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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
IS ONLY SLEEPING
Central Union Telephone Ordi-
nance Not Entirely
Dead Yet.
SIMPLY READY FOR REVIVAL
Belief Expressed That the Plan is to
Change Public Senti-
ment.

IL will be remembered that three
days after the last meeting Of citizens
~ which protest was made against the
pending ordinance of the Central
Union company. The Argus spoke uf
the likelihood of the ordinance being
pur through the council by some pre-
text or another. anyway. While there
were many To whom such a move
seemed impossible. and the general I'M
preston was that the ordinance was
dead. il nevertheless developed in time
that the council was only waiting ga
opportunity TO pass the ordinance. This
opportunity came unexpectedly 81 far
a. the public was concerned when the
president of the Central Union com
pany suddenly appeared ON the scene
one council night Mayor McCasEria
calling attention TO his presence. with
the result that ne addressed the meet
iug and the aldermen later on got in,o
Il tie vote on whether or not they would
consider the ordinance the president
Of the company had spoken about, I'll,
mayor casting his vote for Immediate
consideration and so the ordinance.
which The mayor and aldermen almost
broke their uecks to recall last Mon
day night. went to passage
Net Dead. Hut Sleeping.
The result of all this" said a ciJi,
zen today. lis that the ordinance IS
Supposed to b, back whore it was
when the mayor, vote forced immedi.
ate cOnsideration-and ready for adop-
ton at any time. Il has been dealt Il
solar pleXus blow through public sen.
timCnt, but it is not down and ont Nv
any means. and some day it will come
cat Of it, and stalk forth again.
Meanwhile the council is 10 conduct
q campaign of education in the hope
OF convincing the people that they
want something they do not want and
thereby lay the ground for The com
plcte regeneration of the despised or
dinancc
The way to PA that ordinance out
o, business is to vote il out of exist.
encc."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

II was brought out that Mr.. kell had
requested that Mr.. Norman pay over
$500 as assurance of his sincerity in
his relations with his wife Mrs Nor
man declared that she is willing to go
back to California with her husband
without a cent paid in that way a.
guarantee. NJ. Connolly endeavoref |.
but did not succeed. in making Mr..
KeT admit that he was preiudicen
against Mr.. Norman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

lSociety news. written or telephoned
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 must bear sig
nature and address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
CASE QUEER One
Charge of Abandonment Pre-
ferred Against Wilbur Norman
Heard in Justice Court.
fATHER-lN-lAW COMPLAINS
Divorce and Criminal Suit Did Not At.
feet Attentions of Wife-Ro-
nance in Marriage.

States Attorney J. *. Scott, E. ID.
Connolly, and Justice G.. Albert John.
son this afternoon in Justice Johnson S
court endeayored to learn the motive
which prompted Joseph Kell to have
his son-in-law. Wilbur Norman. arrest
ed on charge of abandoning his wife
formerly Miss Grace Kell The hearine
is being continued States Attorney
Scott appears for The prosecution. and
3. ID. Connolly represents Mr. Norman
in the case.
II appears that the foundation of the
suit. according 10 Mr.. kell, who made
the complaint. was the fact that Mr.
Norman. who had for several weeks
been Il guest at the Kell home on
Twenty-third street. left the home
Thursday evening, and under phySi
clans orders. went TO St Anthony s
hospitah where he remained until Fri
day afternoon without letting his wife
or her parents know where he was
The physician. DR.. F. d. Paul, had Nor
man sent To the hospital because he
suspected that Norman had been pbis
oned in some manner. Mr. Kell eX
planned that Mr. Norman was down
Town twice. and did not 30 to his
Wife'S home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

Young married people and old Onas
TOO.
That have no children to laugh ana
COr.
Find their troubles will little ones" be
II they take Rocky Mountain Tea
#. II. Thomas pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
sought II Reconciliation.

