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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
Rumor Concerning TruesdaIe.

The report that w H. TruesdaIe,
formerly of this city, now president
of the Delaware, Lackawanna q West
ern, will resign on account of ill
health is being circulated W. f. Hal
sted, formerly general manager of
the road, it is said, will succeed Mr..
Truesdale as president.
The report is not generally credited
in railroad circles, and is believed to
,cmanate from certain elements in
New York, who, ever since he became
president of the road in 1899, have
done their best to make Mr.. Trues-
dale's administration appear fail
ure. In this. however, they have failed.
Mr.. Truesdale is at present in Eur
ope and expects to remain there UNI
til the holidays. According to letters
received by his friends he is in per-
feet health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
COPPERS TO DANCE
Ball to be Given to RepIenish the
Ambulance
Fund.
MIDDLE OF COMING MONTH
Department Hopes to Raise About
$500 From the
Event.

Plans are under way for the annu-
al dance of the Rock Island police
force to be held at Armory hall about
the middle of next month.
The receipts are to go toward build
ing up the ambulance fund, which has
been depleted by the purchase of
blankets, robes, pillow eases, etc, dur
ing the past two years, and to buy
new team of horses for that convey
ance. The one team of horses is now
serving the police patrol and the
ambulance, the span that formerly
pulled the latter having outlived its
usefulness for this purpose and hav-
ing been donated to the street depart
ment
1t is hoped to realize at least $500
from the function. Chief Miller states
that while it will be an invitation af-
fair, the word strictly will not apply,
and each one holding n bid will be
allowed to bring along a friend-or
two or three, provided he puts up the
price.
Turner hall viii be held in reserve,
and the overflow sent there to do the
dizzy in case the capacity Of the Ar
mory becomes taxed. Two orchestras
are to be employed and special music
al programs will be demanded. The
introduction of any moss-covered
number will be followed by immediate
prosecution. Charley Moody, who
played the cOrnet and served as leader
for - years of the Port Byron band,
is to be appointed musical censor.
This is an assurance of Il fine pro-
gram, as one of Charley's proudest
boasts is that he knows the right
article of music when he hears it, He
possesses an even dozen medals
awarded him as learder of the Port
Byron band. two of which were cap
tured at the Yuma fair, and three at
the Briar Bluff exposition.
ThOde as Decorator.
Officer Henry Thode will have
charge of the decorations. While
Hcnry's favorite colOrs are those of
the FatherIand, re states he will do
the square thing by the Irish. and
drop in a sprinkling of green in the
scheme of ornamentation for the
walls and ceilings.
Chief Miller will be floor general.
He expects to have as his chief assist
ant J. II. Pender, formerly head of
the police department.
Officers Gus kirsch, Sidney Pearson,
Tom Jenkins and Dennis Mccarthy
compose the reception committee.
They are known as the society men of
the force, and it will be their special
duty to see that all are made ac-
quainted and keep their feet moving
on the floor The other members of
the force will act as door tenders and
in such other capacities as may be-
designated by the chief.
The police department of Moline
and Davenport win be invited guests
of the mayor and city coupcil of this
city, and the councils and police de-
partments of Moline and Davenport
will be the invited guests, and will
be rendered banquet during the
evening in the Turner hall dining
room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
VICTOR ENGELs DRIVEN
HOME BY THE COLD WAVE

Victor Engels, aged IS, who disap-
peared last June, has been driven
back to the parental roof by the cold
wave Hes blew in yesterday after
noon. His father is August Engels,
Il metorman on the Longview loop,
living on Sixth street.
Victor gave himself up yesterday
afternoon to Marshal Cable, at East
Moline He had been working for
a month in restaurant at Natick
under an assumed name.
Victor insists that he did not run
away from home, stating that while
playing in grain car in the local
wards the car was suddenly locked,
and that when he next saw daylight
he was in Madison, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
Broadway Church sale

The ladies of Broadway church will
have their annual sale tomorrow,
Thursday. afternoon and evening,
from 3 TO and 1880 to 10 o'clock.
they offer you
Aprons and other domestic articles.
Handmade stocks, collars and hand
kerchiefs.
Sixty dressed dolls at all prices.
Doll beds and other furnishings.
4 large lot of Armenian needleworll
Some original water-color sketches
by Mrs. lie Conte.
Candies and light refreshments.
These articles are to be arranged in
attractive booths, among which is a
Ladies' Home Journal booth sent out
by that publishing company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Port Byron state Bank Organizes with j.
w. SImonson as PresIdedt.


