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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
MOLINE MENTION.

Injured by Water.-Chris Jorgensen,
foreman of the shipping department
at Williams, White & Co, figures he
a lucky man to be alive. He was
struck in the face by a stream of wa
.er Monday afternoon behind which
here was a pressure of 100 pounds.
The accident happened about $3.50 in
he afternoon. A big hydraulic press
designed for the government was De-
ng tested in the machine shop. and
when a valve broke the stream OF wa
er escaped Ii caught the shipping
| brennan sQuarely on the face and drop
ped him to the floor as though he had
been shot. There was excitement for
4 time. when il was thought the man
had been killed, but this subsidized as
soon as it was learned he had only
been rendered unconscious. Though
The flesh on his face was torn and his
eyes were injured, these hurts are not
If serious moment
Boy Had Gun.-AXel Nelson was
ined 81 and costs in police court Mon
| lay for carrying concealed weapons.
The offender-he is only a lad-car-
lied a 32-calibre revolver.
Pair of Burglaries.-A burglar enter
ed the residence of Z. II. Sleight at
Oakwold during the early hours of
Yesterday morning. prying open porch
window with a Jimmie" He moved
about quietly, and from the fact that
articles were not disturbed about the
'ooms he must have remained but
| short time A skirt overcoat belong
| ng 10 c. z. Dietz, Mr.. Sleight's son-in-
| aw. was the only thing stolen, so far
| Us can be learned. Knollwood, the
| beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Good. at ITO Ninth avenue, was
| uttered by burglars Monday evening,
| probably the same men who entered
| Oakwold. the home of Mr.. and Mrs
| :. H. Sleight. Two windows were
| mashed in the effort to gain entrance,
| which was done so quietly that no one
| vas awakened. That it was done at
| er Mr.. and Mrs. Good returned home
rom the Manufacturers hotel, where
hey went for supper after the theatre
| known from the nature of the things
which were stolen. Two pairs of OPP
1 era glasses. left in the billiard room
were taken. as was an overcoat, gloves
and the pool and billiard balls.
Child Dies.-Elmer Johnson, son oil
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Johnson, died al
1.-THE family home. 427 Eighteenth ave
nue.. yesterday morning after an ill
ness of IL days with Group. The boy
was born Nov. %. 1900.
Gift for Meese.-W. A Meese has
received a deed to the bungalow which
IC. II. Deere erected during the fall on
ICampbelrs island-a gift in token OF
| appreciation of Mr.. Meese's interest in
he island and in pioneer history here
about. Ii is to serve as a retreat al
such times as the owner may wish 70
get close To the forest primeyal or 10
gather kindred spirits about him. The
| bungalow is built of rough lumber
l stained. and contains one large room
md has a broad veranda about al
sides IL occupies choice spot on the
sland. and will be a favorite resort
! FOR Mr.. Meese and his friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

Darr. Rockford; H. A. Ransome. Chi.
cage; ]. A. Penlee, Springfield; M.
Burke, Sterling: F. A. Henburg. Chi
cago; Theodore II. Duffee. Dubuque
j. A. Lanor. Chicago; c. Barnett. St
Louis: III. Z. Piper, Marengo; ]. II
Fox, Cleveland; ]. E. Montague, ST
Louis: o. F. Peterson; l.. z. Flanagan
Chicago: Mrs. Orville ID. Stuart. Win
nepeg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

have a chance and several are already
IN the list. with room for more. The
manager announces a daily matinee ar
; o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

mummy that proves 70 be very live, as
the mummy is none other than the
dealers man-of-all-work, Bolivar. Ev
cry one of the characters is strong
and the comedy ripples along, inter
rupted only by the various musical
numbers These are all distinct hits
the most famous of the songs being
Peculiar Julia" Il Fell in Love With
Polly" and "Oh. Gee. It's Great TO Be
Crazy" The Maid and the Mummy
will be at the Illinois theater Saturday
evening. Dec. 23.
May Yohe Wants Divorce.-Ma.
Yohe. the actress. and formerly Lady
Francis Hope has brought suit at Ber
lin for divorce against Mai. Putnam
Bradlee Strong. son of the late Mayor
William Strong of New York.
Vaudeville Performances. - Binney
and Chapman in The Copper and the
lady," and Barney First. the Hebrew
comedian. are two of the attractions
that are leaders in the vaudeville per
Torrance now being put on at the Elite
theatre in Rock Island. Others on the
present bill are Mr.. Jeans with his
musical selections. and Herr Jansen, a
magician. Moving pictures close the
program.
Friday afternoon there will be baby
contest for children between the ages
Of and 5 years, diamond ring being
the prize. Friday the amateurs viii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20
DAVENPORT DOTS.

