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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
MISTRIAL ANNOUNCED IN
CRAWFORD POISON CASE

NEW ORLEANS. March 3s-The pre-.
siding judge at the trial Of Annie Craw-
ford. accused of having murdered her
sister Elise through administration Of
morphine. announced a mistriaI today,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
The House.

Met at noon.
Began consideration Of diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill.
Florida Everglades land investigation
continued.
President Taft submitted the report on
cotton, recommended revision OF tariff
and reductions In duty.
Representative SulZcr introduced his
last session bill 10 create a department
of labor.
Representative Foster Of Illinois intro
duced a bill calling for mining indus
try commission to make an exhaustive
inquiry into mining conditions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
The Weather

For Nebraska-Un with rain or
inow; warmer.
For Iowa-Increasing cIoudiness, with
tain by afternoon or night
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
Jurors Anxious to Get Home.

Jurors Anxious to Get Home.
J. H. Edwards OF streator, one OF thS
jurors. discussing the proceedings in the
jury room, said:
THE reason on which the acauItta
was based was that We gave the de.
PENDANTS the benefit Of the doubt. w,
did not believe that the government had
made out strong case. The people had
not suffered and We could not sec our
way clear to convict the defendants under
the evidence presented. We did not at
tempt to analyze the figures presented
by the government and decided the case
on the broad lines OF the arguments and
the testimony which we remembered
We were all nervous and anxious to
get home and avoided any unpleasant
debate in the intervals between the bal
lots.
Counsel for the defendants were jubll.
ant over the verdict. George T. Buck.
ingham who throughout the trial repre-
sented the Swift interests, said:
''The verdict was what expected.
The government failed to make out a
case and for that reason We declined to
offer any evidence"
Provisions and stocks Rise.
After the announcement OF the verdict
in the packers trial provisions advanced
all around. The rise was Is cents for
pork and bacon and ~ TO 10 cents for
lard.
The addition TO the cost of packing
house products was attributed on change
to active covering by shorts and to sym
pathy with bulge in the price Of corn.
Swift & Co. shares advanced "a points
on the Chicago Stock exchange today an
hour before the verdict. After the Jury
had come in a further jump upward oe
CURED. making a total advance OF c
points.
End of Long Legal Battle.
The trial Of the ten Chicago packers on
charges Of conspiracy in maintaining a
a combination in restraint OF trade in
OF the criminal provisions OF the
Sherman antitrust law. which began De-
cember 6, is the closing chapter Of long
legal battle waged by the government
against the packers.
The heads Of the packing companies in
the proceedings are named as individual
defendants and a verdict Of guilty under
the law would make them liable to either
= fine Of 5000 each, or Imprisonment for
one year or both penalties.
The ten defendants are:
J. Ogden Armour, president Armour &
20.
Arthur Meeker, director and general
Armour & Co.
Thomas J. Connors. director and gen.
sral superintendent Armour & Co.
Louis F. Swift. president Swift 4 Co.
Z Co.
Charles II. Swift. director swift & Co.
Francis A. Fowler. manager beef de-
Swift & Co.
Edward Morris. president Morris & Co.
Louis H. Heyman. manager beef depart
nent Morris & Co.
Edward Tilden, president National Pack
ng company.
The government contended:
That prior to ls02 prices were fixed.
shipments regulated and territory divided
~ the old beef pool which met every
tuesday afternoon.
That after the old beef pool dissolved
n 1907 the packers held secret meetings
L each others homes.
That the National Packing company,
Ence its organization In 1893, has been
lsed as the clearing house for the al
eyed combination
That the packers adopted a test cost
md margin system which was used In
he purchase Of cattle and the sale OF
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
The National Capital
Tuesday, March 26, 1912.
The Senate.

IN SESSION. 10 y. m.
Resumed debate on Stephenson election
resolution.
Representatives Howard and Bartlett of
Georgia urged before senate and house
joint subcommittee Of judiciary commit
tees postponement of action on proposed
workmen's compensation bills.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27
Three Ballots Taken.

