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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

touch with tile state organization. 1hat
he has strength in Massachusetts can
not lie questioned But it is the
strength that comes from money and
from corporation influence. His defeat
Will not in the end be hurtful to the
party. Perhaps the manner of it may
be harmful, but that is yet to be de-
termined. The cutlery of certain SO
called metropolitan newspapers to the
effect that the attack upon Whitney
was the reason for the loss of MaSSa
chusetts is without any sort of intclli-
gent foundation. Massachusetts is al
ways a Republican state.
The Paper Trust.
4 few days ago number of news
paper owners from all parts of the
United States were in Washington for
the purpose of urging the president to
take some action against the paper
| trust. They brought an appeal to the
president to use his influence for lie
| destruction of the paper trust. They
| asked, first, an investigation into the
trust itself and action by the attorney
generals Office for it's dissolution; sec
/ Olu, lldl Willie Nppu pup
| he put upon the free list. Both OF
these requests We're acceded to by Mr..
Roosevelt. There will be in the presi
dents message a reference to the duty
on print paper and pulp. How much
| this may accomplish is doubtful. II
wood pulp is put in the free list Can
ada will possibly put an export duty
| upon it, and Canada is the only coun-
try from which it can be imported.
| The really effective way of saving the
| newspapers of the United States from
impending disaster is for active action
| against the trust which now controls
the print paper supply of the country.
1t has ceased TO be n secret that what the
paper trust is now working for is, first.
more profit for itself and. second TO take
the one cent paper out of existence.
The president has promised to attack
the trust and has asked the attorney
general to give him report concern
ing it. Whether congress will reduce
the tariff or not remains to be seen.
| Washington. u. G.
WILLIS J. ABBOTT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

an annual cleaning up day" when ev-
Ierybody from the humblest household
err to the highest public official makes
a concerted effort to put yards, lawns,
parks, buildings, streets and alleys in
good order, thereby greatly enhancing
the attractiveness of the city. The
paint pot, the scrubbing brush, the
broom, the lawn mower and the street
sweeper all take active part in this
annual broadside against untidiness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
NOT HEREDITARY.
Badness Due to Living Minute
Germ.

Many people, even unto the present
day of grace, consider badness due to
hereditary influence.
Nothing is further from the truth
Badness is caused by the onslaught of
minute organism which secretcs it
self beneath the scalp and attacks the
roots of the hair-causing it to lose
its life and fall out.
This organism cannot be got rid of
except by. the free and persevering
use of Newbros Herpicide.
No matter how badly the scalp is
effected the dandruff surely disappears
and hair health is restored when Her
picde is applied.
Destroy the cause, you remove the
effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1C
cents in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide company, Detroit, Mich
Two sizes, 80 cents and ST.. T. H
Thomas, special agent.
Chapped hands are quickly cured by
applying Chamberlain Salye Price q
cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

Working men need not care very
much about that full dinner pail since
the factories are closing. If they have
anything to eat at home they viii be
satisfied without the pail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

1t is a pretty state of affairs that
the factories are closing down on the
approach of the cold weather. 1t is
now up to the intelligent voters of
the country to hand a game of freeze
out to the party in power
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

Jim Hill says the way to ease the
money situation is to cease agitation.
This probably applies to the people,
but it so happens that they are doing
no agitating, and if they were, any
thing that Jim Hill might say would
not have much effect either in allaying
fear or restoring confidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
Wednesday, November 20, 1907.
Do not kick. This is the weather
that has been coming to us.

1t is being more and more firmly
demonstrated each day that the root
of the financial evil is among the New
York money chaugers-and no where
alcn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

Best remedy for mothers to use is
kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup 1t
tastes nearly as good as maple sugar.
it contains no opiates. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. III. len
tered at the postofice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-20

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
, 1907-03-01
WILL BEGIN ERECTION
OF CEMENT WORKS.

Hon. Niles Callahan will begin the
erection next week Of the building to
house his cement plant in the northern
part of the city. He is not able to
build as large a structure as lie had
hoped, owing to the inability to get
lumber as he needs it. He will erect
a house of rough lumber and later en-
case it with manufactured cement
blocks, both for his own use and to
show what may be done in a building
way with these blocks, the machinery
to produce which will revolutionize the
building trade to a certain extent. Mr..
Callahan will engage in the manufac-
ture of cement blocks and fence posts
on a considerable scale.
, 1907-03-01
MANY WORKMEN
QUIT THEIR JOBS
ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN
THIRTY THOUSAND ARE OUT
OF EMPLOYMENT AT BUTTE.
Some Men Quit and Others Were
Locked Out, Butte Workinsmen's
Union Expected to Join Ranks To-
day With Large Number of Un-
skilled Labor-City Is Tied Up.

