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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
MIND IS ACTIVE
Mrs. Mary B. Eddy Seems
Strong When Examined by
Masters in Chancery.
REPLIES TO ALL QUESTIONS
Plaintiffs Set Up Claim Teaching of
Christian Science is Evidence
of insanity.

Concord. n. H., Aug. 14-Confronted
III her own home by the three special
masters, one a noted alienist, Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy head of the Christian
Science church, was subjected for an
hour this afternoon to examination to
determine whether she has the capacity
to manage her own affairs.
Mrs Eddy answered all questions
readily, seemed to be of nimble wit
ton quickly from one question to an
other. and was apparently unconcerned
Iabout the outcome of the examination.
Six In the Party.
Judge Aldrich Hosea G. Parker, and
Dr. George F. Jolly. the masters, ac-
companied by William f. Chandler,
counsel for the plaintiffs; General
Frank S. Streeter. personal counsel for
Mrs Eddy, and an official stenographer
made up the party of visitors.
Following the visit to Mrs. Eddy,
brought about by the counsel for the
next friends" a surprise was sprung
by counsel for the plaintiffs in their
effort to widen the scope of the inquiry
so that it would include the PROPOSE
tiOn that the teachings of Christian
| Science by Mrs. Eddy for generation
was a direct evidence of her general
insanity.
| Breakdown Imminent.
| This position was elucidated by Mr.
| Howe, associate of Mr.. Chandler, and
was more amplified than the original
proposition submitted by the latter in
his opening today. The proposition
was laid down that Mrs. Eddy was the
victim of seven systematic delusiOns
which had been progressive and which
had eliminated, or would culminate, in
her mental breakdown.
This amplifying of the original posi-
tion was heartily welcomed by Gen
tuntil tomorrow for argument. judge
Aldrich, acting as spokesman for the
masters, had already ruled that the
hearing was not TO be taken as dis
establishing Christian Science as a re
ligious corporation, but he admitted tha
the proposition was one which must be
settled later on by the masters.
Examination is Likely.
| This statement by the senior master
is taken TO mean that Mrs. Eddy mus
finally submit to examination by alien
lists, either by Dir. Jolly as master
or by a commission made up of alien
lists retained by both parties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
mo REVISION OF TARIFF BY The GOTH
CONGRESS-" SAYS SPEAKER CANNON

Washington, Aug 14.-"There Will
be no revision of the tariff by the six
tieth congress" said Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon of the house of representa-
tives tonight, upon his arrival from
Danville, Ill. enroute to Lake Cham
plain, n. Y, where he will spend sey-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

Locally, there was little change in the
telegraph situation from yesterday. All
operators in this city remain at work
ready to handle the business if any
were offered. In Davenport the offices
of both companies continue to be man
ned by the managers with clerk or
two. In Moline last night an extra op-
orator was ordered to report at Peoria,
where strike is on. He refused to do
so, and was discharged. The night op-
orator quit with him.
The Associated Press succeeded i'll
getting its regular report out of Chi
cago over leased wires, and The Argus
received a number of dispatches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
PRESIDENT SMALL FAILS
TO ARRIVE FROM The WEST

cials declare that they were more than
satisfied with what they had accom-
plished towards getting their service
going, and should matters continue to
improve as rapidly as they did today, it
will be but a short time until branch
Offices will be opened for business.
After the brokers.
The union officials today turned their
attention TO the broker houses and al
commission men using leased wires
were notified that unless working CON
tracts were signed with the men by
tomorrow morning, their employees
would be called out just as soon as
President Small of the telegraphers
union reached Chicago, which he is eX
.pected to do tomorrow at noon. At d
meeting of the broker operators to
night contracts good for a year were
presented to the union officials for theii
approval. At the close of the meetine
the list given out showed that probably
signed the union scale.
Peace efforts lnauSuTated by Samue
Gompers and other officers of tn,
American Federation of Labor are still
under way. and according to a state
ment by President Gompers tonight
the feeling is too intense on both side,
iof the controversy to make any grea
headway toward getting the strike
leaders and the superintendents of tn,
companies together at this time. De
clared Mr.. Gompers: Peace has no
failed because peace has not been con
sidered by either side up to the pres
ont time. While men are answering
the impulse to strike. there is little i
any use trying to get them to think O
going back. The arrival of Presiden
Small will considerably clear the strik,
situation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Pry at jamestown Sunday Lid.

