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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

Moline Girl Weds-NIiss Emile Kos
gard of Davenport and Clarence G..
Beebinger of Moline were united in
marriage Wednesday afternoon at )
o'clock at the office of Justice Louis
Roddewig in Davenport. There was 4
wedding supper in the evening, and
later the couple left for lola, Kan, on
a wedding trip to visit relatives of the
groom. Mr.. and Mrs. Beebinger will
go to housekeeping on Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street. Moline. the
groom being employed at the Moline
PlOw company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13

Searcy to keokuk.-Rev. w. A. Scar
cy, pastor of the A. NJ. E. church for
the last four years, returned home We'd
nesday evening from conference ses-
sions in Chicago with word that Bish-
OPP Shaffer had transferred him to KeO-
kuk He will move to that city next
week, but will make the trip Saturday
so that he can preach there this com
ing Sunday. Pastor Searcy changes
pulpits with Rev. T. w. Lewis, who has
had the Keokuk charge for the last
five years, which is as long as a min
lister can occupy a pulpit. according to
conference ruling. Rev. Searcy might
have remained here another year, but
he requested the change, believing that
a new man will do much to awaken
church interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-13
MOLINE

Returns from Army.-Corporal Fred
E. Sundquist is at home after three
years service in the 9th infantry, reg
ular army, during which time he has
seen some hard fighting in the Philip
pines. He is now living with his wild
owed mother on Thirty-siXth street.
though when he left the family resided
on Tenth street and his father was
still living. He has no desire to return
to the army. and will now take a posi-,
ton at the arsenal, where he will help
make the new Springfield rifles for
other men to carry.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1907.
Toying With Crime.

New York would hotly deny that
she could be Indifferent to a crime
which fires mems very souls with
Indignation elsewhere in the cOun-
try. Yet she has only just awaken
ed to realize that her situation is
worse than that of any Southern
city, and the problem of the
South" as her papers like the
Tribune have termed it with fine
aloofness, is also a problem of her
own doorstep.
Down South an outraged people is
struggling to suppress its thirst for
revenge, and give the law chance.
In New York-despite the stories of
mobs-the law has every chance.
And what is the law doing with it d?
Here is yesterdays showing:
A lamplighter, convicted of inn
proper advances to a girl of twelve
years, is sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for three months.
A shoemaker, forty-seven years
old, convicted of taking liberties
with two girls of nine years, is
sentenced to three months in the
penitentiary.,
A negro, who pleaded guilty to
attempting an assault upon young
white woman at the corner of
Broadway and Thirty-fourth street,
is sentenced to the penitentiary for
one year.
Lynching is a horrible thing. Its
rebound against it's perpetrators is
more disastrous than the crime
which provokes it. But it is as near
a remedy for that crime as the
three months, and one year SEN
tences now being imposed in New
York
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
ADVERTISES FOR WIFE.
WILL NOT DO So AGAIN

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Aug. g.
Ferederick Werner, a German widower
Of South River, advertised for q wiro
IN New York German newspaper.
He received thirty-eight replies. and
out Of these picked the one which con-
tatned the most promises, met the
woman in New York. and they were
married by the Rev. J. T. Schneider,
pastor of a German Lutheran church
in Eighty-sixth street. on July last
Werners wife said her name was Ber-
tha Lcithmer. and that she was thirty
years of age. Werner was very happy.
and came back to South River on Tues
day last. sold his property to William
Patterson, withdrew his savings from a
local bank. and went back to his wife
with 5000, which he deposited in j
Fourteenth street bank with instruc-
uons thaI half be ip his wife's name
and half in his OWE.
On Friday when he went home. he
says, he found another man in the fat
being entertained by his wife The
janitor told him the other man was a
frequent visitor. Werner hastened back
to the bank to have his s., COO placed In
his name only, and came back to South
River without his wife. He declares
that he will sue for divorce, and that
If he ever does get married again It will
not be through a newspaper advertise
ment.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09

