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Financial Statements.
REPORT OF TIE CONDITION
OF the
National Savings and Trust Co.,

At Washington. in the District OF Columbia
al the close OF business May %. 1907.
RESOURCES
The Washington times., 1907-05-25
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the
Second National Bank.

At Washington, IN the District OF Columbia
az the close Of business May %. 1907.
The Washington times., 1907-05-25

Times Want Ads Bring Results.
The Washington times., 1907-05-25
Money Loaned Salaried Peopis

GBd otbsru without security casy paymanIH.
seacss IN s. principal c3tiess save yourzsls
money b. Eatting 1y tsTms nrst- D. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11

usual yesterday. During the night he
was suddenly taken i'll and his death
quickly followed. Mr.. Johnson was
one of the oldest native born sons of
Rock Island county. He was born in
Drury township Aug. %. 1912, and had
made his home in this vicinity all
his life He served through the war
of the rebellion in Company I of the
2Sth Illinois volunteers. In 1865 he
was married to Miss Alvira Whaney.
who survives. together with three
children, Cassius of Edgington and
Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Willis, both of
Hampton There are also left two
brothers and two sisters. John and
Mrs. Eli Reynolds of Drury. William
of Andalusia and Mrs. Childs of Wich-
| tia. Kan. The funeral will be held
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock at the
Baptist church at Andalusia with in
terment at Hampton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
annual MEETINGS
Many of the Local Lodges of
raternaI Societies Elect Of
ficers for Coming Year.
SIG INITIATION PLANNED
Camp No. 1850, M. w. A., Arranging
to Receive Large Glass of Candi-
dates at January Session.

The members of c. w. Halves camp
No. 1850, NJ w. A, last evening elect
ed the following officers at the annual
meeting:
Past Consul-August Utke.
Consul-George Trenkenschuh.
Worthy Advisor-RObert Ransom.
Clerk-John B. Corken.
Banker-Daniel G.. White.
Escort-Peter Byrnes.
Watchman-William Richards.
Seutry-William J. Ray.
Manager. for three years-M. J. Null
cahy, ST.
Physicians-Drs. G.. G. Craig, G. L.
Eyster, J. p. Comegys, E. NJ. Sala. w.
D. Snively, Louis Ostrom, and J. r.
9urkhart
The camp is TO hold a class adoption
1t its first meeting in January, and at
present over 90 applications have been
received, and the prospects are good
for a class of about 50 or 40. Although
The youngest camp in the city, its mem
oersbip is 429.
DuilllS5 Tue piOSoiSSS VI tiAS
the members enjoyed the annual smoll
er which is held on each election night
Camp No 20. VI. w. 4.
At the annual meeting of Camp No
%, NJ. w. A, last evening, the follow
| ing officers were elected:
Consul-W. McCulloch.
| Worthy Advisor-T. F. Egan.
( Banker. II. Liedtke.
Clerks. Mattison.
| Escort-William Fee.
| Watchman-F. Viether.
Sentry-Hugh Blackstock.
| Manager. F. Cramer.
| PhySicians-Drs. C.. T. Foster ant
Ralph Dart.
Club Officers Chosen.
The C. A. u. club of the Fraterna
iTribunes last evening elected the 70
lowing officers for the coming year:
President-Mrs. Ida Akers.
Vice President-Mrs. Madge Bisdor
Secretary-Mrs. J. H. Weinberger.
Treasurer-Mrs. Clara Elblom.
Conductress-Mrs Ida Smith.
Trustees - Mrs. William Beale an
Mrs. Pratt.
Woodmen of the World.
| The members of Rock Island cam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
OBITUARY.
Battles Funeral.

The funeral of Captain John H. Bat
ties was held yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock from the home. where Rev.
r. b. Williams conducted the services.
Music was rendered by quartet con-
sisting of e. l.. Philbrook. John W.
Hogue. Mrs. ]. W. Crapdall and Miss
Belle Carpenter. Burial took place in
Chippiannock cemetery, where John
Buford post. No. 243. G. A. R.. had
charge. Past Commander William Nc
Fonochie and Chaplain Henry C. Frs
conducting the G.. A. r. rites. BugleI
N. n. Coons sounded taps. The pail
bearers were William McConochie
Rev. Henry c. First. Ezra Wilcher
George Whitehead, w. f. Schroeder
| and G. E. Bailey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
TRACES A CROOK
Charles McHugh Succeeds in
Accomplishing Arrest Of Al
legged Check Operator.
CAUGHT At SHE B0YGAN
Has Operated All Over the Country,
and Is Wanted on Charge of Con-
fidence Game Here.

