davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
NO TRACE OF JONES YET
Authorities Continuing Search for Muir
der Suspect.

The authorities of Muscatine and
Rock Island counties have SO far fail
ed to secure any further trace of Harry
Jones. the man wanted by the authori-
ties To explain his connection with the
murder of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Van Win
kle at Fairport last week. The search
for Jones is being continued. but there
seems now to be little nope Oh captur
ing him in this part of the country
The police and officers of the two sher
| ifs offices believe that by this time
Jones. if he had any hand i'll the muir
der. has left for other parts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
strikina pisappearances.

Some people scott at the notion that
other folks actually disappear. They
read newspaper stories to that effect as
a study in fiction. But there are seri-
Gus facts that prove these disappear
ances do occur. Here is the adver-
tisement of the Manhattan company, a
well known bank OF New York city.
This advertisement published under re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
APPROVES The SALARY BILL
Governor De heen Affixes Signature and
LEGISLATORS Will Benefit.

Carmi, ILL.,, Dec. >9.-Governor De-
neen has signed the Cermak bill, rails
ing the salaries of the Legislators, paw
ing the way for movement to force
the lawmakers 10 enact an anti-pass
law The measure doubles the sal
aries of the assemblymen, making the
pay $4,000 year instead of $1,000 for
two years term. There will be no
extra pay for special sessions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
IN THE CHURCHES

Memorial Christian.-rhiS evening
at s the Christian Endeavor society
will hold its monthly business meet
ing in the church.
Tomorrow evening the normal
bible study class and teachers meet
ing will be held in the church.
Wednesday evening the mid-weeli
prayer service will be held in the
church. The lesson will be from the
second chapter of Acts and will be
led by Rev. w. b. Clemmer.
Friday afternoon the Christian
WomanS Board of Missions will hold
a special session i'll the church par
Tors. The auxiliary from the Chris
tian church of Davenport will attend
in a body. There will be a program
and refreshments will be served
United Presbyterian.-The monthly
meeting of the church session will be
held this evening at the home of Rev
J. l.. Vance. 1914 Fourteenth-and-a
half street.
Tomorrow evening the Kate Hill
Mission society will meet with Miss
Mildred Warnocl<, 423 Second street
Friday evening the business meet
ing of the Young Peoples society vii
be held at the church
Spencer Memorial Methodist.-Thi.
evening the board of trustees vii
meet at the church at 7:30.
Tomorrow evening at 7:30 tn,
bible class will meet at the church a
7:30
Wednesday, evening prayer servic
viii be held in the church.
Thursday from to s the ladies' q
| the church will serve oysters in th
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
CRACK OPEN SAFE
Robbers Blow Up Strong Box
at HanneGan's Store and Post
office at Carbon Cliff.
GET STAMPS AND PENNIES
Make Their Escape by Means of Horse
and Rig Stolen for the Purpose
at Same Place.

Safe blowers raided the store of =.
A. Hennegan at Carbon Cliff. last
night. and removed between $50 ami
$50 in postage stamps and about ST
in one cen pieces The store is also
the poston &c of the village. The rob
bers first made preparations for their
escape by taking Il sorreI horses from
the barn. hitching il to a rubber tired
bus ~. and tieing it on the outskirts
of the village. in a convenient place
To BE reached in case il was necessary
for them to drop their work and make
q run for il.
The front entrance of the store was
then forced open, and an attack made
upon the safe.
Much Explosive 1 scd.
The safe was blown open by nitro
elycerne. a sufficient quantity being
used to have blown the entire store
off the earth Lad the stuff been prop
erly set. The job, however. was a
crude one. and the safe alone was
wrecked. The safe was a 900 pound
Victor box.
Robbers Get Away.
The noise of the explosion did NOT
arouse any of the residents. and the
robbers drove away unmolested The
police of the surrounding cities have
been notified. bur there is no clew to
the perpetrators of the robbery. eX-
cept that furnished by the buggy
tracks. which show that the men drove
toward the three cities. SO far the
horse and rig have not been located
The stolen horse was valued at
about $3.50 and the buggy taken is
worth about 800. The federal an
thorities have been notified
4 Daylight job.
The desperate crooks who are just
now infestinS this part OF the country
are perpetrating many such Jobs As
that Of last night at Carbon Cliff are
becoming holder. This morning the
home of Z. p. Nuttiug I'LL Fifteenth
and-a-half street. Moline. was burg
larized while Mrs. Nutting was away
from home for couple of hours. The
thief carried away a couple of gold
spoons and several dozen silver spoons
and forks and other silverware. \
nei%hbOr saw a man leave the house
by way of a kitchen window just Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

