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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03

a DR.. Schmidt, of Germany, and Dr.
Doyen. of Paris. Both have attempt
ed to cultivate the parasite and make
an antitoxin from it. They also as
sert that they have effected cures
with their remedies. Each has a few
followers in his own country, but the
experts at work under the British
Cancer Research Fund few months
ago declared that no parasite had
been found, and that no remedy had
been nerfected.
The British Antarctic exploring par
ty under Captain Scott was released
from the ice in McMurdo Bay, early
in the year, and reached hcnc safe in
the summer, as did also the cooper
ating Swedish expedition, and the in
dependent Scottish expedition. No
new record was made in approaching
the south pole; but much geological,
biological and other information was
obtained which, when digested, will
prove useful. Repeated efforts were
made in 1904 to take food and coal to
Mr.. Flals. who started from Norway
for Franz Josef Land the year be-
fore, with the intention of using that
base in polar campaign the follow
ing spring. The relief snip was I'M
able to establish communication with
him ana his fate is unllnoWn-James
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03
How Sleep Captures Us.

The coming Of natural slumber is
By stages. The general repose would
seem to be made up of many little
sleeps, which are premonitions Of Ma
lures approaching contIoI Of the
body. These little sleeps take each
sense separately and obscure it.
They take the physical organs one by
one and shroud tnem slowly till all
are Quiescent.
OF the five guardian senses that pro.
tect us from danger while awake, the
eyes are the most important.
But mortal sleep comes with dark
ness; sight is useless IN the dark;
therefore, in sleeping, the eyes close
first Of all
Next after sight, taste is lost; then
the sense Of smell. When half
asleep" ones sight, taste, and smell
are gone. Hearing is the next to sue
cumb, the sense of touch deserving
last Of all.
The same slow approach of sleep is
noticed in the muscles and sinews.
Drow8iness begins at the feet and
spreads slowly upwards until the
brain is reached.
In waking, the process is the same,
hut it is overwhelmingly Maya.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03
A New Roosevelt Anecdote.

A personal sketch of Governor La
Toilette, contributed to the current
Harper's Weekly, by Earle Hooker
Eaton, contains q new and entertain
ing anecdote of President Roosevelt,
which Mr. Eaton quotes i'll the Presi-
dents own words. Mr. Roosevelt, it
seems, was present at a reception at
tended by Governor and Mrs. La Fol
lette. The President and Mrs. La
Toilette were standing in One corner
engaged in conversation and eating
ice cream. He was doing the bulk of
the talking and she was an attentive
and unwayering listener.
Suddenly 1 discovered" says the
President, that for at least five mn
utes | had been pouring ice cream
down the front of her handsome even
ing gown. She had known it all the
time, but had not indicated it by even
the quver Of an eyelash or by the
slightest change in the smiling, inter-
ested expression upon her face; she
had simply been TOO polite TO inter-
rupt me by word or look or move, no
matter what happened to the gown!"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03
Uses Of the Bamboo.

An authority declares that the BAN
boo, so important a source of wealth
in Japan and China, exists in many
varieties, and not only supplies the
Orientals with building materials, but
is used for ropes, mats, kitchen uten.
siIs and host of other articles One
kind is even cultivated as a vegetable,
the young roots being eaten like as.
paragus. The plant is not confined to
the tropics, as is often supposed, but
is found in Japan, where there is
heavy snow in winter 1t has been
known to grow three feet in a single
day.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03

It's an i'll wind that BLOWS nobody
good" Strong winds blow glasses
from wearers' noses and lodge dust in
their eyes. That makes business for
the opticians.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03

Smokeless powder throws off a faint
maze which is clearly discernible
through violet glasses.
Married life on an average lasts
twenty-eight years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Indicted Beef Men Ad-
vance New Line of
Argument.
SPECIAL PLEAS FILED
Hold Issues We're Raised and
Disposed of In InIunc-
ton Writ.

