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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
MOLINE

Tests Begin Tomorrow-Commenc
ing tomorrow, the government will
maintain a sanitary station at this
point. Tests of samples of water TAX
en- daily from the Mississippi river at
Moline will be made by the govern
ment at the station at the state uni.
versity at Champaign. Bottles have
been furnished by the government
through the water resources branch of
the United States geological survey.
Each bottle will hold about eight ounc-
es of water, and every morning one
will be filed and sent through the mail
no postage will be required-to
Champaign. Reports of the tests will
be made public, probably monthly.
o.
Baldwin for Lincoln Day.-Extensive
arrangements are being made by the
Moline club for the proper celebration
of the anniversary of Lincoln's birth
day, Feb. II. While plans are not en-
tirely completed for the celebration, it
is certain that all who attend will be
highly repaid. E. F. Baldwin, editor
of the Peoria Star, and a personal
friend of Lincoln, will be the principal
speaker. One of the pleasant features
of the celebration will be the banquet
which will precede the toast program.
Colored Man Dies.-William Richie,
well known colored resident of this
city. died at the home of his brother
in-law. ]. NJ. Buse, 1925 Second avenue
yesterday. His death was due to rheu-
matism, from which he had been suf-
fering for some time. He was born
in Kentucky March rs, 1859, and had
been a resident of Illinois for the past
being spent in this city. His wife died
in 1892. He leaves two children, Char
ity and Henry Richie.
Obituary Record. NJ. Marley, for
the past year advertising manager for
Deere G. Co, died yesterday at Ro-
chester, Mimi, after an illness of a
year with intestinal trouble. The end
came a week after an operation had
been performed. Deceased was be-
tween As and 40 years of age and has
been married to his now bereaved wife
for the past % years. For Is years he
acted as sales manager for the Plano
company of Chicago
and later was secretary of the Illinois
company. For a short time
he was assistant manager of the Mo
line Pillow company's branch house at
and Dec. L. 1905, he sue
ceeded l.. B. Kuhn as advertising man.
ager of Deere & Co.'S since which
time he has resided in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Arthur Dunn PIeases.-Though his
company in 1.-THE Little Joker" CORE
spends in size. to the star and he was
laboring with a cold that had played
havoc with his vocal organs and caused
him to feel anything but frisky, Arthur
Dunn pleased a large audience at the
Illinois last evening. Though the play
and music is built to give Dunn all the
best of it, several of the supporting
members found opportunity to shine.
notably Harry Burgess as Ezekiel
Brown and Marie Glazier as Sylvia
Sterling. Henry Leone. who has played
the part of the French professor" for
so many years, should take a bunch
that he is growing to be back num-
her,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Shows National FIowers.-During
the performance of "A Trip TO Egypt"
which comes to the Illinois theater to-
morrow there are many unique fea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessons ambition; beauty,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

At the CrystaI.-The feature of this
weeks bill at the Crystal is Campbell
and Brady. novelty jugglers. They are
perhaps the best jugglers that ever APP
peared in this city, and they do stunts
with Indian clubs and other articles
that, are mysifying. Robert Nome,
whistler and instrumentalist, is at
tracing much attention. He renders
some beautiful selections on both the
soprano and baritone saxaphones. and
he is also a remarkable whistler.
ROckway and Conway. comedy sketch
artists, possess the power to make their
admirers laugh, and they both are ex-
cellent singers. Rome, Mayo and Jul
liet are presenting a burlesque of song
and dance. initiating minstrel show.
Mrs. Casey is singing the beautiful In
dian song, lola" for the illustrated
song this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Is the Original Production.-After a
successful season in New York and
other large cities. David CorsOn,"
Lottie Blair Parker's successful drama
will be seen in this city at the Illinois
theater, matinee and night. on Sunday,
Feb. g. The original production. an
augmented company and improved
scenic effects Will be seen in the forth
coming presentation, which will be
given with the same conscientious at
tention to details which distinguished
the initial performance in New York
city last season. The intense story,
the quaint comedy, clever characteri-
cations and picturesque costumes all
combine TO make David Corson'' one
of the most attractive presentations
now before the public. While widely
dissimilar from any of the previous eff
forts of the popular playwright in
point of theme and locality of action,
David Corson' as popular LAY. has
been favorably compared with Way
Down East" and Under Southern
Skies" Mrs. Parker's other successes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when 1t should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs This unpleasant
trouble IS due to a diseased condition of
the-kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made rniser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
SwampROOt is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar s.. :: :::::.s
size bottles You may
have a sample bottle 81 $500 $3.50
by mail free. also a Tome OF swamp-Roos.
pamphlet telling all about Swan1p-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DIR. Kilner & Co.,
Binghanlton, y. Y, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
Dr. Kiln1er's Swa1np-Root, and the adj
dress. Binghamton, n. Y, on every
bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Nellette Reed, Eleanor Carey and Ma
rian Ward. Matinees will be given on
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Seats
will be reserved on receipt of money
order, check or registered letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Wormser Children Appear. - The
Wormser children, who have appeared
at different times in the three cities in
pleasing sketches, have been added to
the bill at the Elite theater for the re-
mainder of the week. The children
are favorites, and will add considerably
to the attractions of the week at the
Elite Bissitt and Scott. the wooden
shoe dancers, are receiving the great
est applause at each performance.
Their dancing is the main feature of
the weeks bill. Claude Rant does a
difficult slack wire act that is quite en-
tertaining.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