venders, and the peanut gobblers.
Down with the Beef trust, the mutt
ton octopus, and the pork combine!
Hereafter let the peanut take its
rightful place, supplanting not only
the cereals but the meats as an
81 Iticle of diet.
Peanuts will take the place of
steak-porterhouse, planked, and
the small breakfast sirloin, so
called because at breakfast a man
is supposed to be refreshed by sleep
and able to masticate that which
would battle him at dinner. Peanuts
raw and roasted, peanuts in all
kinds of styles, may be expected on
bills of fare ere long, and it would
not be surprising to see peanut-rais-
ing companies exploited in the inn
mediate future.
Vegetarians have long insisted that
peanuts have other uses than that
of providing exercise for the jaws
at circuses and ball games. Now we
learn on authority which is ac-
cePted as final by the peanut grow
ers that peanuts are food of the
very best kind. Prof. Jaffa reached
his conclusions. we are informed.
after exhaustive studies carried on
with peanut squad. so to speak. in
the university at Berkeley.
But let US not rejoice too soon, as
we carry home quart of peanuts in
stead of two pounds of steak. Is it
not altogether probable that a pea
nut trust will be formed at once.
and will push the price of peanuts
from five to ten a bag, and then by
easy stages until the next resort of
humanity will be hay-plain and un-
chopped hay. Until that time
comes, however, let those who are
now ashamed to eat peanuts in pub
lie eat them where they please.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
Nursing Baby to Daddy
Is LudiCrOuS Mistake
IN Division by Court
Mother Gets First Born and So Week When
Couple Finally Decide They Can No
Longer Live as One.

they had practically agreed to call her
before the separation came
When the couple came to state their
case to the magistrate, It soon becam >
evident that Lillian Hunter was very
much in earnest. She demanded support
and agreed to take charge Of one of the
children. Beyond that, she averred. size
would have nothing to do with him g
his. The magistrate, seeing that she
was obdurate, concluded that IS a week
would be a proper allowance fog her
out OF Hunters not too generous Sc lary.
But Hunter was willing 70 do better
than that He voluntarily offered to
make her weekly stipend ss. so Il
was formally ordered that he should
do this, and the couple started down
the aisle, with the husband carrying
little James. and his wife with the babe
IN her arms.
This seemed a fair division II there had
70 be division, but that was where
the magistrate and the husband. too,
tailed TO realize what a first born means
10 woman. How II all came about
though, is not so easy to explain. Hun
ter says he was excited and isn't sure.
Anyhow, the first thing he knew, when
they reached the street he was standing,
daZed, holding the infant, nursing bot
tie and all, while Mrs. Hunter was hur-
rying up the avenue with the older
child.
AS soon as the young husband fully
grasped the situation he did the natural
thing and went to his mother in Brook
lyn, taking the babe along.
When they stood IN the court again
yesterday the grandmother carried the
child, and that mite OF parboiled appear
ing humanity, oblivious 10 the gayety
Of the situation, sucked cOntentedly az
its bottle. At intervals, at the grand
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
EXPORTS TREBLED
TO LATIN AMERICA
Entire Trade In Decade
Grew About Two and
Half Times.
United States Last Year
Bought S35O,00O,0OO,
Doubling Imports

Trade Of the United States with the
Latin-American countries aggregated
more than y6O00OO,O 900 in the fiscal year
just ended. against $234.c0O.OOo a decade
ago. In this term, "LatinAmerican
countries" are included, by the Bureau
of Statistics OF the Department Of Com
merce and Labor, Mexico. all Of Cen
trail America except British Honduras,
all of South America except British and
Dutch Guiana. and all OF the West In
dian islands except those under British.
Dutch. and Danish control
The imports from Latin America IN
the fscal year 1907 amounted to $780, OoO,-
900. against t165. .OO0. 900 in 1897, having
thus a little more than doubled during
the decade; while the exports 70 the
Datin-American countries were in 1907
t255, ,OO0. 900, against $4,000. 900 in 1897 hav-
ing a little more than trebled during the
decade. From Mexico the imports in
1907 were s57,OOO.0OO in value. against So
0o0,000 in 1897. and the exports 70 that
country in 1907 were S6s.OOO.OOo, against
$23. 10000 a decade ago.
From Central America the imports In
1907 were valued at SIS. 900. coo. against
less than 10000 a decade earlier, and
the exports thereto S27,o00.0OO. against
IS 100 900 3 decade ago, these figures OF
trade with Central American countries
for 1907, Including, however, the com
merce with Panama, which in 1897 was
a part OF Colombia and therefore in
cluded with the figures OF trade with
South America
From South America the imports in
1907 were S15S OO0, 900 IN value, against
sos, 90, 90 In 1897, and the exports there
70 $SO,OO0,000. against S32, 600, 600 a decade
age the figures being exclusive OF the
trade with British and Dutch Guiana
not properly included under the term
Latin America" From the Latin West
Indies, under which term are included
Cuba. Porto Rico, Haiti, Santo Do
minSo, and the French West Indian Dos
sessions, the imports in 1907 were Sl24.
10000, against $4,000. 900 in 1897. and the
exports thereto in 1871. SS2, ,OOO. 900, agaIns;
81. 10000 IN 1897
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
TORPEDO EXPERT
GOING FOR BRIDE
Lieut. Com. Wells Will Go to
England for Government,
and Also Get Wife.