The case is a very mysterious one.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman were married IN
California two years ago. after an L.
Quaintance of but few months. Mrs.
Kell becoming i'll. Mrs Norman return
ed home Several weeks ago Mr. Nor
man came here for the purpose of tax
ING his wife back to California with
him. She agreed to go. and stated in
Justice court this afternoon that Mr.
Norman purchased clothing for her
and household goods to take back with
them. They We're to go last Friday.
bur later decided TO leave today. After
Mr.. Norman was confined at the hospi-
tai suit for divorce brought by his
wife late Saturday afternoon. was filed
Mrs Norman said she knew of the
divorce suit first Saturday afternoon.
Then Mr.. Kell made a complaint in the
Justice court that Norman had aban-
dOned his wife. Mrs Norman admitted
in court that she saw her husband 1t
the hospital three consecutive days.
even after the divorce was filed. and
in answer 10 an inquiry as To her ret
son for doing so. said. why. he was
still my husband. and | loved him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

Trent the parsonage
of the First Baptist church this after
noon at 10 o'clock, Rev. II. w Reed
ella |. Marshall to Andrew w Trent
both Of COrdova. They were attended
by Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Trent Mr.. and
Mrs. Trent will make their home on a
farm in North Dakota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
Must Allow Boys to Climb.

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 2o.-The Georgia
state supreme court in a decision rem
dered. holds that small boys have IN
inalicnablc right to climb trees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

Denies Daughter is Married.
Friends of Miss Mary Yeager of this
city are interested in report that she
slipped away q few days ago to La
Warren Allen. who was recently locat-
ed here as agent for a mining com
pany. Miss Yeager's mother, when seaI
today. denied that her daughter is mar
ried. but admitted the latter has been
out of the city several days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

Birthday Party.-Miss Anita Schu
bert of lll3 Eleventh avenue. enter
tanned a number of her friends las
evening, the occasion being her 16ti
birthday anniversary. AT half pas
ten a dainty birthday repast was serv
ed. The hostess received a number
OF pretty presents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
MAY GO TO HIGHER COURT.
Attorneys Preparing Bill of Exceptions
in Brewery Cases.

Hazen & Cav of Topeka, representing
the Pabst and Schlitz Brewing COM
panies, are preparing bill of exceptions
to the rulings in the supreme court in the
custer and receivership suits against
the companies. and the indications are
that they will appeal to the supreme
court of the United States from the rul-
fngs OF the Kansas supreme court
The Kansas supreme court overruled
motion of the breweries to quash the
service in the cases mentioned. The
breweries will appeal on the ground
that the service of the papers was not
legal
Attorneys at the supreme court today
say that the preparations of the bill of
exceptions presages the appeal of the
case They say that If attorneys are
not disposed to press the case further
they do not file their objections. The
Kansas court held that the service of
summons. as returned to the court, was
perfectly legal and binding in the cases
against both of the companies and in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
TRYING THE OUTSIDE SPORTS.
Y. NJ. c. A. Athletes Forsake the
Gymnasium for the Open Air.

The regular class work of the Cen
/ trai Y M. c. A gymnasium is now
/ giving way to outside sports and pas
times under the direction of the phys
| ical directors. At the advent of spring
the work out of doors becomes more
/ attractive to some men although inter-
est in some indoor sports continues
| throughout the summer.
i The season just past has been a
| very large one. despite the fact that
| the department was handicapped for
several months by not having lockers.
After these were installed in January
| the classes grew rapidly and the total
| figures for the six months from No
vember to April inclusive are as fol-
| lows: Glasses held. 440; attendance,
] 1O,132; general exercise outside of
classes, 2,298; total, 12.430. Baths
taken 22.e2S, and 7O6 physical ex-
aminations were made by the physical
| director.
! Throughout the summer months the
gymnasium will be open for general
exercise as handba1l, volleyball, indoor
baseball, basketball, running. jumping
etc. The business and busy mems
classes are becoming more interested
and skillful in volleyball every week.
Handball is more or less new game
to many of the association members
but is none the less popular with all
classes Indoor baseball has almost
superseded basketball in popularity
with some of the old cageists-but
of course it is pre-eminently spring
and summer game.
Outdoors there are the three tennis
courts controlled by the association at
Ninth and Polk streets and these are
in the best condition this year they
have ever been. City water for
sprinkling and a shower bath have
been installed.
"Wednesday evenings the DUSTY
Rhodes" club start on hikes into the
tall and unharvested. returning in
time for a good sleep such as comes
to the really fit.
bicycle club is also being organ
lied by the physical department to
take short spins into the country sum-
mer evenings
Nothing strenuous will be attempt
ed. only an opportunity afforded to get
a breath of fresh country air and good
fellowship.
AS the hot days come on the nata-
torfum is the popular place and new
swim schedule has been found neces- |
sarv TO satisfy the natural longings OF
the boy. For the senior members
contests have been arranged for tues
Sav evenings and swimming lessons
viii be arranged for those who can not
~een afloat. During August the gym |
nasi,1In will be closed for complete
cleaning and repairing.
Santember 2 it will again be opened |
ana classes will resume the 10th. The
nhvsical department committee are
anticipating a much larger season next
wear in the installation OF new appar-
atus and equipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
FIND HIM ANOTHER JOB.
Santa Fe Shopnan Makes Novel
Proposition CONCERNING Policeman.

