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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04
The Wireless Telephone.

The announcement comes from San
invented a wireless telephone. by All
apparently simple contrivance he
claims To be able TO carry ON con
versation with anyone miles away
without the aid of wires in any form.
\ trial has been made in which CON
Versat.on was carried ON at a distance
of seven miles. The invention, or dis
Covery. is Yet in its infancy. and
months. and even years, may elapse
before a state of practical perfection is
reached.
Like all previous great inventions
this wireless is subject to many jecrS
and w-hawS. The humorist sees,
already, people walking about the
streets wearing a little receiver" on
one ear ana about their necks dangling
a dainty tTanSmtter. They apparently
will be talking TO themselves, like crazy
folks. but not 81. Somewhere in the
wide, wide world another transmitter
ana receiver are in use. Madam may
be walking along the streets. or riding
in her carriage. and at the same time
SANllS piAtiS 10 Tie servant ABOUT am
ner, or. perhaps. reminding her hus-
band not 10 forget the theater tickets.
Great. isn't it?
Seriously. there would be no end to
the practical use of the wireless tele-
phone. For years electricians of wide
experience have been working On plans
whereby such a continuance might be
perfected. but it remained for the
youth 10 make the discovery. Great
possibilities and probabilities rise VITA
the perfection of wireless telephony.
II could be used by engineers on rail
roads. thereby making a collision next
to in possible; il could be used by
pilots aud captains on boats and thus
ward off accidents in fogS or at night !:
business could be carried ON by il as il
is now by the wire; il would be very
handy in love making. The inventor
promises that the wireless viii be more
practical for commercial use than is
the present system, but it may be well
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

AS illustrating the estimation in
which District Attorney Jerome is held
by the sporting fraternity of New
York. It is related that not long ago i
reporter met the proprietor of gam.
bling house and said: II hear your
faro bank was raided this evening"?
Nothing of the kind was the reply
who says SOP" My information
comes from the district attorneys Of
flee "Oh. Jerome says SO. does he?
Well, if YOU got it from him. then I've
been raided And you can take it from
me that anything Jerome tells you
is on the level"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

Senator Plat proves that he WASH
such very sick man by coming up
serenely in Washington and holding a
long conference with the president on
the subject of Ricketts, of Illinois. Sena-
tor Plat wants Ricketts, made perma-
nent in control of the government print
ing office: but il is not yet definitely
known just how Ricketts, fits in with
the Cullom machine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

Senator Redtield Proctor, of Yer
mont, announces that he will purchase
a site in that state and erect a SAM
tarium at a cost of about $4,000 for
treatment in incipicnt cases of tuber-
culosis. The building will accommO-
date from % To 80 patients. In add
ton. the senator says he will give 800,
600 as endowment for the institution
The senator says he makes the gift al
the request of his children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

st. Louis Republic: Illinois is doing
pretty well in the enforcement of its
game laws. If other states do not en-
ulate this example We shall have no
game left at all after a while.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in L TO 5
days. Its action on the system is re-
markable and mysterious. 1t removes
at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits. 75c and 81. Sold by
Otto Grotjan, 1901. Second avenue.
Rock Island; Gustave Schlegel & Son.
220 West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township IN Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

Senator Elkin says railroad regu
lation bill will pass congress. Twill
he nice sort of railroad regulation
bill that Aldrich. Elkins. ct al. let pass
the United States senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

The Washington Post declares the
democratic party must stand for some
thing" The democratic party will never
stand for frenZied life insurance cam
pagn contributions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

The trouble aroused by the coalition
lists in Hungary has caused Emperor
Frances Joseph To abandon his anticl-
pated hunting trip. How inconsiderate
Of those cOalitionists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill IEn-
tered at the postoffce as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04

10 remember that the promises even of
inventors do not always materialize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-04
Wednesday, October 4. 1905.

