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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
HOME WILDE HERE
First Savings Bank Insurance
Company Now in Process
of formation.
ROCK ISLAND HEADQUARTERS
Paul kersch One of Local Men Promot
ing the Venture-Capital Stock
to be 100000.

A prospectus has been issued by the
First Savings Bank Life Insurance
company of Illinois, a new venture N
the insurance field which is in process
of formation and which when ready
for business will have It's Headquarters
in Rock Island The men at the head
of the company are Paul Kersch, who
has been district manager of the Mn
rual Life in this city for Is years. Mil
ton Denney, prominently connected
with the Mutual. Aetna and Equitable
at Chicago for over 20 years, ami
James L. Ferguson. formerly of the
firm of Charles II. Ferguson & Son Of
Chicago, general agents for the Mutual.
For the past seven years Mr. Fergu-
son has been general agent and man
ager for northern Illinois for the Pru-
Dental Insurance company of America
VIII Sell All stock
1t is announced that the capital
stock will be 100000 with $4,000 sur
plus. Before the company begins bust
ness the entire stock Will be sold at
the uniform rate of $3.50 per share,
500, 900 will be deposited according TO
law with the state of Illinois as a PEI
manent guarantee fund. and the other
$4,000 will be the working capital Of
the company.
There will be no promotion stock
and no promotion fees of any kind.
Business will be established simultan-
eously in Illinois and Iowa. Policies
will be issued i'll amounts from $500 20
$4,000 on the whole life. limited pay
ment life and endowment forms on the
annual dividend plan.
1t is stated that large portion of
the stock has already been subscribed
for Mr. Denney is the treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
OBITUARY..
CLAM.
nlulct law

CLAM.
Henry c. CLAM. one of the old AM
well known residents of HamptC;-
township. died at his home in IIamp
ton village yesterday morning at >
o'clock of cancer. lie had been bed
fast but three days. He was veteran
of the civil war and a charter member
OF the Hampton post of the q. y. r.
Mr.. CLAM was born Jan. %, 1881, at
JcllO, Prussia. He came to America in
1850 and located at Baltimore. wher
April II. 1853 he was united in mar
riage with Miss ElenOra Adams. The
family removed to Hampton Nov. 2S
since. Besides the wife four childre'I
survive. They are Mrs. Charles
Young of Monument. Kan; Charles Al
home; Mrs. Frank Baumbach OF Rock
Island. and Mrs. Emil Henline of Can
ton, H. There are also Is grandchi'
dren and 10 great grandchildren. Mr.
CLAM enlisted at the beginning of the
civil war under Captain Patrick Kelly
with Company ID of the 9th Illinois
cavalry and served throughout tn
struggle. The funeral will be held To
morrow morning at 9 O'Clock AT the
Hampton Catholic church, Father Elan
nigan being i'll charge. Interment vii
be made at Hampton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
TO MAKE FINAL PLANS
For Picnic at Meeting of Rock Island
EIks Tomorrow.

AT the regular meeting of the Rock
Island lodge of Elks tomorrow night.
plans for the picnic to be held by the
members Sunday will be completed.
and a large attendance is desired APP
plications for membership will also he
acted on. The picnic Sunday is to %
held at Petersen's island, and the
steamer Pearson and barge have beeI
chartered to take the Elks to the Is
land, leaving. here at $50. The picnic
is to be a stag affair, for members of
the lodge only. The committee in
charge has made elaborate plans fo'
the day, and these will be reported to
the lodge tomorrow night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
indictment for Conspiracy to
indict Quashed Because of
Small TechnicaIity.
MUST ANSWER TO FOUR
Will be Tried for Conspiracy to Bride
and EFFORT, Bribery, and Elk
tortion, at Coming Term.

