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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
INDEX TO ALL LIBRARIES.
Establishment of an American Bibli-
Ographical Institute Proposed.

Plans for the establishment of an
American photographed Institute
have been proposed by \. q. S. Joseph
son, cataloguer of the John Crerar II
brary and a photographer of note. says
the Chicago Record-Herald. He is
sending out pamphlet embodying his
views and outlining his ideas on the
subject. He invites discussion, express
ing the belief that such an undertaking
should he international in its scope.
''As there are laboratories for chem
zeal. physical and hyGenic research"
said Mr.. Josephson the other day.
there ought to be an Institution for
the conducting of photographed re
search where record OF literary produc-
tons, past and present, would be kept
systematically and to- which persons
who desire Information OF biblfo-
graphical character could turn with
their inquiries, knowing that the libra
ries of America and. If need be, of the
world would be rausacked for their
benefit.
1T would not be necessary to ac-
quire an extensive library, but a col
lection of the MOST useful biblioCra-
plies and indexes would. of course. be
needed. The scope OF the institute
should be such as to supplement rather
than duplicate existing activities along
similar lines"
To establish the institute on a per-
manent basis, so as to insure grad
ual development of all its possibilities.
Mr.. Josephson believes. would require
an endowment fund Of not less than
$1,000, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

litigation in the state. In 1895 he re-
moved from Nebraska TO Evanston. ILL.,,
TO assume the presidency of the North
western Gaslight and Coke company.
Much of Mr.. Dawes political good
fortune was due to the intimacy which
existed between his family and the Nc
kinleys. an intimacy which dated from
the time General r. r Dawes and
Major Mckinley served together in the
civil war. Subsequently they were both
members of the Ohio lower house at
the same time and the intimacy was
renewed AS was natural, the son grew
up TO be an ardent admirer of his IA
theirs old friend and comrade, and
when he reached mans estate he
idly advancing cause with an enthu-
siasm that soon led him to the front.
When the responsibility OF the McKin-
to him 1t occasioned much surprise
party leaders. for their candidate had
many stanch and capable friends I'm
the state who We're prepared TO spend
and be spent in his service. MIR. Dawes
was only thirty-one years of age and
practically unknown. and the party or
ganization was prepared 10 play the
''favorite son" expedient To it's limit In
spite of this powerful opposition Mr..
Dawes succeeded in unifying the SEN
timent in favor of his candidate, and
the local candidate was buried under
the instructions for the Ohio man
given by the majority at the Spring
dsl6 convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

thy for democratic institutions Fer
baps he did not understand them. In
fact, he practically admits as much.
Without this sympathy and insight II
would have been impossible for him
to organize constitutional liberty out
OF the revolutionary chaos in Russia.
1t is a favorite belief Of most of us
that things do not happen by accident
In this world, and the coming OF Witte
to this country would seem to con-
frm such belief II furnished him the
one thing needed in addition to the les
sons learned in his long career to at
him for coping with the crisis so soon
to develop In his own land.
1t is one Of the instances of the Pc
cuIlar pOetlc justice OFTEN seen IN ms
tory that White, who has always been
hated by the bureaucratic and grand
ducal cliques in Russia, should now be
the man who stands between them and
the Infatuated people who have been
stirred to righteous wrath by the acts
OF these very grand dukes and bureau
Gratis. 1t was these grafters and Op-
pressors OF their fellow men who dis
credited White, shore him of his power
and poisoned the mind of the car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Y Rays In Defective Work.

1t is a new departure to examine a
man with the idea of detecting in his
stomach jewelry that had been swal-
lowed to avoid detection, and the chief
of police at Davenport. Ia, deserves
full credit for the originality of his
researches, says the New York Medical
Journal. 1t seems that a negro had
formed passing attachment for dia-
mOnd ring that he did not own and,
being surprised by the legitimate pos
SCISSOR, promptly swallowed it, not
withstanding the heavy setting that
surrounded the stone. This. was sus-
pected at once, and the culprit was
forthwith locked up in Jail with the
diamond still in his possession. AS he
strenuously denied all knowledge of
the missing stone, the chief of police
promptly sent for the municipal cleo
trio apparatus. AT the sight Of this the
man. imagining doubtless that it was
some new method of torture, promptly
confessed. The photograph, however.
was taken, and 1t revealed the position
OF the ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Probable New Head Of the Treasury Department

