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The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
Mav Incur Deacfencr in Cana1

Acting Secretary Of War Oliver. after
consultation with H. H Rogers. the
counsel Of the Isthrlian Canal Commis-
sion, has reached the decision that il viii
be perfectly proper and legal 10 authorize
Col. Goethals, chief engineer of the Pan
ana Canal, to incur a deficiency in the
prosecution Of the work on that water
way.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23

II you are in need of anyth
want ad. in The Herald, anc
quick you get results,
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
Cl,fcaro Jewel Gas Ranxes.

Hotel, Summer Garden RathskelleT n
Y. ave- and 1lth st. F. Endres, Prop.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
Jno. g. NTeinbqrr,s Rread

Is just what you want-whoIesome, delie-
ious, appetizing. It's the same high-grade
bread every day-no variation. At your
grocer 's-fresh daily. Bakery, 716 11th Sc.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23

''Star OF the East" Flour Heduced fn
Price SOC bbl. It talks quality; we the price.
Barrels, 50; h-bbl. sacks, s1.95; s-bbl
sacks, csc; 1-16-bbl. sacks, Sc. j. T. D.
Pyles stores, 4I2 4th Sc. 914 18th Sc, Har-
Tison, Ana; 18th and G ne, II 7th ne, 4tll
and H ne, Sd and Nd. ave. ne, PA II NV,
n. J. ave. and r, 143S NV, 17l4 l4th NV.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
BRINGS REAL MAMMA
Aunt Nancy Cheers Many
with Ham and Cabbage.
SELLS LUNCH TO wORKMEN

Aged CoIored Woman Makes Good
Living Dispensing Steaming, APP
petizing Food TO Laborers Who
Pnsh Office Buildings Up and De-
scend Every Noon 10 Be Fed.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
GERMANS ASK IRISH
Big Celebration Planned fOr
September 8.
COMMITTEES NOW AT WORK

Features of Day VIII he Speeches
in German and EngHsh-Crandall
FOIlSsOngs and Turnverein Exhi-
bitions Part of Entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23

Do YOU want nice suit for your
vacation trip at a bargain price ?
Well, just look at these~elegant
suits we're closing out at half price.
Exceptionally good picking for
large men.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
Everybody Happyg IL The

Most economical; best bakers Q. .
Muddsnan s. Co., SIS 18th st.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23

october 5. 1907. Remember tt
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23

They will be If they attend /,
crab feast tonight. Navy Yard
The Washington herald., 1907-08-23
TO KENSINGTnN

ON 18th 81 and n. Y. ave. every Is min.
ck Greek Bridge and Park, main entrance
Country Club TO Chevy Chase Lake. Con-
Remington cars. Round trip tickets,
t5sselI's. anZ3-tf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
WILL GIVE HAYDN'S
TOY SYMPHONY
ChIdren's Deparfinent of Auuustana
in Recital at college Wednes-
day evening.

The children's department of AuguG-
tant college will give a recital in the
college chapel Wednesday evening at
s o'clock. There will be vocal. violin.
and piano numbers as Wei as interest
ing readings. The second part of the
program will be a new feature namely.
Haydn's Toy Symphony" rendered
by an orchestra composed entirely OF
children. AS the name implies toy in
struments are used, but violins pre-
dominate and the whole is accompad
led by the piano. The effect is quite
surprising and very enjoyable to both
young and Old
Papa Haydn as the old master was
lovingly called. gives strong evidence
of his great love for children in this
symphony which he has written solely
for their amusement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
C0MMANDERY is INSPECTED
r. H. Lehman of Princeton Conducts
Ceremonies of Knights Terlplar.

Special ceremonies are being con-
Quoted today at the Masonic Temple
by the members of Rock Island Com
mandery. No. IS. Knights Templar, the
occasion being the annual inspection
of the commandery by representative
of the grand commander of the state.
Fred H. Lehman of Princeton, past
commander of the Princeton COM
mandery is the inspecting officer, ac7-
ing under appointment of the grand
commander. Mr.. Lehman this noon
was the guest of a few of the past
commanders of the local cCmmandery
at dinner at the Rock Island Club. The
ceremonies opened this afternoon at
$50. when the order of the temple
was conferred on two candidates. a
banquet is to be served at 6:30 at the
dining room of the temple. and the il
spection proper will take place this
evening The order OF the temple VII
be conferred on one candidate this eve
ming. The candidates are residents OF
Geneseo and Aledo. and many of the
members who reside there were pres
ent during the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Big Meat Firms Cooper
ate in Enforcement
of Law,
DECLARES DR.. MELVIN
Chief Inspectors From All! Large
Cities Meet at Chicago
For Conference.

