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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-02-07
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Association, of which he is member
to guarantee Meritol Hair Tonic to
give satisfaction or the purchase price
will be refunded. This indicates the
confidence they have in this preparation.
Fred B. Lowry, Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-02-07
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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-02-07

Receipts
To balance beginning of year. Jan 9l2$
amt reed from Co. Treas April apportOnment 779 As
10 amt reed from Co. Treas, Oct apporonmen a. &c
To amt reed from labor, poll tax list polls $500 222
To her funds ---.-A--------- IT'S
Total Receipts -----------------------------
Disbursements
June "a, 1912, by cash paid for Geo. D. Rathbun for
November j. 1912, BY caah paid Lyle Culyert Co. for
Iron 253
November 1912, by cash paid Gilbert gilbert Co.,
November T. 1912, by cash paid Edmond Dugstad half
November T. 1912, by cash paid NJ E. Lsppn for labor
and team WOrk- "a 50
bridge workr ----- - $500
June g. 1872 by cash paid Guy Pesinger for labor
September 81 1872 by cash paid Carl Hail. for labor 90
November a. 1872 by cash paid John F. Hale for labor
and team wok---------------------------- 81 so
November 4, 1912 by cash paid F, H. Bundy for
November s, 1872 BY cash paid j. Theidemann for
pairing road drag --------------------------- 90
June e. 1872 by cash paid Orvi Stueke TO- labor
July 3d 1872 Ezra Clark for grading with engine 62 so
July 20 1872 Ezra Clark for grading with engine Is 60
July 20, 1912 by cash paid Earl Hall for labor so
July 90 1912 by cash paid Flu Spencer for labor so
July 20 1912 by cash paid w. E. Whiteside for three
November I, 1917, 81 cash paid n, ". Ellis for labor
November q. 1912 BY cash paid H F. Atwood for disc
Novembsr q, By cash paid Knight Ter % rad
The Washington times., 1913-02-07
ELOPERS
WE'D IN BAL T|MORE
Keep Plans Secret Until After
ceremony-Parents Forgive
Them.

Friends of ]. Tarlton Gibbons and
Miss Erna Isabel Mackenzie are con-
gratulating them today on the manner
In which they escaped publicity over
their wedding until the event had been
consummated.
The affair Eas kept secret until the
pair returned from Baltimore to ask
parental blessing. The ceremony was
performed Wednesday night at 6 o'clock
by the Rev. Father Donovan. in the
parlors OF Cardinal Gibbons, in Balti-
more
Gibbons. who is special city salesman
for L. c. Smith & Bro. Typewriter
Company, son Of Mr. and Mrs A. I.
Gibbons. of 1857 Willard street north
west, has known Miss Mackenzie for
some time. but delayed his declaration,
it is said. until after the beginning CT
the year to escape the charge that
leap year. was involved in any way
with his action.
Miss Mackenzie Is the daughter Il
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Mackenzie, of this
city. Both are popular In their set, and
they will make their home here.
The Washington times., 1913-02-07
S TO M ACH
THAT DIcESTS
ANYTHING
To Lengthen your Life Keep
your Stomach in Good
Condition
Mi-o-na Tablets Drive Away Distress
Create q Keen Appetite and
Bnnish Dyspepsiu.

Get c0-cent box Of MONA tab
lets today and learn for yourself how
easy IL Is to put your out-of-orGer
stomach into perfect condition
M-I-O-NA stomach tablets are guar
slant relief-and do more
They build up the stomach so
quickly that in few days belching,
sourness, heartburn, heaviness, bilious
ress, headache. and dizziness will dis
appear.
MONA stomach tablets are guar
anteed to cure any case OF indigestion,
no matter how stubborn, and all stom-
ach ills, or money back.
II had trouble with my stomach for
two years. / tried everything ] heard
OF. MI-O-NA stomach tablets did me
more than $500 worth of good. They
are the best In the world. dennis
Stephen, Coudersport, Pa.
Fifty cents for large box of MILO
MA at druggists everywhere.
James o'Donnell guarantees MI-O-NA
stomach tablets.
The Washington times., 1913-02-07

exclusively to points in the United
states. The question is essentially The
same as that involved in the milling
In transit" controversy that has been
threshed ont In the United States
courts.
Heretofore the Canadian roads have
accorded the privilege of forwarding
at the through rate raw lumber from
the shipping point to some intermediate
point where IL is manufactured, and
then shipping Il on again to its des-
tination for a slight advance over the
regular rate which would be charged
for unbroken forwarding. II Is this
privilege which the Grand Trunk and
the Canadian Pacific now propose TO
abolish.
The Washington times., 1913-02-07
Dressmakers Pick Styles
For Spring and Summer