Forgotten Now as an Athlete.-ln
The Burglar and the Lady" the new
est play written for James j. COrbett
by Langdon Mccormick which comes
to the Illinois theater Feb. 2. matinee
and night, the author has introduced
two famous characters-SherlOck
Holmes and Ned Danvers, matching
their wits in a game of cunning and
Interviewing a romance particularly
adapted to the peculiar ability of Mr..
Corbett. There was a time, not far
in the past. when the public went TO
the theater TO see Mr.. COrbett because
of his reputation as an athlete. They
were surprised when they saw an actor
of Mr. Corbett's ability. and in the
past two seasons they have almost for
gotten the part he played in the squar-
ed circle in their delight with him as
an actor of high class and unusual ma
tive talent. His new play is remark
ably well fitted to his style. and natur-
al manner of interpreting the lines of
his part is constant source Of pleas
ure to his audiences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-31

with the dance of the American beauty
rose. The dancer here is bedecked in
American beauty roses and dances the
typical American buck and wing
dance" while a rain of roses from the
fly gallery is poured down upon the
dancer.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
PAGAN PHILOSOPHY.

Mayor Fagan's philosophy is not, we
fear, shared to any great extent by the
brigade of officeholders who will march
out with him on January 1. 81 believe"
says Mayor Pagan, ''that our defeat,
which many look upon as a calamity,
will prove a blessing. The great ma
iority that was against us will react"
1t is pretty hard for a man who has
been turned out of a comfortable official
job in midwinter to look upon the
change as having any of the aspects
of a blessing.
Mayor Mark M. Pagan, however,
can afford to be philosophical. He has
had three terms in office, has achieved
a wide celebrity, and written his name
on the scroll of State history. He has
figured as a reformer and a leader of
reforms, and while he may not have
accomplished much in the way Of re-
form, he will always have that name.
Whether Pagan is to come up again in
Jersey City politics depends a great deal
upon the character of Mayor-elect
Wittpenn's administration. II it is a
good one, Mayor Pagan is likely to be
a "has-been'' all the rest Of his life.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
VOLUME LxxvI.-No. a7s.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1907.
ROOSEVELT AND THE NOMINATION.

OF course it was expected that the
Observation-Disclosures crowd would at
tempt to put a crooked construction on
the Presidents order thai Federal office
holders should not be delegates to the
Republican national convention, and SO
we find the organs of that ilk asserting
that all he did say was that these
placement should not go to the convcn-
ton pledged to vote for Roosevelt as
the nominee, the natural inference ex-
pected being that officeholders might
go to the convention and vote for
WHOM they pleased, preferably Roose-
Welt.
AS a matter of fact, the order was
given for the purpose of heading off
any such proposition as Roosevelt
nomination. 1t was to show that the
President scorned to use his power of
appointment to Office for the purpose
of advancing his own interests. 1t was
Q clincher to his announcement three
years ago that he would not again be a
candidate. a guarantee. If any were
needed, of the sincerity of that deter
mination. and at the same time a
checkmate to his hostile boomers, or
the men who are urging his candidacy
with the p~retense that he wants the
nomination. in order to discredit him.
But more than that, it was the promul-'
CATION of the doctrine that the power
OF patronage shall not be used to per-
petuate itself. That alone is enough
to make the order notable.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
PRETTY SUBURBAN STATIONS.

r. 1t has been demonstrated by the
Pennsylvania Railroad that civic bet
terments will pay as an investment for
companies as well as for cities.
Speaking at the Municipal League con-
vention this week, General Engineer
Richards, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, said that many years ago the
company became convinced that i'm
provements about suburban railroad
stations were equally important with
the station itself. He instanced the
station improvements of the railroad
company in New Jersey on the lines
leading out from New York and Phila-
delphia.
From these large cities, said Mr..
Richards, people naturally seek the
suburb as a home, either for renting a
house or owning one. Home-seekers
are inclined to pass by every station
that has a dilapidated appearance. get
ting off at stations that have beautiful
surroundings. They will either rent OF
invest in the place having the best APP
%pearance.
And that is true. The good taste Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, as dis
played at its many suburban stations
has brought many hundreds of families
into New Jersey and caused the eret
ton of many homesteads. This enter.
prise has not been initiated by all th'
other railroads that have suburban
stations in New Jersey.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
WATERWAYS AND RAILROADS.

