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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-15
Gains for Emery.

Gains for Emery in the democratic ranks
are reported from Berhs and Beaver coun-
ties. The following dispatch comes from
Beaver:
The democratic county convention today
was the most enthusiastic meeting the or
ganization has held for years. Without
dissenting voice the delegates to the state
convention were instructed to vote for tho
Endorsement Of Lewis Emery, 5r.. for gov
ernor. The speakers took occasion to COM
piiment Col. Guffey. but each declared the
time had come to cut loose from the lead
err and to follow that plan which promised
the greatest measure OF success and gave
the most promise to the plain people OF
Pennsylvania.
A large democratic meeting held at Read
ing. Berks county. last night, adopted the
following resolutlons:
"Whereas. While recognising the leader
ship u Col 0u1Rey and Thanking him very
heartily Tor hi1 services to the democratic
party IN STATE ana national a1Iaira, gtiH Ne
think the tims has arrived for dlRecent
kind Of leadsrshlp. = Different course than
that sneHeo4ed by him Circumstances al
tar cnoea- We bolieve that the time has
come when. II the words Of William y
bryan. ''The dsnocratio party must Be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
Advertising.

| Advertising is essential to business
success and !hc goHG business man
makes 1t pay. The Springfield Reg,
| listers throws out the following sugges
tons apropOs of the art of advertising:
Many things have to be considered
| In undertaking an advertising cam
paisn.
I'm the first place an advertiser
should know exactly:
What he wants to sell.
Where he wants to sell.
How he wants to sell
IF these three things are understood
the campaign has been properly APP
preached
Under the first heading he must
know the merits and properties of his
goods. He must have faith in the
same. and in presenting them to the
public he must avoid eXaggeration and
misstatement. Honesty and merit COM
bined will sell anything advertised
Advertising will not sell commodities
without merit more than once. If peo-
pie are fooled once they avoid the per-
son who fooled them.
Under the second heading the adj
vertiseT's territory comes up for con-
sideration. If his territory is local,
newspapers are the best mediums: if
general, i. e., all over the country, mag
azines may be used advantageously;
but. even then, newspaper advertising
pays
Under the third heading. the adver-
tiser must consider the form of his
advertising is to take. The more defin-
ite and direct the advertisement reads.
the more satisfactory the results will
prove If the advertiser plainly tells
the public what he has to sell. It's
character. properties. uses and price
he has told the public all that is neces-
sary. and, very probably, all that it
cares to know
ct is well. also. for the advertiser in
shaping his advertisement to consider
it's appearance, the style of type and
its artistic arrangement Ii is proper
for the advertiser to cater to the taste
and attitude of those he tries to reach |
as closely as circumstances Will per
nit
ITO get the best results from adver- |
Using. it should be remembered that |
persistent, constant advertising counts. |
Spasmodic, occasional advertising does |
not familiarize the reader or purchaser
with the advertiser and his place of
business.
'Tf advertisers will study and follow
he suggestions outlined in this article,
hey will be benefited far more than
hey may imagine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
Judge Grosscup of the United Sta

Judge Grosscup of the United States
circuit court of Chicago, in speaking
to an Ohio audience the other night
said he had "a friend up the state
who, the morning of every election Cay
votes his party ticket, and votes i
with as much publicity as the laws
permit. but in the evening waits for
the returns his heart full of the wish
that the other party has won" This
evidently refers to an old time repLD-
lican voting under the Roosevelt re-
gime, and the judge says that there
are many men in public life who have
just that fealty to President Roosevelt
and his policies" They support him.
but wish with all their hearts he
would fall down-at least now and
then. And what have such men TO say
of their own cowardly selves?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