NEW YORK, Feb. THE modish
gown OF the coming spring and summer
will be slightly wider between the hips
and knees and narrower at the feet anu
shoulders. according to the members of
the Ladies' Tailors and DressElakers'
National Association. who gathered in
this city today for their annual spring
convention. The dropping shoulder lire
will be the proper thing. Long sleeyesand
accordion plating will be among the re-
vivals. Crepe de chine promises to be the
most popular Of fabrics
The Washington times., 1913-02-07
Milling in Transit"
Issue Stirs Canada

TORONTO. Feb IA. case of inter
national interest. involving question
of freight rates ard privileges, came up
for argument before the railway COM
mission here today. - H..
The point at issue is the recent order
Of the commission Sanceling proposed
tariff changes by the Grand Trunk and
Canadian Pacific roads, abollshinS
stopoyer privileges on international
lumber shipments, except those destined
The Washington times., 1913-02-07
One Tenth Through Banks.

Previously nine-tenths OF the Treas
ury disbursements were made through
the subtreasuries. Under the present
system, 80 per cent of the disbursements
vim be made through repositories and
20 per cent through the subtreasurfes.
This will permit holders Of Government
checks all over the country to obtain
cash or deposit credit without having
to pay exchange, as they did under the
previous system. Any national bank
in the country will accept Government
checks for full face value.
Mr.. Spreckles is entirely wrong in his
construction of the new order There
win be no increase in the balance held
by New York banks. On the contrary.
there will be q marked decrease in their
Individual balances. Under this plan.
New York banks will pay checks as dis
bursing officers and will be merely kept
in sufficient Government funds to meet
the daily Withdrawals. We deposit in
The Washington times., 1913-02-07

New York about 100000 daily and
withdraw about an equal amount
Mr.. Bailey told the House Committee
on Expenditures in the Treasury De-
partment something about the new or
der, and explained that the ioNern-
ment did not charge banks interest on
deposits OF public money because OF the
great assistance they rendered the
Treasury Department in negotiating
Government securities free OF cost to
Uncle Sam. He told the committee that,
according to his opinion, the Govern
ment should keep working balance OF
81. 100000 in the Treasury and have ac-
tive depository accounts to the amount
of $50, O,O0o, 900 in banks. He said that at
present there was a $50. 100000 balance
I'm the Treasury and about 100000 IN
the banks Of the nation,
The committee endeavored to get an
explanat ton why the Government did
not charge the banks interest on Its
deposits. Mr.. Bailey explained that the
institutions handling Government non
eys transferred checks. transformed
Government paper into currency. kept
books for the Treasury at their ex-
pense, and otherwise discharged func-
tions which would cost the Government
heavily IL It had TO do this work. The
banks do this free of cost I'm exchange
for the deposit privilege. Mr.. Bailey
stated
Young To Inquire.
Acting Chairman Young, of the House
Committee on Expenditures sn the
Treasury Department, said he would
ask Secretary MacVeagh to testify as
to the exact meaning OF the Treasury
order.
Assistant Secretary Bailey's expia-
nation makes 1t appear that the new
plan of work is a splendid idea," Mr..
Young said, but 1 believe Mr.. Mac
Veagh should tell us more about II. in
view of Mr.. Spreckels' statements"
THE whole fear of any such result Is
absurd" was the declaration OF Secre-
tary MacVeagh today when shown a
copy of Rudolph Spreckels' statement
1T Is all mooushine. Banks under the
new order will merely have working
balance, and will not be crowded with
gold subject to call by the Government
and subsequent hardship to anyone.
"The intimation made by Mr..
Spreckels that there might be a possi-
BILE plot on the part of the outgoing
Republican Administration Is utter
bosh. The banks will merely have a
working balance, and no more money
under the new plan will be in their
vaults two months from now than at
the present time. The assumption Of a
plot rss evidently made with but little
on the subject"
Attorney General Wickersham, who
was with Secretary MacVeagh when
the Secretary of the Treasury was
asked concerning the matter at the
White House. also insisted Spreckels
was talking moonshine."
The day book., 1913-04-01
Victor Riesenfeld Is Settlement Worker and KnorDs
Girls Can LiUe $3.50 Week, So Feels .
Justified in Making Them Do 1t. 3

