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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20

Woman Finds Diamond in Chicken
Albert Lea, MIMI. Dec. is. = Mrs.
Austin Baker, while dressing chick.
en- At her home here for the family
Sunday dinner, found half karat dia.
mond in the gizzard. Mrs. Baker
showed it to jeweler who pronounced
it genuine and offered her $50 for the
stone. Another jeweler said that the
diamond was worth $780,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20
Cured of Liver Complaint.

Il was suffering with liver complaint, ;
says Iva Smith of Point Blank, Texas,
land decided to try Csc box of Cham
berlain's Tablets and am happy to say
that am completely cured and can
recommend them to every one" For
sale by Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20
iEN Fight HIGH FOOD PRICE
AGO, NEW YORK AND PHtLA
|pELPHIA CONCERNED.
Carloads Of Eggs Ready for Sale
at a. Cents Dozen in Windy
City.

|Icago, Dec. 1e.-Meat, butter and
tables, ~ we'll as eggs, will ba
ut cost here by women's leagues
he endeavor to break the high
b. u the campaign to break the
market by selling eggs at "a cents
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20
Women Endorse Dry Measure.

Women Endorse Dry Measure.
Washington, Dec. ia nationally
represented public meeting for the
endorsement of the amended Kenyon
Sheppard bill to prevent the introduo
ton of intoxicants into dry states
was held here by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20
RAN Heads Hearing Today.

Chicago. Dec. 16.-Six indictments
against high officials of the New York
Central railway were asked of the
federal grand jury, it is understood
in connection with the O'Hara Coal
company rebate charges.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20
FRED LOWRY
Engine trouble, Day said, probably

Engine trouble, Day said, probably
drove the men to the surface of the
sea. which, snsnDtA for months at
time, had been dashed for three days
By 3e-mile gale. A swell, Day be.
lieves, wrencheA the machine from the
pontoon. which has been recovered.
This unbalanced the whole thing, and
probably threw the mea into the va
ter or dragged them down in q sud.
den capsized.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-12-20

Miss 6oIand, 4 stenoQrapher In the
office Of the Marion Coal company at
Scranton, Pa, 10 In Warrington to
bald impeachment trial. Only one
othsr woman ever testified before the
senate, the former instance being In
the Impeachment trial Of Judge
SWayne.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01

amended measure then passed into the
Senate proper. In the meantime Sena-
or IA 1'olettc, who with Senator's camp
and kenyon had joined the democrats IN
voting against the Penrose Substitution
saw an opportunity TO again pass his Dill
q 1911, which President Taft had vetoed
There was a quick rally of progressive
forces, and the Ia Toilette bill was intro
duced as substitute for the already
amended bill. 1t became the SUBSTITUTE
for the democratic House bill and as such
the Senate finally passed 1t, AZ to 90
The progressives who Joined with the
democrats in adopting the La roulette
substitute were Borah, Bristow. Clapp'
Crawford Cummins. Gronna. Kenyon.
La Toilette, Poindexter and Works. The
amended bill goes back to the House OF
Representatives and the resulting tarift
situation Is exactly that which followed
the adoption of wooden tariff In the spe-
cinl session of 1911. The la Toilette bill
Is the same as passed then by the Sen
ate with a raw wool duty Of 30 per cent.
ard an average duty of IS per cent on
manufactured goods. The House bill Is
the same as then passed by the House
with the raw wool duty of 20 per cent
out of these two measures the confer
ence committee last year evolved COM
promise which President Taft vetoed be-
cause the tariff board had not completed
It's wool investigation A conference com
mittee will again take up the two bills
and attempt to frame a substitute &c
send to the President.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
Body of 14.Year. Old Maine Girl
Found in Cornfield Fright
fully Treated.
FARMLAND IS ONE SUSPECTED
Former Inmate Of Bangor Insane
Asylum Had Been Seen
Sharpening a Large
Pocketknife.