Ohio and was at one time. mentioned
prominently as a candidate for gov
ernor. Young Dawes attended the pub
lie schools of his native town and was
graduated from Marietta college at the
early age of seventeen. During his va
cations he studied civil engineering and
was for a brief period chief engineer
of a road now incorporated in the To-
ledo and Ohio. He subsequently COM
pleted the course at the Cincinnati Law
school some months before he arrived
at his majority and could not be ad-
mitted to the bar until then. Three
years later he married Miss Cora ID.
Blymyar of Cincinnati and removed to
Nebraska, settling at Lincoln.
Mr. Dawes soon became prominent as
a lawyer and business man in the CAPT
tai of Nebraska, taking an active part
in public affairs and quickly assuming
the lead in various reforms He was
especially interested in the passage OF
the interstate commerce law and was
outspoken in his Interpretation of the
manner in which the freight schedules
should be regulated. At that time he
was not in exact sympathy with the
policy of his party in this matter. but
inclined toward the Populistic theory.
This temporary divergence, however
did not affect his political standing
He was a director of the American Ex
change National bank at Lincoln. vice
president OF the Lincoln Packing com
pany and was also interested in many
other local enterprises. Besides this, he
was remarkably successful at law and
was engaged IN most Of the QyofitAbls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Revised Football.

II humbly beg your pardon. sir:
/ fear that 1 have smashed your toe.
Such accidents will oft occur
In gatherings like this, you know"
And i have BEEN. was the reply,
More hasty than was rightly due.
1 fear / have confused your eye
And does this ear belong to your
Believe me. sir. / meant no harm.
1t happened by the merest chance.
I trust that you will take my arm
In getting to the ambulance"
IT'S now fulfilled. our fondcst dream.
These college rudehesses are past.
Kind courtesy doth reign supreme.
And football is reformed at last.
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Wagon Road to Dawson City.

The Royal Northwest Mounted police
are now engaged in building a wagon
road from Edmonton to Dawson City
a distance Of about 400 miles. says
Resources. One party of about fifty
constables under Superintendent Con-
Stantine left Edmonton in March and
have already reached Fort st. John, on
the Peace river. Here they will build
barracks and storehouses TO serve as
headquarters for the winter. The po-
lice will cut a trail from Fort st. John
to Teslin, putting up roadhouses every
twenty-five miles and stations every
fifty miles and keeping communication
open between the two places by means
of pack trains At TeSlin they will
connect with the northern detachment,
which is working from Dawson City
under the commend of Inspectors Nc
Donald and Frazer. Three years sup
plies have been contracted for. The
expedition will help TO open up the
Peace river and the Mackenzie dis
trict.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

examination of banks. He soon made
a ruling levying a second assessment
on stockholders of insolvent banks
when the first assessment had been
smaller than the law authorized, and he
also established the practice of re-
batting to stockholders such portions Of
the prior assessment as were found by
further liquidation TO have been ex-
cessive under the law. These rulings
have been upheld by the courts almost
without exception. He also organized
a system OF consolidation of insolvent
banks in the last stages OF liquidation,
so that thirty-seven receivers We're at
once displaced by two.
When Mr. Dawes went into the comp
trollers office many of the national
bank failures of 1898 were still hang
ing fire In four years he collected
over $4,000. 900 from assets which had
seemed of little practical value. His
reports to congress were the most lucid
and comprehensive that had been made
up to his time. and they excited much
discussion both in American and in
European journals. One of his most
noteworthy achievements was to pre-
pare a complete list of statistics relat-
ing to banking in the United States.
During his tenure of ONCE he created
7S5 banks. The number of national
banks under his supervision was 4.064-
Mr.. Dawes was born in Marietta, the
oldest town in Ohio. Aug. 81, 1855 His
father was General r. r. Dawes. one
Of the commanders OF the famous Iron
brigade OF Wisconsin in the civil war.
He was also member Of CONGRESS from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

