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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
TOOK ADVICE OF MEDIUM
Mrs. Pauline Youngberg of Denver Was
Separated from $4,000.

Colorado Springs, Col, Nov. %
The powers of mediums were employ
ed to influence Mrs. Pauline Young
berg Of Denver to invest $4,000 in a
bath house company, according to Mrs.
Youngberg's testimony here in the
trial of a suit brought by the stock
holders in the concern to secure an
accounting of funds turned over to d.
n. Hitchcock, its president. Mrs,
Youngberg testified that she had az
tended spiritualistic meetings with
Hitchcock, and that the spirits told
her she would make money if she
would go into business with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
REMARKABLE FIND OF PAPYRI IN
EGYPT GIVES HISTORICAL DATA

London, Nov. 29.-It now is possible
to give further details of the remark
able find of papyri as a result of the
efforts of Drs. Grenfell and Hunt of
the Greco-Roman branch of the Egypt
exploration fund at Oxyrhynchus. The
find consists of no fewer than 130 box
es of papyri ranging in date from the
second century B. c. to the sixth CEN
tury A. D. They comprise all classes
of literature, many fragments of lost
or even unknown classical works and
some most important fragments un-
known to Christian literature.
The most important find is vellum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
ARE GIVEN TIME TO EAT
Burlington Switchmen Get an Hour at
Noon Under New Rules.

AS result of the conference recent
ly held between Representatives of the
switchmen employed by the Burling-
ton and Representatives of the opera
tors of that road one particular
change, aside from the granting of a
4-cent increase to all switchmen ire
spective of yard classification, was
made which will be heard with pleas
ure by switchmen over the entire sys-
tenn. This new arrangement is in
regard to a regular meal hour. a mat
ter which up to now has never been
satisfactorily adjusted. Following is
the new rule:
"Yardmen will be given one hour
for meals between the hours of 1880
and /, noon and midnight If required
to work later than 1920 they will be
paid for the hour and allowed 50 min
utes within which to eat Yardmen
will not be required to work longer
than s hours continuously without be-
ing allowed time to eat, except where
prevented by wreck or snow blockade"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
PUNISH MINORS I'm SALOONS
Court Holds Municipalities Have Right
to Impose Fine.

Springfield, H., Nov. 29.-MunicipaI-
tiles have legal right to pass an or
dinance providing a fine for minors
who visit saloons and dramshops. aC
cording to a decision of the appellate
court. The original case cane from
Lewistown, where several boys were
arrested under the village ordinance
The cases were dismissed in inc lower
court and the appellate court reverses
that decision and remands them for
hearing. The appellate court sass that
have a right to enact
laws TO protect young men WAC may
be enticed into saloons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
a Fast Train,

On the Riviera line near Ventimigiia.
Italy, the train, after ambling gently
along, stopped suddenly. An impatient
passenger put his head out and asked
crustily. ''Is this Bordighera?' No an
swer Guard, is this Bordighera y he
shouted again. A voice came from the
fore part of the train. mo, monsieur,
1t Is not Bordighera-it is n cow"
When the cow had been removed from
the line the train ambled on again.
Two minutes later 1T once more came
to a dead stop. Another COW, sup
poser shouted the testy passenger
witheringly. mo, monsieur. it is no." +"
said the guard placidly. "It is the
same cow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Warren andesCIark Put in
Doubtful Light in
Utah.
BIG STEAL is ALLEGED
Depf rtment of Interior Not
Anxious to Investigate,
Witnesses Say.

Salt Lake. Utah, Nov. 90 Flat
charges, dragging the names of United
States Senators Warren and Clark and
United States Land Commissioner into
the Union Pacific and Rio Grande coai
land scandal, were sworn TO before the
interstate commerce commission hero
yesterday. George F. Pollock, chief OF
division b of the interior department,
is also included. The charges were
sworn 10 by Michael y. Myendorff, 4
special agent of the government.
Would Call II on.
MyendOrff in an affidavit accuses Jne
Wyoming senators of trying to induce
him 10 give up the investigation.
He charges that Land Commissioner
Richards suppressed evidence against
the Union Pacific.
He accuses George F. Pollock of in
structing him to destroy four affidavits
he had secured against the Union Pa
cific Coal company.
Sign Fictitious Names.
MyendOrff's affidavit alleges that on
one occasion n men were taken into
offices in the union station at Denver.
before w l. Clifford, agent of the Union
Pacific, and signed their names to pow
ers of attorney, relinquishments. AMI
affidayits which we're used to acquire
title to coal lands in Wyoming. Some
of these men. it is asserted. signed fic-
titious names. The men who signed
received 81 each for their trouble.
Counsel for the Union Pacific moved
that all the matter contained in the
affidavits be stricken out, but the mo-
tiOn was Overruled and the affidavits
will be included in the report TO con
gTesS.
Some Land Office Methods.
p. S. Sewers, a special agent of the
land department. was again called as
witness. and told of his inability to in
duce the land department to act in
matters relating TO coal lands. Wit
ness told of numerous letters written
to the land commissioner and of the
submission of affidavits bearing on
land frauds and suggestions that in
vestigations be made, but his letters
were not answered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Test on Employers Liability.