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 23.-Declaring that
the testimony the packers were com
PEELED TO produce before the secretary
of commerce and labor was used by
District Attorney Morrison in obtain
ing indictments against the packers,
and alleging that inasmuch as the
same issues as mentioned in the indict-
ment were raised and disposed OF in
the injunction writ issued by Judge
Grosscup. the packers who are under
federal indictment here charged with
illegal conspiracy. attacked today again
the famous so-called beef trust
File Special Pleas.
Special pleas were filed by counsel
for the packers alleging the above
facts and asking that the indictments
be dismissed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
MAY SUPPLY ROCK
ISLAND WITH GAS
Muscatine Promoters Sink Second
Well and Secure Strong
Flow.

A second gas well with pressure
equal to the first has been sunk in the
field nine miles west of Muscatine by
the Fl. b. Robertson company, which
proposes to furnish cheap natural gas
to that city and perhaps to others in
this vicinity. The second well was
sunk to the came depth as the first,
about 100 feet, 500 feet away and gas
began flowing late Saturday afternoon.
AS in the case of the first well. it was
plugged and the drill will be moved
500 feet further and started again. BY
the time nine have been drilled the
promoters propose to begin prepara
tions to pipe the output to the city.
Each additional well drilled will wild
en- the known area of the gas field
and increase the probability that 9th
er towns will he supplied. II is posi-
BILE that Rock Island will in time feel
the benefits of This find
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
SPAIN WELCOMES
FRENCH PRESIDENT
Loubet Guest of Honor at Big Parade
Precautions Against An
archists.

Madrid, Oct. 23-Vast crowds as
sembled at midday to witness the ar
rival of President LOubet here this af
ternoon. The city presents an aspect
of extreme animation and beauty. The
route of the procession crosses the en-
tire city, King Alfonso and the French
president driving in a royal coach be
tween lines OF brilliantly uniformed
troops.
The police are taking extremely ri
gorous precautions against a repetition
of the attempt on the lives of the king
and president in Paris and even the
usual Photographic equipments have
been suppressed.
Loubet arrived at $3.50 ana was ac-
corded magnificent reception. Al
fonso met him at the railroad station
and conducted him TO the palace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
QUARANTINE TO BE
RAISED TONIGHT
Mississippi Removes Ban Against New
Orleans Texas More
lenient.

New Orleans, La. Oct 23.-While
yesterday was the fifth consecutive day
on which no deaths were reported
which in itself was a cause for much
general satisfaction. the most crafty
ing information came in the shape of a
telegram from the state health Office of
Mississippi that at 6 p. m. today all
Mississippi guarantees would be rails
ed. Another source of congratulation
was telegram from DR. Tabor of Tex
as 10 DR.. White TO the effect that Texas
would admit people from Louisiana
who would make an affidavit that they
had not been near an infected point for
so days previously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
HAS ARM TORN FROM
BODY AND BREAKS LEG
Davenport Man Meets With Accident
at Elevator of the Stuhr Grain
Company-Probabiy Fatal.

In an accident at the Stuhr Grain
company's elevator b in Davenport this
morning, E. III. Bailey had one arm
torn from his body and his leg broken.
His condition is serious, and he may
die from the injuries received. He
was adjusting a belt, when his arm
became entangled, and he was carried
up over the pulley shaft and twisted
about it before the machinery could
be stopped. The belt connected sep
arator with the main shaft and the
accident resulted in wrecking the sep
arator shaft. Mr.. Bailey was removed
TO St. Lukes hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
FAIR CONTINUES THIS WEEK
Special Musical Program Planned for
Every Evening.

The second week of the Sacred
Heart fair opened today, and the plan
is to conduct the fair all week at Sac
red Heart hal, Twenty-eighth street
and Fifth-anda-half avenue. The com
mittee in charge of the entertainment
features of the program has arranged
TO have a special musical program in
connection with the fair each evening.
On the closing night all of the remain
ing articles will be disposed of.
Tomorrow afternoon, in connection
with the fair, 5he ladies will give d
card party at the hall. for ladies' and
gentlemen. The party will be from 2
to . O'Clock Another is to be given
Thursday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
PROFESSOR KILLS HIMSELF
Sylvester Dwight Judd Was Long a
Government Official.

