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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-14
The Farmers Home.

A $1.0O day house. Especial at
tention paid the farmer trade. With
more stable room | am prepared to
give farmers better accommodations
than ever. j. w. WENTWORTH.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-14
The Demon of the Air

is the germ of LaGrippe. that. breath
ell in. brings suffering to thousands.
It's after effects are weakness, nervous
ness, lack of appetite, energy and am
lition, with disordered liver and kid
neys The greatest need then is Elec-
trio Bitters. the splendid tonic, blood
purifier and regulator of Stomach, Liv-
err and Kidneys. Thousands have
proved that they wonderfully strength.
en- the nerves, build up the system an /
restore health and good spirits after an
attack of Grip. If suffering, try them.
Only soc. Perfect satisfaction guaran-
teed by P. A. Clemmer. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-10-14
Official Paper OF City and County
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
Governor.
CLAUDE Il. PORTER,
OF Centerville.
Lieutenant Governor,
FARLEY SHELDON,
OF Ames.
Secretary Of State,
A. j. ANDERS,
OF Oelwein.
Auditor Of State,
JOHN w. BLAKE,
OF Atlantic.
Treasurer of State,
JAMES V. CURRAN
OF Ottumwa.
For Attorney General,
C. E. WALTERS
OF Toledo.
For Railroad Commissioners,
W. H. DEWEY
Or Lucas county.
NIXON P. JONES
OF Polk County.
Supt Of Public instruction,
H. A. MITCHELL
Of Carroll
For Judges of Supreme Court,
p. B. WOLFE
OF Clinton.
ANTHONY VAN WAGENEN
OF Sioux City.
Clerk of Supreme Court,
ROERT VAN BOSk1Rk
OF Marengo.
Reporter of Supreme Court,
GEORGE HARNAGEL
Of Des Moines
For Congress, 4th District,
d. D. MURPHY
Of Elkader.
For Senator, And District,
BEN E. JEWELL
DEBORAH.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-25
Dad" Taylor Proves That
Peary Did Not Reach Pole
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

