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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
SHORTEST MESSAGE ON
RECORD
By w1LL1AM HOWARD rAF1


have convened the congress
IN this extra session In order to
enable 1T to give Immediate con-
siderattOn to the revision of the
Dingley tarin act. Conditions
affecting production, manufac-
ture and business generally have
no changed In the last IL years
az 20 require readjustment and
revision of the import duties Inn
posed by that act. More than
this, the present tariff act, with
revenue, does not furnish income
enough to pay the authorized ex-
pendftures. By July 1x, next,
the excess of expenditures over
receipts for the current fiscal
year will equal $1OO,OOO,OOO.
The successful party In the
late election Is pledged to a re-
try, and the business community,
especially, expect 1t. The PROS
pect of change i'm the rates of
Import duties always causes
suspension or halt in business
because of the uncertainty az to
the changes to be made and
their effect. 1t IL therefore of
the highest Importance that the
new bill should be agreed upon
and pnssed with as much speed
as possible consistent with it's
due and thorough considerations.
For these reasons 1 have deemed
the present to be an cxtraOrdin-
AIRY occasion within the meaning
of the constitution, justifying
and requiring the calling of an
extra session.
In my inaugural address,
stated In u summary way the
principles upon which, In my
judgment, the revision of the
tariff should proceed, and indi-
Gated mt least one new source of
revenue, that might be properly
resOrted to In order to avoid
future deficit. 1t IL not neces-
sary for me to repeat what then
said.
venture to suggest that the
vital business interests of the
country require that the atten-
ton of the congress IN this ses-
sion be chiefly devoted to the
consideration of the new tariff
bill, and that the less time given
to other subjects of legislation
In this session. the better for
the country.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
CRAZED MAN KILLS HIS
THREE BABES AND SELF
Triple Murder and Suicide of Flora
QlI) Mail Carrier Stirs
Community.

Danville, ILL.,, Mar. 16.-Word has
been received here of a triple muir
der and suicide by Robert Shawser, a
rural mail carrier and a former resi-
dent of this city, at Flora. Stlawsar
gave his three children strychnine and
then committed suicide by swallowing
the drug. The four lifeless bodies We're
found by Strawser's wife.
Why the crime was committed is not
known, but Strawser's wife says he
was probably insane. The coroner
made an investigation.
New York. Mar. 16.-Lying in a
small room adjoining the hotel Office
the body of Isidore de Valanto, night
clerk of the Eastern hotel on White
hall street, whose home was at Mont
vale, N. j., was found yesterday
with his skull fractured by blow with
an iron pipe and his throat cut The
clerk was murdered by men who aft
erwards rified his pockets, took SIS
from the hotel till and made an I'M
successful attempt to get into the
safe, in which there was $4,000 The
police have practically no clew as TO
the identity of the murderers. A
thumb-print, which was alongside the
names of two men written on the
hotel register, the police believe to be
that of one of the men and hope to
trace his identity from this. 1t was
the clerks habit to come to the hotel
shortly after six o'clock at night and
leave at seven on the following morn
ing. Between two o'clock and six the
clerk is alone, and although no strug-
gle was heard by any one in the hotel
IL is supposed the murder was COM
mitted during that time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Sends Word of His Intentions to Pres.
ident Taft.

Philadelphia, Mar. 16. - Judge
George M Dallas of the. United States
circuit court for the third judicial cir
suit has sent his resignation to Presi
dent Taft Under the law he was Ell.
igible TO retire, but the announcement
of his resignation was unexpected.
Judge Dallas was appointed to the
federal circuit court bench in March,
1892. He reached the age of 20 years
last month, when he became eligible
nnder the law to retire.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Morse Broke: Wife Sells Jewels,

New York, Mar. 16-Mrs. Charles
W. Morse, wife of the former banker
and ice company promoter has con-
firmed the report that her husbands
fortune had been entirely dissipated
and that she had to sell her furs and
jewels in order to meet the obligations
incurred by him in the form OF law
yers fees as a result OF mis- recent
trial.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
stronq quake REGISTERED.