Norfolk. Va, Aug. IA plan to opeu
the jamestown exposition on Sundays,
with a small admission fee and none
of the concessions opened, has been sub
mitted by Director General Barr to Sec,
retary of the Treasury COrtelyou Ac'
ton on the matter is expected in few
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
KANSAS POPULATION GROWS
Increase of Nearly Forty Thousand Last
Year, According to Report.

Topeka. Kan, Aug. 14.-Kansas gain
ed 39.540 in population in the last year
according TO the figures of the sworn
returns of the county assessors com
piled by the state board of agriculture
The population March 1 was 1,651, ,331
or gain of "a per cent over the pop
ulation of last year, according to the
returns. This is the largest popula
|tion ever reported for the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

eral days with former Representative
Joseph C. Sibfey of Pennsylvania.
THE republican party will meet in
national convention next June" NJ.
Cannon added, land formulate new pol
icies or adhere to its present platform
and we who are republicans will abide
by the conventions decision
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
.EMP0RIA SAGE WRITES BOOK
William Allen White Weaves Story
| Around His Ideal of Citizen.

Emporia, Kan, Aug. 14.-William AL
len White, editor of the Emporia Ga
zette, is writing his first novel, which
will be published early in the winter.
The hero is westerner and is describ-
ed as Mr.. Whites ideal citizen. Mr..
White has just been to New York with
the first section of the story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Most Of the Companies
Are Also Operating on
Extended Credit.
OTHERS ARE IN DANGER
Tightness Of the Money Market
Renders Heavy Assets of
No Avail.

New York, Aug. 1i.-Receivers of the
Pope Manufacturing company and its
subsidiary company, the Pope Motor
Car company, engaged in the manufac-
ture of automobiles and bicycles, with
main offices and plant at Hartford,
Conn, were appointed today in New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and
Massachusetts. Similar action will be
taken shortly in Illinois, Ohio, Indiana,
and Maryland. where the companies
own plants. The petitions filed by the
Monuskelly Car company of Toledo ask
ing for receivers, shows the total as
sets of both companies to be S11 ,205,-
SO. with total liabilities reaching ST.
912, ,S26.
Money supply Cut on.
The difficulties of the Pope companies
were the direct result of a curtailment
of loans and reduction of loans on
notes. The petition for receivers shows
the total capitalization of the Pope
Manufacturing company 10 be S22.5O0.-
600 and that the company was organic
ed in 1903 in New Jersey. The finan-
cial district was affected by the news
of the failure and prices fell rapidly on
the stock exchange.
Unable 10 Renew Lonns.
The Pope Manufacturing company
was brought TO its present state by the
| impairment of its borrowing capacity
to the extent of 100000 and the Pope
t.z1ozaF- wfese1capital is
| 81 100000, has suffered an impairment
of about S250000 in its borrowing ca
pacity, these disabilities coming on
top of the inability to renew maturing
| notes.
Just how the situation is going tC be
worked out persons Interested would
| not undertake TO predict today in view
of existing financial conditions. 1t WAS
| frankly declared that various autom)-
| bile interests, operating on the basis
of widely extended credit, have been
the first to have trouble in obtaining
| accommodations at the banks for this
reason. and that funds were not now
in sight of the Pope company sufficient
to finance its 1908 output even with sucn
relief from the pressure of creditors as
| the receivership might bring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
DIPLOMAT ACCOSTS A WOMAN
Cuban Secretary at ST. Louis Thrashed
by Husband, and Then Fined.


