Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-02-09
HELP THE CHINESE
Governor in Proclamation Urges
Iowa o Aid Stricken Country
RED CROSS ASKS ASSISTANCE
Says That Entire Districts Are Flood.
ed And That People Are Dying
BY Hundreds, Their Bodies
Lying ey Roadsides.

Des Moines-Governor Carroll, as
president Of the Iowa branch of the
National Red Cross association, has
issued the following proclamation
urging the people of Iowa to con-
, tribute to aid the starving Chinese:
!, acting upon a report Of special
engineer sent by the American Red
Cross to China to investigate and de.
termine the conditions among the
famine sufferers of that county, Pres
ident William H. Taft, as the presi-
: dent of the American Red Cross SO.
J ciety. has issued an earnest appeal
| to the people of the United States
, for aid in the alienation of the SUI
fering and death by starvation among
the Chinese.
CAS- president of the Iowa branch
of the American Red Cross take
, this means Of calling attention of our
own people TO the terrible conditions
now existing in the Orient, and urge
that from the prosperity and plenty
which has been our lot We offer onr
has been brought to our notice.
Annual foods of rivers in certain
districts have completely inundated
the tillable lands. Millions of peo-
pie are facing a terrible death by
starvation. The dead bodies of those
who have succumbed to the condi-
tons lie unhuried and rotting by the
| Fna1ciHac wi, &c nd
the situation as reported is appalling.
President Taft declares In the name
OF humanity the Red Cross calls once
more upon the American people to
come to the relief of a sister nation
with that prompt generosity which
has never failed in time Of great
emergency
at is estimated that 10 cents in
American money will provide food
for family for one day. Fifteen dol
lars will keep family of eight for
the entire season Of famine Let the
people of Iowa answer nobly to this
call for help.
II urge that the mayors and char.
table and church organizations ia our
communities take up this work of
collecting contributions for this
worthy cause. All such contributions
should be sent to State Treasurer j.
K. Deming OF Dubuque, who is the
treasurer Of The Iowa branch of the
American Red Cross. He will &C.
count for these funds and will for.
ward them to the national treasurer.
"B. F. CARROLL.
president Iowa Branch American
| Red Cross
1910 Delegates Cannot Serve Now.
The county delegates elected at the
1910 primary cannot be reconvened
in county convention to select dele
gates to the state conventions which
vention This is true despite the
fact that the county delegates Sc
lected in June. 1910, were elected for
two years.
The state department of justice has
reiterated this former opinion be-
cause of the numerous inquiries which
are being made.
Last spring Attorney General Cos
son distinctly ruled that the county
delegates selected for two years in
1910 cannot be reconvened in coun-
ty convention this spring. A new
set of delegates must be chosen for
the purpose of selecting delegates to
the first state conventions; that is,
those which convene April oath for
republicans and May 9th for demo.
Gratis.
Planning For Annual Show.
Detailed arrangements for the an
nual show and convention of the
Iowa Electrical association made at
an all-day conference of the execu.
tive committe" set the dates for this
years show as April %, "a, rs and
26 at the Coliseum.
The Coliseum will be decorated
with electrical displays of all the
modern devices, and preparations are
being made to give the best show
ever held by the association Over
400 delegates and visitors from out
Of the city are expected this year.
Anti-SaIoon League Elect.
DR.. Gershom Hill of Des Moines
was reelected president of the Iowa
Anti-Saloon league at their annual
convention. Rev. A. Norrbon, pastor
Of the Swedish Lutheran church of
Sioux City was elected as vice.presi.
dent The Rev, J. P. Burling of Des
Moines was elected secretary and
Fred Riser, treasurer. The board
Of directors include J. G. Olmsted,
Dr. Gershom Hill. the Rev. J. p. Bur-
ling, the Rev J. w. Graves. the Rev.
Charles F. PrnudHt and F. w.
Sprague, all of Des NIoines.
VIII Continue Saloon Fight.
The Iowa Anti-saloon league in an
NAL session took decided action
against the Sammis bill, which pro.
vides that attorneys who start suits
against saloons and drug stores shall
not receive fees. A stand was also
taken against the Shankland bill.
which was defeated in the last gen.
eral assembly. Secretary Barber of
the league said that the Shankland
law was merely a scheme to allow the
liquor interests TO circulate their
consent petitions at their expense in.
stead of themselves, as now provided.
This is An Easy Test.
Shake liens FOOt-Ease in one shoe