ISociety news. written or teIephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published. But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, To insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
Notice.

All members of Col. Bracket Circle
No. 5S, Ladies of the G. 4. r., are re-
Quested to meet at Memorial hall Tues
day alto o'clock 10 attend the funeral
of Comrade Battles.
By order of the President
IDA VAN HORN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

church basement and will also CON
duct sale of aprons. At the an
nual election of officers of the Sunday
school will be held.
Friday evening the choir will meet
for rehearsal in the church
Saturday afternoon the Young
Mems class will hold the annual elec-
ton of officers in the church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

Trinity En.scopaI.-Trinity guild
viii meet Wednesday afternoon at
go with Mrs. j. r. Tuckis, 4l0l
Fourteenth and-a-half street.
The vestry Will meet at the rectory
Thursday evening at s o'clock.
The bible class will meet in the
choir room Friday evening at 7:45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
UNDER A BLANKET
Cloud of Fog Covers the City,
Causing Delay to Street
Cars and Ferries.
MUCH TROUBLE ON The RlVt r
Boats Have Difficulty in Making Land
ings - Yesterday One OF Warm
est for December

An unusual fog blanket enveloped
The city last night ana this morning,
shutting off the city from the rest of
the world, and also plunging it into an
unpleasant and inconvenient darkness.
Apparently the low-hangiug clouds
which have been making il disagree
able for several days. LOST their bal
mce and dropped clear down 10 the
ground this morning. AS g rule, when
the city enjoys Il heavy fog. the blank.
et is much denser over the lower plat
eauX of the city, While on the hill it
often is clear and comparatively bright
while the down town district is i'll
darkness because of the fog. Today
this was not the case, however. for the
fog seemed to be heavier on the upper
levels than down town, or at least
there was no great difference.
Ferry Has Trouble
Passengers on the ferries last night
when the fog first developed almost
had the experience of being lost on
the Mississippi river. II was in its
way Il novel experience as it was. The
boat, on leaving Davenport. headed for
tire Rock Island landing. but with .he
boat headed little more up stream. in
order To keep above the path of the
other boat. The pilot was guiding the
steamer by the sounds from the other
boat and the shore. but in some way
the sound WAS confused. and the first
thing he knew he was too far up
stream In the meantime the attend
ants at the landing had started the
fog bell on the landing. AMI this sim
pHfied the work of taking 'he boat to
shore.
The fog this morning held the fer
ries till 9 o'clock before they could
handle traffic between Rock Island
and Davenport. The local railroad of
fees report no serious delays of ans
trains and no accidents have So IA,
been reported.
One of The Warmest.
Yesterday was one of the warmes
December days on record in the loca
weather bureau. The temperature
reached Il maximum of 50 degrees anC
averaged close 10 that for the day
The record temperature for the month
is G5. recorded Dec. -. 1899 Yes
terday's mark. however, was sufficient
ly high TO give a spring aspect to tn,
| day and in the woods swarms of gna',
and other small insects We're Seei
| hyng.' The north wind which set il
this noon promises return to NOR,
winter like conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills
afford quick relief for all forms Of kid
treatment, - cents. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
Attention c. A. e.

Comrades are requested TO meet in
the post room at Memorial hall at !
o'clock sharp tomorrow to attend the
funeral OF COmrade J. Fl. Battles. All
old soldiers invited to participate. By
order of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
WORK DISCUSSED
Reports Read and Officers Cho
sen at Annual Meeting of
Tri-City Luther League
HELD IN MOLINE CHURCt
Toasts are Given at Banquet Satur
day Evening-ReV. !. o. Moth
stein Delivers Address.