Charles McHugh. manager of the
Harper house, has proved himself
something of sleuth, it appears. and
as result of his efforts a man giving
the name of l.. Miller, is under arrest
at Sheboysan, Wis, awaiting the ar
rival of Rock Island officer to bring
nm here to answer To Il charge of OBJ.
tang money by means OF a confidence
game in the form of bogus and fraud
ulent checks. The man, if he proves
TO be the man he is thought to be. is
wanted for innumerable forgeries. and
has swindled scores of hotels in lo"-
Illinois. Missouri, Wisconsin and has
even operated in Pennsylvania.
He operates under various names.
l.. Loebel being the one he used here
when. Nov. 16, he cashed a bogus
check for $50 at the Harper house
He has operated under the names of
l.. Miller. l.. Deutsch. l.. Wagner and
several others, always using the in
itial l."
Worked Local Hotel
In November the man was here and
managed to pass a $50 check at the
Harper. He worked the Allison and
the Montrose hotels at Cedar Rapids.
the Commercial at MuScatine and the
Morrison at Chicago for amounts
ranging from $50 to S75. He profited
TO the extent of about 81 900 in all in
Iowa
The check presented here was of the
Standard Manufacturing company of
Boston, on the Merchants National
bank, and purpOrted 10 be signed -
l.. LOwenStein. He used other checks
in his operations.
Hunts for ForGcr.
When Mr.. McHu@h learned of the
game. he set to work 10 bring about
the arrest of the swindler. with the
result that when the man presented
a check very similar to that used here
at ShebOySap, the clerk notified the
police. and after a hard battle Miller
was arrested, and Mr.. McHugh mott
fed by long distance telephone. The
man. before surrendering. knocked
one officer down, and put up a hard
fight A number of checks We're found
in his grip. He claims that it was a
pal" of his who worked in Rock
Island.
Requisition papers are 10 be applied
for at once by the states attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
ON TECHNICALLY
Judge lnStructs Jury to Find Al
bert Hill Not Guilty of Grand
Larceny Charge
FOR STEALING REV0LVERs
Alleged Property of United States,
but Court Holds Evidence on
Ownership Not Competent.

Albert Hill was found not guilty. on
the instructions of Judge Gest, in the
circuit court this afternoon. Hill was
charged with stealing a number of
Colt revolvers belonging to the equip
ment of the Moline division of the
naval reserves. one indictment allcg-
ing that the revolvers We're the prop
erty of the United States of America
and another that the revolvers We're
the property of the state of Illinois
The indictment on which Hill was on
trial charged that the guns were own
ed by the federal government.
Judge Gest refused 10 admit evidence
on the ownership matter. an essential
to the proof of the charge. but the Off
GERS of the division, holding that such
evidence would not be competent.
Failing to prove the ownership of the
revolvers, the state stopped the case,
and the judge instructed the jury to
return Il verdict of not guilty. The
other indictment is yet to be tried.
H. NJ. McCaskrin appeared for the de.
PENDANT
HrOwn Convicted Again.
Frank Brown was for the second
time convicted of burglary in the cir
cult court yesterday. the jury return.
ing verdict late in the afternoon
finding him guilty of stealing certain
clothing from Frank Anderson at a
Moline hotel. There were number
of charges against Brown and the man
arrested and indicted, with him. Mag
nus Nelson. Nelson plead guilty and
Brown stood trial. and has been found
guilty.
The evidence was based mainly on
the fact that the stolen property was
found in the possession of the two
men. the Rock Island police having
recovered a wagon load of stuff afto-
the men had been located at Silvis,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
GOOD PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT

Eagles Fair at Armory HALLS to
Close Tomorrow.
Songs by the Island City quartet and
tenor solos by n. A. Carol of Daven-
port and w. A. McGuinn of this city
constituted the numbers of the pro-
gram last evening at the Eagles fair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11