The stockholders of the Port BY
ron State bank, to which license to
incorporate was issued recently, met
yesterday to organize. electing the
following board of directors: j. W.
SimonSon, John Schafer, +. S. Gates.
H. f. Casteel, \. II. Wendt. William H.
Adams, II. S. Woodburn, James a.
Scarf and b. b. Huntley. The board
organized with these officers:
President. W. Simonson.
Vice President-F. S. Gates.
Cashier ohm Schafer.
Assistant Casbier-B. u. Huntley.
The new institution is successor to
the private banking house of Simon
son & Schafer. which was established
in 1868 by w. II. Devore. Mr.. Devore
three years later took in as partner
w. J. Shepherd and the bank contin-
ued under the firm name of Devore &
Shepherd until passing into the hands
of Simonson d Schafer. 1t is one of
the oldest and most substantial finan-
cial institutions in the county, and in
its new relation doubtless will enjoy
even greater prosperity than it has in
the past. The capitalization of the
new bank is $4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
COL. wATTERsoN FAVORED
Tri- City Press Club Plans to Secure Him
for Lecture Here.

The November meeting of the Tri-
City Press club was held at the Kim
ball house in Davenport last evening.
Dinner was served at and while it
was being disposed of the club took
up the discussion of the annual en-
tertainment. Several attractions with
which the committee had been nego-
tiating were considered and the idea
of lecture by Col. Henry Watterson.
the famous Louisville editor and ora
tor, met with general favor. The
committee was finally authorized to
close arrangements for his appear
ance in ~one of the three cities, the
date and place to be definitely deter-
mined later. Col. Watterson has talks
on several subjects and his reputation
insures that what he has to offer will
be up to the standard that the club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
REMOVES THE BAN
Burlington no Longer Discrimi-
mates Against Brother
hood Engineers.
ENDS A LONG CONTROVERSY
Which Dates Back TO the Famous
Strike of 1885 Statement
Issued.

After fifteen years the management
of the Chicago, Burlington q Quincy
railroad has definitely agreed to dis
criminate against members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS. The settlement of the long
standing controversy is told in this
statement issued by the brotherhood:
1T will be gratifying to our mem
bership to know that after Il some
what prolonged interview between w.
:. Stone, grand chief engineer, and +.
\. Delano, general manager of the
Burlington railroad, relative to the
situation on the Burlington as to men
joining the brotherhood that the fol-
lowing common ground was reached:
That from this time on there shall be
no discrimination in any form against
men who join the brotherhood, but
that they shall be left entirely free to
join or not, as they may elect; while
on our part we are not to seek by
force to compel engineers to become
members, or to uphold those who do
become members in vicious or careless
work, and every one who joins must
stand or fall strictly upon his own
merits as Il man, as members of the
order elsewhere. As part OF the agree
mcnt the Burlington Relief associa-
ton is not to be antagonized.
This is a fair and business-li<e
proposition. ard one that if faithfully
lived up to will effectually end the
long struggle on the Burlington. and
we certainly owe il to ourselves to
see that our part of the agreement is
strictly adhered to-
General Manager DeIanO Talks.
In speaking of the agreement Gen
eral Manager Delano said:
The statement given out by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
is misleading in that it intimates that
the Burlington mana gement mas been
discriminating against members of
that order. As a matter of fact we
have not Disseminated against them.
Not over 10 per cent of our engineers
belong to the brotherhood. Of course
we had Il hard fight in 1883, and | have
| heard that leading members of the
engineers organization have said they
would get me.
1T is but natural that we should
treat engineers who were loyal to us
during the strike with considera ton.
We have overlooked infractions of
rules on the part of the men who
stood by the road during fhe trying
| times. These men, if guilty of dis
chargeable offensc. would come to us
and say that if they were discharged
by the Burlington they would be UNI
able to find employment on any other
road. If we had discharged these
men it would have been ungrateful on
our part.
eve have no grudge against labor
unions and win continue to treat all
employees fairly"
The advisory board for the Burling,
ton Relief association for the ensuing
year has been elected as follows:
NJ. Hughes. chief clerk in the super
intendent's Office. burlington, Iowa
James BottomlY. engineer on Hanni-
bal d St. Joe division, Brookfeld, Mo.
and o. q. Edmundson, brakeman
Galesburg, Ill,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
ANOTHER SUIT IS STARTED
VIII Determine Another Phase In Frate a 1
Society Merger.

Morris Hillworth of Peoria has be-
gun mandamus suit against the con-
solidated societies of the Loyal Army
and the Fraternal Army, with offices
in Springfield, to compel them to ac-
cept him as Il member. The action
will determine whether the society,
having assumed the assets of the old
society. viii be required to assume its
liabilities and risks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18

desires to maintain in its yearly offer
ings.
After the repast the members re-
paired to the Burtis opera house,
where the comic opera, The Beauty
Doctor" was presented. The play
centers, as the title indicates, about
the operations of a female specialist
in the art of cultivating an attractive
makeup and afforded first class ev-
ening's entertainment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
Foreer Sentsnced.