A football player at Brazil, Ind, was
killed in a game Saturday. First tally
of the season for the Hoosiers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
STATE AUDITOR KICKED OUT.
Indiana's Governor Alleges that David
Sherrick is Guilty of Gross
Betrayal OF Trust.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept 14.-Al-
legng that David e. Sherrick, audi
tor OF, State, is guilty of "a plain and
inexcusabIe violation of the law, and
a gross betrayal of public trust" in
that he invested funds belonging to
the State in private affairs, to the eX-
tent of about $145.000. Governor
Hanly today issued an eXecL<ve Or
der in which he took cogniZance of a
vacancy in the office and appointed
Warren Biglet. of Wabash, as his
successor. This in effect amounts to
a removal of MIR. Sherrick by the gov
ernor, though the official statement
Is mt made that way.
The governor gave Sherrick until
noon touay to make his settlement
This was not done. and the governor.
after having asked for Sherrick's s
resignation three times, effected the
removal. Sherrick has not been ar
rested as yet, and in his statement,
Governor Hanly did not say that
prosecution was contemplated.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
SMITH WOULD RATHER HANG.
Prefers il to Returning to ASheville
Wife and Son Visit Him--Mrs.
Smith "Re-ceiVeS''
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.
Asheville, n. c., Sept. IA Speci-
al from Marshall to day says:
You won't take me back to Ashe-
vile, will you? I'd rather be hanged
than to go back there" was the rath-
er unappreciative way in which Peter
Smith received the tidings of his re-
spite, although Smith did not mean
it that way. These were Smiths first
words on being told by Sheriff Cole
that he had been granted ten days
reprieve.
He appears to think he will yet es-
cape the gallOws. There are about
two hundred people here today from
the country. All preparation for the
execution were completed before the
message came. Smith held a sort Of
a reception at the Jail today and seems
to enjoy it. Under the guard of three
or four sheriffs' groups of five or six
friends of the prisoner, or persons
actuated by idle curiosity are being
taken to visit him. Smith slept we'll
last night His wife and little son
visited him today. They live some dis
tance in the country.
Smith says he is glad to be back
amongst his friends and as he said 1t
his eyes filled with tears.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
AN AUTO. LINE FOR NEGROES.
An Innovation In Nashville That The
Negroes Think VIII Pay.
CBy Associated Press.)

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 14.-R. H.
Boyd, president of the Penny Savings
Bank of Nashville, Tenn, purchased
i'm this city four large automobiles for
use on a new street automobile line
for negroes in that city, was announced
today The vehicles are TO be used by
the Union Transport Company OF
Nashville.
The Rev. Mr.. c. n. Parrish. of Louis
vile, KY, negro Stockholder In the
new company, said:
"a law granting the conductors OF
the street railways power of police to
remove passengers from any seat in
the car. and to arrest whoever refuses.
was passed several months ago. Ii
is worded to apply both to the blacks
and the whites. but it is really direct
ed only against the blacks, and since
il was passed several negroes have
been arrested for refusing to obey the
conductors AS a result, the receipts
in fares have fallen off $500 a week
since the law was passed. The ne
groes Immediately organized a compa-
ny of their own. and began by using
wagons. They found that they own
ed among themselves seventy Ve-
hicles which they could use for the
purpose The enterprise has prosper
ed. and yesterday l went with Mr..
Boyd to purchase four large steam au-
tomobiles, which will be run in place
of cars. The purpose of the com
pany is to give the negroes of Nash
will equal rights with the white pas
sengers 1t is not our purpose to ex-
clude the whites, and as automobiles
are something of a novelty in Nash
Vile, we expect that the whites Will
patroniZe our company"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15

Boston and the Country Deeply Re
gret The Death OF Leading
Democrat.
(By the Associated Press.)