Carmel. Me, July 25.--The discovery If
the body of 14-year-old Naomi Eta
Mitchell in cornfield in the northern
part of the town. her throat cut from
ear to ear and much Of her clothing torn
away, brought to light to-day murder
which the authorities believe to be the
work of mailman. Tonight search Is
being made for local farmland. once an
inmate of the Bangor insane asylum. who
was near the scene of the murder last
night. He is known to have spent con-
siderable time yesterday sharpening a
large pocketknife.
The murder apparently was committed
early In the evening The child, a daugh-
ter Of Phineas Mitchell, a farmer, wa.
sent to the grocery. mile distant. fol
provisions last evening She made hei
purchases and started for home.
When the girl had failed to return home
at midnight searching party set out and
today found the body in corniicld. The
cir hands had been tied behind hel
bac and > ga~ placed in her mouth Tha
thore vas a struggle was Indicated by tn,
condition Of tho growing corn about the
place ar 1 the field through which the CIR
been taken. Her bundles were found piled
ID by the roadside and sl4 which she hat
on her lesson was untouched. The body
showed evidence. the physicians say. tina
she girl was the victim of an assault be
fore she was killed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
THAW STAYS IN ASYLUM.
Justice KeORh Decides He Ii Still In
sane in Eyes of the Law.

White Plains, n. Y. July 26.--flarry X
Thaw in the eyes of the law is still in
sane and must remain in the asylum
where he was placed on February /. 1908.
after he had killed Stanford White. JUS
tice keogh of the supreme court to-day
denied Thaw's application for freedom.
The court took the ground that Thaw's
release would be dangerous 10 pub. &c
safety.
This is the third attempt made by
Harry Is. Thaw to get his liberty from
Matteawan asylum for the criminal In.
sane on a writ of habeas corpus The sole
question. tried before Justice keogh WITH
out jury, was whether Thaw is now
sane. During the present trial. which
began on June II and was much briefer
than the previous habeas corpus pro-
ceedings Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw took
the witness stand and Thaw himself was
called to testify to the authenticity of
several letters written by him. Several
noted altenists were called In the case
MARKS A FORWARD STEP.
New York. July 26.-Clarence j.
Shearn, counsel for Thaw. declared
tonight that the efforts to secure
Thaw's release would not be abandoned.
while the decision deals a COLI
blow to Thaw's mother and family by
further postponing the lay when he
can 90 hor1o to them. nev nth eless II
Will he found to mark a forward step
In his fight for freedom" said the at
torney. In the first place. the con-
tention that Thaw has paranoa has
been smashed. Justice Keogh does
not find any paranoia.
I'm the next place Justice Keogh
finds that Thaw has improved since
the last hearing three years ago. This
will strike the average persons as
significant.
las the president of the State lu-
macy commission and both the super
tntenient at Matteawan and his chief
assistant are all of the opinion that
Thaw is not insane. II is difficult to
see how he can be held much longer"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
BEVER|DGE BURNS
BRIDGES BEHIND
Accepts Craftsmanship of Pro-
gressive Convention and Leaves
the Republican Party.

Chicago, July 25.--Announcement OF the
selection of Albert j. Beveridge. former
United States senator from Indiana. as
temporary chairman of the national
progressive convention to be held in Chi
cago August was the chief develop
ment in political circles here to-day. The
announcement was made by United
States Senator Joseph Nj. Dixon. director
OF Colonel Roosevelts campaign for the
progressive presidential nomination
At the same time letter from Mr..
Pcveridge to VIM. Holton Dye of Indiana
polls was made public. This letter sets
forth MIR. Bevcrdge's attitude In the
present political crisis and marks mis-
withdrawal from the Republican party.
The letter will be given wide distribution.
In his letter Mr. Bcver:dge finds fault
with both old parties and nrges all
progressives. irrespective Of party, to
rally to the Roosevelt third party move
ment. In this connection the letter says:
1.-THE present crisis requires that all
progressivos of all parties shall act
tof ether through an oreanizatioH OF
their own. with a plainly stated pro-
gressive program and at open war
with the evil partisan boss system.
Ultimately. and soon. this will force
all genuine reactionaries to act in the
same way through a separate organi-
zation OF their own. with plainly
stated reactionary program. Thus all
of us, who, as a matter of conviction.
believe in progressive principles. can
act together and the boss system will
be unnecessary to either"
! Taking up the question of section
alism In politics, the letter says: only
a truly national. non-sectional party
which will permit Americans Of all
sections who believe In the same
things to act and vote together will
dissolve this wicked and dangerous
sectionalism and thus unite the ma
tion in very truth. This great end
alone Is worth the utmost effort of
every patriotic man and woman in the
whole republic"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
SENATE FORCED TO ADOPT
LA FOLLETE'S WOOL BILL
Progressive Republicans Join with Democrats
Sudden End of Tariff Fight the Climax of
Day Full of Surprises.

