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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
ARB0R DAY PROGRAM
AT LINCOLN SCHOOL
Pupils Hear Lessons on Trees and
Flowers - Talk BY DR..
Marquis.

Arbor day was observed at the Lin
coin school today with appropriate ex-
ercises. The teachers of the higher
grades, each in Ter own room, devoted
part of the afternoon to lessons on
trees and flowers, on birds and all
animals, their value and uses. their
rights as creations of the one Divine
mind ard the duty of people to respect
these rights.
The pupils of the lower grades as
sembled en- masse on the first floor
and there enjoyed a delightful and in
structiye hour. the time being given
to songs and recitations. DR.. Marquis
added to the joy of the occasion by
giving che of his happy talks. Their
program was as follows:
Song-America.
Reading. Birth of Arbor Day''-May
Harris.
Song-Bob White.
Selection. Who Stole the Nest?''-
Charles Flanagan.
Song. Gypsy Dandelion"-Primary
class.
Recitation. 1.-The seed"-Helen Oct
jens.
Sons-"Merry Brown Thrush"
Recitation. I'VE Have a Secret
May Nissen.
Song-"Cheec Up"
Remarks-Rev W. S. Marquis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
THE NAME VOTE

A notable increase in the vote
for a name for the new Rock
Island baseball park has occur
red since yesterday, the time
limit for the receiving of ballots being
noon Saturday. April 20.
The voting on a name for the new
Rock Island baseball park opened Sat
urday right and will continue until
noon Saturday. April %, the result up
to noon today being as shown above
The prizes offered by President Sex
ton in connection with the park nam
ing contest are as follows:
To the most popular name, S. in
gold.
To the one receiving the next high
est number of votes. two reserved seat
tickets for the opening league game in
Rock Island. May II.
To the third. one reserved seat tick
ct for the opening league game, May
IL.
The judges are F. A. Head of Rock
Island, Capt. w. c. Bennett of Moline
and Maj. c. w. Halves of this city.
For the convenience of those desir-
ing to record their preferences as to
name the appended ballot is provided:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
ST. JOHN JUBILEE
Branch Western CathoIiS Union
to Observe Sunday,
April 30.
FORMED Is YEARS AGO
r. w. Heckenkamp, Supreme Presi-
dent, to Deliver Principal
Address.

ST Johns branch No. s. Western
Catholic Union. one week from next
Sunday will celebrate the 18th ami
versary of its organization. Rev. Carl
Schueneckel, rector of St. Mary's
German Catholic church. took the mi
| tiative in the formation of the local
society, inviting Math Daleiden, then
supreme president of the order. to
come to Rock Island and attend a
meeting held in the old parochiaI
school building April %. 1880 Follow
ing were the charter members and
first officers:
Rev. Carl SchnueckeI. president:
Adam Mandel. vice president; Adam
Klotz, financial secretary; Math. Dale
iden. recording secretary; Christian
Naab, treasurer; Valentine Mold. Sr.;
Theodore Siebcrt. George Koenigsaek-
er, Nikolaus Holman and John
Bloechlinger. trustees: and Andrew
LeTch, Bernard Rediker and Freder-
ick Yaeger
Has Membership of I29.
st. Johns branch admitted during
the 25 years of its existence, go mem
bers, but 16 of them were admitted
twice. and one of them three times.
50 the society admitted 243 members
net. OF these 19 died. two were trans
ferred to Branch No 81. Chicago, and
% resigned membership or were cX
PEELED. so the jubilee year closes with
membership of 129.
Eighty-four of these live in Rock
Island. il in South Rock Island. one
in Moline, one in Carbon Cliff, one in
Taylor Ridge. one in Waterloo. Ill.
81 in Davenport. one in Minnesota.
one in Baltimore. two in South Dakota
and one in Nebraska.
OF the 1919 members. 11G are Ger
man, two English and II Belgian. BE
sides this the society has II junior
members. who are paying uues to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
CALL OFF SERIES
Weather Prevents Meeting of os
kaIoosa ana Rock Isl.
and Teams.
FORMER GOES BACK HOME
islanders and Davenport to Play or
Other Side of the River
Sunday.