Three ballots weretaken today on the
question OF guilty or not guilty. The
first ballot resulted eight for scquittal
and four for conviction. The second
ballot showed eleven for acquittal and
one for conviction. The third ballot was
unanimous for acquittal.
The only ballot taken last night was
on the question whether II one was
guilty. all were guilty. This ballot stood
ten to two in favor of the proposition.
The verdict was handed to the cclrk OF
the court by Juror ]. L. Harvey. who
was selected as foreman. II read:
I'VE, the jury, find the defendants not
guilty"
United States District Attorney James
H. Wilkerson was deeply affected by the
verdict. He jumped to his feet as the
words sounded through the court room
and tears filled his eyes.
II have nothing to say" was his only
comment. as he walked from the court
room.
ThssoQI session acsuliea- -ihan
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-27

! Indicates trace Of Precipitation.
L A WELSH, Local Forecaster.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR.
Hundreds of Leon Citizens Can Tell
You All About 1t.

Home endorsement, the public ex-
preston of Leon people, should be
evidence beyond dispute for very
Leon reader. Surely the experience
of friends and neigbors, cheerfully
given by them, will carry more weight
than the utterances of strangers re-
siding in faraway places. Read the
following:
R. l.. Marvin, painter and paper
hanger, School St., Leon, Iowa, says,
81 do not hesitate to recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills. l and other
members of my family have used
them on different occasions for kid
ney complaint and lame and weak
back and have always been greatly
benefited. Last fall my kidneys
were not doing their work as they
should and I had a lame and weak
back, together with pain in my kid
neys that made it hard for me to lift
I got Doan's Kidney Pills and they
acted promptly in bringing me re-
lief. rs ,. sa....s,. b. u 4 '@a =
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents, d Foster Milburn Co., New
York, sole agents for the United
States. l$
Remember the name Doan's
|and take no other.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
BALD HEADS NOT WANTED.
Badness is too Generally Considered
Sign of Advanced Age.

A bald-headed person doesno have
an equal chance with one blessed
with a healthy head of hair, because
badness is too generally accepted as
an indication of age. Many large
corporations have established an age
limit, and refuse to take men over
35 years of age as new employees.
Probably IS Per cent of bald-head-
ed people may regain good head OF
healthy hair if they will follow our
advice and accept our offer. We
have a remedy that we positively
guarantee to grow hair on any head,
unless the roots of the hair are en-
tirely dead, their follicles closed,
and the scalp has become glazed and
shiny. We want people to try this
remedy at our risk, with the distinct
understanding that. unless it does
exactly what we claim it will, and
gives entire satisfaction in every re-
spect, we shall make no charge for
the remedy used during the trial.
We know exactly what we are
talking about, and with this offer
back of our statements no one should
scott, doubt our word, or hesitate to
put our remedy to an actual test.
We want everyone in Leon who is
| suffering from any scalp or hair
trouble, dandruff, falling hair, or
badness to try our Rexall 49, Hair
Tonic. We want them to use it reg
ularly-say until three bottles have
been used-and if it does not eradi-
cate dandruff, cleanse and refresh
the scalp, tighten the hair in it's
roots, and grow new hair. we will
return every cent paid us for the
| remedy for the mere asking. There
is no formality expected, and we ex-
act no obligation from the user what
ever.
We are established right here in
Leon, and make this offer with full
understanding that our business
success entirely depends upon the
sort of treatment we accord our GUS
toners, and we would not dare make
the above offer unless we were posi-
lively certain that we could substan-
tiate it in every particular. Re-
member, you can obtain Rexall
Remedies in, this community only at
our store Rexall Store. Bell
& Robinson. H.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
Iowa Farmers Can Make Money
Raising Potatoes.