Quick Justice has come to r. f. My
ers, the young business man of Spring
Hill, Whiteside county, recently ar
rested for defalcations TO the amount
of about $4,000 He has been SEN
fenced to the penitentiary. Doing
too large a credit business is the rea-
son that Myers ascribes for his down
fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
$500 to Texas and Return.

Nov n the C., Il. l. & p. railway
will sell round trip tickets to all points
in Oklahoma and Indian Territory on
Rock Island System; to Galveston,
Houston, San Antonio, Texas. and n
number Of other points. at rate of SIS
for round trip. For fun information
call at depot or city ticket office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
ARunnrnv Bicycle.

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of j. b. 0rner, Franklin Grove, ILL.,
1t developed a stubborn ulcer, I'M
yielding to doctors and remedies for
four years. Then Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured. It's just as good for
burns, scaids, skin eruptions and piles.
25 cents, at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
CrOOkedest Line.

The crookedest railroad in the world
has just been added to the Could sys-
tenn. 1t is the Crystal River line in
Colorado. 1t has more curves TO the
mile than any two railroads in the
country. In one stretch of II miles
It rises $3.50 feet and has 142 curves.
There are only II places on the road
where a train of II cars can straight
en- itself out. Sometimes a train is
on three curves at once. 1t was built
to haul coal, coke and iron ore to the
big steel works of the Colorado Fuel
d Iron works of the Colorado Iron &
Fuel company. The road was the pri-
vate property of J. c. Osgood and
others interested in the Colorado
Fuel q Iron company. Without the
big steel works it would lose a great
deal of its value This is said to be
the reason why John w. Gates was
defeated in his fight for the control
of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-18
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS
s1.so Iowa city and Return.

Account football game at Iowa City
Nov. Il the c., r. I. d p. railway viii
run special train, leaving Rock Island
at 9:05 a. IN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
SCIENCE.
wrnEIEss TELEoRAPHY

r ,.,, .,r.r,rert. ~ Norcon, on
Inc ieceht 49,.
board the Italian cruiser carlo ALBERTO nave
been reported upon by NJ, Solari. who con-
DIVIDES
rN- le,e 10 10 hlN y, ,..s y.
which electric waves may oe UansmN.ed q.
the sa 81; sHrfns .ee
S,cond-Material obstacles interposed be-
tween the trans mitt.r and the receiver do
NJ. 'r'ernpt communication =,
Th'rd-The effect OF sunlight Is 70 al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15

From ne Wesp,upefer Gdrefts.
There Is something so beseeching In the attitudes OF
A pathetic resignation mos, appealing to the
There mus, surely be some secret that the eyes in
slumber keep a.,
which the lips on their avak'ning could not. "
they would. tmpart
See yon slave from sus recumbeh,. with bis eoon
arms outspread .
On the marisoids be brushes to sheet Of golden
How the mystery Of dreaming lends halo 10 his
And eIsiis him to level never touched in waking
hours.
In the form that lies lmpasslve while the ses.vind
And uplifs his rags in pity on It's cool refreshns
There ]. .ons,h,ns so prophetic Of the Last and
sleep has borrowed 10 It's quietude the Dignity
OF Death.
Though his parted lips are quiet though be breathes
Yet his silence seems impiorns. Let me deem
the MONDAY night. ,
For my dreams are velvet breasted and they hei'er
Ien!Ie.! .ase. not TO wake me to the sorrows Of
the light"
All, sleep on IN peace my Brother to awaken when
From the dreams that treat thee Kindly and the
rest that sets thee free ,,
With the Wild Nc for thy canopy. the msrsolds my
And; 10 serve thee for lullaby. the thunder Of
LAURENCE Hors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
AMERICAN RICE
Doubled In supply and Exported 70 Many
Lands. .'