Baltimore, Md. Oct. 23.-Sylvester
Dwight Judd, formerly a professor of
biology at Georgetown university. and
long an assistant in the United States
geological survey, committed suicide
by hanging yesterday at his beautiful
home on the Frederick road. Prof.
Judd was found suspended by rope
from the doOriamb of his stable and
was cut down by his wife. Mental alb
erration due to melancholia is given
as the cause of Prof. Judd's death by
his wife. Mrs. Judd said that her hus-
band had been in sanitarium prior to
their taking up their residence on the
Frederick road several months ago. He
was forced to give up his government
position a yea" ago. She said she
brought him here in the hope that the
pleasant surroundings would divert
his mind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
OFFICERS FIGHT WITH
CREW OF LUMBER BOAT
Four Badly Wounded and One Missing
Cook Defies the Po-
lice.

New York, Oct. 23.-Four men were
badly wounded in a series of battles
between officers and the crew of the
lumber schooner Ida B. Gibson, and
afterward between Milton Corderey,
cook of the Gibson. and the police early
today. About daybreak the cook ar
rived with a shotgun and stood off the
police reserves of Delaney street sta
tion and wounded a detective and night
watchman. Frank II. Medley, mate of
the Gibson. is missing today. and may
have been murdered by the crew. who
were compelled to pump the leaky
craft all the way from Norfolk Va
and this caused the trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
SMALL CRAFT SUNK
WITH LOSS OF LIFE
BARGE Runs Down Launch Near Phila-
deIphia - Seven Men Are
Drowned.

Beverly, y. y. Oct. 23.-A launch
containing 10 men, all of Philadelphia,
colIded with Z barge in the Delaware
river off this place late yesterday af'
ternoon. resulting in the drowning of
seven of the occupants of the little
boat. The other three were rescued
by the crew of the big boat Bristol
which was towing the barge when the
accident happened.
Youkers. y. Y, Oct. 23.-Five per
sons. the body of one having been re-
covered are believed TO have been
drowned yesterday by the running
down of a catboat by a tug of South
NOnkerS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
FOLK BURNED OUT
Missouri Governors Mansion
Damaged $4,000 by Fire
in Early Morning.
EXECUTIVE SAVES PORTRAITS
Assists Wife and Five Guests to Place
of Safety-Oefective
Flue.

Jefferson City. Mo, Oct. 23.--The
governors mansion was damaged 10
the extent of $4,000 by fire at this
morning. Governor Folk. wife and
guests had to seek quarters at a near
by hotel.
The governor was aroused by the
cracking of DANES. and telephOned
the fire department After seeing his
wife and five guests safely out the
governor devoted himself to saving por-
traits of his predecessors in Office,
pending the arrival of the firemen.
started In FIue.
The fire is believed 10 have started
from a fiue in hall way in the second
story. After more than an hours labor
the fire was eytinguished.
The mansion was erected in 1872
and cost s75 900. improvements and
have cost $4,000 more. The
loss is covered by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Y. NJ. c, A. Ends Meeting.

Bloomington. Ill. Oct. 23.-The con
vention of the Illinois Y NJ. c. A end
ed last night with an immense meet
ing in the Coliseum, addressed by Z.
l.. Cotton of New York. on a World
Without a Foreign Land"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
HEARST WINS PLACE
on new YORK TICKET
Objections to Nominating Petitions CT
Municipal Ownership Candi-
dates Overruied.

New York. oct 23.-The city board
of elections today dismissed the pro
test against W. X. Hearst and other
nominees Of the Municipal Ownership
league for city officers II was alleged
the nomination papers OF those candi-
dates were signed By republicans and
democrats who had participated also
in the primaries of their own parties
and therefore had no right 10 sign the
nomination papers of other candidates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
PNEUMATIC TUBES
SEIZED FOR DEBT
interferes VITA Transportation Of
Mail Between New York
and Brooklyn.

New York. Oct. 23.-Letter transpor
tation by pneumatic tube in New York
and Brooklyn was suddenly stopped
today and the postofiice forced To hur
ry its incoming and outgoing letters TO
and automobiles. The pneumatic tubes
were seized as the result of the non
payment Of interest Of bonds By the
New York Mail & Transportation COM
pany which controls the tubes and for
which a receiver was recently ap-
pointed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
%" WILL BUILD MORE ROAD
Proposes Extension of 300 Miles Into
Salt Lake City.

