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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
WantOnIX ENtraVaIant.

The 18th general assembly will go
into history as the most wantonly eX-
travagant legislature known to the
state of Illinois; aud not only wasteful
in the aggregate sum appropriated, but
also unwise in its distribution. Money
has been voted here and there trim
mings" of but little value to the peo-
pie at large, apparently to benefit a few
republican - so-Called - statesmen. To
say the least, the majority side of the
Legislature have shown themselves to
be Cheap" set of politicians.
There surely will be a day of reck.
oning for the majority members of the
45th general assembly with the tax
payers of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
Taft aud other FayOritCs.

ST Louis Republic: The alliance of
the Taft forces with Bliss Cox and the
seemingly decisive victory over Fora
kcr in Ohio place the other favorite
sons in an exceedingly interesting at
titude.
With the Ohio delegation to next
years convention practically assured,
Mr.. Taft will now so in aggreSsively
to win other states. In spite of Fora
ker's Brownsville windmill, it is a safe
wager that President Roosevelt will
find ways and means to corral most OF
the negro delegations from the south.
The chief danger in that quarter is
that after he has bought them with pat
ronage somebody else may buy them
with money.
But in each of the two other states
north of the Ohio river there is posi-
bic focus of concentration around which
the interests opposed to the Roosevelt
policies can rally if they prefer to con-
tinue the fight rather than cOmpro-
mise it,
Vice President Fairbanks has work
ed up considerable following outside
of Indiana and may count on the 10y
atty of the republican politicians of
his own state so long as they see a
good fighting chance for him to win
| the nomination. If the Taft tide runs
too strong in other states during the
lneXt six or eight months, the Indianians
are likely to desert Mr. Fairbanks be
fore delegates to the republican ma
tiOnal convention are chosen.
Illinois republicans have thus far
shown no signs of receding from the
action of their state convention last
| year declaring Speaker Cannon to be
their first choice for the presidency
Mr.. Cannon seems wiser than Mr.. Fair
banks in letting the matter go at that
for the present. for if he has a chance
lit will come in a deadlOcked conven
| ton.
| Since the president made Cannon eat
crow on the ship subsidy bill toward
the end of the short session, there is
them. and Mr. Cannon is not in the
humOr to get out of the way for the
presidents man. But the speaker OF
the new congress will not be chosen
until December. and if Mr. Cannon
should prove refractory the president
patronage is strong enough to pu
somebody else in the chair of tn,
lhOuse.
The defeat suffered by Governo
Hughes the other day in his attemp
to Gust the New York state insurance
commissioner indicates that he has les
strength in his own state than he wa
lcredited with, and that, therefore, h,
is not a good rallying point for oppos
Ition to the Taft-RoOsevelt boom.
On the whole, Mr.. Roosevelt seem
to have things going his way with
rush in the republican party. But non
nation by the republican convention i
not election to the presidency. Afte
the convention will come the election
in which the rcjuvenated democrac
must be reckOned with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. May 13.-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
May, 93H. 9i1a, 93H, 1914.
.nly, 931a, 81, %, 95fs.
September, -, 1o014, %, 973s.
Corn.
May, 53, 53H, 81. 52@s.
July, 521a, So, 81, 522s.
September. 52$s, 1874, 81, 5214.
Oats.
May. 1855, 46, 45I5. 45M.
July, Is, 45H, Ass, iI3s.
September, 37M, 1871, 3715, 1874.
Pork.
May. 1910, 1915, 1919. 1915.
July. 1852. 1900, 1G.S2, 1876.
September, 1850, 1905, 1850, 1875.
Lard.
May, closed 9.37.
July, 9.27, $50, 9.27. $50.
September, 9.37, 9.G2, 9.37, 9.62.
Ribs.
May, closed 915.
july, 3.lb, J-ZJ 5.lN, 80.
September, 9.25, 9.&7, 9.22, 9.37.
Receipts today - Wheat. So; corn
2i9; oats, 225; hogs, 42.G00; cattle
10000; sheep, 10000. Hogs left owe"
/ 700.
Hog market opened stcady.-Light
G.4Om6.62; mixed and butchers, G.%5Gr
6.62; good heavy, G15W6.55; rouSI
Heavy. 6.15@6.3o
Cattle market opened strong. Shee;
market opened strong.
Omaha.-Hogs. $500; cattle, 5000.
Kansas City.-Hogs, 5000; cattle
1000.
Union Stock yards $40 a. M: Ho;
market a shade lower.-Light. G.40M
GEO; mixed and butchers, G.35m6.69
good heavy, G15@G.5O; rough heav:'
6.15m6.30.
Cattle market steady.-Becves. e."
1880; cows and hcifers, 1.S0M4.S3
stockers and feeders, 2.9om 5.35.
Hog market closed a shade lower. -
Light, 6.35G6.57; mixed and butchers
63O66.57; good heavy, G15@G52
rough heavy, 6.10@6.30.
Cattle market closed steady. Shea
market closed steady.
New York Stocks.
New York. May 13-FollOwing ar
the quotations on the market today:
Gas 91R, U. p. 1885, U. S. Steel pre-
ferred 1O0$s, U. S. Steel common 371s
Reading 110&, Rock Island preferre
As, Rock Island common 21B, Soutf
ern Pacific S4B, n. Y. Central 115K
Missouri Pacific 74H. l.. & n. IL
Shelters 1891. Canadian Pacific 1741:
Penna 123%, Erie 23$4, T. c. |. 147%
C. & o. 1893, 3. r. T. 1914, B. & {
I9Sas, Atchison 91k, Locomotive Gil:
Sugar 1868, St Paul 134h. Cope
50, Republic Steel common 2615, Soutl
ern Ry. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

