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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-30
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
GIANT BATTLESHiPS
Eight Million Dollars to Build Two
Most Powerful War-hips Niloat.

Washington. June Secretary
Metcalf today awarded the contract
for the construction of two 10000 ton
haitleships. one going to the New
port ship Building company at its
bid Of S4.090.u00. and the other .
the Fore River ship Building com-
pany. Quincy Mass. at 24,331.0o0t
the first ship being equipped with
the British Parsons turbine and the
second with The American Curtis tur-
bpe.
The secretary also awarded th"
contracts for armor for these ships,
3.3G2 tons to The Bethlehem company
3,745 tons 10 the Carnegie. and 2.23o
tons to the Milvalc company at prices
ranging from $40O to $i20 ton.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-30
juicy BELIEVED STORY
or NRONGHD DAUGHTER

Tho following statement ts given
out tought by counsel for iudge Low
ing.
"Wihn hair an hour afier tho rcn-
dftIou af the verdict hy the jury and
lhe adjournment of court counsel Tor
Judge Lowing were called ON hy two
of frr fury who stated that they hau
been namcd committee fepre-cntlne
tho entire Jury fu convey tn Judge
r.oyire aud BITS wife and daughter the
that while lhcv believed
fhaf Wi-s LoVtug's -iafnmnnt on lite
wifnf-- stand of rs hat She had iald hHr
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-30
VENERABLE FRANCIS
MURPHY NEAR DEATH

Los Angeles Cal. June 29-The
condition nf Francis Murphy took a
decided change for the worse today.
and be has been unconscious pr1c-
ticaHy ever since. Tho physiri1Ds bee
lleve the end is NOT Far Off
Radical means ARE being rcsDrtnd
to 10 prollug his Ife until his four
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-30
THAW DESIRES SECOND
TRIAL AT OCTOBER TERM

New York June 2g-CounseI for
Harry *. Thaw today procured an or
der directing Attorney Jerome To- APP
pear in the supreme court next Mon
day and show cause why DE should
not move the second trial of Thaw at
the October term Of court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

Wild dogs never bark and so always
bite.
\ gray horse lives the longest,
black one the shortest.
A coon's fur is so thick that it can
rob bees without being stung.
A blue eyed cat is always deaf, but
all deaf cats are not blue eyed.
An Asiatic squirrel climbs a tree like
q telegraph pole climber. 1t has large
horny scales on its tail for the purpose
The flying fox or~tropical bat will
pass the night drinking from the yes
sells in which cocoa is distilled and go
home intoxicated in the early morning
or sleep it off at the foot of the trees.
The big snowshoe rabbit or northern
hare is something of q dresser. 1t
wears n white coat in winter and
gray one in summer. the better to con-
ceal itself from its enemies by looking
as the ground looks'in the two seasons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
MERELY A MASTERPIECE.
Not a "Message" In Lovely Dictfon
For the Junior Manager.

Not q "Message" In Lovely Dictfon
For the Junior Manager.
A man who wanted to lecture called
at bureauN presided over by two man.
ayers.
He aroused their interest with aslec-
turer's art, says the Lyceumite,! but
unfortunately the senior member twas
lust starting on a trip and would not
return for at least month.
The senior partner called the young
man to one side and exacted a solemn
promise that he would not visit an
other bureau or read his lecture to
ANYBODY until after he had given this
particular manager reading and a
chance to make him an offeria month
hence.
The interest of, the junior member,
however. was at white heat, and he
kept sending for theayoungilecturer, in
sisting that he come,down ito the office
and read his lecture. The'young man
refused with as much tact as possible.
but this only increasedsthe anxietyf of
the junior.
At last the young man told offs the
promise made the senior partner. In
stead of Quieting the Junior manager.
the announcement made him the more
anxious, and finallyl the young man
consented.
The reading ended, tthe Junior part
ner said:
Now, your reading sthis has saved
us all much valuable time. I'll tell you
frankly, my boy, it won't do. There's
no message in it; it is loosely construct
ed; the dictlon is poor, 1t won't do.
Burn it and try again.
When the senior partner returned he
called up the young lecturer and sound
" berated him for breaking faith.
How do I know you have not been
to every bureau in town? You promis-
ed me on your honor you would read
the lecture TO nobody-not' even to my
partner"
The young man protested that he
had not done so.
why" exclaimed the senior man.
ager, .'of course you have! He tells me
that you came down here TO the Office
two weeks ago and read him the entire
lecture and that he told you it was no
good"
Eyes" replied the young man; "after
much persuasion / did read him lee
ture which he told me was no good,
but it was not my lecture-it was Wen
dell Phillips Lost Artsr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
Hard on Beggars.

