Twice-a-week plain dealer., February 26, 1909, Image 3

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She was dressed In an olive green
riding liablt which she had brought
from the east. The skirt was divided
and reached Just below the knees. Her
blouse, of light material and brown in
color, was loose, allowing free play for
her arms and shoulders. High riding
boots were laced to the knees. A som
brero and riding gloves lay on the
table ready to complete her costume.
Bud coldly acknowledged Echo's af
fectionate and happy greeting and
curtly informed her that Jack had ar
rived.
She rushed out of doors, with a cry
of Joy.
Running across the courtyard toward
her lover, who awaited her with .out
stretched arms, she began:
"Well, this is a nice time, you out
rageous"— Then Polly stopped her
with a mock serious look. "Wait a
minute—wait a minute," the girl
drawled as if reining in a too eager
horse. "Don't commence callin' love
names before you get the hitch. Time
enough after. He has been actin' up
somethln' scandalous with me."
A 'Romance of Arizona
Jack threw up his hands in protest,
hastily denying any probable charge
that the tease might make. "Why, I
haven't been saying a word!" he cried.
Polly laughed as she ran to the door.
"No, you haven't," she answered
mockingly, as one agrees with a child
whose feelings have been hurt. "He's
only been tellin' me he loved"—
Pausing an Instant, she pointed at
Echo, ending her sentence with a
shouted "you."
With her band on Jack's shoulder
Echo said: "Polly, you are a flirt.
You've too many strings to your bow."
"You mean I've too mony bonus to
my strings!" laughingly answered the
Ctrl.
"You'll have Slim Hoover and Bud
Lane shooting each other up all on
your account" chlded Echo.
"Nothin' of the kind," pouted Polly.
"Can't a girl have friends? But I
.know what you two are waitin' for."
^ii "What?" asked Jack.
"You want me to vamose. I'm hep.
vam." And Polly ran into the
kitchen to tell the men that the bride
groom hud nrrlvc-.l. but couldn't be
seen until the liri(!:- wiis- thtvu'di with
an Important inter, with Itlm. So
Novelized From Edmund Day's Melodrama
By JOHN MURRAY and MILLS MSLLER
^y| .Copyright, 1908, by G. W. Dillingham Co.
the living room, Bud
found Echo surrounded by sev
eral girls from Florence and the
neighboring ranches, who were
driving her almost distracted with
their admiring attentions, for she was
greatly disturbed about her lover's In
explicable absence. Had she been free
from the duties of hospitality she
would have leaped on her horse and
gone In search of him.
Echo's wedding attire would seem as
incongruous as Jack's to the eyes of an
easterner, yet It was entirely suited to
the circumstances, for the couple In
tended as soon as they were married
to ride to a little hunting cabin of
Jack's In the Tortilla mountains, where
they would spend their honeymoon.
She hustled them ail Into the living
room, where the phis wore.
This room was 1 »r: ard low apart
meut, roughly |l:istoivd. The heavy
celling beums, hewn with axes, were
.[Uncovered, giving an old Kugllsli ef
fect, although this was not striven for,
Ibut made under the stress of neces
sity. The broad windows were trel
illsed with vines, through which Altered
tthe sunshine. A cooling evening
Ibreeze stirred the leaves lazily. The
chairs were broad and comfortable,
the workmanship of the monks of the
neighboring mission. In the corners
stood squat earthen water Jars of
Mexican molding. On the adobe walls
jwere bung trophies of the hunt, war
bonnets und the crudely made adorn-
Bents of the Apaches. Navajo blan
kets covered the window seats and
were used as screens for sets of
shelves built Into the spaces between
4 the windows.
Polly carried In on a tra.v a large
bowl, of punch surrounded by glasses
and gourds. This was received with
riotous demonstrations. She placed It
In the center of a table made of
planks laid on trestles and, assisted
iby the other girls, served the men 11b
erally from the bowl.
The guests showed the effects of
"(outdoor life and training. Their ges
tures were full and free. The tones
rof their voices were high pitched, but
rthey spoke more slowly than t'jelr
•eastern cousins, as if feeling the neces
sity, even when confined, of making
(every word carry. No one lolled In
Jhls seat, but sat upright, as if still
shaving the feel of the saddle under
Ihlm.
