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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Tax Collections.

Andalusia-Total charged. S4.OI7.O
s3.33S. 20: delinquent. SIPS
15; commission, $66.77; collector
Frank Seefeldt.
Edgington-Total charged. S13.451.
%; collected, $12.S5941; delinquent
S5Sl.Ss; commission, $257.59; coIlec.
tor. Samuel G. McAdam.
Drury - Total charged. s7.55949:
collected, s7.l25.S0; delinquent. s433..
60; commission. sI42.5I; collector, Ed.
ward H. Feldman.
Buffalo Prairie-Total charged. So.
5s0-54; collected, SS.5SO.95: delinquent.
Sl,o0S-59: commission. SLIGO; coIlec.
tor. William Schmidt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
FIGHT over A LOT
Schiller Hosford Seeking Eject
ment of George
West.
LATTER HOLDS 1T 40 YEARS
But Has No Record of Title, Same
Passing to Him From His
Father.

George West has lived on lot in the
city of Moline TO which he holds no
record title for 40 years. 1t passed to
him from his father. Schiller Hosford.
secretary of Deere & Co, says that he
is the owner of the lot, and is seeking
before a jury in the circuit court. to
prove his title thereto
Mr.. HOsford married a niece of the
late John Deere. Mrs. Hosford is de
ceased. In the apportionment of the
John Deere estate, ii is maintained by
Mr.. Hosford, the lot on which West is
living fell TO his wife, among other
property, in the bequest of her uncle
TO her. A deed to the lot was given
by Mr.. Deere.
The defense is that the plaintiff will
not be able to establish any record of
the transfer of the property TO Mr.
Deere; that the statute of limitations
should apply, Mr.. Hosford. if there was
any merit TO his claim to the title TO
the property. having 20 years ago de-
faulted in proving the same
Husband Alleges UnfaIthfuIness.
Charging that his wife. Nina May. is
a frequenter of immoral resorts, and
that she has been arrested and fined
in the Rock Island police court for
disorderly conduct, Arthur w. Fran
cisco, through his attorney. George w.
McCaskrin, has entered proceedings
for divorce in the circuit court The
marriage of the couple took place at
Newport. KY. June 81, 1901. They
separated March %, 1904 They have
no children. The defendants name be-
fore marriage was Nina Carpenter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Pleasant and Harmless.

Don't drug the stomach 10 cure
cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts
the mucus. draws the Inflammation ont
Of the throat, lungs and bronchial
tubes, heals. sOothes and cures. A
quick cure for Group and whooping
cough. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Milwaukee, to Do the Grand.

The city of Milwaukee is TO expend
IS. 900 in the decoration of the streets
for the Modern Woodmen encampment
there in June, eclipsing in this regard
any previous national convention of the
order. F. o. Van Calder and ]. F.
Egan from the head Office of the So
ciety, have returned from Milwaukee,
where they were in conference with the
committee having in charge the head
camp arrangements in behalf of the
CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28

knows every foot of ground in the
Fourth, has friends by the score and
as an alderman he has always made
good in everything he has promised.
Joseph Grotegut is receiving added
encouragement daily in his campaign
fon alderman in the Third ward.
Grotegut's election has never been a
matter of Doubt is simply ques
ton of majority.
Judge c. ]. Searle is a little too heavy
man in local politics to be subjecting
himself TO the modification that he is
undergoing daily in allowing himself
to be used as the chief spellbinder of
the Knox oratorical push. Yea. Char
ley is used to better treatment on the
stump.
John p Sexton is capable of making
an excellent police magistrate He has
the respect of the business community
and of all citizens who have had trans
actions with him.
>
that are attempting to boost the Knox
third term mayoralty boom, like they
have so far. what will they do to Mar
ion Sweeney when he attempts to tell
them how to vote down in the Second
ward tomorrow night?
The disposition to interrupt speakers
on the stump or elsewhere is not essen
tial TO the manifestation of disapproval
of political movement. A chilly re-
.ception is much more respectable than
a hot roast, even though the campaign
committee may be fairly starving for
enthusiasm and suffering from frost.
bitten toes into the bargain.
Today is the last day Of registra-
ton for the municipal election. To in
sure your right to vote, register before
O'Clock this evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
QUARANTINE HOLINESS BAND
Duke Farson and Forty Followers Pris-.
oners Near Ottawa.