Butte, Mont, March 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 workmen are out of
employment at Butte today. AS was
expected, the first of March saw the
strike of the various unions spread
rapidly. In many cases the men quit
and others were locked out. The Butte
Workingmen's union, embracing al
most all sorts of unskilled labor, is ex-
pected to join the strike tonight.
The Municipality Tied Up.
The municipality is affected and
street work has ceased. The strikes
were inaugurated for increased pay.
Federal postal carriers failed to resign
today, as it was feared. as the bill
passed recently in congress gives re-
lief.
, 1907-03-01
SIx-FCOT VEIN OF COAL
ON MILLBROOk RANCH.

E. j. Bell reports the recent discov-
cry of a six-foot vein of excellent coal
house, which is being developed to
supply the local demand in that neigh
borhood. Mr.. Bell will bring a few
thousand pounds to the city soon for
the inspection of the people of the city.
The vein gives promise at this time of
excellent results. A wagon can be
backed against the face of the vein
at the diggings and loaded directly by
the miner.
, 1907-03-01
MEMBER OF A CONSTRUCTION
GREW MEETS DEATH IN COL
LlSIoN OF WORK TRAIN
AND EMPTY CARS.
One Man Killed Instantly and Two
More Died Later of Their Injuries,
Several Being Seriously Hurt
Box Car Rose in Air and Fell on
Flat Car on Which Men Were Rid
ing-Mail Steamer Ashore.

Los Angeles, March IA special
from Las Vegas, New, says: In the
wreck of a construction train On the
Salt Lake railroad, lear Leith, New,
yesterday, one a vas killed instant.
ly, two so seriously hurt that they died
later, and about forty seriously in
jured.
ColIided With String of Cars.
The accident occurred neal a big
washout. An engine pushing two fiat
ars on which were the construction
crews collided with a string of cars
loaded with construction material. A
box car shot up into the air and de-
scended on the fiat car, injuring lear
ly every man aboard. The dead and
nearly all the injured were Greeks.
, 1907-03-01
SHIPPERS 70 MEET
RAILROAD AGENTS
PLAN TO AGREE UPON FAST
STOCK TRAIN SCHEDULES
FROM WEST TO MARKETS.
Stockmen Contend That Delay Causes
Heavy Loss and They Are Willing
to Pay for Better Service-Rail-
roads Will Fight State Laws Fix
ina Two-Cent Fares.

Omaha, Neb., March IA meeting
of the stockmen of Nebraska, Wyo-
ming and Colorado has been called to
be held at Cheyenne March Z, with
representatives of the Union Pacific,
to agree upon a stock train schedule,
by which the speed of trains will be
increased by the shippers paying the
increased transportation charges.
Stockmen Willing to Pay.
Heavy losses often occur because of
delay and stockmen are willing to pay
increased rates If the railroads will
make better speed. Hundreds of stock
men will be at the meeting.
, 1907-03-01
DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR ELECTS
TEACHERS AND PLANS FOR
NEW BUILDING NEAR
BELL RANCH,
House Will Be Modern in Every Way
and Capable Of Enlargement, Mr..
Bell Promising Two Hundred New
Families Within Eighteen Months
Teachers Chosen Include Sever.
al Laramie Young Ladies'.

Special to The Republican.
Reds Ranch, Wyo., March 1.-At a
meeting Of directors of school district
No. 4, the following teachers were chos-
en- for the different schools in the
district.
No. 1. at Millbrook, Miss Phila Baily.
No. 2, Miss Annie Erne.
No. 8, Miss Alice Durbin.
No. 4. Miss Eta Kennedy.
These schools are expected to start
for the spring term about the 18th
of April.
New School at Bell Ranch.
The directors at the meeting decided
to locate the new school at the Bell
ranch, the building to be completed
by the 18th Of April. 1t will be one of
the best buildings in the county, up
to date in every way and a credit to
the community. All the schools are
expected to be of a high order of ex-
cellence, the board having secured
some of the best teachers obtainabIe.
Big Addition to Population.
Mr.. Bell, who is carrying out a large
colonization scheme, announced at the
meeting that he expected to have 200
or more families located in the district
within the next year or year and a
half. The new school building will
be so arranged as to be capable of
being added to as the needs of the
district increased. Az
Enthusiasm Among Patrons.
There was considerable enthusiasm
at the meeting and the patrons of the
district are expecting great things
from the action taken. District No. 4
is one of the growing districts in the
county.
, 1907-03-01
ADAMS IS WINNER
ON POINT IN LAW
WOMAN WHoisEARD SHOTS NOT
ALLOWED TO BE PLACED ON
GLAND FOR SECOND TIME.
She Would Upset Abb Theory Estab-
Iished by Defendant, but Judge
Shots Three Days Prior to Date
TacitIy Decided Upon.