The philnnthropist, handing the beg
gar Il dime, said:
1.-The world is in bad enough way,
dear knows, but 1 am not one of those
men who say that it goes back instead
of forward. Take your case, for in
stance. You are practically unmolest-
ed, aren't you? A few months is the
most you ever get for begging. And
do you know what would have been
done to you in the fifteenth century :?
The first time they caUSht you begging
they'd have whipped you at the carts
tail The second time they'd have slit
your right ear and bored a hole in your
left ear with a hot iron. Catching you
a third time. they'd have put you to
death as n felon."
Gee" said the beggar, who'd "a
thunk it?"-New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

him have friendly recollections, died
in New York City Thursday last after
a long and painful illness. When Mr..
Washburn sold his interest in the big
Davenport jobbing house, he was al
ready somewhat of a sufferer from To-
comOtor ataxia, an affection which
gradually increased until his latest
years were marked with much suffer
ing. For the past year and half he
has been unabl to leave his home in
New York He had successfully es-
tablished himself in the coffee business
there, and since his infirmity this has
been continued under the active man
agement Of his brother-in-law, Roy A.
Lusk Mr. Washburn is survived by
a wife and daughter. his wife having
formerly been Miss Nettie Lusk of Al
bany, H.. sister of Harry c. Lusk OF
Davenport, her brothers, Roy \. Lusk
and Frank Lusk, both of New York
CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
II Wnmnn,s wnx-

When a woman undertakes to decap-
itate fowl or anything with an ak
she grasps the tool close to the head,
raises her chin, squints both eyes,
clinches two rows of teeth and hacks
straight down, missing her aim by
about two inches. That was sufficient
for a Batavia lady to sever her left
thumb. She was not a fainter and, re-
placing the thumb, which had been
chopped at the first joint, bound the
parts together and has excellent prom
Use of its complete restoration. The
game is not always lost when thumbs
are down."-Detroit News-Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
is YOUR COAT DUSTY?
You Probably Have the White Scab OF
Dandruff on IT

Dandruff on 1t.
If your coat or shoulders have a
white dust upon it, the chances are
that il is from dandruff. The only way
to permanently cure dandruff is to re-
move the cause. which is a germ. New
bros Herpicide kills the germ. Every
toilet table should have such a hair
dressing that contains also the destroy
er of the dandruff and hair falling
germ 1t stops all irritation. keeps the
scalp sweet. pure and wholesome. Re
member that something claimed to be
"iust as good will not do the work of
genuine Hcrpicide. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10 cents in stamps for
sample to the Herpicide company, De-
troit, Mich Two sizes, so cents and
81. T. H. Thomas, special agent.
That's the house the doctor built
The biggest house you see;
Thank goodness, he don't get our mon
ey,
For we all drink Rocky Mountain
Tea.
II. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
shrevd Game.

"Extryw yelled the bright newsboy.
"All about the terrible wumpty-er-
wump!"
''Eh?" asked the inquisitive old man.
"What did We say, sonny?"
81 didn't say it" replied the boy.
"Buy a paper an see."-AIinneapolis
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
BOOKINGS AT THE ILLINOIS.

Jan. s-"On the Bridge at Midnight"
Jan. 12-AmeIia Bingham in 1.-The
Lilac Room" matinee.
Jan. 13-"Raffles.''
Other January Attractions.-"The
Convict's Daughter" matinee ana
evening: Primrose MINISTRIES, matinee
and evening; TT Happened in Nord-
land" "Papa's Boy" matinee and eve
ming; Arthur Dunn, in 1.-The Little
Joker"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
Timely Precnutinn.

MARIA" said Mr. Quigley, entering
his home in some excitement, "I want
you to promise me not to look at the
papers for the next three monthsr'
what for?" wonderingly asked Mrs.
Quigley.
.'I have just been nominated for a
public Office" he faltered, land don't
want you to find out what kind of man
1 really am."-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
The Riqht Name.

