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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

expression In the creation Of the $10.-
100000 Sage foundation, the express
purpose OF which Mrs. Sage, the found
er, said was to be 1.-The improvement
of social conditions"
The cause of universal peace for
which civic and church bodies through
out the world worked with increasing
fervor was advanced chiefly through
the work of the second international
conference at The Hague. lasting from
JUNE % to OCT. 49, While the efforts
to establish an international court of
justice and an agreement for obliga-
tory arbitration were unsuccessful in
this conference, over. which III. Nell
doff presided, the principle of obliga-
tory arbi.ration was affirmed, and only
q few of TIE smaller nations tissented
from the permanent court on the
ground of its proposed membership.
BY a large majority, including all the
great powers. the principle OF invioia'
bility of private property at sea, as
proposed by the American delegation.
headed by Choate and Porter. was es
tablishcd. Restrictions were placed
upon the use of floating mines, the
bombardment of, updefended towns
was forbidden and measures adopt
ed for the protection of noncombat
ants, relief of wounded and against
privateering The Porter resolution
forbidding collection of debts by force
until after arbitration had been re
fused or an award set at naught was
adopted unanimously.
After having started the year witt
an additional gift of S3.00O,OG0 to thi
University OF Chicago. John ID. Rocke-
teller, through the general education
board. broke all records of educational
endowments by giving $32.eOO.oo0 t9
be used chiefly for the benefit of the
smaller colleges and first of all fer the
women's colleges. The result of an
other great educational foundatiOn
was seen in the dedication of the Can.
negie Technical schools at Pittsburg
APRIL IL, upon which Messrs. Carne
gle and Rockefeller patted each other
on the back.
The campaign of the New York
women for equal pay for equa
work was checked by Governor
| Hughes veto of the bill. which had
been passed over Mayor McClallan's
head. Chicago decided to admit adults
to the high schools. New Yor,, ruled
sectarian exercises from the schools
| Columbia joined the raoveinent fol
spelling reform. Swarthmore rejected
the $3,O0o.000 Jeanes bequest rather
| than accept the condition of abolishin:
intercollegiate sports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

the public-namely that the whole
case was conspiracy of the mine
owners to crush the federation. Tie
publication of the Roosevelt letter
CHASING the accused men along with
Hartman as undesirable citizens,
had famed the controversy into in
tense heat. The result was seen To do
pend mainly on the ability of the state
TO eorroborate the Orchard confession
Here opinions differed. but in the end
the jury voted No" after considering a
vast amount of testimony on both
sides and hearing the lengthy pleas of
Darrow and Richardson for the de-
Tense and of Borah and Hawlev for
the state, for they brought in the ac
quittal verdict JULY 23, and Hsy
wood walked forth a free and. as his
friends believed. vindicated man. In
deed, he was talked of as the coming
Moses TO lead the Socialist hosts out
of the wilderness. His enemies said
the jury was intimidated into the ver
dict President Meyer was released on
heavy bail, but Pettibone was held
and put ON trial in December.
Several other trials for capital crimes
stand out above the mass. That of
Harry Thaw, the wealthy young Pitts
burger who shot Stanford White, maxi
ing an international sensation partly
because of the reputation of his wife
and partly because of the appeal to
the ''unwritten higher law" for which
Counsel Delmas invented the new
term. "dementia Americana" 1t avail
ed only to the extent of n Disagree
ment APRIL -. The appeal to the
higher law was not in vain in the
Virginia cases of the Strothers boys
| and Judge Loving, the Maryland case
against Mrs. Bowie and the District of
| Columbia case against Mrs. Bradley.
| in all of which the i'll treatment of Il
woman was the basis. although in
| sanity was used as the nominal de-
| Tense, as also in the Thaw case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
Science, Religion.
Ethics and Education.

