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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
ROOSEVELT TO EMBARK
HERE FOR INSPECTION
OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Washington Dispatches Assert Chief Executive
Has Virtually Decided on Trip From Here
to Memphis Next October

president officially to make a tour OF
inspection of the Mississippi. Time
permitting, the president would have
liked TO start at Chicago. following the
route Of the deep waterway to the
Mississippi. The pressure Of time will
make it necessary, however for him
TO take Il steamer at Rock Island, Ill
.Or Davenport, Iowa.
While the president did not succeed
in securing the creation Of a commits
sion by congress to examine and re
port upon broad, comprehensive
scheme OF inland waterway improsa
ments. he has not been retarded in his
determination to do what he can to in
crease water competition with the rail.
roads by appointing himself such 4
commission, the members serving with.
out compensation. At Memphis the
president will address the deep water
Way convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
REQUIRES MILLION A YEAR
Baptist Home Mission Society Told
Fact at Annual Meeting.

Washington, May 20.-In the annual
address before the American Baptist
Home Mission society which met here
today, DR.. II. l.. .Iorehouse. CORES
ponding secretary. said the demands
upon the society called for the eXpeI-
diture of not less than $1,000 900 an.
nually and urged united effort to Sc
cure that amount. The meeting was
presided over by Hon. w. S. Shallen
berger. former second assistant post
master general who urged continued ef
fort in behalf of home mission work
The treasurer's report showed Ovei
$500 900 had been collected during the
past year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
TAKEN BACK TO
DAVENPORT JAIL
Harry Kelly, Rock Island Boy, Who
Escaped From Scott County In
stitution, is Rearrested.

Harry Kelly, Il Rock Island lad who
managed 10 escape from the Scott
county Jail in Davenport yesterday, was
arrested yesterday noon by Sergeant
Hill and an officer of the Rock Islani
police department at his mothers hOma
near Thirteenth avenue on Twenty
ninth street. He was turned over to
the Davenport authorities. and returned
to Jail TO serve out the remainder of .
sentence for larceny The police on
this side have for several days kept a
watch on the home of the boys moth
er in anticipation of the boys appear.
ance there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
INSTITUTES A NEW LODGE
c. 3. Ward Officiates at Masonic Cere-
monies at SiIVis Tonight.

District Deputy Grand Master c. b.
Ward of this city will conduct the
ceremonies this evening at SiIvis.
where a new Masonic lodge is to be
instituted. The new organization be
gins its career with good member
ship. and has bright prospects of be
coming a strong lodge. This makes
the 10th A. F. & A. NJ lodge in Rock
begin at s o'clock. will be attended by
number of the membel of the order
from Rock Island, Moline. and othsI
nearby lodges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
WAR ON UNION TIES
UP STREET RAILWAY
ThTee-F ourths of Employees OF Company
at Birmingham Either Quit or
Are Discharged.

Birmingham Ala, May 2o.-The
street railway system was demoralizel
this morning when more than three
fourths OF the conductors and motor.
men OF the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company were either dis.
missed or voluntarily left the employ
of the company. The action followe4
the formulation OF a street railway EN-
plOyes union few weeks ago.
This morning the company dismiss
ed several men who refused to turn in
their union cards. The others quit IL
sympathN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
WELLMAN TO START IN JULY
Airship America, With Gas Apparatus
Is Shipped to Tromso.

Herald airship America. with hydro
gen gas apparatus constructed in Paris
to supplement the plant already at
SpitZberSen has been shipped Il
Tromsc. Walter Weilman and EnSl
neer Naniman will lerTe Paris tOmoc-
row for Norway and the entire expedt'
tionary party. numbering forty, Will
assemble at Tromso May so and sail
north June l. June will be spent in
preparing the airship and its trials will
occar in July. Wellman hopes TO be
gin the journey towards the pole the
middle of July.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
WOMAN kEPTSECRET OFWHEREABOUTS
OF $4,000, 900 OF kRUGER'S WEALTH