Republican cause to receive an invita-
ton To call on the president. He was
the executive head of the Mckinley
campaign in Illinois. his home being at
Evanston. one of the suburbs of Chi
cago.
Mr.. Dawes represented Illinois on the
national executive committee and was
no small factor in the struggle which
resulted in great improvement in
existing municipal conditions in Chi
cago. He entered the office of comp
troller of the currency on Jan. /, 1898,
succeeding James II. Eckels, and was
Immediately confronted by one of the
most perplexing problems that ever
came TO the Office for a solution. 1t
was the projected reorganization OF the
Chestnut Street National bank OF
Philadelphia which had gone to the
wall under the most scandalous cir
cumstances and which some of the
leading financial operators OF the
Quaker City had determined to set on
its feet. Mr.. Dawes was firm In his
opinion that such a course would not
be expedient. and he decided to that
effect. His decision gave great dissat-
isfaction at the time, but il was after
ward made apparent that he had been
entirely correct in his judgment and
his course brought about a saving of al
least $1,000. 600 TO the creditors OF the
defunct institution which would have
been lost otherwise.
One of his first acts after taking Of
fee was to put stop to the practice
which had prevailed of employing ma
uonal bank examiners in the private
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

the Orthodox church. lie opposes
grating, which gained him the hatred
of the grand dukes. He is a state So
cialist anc bought up the railroads for
the government. which gained him the
hatred of the capitalists. He placed
the liquor traffic of the country under
state ownership, which gained him the
hatred of the saloon men. Finally he
opposes war, which gained him the ha-
tired Of the jingoes. That he has tri-
umphed over all these enemies shows
how strong man this brown bearded,
brown eyed giant really is.
j. n. EDGERTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
MOUTH ORGAN BAND.
Novel Adjunct of a Regiment In the
British Army.

Novel Adjunct of Regiment In the
British Army.
Perhaps military organizations il
the United States may be interested
In a new variety Of military band
which is now regular adjunct of the
First East Surrey regiment of the
British army and which other martial
bodies in this country are planning to
copy, says a London cable dispatch to
the Buffalo Express.
This band, which was formed only
recently, is composed entirely of per-
formers on the mouth organ. All these
musicians are members of the First
East Surrey regiment, and their func-
ton consists of relieving the regular
regimental band while on the march.
The effect Of their playing seems to
be a good deal more stimulating than
that produced by drum corps. and
the new idea appears likely to be ex-
tensively copied throughout the British
army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Jap Tea Room Fer Miss ROOSEVELT.

Mr.. Dawes is a handsome man. with
a fine figure. about medium height. and
a most attractive personality. He is a
good talkeF and logical and forcible
public speaker. He is excellent
classical scholar and also has in
innate knowledge of several modern
Languages. As performer on the
pianoforte Mr. Dawes has a reputation
that puts him on a level with the vet
eran Carl Schurz and the almost equal
proficient George Il. Cortelyou. Mr..
Dawes and his interesting family have
many friends in Washington, and they
viii be regarded a welcome addition
to society at the capital.
EBERT o. WOODSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

III the White House is of noble proper
tions. She intends TO form small Jea
room off her bedroom with the screen
and to fit it out in japanese fashion.
She has abundance of material, for
beautiful rugs, pictures and .bric-a-
brac were heaped upon her by hos
pitable hosts. y dainty little tea serV-
ice is among the souvenirs. and she has
learned to brew the beverage in the
perfect japanese way. Miss Alice will
adhere TO her custom of reservinS
Thursday as her day at home, and her
tea parties will begin about the middle
OF November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Little Brother.

