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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-17
NEEDS that HALL
Rock island Frequently Expert
ences Necessity Of an
Auditorium.
Observation-Disclosures?
Plan Approved as Offered by Commit
tee-0uestion Of Financing and
Es-s Securing Site.

In consideration of the probable Sc
the meeting of the next National Farm
ers' congress. the matter again comes
up with reference 10 that auditorium.
The project was well begun, but for
some reason or other seems to have
been sidetracked.
The congress is only one of the
bodies that will be coming here. They
have been coming in the past. and
while they have been fairly well &C
commodated. il is well to have IL under
stood that when the city promises a
suitable hall as an inducement for
large convention. it will have that suit
able hall to give. The theater is an IN
certainty after the bookings OF the
year. and no other hall of sufficient
size is constructed with the considera-
ton of it's acoustic properties.
Plan Approved.
The plan offered by the committee
and incorporators has been generally
approved and now il would seem that
II is simply a matter of proceeding
with putting it into operation. II will
take work a considerable amount of
it. but if the convention hall is TO be
constructed. II must be by work on the
part of some.
The location has not been decided
upon, and that is one of the first ques-
tions for the committee TO wrestle
with. With that and the scheme of fl
nancing settled the building can pro
coed. and let il be soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-17
Saloon LEGAL

Grand opening; roast pig lunch
Bucks place. 1901 Fourth avenue, Sat
urday, Nov. is.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
THE GIBBONS
EXPECT TO HAVE AN ANNINER-
SARY MEETING HERE.
VIII he Held About May MANY
Prominent Officers Expected To
Attend.

Mr.. Harry Lukens. the drummer
went out on the road this morning
after several days illness of la
grippe.
Mr. Lukens is an active worker in
the Gideons, Christian travelling
mems league, and says that prepa-
ratlons are being made for a big an
niversary rally to be held in Pa
ducah about May I.
The local branch was organized
May and this will be the first ami
yersary. An attempt to have all
state officers here and at least some
of the national officers, will be made.
It is the intention of the local branch
to invite c. III, Palmer, national
field superintendent, to come. The
meeting will begin on Saturday
night and last over Sunday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
IN THE SCHOOLS
ATTENDANCE Ii STILL REDUCED
by THE WEATHER.
Two New Teachers Have Been Em-
ployed and Are Expected At
Any Time.

Attendance in the public schools
ia sim very slim on account of the
inclement weather, but the teachers
are very busy nevertheless and the
schools are going on as usual.
Yesterday afternoon Supt. Leib and
the school committee decided to call
Prof Clarence Il. Green. a graduate
Of the Michigan State Normal school,
TO al the vacancy caused by the res
ignatlon OF Mrs. Minnie Herndon at
the High school building. and he Will
probably accept. A telegram was
sent him at O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon with instructions to report
Friday and the committee thinks
Is he did not intend to accept, he
would wire his refusal, which has
not been received.
Miss Grlgsby. music teacher. Is III
and for fear her illness might be
come serious aud prevent her at
tending TO the duties of her Office,
asked for a leave of absence, The
committee has decided on as her
successor. Mrs, Daisy Winfrey. OF
Mayneld, a graduate of the Hunts
Vile university In Alabama and also
Of Welkner university of music In
81. Louis.
The board has decided on Miss
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

Winifred McGugin. now attending
Chicago university. as an assistant in
the High school made necessary by
the addition of pupils from the Sth
grade. She will assist with the Eng
lish, history and mathematics. She
is expected within the next few days
Supt Leib today received tele-
gram from her stating that she would
accept and come TO Paducah at once
TO take the position.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
Nearing Completion.