Wallace, Idaho, March 1.-The sharp
est fight that has yet occurred in the
long trial of Steve Adams for the muir
der of Fred Tyler ended today in a
victory for the defense. when Judge
Wood announced that he would over
rule the petition of the state for per-
mission to recall Mrs. Arthur Phillips
ant reopen the case for the prosecu-
ton.
Woman's Testimony Vital to State.
The testimony to be given by Mrs.
Phillips was regarded of vital import
ance to the state, it having been dis
covered that the date she heard the
shots that killed Tyler was Sunday,
August Z, not Wednesday, the 10th, as
assumed all along by the state. The
defense, it is conceded. had establish
ed a strong alibi for Adams on August
10, but left unguarded the morning of
August 7, on which date Mrs. Phillips
now claims the shooting occurred.
, 1907-03-01

laboratory at Tuscon, returned yester-
day, after an extended survey Of the
Salton sea, whose area is estimated
at 700 square miles.
Level is Maintained.
Although the inflow from the Colora-
do river has been stopped, the level is
maintained by seepage from the New
and Alamo rivers. DR.. MacDougal pre-
diets that this level will not fall fifty
inches this week,
, 1907-03-01
Hearing Postponed.

Denver, Colo, March 1.-The hear
to defraud filed against G.. l.. Balck-
man, fiscal agent, and Arthur LeVan,
trustee, of Lost Bullion Spanish Mines
company, whose property is located
near Silver City, N. NJ, was continued
today by United States Commissioner
Hinsdale until March 10, at the re-
quest of the attorney for the defend
ants.
, 1907-03-01

the WORD red" or "DlacK, as the case
may be. for instance, instead of 33X,
the new number will be '33 red" or 1873
black and Sc on.
Cables Cover the City.
The cable system extends to include
nearly the whole of the city, and there
will be very much less trouble from
swaying and crossed wires and the
rumble due to the wind. Some single
wires will be used beyond the ends Of
the cable, but as those portions of the
city grow and the use of the telephone.
extends, they, too, will be included in
the cable service. Many Of the single
wires in the downtown section of the
city will be removed, this removal
meaning the taking down of the poles
along some of the principal streets.
The poles carrying the cables will all
be painted, and sometimes will have
not a single exposed wire. This will
add to the beauty of the town as well
as the efficiency of the system.
Company Expends Large Sum.
The company has expended some
thing like $4,000 in the fitting up of
the Laramie exchange. The change
from the old to the new exchange will
be effected almost in the twinkling of
an eye. The switch board will accom-.
modate five operators, although that
number will not be required for some
time yet. The Office will be one Of the
brightest and prettiest in the state.
The interior walls have just been re-
papered by Thees & Foster and the
woodwork will be repainted. The Of
fee furniture is deep mahogany in
color and of the latest design.
, 1907-03-01
Mail Steamer Goes Ashore.

Flushing, Holland, March 1.-The
Dutch mail steamer Koeningen Will
helmina, from England, went ashore
this morning in a thick fog on the
dyke eastward of the entrance to the
harbor. The passengers and mail were
landed n it is hoped to float the
vessel at high water. She had ninety
passengers on board.
, 1907-03-01
WILL MOVE
NEXT WEEK
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE TO oCcu-
PY NEW QUARTERS IN RE-
PUBLICAN BUILDING.
Change Expected 10 Occur Week from
Tomorrow and Will Not Miss Sim
gle CaIl-vast Sum Expended In
Making Laramie Office One Of the
Most Complete in the State.

1t is expected that the Laramie Of
fee of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company will be ready to occu-
py its new exchange in the second
story of The Republican building at
the corner of Third m Grand avenue
a week from tomorrow. An immense
amount of work is yet to be done, in
connecting the old telephones with
the new system. This is in the hands
of an expert crew Of men and the
work is progressing as satisfactorily
as could be expected.
Dry Batteries Eliminated.
One feature of the new exchange Is
that it will furnish the electric cur
rent, doing away with tht local batter
les in the different telephones. The
old wall telephones will be replaced
with new, the new ones being very
much smaller and more compact than
the old. The current is generated by
an electric motor of one-quarter horse
power located in one of the rear rooms
of the new exchange. This current is
stored in twelve storage cells near the
dynamo, eacn with a capacity of twc
and one-half volts. The running o.
the motor for two hours in the twenty
four will charge these cells with cleo
tricity enough to supply the exchange
for twenty-four hours.
In addition to the motor and cell
will be employed two Warner ringing
sets, to work the signal bells. Thes'
are very intricate and delicate machan
isms, greatly facilitating the work o
the exchange.
One feature Of the new system will
be the elimination Of the letter from
the number of the instrument call II
the homes of those using the "twc
party" lines in the city. Instead Of tn
letters 49," 3D." &C" and tx" as a
present, they will be designated b;
, 1907-03-01
Will Teach LaPash School.