III KNOW sUthin' ! won't tell
Suthin' bout my sister Belle.
u Sister Belle an Bill, her beau;
got suthin' that 1 know.
I know suthin' that Bill said:
Made Bellies face as red az red:
Bilfs wus pretty red as well.
i know suthin' / won't tell,
i seen suthin' that they did
In the parlor where / hid.
1 got suthin' that l know
I amt goin' to tell 1t thought
l know when I've got "a snap
Stacks o candy fer a chap,
-hoc'late cream an caramel.
l know suthin' 1 won't tell,
Sisters awful good to me,
Bill's as nice as he can be-
Give me tickets for the show.
1 got suthin' that / know.
Hully gee. but I'm in lucki
Softes' thing 4 ever struck.
What | know bout Bill an Belle
While this Lasts I'll never tell.
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
"kING HAAKON VII"
Prince Charles of Denmark May Take
This Title Ruler of Norway.

If Prince Charles of Denmark be-
comes the first king of independent
Norway it will doubtless mean Il close
alliance between the new kingdom and
that of Denmark and possibly an Of
fensive and defensive alliance to which
Sweden, Norway and Denmark will all
be parties. Prince Charles is the sec
ond son of the Crown Prince Frederick
of Denmark, is a son-in-lawt of the king
of England, Il nephew of the king of
Greece, cousin of the ear of Russia
and a granddaughter of Oscar of Swe-
den.
His mother is niece of King Os-
car. There is a story that she wished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
A Firm Believer.

DO you believe there is anything in
signs?'
Il should say l did A deaf and
dumb girl threatened TO sue me for
breach OF promise once, claiming that
proposed TO her in a street car, when
/ was in fact merely scratching my
left ear. My lawyer charged me 500
to get me out Of IL too. Believe there
is anything in signsf Well. I'm not
from Missouri. and you won't have to
show me any more. "-Chicago Record
Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
~ ME brings Kaleidoscope changes.
\ year ago Count Serge de
White was discredited. Though

J" iME brings Kaleidoscope changes
\ year ago Count Serge dc
II Witte was discredited. Though
chairman Of the council Of min.
listers, he had no real power. Today he
Is not only the practical head of the
russian government, but the dominant
figure to whom all the world is looking.
America takes peculiar interest in
this ruler OF the new order in the en-
pire Of the car. Through all his ca
reer we have looked on him as a liberal
statesman. At Portsmouth, though the
American people were almost a unit
against his country in the war with
Japan, for his own personality was ex-
pressed sincere liking. He was easily
the most important figure at the peace
conference. The liking for him grew.
and when at the last he made his SYM
pathetic and democratic address to the
newspaper correspondents he quite
captured our hearts. But we could not
foresee that which he has since
wrought In his own land. If he was
popular with us then, how much more
should he be so now! Liberty is a
name with which to con1ure among US.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

don News. a BradfGfd boy who had
shown considerable ability as an artist
did q portrait of the great actor and
asked him for his autograph. The
breakdown of Sir Henry's health at
Wolverhampton prevented his signing
the picture. but on the last night of Sir
Henry's life the boy was handed the
portrait. with a bold. unwavering au-
tograph, the last which the actor ever
wrote
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

very much TO marry her son Charles To
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and was
exceedingly put out when he declined
TO consider this matrimonial PROPOSE
ton and picked out as his bride the
vivacious and witty daughter of King
Edward of England, the Princess
Maud. The two were first cousins and
We're ardently in love with each other,
and King Edward. then Prince OF
Wales, was delighted that his favorite
daughter had chosen for Il husband SO
maSly, handsome and healthy a fellow
as Prince Charles They We're married
in 1896, when the prince was twenty
three and his bride twenty-siX. A son,
the Prince Alexander, was born in
1902. When the happy pair went to
live i'll Copenhagen the crown princess
made matters quite uncomfortable for
her new daughter n-law. with the re-
suit that Prince and Princess Charles
have passed most of their time in Eng
land on their estate near Sandripgham
palace. Both the prince and his wife
are quite popular in England and in
Denmark, and Prince Charles has
served as a naval officer and is known
as the sailor prince" 1t is said that
il crowned monarch of Norway he viii
take the title OF Haakon VII. The
last of the vikings. who reigned ia
1880, was King Haakon VI. and the
''sailor prince" is DESTROYS. il he as
cends the Norwegian throne. OF MAIN
tanning NOrway's seafaring traditions.
Jap Tea Room Fer Miss Roosevelt
Miss Alice ROosevelt's gifts from the
mikado include screen which stands
almost eighteen feet high and opens to
width of three yards, says the New
York Press. Not every mansion is
large enough to shelter such a treas
ure.. but the bedroom of Miss Alice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
WORK FOR THE INSANE.