Boy Stole BicycIe.-Solomon Robe
son. colored boy but IL years of age,
is in the care of Matron Hill at the
house of detention awaiting trial on a
charge of larceny. 1t is believed that
the complainants, now that the stolen
property has been returned, will not
prosecute the case. A bicycle was
stolen from the yard in the rear or
Sweet & Minehan's shoe store, on the
south side of West Second street, Mon
day afternoon. The bicycle had been
left standing there by Leslie Stafford,
the young man who uses it in deliver
ing packages for the firm. The police
later located the wheel and the thief,
which was the boy now being held by
the police matrOn
Fire of Mysterious Orisin--Another
| fire of unknown origin which is sur
| rounded by mystery occurred in the
| rear of Christ. Kuehl & Sons grocery
store at 129 Mound street in East Dav-
export Monday evening.
Inherited Ailment.-MrS. Mamie Nc
| Quillan was before the board of insan-
| ity commissioners yesterday afternoon,
and was committed to Mercy hospital
| for treatment. She is understood to be
suffering from inherited mental trou
| BILE.
Alter Club House PIans.-A joint
| committee of the Davenport CONNER
cial club and the Club House Building
company met Monday afternoon at the
offices of Temple, Burrows & McLane,
architects Those present beside the
| architects were c. A. Ficke, Wilson
McClelland, w. c. Putnam, o. b.
| Grant, Col James p. Donahue, w. r.
! Weir, Louis A. LeClaire. Jr.. and
| George T. Baker, representing the Tri-
City Construction company. The OBJ
| ject of the meeting was TO discuss GER
tain changes made in the club house
plans in view of cutting the general
contract plans. The architects showed
wherein such changes could be made
without detriment. The total figures
have now been reduced to about SAB
600. A mass meeting of the members
will no doubt be held shortly to pass
upon this price.
Obituary Record.-Monday after
noon at the home of her son, Daniel
F. Address. 2010 Fulton avenue, oc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

Seized Timely Topic.-Richard Carrie,
who always seizes upon a timely topic
for his merry musical pieces, was sin
gularly happy in his choice of theme
for THE Maid and the Mummy" An
impecunious curio dealer imposes up
on an old professor by selling him a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea is
simply liquid electricity. II goes TO ev-
cry part OF your body. bringing new
blood, strength and vigor II makes
you well and keeps you well. 50 cents
T. II. Thomas. Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-20

Obituary Record.-Monday after
noon at the home of her son. Daniel
F. Antiress. 201O Fulton avenue, oc-
CURED the death of Mrs. Sallie Address
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
NORFOLK LINE TO BUY
FERRY TO ALEXANDRA

The directors of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company at a
meeting held yesterday. voted to pur-
chase the rights and franchises of the
old ferryboat line between Alexandria
and this city. and also to add two direc-
tors to the board, one OF whom will be
w. b. Hibbs. who recently purchased
the ferry company from the Hart estate
in New York and who Is also a large
stockholder in the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company.
The action of the board of directors
was foreshadowed in The Times several
days ago, as were also the plans for the
exploitation of the new ferr,- line, both
in its commercial and financial aspects.
1t Is understood that the ferry line
will be operated Independently. equipped
and run with the proceeds of the bond
and stock issue of 5000 soon to be
made.
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
TIE Point of N..eN.

