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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
HELPERS
HOLD THEIR ANNUAL MEET
Reports Indicate Much Activity Dur
ing the Year-Mrs. 3. {. WATSON
is Elected President.

The annual meeting of the Associa-
ton Helpers of the Y. VI. c. A. was
held yesterday afternoon at the Y. VI
c. A. rooms. Officers were elected as
follows:
President-Mrs. B. Z. WATSON.
Secretary-MrS w. w. Taylor
Treasurer-Mrs. W. S. Marquis.
Vice Observation-Disclosures H X
Walker. A. J. Bullock. F. A. Graves, W
s McCombs, George E. West and J
d. Warnock.
The reports of the officers for the
year just closed were read. and showed
that the association had been very
active and had materially aided the
Y NJ. c. \. in the work of the year.
The report of the treasurer Mrs. W.
S. Marquis. showed that total of
$332.Si had been expended during the
year. and that a balance of S17.25 re
mains in the treasury to begin the
years work with. The Helpers gave
four benefits during the year. and
served four afternoon lunches in con
nectiOn with the regular afternoon
meetings of the association. these net
ting $3.50. The banquet given by the
ladies for the retail merchants brought
in the treasury a net of s172.S5. The
production of the Russian Honeymoon
by the high school students resulted in
the addition of $500 10 the funds of
the association.
The principal expenditures during
the year were. Davenport in y. VI. G..
A lobby. $50: papering the boys de
partment room. $50: cleaning of recep-
ton rooms. Sos; miscellaneous expen-
ditures. $154
At the conclusion of the regular bus
mess. plans for the work of the COM
ing year were discussed to some length.
The annual meeting of the association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
CORN MATURED VERY FAST
Warm Week Just Past Was What
Farmers Wanted.

The weekly crop bulletin summary
for Illinois for the week ending Oct
5, 1904. follows:
Cloudy weather. with temperatures
considerably above the seasonal aver
age prevailed throughout the week.
On the Goth. 27th and 2Sth there was
heavy to excessive rainfall: but the
latter part was mostly rainlesS, and
farming operations. which had been
suspended on account of wet Condi-
tons. were resumed. Flowing for
wheat and rye is practically finished
and seeding made some progress. eX-
Cert in the southern district
The condition of the corn crop con
t.nUes very satisfactory. 1t matured
more rapidly during the past week,
and although reports from the north
ern and central districts are somewhat
at variance. it is the general opinion
of correspondents that scarcely more
than One-fifth of the crop remains eX-
posed by frost in those sections; ana
the portion remaining exposed in the
southern district is insignificant. prob
ably less than One-twentieth Many
fields of corn throughout the northern
and central districts have been blown
down. and considerable injury will
probably ensue.
Early sown wheat and rye are max
ing heavy growth. Pastures and
meadows are in excellent condition
The potato crop is large and of good
quality. but wet weather interfered
with digging. and caused some to rot
in the ground. The crop of cowpeas
was injured by the rains, and farmers
have not yet been able TO harvest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Call for Democratic Congressional Con-
vertion

Rock Island. H.. Sept 29.-ResoIved.
That the democratic congressional
committee of this Fourteenth dis
trict, in meeting assembled, at the
Harper house in Rock Island.
H.. do hereby call the delegates of the
various counties in the district to meet
at Bushnell. H., on Thursday. Oct 6,
1904. at II O'Clock a m, for the pUr-
pose of nominating a candidate for
congress, a candidate for mem
Der of the state board of equaliza-
ton and to transact any other business
that might properly come before the
convention.
That the basis of representation for
delegates from the various counties be
one delegate for every 200 votes cast
for W. J. Bryan in 1900, which is as
fn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05

is TO be held next Monday evening and
at that time the officers of the assoc!a-
ton will be elected y banquet is TO
follow the meeting.
The Association Helpers consented
TO assist in disposing of the tickets for
the association lecture course this
year, and other methods of assisting
TO raise the $4,000 required on the
building fund were suggested and will
be taken UP at later meeting of the
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05