J., Toward women in all social gather
\lngs the cowboys act with exaggerated
...chivalry but, as Sagebrush would de
scribe it, they "herd by their lone
»s some." There is none of the coiu
-"*n1 mingling of sexes seen in the east.
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At a dance the girls sit at one end of
the room, while the men group them-
A Clean Man
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Outiide clean!ineu is less than hall the battle. A man may
•crub himself dozen times a day, and still be unclean. Good
health means cleanliness not only outside, but inside. It means
clean stomach, clean bowels, clean blood, a clean liver, and
new, clean, healthy tissues. The man who is clean in this way
will look it and aot it. He will work with energy and think
clean, clear, healthy thoughts.
He will never be troubled with liver, lung, stomach or blood
disorders. Dyspepsia and indigestion originate in unclean stom
achs. Blood diseases are found where there is unclean blood.
Consumption and bronchitis mean unclean lungs.
selves about the doorway until the
music strikes up. Then each will
seize his partner after the boldest has
made the first move. When the dance
measure ends, the cowboy will rarely
escort his partner to her seat, but will
leave her to find her way to her chum,
while he moves sheepishly back to the
doorway, to be received by his fel
lows with slaps on the back and loud
Jests. At table cowboys carry on lit
tle conversation with the girls. They
talk among themselves, but at the wo
men. The presence of the girls leads
them to play many pranks on one
another. The Ice is long In breaking,
for their habitual reserve Is not easily
worn off. Later In the evening this
shyness is less marked.
As Jack and Echo entered the door
way Parenthesis had arisen from his
seat at the head of the table and
was beginning, "Fellow citizens"—
Confused cries of "Sit down," "Let
him talk," greeted him.
Sagebrush held up his hand for si
lence. "Go ahead. Parenthesis," he
cried encouragingly.
Parenthesis climbed on a chair and
put a foot on the table. This was too
much for the orderly soul of Mrs.
Allen. "Take your dirty feet off my
tablecloth!" she commanded, making
a threatening move toward the of
fender.
Allen restrained her, and Fresno
caused Parenthesis to subside by yell
ing: "Get down offen that table, you
Idiot! There's the bride an' groom
comin' in behind you. We can see 'em
through your legs, but we don't, like
that kin' of a frame."
Jack had slipped his arm about
Echo's waist. She was holding his
hand, smiling at the exuberance of
their guests. Buck McKee, who had
been drinking freely, staggered to his
feet and hiccoughed: "Here, now. this
here don't go—this spoonin' business.
There hain't goin' to be no mush an'
milk served out before the weddin'
"Will you shut up?" admonished Slim
Hoover.
"No, slree!" cried the belligerent Mc
Kee. "There hain't no man here can
shut me up. I'm Buck McKee, 1 am,
an' when I starts In on weddin' festivi
ties I deal"—
"This Is one game you are not in on,"
answered Jack quietly, feeling that he
would have to take the lead in the set
tlement of the unfortunate Interrup
tion of the fun.
"That's all right, Jack," McKee be
gan. holding out his hand. "Let by
gones"—
Jack was in no mood to parley with
the offender. McKee had not been In
vited to the wedding. The young
bridegroom knew that If the first of
fense was overlooked It would only
encourage tiini and he would make
trouble all the evening. Moreover, he
disliked Buck because of his evil habits
and ugly word.
"You came to this wedding without
an invite?" exclaimed Jack.
"I'm here." he growled.
"You're not wanted."
"What!" shouted McKee, paling with
anger.
Turning to his friends, speaking
calmly and paying no attention to the
aroused desperado. Jack said: "Boys,
you all know mv objection to this man.
Dick Lane caught him spring before
last slitting the tongue of one of Uncle
Jim's calves."
"It's a lie!" shouted McKee, pulling
his revolver and attempting to level It
at his accuser. Hoover was too quick
for him. Catching him by the wrist,
he deftly forced him to drop the muz
zle toward the floor.