lcr in his deductions, is still inclined
to the opinion that there is an open
folas Sea somewhere near the knob
of the earth
Mr. Taylor has devoted ms whole
lie to scientific and especially astron-
omlcal subjects. He is by nature bent
iha way. Though having had no adj
yantages Of special study of the
schools in his youth, now in his old
age, he is probably as competent an
authority on such eXtraneous, specu-
lauye subjects as to the theories oil
planatory life aud the conditions ana
relations OF The earth to our solar
system IS many who fill places OF
high authority In the great instltu-
rons of learning
In an interview Nj Taylor was
asked
Question
What is your opinion Of Peary
reaching the North pole?'
Mg opinion is that his statement
That he reached the North Pole
should receive with The same credence
as the statements made in the HOLY
Mhle And truly believe he made
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\ Genius, though a quality of enyir-
cnment is not one of locality. There
IL no longer geographical limitation
10 special or universal learning
In this city is a pioneer citizen,
William Taylor Dad Taylor as his
friends call him affeetionately, who
possesses mathematical, astronomical
ge0detic. and geographical knowledge,
that II Cook had consulted he could
have better proven that he discover
ed the North Pole without leaving
his office IN New York than he has
done by probably at least going far
enough north to get his feet cold Mr.
Taylor once before gave ont facts,
when all the world was feting Cook
proving that Cook did not stand on
the North Pole Now he comes fot
ward and proves, as far as Pearys
ubtalnable data goes, that he never
stood on the coveted suol either BY
this, Mr.. Taylor does not mean that
Peary has necessarily purposely de
reiyed the world but that from the
records Of his observations, he is MOI
capable of knowing whether he was
u the North Pole or not. Mr. Tay-
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taey will be as deep near the Equa-
Tor as the other bitches are at the
pole.
"Now | am going to turn the gulf
stream into the ditch that runs along
The shore OF Siberia and Africa. Then
| am going to turn the Japanese cur
ZEN into the warm water ditch that
"uns alors the western shore of North
Ancr.ca and run it through Davis
straits along the eastern shore OF
North America.
Now YOU can see why wish to
know the point Peary made his sound.
Tags Cook states: March 25, latitude
degrees and n minutes and longi.
tlde 9G degrees and q minutes. Ice
iu violent motion after storm
Jets of frosty steam arose from
black lines of water The 24ih, he
saye his longitude as 96 degrees and
= minutes and on March 2G he gave
MS longitude as Sc degrees and SO
This is the point | shave-
before, but guess his state-
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ment was correct and the ice carried
lin east Sc miles.
"Peary stateda March 2S, tlst) ISL
degrees and 10 minutes. Violent mo-
ton OF ice .all night.
March 20, 1st) 81 degrees and 10
minutes. violent movement of ice last.
eG all day. He gives no longitude
kut taking the point he started from.
! have traced him somewhere near
- degt tees west longitude, which II
correct he would be about the point
Where the ditch rose to its highest
level and it might have been the cur-
rent that was troubling the ice flow.
ing from the Japanese current flew
ing into cold water channel
Nav, il there is any sense in the.
theory, and Cooks and Peary's states
mcnt in regard to the violent move.
nfeHt OF the ice is true then the Jap
anese cnrrent has n northeast course
ana II Mr. Pcary is able to give his
longitude Vt the point he saw The ice
Continued on page .
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lcln motion after storm, Nov you
see, he Travelled straight toward the
ole filtythrec miles aud The ice car.
nno him east tifty-siN miles. Il is
ius as plain as day, the only mys.
terry is how he arrived at his longi-
ltdc without an observation unless
lc had q dip ueealo But his record
pay have been d iypog aphica error
'N lhe notes and ID was longitude
nei}-slA degrees ana liltEthree min
D'e9 lh'teau oI elShN-slN desrees ana
+'iA-lhfee' COOK gives several read
l''SS ol me lcihepIaluie anu barume'
'"ri gives = hetter description OF the
49, siNes me course of tAe WIND once
- "eeE' lells ABOUT MS FAMILY iron
t'e "'iiOh - very interesting TO some.
-Nt WAeh ne returns after he has re-
NO'eIei ms instruments and astrono-
h,'fal uala ana mas original records
inoiosralAleu ahd MADE pubic to the
W.. q lilelf verdict may be more lay-
'l"ole ihah the scientific association
d lopeliilageh' l5ut ne could not eA-
/ ec' any rue scientist 10 render a
'"'u'apie luasheNl on copies
Cook may be easily inundated
o' bought off. il was yery foolish OF
COX or amy other person to submit
teir proofs or data any one institu.
ton unless they were false and they
dad pull with snch institution, for
me reason that II they are true they
c1nnot be broken down especially
Waele here is fact t0 prove them.
and il fhey are true. all other sci.
cnilic institutions would be snsBic-
icuS as weil as Jealous. and their sus
picon would extend to he world and
in such manner that the discoverer
would be liable 10 meet with a cool
reception. Not only would institu-
tions be jealous bui the whole peo-
lie would feel naulted. There is more
hlains, originality and deeper think.
ers outside of institutions than in
SIDE of them. some Of these very
learned professors might be surpris-
ed at the clear reasoning of the com.
bon people. And il would nor be ad.
vsable TO bring q fake befoee them.
cypeeting to ect a Favorable verdict
Sow with regard TO Peary,
let us see what is compiled under
The head of scientific data.
Here is data under heading of ice
and going:
Lead sounded no rathoms.
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sGeh statement But regarding The
