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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
CELEBRATE ERICSSON DAY
ON COLLEGE GROUNDS

The celebration of the Tooth ami
versary Of the birth of John Fries
son, the great inventor, of which
previous mention has been made in
The Argus, takes place Friday of the
coming week on the Augustana col
lege grounds. Few are more deSery-
ing of being honored than the man
who. by his ingenuity and practical
knowledge. was able to devise and
construct the Monitor that put to
rout the Merrimac. the first iron-clad.
and did 50 much toward turning the
tide at a critical time in the rebel
lion.
The program Friday will include
singing, organ solo, violin solo. and
other music. The speakers are Hon.
+. w. Hurst. of Rock Island, Capt.
Bennett. of Moline. and DR.. Andreen.
of the college. All are invited 10 at
tend this program, which begins at ;
p. IN. in the college chapel. After
wards there will be Il basket supper
on the grounds, each family bringing
along its own basket supper. There
ought TO be grand assembly on this
occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Public Notice.

Public notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that the under
signed, -Tri-City Railway company.
will, at a meeting of the city council
of the city OF Rock Island, to be held
at the city council room Aug. next.
at the hour of S o'clock D. m. ask
said city council to consider and act
upon a petition already before it.
filed March ,, 1908, praying that it
will grant to the undersigned Tri-City
Railway company the right to con
struct, operate and maintain, for a
period of 20 years, n single or double
track electric street railway, with the
usual and necessary appurtenances
and appliances, to run its street ears
upon, along, over and across the fol
lowing streets and avenues in said
city of Rock Island. tO-wit:
beginning at point on Eighteenth
avenue in said city at the southern
terminal of Twenty-secOnd street
there to connect with the street car
track from the west; thence east on
Eighteenth avenue to Thirtieth street
thence north on Thirtieth street to
Fourteenth avenue, there to connect
with the present line at the corner OF
said Thirtieth street and Fourteenth
avenue. Also commencing at a point
on Ninth avenue at the intersection OF
Twenty-fifth street, and running
thence west on Ninth avenue tC
Twenty-first street; thence north OF
| Twenty-first street to Sixth avenue;
| thence west on Sixth avenue, using
the present street car track, to TWEEN
tieth street; thence north on TWEEN
tieth street to Fourth avenue. con
Meeting there with the street cal
lines at that point.
Rock Island, ILL.,. July Il, \. d. 1908
| TRI-CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
BY James F. Lardner, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
New Naval Base.

The government has decided to
transfer Culebra island, east of Porto
Rico. into a great naval base, with
powerful Notifications. Not only will
defenses be established on Culebra ISL
and itself. but the three smaller ISL
ands lying close To it will be fortified.
With this object in view no part of
the islands will be thrown open to
settlement, and people who have been
planning to take up land there have
been informed of this decision.
The United States government pro-
poses to do at Culebra what France
is doing at Martinique and England
at St. Lucia, but on more extensive
scale. Martinique and ST. Lucia both
have excellent harbors. which are be-
ing fortified with hidden batteries
costing hundreds of thousands of dol
lars.
The harbor at Culebra has greater
natural advantages than either of the
others and it is intended to make it
impregnable against any force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

1t is recorded of Cornelius Wander
bilt that before he died he said to a
friend: Il don't see what good it
does me-all this money that you say
is mine. | can't eat it; l can't spend
it; in fact. l never saw it. and never
had it in my hands for a moment. l
dress no better than my private secre-
tary, and cannot eat as much as my
coachman. L live in a big servants
boarding house, am bothered to death
by beggars, have dyspepsia, cannot
drink champagne. and most of my
money is in the hands of others. who
use il mainly for their own benefit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Wealth OF the World.