With frightened cries the girls hud
dled In a corner. The other cowboys
upset chairs, springing to their feet,
drawing revolvers halfway from hol
sters as they did so.
Hoover had pressed his thumb luto
the back of McKee's hand, forcing him
to open his fingers and drop his gun
on the table. Picking It up. Hoover
snapped the weapon open ai.d emptied
the cylinders of the cartridges.
Jack made no move to defend him
self. He was aware his friends could
protect him.
"That'll do," he said to the raging,
disarmed puncher. "You can go, Buck.
When 1 want you in any festivities
I'll send a special Invite to you."
"I'm sure miifli obliged," sneered
McKee, making his way toward the
door.
"Here's your gun," cried Slim, toss
li:7 the weapon toward him.
McKee caught the weapon, mutter
ing "Thanks."
"It needs cleanin'," sneered the
sheriff.
Turning at the doorway, McKee said,
"I hain't much stuck on weddln's, any
way." Looking at Jack, he continued
threateningly, "Next time we meet
it'll be at a little swaree uv nv own."
"Get!" was Jack's laconic #.d omi
nous command.
With assumed carelessness McKee
answered: "I'm a-gettln'. Well, gents,
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
prevents these diseases. It makes a man's insides clean
and healthy. It clean* the digestive organs, makes pure*
clean blood, and clean, healthy flesh.
It restores tone to the nervous system, and cures nervous exhaustion and
prostration. It contains no alcohol or habit-forming drugs.
Constipation is the most unclean uneleanlinesa. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pel
let* cure it. They never gripe Easy to take as candy.
I hope j'ou all '11 enjoy this'here pink
tea. Say, Bud, put a piece uv weddin'
cake In yer pocket fer me. I wants to
dream on It."
"Who brought him here?" asked
Jack, facing Ills guests.
"I did," answered Bud defiantly.
"You might have known bettor," was
Jack's only comment.
"I'm not saying who's to come and
go. This isn't any of my wedding."
Polly stopped further coinmtnt by
laying her hand over his mouth and
slipping Into the seat beside him.
"Well, let It go at that," said Jack,
closing the Incident.
He rejoined Echo as he spoke. The
guests reseated themselves. Mrs.
Allen laid her hand on Jack's shoulder
and said, "Just the same. It ain't right
an' proper for you to be together be
fore the ceremony without a chap
eronle."
•'Nothin' that's right uiee is ever
right proper," laughed Slim.
"Well, it ain't the way folks does
back east," replied Mrs. Allen tartly,
glaring at the sheriff.
"Blast the east!" growled Allou. "We
docs things in our own way out here."
With a mischievous smile, Slim
glanced at his comrades and then sol
emnly observed, "Still, I hear they does
make the two contractin' parties sit off
alone by themselves"—
"What for?" asked Jack.
"Why, to give them the last bit of
quiet enjoyment they're goin' to have
for the rest of their lives," chuckled
Slim.
The cowboys laughed hilariously at
the sally, but Mrs. Allen, throwing her
arms about Echo's neck, burst into
tears, crying, "My little girl!"
"What's the use of openin' up the
sluices now, Josephine?"
"Let her alone, Jim," drawled Slim.
"Her feelln's is harrowed some, an'
irrigation is what they needs most."
The outburst of tears was Incompre
hensible to the bridegroom. Already
irritated by the McKee incident, he
took affront at the display of senti
ment. He cried, "I don't want any
crying at my wedding!"
"It's half my wedding," pouted Echo
tearfully.
"Ain't 1 loslu' my daughter?" sobbed
Mrs. Allen.
"Ain't you getting my mother's son?"
snapped Jack.
The men howled with glee at the
rude badinage, which only called forth
a fresh burst of weeping
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Forcing htm to
the part of
Mrs. Allen, in which the girls began to
show symptoms of jolnlug.
Polly sought to soothe the trouble by
pushing Jack playfully to one side and
his ftwjcrs and drop
open
his ijun.
saying: "Oh, stop It all! Look here.
Echo Allen you know your hair ain't
fixed yet."