How does it come that all this gush
about third term for Roosevelt is be.
ing sent out by the Roosevelt news
bureau? If he really isn't after third
term let him stop cackling so much
himself and the people will call man
to the presidency when the time comes
The history of the government doesn't
reveal any dearth of presidential tim.
Der at any time, past or present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

The French ambassador has COM
planned to the secretary of the treas
ury that generalization of French goods
imported here is preventing exports
from that country and demands the
same treatment that is being accorded
to Germany. The tariff war against
the United States is warming up and
the standpatters will have to make
concessions. or our foreign trade will
greatly suffer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry-Young chickens, IL to
12c per pound; hens, per pound, 1OC;
ducks, per pound, 8 to 1Oc; turkeys, per
pound, lac to 15c; geese. per pound
9 to 10c.
Buttcr-Dairy, 90 to 22c.
Lard-10c to lie.
Eggs-Fresh, 15c.
gctablCs-Potatoes. Csc to zoe.
Live Stock.
Hogs-MiXed. 1913 to $6.25.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, $500 to
$5.75; lambs, $3.50 to 1913.
Cattle-Steers, $3.50 to S.; cows and
heifers, 81 to $3.50; calves. $3.50 to Sc,
Feed and Fuel.
Foragc-Timothy hay, SIG; prairie,
$13 to SIC; clover, mixed, S12 to $13;
straw. $3.50 to IS.
Grain-Corn, 80 to 53c; oats, 42c
to 43c.
Coal-Lump, bushel, Is to lac: slack
per bushel. to SC.
WOODLAND, per load, $500 to $3.50.
Blotches, pimpIes. flesh worms
black heads, are unsishtly and denot'
impure blood. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will drive them away. carry
ing people clear to the top floor ui
health and happiness. 80 cents. Tea OF
Tablets. Harper house pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
Rock Island