GuntOn's Magazine is a publication
devoted to economics, and as such
makes a speciality of delving for con-
illusions that can be expressed in fig
ures, with a strong partiality for
those that can be connected with dol
lars and cents. One of its latest cam
paigns of this character was planned
for the purpose of determining the
total wealth of the world, which was
found to exceed four hundred billion
dollars.
Of this vast wealth the greater por-
ton is owned by Americans and Euro
peans. About one-fourth of the
whole is owned in the United States.
which makes our wealth, in round
numbers, "a hundred billion of dol
lars"
In 1901 Great Britain, which is the
richest nation in Europe. possessed
wealth aggregating S59,OOO,0 100000, or
about SLAP per capita. \ little more
than one-tenth of this should be cred
tied to Scotland and something more
than one-twentieth to Ireland.
The annual income of England's pop
ulation is said to be S. OO,00O,O00,
while the yearly saving of the people
amounts to little short of $2,000,000,-
900. 4 large portion of Britain's wealth
is invested in the colonies of the en-
pire and in foreign lands.
France is rich nation. and in this
respect ranks next to England. In
1895 MulhalI, the noted statistician
estimated the French wealth at $46,-
512.0OO,OOO. or about $1,000 per capita
A more resent estimate places it al
$4,000, 100000.
The same authority places the
wealth of Germany at $3S, 100000.
OF this Prussia's share was more than
half, or $22, 712 900, 600; Bavaria's. 81
555.2OO.OOO; SaXonys, 81 3ss,sO0, 900
while the other and smaller German
states had the rest. In 1901 the wealth
of Germany was placed at forty bill
lions, while her money loaned or in.
vested abroad amounts to $4,000, 900,
600.
RuSsia's wealth in 1895 was 0,S40,.
100000. which has now increased to q
little more than $32 900, 100000, OF
about 1896 per capita on an estimated
population of 1Os,OOO,OOO. The pei
capita wealth of the United States is
not far from $3.50. How much OF
your per capita allotment have you?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

missioner Ware addressed a letter to
DIR. L. j. Mclaughlin, of Jersey City,
n. j., in which he called his attention
to the fact that the board of examin-
ing surgeons, of which Or. McLough-
lin was member, was composed of
two democrats and one republican.
"An executive. order directed that.
when practicable, the examining board
shall be made up of two republicans
and one democrat" the letter contin-
ues. "In compliance with this order
must regretfully ask for your res
ignation as a member of the Jersey
City board
Commissioner Ware stated when his
attention was called to the letter that
LOughlin was dismissed. The pension
bureau waited upon him several
months to tender his resignation and
finally dropped him from the rolls.
Commissioner Ware claims there
has been no violation of civil service
law or regulations, but this view is
not shared by the civil service com
mission. Commissioner Proctor, who
is the highest authority in such mat
ters, holds that DIR. Mclaughlin was
protected by the civil service act. and
that Commissioner Ware had render
ed himself liable to penalty. which
may even amount to dismissal. Pres
ident Roosevelt may be expected to
give attention to the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Public Notice.

Public notice is hereby given to all
persons interested, that the under
signed, Tri-City Railway company,
will, at a special meeting of the board
of supervisors of the county of Rock
Island, state of Illinois, to be held at
the supervisors room in the court
house, in the city of Rock Island, on
the Both day of July, 1903, present to
said board of supervisors a petition
praying that said board will grant to
the undersigned Tri-City Railway
company the right to construct, OPP
crate and maintain, for a period of
twenty (20) years, a single or double
track electric street railway, with the
usual and necessary appurtenances
and appliances, to run its street cars
by electric power upon, along and
over Eighteenth avenue in the city of
Rock Island and a highway in the
town of South Rock Island, to-wit:
Commencing on the dividing line be-
tween the city of Rock Island and the
town of South Rock Island, where the
west line of Twentieth street in said
city intersects said dividing line;
thence east on said dividing line to
the east line of Thirtieth street in
said city, where said dividing line in
tersects said east line of Thirtieth
street.
North of said dividing line is said
Eighteenth avenue; south of said di-
viding line is said highway in said
town of South Rock Island.
Rock Island, ILL.,, July II, 1908.
TRI-CITY RAILWAY COMPANY,
By James T. Lardner. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
REFUSAL IS EMPHATIC.
Continued from First Page.