August Sherpe, the popular overseer
of the poor, at Fort Madison. Iowa,
says: 'Dr. Kings New Life Pills are
rightly named; they act more agreeab-
ly. do more good and make one feel
better than any other laxative Guar
anteed to cure biliousness and consti-
patton. 25c at w. +. Hartz's drug
store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
BOOKINGS AT THE MOLINE.

BOOKINGS AT THE MOLINE.
Jan. ION the Bridge at Midnight"
Jan. 2-"WonderIand," matinee.
Jan. 13-"For Her Sake" matinee.
Jan. 19-Primrose Minstrels, matt
nee.
Jan. 2o-"The Convict's Daughter"
Jan. 21-26-Dubinsky Bros.
Jan. 2S-"UncIe Josh Perkins"
Jan. 31-Arthur Dunn in 1.-The Little
Joker"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
Always Growing.

'Binks is always growing that he
doesn't have justice done him."
Eyes. When he gets halo he'll prob
ably say it isn't square thing"-New'
York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

when completed. will place the plant
far ahead of anything in the world.
Chief among the proposed improve
ments is the erection of a 10-story
warehouse on the corner of Fourteenth
street and Third avenue. At this cor
ner is a vacant lot directly opposite
the main office which extends south 10
the railroad tracks. This lot can be
enlarged somewhat by razing the
abandoned hose house which stands
next to the present foundry Another
building of importance will be a seven
story wood shed 1t will be erected
directly back of the main office, where
the present wood shop now stands.
This is the old paper mill built Of
stone, and will be RACED TO be replaced
by the new structure Already the
lumber yards at the west end of the
property are being moved to the new
location i'm the east end of the city, and
this ground will be utilized. Plans have
been drawn for siX-story building to
cover this space. The blacksmith shop
will also be enlarged by an extension
of 100 feet, built between the present
shop and the abandoned lumber yards.
The steel shed also is another build
ing that is listed to be enlarged, i'm or
der to increase the capacity. A har-
row room three or four stories high
will probably be built just south Of
the new warehouse.
O.
Obituary Record.-Diphtheria claim
ed another victim Friday night. when
Helen. the 1S-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd n. Reimers of Sixth
avenue, passed away.
Mabel Gertrude Anderson died at 10
o'clock Saturday morning at the home
of her son. Henry Anderson, 7O2 Rail
road avenue. She was born I'm Norway
in 1884 and came to America i'm 1872.
She had lived i'm Moline for six years.
She leaves four sons, who are: Anton
of Nova Scotia. Henry and Anton of
Moline, and Edward of Curtis, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
MOLINE
Assistant secretary Resians.-E. s.

Assistant Secretary Resigns.-E. ).
! Woosley, who has been assistant sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A. since Aug. 1,
has rendered bis resignation to the
board of directors. Mr.. Woosley was
offered a position of general secretary
of Union county, Kentucky, and as
this is a decided advancement and will
also take him near his old home, he
| felt that acceptance was the proper
course. He will make his headquar-
tiers in Morganfield. and will have gen
eral supervision of all the Y. NJ. G. A.
branches in the county. He will de
part to take up his new duties about
Jan. IS.
Air Domestic TroubIes.-Mrs. Anna
Thomas, who was a member of an
East Lynne" company till it disband-
ed few days ago in Sprin gfield, Ohio,
arrived Friday on the trail of her for
mer husband Oliver Thomas. who at
present is amusing the Moline public
in a comedy stunt at the Industrial
theater. Busting into the station, she
discussed her case and then in a bus
iness-like way selected two warrants
much as she might have chosen piece
of dress goods. One she had labeled
for Thomas, the other read for the ar
rest of Mary Shea, niece who ii was
alleged had been following Thomas
around the circuit since he and Mrs.
Thomas parted. The Thomases seem
to be the real Broadway article. They
gave their residence as New York City,
and Mrs. Thomas showed an order
from the court there granting her SO
a week alimony from Thomas. together
with decree of divorce. From Oct l
to last night Thomas had failed TO
shake down the so per Mrs. Thomas
needed the money. Hubby paid up and
wiley withdrew the charge against
him, but insisted that the young lady
be sent to jail. When it was explain
ed to her that if the woman was found
guilty the man would also be guilty,
she withdrew both charges.
o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
AT THE BURTIS.

