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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
EXPLAINS SUIT AGAINST
LOYAL AMERICAN OFFICERS

The following letter explanatory of
the action of the state officers toward
the management Of the Loyal Ameri-
cans j. being sent out to the lodges of
the order:
ITO the Members of the Royal Cir
Gle and Fraternal Army of Loyal
Americans. doing business under the
name of Loyal Americans:
MANY inquiries have been received
at this office concerning the above
named societies, and 1 make this gen
eral answer:
The Gepartcmnt caused an eXamin-
alton to he made of the affairs of the
above societies. which indicated that
some irregularities had taken place in
he affairs of the societies. and that
certain officers had apparently with
drawn certain funds without proper
authority.
Il deemed the facts sufficient to re-
quest the honorable attorney general
to institute suit. and he has done 50
making the corporation and certain
officers defendants.
The character of business carried
on by these societies as apparently
contemplated by their charters, is not
attacked. Some of the officers have
resigned. and when all the facts are
established i'm court it is hoped that
some REIMBURSEMENT of the business
and management can be had. so that
their business can be continued on 4
safe and prosperous basis. and the in
tercsts of the members he fully pro
tected AMI preserved. Very truly
yours.
civilian r. NREDENBU RICH.
Insurance Superintendent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27

will be supplied by two boilers, each
~ inches in diameter by 10 feet long,
allowed $50 pounds working pressure.
Each boiler will have ten 6-inch tubes,
and will be supplied by mechanical
draft. The heating surface Will be
7Os square feet. There viii be pow
er capstan and FIRE pump. and the yes
sci will be electric lighted throughout.
| The passenger cabins will be hand
somely furnished.
For a western river steamboat the
lines are considered very fine. and the
builder expects TO obtain a nominal
speed of 10 miles per hour. The YES
sci will be ready for service in about
six weeks. and viii be placed on the
run between Peoria and LaSalle, re-
lieving the steamboat Borealis Rex,
which has been on the route since
| 1880. This latter vessel makes
round trip a day, or total of 142
miles. and consumes on the run but
AZ tons of coal.
In 1901 the steamboat Fred Swain
was put in the trade. covering the
route in the opposite direction. She
has pair of Swain oscillating en-
gines. each with cylinders 10 and 20
inches by - inch stroke, and one
boiler with uptakes to two smoke
stacks). having 1000 feet of heating
surface The boat is said TO be good
for speed of II or Is miles an hour
and can be pushed to 20 miles under
favorable circumstances.
The Ruth and WinOna were north
and south. The Helen Blair was here
from Burlington.
The stage of water was $50 all day.
RIVER FORECAST.
\ falling tendency in the Mississippi
will continue at lie Claire and Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
FETE OF ALL NATIONS TO BE
PRESENTED FOR CHARITY

The Silver Cross circle of Kings
Daughters, assisted by the In His
Name circle, will give Il "Fete of the
Nations" Friday evening. April 20. at
Maths hall for the benent of charity.
Following is the program to be rem
dered during the evening: Song, AXel
Dunderberg; violin solo, Ruth Hemen-
way; song, Halle McCrory; piano
quartet. Marian McCandless, Mabel
Bruner. Cora Gazetteer, Alice Guyer;
song, Ray Anderson. After the pro-
gram refreshments will be served at
the different booths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
ASSISTANT SECRETARY IS
CALLED BY THE Y. n. c. A

L. l.. Mcdonald. of Charleston. H.,
has been called to the assistant sec
retaryship of the Rock Island Young
Mems Christian association. If he ac-
eeptS, a. il Is hoped sincerely be will.
as he il understood to be n man OF
excellent qualifications. he Will be
given charge of the junior depart
meut. 81. II. Keyser and &. {. Blakslee
have been appointed delegates from
the local association to the interna-
tional convention at Buffalo, y. Y.
May Ills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
KEEP MONEY HOME
Given as One Remedy for Solu-
ton of the House Scar
city Problem.
PREFER OWNERS TO TENANTS
Capitalists Will Not Take on Burdens
Awaiting the Land
lord.