Neither is it possible to estimate the
misery suffered by those who are I'M
willing or unable to leave the land Of
their birth: who must part from
friends and relatives who emigrate,
who remain in never-ending terror.
Religious persecution is more sin
full and more fatuous even than war.
War sometimes is necessary, honora
bic and Just; religious persecution is
never defensible. The Sinfulness and
folly which give impulse to unneces-
sary war received their greatest check
when your majesty's initiative resulted
I'm an international court of peace.
with such an example before it the
civilized world cherishes the hope that
upon the same initiative there shall
be fixed in the early days of the
twentieth century the enduring prin-
ciple of religious liberty; that by
gracious and convincing eXpressionyOur
majesty will proclaim, not only for the
government of your own subjects, but
also for the guidance of all civilized
men, that none shall suffer in person.
property, liberty, honor or life because
of his religious belief that the hum
blest subject or citizen may worship
according to the dictates of his own
conscience, and that government, what
ever its form or agencies, must safe
guard these rights and immunities by
the exercise of all its powers.
Far removed from your majesty's
dOminiOns, living under different con-
ditlons ana owing allegiance to anoth-
cr government. your petitioners yet
venture. in the name of civilization. to
plead for religious liberty and tOler-
ance: TO plead that he who led his own
people and all others to the shrine of
peace will add new luster to his reign
and fame by leading a new movement
that shall commit the whole world in
opposition to religious prosecutions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
And now the steel trust announces

And now the steel trust announces
that it will put up a big plant at Port
Colborne, Canada. and manufacture
its goods there for export trade. BY
this eXpedient it will get rid of our
tariff on all its materials, while it
holds the benefits of the tariff on its
products in this country, and shuts
out foreign competitors. Its wage
payments and other expenditures will
go to Canadians. We shall be engaged
in building up Canadian industries for
the benefit of the American trust
magnate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
And Now Ware is Under Fire.

Civil service reformers will be in
terested in what is charged to be a
fragrant violation of the civil service
law. as well as of the rules and regu-
Iations promulgated by direction of
the president. The offense is charged
against Commissioner of Pensions
Ware. and was committed when he
directed the removal of a member of
a board of pension examining surgeons
for political reasons. 1t has just been
discovered that last December Com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

deserted after couple of months.
Castle. according to the Ottumwa
Democrat. is nice appearing young
man and says that army life as he
saw II was not as it was represented
to him by the recruiting officer. Ac-
cording to his story. the recruiting
officer told in glowing colors of the
many advantages and pleasures of an
army life. Castle said he was prom
ised that when he enlisted he would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

ality to be far different from what he
expected. He says that he had no
opportunity whatever to learn the
trade. but was put at once at guard
duty He finally became homesiel<,
and one day he secured Il leave of alb
sence for the day and came to his
home in Ottumwa. where he has been
for a few weeks. He says that he in
tended to return to Rock Island this
week of his own accord.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

be sent to the Rock Island arsenal.
where he would have the opportunity
of learning the machinist's trade un-
der some of the best mechanics of the
country. and that i'll few years
would be able to attain a high degree
of proficiency and he capable of hold
ing Il high-salaried position III any of
the shops of the country.
He was influenced by the alluring
story and enlisted, but found the re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Saturday, July IS. 1908.

y South Dakota college president
has been on trial charged with having
smoked cigars. He has been exon
Grated. This is an awful blow to
South Dakota cigars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

The Kishineff incident closed, so
far as this nation is concerned with
pointed snub of the country on the
part of the car of Russia. So much
for the accomplishments of the much
boosted Roosevelt nerve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
DESERTER FROM LOCAL
POST Arrested AT OTTUMWA

Ira Castle. the young man who re-
Gently deserted from the Rock Island
arsenal post, has been arrested in OF
tumwa, Iowa. his home city, and is
held in Jail there pending his trial by
court martial, which viii probably
take place at Des Moines. He enlist
ed at Ottumwa only last March and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