Julius Rosenwald is not the only
.free-handed, big-hearted, slave-driv-
ing 'philanthropist" in Chicago. This
was revealed yesterday by the O'Hara
low wages commission.
Victor S. Riesenfeld was on the
stand. -Riesenfeld is department
manager for Rosenwald & We'll, man
ufacturers of clothing, 500 South
Franklin street.
Riesenfeld had been forced to ad-
NIT that some of the girls in the en-
ploy of Rosenwald, & We'll were
paid as little as SIT a week.
81 want to explain" he added
hastily, chat the girls who got as
low as this did not work all week"
'Well, said Lieut.. Gov. O'Hara,
'1et's take the case of Esther Beren--
son. She was paid only $3.4S for her
last weeks work. How many hours
did she work for 'that?"
'Forty-seven hours" said Riesen-
field.
Don't you consider that a weeks
work." asked O'Hara.
"Why, no.. said Riesenfeld. sun
der the state law a woman can be
worked sixty hours week."
The commission gazed curiously at
Riesenfield.
Esther Berenson got $3.4S for
one weeks work" said Senator Juul,
at last. Don't you know that a wo-
man cannot live on that amount?
Don't you know that it costs wo--
man at.least So a week for the very
necessities of life?"
"No | DON'T" said Riesenfeld. :"
am a settlement worker myself and
know from my experiences that a
woman can live honestly on ~
week and save from 20 to rs cents
every week."
The day book., 1913-04-01

"You know that of your own
knowledge, from your own expe-
rience?" demanded o'Hara. u
"Yes," said Riesenfeid. i
"Then get down to business" said e
the lieutenant governor, harshIy, j
"and give US the figures on which you
base that statement. Tell us how I
that girl lives, how she pays her
board, what she pays for board, what /
she pays for clothes, and SO on"
"Oh, can't do that" said Riesen-
field. But know that girls making 6
even $3.50 week are saving 20 and .
rs cents week and paying their own Il
way"
r "WeII, tell US how much board
these girls pay"
"oh, can't do that. They live at
home. Of course they pay something
at home, but don't know how
much"
"You mean," said Senator JuuI,
shat YOU force the girls parents to
pay the difference between what you
pay them for working for you nine
hours six days out of every seven Il
and what it costs them to live"
"Oh, | don't think So"
"WeIi, explain how these girls are
going to live on $3.50 week and pay
their way and save that 20 to rs cents
a week." commanded O'Hara.
And Mr.. RiesenfeId did not answer.
The commission is filled with cur
iosity about Rosenwald & Wells busi- !,
ness.
When the investigation Of the COM
mission showed that it would be
worth while to get few facts from )
heads of the firm themselves, sub
poenas were issued for Morris Ro-
senwald and Julius We'll
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03
NO MESSAGE
At PRESENT
Mayor Garretson Sees No
Need of One Now.

Mayor Garretson will not send a
message to the council at this time.
He says it may be done later. The
reason is believed to be the fact that
the Board of Aldermen is Demo
cratic. While members worked well
together last year and in harmony
with Mr.. Garretson as acting mayor,
it is not known what attention would
be given to recommendations which
he might make at this time. APP
pointments which had to be confirm
ed by the council heretofore made by
Mr.. Garretson, were first submitted
for approval of the aldermen. This
was done principally to eliminate any
embarrassment which might be
caused slated candidates.
improvements which Mr.. Garrett
son has had in mind were carried out
to large extent while he was alder
man-at-large. He has several new
ideas in mind, but none in particular
which are urgent at this time. A
message with a number Of recon-
mendations may be sent to the coun-
Gil in the course of month or so.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03
Members Must File $500 Bond Be-
fore They Gan Serve Gives 0pin,
ion at Last Minute.
MAY DEFEAT REFORM PLANS
Meeting Not Held Germs Leaves the
City and Board Is Much De-
pendS on Gallagher.

