies prove that there
was murder committed in each case,
Late Tuesday afternoon 1t was re-
ported that three additional bodies
had been dug up in the Guinness yard.
They were bodies of two males and
a female. The body of Miss Olson was
found buried two feet under that Of
Heldgren and covered with mattress
on top Of which, it is reported, the
bodies of the other three unknown
persons were found.
A man named Lamphere worked
for Mrs. Guinness at the time Of the
disappearance of Heldgren and 1t ID
stated appeared one day in a local
barber shop wearing coat belonging
to Heldgren and carrying Heldgren's
gun. Asked why he was carrying a
gun he said, it is reported, he did not
know what moment he might need 1t.
It was current gossip at the time that
Lamphere was Jealous Of Mrs, Guar
ness and Heldgren. The body of Held
gren was identified by scar on the
skull and by the teeth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
QUESTION THAw DETENTION.
Lawyers for White Slayer File Trav.
erse to Habeas Corpus Return.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 9.-Coun-
sci for Harry X. Thaw filed in the
Duchess county clerks office Friday
a traverse to the return on Thaws
writ of habeas corpus. The chief
question raised by the traverse is the
constitutionality of Thaw's commit
ment to the Matteawan state hospital.
1t is alleged that the return made by
DR.. Amos T. Baker is invalid, null
and void. 1t is claimed the commit
ment is insufficient for Thaw's further
detention because it does not show
that Thaw was ever arraigned before
Justice Bowling, who made the COM
mitment, or that any witnesses were
produced or examined in his presence
or that Thaw had an opportunity to
deny the charge of insanity, or that
his going at large would be dangerous
to public peace and safety, or that
any evidence was produced to show
in what manner Thaw was incapaci-
tated or unfit to conduct himself prop
erly, or that he was dangerous to him
self or others.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
THOMAS TEMPORARILY
COMMANDS THE FLEET
ADMIRAL sPERRY TAKES UP THE
RElNs FRIDAY, SUCCEEDING
ROBLEY D. EVANS.
FIGHTING BoB'S" FLAG
is DOWN FOR GOOD
Simple Ceremony Takes Place Aboard
Connecticut, and Former Leader of
Atlantic Squadron Departs for Cap
Ital-May Get New Title.

San Francisco, May 11.-Saturday
was the last day of Rear Admiral Robley
%. Evans command of the Atlantic
fleet. He was succeeded as com,
mander-in-chief by Rear Admiral
Charles M. Thomas, who will retain
the office but five days, stepping aside
Friday in favor of Rear Admiral
Charles G. Sperry.
Resting from his arduous duties of
the past two days, Admiral Evans
spent Saturday quietly at the st.
Francis hotel The stress of social re-
guirements weighed somewhat heavily
upon him in his present weakened
condition and it was thought that the
ceremonies on the Connecticut Satur:
day would not require his presence.
The physicians who have been in con.
slant attendance upon the admiral for
months stated that his health is stead.
lily improving, Notwithstanding his ex.
ertions of the past week. He is in
better physical condition than when
he left the springs to return to the
fleet at Santa Cruz.
Ceremonies Are Simple,
The ceremonies attending the trans:
fer of the command were not on any
elaborate scale. It was the intention
of Admirals Evans and Thomas that
only the regulation requirements OF
the occasion would be observed. The
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
SHIPS CREW IN GRAVE PERIL.
One Hundred Men on Stranded
Steamer Disabled in Storm.

New York, May s.-oae hundred
men on the disabled stranded ship
Peter Rickmers were In peril Thurs
day afternoon. The big ship plunged
helplessly about in a tumbling, pitch
ing sea on sandbar about 1000 yards
off shore, not far from Fire island.
Three of her masts were gone, half
of her cargo of case oil had been
cast into the sea, and she was pounded
by battery of waves which neither
she nor any other ship similarly placed
could long endure. Two lifelines were
sent out to the Rickmers Thursday
when it became apparent that those
on board might require quick assis.
lance, but the waves drove the vessel
steadily but slowly westward, the
lines gave way and the only link OF
safety between ship and shore was de.
stroyed
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
ROOSEVELT TAKES A REST
PRESIDENT AT PINE KNOT, VA.
FOR SHORT STAY.
Chief is Accompanied by His Wife
and Party Of Six others-Gen-
eral outing Is Object,

