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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-12
Inspiration from HartzclI.

Rev. Mr. Mason told in the course
of his speech that his first inspiration
had been received upon hearing an al
dress by Rev. Joseph G. Hartzell, for
merly member of the Central Illinois
conference, at his home village in the
south. Rev. Mr.. Mason then sought
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-12

"Oora Thorne."
At the Airdome tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-12
Laymen Are Heard.

Two men connected with the publ
cations of the church made addresses
during the morning meeting. They
We're F.. r. Graham, manager of the
Methodist Book concern at Chicago
and f. d. Thompson, editor of the
Northwestern Christian Advocate, also
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-12
Destroys ManhOO

tired and continuing to work sos days
in the year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
WOMEN IN INVENTIVE FIELD.


Women are stepping. At a lively gait
into the field Of invention. There are
many successful devices patented in
the names of women, and q few Of
these have made large returns to their
inventors. One woman had offered to
her as soon as 1t was patented $40, 900
for her device of q satchel-bottomed
paper bag. The glove fasteners which
have almost superseded the old-fash.
ioned buttons and buttonholes are the
invention of q woman.
: Domestic utensils naturally attract
the ingenuity of women, and there are
,natirons, pie tins, ovens, stoves and
baking dishes which are paying their
originators well from every-day-in-the.
year sales.
But women are not confined to any
field. mo pent.up Utica contracts
their powers"
A letter.box with signal for the
postman when there is a letter in tho
box is one of woman's inventions. An
other woman has invented an EN-.
balming fluid for ndertakers-grue.
some thing to think about. There are
pages of women's names in tho patent
Office reports. There are wheels, locks,
brakes, alarm clocks, fire escapes and
all sorts of patents issued to women.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
PAIR OF WORLDS
RECORDS BROKEN
SWEET MARIE MADE NEW MARK
FOR HALF MILE TRACK.
IN RACE WITH MAJ. DELMAR,
She Went Mile in 2:08-George G.,
the Unbeaten Trotter, Broke the
HaIf-MlIe Track Record in
Race Against Time.

Allentown, Pa, Oct. 1.-Two worlds
records Were broken Wednesday after
noon on the Allentown fair ground
track before 10000 persons.
In the match race for $4,000 between
Sweet Marie and. Major Delmar, best
two In three heats, the mare won in
straight heats and incidentally broke
the half-mile track worlds record for
regular one-mile race. Her best time
was 2:08. made In the second heat,
beating the former record of 2:09%
held by Dandy Jim. Sweet Marie's
time in the first heat was 2:10.
The other record was made by
George c., this seasons unbeaten trot.
ter, which. paced by runner, broke
the worlds half-mile track record for
an exhibition mile. His time was
2:06%. The former record was 2:O7,
made by Sweet Marie on the Allen
town track, September 20, this year.
In the match race Sweet Marie was
very steady, while Major Delmar had
trouble in making the turns. The lat
ter was swept off his feet in making
the first turn in the first heat, losing
three lengths, which he nearly made
up to the wire, being neck behind
the winner. In the second heat Alta
Mcdonald had pushed the gelding
ahead In the first eighth and gained
two lengths to the quarter. At the
half they were neck and neck. Near
ing the three-quarters pole Major Del
mar broke and Sweet Marie won with
ease in 2:0s. af
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
WHAT THE LAWYERS GOT.
The Usual Thing When Two Fools
Go to Law About Nothing.

Under the headline, "An expensive
Gooseberry Bush," an American paper
prints this story: "On the boundary
line of two farms near R there is
large gooseberry bush, from which
the two farmers have for years
gathered the product. What grows
on my side is mine, and you may have
the rest was the agreement. Three
years ago the neighbors had mis-
understanding. and this came to a
climax when the gooseberries became
ripe. A lawsuit followed. and appeals
we're made to higher judicial bodies.
The final decision has just been re-
corded. This gives both parties the
right to pick the berries which grow
on their side of the line-just as It
was originally-and denies the right
to destroy the bush to both contest
ants. The costs were charged half
to each litigant. Each farmer had
to pay 225 kronen. The yearly yield
Of the bush will bring about "a krone,
and the Judge told the fighting farm
ers: With good luck, II will take you
only 800 years to make the bush pay
Take good care of It,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
The Cock. Comb Trade.