Your article in yesterdays issue
appealing to capitalists TO meet the
urgent demand for houses in our city
deserves a great deal of considera-
ton said f. H. Guyer today. 1T is
my opinion that capitalists can not be
moved TO make direct investments in
tenement houses. However, if our
savings banks would cater to the de-
mand there is for money to be loaned
TO those seeking homes of their own,
there would soon be no scarcity of
houses.
Long before the advent of the saw
ings banks. the building associations
received the savings of the people of
Rock Island and loaned the funds ac-
cumulated exclusively to home build
ers. and il was through these assOcia-
tions that Rock Island received the
building impetus that has filled up 50
many new additions.
Through them thousands of fami-
lies have secured homes on monthly
payments no greater than Il fair rem
tai and the savings depOsitors have
received a larger return than could be
obtained in any other investment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27

amount sued for is $4,000. The plain
tiffs are L. Hart & Sons. of New York
City, contracting firm, who built the
line and graded the road to Galva.
Some days ago they commenced a suit
in chancery for $4,000. an amount
said to be due them as a balance.
They plead for mechanics lien under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
Serious Stomach Trouble Cured

| was troubled with distress in my
stomach, sour stomach and vomiting
spells, and can truthfully say that
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
lets cured me.-Mrs. T. V. Williams,
Laingsburg, Mich. These tablets are
guaranteed to cure every case of stOm-
ach trouble of this character. For sale
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
Diverted to Foreign Channels.

But. since the advent of the saw
ingS banks, the greater portion of the
peoples savings has been diverted
from the building associations, and
thus from investments in homes into
foreign channels.
AN effort made to influence the
loaning of the enormous funds con
trolled by the savings banks to home
owners would certainly bring a great
er harvest of houses than an appeal to
the large capitalists. Such an appeal
will be fruitless because the capitalist
will not take on the burden and trou-
bleS awaiting the landlord even for
the increased returns.
Home owners make better citizens
than tenants, and therefore it should
he the aim to cater to the building of
houses by home owners rather than
by landlords
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27

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Carriage Bags

Large size carriage
bags in black leather,
braided handles, H0o
special price fOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cool to-
night, followed Thursday by
increasing clOudiness ind
rising temperature
j. NJ. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature at 7 am. 80,
at 2:3O . m. 50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27
Tooth Brushes

Fine bristle tooth
brushes. French and
japanese make, values
up TO zoe, choice n
AOE w
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-27

the railroad act. Now they bring suit
for trcspass, evidently assuming that
they own the line until il is paid for.
The defendants are summoned to APP
pear before the federal court the third
Monday of next October.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
WORLDS RICHEST FAMILY.
wealth Of RothsehiIds Foots Up % g
Total Of q Billion and
aHAlf.

A writer In the Tattler, q London
publication which Is nearly always
bright, and often very well informed
argues that however great the riches
Of the American millionaires may be,
there IL no family in the United States
which approaches the wealth Of the
Rothschilds. He makes q good case.
Il appears that careful estimates CT
the possessions Of the French branch
Of the family place its riches at OF
above $500, 200, 900. The British Roths-
childs are rated still higher in the
financial world. The German mem
bers Of the family which won its first
success in that country are also very
rich, and there are other Rothschilds
stll to be reekoned with. Altogether,
II Is claimed that the wealth Of the
entire family is not less than $780,
100000.
II that sum Is anywhere near the
marks, then II follows that there is nc
American family anything like so rich
as the Rothschilds. They can easily
outweigh any other house in the
extent and V6l1s o. their property. And
most Of It is very solid and safe. From
the first, the Rothschilds have been
careful and shreWd IN handling theli
immense wealth. No one can set {
limit on its probable accumulation
q generation hence.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
eAgERkRAUI ENPERIENcE.
some DlneulHos ZncountsEsd b. Hen
We Stored or sOldItinLArgs