truth Of his statement, there is no
evidence submitted to prove is truth
IA my estimation
From the statement. YOU have seen
ol Perry and Cook, which do you con
sider the most sensible?'
Taking the two statements as pub
Iished IN the Chicago Record-Hcralh,
side by side, and peay's as publish.
ed in the Hampton Magazine OF Ian
rmy 1910, Should be inclined 10 give
greater weight 10 Cooks statements
why would YOU give more weight
TO Cooks alatemeut?"
For the reason they are Of a more
q scientific character He his
gwen longitude three different times.
First he started from The nost No-ih-
err part Of Holberg Island March is.
about noon This point is shown BY
the Alias to be longitude eight degrees
vest and latitude eighty-threc degrees
north Bu he states II was ia lati-
tade cighty-one degrees an dlWenty
minutes north anu longitude not given.
Int he lelt from the most northern
Part OF Helberg ISLAND March lS But
oG March 20 at end OF The day his
position 10y dead reckoning to LEI
latitude eighty-two degrees and TWEEN
iylhree minutes, and he gives his
longitude as twenty-five degrees and
fourteen minutes west. And he had
Travelled sixty three miles Therefore
the Atlas must be in error at least
fifteen degrees of longitude The next
observation at noon, March o. gives
lis position as latitude eightythree
degrees and thirtrone minutes and
Longitude ninetysix degrees and TWEEN
ty-seYen minutes west His dead
reckoning showed he was at latitude
4 ghty-tbree degrees and thirty-one
on the morning Of March "a,
ANA that day they travelled eighteen
miles that day The observation at
roon shows Thai they had travelled
vest one degree and thirteen minutes
oa longitude or 1877 miles appeoxi-
l0atelF The distance travelled from
the point OF thei robservations was
north one degree and S minutes or GS
miles, and the distance between the
TWO points Is 50 miles in a straight
Ere And as they travelled eighteen
miles on ne eth of March. II shows
inat they had lost nine and one-dnar-
ier miles And their latitude in the
should have been eighty
.nfee degrees and twouty-two minutes
porth lui be next record, on march,
% shows laltlde eightyIhree de-
;rees and lorlynine minutes. shows
LEY did moi leave their camp, March
= until afternoon And that ,dte
Iaking observotion their pedmelers
s ere 20 regulated 10 their pace with.l
M taiSins any accoqni of lhe drift oil
he ica
Again ON HE morning Of March 2S, I
ie gives latitude eighty-lour degrees /
ma iweniyfopf minutes IN longitude
einhte5 hy dead reckoning + The disl
anee travelled from previous points
Il observation is9 iifty-thee miles
iia statement shows that he hast
ayelled tiliy.thren miles north and
inc degrees amt thirty-five minutes
+ longitude east equal TO fifty.sixl
niles. and flnythree miles north Isl
SO miles This looks a little impUs
itle But here Is where the science
.omes in Here Is his record;
March 25 lai eighiy-ihree degrees
nd fortysnlne minutes Ice in aio.t
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except south
Atmosphere cleated.
High wind from north lasted all
night
Clear weather.
Bartlett took observations.
Fine morning Wind had gone
down.
Fine weather
Better weather.
Good weather Bitter air
Now there is nothing in Pearys
scientific record of IA scientific na.
tn G. And il there had been it would
rave been worthless. for the reason
lc did not know where he was OF il
ne did know he was afraid to tell.
1T looks very suspicious when a
raral officer is incapable of keeping
his longitude. That is moi all that
locks suspicious
The fact he did not keep any rec
DIS for six days after seeing the
sun for the first time on March Is,
Looks as il he was afraid he might
make an error.
Bat there are two observations he
made that would have been of value
i he had given the point al which he
made iheni The fist was in latitude
I degrees and one minute: but as he
GiNes no longitude it might be any
where from one foot to 500 miles
c,Ciier this side or the other side OF
the pole. The next sounding was in
tlSD eighty-four degrees and forty
tour minutes, on March Ii, here is his
statement Open lead at end sounding
- iathoms,' The fis ST was on March
u, ClsD eighty-four degrees and one
minute Now if they were both in the
same longitude we would know the
iaii was thirty feet to the mile as they
were only forty-three miles apart and
u the bottom of the sea was a true
intllne aud continued to point with
iG two degrees Of the pole at the same
Incline the depths at that point would
he nearly one within five degrees
'Fnere two of and one-half miles deep.
or 1730 feet which is about one-third
OF the deepest point near the pole,
probably these deep chanels accord.
ing to a theory ! am building which
is vet in emhyTo | have the ground
plan drafted, and am only waiting
fof data to finish The edtice This is
the theory rs far as | have got: First
Il warm Nates from the Equator has
"a run to the poles and from the poles
lack TO tho Equator Therefore, Il is
necessary TO construct ditch for the
warm water and one for The cold wa
ler. And rs find there are two 4
,,arm streams running toward lhel
Notlt Pole and two cold streams run
4liF ayoni tho Moth Pole to The Equa
xisFam. bound to have four ditcllcs.
y #k Mil construct the two ditches''
'olNthe Narm water. 1'hey siiall We
broad ami shallow at the Equator.
md as 4 shall go northeast win de-
'rcase their width and increase their
ieplbs. think 4 shall need about
;ix feet fall ner mile This will re-
inlre the ditch TO probably be about
,iN niles deep near the pole: and At
ne pole will leave n division wall
lf about 800 miles at base. also de-
fsease the depth of the ditch gradu-
lily until it's elevation is the same as
.Ae starting 1a.id. So that The water.
.nolea by the ice of the North Pole
sllI flow into the cold water ditches,
Shlch will be constructed on the same
llan as the warm water ditches, and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