The Oskaloosa Iowa league baseball
team, which made a showing at Daven-
port that opened the eyes of Manager
Jeems Hayes, did not have opportunity
to test the comparative strength OF
the Rock ISLAM Three-Eye league az.
gregation
The weather was the obstacle. Yes
terday, when the opening game of the
series of three was scheduled for play.
1t rained almost continuously from
morning until night.
During last night the temperature
took a violent drop for this season o.
the year. leaving the diamond out at
the Ninth street park in such condition
that at the outside It could not be used
before tomorrow. Manager Cassi-
boine and his Oskaloosa team depart
ed this morning for home.
sunday mt Davenport.
Easter SUNDAY Rock Island and Dav.
export meet al the Davenport park in
the second of their ante-season exhi-
bition contests. Rock Island won the
first one. playe1 at the grounds on the
other side Of the river. The second
was booked for last Sunday at the
Rock Island park. but was prevented
by cold weather. and postponed to
the Goth. on which date the teams will
meet at the Rock Island park. The
fourth and last of the series will be
played here the following day the
both.
Rock Island. so far. has only one
game arranged for the coming week.
but President Sexton and Manager Nc
Connell are in communication with
several cities in the hopes of booking
few. The one game is for Friday
with the Clinton Independents at the
Rock Island grounds.
square Deal Here.
The report had been circulated
among the Clinton players that Rock
Island would even up with them for
the treatment given Ruby. the local
player. in the Iowa town this week
when they came down here. There is
no feeling against the Clinton players.
for they had no part in the trouble.
On the contrary they sided with Rock
Island. and the boys can rest assured
that they will be treated as gentle
men down here And, besides, they
will get square deal. Rock Island
does not want to win if it is necessary
to resort to unfairness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
PETTIT-ENGSTROM WEDDING
Ceremony at Parsonage of the First
Baptist Church.

Edward Petit of Rock Island. ana
Miss Anna Engstrom, of Moline. were
united in marriage at S o'clock Wed
nesday evening by Rev. w. H. Reed.
The ceremony was performed at the
First Baptist parsonage and the at
tendants were Albert Peterson ana
Miss Lillian Roberts. \ reception ~
so relatives of the bride and groom
followed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Engstrom. parents of the bride.
at 729 Eighteenth avenue, Moline. a
wedding supper was served and the
hours were spent in merry making
Mr.. and Mrs. Petit started housekeep-
ing at once in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
WooDMEN MASS MEETING
Prominent Members of Society to Be
Heard This Evening.

At the Woomen mass meeting this
evening at ArmOry hall. called to fur
Their the organization of the big class
to be adopted here May IS. addresses
will be given by the following. J. F.
Witter. chairman of the Woodmen pro-
motion committee. Rock Island; A. r.
Talbot. head consul, Lincoln, Neb.;
Col c. G. Saunders. member board of
directors. Council Bluffs. Iowa; DR..
F. A. Smith. chairman supreme medi-
cal board. Rock Island; John Sullivan
member law committee. Kansas City.
Mo: Judge Charles j. Searle. Rock
Island: Mai. c. w. HAYES. head clerk
of Woodmen. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
KNIGHTS TempIar. Attention.

The Sir Knights of Rock Island
commandery. No. Is. X T. will as
sembIe at the asylum Sunday Apr
%. at $50 a. m in full tempiar uni
form. for the pilgrimage to Aledo. The
train leaves the C. B. & Q. depot
promptly az O'Clock
By order.
L. c. DAUGHERTY. Commander
Attest. R. c. WILLERTON,
Recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
body will receive holy communion.