The city supervisors are hard az
work finishing up the w~~k of super
ylsing the city tax boGNs, and will
next week hear complaints The
hearing of complaints will begin on
Monday and the board will then push
work as fast as possible in order 10
finish up, The work has been tedious
and the supervisors say they are
more than willing TO give Il up.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

The funeral of the late Or. NJ, G
Milan took place this afternoon a
1850 o'clock from his residence OF
West Broadway, Rev. T, j, Newell of
foiating, burial at Oak Grove. Tn,
pallbearers were; NJ. V, Cherry, b
II, Scott, ]. II. Ashoraft. II. ], Bar
Der. Nolen Van Culin and w. II
Holland.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

the Prince of Pilsen' in London the
past season, and was the real hit of
the production. Many inducements
were offered her to remain in Lon
don, but prior contracts with Mr.. La
Shells forced her to return TO this
country to open the season with
THE Princess Chic"
Miss Brandt is the possessor of a
fine figure and has just the proper
TO give the Princess
Chic a spirited and artistic imper-
sonation.
THE Princess Chic" will be seen
night Saturday,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

the fact that it was the third presen-
tation of the play here within three
years, and that the weather was bad.
Arizona" is a play that appeals to
anyone who appreciates a real dra-
ma. There is nothing on the Ameri-
can stage today that beats it, and the
performance last night was thorough
ly enjoyed. The company, as a
whole, is inferior to the two others
that presented it here, but it is ade-
quate and gives a first-clGss perform
ance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

Miss Sophia Brandt, the new pri-
ma donna of "The Princess Chic, /"
Co., has created quite a furore in
the musical world the past two sea-
sons.
Miss Brandt is a young woman of
rare beauty and magnetism, and is
endowed with a dramatic soprano
voice of great volume and sweetness;
voice that is delicious and capti-
waiting in its quality. Critics have
praised her to the utmost and have
declared her to be equal to Emma
Abbott in her palmy days.
Miss Brandt was a member of Hen
ry w. Savage's company presenting
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

of "The College Widow" company,
recently. about midday | glanced
out of the car window to find a
motherly-loking old colored mann
my with tray on her head contain
ing really inviting quarters of fried
chicken. After having RECALLED my
self with a 'laig,' | leaned out of the
window and said 'Auntie, that is
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

A man that could carry in his
memory the text of 100 books with
an average of over 100000 words to
each, would seem to have a perfect
right to be considered eligible TO
the Memory" chair in any univer-
sity, Yet on the payroll of Henry
w, sayage's, English Grand Opera
Company is Cheyalier N, b. Eman-
uel a man who carries 1900, 900
notes, musical characters and words
in his memory,
The Cheyalier has spent thirty
years in the leading opera houses of
Europe. as conductor, lie wears
many decorations from royalty in
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

Mr.. Joe V. Spears will present his
new farce comedy triumvirate Wes-
ley and Mack and the dainty come
dienne Maize Trumbull at The Ken
lucky next Tuesday night in their
latest success, "The Irish Pawnbrok-
ers." 1t is promised full of color,
movement and melody. As farce
comedy stars Wesley and Mack have
been counted among the best, and
they have always been surrounded
by large and capable company, this
season being no exception
Wesley and Mack will introduce
their well-known originalities. The
very fact that they are so extensive
ly initiated being in itself an enyia-
BILE endorsement of their fun-making
propensities. No pains or expense
has been spared to make their new
comedy the hit" of the season in its
line, special attention having been
paid to the scenic and mechanical eff
fects, adJuncts not usually found
with a farce comedy, but which work
wonders in the way of augmenting
the attractiveness of a play or come
dy of any kind. Seats on sale Mon
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
Foot Mashed.

Tom Goodman, a helper employed
in the local l, G. blacksmith shops.
dropped a ram" on his left foot tn
morning and Is disabled. The iron
weighed about 400 pounds and the
member is seriously injured,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

awfully good chicken. Where did
you get it?'
SLOWLY the tray was lifted from
sides shook with laughter as she dis
played wonderful expanse of bicus-
pids and molars. Recovering, she
said; 'You'se from de Norf, ain I
you, boss?'
Eyes, | am; but what has that got
to do with the chicken?
Well, boss she said, Il lowed
dat you was frum de Norf, elst you
never would ask a Kaintucky niger
where she got her chicken at"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

George AIDE. the author of "A
County Chairman" is winterlng in
Porto Rico, and incidentally giving
thought to his new comedy, "The
Second Time on Earth" which
Henry w. Savage will give an early
production next season.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

George Thatcher, who played the
impecunious negro, Sassfras Living
ston, in Henry w. Savage's western
County Chairman Company" here
recently, is said to be among the
wealthiest actors on the stage.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
Theatrical Nstss

George AIDES pictorial comedy,
The College Widow" is now in its
twenty-first week at the Garden
theater, New York city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