The Tri-city Luther ieague in an
nual session ar the First Swedish Lu
theran church, Moline. Saturday after
noon elected the following officers:
Observation-Disclosures Brissman, First
Swedish church, Moline.
First Vice President - DR.. w. H
Blancke, St Pauls church, Davenport
Second Vice President-Rev S. G.
Hagglnd First Swedish church. Rock
Island. <.
Third Vice President-Dr. l.. A
Johnston, First Swedish church, Mo
line.
Recording Secretary Emma
Heden, st Paul's church. Davenport
Treasurer Miss Esther Edwal
Grace church. Rock Island
Corresponding Secretary - Ernes
Clementson, Lutheran church of Wal
ker Station.
Members of the Executive Comm.
tee-J. c. MOhl. ST. Paul's church
Davenport: Clark Swanson. FRS
Swedish Rock Island; Rev. Ira G
Nothstein. Grace Lutheran. Rock Is
land; j. T.. Darlington, Lutheran
church. Walker Station, and the tw,
members at large. j. H. Hauberg o
Grace church and Rev. s. c. Hage
lund Of the First Swedish church o
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
Arsenal Golf Club Par

Arsenal Golf Club Party.-The Rock
Island Arsenal Golf club will give the
first of a series of winter dancing
parties at the club house Thursday
evening. Refreshments will be served
during the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

Tho the earth with Jack Frost shakes,
Not man viii have the aches,
If every night dose he takes
or Holsters Rocky Mountain Tea
Harper House Pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
Can You FIGURE Il Out?

Here is a new problem for the high
brows, but perhaps even you, with n
little study can solve it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

w, T.. SUDDEN.
Commander
J. w. CRANDALL,
Adjutant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

Broadway Presbyterian. Ruth'a
Mission band will meet Wednesday
afternoon at 3 at the home of Mrs.
Hope Thompson 2+39 Eighth avenue.
"Wednesday evening prayer service
will be held i'll the church.
Thursday evening the Mems club
will have Il banquet at $50 followed
by business meeting and social
hOur.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
Saturday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

South Park Chapel.-Services will
be held every evening this week with
the exception of Saturday evening.
The services will be conducted by DR..
W. S. Marquis and Rev. w. c. Oglevee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

Free Mission.--This evening Rev.
Carl Nelson of New Windsor will
preach and sing at the Swedish Free
Mission church, corner Eleventh street
and Fifth avenue. Rev. Mr.. Nelson
has been travelling minister for the
Illinois district association and is well
known here. 1t will be remembered
that Rev. Mr.. Nelson is a very talented
singer as well as a speaker. All are
welcome. The service begins at s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
day evenin

Christian Science.-The weekly tes-
timonial meeting will be held Wednes-
day evening in the church at 7:45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
Address IL Heard.

The session came to a close yester-
day afternoon with a program and ad
dress by Rev. |. o Nothstein on the
White Rose" An interesting add:"--
was delivered and several good must
cal numbers were given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

Central Presbyterian. - Wednesday
evening ut 100 prayer service will be
held
Thursday evening the teachers
training class of the Sunday school
will meet at the home of Rev Marion
Humphreys. loI4 Seventeenth street.
Friday evening the session OF the
church will meet with Rev Marion
Humphreys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09
REPORTS Are Read.