When the railroads practically killed
most of the canals to do away with
cheap competition in the carrying trade,
they little dreamed that the result
would rebound upon themselves in their
present total inability to carry the
freight that is offered, and the wide
spread conviction throughout the Il
try that the only solution of the present
condition and the future development is
in improving the inland waterways and
connecting them with canals. A tre-
mendous impetus has been given this
conviction by the Nashville and the
Philadelphia Waterways conferences.
The imperative necessity Of this devel-
opment has been pressed home upon the
people, and these enterprises and others
will be pushed to completion. But the
railroads, instead of fearing the compe-
tition, should welcome the waterways
as a relief. The heavier and unprof1t-
able freight will be carried by water
and the railroads would have all they
could do to carry the lighter, perishable
and more profitable goods. The open
ing of new carrying routes will create
new business, as it brings producer and
market within easy communication.
The railroads will profit by improved
waterways.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
NEGRO cR1Mr IN VIEW JERSEY

A large proportion of the arrests in
this State this year for serious crime
are those of negroes. The news col
umns of the daily papers record
these arrests in different parts of the
state. Robbery, burglary, criminal as
sault and murder figure prominently in
the category of negro crime. Next
month two negroes are to be electro
cuted at Trenton for one of the worst
crimes in the criminal annals of our
State.
The last annual report of the State
prison showed that at the end of the
fiscal year out of a total population of
1918 in the State prison s77, or nearly
one-third. were negroes. The total
population in the State in 1905 was
2,14a.1S4. and the total negro popula-
ton was only 7s.495, or about sh per
cent.
Either we are receiving an undue
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
HORDE OF THIEVES BACKED
BY POWERFUL SYNDICATE

York, where it has powerful backlng
from a certain class Of politicians whose
interests lie in the success or thieves
and crime of all kinds.
The attorney for Purcell asked that
his client be not sent to prison, as Dali
would be forthcoming, but the detec-
tives were not taking IN chances and
they had the man sent down Just as
soon as they learned Of the scheme to
nave him released. When the true
state of. affairs became known Detec1
tive Tucker swore out a warrant on
information received charging Purcell
with being one of two men who had
robbed MIR. Davies. The warrant was
lodged with the officials of the prison
as a detainer against Purcell, and he
will be brought up for a hearing on
the new charge at the Central Police
Court this afternoon.
Convinced that pocket-picking on the
trolley cars is becoming more prevalent
and that an example should be made
OF all those caught in the act, Mr.. Mar
tindale last night declared thai he
would go to the limit to prosecute Pur-
cell. "Of course, it is not my right to
c~riticise the magistrates action in fix
Ing Sucn q small DILL, He QeS1dASu,
nevertheless, / think that no oppor-
tunity should be given to allow this
man to escape. as he is a dangerous
character. 1t was conclusively shown
today that the man was not a good
nan gone wrong, or even an occasional
offender, but an old and well-known
crook. Photographs of him from he
Rogues' Gallery in New York, showing
that he was arrested several times be-
fore for the same offense, are in the
possession OF the local police and a
nan in court today even recognized
him as the mar who had picked his
pocket several weeks ago.
'Since it has become known that I
was the intended victim of a pickpocket
I have received letters from friends,
and many people have come into my
store telling of similar experiences, all
of which happened on trolley cars. 1t
apears that this city is the nest of
~pickpockets. A gang is probably work.
ing here and reaping a rich harvest,
since but few of the thefts are re-
ported. A strong example should be
made in this case and every one who is
robbed on the cars should report the
matter. If this man should escape, 1t
would be a disgrace to our courts and
an invitation to crooks of all kinds to
come to philadelphia and max hay
while the sun Shines"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX.