Work for the insane is "A special
study at the VilIejuif asylum, Paris.
Painting, carving, sketching and even
tattooing are included, and recovery IS
often due to the employment In other
cases the condition of the patients
mind is mirrofed in the work done.
aiding the physician in his study of the
case more than any long discussions or
consultations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

offered to Charles Gates Dawes of Chi
cage. Mr.. Dawes has already served
a valuable apprenticeship in national
financial life. having been comptroller
OF the currency in 1897. when Lyman
J. Gage. also OF Chicago. was secretary
OF the treasury. He held this RESPONSE
BILE position until October, 1901. when
he resigned TO become a candidate for
the United States senate from Illinois,
a distinction which he failed TO obtain.
AT the time OF his appointment a-
comptroller Of the currency IL was CON
sidered that the west had received an
especial compliment. This was partly
on account of the fact that both secre-
tary and Comptroller were chosen from
the same western city. but chiefly be-
cause IL was a public recognition by the
president of the remarkable ability %
Mr. Dawes. which was well known in
the western states. He had not. like
Mr.. Gags. been prominent for years in
financial circles. but during the last
Mckinley campaign he had developed
qualities both as a writer and rs an
organizer that forced themselves on the
attention OF the party managers. and he
xas among the earliest workers u the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
IRISH EMIGRATION.

-Four million persons have emigrated
from Ireland during the past fifty-four
years. the number Of males and fec
males being about equal The high
est number ia any one year was 1S0,.
BE- I'm 1852. and the lowest va a2,2A.
IN 1925.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

anu never more so than today. With
the force of the great revolution to aid
him this man has been able to wiring
from weak and reluctant ear the
grant of constitutional government for
more than 1OO.0OO.OOO people. Few
events in the worlds history have been
more fraught with hope than this. 1t
raises Witte into one of the great tg-
ures OF the ages. Why should he not
be popular, especially in our own land.
OF which we boast as the cradle OF
freedom?
An Advanced Statesman.
That White reciprocates this feeling
Is shown by the fact that one of his
first acts after securing the imperial
grant of liberty for his people was TO
send n message to Americans. Herein
is an acknowledgment that while with
US he learned some of the lesson OF
popular government, imbibed some of
the spirit of free institutions. This
was a distinct gain not only for him
self. but for the Russian people, for,
while Count de White has always been
classed as an advanced statesman, he
has never had aux pronounced -sympa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Codifier of Russian Railway Laws.

Whites career in q nutshell is some
thing like this: He was born in Tifiis.
a town in the Caucasus, in 1910. At
from the Novorossisk university, TAX
ing a gold medal in mathematics.
vhile in college and a short time aft
erward he was newspaper reporter.
At the solicitation of his family he con-
nected himself with the railroads
first with the construction department
rs an engineer, afterward as a minor
official. He showed such ability in
handling traffic and organizing meth
DDS that he was made director of trac-
ton of the southwestern railways dur.
Ing the Russo Turkish war in 1S77-7S
Next he was made director of the
southwestern railways, which position
he held several years. He was a mem.
Der Of the imperial railway commits
sion and codified the Russian railway
laws, doing the work so ably that 1T
was translated into other languages
and became a guide to other nations
on the continent. Next he was director
OF the entire railway department OF
Russia, president Of the Russian thrift
commission, adviser of the car In the
preliminary work of planning the
Transsiberian railway. in 1892 was
made minister of ways Of c0nmunica-
ton and I'm the same year finance min
lister, since which time his career has
been familiar to pretty much all the
world
The story of the manner in which he
became minister of finance is worth
telling. The czar called In two or three
men to take the portfolio, and they all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

Sir Henry Irving's Last Autograph.
Pathetic incidents in connection with
the late SIR Henry Irving's last hours
continue to be revealed, SAYS the Lon