Postmaster General Payne has sail
ed away to Europe and left the post
office scandals behind. Truly. the in
vestigation is being pushed strenu-
ously-to the rear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

A household necessity, DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil. Heals burns, cuts,
wounds of any sort; cures sore
throat. Group, catarrh, asthma; never
fails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week. weekly,
per year IN advance.
All communications argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached tor publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every town
ship in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Summer Draperies

Rope Portieres in chenille cord,
ropes to side. ................. 1.Io
Valances in beautiful colOrs, artist
cally draped heavy twisted cord, 3.25
Snow flake madras in beautiful col
ors, easy to wash. 49,. 3.4S to 1.25
Pekin Net so inches wide in newest shades, suit
able for draperies, per yard. 56c
Light airy Leonide stripes for dining room, library
and hall curtains, per yaId 22c, 20c 164 and.::ISC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

BY THE j. w. POTTER 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, ILL., ENTERED at
the postofhce as second-class matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
New Fancy Bead Chains

The very of imported novelties in Bead Chains
now sale at low prices. For instance:
Real COral CnalnS s<OC anu AOS
Extra long matched block Coral Chains worth LOO &c
Iridescent bead jewel ornaments n tassels,
Round Turquoise Chains, extra long ........... 35c
New twisted rope chains with pearls and jewels,
coors turquoise and white, only .............. Csc
Hundreds of novelties in finer and better chains at
low prices.
SPECIALIZED long white Bead Chains with color
ed jewels. ........... lOc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
A dozen styles as
sorted Csc and
35c Belts for 1Oc.
All sizes far ey
Hose Supporters,
rubber buttons, Sc

priced
emidse sta few samples
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

a large line of odd pieces for the
parlor. pretty rockers . Fl
as low as ..-....-...... .....'G
Handsome corner chairs 7E
Over 90 different styles of Bed
room suites, an elegant II m
suite as low as .............blS
Pretty 3-piece porch suites, Set
tee, chair and rocker, n M
split seats and backs. 800. o. OO
Good Carpet Sweepers, en-
Large comfortable porch Rock
ers, cane Or
seat .-.......-...: ..........
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that eX-
Governor .Lowndes has many times
declared THAT he would not enter a
primary contest for the nomination
for governor this year the daily news
papers..are still industriously .circula-
ting reports that he is a candidate for
that Office and that he is hobnobbing
with Congressman Jackson and Mudd
with view to securing the nomina-
ton; also that he is in the fight to
beat Senator McComas for reelection.
One thing may be said of Mr., Lown-
des with perfect certainty and that
is that he is too good a Republican to
do anything calculated to jeopardize
the interests of his party. He has
already served it well and earned the
respect and confidence of the people
of the state and they would be pleased
to honor him should the opportunity
offer.-The Union, Towson, Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06

Albert Kelley, a special Baltimore
and Ohio policeman employed at the
Oaknlad Hotel, was slashed across
the abdomen last Saturday after
noon by negro waiter named Gus
Smith, who was intoxicated and had
became obnoxious to the hotel
management and guests and in an eff
fort to eject Smith from the hotel
the cutting took place. The wound
in Kelley's abdomen is about two
inches long and had it been only
slightly deeper the probabilities are
that he would have died as a result
of the injury. He was attended by
DR.. Legge who dressed the cut. In
the mix-up Smith also cut David
Sanders, another negro, in the wrist
and attempted to cut Herbert Burke.
Monday morning Smith had hear
ing before Justice Gender who COM
mittedhim to jail without bond where
he will be held until the result of
Kelley's injuries are determined.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
NOT THE TRUE MOSES.