New York. May 20.-The woma /
who can keep a secret has been
found The secret is one of millions
$4,000,0G0 TO be precise. 1t concerns
the present where abouts of Kruger's
gold.
She is Nine Marie Won Veltheim
wife-oT maybe the widow-of Ludwig
Won Veltheim, the man who buried
crafty Old Doom Pauls millions when
he fed from the Transvaal just before
Lord Roberts occupied Pretoria.
Nine. Won Neltheim had a duplica- {
chart on which were marked the spot,
i where the gold was buried II was
not sunk at sea in the wreck of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20

Iululand, as some would have it. No.
was it taken TO Europe. as others in.
sisted. Neither was it let down be-
meath the waters of the ocean in iron
chests.
1t was carefully buried in the deaG
of night in the mountains of the Trans
vaal- just before Kruger escaped TO
Europe. 1t was not put in one spot
Kruger didn't want to leave all his
eggs in one basket. The gold was
carefully divided into four parts. Ia
all there was about $4,000 ,000. so eacn
part was from $1,O00.0OO to 81 800. 600
OF this one part has been found by
John Kemp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Ise Pcrcmp,"rH 'hnIIenrcs.
M0RRISEY is REELECTED
Again Made President of Brotherhood
of Railway Trar11en.

Atlanta, Ga. May 20.-Grand Master
=. H. MOrissey of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen was reelected. He
has already filled the office u years.
Other officers elected were: w. G.
Lee. assistant grand master; T. r.
Dodge Val Fitzpatrick. w. T. Newman
and James Murduck. vice grand mas
ters: A. F. Whitney of Eagle Grove
Iowa, fifth vice grand master; A. E.
King, grand secretary-treasurer. ID. l..
Cease of Phillipsburg. \. J.. was re-
appointed by Grand Master MOrrissey
editor of the official organ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
NEGRO SOLDIERS
SHOT HIS HAT OFF
Testifies Policeman From Brownsville.
Texas Before Inqulring
Senators.

Washington. May 20.-MacedoniJ
Ramires. policeman. who claims to
have seen many incidents connected
with the Brownsville, Texas. affray in
August last was on the stand today
before the senate committee on mill
tary affairs. He testified ne saw ne
gro soldiers shooting a Lieutenant
Dominguez. and also that he himself
had narrow escape. He claims their
hats were shot off their heads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20

of sentence by a scathing denuncia-
ton of the methods adopted by the
church and school furniture trust de,
claring the punishment fixed by law =
inadequate 10 fit the crime. The conf.
parative poverty of the smaller firms
furnished the courts reason for not
fining them the maximum. The de
PENDANTS all plead guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
ITALIAN TRACK MEN OUT
One Thousand Strike for More Pay on
New York Line.

New Haven. Conn. May 20.-Nearlv
1000 Italian trackmen employed by the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad went on strike today on ac
count of the railroad refusing their de-
mand of 10 per cent increase in wages.
The strike will extend from New York
to Boston
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
GOVERNOR APPROVES LAW
Board of Equalization to Meet in Au-
gust and Adjourn in December.

Springfield. II, May Ex-Governor
Deneen has signed house bill No. 134.
requiring the state board of equaliza-
ton to convene the first Tuesday after
Aug. 10 each year and TO take final
adjournment by the first Monday in the
following December The act also re-
quires county boards of review II CON-
plete their work by the first Monday in
September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
JUDGE SCORES SCHOOL FURNITURE
TRUST and IMPOSES HEAVY FINES

Chicago, May 20- Judge Lands
today fined F. y. Hobrook. the AM
erican Seating company. and A. i
Andrews company. $4,000 and each of
nine other furniture companies $500
TO S2.00e for violation of the antitrust
laws in forming Il conspiracy in re
straint of trade
Judge Lands preceded the delivery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
DISMISS THE OLD
FEDERAL CLERKS
Secretary of Interior Approves of Order
-.. for ~eediaa-Oet-i Land
Office.

Washington. May 20.-The secretar;
OF the interior today approved of the
recommendations of Commissioner
Ballinger of the general land office for
the Improvement OF efficiency of his OF
fee by the dismissal of old and i'll
efficient clerks and the employment in
their places Of clerks who are able TO
meet the demands OF the office. The
change will be inaugurated immedl
ately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Rescue n Miners.