st. Petersburg, Mar. ia series Of
strong earthquake shocks were record
ed on Russian seismographs on Satur-
day and Sunday. 1t is estimated that
the scene of the disturbance was APP
proximately In the region of the Phil
ippines and Formosa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Near Death in RUNAWAY,

Frankfort, KY, Mar. 16.-Gov. and
Mrs. Wilson and their guests. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert M. Lyman of New York,
narrowly escaped death when the
horses attached to Gov. WILSON'S car
rage ran away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
One Hurt In Crash

New York, Mar. 17-One man, a
train conductor, was slightly Injured
and a train load of passengers some
what shaken up when the rear car on
an incoming New Haven railroad train
jumped the track in the yards at the
Grand Central station yesterday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Killed with Potato Mssher

Milwaukee, Mar. 16. Prank Urban,
a teamster employed on a farm sew
eral miles from the city, is accused of
killing Mrs. Cecilia Niemer, the house
keeper for the farm employees. with a
potato masher.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Literal,

"old Cush landed in this country in
his bare feet, ten years ago. Now he's
got millions"
you don't say! Why, he's got a
centipede skinned to death, hasn't
e?'-CleYeland Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Blast Fatally Injuries Tw

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Mar. 16.-Nine per
sons were injured, two fatally, here
when a gas explosion occurred in the
basement of Salvador Balsamo's fruit
store on South Fifth street
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
CHARGED with $4,000 Theft,

Kansas City, Mo, Mar. ia
charge Of embezzling $4,000 awaits
r. M. Nichols at Corydon, la, who
was arrested here by Iowa officers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Russian official Assassinated.

Minsk, Russia, Mar. 16.-Gen. sla-
whisky, chief of the prison, was killed
yesterday in the vicinity of the prison
by an unidentified man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Fur Coats and Robes.

If you have got a nice COW or horse
hide, come in and get prices on making
into coat or robe. Prices will surprise
you. sa P. A. CLEMMER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
For Sale

Several nice homes in Cresco, Iowa.
Enquire of o. w. CLARK, the Insurance
man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
9 Spring Millinery,

opl1ng Millinery.
The new spring goods are being re-
ceived every day at Mrs. E. DeNoyells,
and will be ready in time to assure you
of your Easter hat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19
Pr0tiyin.

Louis Mikesh was up from Spillville,
Sunday.
Fred Lukes Jr. was at jackson Jc.,
Saturday.
Mrs. j. ]. Corbett, of Rudd, Ia, is
visiting with her relatives and friends
here this week.
Frank H. Chyle, who has been
taking violin course at the Brazelton
Conservatory of Music at Cedar
Rapids, arrived home last Friday.
Il. M. Novak was caller at Cresco
last Saturday.
Sisters Concepta and Barbarina were
visiting with the Fort Atkinson Sisters
last Saturday.
Joseph Moudry Jr. arrived home
from New Hampton where he was
attending music school.
Misses Annie and Emma Novak ar
rived home Monday from Schley where
they were working in Malek's store du-
ring the closing out SALE
Miss Annie Mikesh, of Spillville. is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Mikesh.
Frank w. Bouska, of California, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bouska.
Mrs. E. T. Griffin, of New Hampton.
visited for few days last week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Prochaska.
Forty hours devotion is taking place
at the Holy Trinity church this week.
The following priests are assisting
Rev. Lakomy: Rev. Till, of La Crosse,
Wis, Rev. Marshalek, of Fort Atkin-
son, Rev. Broz, of Spillville, and Rev.
Kolar, of Oxford JIG.
Schley.
Mrs. C. A. Fosse is visiting at
Ridgeway with relatives.
Fred Derr took load of Young
people out for a sleigh ride, one night
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hyke were seen
IN our town, Saturday and Sunday.
Henry Novak was pleasantly sur
prised by large company of his rela-
tives and friends on Thursday.
Mrs. John Brophy is reported sick at
this writing.
Miss Carrie Malek is visiting with
her sister at Schley this week.
John Younko is visiting with Albert
Hovorka for few days.
Miss Emma Lentz is staying with
her sisters, Mesd. John and James
Malek.
Annie Novok, who has been clerking
for Malek Bros.-at Schley for couple
of weeks, returned to her home Mon
day.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-19