Memphis, Nov % Attorney Gen
eral Moody and the attorneys Of the
leading railroads in the country will
fight to finish in the United States
court here a legal battle involving the
constitutionality of the employers liza
bility act passed by the last congress,
with the suit of Damselle Howard for
10000 damages against the Illinois
Central Railroad company as a test
case. II is expected here that Attor-
ney General Moody will appear per-
sonally when the case is called Dec.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
DAlRYMEN FIGHT COMBINE
Illinois and Missouri Milk Producers
Organize to Resist Trust"

St. Louis, Nov. 29-It is said a big
milk combine is now being formed in
st. Louis to boost the price of milk and
virtually control the output of all the
dairies in Missouri and Illinois. This
news has frightened dairymen and as
a result the producers of Missouri and
Illinois met here and elected these Off
GERS:
President-D. l. Finbeck
Vice President-A NJ. Schultz.
Secretary and Treasurer = William
Fischer
The new association issued an invi-
tation to all dairymen in the two states
to join the organization and assist in
the fight against the combine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
FALLS ON HEAD; REMARRIEs
Man BIanes Bump for His Posses
NA sion of Two Wives.

Chicago, Nov. % Before Adolph
Wy sSDrathring. 215 Walnut street, fell
of locomotive he was happy with
one wife. The fall caved in a number
of Bumps, and Drathring became bis
a1nist. At any rate, in Justice Roth's
court he blamed the fall for
his having two wives. He was a fire
man when he fell. After being bumpei
and welded again he became claim
agent. Wife No. 1 said her husband
sent her home to her mother in August
and married Rose A. Kennard He
was held to the grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
TRANSFER DEvLIN PROPERTY
Illinois Holdings of Bankrupt Subject
of New Order by Referee.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 90 n. H.
Loomis, referee in bankruptcy, has
handed down an order permitting the
Devlin trustees to transfer Illinois
property valued at 100000 from C. j.
Devlin's personal estate, to the Toluca,
Marquette & Northern Railway COM
pany. An appeal has been taken to
the federal court from the order by
the attorneys for the creditors and the
state of Kansas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
A Costly Desk.

There is a famous old desk in the
British war office in London. 1t is Il
desk to which old hands point with
emotion. That desk cost the nation
$25, 100000. In it is a pigeonhole with
a story. 1t was into that pigeonhole
that the dispatch of King Theodore of
Abyssinia was thrust-and forgotten
After we had been to war the docu-
ment was found in the desk, and we
all learned that there ought to have
been no war.-London Sketch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Readina Road settles.

Reading, Pa, Nov. Differences
between the management of the Phila-
delphia & Reading Railway company
and its employees in coal, freight and
yard service has been settled, all train
men receiving an advance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
ATTEMPT TO BURN vICTIM
Ohioan, Beaten by Robbers, Escapes
Fire and Drowning.

Steubenville, Ohio, Nov. % Frank
Coulter. glass worker, aged % years.
while returning from West Virginia at
night was held UP by four men, who
beat and robbed and then tied him to a
stake and built a fire under him. The
fire burned the ropes, allowing him TO
get loose. He staggered into the Ohio
river and then crawled back to shore.
He was unconscious for hours, and
when he came to he crawled across
the bridge to Steubenville. His assaii-
ants are unknown. Coulters condition
is serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Weather Chief Reprlmanded.