A farmer Who raises cabbage ane
manufactures sEuhCkEaut on . large
scale was trying to sen 80 barrels q that
delicsey 10 3 Front street dealer. TIE
dealer, says the Portland Orsgonian. did
not appear eager TO buy.
he said he could hardly get rid q 20
much sEuerkraut before summer, and q
vas dangerous STUFF 10 have around IN
hot weather, for Il was likely to ferment
IN the barrels He said his partner and
another dealer on the street had deal
ln uaut some years ago which Was not
profitable. They both had a big lot o.
the stun, about so barrels In all. on q
lower wharf on the city front and did
not know what TO DO with Il. e. the
weather was becoming warm Finally
they agreed TO play cards TO see who
should have the whole, and his partner.
who was a erackerjack At eribbage, won.
They decided 70 ship Il 70 San Francisco.
but the next day one Of the barrels sx-
ploded, threw down part Of the Wlre-
house and plastered everything within
gunshot with the SETTLING, fsrmenting,
nasty-Emelling stun.
After cleaning up, the remaining bar
rels were placed on q steamer and sent
to San Francisco. The night after they
were landed the warehouse IN which
they were placed was burned, and they
lost the whole lot and narrowly escaped
big damage suit, a. It vas charged that
the IRE was caused By the spontaneous
combustion Of the kraut. Since that
time he takes his allowances Of cabbage
after being cooked with corned beef and
wen saturated with vinegar.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
Camsls Not Superseded.

Owing to heavy port charges at Beirut
and relatively high freight rates on the
Lebanon railway during the harvest,
some 1000 to 5000 eamels, each with .
burden Of 500 pounds Of grain, daily
pass between the interior Of Syria and
the sea via Nazareth. The camel driver,
however, claims half Of the load as his
reward, and the farmer, after paying
taxes, for seed, etc, has scant cOmpen7
sation for his labor.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
Origin Of the Nun.

The nun when first introduced wa
the exclusive property Of the nobility
and originated in Venice. These nuns
were very small, and consisted Of 8
single piece Of velvet, brOcade or silk
lined with fur, and the openings Sas.
tened with rich jewels. Such arrange
ments came in during the early part
Of the seventeenth century, but in the
previous century the ladies frequently
carried a piece Of rich fur, which they
used either as a muf Or q neckpiece.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
Romanee in Real Life.

TennysOn's poem, The Lord Of Bur
leigh" was founded on romance Of
real life which hadfOr its hero q former
marquis Of Exeter. As Mr.. Henry Ce-
ell he fell in love with q cottage girl
named Hoggins and, pretending to be q
poor and humble man, he Wooed and
won her. She was the Sarah.
marchioness Of Exeter, who died on Jan
uary IS, 1897.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30

rara which alwayB WanB p plt.e-
80 never has anything to lend, win
he a race which deserves and receives
ne contempt Of mankind. mingled
with Z sort Of pity that makes one
tired n the back.-NeW York Age.
The Aurii Grand Jury win leave
racord behind It which win be hard TO
snrnass BY the Grand Juries which
yin come after it. Up 70 Thursday
evening the present Grand jury sat
IN Judgment on three hundred ana
thirtv.aye cases, and It ground out
two hundred and seventy-one True
ans and sixtyfour No Bills.
4ouis sternheim. who Is working for
tbe Government at the present time
md Who Is the manager for the All
chicago BAN Club, is one Of the lead
ing Republican politicians in the zlst
ard l. a candidate for County Com
missioner. and the chances are mat
he yin receive the nomination, for his
domination would add strength TO the
ticket and greatly assist TO pull II
through next November.
Mrs. Anna L Newly, 262s Wabash
avenue. has, with the assistance OF ner
many grass widows, papered' Oeauu-
fuIlv decorated and thoroughly reno
v.ted her rooming house from top 70
hottom. she Is all ready to entertain
the twenty preachers who viii be In
attendance at the General Conference
which convenes in Quinn Chapel May
9na and which will run to June LIST
If is reported that Mrs. Newly has
contracted for two hundred tat yell
low legged chickens to feed the oreth-
rem on.
The Republican United States Sen
stors have refused to confirm the
nomination Of Doctor W. D. Crum as
collector at the Port Of Charleston,
S. C., for the reason that Senator Ben
TiIlman, who should be hung up to a
tree by the neck until he is dead for
preaching anarchy and the shot gun
policy in the United States Senate, is
unable to be present to attack the ap-
pointment. But in less than three
months these same Republican sen
ators will be tramping over the coun-
try cussing and damning every Negro
who fails to throw up his nat and
shout for them and the grand old
party Of God and morality.
The United States Supreme Court
has decided that the DISTINGUISHING
measure enacted by the legislature Of
Virginia is constitutional, that the
colored voters Of that state can find
no redress for their wrongs in the
highest court in the land. By this time
the Afro-Americans residing in the
South ought to be convinced that they
can never come into the possession Of
their civil and their political rights
through the channel Of the Supreme
Court This latest ruling Of the court
against the Negro reminds us more
and more each day that the late Elk
United States Senator John J. ingalls,,
was not far from the truth when he
declared through the columns Of the
public press, shortly after the burning
Of Sam Hose in 1899, that the Negro
will never be permitted to enjoy any
greater rights In this country than
those accorded to them at the present
time. unless he fights for them, that
the Negro needs another Toussaint L.
Overture to fight his battles for him
and to lead him out of the wilderness
of Acknowledgement, mobbing, lynch
ing, Jim Crowism, INTO the promised
land of American citizenship.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
- - reInnhnnaa