York had $14.769. 042, 267 and Pennsyl-
vania 11.473,G20,3OG. The south At
lantic division, running down the coast
from Delaware to Florida, had 81 1885,
SS2,961, or not much more than half
as much as the state of New York
alone. To the north central division,
ranging from Ohio west to the Dako-
taking in Missouri and Kansas west
of the Mississippi, s40,S20.672, O79 IS
credited. This includes five states east
of the Mississippi river and seven west
of it, and that of largest property is
Illinois with SS,S16.556.191. and the
next Ohio with S5,946,969,4GG. Nine
southern states, constituting the south
central division, west of the Virginias
and Carolinas, and east of the Rocky
mountain region. are credited with S1O.-
652, ACT ,52S, and of these Texas has
most property in $2,S36322, OO3. which
compares with S4.956,57S,913 for Mas
sachusetts. Then there is the whole
western division, including Rocky
mountain and Pacific coast states. with
1892 .5S1,O74. the largest amount for
any one state being S4.115. 491 .1OG for
California, and coming next Colorado
with S1,2O7,542, 107, or considerably
less than Connecticut The main in
terest in these figures is in such COM
PARSONS, and they are little more than
matters of curiosity and may be far
from correct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
Wealth of the Country.

The census estimate of the "tru;
value of property" in 1900 and 100.
may be interesting for purposes o.
comparison, but cannot be safely &C
cepted as possessing accuracy. The
grand total for continental United
States is set down as SIS, 517 SOC, re
in 1900 and S1O7 ,1O4, 211,917 in 1904
These figures are carried out with :
grotesque exactness. but the New York
Journal of Commerce insists that they
are full of unknown and uncertain fac
tors That paper, which is as well
qualified to judge as any newspaper in
the country. says there could have
been no such increase as 20 per cent
in four years in the actual wealth re-
allied in the form of property, and
much of the apparent increase in value
is due to advance in prices. These
are uncertain as indications of value
at different periods.
The Journal of Commerce says there
is considerable doubt in regard to the
different classes of property set forth.
OF the total for 1904. SCI, 341, 492, 1874,
or just about three-fifths, is designated
as real property" which presumably
includes all land and it's contents and
the buildings and improvements apper-
tanning TO land, public as well as pri-
vate Such large figures convey little
meaning to the mind except as a mat
ter of proportion, but there is a glim-
mer of significance when we are told
that this kind of property increased in
value nearly 10000, 100000 from 1900
fn rca
the figures of other classes of proper
ty. The next in magnitude is rail
roads and equipment" set down as
S11,244, 752 900 in 1904. Much depends
on how this is arrived at, and it must
be strictly an estimate rather than an
ascertained fact. There was an in
crease from S9,035, 1872 900 since. 1900.
What did that increase consist Of
more railroads and equipment, higher
valuations or increased market value
of securities representing the proper
ty? There is an uncertainty in all the
items, and especially in all advances
upon previous values.
1t may perhaps be assumed that the
census statistics and the estimates
made up from them are about as near
ly right for one section of the coun-
try and one state as for another, SO
that comparison between states and
sections may mean something. Ac
cording to such a comparison the north
Atlantic division, including New Eng
land, New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. had $3S.301 .6OS.07S of thel
property in 1904, or more than one
third of the whole, and of this New
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
CONTRACTS TO CLEAR
FARM OF MILK COMPANY
w. A. Duckworth Will Put Portable
Saws on Tract and Cut up 500
Acres of Timber.

w A. Duckworth of Keosauuua,
Iowa, has entered into contract with
the Tri-City Pasteurized Milk company
to clear the greater portion of their
large pasture on the milk farm south
west of Milan. He will as soon as pos
sible place one or more portable saws
on the tract and proceed to work the
timber up into railroad ties, plank and
small dimension lumber Mr. Duck
worth has several portable saws and
makes a business of getting out rail
way ties. Most of the timber on the
milk farm will be best suitable for this
purpose. But few years ago it was
not considered good for anything but
firewood. The contract calls for the
work to be half done in year and en-
tirely finished in two years. Mr.. Duck
worth will establish a camp in the
pasture and clear off everything as he
goes OF the GAO acres in the tract
only the southwest quarter section
will be left with timber on it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
KEWANEE BABY Is
BURNED TO DEATH
Flames in CIoset-Mother Suf-
fers Severe Injuries.