Omaha Neb, Oct. 23.-General
Manager Holdredge, of the Burlington,
has officially announced that the road
will at once begin the construction of
500 miles of road to extend its lines to
Salt Lake The line will start from
point near Broken Bow. Neb.. and run
to Bridgeport, Neb., where it will con-
meet with the Guernsey, WyO., line.
Work on the line from Guernsey TO
Salt Lake will start simultaneously
with that on the Broken BOwBridge-
pOrt cut off
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
More Here Than Any 9th
er Nation Ever
Had.
.$748,425,923 STORED
Nevertheless Expenditures of
Year Exceed Receipts by
S64,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Oct. 23.-In his annual
report the UIited States Treasurer
Treat, says during the year the amount
of money grew s79,6O5,729. making a
per capita circulation of s31.0S. There
was a continued increase in the proper
tion of gold and national bank notes in
circulation and no other government
ever held as much gold as S74S,425, ,923
in the United States treasury in the
middle of October
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
MATHERS HELD A REUNION
President of Rock Island Railroad Com
pany Passes Through City.

Robert Mather, president of the Rock
Island Railroad company. was in Gales
burg Friday, having removed his aged
mother from Des Moines TO make her
home with her daughter. Mrs. Alice
Wood. of that city. Mr. Mather passed
through this city in his private car
when he went west on this mission.
AT Galesburg Friday evening there was
a family reunion of the Mathers. Rob
ert Mather is a graduate Of Knox co.,
lege.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Free Methodist Church.
MAY QUASH THE INDICTMENT
o. J. Bailey of Peoria School Board
Likely to Go Free.

Peoria. ILL.,. Oct. 23.-Judge Stem
mons, of the circuit court, Saturday af-
ternoOn took under advisement a mo
tion 10 quash the indictment against
o. J. Bailey. chairman of the finance
committee Of the Peoria school board.
indicted for alleged malfeasance in of.
flee in connection with the stealings of
y. c. Dougherty. II is considered like
ly that the indictment will be quashed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
New Ambassador Named.

Berlin. Oct. 23.-The retirement of
Count Won Alvensleben, German am
bassador a St. Petersburg and the ap-
pointment of Herr Won Schoen, lately
minister of Germany at Copenhagen,
was announced today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Candidacv IS Announced.

Madison. Wis. Oct. 23.-J. l.. Len
root of Superior. speaker of the Wis
consin legislature and a LaFOllette
leader. has announced his candidacy
for governor Of Wisconsin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS
6Ieakley-8arcisy Incubator Baby Case
Again in Court.

The Bleakley Barclay habeas corpus
case involving the incubator baby is
now before the court in Lawrence.
Kans.. and the last proceeding was the
overruling of a motion TO dismiss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
LEAVES A $4,000 POSITION
Mayor Weaver Receives Resignation of
Or. Edward Martin.

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 23.-Dr. Ed
ward Martin, director of the depart
ment of public health and charities. to-
day sent his resignation to Mayor
Weaver The position paid $4,000 a
year.
Martin stated that politics had moth
ing to do with the resignation. He re-
signed for personal reasons. Martin
was appointed by Mayor Weaver June
|. 1898.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
GREEN MUST COME
TO STAND TRIAL
United States Supreme Court Passes
on Case of New York State
Senator.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The supreme
ed that State Senator George E. Green
of New York must come TO Washing
ton for trial on a charge of conspiring
with George w. Beavers and others to
defraud the government in the pur-
chase of supplies for the postoffice de-
partment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
is CAR SHORTAGE
Great Inconvenience Experience d
by Shippers at Pres.
ent.
COAL CARS NOT AVAILABLE
Demand for This Class Heavier Than
for Ten Years-FeW Early Ship
ments This Season.