Lieut.. Commander Chester Wells. L.
5 N. IS being sent 10 England by the
Navy Department to be married-that
is, Mr.. Wells is being sent 10 England
on official business for the department
and, incidentally. while there he will
take day or 50 Of and take unto him.
self a bride.
Mr.. Wells. who is one OF the torpedo
experts OF the navy, has been stationed
at the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head, Md. for some time. Under orders
OF the department. the officer has gone
to his home in Pennsylvania for a brief
leave. after which he will proceed 70
Newport r l., for q conference with
Commander Gleaves, at the torpedo sta
tion. From there he will proceed 10
Weymouth, England, for the purpose OF
visiting the Whitehead torpedo plant
for inspection.
Commander Gleaves, who recentlv re-
turned from special ordnance duty IN
Europe, Looked into the matter Of Eng
llsh and French make Of torpedoes, and
Mr. Wells Will carry this Investigation
further as concerning the Whitehead
product. A torpedo Of practically the
Whitehead type, made in the United
states under another name. is most ex-
tensively used by the navy at the pres
ent time. and these Investigations are
being conducted with the View of i'm.
proving this part OF naval ordnance, II
possible
Mr. Wells bride-to-be is a member OF
a wealthy and prominent Australian
family, who is spending the summer
at one OF the noted English watering
places,
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
On Thin Ice.

Every citizen who realizes that
the night desk sergeants of the
local police force are on duty four
teen hours at a stretch viii approve
their petition for shorter hours.
Their. responsibility is exacting,
their labor is never easy, and their
present pay is hardly adequate even
for a shorter day.
But the desk sergeants suffer
from no prejudice in this matter.
Their situation is not speck worse
than that of all their associates.
From the major and superintendent
down to the drivers of the patrol
wagons, the 731 members of the
force must all yield moro service
than their fellows in any city of
Washington's class. The Office work
of a police system is especially
onerous here, where every citizen
has been trained to carry his com
plant or news of losses to head
quarters. Yet the detail for that
labor is only thirty-one men. In
Louisville, in contrast, it cannot be
less than 100.
That much of this pressure is due
to extra and special details is no
news to Times readers. Yet it is
doubtful if many of them realize
that of the 700 men who ought to
be available for street duty, accord
ing to the rolls, the major and SUI
perintendent has the disposition of
only 434. And when these are APP
portioned, there are left, as these
columns have often stated, less than
100 men for the day patrol duty
Of the entire District of Columbia.
So 1t happens, that while the desk
sergeants are or duty fourteen
hours, the policemen on the streets
must serve sixteen.
Washington cannot safely con-
tinue such a condition. The num-
Der of its watchmen has not been
increased for three years-though
IN that time the population must
have grown by $4,000 persons, and
the area of patrol territory have in
creased by several square miles of
sparsely settled, country district.
We all stand aghast at the thought
of assaults committed on our conn
try roads. Can we do so rightly
when we guard those"roads, hun
dred miles of them or more, with
half a dozen men2
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
Fighting for Rural Trade.