Kewanee, H., Dec. 29.-While three
small children of Albert Soderlund
were playing with matches in an up
stairs room of the family residence
yesterday the clothing of a 17-months-
old child caught fire. A 6-year-old
brother, frightened by the flames, drag
ged the child to a closet and shut it
in. The mother, smelling smoke, in
vestigated and found the babe sur
rounded by flames. She herself was
burned in getting it out just
before it died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
Kino of all Couch Medicines

Mr.. E. G. Case, mail carrier of Can
ton Center, Conn, who has been in the
United States service for about 16
years, says: 1--WE have tried many
cough medicines for Group, but Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is king of all
and one to be relied upon every time.
We also find it the best remedy for
coughs and colds, giving certain re-
suits and leaving no bad after effects"
For sale by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
Long Tennessee Fight.

For 20 years w. L. Rawls, of Bells,
Tenn, fought nasal catarrh. He
writes: ''The swelling and soreness
inside my nose was fearful. TIL ! be-
gan applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve
to the sore surface; this caused the
soreness and swelling to disappear,
never to return. Best salve in exist
ence.. Csc at w. T. HartZ, druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

Speaker Cannon is not disturbed or
envious because the speaker of the
French chamber gets $4,000 a year
and has regiment of soldiers for 4
personal escort. Our speaker has COM
pensations in being a car, such as
the French speaker could never hope
to be with a whole army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

The Fairbanks presidential boom
has been so carefully kept in cold
storage that it begins to look so I'M
promising that it will take an extra
amount of heat to thaw it out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

Nine. Gould is probably wondering
who wears $4,000 worth of jewelry
purchased by Boni. but for which the
French courts decree she must pay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

New York fed $4,000 poor people
Christmas day-and yet this is herald
ed as the veal of great ~ prosperity
in the country's history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
THE ARGUS

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

Ramsey, H.. Bee. 29.-Mrs Martin
Merriman of Hurricane township, IL
year-old bride, died yesterday from
burns occasioned by her dress catch
ing fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

The requirements of the west end
factory tracks should be one of the
first undertakings of the new year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29
Two more days of 1906.

1t is now reported that President
Roosevelt is to quit writing messages.
His publishers began to kick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-29

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
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STaApEs I IIssssSri COUNCIL 20
Saturday, Dec. 20, 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
SHOT FIVE TIMES.
Intimate With the Others Wife the
Charge.

PHILADELPHIA, November 9-Fred.
erick Schanhauser. a civil engineer In the
bureau OF water OF this city, was shot and
PROBABLY fatally wounded while at work on
the seventh floor of the city hall TODAY by
FREDERICK Homberger. fireman at one OF
the city pumping stations. The shooting
was sensational and at first was believed
to have been the result OF politics, but later
1t developed the attempted murder was the
outcome Of domestic AFFAIRS Schafrhauser
for the past year has been much in the pub
lie eye, principally as star witness In the
criminal proceedings against John W. Hill.
former head of the bureau of filtration.
Schaffhauser was called from his Office to
the corridor of the seventh floor TODAY on
the pretense that a friend wanted to see
him., He was met by Homberser, who
am going to kill YOU
He had not finished the sentence when he
began firing at Schaffhauser. Homberrer
shot five times and two of the bullets took
effect. The victim fell and Hombereer
started to walk away, but was intercenfed
and held by eye-witnesses to the Shooting
until placed under arrest.
In the central police station on the sixth
moor OF city hall. Homberger told the po-
lice that Schaffhauser had beeen intimate
with his wife and that her relations with
him resulted In her death recently from
disease.
Schahhauser was removed to hospital.
where his condition was found to be so
critical that the physicians sent for a mag
istrate to take his ante-morten statement
The shooting created considerable excite
ment In and about the great city building.
and political leaders and others interested
In the reform movement In Philadelphia
hurried to the city hall when they heard
of the shooting expecting to hear Of some
political development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
FORTY MEx1cANs KILLED.
Bloody Fight With Texas Rangers Last
Night,