tax The committee recommends the
old capital building be repaired and
be made fire proof out of the millage
tax. The committee estimates that
for the five year period the universe
ty will have $4,000 for buildings,
which, the committee says, ought to
be ample for all buildings erected in
that time"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Fire recently destroyed the north
wing of the insane hospital at Jackson
vile, ILL.,, a few inmates escaped from
the institution and there was not loss
of life.
Governor Hay of Washington state
believes that the state should pass a
law similar to the Nebraska law which
means day light saloons only.
Davenport, Wash, voted to go
dry" last Tuesday.
1t is said in New York chat DR.. Cook
got over $4,000 by selling articles to
the newspapers and from lectures.
George w. Sleet of Ellensburg, was
killed Tuesday by the explosion of dy.
Mantle which he was thawing before
an open fire at his home.
Over 40. 1000 women employed in the
shirtwaist factories of New York are
on strike; they are mostly Jewish and
Italian girls between the ages of ls
and 20.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
SHOW CONFIDENCE
IN THE PRESIDENT
of Policy of Cannon and
Aldrich.

The canvass of the Taft Aldrich- Can
non sentiment of the country, published
by the Success magazine, was received
with deep interest in Washington.
The magazine has 22,500 life sub
scribers who were called upon to vote
on the pending national questions. A
large majority of the voters registered
their disapproval of the tariff policies
of Aldrich and Cannon and declared
almost unanimously that in legislative
matters the. president should not CO.
operate with the leaders Of the senate
and house.
Although the insurgents welcome the
report as vindication of their action
in the tariff session, the conservatives
do not attach Importance to it. They
aver that it represents merely the views
of one class and that it does not re-
feet public sentiment.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
IDAHO ITEMS

Following out instructions from the
government C. Il. Jeffers, superintend-
emit of the Indian agency at Fort Lap
wal, has begun to dispose of cattle be-
longing to the agency. Thirty-three
head have already been sold.
Seven tracts of Indian land on the
Nez Perez reservation were placed on
sale Friday, and two were sold. Bids
for the other five tracts were below
appraised value They will be placed
On sale again in 80 days.
The Union Securities company of
Spokane has taken over the controlling
interest of the stock of the Lewiston
National bank of Lewiston, and on
January l the board of directors of
that bank will be reorganized and new
officers elected
Lumbermen and timber owners in the
Lewiston country will be pleased to
learn that new through rate on lum-
Der has gone into effect.
Declaring that his 17-year-old daugh-
Ter Pearl has been kidnapped, George
Holiday of Ruebens has caused the ar
rest of two young men, John Tabor and
Hugh Sims, who are under 81 900 bonds
each. and asked the aid of the author
ties in locating Scot Wilkinson, who
Holiday says, assisted in taking the
girl.
A. Mcleod, miner, dropped into a
timber chute in a Mullan mine Satur'
day and died little later.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Three lives were lost in fire in Lon
don, Monday, in the store of Arding q
Hobbs.
Following a quarrel John Stkoes,
boatswain in the navy, shot and killed
his wife on the street in Seattle, Mon
day.
G. b. Kegley, master of the State
Grange of Washington announces that
Washington will be given the national
grange meeting in 1911.
The Sullivan group of mines at Kim
berley, b. c., has been sold to the Con-
solidated Mining and Smelling COM
pany of Canada, with headquarters at
Trail.
Justice McKenna of the Supreme
court of the United States has denied
a petition of Harry X. Thaw for writ
of error to the court of appeals of New
York. The effect will be to leave
Thaw in the asylum.
After campaign notable for in
tense craftsmanship, Walla Walla Mon
day voted wet" by majority of 622.
The total vote cast was 2638, or 81 per
cent of the registration vote. All but
one precinct of the eight voted against
the abolition of the saloons.
DIR. Jose Madriz, former judge of the
Central American Court of Justice at
Carriage and Zelaya's candidate, was
Monday elected president of Nicaragua
by the unanimous vote of their con-
gress. The session was stormy bpt per
feet unanimity seemed to exist with re
gard to the election of Madriz.
Henry Lane Wilson. formerly of
Spokane, and brother of John L. Will
son of Seattle, has been nominated to
be ambassadors to Mexico, the salary
of which post is $17, 800. He is now
minister to Belgium on a salary of
$12, 900. Mr.. Wilson recently returned
from Europe and visited the eastern
cities. In Washington, the Mexican
mission is regarded as the most impor-
tsnt at the disposal of the White
House.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
SPORTING NEWS ITEMS.