"An' the minister due here at any
minute," added Mrs. Allen.
"Couie along we will take charge of
j'ou now," ordered Polly. The girls
gathered In a group about the bride,
bustling and chatting, telliug her all
men were brutes at times and, looking
at the fat sheriff, who blushed to the
roots of his hair at the charge, that
Slim Hoover was the worst of the
lot. Mrs. Allen pushed them nway
and again fell weeping 011 Echo's
shoulder. "Hold ou now. They ain't
a soul goin' to 110 nothin' for her except
her mother," she whimpered.
"There she goes again," said Jack In
disgust.
"He's goin' to take my child away
from me," walled the mother.
Tears were streaming down Echo's
cheek. "Don't cry, mother," she wept.
"No, no, don't cry," echoed the girls.
"It's all for the best," began Polly.
"It's all for the best It's all for the
best," chorused the group.
"Well, I'll be"— gasped Jack.
"Jack Payson, you just ought to be
ashamed of yourself," said Polly,
stamping her foot. -Yon nasty, mean
old thing!" she threw in for good
measure.
Mrs. Allen led Echo from the room.
The girls followed, crying, "You nasty,
mean old thing!" to the unfortunate
bridegroom.
The cowboys enjoyed the scene im
mensely. It was a bit of human come
dy totally unexpected. First they
Imitated the weeping women and then
laughed uproariously at Jack.
"Did you ever see such darned car
ryings on?" said the bridegroom in
disgust. "What have 1 done?"
"Shucks! All mothers is just like
that," remarked Allen sympathetically.
"They fuss if their girls marry, an'
they fuss If they don't. Why, my ma
carried on somethin' scandalous when
Josephine roped me."
All of the men chuckled except Jack.
"I'm appointed a committee," con
fined the old rancher, "to sit up with
you till the fatal moment."
"I'm gnme." responded Jack grimly.
"1 know what's coming, but I won't
Kiueal."
"You'll git all flint's a-comin' to
you," grinned Allen.
Slim had mneeuvcrrd until he
reached (lie dorr. 111• •-1-:i 11 ,lni It's way.
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stalled to leave the
room he tool Ids ::id and with an
assumption cl' d/c.i lii-jiv tl(,n and sor
row bade hi::i "Gnrdliy."
"O'I. dry up!" laughed Jack, pushing
the :.l:, ii.T Malting, be request
ed. -vine t:i!'t 1 want to understand
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old boo'i'i after me remove the spurs."
"1 his here's a sure enough event,
an' I in goin' to tap the barrel an'
throw away the bung. Wow!" shout'
td Sacebrush.
(To be continued)
CASTRO WILL FACE
HIS EX-SUBJECTS
Former Venezuelan President Plans to
Return to Native Heath—Letter to
Gomez Unanswered.
Dresden, Feb. 23.—Cipriano Castro,
the former president of Venezuela, to
day announced plans to return to that
country and resume the position of a
private citizen. Some weeks ago he
sent a letter to President Gomez set
ting forth his purpose to return and
his willingness to regularize the po
sition of Gomez by himself voluntarily
retiring from the presidency, but up
to the present time he has received no
answer to this communication.
According to his present plans Cas
tro will sail from Bordeaux March 26
on the steamer Guadeloupe for La
Guaira.
Mr. Castro contends that he is the
actual president of the republic. On
February 20 a court transferred the
suit against Castro to the criminal
court and declared him constitutional
ly suspended.
Castro will leave the Guadeloupe at
La Guaira. He has large estates in
the vicinity of Puerto Cabello, and it
is intimated that he will live on this
property.
DRI8COLL DEFEATS ATTELL.
English Champion Has Best of World
Title-Holder in Ten Rounds.
New York, Feb. 20.—Although no de
cision was given, the majority of spec
tators at the fight between Abe Attell,
featherweight champion of the world,
and Jem Driscoll, champion of Eng
land, the majority of spectators be
lieved Driscoll had much the better of
the encounter.
The boys fought ten of the fastest
rounds ever witnessed in a prize ring.