MadisOnville. KY. May 20.-Seventy-
one men were rescued from the Royal
coal mines near this city Saturday. al
ter having been under ground a day
and half. An accident to the cages
used in hoisting the cars from tht
mines blocked the entrance. so that II
was impossible for the workmen to get
out. a rope was lowered into the ali
shaft and the men pulled out one b,
one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
New TeIegraPre re-s' Order.

Minneapolis. Mint. Stay 2O.-Dissat-
isfied members of , Order of RAJ
road Telegraphers which is holding its
annual convention in Minneapolis he'd
a session Saturday and organized the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers. Dis
patchers, Agents and Signal Men. The
new organization is protest against
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
BUFFALO HANDLERS QUIT
Two Thusand Strike, Tying up Lake
Freight Traffic.

Buffalo. y. Y. May 20.-Nearly two
thousand freight handlers on the docks
quit work today, demanding an in.
crease of wages. 1t is said the strike
affects all transportation companies
having freight houses along the docks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
MAYOR SCHMl1Z PUT ION TRIAL
Hearing DELAYED One Day at Request
of the Prosecution.

San Francisco. May 90 Mayor
Schmitz appeared for trial today in
Judge DUnnc's court on five grand jury
charges of eXloTtion from local keepers
of French restaurants. BY request OF
the prosecution the hearing was delay
ed one day in order that counter aflida-
Wits may be prepared against Schmitz
on the motion for change of the trial
judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
SWITCHMeN ARE MODERATE
No Radical Measures Planned by Dele
gates to Meeting.

Detroit. May 20-With 100 delegates
present the biennial convention Of the
switchmcns union Of North America
met here today to remain in session
about two weeks. While there is a
great deal OF business to come before
the delegates it is said nothing reyo-
lutionary in nature is anticipated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
BUSSE MOVES TO
SAVE SUPT. COOLEY
School Board as Means of
Frustrating Action.

Chicago. May 20.-MayOr Busse to-
day made public the fact that he had
removed eight members of the school
board who had refused to resign as
requested Busse's action is said TO be
for the purpose of assuring the reten-
of schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
PAT GROVE PLACED ON TRIAL
Being Heard for Alleged Robbery of
Street Cars in 1905.

Council Bluffs. Iowa. May 20.-Pa.
Grove. the kidnaper, was today placed
on trial on the charge of holding 10
and robbing two street cars in July.
1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Eddy Case Postponed.

Concord. \. H., May 20.-The hear
ing of the Mary Baker G. Eddy case
ordered for today, adjourned to tomor
row on account of the indisposition oi
the presiding justice, Chamberlain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
ABE HUMMEl BEGINS
TO SERVE SENTENCE
Well Known Criminal Lawyer Goes to
BiackweIIs Island to Pay Pen
atty for Conspiracy.

New York. May 20 Abraham p.
Hummel the widely known criminal
lawyer. today began the service of a
penitentiaTy. Sentence was imposed
upon conviction two years ago for con-
spiracy growing out of Hummel's con-
nection with The Dodge Morse divorce
litigation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
ROCK ISLAND ROAD
PAYS REBATE FINE
Assessed $4,000 on Plea of Guilty of
Extending Favors to
Shipper.

New York. May 20-The Chicago.
Rock Island Il Pacific Railroad com
pany through its attorney today plead
ed guilty TO an indictment charging the
railroad had granted rebates on ship
ments of coffee made by Toledo firm
paid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
kuroki at Yale,

New Haven, May 20.-General Kuro-
ki and party arrived here this morn
ing from New York to visit Yale uni
versity. The party was greeted most
cordially by the faculty and students.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
by Two Wen and Girl.