Special to The Republican.
Leslie, Wyo., March Miss Myrtle
Baily of Centennial reached here this
afternoon from Leslie and will begin
the spring term of school at the LaPash
school house on Monday. The term
here closed a day or two ago and Miss
Lillian Stroup, the teacher, went to
Laramie this morning to remain until
the beginning of the spring term, about
the first of May. There was not a
large attendance at the Leslie school,
but the term was quite successful,
Miss Stroup proving her worth as a
teacher.
, 1907-03-01

Chicago. ILL.,, March Western
railroads have determined to fight in
the courts all the state laws making
2 cents a mile the maximum passenger
rate. Attorneys for several of the
largest roads held a conference yester-
day. A plan was favored to ask the
courts to restrain the enforcement Of
the law on the ground that the rate
would cause a heavy loss.
, 1907-03-01
Refining Tank Takes Fire,

Pittsburg, Pa, March 1.-Fire at the
plant of the Garfield Refining company
at C%orapolis today for a time threat
ened the destruction of the entire
works, including fifteen large tanks
containing oil and b%enzine. Prompt
work, however, confined the flames to
n tank, which, with its contents, was
entirely consumed.
, 1907-03-01
Steamer Corona Ashore.

San Francisco. Cal, March 1.-The
Merchants exchange has received a
message from Eureka to the effect that
the steamer Corona, which left here
yesterday, went ashore at the entrance
of Humboldt bay. She carried ninety
five passengers from here.
, 1907-03-01
Mahaffey Appointed.

Washington, March 1.-The appoint
ment Of B. o. Mahafey of Texas as
second lieutenant in the army is pro-
vided for in a bill passed by the house
last night. Mahaffey was dismissed
from the military academy for insu-
bordination in 1901, but, according to
the committee report accompanying
the bill, his subsequent career has
been especially worthy.
, 1907-03-01
Negroes Killed in Tornado.

Little Rock, Ark, March IA spe-
cial from Hope, Ark, says a destruc-
tive tornado struck the town of Wash
ington last night and almost totally
wiped it out of existence. Two negroes
were reported killed and several per-
sons injured. Among the buildings de-
stroyed were the Presbyterian church
and the Episcopal church. All wires
are down.
, 1907-03-01
BUSINESS MEETING OF
THE WOMAN'S CLUB.

At tomorrow afternoons meeting of
the Laramie Woman's club, whose ses.
sions at the Carnegie library will be-
gin at 2:45, there will be an important
meeting of the social science depart.
ment. The following program will be
Roll call on current events.
Music by Miss Catherine McBroom
Paper by Mrs. H. G. Knight, a for
mel teacher, "Some Needed Schoo'
Legislation"
Paper by Mrs. E. c. Holiday. Fur
Their Needs Of Laramie"
Duet by Misses Alice Hardman ant
Mary Watkins.
General discussion on Laramie.
needs.
The subject for the afternoon will
be "Laramie's Needs"
, 1907-03-01
Sleet Storm in Iowa.

Des Moines, Ia, March IA terrific
downpour Of ran, caught by a fall of
80 degrees in the temperature, which
changed it to a driving sleet, covered
Des Moines with a carpet of ice today.
Street car traffic was tied up during
the early hours and telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down. Railroads are
behind in their schedules, due to the
storm.
, 1907-03-01
WARREN MEASURE TO PERMIT
WYOMING TO ACCEPT GER
TAIN LANDS IN LIEU OF
LANDS REVERTED.
Act Permits State To Take Other
Lands and Execute Deeds to Fed
eraI Government for Coded Tract
Sylvester Rush Appointed Assist
ant Attorney General to Prosecute
Public Land Fraud Cases in Courts