trictS of the two cities on this side.
Colonel Hobbs this afternoon III con-
versation with The Argus. said that
he had requested the establishment
of such service. for the convenience
Of the men employed at irregular hours
at the island. and also for the conyen-
fence of those who reside at the
arsenal
shorten Elm Line.
The Elm street line is to be short
cned tomorrow. and hereafter the cars
will run only as far as Seventeenth
street in Rock Island. This will re
dnce the equipment to four ears, while
originally six We're operated on the
line. One car was taken off the Mo
line end recently when the reconstruc-
ton of the track was finished, and for
a time it was thought this might i'm
pair the service However, this was
considered not 10 involve the public as
much as the company, so long as the
service was not impaired. Experience
has shown that the service was not
injured by the change. but the estab-
lishment Of the terminal at Seventeenth
street is a different proposition. as It
increases the time between cars be
low Fifteenth street from ~ minutes
to 10 minutes. and thus discontinues
the line, and will particularly incon-
Venience those employed in west end
factories who have been able to make
better connections with other lines
under the old schedule.
Mr.. Lardner states relative to the
Elm street line. that as soon as the
track is relaid on. Third avenue, the
plan is to loop the line around Market
square. over Third avenue. and north
on Fifteenth street. bringing the cars
east on Second avenue. When asked
as to the Inconvenience the men in
the west end shops may suffer as a
result of disseminating the line west
of Fifteenth street. Mr.. Lardner stated
that the company will be glad to
run special cars down there at
the hour of closing the shops
for the accommodation If the men not
served by the Third and Fourth ave
nue. lines. These special cars will
carry the men to any part of the city.
or to connecting points with other
lines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11

No. So, Woodmen of the World, elect
ed officers for the coming year last
evening as follows:
Consul Commander-C. T. Fuller.
Advisor-C. II. Judd
Banker-E. l.. Wilson,
Escort-Robert Fitzsimmons.
Ipner Sentinel-Henry Keys
Outer Sentinel. l.. Larson.
Undergraduates Dierolff.
Physicians - Drs. L. Bradford and
Joseph DeSilva.
knights of Pythins.
St. Paul's lodge No. l07. Knights of
Pythias. last evening held the annual
election of officers, which resulted as
follows:
Chancellor Commander-Philip Liv-
ingston
Vice Chancellor-Geor Wright.
Prelate-William. Twins.
Master of the Work-Charles Kolls.
Keeper of the Records and Seals
! r. Wright
Master of EXcneauer-Sam Ryerson
Master Of .Alms--Will-am Lamont.
inner n"ard--ff'hk bodei.
O"'el 0"di u--'oii.f"h Lewis.
"S'ce' ioi '"i ite years -- CharieS
Kolls. -'..5
| N'P'''n i'"HN "f"ii "i'ii"l" l'll'S'
Ladies' OF &. \. II.
me Colonel Bracket circle No. IS.
ladies' of the &. \. X, held the annual
election OF officers at Memorial hall
last evening. The following officers
were elected and appointed:
President-Mrs. Ida Van Horn.
Senior VICE PreSident-Mrs. Emma
Johnson.
Junior wee Presldent-Mrs. Sophia
lreN
ohapiaih-Mrs. Agnes lhDbs.
lreasuref-Mrs- Lucy MOTHS.
Cohauctress MRS. l-aV1na Baush
man.
Huard--Mrs. Marina Larson.
oecieIaIE-E. -haOel Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
MAY NOT REBUILD BOATS
River Men Speculate on Result of Re
cent Fire at Wabasha. Mimi.

River men are indulging i'll much
speculation as to whether the towing
companies will rebuild or purchase
boats from other streams TO take the
places of those destroyed at Wabasha,
the up river mills having closed one
by one. until not more than half Il
dozen cities between ST. Paul and st.
Louis now number the manufacture
of lumber among its industries
Only four rafters now remain on
the upper river-the North Star, Liz
zie Gardner. Musser and Clyde.
The burned boats, Isaac Staples, ].
w Van SAINT, Cyclone aud Mary B.,
represent loss close TO 100000.
Nature always warns you if your
bowels are clogeed or inftamed=-hee,l
this. Take Holsters Rocky Mountain
Tea. it relieves all congestion and re.
stores natural digestion. 50 cents. Tea
or tablets. Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11

at Armory hall. The barbecue had to
be passed by because the owner of
the prize pig could not be located. To-
nights program will include a solo.
Where the River Sharon Flows" "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11

General ID. Jack Foster of Chicago.
who was appointed yesterday by Gov
elnor Deneen as commander of the
first brigade of the Illinois National
guard to succeed General Edward C.
Young. is one of the most popular Of
ficers III the military service of the
state. He commanded the 9th Illinois
Volunteer infantry, Of which Company
A of this city forms a part, in the
SpaniSh-American war. He was high
ly complimented by his superior Off
GERS and when the regiment was mus
tered out was presented with a dia-
mond-studded emblem of the second
army corps. General Foster was also
in command of the 9th regiment dur
ing the railroad riots of 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
RESUME SERVICE
Twenty-fourth Street Bridge to
t be Thrown Open for Street
Car Traffic Tomorrow.
ISLAND BRANCH CONTINUED
Will Be Operated as a Shuttle Line
Company Explains-New Ter
minal of Elm Line.