All OF the indictments against John
Looney and others, except one for cor
spiracy to indict, We're held by Judge
Graves yesterday afternoon to be 500 |
and Looney will have to stand trial u
all of the charges, including bribery,
conspiracy to eXtort. conspiracy 20
bride. and eXtortion. In each Of these
cases the judge held one or more Of
the counts of the Indictment To he
good. and one count is sufficient -
command trial This also applies to
c. w. Neal of Davenport and w. II
Cation of California if they can D2
brought here on extradtion papers.
Hut One IL Quashed.
While some of the counts arr
quashed, this is of little material dii-
ference. for if conviction is secured In
any one count, the full penalty undo:
the of1ense charged is carried with il.
1t is the policy of the state in all im-
portant criminal cases. says States Al
torney Scott, to make a number Of
counts in each Indictment the different
counts making the same charge in dif.
ferent phraseOlOgy. This is done for
the purpose of thoroughly covering the
technical points. it being expected thai
not all of the workings will be found
satisfactory TO the court. while if one
OF more of the counts are held good,
the purpose of the Indictment is fu.-
filled.
In the one case in which the indict-
ment was entirely quashed, that
against Looney and Camille Mortihr
for conspiracy to indict. the fault was
III the failure to use the word mali"
iously in one count. and in the Other
a like technicality made it insufficient
states Attorney Scott states that he
intends to bring the matter involved
in the quashed Indictment before the
next grand jury, and the accused may
still have to answer to this charge.
Ruling of Court.
Judge Graves. as stated yesterda r
held one count of the Indictment II
bribery to be good. In the indictment
for conspiracy to eXtort two count,
We're sustained by the court. and tn,
motion relative TO them denied. Only
one count of the conspiracy to bride
was found to be faulty by the judge
and the other three stand. In the il
dictment charging the attempted e>.
tortion of 500 from S NJ Arndt. tn,
first count was held sufficient. and thu
motion relative to other counts Wa
allowed and the counts Quashed.
An Early Trial.
1t is expected that the LOoney case
will be among the first criminal case
to be held at the September term O
the circuit court, which opens til
third Monday of next month. In ada
ton to the indictments passed on yes
terday. there are q indictment
against Looney and William Dilwort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Chronic rheumatism Cured.

DR.. H. B. Hettinger, indianapolis,
Ind, says: For several months after
spraining my ankle was severely af-
fiicted with rheumatism. 1 finally tried
Detchen's Mystic Cure for rheumatism,
and in four days could walk without
my cane; two bottles cured me sound
and we'll l take great pleasure in rec
ommending the Mystic Cure to all who
are afflicted with rheumatism" Sold
I, by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue
Rock Island; Gust Schlegel & Son
22O West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy, Better than
Three Doctors.

"Three years ago we had three doc
tors with our little boy, and everything
that they could do seemed in vain. At
last when all hope seemed to be gone
we began using Chamberlain's colo.
cholera and diarrhoea remedy, and in
few hours he began to improve. To
day he is as healthy child as parents
could wish for."-Mrs. B. ]. Johnston,
Linton, Miss. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
ALL BUT ONE CHARGE AGAINST
LOONEY AND OTHERS HELD GOOD

for criminal libel. Motions to quasi
have been filed in these cases. but have
not been taken up by the court.
Judge Graves stated yesterday aftel-
noon that Judge Gest has intimate
that he may not be here to open the
September term, and it is possible that
Judge Graves will be back again an
preside here for time in the absence
of Judge Gest.
Judge Graves at the conclusion Of
the business before him yesterday al
ternoon, adjourned the May term of
the court
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

ages against the Moline, East Moline &
Watertown Railway company. The
praecipe for Il summons was filed in
the clerks Office Yesterday afternoon
by w. r. Moore of Moline. represent
ing the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
FALLS FROM LOW SCAFFOLD
Ben S. During Suffers Fracture of
Left Ankle.

Ben S. During a carpenter whose
home is at SO Eleventh avenue, was
injured in a fall at a new building
near Paulsens brick yard in South
Rock Island this morning. He tumblni
off scaffold and though dropping but
a few feet, collided with a carpenters
horse" in such manner that he frac-
tured and dislocated his left ankle. He
was taken home and given surgical az
tentiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Free Baby Day-Free.

During evey Friday a sitting of youT
baby and one cabinet picture will be
given to you, free. In lots of one dozen
or more, our 81 cabinets for So; our 5;
cabinets for 50, etc, etc. Have some
good pictures of your baby.
SMITHS STUDIO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Ceorue Sample.

George Sample, one of the old resi-
dents of the county, died last night at
the soldiers home at Quincy. where he
had been for some time. Mr.. Sample
was adjudged insane here about two
years ago. and was committed to the
WatertOwn hospital About year ago
he was removed from the hospital to
the soldiers home Mr.. Samples men,
tai Unbalance, it will be remembered,
was the result of a blow on the head
with brick, received in the fight at
Fulton incident to the removal of the
head offices of the Modern WoOdmen
to this city Mr.. Sample was employed
as a guard at the county Jail under
Sheriff Cralle, and for some time serv-
ed as constable. His home formerly
was in Rural township. He was mem
her of Buford post, G. A. r., of this
city, and of the u. V. L. He was about
GO years of age. The remains are to
be brought to Moline and the funeral
will be in charge of the G. A. r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
IS BEGINS A DAMAGE SUIT

TheophiI Ciaeys Plaintiff in Action
Against lnterurban Company.
TheOphil Claeys has commenced a
suit in the circuit court Tor $1,000 dam
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently upon the bowels and clears
the whole system of coughs and colds.
Ir promptly relieves Inflammation of
the throat and allays irritation. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15
Licensed to Wed.
The Limit of Life.