Thomas Whiffen, of "The Sultan
Of Sulu" Company, entertained the
members of that organization with
a visit to a copper mine during the
company's recent visit to Butte,
Mont. Dinner was served 1000 feet
beneath the service of the earth.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

Travelling in Southern Kentucky
few years ago, was Obliged to
change cars at little place called
Somerset" said Edgar j.. Davenport,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

ARIZONA" was enjoyed by a fairly
large audience at The Kentucky last
night,-a good audience considering
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

Doc Waddell, that delightful pre-
Jude to Ted Fausts MINISTRIES, is at
the Palmer, He did not bring his
educated parrot this time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09

different countries where he has
given exhibitions of his phenomenal
gift.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
t Now and End March 81, 1905

have does
trips h M trip o
and
liars mpdah Neonnep in uahanNEC county
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-09
Tothe Most Popular Ladies
in PaduCah
A $3.50 Valley Gem Piano,
A Hand some Gold Watch
A Handsome Umbrella

The most popular lady in Paducah will be
awarded the piano, the second most popular
lady will receive the gold watch and the third
the umbrella.
/ he piano is now on exhibition at w. T.
Miller's music store. 1t is one of the best
pianos he handles and is sold for $3.50
The watch can be seen on display in Nagel
& Meyers window
Subscriptions in advan paid in March entitle you
to just half the number Of the amount of
money paid in before March entities you to.
1t will readily be that the greatest amount of
voting will be done before March l. subscriptions
paid before that date entte the subscriber twice the
number Of votes the subscription paid in March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
AFTER PRIVATE LINES.
Railroad Assessors Want Refrigerator
Cars to Pay Taxes

Acting in accordance with the recon-
mendation of State Auditor Wells, the
late legislature passed a law providing
for the assessment and taxation of pri-
vate car lines by the state board of rail-
road assessors. These private car lines
are said to be the way the beef trust.
and other big. corporations secure their
rebates from the railroad companies,
and they have always escaped taxation
in Kansas.
j. nj. Nation, assistant state auditor,
is now working on a plan for assessing
these private car lines He says tnaI
work will be greater this year than all
the rest of the work of the board, pc
cause there is nothing to guide It. 41-
reports secured from the railroad COM
panies and compared with reports nom
the owners of the private lines
s4The assessment Of these private car
lines will have to be made on a olll l5,, ;,
emf basis from that of the ralif oads,
said Mr. Nation in discussing the mat
ter, land it will require more WORK y
fnaugurate the system this year imam ~
make all of the railroad assessllleli :. -, -
must be figured out just how many cars
are REQUIRED to handle business IN AdlA-
sas. The information must come from I
both the private car lines and the 1a1I-
roads which haul the cars.
Each road will have to keep one man
eu1uloyed on making the divisions the
wear around. The new law has just been
published. The first assessment uhoS6
| it must be made within the next 81
days. 1t will therefore be imperIect.
But we will do the best we. can under
the circumstances and get as much pro-
perty on the list as possible The rali-
roads are ready to help US uon s
| know how the private car companies
/ will perform. We will get what lnIor-
nation we can from the roads flrst aI ,l
| then tackle the private companies. me
state should reap considerable tax mon
ey from the private car lines wnlch
| have escaped taxation in the past
Some idea of what Kansas has peer
missing may be gained When II Is
| known that the greater part OF the Cal
ifornia orange and lemon crop goes cas-
through Kansas. This crop amounts q
! about $4,000 cars a year and probaols
| not less than tWo-thirds of 1t passes
/ through Kansas. The Santa Fe owns
most of the cars it uses in the can
fornia orange trade, but the SoutaerI
! Pacific uses nothing but cars owned o.
nrivate car Hnes-mostly Armour cars
| Trhese practically all come east by way
of FL Paso, and from there over TN
Rock Island through Kansas. rms I
on one item alone. The shipments mau'
in these private cars amount to laIs
proportion Of the railroad business eaci
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

