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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-08

Glueers ASKING LOT compete luIOru6
ton in regard to the freight and pas.
senger business of this town. He is
locating engineer for the proposed
Sioux City. Climbing Hill and Ida
Grove Electric railroad. line propos
ed by the farmers, OF eastern Wood
bury county, and he seems to be Ger.
tain Of results. This project is con.
nected In no way with the Des Moines
& Sioux City road.
The Franklin Benjamin company Of
Iowa City was awarded the electric
lighting contract Of Muscatine at the
meeting of the city council, their bid
being the lowest submitted.
The Iowa. college for the blind has
closed another very successful years
work with a graduating class Of nine
bright young atudents OF the state.
The Iowa City Masonic Temple as.
sociation will begin the erection OF !
new $4,000 building at the corner OF
College and Clinton streets. the d.
mansions of the structure to be 80x9e
feet.
The Farmers Trust G. Savings bank
OF Sioux City. capitalized at 100000
and headed by James F. Toy. D. c..
Shull. J. Fred Toy and others. has
filed Its articles Of Incorporation in
the Office of the county recorder.
Fifty-six dollars and Logan Brooks.
the colored porter at barber shop in
Muscatine are missing. and the police
are making an effort to locate Brooks,
believing that in doing SO they will
secure some of the missing money.
Dale Shirk. of Baldwin. aged 10
years. was fatally shot, dying ten min
utes later. and his brother. Curtis
Shirk. aged 10 wsa seriously wound
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-06-08
w. j. MEAD'S
Oiolin Studio,

over w. A. Glass's Restaurant. Special
attention given to beginners on the Violin
and Will also accept the somewhat advanced
pupils on wind instruments such as horns
with valves Price so cents per lesson-houy
lessons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
MRS. RIDLEY INNOCENT
ALBANIAN HELD FOR LAR.
cENY IN NEW JERSEY.
Picked Up Jewel on Sleeper Which
Had Been Lost by An
other Woman.

Washington.-Congrcssman William
Richardson. Of Alabama. has returned
to the city after spending several DAYS
IN Newark, y. J.. where he went to tss.
tify To the high character Of Mr.. Fran
ees Robinson Ridley. of Huntsville, un-
der indictment for grand larceny. Judge
Richardson eNpres-e. Indignation at the
manner in which the case against Mrs.
Ridley i being prosecuted. A. he believes
her to BE- an innoceut woman, Certainly
Of the Purest reputation.
Mrs. Ridley was arrested March IS.
last. a. shs arrived at New York from
Atlanta. charged with the theft OF lew.
els by Mr.. Andrew Albright. Of New
York. They were in the same Sleeper.
Mrs. Ridley found IN the ladies dressing
room bag containing Jewels. which she
retained with the intention of handing
to the proper authorities a. .oon a. she
reached Newark. To her surprise. she
vas arrested
Judge Richardson said that there il No
sort of case against Mrs Ridley. and
it 10 an outrag- that she i Mt tired
and vinsiicsted withou; th- shghse-t d.
lay. She y on hond. whieh sk- 49, am
ply abb 10 give. Mrs RiiIsy's exe~p
tssnaily hfrh ehzrs<s-s sma --p-s@l y---s-
ton wAs testified to IN d~pp-itiaas By
prominent Southern eitiErns. inrlssliug
Ssnafor McIaurin an.l Senator-cl-et Jn0
>harp Williams.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Secretary Roots BAD start

Despite his great abilities and his
unique prestige. Senator Root has
made bad start in the senate. Il was
not becoming that a man who had
never before sat In a legislative body
should have presumed To lecture men
grown gray In legislative activities
upon the proprieties and duties Of
senatorial service. II is never be
coming In any man al the beginning
OF any career TO pose ss an expert and
lay down the laW % others older in
service than himself In overlooking
this rule. in presumiug to help the
senate to better methods aaI nan
nsrs. Mr.. Root has suffered a serious
humiliation and IN trufh something
of setback IN his senatorial sfaf.sS
II Mr. Root Is The msn b. ts tha,.xh.
To Be. he ~fl learn souiashinr fruu
his sxp-rieace and n sA@ ED wfn -.
no toser ~ a. Hut ~ xsn nzv~ so
Rove cautiously Anything Ike aa
exhioiftcz a reS<afmenf. wtth = fss--
TIER eTort 70 ASSUME the charueser a
guide ard pellosopker of the seua
toriai bosiy before hts oxn sat "A.
fairly gotten scru- Wtn DESTROY as
respect in TIE s~nata ana nafnfs the
Nurkirx ralze ~ Ais arknnRfaaxs,s n
tsllectaal paNers EoF NJ Raas a
'or al msn- srsat or sazau. - psllsey
o. Eaotesfy = si~ays the best poliey
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK
IDENTIFIED As ELSIE sIGEL.
NEW YORK MISSIONARY.
Body So Badly Decomposed Father
Could Not Identify It-chin-
aman Suspected.