There is saying that something
tors disagree It's a bad sign for the
patient and doesn't foretell any
cause for jubilation. When lawyers
disagree it doesn't necessarily mean
anything to the client, but it does,
oftentimes, give occasion for merri-
ment among those whose interests
are not at stake and who can con-
sequently put themselves in the posi-
ton of mere spectators of the pass
inS show
The Cincinnati end of the Nan
Patterson case furnishes opportunity
for observation along these lines
The lawyers disagree, as is customary
and necessary for them to earn their
livelihood. One Colonel Shay, coun-
sci for ]. Morgan Smith and wife,
declares the latter's personal cor
respondence, which has been COM
Wandered by District Attorney
vCicLlv uctfopOl4tcH SISut0S, VIII
avail the prosecution nothing in the
way of evidence But then, on
journalistic cross-examination, the
learned counsel had to admit that
he had not seen the letters. AS they
have been in the possession of the
opposing side, he had no such oppor-
tunity, but had been told their con-
tents by Mrs. Smith"
AS opposed TO the utterances of an
interested person, even than under
restraint of the law, the comment
of Assistant District Attorney Gar
van, Of New York, offers another
view. Regarding the letters he is
quoted as saying:
Are they important? just wait until
we get them into court. What sur
priSes me is that a woman as smart as
that little Mrs. Smith didn't know more
than TO keep such letters.
why, she seems to have kept every
Inlng. There is not link missing
She couldn't have done better If she
had arranged for us to find out every
thing.
When doctors disagree? But these
are lawyers who are under discussion
now
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
In Trade.

There was time when even the
market-women of Athens could recite
the poetry of Homer and discourse
learnedly upon their native tongue.
During the Saxon heptarchy honesty
was so common a virtue that trades
men frequently left their wares I'M
protected, and he who would helped
himself, invariably leaving in its
place the price marked. One of the
dreams of Utopia has been to COM
bine such ability with similar prob
ity. And thereby hangs a tale.
In the city Of Washington there
is a gentleman Of good birth. high
training, and charming manners
whose father left him not only a
comfortable fortune and a splendid
business, but the inestimable her
itage of an honorable name. Some
young men would have sold the bust
ness and dawdled away their time
in more or less innocent amuse.
ments: some would have taken III
one of the learned professions. MOI
because of any particular fitness
therefor, but because it is the proper
thing, doncherno; this young mar
stuck TO his shop and, In order more
fully to fit himself for his work a,
a merchant, studied law and wa.
duly admitted TO the bar
He has his full share of the cream
of the trade in his line of merchan
disc because he deals with absolut,
fairness and honesty; he Is social,
in demand because he is an eminent
iy clean man, and his sprightliness
wit, and good manners make him at
tractiye to men as well as to women
This gentleman does not consider /
improper personally to wait upol
his customers when his clerks ar
engaged, and recently helped
stranger to select the goods he need
ed. The stranger. somewhat i'm
pressed, remarked: You seem to b
The Washington times., 1905-04-04

a man of education. "Oh, | don't
know about that answered the
merchant. but | am a master OF
arts of University, a master
of laws of the Law School.
and member of the bar of the SUI
preme Court, at your service, sir
Now, the things to notice here are
that the stranger was afflicted with
the ancient prejudice against trades
men. that the merchant was not Of
Tended by his remark, and that he
did not allude to his financial stand
ing, but playfully recounted his titles
to scholarly training.
This Is true story OF one mer-
chant-the ladies will please excuse
us from giving his name, though we
may whisper In their ears that he is
an athlete. very good-loeking, and
neither drinks, smokes, nor swears
We said, before We were interrupted
that this is true of one merchant
and we believe it to be true of many.
America has a long list OF proud
and honorable names in trade, not the
mushroom captains of industry who
squander in riotous living the win
nings of questionable market coups
men who think deeply and act
squarely. These are the men who
are entitled to be ranged with the
substantial. educated farmers as the
real backbone of the country, and
may their tribe increase
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
TO AID BUILDING FUND
OF ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH

A concert will be given in aid of the
building fund of st. Matthews Church
at Lafayette Theater. Thursday after
noon. April II, when Signor Campanari
will sing. The. program, which is limit
ed to pne hour, / viii include several
other welI-knownl artists. and the en-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to be most sue
cessful in every, WAy
The executive committee, of which j.
Nota McGill, is chairman. includes the
Rev Thomas S.hLee.' rector of ST. Mat
thews;; Col. Edward de V Morrell
Judge Morris, Nv J F.5Shnds. W. F. Dow
ney, Mrs. Montgomery. and Mrs Sands.
&. atlt So 81 at.gfss ~
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
TIPS TO AMATEUR LOBBYISTS


The more hammering you do. the
less you will get.
Don't make speech in committee.
That means failure
The individual can accomplish
more than the delegation. There
nothing impressive in numbers. .
The less said in committee the
better-confine your talks to indi-
vidual mend ers before they go into
committee session.
The good loser stands a better
chance next time
impress YOUR Congressman with
the idea that you believe he person
ally owns what you want General
Harries to the North Washington
Citizens Association.
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
HARR|ES TELLS HOW
TO WORK CONGRESS
Don't Make Speech to
\ Further Legislation.
GET AT THE INDIVIDUALS
Talk to the North Washington Citi-
zens' Association on Effective
Lobbying Methods.