Driscoll had the advantage in most of
tha rounds, but found Attell a much
harder man to beat than any he has
met in this country.
Bloodhounds Trail Bank Robbers.
K1 Paso, Tex., Feb. 20.—Robbers
blew open the vaull of the state bank
at Kilgoro, Tex., early yesterday and
•scaped with f'.-lOt). Bloodhounds
from !i:e |-c ii!vit:aiy at Rusk
Mii'o Is.tn put.
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FOR YOUR GLASSES
DON'T wear cheap or improper
ly fitted glasses.
DON'T wear your glasses when
they are bent. We are always
giad to straighten them for you.
DON'T forget that we devote
our entire time to the scientific ex
amination of the eye and the fur
nishing of glasses exclusively.
The first glasses to be worn should
be very carefully and scientifically
fitted to the eye.
Karl D. Fisk
72nn Visit to Cresco
THE HOTEL STROTHER
Tuesday, Wednesday and Tnursday,
3 a 3
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their trail.
We know of nothing better for cuts,
burns, bruises, scratches, or in fact
anything where salve is needed, than
DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. It is especially good for piles.
We sell and recommend it.— Edward
T. Lomas.
DeWitts Little Early Risers, gentle,
easy, pleasant, small little liver pills.
Sold by Edward T. Lomas.
Look Well to Your
Sight
"DONT'S"
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KARL D. FISK
Optometrist
Why do you still keepyour
money hid in a sack or bo
iu the attic or in a tin can
under the barn?
Don't you know that it is
absolutely safe in the im
•nense steel safe of the
First National Bank
of Cresco, .vhere thieves
i'annni break in nor fire de
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S. A. CONVERSE,
President
Piles
We are so certain that
Itching-, Bleeding and
Protruding Piles can al
ways bo relieved and ab
solutely cured by this
ointment that we positively guarantee satifr*
faction or money refunded.
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dealers or Dr. A. W.Chase J.
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TO GET SALARY
WOULD GIVE SUPERVISORS $2,003
A YEAR.
BILL INTRODUCED BY HUNTER
All County Supervisors of the State
Would be Placed on a
Salary Basis.
Des Moines.—Making the salary o!
the Polk county board a sum of $2,
000 a year Instead of the present
compensation, of a per diem for the
number of days given to the county
in the course of a year is aimed at
in a bill fathered by Hunter of Polk.
On a Salary Basis.
It places all the county supervisors
of the state upon a salary basis, be
ginning at $500 for counties with
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than 10,000 population and ending witfl
the |2,000 for the counties of the
state having more than 100,000 popu
lation.
All Paid.
This would give each one of the
supervisors in Polk county a lump
sum of $500 a year and each one of
the supervisors in the smallest coun
ties in the state a compensation of
$100 a month.
Work May Be In Vain.
Charles Miller, and his fight on the
physicians' trust of the state, seems
to be flourishing in the house, but
there are definite indications that the
senate is only waiting for some of the
house bills to come before them, to
apply a delicate, but decided frost.
Miller seems to have a large part of
house with him, and the radical leg
islation he Is fathering has had the
best of support, but these same meas
ures will get little sympathy in the
senate, and there are many indica
tions that the quarantine laws of the
state will remain as they are. With
in a few days, bills will be introduc
ed into the state, which are much
more favorable to the board of health
than would be possible to get past
the house. In case the two bodies
come to loggerheads on the proposi
tion, the present laws will remain in
force and Mr. Miller will have his
work to do over again.
To Raise Jurors' Pay.
Jurors' pay was voted Increased by
the senate when it passed the judic
iary committee bill, H. F. 179, rais
ing the per diem of jurors in courts
of record from $2 to $2.50, and giv
ing them 10 cents per mile. No mil
eage, however, is to be paid jurors
in justice courts. The raise in pay,
if made a law will apply also to the
eniremen.
House Endorses Allison Shaft.
The house of representatives by a
unanimous vote passed the senate bill
providing an appropriation up to
$10,-
000 for a pedestal for a monument to
the late Senator Allison. Represen
tative Holmes of Kossuth spoke for
the bill. He stated that March 2 is
to be devoted to raising funds
throughout the state and particularly
amongst school children.