St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 14.-Manuel r.
Embil, secretary of the Cuban consul
ate at st. Louis, was fined sG6 today
for insulting Mrs. Osman Reichel. Mrs
Reichel, with her baby in her arms,
was standing near the Jefferson hotel
waiting for her husband, who is en-
plOyed there as a waiter. Embil ac
costed her. Mrs Reichel moved and
Embil followed her. seizing her hand
and kissing it. At this moment Reich
el appeared and soundly thrashed his
wife's tormenter, afterwards having
him arrested. Reichel is a law student
working as waiter in order to pay his
tuition fees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
BOSTON OFFICIALS
UNDER INDICTMENT
Councilman and Superintendent o.
Streets Accused in Connection
With Passing Loan Bill.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 14.-Superintend
ent of Streets James II. Doyle and Com
mon Councilman James H. Hatton of
Charlestown were indicted today, the
former for Offering a bribe in connec-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
POPE FAILURE INDICATES
TROUBLE FOR AUTO MAKERS

ton with the passage by the council
of loan bill amounting to $1,50O,O00,
and the latter for perjury, also in con-
nectiOn with the bill. Both were held
for trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15


Chicago, Aug. 15.-The Postal and
Western Union Telegraph companies
today reopened their offices on the
board of trade The operators were
comparatively few in number and the
amount of business transacted was less
than normal.
Small Does Not Arrive.
President Small of the telegraphers,
who was expected in town early today,
did not arrive, and it was said at union
headquarters he would not come before
night.
~-- say Business is Moving.
New York, Aug. 15.-At the general
Offices of the two telegraph companies
il was said today every hour was bring
ing them nearer normal traffic condi-
tions and business was moving to all
points the country over. Wires were
Clear and no difficulty was experienced
in handling everything offered.
The strike is over" declared Robert
c. Clowry, president and general mana
ger of the Western Union. I'VE are
having applications from the strikers
today. but we are turning them down
We are filled up and cannot place
them"
Clowry said there was no trouble
over the question of railroad wires, and
none was anticipated.
Report Is Moving.
The Associated Press is moving its
report under steadily improving cOndi
tiOns.
President Keeps Out.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 14.-President Roose
welt will not concern himself personally
with the telegraphers' strike, according
TO the best information obtainable here
tonight. Appeals to the president Il
take some action looking to a settle
ment of the strike were received at tht
executive offices here today from board!
of trade and commercial bodies of ;
large number of cities. The applica
tions were similar i'll character to thosc
formulated yesterday by the Chicago
board of trade. Each emphasized tht
Importance of the direct action by thu
president.
No Instructions Given.
The communications have been re
ferred to Commissioner of Labor Neill
1t is understood that no instruction O
recommendation have been forwarde
tc Mr. Neill. From the first Mr. Nei!
has been active in an endeavor to et
feet settlement of the trouble. 1t i
stated here that he has as yet made n
report to the president, nor has he re
Ceived messages from Mr.. Roosevelt
touching upon the matter in hand. Nj
Neill's movements, however, have bee
closely followed. and while the direC
statement is not made, the impressio
is given that in Mr. Neill's efforts tn
administration considers that the lin
il of its functions and authority in tn
matter is being exercised.
Chicago Is In Better Shape.
Chicago, Aug. 14.-The telegraph 81
uation tonight i'll Chicago and through
out the entire middle west shows thu
during the past "a hours the companie
whose men went on strike have mad
rapid strides towards getting their bu
mess back Oh a normal basis. Cond
tions have improved so much with II
Western Union Telegraph compau
that they felt they were justified
opening their board of trade office an
announcement was made that cor
mencing tomorrow morning they wi
have telegraph operators on the flot
tomorrow morning when the mark
opens. ready to accept business for a
parts of the country
The Postal Telegraph company OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
AIM AT LANDLORD
Enemies of Lord Ashton ES-
cape Being Victim of Bomb
in Ireland.
WAS ASLEEP In HIS LODGE
Building Wrecked Supposedly by Peas
ants Who Resent His Reflections
On the Catholics.

Cionnel, Ireland, Aug. 1f.-LOrd Ash
ton. one of the landlords whose activity
i'll the cattle grazing war has aroused
the most bitter animosity, narrowly es-
capped death yesterday from the eX-
plosiOn of a bomb. which partially de-
stroyed the hunting lodge where he was
sleeping.
Lord Ashton has large estates in the
west. of Ireland, where the grazing
troubles have taken place. He arrived
at his lodge at Gleniary in the country
near here last Monday, coming directly
here from the western states. He was
awakened at o'clock in the morning
by a crashing explosion. He rushed
from his bedroom into the hall just in
time to escape a falling mass of tim,
bers and glass. The exterior of one
side of the house was shattered by the
force of the explosion and part of the
interior is a heap Of debris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Believe Movement to Con.
troll Food Manufacture
Will Spread.
Or. WILEY GOESABRORD
National Laws Application to
Foreign Products Forces
Action.