Washington, Nov. 29.- Complying
with instructions from the president.
Secretary Wilson has administered TO
Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau, a reprimand for his action in
urging a printer named Copper to pay
certain strike assessments imposed by
the typographical union. The secre-
tary declined to say anything about
the character of the reprimand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
POISON FOR SIX
Philadelphia Woman Alleged to
Have Done Crimes for
$1,000.
ALL WITHIN A YEARS TIME
Husband, TWO Children, and Two Ten
ants Have Died Myster-
iously.

Philadelphia, Nov. 29.-The most re-
markable case of wholesale poisoning
| of persons TO secure insurance money
ever unearthed in this city, is charged
against Bridget Carey, who has been
arrested. The woman who is 81 years
old, is charged with having poisoned
| her husband Patrick, her two children.
Mary, aged s, and Annie. aged 6, who
died a week ago, and Patrick and Cece-
| liza Cook, tenants in the Carey house.
All the alleged victims died within II
months, and the police alleges Mrs.
Carey benefited by their deaths to the
extent of 81 1000, through collection of
insurance
Followed Investigation.
The womans arrest followed an in
vestigation made into the deaths of
her two children which occurred last
week 1t was said at that time that
their deaths We're caused by eating
poisoned candy or candy that contain
ed deleterious substances. An analy-
sis of the candy showed it contained
no poisonous substances. An analysis
of the stomachs of the children showed
that they died from arsenical poison
=.
were insured for S125 each and that
Mrs. Carey collected this after their
deaths.
Secured Rat Poison.
The police say they learned that the |
woman had secured rat poison. and |
on further investigation found that |
Patrick and Cecilia Cook. brother and
sister, who lived with Mrs Carey. had |
died within a few months under sus-
picious circumstances Miss Cook had
been the lessor of the house and Mrs
Carey was a tenant The police say
Miss Cook was insured for 5000 in
favor of Patrick Cook. her brother and
that on Aug. 13 she died. Patrick had
been insured for $500 in favor of his
sister. He collected the insurance on
her policy after her death and Mrs
Carey took up the lease of the house
Patrick Cook made his in
suTance in favor of Mrs. Carey and
shortly thereafter died.
Wanted Certificate.
When Miss Cook died the physician
who had attended her was visited by
Mrs Carey. the police say. and asked
to sign a death certificate for the in
surance, attesting that she died of
heart disease. AS he had previously at ;
tended her for heart trouble and knew
she was liable TO die at any moment
he signed the certificate, though he had
not been in attendance on the woman
just prior 10 her death. Miss Cook
died Aug. 13. and on Sept II her broth
er died suddenly, in much the same
as his sister. The police say
Mrs. Carey secured the insurance.
Bodies Exhumed. ,
After the death of the children the l
police learned that the wOmans hus- I
band had died suddenly about 10 s
months ago, and from physicians who {
we're called in at various times during |
he illness of the alleged victims, they '
we're urged to make rigid investiga- 7
ion. The bodies of Patrick Cook and S
MS sister have been exhumed and t
hat of the woman's husband will also {
De disinterred Ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Brioadier General Baird Dead.

New York, Nov 29.-Word is re-
ceived here of the death last night at
Ashville, n. c.. of Brigadier General
George W. Baird of the United States
army retired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
SCHMITz is HOME
Frisco Mayor Arrested on Train
as Soon as He Reaches
State Line,
BUT RECEPTION is SPOILED
Train So Late Crowd is Disappointed
Only Fall of Snow to Greet
Arrival.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 29-Mayor
Schmitz was arrested yesterday after
noon ON the train which was bearing
him to San Francisco as soon as the
train reached Truckee, just over the
line from Nevada. The train was so
late that the great reception planned
for the mayor had to be abandoned.
Late Train SpOiIs Reception.
The mayors train was due at
Truckee at 10 o'clock in the morning,
but it was three hours late. This was
a great disappointment to Ruef, who
had made arrangements with the
Southern Pacific for a whirlwind trip
the Sierras and into San Fran
cisco, so as to bring the mayor into
the city in time for a monster demon
stratiOn by the worlIingmen.
Omen: Or just "a Frost.
1t was showing at Truckee. and the
weather was exceedingly cold. Ruef
and the two deputies put i'm their time
while waiting for the delayed train
walking up and down the main street
Of Truckee. At one time Ruef said to
a reporter:
You can say that as Mayor SchmitZ
entered California he was greeted by a
tall Of beautiful white snow, emblemat-
c of purity and his own innocence, or
you can say that his homecoming was
4 frost, and it is a mighty chilly one
1t that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
IS NOT EQUITABLE.
Decision of State Board of Equal
ization FaVors Franchise
Corporations.
TAXED ON LOW VALUATION
Adopts Rule Assessing Property in
State at 20 Per Cent of Fair
Cash Value.