Washington. July 25.-Ten progressive
republicans overthrow the regular republi-
cans in the Senate late tp-nlsi. and
Joined with the democrats in passing the
La Toilette wooden tariff revision bill as
a substitute for the democratic measure
framed by the House of Representatives.
The La Toilette bill was adopted by a
vote of II to 20 less than two hours after
the republican leaders had achieved what
they believed was n victory when a COM
promise submitted by Senator Penrose
was passed in the committee of the
whole.
Tho sudden termination of the wool
tariff fight came as the climax Of n day
full Of surprising events. The democratic
House bill for revision Of the wool
tariff was technically before the Senate
The progressives first voted for Senator
Cummns's substitute. the rates Of which
wore slightly above those of the demo
cratic bill They were here defeated, 81
to IA. Then Senator Penrose came for.
ward with a compromise measure con.
siderably higher than the democratic bill
but which regular and progressive re-
publicans believed they could agree
upon.
Led by the defeated Senator Cummins.
who said he would accept the Penrose
bill as "step in the right direction all
but three of the progressivcs rallied TO the
support Of the Penrose measure and 1t
was adopted by the narrow margin of "a
to g. This took place in what was known
as the committee of the whole. The
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
MAIL SWINDLERS STEAL
$3.50, 100000 IN YEAR

Washington July 25.-One hundred and
twenty million dollars was stolen from the
American people during the last fiscal
year by swindlers who operated largely
through the United States mails accord
ing to a statement made In a formal re-
port to Postmaster-General Hitchcock.
This was an increase of approximately
$500 900 over the previous year
or those alleged to have operated the
fra udulent schemes. 1.063 were arrested by
postottce inspectors. 452 persons were SEN
fenced. and 81 cases are awaiting final
disposition.
The swindlers who exploit bogus mines
fake remedies and worthless lands. consti.
tute distinctive class of lawbreakers.
Among them are many who pose as re-
spectacle citizens, leaders in their COM
munities and in the highest social and
business circles. Some of them We're mil
l.onaires.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
MIDDLEBURY MAN MISSING
George 4. Waters, Jeweler, Left July
10 for burlington.

Middebury, July 25.-Chief of Police
Frank Warren and Deputy Sheriff
Noble J. Sanford Of this place were re-
quested to-day by the relatives and
friends OF George A. Waters to assist
In locating him. He disappeared from
his home here July 10. and nothing has
been heard from him since. He said he
was going to Burlington Tn visit a rela-
tive, AM he was traced to that city. but
disappeared from there.
Mr.. Waters is 80 years old. weighs 100
pounds has dark complexion, and Is
about five feet seven inches tall. When
last seen he wore n gray suit and white
straw hat with blue BAND lie Is a Jewe.
Ter and moved to Middlebury with his
family three months ago from Enfield,
n II. He opened a jewelry repair store to
tho west part OF the Dutton drug store
on Main street His disappearance has
been kept quiet by his family with the
hope that he would return. Chief War.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
Vermont's Republican COMMITTEES
Will Make Much of Dispas.
sionate Publicity. a.
BUREAU WELL ORGANIZED
Secretary Of State Bailey in
Charge of Disseminating H.
formation from Head
quarters Here.