Washington, Aug. lit is beliey-
ed at the state department that the
outcome of the present visit to Europe
of Dr. Wiley of the department of az
riculture will be the calling of an III
ternatiOnal gathering in this country
to endeavor to secure uniformity of
practice in the treathent of food adui-
terations
1t appears that there is little differ
encc of opinion among the health All
thOrities of the various nations as to
the prOpriety of establishing rules for
the manufacture of food and drug pro-
ducts i'll the interest of the publ
health, but differences have arisen AT
each stage of the attempt to frame
regulations for the government of the
export trade in such commodities OW-
ing to honest difference of opinion Is
to the proper definition of adulteca.
ton.
Have Taken Issue.
Although taking an advanced posi-
ton in this matter as revealed in thG
stringent legislation contained in the
pure food law. the government of tn,
United States has been obliged a
times to take sharp issue with some O
| the European government officials as
| to the haImfulness Of certain ingra
dients of our food exported. AgainS
purely technical objections the agricui
tural department has been cOntendin=
with difficulty for a long time.
Are Taking Notice.
But with the passage of the pur'
food act, with the authority containe,
therein to apply its provisions to i'm
| ported food and drugs and wines. tn,
| department finds its hand muc'
strengthened in dealing with Euro
pean governments which are now be
ginning to show a very practical inter
est in the inquiry which DR.. Wiley i!
making into the nature of the ingre
tents of the great quantities of foreign
delicatessen and liquors that are flow
ing into the United States. 1t there
fore is felt that it will not be a dilti
cult matter to induce other nations I,
second the efforts of the United State
government either by an internationd
gathering or by diplomatic correspond
ence TO reach an understanding upon
general set of rules relative to the us
of preservatives in food products.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

Lord Ashton believes that the eXpIo-
sion was the work of peasants from the
west. Parts of the bomb were found.
II had three fuses, all of which had
been fired. There has been considera-
bic feeling against Lord Ashton arising
from a remark he made in the course
of a speech on the cattle grazing war
This remark was: Il would rather have
bullocks on my estates than Catholic
laborers.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

This statement by the senior master
is taken to mean that Mrs. Eddy must
finally submit to examination by alien
lists, either by DR. Jolly as master
or by a commission made up of alien
lists retained by both parties.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
Suit AGAINST Standard Oil.

Nashville, Tenn, May. 1.-The Gus
er suit of the state of Tennessee
against the Standard Oil Company
will be taken up this month at Gala
tin, when the May term of the Sum
ler county cnancery SQUIRT c%onvenes
here Attorney General Gates will
push the suit as rapidly as possible
although it is not expected to reach
the supreme court before the last OF
next year. 1t is charged that the Roc-
efeller concern is operating in viola
ion of the provisions of the antitrust
law enacted by the Tennessee legisla-
ture 4 years ago. The specific charge
IS that the Standard made Illegal ar
rangements whereby the business OF
competitors in the town of Galatin
was destroyed, resulting in an in.
crease in the price of oil. Some OF
he best attorneys in this section have
been employed to defend the oil com
1any, while the interests of the state
will be looked after by the attorney
general and his assistants. The bust
ness of the oil trust in Tennessee is
now said to aggregate $4,000, 600 q
year. If the attorney general is sue
cessful in his suit it will be driver
from the state.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
EarIy Birds Nominate President.

Rock Island, Ill, May delegates
from several states are assembled al
the watch tower a pleasure resort
near this city, where the national con
vention of the United Christian party
is being held today. A candidate for
president in 1905 will be nominated.
Several aspiralts are c~o1tending for
the honor.
The United Christian party was
founded twelve years ago by William
R. Benkert of Davenport, Ia, who is
the present chairman of the national
executive committee. Presidential
tickets have been placed il the field
il the last two elections. The plat
form adopted by the party places the
golden rule as the supreme law of
the land and advocates government
along scriptural lines. Several years
ago the party urged the removal of
the national capitol from Washington
to the government island in the Mis-
sissippi opposite Davenport, on which
the Rock Island arsenal is situated.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
Texas Travellers in Session.