Regulate Bucket Shops. __ ..
The lower house of the general
assembly has passed a bill which
will regulate more closely than ever
the bucket shops in the state. It
was introduced by Representative
Sullivan, who made a scathing de
nunciation of the operator of the
bucket shop. The bill was drawn by
County Attorney DeGraff and greatly
strengthens the present law.
A Fly Paper Bill.
As the pharamacy board ha« ruled
that grocers and promiscous dealers
in general merchandise should not be
allowed to sell fly paper and other
household preparations containing pot
ash and concentrated lye. Senator
Saundters has introduced a bill pro
viding that others than registered
pharamacists may handle these pro
ducts.
Kick on Roads Proposition.
Rural constituents of Represents
tives Sullivan and Hunter are voicing
their displeasure at the bill proposed
to permit cities to spend that portion
of the county road fund which is col
lected on city property. The bill has
been introduced in both the senate
and house of representatives and is
causing a tumult. Sioux City is the
backer of the bill.
Bill for Fire Marshall.
A state fire marshal, who sha'l
guard carefully against fires, make In
spections, enforce building laws, etc..
Is provided for in a bill which Repre
sentative Harding will introduce in
the house. The bill calls for $25,000
for the work, to be paid out of the
funds paid into the state treasury by
the fire insurance companies.
Memorial Bill Defeated.
Allred's house bill to prohibit
sports on Memorial day was killed
by the senate committee on military
and was reported for indefinite post
ponement.
Age Limit Raised.
A bill which provides that children
may be admitted to the state re
formatories at Eldora and Mitchell
ville at the age of 18 was passed by
the senate. The present law makes
the maximum age 16 years.
Cut Cost of Office Seeking.
No candidate for ofiice either at
the primary, municipal or general
election will be permitted to spend
more than one-fifth of the ofiice sal
ary for a year, according to a bill in
troduced in the house.
Negroes Fight Harding's Bill.
Negroes who belong to secret so
cieties are up In arms over the Hard
ing bill in the house of representa
tives which is designed to prohibit
the wearing of lodge emblems by
those not lodge members. S. Joe
Brown and other negro attorneys vis
ited the state house to work against
the measure. They say that the law
provides for the elimination of all
secret societies which take the same
name' of previously organized lodges.
This, they say, would put every ne
gro lodge in Iowa out of business.
The Harding bill is having hard sled­
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ding. Opposition from girls wno wish
to wear their sweethearts' frat pins
and wives who wish to wear their
husband's lodge pins has resulted in
the bill being sent back to the com
mittee chamber.
Strict Primary Law Proposed.
Scratching of primary ballots Is
eliminated In a bill Introduced In the
house of representatives by Balluff ol
Scott county. His bill provides that
instead of voting for all party candi
dates on one blanket primary ballot,
each party shall have a separate
ticket and all shall be fastened to
gether. The voter votes the ticket
he wishes, hands it to the judge and
the other unused tickets are destroy
ed. The bill makes it impossible for
a voter to vote for some of the can
didates on one ticket and some on
another unless he writes the name on
the ticket he votes of a candidate on
another ticket. The bill provides
that counties shall pay the expenses
of primaries. Koontz of Iowa county
introduced an amendment to the pri
mary law making it possible for vot
ers to vote a primary ballot on vot
ing mcichines.
No More Dope for the Fiends.
No more dope for the dope fiends
may be sold under the law as pro
posed by the committee on intemper
ance of the senate in recommending
the passage of the Hammill bill, S. F.
16. Under the present law inebriates
are sold the drug to which they are
addicted while out on parole and
even while held in the various asy
lums for their cure. The amendment
to the law makes this sale a crime
and it protects not only inmates ol
the state institutions but also those
fiends who may be taking private
liquor and drug cures.
White Slave Bill.
