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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01
RUNNING LAUNDRY
Rock island Student at Berkeley
Working for Frisco
Refugees.
IN CHARGE OF IS CHINAME N
Mrs. Fowler, Formerly Miss Lucy Cur
nyn, Writes of Her Elk
periences.

Writing April "a at Berkeley, where
versity since last fall Miss Ruth Buff
FUN of Black Hawk, this county. and
a graduate of the local high school,
says:
Il was never in the slightest danger.
Berkeley suffered very little from the
earthquake, but its greatest trouble
has been. is and will be the crowds OF
refugees that have come across the
bay from Frisco. The heading of this
Will show you my present occupation.
am superintendent of the general
work room at the university free laun-
dry, and my job will last until l go
home.
81 have had all sorts of jobs since a
week ago today. | was diShwasher at
the Odd Fellows hall, advertising man
ager for the Congregational church, a
seamstress on baby clothes at the Bap-
fist church, waitress and superintend-
ent of dishwashing at the Congrega-
tiOnal church. and at last I've found 4
place in this business. Here | stay and
run a gang of Is Cinnamon. My place
of business is the training quarters of
the mems gym-a dandy place. We
are under military protection the
L. S. cadets-and all the excitement I
have is talking to them. Often the
Profs come in and ask what they can
do, and you should see how coolly we
order a DR.. or an LII. d. out to hunt
up Cinnamon for the workroom.''
Saved But Few Clothes.
F. l.. Curnyn has received a letter
from his sister, Mrs Fowler. formerly
Miss Lucy Curnyn of this city, who is
now a resident of San Francisco She
and her husband, to whom she was
married last July, had their home on
South Market street in the district that
burned first. Part of a three-story
building fell into their back yard They
escaped with barely enough clothing
to cover them and in that condition
travelled ahead of the flames going for
two days without food. When the let
ter was written they were camped in
one of the parks. Mrs. Fowler had
been i'll and nearly distracted by the
excitement and exposure. She stated
that much alarm had been caused by
the announcement that the ratiOns Civ
en- out would have to be curtailed with
in a few days because of increasing
scarcity.
Moline Couples Experience.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Gilmore of Mo-
line were at San Francisco at the time
of the earthquake and a letter from
Mrs. Gilmore describes their expert
ences. She says that on the morning
of the earthquake they had just time
to get out of the hotel They were
thrown out of bed by the first shock
They gathered up a few clothes in a
sheet, this being all they saved. They
finally managed to hire an old horse
and rickety wagon, for which they
paid enough to buy whole establish
ment, and were able with great diff
Guilty to reach Oakland, where they hir-
ed bedroom, staying till the 25th,
one week from the time of the disas-
ter, never having their clothes off but
once during that time.
On arriving in Pasadena utterly ex
hausted, they had taken the experience
of bath and went to bed for a long
sleep, and had just gotten up when
she wrote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01
Pursues Proper Course.

In this action of securing attorneys
to fight the case to the finish the
council receives the endorsement OF
the citizens who are opposed to
"shakedown" tactics and such spite
work as has been exhibited in this
case.
The council was unit in its action
with the exception of Alderman OCon-
nor, who in reality is no longer an
alderman in fact, his successor having
been elected and qualified. Delay has
been one of the dangerous things this
council has had to contend with, es-
pecially in legal affairs, and it will be
agreed on all sides that the city is far
more warranted in hiring attorneys for
it's protection without delay than is
the mayor, whose case will stand or
fall with that of the city. City Clerk
Schaffer, City Treasurer Schoede, and
County Clerk Hubbard are made par
ties to the suit in the same manner
the mayor is, but they have not seen it
proper TO rush out and get somebody
to represent them and then come back
and tell the council it need not hurry;
that the city's interests are not en-
dangered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01
SET FIRE TO WOOD PILES
Department Called This Noon to Fuel
Company's Yards

The fire department was called this
noon to Second street, south of Sew
enth avenue, fire having been discov-
cred in wood piles owned by the Rock
Island Fuel company. 1t is thought
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
The flames did not get much of a start.
but it was several hours before the
fire was entirely eXtinguished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01
Common Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains of
Miss Mary Conner were held this morn
ing at o'clock at st. Joseph's church,
Dean J. ]. Quinn conducting the re-
QUEEN mass. Burial took place at Cal
vary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01
READY FOR FIGHT
CITY Council Retains Formsr
Counsel in the Storm Drain
Proceedings
FURTHER DELAY PROPOSED
Mayor and City Attorney Argue
Against Immediate Action With
out Avail.