ultinatum as the authorities say the
affair has no gravity calling for steps
of such a warlike character.
Up to noon today neither the for
eign Office or the cable company had
received the expected decision OF the
Caracas court upon the French Cable
company's concession
The council of ministers met TINS
morning and Foreign Minister Del
case Iengthily explained the status
of the negotiations with Morocco, but
the authoritative statement regarding
the proceedings of the court does not
mention Venezuela. This means that
no action will be taken pending the
receipt of information as to the
Caracas courts decision
A Note From Mr. Bowen
Willemstad. Island Of Curacao.
March 21.-The Venezuelan govern
nnent. it is announced from Caracas
has received a note from the Amer
ican minister, Mr.. Bowen, requiring
an answer as to whether Venezuela
will arbitrate the questions pending
and saying that IN case of a refusal
the United States will feel free TO take
the steps which may be necessary 10
secure justice D-.4,-
The charge d'afaires of the Meth
erlands has advised the Venezuelan
government that Holland will use
coercive measures in view of the TACT
that she has been unable to secure
the release from imprisonment IN
Venezuela of five Dutch sailors VINO
have been illegally kept in prison Tor
seven months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21

they were becalmed for three days.
Here they caught an albatross.
Sailing now continued uneventful I'M
til they drew near to Cape Town Here
a Russian squadron passed across the
bows Of the Governor ROBBIE at a dis
lance of not more than half mlle-
When within ten miles of Cape Town
sudden storm struck the vesSel, ana
they were driven back to sea. SO tar
were they driven from their course that
it took ten days to get into port.
The two friends went ashore at cape
Town. and set out for Kimberly rms
they found to be town about the size
of EmpOria, with over 1000 unemployed
men, and $50 police. From here they
went IN the Orange river picking d1a-
rnonds on. their own hook. Meeting with
but scant luck at this they started Tor
Port Elizabeth. with the view of going
on the police force here. From Kimber-
" to Port Elizabeth is distance OF
about 1000 miles. This was covered
partly by rail, partly by tracking, and
partly on foot. On this journey, while
bathing in a pool. Max was charged
uDOn and severely wounded in the calf
of the leg by wild boar. This and a
I fall from the train so crippled him that
he could not keep his appointment with
the police.
At Port Elizabeth the adventures
decided to come home. Accordingly
they set sail for London by the Union
Castle line. In London Max spent ten
/ days visiting Westminster Abbey, St
/ PauIs Cathedral, the British Museum
and other points of interest. He next
took passage on the Oceanic from Liv-
/ erpool and after a storm, but other
( wise uneventful voyage across the At
! lantic arrived in New York harbor
After spending a few days in New
York and Washington. he set out fol
home. returning by way Of Chicago
and arriving here Friday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
GIRL REGAINs VOICE.
M,sled by Specialists and Talks in
Whisper for Twenty Years.

New York. March 21--Unable TO
sneak above an unintelligible whisper
for twenty years, Miss Mabel Penny
has. bv a cure remarkable for ITS SIM
T,Iicitv. entirely regained her powers OF
sneech. The cure consisted of nothing
more than the persistent endeavor TO
sing and laugh. as,,,+
Mis-. Penny lost her voice as resel le
of scarlet fever when she was years
o1d MANY physicians and throat spec
iaIists who were consulted told ner ina,
1.a-- vocal muscles were atroph1ed anu
the girl became reconciled to a NE Oh
Two weeks ago. wishing TO have neI
life insured. Miss Penny went 10 the
offices Of one of the local companies
ana was referred to its physician, Dr-
Richard Ellis, for. examination. III,
Ellis assured the girl that her Vocai
chords were in perfect conditlon ana
were simply dormant from lack OF e1el-
inst practice the scale every Gay
and laugh a. little he advised her, ana
vo1, win be we'll in two weeks.
greatly encouraged Miss Penny oa1iy
took long walks in Central Park near
her home. all the while trying TO sing
and laugh Improvement was raplo
and SIRE. and Saturday her voice was
Wholly restored. She is now able to
sneak clearly in any register she chooses
and with no effort. At first her e1orts
/ to sing the scales resulted only IN mar
tfculate gurgles, which, however soon
gave way to clear tones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
WAITS FOR UNCLE SAM.
France Has Ordered No Warships to
Venezuela.