Ames, Iowa. April IT, Specialist
| the great agricultural state Of Iowa
lived up to it's potato growing OPP
portunites and did only as well as
the state of Maine in producing
tubers, it's potato growers might
Jingle $7,000,000 more money in
their pockets every year.
1t is the conviction of the extern
sion department of Iowa State Col
lege that Iowa can do as well as
Maine, or better, and to help Iowa
farmers to measure up to their OPP
portunities it has just issued an ex-
hausive bulletin on Potato Growing
in Iowa, for free distribution
Iowa is not furnishing it's share
Of the worlds potatoe crop, declares
the author of the bulletin, G. p.
Bliss. OF the 3OO,O00,000 bushels
produced annually in the United
States, Iowa produces Only meager
-, 700 annually on the average.
"Moreover," he adds, Iowa doesn't
produce potatoes for home consump-
ton. Many farmers buy their win
ter supply The total yield in Iowa
has decreased during the years
past until now many counties i'm
port to supply their needs. During
| the 10 year period from 1901 to
| 1910 Maine had an average yield OF
1S9 bushels per are, while Iowa had
| only S23 bushels, less than half as
much The gross returns per acre
from Maine for tle 10 year period
averaged Sl0263 per acre as COM
pared with $41.04 in Iowa.
&c
Iowa has the largest continuous area
of fertile land suitable for corn or
POTATO production in the United
| States, it may well be asked, why is
the average yield for Iowa so low?'
| Briefly stated, the causes Of 1owa's
| low yield are unfavorable soil con"
| ditions, poor seed, poor culture, in
| sect and fungous enemies and unfav-
| orable seasonal conditions. More
| drainage, more soil fertility, strong
| err, healthier seed, better culture and
more spraying are the antidotes.'
Mr. Bliss shows that potato grow
ing pays in Iowa when properly
managed. He says that experience
shows that at customary prices, re-
turns of $50 per acre are easily
possible One Scott county grower
last fall realized $500 from single
acre. In 1911, an unfavorable year,
40 growers reported to the college
an average net profit of $63.26 from
their potato crop for every acre
grown. Potatoes may be grown in
Iowa at gross cost of rs cents per
bushel-the experience of many
growers shows that. Some men in
the state raise as high as 200 bushels
an acre on the average. Frequently
growers get from 400 to 500 bushels
on single acres.
Mr. Bliss points out in the bulletin
that potatoes may be grown without
injury to the soil. On the contrary,
he says, potatoes may be made OF
positive physical benefit to the soil.
Corn will grow better following po-
tatoes, and so will wheat and oats;
though the latter are more likely to
lodge on potato ground. Mr.. Bliss
bulletin discusses every phase of po-
tato culture thoroughly and is es-
pecially valuable for it's contribution
to the subject Of seed selection, an
important question in Iowa where
no attention has been given to the
matter. 1t is thoroughly radical and
/ is based throughout on practical ex-
perience and careful observation OF
the best methods
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
Notice Of appointment of Executor

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur County. In
probate.
In the matter of the estate OF
Martha ]. Hamilton, deceased.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed and
qualified as Executor Of the estate
of Martha J. Hamilton, late of De-
catur County, Iowa, deceased. All per-
sons in any manner indebted to said
deceased of her estate will make pay
ment to the undersigned; and those
having claims against said deceased
or her estate will present them in
manner and form as by law required.
for allowance and payment.
Daetd his 5th day of April, A. D.,
1912.
S. G.. MITCHELL,
34-3t Executor of said estate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
Application to Erect Poles and Wires
for Conducting Electricity.