Ell Paso, Tex, May Hundreds of
Texas travelling men, with their wives
and sweethearts, are arriving in Ell
Paso today for the annual roundup
of the state branch of the Travellers
Protective association. the fun will
begin this evening with an Informal
reception to the visiting "drummers"
and will continue without abatement
until next Sunday, when the visitors
will cross the Mexican border to Gu
dad Juarez, where they will celebate
Cinco de Mayo, the great Mexican hol
iday, with a pull fight. Another inter
esting entertainment feature has been
arranged for Saturday, when the dele
gates will be taken to Cloudcroft on
a special train. There a barbecue will
be served and band concerts and otn-
er amusement features provided.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
Decision in Hill Case.

New York, May Magistrate
Wahle is expected to his
decision today in the case of Frank
w. Hill, a former secretary of E. H
Hartman, who was recently tried
on a charge OF having sold for publ
cation the famous letter written by
the railroad magnate to Sidney Web
ster. The publication of the letter
created a sensation and drew a heat
ed reply from President Roosevelt
in which he charged that Mr.. Harri
man had perpetrated an untruth. Har
riman was the principal witness
against Hill. In his testimony he de
lie mat he had ever given permits
sion to any newspaper to publish the
letter, and stated that he had attemp
ted to prevent it's publication.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
Missouri cIubwomen in Session.

Joplin, Mo-, May delegates to
the second biennial convention of the
Missouri Federation of Women's clubs
held the opening business session to-
day. No long addresses were deliver
ed, the entire proceedings being in
the form Of brief discussions in which
all the visitors joined. At the meet
ing this evening addresses will be
made by Miss lane Brownlee of Cali
~fornia, who is known throughout the
country as the originator of a sue
cessful system of moral culture for
children in the public schools. To
morrow afternoon the delegates will
be given a trolley excursion to Car
thage, where they will be entertained
by the local clubwomen. In the even
ing an address will be made on the
subject of forestry by Professor Enos
A. Mills, of the United States depart
me1t of agriculture.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
Destroy Two Historic Theaters.

New York, May IA small army
of laborers today began the work of
tearing down the Manhattan aai Prin
cess theaters and within a few weeks
the two historic structures will be
wiped off the Broadway map. The
Manhattan occupies the site which
has been purchased by the P~enlsylva-
nel. The entire block from Greeley
square to Seventh avenue and from
Thirty-second to Thirty-third streets
will be swept clear and will be COW
cred with a magnificent structure
which will be a subway tunnel in its
above. The Manhattan was built thir
ty-two years ago, and Nat Goodwin
and Minnie Palmer were among the
first actor folk TO play engagements
there. II was burned down in 1883,
but was Immediately rebuilt. 1t was
when A. Fl. WoodhflI leased the build
ing and named it the maj
The Princess theater is being torn
down to make room for a big office
building, which will occupy the en-
tire Broadway frontage from Twenty
ninth street to Keith K P~roctor's Fifth
avenue theater. 1t was built in 1874
n since that time has beer known
among theatrical men as the hoodoo'
owing to the number of managers
who have failed. Maurice Grau. Jack
Haverly and Charles Hoyt are among
the score of famous managers who
have failed in attempting to make the
a first class house. Later.
in 1886, Charles Frohman got posses
sion of the house. but lasted only a
few months. Lew Dockstader made
another inglorious attempt. and Her
the Magician, Corbett aad Fftz-
simmons, Sam T. Jack and Leo C.
had their turn. The Shuberts
were the latest lessees and have man
aged to hold on until the end. During
its career the Princess has been
known under at least a dozen names
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-01
Increase in Grain Rates.

Chicago, Ill, May IAN average
of two cents per hundred weight in
the freight rates on grain and graf1.
tic seaboard went into effect today.
The raise is the result of an agree
ment between the railroads constitut-
ing the Western trunk lines, the Cen
trail Traffic association and the East
ern trunk lines. 1t is made necessary
according to the officials of the roads,
because of the enactment of laws re
garded as inimical to the railroads by
several western legislatures. When