Friday, Jan. 11-Robert E. Peary,
noted arctic explorer, under auspices
Tri-CTty Press club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

Plan Big BuiIdinss.-New buildings
which will cost thousands of dollars
are being planned by Deere & Co,
which will enlarge the present capaci-
ty of the plant. Already plans have
been drawn for new buildings, which,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

BOOKINGS AT THE GRAND.
Jan. 1.-THE Social Whirl."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

Will Remodel Residence.-Rt Rev.
James Davis, bishop the Davenport
diocese, has now under consideration
the remodeling of the residence lately
occupied by Bishop Cosgrove. The
bishop has placed the matter in the
hands of architects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

Going to Holy Land.-A large party
of tri-city people and their friends are
looking forward to a delightful trip TO
the Mediterranean and the Holy Land
the coming spring and summer. Mrs.
Hattie DeLesaille and daughter Mary,
Miss Anna Decker, Mrs. Matte b.
Poor are the Davenporters in the par
ty, which will also include Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Good of Moline. Mrs.
Cora NJ. Kelley and daughter Gladys
of Burlington, Miss Sarah Shaw of st.
Paul. Mrs. S. S. Johnson, Mrs. r. T.
Legge, and Mrs. Anna Legge of Nc
Cloud, Cal, Mrs. N c. Clarke of La
Grange, H., and Rev. and Mrs. F. C.
Coolbaugh of Cloquet, Mimi. Nearly
all the members of the party of Is will
gather in Davenport and start from
here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

ain the Bishops Carriage" PIeases.-
\ well balanced company supported
Miss Jessie Busley in a pretty and
pleasing presentatton-of I'm the Bish-
ops Carriage" at the Illinois last eve
ming. There was not Il weak member
in the cast. The star as Nance Oldcn
the girl Rallies has a difficult part
but one well suited TO her She shares
honOrs with Sam Reed as Edward
Ramsey, the bibulous old sport. and
Byron Douglas as William Latimer. the
benevolent young lawyer. and the hero
The company concludes its road tour
this week and next Sunday opens an
engagement a. McVicker's at Chicago.
Is Best Dressed Actress.-Every wo-
man who loves pretty clothes. and
what woman is there who does not.
viii wish TO see Miss Amelia Bingham
III her great modern society comedy
drama in which she will appear for
matinee and night performances at the
Illinois theateT. Saturday. Jan. u for
Miss Bingham has been famous for
several years as being Americas best
dressed actress. In The Lilac
Room" her gowns are more magnffi-
cent and beautiful than ever before.
Her first act dress is a white cloth
walking suit with three-quarter
length white coat which has been
copied more extensively by New York's
smartest women. il is said. than anv
other new fashion ever introduced in
play. Her second act dress is an
evening gown made for her by Pacquin
in Paris and sent by him with Miss
Binsham's permission for exhibition TO
the ST. Louis exposition, where it was
awarded first prize. In the third act
she wears a princess black velvet
which shows her beautiful figure to-
perfection and is a model of the dress
makers art. while in the last act she
wears a $4,000 seal skin coat war
ranted to arouse the admiration if mott
the envy of every woman in the audi
ence
Another Hits the Eiocks-"The Maid
and the Mummy which was at the
Moline a week ago last night, has Civ
en- up the struggle. playing its last en-
gagement at Joliet Saturday night
Rock Island has been full of actors and
actresses out of jobs the last few days
and it begins to look as though dates
in cities of Rock Islands size will be
few and far between for the remainder
of the season.
"on the Bridge at Midniqht.v-A
stronger appeal to human sympathy
is made in "On the Bridge at Mid
night" with its sightless mother search
ing for her stolen child while the tide
of events flows all against her as she
gropes about in the heart of a great
city. But even the sad side of city
life has its humOr and this is intro
duced with two characters among 9th
ers, that have become popular as the
drawbridge scene. Germany, the pro
fessor. and Reddy. the bOotblack At
the Illinois tomorrow.
Horse on Stage Eight Years.
Monk" the chariot horse in Ben
Hur' has run in the chariot races in
that great performance 2,O5l times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