Chicago, May G-Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson today met in this city
the chief meat inspectors of every large
city in the country for the purpose of
comforting on the application of the
new meat laws to practical use. Dr.
industry, delivered an address, in the
course of which he declared the bureau
had received, in a general way, the co
operation of the packers.
Have Not Been Clean.
The greatest difficulty thus far had
been the attainment of cleanliness
Conditions were, however. in his opin
ion working steadily for the better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
ASK WITHDRAWAL OF
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES
Resolutions of Protest ADOPTED by Ma
cEinists Relative to the Strike
in East Moline.

Members of the Machinists union
have protested to Sheriff Kittilsen
against his appointment of deputies in
the strike in East Moline. and the fo,-
lowing communication has been sent
to the sheriff by District lodge No. IS:
Davenport, Iowa. May 6, 1907.
SHERIFF Kittilson.
Rock Island, Ill.,
I've the members Of District lodge
No. IS, l. A. of NJ. after due consider
alton do hereby protest against the &c
ton you have taken towards labor IL
the existing strike at East Moline ami
Moline. III.
Whereas preceding your appoin.-
ment of numerous deputies. there ha /
been no disturbance on the part of the
strikers to warrant the action You haze
taken. and we believe that a rigid IN.
vestigation on your part should have
been made before deputies were as
signed 10 the plant of Root & Vande"
WORT Engineering company. Deere 4
Clark Auto company. Williams &
White company. Your action has caus
ed the general public at large not di
rectly in touch with the strike stu
alton a wrong impression of the ma
chinists on strike. who ask only to'bs
allowed to cambaL-tRe-amployers in =
lawful way to attain their constitI
, tiOnal privileges.
Resolved. That we. members D
District lodge No. >. l. \. of NJ. thcre
| fore condemn the action You hav'
: taken in the present strike, and fur
I thermOre ask for the withdrawal .
! these deputies as our constitutions
privileges are being rampered with.
| Signed District Lodge No. 3S, |. \
| of NJ"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
eleven ITALIANS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
State of Pennsylvania Meets Success
in Prosecution of Black
Hand.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 6.-Eleven of
the thirteen Italians who have been on
trial here charged with "black hand
crimes were declared guilty today
when the sealed verdict of the jury
was opened. The other two defend
ants were acquitted. The princpaI
charge against the men was the blow
ing up of the home of an Italian nam
ed Rizza because he refused to pay
money to a band calling themselves
the ''black hand" society. Sentence
was deferred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Former Chief Of Chicago
Police One of Five
Indicted.
OTHERS ARE CENSURED
Violation of Civil Service Rules
and MutiIati0n of Rec.
ords Charged.

Chicago, May 6-The grand jury
Saturday afternoon returned four in
dictments against former Chief of Po-
lice Collins and five other police and
city officials in connection with the al
legged corruption in the city police de-
partment. The action of the grand
jury is the result of the investigation
made by the civil service commission,
growing out of charges that the city
police force had been used during the
recent mayoralty campaign in the in
.terest Of former Mayor Dunno.
List of Indictments.
Those under Indictment are:
John NJ. Collins, former chief of po-
lice
William l. O'Connell, former commits
sioner of public works and chairman
of the democratic city committee.
Edmund H. Roche. city purchasing
agent and member of the democratic
city committee.
Frank d. Comerford, former police
attorney
Detectives James McGrath and Pat
rick McNulty.
Others Are Scored.
In its report the grand jury stated
that while the evidence presented mad
! caused us to hold the former chief of
police and his associates in the un-
lawful transactions chiefly responsible
for the transgressions, We consider
inspectors, captains and lieutenants
guilty of very reprehensible conduct
and deserving of severe censure for
their actions in being parties to the
soliciting and accepting of contribu-
tions under stress, from those of lower
rank on the police force"
| The bonds of the higher officials
were placed at $4,000 on each indict-
lment. This makes Collins bond S15,-
600. The bonds of O'Connell, Roche,
and Comerford are $4,000 each and the
two detectives $4,000 each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
w. w. ARRIVES In PORT
Comes up From Lower River for First
Excursion of Season.