Santa Fe Shopman Makes Novel
Proposition Concerning Policeman.
On the grounds that 1t is crime TO
chase a married man with a family
out of a job under any pretext, John
Hartman, foreman of the Santa Fe
shops, has made novel proposition to
Mayor Green in regard to a policeman
whose mental balance is seriously
questioned by the shopman. Some
time ago Hartman incurred the dis
pleasure OF Policeman Keller and was
arrested on general principles. Hart
man, after getting out of the tangle,
stated that Keller was not properly
balanced for a policeman, and should
be dismissed from the force But"
added Hartman, 81 understand he has
a family to support Therefore will
make proposition to get him work
where his unbalanced condition can
not endanger the public which a
policeman is supposed to protect
Here is the letter written by the
well meaning, but misinformed Mr..
Hartman:
Hon. VIM. Green, Mayor:
Dear Sir-You have on the police
force an officer by the name of Keller
who am convinced from my personal
experience is not sufficiently level
headed to be on the police force. /
am an old citizen of the city of To-
peka, and was with my brother at
Fourth and Kansas avenue on the
18th day of May when this officer
came up and arrested my brother
without any cause whatever.
"As I have already informed you, 1
went to the police station with my
brother and when we got there the
officer turned around and released my
brother and arrested me. Fortunately
I had $25 with me to put up as bond
for my appearance. There was moth
ing whatever in the charge against
me, and I got my $25 back after los
ing half a days pay.
NOW, I have no malice or Ill will
against this officer, but he might
some day arrest a Santa Fe man with
out cause who did not have $25 to
put up.
81 think If you will investigate this
man you will find that he is not suf-
level headed to be on the
police force, and as I do not desire in
any way to do the man an injury will
guarantee in the event of his being
to resign from the force, to
get him a job with the Santa Fe road
in the shops in this city.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN HARTMAN"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
MAY GET HIS EXXEQUATUR,
President Is Willing 1t Be Returned to
c. A. Ekstromer.


Washington, June Eff the inclina-
lions of the president are followed the
exequatur of Charles A. Ekstromer as
vice consul of Sweden at st. Louis
which was withdrawn some time ago,
will be reissued to him.
Mr.. Ekstromer incurred the person.
al displeasure. of the president by ad-
dressing him a letter which was re-
garded as impairment and discour-
teous. 1t was in relation to the re-
fusal Of Mr.. Roosevelt to receive a
committee of citizens from st. Louis
who came to Washington to make rep
reservations in case regarding GER
tain newspapers.
The president has received an apol-
ogetic letter from Mr.. Ekstromer
which is entirely satisfactory to him,
and this he has turned over to the
state department with a statement
that he has no objection to the reissu-
ance of the exequatur to Mr.. Ekstrom-
er if the state department is willing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
[0AKLAM GOSSIP
| nlM-M
hfdlsI9 . l55II55GlIIIIIil-4EsNnI

Mr. Peckenpaugh of 264 Oakland
avenue is sick and unable to work
today.
The Methodists will meet tonight at
the church to practice for children s
day exercises
The Priscilla club will meet with
Mrs Roy Williams tomorrow after
noon from 2 to 5.
Miss Jessie Ward has gone to Oska-
loosa to visit few days. After her
visit there she will go to Leavenworth
and return from there two weeks from
today.
Mr.. Walter Anderson and wife came
up from Kansas City yesterday to
make their home here indefinitely.
The burning of the shops at Argentine
is the cause of Mr.. Anderson's change
of place He has secured a position
in the roundhouse here.
Miss Princess Painter entertained at
her home Wednesday evening the fol-
lowing guests: Misses Fairy Webb,
Grace Saunders. Elma Mulligan, Ruby
and Faustina Painter. Messrs. James
Chambers. Victor Allison Harry John
son, Ed Shumway, Will Hanson and
Loran Painter. Music was the feature
OF the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
BLOWN TO HER DEATH.
Baby in Go-cart Whirled Under Pass
ing Wagon by Wind.