nature, geographically, commercially,
and IndustriaIIy, the gateway of the
west, northwest and southwest. Favor
ed by situation ON the Mississippi ut the
mouth of the Hcnnepin canal, connect
Ing river and lake, it has the additional
advantages of the main line of the Rock
Island railroad, three branches spring
Ing from the stem at this point
while the main line goes TO
the Pacific; the MiIwaukee's KIM
sas City line. and the BurlingtOns 81.
Louis and st. Paul line with direct
field. 1t has three intcrurbans under
wny. II has miles OF paved streets,
beautiful parks, including the historic
Black Hawks Watch Tower, handsome
churches, "a y. VI. c. 4. building, mod
ern school buildings, n college and "a
seminary, HOurishinG factories and free
sites for more. 1t has three first class
hotels, three theaters, and n model sys-
TEN Of rapid transit. II mas SIX suD-
stnntiaI banks, up-to-date business
blocks and three more I'm course Of
erection, immense department stores
and hundreds of other branches of mer-
camille pursuits. Ii IL the location of
the Rock Island arsenal, the greatest
in the world. IL has the head Offices OF
the Modern wOOdmen of America, the
largest frnternnI society in the world.
housed In "a quarter of n million dollar
Hreproof building. It's public buildings
are n quarter of "a million dollar court
house, n city hall, ~ postOfice building.
in which nre the Offices of the govern
ment engineer corps In charge of upper
Mississippi improvements. 1t has 20
900 population. II has an Industrial
commission that In boosting the town
along Legitimate md substantial lines
md everybody IL helping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Vegetables were hurled at the speak
er pro TEN in the Illinois legislature
and this is spring that thus far has
been productive of nothing but icy
blasts and freezing buds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

How quiet the administration is about
that $4,000 lost from the sub-treasury
at Chicago and the amount stolen
from the sub-treasury at St. Louis. The
officials selected by this reform admin
istration seem to be more dishonest
than former ones, who were partisans
of the deepest republican dye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

The department of agriculture re
ports the condition of winter wheat on
May 1 to have been $40. If we will
not be able to eat peaches this year,
we will still have bread.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

That believing from the political field
of Ohio is caused by the OK of one OF
the republican factions being gOred and
the growing is being done by the dem
OcratiC rooster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

All the hand window glass plants at
Pittshurg have closed down in conse-
Quence of over-production and to pre-
vent reducing prices. over Is 900 work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

The soIons at Springfield have pass
ed bill allowing wives of soldiers to
live at the Quincy home, provided they
are at least 80 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

to $500 to $500 per acre, have paid
er. from to "a per cent annual divi-
as lends from such side crops alone.
an BUT, FURTHER.
ap- a developed rubber plantation is
rm worth more than $1,000 per acre,
that price having been offered for n
= plantation almost adjoining our land
len but the offer was rejected. Thus,
re, while drawing these dividends, your
capital has increased 500 per cent.
NOW THEN. Z,
We are offering a limited amOuntt,
,,'-' of our stock for sale at liberal dis
ron count for cash, and if you will come
~ i'll at once your investment will bel
- even better than these figures would&
II" indicate.
~, TO SUM THE MATTER UP.
ON, We have $500, 0GO. 900 feet of lum-
at Der in sight. To quiet your doubts,
we call it only one-fourth of this, or
loo 700 000, 900 feet. This should net
an us $50 per thousand, or S35,000,000.
or We cut this estimate down to one
half of that or S17,500,000. This
gives us a profit of 81 ,45S33 on each
anu every VI Slpths "hi'h
"' looks so large that we cut it in two
''"' and make it S7291G per share, and
still, basing our estimate on the
Jus proceeds from 1-16 of the visible re-
sources. our average annual divi-
dCnds will amount to 3612 per cent
OF the par value of our stock, even
ne If every share were issued and out
-tni standing.
BUT HERE is ANOTHER POINT.
ST. Only a small proportion of our
in stock has been sold, and it is more
ing likely that we will never need to
ms sell more than one-half of our stock.
zed This will not only double our divi-
die dends, but double our holdings as
her well. since the unsold stock will be
issued as stock dividends.
DOES 1T PAY TO INVEST7
be How have the rich become rich?
Not through hard labor and patient
'Zuo Saving-nO. siree-but through judi
is cious investments. Through invest
mes ments that have seemed too obscure
to the uniformed, but which have
offered enormous possibilities to
get those who possess the knowledge
Icau and the courage to take advantage
> 81 of the opportunity as it presented
the itself.
HERE is YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
be The proposition may seem new to
rops you; but. remember, the hunter who
ma merely follows the beaten paths is
9th not apt to find any game. Call at
rom once, or address:
|PiCAL PLANTATION co.
lock, Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postofice as second-casss
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

men are thus thrown out of employment,
and yet window glass is one of the
highest protected industries. Does pro-
lection protect?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Boost for Rock Island. Contribute TO
the 100000 new factory fund-and i
Greater Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Rock Island in
n city of earnest
purpose ana hon
est value. LOca-
ted in the valley
of the mississippi
midway between
st. Louis and ST.
Paul, Chicago and
Omaha aud Kan
sas City, IL il by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Solve the west end track problem.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, May 13.-Following are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Get that 100000 new factory fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
Greater Rock Island.