"A trade in cocks combs is gradu.
ally springing up said a chicken
farmer. "A New York hotel pays mo
a good price for all the combs ! can
supply"
But do people eat cocks combs?''
"Epicures do. The French love
them; they mix them with giblets,
and serve them in great many sorts
Of sauces. We Americans are adopt.
ing French cooking more and more,
and a French cook without his cocks
combs is almost as badly handicapped
as a sharpshooter without cartridges.
''We got our taste for frogs legs
from the French, and is there any
thing more delicious than the leg oi
a frog? Now We are learning from
these people to eat cocks combs,
which taste like an ethereal kind of
liver, and before long, mark my
words, We shall be eating the rich
escargot or edible snail"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
WIth the children.

Two little boys and two little girls
we're playing house" the boys being
The papas, of course. All went well
until the papas insisted upon coming
home to luncheon, although their
wives repeatedly told them that they
should stay downtown IN their ohsces
and kill bears until o'clock. The
argument finaily grew go noisy that
sluntie came to Investigate.
y. Boys. why do you come home when
the girls ask you not to? Is 1t be-
cause you are so fond of them You
cannot keep away?y W
mo-" said Tom, disgustedly Z,
\ "Is It because you wanted anoth1e
look. at all your beautiful childref
NO" said Bob. with even moref
gust in his tones. IT'S because
girls eat chocolate for lunch and
want some"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
TAFT Open. phIllppIns ceAare...

Manila, Oct. 17.--Secretary Taft
formally opened the Philippine assem-
bly, in the National theatre Wednes.
day AT the close OF his address Mir.
Taft called the assembly to order. A
short prayer was then read by tl1e only
native Catholic bishop In the Islands.
The assembly then took recess until
B o'clock. Upon reassembling the first
business was the selection OF presi-
dent and Sergio Osniena. nationalist,
who formerly was governor Of tho isl
and Of cebu. was chosen. Al the as
semblymen, including Senor Gomez.
Hhcae election IL 70 be contested. were
then sworn IN.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
The Sow Bean.

The culture In France of the SOY
lean, whose products are so import
ant in fhe dietary Of the Chinese and
Japanese. is being urged in Paris. A
puree pressed from the boiled seeds
yields both milk and cheese, thinning
with water, producing very good
substitute for animal milk, and Goa.
gulating with mineral salt fitting the
material for cheese-making. The
cheese is usually eaten fresh though
1t may be preserved by sailing or
smoking, first being cooked.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Standard Prepares Elaborate Defense.

New York, Oct. 17.--Counsel for. the
Standard OIL Co. have prepared an
elaborate defense in the governments S
suit for dissolution OF the oil combine
which they say will be developed when
the governments attorneys have con-
cluded taking testimony. The Stand
ards lawyers said Wednesday that
they had not sought to adduce testi.
mony which would refnte the allega-
tions made In the federal complaint,
but had deferred bringing out much
evidence until later. when 1t could be
produced In bulk, Frank B. Kellogg,
counsel for the United States, spent
yesterday In placing on the record
statements showing the profits made
by the Standard ysiHs assss ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
ART TREASURES
WORTH sl,GOO,OOO
WE'RE STOLEN FROM FRENCH
CHURCHES BY ONE MAN.
SOME ARE NOW IN AMERICA.
A Paris Dealer in Antiques Says that
Within the Last 20 Years the Value
of Such articles Has Increas.
ed a Hundre dfold.