In a report on the subject of munich
pal home rule and taxation to the con-
vention of the National Municipal
League, at Providence, this week, it
was declared that when the State de-
ponds for revenu upon the general
property tax locally assessed city home
rule is impossible. Moreover, assessors
disobey the law, undervalue property,
and local inequality and discrimination
are the natural result. State boards of
equalization cannot remedy the evil.
From every point of view good gov
eminent requires the divorce of State
from local taxation.
For thirty years attempts have been
made to separate the sources of State
and local revenue by levying special
taxes for State purposes on selected
subjects at ~unvarying rates. This plan
lacks elasticity, induces extravaganza
and other evils. New Jersey abolished a
State tax IN the people in 1884, and
ever since then the State has been sup
ported in its government principally by
taxes on the corporations, but until last
year the State appropriated to itself
local sources of revenue, and that was
virtually a State tax, as the local rata
bles had to make up the deficit. New
Jersey is now for the first time on a
basis of separation of State and mu-
nicipal taxation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ga scheme
somewhat similar to that planned to
nave the men who robbed the nessen-
ger of the Franklin National Bank at
the sub-treasury released On very
small bail, so that they could make
good their escape. was tried yesterday
in the case of the man who gave his
name as Clarence Purcell and who was
arrested a few days ago charged with
being one of two pfckpoekets who had
held up and robbed Thomas Martin
dale, the well-known merchant, as he
was boarding a trolley car on Market
street. Mr.. Martindale, before Magis-
trate Beaton, in the Central Police
Court, identified the prisoner as the
man who had jostled him on the car
while the other robbed him of a pocket
book containing a sum of money. .
Just after Mr.. Martindale had left the
witness stand Frederick Davies, of 1904
North Twelfth street, said he would
like to testify. He declared that the
prisoner was one of two men who had
robbed him of a pocketbook on a trolley
car at Eleventh and Arch streets on
November 6. The pocketbook contained
a sum of money, checks, notes n
very valuable papers. The robbery, as
he described 1t, was carried out in just
the same name as the Marttndale
robbery. The prisoner, he said, did not,
in his opinion, actually take his pocket
book, the actual robbery being done
by his pal.
The prisoner stated that his home
was in Chicago. His record in the city,
New York, Newark and other cities was
handed to the magistrate, who held the
accused in $500 bail for court. The
amount of bail was considered by Mr..
Martindale and the detectives to be
very low, but 1t was afterward found
that no charge had beer made against
the prisoner in the Davies case. The
detectives were nettled about this and
Immediately sought out Mr.. Davies.
In the meantime the attorney for
the alleged pickpocket was arranging
bail to have the prisoner released,
and it was stated hat he would have
no difficulty in procuring the neces-
sary bondsman. 1t was then claimed
by the detectives that the ~pickpockets
and general thieves and hold-up men
have had established in this city a
branch syndicate which supplies the
funds to defend any of their members
who may get into trouble from time to
time, and also bondsmen when any of
the tribe are held for court. The head
quarters of this syndicate is in New
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
AUTOMOBILE CHARTS.
Map Unrolls Automatically Before the
Gaze of Chaufeur.

In countries like France, where roads
are good and crossroads numerous, tray
elers by automobiles have frequent occa-
sion to consult road maps, because they
20 so fast and change direction SO often
tina typographical information is, for
them, n continual necessity. No meet
this an automobile chart has been in
vented, which unrolls in step with the ad-
vance of the carriage. so that the chauf-
feur, has always before him a map Of the
route he is about to pursue. When the
road is about to turn sharply an electric
bell gives warning 300 meters in advance.
Another attachment to the chart registers
the distance traversed. The whole appa-
ratus is moved by gearing connected with
the wheels of the Observation-Disclosures
phia Record.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-22
PUBLIC SERVICE RErRENoHMENT.

Any contemplated changes in the
management Of a great corporation
cause some kind of a commotion.
Hints Of what is proposed to be done
leak out and are converted into rumors
which fose nothing by repetition, and
exaggerated stories get into print. The
rumors anc stories circulated yester-
day concerning changes contemplated
in the management of the Public Serv-
ice Corporation are resolved today into
the fact, announced by President Nc
Carter. hat systematic retrenchmept
of is to be ~inaugurated at an
early day. The corporation is only fol-
lowing the example already set by
other large concerns, and which must
be initiated by large corporations gen.
orally.
There has been generally a great in
flation in salaries, and prosperous
times have encouraged the creation of
too many unnecessary offices. Re-
%trenchment in this respect by large
corporations will involve a saving, In
the aggregate, of millions of dollars.
At this time of the year there is ,al-
ways a paus in construction work,
but this year operations will be cur
tailed to a much greater extent by
reason of the stringency of money
When currency commands a large
premium N when all kinds of devices
must be resorted to to supply the need,
the wealthiest corporations cannot
carry on large construction work and
pay for labor and material in cash
They must curtail or shut down. The
Public Service Corporation is as wei
able to prosecute all necessary work OF
Improvement as it was a year ago
but, like everybody else, the corpora
ton finds it inconvenient and impolitiC
to continue work on a large scale unit
the stringency is relieved.
provement and betterments are
necessary to the prosperity of a public
service corporation and, where justi
fed and undertaken they are not light
ly abandoned or carelessly postponed
In all probability before the new yea
is we'll advanced Public Service Cor
poration operations will be resumed
and the currency of the country will
then be in a normal condition.