New York.-Packed in steamer
trunk, tied with ropes and left in a
stuify little room in a house oocIpied
principally by Chinese, the body OF a
young woman was discovered Friday.
All indications are that IT was . mur.
der by s,rangulation.
The murder, following closely upon
the recent finding of the dismembered
body Of a man on the East Side. give
the New York police two sor,iid N.Y.
teries to work upon The police in
their Investigations found Henry barn
well. who i interested in the American
izing of Chinese. He gave the police a
valuable clue in that he described q
Chinaman who formerly occupied the
room where the body was found. While
there Is nO direct evidence TO eonnec,
this Chinamsn with the murder. the fact
that he was the last ocrupsnt of the
room makes him a valuable witness At
least.
A number Of letters which the policr
expect will throw light on the case we're
found in the room where the body va.
discovered One written in English. ad-
dressed to the missing Chinaman who o.
eupied the room. but unsigned. warned
him that il he did no, stop paying at
tenfion to Elsie SigeI- be wcuh meet a
terrible fate. The other letters found
were written by a girl who signed herself
Elsie
According to the police. the mi-sives
were written in terms Of endearmsut-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
BURDEN FALLS ON THE POOR
the Wealthy to Escape Paying
Their Just Share.

To the Worlds demand that con
gT-ss shall reduce the cost Of living.
tax wealth. not poverty. the Troy
Press objects.
-Of course the outcry 20 tax wealth.
not poverty. Is cheap demaEoEy. for
here wealth is taxed propcrtionately
The Law reads in effect that a million
dollars worth be assessed for that
amount. whether IL Is cwned by one.
dozen. or a thousaud individuals
This Is common sense. Just taxation
Only in the case Of real estate Is
y even approximately true that
wealth Is taxed proportionately. TIE
personal property OF very rich men
almost entirely escapes taxation. Fran
chise values are taxed In New York.
but for years their owners have fought
OF payments.
These remarks apply only to state
and local taxation. Federal taxation
instead Of proportionately burdcning
the rich. is laid almost entirely upon
consumption: and IL is so levied as
to fall most heavily upon the cheapest
grades OF articles most commonly con
sumed. Poor men must have food.
clothes and shelter for themselves and
their children. who are more numer-
Gus than the children Of the rich. and
these things are heavily taxed
The result is higher average cost
OF living for people Of moderate means
than obtains in any other country.
and in ironic recompense therefor a
great group Of tariff made millionaires
whose vast wealth. whose eXtrava.
gance and whose follies in the second
and third geenration are the wonder
and sometimes the scandal of the
world
II wealth really were taxed in pro
portion. this country would be an
even better one to live in.-New York
World.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

Americans who intend to take 1T.
tie tours OF the beaten track this sea
son in Europe. writes a woman from
Innsbruck. would better be careful
on the Austroitalian border. Three
tourists from Bosnia merchant. A
lawyer and a student-Were making
the tour Of the Lago di Garda. and
were stopped on the Austrian border
and taken 70 the earablnieri barracks
on suspicion OF being spies. For
hours they we're questioned and cross
questioned. every vesfiee Of their
clothing was searched. their knap-
sacks were ransacked. bur nothing 10
indicate that they we're spies was
found. and late al night after a Try
ing experience. they we're set free. II
was fortunate for them that they had
no Photographic instrument in their
outfit In that instance their release
would have been a more difficult mat.
ter"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Democratic Senators Rebused.

The senate voted to retain the
Dutch standard test OF sugar. which
Is wholly in the interest OF the sugar
trust. and To maintain the present
rates. thus giving the trust the pres
ent ciferential between the cost OF
raw and that Of refined sugar. The
duty on refined sugar Is sls0 a hun
dred pounds and on raw ST. I, was
proposed to make the former duty
sis2is. This would have reduced the
margin IN favor OF the trust from 80
cents 10 s2ts cents a hundred pounds.
or By ~ cents But the proposi-
tiou vas defeated. only si1 insurgent
Republicans. Including senator B-ver-
idxe. voting for the reduction The
two -nemocratic- senators from
Louisiana voted against both the pro
ps's.f amentnents- The correspondent
u the Cincinnati Enquirer. xith a
pieturessu%ness that Is to b. highly
commended. says.
TIE r~salt q these tvo votes sas
irum~tist-ly flashed over 60 New York
b. t1s agents os the SUGAR trust. and
tgubtiess the teEsxcles Of the octopus
rre xotng through the gyrations OF a
salo1@ dancer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

Woman Arrested for Unique offsnse
at Louisville.