Boston, Mass, Sept 1.-THE death
of Mayor Patrick A. Collins at HCt
Springs, Va, was announced here to-
day by M. j. Curran, secretary TO the
mayor. A telegram received by Mr.
Curran briefly reported the sudden
demise of his chief.
Mayor Collins left here about
week ago for Hot Springs to obtain &
greatly needed rest. He was accom-
panied by his eldest son. Paul Collins.
When he started South the Mayor was
apparently in good health
The Mayors son in later telegram
announced that he would start North
tomorrow with the body of his father.
and that he expected to reach Boston
Saturday.
Mayor Collins was one of the lead
ing Democrats of the country. He
served in Congress from 18S3-18S9.
and was United States conSul-gcneral
at London from 1893-1S97.
Mayor Collins was the presiding Of
ficer Of the National Democratic Con-
vention of 1888.
The news of the sudden death of
their mayor came as q tremendous
shock to the citizens of Boston. Mayor
Collins was regarded here as one of
the last members c1 tne so.called old
school, in national life. The general
respect in which he was held as a
national figure was enhanced by the
affection in which ne was held by the
people of Boston.
The news of the mayors demise
became circulated throughout the
city and caused profound sensation.
expressions of grief We're heard on al!
sides and tributes were freely spoken.
Mayor Collins is survived by a
widow, two daughters. MISS Marie and
Mrs. Charles Roy Stevenson, and one
son Paul.
Under the city charter. the may
orally falls upon the chairman of the
Board of Alderman until January /,
and Daniel A. Whelton will therefore
serve as chief executive.
Hot Springs. Va Sept 14.-Mayor
Collins had been here about a week,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
DEATHS YESTERDAY WE'RE SIX.
The New Cases Were F'orty-Nine and
New Foci Fifteen.
. (By the Associated Press.) }


New orleans, La, Sept 14.-The
report of the fever situation in New
Orleans up to six o'clock this after
noon shows:
New cases, 40; total to date, 2,462.
Deaths, 6; total to date, 329. New
foci. Is. Cases under treatment, BIG.
Discharged, 1917.
There was nothing new in the local
situation today beyond the increase in
number of new cases and deaths
There were really seven yellow fever
deaths. but one of them does not ap-
pear on the record. 1t is the case of
an Italian who. in the delirium of
the fever secured a revolver and
blew his brains out.
In the country, the situation at Tal-
luIah is improving under the manage
ment of Drs. Chassiagnac and Won
Ezdorf The people there have asked
the State Board of Health that DR..
Chassagnac be assigned to remain
there and conduct the campaign to
the end. This has been referred to
Dr. Chassaignac. who will determine
later what his course will be-
Among other country reports were:
Patterson, 20 cases. 2 deaths.
Kenner, 8 cases, 2 deaths.
Clark Cheners. one death.
BerWinck, one death
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
POSTOFFICE SQUABBLES.
Hon. II. n. Page i'm Washington. Ar
rest in LincOlnton OF Man I'm
der False ColorS.
Especial to News and Observer.)

tSp6clal 10 news ana ODSSINeIJ
Washington, d. c., Sept. 14.-Hon.
r. y. Page came in this evening from
Waynesboro, Va, where he went to
place his Oldest son in school. His
object in coming to Washington at
this time is to attend to some business
before the departments for his con-
stituents. He expects to see the fourth
assistant postmaster in regard to rural
free delivery matters.
Mr.. Page says that Ramseur is not
the only postoffice in his district with
unsettled conditions. There is, it
seems, warfare over the Asheboro
office. Several new aspirants for that
position he understands, have set
forth their claims to the Postmaster
General
Mr.. Pag1asays that North Carolina
is prospeiNS but would be much
more so if she could get immigrants
of a good agricultural class to culti-
vate the great amount of valuable land
now grown up with briers and bram-
bleG.
Rural free delivery route No. l will
be established from Cooper Cumber-
land county, on November 18th.
The pension office has been notified
today of the arrest of Butler Harris,
at Lincolnton, n. c., charged with
inpersonating an officer of the gov
ernment appointed by President
Roosevelt for the purpose of pension
ing old slaves
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
WATCH THE GATES
OF THIS COUNTRY
And Keep Out "Unde-
sirabIe" immigrants.
DOWN WITH REBATES
The Farmers Congress Pass the Above
ResoI utions and Another Which APP
proves the Income Tax. Adjourn
ment Was Taken in the After
nooa. A Farewell Banquet.
lBv the Associated Press. }