Springfield, H., Nov. 29.-After nu-
merous amendments and substitutes
We're offered, the state board of
equalization has adopted a reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Mcmahon of
Chicago, in which it is declared to be
the opinion of the board that the real
and personal property of the state is
assessed at not to exceed 20 per cent
of its fair cash value.
The same resolution was adopted a
year ago by the board, but a fight was
made on it this time. On the face of
it the resolution appears harmless, but
when carried into effect it means that
the board, which is required to assess
all property on the same basis, must
take 20 per cent of the sworn values
of railroad property and franchise cor
porations as the full value upon which
to determine assessments.
Questions Boards Right.
The point was raised by Mr. Colburn
from the Second district in Chicago
that the board had no right to question
the action of local assessors and boards
of review but must take it for grant
ed that they had done their duty. Mr.
Jackson said that TO pass such a reso-
luton would be to make perjurers of
all assessors.
1t was insisted by DR.. Barnes, chair
man of the capital stock committee, |
that it was a notorious fact that the |
real and personal property of the state
was not assessed at to exceed 60 per |
cent of its fair cash value. He claimed |
to be in possession OF information thati
the property and money of the banks /,
in Chicago were assessed upon a basis |
Of twO-thirds of their actual value, and
that mercantile property in the city of
Chicago was assessed upon a basis of t
only 10 per cent OF its true value.
Same Basis for All.
DR.. Barnes declared that he did not
want TO be understood as standing as
The champion of any corporation or set
81 .esrp0Eatiohs; what he wanted was
hat all property in the state be as
sessed upon the same basis. He did
not want the board to make any as
sessment, he said. that would be kuock-
ed out but one that would stand in
any court in the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Denies She he Enoaoed

New York, Nov. 29.-Miss Theodore
Shonts, who has arrived from Colon.
denies absolutely any truth in the
Paris dispatch reporting her engage
ment to the DUO De Chaulnes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
Baptist Clergyman 100.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov % Rev.
William Howe, a centenarian, and the
oldest Baptist clergyman in the world,
died yesterday, aged 100.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
ORCHARDS CASE GOES OVER
Man Accused Of Killing Steuenberg,
Will Not be Tried This Term.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. 29.-Harry Or
chard. the man who killed former Gov
ernor Steunenberg, was taken to Cald-
well yesterday TO appear i'm court. BY
consent of both sides the case was
postponed until next term. Orchard
looked perfectly well
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
A ROburit Factory in
Germany Blown Off
Face of Earth.
ARE SCORES OF VICTIMS
TWenty-f0ur Known to Have
Been Killed and SO
Injured.

Dortmond, Germany. Nov. 90 SO
far as ascertained today "a persons
were killed, SO dangerously wounded
and several hundred slightly injured
as result of the explosion last night
of the roburit factory near Amen.
Wiped from Face of Earth.
Berlin, Nov. pa roburit factory
near Witten Westphalia, exploded last
evening and was wiped from the face
Of the earth. The detonation was heard
through the entire surrounding in
dustrial region, which is thickly
settled. All the windows in the ada.
cent town of Amen were destroyed by
the concussion and many houses were
unroOfed. No house escaped injury.
The inhabitants Of the immediate
neighborhood fled, anticipating another
explosion in the vaults of the factory.
Explosive Of High Power.
Roburit is an explosive of high pow
er, composed of satpetre. ammonia,
sulphur and other ingredients. II is
not easily exploded by a blow, and il
can be burned with safety in the open
air. It's power is second to that of
dynamite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-29
CARUSO POPULAR
italian Tenor Makes First Appear.
ance Since His Recent
Arrest.
THE AUDIENCE CHEERS HIM
Opera Singer Breaks Down and Weeps
as Chorus of "ViVas" Strikes
His Ears.