Louisville, Ky.-Scarcely psralleled in
the history of the .postofiiee department
of the United States Is the case Of Miss
Frances konx. who was taken into Gus
tody by Postoffice Inspector Susong on
q charge of defacing mail boxes and
mail by the use of filth
For more than two months Mr.. SUI
song. assisted by thirty meh of the post
Office department and by twenty-five or
more detectives and patrolmen, has
sought the perpetrator of the crimes,
which number scores and scores Of de
faced mail boxes.
With a description of . woman given
him inspector Susong late Friday night
recognized Miss Konz, and he followed
her. She went to a mail box and with
a can poured a quantity of filth into the
mail receptacle.
Each time after q mail box was de-
faced by pouring the filth into it. the
mail therein was unfit for distribution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

OF what use is it for Mr.. Dolliver 10
urge Mr.. Aldrieh 10 get that ghost.
the British manufacturer. out OF his
system! II Mr.. Aldrieh really be-
ieves that the attacks on his sehed.
ules are prompted by British manu-
facturers." as he says. he will prob
ably so continue He Is hopeless.
There are only few thousand Brit
ish manufacturers. and they have no
votes here. There are eighty-odd mil
lion American consumers with voices
TO protest But Mr.. Aldrieh is school.
man enough to repeat of his British
bogy: Il believe because it is in
possible"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

Artsuus Warfs wfitaEnesz 10 sar.
rtse~ rs sifes reiagiurs oa tke Al
tar e hts eouatry was uux mere "a
th~fieally E~Ee7uszz than N~m Harr-
shtres rsadia=ss 70 rss5ss Gaunuzr,.
the tari~ on uhear S~uafcr Calm.
Eer. a priest o. the star1 szaf hi--.
arehy. AS IL - Ntse ahakhss Is rr.-
sentin< p-tffion - this e-ect fruu
tae Nh-at euasaulers ~ AS state Lac
the irish lan4iurd who marued htx
ir1fe tenants tat thsir uar1sr q Al.
agent eoala roS iatlaa.3ats hlr.. Sena-
tor GaiiiHxeT could say II ynrs ,hf-k
20 scare ne cut of AKA tarf~s Tor
NsW Hampshire pro4acts b. slaSafnx
NEBRASKA Wheat ycu are mnch ais
taken A for Nehrassa and the
other wheat states. they welconae tie
issue The wheat tari1 has never
Jet hsld up the prfce % wheat TN
after nothing EaS left bat the fzx sua
of a crop. and that mostly IN spacula-
tors hands. II Ne~ Haapshire
thinks otherwise IL Is fortunate. Il
may open the way 20 trade free wheat
for lower tariffs and lover prices on
the paper. lumber. leather. cotton
and vooleu goods that Neu Hamp-
shire has 70 sell us.-Nebraska state
Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
NO. 33.
FOR MORE DAYLIGHT
SIMPLE SCHEME THAr SECURES
TWO ADDITIONAL HOURS
Change In Standard os Tine. While
Hsrmina Nobody. Seemingly Would
Add Much to the Enjoy
rnent Of All.