Odessa. May 20.-The machine was
deposited in the bureau just before it
was exploded by Two men and a sir,
The police pursued, wounded and cap
tured the men. The girl escaped. The
leader of the trio turned out to be 4
terrorist named TcreTiEnrI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
ALPH0NSE and CAST0N
ACT OVER PROHIBITION

the action of the regular members t
reinstate |. X. Mari who was expelled
from the order for alleged ir:egularit!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20

BOISE, Idaho. May 20.-COurt opened
at 10 in Haywood's trial The defense
proceeded with the examination Of T.
De Cleroq in the fifth chair.
Attendance is small
There was a scant attendance o.
spectators and the Haywood family
was absent. The prisoner sat close to
the counsel and frequently consultei
with them.
After long examination DeCleroq
declared his mind was pretty well
made up. He was excused.
George Powell. a rancher and a ma
tive of Kansas. finally proved accept,
able to both sides and took his place
as juror No. ;. He is about 60 years
Old
May summon More.
The defense exercised its fifth per
emptory challenge on Joseph Chinn
Ten peremptory challenges have nov
been used and 23 talesmen remain Il
be examined II now seems certain
another special Venire of 30 to 100
talesmen Will be issued early this
week.
Freed From Blame.
Boise Idaho. May 20.-PrCsecutin2
Attorney KoeIsch has completed his in.
vesti2ation of the circumstances undcH
which Harry Orchard. the principal
witness for the state in the Stemen-
ha,,. r,,,I,,Iar COS, NYa. iUtaryiaWl1 an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Presbyterian Committees
Seek to Dodge Burn
ing Issue.
WEEK WILL BE BUSY
Nothing Definite on the Uniting
of the Church
Boards.

Columbus, Ohio. May 20.-The tenn.
chief topic OF discussion today among
the 1000 commissioners of the Prcsby-
terian general assembly and the out
come Of the fight is still matter Of
speculation. \ sensation was created
as the commissioners gathered for the
session today by the authoritative ar
nounccment that Dr.. Henry E. Dosker,
chairman of the standing committee
on temperance will today return tho
overture on temperance referred to his
committee Saturday by The committee
on bills and overtures.
Iphoids the League.
The overture in question condemns
the organization of the church feder-
alton of temperance and recommends
that the church give hearty support to
the anti-salOOn league.
Dosker announced ii is the business of
the overture committee 10 handle the
Temperance overture. and he turned the
overture back to this committee. The
action Of Dosker is being criticised b.
many commissioners. and the feeling
on the temperance question seems TO
be becoming rather bitter among some
OF the commissioners. The whole ques-
ton is scheduled to come up next Fri
day.
Busy Week Ahead.
The general assembly was called TO
order at for the commencement of
Dusy weeks work considering the re-
ports of special standing committees
and boards work which it is now
thought may take all week. On the
program for Monday most important
was that of the committee on admins
tratiVc agencies TO whom We're refer.
red al the last assembly Overtures of
ia synOds and presbyieries, asking
that consideration be given TO the ad-
visibility of consolidating the church
boards.
Asks To Re Continued.
On this topic the committee simply
reports progress, asks TO be continue |.
and advises against commencing CON
solidating any two or more boards,
thinking if action is taken it should be
taken in regard to all the boards 1t
once. The board of missions for freed
men made its report today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Were BiIterI! Hated.

The two detectives killed were bit
terly hated by the terrorists. one for
participation in melting an outbreak in
1908 here, and the other who was nick
named the hangman." because he ha,,
tortured prisoners
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Committee VIII Report.

The question will come up in re-
port of the tariff committee of the as
sociation which has taken a poll of the
5000 members OF the association on
tons o frevision. and the result of the
poll has never been made public The
convention will continue Tuesday an
Wednesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Admits There Was plot.

81. Petersburg. May 2o.-BefOre to.
days session o! the lower house OF par.
Lament, from which all radical repre-
scntatives were conspicuousIy absent
Premier Stolypin made formal an
nouncement OF the discovery of a plot
to Kill the emperor. Grand Duke Nicho
las, and himself. \ resolution express
ing The great JOY Of The house at his
majesty's escape from danger and deep
est Indignation at the criminal con.
spiracy so fortunately frustrated was
unanimously adopted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
AIR THEIR VIEWS
Members Of National Manufac.
turers' Association Have
Voted on Tariff.
RESULT TO BE ANNOUNCED
Committee Will Report at Annual
Meeting Which Opens in New
York City.