Richmond, Va, Sept IA discus
sion Of the labor problem growing out
Of an address on "alien immigration
and the need of farm labor" by
Robert Dec. Ward, OF Massachusetts,
a representative of the immigration
Restriction League, at today's session
of the Farmers National Congress, in
session here, proved to be the feature
of the Congress thus FAR. Marked
interest was given in the question,
and the opinions of delegates from
different parts of the country who live
under different economic conditions,
were eagerly listened to.
A resolution was adopted today pro-
Viding for a committee TO lay before
the proper committees Of the National
Congress the resolutions of the Farm
erS Congress- and a resolution was
proposed urging Federal legislation
in behalf of the election of United
States Senator'S by the people.
Mr.. Ward was followed in his ad-
dress on immigration restriction by
Mr.. Blur, Of New York. chairman Of
The New York Associated Charities,
who took the opposite side of the ques-
ton in some respects. Mr.. Beverly, of
Virginia, also spoke on the question,
as did l.. b. Rice, of Port Huron,
Mich; ID. C. Noble Of Nebraska;
Frank Smith, of Virginia; A. Fl. Indy,
OF Ohio: w A. Graham, of North
Carolina; Mr.. Rllett Of South Caro-
lima; President Jordan of the Con-
gress. and others.
Tie Last session.
The afternoon session was q very
busy one. the Congress finishing up
its work and adjOurning finally.
Tonight the visitors are being en-
tertained at an open air banquet at
West End Park. popular suburban
resort. as guests of the commercial
organizations of Richmond
i his afternoon the Congress adopt
ed Il resolution calling for the eXclu-
sion of ''undesira BILE" immigrants, and
resolutions approving railroad legis-
lation by the National Government and
fuVoring an income tax.
The resolution in relation to rail-
road legislation reads as follows:
1--WE favor the active enforcement
iy the general government of all eX-
listing laws in order to prevent the
giving or accepting of rebates or spe~
cial favors, Ghrough whatever de-
vices). to or by favored shippers, and
whereas, we expect that the Inter
State Commerce Commission will ag-
gressively and promptly apply all
remedies at their disposaE now, there
fore
Resolved. That if the existing laws
for the detection and punishment OF
the giving or acceptance of such re-
bates or special faVors are insufficient
or defective in any respect, we favor
the enactment of such further legis-
lation as may be necessary adequate
ly to deal with the evil and to pre-
vent such practices in the future"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
HERE 'SAHOWOY-DO
Robbing Folks of Patent
Medicine DRAINS.
Those Nostrums Containing Large
Percentage of Alcohol Can New be
Sold Only Under Liquor
License.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 14.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue today
rendered q decision that will seriously
affect a number of patent medicines
com posed largely of distilled liquors
He has reversed 4 ruling of his De-
partment made many years ago, and
now decides that the manufacturers
of these medicines must take out Ii
censes are rectifiers and liquor Dealers
and that druggists and others handling
them will have to pay the usual retail
liquor dealers license. The Commit
Sioner, in g letter OF instruction to
collectors of internal revenue, says
that there are 4 number of compounds
on the market going under the names
of medicines that are composed
chiefly Of distilled spirits, Withouc the
addition of drugs or medicines in
sufficient quantities to change mate
rally the character of the Whiskey.
While no statement is made by the
Commissioner as to the medicines that
will be affected, it is believed that sew
eral prominent and highly advertised
medicines will be effected by the de-
cision In some instances these medi-
cines have been found to contain as
high as As per cent. of alcohol, and
there are many on the market it is
said, that contain 25 per cent of al
cohol. These medicines are sad to
have immense sales in prohibition
communities figures collected in
Massachusetts recently showing, tt is
stated, that one much-adVertised COM
pound with a high percentage of whis-
key had been bought to the extent Of
100000 bottle in one year in prohibi-
ton communities of one New England
a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
CONFEDERATE FLAG RETURNED.
Captured by the Eighth Illinois it
Goes Back to the Thirteenth
Virginia.
(Bv the Associated Press. J