INtCSINSu HUN HltIlDtIS snip ICt-.- Luz
These bills were allowed: Peoples
Power company. $44.40; DOdd, Mead &
Co, Sos; Rock Island Fuel company.
1913: J. c. MOuntjoy. SIP; Young &
McCOmbs, $2.95; Rock Island Argus.
SIS: a. G. McClurg & Co. $139S; MOul-
ton Publishing company. So; r. Cramp-
ton & Co, $1.75; Free Library of Phil
adelphia. SIPS; Tri-City Transfer q
Fuel company. $3.50; Rock Island Sand
& Gravel company, s7.17; !. w. Stew
art. 80 cents; ChannOn. Perry Co. GO
cents: expenses. sos; Ellen Gale.
$50; Harriet o. Garter, $50; c. w.
MitChem. $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05

Resolved. That the committeeman
from each county is hereby instructed
to notify the delegates already chosen
by the various counties of this action
Of the congressional committee. the
time and place of meeting. and urge
the importance of their attendance
J. W. Williams. member from Han
cock. by John F Scott, PROXY.
W. \. Compton. member from Nc
DCnough.
r. A. Mckinley. of Henderson cOun-
". by J. W. Lusk, as proxy.
c. G. Miller. member from Mercer
county. by Frank N. Carnahan.
r. W. Hood. member from Warren
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05

the property, were entirely removed.
and a condition brought about insur
ing entire harmony in the management
of the property and admitting of the
most friendly cooperation on the part
of the different interests involved for
the development of the business of the
company and the interest of all stock
holders and for the establishment of
close relations with important connec-
tons"
Fail TO Sell to Hartman.
IL is said that when the Moore
brothers and those associated with
them had purchased so large an
amount of the Alton common stock as
practically to secure Il controlling in
tcrest, they expected that they could
play the Louisville & Nashville game
over again and force Mr.. Hartman to
purchase their stock at a high price
in order to maintain control Harri-
man. who holds almost all of the stock
of the railroad company. on which the
railway company. which operates the
road, has TO pay G per cent on the com.
mon and on the preferred. did not
care greatly. it is said. who held the
common stock of the railway. which
pays no dividends. He declined to pay
high price for nOndividcnd paying
stock, and the compromise was arrang-
ed on other lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Sand
Stone Ouarries
sawed Building Stone, RshIar AMI
Trimmings a Specially

sawed Building Stone, RshIsr an
Trimmings Specially
for cheapncss, durability and
beauty, exccIIed by none. This
stone does not wash or color the
wall with aIkaIi, etc. Plans sent
US for estimates will receive care
fUl attention and be returned
promptly at our expense.
Ouarries II miles from Rock
Island on the c.. 3. &. Q. railroad.
Trains No. 5 end 10 will stop and
let visitors of and on.
BRIDGE, STONE, CORN CRIB
BLOCKS AND FOUNDATION
STONE, ANY SIZE DESIRED.
Samples Of stone and photos Of
buildings can be seen at Room no.
u. Mitchell g. Lyndc, building
Address:
ARTHUR BURIAL, Manager.
Rock Island or CoIona, 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
OPEN CITY LEAGUE SEASON
First Games of the Winter Schedule are
Played at the Central Alleys.

The opening games III the City Bowl
ing league schedule were played last
evening at the Central alleys. The
Romans defeated the KiCkapOos and
the TwinCities lost to the Armory
team. There was in attendance a
large number of the followers of the
sport Following are the scores of the
matches:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Court Martial for Deserter.

Charles l.. Cancannon. a private il
the United States army. who deserted
and was arrested TWO weeks ago at
Muscatine. was taken TO Fort Sheri-
dan to stand court martial today.
Concannon has been in the guard
house at Rock Island arsenal since his
arrest. He was accompanied to For:
Sheridan by SeTgt. Edward Hodgin
who arrived in the city yesterday from
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
BUSINESS OF THE LIBRARY
Directors Have Their Regular Monthly
Meeting Last Evening

The directors of the public library
held their monthly meeting last even
ing, but little of importance outside the
regular routine business was transact
ed. The circulation for the month of
September was reported by the libra
rian. Miss Ellen Gale. and is as fol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Bergman Collection
Agency and
Information Bureau,

2oI-2o9 Brady ST., Davenport, Ia.
collected everywhere. Both 'Phonea..
Claims, accounts and informations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Is Temperance Advocate.