HOUSTON, Texas. November GA dis
patch from Laredo, Texas, says:
''Texas rangers were ambuscaded last
night by armed Mexicans between Fordyce
and Rio Grande City. Forty Mexicans were
killed in the fight that followed, one was
wounded and two captured. The rangers
suffered no casualties. special train is
taking troops to the scene.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, November "a
detachment Of Texas Rangers en- route to
Rio Grande City to investigate the assassi-
nation Of Judge Welch, which occurred
Monday night. was attacked by body of
armed Mexicans and bloody fight resulted
One Mexican was killed and many wound
ed. Gov. Lanham is rushing troops to the
scene and the situation is regarded as crit
ical.
More fighting is expected before the
troops arrive.
The Mexcans are said to be aroused over
the opposition TO their voting in the recent
election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09

Can't. Leutze, the commandment OF the yard,
and Capt. A. L. Long of the EMayfiower. A
company of marines and a detachment of
sailors were drawn up about the wharf and
as the PRESIDENTIAL carriage arrived a well
come was sounded from the bugier aboard
the ship and from a drummer in the ma
rtne ranks. For a few moments the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt chatted with the
naval officials ON the wharf and then the
band aboard the ship played the Star
Spangled Banner and the bugle sounded
another welcome they walked down the
gansplank aboard the vessel. Here had
assembled to meet them Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Cortelyeu, Ambassador JUS
serand and Madame Jusserand, who car
ried a large bunch Of flowers for Mrs
Roosevelt. and James r. Garfield, the COM
missioner of corporations They remained
with the President for about fifteen min
Then a United States flag was run up on
the vessels gaff the gangplank was taken
in, the ship loosed from her moorings and
the trip to Panama was begun. The Presi-
dent will return November "a. AS the yes
sci started President Roosevelt appeared
on. deck and shouted a good bye to the
crowd which had assembled. He appeared
to be in particularly good spirits and re-
manned on deck until the vessel was out
of sight. AS the ship passed the lower
end of the navy yard a parting Presidents
salute of twenty-one guns was fred
The Louisiana will be conveyed to and
from the isthmus by the armored cruisers
Tennessee and Washington. Aboard the
utilize the wireless telegraph apparatus
with which the ship is equipped for com
nunicating with the White House at
Washington whenever the President de-
aires 1t. In this way the public will be
accurately informed of the movements of
the ships. Secretary Loeb will give to
the press dispatches from the President
which may be received from time to time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
PRESIDENTS DEPARTURE.
Left the Navy Yard Yesterday After
noon on the Mayhower.

Responding to the farewell salutations Of
a number of people in the Washington navy
yard yesterday afternoon, President
Roosevelt, standing on the afterdeck of the
yacht Mayflower, shouted, Goodbye, l
am going down to see how the ditch is
getting along The Mayhower then pull
ed out. In the official program given out
yesterday afternoon 1t was stated that the
Dolphin would be used, but this was an in
advertence.
Accompanying the President were Mrs.
Roosevelt and her maid, Surgeon General
Rixey of the navy, and NJ. c. Latta, one
of the assistant secretaries at the White
House. The Mayfower was to take the
party to Wolf Trap light, at the mouth of
the Rappahannock river in Chesa-
peake bay, where the battleshjp Louisiana.
which is to convey the President to and
from the isthmus, was waiting.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived at
the navy yard shortly before 4 o'clock,
where they were met by Secretary Loeb,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
NEW HOTEL CAVES IN.
Ten to twenty-five Workmen Dead in
Ruins