Paris, Oct. 17.-Marx Brothers. anti.
quaries, who sold the statue of st.
Catherine to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York, last May, while
they are unable to account for the en-
act origin OF the statue. are quite GER
tain that 1t is not a product of the re-
cent church robberies in France.
NJ. Marx said Wednesday that the
firm had acquired the statue in August,
1906. from one of the best known deal.
ers in Paris, who had purchased 1t
from another dealer equally reputable.
For the present he was not sat liberty
to give the names of these dealers, but
he considered the character of the
houses a sufficient guarantee that the
statue had not been stolen.
Mr.. Marx said the dispatches from
New York had contained the first inti-
nation that the statue came from the
church OF st. Etienne. He secuted the
idea that honorable antiquaries were
in any way involved with Antoine
Thomas, the chief operator in the re-
cent robberies, although he said II was
always possible that they might be the
victims of misrepresentation.
NJ. Marx pointed out that all religi-
GUS works of art, crosses, statues,
worries, reliquaries, etc. now in the
museums and galleries throughout the
world came originally from churches
as surely as apples came from apple
trees, but the history of most Of them
is unknown. The French revolution
accounted for the disappearance ,of
many such objects from the churches,
but previous TO and since the revolu-
tion in Italy and other countries as
well as in France, church treasures
had been freely sold by priests. who
often attached little value to them.
Moreover" NJ Marx went on. fifty
years ago treasures of the fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries were drifting
about Europe and could be purchased
for song. 1t is only in the last II or
20 years that their value as art treas
ures has been appreciated and their
systematic collection begun. Since
hen the values have increased hun
dredfold."
NJ. Marx does not believe that much
of the Thomas plunder has reached
America.
The product of Thomas known
thefts, according to the public prose
cutor of Limoges, already is estimated
at $1,600,000. At ClermontF Ferrand
Tuesday night the police discovered
in cellar leased by Thomas bust OF
st. Baudine, stolen from the church
of St Nectaire and valued at 100000.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
MINOR MENTION.

Col. Robert c. Clowry has been re-
elected president OF the Western
Union Telegraph Co.
Five political prisoners were shot
in Hayti recently, according to dis
patch received at the state department
from Minister Furniss.
Between June n and September 21,
this year, Al persons were killed and
3l3 injured as the result Of automobile
accidents in Massachusetts,.
Southern Europe is in the grasp of
a tremendous storm. accompanied by
torrential rains. This, coming on the
heels of the unprecedented rainfalls
and floods of the past three weeks, is
causing great distress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
WILL GO TO COURT
SHOULD he LOSE
HARTMAN DISCUSSES THE I'LL
Nots CENTRAL FIGHT.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Held At Chicago Does Not Reach
Vote for Directoss--The Commit
tee on Credentials Has Not
Completed its Work.

Chicago, Oct. 17.--The meeting OF
the Illinois Central stockholders which
was called at noon Wednesday wal
finally adjourned late In the afternoon
until . o'clock to-day. No vote on the
directors was taken.
The delay was caused.by the inabil
ity of three election inspectors who
were appointed to act as committee
on credentials in considering the prox
les, to finish their work.
The adjournment was taken after ar
earnest tilt between William Nelson
Cromwell, Mr.. lIarriman's leading
counsel, and James A. Patten. a promi'
nent member Of the Chicago board OF
trade. Mr.. Cromwell desired that the
meeting adjourn until $3.50 o'clock last
night, while Mr.. Patten was set on
having 1t taken until this morning.
Proceedings OF the day we're opened
by a meeting of the directors. No
business was transacted save that. on
motion of Mr.. Fish. 1t was decided to
admit representatives OF the press,
and the committee of three election
inspectors was finally completed.
II. was stipulated Tuesday by Judge
Ball that a committee of three should
be appointed to pass upon the eligible
ity Of the proxies. For this committee
Mr.. Fish, who was to select one mem
ber, chose his private secretary,
Chayles II. Wenman. Mr.. Hartman
selected Louis Fritch. assistant to the
president of the Illinois Central.
These two were to select third, but
the choice of the additional member
was left to Judge Farrar, acting for
Mr.. Fish, and Mr., Cromwell for Mr..
Hartman. sf,
The two men argued for the greater
part of the night, but were unable to
agree upon the third man. When the
meeting of directors was called II was
still undecided and finally a motion
made by Judge Farrar that Judge Ball
be asked to select the third man, was
adopted. The Judge named F. s. Con-
way, prominent manufacturer OF this
city.
The meeting of the stockholders
was called to order at ~ o'clock by
President Harahan, of the Illinois Cen
tral. about 400 persons being in at
tendance. Mr.. Fish was greeted with
applause when he entered, but the
smaller stature of Mr.. Hartman al
lowed him to enter unobserved. Soon
after he arrived. Mir. Fish walked over
!. to where President Harahan was
seated and. placing his hand upon
Harahan's shoulder, bent over and
said few words to him which were
evidently of pleasant character.
Harahan. however was not in the
mood for social greetings, and threw
Off Mr.. Fish's hand with manner Of
much impatience. Mr.. Fish smiled
and returned to his seat.
Both sides are still apparently con
fident of tho result Mr.. Fish said last
night: 81 have great hopes, but we
cannot tell as yet"
Mr.. Hartman declared. IL cannot
predict the results of the meeting, but
1t may be said that 1t viii be a clean
cut fight. II we fail to vote enough
stock to control the meeting the issue
will be up to the courts"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Are Asked to Refund $1s,47o.