Ottawa, H.. March 2S.-Duke NJ.
Farson. the Chicago banker and 40
of his Holiness band from that city
are guaranteed at their campmeeting
grounds at Buffalo Rock. two miles
west of this city. Two girls. one u
and one II years old. were found yes
terday to have smallpox The party
came from Chicago last Thursday and
brought the disease from the assocla-
tons headquarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Personal POINTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dun. of Nebraska
City, Neb., are visiting in Rock Island.
Mrs. NJ. Odeil and Miss Lena Yep
son. o. Walnut. Iowa, visited in Rock
Island yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Miller Of Ca
manche, Iowa. spent the day yester-
day visiting in Rock Island.
Miss Mary Bowling has returned
from Chicago. where she spent a week
in attendance at the dressmaker's con
vention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
THEIR ANNUAL MEET
Miss Esther Green Chosen Head of
the Central Church
League.

The Young Peoples league of the
Central Presbyterian church met last
evening in the east parlor of the
church. The election of officers for
the ensuing year was held, resulting
as follows:
President-Miss Esther Green.
Vice President-Miss Margaret Mum
ger.
Secretary-Will Johnston.
Treasurer. NJ. Titterington.
Chairman of Social Committee
Mrs. John Hazard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Announcement.

The ladies OF Rock Island and vi
entity are cordially invited TO attend
our opening display of new spring mil
ilnery Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day, March 90, so and 81.
J. H c. PETERSEN SONS.
Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
CORNELIUS WELSH
Will [
Property Left to Widow-Division Pro-
vided For After Her Death.

VIueu ToT HIleT T1eT DSaIH'
The will of the late Cornelius
Welsh, of Moline, was admitted to pro-
bate today in the county court. The
property is bequeathed to the widow,
Mrs. Ann Welsh, to have during her
life. On her death it is to be equally
divided among the children, Ellen,
Mary. James, Annie and Cornelius.
John Welsh, the son, is to receive a
nominal sum, he having been given
valuable property to an amount larger
than a share of the estate. The widow
is named as the administrators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Spring Millinery onenlnn.

At the ladies' hat store in Daven-
port. Thursday and Friday this week.
We hope TO see you. OTTESEN.
222 West Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
Democratic Committee Meeting.

Members OF the democratic city
township committee and all active
democrats OF the city are requested
% meet at the Commercial house Wed
nesday evening, March %. at o'clock
By order
G.. H. WRIGHT. Chairman.
B. E. KING, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28

The democratic city committee meet
az the Commercial house tomOrrtN
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28

There is no man in the central ward
Of the city better acquainted with the
needs Of that ward than Valentine
Dauber, candidate for alderman. He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28

New Tork. March 2S.-Sugar 14i.
Gas I107z. G. r I. & p 931s. Southern
Pacific CG1k. B. & o. los. Atchison
common 87ik. Atchison preferred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28

John p Sexton is capable of making
an excellent police magistrate. He has
the respect of the business community
and of all citizens who have had trans
actions with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28

knows every foot of ground in the
Fourth has friends by the score and
as an alderman he has always made
good in everything he has promised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