The steamer W. ". arrived this af-
ternoOn from the south. this being its
first appearance here this season. The
boat has been gone over and remodel
ed in some respects. Captain ID. W.
Wisherd went to KeoFuk Saturday
where he took charge of the boat, ami
brought it to this city. The W. w
will take out the first excursion of the
season tomorrow. when it takes the
pale faces and Red Men for an outline
down the river.
The Diamond 10 line steamer Du
buque is expected to arrive this eve
ming from Dubuque. on its trip south
The steamer Sidney will leave s.
Louis May Is on the first trip. and WI
arrive in this city May 10. The boa
will continue on TO st. Paul.
The North tSar and Harriet wee
north and south. The Ruth wen
, north. The Columbia was up from
Muscatine.
! The stage of WATERWAYS $50 all daY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
PERFORMERS HAVE BANQUET
Function at Y. M. C. A. for Those Who
Assisted in Circus Held in April.

About seventy-five of the members
who participated in the circus given at
the Y. NJ. c. A. April II and Is were
banQueted Saturday evening in the par
lors of the association building. The
banquet was served by the Association
Helpers. William B. Mcintyre, who
took the part of ring master in the Cir
Gus. acted in the capacity of toast mas
ter, and discharged the duties of that
position in a happy manner. H. A.
Weld. George Duflield. WyQan Boards
ley, A. l.. Burnett. Harry Franks. and
James Weed made response to toast
After the banquet had been served the
guests enjoyed an informal sessiol
with storytelling and vocal selections
by Floyd Wilson of Moline
The banquet was a very enjoy
able one, and fully repaid those
present for their efforts in making q
success of the entertainment in April
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
STOCKHOLDER WANTS ACCOUNTING
BY CHICACO-NEW YORK ELECTRIC
Legality of Organization of $500 100000 Company Wei
as Acts of Officers QuestionedPromised
Public High Speed Trains.

Chicago May 6.-Theodore Nemoy-
er. a stOckholder Of the Chicago New
York Electric Air Line railroad, today
filed a bill in the circuit court seeking
to test the validity of the contract en-
tered into between the railroad aui
the Cooperative Construction COM
pany. to compel certain persons to re
turn stock alleged Illegally received
from the railroad
Acts Are Questioned.
The acts of officials of the railroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
ELLENTERRY, ACTRESS, WEEDS
Third Husand is James Carew, Who is
"a Years Her Junior.

New York, May announcement
was made today that Ellen Terry, the
English actress, is again a bride. She
was married to James Carew, her lead
ing man, in Pittsburg, March %. The
ceremony was performed by justice
of the peace. For reasons not disclos-
ed the announcement of the marriage
was deferred until the famous actress
was on the sea bound for her native
land. In years Carew is much the
junior of his bride. He is 35 while she
is 50. She has been married twice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06

are questioned and an accounting asked.
In the event an accurate accounting
cannot be had, the court is asked 20
appoint a receiver for the company
which, according to the bill, has an il
legally authorized capital stock of
$209,9g0000.
Plan 10 Make High Speed.
s~The plan of the railroad company l.;
to build an overhead electric system
between Chicago and New York and
run trains between the two points at
continuous rate of IS miles per hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
BAKERS GO ON A STRIKE
Trouble Arises Over Desire for Change
in Hour of Going to Work

All the journeymen bakers in Moline
with the exception of those at the shop
of ]. e. Emery. went out on strike
this morning. because the master bak-
ers would not sign a contract present
ed to them. The bakers at the pres
ent time go to work at 6 o'clock in the
evening and work until 4:30 in the
morning. and they ask to be allowed %
go to work early in the afternoon, So
that they can get through with their
work by II o'clock at night. The mas
ter bakers object to this on the
grounds that the bread will not &c
fresh under such a schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
COURT MARTIAL TO
TRY A CORPORAL
Soldier Charged With Attempting to
Kill Captain MackIin Be-
fore Tribunal. IA

Fort Sill, Okla, May Ga court
martial to try Corporal Knowles charg-
ed with attempting to kill Captain Ed
gar B. Macklin at Ft Reno in Deeem-
Der last convened here today. Knowles
was a member of the 25th infantry
whose members were discharged by
President Roosevelt for alleged con-
nection with the Brownsville affair.
The attack upon Macklin followed
closely after the discharge of Knowles
and comrades.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Medical Men Meet,

Washington. D. c.. May G.-Phys:.
clans and surgeons from all parts Of
the United States have arrived in
Washington to attend the annual meet
ing of the Association of American
Medical Colleges which convenes to
day. The program today includes
speech making and reading of papers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
LICENSED TO INCORPORATE
WiIIitts-Masin Company Will Have
$25,0O0 Capital.