Battling Nelson has shown his real
nerve by announcing that he will sail
at once for England and risk the
lightweight championship title with
the clever little English lightweight,
Freddie Welsh, ON the latter's own
SOIL
Bernon Howe of Minneapolis, former
captain of the Yale track team, who
has been lost in the woods of the in
terror of British Columbia for three
months, has just reached One Hundred
Mile house, Cariboo, with his com
panion, Jack Cunningham, of Kamloops,
B. G.
The baseball fans of Wenatchee and
Leavenworth are preparing for a big
season next year.
Football is surely getting past the ex-
perimental stage in the Pacific north
west when the great Mr.. Camp says
such nice things about it.
Los Angeles, Cal.-It is announced
that the total number of cash prizes
to be offered during aviation week here
will be nearly double the $37, 900 which
the authorities in charge of the first
International contest at Rheims put up
for the contestants.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
NORTHWEST STATES
ITEMS Of IDAHO, MONTANA,
Washington and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Joseph Belatisky, aged ~ "el-0o
do retired groceryman, who came from
san Francisco several months ago, com
mitted suicide ut Seattle Saturday.
The state treasury contains $66,363,
according to a statement by treasurer
Lewis. Of this $42,0s6 is in the gen
eral fund. Last week the state PAID
out $s6,O74 and collected $4S,774.
With the final details of the poultry
show at Spokane practically finished,
the rules all decided upon, the program
and premium lists nov being printed,
the officials of the Inland Empire Poul-
try and Pet Stock association are ready
for their second annual show, to be
held January Ills.
With only IL rooms to accommodate
Is teachers and 600 pupils the Colville
school board is confronted with the
necessity for another school building
Sixty fruitgrowers attended the an
uual meeting of the Chelan County
Horticultural association at Cashmere
Saturday. 1t was decided that hereafter
exhibits going from the county should
90 as Wenatchee valley exhibits.
1t was unanimously decided that Mike
Koran should be named "Apple King
the First. -
The LaFean bill was the subject OF
discussion and concerted action was
taken to aid in its defeat by resolution.
Wenatchee is preparing to entertain
delegates to the annual convention of
the Washington State horticultural
association, January IL to l6.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
closed its mill at Palouse and may not
start up again until early spring. Ste
vens county saw mills are hurrying
operations in the woods and will put
ia the full stock Of logs for the spring
run in anticipation of a good demand
for lumber.
Washington won her share of prizes
awarded at the national corn exposi
ton held in Omaha, Neb., recently.
Fifty prominent women of Nortl
Yakima have made plans to remember
1.-THE poor of the city on Christmas day
In decisiopH denying release OF
habeas corpus in Ortis Hamilton and t.
Murderer Charles Newcombe of Tacomi
she state supreme courts hold that thu
remedy of the defendants is by appea
and not by petition for such wrts.
The body of a dead man nance
Hickey, a driver, was found on tn
track between the Snake river ant
Pasco recently.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
Ballinger Wants
An Investigation