n. on MAY ist Of each year. ths
standard Of time throughout the Unit
I'd States was advanced two hours.
so that what l. nov ave O'Clock b.
came seven o'clock. etc. and changed
back 10 our present standard on Oct
l. Il would add greatly TO the health.
comfort. and pleasure OF all. through
the summer. without neccssitating any
change a. 10 daily habits. or create
any more confusion than II a western
man went 90 some point east. having
a time one or two hours faster than
that 10 which he was accustomed. but
would give two hours additional Iirht
for recreation and health giving exer-
else and the use Of two Of the coolest
and best hours Of the day for iabcr.
Americans. In this manner. would OBJ
tain what those In England greatly
enjoy today. namely. two additional
hours OF light
This would leave the same number
of hours for business and sleep as
now. and would give two better hours
for the days work. and two aidl-
ing hours. which today are too short
TO be OF much benefit to those living
any considerable distance from their
place of business. and. as the hours
after business are the only portion OF
the week day devoted 20 pleasure and
exercise the lengthening of same
would BE- appreciated by all.
=. g..
than outdoor exercise. such as ball.
tennis. golf. boating. bathing. garden
ing. etc. 50 why not readjust the hours
devoted TO business. sleep. and pleas
ure TO the benent OF all.
Thousands OF families would. uader
these circumstances. move into the
country or suburbs. who are nov held
back b. the fact that the men at the
present time could not reach their
homes until too late TO get much bene-
NJ from a move OF this kins
As elderly persons and children are
given 90 early rising. the breakfast
hour will become more regular. and
many annoyances OF today ~il BE-
avoided. and. during the heated term.
~ eAhAAA IlNNF " eIfNAAA NfhtHN tD
the school children
As a rule. nearly every proposed
rule. law. or custom works a positive
injury or hardship 20 many Who club
together and bring about much oppo-
siiiOn. this delays and discourAxeS
those interested in its passage. but In
this case. as no property Is destroyed CO
deprecicatei. no one can b. interested In
opposing u. and Il - one of the few
changes that coald b. made TO benef.
all citizens of each and every state
In exactly the same rrprcrtior. xna
not call for the expenditure Of money
BY the government. state. or people.
To b. beneficial and not confusing
IL Is necessary that the law or custom
become universal throughout the
United States Il has no political SO.
nifieance. 50 all rpsS lend their aid to
the movement faIk il up. See that
your friends thoroughly understand u
Remember that millions in England.
for centuries. have been accustomed
to exactly these same hours and its
benefits. II you do not need these ad-
diiional hours for recreation yourself
aid in obtaining II for those who do.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Cause of Gr,y Hair.

A German anthropolOgist has been
upsetting many theories and ideas
long prevalent regarding gray hairs.
One is that any sudden fright or
shock may turn the hair gray. He
says that examination Of the minute
pigment cells at the roots shows that
their constituent qualities never alter.
The baby of a few months has the
same color In the hair cells as he will
have when he is a white-haired man
OF 20. The turning of hair to gray
is natural process. Hairs with pig.
ment Of a strong color fall out and arc
replaced by hairs of different shade.
which are either poor in pigment or
have none. Gray hairs. therefore.
are not those which at one time were
colored with pigment and have be-
come bleached. but are new hairs
which have pressed out the old hairs
and have become bleached either
through sickness or inherited De-
culiarity.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
KENTUCKY FeU0iST SURVIVES
Breathitt County Bad Man Shot
Through and Through

lexington. ky.-Although the bullet
which vas intended 70 end his earthly
existence passed completely through him,
entering his lef, side ami coming out
through his hip at an angle Of forty
Are degrees. Id Callahan, the noted fe'si
leader OF Breathitt county. will survive
his wound and live to mete out VEN
gesnee to his enemies. For the first
time since he became the victim of an
sssasih's bulle, almost two weeks ago,
Callahan was interviewed Thursday,
and. while he made no outward threats
against those he believed responsible for
HE injuries. his statement was eharae-
t<ristie OF the man.
He said that his enemies, in the ef-
fort to assassinate him. had been the
first to violate the peace compact r.
gently entered into by the leaders of
the factions, and that in the future they
would have TO take care Of themselves.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Break Away from Wors

Our business men ought TO break
away from trade exaetious long b=-
fore they do-ought to do 80 n a nat
ter of volition and ethical .zdrmen,.
rather than OF physical r~cessify.
writes A. Barton Hepburn in she Cen-
tury- They ought 10 get and give
more enjoyment In life. they ought 10
do less for self and more for Others.
they ought 70 live more In books anA
more in the open and less az their
desks. and realize better health and
longer lives as a result More aaa
mere culture in all its faruas Is sE-
ercising a growing Influence. which
must manifest Itself in lsssered =.
fort along the lines OF money getting.
and the devotion of Eore time ca The
part Of our business msn 70 tn pur.
suits which naturally accompany forti-
ned leisure. Aristotle said the end
Of labor Is 10 gain leisure and Arts
totls vas a Sise man
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
INCOME TAX IS DEAD
TAX ON CORPORATE EARNrNos
WILL BE SUBSTITUTED.
cummins and Bailey Break Demo-
crsts Jealous Of the Fart the
Part failey Has PiAysi.