Washington, March LIN the SEN
ate MI. Warren of Wyoming asked
leave to call up senate bill No. 1884,
providing that the state of Wyoming
be permitted TO relinquish to the Unit
ed States certain lands heretofore Sc
lected and to select other lands from
the public domain in lieu thereof.
The secretary read the bill; and, by
unanimous consent, the senate, as in
committee Of the whole, proceeded to
its consideration.
Provisions Of Bill.
1t provides that upon the delivery to
the secretary Of the interior by the
state Of Wyoming of its properly ex-
ecuted and duly recorded deed or deeds
reconveying to the United States of
America, in fee simple, certain lands
heretofore selected by and certified to
that state under the provisions Of an
act entitled "An act to provide for the
admission of the state of Wyoming in
to the union, and for other purposes"
approved July 10, 1890, to-wit, all
those described in the bill, the state
shall be authorized and permitted to
select an equal number Of acres from
the Incorporated public lands of the
United States in the state in the same
manner, for the same purposes, and
subject to the same conditions and
limitations under which the lands 80
reconveyed were selected and held.
Back to Public Domain.
Section 2 provides that the lands so
reconveyed shall be restored to and
become a part of the public domain
and be subject to disposal by the gov.
7ernment In the same manner in which
, 1907-03-01
JEROME MAY move FOR
LUNACY COMMISSION
his answer today and made these
statements with ~positiveness.
Mental Instability.

S tOudy duu ludue luSSe
statements with p~ositiveness.
Mental Instability.
In addition to explosions" he said
there were indications of mental insta-
bility at other times. Mr.. Jerome dur
ing the examination constantly refer
red to the subject Of %paranoia, but was
unable to secure from the witness any
admission that would tend to show
that Thaw was a %paranoiac.
Will Attempt to Show Paranoia.
By this line of questioning, it seems
probable that the prosecution will at
tempt to show that, instead of being
afflicted with the insanity of Adde'S
cence, Thaw is actually a paranoiac.
May Be of Short Duration.
DR.. Evans would not classify Adde'S
cent insanity as chronic in Thaw's
case, and said he had known cases of
this form of mental unsoundness to
clear up over night.
, 1907-03-01
REIMBURSEMENT BILL
PASSES THE SENATE

other public lands of a like character
are disposed of.
The bill was reported % the senate
without amendment, ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading, read the
third time and passed.
, 1907-03-01
SHERIFF RETURNS WITH
FRANK CREASMAI

Sheriff al Bath returned from Fort
Collins this morning with Frank Creas-
man, wanted here for taking a team
of horses from John Pulcher and SELL
ing the animals in North park. Creas-
man agreed to come without requisi-
ton and thus saved the sheriff CON
siderable time. The trip was made in
excellent time.
, 1907-03-01
Rush Gets Appointment.

Omaha, Neb., March 1.-Sylvester R.
Rush of Omaha, assistant United
States attorney for Nebraska, today
received the appointment of assistant
attorney general under Moody. Mr..
Rush will have charge of all prosecu-
tons of public land frauds throughout
the United States.
, 1907-03-01
THE FINAL PROOF
REACHES EDITOR
VETERAN HEAD OF ILLINOIS
STATS ZlETUNG LAYS DOWN
PENCIL AFTER LONG LIFE.
William Rapp, Said to Have Been Old
est German Editor in United
States, Closes Form and Answers
Call From Higher Authority-Not-
ed Publisher Joins Majority.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 1.-Wilhelm
Rapp, editor-in-chief of the Illinois
Stats Zeitung, said to be the oldest
German editor in the United States,
died today from the effects of a street
car accident sustained four weeks ago,
aged 70 years.
, 1907-03-01
JEWElRY COMPANY
WILL MOVE MONDAY.

The Laramie Jewelry company will
remove from the corner of Second and
Thornburgh streets on Monday to the
Gardiner building on Thornburgh
street, which it will occupy alone here
after. The Laramie Book company
needed the portion of the room occu-
pied by Mr.. Miller with his jewelry
store.
, 1907-03-01
Strike of Dock Laborers.

Corina, Spain, March IA general
strike of dock laborers and others has
been declared here. resulting in a tie
up of all the vessels in port.
, 1907-03-01
Mabry Gets Five Years.

waco, Tex, March Frank NJ.
Mabry, a well known banker of Nc
Gregor, Tex, entered a plea of guilty
yesterday to the charge Of embezzle-
ment and incorporation of the
funds Of the national bank and was
sentenced to five years in the Leaven-
worth penitentiary, the minimum PEN
atty.
, 1907-03-01
Street Car Runs Away.

San Francisco, Cal, March IA
trolley car on the Haight street line
ran away this morning, on a steep hill,
and crashed into another car, fatally
injuring the motorman, besides injur-
ing a number Of passengers.