Pine Knot, Va, May 8.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and other mem
bers of the family, with five guests, ar
rived late Thursday afternoon and
went to Mrs. Roosevelt's country
place for brief outing. The party
Travelled on a special train, consisting
OF a parlor car and a baggage car,
over the Southern railway, reach
ing here after five o'clock, max
ing the run of 1870 miles on slow
schedule. Carriages were in waiting
at North Garden to carry the party
to Pine Knot, where arrangements for
the comfort of the visitors had been
made.
The party Will return to Washing
ton Monday evening. Horseback
riding and general outing is
the object of the visit. When
Mrs. Roosevelt purchased the Pins
Knot property some years ago
the president inaugurated the custom
of paying several visits year there,
and he has spent q number of Christ.
mas and Thanksgiving.d days In that
vicinity with his family and guests.
His only opportunity this spring
seemed to be at the present time. and
he took advantage of it.
Boston, May 8.-President Roose.
welt has tentatively promised to be
a guest at barbecue to be held at
Point Of Pines, Revere, on July 16
| under the auspices Of the Bssex
Middlesex, Norfolk and Plymouth
clubs, sll Republican organizations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12

blue and double-starred pennant Of
Admiral Evans was run down from the
maintop with salute of 10 guns, and
as the flag of Admiral Thomas WAS
broken out similar salute was given.
Admiral Thomas boarded the flagship
as soon as the colors of his predeces-
sor were lowered and Immediately as
sumed direction of the affairs of the
fleet.
Saturday night Admiral Evans, ac-
companied by his family, and members
of his personal star left the hotel in
carriages and were driven to the depot
where they boarded the train for
Washington
New Title a Possibility.
At the close OF the banquet given
here by the city to Secretary Of the
Navy Metcalf and officers of the COM
bined fleets it was resolved to send
the following telegram to congress re-
Questing that Admiral Evans be
created vice-admiral: "The citizens
of California, approaching the services
rendered by the man at the direction
of whose hands the fleet was brought
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, move
that he be made a vice-admiral."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
KEEP THE KIDNEYS
WE'LL.
Health is Worth Saving and Some
Cresco People Know How to
Save 1t.

Many Cresco people take their lives
in their hands by neglecting the kid
neys when they know these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are RESPONSE
BILE for vast amount of suffering and
ill health, but there is no need to suffer
nor to remain in danger when all dis
eases and aches and pains due to weak
kidneys can be quickly and permanently
cured by the use of Doan's Kidney
Pills. Here is Cresco citizens rec
ommendation.
John Birtwistle, builder and contrac-
tor of East Peck street, Cresco, Iowa,
says: 81 suffered from kidney COM
plant for some time. My back often
became so sore that / could hardly
stoop. l was forced to rise frequently
at night as secretions from the Kidneys
were irregular, sometimes excessive
and sometimes scanty. Doan's Kidney
Pills procured at MILF drug store not
only stopped the pains in my back but
corrected the action of the kidney Sc
cretions and improved my health gem
orally"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milb Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans and
take no other;
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
BAY STATE FOR BRYAN.
Massachusetts Democratic Convention
Pledges Delegates to commoner.

Boston, May s.-The Democratic
state convention for the nomination
of delegates-at-large to the national
convention at Denver, held Thursday,
was thrown into confusion over the
question of adopting resolutions in
structing delegates-at-large to vote
for William j. Bryan for president,
and whether the delegates should De
elected by exclamation. The commit
tee on resolutions did not come to a
decision on the Bryan question until
after the hour for the convention to
meet had passed. AS finally ac-
copied by the committee the resolu-
ton instructed the delegates to vote
for Bryan. The resolutions as pre-
sented to the convention were de-
clared adopted by the chairman, but
the action was doubted. A motion to
reconsider was jeered and was not
submitted to the assembly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
CHEAT DEATH OF Y LIVES
TARs ON BOARD OF STRANDED
STEAMER RESCUED.
After Facing Death for Over a Day,
They Finally Make Their Way
to Safety in Boats.