New York, Nov. 29.-Enrico Caruso
the tenor. who was found guilty of an
noying women in the Central parh
monkey house and fined $40. appeare
on the Metropolitan opera house stage
last night as Rodolfo in LA Boheme." "
Ii was the tenor's first appearance be-
fore an audience since his arrest and
il his popularity as a singer has been
impaired by the occurrences of the last
two weeks it wasn't apparent last
night
Few Kisses.
There were a few Kisses when he
first appeared on the stage, but they
were completely drowned out in the
applause. The tenor was called before
the curtain seven times at the close OF
the first act. New York's most promi-
nent society folks, who occupied the
boxes, joining heartily in
the applause.
At the raising Of the curtain CarusO
broke down and wept while the big
rang with "vivas" from the
lips of his countrymen and the ap-
clause of many Americans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-12-13
PERSONAL.

Mrs. S. j. Riley was in st. Louis
this week.
w. Bopp, of Arcadia, was a CAL
Ter last week.
G. w. Kanouse was a st. Louis
visitor Saturday.
James Lewis, of Des Arc, was an
Ironton visitor Monday.
Mrs. Aug. Block, of Bismarck.
was in Ironton Wednesday.
r. S. Huff, of Hogan, was a cal
Ter last Friday.
w. w. Strother, of Des Arc, was
in town this week.
j. L. Conway was in st. Louis
last week.
Mrs. DR.. Trauernicht returned
Wednesday from a visit to her
sister in Elvins.
Mrs, Lewis Delano and son went
to Flat River Friday, where she
and Mr.. Delano will reside in flu
ture.
Prime Whitworth, Walter Nagel
and John Moore were in st. Louis
this week.
Arrivals at the Commercial: j.
H. Jones, R. A. King, w. J.
Meadows, o. G. Shobach, st.
Louis; Peter Geissing, Farming
ton; G.. T. Buchanan, P R. Cain,
Chas. Riekenberg, j. Vetrouse. B.
w. Zollinger, w. S. Speers, w. II.
Evans, Geo. w. Graham, st.
Louis; w. F. Tucker, Chaffee; E.
S. Coleman, De Soto; Mrs. |. 7.
Salisbury, T. Addison, P. H. Reed,
Chicago; j. J.. Cornwell, New
York; Sam Goldberg, H. S.
Whitener, j. D. Dalton, M. H.
Dunn, G. H. Block, P. B. Taylor,
E. M. Hoyer, H. Fl Dickens, 3.
Miller, S. L. Moore, st. Louis; Ed.
Benson, Annapolis; W. G. Miles,
Newport, Ark; A. E. Fischer,
New York; A. j. feathers, Farm
ington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-12-13
Des Are Items.

Jas. Lovelace, Jr., has opened
his new livery stable. He was in
st. Louis last week and bought
four new rigs and six horses. So
the travelling public will not want
for livery rigs in this town, as
we now have two. John Rayfield
has been running a livery stable
since last spring.
E. w. Graves is putting in a
new Defiance spoke machine, that
makes the spoke complete except
putting on the tennent. 1t will
make them four times as fast as
the old machine, that he is now
using. He is getting lots of spoke
timber, as the country is full of
this small size second growth
timber.
DR.. Farr has had a glass front
put in his office, which helps the
looks very much.
John Stevenson's 8-room house
is completed, and is mi of the
most handsome residences this
side of De Soto.
VIM. Stevenson is having one of
his cottages painted.
A lot of hunters had a lively
chase after a deer last week. 1t
ran in sight of six hounds from
Benson's switch to Vulcan and
turned east across Big creek, and
was caught in Lee Vincent's field
above Vulcan.
The railroad company cut down
its force here last week, and the
next day an engine got off the
track, on account of rotten ties,
and was off six hours. This part
of the road needs more ties and
more men. We have a night and
day man here now.
w. j. Fitz is in st. Louis this
week buying Xmas goods.
Horace Morris will move his
family here this week from Doni-
phan. He will work for Stevenson
& Fitz as salesman.
j. D. Hickman and wife left
Saturday for Bonneterre where he
has a position.
Mrs. Ray Stamp and Master
Howard are visiting her sister
Mrs. G. L. Williams, in Piedmont
this week.
Mrs. Lew Morris and Miss Gertie
Fitzpatrick were in Poplar Bluff
last week.
Well, Christmas is almost here
and we are expecting all our alb
sent ones home. 1t is a grea
pleasure to meet them all, blu
when we say goodbye it is will
sadness. We think when anothe
year rolls around we may not al
be here to spent Xmas together. !
feel that our time Is short here
and may God help US to live right
ISAAC.