At the special meeting of the city
council held last evening for the pur-
pose of employing counsel to appear
for the city in the injunction suit
brought by Matthias Schnell and Hen
ry Tappendorf against the city of
Rock Island, passed a resolution offer
ed by Alderman Anderson again en-
gaging the firms of Sweeney & Walker
and Searle & Marshall for such de
Tense, and authorizing the finance
committee to arrange the terms there
of. 1t passed by a vote of all the aid
ermen present except Alderman O'Con-
nor However, he was the only one
present who was not either hOldover
or reelected.
Mayor Objects.
Mayor McCaskrin was apparently
aware that the council proposed to go
ahead and do business regardless Of
what his ideas were on the matter, for
his attitude in the past has been APP
parent So he urged that there was
no hurry about the matter that it
would not come up for trial for a cou-
pie of years. However, he had admit
ted having taken the precaution to re-
tain John T. Kenworthy 10 represent
himself in the matter.
City Equally Precautions.
One or two of the aldermen were at
first Inclined to think that the matter
might be referred to a committee to
report back to the council, although
the term of court opens the morning
before the next regular meeting. Aid
erman Anderson, in answer to the
mayors contention, said that. mas
much as the mayor had taken the pre-
caution TO hire an attorney without
delay, although he urged the council
to do otherwise, he thought it just as
necessary that the council should look
after the protection of the city's in
terests with no longer delay. With
this the matter went to roll call, after
City Attorney Olson had made Il
speech along the same lines as the
mayOr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01

All the news all the time-THB
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

[Society news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, viii
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity OF the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices should bear sig
nature and address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01

to the society editor of The Argus, Will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices should bear sig
nature and address,
Hill-Frysingsr. Last Wednesday
afternoon at Belvidere ranch, Cleburne.
Tex, occurred the marriage of Miss
Marguerite Hill. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs S. NJ. Hill, formerly of Moline,
and Edward Burial Frysinger of Chi
cago. but formerly of this city The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Bowen and was witnessed by a com
pany of 200 guests, many from Moline
being in attendance. The bride was
attended by her siSterin1aw, Mrs.
Gould-Hill as matron of honor, and
the bridesmaids were Miss frankie
Dixon, Miss Ella Henry. Miss Helen
Swift of Ottawa and Miss Isabelle
Clark of Kingston, n. Y. DR.. Apple
gate of Chicago was best man and Mr..
Goodykuntz of Chicago, Charles REIN
ers. Fred Dixon, and Stacy Hill were
ushers. Mrs. Frysinger is well known
here, as is Mr.. Frysinger, who made his
his home previous to his removal to
Chicago where he is now engaged in
the real estate business. After a brief
stay in the south they will be at home
to their friends after June - at 5225
Ingleside avenue, Chicago
Dempsey-Foster.-At the residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VII
liam H. Starr, GIG First avenue, MS.
Josephine Dempsey and DR.. C. T. Fos
ter were united in marriage. DR.. w.
S. Marquis officiating Owing to the
death, three weeks ago, of the brides
grandmother, Mrs. Spencer Wright,
the wedding was private, only the i'm
mediate relatives of the parties being
present. The bridal couple departed
at 1890 for the east. Dr. Foster is
well known physician of this city, hav
ing been engaged in the practice of
medicine here since 1897 Mrs
Dempsey was born and reared in Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-01

See that your druggist gives you no
imitation when you ask for Kennedy's
Laxative Honey and Tar, the original
laxative cough syrup. At all druggists.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
DEMURRAGE RATES
To BE RAISED.