Chicago, June 6---Carried by a
gust of wind that Whirled her go-cart
to the curbing at Wentworth avenue
and Twenty-ninth street, Madeline E.
Johnson, IA months old, was struck by
passing sprinkling wagon and al
most instantly killed. The child was
thrown from its place in the tiny cart
and dragged along. the pavement for
some distance.
Mrs. Minnie johnson, the mother,
was making a purchase in "a bakery
al the time and was just leaving the
place when the little cart was moved
from its position and swiftly carried to
the street.
With a scream Mrs. Johnson ran
after the moving vehicle, but she was
too late, and an instant later the con-
veyance was toppled over by the
sprinkling wagon
Charles Strubin, the driver of the
wagon, failed to see the rapid ap-
proach of the unattended go-cart and
learned of the accident only when he
heard Mrs. Johnson call to him to
stop.
strubin was arrested but was re-
leased later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
camera" DELEGATE.
He Takes the Place of the Walking
Delegate in Chicago.

Chicago, June 6.-The traditional I'M
ion walking delegate was replaced by
person carrying a snapshot" cam
era under his arm.
The latter was the Camera delegate .
something new in organized labor cir
cles. The camera delegate is a COM
bination of walking delegate" and
photographer, whose duties are to take
pictures of buildings under construc-
ton so that he can call a strike from
his office without visiting the lob
The sheet metal workers union in
troduced the new official, and the other
"a unions in the associated building
trades are getting ready to adopt him.
1t is the plan to photograph every
building in the city. where union men
are at work, as well as number where
nonunionists are employed. Sufficient
data will be gathered in connection
with the pictures to enable the union
officials thsu to keep track of evolution
of the building industry from day to
day.
The only difficulty facing the plan is
the possible protest of the photograph
ers' union, which may object to the
camera delegates on the ground that
they are, from its viewpoint, mon
union"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
TORPEDO BOATS RACE.
Course Is From sandy Hook to Cape
Henry.

New York, June 6,-The six torpedo
boat destroyers, comprising the second
torpedo f1otilla of the Atlantic fleet,
which have been anchored in the Hud-
son river for some days, are under or
ders to race today to Cape Henry, Va.
The starting point will be just off the
Scotland lightship. The weather is
clear and should be otherwise favor
able. If so, the officers of the f1otilla
believe the boats will be able to make
the 240 miles from Sandy Hook to a
designated point off Cape Henry in
about nine hours. This would be I'M
precedented in the history of torpedo
boat navigation in our navy.
The competing craft average "a knots
an hour or little more than 81 land
miles an hour. The destroyers which
will race are the flagship Whipple,
Lieutenant Commander Edwin A. An
derson; Truxtun, Lieut.. John V. Bah
cock; Worden, Lieut.. Victor S. Hous-
tom, Stewart, Lieut.. Frederick He'll
veg; Hull, Lieut.. Thomas c. Hart and
Hopkins, Lieut.. Alfred G. Howe.
MAY GET HIS EXXEQUATUR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
SHOWED THE MINISTER
And Got Him in Line.