Columbus, o., Oct. l7-Present and
former officials of Marion county and
newspapers and merchants dealing
with the county are called upon by
the state bureau OF accounting to re-
fund to the treasury Sl3,470.5S of al
legged excessive fees and Illegal pay.
ments, made between December l.,
1908, to August /, 1906, according to
the report of an examination filed by
Il. n. Halbedel, the examiner. Infirm-
airy Superintendent w. +. Hurr,
charged with $24.26, who paid in full,
is the only official to make restitution.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
reddy's Bear ESCAPED.

Stamboul, La, Oct. f7.--lf Presi-
dent Roosevelt had been stationed a
few hundred feet further south than
he was on Tuesday he would possibly
have procured the bear he came to
the Mississippi canebrakes to slay
That fine bear was discovered by
Holt Golfers dogs within short dis
tance of the president and within less
than mile of Bear Lake, was the
news brought here Wednesday by
Brutus Jackson, one Of the hunting
party. and he says that. the animal es-
capped by going in a direction opposite
to the president.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
"Atinities" are declared Insane.

New York, Oct 17.--Kings county
hospital physicians having declared
both Rev. Maxwell Walenta. pastor of
st. Lucas German Evangelical Luth,
eran church, of Williamsburg, and
Mrs. Dora Bauer, his affinity" insane,
the couple was discharged In police
court Wednesday. Mrs. Bauer, who is
the wife of Louis A. Bauer, an electro
typer, and the minister were arrested
a few days ago, charged with offend.
ing public decency.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Physician Is Accused of Arson.

Erie, Pa, Oct. l7.-Dr. G.. w. Hotch-
kiss, one Of the most widely known
physicians in this county, was ar
rested at his home in East Springfield
last night on charge of arson. DIR.
Hotchkiss is accused of having
burned his home and Office in the alb
sence of his family to secure the in
surance of $2,500 on the contents. He
did not own the building.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Dupont Gives $4,000 to Relief Fund.

Wilmington, Deb. Oct. 17.-Alfred
!. Dupont, vice president of the Du-
pont Powder Co., who was married to
Mrs. Alicia Maddox in New York
Tuesday and who intended to take a
long motoring trip as his honeymoon
was informed of the explosion at Fon-
tanet Immediately after the wedding
Mr.. Dupont at once cancelled his in
tended trip and wired $4,000 to Gov.
Hanly. Of Indiana, for the immedi-
ate relief Of the sufferers. He author
lied the governor to use any amount
in excess Of the $4,000 II he finds It
necessary. Mr.. Dupont left Wednes-
day for Fontanet to supervise the
work there.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
conxIotea s q Y y mb e.zIem.nt.

Chicago. Oct, 17.--Hiram III. Leon
ard, ex-treasurer OF the Evans-Snider-
Buell. Co., was found guilty of embez-
element by jury In Judge Chetlain's q
court Wednesday. the verdict carrying
with 1t imprisonment In tho peniten.
tiary from one to ten years. The find.
ing OF the jury was that Leonard had
embezxled $7,635. Evidence was In
troduced at the trial, however, 10 show
that the total slefalcation would
amount to $4,000. The money was
lost IN speculation. Leonard was FOR
years prominent resident OF Engl6.
wood and well known churchman.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Cassie chadWick,s Will

Cleveland. Oct. 1.-THE will of
Cassie Chadwick. made two years be-
fore her frauds were exposed, was
published Wednesday, the day she
was buried. The will disposes of over
$l,O00,00 worth OF property. In 1t her
son, daughter and husband, many
servants. relatives in distant cities
and friends, all share to the extent of
hundreds of thousands. Charitable in
stitutions. ten of them, including Char
ity, Cleveland and Lakeside hospitals,
come in to the extent OF $4,000 to
100000 each.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
A "sutter-In" Receives an UItImatum

Fremont. Mich, Oct. 7.---Postmas.
ter Henry Hilton having written to the
postofiics department as chairman OF
the republican county committee, ask.
ing II Postmaster Edward o. Shaw. OF
NewaygO, would be permitted to be a
delegate to the constitutional conven'
tion to be held this winter. received a
reply that Shaw could be delegate.
but that he (Hilton) must resign
either his county chairmanship or the
postmastership. He resigned the
former.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
steamers coIlided-one Sank.