To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given of an appli-
cation made by the Herald Publish
ing House, a corporation duly organ
lied under the state of Iowa, and
having it's principal place of bust
ness at Lamont, in the county Of
Decatur, and state of Iowa, for
grant for right to erect and maintain
poles and wire for the purpose of
conducting electricity for lighting,
heat and power purposes on the fol-
lowing public highways in the coun-
ty of Decatur, for a period of twen-
ty years from and after the first day
of May, 1912, to-wit:
Along the west side of sections ?
and IS in township 81 west, and
range q north; on the south side of
section p; thence three-quarters
of a mile along the west side of Sec
ton 27; thence one-quarter of a
mile along the south side of the
northeast quarter of section 28;
thence one-quarter of mile along
the west side of the northeast quar-
ter of section %; thence along the
south side of sections 20 and 49,;
thence along the west side of Sec
tons 10 and 10 -" all in
township 6S west and range 27
north.
., Such grant of right and franchise
to be subject to the conditions set
forth in chapter "a Of the Acts OF
the 33rd General Assembly of the
State of Iowa.
The hearing upon the said appli.
cation will be held in the office OF
the Board of County Supervisors in
the town Of Leon, county OF Decatur,
and state OF Iowa, on the first Mon
day OF May A. D. 1912, at the hour
Of two o'clock, at which time any
persons interested may appear and
be heard. -, ~. -..-.-a.-,.....
BY order Of the Board Of
Supervisors Of Decatur. coun-
ty, Iowa, this 9Th day OF
April, 1912. &c
s. p. WILEY,
81 Chairman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
ZENO FOR YOUR SKIN.
Eczema. Pimples, Rash and All Skin
Affections Quickly Healed.

No matter what the trouble, ecze-
ma, chatting, pimples, salt rheum,
Zemo instantly stops irritation. The
cure comes quick Sinks right in,
leaving no trace Zemo is vanish
ing liquid. Your skin fairly revels
with delight the moment Zemo is ap-
piled. Greatest thing on earth for
dandruff.
Zemo is prepared by E. w. Rose
Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo-, and is
sold by all druggists at 81 bottle.
But to prove to you it's wonderful
value it is now put up in liberal size
trial bottles at only 25 cents and is
guaranteed to do the work or your
money back. Sold at Bell & Robin
sons drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
The THRICE A. WEEK EDITION
OF THE
New YORK WORLD
Practically q Daily at the Price of a
Weekly!
No other Newspaper in the world
gives SO much at SO low a price.

The great Presidential campaign
will soon begin and you will want
the news accurately and promptly.
The World long since established a
record for impartiality, and anybody
can afford it's Thrice-a-Week edition,
which comes every other day in the
week, except Sunday 1t will be of
particular value to you now. The
Thrice-a-Week World also abounds
in other, strong features, serial stor-
les, humor, markets, cartoons; In
fact, everything that is to be found
in q first-class daily. NJ +:
b The Thrice-a-Week Worlds regu-
lar subscription price Is only $1.0O
per year. and this pays for 156 pa
|pers. We Offer this unequalled news
paper and The Leon Reporter togeth-
81 for one year for $1.9 y, The regu-
II subscription price q the two
r. 6i1A q - 80 8end III ofdsfe to
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25
School Report.

Report of the Hollingshead school,
in Franklin township, for the year
commencing Sept. 4, 1911, and end
ing April -, 1912:
Total number enrolled IS; Nc. be-
longing each day, 8; average cost
of tnition per month, $4.457. Jennie
Watson attended the entire year
without loss of time. John and
Clyde Watson came seven months
losing only two days on account Of
sickness during the year. The school
closed with a short program.
Myra Moore, teacher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-04-25

Mr.. Roosevelt is writing some of
his speeches with old pencil stubs
on his suitcase AZ he sits in the
railroad station. He cant qualify
10 i second class newspaper man un-
m ~ can prepare copy on the top Of
y derby hat.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-16
For Years Has Made It's Home in
Mr.. Flat Dwel'er's City Back
Yard Tree.

How long does a squirrel live?"
asked Mr.. Flatdwe:ler. There's one
that I've known for FIVE years and
it's skipping arounc as lively as ever
Fronting on the street back Of
where we live are some regular
houses and in the back yard of one
house there is a tall tree. don't
know any more about trees than
do about squirrels aud so I don't know
what sort of tree this is, but it's a
big tree with big leaves.
Where we live is about a quarter
of a mile from small park in which
there are a lot of squirrels, and
imagine that this squirrel of ours
came originally from that park. It
must have got outside and got lost
and wandered around the streets in
the neighborhood till it came to this
street and the tree looked homelike to
It, 80 It's lived there ever since.
AT least suppose it's the sama
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-16
BURN Bull ING. u I Z GERM
Only Way. 30 Got Rid Of ThsnL and
Occasion Was Made q Good
Object Lesson. - z, 4 .