City Attorney G. G. Hommann upset sensational pro-
Board of Excise Commissioners last night by
giving opinion shortly before the meeting hour that each
should file bond of $500 before entering upon the
duties of the Office This is taken which will upset
Civic Union principles and defeat the election Of Daniel W
Boehm, saunch Civic Union member president Politics
is believed by be the for the raising of the point
at this time.
Members Of the board appeared discouraged when Mr.
Germs exhibited signed statement from City Attorney HON
The five commissioners were gathered in committee
session at the time fair sized audience awaited in the
Gil chamber About o'clock City Clerk La Roe from
the committee and said the meeting had been adjourned
until Tuesday night The reporters then called in
With laughter the part of two and indignation vs
BILE Others commissioners told of the city attorney
opinion.
Michael Seaman hailed it as ga dirty mean trick.''
Mr. Germs said evidently the law and inquired what
nould be done about it but file the necessary bonds.
Daniel w. Boehm, who slated for the presidency said
it shame He informed the reporters repeatedly that
they could not put the facts concerning the incident too
strongly.
Commissioner Nels Hansen made comment upon the
city attorneys action while the presence of the reporters
Hugh j. Gallagher appeared to be highly indignant the
appearance of the city attorneys opinion He wanted to know
why previous boards had not been troubled with filing bonds
and why the point raised when efornspred body
about to act The maintained that under the
law the present board could act without first fling bonds
the acts of the previous boards must have been Illegal He
gested the police be notified today to close all
places the ground that they not legally licensed to do
business.
Some laughed at the statement but Mr. Boehm appeared
to take it seriously He Immediately left the meeting
search of Judge Adrian Lyon for opinion.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03
PROGRAM OF REFORM EXCISE
BOARD UPSET BY CITY ATTY
CHANGES OF EXCISE
CONDITIONS PLANNED

Drastic means of curtailing the
liquor trade and to cleanse and ele-
vate it are under way by the Civic
Union members of the Board of Ex-
else Commissioners. Several amend
ments to excise ordinances were to
have passed first and second read
ings last night. No meeting could
be held and the prepared program
was abandoned because of an opin-
ion of the city attorney that bonds
must be filed before the commission
ers could act. Among the proposed
notifications of the excise laws are
understood to be the following: In
crease of the retail license fee from
$450 to $3.50, granting of no two
kinds of liquor licenses to one per-
son or firm, issuance of no licenses
to women and permitting no females
to frequent drinking places and al
lowing no music or shows where
liquors are sold.
These and other provisions, If
adopted, are to be stringently en-
forced to the letter. In almost every
instance a second violation is to
mean the revocation of the license
of the offender. This, however, is
declared by lawyers to be question
able, for it Is contended an excise
board cannot Of it's own accord re-
woke a license. 1t may refuse 1t
when application is entered for re-
newal.
An excise board can only sit as
trial court and act upon the revo-
cation of license when complaint is
made in writing by two citizens, ac-
cording to City Attorney G. c. HON.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03

mann. The right of the board to
prohibit females from drinking
liquors Is likewise questioned. This
provision is aimed to keep women
and more particularly girls out of
back rooms and beer gardens. 1t is
admitted that licenses can be kept
out of the hands of women by the
boards refusal to grant them. In
reply to question regarding the
constitutionality of an act to keep
women and girls from tending bar
and from drinking in a place, a
prominent attorney said today 1t
might be done by terming such
places "disorderly houses For the
first offense of allowing women in
drinking place, fine of 500 would
be imposed, 1t Is understood.
So drastic are some OF the new
measures proposed by the Civic
Union members that by one of the
new amendments the board would
try to amend the Bishops law, which
it has nc auth ority to do. 1t would
raise the retail license fee in an
effort to decrease the number OF
places and aid in improving the sur
viving ones. BY Its proposed amend
ment to grant not more than one
license to a person or firm, 1t would
break up combinations of saloons
and bottling establishments, and
Wholesale and retail places. The
former board contended such action
was not advisable, as many saloon
keepers did bottling business and
it was better to have them pay a
bottling license fee than to have
them sell Illegally and unawares.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03
|C0VERSHIS WIFE
WITH GASOLINE
THENL|T MATCH
Special By United Press Wire.