Paris, March 21.-The foreign Office
saws the French minister at Caracas
has not presented an ultimatum to
Venezuela and no French warships
have been sent to Venezuela. The
statement to that effect results from
publications in London newspapers OF
dispatches saying the presentation OF
an ultimatum had been followed by
the dispatch of two warships Inc
of7icials here are surprised and dis
pleased at the reports which they
construe as tending to force the hand
of France into a more aggressive and
beIljgerent policy than anything
France contemplates. limitations are
that the United States occupies the
hest position to send warships owing
to the length of time the American
controversy with Venezuela has been
pending whereas the French conro-
Yersv is of comparatively recent origin
and has not yet been decided in the
courts.
The instructions sent to the French
minister at Caracas, directed that
Diplomatic representations be made
relative to the holding up of the
l,ested rights of the. cable company but
did not contemplate threats or an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
MEETING IN TEXAS.
Three Thousand Stock Raisers Ex-
pected in Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 21.-Ad-
vance arrivals of stockmen and visit
ors to attend the twenty-ninth annual
convention of the Texas Cattle Rails
ers' association number about 5000.
It is expected that the convention will
adopt resolutions indorsing the Amer
lean Stock Growers association and
calling upon the members to join
Attorney s. H. Cowan. Secretary John
Lyle and President Tourney strongly
favor the perpetuation of the Amer
lean association. John w. Springer,
of Denver, is mentioned for the presi-
dency of the American association.
He will come from Denver, accom-
panied by ex-senator Harris of Kan
sas. CattIemen now here say losses of
stock by the February billiards in
Texas will not exceed 3 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-21
MAX x1NGLING's wANDERIUsT
The Happenings Which BefelI Row
ing EmpOria Youth.

The Emporia Gazette says: In Max
Yingling Emporia has boy who has
the true rowing spirit. F'evered with
that spirit of unrest which the Ger
mans call sswanderlust' ne has with
in the past few years visited various
climes and countries Although but
rs years of age, Max lacks only about
2 900 miles of having circumnavl-
gated the globe.
Last June the wander-caI having
grown too strong to be repressed,
Max packed his grip and set his face
westward. Somewhere in the Rock
les Max met with DR.. Adams, young
fellow in search of health The two
became fast friends, and set out to-
the mountains. They met with good
sport at every turn, and shot deer,
grouse, and other game in abundance.
On their trip they bagged three bears,
and finally managed to have their
camp burned in a forest fire. They
went to Seattle. Wash, where they
found opportunity to ship as able sea-
men in the Governor Robe, a sailing
vessel bound for Cape Town, Africa,
with q cargo of lumber
So the two chums found themselves
sailing before the mast at the munih-
cent salary of $40 a month. The crew
ionality-Americans Irish, Japs,
Swedes and what not The passage
was a rough one and it took fifteen
weeks to make Cape Town.
Max ana MS IrlenQ soon learned ALt6
ropes and each day found them busy
with their tasks. OF these the most
dfsagreea Bile was what sailors call
'holy-stoning' the deck At this the
crew worked in four hour shifts,
"Holy-stoning" the deck consists of
scrubbing and securing the rough,
tarred deck with sand and brick. Max
saws he toiIed at this till evefy bone
in his body ached miserably, and It
seemed his back would surely break.
Once during the VOYAGE a French
man and an American cuarreled and
fell to fighting with a razor and an
iron bar. and the skipper promptly
cast them in irons Mother carey
chickens were frequent visitors As
they were crossing the tropics they
dshed and caught more albacOres, dol
phins. ship-jacks and bunitas than the
cooks knew what to do with
Max tells some interesting things
concerning the customs aboard ship
There were four meals day AT
IN the morning coffee and sea biscui
were served. At s o'clock came break
fast. at 1890 dinner. and at cam
supper. Most of the fare was mad
nm of sssalt-horse" and pea soup
twice a week there was fresh hasl
made from embalmed beef Saturda,
was made memorable by pie On
Sunday the climax was reached witt
Mum duff. Each man was alowe'
one pound of sugar and six ounces o
nl1tter a week These each MAJ
DIaced in a tin box at the head of hi
bunk and guarded most zealously-
As they drew near Cape Horn, the-
struck rough weather It was an ug,
sea and an ugly sky. The Governo
Robe was beaten off her track IN
snow fell till it stood two feet deep OF
the deck. Then came the icy sleet an
the stiff winds, and the crew had
sorry time clambering about in the rig
cling to take in the freezing and frozei
sail. About 20 degrees east of the cap