on NOV..7 at Paris Henry Farman
went Dumont one better by navigat-
ing heavier than air flying machine
so as to turn complete circle back to
his starting place. Count Zeppelin in
his great 400 foot aluminium airship,
capable of carrying ten passengers.
late in October took a party of friends
on the record fight of I hours and 90
minutes, moving in all directions at
will and with an average speed of
thirty miles an hour. The American
city of st. Louis was the. scene of the
second great International airship tour
nament. OCT. 81 to %. but it was the
German balloon Pommern, navigated
by Oscar Erbsloeh. which won the dis
lance race with voyage to the brink
of the Atlantic at Asbury Park. n. j..
S73 miles. Lincoln Beachey of Omaha
won the tiirigible race by sailing two
mile circuit in 4 minutes and 80 sec
onds. Wellman's airship was wrecked
in September in trial fight on Danes
island, and his polar journey was de-
ferred.
In mechanics the new and compel
ling wonder of the year was the APP
plication of the gyroscope principle by
Louis Brennan in England to the OPP
GRAFTON of model monorail system of
TRANSPORTATION. The British govern
ment took it up after the public dem
onstration, MAY s. and many now look
for an industrial revolution from the
idea
The bishop of London came to assist
in laying the cornerstone of the great
Episcopal cathedral at Washington
SEPT. 90 and to attend the triennia
convention at Richmond. This bod!
took the progressive, step OF opening
all its pulpits to ministers of Other
denominations. The march towarl
church unity continued.
/ The Church of Rome took decided
| stand against all the more radical tend
encies of the time grouped under tn,
term modernism with express pro
/ bilIition Of all literature containing
Nideas contrary to the doguias, 70
which purpose a college of cehsors i
20 be established by the bishops.
| The collapse Of the case of the mex
friends" charging Mrs. Eddy witt
mental incompetency, was hailed b,
the Christian Science church % vim
didation.
4 The new note In the pro asands
OF Organized charity is not ne way
of 4lieyiating distress. but sup
ply fanticipatory Justice" thro Oh CO
operhtion with the unfortunate one
Land By seeking the causes Of poverty
and crime. This spirit found stEtkinl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

DllQ4 anu KtpfcSSlGu III hOfOCSO. 4nC
ser1us REVOLT of the wine growers
cane to head in May under the lead
erstip of III. Albert, with the resigna-
tiod of maby city mayors and councils
in Infected districts and the sympa-
theiic muttny of some of the troops
seIt to restore order. Gradually the
goternmen1 got the situation in hand
AFTER promising legislative measures
to restrict The operations of the sugar
using wine Growers.
MOROCCp.-On, AUG. 6 the French
anil Spanish warships at Casablanca
! Joined in q lbonbardment of the town
oIi the pretlext that native tribesmen
had overawfd the local government SO
as to endanEer Christian lives. Later
| tie SpaniaEds withdrew, and the
| H'ench forchs took entire control of
| the city and Iengaged in a series of bat
! ties with the attacking tribesmen.
| AuSTRIA.-iThe universal suffrage bill
! was accepted in January by the upper
! house of the lreichsrath; thus the fran
| chise was conferred ON every male
Austrian. twentyfour years old. The
! ensuing elections In May were won by
the Socialist and Radical parties. BEL
! GIUM.-The parliament in May took
! over the control of the Kongo, King
| Leopold having withdrawn his opposi
| ton. SWEDEN.-Universal suffrage
and proportional representation were
| put into effect in Sweden. whose ven
cradle King oscar died DEC. S and
was succeeded lby Gustav V SPAIN
| King Alfonso and Queen Victoria pre-
sented the Spanish people with an heir
10 the throne. PORTUGAL.-Oppo
ZION to the virtual dictatorship of Pre-
mier Blanco under King Carlos almost
reached the point of open rebellion in
| November PERSfA-On JAN. Mu-
zaffar ed Din died and was succeeded
by his eldest soE. Mohammed Ali Mir
"a. The long standing rivalry between
| Great Britain and Russia over their
/ spheres of influence in Persia was set
| tied by an agreement giving the south
ern section to the British and the
northern half to the Russians
JAPAN,sThe Japanese finished their
benevolent Absorption of Korea by
forcing the resignation of the Korean
emperor in favor Of Crown Prince
Euiwha zee JULY Ii, who became the
mere puppet of the Japanese regime.
The anti-American feeling in Japan
rose to great proportions last spring
over the anti-Japanese riots in San
Francisco and the segregation of ORR
entail pupils in the public schools of
that city.
| PHILIPPINES.-Th first elections
under the American regime resulted in
victory for the Nationalist or indie
pendence. party, and the first assem-
bly, was opened at Manila OCT. 1G by
Secretary Taft. who said that no prom.
ises could be made about the date OF
granting full Independence.
CENTRAL AAIERICA.-Nicarag qua.
with the aid of Honduran revolution
lists. began a war upon Honduras in
February, which lcu,rlinated MARCH
81 in the capture OF the Honduran cap
ital and the fight of President Bonilla
The war ended APRIL Is with the
surrender of Amapala, Bonilla having
sought the protection of an, American
warshlp. Later all of the Contra
American states were prevailed upon
by American and Mexican diplomats
to send representatives to a peace con
ference which began at Washington IL
November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
Analysis of Chief Happenings of Year,
Political and Otherwise.