The Philadelphia Record profess
edly genuine vender of unadulterated
Jeffersonian Democracy, does not
take kindly to the suggestion that
Senator A. p. German is the Demo-
cratic Moses, as the following para
graph indicates beyond peradventure:
Senator German, freshly landed
from his European trip declares that
he has not been thinking of himself as
a candidate for President. He says
that tariff Ereyision will be promi-
nent issue next year. His record as a
tariff reviser does not commend him
to favorable consideration. No man
had more to do than he with the ship
wreck of Tariff Reform measures to
which the Democratic party stood
pledged during the years of the Cleve-
land administration. Mr.. German is
an sdroit politician and a dextrous
straddler, but that it is not the man
ner of man who should lead the De-
mocracy in 1904"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
NO ABATEMENT OF PROSPERITY

For some time past there has been
gradual but steady decline in the
market value of stocks generally, a
decline which probably reached its
elimination on Saturday last when
several heavy Wall street operators
were forced to suspend and the day
closed with financial panic apparen-
thy impending. Monday was a day
of anxiety and apprehension. Other
failures, with a disastrous effect,
were feared; but the day passed over
without the realization of further
catastrophe, return of a feeling of
security followed and the promise of
more stable condition of values on
the stock market ensued.
The shrinkage, from first to last, in
these values, has been something re-
markable, as few if any stocks have
escaped its influence. 1t is generally
supposed that nothing in the stock
world is more reliable than Pensylva-
mia Railroad and Standard Oil. Yet
both these were affected to very con-
siderable degree. 1t is calculated that
the fortune of John D. Rockefeller,
the Standard Oil magnate, dropped
800, 100000 by the shrinkages. OF
course, much, if not all, of that will
be regained by the appreciation of
tho stock in fhn f1,f, IUIo4l,o,
that will come speedily and promptly
remains to be seen. There will be no
mourning by the people of the coun-
try if it shall not come at all. There
will be no sympathy for Mr.. Rookie
Teller or for any of his ilk, who grow
rich by preying on their fellow-m men.
The prime question with the masses
of the people is, will the slump in
stocks affect the general prosperity
experienced in most remarkable de-
gree during the last half dozen years?
and the opiolon of the ablest econo-
mists of the day is that it will not do
so. That in substantial wealth, in
dustry and business the country is on
solid foundation and cannot be
shaken by fluctuations in stocks due
to Wall street gambling and wild
speculation.
Crops, expect locally, are said to be
good and money abundant, and con-
ditions point to continuance of the
prosperity which began when VIM.
Mckinley was elected President in
1896.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
OUTLOOK.

That Llovd Lowndes is formidable
candidate for the republican nominal
ton for governor is a sure thing.
And he knows that, if nominated,
he will be elected
Besides strong positive elements of
support he will enjoy the powerful
negative advantage-which goes to
his party on account singly and solely
of inyeterate GOrm0niSm!
Against Gormanism two years ago,
when it was indirectly Senatorial
issue, the popular vote went by a ma
jority of $500, and now that its per-
sonification is seriously mentioned
for the Presidency, that majority will
be augmented!
Meanwhile, there is lot ofapparent-
ly incurable toadyism awaiting Cor
manism, returning from Europe, to
learn how, by an ostentatious inject
ion of his personality into the cam
paign, to drive away yet many more
democratic votes.-Frostburg Jour
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
The Water Works.

Mr.. Fred. t. Martin, of Fairmont i,
installation of a system of water
works and sewerage in Oakland, was
here Tuesday spending the day with
his family. While Mr.. Martin would
not talk for publication concerning
the water question, it is generally
understood that developments will
take place within few days which
definitely decide whether or not work
on the system will be begun this ia II.
Mr.. Martin is sanguine in the belief
that the matter will be go as he
has some partias interested who have
sufficient capital to put in the system
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06

candidate for Governor, have recent
ly grown quiet in their support. The
reason for this change of heart is not
difficult to understand. When these
time serving Democratic papers first
started the Warfield boom, the ed
itors imagined that they were carry
ing out the wishes of the Ring ma
chine managers. Now that they have
been informed that they were mistak-
en-, and that Ring managers are not
for Warfield, change of heart has
taken place, and in many cases a diff
ferent tune is being played. When
the Ring issues its orders the county
Democratic editors are sure to obey
and fall in line.