The white slave traffic will bo pre
vented in Iowa if the bill introduced
by Senator Saunders is enacted. II
is modeled upon the Illinois law.
which has been most successful in
Chicago, Springfield and other cities
of that state. It fixes a sentence ol
from one to ten years as the punish
ment for violation of the law, and
provides that it shall be unlawful tc
detain any female for Immoral pur
poses against lier will. The bill was
recommended some months ago bj
Assistant State's Attorney Clifford
Roe of Chicago when he came to Des
Moines at the time of the closing ol
the "red light district." Mr. Roe
helped to frame the Illinois law.
Millions Are Asked.
Chairmen of the legislative approp
riation committee have been doing
some figuring, and the result is the
discovery that the total amount asked
of them is approximately $2,621,00C
up to date. The estimated income ol
the state, not appropriated is $1,500,
000. The state educational institutions
want $1,436,000. The board of con
trol institutions want $443,000. Mis
cellaneous appropriations asked totai
$742,000. If the appropriations were
all given, an increase of $553,50C
would show in the state expenditures
Too Many Wolves.
Although the state of Iowa Is sup
posed to be civilized, there are sc
many wolves in the southern part ol
it, that Senator Seeley of Henrj
county has introduced into the legis
lature a bill raising the bounty on
captured wolves to five times the
present amount paid. The bill
allows a bounty of $25 for full grown
wolves and $5 on cubs. The presenl
law allows only $2 on cubs.
White Slave Bill Passes In Hurry.
Senator Saunders' 1)111 to free the
white slaves passed the senate In rec
ord time after being lp official exis
tence only forty-eight hours. It was
passed five minutes after it was
called up by Its author, without an
explanation or declaration in favor ol
it. The bill prohibits the detention
of any female in any place for un
lawful purposes against her will.
Compel Education of Afflicted.
The senate has passed the Whip
pie bill compelling the parents ol
children who cannot see or hear well
enough to attend the publis schools
to send them to state schools fo«
blind and deaf. A penalty for viola
tion in the form of a fine of $25 or a
term of eight days in jail was pro
vided.
To Publish Roster.
Anderson's bill to appropriate $12,
000 to. complete and publish the ros
ter of the Iowa soldiers and sailors
has been passed.
Right to Raise Rates.
Power to raise freight rates will
be conferred upon the state railroad
commission by a bill prepared by
Chairman Eaton. At a hearing the
right to raise rates and the proposed
amendment will remove all doubt on
tbis score.
L. Young Case Is Legalized.
The Smith bill, allowing the attor
ney general and the executive coun
cil to compromise claims of the state
against citizens and corporations hai
passed the home.
Revolts at Cold Steel.
"Your only hope" said three doctors
to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich.,
suffering from severe rectal troubles,
lies in an operation," "then I used Dr.
King's New Life Pills," she writes,
"till wholly cured." Thye prevent Ap
pendicitis, cure Constipation, Head
ache. 25c. at P. A. Clemmer's.
Tlila lit Au K»py Teat,
Sprinkle Allen's toot-Ease in one
shoe and not in the other, and notice
the difference. Just the thing to use
when rubber or overshoes become
necessary, and your shoes seem to
pinch. Sold Everywhere, 25c. DON'T
ACCEPT ANY SUBSTITUTE. 50w4
If you expect to get the best and
most reliable preparation for Kidney
trouble, inflamation of the bladder,
rheumatism, rheumatic pains, weak
back and backaehe you must get De
Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They
act promptly and are sure. Sold by
Edward T. Lomas.
Fur Coats and Robes.
If you have got a nice cow or horse
hide, come in and get prices on making
into coat or robe. Prices will surprise
you. P. A. CLEMMER.
ASKS TRUST PROBE
Smith Reports on Tobacco
Combine.
LEARNS OCTOPUS' SECRETS
Commissioner of Corporations Delves
Deeply Into Industry and Tells of
Millions Controlled by Few Men-
History of Concern Is Told.
Washington, Feb. 19.—In a report
transmitted to President Roosevelt
last night Herbert Knox Smith, com
missioner of corporations, presents
some highly interesting history of the
organization of the "tobacco com'/na
tion," which, in the magnitude of its
business operations, is one of the
greatest organizations in America.