Mrs. Fox had long been one of the
strongest temperance advocates in
Lewistown. ana the fact that her hus-
band was Of ii Convivial tendency has
been the greatest source OF unhappi-
mes in her LIE. He was never known
as an excessive drinker but Mrs. Fox
held uncomprOmisingly to the view
that he was constantly compromising
this vice with his conscience and that
he would ultimately die in the gutter.
Repeatedly she warned him to desist.
saying that the strain of the uncertain
ty was beyond her powers of endur-
ance. The fact that he ignored her or
gently derided her preachments in
creased her morbid sense that people
criticised her because she could not
bring about in her own household what
she 50 earnestly worked for i'll the the
homes of others.
Yesterday when her husband return
cd from work he showed the effects
of drink. After demonstrating with
him Mrs. Fox began openly to upbraid
him. hystcria gaining upon her as she
did SO. and by the time her husband
came to leave she was quite beside
herself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
MATHER IS AT HEAD
General Counsel Succeeds L. F..
Loree as President OF Rock
Island.
FRICTION WITH DIRECTORS
Retiring Executive Had Been Chosen
To Represent Eastern
Financiers.

l.. F. Loree has resigned as presi-
company Of New Jersey. and Robert
Mathcr, first vice president and gen
aral counsel OF the Rock Island-Frisco
system, has been elected to succeed
him.
This announcement was made yes
terday afternoon. The further state
ment was made that Mr. Loree had re
signed as chairman of the executive
committee and as director of the Chi
cagO, Rock Island & Pacific railway
company and of the St Louis & San
Francisco railroad company; also that
at a meeting of both companies yes
to-day Mr.. Mather was elected chair
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail
way company. and b. F. Yoakum chair
nan of the executive committee of the
St. Louis & San Francisco railroad
company
This sewers all connection of Mr..
I.Oree with the Rock Island-FrisCo
lines. 1t is enerally understood that
there has been considerable friction
between Mr.. LOree and the directors.
Mr. LOrce was chosen as the head of
the Rock IsIand-Frisco lines two years
ago to- represent the banking firm OF
Spcycr & Co. of New York. which
had furnished much of the money
needed TO carry out the deal whereby
the Rock Island acquired control Of
he Frisco system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
SETS SELF AFIRE
Lawistown Woman Suicides in Fear
OF Husband BeeOmi e
Drunkard.
CHILDREN WITNESS DEED
Ignites Her Clothing After Satura-
ting Them With kcro-
sene.

Fearing that her husband. prosper
GUS jeweler of Lcwistown. Fulton
county, would drink himself into the
gutter. Mrs. Frank Fox last night sat
urated her clothing with kerosene and
setting a match TO il danced through
the house in a delirium of pain and
ecstacy until exhaustion did its work
and she dropped to the floor dead. Her
two children. both under s years of
age. witnessed the horrible spectacle.
The coroner is today investigating the
tragic circumstances at LewistOwn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
AMERICAN LEAGrE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGTE.

Boston. :: Chicago. ,.
Philadelphia. 4: Cleveland. o.
New York. 6: st. Louis. o.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago. {: Boston. 2.
st Louis. :: New York. ; CfirSt "a me-
st. Louis. .; New York. u IforfcitedD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Wen of Own Selection.