Bryan in the party. Inis situation
he met last April by frankly saying
that he had come to the conclusion
that the people were not ready for the
ownership idea yet and that regulation
must be tried out on Democratic lines.
This did not prevent him from cham
pioning the initiative and referendum
programme. Not until the middle of
November did he definitely announce
his willingness again to accept the
nomination. No opposition appeared.
AT least one course OF IeglsIatio1i
was grist to the Bryan mill. While
the overshaduwing bulk CT federal
power WAS fumbling over rate bill
iii 1906 and the reorganized Interstate
commerce commission in 1907 was
struggling with the vast problem of
Keeping tab on the railroad manage
ments the idea that the humble state
governments could impose lower rates
by legislative enactment took root and
made remarkable growth. Missouri
joined the procession by March. and
the courts arranged with The railroad
=
for ninety days. after which opinions
still differed. Other states TO pass rate
bills were Pennsylvania and Michigan
in April and New York. Illinois and
Minnesota in Nay Bat the New York
bill never became 4 law owing 10 the
veto of Governor Hughes on the
ground of being not carefully weigh
ed. In ali the states where these laws
were passed litigation against them
has been begun by the railroads affect
cd.
The drift toward public ownership
took the shape of state commissions
with new powers ana was felt in the
elections of BGssc in Chicago. Johnson
in Cleveland and in the fifty year trac-
tion transfer ordinance in Philadel-
phia
The American people are soldering
up This expression applies to one
Of the most significant political move
ments in which the conscience vote
appears. When the returns of the No
vember elections were in. no one result
attracted more general attention than
the fact that the wave of ''dryness''
which had been sweeping OYER the
south had made itself felt in Della
ware, Kentucky and Illinois and was
gathering impetus sufficient to carry it
far into the north and west. Georgia
has gone into the strict prohibition
| column under law in effect on New
! Years day. and the new state of Okla
| homa came into the Union with a
| prohibitory clause in that radical CON
| stitution of hers, making five prohibi-
| ton states. But many others are viz
| tually so OIL local option lines, the dry
| sections Increasing until it is now es-
| timated that half the population of the
| nation are living in communities free
/ from the public saloon. Other features
| of the November elections were the
capture of Salt Lake City from the
| Mormons, the election of Or. Taylor as
! the reform mayor of San Francisco
| over the powers of graft. the Republic
an'sweep of Kentucky by 1900. Dem
| ocratic retention of Rhode Island and
| the cutting down OF the Republican
| lead in New Jersey and the defeat of
| the Hearst-Republican fusion by Tam
many in New York city. besides the
victory of Johnson in Cleveland, al.
ready referred to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31