Paterson, Jan. 3.-Seeking protec-
tion from her husband s alleged cru
city, Margaret Travallo appeared be-
fore Justice of the Peace Samuel
Percy today and related story that
reused the horror of the court. The
woman said her husband had tied her
to the bed in the form of cross and
poured a quart of gasoline over her,
commanding her to beg for her life,
lighted a match and held it ready to
set her in flames. While she plead
ed the match burned out and then
Travallo lighted a cigarette with an
other. He laughed as the terrified
woman poured out her pleas for
mercy. Finally she tainted and when
she came to her husband had un-
bound her and went away. A week
later she said, he made her stand in
the corner of the room, drew his re-
volver, told her to say her prayers
and when she had finished fired
shot into the wall over her head.
Travallo was arrested and placed un-
der heavy bail.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03
MANY PUPILS
ON PART TINE
Two More Truant Officers
Named by School Board.

That 200 pupils are going to
school only oh l.alf time at School
No. 4, was the unplausable condition
revealed by S. E. Shull, superintend-
ent of public schools, in summing up
the general educational status of
Perth Amboy, before the Board of
Education, last night. Buildings are
rapidly going up in Meade street, ana
the need Of room for that school will
become more and more pronounced,
declared the superintendent. Besides
in the spring, usually about sixty new
pupils are enrolled there. Mr.. Shull
also pointed out that In the north
western section there were many
children over school age who did not
attend school and for whom there is
no room should they apply.
Mr. Shull said that it made him
feel ashamed sometimes, when he
picked up a local paper and saw the
number of truants arraigned before
the recorder. Nearly all the names
of those appearing in the court, he
has noticed, have been those OF
chronic truants. He called attention
to the inability of one truant officer
to handle the thousands OF children
attending the different schools.
Mr.. Shull was given two more tru-
ant officers to look after the youth
full miscreants. Michael J. Deegan, of
214 Hall avenue, and Michael Bart
kowiak, of 655 Catherine street, were
appointed. The former will also as
sist as janitor at Nos. 2, and
schools, and the latter in Nos. /, S, z
1T
gin January 6. Thomas Silver, of
IT'S Rector street, was appointed to
assist the janitor of the grammar
school, his duties to begin when the
addition to that school is completed.
Each of the three will receive a sal
ary Of SOS per month.
j. K. Jensen, architect for the
manual training school building,
grammar school addition, and central
heating plant building, submitted a
report that showed progress The
report showed that certificates for
$19,592 had been issued on the gen.
eral contract; $3,713.60 on the heat
ing contract; $3,340 on the boiler
house, and $7,896 on the manual
training school. The heating system
will probably be ready to be tested
within two weeks.
1t was decided to have the books
of the schools repaired In smaller
lots so that more use can be got
from them.
Miss Annie Gates resignation from
the faculty of No. school was ac-
cepted. Two applications for posi-
tions in the schools were received.
Medical Inspector M. S. Meinzer,
reported the following: Number of
visits to schools, 8; contagious cases
found, Il; excluded from school, II;
number of pupils examined, 500;
general healthfulness of pupils, aver
age; sanitary condition of buildings,
good; number fumigated, one
Truant Officer Meshrow reported
that he had been sent for 247 pupils,
had returned SO, found 81 sick, and
81 were truants. Seven summons
were issued.
Superintendent S. E. Shull report
Continued on page 12.)
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03

Judge Lyon UphOlds 1t.
Mr.. Lyon upheld the city attorney
and maintained the old board was a
defecto body. Under a fundamental
law of the state its acts are declared
to be legal, SO long as its work was
not contested while it was in power.
Yet Mr.. Lyon told Mr.. Boehm the
suggestion OF closing all drinking
places because they were held to be
not legally licensed, was point
worth raising. He suggested the
board raise as much of yell as pos
sible in its reform work, Mr.. Boehm
said. 1t is unlikely, however, that
the closing of existing places will be
attempted. Lawyers generally hold
the acts of the old board legal, mas
much as the board Is now out of Of
fee.
Mr.. Peterson Is Criticised.
Peter A. Peterson, head of the
Civic Union, came up for criticism
from the Civic Union candidates,
Messrs Germs and Boehm. He was
adjudged a poor man to give counsel
to an excise board and was termed a
bad campaign manager.
Mr.. Seaman, the third Civic Union
member, alone, stood by him. He
said the lawyer had repeatedly urged
him to file bond to comply with the
law.
Mr.. Germs declared the lawyer had
Continued On page %
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-01-03
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RE|O'S BODY ARRIVES :;''.
Special by United Press Wfrs.

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in batleships Florida Nor
while ambassador
the Florida broke out
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the diplomatic
will
Bishop aided by the rector OF
cathedral.