Wen Of Own Selection.
II is surmised that the Moore-Leeds
people have become independent OF
Speyer e Co. and are able now to
have their roads oficcrcd by men of
heir own selection.
Mr. Lorce resigned the presidency
u tho Baltimore & Ohio to become
he chief executive of the Rock Island.
Mr. Mather, who succeeds MI
Loree. is an original Rock Island man
He was born in 1859. and was grad
uatcd from Knox college in 1882. He
entered railway service in 1889 as To-
cal attorney for the Rock Island at
Chicago. In 1894 he had attained the
position of general attorney for the
road, and in 1899 also was made sec
ond vice president.
The Rock Island crowd made good
is claim yesterday by voting a ma
jOrity of the stock at the annual meet
ing of the Chicago & Alton railway
company. r. II. Hartman still con-
trolls the directory. however. as there
were not enough vacancies TO be filled
to constitute a majority of the board.
Only a drawn battle being possible
at this time compromise was effect
ed. a statement given out after the
meeting says that the different groups
of stockholders reached an agreement
insuring harmony in the management"
The Terms of the Compromise.
The terms of this agreement were
not announced. but are supposed to
include the turning over to the Rock
Island people by Hartman of the
Houston & Texas railway. which they
long have wanted. The Rock Island
people also were given five members
out of II of the Alton directory
though only three places We're subject
to their dictation. They were also
given four of the nine directors of
the Alton railroad company.
w. r Leeds. James II. Moore. d.
G. Reid and Robert Mather are the
new Rock Island railway company dt
rectors. while J. H. Moore. Robert
Mather. d. G. Reid and b. L. Winchell.
represent the Rock Island interests on
the Alton railway company.
Two Hartman directors retired be
cause of the expiration of their terms
of Office. They were Mortimer l..
Schiff and F. s. Winston. There was
one vacancy. caused by the death of
c. II. Chappell Two old directors.
George Gould and ID. r. Francis. re-
signed to make room for two Rock
Island men.
Snfe Majority for MooreS.
There We're 355.755 shares represent.
ed at the meeting by proxies and in
dividual owners. all of which were
voted for the new men. II is under
stood that the Rock Island interests
hold about 255.O2 shares. common and
preferred out of a total of 400. 600
shares.
The Hartman interest was repre-
scented in the meeting by President
FELTON, and General Solicitor +. :. Win
ston of the Alton. while !. II. Moore
w. II. Moore. Robert MGthCr. n. C..
Reid ard W. r. Leeds represented the
new interest in the road.
Mr. Hartman secured the reelection
of the present Hartman management.
with President FELTON, at the head.
President FeIton'z statement.
After the adjournment of the meet
ing President FELTON, gave out the
statement regarding a compromise. II
was as follows:
The different groups of stockhold-
ers have reached an agreement h.
which the possibility of differences be
tween them. respecting the control of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Saturated with Kerosene.

No sooner had he left the house than
she saturated her clothing with kerO-
sine oil and set fire TO it. Then began a
wild dance through the rooms of the
ground floor, the maddened woman
crying aloud in sort of mingled ecs-
tacy of religious ardor and of horrible
pain. Her two little daughters stood
by and looked on at the appalling spec
tacle. Neither had the presence of mind
to cry out or run for aid. To and fro
in the house the woman circled. mad
der and madden became her gyratiOns,
while her blazing draperics formed
sort of awful cloud about her and
swept against the furnishings of the
room, threatening TO involve all in COM
mon ruin. In the midst of this fiery
robe she capered and screamed until
exhaustion did it's work and she fell
upon the floor senseless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05

After the adjournment OF the meet
ing President FELTON, gave out The
statement regarding a compromise. II
was as follows.
The different groups OF stockhold-
ers have reached an agreement h.
which the possibility of differences be
tween them. respecting the control Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-05
Clothing Burned OF.

At this juncture the Rev. Mr.. Black,
a neighbOr, rushed to the house fol
lowed shortly afterward by the unfor
tunate wOman's husband. When he ar
rived she lay on the floor with her
clothing literally burned from her
body and her flesh scared and black
ened. A physician was summoned with
all haste but the woman expired before
his arrival
Mrs. Fox was known as a woman of
fanatical tendencies which manifested
themselves clearly during the last few
years. She was hysterical and easily
excited and twice it is said her mind
had been notiCeably affected for con
siderable periods by brooding. She
was 50 years of age.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-25
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS.
How Future Generations VIII PrOht
from the Results of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.