Detroit, Oct. 1.-THE wooden steam
er Case, OF the Gilchrist fleet, was
sunk Wednesday in collision with
the Pittsburg Steamship Co.'s steel
steamer Mariska, opposite Amherst
burg. The crew were saved uninjsred.
The Marska was downbound with ore
and the Case upbound with coal. Cross
signals are said to have caused the
collision.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
HiqhbalI Wins the McpoweI, Stake.

Lexington. KY, Oct. l7.-Highball
on Wednesday annexed to his list of
winnings for this year the famous Nc.
Dowell stake for 2:09 trotters In easy
fashion. Highball was driven by Ed
Geers. The Mcdowell stakeNis the
fourth stake that Geers has won dur
ing the meeting. The Lexington stake
for 2-year-olds was won by Binolo az
ter Helen Hale had trotted the first
heat of the race In 2:13A, the fastest
mile ever trotted in a race by a filly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Wilson Wants to suecsed Mitchell.

Clearfeld, Pa, Oct. i7.-At ban.
quet given in his honor here Wednes-
day William b. Wilson, secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
of America. announced his candidacy
for president of the organization to
succeed John Mitchell, who retires at
the end of his present term because Of
i'll health. Mr.. Wilson was elected to
congress from the Fifteenth Pennsyl-
vania district last fall and takes his
seat in December.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Five Men Drowned.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Five men were
drowned Wednesday by the overiurn-
ing of a scow in the Illinois and Mich
igan canal near Joliet. Ill. The men
were employed by power company
building an electric power plant at the
junction of the Desplaines and Kan
kakee rivers. The scow was over
loaded. the other 20 occupants swim
ming ashore.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Came Home Loaded with eift..

San Antonio, Tex, Oct. 17.-Secre
tary of State Elihu Root and party az
rived here Wednesday. The secretary
and his party are taking home hun
dreds of gifts from Mexico and among
them is a handsome pottery vase for
President Roosevelt. 1t Is two feet
in height, wrought with Mexican and
American flags. In'addition to the
pottery there are books, laces and
many other things of costly nature.
Secretary Root paid duty on every
thing at Laredo.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Freight House Burned.

Erie, Pa. Oct. 1.-THE Nickel
Plate railroad freight house here was
burned last night, together with
nearly all the freight stored In It, The
fire originated in room In which oil
for lamps was kept.s An explosion oc-
CURED, followed quickly by the fire.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Defense in Mssin Trial Closes.

Decatur, H., Oct. 1.-THE defense
closed Wednesday In the trial of
Frederick Magill and his wife, Faye
Graham Magill, who are charged with
the murder of Mrs. Pet Magill, the
first wife OF Alagill. Rebuttal and
arguments are expected to take up all
of to-day and a verdict will probably
not be reached before Friday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
4 scarcity Of Skilled Mechanlcs.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE situation
at the Pacific coast naval stations,au
yards IL such that some means must
be found to secure additional skilled
for not only Is there Insult
cient labor to put the battieship feet
In order when 1t arrives on the coast
but there is not sufficient force to keep
up with the demands for current, re-
pairs OF the ships now on the station.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Wasted Energy.

1T looks like some people are born
TO Ill luck" sighed the old lady.
why do you think so?' queried tho
chance caller.
well, take myself for instance"
said the old lady. Il have collected
nearly 10000 medical recipes and past
ed them into book during the last 50
years and have never been sick day
In my life" m
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
Arrest Of an Alleged EmbezzIer.

Baltimore. Oct. l7.--John J. Arizio.
until about four months ago receiving
teller of the Italian Savings bank, OF
New York. is under arrest here and is
to be taken to New York. He was ar.
rested on a warrant charging him with
the embezzlement OF $500 of the funds
OF the bank. Back of this. however. IL
said to be shortage estimated at
$50 900.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-17
sues Alleged kldnapers for 100000.

San Francisco, Oct 17.--Suit was
fled Wednesday by Fremont Older
against Luther Brown, @. A. Wyman
and Ben l.. Cohn alleging false arrest
and Imprisonment and demanding
damages OF $l00,250. The suit grows
out OF the recent kidnapping OF Older.
the three defendants having been con.
cerned in that adventure.