he quietly handed over $50
in cash and said:
My friend. make no kick. | have
the reputation of being good fellow
and. of having ready money. On this
blessed New Years day l counted up
ten notes l had Endorsed for friends
within a twelyemonth past. hal
each md every one Ia pay. In addi-
ton had list of twenty-five men
who orrowed from 81 to $50 and for
got t. pay it back. had fully made
up nv mind it was cheaper and bet
ter for me to b. held up ON the high
way.
"Tlere's something in that unused
the footpad as he fingered.
More than you see at first glance.
Not only would it he cheaper, but it
would save my circle of friends. BY
lending and indorsing | lost score
of item last year. 1t is also more sat
isfactory in another way. What Il rob
Der robs me of is gone, and l don't
worry over it, What ! lend ! must
wonder il / will ever get back. You
have no feeling against Inc because
you have robbed me. eh?'
..None, sir, unless it be a feeling of
| respect and gratitude"
That's il. Now. then. had you Dor
| rowed Sl5 of me and neglected To re
| turn it you would not only drop out of
my list, of friends. but you would go
around with a feeling that had actu-
| ally wronged you"
II see. You either return n loan and
| are grateful or yOI beat the man out
of it and dislike him because You have
| wronged him. I've been right there IN
a dozen Instances"
land now about the highway rob-
| ber." continued the colonel as he Of
fered the man a cigar and light
'.You may wonder that l don't warn
you against such a career and advise
you to reform. There are several rea-
sons for my action. In the first place.
you are giving the public squarcr
deal than the so called friend who Dor
| rows your cash or wants TO use your
name. He is a hypocrite, prevaricator
and general beat; you are only q rob-
Der.
In the second place. you can only
get what little money Il man happens
| to have in his pocket, and yOu ask for
| no outside favors. In the third place.
| the man who reforms is more danger
| Gus than he was before l had Il clerk
/ who stole IS and reformed. and the
first thing / knew he got away with
/ $50
That's about all. my friend. So
i long as you rob people in fairly good
English and without unnecessary vio-
lence you are something of novelty
and good deal of boon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
Famous 0d.s Who
Went Overtime Divide.

The following well known persons
passed away: Stah of Persia (Aillzaf-
far ed DIM. NJ. Fasimir-Perier. former
president of Frtnce; Senator Pugh OF
Alabama: John alexander Dowie, III
onist leader; NJ. Werthelot, chemist: L.
r. Aldrich, poe9 NJ PobedonostZeff
Russian statesm4: Galusha A. Grow,
statesman; Jamet H. Eckels. financier
DIR. John Walton Qan Maclaren),
writer; Mrs. McI{ialey, wife OF the late
president; Thom&s H. Ruger, soldier;
John L. Morgan. Senator; Julia Magru-
der. novelist: Fratcis Murphy, temper
ance reformer; Senator Z. W. Pettus;
Richard Mansfiele. actor; +. III. Grieg,
composer; Admiral ]. G. WalkeT: w.
o. Atwater, food Expert; Z. III. Crosby,
reformer; Josiah Flynt. sociolog:st
Senator r. A. Al3er of Michigan; Rev
III. NJ. Field: Ii. D. Pentecost, reform
err; A. c. -Gunter, novelist; DIR. W. IL
Drummond, poet3 E. H. Conger, dip
lomat; Angelo Heilprin, scientist; Au
gustus Saint Gaudens, sculptor; Joa
chin, violinist; Moncure d. Conway
author; Oscar, king of Sweden.
Statistics lacking. II is safe to guess
that railroad slaughter exceeded that
of any previous year. Weak rails was
one excuse advanced. Earshqu, !
took 400 lives and destroyed 30 !
700 OF property at Kingston, Ja1 . |
Ian. IL, killed eco IL Mouuh 4
Mexico. ARRfI ~ nj ~, - r., i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

Women Municipal Councillors.
At the election just held in England
three women We're elected municipal
councillors. for the first time in history
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31

We VIII give you free a copy
OF Nine Yate's ss-page book on
Beauty and Physical Culture. II
you live out of fopn. write us and
we win mall yon copy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-31
6he
Footpad and
the Colonel.
"A Metz Years Sketch
-. BY C. b. LetOis....

[Cor right. 1907. by c. p. Lewis.1
WWwHEN Colonel Ransome was
AM held up by footpad in the
suburbs New Years night
he quietly handed over $50
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-22
BAD CHECK PASSED
ON PADUCAH BANK
MayfieId Man Gets $50 From
American German
Endorsement Of s. b. Cots Name ON
Back Pronounced Forgery by
That Gentleman.
CARMAN IS UNDER ARREST