The ..ins and outs OF work in the
halls of Congress, and also in the seat
OF the District Government, together
with the successes and failures of gain
ing legislation sought for. formed the
subject of an interesting talk by Gen.
George H. Harriea before the North
Washington Citizens Association last
night in their hail. First and streets
northwest.
There are some people, who, wanting
definite thing. proceed TO get 1t by
assault said General Harries. Some
times they succeed But the man who
has been the subject of violence usually
objects. and things almost inevitably
even up, and when next you want that
man he is out of reach.
Mistakes of Lobbyists.
1T has come to me 10 notice the ap-
proach to Congress OF SO many deiega-
tions. and so many of shem make mis-
takes" he continued. Zone thing they
all seem to forget is that the Congress
man is human after I'll, and like ali
humans susceptible to an appeal 10 his
vanity. Therefore impress the Congress
man with your belief In the idea that
he is the actual owner of what you
have come a-seekins, and that, as in
all business transactions, the return for
value received will be positive guam
tity.
THE most work is done by the in
diridual rather than by committee or
delegation. There Is nothing impressive
in mere numbers, ard insistence of some
member of a party upon making
speech, Is fatal
The average committee of Congress
men, or subcommittee, has no time to
listen 10 a swelling peroration. and ]
have seen more than one worthy cause
lost entirely by the persistence of some
petitioner in talking. despite the most
energetic signals for cessation in the
flow of words.
Be Less Strenuous.
The more you hammer the less YOU
are going to get, and it would probably
be @ fair average to say that each min
ute of the Congressional committee
time, taken up In discussion. retards the
proposed measure one year. Congress
men have come to regard the Treasury
as their own, and this is the idea that
the worker for legislation must bear iii
mind.
individuals stand much better
chance before committee than do dele
cations. and the less said in committee
the better Do most of the talking to
individual members before committee.
Also the private individual. even though
his acquaintance may be limited has a
better show than DO representatives OF
corporations. no matter how great an
acquaintance the latter may be able to
claim 1t is almost impossible to pre-
vent the creeping In OF the thought that
the corporation man Is animated by self
jsh motives
Learn by Your deteats-the good loser
stands a much better chance next time
than does the man who stoops to throw
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
To Spend Summer Abroad.

Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister.
and Baroness Moncheur will sail for
Europe June l. and will spend the SUM
ner abroad. Baroness Moncheur. who
is now on a visit to Mexico as the
guest of her parents, the Ambassador
and Mrs. Clayton, will reach New York
April p, and Washington a few days
later, having her infant, who has been
presented TO diplomatic circles in the
City of Mexico. where its mother reign
ed q belle
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
BODY OF POCAH0MTAS
TO REST AT JAMESTOWN

RICHMOND, Va. April i.-F'or about
two centuries the body of Pocahontas
the Indian princess. rar-famed as the
preserver of Capt. John Smith. has lain
in an English grave far from the scenes
Of her nativity.
IT is proposed declares Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, president of the jamestown Expo
5ition Company, TO disinter her remains
bring them to this country and bury
them IN the sacred soil of Jamestown
Island. during the exposition TO be held
. two years hence to commemorate the
settlement of the island
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
Uncle Sans Goat Is Off.