President Taft has yielded to the de-
mands of both Secretary Bsllinger and
his critics for public investigation of
the whole subject matter underlying
the so-called Bsllinger-P oontro-
versy.
Mr.. Ballinger has served upon the
president virtually an ultimatum to
the effect that such an investigation
was indeed the price of his remaining
in the cabinet. He made it clear that
he was no longer willing to sit silent
and wait for the thing ''to blow over. {"
Mr.. Taft, it is said, reluctantly adj
mitted the disappointment of his hope
that the country at large would accept
as final his own vindicatoin of Mr.. Bal
linger in his dismissal of the charges
brought against the secretary of the in
terror by l.. r. CLAWS, former special
agent of the land office, and his con-
clusion that the investigation demand
ed by both sides was inevitable.
Mr.. Ballinger's attitude in this mat
ter has the support of leading republic
cans in congress-senators and repre-.
sentatives - who feel that entirely
apart from the merits of the contro-
versy itself fostering sore of this
character must poison the whole sys
tenn of the party in power and that il
is high time to resort to the lance.
These leaders, determined that 8
cleansing of this wound is necessary
have not hesitated to go to the White
House and impress their views on Mr.
Taft.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
MONTANA NOTES.

Eastern residents, that is Philadelphia
and New York sportsmen, are to have
in this state in the near future one Of
the best appointed hunting lodges in
the county. Walter s. Wheeler of Phila-
delphia, millionaire globetrotter, big
game hunter and clubman, after spend
ing week in Helena visiting friends,
left Sunday for southern Montana to
complete plans for the lodge in which
ne is the prime mover.
Five men who bet on a horse race
were each fined 500, the minimum, Sat
urday by Judge Cheadle at Lewistown
under the recently enacted King law,
che first of the cases to come up under
che new statute.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-12-25
NEWS OF The WORLD.
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL over
The entire GLOBE.
L Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National-
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Vienna.-The reichsrath rose Satur-
day after continuous session of sc
hours.
Zero weather swept over the coun-
try from the Great lakes to the Rocky
mountains Saturday.
rumor was circulated in Rome that
King Menelik of Abyssinia was dead,
but no confirmation has come.
1t is reported from the vatican that
Cardinal Satolli, formal papal delegate
at Washington, is dying from uremic
poisoning.
Miss Marion Dickinson, aged AZ, well
known writer of child songs, committed
suicide by hanging at Waverly, Ger
many, Saturday.
Many strike breakers are being re-
cruited in Los Angeles and shipped to
points in the northwest where the
switchmen are on strike.
For six hours Saturday the heaviest
snowstorm ever seen in northern Ala
bama prevailed, snow falling at the
rate of two inches an hour
Five persons are dead as the result
of a collision between Lake Shore pas
senger train and a switch engine at
Cleveland. Ten passengers were in
jured.
Five lions, leopard and variety of
other wild animals, the gift Of former
President Roosevelt to the zoo at Wash
ington, were unloaded in New York
Monday.
t.. h. nt o,n1n
City, Pa, j. w. Bridge, aged IS years
superintendent of the Pittsburg, Monon
gahela and Washington Railroad com
pany, committed suicide recently.
Flax went to So bushel at Mime
apolis Monday, record never before
attained. According to the govern
ment 8 estimate Minnesota and the Da
kotas raised 100000 bushels of this
grain this year.
Paris. - Curious crowds from al
classes of society recently besieged thu
, Steinheil house, where an auction Of
, household effects was held. The price
obtained were low, the murdered artist =
paintings bringing from 81 to $40 each
Edheim Pasha, commander of tn
turkish forces IN Jne OlaecO- L uIklsl
war in 1907, died recently. Edhem Pa
sha was one Of the abest generals o
the Turkish army and was a member o
an old Turkish family which professe'
( Islam for generations.
That the railway division of tn
American Federation of Labor will issu
strike ultimatum to the railroads un
. less they agree to arbitration is tn
> hope of switchmen of the northwest a
an outcome of a conference at tn
> Hotel Foley at st. Paul, MINI.
Sidney Sonnino, the new premier o
Italy, formally introduced his cabine
to parliament Saturday and briefly out
lined its policy. The government, h
+ said, proposed to encourage education
r by the establishment of additional popu
p. lar high schools Two new department
would be created, those of labor an
railways.