Simplicity marked the scheme by
which J. NJ or Charles Carman, a
young man OF Mayfield, Is alleged to
have worked of worthless check
ON the American-German National
bank for $50 this morning, fraudu-
lently using the name OF Sam b. Colt.
the Fourth street saloonkeeper, as
indorser. The fraud was discovered
about noon and shortly after dinner
Carman was arrested on market by
Detective Baker. He had s47.S5 OF
the money on his person. He Is held
under bond OF $500 for obtaining
money by false pretenses. but Police
Judge Cross says a charge of forgery
will be preferred in a warrant to-
morrow.
Carman appeared In the First Ma
tional bank this morning and told
Teller William Wright that ne wish
ed to write a check on the First Ma
|tional bank of Mayfeld. Mr.. Wright
wrote out check for $50 as direct
ed. erasing the word "Paducah" and
inserting the word "Mayfeld' after
the name of the bank. He informed
Mr.. Carman that he would require
security. Carman asked II Colt
would do and was answered in the
affirmative.
Carman went out and returned
shortly with ]. NJ. Carman. signed at
the bottom Of the check and the name
of s. B. Colt Endorsed on the back.
Mr.. Wright. however, told Carman
he was not acquainted with Colts
signature, and the check would bet
ter be cashed where Cot does BUSH
ness.
That is the American-German
bank and Carman proceeded there.
The check was cashed without par
ley.
A short time afterward Edward
MeNeill. clerk in Colts restaurant.
made a deposit at the bank and on
being asked about the check grew
suspicious. He took 1t to Mr. Colt
who said he had not signed 1t. Then
the warrant was sworn out for Car
mans arrest.
Carman told Detectives Baker and
Moore that he had met Mr.. Colt on a
street car and asked for a loan. Mr..
Colt had Endorsed the check for him.
Mr. Colt says he has seen Carman.
but is not we'll acquainted with him.
Carman goes by the name of Chas.
Carman.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-22
RECOGNIZED BELL
AS MARKET MASTER
Board of Public Works May
Drop Suit
Official Communication Received by
Him Indicates That Legal
Strife Is at End.
BuNDEs,IAN SEWER INSPECTOR.

What is considered an acknowl-
edgement on the part of the board OF
public works, that Charles Bell is
the authorized marketmaster, was
received in a letter to Mr.. Bell yes
terday from the board of public
works, which directs him to call for
bids for some repairs to be made on
the market house. In several way in
the last few weeks, the board has
dealt with Mr.. Bell in a formal way
as the marketmaster.
Col. Joe Potter was the appointee
of the board of public works and in
a test case before Judge Reed in the
circuit court. Mr.. Bell as the APP
pointee of the council was adjudged
marketmaster. Col Potter and menu
bers Of the board of public works
talked for awhile of appealing the
case but no money to do so has been
put up by them and Mr.. Bell believes
that he will not have 60 fight the case
further.
The same decision settles the
right of A. Bundesman to the office
of sewer Inspector, but some personal
reason has caused the board to dis
regard him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-22
STEAMBOAT CLERK
FIGHTS STOWAWAY
In Darkness Down in Hull Of
Dick Fowler Where Desper-
ate Stranger Is Hiding to
Avoid Paying Fare
FRANK MoLINsIH HAS NERVE

Down in the dark hull of the
steamer Dick Fowler. fight occur
red yesterday while the boat was
near Joppa. between Frank Molinsld,
second clerk, and a white stowaway.
when the boat left Paducah yester-
day morning, rough-loolxing white
man took deck passage to Cairo. As
MoInslai was making his rounds TAX
ing up tickets, he was told by this
deck passenger that he was working
his way down by assisting the cook.
While the second clerk was gone to
verify his statements, the deck pas
senger hid in the hull Of the boat.
After searching for a while MOlinski
finally went down into the hold to
search for him. He came upon the
stowaway in a corner and received a
blow on the shoulder which sent him
against a post. Rising quickly he
brought his own fists into play and
soon had the stowaway's face looking
like harrow had been run over It,
MOlinski was able to fight TO advant-
age from his perfect knowledge of
every inch of the hull, even in the
dark, as every day something calls
him down there. The stowaway
stumbling around over the timbers
though much larger man, was pun
ished heavily. He was brought Ut
on deck and It was found that he was
armed. Why he did not use his
weapons is not known. He paid his
fare and was allowed to continue tho
trip to Cairo, but a close watch was
kept on his movements. He would
not give his name. and the officers
on the boat had no disposition tC
turn him over TO the authorities.