Unborn generations will profit by
the Worlds Fair of 1904. The influence
of this exposition upon the educational
systems of the world will be such as to
be felt long after those who attend the
fair shall have passed away. The little
red schoolhouse of the future will ben
eft by this influence no less than will
the great university, for one cannot help
but see in such a comprehensive expo
sition light that will shine far into
the highways and byways of the earth.
One hears quite frequently in these
preexposition days the remark that the
st. Louis fair is to be primarily educative
In its spirit and tendencies. That the
creators Of the exposition have in view
it's educational value to the world, rather
than its greatness as a mere spectacle for
d period, there can be no doubt. They
have entered enthusiastically in every
department of the work, into the idea
that this exposition is going to be a
great worlds university, school for
the nations, in a sense more distinctly
defined than at any previous enterprise
OF the kind.
Here, for the first time in the history
OF the world, there will be a compare
tive exhibit of the educational methods
| OF every nation and state. That educa-
| ton is the source of all progress has
been recognized by the exposition man
agement in giving first place among the
| departments to education and in assign
ting to education and social economy for
tho fret time M anv pxnositinp ono pft III q
| main exhibit palaces. That there was
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-25

him ten cents d gallon. To day
a quarter of a cent a gallon is
big profit on export oil. That
year the Standard paid divi-
dend of 50, 946. $50. Oh on a CAPT.
talization of So, 500, ZOO. After
this came successful efforts ON
the part of Independents to re.
store competltion-and fall in
prices. Then in 1880 the Stand
ard throttled competition again
and up went prices.
But the Standard learned that
it didn't pay TO hold up the pub,
lie for two high profits 1t
learned to keep prices as high
as possible without ihjuring the
market or inviting too strong
competition. This is beautiful
ly illustrated by the period
from 1879 to 1889. During this
time the margin never fell be-
low the point reached by CON
petitive influences in 1879,
though frequently it went
above. Yet in tins period the
Standard did all it's great work
extending markets, developing
by-products. introducing small
and various economies on which
it rests it's claim to be a great
public benefactor. But, in spite
of all this enormous economies,
the margin never went down a
fraction Of cent. The profits
grew enormously; the public
gained nothing.
So far the price under dis
cussion has been the export
price. What of the hom' mar
ket? Here the fluctuations
have been even more violent.
Refined has been pushed up two
or three points to every one for
crude. High domestic prices
have often been held 10 effect
low exnort prices caused by
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-25
The Price Of Oil.

Has the Standard Oil Com
pany tried Tto keep the cost of
light up or down? Who has
been benefited by the combina-
ton, and what have the profits
been? These are the things in
STANDARD OIL history that are of
living importance to the man
who buys oil by the gallon.
These are the questions answer
ed by Miss Ida M. Tarbell in an
extraordinary paper on ''The
Price of Oip' in McClure's for
September I
From the time John d. Rock
efeller went into the business
1865--until 1872. the margin, or
difference between the price of
crude and refined, fell steadily.
There was a decline in expense
and profits coming from a nat
uTal development of the bust
ness-from the multiplication
of pipe. lines, reduction in
freight charges, simplification
of the business, and free compe-
tition in the markets.
Then came Rockefeller's first
com bination--in 1S72--and a
sudden rise in the price of oil.
The result Of this consolidation
for the consumer is admirably
demonstrated by the diagram
that goes with Miss Tarbell's
article. This scheme failed,
but four years later another one
was launched. Here again was
a sudden and tremendous rise in
the price of oil. The profits
from this raid of 1877 were stag.
gering. One of the leaders in
the affair sold car o of oil al
IS cents d gallon-oil that cost
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-25

1t is not 4 test Of mans De-
mUcracy to vote for a ticket
made up Ut meu Uf his own
choOseing. The real test comes
when he is called upon to vote
for ticket CONFUSED in whole,
or in part, of candidates who are
personally distastefuI to him.
The man shuts his eyes to the
candidates. and votes the ticket
Tor the sake of the principles in
volved is the Democrat who can
at all tunes be trusted.-Nor-.
borne Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-25

Beginning August 18th and
Continuing unuI September 10th
the M. K. & r. Ry., will sell
low rate round trip tickets to
San Francisco aud Los Angeles,
Cant. The rate IRON ST. Louis,
Columbia, Fayette, Hannibal,
Jefferson City, Moberly, Mon
roe and Paris, Mo-, is $47 so.
Seoalia $49.65, Clinton $46.15,
Boonville S45.4O, Joplin S45. 15J
From most other points S45 90.
On each Tuesday evening a
tourist car leaves st. Louis
running through without change
to San Francisco via THE
KATY FLYER" This car passes
through the Territory on We'd
nesdays. anu affords a splendid
opportunity to make the trip to
the coast in ease and comfort.