At s p. m. Festival meeting at the
school house. Remarks by the presi-
dent. Andrew Lerch. Tableau. The
Past twenty-five Years" Address in
English by president of the w. c. T.,
F. William Heckenkamp. of Quincy.
ILL., Song by Hermann Schnell. Adj
dress in German. Tableau. The Sick
Committee" Informal gathering and
refreshments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

During the - years of its existence
the society received into its local sick
benefit fund a total amount of SlO,-
01O.4O, and paid out the sum of So
1861. so the balance remaining in
the treasury is $S74.79.
During the % years st. Johns
branch paid a total of $50. 5G3.40 into
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn. Z; Boston. 2.
Philadelphia. 4: New York. 3.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington. 5; Boston. 1.
| Philadelphia. 8; New York, l.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
St. Paul. 10; Louisville. ..
Powell, the new first baseman of
Bloomington. is said to have as much
length and as little breadth as Davy
Crockett
Hunkey Hines is thinking of playing
Buelow at third and Starke at first.
Third is the position that Buelow play
ed in the big leagues until he hurt his
leg and put himself out of the fast
game.
Have you voted on the ball park
nance
President Sexton of the local asso-
citation has advices that the chairs for
the new grand stand have been ship
ped from ST. Louis.
The new uniforms for the team are
expected early the coming week.
The solution of the second baseball
puzzle will be announced in tomor-
rows Argus.
Manager McGraw offered Shortstop
Neal to Indianapolis, but Manager Bar
row declined him and he will be sent
To Providence. Osteen has shown he
will be able TO guard the field around
shortstop as well as hit the bali on
the nose.
President Holland of the Three-Eye
league has forwarded a circular letter
to the members of the umpiring staff.
as. fem TO- procure a uniform of
DARK blue. consisting of trousers.
blouse and cap to match. He is anx-
ious to have the umpires present a
neat appearance upon the diamond
this year. and believes that the Three
Eye league force should be as neat and
efficient as those in the major leagues.
The question of a first baseman at
Indianapolis has not been settled.
Dickey is not in the best of health and
Schwartz is the most likely candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
Program for Celebration.

The following program has been ar
ranged for Sunday. April so:
At 7:3O a. m. meeting at the school
hall. Procession TO the church where
solemn high mass will be read and
sermon be held by Rev. Father Geyer
and the members of the society in {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

Answers addressed TO the
Sporting Editor OF The Argus
must he received at The AFEus Of
hee by neon Saturday, April r.
Each answer VIII be timed when
received. In order that the prizes
which President sexton Offers
uay be correctly awarded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

In the Inst half OF the ninth In
ming of ball game the score
stood y 20 q I'm favor of the team
that was "Out." One man had
been retired and the bases were
full. The hall was hit I'm fair
territory. but ~ WIS neither n hit
nor nn error. The men ON second
and third scored, and yet n double
play wns made, retiring the side,
the game ending 9 to 3. What
was the plays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

To the first one furnishing the
correct answer TO the above base
ball puzzle, President sexton will
present two reserved seat grand-
League game "a he played In Rock
Island with Springfield May II. 4
single reserved seat ticket for the
same game will he given the sec
Ond furnishing the correct sOIu-
tIOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
S3s.3s1 to BeneHciarieS.

local treasury only. and receive sick
benefit in case of sickness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

the mortuary and reserve funds. and
benefciaries of this society received a
total sum of $33.391.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
THE OBITUARY RECORD.

Mrs. Mary Hayes. aged 80 years. a
pioneer resident of Rock Island coun
~. died yesterday at the Home of the
Good Shepherd. in Peoria. while on a
visit there. She leaves two children:
Thomas J. Hayes. of Edgington. and
Mrs Brennan. Of Presumption. The re
mains arrived today from Peoria. In
terment will be in Edgington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

William T Mckinney. SOS Second
street. died this morning az Sis
O'Clock at ST. Anthony's hospital. Mr.
Mckinney had been sick for three
days y ith typnoic pne ,aon.a, ana was
only removed TO the hospital last
evening Mr. Mckinney was II years
of age. and a native of Knoxville.
Tenn. He came to Rock Island With
his family three years ago He had
been employed by the Rock Island
Stove company. Besides his wife he
leaves three children. Mabel. Roy and
Arthur ali at home. The funeral will
be held Sunday afternoon at > O'Clock.
from the home Interment will be
made at Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
Some Solutions.