Boost for Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

FACTS AND FIGURES
Touching the Rock Island Tropical
Plantation Company

The company holds clear title to
$1,000 acres of hardwood timber.
This timber before it was purchas-
ed was found TO contain more than
120 trees to the acre where it APP
peared to be of average and uniform
density.
These trees will average over 3
OC0 feet of lumber per tree, which
will amount to 10000 feet per acre,
or total of 100000, 900 feet.
BUT SUPPOSE
That it will average only one-fourth
of this amount; that will still mean
10000 feet per acre, or a total pro-
portion of more than 700,o0O,OOO
feet. This lumber includes a large
proportion Of such woods as ma
hogany, zapOte, chicle, Spanish ce-
dar. paque, and many other equally
valuable varieties, some of them
selling in the American market at
$3.50 per thousand.
II sells at the railroad in Mexico
at $50 TO 500 per thousand, or an
average at American railroad mar
kets at $500 per thousand.
NOW SUPPOSE
That the cost of cutting, milling and
marketing this lumber will amount
to $50 per thousand. That will leave
ansaverage profit of $50 per thous-
and.
BUT SUPPOSE
That only One-half of this can be
realized. There will still be a net
profit of $23 per thousand, which
multiplied by 100000, gives a total
profit of 100000.
This means a net profit of ST.,
45S.33 on every share of stock IL
the company. without even taking
into account the considerable sums
of money which may be realized
from the sale of dyc-woods, medic
inal plants, wild rubber. and Other
gums Astounding in the forest.
BUT SUPPOSE AGAIN
That only one-half OF this can be
realized; what then?
One share of stock is worth $500
par value. One-half of s1,45S.33 is
$729tG. or more than three times
the par value of the stock.
NOW SUPPOSE
That it will require 10 years to sc
this lumber out; this will still NEAR
) an annual average dividend of s72.9
per share, or 3G12 per cent on tn,
5 par value of the stock.
In the meantime the land will b.
planted to rubber, etc. Side crop
: will be cultivated, which will ms
; terially increase the dividends. OIL
{ Cr companies, capitalized at iron
; ROCK ISLAND TROPI
) 3O2 Bengston Bio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

sy THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
COMM ENCEMENT GIFTS.

INFRINGEMENT GIFTS.
People entering our store are
at once impressed with our spic-
span stock of watches and Jew
elry.
And there are so many new
points from which it might be
considered. Exqusiteness, wide
range, variety. novelness, prices
anyone of which would make an
interesting story.
Without the least hesitation
in either the stock or the service,
the whole ganut is run and in
the entire octave" not a note
that isn't true.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
/h9 ssIHrzN>
STRAoEs EssaI coEMc!LS
Monday, May 10, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Monday, May 10, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13

Only a small proportion of our
stock has been sold, and it is more
likely that we will never need to
sell more than one-half of our stock.
This will not only double our divi-
dends, but double our holdings as
well. since the unsold stock will be
issued as stock dividends.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
LOVE GUIDES SHIPS,
REUNITING FAMILY
Captain Nielsen Meets in Harbor Ves-
sci Bearing Wife from Norway.
They Were $500 Miles
Apart