That there Is to be an actively con.
Quoted campaign by the republican
State committee was evidenced Fri.
day at the headquarters Of the COM
mittee which have been established in
the Burlington block on St Paul
street. Chairman Frank c. williams.
| together with several members Of the
State committee. was on hand and ac-
tive and energetic in Strengthening out
| the preliminary details.
One of the most important features
Of the campaign, as outlined by Mr.
Williams, Will be the maintenance Of
well-organized publicity bureau.
This is to be a campaign Of educa-
ton" said Mr. Williams. I'VE believe
that the republican State convention
adopted a platform that is well worth
the consideration of every voter in
the State, and feeling as we do. we
propose to discuss the planks in this
Platform with the voter TO the fullest
extent between now and the first
Tuesday in September We shall COM
rare our platform with that Of other
parties and we feel that when the dis
cussion is ended. that we will have by
far the best of It,"
! AAtc puDHtltS 10 WnlCn MI.
Williams refers. mas been placed in
! charge Of the Hon. Guy w Bailey, Sec
rotary Of state and Mr. Bailey was about
the headquarters yesterday. arranging
Tor the press work. Mr.. Bal
ley says that his end of the work will be
free from vituperaton and personalities
or an unfriendly or unkindly nature.
I'VE shall not enter into a war of I'M
kind word IN this campaign" said Mr.
Bailey. MY purpose Is to give all the In
formation to the voter that is possible
within the time at our disposal, and
feel that when he has compared the pur-
poses Of the republican platform and the
purposes Of the candidates on the ticket
with the purposes. platform and candi-
dates OF other parties. his conclusion at
the polls will favor repuhltcanism as the
dominant sentiment in Vermont"
The State committee has chosen Col
John G. Norton Of ST. Adams as sergeant
| alarms. and Mr.. Norton will be in daily
attendance at headquarters. He hopes to
receive calls from all his friends in the
S, te. It was ated by another member
Of the committee, that II this took place,
| Jack" would receive the entire popula.
tion between now and the final day OF
the campaign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
THETFoRD OUT FOR $1,000.
Will Try TO Secure Like sum to EN-
plOy q Crop EXPERT.

Thetford, July %-The name of the
festival to be given August has been
changed from THE Vision" to 1.-THE First
Fire Maker" The performance will take
place on the farm Of Charles G. Emer-
son. near the Thetford station, at three
o'clock.
For the use Of funds derived from the
presentation the committee has plan
that ought to interest all the people Of
this part of the State The National
Council of Grain Exchanges is offering
to any county which will raise like
amount $1,000 to be devoted TO crop i'm
provement. The idea is that the s2,o0
will go to hire a crop expert who will
live in the country and devote his time
in studying the soil and the methods OF
tillage employed This plan is already In
operation in some parts of the country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
Would Capture Kansas, Mime
sofa, South Dakota, Idaho,
California, Washington.
ORGANIZATIONS CONTROLLED
Intention of Third Party to Re-
tain Name Republican and
Place Candidates on
Regular Ticket.

Oyster Bay. n. Y, July 2--six staunch
republican States have adopted a plan.
Colonel Roosevelt said tonight. for the
bodily capture of the republican organi-
cations by the National Progressive party.
The States he named are Kansas.
Minnesota, South Dakota. Idaho. Cali
fornia and Washington. In each Of these
States, according to Roosevelt leaders who
have talked with the ex-president or his
aides, the republican organization Is In the
control of the supporters of the new party
rovement to an extent sufficient to enable
them to transfer the organization virtual
ly intact to Colonel Roosevelts support.
lr each case 1t is the intention to retain
the name republican and place candidates
for Congress and state Offices on the reg
ular republican ticket.
In States in which the law requires
that the names Of Taft and Sherman
he placed on the ballot az the repub-
lican nominees. the Roosevelt candi-
dates for electors will go in a separate
column. Where the law does not ex-
act this. the Roosevelt can lidates
probabl" will he placed under the rag
ular republican emblem on the theory
that Colonel Roosevelt is the legiti-
mate ror.i.. of the llrty.
''hr rlan differs from the one pro-
posed in Pennsylvania by VIM. Finn
that the Roosevelt candidates for cleo
tors already chosen on the republican
ticket shall run on the national pro-
pressive as we'll as the republican
ticket. with the agreement to vote for
the candidate for president who re-
ceives the largest popular vote. In
the six States named by Colonel Roose
Welt. 1t Is expected that the Roosevelt
candidates will be placed on only one
ticket and no such agreement will be
made
1t was Colonel Roosevelt's expectation
that no decision would be reached as to
the procedure in these States until the
Chicago convention of the new party. It
has been represented to him, however.
that the movement had advanced more
rapidly than was expected and that there
is no reason for delaying the work longer.
In South Dakota. Colonel Roosevelt said
the plan already had been put into effect
and In the other States it had been
decided to take like measures.
In number of States, including
Pennsylvania, no final decision has been
| cached. New Jersey. Maryland and
In each of these States Colonel Roose-
Welt believes his supporters will he able
| to work out plan which will give them
the strength and solidarity which they
now have within the Republican party,
although in some cases complete indepen-
| dent tickets may be put in the field
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
ADDISON COUNTY COURT
ADJOURNS TILL AUG. &C