The most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
the generally accepted limitation OF
human life is many years below the
attainment possible with the advanca ii
knowledge of which the race is now
possessed. The critical period, that
determines its duration, seems to be
between so and 60; the proper care of
the body during this decade cannot be
too strongly urged; carelessness thon
being fatal to longevity. Natures best
helper after so is Electric Bitters, the
scientific tonic medicine that revita.
ICES every organ of the body. Guar
anteed by w. T. Hartz, druggist. 301
Twentieth street. SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-15

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
are best for backache and weak Kid
lneys. Sold by all druggists.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
BREAKS NECK IN FALL T0DEDICATE MONUMENT
WISCONSIN DELEGATION LEAVES
FOR ANDERSoNvILLE, GA.
Gov Davidson and 100 Badgers to Wit
ness dwelling of Shaft Erected
by State to Soldiers.

MADISON, Wis. Oct 14.-[Speciall
Gov. Davidson, accompanied by nearly
100 soldiers and their wives, will leave
tomorrow noon for Georgia where they
will dedicate the Andersonville monu-
ment erected by the state of Wisconsin
at a cost of S11 900, on next Thursday.
At Andersonville, the scene of the Civil
war prison pen, where l., 1873 Union sol
diers died, including 37S Wisconsin men,
the monument will be presented to the
state of Wisconsin by ID. @. James of
Richland Center. In an extensive his
torical address Gov. Davidson will then
turn the monument over to the National
Woman's Relief corps, which owns over
100 acres of the old prison grounds. The
principal grafton of the day will then be
made by Judge Bancroft of Richland
Center.
The monument of Wisconsin to be
dedicated Thursday is said to be the most
beautiful of the eight monuments on the
field. The shaft is built of marble and
was designed by a Milwaukee architect.
1t is 81 feet long and 35 feet high sur
mounted by bronze eagle.
The official party will be gone one
week and will visit many southern bat
tie grounds, including Chattanooga,
Lookout Mountain, Kenesaw and Allan
ia. A visit will also be made to the
TuSkegee institute, upon the special in
vitation of Booker II. Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
COSTS MONEY TO DIE.
Appleton Undertakers Advance Price of
Collins $10-Hearses Cost More
Than Formerly.


APPLETON, Wis, Oct Id Spe-
cial. Mot only does it cost more to live
in Appleton than it did week ago, but
it also costs more to die. Yesterday the
hotels of the city raised their rates from
81 to 500 q day and from 80 to go
cents a single meal. The BARRIERS at
the same time raised the price of shaves
from 10 to Is cents and the trustees of
the st. Joseph cemetery announced a
raise of 5 per cent. on lots. Baskets
have kept in the race with barley for
top notch prices and while the grain
has advanced ten cents Il bushel, the
baskets have gone up $40 Ilyerymen
have been agitating a raise iii the prices
of hearses and hacks for funerals for
sometime and if oats and hay so any
higher they will be forced to raise
hearses from $40 to $15 and hacks from
So to 81 for burial purposes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
UNITE ON BANCROFT.
Richland County Republicans Name Can
didate for Congress in Third
District,

HIGHLAND CENTER, Wis, Oct.
14.-The Republicans of Richland county
held mass meeting at the courthouse in
Richland Center to consider the question
of placing a Richland county candidate
in the field for Congress. The meeting
was unanimous in its support of Levi II.
Bancroft of this city as the Republican
candidate. Judge Bancroft was called
before the meeting and expressed his
thanks for the honor. He stated, how
ever, that he was Through chasing rain
bows" and that he preferred to with
hold any declarations concerning his de-
termination to become the candidate of
his party in the congressional contest,
until a later day, as he desired to be
more fully informed concerning the senti-
ment of the Republicans in the county.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
HONOR TO YOUNG JEW.
A. l. Lamosh Secures Responsible Posi-
ton in the Naturalization
Service.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. IA
Abraham l.. Xamosh, a young Russian
Jew, who came to this city nine years
ago with his parents from Russia, will
cutter the u. S. naturalization service
His father is a fruit vender in the city.
The boy attended the public schools of
Milwaukee, graduating from the west
division nigh. Some time ago he took
the civil service examination for n po-
sition under the federal government in
the new department of naturalization.
To-day Mr.. Xamosh, who resides at 421
Fourth street, received letter from
Charles ]. Bonaparte, attorney general
of the United States, appointing him "as
a naturalization examiner, with head
quarters at Pittsburg. Pa, under the de-
partment of Justice The pay will be
$1,000 n year and all travelling and Off
cial expenses. Mr.. Zamosh will leave
for his post Tuesday morning. He
speaks and writes the Russian, Hebrew.
the Yiddish and English languages and
dialects and is an accomplished scholar
in mathematics, history and literature
The family came to this country with
nothing but firm determination to Sc
cure an honest livelihood and to become
Americans as soon as possible. Abra-
ham, it is said, will be the youngest
man in the naturalization service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
A Popular Name.