New York, May 9.-Seventy-two
men who for more than "a hours had
been facing death in the raging sea
near Fire island, were rescued from
the crumbling hulk of the big German
ship Peter Rickmers Friday. The res
cue was effected after one of the
most trying experiences the life
savers on this exposed coast had ever
been called upon to face. No less
than dozen times hope of saving the
men on the doomed ship was all but
abandoned, and it was only the cas-
ing of the gale and terrific sea that
made rescue possible. Fortunately
not a man was lost and it is be-
lieved that not one of them suffered
any permanent harm as result OF
their long fight against death. The
great steel ship, one of the finest sail
ing vessels that ever rode the sea, is
a total wreck Her bow and stern
have been completely torn off by the
waves, her masts were ripped out, her
deck houses and bridge swept away,
and she is full of water. She is
lying far back on the bar, and it is
unlikely even that any effort will be
made to tow her to deep water again.
The Rickmers struck the sand bar
about ten miles from Fire island
April 80. while bound out from New
York for Europe. At first it was be-
lieved that she would be foated with
out difficulty, but as the wind contin-
ued and she drove farther and farther
on the shelving bar her position be-
came serious. Even then, when the
wind decreased, it was believed that
she would be foated without serious
damage after portion of her cargo
of case oil had been jettisoned.
The storm had subsidized sufficiently
to permit the wreckers on board the
ship to launch their boats, and they
came ashore unaided. Then line
was sent to the wreck, and the crew OF
the ship were brought to the beach
They were taken to Freeport, L. L.
and thence by train to New York.
An unknown steamer was Friday
reported ashore off the Chadwick life
saving station, five miles north O
Barnegat bay, near Toms river, New
Jersey. The crew of the Chadwick
life saving station went to the as
sistance of the stranded steamer.
thick fog prevailed off the coast.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
TRAIN ROBBERS kill
EXPRESS messenger
BANDITS MURDER EMPLoYE ON
RIO GRANDE ROAD NEAR
DENVER, COL.
pESPERADoEs FAIL
TO GET LARGE sum
Their Booty Amounts to Less Than
500, Because of Vain Efforts to
Enter strong safe-Dead Man Old
est In company's Service.

Denver, Col, May Strain robbers,
who boarded Denver & Rio Grande
train No. at Castle Rock Thursday,
murdered Express Messenger Charles
H. Wright, aged GO, employed by the
Globe Express Company.
From the dead messenger the rob-
bers took the keys to small safe in
the baggage car, which they opened
and took the contents, in all worth
less than $500.
Bandits Fail to Get Big Loot.
A big safe in the car, which con-
tanned large sum of money, and
the combination Of which is known
only to clerks of the company in the
principal stations along the route, was
tempered with, but the robbers were
unable to enter it.
The body was discovered by G. M.
Bishop, chief night clerk of the Globe
company's office at the Denver union
depot, and B. M. Peterson, his as
sistant. These men went to the car
to get express and could not get
through the door, which should have
been opened by Wright. Wright was
lying beside the big safe in pool
OF blood.
Was Oldest Messenger.
Wright is one Of the oldest mes
sengers in the business and lived with
his wife and family at 342 Lincoln
avenue, Denver.
The train was through one from
Ogden to Denver and carried no mail.
The robbers entered through side
window, which they broke open. From
this window they shot and instantly
killed the messenger, who died with
his gun in his hand.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
RICH YOUTHS TO ouELL RIDERS.
Members of Millionaire Families Of
for Scene Of Outbreaks.

-
Columbus, o., May 9.-Troop A, the
crack mounted company of the Ohio
National Guard from Cleveland, many
members of which belong to million
aire families in the Forest City, passed
through Columbus Friday on special
train for the scene of the outbreak in
the tobacco fields in southern Ohio.
The troop went from here over the
Norfolk &, Western railroad to the
junction this side. of Portsmouth
where it was detrained and was
then routed to Sardinia. From there
the troop will go to Ripley to report
for duty to assist the other troops to
patrol the Ohio river and prevent any
night riders from Kentucky from
making raids on the Ohio side.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Farm Lands Flooded.

Madison, Ind, May S.-Heavy rains
again flooded this locality, damaging
farm lands, drowning livestock and
washing out bridges. In the north
eastern part of the city houses were
inundated Fire alarms were sound
ed to have wagons ready to save peo-
pie and property if 1T was found neces-
sary for them to vacate their homes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
New Order Refused.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May illus
tice Morschauser refused Saturday to
sign an order directing Dr. Amos T..
Baker, acting superintendent Of the
Matteawan asylum, to turn over to A.
Russell Peabody, as next friend and
personal attorney of Harry K. Thaw,
all the personal property taken from
Thaw when he was received at Mat
teawan on February and since then
in the possession Of DR.. Baker.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Asks cIosina Of Schools

New York, May s.-Following an
investigation begun at the time Of the
Collinwood CO., school disaster, Fire
Commissioner Hayes has transmitted
to the New York board Of education
recommendations that 10 public
school buildings in the city be closed
or rebuilt at once The fire commits
sioner declares that the schools are
,,,co 20
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
BANKERS WILL is SET ASIDE.
BY Jury's Verdict spirltuaIIsts Lose
Estate Of 100000.

Bloomington, ILL.,, May 11.-A YER
dict was rendered by jury in court
here Saturday setting aside the will
of Banker Thomas Crumbaugh, who
left 100000 to the Spiritualist church.
The verdict followed sensational
trial at which letters were produced to
show that Crumbaugh had been unduly
influenced by alleged mediums who
claimed to be in communication with
the spirit of the bankers infant son.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Receiver for Estate.