Rock Island. H.. April 1S.-Sporting
Editor Argus: With the bases full
and one man ont batter knocks a long
fly to the left garden. Fielder catches
the ball and the three men start for
home. Fielder throws To second base
but the man who was on first base had
passed the second station and the sec
ond baseman threw to third ana
caught the man. the others scoring in
the mean time.
Rock Island, Ill, April 21-SpoTting
Editor Argus: With one man out and
three mes on bases the players woaI
play close in. This would give the
runners a lead way OF. The batter
hit a slow ball to short. The short
stop threw the ball home, but failed tn
catch that runner. letting in a score.
The catcher threw the bail 10 first AMI
got the batter out In the meantime
the man that was on second was COM
ing home The first baseman threw
the bail home and he also failed to
throw him out. making the second
score The catcher seeing the man
that was on first trying TO steal third.
threw the ball to the third baseman
and him out. retiring the side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

All the news all the time THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
Licensed 70 Wed.

Samuel z. Craig .,..... Port Byron
Miss Jessie NJ Hoagiund. $780,
......... Honesdale, Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21
M. Land~uer

why go to little stores with big prices when you can
come direct the Big store with smallest prices?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-04-21

The question of a first baseman at
Indianapolis has not been settled.
Dickey is not in the best of health and
Schwartz is the most likely candidate.
Chicago eagle., 1905-10-21
ONicja, Publication.

ANNUAL STATEMENT Of the I. =.
Branch of the Palatinc lnsurnnc" company
Ijmitcd, ~ London. England. on the 3ls'
,ioy OF December, 1904. made to the In.
surancc Superintendent Of Illinois. pursu'
ant to law.
CAPITAL.
Amount Of deposit capital de.
posted In New York ana -
ONO ...,........ ..'T r'V"'"'
LEDGER ASSETS.
Book value of bonds and stocksS1 .i3S. ~. y
Cash on hand and IN bank wv, tMs
Agents debit balances ....... 2I3.7S2.33
Ifhcr ledger assets ........ 1.O6B ~
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-22
NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.
Secretary Hay Stops Consideration Of
Further Arbitration Treaties.

Secretary Hay has not yet COM
municated to the representatives of
Powers here with whom he had ne
gotiated arbitration treaties the ac-
tion Of the Senate in amending those
conventions, and it is probable that
he will not do so. The conventions
are now in the custody of the Lib
rarian of the State Department and
will probably not receive further dip
lomatic treatment.
1t has developed that the Powers
are unwilling to accept the amend
ment to the treaties made by the
Senate. There are other Powers,
however, which positively decline to
accept the Senate amendment. The
principal basis of their objection is
that the conventions would be entire
ly one-sided.
Other conventions similar in terms
and scope to the arbitration treaties
Just acted on by the Senate have
been in process of negotiation, these
negotiations have now been complete
ly suspended, and the Japanese treaty
signed Saturday morning, will be the
last of the list.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-22
iWAR'S. HARVEST FOR YEAR
Official Returns Received at RUS
sian Capital.
GREAT NUMBERS SACRIFICED.
Exclusive of Port Arthur, 13o,439
Men Passed Through Hospitals.
10000 or $4,000 Killed In Battle.

The official returns to st. Peters
burg for the first year of the war,
not including the Port Arthur, sta
tistics, show that 130,439 officers and
men passed through the hospitals go
ing north, of which number LILO Off
GERS were wounded, and 1908 were
sick; $500 men were wounded, and
72,581 were sick; 4,007 subsequently
died in hospitals, GAIA wounded and
11,24S sick were invalided, 9,429 re-
turned to Russia, and 21,554 are still
in hospitals. Over 1900, therefore,
presumably returned to the ranks.
These figures do not include the
numbers of those killed on the field
of battle, nor probably those slightly
injured who remained temporarily in
field hospitals. The proportion dying
in hospitals is very low, the total loss
to the active army in wounded and
sick being a little over 10000, OF
whom almost half have still chance
of returning to the ranks. The other
half will be invalided or returned to
Russia.
The killed in battle are estimated
to have numbered between 10000 and
$4,000.
The departure of Grand Duke Alexis
and Vice Admiral Avellanic for Llbau
to bid farewell to the Third squadron
on It's departure for the far east, does
not indicate that there is any inten-
tion of postponing the sailing Of the
squadron.
A dispatch from Kiel says: "The
postponement Of the sailing Of the
Russian squadron under Admiral Ne
bogatoff causes wonder, as contrac-
tors had placed large supplies of
fresh and other provisions on board
the steamer Marie for transhipment
to the Russian squadron. An order
for 10000 pounds of fresh meat has
been countermanded."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-22
CHADWICK GEMS FOUND.
Struggled Jewels Valued at 100000
Are Turned Over.

