Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-01
CUSTER SUITS MAY FOLLOW

CUSTER SUITS MAY FOLLOW
Governor Makes Plain His Position
In Statement Reprovlns Sheriff
Eckhardt For Negligence.
Dss Moines.-Removal from offic,
will be the portion Of every Sco.
county official who had anything t.
do with permitting or failing to stol
the prize fight which was held on the
Iowa side of the Mississippi river a
Davenport. This ia the ultimatun
which Governor Carroll issued t.
Sheriff Eckhardt of that county.
While Governor Carroll was visit
Ing his wrath on the head Of the un
fortunate sheriff, Attorney General
Cesson, by letter. was pulling the
county attorneys Office over the
Goals. Attorney General Cossou
wrote . letter to Assistant County
Attorney Becker severely criticisinl
the county attorneys Office. He
charges open gambling and open liQ
uor selling.
Attorney General Cosson's stingina
letter to Waldo Becker, assistant
county attorney, is as follows: I'm
the absence of the county attorney
Am writing you directly concerning
. series Of prize fights which am
advised have been pulled on within
the Jurisdiction Of Scott county,
These fights have usually been An.
nounced in the public press, invita-
tions to 1t least part have been
sent through the mails, and there has
been sufficient notoriety attending
them. or at least the last two. as to
leave no excuse for . failure to take
the necessary precaution to prevent
the same. It ia not my intention or
purpose to needlessly interfere in the
affairs of your office. but it is i'm.
perative that open and flagrant viola.
tions of the law must cease and your
Office will be held responsible for
seeing that this y done."
Looks Dark For Thomas.
Friends and relatives Of Charlie
Thomas. convicted Of the murder Of
Mabel Scofeld. have despaired Of
ever getting parole for him. 1t 10
generally believed that the precedent
set by the state board of parole In
the Van Tassel and the Watson
cases will be followed hereafter. That
means that the board will refuse to
parole any prisoner who has been
given . life sentence for murder.
This leaves it certain that the
Rainsberger brothers will also be do
MED = parole.
The board of parole is being severe
" criticised over the state for laying
down hard aud fast rule prohibiting
the paroling Of ''lifers." 1t 10 claim.
ed that this rule Is all right when
applied to murderers who have been
convicted on positive evidence 80
that there can be no doubt Of their
guilt. But when a man 10 convicted
on circumstantial evidence Of such .
character that there is doubt Of his
guilt. the critics Of the board say
that some provision should be made
in the rules for his parole after he
has served out his expectancy.
The new rule prohibiting the par
ole Of life prisoners has caused such
q commotion among district judges
and county attorneys that 1t is fear.
ed that unless the board Of parole
recedes from its position the entire
indeterminate sentence law may be
revoked by some future general as-
sembly.
Iowa Soil Can Come Back.
Crop conditions at the several
state institutions under the jurisdic.
ton of the board Of control have
shown . wonderful improvement in
the past two or three weeks" saio
Chairman Robinson of the board up
on his return from tour Of inspec-
tion. 1.-THE recent rains and cooler
weather have done wonders for the
crops, showing that the Iowa soil
can. to use q slang phrase, come
back when 1t gets the opportunity.
The state farm at the Davenport in.
will produce good crop OF
potatoes, something We did not ex
pect earlier in the season. The farms
At Cherokee, Independence and Mar.
shalltown are all looking fine after
the rains and the cooler weather. The
institutional farms in southwestern
Iowa are in the worst condition, but
even these have shown considerable
during the past two
weeks. We are greatly pleased with
the resurrection which has taken
place on the state farms"
Gambling Must Stop.
Attorney General Cosson is after
County Attorney Book Of Dickinson
county for permitting gambling at
Lake Ok0boji. The attorney general
ten days ago received a formal com.
plant from q responsible association
at Lake Okoboji charging that gamb.
ling Of all kinds, including slot ms-
chimes, was being carried on at the
various lake resorts.
Last week he hied himself up
there. Sure enough he found gamb-
ling machines of all kinds operated
In the hotel lobbies. Returning home
he sent q sharp letter to the county
attorney calling his attention to the
and refreshing the Aforesaid
officials mind regarding the anti.
gambling laws and also the removal
laws.
Complaints OF gambling are com.
Ing into the attorney generals office
from other section Of the state.
Road Raises Capital Stock.