The crowded condition of the freight
yards here has compelled the Southern
Pacific to take active measures to re-
lieve the congestion. Today the heads
of the different departments will meet
to discuss the question of an increase
in the demurrage charges. Up to this
time the company has waited in the
hope that the local merchants would
remove their goods now lying in the
cars. The company claims that the
merchants have not complied with its
requests that the goods be removed and
that now nearly 5000 cars are stalled
on the line between here and Sparks
AS a result of this condition the
company officials say they can see no
other way out of the difficulty than
to raise the demurrage charges. This
question will be settled today. No
statement has as yet been given out
as to the extent the demurrage rates
will be raised. At present the charge
is 81 a day per car. 1t is reported
the rate will be raised to from So to $40
a car.
General Manager z. E. Calvin of the
railroad stated today that on July 81
there were 1875 cars tied up on the
tracks between here and Sparks and
that yesterday there were 1888 cars
on the tracks.
This shows a decrease of forty-two
cars. In all 100 cars were un1oaded
here yesterday and sixty-fve cars were
unloaded at Oakland, but as 153 cars
reached Sparks from Eastern points
yesterday the decrease in the general
congestion is slight.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
WHISKY MYSTERY
GROWS DEEPER.

The reply that the officials in charge
of the relief supplies in this city have
at last received from Colonel Rreche-
min, the New York officer who sent out
the eight wagonloads of whisky that
so mysteriously disappeared here. has
not cleared the mystery. Instead it
only tangles it more than ever. The
colonel says in his telegram received
last night that the eight wagons bore
medical supplies and not whisky.
According to Brechemin, the medical
supnlies mentioned by him were re-
ceived and signed for on June by
Chief Emergency Surgeon Charles Mil
lar. DR.. Millar is in Santa Monica and
none of his assistants know anything
about the material They all say they
had nothing to do with it's receipt
According to Brechemin. these goods
must have gone astray while being
moved away from the Central Emer-
gency Hospital.
Regarding the whisky shipped here.
BrechemTn says that he personally con-
signed seventy eight cases to this city
and that the receipt he received shows
that they were received on June %.
They were signed for by clerk named
Edward.
Brechemin says that later he shipped
forty barrels of whisky here and that
these were received by Post Commis-
sary Sergeant John Glenn. According
to Brechemin all the whisky shipped
here was guarded by sentries, who
acted under his personal supervision.
It is evident that the local officials in
charge of the supplies sent here will
have to solve the mystery themselves.
Brechemin can show that the goods
were received by the proper authorities
in this city and his responsibility ends
there.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
MILWAUKEE CASE DELAYED.

Decision Waits Upon Arrival of
Coast Representative.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. Judge W. H.
Seaman Of the United States Circuit
Court viii withhold his decision on the
application OF two San Francisco
policy holders of the Milwaukee Me-
chauics' Insurance Company for the
segregation Of the safety fund of
$500. .0oO by the Federal court and its
distribution by the court on pro rata
basis among the claimants. At the in
stance of Edward J. McGraw. one of the
petitionipg claimants, Charles Quarles
has written Judge Seaman asking him
10 delay his ruling until the policy
holders in San Francisco can send a
representative here TO present their
side Of the case. No part Of the safety
fund viii be distributed in the mean
time.
The San Francisco policy-holders are
holding ass-meetings to protest
against this action, which they say is
q collusive move on the part of the
company to sefraud the claimants of
their fuH claims" said Judge Quarels
in explaining his request.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
.anttheMilWaukee
Cases Heard in
California.