LONG BEACH, Cal, November 9.-The
new Bixby Hotel being erected on the
beach here. caved in this morning, sup
posedly from weak construction, and pos
sibly a score Of men are buried in the
ruins. The building is of reinforced con-
crete.
The whole structure caved in without
warning from the basement to the fourth
floor, leaving but one wing standing Great
confusion reigns and It is impossible to
obtain an accurate report OF the number
OF workmen buried in the debris Esti-
mates of the number Of dead range from
ten to twenty-five.
The injured were taken from the ruins as
fast as they could be extricated. Hundreds
of persons hocked to the scene and dozens
were pressed into service to aid In the
work Of rescue. So far nearly dozen in
jured. many Of them believed to be fatally
hurt, have been removed from the wreck
age. Others imprisoned beneath the con-
crete and steel Orders are heard crying
for help. AS many as dozen dead are
still buried in the ruins. The number of
casualties is estimated now at twenty-five
Relatives and friends Of workmen employed
on the structure quickly focked to the
scene and rushed frantically over the ruins
in search OF their loved ones, adding to the
confusion.
Wives wept Historically when they were
unable to find any trace Of their husbands
Others tainted as they saw men dragged
out from under the debris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
SUE INSURANCE OFFICERS.
William Nelson Cromwell Defends
New York Life.

NEW YORK, November 9-Arguments
on the motion in the action brought by
Stephen ]. Farrelly against the New York
Life Insurance Company for an Injunction
restraining the officers and trustees of the
corporation from spending the company's
funds for campaign purposes, were con-
tinued today in the supreme court.
At the previous hearing Samuel Inter
nyer, who represents Farrelly. claimed
that the whole Office force of the New York
Life was turned into an electioneering APP
paratus. with the idea of knocking down
and violating the only provision in the new
law preventing the stuffing of ballot boxes.
Speaking today for the New York Life
Company, William Nelson Cromwell said
that the papers before the court were SIM
ply founded on information and belief He
commended that the allegations are visionary
and have no basis In fact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09

Henry, Va, about o clock this morning on
their way out to sea-
1t was originally planned that the trans
fer of the presidential party from the May
flower to the Louisiana should be made
near the Wolf Trap light, in Chesapeake
bay Off the north Of the Rappahanock river,
about O'Clock this morning. 1t was ex-
planned at the Navy Department that the
change to Piney Point was probably due to
the existence of rough water at Wolf Trap
and the fact that the transfer could be
made at Piney Point with less trouble and
at more seasenable hour.
After dschaiging her distinguished pas
senger the Mayflower continued her cruise
around to Annapolis for the purpose of en-
aiding her crew to engage in small arms
target practice on the range near that
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
Had Valuable Concession.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, November 9.-Facts regarding
the recent movements of Carl Hau, the pro-
lessor in the George Washington University
at Washington, d. c., vino was arrested
here yesterday charged with numbering his
mother-in-law in Germany, are being
brought to light by the inquiries of the DO
ice. Among other facts it has developed
that Prof Hau was In Constantinople last
April and was about to secure a yaluble
concession from the Turkish government in
connection with the establishment of an oil
depot at Tshfoukli. when the Russian am
bassador threatened, unless the concession
were given to Russian, Russia would
withhold It's consent to the per cent in
crease in the Turkish customs to which the
porte was then endeavoring to get the con-
sent OF the powers. The porte acceded and
the professor lost his franchise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
PAV ROT IN A FIX
CURIOUS COMPLICATION FOL-
LOWS LOUISIANA SHOOTING.

BATON ROUGE, La, November 9-An
unusual legal situation has followed the
killing by Congressman ELECT George K
Favrot of DR.. r. III. Aldrich, and the re-
suit may be to keep Mr.. Favrot in jail for
sixty days without hope of bail. He was
judge of the district court here before
which his case should legally come, up for
consideration.
His resignation from this Office yester-
day left this court without judge, and it
will be sixty days after notice of a new
special election il served before ibis stc-
cessor can be chosen. The state constitu-
tion makes no provision for appointing
successor. The prisoner cannot secure bail
until his case gees before the court.
1t was reported that Mr.. Favrot might
issue a statement today clearing UP the
cause for the shooting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-09
Lynching in Florida.

VALDOSTA, Ca, November "a mob
of several hundred white citizens from the
northern part of Madison county, Fla,
went to Madison the county seat, last night
and after disarming the jailer secured a
negro prisoner charged with assault upon
Miss Grambling. young white woman,
near Hanson. The crowd took the negro a
short distance from the jail. where It
hanged him from a tree and riddled his
body with bullets. The negro had been
identified and confessed his crime.