The rural merchants grievance
against the mail order house is
dinned in every city ear. "If our
customers would pay us cash we
could sell just as low as the mail
order man. You bet we
won't stand for no parcels post; it's
hard enough holding our own
against these big Chicago and New
York mail order houses as ii is.
1 don't see how it is.
There's a whole pile of freight on
the platform for Squire Blank an
he amt got enough ready money to
pay his bill here at my store" So
it goes-all wind and no action.
Up in Minnesota, however, there is
a hardware firm that iwIl win in
this fight because 1t is meeting. the
enemy with brains. It's a sure
thing no member of the J. NJ.
Thompson & Sons Hardware Com
pany, of Owatonna, is whining
about Squire Blank or fighting the
parcels post. They are too busy
going after trade.
The Implement Age tells of
their latest move. They have print
ed thousands Of stlckers. Two or
three are sent to every family with
in retail reach of Owatonna. With
them goes a polite request that the
head of the house paste one on each
mail order catalogue in the house.
And this is what the sticker says:
ANY ARTICLE OF HARDWARE
In this catalogue same price at our
store. You see the goods before you
buy And you don't have TO send
YOUR MONEY AWAY AND WAIT. 80
J. NJ. Thompson & Sons Hardware
Company,
Owatonna, MINI.
In the end the parcels post is
bound to come. Credit ought to be
no bugbear to the live tradesman.
Safe credit ought, instead, to be an
opportunity to expand his business.
Stores don't get customers by cry
ing. They get customers by one
course, and one course alone-offer-
ing something more either as to
price, quality, or. convenience and
security than the buyer can get
elsewhere If the country merchant
would beat the mail order house he
cannot hope to be any exception to
this rule.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
AMERICANS TRIFLE,
SCIENTIST INSISTS
Chicago University Man
Says We Are All In
different.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Americans. and
particularly Chicagoans, are not seri-
Gus. and. what is worse. are losing their
capacity for friendship, according to
Prof Charles Zeublin. of the Depart
ment of Sociology OF the University OF
Chicago.
They are not very serious about any
thing, religion or anything else" he said
in a lecture. I'VE are in a period OF
comparative indifference TO nearly
everything except the matter of getting
on.
I'VE are all in danger Of losing our
capacity for friendship through shut
ting ourselves up and through a diff
fusion of interests. Even when rock
bottom subjects are discussed It is only
In a conventional way.
"A peculiar attitude OF constraint is
an American racial characteristic. On
the whole. our phlegmatic, conventional
attitude precludes a certain spontaneIty
of expression
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
.SIDEDOOR CARS
ON SUBWAY TRAINS
Public Service Board Favor
Them, Claiming Rear Plat
forms Are Dangerous.

NEW YORK. Aug. e.-One result OF
the investigation Of the local railroads
by the public service commission, Il
can be asserted upon good authority,
will be an order Co the -Metropoli-
tan TO change the type Of car in the
subway. Sufficient evidence has al
ready been brought out TO convince the
commission that cars with end en-
frances only are not applicable 10 the
traffic demands
The commissioners are inclined TO be-
lieve that the Illinois Central type OF
car IS best adapted TO the conditions OF
the subway This car has twelve side
doors and II Is considered more efica-
cious in handling passengers than the
Boston car. which has only one side
entrance.
To compel the Inter-Metropolitan to
equip its subway lines with the Illinois
Central car would mean the imposing
OF an expenditure OF s3.250.O0O on the
company. and the probability is that
the commission, instead Of ordering an
entire change in ths rolling stock Of
the subway, will demand the running
OF cars with at least one side entrance
Trt sident Shonts, Of the Inter-Metro-
politen, has testified that the new stee
cars now under construction to take
the place of the subway, wooden o,
composite cars, are being so built as
10 be readily convertible into side-dOOr
cars.
It will come as news 10 most New
Workers that under the original charter
granted 70 the elevated railroad sys.
TEN passerge travelling IN the non
T1lsh hours are not required TO pay
fare unless Il seat Is provided for them
The only trouble in taking advantag,
of this provision was that, as the pas
senger had 70 drop his ticket into tn,
box before getting into the train, I'll,
company had the best OF him.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
LITTLE SOFT MUSIC,
PLEASE, Mr.. LEADER
Here's a Snake Story That
Would Make AnaniaS
Look Like q "Piker."

PORT JERvIS, n. Y, Aug. 9.-Boys
at a picnic at Greeley. Pa. on Weines-
day, had fun, Much of it was due 10
the fact that there has not been such a
drought in Pike county for fifteen years.
The Delaware looks like a lost river, the
beds OF TIE smaller streams are dry.
The picnic was held on Rattlesnake
Creek, in which so little water remains
that Il does not hide the boulders. Every
boy had a putty blower. made from a
straight piece OF alder, from which the
pith had been punched, leaving a caliber
big enough for a bird shot.
Soon the boys discovered a colony Of
rattIesnakes preparing to cross the creek
toward them. Every Pike county boy
who is not nature faker knows that
a rattlesnake hates to wet it's rattles.
The boys hid in the bushes and waited.
Twelve rattlesnakes were inSthe ap-
preaching bunch. The biggest started
ahead TO reconnoiter, the others waited
on the bank.
The scout snake made his tortuous
way from boulder to boulder. and final
ly his rattles, dry, reached the picnic
grounds. He ratified a wireless "all
right to the eleven, which crossed in
Indian file. The boys turned their put
ty blowers on the snakes and fired fast
and accurate broadsides
Maddened by the hail Of shot the
snakes turned on one another. and soon
every che lay dead, killed by the venom
Of each other The twelve snakes COM
bined length was siXty-fve feet.
But this was not all the fun. At
luncheon the tempting odor of honey on
the sandwiches attracted a very small
cub bear from his home in a neighbor-
ing wood to the picnic ground. The bows
fed it on bread and honey and took
home a real but docile Teddy bear.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09