The unusual shortage of freight and
ing the shippers great Inconvenience,
and the western railways are taking
measures TO get their cars back on
their own lines from the east The
shortage is due TO a number of condi-
tions. but mainly To a general move
ment of miscellaneous merchandise \
short time ago a great many freight
cars were tied up on account of the de
lay in handling the grain shipments on
lake ports and this condition still pre-
walls TO some extent. The demand for
coal cars is due to the unusual demand
in all parts of the country for this COM
modify. r. l.. Goff. the Rock Island
commercial agent. in commenting on
the shortage of coal cars today, said:
Only once in the last 10 years has
there been so small a demand for coal
early in the season. and now that coal
is being laid in. the demand is so great
that it is impossible to supply the re-
quired cars
Coal Hand at Mines.
There are plenty of miners and the
demand could be supplied could the
cars be secured Several local dealers
were entirely ont of coal several days
last week on this account One feature
of the coal market. during the present
period of unusual demand, is the fact
that there is a surplus of slack Or
steam coal. In mining the lump coal
the slack is screened out. the proper
ton being about one car of slack to
three of lump coal. The increased out
put of lump coal has necessarily re-
suited in an increase in the slack out
put. and the demand is not sufficient to
Offset the increase. 1t is said that this
condition has not prevailed to the eX-
tent il does this fall for several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
MISMANAGEMENT CHARGED
New Complaints Lodged Against OFF,
GERS OF Indemnity Life.

Chicago. Oct. 23.-Additional charges
of fragrant mismanagement against
the officers of the Western Indemnity
company are made in an amendment
to the supplemental bill for injunction
filed today by attorneys for the policy
holders. The new charges are based
on extracts of the report by the state
superintendent of insurance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
ALICE ROOSEVELT
ARRIVES AT FRISCO

San Francisco. Oct. 2S.-The steam
ship Siberia was sighted Ii miles out
this morning Alice Roosevelt and f..
IL. Hartman are on board and will
probably land about noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Repair Bridge.

The bridge on Thirteenth avenue. be
tween Twenty eighth and Twenty-ninth
street. is closed, while much needed re-
pairs are being made. The floor OF the
bridge had been patched by placing
new planks on top. until the bridge re-
sem bIed a corrugated road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Western Men Plan War
on Mail Order
Houses.
CAPITAL $4O,OOO,O
Proposed to Assist Retail
Stores to Meet Com
petition.

Sioux Falls. s. d.. Oct. 23.-Through
the efforts of South Dakota men ar
rangements have been completed for
the formation of a company whose pur-
pose it will be to throttle and ultimate
ly to abate the growth in business of
the big mail order houses of the coun-
try. II will have branches in practic-
ally every state in the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
PREPARE HEAD OFF STRIKE
New York Truck Owners Fear Trouble
With $1,000 Teamsters.

New York. Oct. 23.-Preparations to
break the threatened strike involving
$4,000 New York teamsters. were made
today by the establishment of strike
breakers headquarters by truck own
ers who feared their drivers may go
on strike by tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
PRIVATE DETECTIVES
WORK ON STREED CASE
Widow of Cambridge Lawyer-PoIticiar
Employs Officers to Hunt Down
Assassin.

Cambridge. ILL.,. oct. 23.-Detectives
employed by Mrs. John V. Streed are
at work on the mystery surrounding
the death of he lawyerpolitician. Con
fident that her husband was murdered.
the widow has determined to pursue
the investigation and announces her
intention 10 spend her entire fortune,
if necessary. TO discover the assassin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
WILL CONTRACT FOR
BUILDING CANAL

Washington, Oct. 23.-The govern
ment of the United States Is willing 10
enter into contracts with corporations
or individuals for the construction OF
any portion or all of the Panama canal
This statement was made by Secretary
Taft today while discussing conditions
upon the isthmus and the policy of the
government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
DEAD
Jerry Simpson. of Kansas, Yields
to His long Standing
AffIiction.
ANEURlSM OF THE HEART
Was Prominent PopuIist and Became
National Character After His
Election to Congress.

Wichita. Oct. 23.-Jerry Simpson
died this morning. Death was caused
by aneurism of the aorta. Simpson has
been in i'll health for nearly a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
GAS MACHINE IN
CHURCH EXPLODES

Washington Court House. Ohio. Oct.
23.-By the explosion OF gas machine
In the 81 e. church at GoodhOye. Ohio.
last evening, Janitor Charles r. Bell
was fatally injured and 80 people hurt
in a panic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
HIT BY FALLING WRENCH
South Rock Island man Injured at
New Shops.

William Kortn of South Rock Island
while at WORK at New Shops today.
was struck on tne head with a heavy
wrench. when fell d distance of 20
feet. He was not dangerously injured.
but his condition was such that he was
taken to the hospital. where he will be
confined for Sc, eraI days.