The report is a result, in part, of an
extensive investigation into the to
bacco industry made by the bureau of
corporations. Subsequent reports
will deal with the control of the tobac
co industry, with prices and profits,
and with competitive methods.
Growth of Great Combine.
The report sets forth the rise of one
of the great combinations of the coun
try. In his letter of transmittal. Com
missioner Smith says that it "deals
with the history, from the standpoint
of its organization, of the great tobac
co combination. Starting in 1890 as
the American Tobacco Company, a
manufacturer of cigarettes, with a
capital of $25,000,000, the combination
has now a net capitalization (exclud
ing inter-company holdings) of $316,
346,821. It has absorbed about 250
separate concerns, and now controls
substantially four-fifths of the output
of each important kind of tobacco
manufactured in the United States,
with the exception of cigars.
Tells of Manipulation.
"Its history also presents important
features of stock manipulation. The
financial transactions centering around
the organization of the Consolidated
Tobacco Company in 1901 are especial
ly noteworthy. At that time a small
body of directors and stockholders in
the combination believed that the
profits of the combination could be
greatly increased in the immediate
future. They organized the Consoli
dated Tobacco Company and offered
its bonds in exchange for the common
stock of the American and the Con
tinental, in order thus to secure for
themselves most of the increased
profits about to accrue.
Points to Great Profits.
"The profits accruing to the com
mon stock of the American and the
Continental, after its acquisition by
the Consolidated, increased greatly
and the small body of men coutrollng
the last-named company—so small, in
fact, that six of them held a majority
of its stock and thus controlled the en
tire combination—became entitled to
millions of dollars which, had It not
been for the Consolidated transaction,
would have gone to the original com
mon-stock holders.
Subject to Criticism.
"The conduct of this group of men
Is a proper subject for criticism, how
ever, because they could foresee much
better than outside stockholders the
large profits about to accrue. They
occupied a fiduciary relation to the
outside stockholders, and should have
shared with them equally the special
knowledge acquired by their posi
tion.'"
The report discusses at length the
methods by which the tobacco combi
nation has been developed, including
the "bogus independent concerns" of
the combination. It points out clear
ly that "the leading purpose of the
men who have controlled It has been to
dominate the tobacco industry." The
report contains not only the details of
the financial operations of the combi
nation in its rise, but also many inter
esting sidelights on the schemes em
ployed to make the combination para
mount in the tobacco industry.
CONSERVATION LEADERS CONFER
Are Addressed by President Roosevelt
at White House.
Washington, Feb. 19.—With a view
to conserving the natural resources of
the United States, Canada and Mexico,
representatives of these governments
in addition to many of the leaders in
the conservation movement In this
country, gathered here yesterday in at
tendance upon the North American
conservation conference. The dele
gates to the conference, which was
called by President Roosevelt, assem
bled in the east room of the White
House, where they were received by
Mr. Roosevelt.
"I feel," said the president, "that
this conference is one of the impor
tant steps that have been taken of
recent years looking toward the har
monious co-operation between the na
tions of the earth for the common ad
vancement of all. In international
relations, I think that the great fea
ture of the growth of the last cen
tury has been the mutual recognition
of the fact that instead of it being
normally to the interest of one nation
to see another depressed, It is nor
mally to the interest of each nation
to see the others uplifted."
Would Foreclose Big Mortgage.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 19.—The Old
Colony Trust Company of Boston, as
trustee, yesterday filed in the United
States circuit court here a cross bill
in equity praying for the foreclosure
of a mortgage given to secure $30,000,
000 gold coupon bonds issued by the
Atl»»ta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail
way.
Two Die In Spanish Riot./55
Granada, Spain, Feb. 19.—There was
an outbreak of rioting here yesterday
over the question of the collection of
duties on foodstuffs Into the city in
which two persons were killed and five
wounded.
Duke of the Abruzzi in Paris.
Paris, Feb. 19.—The duke of the
Abruzzi Is at present in Paris incogni
to as Signor Negretto. He is buying
a medical outfit to be used ou his ap
proaching expedition to the Himalaya
mountains.
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