A ramshackle building In Winston
Salem was recently burned at the re-
quest Of the local Anti-Tuberculosis
league, because it was said to be alive
with tuberculosis germs and could not
be properly fumigated. 80 -.r>
For days before the building was
burned huge placards announcing the
hour of destruction and giving rea-
sons for the burning were hung about
In prominent places. Among other
things the placards said: within the
past Is months two men who sold
fruit, ETC.. here have died Of tuber-
culosis but unconsciously left millions
Of tuberculosis germs by careless
splitting. The building is so open that
1t cannot be effectively fumigated.
The only practical means of disinfect-
ing is by fire."
At the appointed hour. while mill
lions Of tuberculosis germs were be-
ing burned, 5000 pamphlets telling
how to prevent consumption, were dis
tributed to the crowd looking on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-16
Broadway Comedian Tried It on the
Manicure Girl and Got Worst
Of Bargain.
BY Martha McCulioch Williams.

1t doesn't always pay to be too rip
ptngly funny The other day one of
Broadway's brightest little comedians
began tbs day with green mouldy
crouch. BY the time he had reached
Forty-second street he had quarreled
with every one but the subway guard.
THAI individual seemed to be bit
irritable himself. The comedian went
1ntD John, the BARRIERS.
Shave, sir?" asked the barber.
Nav" snarled the comedian. II
never want shave at this hour in the
morning. came in for little merry
chatter"
Saying which he pumped himself
down in the chair and dragged the
apron up under his chin. He waggled
his hand at the lather cup as an indi-
cation Of his needs. The manicure
girl approached him. just as the bar
her was concluding his ministration.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-16
OCONOSTOTA

Oconos;ota, king of the Creeks and
Cherokees, lord Of thousands Of
square miles of territory. leader Of TO-
900 warriors, has been called ''the
chief who lived forever" Probably be-
cause no one knows when he was
born or when he died.
In 1870 he was one of delegation
of Indian chiefs who crossed the At
lantic and visited King George II. Of
England. At that time he was already
a grown man and a famous warrior.
In 1809-eighty years later-he was
still alive. For in letter of that
date David Meigs, Cherokee Indian
agent, writes that greasy old Oconos'
tota" had just visited him.
The aged chief was therefore in all
probability long past his hundredth
year when he journeyed to Meigs's
home. Incidentally, he had lived to
sink from king to outcast tramp.
Oconostota was chosen king of
the Cherokees and of their Creek al
lies in 1888
France and England went to war,
the French seeking to gain mastery of
all North America. Oconostota threw
his mighty influence on the side oe
the English. But for the tactless bpa-
atty of certain British settlers he AID
his savage army would have proved
valuable allies. But party of fro1-
tiersmen accused some of his braves
of stealing their horses. The H.
dians denied the charge-whethe r
truthfully or not-and the colonists
undertook to punish the theft by At
lacking one of Oconostota's villages.
An Injury Avenged.
This was enough to turn Oconosto.
ta's friendship to hate. With 10000
warriors he attacked the two British
forts of Loudon and Prince George.
and at the same time sent throng
of scalping parties through the de-
fenseless settlements of North and
South Carolina. The garrison of Fort
Loudon was starved into surrender,
while the Prince George commander
and many of his soldiers were slain.
Oconostota promised the two hundred
inmates of Fort Loudon a safe pas
sage into Virginia. But during the
first day of their march thither he
turned loose his bloodthirsty savages
upon them. The only restraining in.
fuence through all these days of hor.
ror and death was exercised by
Oconostota's lieutenant Tor "vice-