The conversation here turned to railroad
matters, and Secretary Morton spoke of the
enormous part they had in the prosperity
of the country. Said he:
."The railroads are one of the greatest
interests of the United States. They rank
next to our farms, and it is due to them
that the farms are valuable. For every
dollar spent in railroads 1t is estimated that
at least ten dollars has been added to the
an acre to the government for his Me-
braska farm, which now forms a part of
our old homestead. When he bought it
there was not railroad within three hum
dred miles of us. That land today is worth
S125 per acre, and it is the railroad which
has made it valuable.
aI think 1t was Bacon who said that
the chief element Of country's prosperity
was it's facilities of transportation. That
certainly has been one of the greatest
forces at work in the building up of this
country We are the richest people on the
globe, and this Is largely due to the fact
that we are the greatest railroad country
on the globe. There are 1,5OO, 100000 people
in the world, of whom one-twentieth,I say
75, 100000 are in the United States. There
are altogether less than 100000 miles of
railroads on the globe, and more than 200,-
600 miles are in this country. Our rail-
roads are an enormous asset in our ma
tional wealth They are worth altogether,
1t is estimated, about 81, ZOO, 0o0,O GOO.
Should the Government Own Railroads.
1.-THE power of such an amount of money
Is enormous, Mr.. Secretary" said ]. rs 1t
not too great to be in private hands or in
that of corporations? Should not the gov
eminent own the railroads.?
1T think not" was the reply Such
ownership would be bad for the roads and
bad for the public Government manage,
ment would soon become extravagant. and
| the public would Fay more and receive less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON
Remarkable Exhibition of Re-
suits of the Camera.
RECEPTION AND VIEW
JURY AND PATRONS CONTAIN
MANY PROMINENT NAMES.
Selections From Fifteen Thousand Sub
jects Submitted and the
Result.
RECEPTION AND VIEW

The first American Photographic salon
opens this evening in the hemcycle of the
COrcOran Gallery Of Art with a reception
and private view given under the auspices
of the Capital Camera Club of this city.
II consists of a collection of about 400 pic
torial photographs contributed by persons
In ali parts of the world. and it stands for
the best results which have been achieved
through the medium of pure photography.
The Metropolitan Camera Club of New
York and the Salon Club Of America were
It's insututors, and the committee which had
the work in charge was composed of some
of the most distinguished photographers in
this country.
To prevent the bias. too often produced
by technical knowledge. and to insure the
highest standard so far as pictorial and ar
tistic excellence We're concerned, a jury con-
sIsting only of artists was chosen. and it
is safe to say that no fine arts exhibition
ever held in America has been selected by
a more eminent or capable body of jurors.
John La Fargo. who is little less distin-
guiShed as a writer and critic than as a
painter, was chairman, and with him served
John w. Alexander, William NJ. Chase,
Robert Henri and Irving Wies, foremost
of our American figure and portrait paint
erS; Edwin II. BIashfeld. the artist who de-
signed and executed the decora tons in the
dome of the Congressional Library: Will II
Low. who did the mural paintings in the
Waldorf AStOria's ball room: Kenyon { TX
another distinguished mural decorator:
Chflde HaSSam, the exponent of ultra i'm
pressionism. and j. Francis Murphy, one
OF the 'pleln air painters; Ben Foster the
master of night time subtleties; Fl. Bolton
Jones the painter of early spring, and nine
others equally individual and no less
We'll known. jury which, if diversity of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

than it now does under the present COM
retitive system. Besides the power of such
a machine, in ons hand, would be enormous.
Ii l were President of the United States
and had the railroads under my control |
could keep myself in office as long as l
liked. There are about one million railway
employees in this country. and probably
more than that in the sister industries of
car works. steel mills coal mines and other
things. In country like this l do not
think the government should have the own
ership of the roads. That would be the
worst thing thac could happen"
A Great Railway Trust
But is there not danger in this era of
capital combinations that one company or
one man may some time get possession of
all the railroads.
Il suppose that may be a possibility,
although I doubt it. AS the roads are now
OF ganized they are combined in great
groups. Moody in his book of trusts esti-
mates that five groups control 81 per cent
of the railroads, including a mileage of
10000 l think such combinations, prop
erly managed, are for the good Of the roads
and the public; but l do not think that a
combination or one-man ownership
VIC uld do. at all.
But how can yoU prevent such a posi-
bility, Mr. Norton?' | asked.
One way in which it might be prevent
ed" replied Mr. Morton. would be by the
legalization of pooling, and also by certain
congressional acts to regulate railroad
building and to control the railroad. If
pooling were permitted the power of the
trusts or large shippers would he limited,
and it would be possible to have liked rates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
Catching Kingfish in Winter.
From tie Los Angeles Times.