The rockingham period of 18TH
milan canal construction has passed.
The United States Government has
taken off its coat and means to dig
dirt. There is TO be no more prelimi-
nary, not if the President and the
Secretary of War can prevent it.
To change the course of events in
Panama the Administration has
chosen to reorganize completely the
commission in charge of the work.
No charges are cited against the
members of the old body except those
contained in this one sentence:
The practical result of the opera
lions of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion appointed and acting under pre-
vious executive orders has not been
satisfactory and requires change
in the personnel of the commission
and in the instructions for its guild
ance.
In the judgment of the American
people that condition abundantly
justifles the Administration rather
drastic action.
Secretary Taft is supposed to have
been the Presidents chief aide in
planning this reorganization. 1t is
even reported that the whole scheme
OF the new commission is his
Whosever it is, the President has
adopted it and made it his own, and,
with months of slow work behind him,
1t is certain he has not organized this
new body without safeguarding the
country from a second experience of
the same nature Hereafter there
will be more work and less organi-
cation
But no commission could rush
through such work as this water
way IN fortnight. The President
purpose to do the work faster must
not confuse the public mind as to
the time requisite to do the work
we'll
Over 300,0o0,000 cubic yards of
earth are to be removed, a mass
which would make a mound twenty
feet wide and three feet high all
the way round the world at the
equator, and a great portion of it
would be rock This is the task of
the constructors. There is also the
vast sum of about $3.50 ,000, geo to be
spent, without waste, theft, or mis-
take. And the whole must be super
vised from an administrative center
1000 miles away.
Chief Engineer Wallace has esti-
mated that with one hundred steam
shovels and a complete system of
tracks serving them, yearly record
of 100000 cubic yards of excava-
ton may be reached without reuuir-
ing greater output per shovel, or
greater speed in working, than has
already been attained At this cal
culation the canal might be COM
pleted in ten years. 1t will not be
safe, at any rate, to count upon any
shorter period
1t is well the rocking-chair period
is over. Uncle Sam should have been
to work long ago. But he has yet a
big job on his hands and it will take
a great deal of his time to do II.
The Washington times., 1905-04-04

bricks In fact, YOU must be Just as
suaye as the committee who came from
among Your number and succeeded in
getting improved service on the Fourth
street line. | do not think your asso-
citation has much to learn about ways
OF shaping legislation
Defense of Corporation.
Depressing from the topic General
Harries discussed corporations in gem
cral and deprecated the usually accept
ed theory that the corporation is a thing
of sin.
ali. IL is your next door neighbor-tha
man across the street-and anyone and
everyone who owns stock. General
Harr.es concluded with statement of
the cost of the recent improvements in
the Fourth street and North Capitol
street lines.
That there was method in the request
of the North Washington Citizens As
ISOLATION in asking General Harrfes 70
evidenced by question asked by Presi-
dent Clayton E. Emig:
What method could be suggested for
gaining a hearing before subcommit-
tee III Congress, by a citizens ssocia-
ton. after the subcommittee had an
nounced that no hearings would be
granted2'
| General Harrfes' answer could be sum-
ed UP in the one word-.Don [. lie Sug-
gested the better way of reaeIing a
member of the subcommittee. Trefera-
bly, not the chairman. individually
Dime, Table Attack.
There Is always a way, said the gen.
ieral. You will be dining at the same
iplace some time. and the opportunities
| to go into all phases of the subject most
interesting TO you, are then lirnitless-
He also suggested that the North
Washington Citizens Association apply
TO the Board of Trade, of which he is
secretary, the next time It has important
LEGISLATION tied I'D.
A still more delicate question was the
second propounded by President Emig-
Is II possible to reach Senators or
Representatives after they have gone
into conference?
The general related one known in
stance-when, through a certain Repre-
/ sentative, 1t had been brought 10 the
attention of the comforting Senators that
| the House conferees would not object to
| a certain item If the Senators would
| father it and of the unexpected objec-
! ton raised by the House copferees when
the question did come up
Just about that time a card was
brought into conference, and one by one
! the Representatives went out and re-
| turned The objection was removed. y
General Harries said by way of Illus
tration
Adjournment was taken after the as
ISOLATION rendered General Harries a
unanimous vote of thanks for his talk.
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
KE-PHIEIPS
ENGAGEMENT

Mrs. Frederick Philips, of Tarboro.
n. c., announces the engagement of her
daughter Josephine. to Albert Pike, of
Washington The, marriage will take
place on e427th of this month. and VIII
be very 4quiet, owing to the recent
death of Miss Philips. father
The Washington times., 1905-04-04
THOMAS NELSON PAGE
REPORTED IMPROVING

Thomas Nelson Page. who has been
III at his residence, I759 H street north
west for some time, was reported to
be somewhat better today.
About a month ago Mr.. Page was
taken i'll He is suffering from nervous
ness. and will not be able to see anyone
or transact any business for at least
three months.
The Washington times., 1905-04-04

Mrs. Charles Langham. of Louisville,
Ky, aunt of Baroness Won Sternburg, is
a house guest at the German embassy.
Mrs. Langham is delightfully."- remem-
bered In Washington as having been a
visitor at the embassy at the time OF
the marriage OF the baroness youngest
sister to ViscounE de Faramond, when
Mr.. Langham gave the bride away.