the old system of government by ward
politicians.
Mr.. John Crosby, author OF the
Staunton plan, has this to say OF its
operation:
As we have had this system in
operation for about two years and
have passed the experimental stage,
it will be ute naturally asked: What
do the people think of it. and how do
they like it? What have been the re-
suits? And does the Office justify the
expense? In answer, yes, most en-
phatically, to each question. 1t has
lot only been a complete success in
every particular, but hash produced
better results in a shorter time than
was anticipated by it's most enthusiasts.
tic supporters"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

cational needs OF the state insist that
the state university should have as
PRECEDENT man acquainted with every
chase of the school life OF the state
and that such man would be able to
cement the entire educational work of
&c state into a single system with
the state university as the browning
and finishing end. Such reasoning
seems sound. While Colonel Hodges
lis democrat that matter should not
enter into the selection of president
of the state university. West vir,,
sinia will be better on with some Off
the institutions removed from the,,
sphere OF politics and the state uni
ersity Is one OF those institutions
Moundsville Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
RETRENCHMENT NECESSARY.

or course it gs without saw
ing that policemen do not enjoy the
topping OF process, thaht city officers
ierive no supreme delight from salary
reductions, that few citizens. If apv
prefer stumbling around nights in the
dark, but when it is taken into consid.
Grafton that the present annual ex
penses OF running the city OF Bluefield
are about $4,000 with an income of
aDout $4,000, it stands to reason that
something must be done. It's n Main
proposition OF arithmetic Retrench-
ment Is bound to meet with more
less opposition from the People il di
rectly affects. but the business OF q
city should be conducted upon the
same principles as those OF any suc.
cessiul nrm or commercial institution.
when the expenditures become great.
er than the receipts. II In some wa
the exigency cannot be met. sucb q
CONDITION must mean business failure
and so in the instance of Bluefield n
there is no way to provide funds ito
make up the difference, reduction
OF expenses becomes necessary.
Another thought somewhat apropos
Is that it remains yet to be estab.
iiShed that the present bipartisan gov
eminent of Bluefield is a success-at
ieast as 1t now operates Theoretical.
iy 1t may be good. but practically in
inns cltys experience, there are MANY
objections, the chief of which is tho
jealousy and friction existing between
the board of affairs and the council
IL Is pretty safe forecast that the
council is going to use its veto nowar
which is about all the power IL has
whenever 1T can regardless OF the NOR
OF the matters upon which the
BOARD mas passed The council acts
DIS though it thinks whatever the
BOARD does is bound to be wrong and
whenever it has the delegated power
as In ordinances and licenses only. il
proceeds to exercise it without res
traint.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
THE STANTON PLAN

ne Staunton. Va, plan of city gov
eminent which is attracting national
attention should at this time prove of
peculiar interest to Blueaeld. A 70.
cent article in Harpers regarding the
plan gives the following:
When Stanton, weary of the old
aldermanic system with its temnta.
uons and opportunities for graft.
and its ever-present extravaganza no.
gan looking about for a better meth.
od OF municipal government. the com.
mission plan seemed the most prom.
lsing scheme available. II had been
tried in Galveston with such success
tnat other cities had adopted It. The
Des Moines plan was also considered
but barrier TO the commission form,
OF government was found in the Con
situation OF Virginia, which imposed
upon each cit within its borders IN,
necessity Of having an aldermanif
board
Unable 20 rid themselves " the al
dermanic system and adopt the more
modern plan, the people went as far
rs they could. They abolished the OLD
system under which the city Council
appointed committees 70 attend TO the
various departments Of city govern
ment and created the officer Of gen.
eraI manager The general manager
was given entire charge and control
OF all the executive work Of the CITY
IN It's various departments and fun
control OF the heads Of departments
ana employees OF the city He was
also clothed with authority TO MAXI
~! contracts for labor and suppIios
and 70 perform all the adminisfratiy,
and executive work now performed
by the several standing committees ot
the council, exceeding the Rnapca ri
dinance and auditing committees
Charles +. Asbburne WAS eIecte,
general manager. He filed the posi
ton so satisfactorily that. az the on,
OF the first year, he was given sal
airy increase OF 800 per annum. He
sun holds the job, and IL Is certain
mat stanton viii never 20 back IA
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
CALL FOR SENATORIAL
CONVENTION.