From tie Los Angeles Ilmes-
During the last few years there has been
no phase of local fishing more to be de-
pended upon than the annual winter run of
these limitation yellowfins," and rodsters
have, therefore, come to regard them as an
annual fixture. due to appear any time be-
Year Last winter the first big catches
were made about Christmas, when Harry
Slotterbeck and other experts caught sew
eral hundred good-sized kingfish in San
Pedro bay and this season, punctual as
the clock, the run has returned
Kingfish are not the most delicate of To-
cal marine products, nor are they worthy
representatives of the croaker tribe as
fighters when on the hook, but they have
good points. and not the least of these is
their almost incredible voracity, which
often enables the tyeriest tyro to catch them
three at a time.
Taken in winter, when their flesh is fair
| ly firm, cleaned as soon as possible after
removal from the water and carefully laid
away out of the sun and wrapped in damp
cloths, kingfsh are not to be despised, and
| those who throw them away only show
wasteful Ignorance. Their popularity with
sportsmen was attested last winter by the
/ greatest concourse of rod and reel men that
| ever crowded the lumber wharves of San
Pedro "a ss.s
Together with the kinghsh invariably
come the pompano. These sweet and dell
cate little creatures are usually preceded
| from one to two weeks by their coarser
companions, the kingfish,s but the presence
| of either one in the sea coast bays is proof
positive that the other variety is not far
| off at the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

will likely attract attention, but once seer
they will not soon be forgotten.
The Yosemite in Storm" by Charles E
Townsend of California, is a dramatic piece
of landscape transcription, and 1.-The
Parade by Miss Cecily Adams of LivingS-
ton, N. Y, is peculiarly pictorial.
There are several excellent nocturnes
among which a picture of a gypsy camp
heir Ever Moving Home" by David Muir
ray of Wolverhampton, England, and Co
penhagen at Night" by n. Fischer Dane
are most subtle and interesting. Mr. Cur
tbs Bell the president of the Metropolitan
Camera Club of New York is represented
among other things, by a well-lighted and
nicely interpreted landscape, and Mr.. Will
lam z. Herbst the president of the Capital
Camera Club of this city by a delightfully."-
artistic transcription of vase of chrysan-
themums, THE King of Winter
Creditable Local Representation
The local representation is, in fact more
than creditable. The strongest feature of
the salon is probably the landscape repro
auctions. and with the best of these are
to be counted those by Mr. Edward ]. Daw,
whose work for a number of years has
found prominent place in all Washington
Photographic exhibitions. THE Cedars"
one of the prints which represent him in
this show, proved so popular in New York
that before the exhibition moved on it had
found two purchasers, one member of the
artist jury
Mr.. Osborne l. Yellott of Towson. Md,
contributes a group of ten, of which No.
331, country hillside is most charming
and attractive.
In mode of expression there is great di-
versity. Almost every conceivable kind of
print is shown. There are some of the
old-fashioned order, brown in color and
shiny in surface, some dull and parti-col-
ored, some resembling charcoal drawings,
and others taking on the semblance of
etchings. Among the first, testifying by it's
charm to the insignificance of mere out
ward expression, is delightful bit of Eng
lish landscape, by the Pool" 800 D. and
setting forth the advantages of the last is
1.-The Water Way by Miss Fedora Brown
of Grand Rapids. Mich. There are many
excellent boat pictures, among which may
be mentioned Along the Dock" by Her
man Hoyt of California.
Two English cathedral interiors the
Crypt of Canterbury" and the Crypt of
Winchester are both extremely well rem
dered; and a single still life, "Old Times,
Old Manners, Old Books will be found
most engaging. There are some admirable
snow scenes, some quaint genres, some
foreign streets and old world buildings.
There seems, indeed, to be no end to the
variety of subjects, and for this reason, If
for none other the exhibition will be found
uncommonly pleasing. 1t has, however,
greater and more distinctive merits. 1t is
serious, artistic and generally laudable and
1T stands for a diffusion of art ideals which
is at the same time encouraging and sig
nificant.
From tomorrow it will be open to the
public free of charge, for nearly two weeks.
on every working day from to and
from to $50, and on Sunday afternoons
from 80 to 4:3C.
LEILA MECHLIN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
Cheapening of Railway Rates.
Engineering Magazine.