About one-half of the population Of the
world depends upon rice as It's main food
supply. II we look, however. At maps
showing the distribution Of cereal crops we
shall find great difference between the dis
tribution OF rice and that of other grains.
We shall see that maize. wheat. rye, oats and
barley are scattered over wide areas cover
ing. perhaps, the half Of continents. The
rice areas, on the contrary. appear small
and patchy. They lie in long narrow bands
along the rgins Of the sea or In river
valleys. The reason is, Of course. that they
are confined to low swampy districts where
paddy fields may easily be flooded. No
where does rice spread out over areas OF
wide extent except In southern Asia. where
the extensive lowlands are flooded or the
valleys among the mountains are irrigated
with infinite care.
Within the past four years the dream OF q
few theorists has been realized on the plains
OF Texas and In 1900 over 40 900 acres around
Houston yielded 1850 900 bags of market
able rice. worth - 900. 900. In 1891, the year
after the rice boom struck Texas, $1,000
acres were In rice In the neighborhood Of
Houston and this year 1t is expected that
800. 900 acres will be planted, all OF 1t land
that Eve years ago was worth only 81 or %
an acre for grazing and could produce only
four or Eve bushels Of grain to the acre.
Costly irrigation has wrought this trans
formation. It has been proved that the
very best OF rice crops can be raised on
these prairie lands by spreading water over
them and that the industry pays . large
profit.
A few years ago that part Of our Southern
coastal plain which might easily be flooded
was producing only about one-half the rice
consumed by our people. We are still i'm
porting rice, but at the same time we are
selling our home product In Hawaii, Porto
Rico, Cuba, Mexico and Central and South
America; and agents OF the Rice Association
Of America are looking to Europe for a
market. confident that before very long
We shall be able not only TO fill the home
demand, but also TO contribute important
quantities to foreign markets that now
depend upon Burmah, Siam and Cochin
China.
In Eve years We have increased the home
product nearly one-half. We are changing
the nature OF our rice imports, which are now
largely OF the lower grades known as brew
er's rice. used In the manufacture Of beer
Rice culture on lands that can be flooded
only artifcially was the problem In Texas;
and it's triumphant solution u turning q
region Of scanty production into very
profitable farming lands.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
PRESIDENT MEANT "BEASTLY."
Mr.. Roeseveit's Plea OF Guilty After
Remark About the weather.

hCusoSA hUVut VcSso"s
When the President Is passing people
down the line after a handshake ct . re-
ception in the White House no does not
expect any one to stop in reply to anything
he may say, nor is he expected TO cause any
delay. There was an exception to the
custom at a recent reception, and the Presi-
dent, It Is said. admitted afterward that It
was his fault.
The day OF the reception referred to was
stormy. The downpour was deluging the
capital. As the President erasped the
hand Of Daughter of the American Revolu-
ton from Wisconsin-for the reception was
to the congress Of the Daughters-he said:
very pleasant day
The d. A. H. was partially drenched BY
reason Of delay at the White House, and
she was In no mood to agree with the Prosi.
dent in his remark.
sIf you don't care what you cay. yes.
Mr.. President said the d. A. r.
The President had not at that moment
passed the lady on. He held to her hand
and looking at her steadfastly . moment
Madame, I stand corrected. Thank you.
| I meant beastly' when ! said pleasant
Tho remark caused . stoppage In tho
, line that was momentary, but II was long
, enough to cause Q number Of people TO
| wonder what the President was saying.
The d. A. r. sent an apology to the Preei.
| dent afterward for automatically causing
a hold-up OF the line. and, he, 1T Is said. sent
! back word: 70.
Served me right
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-15
CANADA.
Lord Dundonsid's Demand Tor the Mniti'
to he Put on Q War Footing.

TO he Put on . War Feoting.
MONTREAL, March n.-There IL some
thing very puzzling in the differences OF
tone between the utterances OF puoho
men In England regarding the relations
with the United States and the spirit Of
inveterate hostility that seems to inspire
the speeches of official Englishmen over
here. They are always holding up the
United States to tho people OF Canada a.
-the enemy against whom they must pre-
pare and whom they must fight sooner or
later. The latest exhibition OF this I'M
neighborly sentiment was given the otbor
day at meeting Of the Dominion Artillery
Association, when. according TO repUfs.
lord Dundonald spoke right out from the
shoulder He described the guns In use
10y the Canadian artillery as only mt Tor
the scrap heap. and said that Of several
hundred graduates trained and training
In the Military College at Kingston and -
other military institutions. only. twenty
nine are actually in the militia and perma.
nent service. The rest are In the Imperial
army or have gone to other occupations.
He attributed this state Of things to lack
OF occupation, and had suggested that 40
a beginning, the entire Canadian militia,
nearly 100000 strong on paper, should DO
organized on war basis. This proposition.
he said, had been approved by the Minister
Of Militia.
There Is also the same talk Of frontier
Notifications between Lake Superior end
the Pacific and on the Niagara and western
Ontario border that has been going On
since 1895. but public opinion is not eencr-
ally favorable, mostly on the score Of ex-
pense. For the same reason the pro posi-
ton Of Lord DundonAld that all OF the
officers and non-commissioned officers
and IS per cent. Of the rank and hle
Of the militia should be called out for
training every year alarms the ordinary
taxpayer, who sees visions OF unlimited
military expenditure before him. There
Is. however, a more important reason, or
rather two reasons, why this exaggerated
militarism dsturbs the average Canadian.
He sees In it an act of provooation to his
great southern neighbor which he strongly
deprecates: and he Understands At the same
time that II It gets abroad that Canada IA
preparing for war, II will give . bad set
back TO the immigration which the country
so badly needs.
There will probably be some lively dis
cussion OF this question In all it's phases
during the session OF Parliament. now
begun at Ottawa. and serious opposition
to an increase Of Canada's military ex.
pendture may be expected.