Fewer Cremations Here.-During the
year 1906 there were % bodies crema
ted at the Davenport crematorium
making total of go cremations al
the crematorium since it was estab
lished some dozen years ago In 1905
there were 81 cremations in Daven
port, eight more than the year 1906
New crematories being built in differ
ent parts of the country account for
this falling Off The Davenport crema-
tory, until a few years ago, received
all the bodies from the vicinity of St.
Louis, st. Paul and Denver, but recent
~ crematoriums have been erected in
these cities and bodies are therefore
taken TO the nearest point for crema-
ton. In all there are about 30 crema-
tories in operation in the United States
today, several times as many as when
the Davenport crematory was built.
New Course at High Schooi.-Prin-
cipal Smart has made some radical
changes in the different courses of the
high school. A commercial course was
given several years ago in the local
school. but was finally discontinued A
new commercial course will be insti-
tuted next term. This will make five
courses in all in the high school cur
riculum from which the student may
choose any one.
Obituary Record.-George ]. Wash
burn, founder of the Washburn, HaIli-
gan company, and a former Davenport
business man of whom all who knew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

Horse on Stage Eight Years
Monk" the chariot horse in Ben
Hur' has run in the chariot races in
that great performance 2,O5l times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
DAVENPORT

Election on Gas Franchise.-That the
question of granting a franchise to
Herbert Wadsworth, trustee, must be
Submitted to a vote of the people, was
the development of the last council
meeting. 1t came with the presentation
of petitions signed by 80 to so resi-
dents of each ward in the city, enough,
presumably, as Mayor Becker stated,
to leave him no course under the stat
utes but to order a special election
here on the question of granting the
franchise. So a section was interpo-
lated in the ordinance, providing that
Herbert Wadsworth, trustee, should de
post with the city clerk the sum of
$1,5O0, out of which the expenses of
such an election should be paid The
ordinance has also had added to it an
explanatory statement that 1T is I'M
derstood that Herbert Wadsworth,
trustee herein, is acting for himself c.
q. HiDwell, Aug. E. Steffen, and |. II.
Sears, as their trustee" This for the
first time officially throws light upon
JUS who Mr.. Wadsworth represents.
OIphant Resigns.-M G. Oliphant,
for several years past secretary and
treasurer of the Drake Furniture &
Carpet company, has severed his con-
left for the east, where he has con-
nected himself prominently with the
Potteries Selling agency of Trenton,
n. j.. manufacturers of sanitary plumb
ing equipments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07
ADJUSTMENTS.
a | !! !! / i | 0 Is; I!lzSiii5
6iRIcTIoN CHArRERLiN.K INDT q Co1PANv
Tuesday, Jan. 8.

Annual Tour of the Famous Perennial
Success,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-07

Insane Woman Back from Europe
AT 1 O'Clock Saturday morning a call
was sent to the police that queerly
acting woman was sitting on the steps
in front of the Henry Thuenen resi-
dence in East Davenport. The woman
was taken in charge and brought to
the house of detention, where she was
kept the remainder of the night She
seemed to be mentally deranged, and
told the story that she had just arriv
ed in the city and had lost the address
of the party to whose house she was
going. Humane officer George ELL
mann was sent for and, discovering
thai the woman was a Bohemian, he
proposed that he should take her To
the Bohemian settlement in East Dav-
export and see if he could find her
friends. He found no one who would
keep her, but he did ferret out an in
terestipg story. The woman's name is
Marie Botonicek She and her hus-
band lived in Davenport last year, and
the wife. being mentally weak, gave
the husband a good deal of bother So
he gave her $3.50 to be gone and leave
lin, but neither party secured a di-
Vorce. Thus, with the money in her
pocket, the poor woman was turned
loose in Davenport. Her case was
brought TO the attention of the COM
missioners of insanity, and as a result
ticket was purchased for her from
Davenport to Bohemia, and she was
sent back TO the old country. That
was last spring. Now she has bobbed
up again with her money spent, and is
in Mercy hospital for treatment at the
countys expense. How she. an insane
woman and foreigner, managed to
pass the immigration officers so easily
on her return trip is mystery.