~ HARLES QUARLES, attorney in
A the suit brought by E. w Nc
Graw and Ira NJ Cobe to set
aside what is known as the Mil
waukee. Mechanics Insurance Company
safety fund, amounting to s1,500,00o in
round figures. for the benefit of policy
holders outside of those concerned as
losers in the San Francisco fire, has
teIegraphed to McGraw that he has
proposed to the court in Milwaukee that
contests on claims shall be heard in
California.
He does not give any intimation as to
how this proposition has been received
or what chance there is that it will be
adopted. The dispatch was delivered
yesterday TO Osgood Putnam, chairman
of the organization of the Milwaukee
Mechanics policy holders in this city.
The text of tie dispatch is as follows;
Edward w McGraw, 2053 Sutter
street. San Francisco-Haye submitted
telegram to Judge, with letter. Mail
heard Proposed to have contests on
claims heard in California
CHARLES QUARLES.
McGraw objected TO the provision in
the bill of complaint to which his name
was attached, so he said yesterday, to
compel all policy holders in San Fran
cisco to make contests in Milwaukee,
and also against the clause in the com
plant to the effect that San Francisco
citizens held the opinion that total or
partial demolition of property in San
Francisco was due to earthquake
This was too much like setting up
the earthquake plea for the benefit of
the company McGraw has been the
attorney of the Milwaukee Mechanics
Insurance Company in San Francisco,
which may explain why his name. was
signed to the complaint to which he
now takes exception in the particulars
mentioned.
Information has reached this city
that United States Circuit Judge Sea
man. before whom the suit is pending
in Milwaukee, had expressed doubt as
20 whether the funds Of the company
can be administered in the manner
suggested in the bill OF complaint
There is no power in a court of
equity" he is reported as saying, to
take away the rights of a policy hold
er to his remedy in a court of law and
the court might draw to itself the ad-
ministration of liabilities arising IN
California"
Osgood Putnam, chairman of the or
ganization in this city of the policy
holders of the Milwaukee Mechanics
Insurance Company, has appointed the
following committee to form a plan of
permanent organization: William NJ
Cannon. Manton E Hammond, A. B.
Knox. Norman B. Livermore and Sid
ney N. Van Wyck Jr. The secretary
is George Darlington. His office is at
1914 Webster street
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
EAGLES CONCLUDE
THEIR SESSION.
Next Meeting of Order
Will Be Held in the
City of Bakersfield
OFFICERS CHOSEN
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PETALUMA, Aug. 1.-The grand ses-
sion of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
was concluded last night. Bakersfield
was named as the meeting place for
1907. Resolutions of respect and con-
dolence were offered and adopted by
a rising vote on the recent death of
brothers Edward ]. Murphy, past pres
ident of Golden Gate Aerie No 81, and
John Minnehan, past president of VAL
lejo Aerie No. IL. A resolution was
adopted protesting against the imni
grafton of Chinese and Japanese
Theodore A. Bell presented the set
of bylaws for the government of the
California State Aerfe as prepared by
the judiciary committee. These were
adopted.
The following officers We're elected:
Junior past president, j. w. Dorsey of
Bakersfield; president, DR.. H. 3. Mehr-
mann of Oakland; vice president. Fred
Brew of Vallejo; secretary, Gustav
Carl Sweeney of Sacramento; State
chaplain. Rev. Mr.. Godsen Of San Ber-
nardino; State conductor. William Con-
nor of San Rafael; inside guard, H. Ives
of Ukiah; outside guard. Charles Ken
neatly of San Francisco; State trustees,
Dan Anglin Of San Francisco, E. A.
Husler of Petaluma, DR.. II. G. Lover of
San Francisco, F. G.. Wright of San
Luis Obispo and DR.. Carpenter of Ala
media.
The session ended with a banquet
Theodore Bell. E. Wolf and others
spoke.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02

HoLICE COMMISSIONER w. H.
- LEAHY made the most impor-
4 tant arrest recorded on the
books of the Central police sta
.tion yesterday afternoon. The Com
missioner was touched" for $40 on
street car, but recovered his presence
of mind in time to grab the alleged
thief by the collar of the coat and
march him up to headquarters IN record
time.
The feat which the Commissioner
performed with so much grace and dis
patch has caused a great deal of jeal-
ousy in the ranks. Every bluecoat is
sore to think that a raw recruit like
the new Commissioner should presume
to Invade such an important beat and
make the catch of the day without SO
much as the aid of a star or even a
club
The story of the catch is not an ex-
citing one. 1t was very simple piece
OF work, according to Leahy. He board
ed an O'Farrell street car at Cough
street and was about to alight at Fill
more when, placing his hand in his
trousers pocket, he discovered that his
purse containing $40 was not there.
The Commissioner was quick TO act.
He cast his sleuth-like eye around the
car, and when it fell upon James Reed,
e PiSpOSSSSSlll&- young IMAM.
Leahy's natural detective instinct told
him to arrest the man. Without taking
time to consider the matter Leahy
placed his hand upon Reeds coat collar
ana invited him to take a walk in the
direction of police headquarters.
Reed did not want to go Strolling
with Leahy, but the latter insisted that
the walk would do him good, so Reed
consented to accommodate the Commits
sioner. Leahy and his man were joined
by NJ. Sheehan, a passenger on the car,
who is positive he saw Reed bump the
Commissioner. Sheehan was anxious
to tell the Chief of Police what he
could
When searched at the police station
S106 was found in Reeds possession.
He strenuously denied that he robbed
the Commissioner. He said he was for
merly a butcher in Los Angeles and had
been in the city but few weeks. Reed
is a dapper-looking young man, but
from drugs and other picious-look-
ing articles in his pockets. he is be-
lleved to be a victim of the morphine
habit.
Leahy is confident he has the right
man He believes that Reed, with the
assistance of a pal, jOstled him in the
car and managed to get his bank roll.
Sheehan says he saw Reeds companion
Jump off the car.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
'miemen S Fund Must
Make Deficiency Good