Washington.-The income tax is dead
90 far as this congress goes. Instead
there Is forecasted the Taft plan of a .
per cent levy upon the net income Of
corporations. Senator Aldrich said that
the latter will pass. and there j. not
any doubt about it. The president also
received assurances to the same effect.
Taft, IT is said, is at last using the
whip. He has had more than one in
surgent senator to see him, and there
will Be several more summoned
The rumor is that the combination
presumably existing heretofore between
Cammins and Bailey is broken. Be-.
-hss< shss story tAer~ sr- interesting IN
cidents. Jealousy plays an important
part.
Two senators Of Opposite political par
ties. high in the councils Of their orrsni-
zations. said Tuesday that IL a vote
could have been had on either the Bailey
or the Cummins amendments providing
for an income tax Ave days ago, il
would have passed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
NEW BUNKER HILL BATTLE
Injured Almost as Numerous -
Durinx Celebration

Boston.-Th- Is, of Injured in to
Bunker Hill eslehration Thur-,izy rlvsE
~ that Of th~ actual haiti. ia var.
ago SiSty-6ve persons wsre treated at
the hospitals Of Bs-ton sni vsinity fer
ihjuri~s caused BY fireworks AMI pss;uis.
and many nar- were aftsuslesi BY phy.s-
cians a; their homes. Fortunately thsre
sere no serious casaalsiss
Charlestewn's great dAy slo--i wisA
an elertrieal Pragant-
The display Was snnhl~natic u the
gems of the world. th~ anats rryrp-
seuting the hriIliAnsy ami lu-t-r of the
DIAMOND. ruby. -n~raI4. g1ruet. sne-
.hysi and kindred previous .ioues- Ms.
lletiie Turnhnll ~as the gu~~R Il tb-
carnival. IL was estimated that fully
loo.ooo persons -aw the pageaat.
ilu-ine-s vas suspended in Boston.
Lynn. Csmbrii-~. Nezton 4ni other
eisie- during the day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
POWER PLANT ExPL00ES.
Two Hundred-Ton Boiler Hurled
Through the Roof

Denver. Col.-Six are known TO be
dead and il IS thought more are buried
underneath the tons Of debris as a re-
suit Of the explosion of n boiler at
the power station Of the Denver Gas
4 Electric Company.
Hundreds Of men who were attracted
to the scene by the sound Of the ter
rife explosion are now frsntically dig
ging into the debri. Of the power plant
bent upon the rescue of the power com
pany employees who are supposed to
still b. under the ruins.
Among the first Of the dead bodies to
be dug out Of the ruins was that of
Joseph Peri, years old. The boy wa.
playing in an alley behind the plant
when the explosion occurred, and was
completely buried by brick and iron. The
explosion was caused by the bursting Of
a 20o-ton boiler. which was thrown
through the roof of the building into
the air. The entire boiler room section
Of the plant was demolished and all
electrical power was cut off from the
city.
1t is not known how many men were
at work in the plant at the time Of the
accident. but it is thought there were
at least seventy-fve.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
TAKE TOLL OF ALL
WESTERN STATES PAY TRIBUTE
TO NEW ENGLAND.
Tariff Bill Is Being Framed for tire
Special Benefit Of a handful es
Trust Msenstes Who Con
troll Legislation.

The Payne bill raised the tariff on
hosiery Mr. Aldrich restores the
Dingley rate. Then. by way of re-
ward. he jumps the tariff on cotton
gloves TO point where his mill boss
friends can monopoliEe our entire cot
ton glove trade
New Jersey and Delaware sit at the
gate of ind1strialism and take toll.
These toll states levy tribute on the
whole republic by granting charters
TO predatory trusts.
Rhode lsiand-another pocket etL
ton of a state--also makes special
ty OF Industrial piracy Rhode Island
numbers within its little borders a
goodly proportion OF New England 5
privilege grahbers And Rhode Island
has also the distinction Of giving the
trusts their legislative captain. Nelson
W. Aldrich of the national senate.
Why should HANDFUL Of trust mag.
mates control the highest legislative
body in the United States,
Simply because they have general
who understands selfish human ma.
ture. Aldrich takes his orders from
the trusts and proceeds to execute
them with the skill born Of long ex.
perience. lie knows his quarry.
And so the farce goes on-always
to the ultimate advantage Of the little
group of New England manufacturers
who have commissioned Aldrich to
frame the tariff bill for their special
benefit. The tail wags the dog and
the convention pledges OF the Repub-
lican party for downward" revision
are laughed to scorn.
The parasite states are about to take
fresh toll from the nation.-Chicago
Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

Y this bin or anything substan.
tally ike Il. becomes a Law predict
TIA; a campaign for lower duties will
b~st1 the moment the extraordinary
sessiou q congress aaiourns. and will
oantinus Niih Increasing zeal until the
iatgment entered in the court OF
pszhitc conscience Is also entered in
the tuaFnals of congress
Thas speaks Senator Cummins OF
ioNa 70 his fellow senators on the
eour % the upper house Mr.. Cum.
mirs has been governor Of Iowa. and
kno~s the sentiment Of that state.
What Is more important. he knows
thas tarir reform sentiment among
re iowa farmers is a type OF similar
senuuient throughout the great agri.
cultural NeSt