In the United States there are up
ward Of 5000. 900 families and at least
500, 900 places Of business, making q
total Of 2s.000.000 opportunities to
place telephones. OF these about one
eighth are now equipped.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
Formulation nf Rrnnil

The population Of Brazil is 5000, 900.
Of which 100000 are Italians, 1,OO0,-
900 Portuguese. $4,000 Germans, 4.OOe
English, 400 Americans and about 20
900 Of various other nationalities. The
average number Of immigrants 6 about
5000 q year, the Italians predominant
ing; the German immigration is about
200 q year.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30

A prize Of 500 offered annually to the
student in a Presbyterian theological
seminary who passes the best examina-
tion. has been won this year By q negro,
q student Ct Lincoln university, Penn
EylYsaia
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
RadBstHne

Il have bet q silk hat with that man
Eve times IN the last year. and he has
never paid me one Of them"
THAT 50? I didn't know hs,Tas IN
the habit Of breaking his word"
@oh. be isn't; be Woa the bots.s--
Cincinnati TimesStar.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
WIN Omit Smoking in Church.

The consistoTy Of Lauterbrunnen,
Switzerland, has made the announce
ment that the old custom Of smoking
in church VIII no longer be tolerated
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
He Didn't Own It

They're forever talking about their
brother who was killed in an automobile
accident" "Yes. they're anxious 70
give the impression that he was thrown
out Of the machine, whereas ne was
merely hit BY it"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30

A lock Of hair from the head Of
Prince Charlie. the Scottish pretender,
and one from HIS Wife's sold at auction
IA London the other day for S16S.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30

Copper miners in Michigan have In
creased in number from less than 1000
IN 1893 to more than "A 900 in 1903.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
omen lro1t zan e4rls Trsrrv

The age at which the greatest number
Of japanese. girls marry Is between 20
and q.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
auita an Iaaa

Ms. subbubs-I see by the papers
that that big IRE was started By "spon-
taneous combustion"
Mr.. Subbubs-Well7
Il vas Just thinking how nice Il
would be II We could only buy some
Of It for use in the furnace IN the
eellar."-Philadslphia Press.
The broad ax., 1904-04-30
Hard One.

It Is asking too much OF any man, un-
less he happens to be q Russian, to Re
member the PetropavlOEsk."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
JAPAN
SOLDIER
TALKS
Tells of the Service In the
Infantry of Their Army