mothers discretion. it was stupidly con-
tent with rubber nipple, tipped with
bone, and apparently got as much sat-
isfactiOn out of that as out Of the other.
All Of which doubtless should give US a
hint OF the amount Of intelligence we
begin existence with and explains many
things IN our later careers.
But this is beside the point. OF course.
and doesn't answer the question that the
young husband ProI ounded as he stood
there before that babe and hopelessly
asked what a mere man could do under
til. circumstances.
For a moment the magistrate seemed
IN doubt. Then he said.
This is obviously an impossible situa-
ton. If there is TO be a division OF
these children the mother must take the
babe in arms. I shall issue a summons
for the wife TO appear at this C. al
once
And so # came about that Hunter.
with the babe and nursing bottle ana
a summons for his wife, set out for the
place where she was yesterday. their
former common abode at 453 West Twen-
tieth street.
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
Dog Days" Sure Enough;
II Bitten in 24 Hours
Philadelphia Hospitals Are Working OVers
time to Care for Victims of Dear Little
BOW-WOwS That Are Family Pets"

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.-It seems
clear enough that the term dog days
is no misnomer. Records Of the hospi-
tails show a constantly increasing total
OF dog bite cases. Animals thought TO
be perfectly safe. some OF them pets
OF the children. suddenly develop the
biting mania and run amUck. swapping
at everybody and everything within
reach.
AS a rule. only the barest particulars
OF these cases are cbtainable at the
hospitals. Persons who are more severe
Iy hurt are taken 20 these institutions,
but other persons. merely scratched by
dog bites. visit the nearest druggist.
have the wound cauterized and think
no more about It.
Eleven cases Of dog bites were re
ported at the city hospitals IN one day.
One horse was severely bitten, ana may
have TO be killed
Mary Duffy, six years old, was seT1-
Ously bitten in the abdomen
Oliver Heath, sixteen years old, was
bitten on the hand
The Washington times., 1907-08-09
GALLANT SUICIDE
Of BIG GRAY RAT
Was Soaring Girl at Her
Bath and Relieves Situa-
ton in Only Way.

NEW YORK, Aug "A big gray rat
ard a pretty girl found themselves lock-
ed together IN the bathroom Of an up
town apartment. and the embarrassing
situation which developed was relieved
By the gallant sUicide OF the rat
Miss Irene Well, OF S53 West I1Sth
street, rose earlier than usual, and clad
In a klnono and slippers. tripped down
the hall OF the apartment 10 the bath
room.
The rat has made his home under the
tub for some time, but he has been care
ful to get away each morning before the
members of the household put In au ap-
pearance. Mr.. Rat stayed late at his
club the night before and consequently
oversight This fact, combined with Miss
Wells carly rising, surprised him In his
bed under the tub.
Terrified, he waited for an opportunity.
to escape. He saw kimono drop %,
the floor and heard a splash Then he,
took 8 chance and dashed for the door,
He found II locked and lost his head.
racing wildly about the room.
Miss Well caught a glimpse Of the 63a-
gray rat and released a cry for helm
which aroused two bell boys and a 3Raf-
tor from peaceful slumber IN the base
ment, three floors belnw.
The janitor armed himself with a f1rs
extinguisher and a big red ak. Ra
mounted the stairs and smashed IN the
door Of Miss Wells apartment The
excited cries led him TO the door az ths
bath room
open the door and viii save YOU. =
he cried
Who are your" the girl inquired.
''BNl, the janitor," was the bold re-
ply I'll save you with my ak"
NO. no: go away You're a man and
he's only q rat
The rat mad stopped to listen Grasp
ing the situation, he plunged into the
tub just as Miss Well vacated N
The girl was carried to her room by-
women neighbors. suffering from hys-
I. terra and shock
The Washington times., 1907-08-09

come 70 Jefferson Market court 10 have
their disagreement put in legal shape,
Magistrate Harris refused to consider
the matter seriously. So he adjourned
the case for day. in the hope that they
would arrange things between them
selves. for neither had yet reached the
age when illusions have lost their sway.
But that was where the magistrate
was apparently In error. For Benjamin
Hunter and his young wife. Lillian. were
on hand when the court opened yester-