Springfield, H., May 6.-(Argus
SpeciaD The secretary of state is
sued a license to incorporate today to
the Willets-Magin Manufacturing com
pany of Rock Island. The capital
stock is $25.000 and object general
manufacturing. The incorpOrators are
w. c. Willets, c. A. Magin and E. 2.
Kreis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
MEETOF COLLEGES
Annual Convention of Illinois
Federation Opens This Ev-
ening at Augustana.
FIRST SESSION is PUBLIC
Address by Dean Starbuck of Iowa
University-DeIegates From Var
ious Schools New Here.

At Augustana college this evening
the annual convention of the Illinois
Federation of Colleges is to open. Some
50 schools including the University Of
Chicago and Northwestern university.
will be represented in the convention
Delegates have been arriving during
the day, and others will arrive this
evening and tomorrow morning. The
session continues over tomorrow.
Open This Evening.
The session this evening will be pub-
lie. and will include an address Jy
Professor z. d. Starbuck. dean of the
University of Iowa. on the subject,
THE Deepening of the Spiritual Life
in the Colleges" Tomorrow the cOl-
vention will hold executive sessions n
Cable hall. and in addition TO the trans
action of routine matters and the e
port of the committee on accredited
schools, time Will be devoted TO the
discussion of questions pertaining to
the administration of the colleges
President McClelland of Knox college
of GalesbuTg will discuss college Re
bates, the subject dealing with the
granting of scholarships. President
| Hieronymus of Eureka college OF
Eureka will lead a discussion of an oul
| line of policy for the federation. OtheI
topics will be the Carnegie foundation
| I,,1o hill iy,C~ n ~,
normal schools to grant degrees.
| Institutions Represented.
| Institutions to be represented at this
meeting are as follows: Augustans
college; Northwestern college. Naper
vile; Carthage: ST Ignatius, Chicago,
Westfield; Eureka; Corpus Christi
| Galesburg: Greenville: Blackburn. Ca:
linville; MilIiFin. Decatur; Monmouth
Austin. Efngham; Ewing; Shurtleff
Upper Alton: St Vincent college, Chi
cago; Hedding college. Abingdon: Uni
versity of Chicago. Chicago: Lombard
lGalesburg: Northwestern university
p, Evanston: St. Viateurs, Bourhonnais
Knox, Galesburg; St. Francis Solanu2
Quincy; Wheaton; Illinois Wesleyan
Bloomington; Lincoln; Illinois. Jackson
vile: McKendree. Lebanon; and 81
Mary's of Knoxville
Those Registered.
Among the early arrivals for tn
convention were President r.
Hieronymus of Eureka; Rev. Franci
Cassidy, vice president of St. Ignatiu
college of Chicago; Professor w. {
Deal of Illinois college of Jacksonville
and NJ. J. Marsh of ST. Viateurs colleg
of BOurbonnais.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
BOMBS TO EMPTY PRISON
Terrorists in Russian City Successfully
Work Plan to Free Friends.

st. Petersburg, May G-At Alexan-
drOvit, yesterday, in prison chapel 4
band of revolutionists entered the
building, killed the chief inspector an |
exploded two bombs. Under cover of
the confusion which followed thirteen
political prisoners, including several
important terrorists, escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
WELL KNOWN AUTHOR
DIES AT UNPLEASANT
Passes Away in Iowa Town
From Blood Poison.

Burlington, Iowa. May 6.-Dr. John
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. The cause was
blood poisoning from tonsilitis. He
was taken i'll at Mt Pleasant April %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
TURKISH TROOPS LOSE
Seven BattaIions AnnihiIated by Rebels
in Yemen Province.

London, May Cit was announced
this afternoon in dispatch from Cor
stantinople seven battalions of Turk
ish troops were practically annihilatel
during a battle with rebels in the prov
ince of Yemen. Turkish Arabia The
commander-in-chief of the Turkish
forces is urgently calling for reinforce
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Rebellion in Morocco.

Tangier. May 6.-Acording to infor
nation received here from Morocco 3
city in the southern part of Morocco
is in a state of rebellion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
EXPLOSION in South Africa.

johannesburg. Transvaal, May G-Ah
explosion occurred today at the Nor
der Fontein gold mine. Three whites
and Is natives were killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Nav Happen Nav 20.