"In a minister's family in Los An
geles where I was visiting some time
ago, the wife complained OF serious
indigestion and DYSPEPSIA. She admit
ted that she used coffee and said she
more than half believed that was the
trouble. 1 told her that 1 knew it was,
for I had gone through with the ex-
perience myself and had only been
cured when 1 left off coffee and took
up Postum Food Coffee.
'She said she had tried the Postum,
both for herself and her husband, but
they did not like it. With her permis-
sion, I made Postum next morning
myself, and boiled it full fifteen min
utes after the real boiling of the pot
began. Then when 1t was served. it
was a rich deep brown color and had
the true favour and food value that
every Postum maker knows. 1t is all
folIv to talk about trying to make
Postum with one or two minutes
sleeping.
lyon can't get something good for
nothing. Postum must be we'll boiled,
and to keep it from boiling over, use
small lump of butter, perhaps twice
the size of a pea. That morning the
minister and his wife liked Postum so
well that their whole lives were
changed on the question of diet and
they abandoned coffee at once and for
Now after hard days work. they
are conlforted. refreshed, and rested
by a cup of well-made Postum for
supper. They are both enthusiastic in
its praise. The wife has entirely re-
covered from her dyspepsia. 1 will
not 90 into the details of my own
case. except to say that I was a des-
perate sufferer with dyspepsia and
discovered by leaving off coffee that
coffee was the cause of it. / quickly
got well when I took UP Postum Food
Coffee. 1 earnestly hope many more
coffee drinkers may get their eyes
OPEN" Read, 1.-The Road to Well
ville.'' in pkgs. There's Reason
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
sroRMoNr NURSES GRADUATION
The Exercises This Evening Include
Address by j. G. Waters.

The members of the staff of Stor-
mont hospital will entertain in honor
of the nurses graduating class at the
hospital this evening, at O'Clock
The programme which viii open the
exercises will be as follows;
Ovarture-Topeka Mandolin club.
Tnyocation-S. S. Estey. d. D.
Violin solo, Concerto NO: Z, First
Movement-Anna Frances Whiting.
Hddress-Joseph G. Waters. :,
Duet (seIected)-Mr. H. Halloween
and Mr.. Will Jacobs. -,
presentation of class-Theresa smith
Comforting of degrees-L. L eIruODs'
NJ recitation, entitled, How the La
pose stakes Were Lost"-George G.
Neill. Nra,dolgn
After the programme the guests VIII
he entertained at a lawn party on the
hospital grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
LEASE 900 ACRE TRACT
Kansas Portland Cement Company
Gets in lola Gas Belt.

lola, Kan, June 6.-The Kansas
Portland Cement company has leased
the nine hundred acre tract of land
lying just northwest of lola known as
the Horville farm. The Kansas Port
land has already moved two drilling
rigs onto the farm and have begun
developing it. The lease includes a
producing gas well drilled in some
time ago by Mr.. Horville.
This territory is the tract of land
that Mr.. Horvil1e intended developing
himself, and went SO far as to drill one
well. This we'll proved to be a twelve
million cubic feet producer. This
proved the land to be located within
the newly discovered gas field where
SO many valuable gas wells have been
drilled within the past few months.
The Kansas Portland already has a
pipe line extending within a short dis
lance of the Horville tract to the Lyon
farm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
STATE IS OUT OF COAL.
Consequently There Are No Lights at
the Capitol.

There are MOI lights at the state
house today, and the elevator is dead.
The trouble is that the state heating
plant is out of coal. Not a pound OF
fuel remains in the bunkers of the
state power and heating plant.
The trouble is that the coal supposed
to have been shipped to Topeka from
Leavenworth has failed to arrive. Pre-
sumably somebody has grabbed it.
This may afford the state an oppor-
tunity to test the new coal conflscation
law, enacted at the last session of the
legislature. The law requires any rail-
road company confscating coal to no.
tify within three days the consignee
of such confiscation, and then pay twice
the market value of the coal. If the
railroad fails to comply with the law,
value of the coal, and an attorneys
fee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
JUNCTION CITY's TROUBLES.
Injunction Suits Against Druggists
and Jointists Being Made Permanent

Junction City. Kan, June 6.-The
trial of fifteen injunction cases against
druggists and jointists was started
here Tuesday in the district court
Wedn esday permanent iniunctions
were issued against three liquor deal
ers and one owner of a building. Sew
en- druggists will have their hearing
in court today as to whether or not
the temporary injunctions on their
places of business shall be made per-
manent,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-06
FINISH FIGHT ON RATES
Governor Says North Carolina Is
Ready for the Contest.

Robert B.. Glenn in an address last
night announced that North Carolina
would vigorously fight the suits of the
railroads attempting to set aside the
acts of the legislature reducing freight
and passenger rates. He said that this
act of the railroads would still further
widen the breach between the people
and the corporations in North Caro-
lima and that while he regretted thai
the railroads had taken the course
they had he felt that the reduction
was just one and that all the powers
of the state would be used to uphold
the acts of the courts.