Tomorrow the new Twenty-fourth
street bridge is TO be thrown open for
street car traffic, and the Bridge line.
which during the time the bridge has
been closed. has not been operated to
the business part of Rock Island is
to be resumed.
In this connection, however. the
company has announced that the is
land service between Forty-second
street and Fifth avenue, Rock Island.
through the island to Fort Armstrong
avenue on the arsenal, is TO be con-
tinued. in connection with the arsenal
cars. 1t was announced. it will be
remembered when the line through
the island was established. during 49,
construction OF the new bridge. that
it was to be maintained only during
the time that the bridge was closed.
At the time this order went into eff
feet there was much comment and
discussion of the matter. but the COM
pany emphatically and earnestly as
serted that it was not its disposition
to take advantage of a temporary ar
rangement to establish a permanent
privilege that is regarded as a VIC
lation of its original permit to operate
at all on the arsenal.
When the line into the center of the
island was allowed. it was distinctly
understood that it was to be for the
accommodation Of the arsenal en-
ployes only. and not as a general
means of transportation, as the ord
nance department forbids the use If
the island as a thoroughfare under any
conditions.
At COmmandart's Wish.
General Manager J. f. Lardner eX-
planned today that the line is to be
maintained for a shuttle car only.
and that it is TO be continued temper
arily at the request of Colonel f. +.
Hobbs, commandant of the arsenal
Mr.. Gardner states that il is not 4
move of the company. and that the
line is not likely to be a paying prop.
osition.
Colonel Hobbs. he states, holds that
the line will be advantageous 10 men
employed on the arsenal, as at pres
ent. when two and three shifts are
operated The car is to be run from
Forty-secCnd street to Fort Armstrong
avenue. and scent fare. without
transfer privilege at either end, will
be charged making Decent fare from
Forty-second street through to Daven
port and a 15-cent fare between Dav
export and either of the business dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11

by Arthur Stone. and a tenor solo by
Al Wallace The Eagle quartet will
also sing. accompanied by Miss 10
sephine Roche. The fair will close
tomorrow night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-11
johnson,

Charles NJ. johnson died at II
o'clock this morning at his home at
Andalusia. While in poor health for
some time he appeared as well as
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-09-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The prosecuting attorney of King
county, Washington, has decided not
to attempt to send Esther Mitchell to
the state peniteniary under the GRIMM
ally insane statute She shot her bro
Their to svenge his killing of "Holy
Roller" Creffield.
Toki o.-The following is an official
statement of the loss of life and dam
age caused by the recent floods: Kill
ed, 348; injured, so; missing, 1873;
buildings destroyed, 1887; partially de-
stroy ed, 1876; washed away, 3142;
flooded, 1889; entertainments broken,
1873; bridges washed away, 976. Rice
and other crops suffered heavily in the
flooded districts but it is believed that
the rice crop of the whole country will
be slightly above the average.
Judge John b. Waldo, pioneer jurist,
legislator and farmer, died at his home
in Oregon last Tuesday.
The rioting between the police of
Antwerp and the striking dock laborers
has broken out afresh and is rapidly
assuring alarming proportions9. Drum
mers nave been sent through the town
to beat an urgent summons to the mill
tia to turn out again Immediately.
General Horace Porter of the Ameri-
can delegation at The Hague led his
proposal for collection of contractual
debtsto practically unanimous approx
al by the committee of examination,
and at the conclusion of the meeting
he was the recipient of many congratu-
latioDs upon the success of his efforts.
"Big Jack" Kness, was shot in a
barroom brawl last Tuesday night at
Vollmer, Idaho, and died from his
wounds a few hours later, while Frank
Nc Bride, who fired the fatal shot, is
confined in his room with a bullet
oundin his shoulder. 1t is said to be a
case of self defense with Mcbride.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-09-06
REBATE
CHARGES
CASES AGAINST RAIL-
ROADS DISCONTINUED
THE IMMUNITY BATH WILL BE
DISSIPATION OF ALL EVIL
DENCE GATHERED.