Madrid, May ct was semi-official-
ly announced today the accouchment
of Queen Victoria may be expecte |
about May 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
PRESIDENT MYSTIFIES
ATTORNEY FOR Miners

why he had referred to Meyer and Hay
wood as undesirable citizens"
The president quotes at length from
a letter written by him more than a
year ago in which he says that Our
duty is Gf it should ever happen that
we had any power in the matter) to
see that justice is done these men,
He adds:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06

Nevertheless ii is understood by all
their friends it was purely a love
match.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06

"There must be no conformation of
lawlessness on our part, even if the
lawlessness takes the form of an ef-
fort to avenge wrongs committed by
the lawIessness of others. The sole
question as regards Haywood and Moy:
er must be the question whether they
can be shown 10 be guilty of this par
ticular act and their legal rights must
be as carefully safeguarded as tLose of
any other men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Attacked American Church.

An attack was made on the Ameri-
can church. The mob burned the
Young Mems Christian association hall,
looted and damaged houses of mission
aries, and violently assaulted native
Christians in the streets. riotous
outbreak under the leadership of Hindo
students has occurred at Amritsar 80
miles from Lahore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
SCHOOLS HOTBEDS
Hindu Colleges Fostering Re-
sentiment Against Euro
peanS and Christians.
LATTER PARTICULAR TARGETS
Buildings Burned and Natives AS
saulted in Streets-Govern-
ment Aroused.

and colleges of Bengal which are af-
filiated with the University of Calcutta
have become such hotbeds of political
agitation the government has resolved
TO take drastic action. The Hindo out
break at Rawal Pindi appears to have
been anti-Christian as we'll as anti
European. Mission buildings were the
special object of the fury of the riot
LerS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
CAUSE|SUNKNOWN
Manner in Which Marvin Boy
Met Death Still
Mystery.
The INQUEST is POSTPONED
Physicians Unable to Say Whether
There Was Foul PIay-Stom-
ach Analysed.

Dover. Del. May G.-The question
how little Horace Marvin. whose BODY
was found yesterday after a nine
weeks search. met his death is still
undecided. The autopsy staff of four
surgeons has adjourned pending an eX.
haustive investigation of the child 5
stomach which was removed by Dr.
RObyn. This may take several days.
Coroner CallOway's jury has been dis.
charged to rGcOnvene at call.
One Thousand at Funeral.
The boys body was inferred yesterday
at Bay Meadows lawn. with the
playmates. all DR.. Marvin'S family, an ]
1000 neighbors and mOurners presen,
The Revs. Hugh B. Jolso and E. NJ
Nelson read scriptures and made briet
prayers.
Thus far the principal development
in the investigation is that the boy de
not meet death by drowning, althOug!
the body was found in a pool of water
seventeen inches deep. but with ~
connection with the bay. There are Il,
external marks of violence. A ridg'
across his back four inches wide an.
depressed nearly two inches. was pro
nounced by two physicians to hag,
| been caused by the body swelling ri
either side of the waistband of the Bus
ter Brown suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06

Boise, Idaho, May G.-An applicati IN
for a bill of particulars, filed by coun-
sci for the defense, in the case of VII
liam ID. Haywood, secretary-treasurer
of the Western Federation of Miners,
who, on Thursday next will be placed
on trial charged with the murder OF
former Governor Stuencnbcrg will como
up for argument this morning befo~g
Judge Wood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-06
Stomach Was Empty.

Detectives are nonplussed at finding
the body in place one-third of mile
from the house, precisely where they
had searched over and over again. yet
the Pinkerton agency insists he wan
dered there. across the frozen. snow
covered fields. crossing two high EN-
bankments and passing through :
barbed wire fence. Physicians will no.
say whether he did or did not freeze
to death, but admit the emptiness o
the stomach might have been causej
by deprivation from food forty hours
prior TO death.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-11-21
Wedding Anniversary.

MI. and Mrs. G. A. Myer were
given delightful surprise last
Thursday evening, Nov. IA, at their
home, SIG Eleventh street. The oc-
casion was a celebration OF the
twenty.seventh wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Myer and was plan
ned and carried out successfully by
the Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church and Misses Maud
and Otie Myer, daughters of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Myer.
The guests numbered about forty
ladies' and their husbands, and the
evening was spent with music and
social enjoyment. Delicious refresh
ments were served during the even
ing