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Cupid must
have sat on the end of the jibboom of
the Marpesia, a Norwegian four -masted
ship all the way from Buenos Ayres'
nearly 5000 miles, for when the vessel,
after two months of battling winds ana
heavy head gales, arrived at the en-
trance of Gedney channel, just at the
time that the c. F. Tietgen, from Chris
tiania, Norway, took on her pilot, Cap
tain Nielsen, commander, could account
for the meeting of both vessels in no
other way.
On the Tietgen was Mrs Nielsen,
whom he had not seen for year, COM
ing from their home in Norway to meet
him. AS the steamship drew past the
slower moving sailing ship some glao
tears fell-and Captain Nielsen knew
that his family would soon be reunited
in the upper harbor.
No careful planning of ardent sweet
hearts could have been more sure than
the meeting of the two ships bearing
man and wife, for steam and sail had
spanned a gulf of more than $500 miles
on September 13, when the Marpesia
left Buenos Ayres.
Mrs. Nielsen planned as best she
knew to arrive here before her hus-
bands ship, and left Christiania. Nor
way. on November 8. Nothing had been
Argentine port There was a glad
meeting when the Marpesia hauled into
Erie Basin yesterday. and, except to
extend a warm greeting to the news
paper men. Captain Nielsen was toe
happy to talk much.
Il haven't recovered from the sur
prise yet" he said. "To think that my
wife should start from home with me
on the high seas trying hard to make
New York and we should both meet as
If by arrangement at the entrance to
the ship channel! There must have been
pilot on the jibboom that I never
knew of during the trip, for there wero
many days when I was discouraged by
the battling winds and our long tacks
with hardly any headway made toward
the north"
While here the Marpesia will be
changed to a four masted bark, and the
jobs of two pet pigs on the ship, which
the crew alIege, awake the captain each
morning at four bells by squealing for
sugar, will be ended.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
IN THE MAGAZINES

TGs advent of the December magazines
seems to bring the holiday season sud
denly near because of the various
christmas" subjects, both in fact and
fiction, with which these current period
icals are filed. Uncle Remus' Magazine
for Decebmer has several distinctly
Christmas features, beginning with a
most appropriate editorial by Joel
Chandler Harris, which he calls Santa
Claus and the Fairies" and in which he
elaborates the need of strong belief
in the Christmas saint. as we'll as in
other creatures of the imagination. The
same writer contributes one of his en-
tertaining verses, in which ''Uncle Re-
mus Addresses Brother Wind and urges
"Br'er Wind to 'save his strenk fer
summer" so that he may spare the
Christmas season.
The Christmas number of Scribner's
Magazine contains many rich and beau
tiful illustrations in color, notably "The
Child in Fairyland," a series of draw
graceful, which is accompanied with
verses by Edith B. Sturgis. Another
striking series of illustrations accompa-
nies Josiah Wedgwood: American
Sympathizer and Portrait Maker" r.
T. H. Halsoy, who for many years has
been making this collection. which is
probably the finest in existence, has
made a selection of portraits of particu-
lar interest to Americans. These are
reproduced with the blue background
and the white portrait in relief, with all
the beauty and delicacy of the originals.
Mr.. Halsey's article contains a great
deal of litt' known history in regard to
Wedgwood's sympathy with the Amer
foam T2avolufion with MANY InnuhIiahad
letters.
The Christmas issue of Woman's Home
Companion is a sumptuous magazine, with
several pages in color. The cover is re-
produced from an exquisite painting by
Jessie Wilcox Smith of a mother and
babe. The number is full of Christi
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
DOCTORS SAVE FIREMEM
OVERCOME BY GASES
Thrilling Scenes Enacted During Blaze
In Candy Factory-Priests Rush
In to Administer Last
Rites
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The novel sight
of a score of physicians imperiling their
lives to rescue firemen from a burning
building was presented in East
Eighteenth street tonight, when one of
the six buildings of the Huyler Cardy
Manufacturing company was filled with
deadly gases, generated in some way by
a fire which started among a pile of pa
per boxes.
Fifteen firemen were overcome and OF
these three are in a critical condition.
One Vernon McKenna, 1t was salo'
could hardly survive the night. The dam
age by fire was comparatively small.
The fire broke out on the tenth hoor
and the first firemen to reach the spot
dropped senseless. The firemen sue
cumbed so rapidly that their mates could
not remove ALL and then the physicians
took hold, half carrying, half dragging
the senseless men from the building. Sew
come, and in turn were rescued by
others.
When the fire started fifty employees
were in the building, but it is thought all
escaped.
Several priests also braved the flames
and smoke and administered the last rites
to flremen who appeared to be dying.
The fire was controlled by streams
thrown from adjoining buildings.