X. shinohara, native OF Hefo
shima. Japan, a former soldier in the
Mikados army, was in Salem yester
day afternoon, to bid some of his
countrymen located here goodbye, as
he leaves in few days for his home
across the Pacific, in response to the
call of the Mikado for all former sol
diers who have not been out Of the
army over four years to return and
fight for the nations flag. Shinohara
is a very intelligent Japanese, and he
spoke entertainingly regarding the
war and the conditions in his country
zone Japanese soldier is the equal
Of three of any other nation" he said
with a laugh, land we have proven
this. You remember the last war we
had with China, only eight years ago.
That was the proportion, and we held
our own, in fact defeated that coun-
try. We are now called home to again
fight for our army, and a party of
about 500 who are included in this
first call-all soldiers who have been
discharged from the army within the
last four years-will sail from Van
couver, b. c., in a few days, going di-
rect to Japan to report for service.
The war may last a year, and II may
continue a great deal longer especial
ly If SOME Of the other powers should
become involved, and no man can pre-
dict the outcome. OF course, l think
that Japan will win, and that we can
defeat Russia without the aid of any
other nation"
He stated that the Japanese soldier
in time of war received a wage Of
about 81 per month, and was well
cared for, receiving good, whole
some food and as good care as IL was
possible to give. Asked as to a scar
across his forehead, the Japanese said
that IL was the result of a wound re-
ceived by him in a battle during the
war between Japan and China a few
years ago, and he spoke entertaining
ly of that conflict which first showed
the Japanese as modern soldiers
Shinohara stated that, II he survived
the war, he expected to come back to
the United States. for he was 10th to
leave this country. He said that many
Of the Japanese were sacrificing their
belongings here to enable them to go
home to take up arms for their EN-.
peror.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13

Heart
Beat So Violentlv
Its Movement
G OF uld b e S ee,
Through Clothing.
DIR. Niles Heart Cur.
Cured Me.

No matter what's the matter with -.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
A PRISON
GUARD
WOUNDED
H. A. RaWSOn Shoots
Himself in the Leg
by Accident
Revolver Slipped Out Of His
Hand and Inflicts a Ser
iOuS Injury

IT, A. Rawson, one Of the guards at
the penItentiary, while on the wall
yesterday on his way to his post, met
with an accident that, while happily
not serous, might have resulted fatal
ly. His revolver, in a leathern hol
ster. dropped out Of his hand, and as
the pistol struck the ground II was
discharged the bullet cutting a cash
through the calf Of the left leg OF
the unlucky guard.
Mr. Rawson has been in the habit
OF carrying his winchester rife and
revolver IN his right hand, the last
named weapon being In a holster the
loop OF which had been slipped over
the mans hand. This loop was de.
fective, and when Mr. Rawson was
passing along the wall to his posi- the
strap gave way, slipped out Of his hand
and the pistol dropped
Immediately after the accident the
Injured man was taken TO the prison
hospital, where DR. J. D. Shaw dressed
tho wound. which was only through
the feshry part Of the calf, iniuring
neither an artery nor a muscle After
the wound was dressed, Mr.. Rawson
returned 10 his post, and though his
limb was sore and stiif he was able
10 attend to his duties. and no M ef
fects are antlclpated
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-13
THIRD
ANNUAL
MEETING
Oregon State Conference OF
Charities and Correction

The executive board Of the Oregon
State Conference of Charities and
Correction. announces the following
program for the third annual meet
ing. to be held February 17-1S, 1904
at the Unitarian church, corner Sew
enth and Yamhill;
At the opening meeting, February
Z. at 8 p. m, judge Lindsey, OF the
Denver juvenile court, will speak on
Juvenile court work and work among
delinquent boys"
DR.. Samuel Smith, Of st. Paul, has
been with us before and is too well
known to need any further introduct-
ion
Miss Julia Lathrop, Of Chicago. will
address the conference on "the inte-
gral relations of the state to her child
rem" Miss Lathrop is a resident of
Hull House. Chicago, and until re-
Gently was member of the Illinois
state board of charities.
A class of children from the state
school for the deaf, will give a prac-
teal demonstration of the method Of
teaching which is now being followed
in our state institution.
T. N. Strong. Of Portland will deal
with the subject Of prison contract
labor"
William Standley will present MAN
ual training as a factor in reformatory
work among boys"
Judge Alfred Sears will address the
conference on a subject Of deep inn
portance to all who are interested in
the problem Of the criminal-"the in
determinate sentence and the parole
law"
Dr. T. Woods Hutchinson will speak
on "the relation Of alcoholism to the
charity problem"
The board earnestly requests your
attendance, and your cooperation
towards making the conference a sue
cess.
Societies are requested to send at
least three delegates.