At a meeting OF the Democratic
Executive Committee OF the Seventh
Senatorial District of West Virginia,
held in the Office Of A. ID. DAILY in
Hinton, on Saturday the 18th. day of
June 1910. pursuant to notice given to
each member Of said Executive Com.
mittee, a Convention was called to be
held in the City OF Beckley, on Fri.
day July %, 1910, at four O'Clock in
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
FLY REGULATIONS.

Due to the anti-ny crusade, flies
have entirely disappeared from the
milk deposits in Ashville, n. c.. usu.
ally a chief source of contamination.
This resulted from an ordinance com.
pelling the screening OF manure bins.
In Wisconsin travelling lecturers are
enlisting school children in the cause.
The University OF Nebraska is push
ing the fly question in that State In
Indiana the school children are be.
In interested. Florida, Georgia and
Louisiana are being covered with anti
lily posters by the State Health author
tiles. School children In Tennessee
are competing for gold medals on es-
says against the flies. Club women I'm
California are fighting them in that
State. Bakeries must be screened in
New Jersey. In several states gro.
Gerry stores and restaurants must he
screened. The flies have practically
oeen exterminated I'm Washington;
the same is true in England where
years ago crusade did away with
the flies to such an extent that few
screens are used in that country.
Bluefield should note.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
FOOD PRICES ABROAD.
Eighty Cent Bacon In Frapce--to<
Cream S1.10 O Quart In London.


In these modern days meat Is the
stafr OF life. and one finds that the
stan costs rs much abroad as at home.
although over there they do not clamor
about the price as we do. They mere
~ do without meat.
The cuts are different and called by
different names. and the grades are
endless. In England the poorest folk
can buy meat or meat bones for as low
as ! cents or even cents n pound
And. too. there are often poor qualities
In good cuts, and the British. with
characteristic impertineHde. refer to
the worst qualities as l"Amerlcan,"
quito regardless OF their origin.
The best cuts Of beef cost m r ,ondop
where they are given 6he 1daattrac-
tive name OF rump st6Ik rs 10 80
cents n pound, I'm Paris 30 70 a., I'm
Berlin from 81 TO 80. ~ ~ ~
Bacon is tremendously dear. in1n
France choice brands mny mount TO-
80 cents, and ordinary brands are over
30 cents. In England bacon is now
about 30 cents. but is rapidly mounting,
the increasing scarcity of pigs being
responsible for this.
Leg OF mutton In England costs over
% cents, In France % TO 30. Mix in
Paris IS IL cents n quart, I'm London 8
or o. Plain water ices cost I'm London
s. cents n quart and Ice cream S1.10,
the portions being always minute. Tt
IS bad for the health. don't y know!
What?"
In England good coffee averages de-
cidedly more than in America, 35 cents
being n cheap brand. In France II Is
very much dearer. 40 cents n pound
for a really good blend being a bar
gain and q Specialize" being over GO.
All common coffecs abroad are loaded
with chlcory, which costs 10 cents
pound and adds great deepness Of
color to the brew.
Good tea costs less I'm England
than 10 America. ranging from 35 70
70 cents. In France IL Is very high
and always medicinal In taste. and
dealer likes 20 ask over $1.25 a pound.
Butter ranges In all three countries
from. say. 30 20 30 cents.
/ Sugar In England Is 5 cents n pound.
! 10 France II Is government monopo-
| ~ and much higher In London eat
| ing chocolate. almost as good as the
we'll known New York OF Philadelphia
makes costs 80 cents "A pound.-Robert
Shackleton I'm Saturday Evening Post
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13

the afternoon to nominate a candL
date for State Senator for said Dis
trlct and to transact any and all such
other business as may lawfully come
before said Convention.
The basis Of representation of said
Convention shall be one delegate for
each 100 voters cast for the last Dem
ocratic Candidate for Governor of
West Virginia; that is to say: Mer-
GER 80, Monroe Is, Summers %.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
StalWart Endeayor.

It's only few generations from
shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves" said
the unoriginal person.
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. Young
men whose grandfathers toiled for
wealth are now seen every day with
the coats off, on the golf course
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.