Middlebury. July 2S.-1n Addison county
court yesterday in the case or iua 4.
Drake VS.. Warner 7. Drake of Bristol,
tho plaintiff was allowed a separate
maintenance, such personal property as
she now has and $4.30 costs. occasioned
by he suit brought by her husband for
divorce. His suit was tried at the same
time as that of Mrs. Drake and his petit
ton for divorce was denied. Mrs. Drake
also petitioned for an injunction restrain
ing her husbandd from dispcsing Of his
pr7perty against her interests.
AT 1925 o'clock an informal recess was
taken on the supposition that Judge
Frank L. Fish, who is now holding court
at Newfane may be abo to get here be-
fore August 20, to which time the jury
were excused. A special grand jury will
be summoned for the case OF Louis Pur-
linton, accused Of shooting and causing tbs
death of Milo G. Wright at Starksboro or
June 81 Purinton Is now in the Addison
county Jail.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
BOY SIGNED DEATH WARRANT
Pride in His New Rife Led Lewis Dion
to Let Play Fellow Kill
Him.

Lawrence. Mass, July 2s.--'I gave him
permission to shoot me-" wrote out Lew
is Dion aged II, in a boyish scrawl on
n piece Of paper to-day. then stood up
before Henry Talbot, aged IL. who shot
him dead through the heart.
The shooting was the result of boys
pride in his new 22-calibre rifle and a.
dare from o companion who didn't be-
lieve It could kill anything"
The he belonged to the Talbot boy
who Wi h Henry VIII. II year. OIL. was
shooting with it from the window of the
Talbot 'Jy's homo. Young Dion came
came along and remarked that his broth
or Md = similar rife and Il was no
good
Give me written permission to shoot
you and I'll show You whether II Is any
good or not" the Talbot lad Is alleged 10
have said Dion wrote out the permission
an a slip of paper. Immediately there was
a shot from the rife and Dion fell dead
Talbot and White were arrested by the
police charged with nanslaughter. The
police claim to have the note written by
Dion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
WEALTHY WOMAN LEAVES
100000 KCSBAND-FREE

Podehk., p.ie, y. Y. July 3;,.-After De-
queathing 10000 each to Two sister. al. J
a niece and various other sums to other
female relatives. Anna Margaret Hayes.
a wealthy Millbroob woman. said in her
Will: ANY legacy whatsoever left to any
woman should be for her own sole and
separate use forever, and free from the
control or interference. and not liable
for debts of any husband she may ,vcr
have" Mrs. Hayess will was filed for
probate here to-day and the estate is
valued at $4,000
The three women left 100000 each
are: Marcia b. Waterman and Ella j.
Patrick, sisters and Marguerite Wat
erman. niece, of Framingham. Mass.
Anna Hoxie Thorne of Tacoma. Wash
Is left $4,000 ana Saccharissa Baker
Of Washington. y. c., "a very dear
II lend" is given $4,000 Many other
women are remenb ered IN the will.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
PREPARING FOR STATE FAIR
Exhibition Arena and Grandstand BE-
tre Erected ~ MorEaa Horse Club.

Il 1. Erected ~ Morgan AOFse Club.
White River Junction. July 2s-Prepara-
tons for the holding OF the annual Yer
mont State fair on the State fair grounds
here. September IT. is 10 and 20. are al
ready under way and Secretary Davis
makes the statement that this event will
be the largest and most complete of any
State fair yet held.
The Morgan Horse club which makes
a big showing of Morgan horses at every
Vermont State fair. Is building an arena
for the showing of this class of horses,
The arena is being fenced and covered
grandstand erected. This stand will be
provided with private boxes running
along the front.
The State fair commission Is to erect
a new exhibition building for oxen,
which will be 20 feet long. This will
be appreciated by the exhibitors OF this
class of cattle as heretofore the oxen
have been quartered beneath canvas.
A large list Of trotting horse entries
has already been made. The State fair
has membership in two trotting horse
circuits and will have the benefit of this
double advantage.
Morock. the air man. has been en-
gagged to give flights daily This man
of the air manufactures his own flying
machines and he will be ut the State fair
and do the flying himself.