AS the result of an order issued by
the federal authorities, commanding
that all the smuggled Chadwick jew
els be surrendered, about 100000
worth of gems of various kinds have
been turned over to them. Other
jewels of equal value have been
traced, and are yet to be returned.
Twenty United States secret SER
vice men have been busy locating the
jewels since January !, 1T Is be,
lieved all are now accounted for.
Most of them are held to secure
loans, but are forfeited to the govern
ment under the law which makes all
smuggled goods contraband @r'<'7''
According to the federal authori-
ties, the matter is entirely at the
disposition of Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw. 1t is probable that only
the unpaid duty on the gems will be
retained by the government. Per-
sons refusing to return jewels known
to be smuggled are liable to indict-
ment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-22
WILL BE NO DELAY.
President Orders investigation Of OIL
Operations.

President Roosevelt sent an order
to James r. Garfield, chief Of the bu-
reau Of corporations, to make thor
ough investigation of the Standard
Oil Company's business and ascer-
tain If that corporation is violating
any Of the antitrust laws. The in
vestigation is to be made at once.
This action is Independent of the
resolution adopted by the house Of
representatives, providing for such
an investigation. 1t has been con-
templated by the president for sew
eral days. Representative Campbell,
of Kansas, who secured the passage
of the resolution by the house, in a
conference with President Roosevelt
today outlined the crisis that has
come to the Kansas oil industry. On
the spot the president dictated the
order to Commissioner Garfield.
Agents of the bureau of corpora
tons are being hurried into the field
to probe everywhere for evidence
that might show violation of the fed
eral' laws. When Commissioner Gar
field called at the white house later
in the day to confer with the presi-
dent he was given specific instruc-
tions to begin with Kansas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-02-22
TO lKVEsFISAFE STANDARD
The House Asks Secretary of Com
merce to Investigate.
AN INQUIRY AS 70 CONSPIRACY
The Move Is Particularly With Ref
erence to the Standard and Its
Control Of Market.

The House passed a resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Campbell (Republi-
can, Kansas) instructing the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor to In
vestigate the Kansas oil situation,
particularly with reference to the af-
fairs of the Standard Oil Co., and its
control Of the market.
The resolution, which was acted
upon by the House without reference
to committee is as follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor be and he Is
hereby requested to investigate the
cause or causes of the low price OF
crude oil or petroleum in the United
States, and especially in the Kansas
field, and the unusually large margin
between the price of crude oil or pc
troleum and the selling price OF refn-
ed oil and its byproducts, and whether
the said conditions have resulted, in
whole or in part, from any contract,
combination in the form of a trust
or otherwise, or conspiracy in re-
straint of trade and commerce among
the several states and territories or
with foreign countries; also whether
the said prices have been controlled
in whole or in part by any corporation,
joint stock company or corporate
combination engaged in commerce
among the several states and terri
tories or with foreign nations; also
whether such corporation, joint stock
company or corporate combination,
in purchasing crude oil or petroleum
by any order or practice of discrim-
nation, boycott, blacklists or IN any
manner discriminates, against any
particular oil field; also to investigate
the organization, capitalization. prof
its, conduct and management OF the
business Of such corporation or cor
porations, company or companies and
corporate combinations, II any, and
to make early report OF his findings
according to law, to the end that
such information may be used by Con-
gress as a basis for legislation, or
by the Department Of Justice as a
basis for legal proceedings" .-..
A bill providing for the establish
ment of a State oil refinery was
passed by the Kansas House of Repre-
sentatives to-day by vote of 81 to
80. The bllI had previously passed
the Senate. Gov. Hoch will sign the
measure at once. Under its pro-
visions refinery will be erected at
Peru.