Chicago, Sept. 14,-An old shot
pierced, ragged Confederate flag, one
of the last in the State of Illinois, was
taken from the walls of Memorial
Hall last night and formally returned
to the Thirteenth regiment Virginia
Volunteers. The flag was captured at
the battle of Pooleville in 1862 by the
Eighth Illinois regiment and was
brought to Chicago. At a meeting of
the United Confederate Veterans
Camp s, it was voted that the old flag
be returned to the remnant OF the
regiment from which it was taken
during the Civil War.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15

ternal hemOrrhage. The wounds We're
described by the witness who stated
that they were not of character 10
cause death. He could detect no
fracture of the skull, nor of any OF
the bones of head or body All ef-
forts were directed to keeping the
man alive and the attendants, although
broken down, continued to work on
him. His circulation failed however,
and he died at ten minutes after five
o'clock.
AS to the cause of death, DR.. Nc
Kee stated that the facts in connec-
ton with the symptoms indicated to
his mind that the man had ided Of
heart failure due to prolonged and
violent muscular effort. The circum-
stances that he was a large, fat man
who had been practically without ex-
ercise for eight months, the heat of
the day and the character of his
exertions strengthened him in his
diagnosis which he still believed to
be correct Notwithstanding the results
of the autopsy made by DR.. Taylor.
Asked to give symptoms following
upon a compression of the brain, DR..
Mckee stated that there would be
disturbances in respiration almost IN
variably stertorous. F9oo livid and
heart weak owing to inhibitory action
of nerves due to compression at their
centres.
Contrasting symptoms of heart fail
ure due to violent eXertion with COM
preston of the BRAN witness stated
that in the first instance the pulse
would be rapid and weak; in the lat
ter, full and slow.
That in cases of compression there
would almost certainly be paralysis on
the side of the body opposite the COM
precision; while in case of heart fail
ure this symptom would be lacking.
Nall had not been unconscious but
Continued on Page FiVe.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
LIMA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER is, 1905.

and complained more or less of being
ILL., The immediate cause of his death
was hemorrhage of the bowels. The
mayor had kept to his room for three
days, suffering from acute gastr1tis,
but had not been confined to his bed
entirely. He was sitting up talking
with his son this morning when seized
with the attack. death occurring az
nine O'clock Dr. Pole, who had been
attending him, did not anticipate the
sudden termination of Mayor Collins
illness, and upon his arrival at the
bedside of the stricken man found
that he was beyond medical skill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
DIR. SMITH WILL ACCEPT CALL.
Conceded That He VIII Go to First
Presbyterian Church of Louisville.
Especial to News and Observer.

Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 14.-It is
generally conceded here that DR.. Egg
bert w Smith, for many years pastor
of the First Presbyterian church here,
succeeding his father in the pastorate,
has concluded to accept call to the
First Presbyterian Church of Louis
Vile. and that the matter will come
before the congregation for official ac-
ton Sunday. DR.. Smith has within
the past two years declined TO consider
several calls from Louisville Nashville
and from the First Presbyterian
church of Richmond.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-15
BANK OF WARREN ORGANIZED.
Tascker Polk is Elected President OF
The Institution.
Especial to News and Observer.)

NSDVCIdI 10 4NtWS anu OUStI NtI.J
Warrenton. n. c., Sept. 1.-THE
Bank of Warren was organized today
with a capital stock of thirty thousand
dollars. to do a commercial and saw
ings business. The officers are: Tas-
ker Polk. President: M. j. Hawkins,
Vice-President; C. N. Williams, Jr.
Cashier. Directors: NJ j. Hawkins
Thomas Gresham, j. Nj. ColemaT, P.
r. Perkinson c. n. Williams, Jr., j.
A. Cameron. DR.. p j. Macon, w. S.
Terrell. Tasker Polk and r. B. Davis
The bank will open for business No
Vember 1St.