1t is said in federal court circles of
Chicago that the Chicago & Alton will
receive the expected Immunity
BATH" According to this information
the Investigator of rebate charges in
connection with the Standard Oil case
will be dropped.
In spite of the demand of Judge
Lands for. a grand jury inquiry into
the acts of the Alton. it is believed
that the grand jury will be discharged
without making the investigation.
The full effect of the immunity
bath will be the dissipation of all
the evidence which the department of
justice has been gathering against the
principal railroads Of the west and
south which are charged with having
given rebates to the Standard Oil
company.
Judge Landis' judicial Indignation,
and his action in causing a special
grand jury to be impaneled to in
vestigate the entire matter, spread
CONSERVATION among the railway Of
ficials.
The courts plainly indicated deter
mination to send some of the mag
mates to Jail for criminal conspiracy
created CONSERVATION among the rail-
road men.
Judge Lands action seemingly
placed in danger of Imprisonment at
least so railroad men Of all degrees
from freight clerks to president. The
ruling Of the department of justice has
treasured the objects of threatened
grand jury inquisition, and traffic
matters will proceed with undisturbed
tranquility after the decision is an
nounced.
Although it is certain the Alton and
its officials will get an immunity
BATH" and almost equally certain that
companies will receive the forgive
ness of the government for acts in
connection with the Standard Oil re
bates, there is still a slight fear that
adverse public criticism may cause
the government to select one more
victim rather than entirely wipe out
the result of it's agents work.
LII lHe Collectlou VI udtd IHe gov
eminent employed 100 men, inclul
ing a number Of high class lawyers
and expert accountants.
| The estimated cost of gathering the
evidence which is to be rendered
valueless, except as against the
Standard Oil company, is $25O,000
The appropriation for this purpose
was 100000. Despite the immunit.
grant to the railroads, shippers
agents why may have entered "into
conspiracy to do an unlayful act
can be prosecuted and sent to prison
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-09-06
TO NAME GOEBEL 81
SLAYER
Caleb Powers Says He Will Make 1t
Known.

Georgetown, KY, Sept. 2.-Goaded
by recent statement in the opening
speech of Judge S. Whager, demo-
cratic nominee for governor, that he
would not pardon Caleb Powers if
convicted for conspiracy Of the MUIR
der of Governor William Goebel,
Powers has issued a written state
ment saying he had at last learned the
name of the man who murdered
Goebel, and it is his intention to point
him out.
No previous statement made by
Powers has created so profound a
sensation, for it is believed at last
the real murderer Of Governor Goebel
will be learned. Powers says that the
man who killed Goebel is not Jim
Howard, who is serving life sentence
in the penitentiary on the charge.
"The time has come" said Powers,
when my name must not be dragged
into political campaigns to be used to
the political advantage of one side or
the other"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-09-06
ATTEST POLITICAL RUMoRS
Roosevelt and Bryan Are the Leaders
in Their Respective Camps.

Roosevelt and Bryan Are the Leaders
in Their Respective Camps.
1t is we'll settled fact that 1908
aries in either party. 1t Is undeniable
that this element is striving to COM
pei the republican party in it's next
platform to recede from the advanced
position which has been occupied by
President Roosevelt. Democrats OF
the same stripe are anxious to over
turn the policies of Mr.. Bryan, and
it seems to be a foregone conclusion
that both attempts will fail.
The democrats of the nation, ac-
cordng to discerning men at Wash
ington, are not in sympathy with those
who would control the party as IL
was controlled in 1904, and it would
be as easy to renominate Alton B.
Parker almost as to nominate any
democratic candidate who would be-
suspected of recession from the Bryan
program. Hence it will be necessary
only for the radicals of the party to-
say, for instance, Roger Sullivan of
Illinois supports this man; August
Belmont or Thomas Ryan of New
York support that man, to defeat
other candidates for the presidential
nomination.
Mr. Bryan is master of the demo-
cratic situation, purely by force of his
championship of the interest of the
masses. The same causes operate to
make Mr.. Roosevelt the controller of
republican destines. The people sus-
pect any man who antagonizes him,
and so far as present indications go,
it will be necessary only for him to-
evince his pleasure to defeat a candi-
date not to his liking.
Vice President Fairbanks boom Is
a dead one; Joe Cannon cannot knock
the persimmons. The unknown guam
titles in the republican party are La
Toilette of Wisconsin and Hughes Of
New York. Foraker is a forgotten
quantity, and Taft, although backed
by the president, has a divided state
back of him. Mr. Roosevelt can have
the nomination for the asking. When
the process of elimination has been
carried to it's logical conclusion, two
men remain-President Roosevelt and
William j. Bryan, and these men hold
within their hands the power to die
tate results.
Back of all anti-conveitno specula-
ton, however, is the crushing fact
that the cost of living Is advancing,
and that will be the dominating, ele-
ment in determining results in 1905
AS though prices were not already
high enough, the country is now told
that the enforcement Of the prue food
law will still further advance prices,
and there is nothing in sight to afford
relief except the indefinable hope that
the radicals or one or other of the
two great parties will inaugurate
measures to crush out the trusts.