From the Engineering Magazine.
In 1875 the average revenue derived from
hauling one ton of freight one mile on
four of the leading railroads of the United
States was 1.16 cents, and the average fer
the whole country was probably consider
ably higher, while in 1903 the same item
averaged, for all the railroads in the United
States. O.763 cent Indicating a decrease OF
about "a per cent.
In 1875 the total outstanding capital stock
Of the railroads in the United States was
s224S, 35S 375, and the amount paid in divi-
dends upon this stock was S14. 294, 20S, or
3 80 per cent. In 1903 their total capital
stock was s6270032.T2S and dividends to
the amount of $1661I6,5S6 were paid, an
average of 2.65 per cent, being a net re-
duction during the period of about 20 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

in heavy shadow, but the light is so con-
centrated and the shadow so modulated
that the values have been perfectly pre-
served. and the observer does not feel
obliged to grope iH darkness for the subject
presumably suggested
That is fault to be found with a num-
Der of the portrait studies. and with the
entire group contributed by George H.
seeley Of stockbridge Mass 1t is mis-
take made moreover, by some of the paint
ers of the so-called 'impressionistfc
school," Mystery and sentiment are not
to be got by merely envelOping an object
In fog or by putting out the light. Fhey
are more profound than that To blur a
print or to wipe out a picture does not in
the truest sense give it artistic feeling or
make it IAN impression. Mr.. Seeley' S
compositions are poetical and well ar
ranged, but they are lost utterly in veil
of timid. meaningless smoke.
Another exceedingly individual group is
contributed by Haweis ct Coles of Paris.
1t consists of a pictorial portrait of Ro-
din, of two of his sculptures "a torso and
a head of Orpheus) of a portrait of the
sculptor. Mennier, and three other studio
compositions They are odd, but rather
unpleasant: somewhat reminiscent of Mr..
Steichens daring negatives, but weak and
relatively uninteresting in comparison
"The Old Physician (No. 239), by Fred
Rise of Copenhagen, Denmark, is an ad-
mira BILE and literal bit of portraiture-
a straight record of facts made, however.
with so much strength and firmness that
1t cannot fail to be convincing. 'Herren-
bildns' by Rudolph Duhrkoop of Ham
burg. Germany, is also a notable contri-
button in this line beside which a likeness
of Ben Foster the artist, by Homer w
Gilbert of New York. will be found worthy
of special consideration.
Excellent Portrait Studies.
There are three almost equally delight
full portrait studies of young American
characteristic little 'Whistling Boy" a
Yankee, by Miss Frances Allen of Deer
field, Mass; young westerner, who is firm
in the belief that Girls amt much" pic
tured by Mrs. w. w. Pearce of Waukegan,
ILL.,, and Ned" presumably a local prod
uct the negative and print being made
by Miss Anna Pilsbury of this city.
For certain big qualities attention should
be called to The Laurels,'' by Laura A.
Armer of Oakland Cal, and to Almost
Home" by Irving Park of Athens, Pa. The
one pictures a woman in japanese cos
tune walking toward a dark grove of gil
gantic trees and is rich in tone; the other
is snow scene. and shows with scanty
detail a wayfarer approaching a little
farmhouse home on the brow of a low,
rolling hill. The composition of both of
these is unusual, the spacing more than
clever. Subjectively they are opposed, yet
in effect they equally suggestive of the
art of Japan. They are not pictures which