George A. Gamble, commercial agent
of the Lehigh Valley railroad, with head
quarters in Kansas City, is in Denver on
business To his friends Mr.. Gamble is
telling little story on himself. He says
that he was sitting in local hotel lobby
Thursday afternoon when a bellboy
came to him and asked him if he was
Mr.. Jennings.
mo, replied the Kansas City railroad
man, my name isn't Jennings Then,
just in fun, he said, MY name repre-
sents something that almost every man
in Denver likes to do now and then. 1t
represents something everybody, who is
in the least way inclined to be little
sporty, likes to do, 1t represents thing
that even many of the Denver society
ladies like to do. Can you guess my
name" The boy looked at Mr.. Gamble
seriously n moment. 'Your name" he
said, must be Drink, or something like
thatr'-Denyer Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
INJURIES WERE FATAL.
Three Year-Old Son of E. E. Warner,
Hurt in Auto Accident, Dies
at Hospital.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. IA
Edgar e. Warner, the 3-year-old son
of Edgar e. Warner, president of the
Milwaukee Motor company, died at the
Milwaukee hospital Sunday afternoon
from injuries received in a collision be-
tween his fathers automobile and a
street car Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Warner, who was with her hus-
band and baby in the automobile when
it was struck, is Frustrated with grief,
and is said to be seriously i'll. The 9TH
err occupants Of the machine were I'M
injured.
The child was buried from the Warner
home at Windsor street and Fifth ave-
nue., Wauwatosa, at 2 ocvlock today,
Rev. s. r. Williams, pastor of the M. e.
church at Wauwatosa, officiating. Ow-
ing to the illness of the mother, the flu
neral was private.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
ssBOO=HOO''
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of
well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Relig
ious Press of the Country and others,
suits for libel brought by Golfers
against us for commenting upon it's
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out
1.-THE religious Press owes you a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"Yell-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the boo
Hoo Baby" as the "Yell-Oh Mans"
successor?"
"A contemporary remarks that Col
lier's has finally run against a solid
hickory POST and been damaged in
its own estimation to the tune of
$75O,0OO.OO'
Here is a publication which has, in
utmost disregard of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and has
suffered those false statements to go
uncontradicted, until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, it makes the mistake of wander
ing into a fresh field and butts its rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
1t back q dose of it's own medicine"
at is mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but it cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants $75O,OO0.OO
to soothe its tender. lacerated feelings"
THANK Heaven it has at last struck
q man with hack bone" enough to call
a spade a spade" and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with it's utmost
disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless it is
on file in our office and is only one of
mass of letters and other data, news
paper comments, etc, denouncing the
yellow" methods of Golfers. This
volume is so large that a man could
not we'll so thru it under half a days
Sleduy WoIh. 1hc IetlCAo SoLiS 1IOu
various parts of America.
Usually a private controversy Is not
interesting to the public, but this is a
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the ''yel-
low" methods to attract attention to
itself, but, jumping in the air, crack
ing heels together and yelling Look
at ME" wouldn't suffice, so it started
out on a "Holier Than Thou" attack
on the Religious Press and on medi-
cines.
We leave it to the public now, as we
did when we first resented Golfers at
tacks, to say whether, in craving for
sensation and circulation, its attacks
do not amount to systematic MERGE
nary bounding We likewise leave it
to the public TO say whether Golfers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-10-18
SEASONING TELEPHONE POLES.
The Government and the Companies Are
Both Experimenting.


The scarcity of timber suitable for tie
phone and telegraph poles has OF late
assumed serious proportions, says lhe
American Telephone Journal.
Latest reports of the census ONCE o! snow
that there were in operation IN 1Jo- ap-
nroximately 100000 miles of pole line.
Suhseuuent additions, however, together
with certain railroad pole lines not re-
norted. would enlarge this figure.
II is safe to assume that there are IN
operation at present fully SOO.OOO mics
of line. The average line contains about
forty poles a mile, so that there are ap-
proximately 100000 poles in use.
Assuming that the average lite OF
pole is twelve years, it follows that Tor
the maintenance of the lines now i'll oper-
alton there are needed each year more
than 2,G5O,OO0 poles. Such an enormous
demand must soon deplete the available
supply. This is fully recognized by the
different companies.
The American Telephone and Iele-
graph company, in cooperation with the
United States Forestry bureau, has been
carving on elaborate experiments to de-
termine the oest means of prolonglng the
life of poles.
These experiments show that seasoned
timber in contact with the ground VIII
outlast unseasoned, and that dry wood Is
more receptive of preservative fluids than
green wood.
Experiment stations were established
at Dover, n. J., Thorndale, Pa, Pisgah,
n. c., and Wilmington, N. @. AS part
of the terms of cooperation the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph company
supplied fixed number of poles each
month