of the company's capital being engulfed
in the recent conf1agration this is his
duty under the law, and this 10 the
only course which the code provides,
but the makers of the code never con-
templated a condition such as the pres
ent, and the assessment provision is
not such as we can avail ourselves Of.
Section 600 of the Political Code
authorizes the Insurance Commissioners
to require assessment of an amount
sufficient to restore the entire paid-up
capital OF S1,0oO0o0 over and above all
liabilities.
He does not make this demand on
behalf of creditors for sufficient assess
ment to pay our liabilities only, but as
a State officer must call upon us to as
sess enough also to replace our million
of capital so as to continue business.
But we are in liquidation and not in
tending to continue business nor to re-
store our capital, but only to pay our
debts. Nor can we tell until August 1s,
when the time for fling claims ends
how much our liabilities are which he
must require us to meet by this assess
ment.
PROVIDING FOR PAYMENTS.
I'VE have no desire to evade any of
our obligations and are busy now turn
ing assets into cash with the object of
making a partial distribution among
our claimants during the present
month, as soon as possible after the
18th, to be followed by others just as
fast as we can sell securities, and this
will be followed by a call upon our
stockholders for the share of each to-
ward making up the deficit, but an as
sessment upon stockholders for sum
which will be largely paid from sale of
securities already in hand and further
to restore the capital of retiring COM
pany which doesn't intend to use 1t is
not reasonable.
AS / before stated, this section un-
der which the Commissioner must
make his demand provides a proper
means for restoring the impaired capi-
tai of company continuing business,
but is not suitable for company wind
ing up it's affairs.
Il suppose that the next step will be
for the Attorney General to apply for
a dissolution of the company, which Is
exactly what we are now ourselves do
ing in the interest of our policy hold
ers and we will heartily cooperate
with the authorities in any plan which
will secure for them, first from the
companys assets and next from its
stockholders, every dollar available for
the payment of debts.
The Firemans Fund Insurance Com
pany and It's management have always
enjoyed high reputation for integrity
and we propose to maintain it,
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-02
AND CHILD
ARE MISSING.
Destitute Woman Asks
Aid in Search for Her
Husband and Girl
FEARS THE WORST
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SANTA ROSA, Aug. Mrs A. E.
Herbst is almost prostrated over the
mysterious disappearance of her hus-
band and 11-year-old daughter, Gladys.
More than five weeks ago, because of
losses suffered in San Francisco by the
great fire of last April, the family de-
cided that the mother and two boys,
aged five and seven years, should come
TO Santa Rosa, where they had former
ly resided. The father and Gladys were
to remain for a time in Oakland.
Herbst, according to the story of his
wife, who has been found here in des-
titute circumstances, paid the fare of
the three to Santa Rosa and bid them
a fond farewell, agreeing to send
money until he could arrange matters
and come here with his daughter and
join them
From that hour to this Mrs. Herbst
has not heard a word from her hus-
band and daughter. She has written
and her letters have all been returned
unopened. She has feared to complain
believing that there was some mistake
and that within a few days her hus-
band would communicate with her.
Now, however, forced by poverty she
has had to appeal to the public for as
sistance In her efforts to locate her
husband and daughter.
Herbst was treasurer of the Carpen-
ters' Union in Oakland and a member
of Alpha Camp No. 101, Woodmen of
the World. Mrs. Herbst fears that her
husband has taken his life and that of
their daughter, as he acted strangely
after the fire