Atlanta. Ca, May 11.-Forrest
Adair of this city was appointed re-
ceiver for the estate of the late Wal
ker P. Inman, valued in the neighbor-
hood of s40O0,000 The appointment
was made by Judge Pengleton of the
Fulton county supreme court ON appli-
cation OF John l.. Hopkins & Sons and
King, Spalding & Little.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Four Perish In a Fire.

st. Jehasburg, Va, May 1.-THE ex-
plosion of kitchen gas stove in the
tenement Of John Wilson Friday set
fire to the interior and caused the
death Of four persons, two by burn
ing and the others by suffocation.
The dead are: Mrs John Wilson,
aged 40; Miss Mary Lee, her sister,
aged 16 years; Sarah Wilson, her
daughter, three years; John Wilson,
her son, two years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Crowned Heads at Jubilee

Vienna, May s-The heads of the
princely houses of Germany, led by
Emperor William, have assembled in
Vienna to present their congratula-
lions to Emperor Francis Joseph on
the occasion of the diamond jubilee
of his reign as emperor-king of Aus
tria-Hungary and to inaugurate a
series Of festivities with which the
jubilee is to be celebrated through
out the dual monarchy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Common to Both Professions,

Maudie's papa is night editor on q
newspaper, fact which Maudie ap-
parently hasn't learnt; for when some
pne asked her few days ago what her
father did for living, she replied:
IT div 1t up. fink he's burglar,
'tause he's out all might" Royal Mag
azine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
confesses to Blowing Up Train.

Butte, Mont, May 9.-In a detailed
confession Lewis Ferris, the young
Italian who dynamited the Burlington
train near Bird in which two men lost
their lives, tells of breaking the lock
of the powder house of the West Olive
branch mine with rock, stealing As
sticks of dynamite and placing the en-
tire amount on the tracks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Killed by Explosion and Fire.

Marietta, o., May 11.-Superintendent
Joseph Young of the county infirmary,
injured in an explosion and fire which
destroyed portion of that institu-
ton at noon Friday, died in the eve-
ming. His body was burned and his
right leg was shattered by jumping
from a window
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Student Riotino CHARGE Lifted

Ann Arbor, Mich, May 9.-The
charge of rioting preferred against Is
University of Michigan students as a
result of the student outbreak here
March 16, when mob. of 1000 stu
dents attacked and wrecked the Star
theater, was dismissed Friday in the
Washington circuit court after the
students had reimbursed the county.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Ex.Premier,s Brother Dead

London, May 1.-THE death is an
nounced of the Right Honorable James
Alexander Campbell, brother OF the late
premier, Sir Henry Campbell Banner.
man. He was born in 1925 and was a
.mefnber OF parliament from the uni.
yersities of Glasgow and Aberdeen
from 1850 to 1906,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
An Anomaly.

Agitator-Don't you know, sir, that
in this country the rich are growing
richer and the poor poorer?
Patrisk-Then it's rich OF must be,
for Dim a moighty soight better OFF
than OF waz when OF landed.-N. Y.
Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Mrs. Lipscomh Acquitted,

Cleveland, O., May s.-Mrs. Chris
tiana Lipscomb, who was arrested fol-
lowing the mysterious shooting of her
husband and later placed on trial for
murder, was acquitted Wednesday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Director Fatally Burned

Marietta, O., May 9.-When gas ex.
ploded Friday in the Washington coun-
ty infirmary east of this city the en-.
tire structure was soon enveloped in
flames. Infirmary Director Young was
fatally burned. The fire is still burn.
ing and the loss will reach into the
thousands. The infrmary has 200 in.
mates.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
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SIays Wife and Self.

Huntsville, Ont, May 11.-Nelson
Smith of Allendale, railway en-
sineer, came to Huntsville, and, going
to the house where his wife was Wis
iting, killed her and then blew his
brains out. Jealousy is given as the
cause.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Girl criminaIIy Assaulted.

Augusta, Ga, May 11.--Lula May
Leopard, nine years old, daughter Of
Mr.. bolivar Leopard of Langley, g. c.,
was criminally assaulted by an I'M
known white man and il in critical
condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
EXTRA Particular.

isn't he man who always prides
himself on doing the appropriate
thing?"
rs he? When he fell overheard in
that little blight, he began to swim dog
fashion. "-Baltimor American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Tho Retort courteousL.

Miss Flypp (coyly)-n you believe
that it's love that makes the world go
round?
Mr.. Hipple-Indeed 1 do. Notice
how soon midnight comes when /
spend the evening with you.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-12
Brutal Murder in minnesota.

Lake Benton, Mimi, May S.-John
Lorenson, aged "A years, an employee
Of mill, was brutally murdered
Wednesday. The man suspected of
the crime escaped.