New York. May 20.-Whether or
not they favor revision Of the tariff, to
what extent, and in what manner is eN-
pected to be announced by the Nation
al Association of Manufacturers which
convened here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
Three or Four Days Trip.

Expects to Start Here.
President Roosevelt will be the first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-20
TEN ARE RELEASED
Large Part of Peremptory Chal-
Ienges Used in the Hay
wood Case.
NEW VENIRE is NECESSARY
States Lawyers Exonerates News
paper Men Who Published Or
chard Interview.

Boise, Idaho May 20.-Court opene,
at 10 in Haywood's trial. The defens,
proceeded with the examination of T
De Cleroq in the fifth chair.
Attendance IL small.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-07
GREAT ORGAN DOES WONDERS

DR.. Bruce Gordon Kingsley's Temple
Baptist church musical services are be-
coming one of the enjoyable musical
features Of the city. At last nights
service a great part Of the time was de-
voted to the music, Prof. Kingsley rem
dering several selections on the grea {
Temple organ.
Lemmen's great descriptive piece,
"The Storm" with its wealth Of musical
pictures, occupied a prominent place on
a program filled with fine and popular
numbers.
A professional quartet sang Doni-
zettPs sweet sextet from Lucia" set
to religious words, and the quartet did
as good work with the famous selection
as the first troupe who sang 1t two
months ago. What the words lacked in
romance last night they made up in
ability to be understood.
Possibly on the overture to Tenn
haeuser" Prof. Kingsley did the finest
work OF the evening. by means of the
swell boxes of the organ, the Pilgrim
Song" was first heard far off. Gradu-
ally the strides increased i'm magnitude
TIL the train seemed close at hand, and
they closed with a triumphant "Ill serve
my God forever more" that sounded
like grand amen."
When the service was over DR.. Bur-
dette announced that those who desired
to do so could leave, but DIR. Kingsley
would play Mendelssohn's war March
Of the Priests" from "Athalie" as a
postlude. Less than a hundred in the
vast audience of $500 stirred and after
he had finished large crowds fingered
around the organ, where Prof. Kingsley
accommodatingly played several more
selections.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-07
breaches NEW YEAR SERMON
Rev. Thomas F. Fahey Tells consresa-
tion to Begin Without Coin of
III=Gotten Money

Rev Thomas F. Fahey, pastor of the
new Holy Cross. preached an eloquent
New Years sermon on the Christian
life. Only organized a little more than
two months ago, this parish has been
brought together by Father Fahey, a
chapel erected and large congregations
attend the services. A double quartet
sang the mass, with Carl Sager as or
ganist. Father Fahey said in part:
1--WE cannot begin the new year bet
ter than by joining our hearts with the
external worship as directed by our
holy church. divesting ourselves of the
old man and the old year, with all their
deeds and beginning all things in Gods
holy name and to his honor and glory
The old year Is expired and we enter a
new one. The fleeting moments pass
quickly by and never return. Each mo-
ment counts on toward the final end
To make this year happy one in a
Christian sense, let us be advised by
the royal prophet, 'to never lose sight
of the years of eternity
"The past year has put a period to
the lives of many whose hopes were
as high as ours today. They teach US
that we, too, have neither bulwark
nor security about our own lives and
that today ought to be our Wisest day
of the new year.
1.-THE Catholic churhc urges all in
the words of st. Paul to the Colossians
Whatever ye do in word or in deed, do
all in the name OF our Lord Jesus
Christ, giving thanks to God and the
Father by him."
ITO renounce all impiety and worldly
desires, to cast off words of darkness
and to live soberly, justly and piously,
is our duty. The retrenching of in
ordinate affections was the distinguish
ing characteristic OF the disciples who,
together with their successors are the
teachers of men today. We should re-
trench pride, anger and covetousness.
Enter the new year without coin of
bad or illgotten money. Retrench
from a wicked, cruel heart, an impure
mind or deceptive words.
"Real resolutions true to God are
built upon the heart and rest upon pro-
found convictions to lead clean lives
and have pure minds for the service OF
God and the good of man."