Delegates We're present from Grace
church and the First Swedish church
of Rock Island St Pauls church
Davenport; First Lutheran church o
Walker Station and the First Swedish
of Moline. about Is delegates in al
Reports from the various branches O
the league were read and showed il
i'll Il healthy, prosperous condition
\ special effort will be made to brin"
into the league those Lutheran young
peoples societies which are not nov,
affiliated with the tri-city organization
Special effort will also be made To Sc
cure a large delegation 10 the national
convention at Chicago next August.
banquet OF Delegates.
In the evening a banquet was served
and toaStS responded To. j. H. Hau
berg acting as POSTMASTER. Tine
Luther League was the genera
topic and the toasts responded tC
We're Its History" Rev. :. q. Hage
lund: Its Aims j. L. Darlington: Its
Achievement" Miss Ellen NystrOm
Lutheran Young People and the Fu
ture," j. C. MohI. and The Desira
bility and ACCESSIBILITY of Students
Missions" Waldo Eckerberg. Rev
| Ira O. Nothstein also made few re
marks this being his first meetin:
| with the league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-09

First eaptist.-Tuesday evening the
Tri-city Baptist Young Peoples so
ciety will meet at Calvary Baptis
church. Davenport
Wednesday evening prayer service
will be held in the church followed
by Il meeting of the bible study class.
Thursday evening the annual meet
ing of the Baptist Young Peoples so
ciety viii be held in the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
MERCHANT TAILoRs HERE.
National Association to Open Conven.
.''s: = ton Tomorrow Morning.

The fourth annual convention of the
Merchant Tailors' National Protective AS
ISOLATION OF America will. convene at the
Arlington Hotel tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. A large number Of delegates ar
rived this morning and the administrative
council will meet this evening at o'clock.
"a The session tomorrow morning will be
opened with a prayer by Rev. c. Ernest
Smith. Commissioner Henry B. r. Mac
farland will deliver an address Of well
come. Mr.. Owen Owen. president of the
Washington local association, will also
national association will delive an address
ing will be held. The meeting will adjourn
morning. The convention will be in ses-
sion until Thursday.
Wednesday morning John Patterson of
New York will talk on Legal Dress Re-
form" At 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon
the members of the association and their
families will be presented to President
Roosevelt at the White House, after which
1t is proposed to have a group photograph
Of the members taken on the steps Of the
Treasury Department.
The meeting Thursday will consist Of
the reading Of the reports Of the various
committees and the election Of officers
In connection with the convention q gar
ment exhibit will be held. which will be
open to association members only A
banquet will be given at the Arlington
Thursday evening.
The report that the representative mer-
chant tailors Of this city will meet In Phil
adelphia next week. 1t Is stated. is without
nection with the Merchant Taflors, Ma
tional Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04

duced to the commission. and on account
OF their claim that such examination
would snow. or enaLse them to show, that
country could be reduced an average of 10
per cent without reducing wages or divi-
bends.
A claim Of such great public Importance
seemed to merit attention. and the persons
making It were afforded every facility to
examine the statistical data and work OF
the commission.
After their Investigations had continued
Tor some weeks they informed the commits
sion that numerous and grave errors ap-
peared In the statistical treatment OF the
reports OF the railroads which resulted In
wholly unwarranted and misleading comph-
cations.
As this work Is Of q technical character
which must In the main be intrusted to
experts 1t became OF the first Importance
Tor the commission to know whether It
lied upon By the commission in its ad-
ministratton OF the regulating statutes.
We could not dhord to ignore such grave
accusations and deemed It our duty to
nave q thorough investigation to ascer-
tain to what extent. II at ALL the charges
were well founded. 70
1t was also asserted by Mr.. Hanks that
valuable suggestions could be made for ex-
tending and improving the statistical work
OF the commission. and this was deemed Of
special consequence In view Of our increased
authority under the amended law In regard
tno oCCouutS ot1O TopOrtS OF tu0 c8rT1efS
subject thereto.
The commission accordingly employed Mr.
Hanks and Mr.. Hartman to maze such an
investigation and continued them in that
service until convinced, after hearing them
at length and full consideration, that their
criticisms were without merit and that they
had no suggestions to make which had not
already been anticipated.
When their employment terminated. at
the time above stated, they were requested
to turn over to our statistican Mr. Henry
c. Adams. the various papers, documents
and figures which had been prepared by
them. but 1t is impossible for the commits
sion to find in this material any facts what
ever showing or tending to show that rates
could be reduced as claimed by Mr.. Hanks
nor does 1t even indicate the line Of argu-
ment relied upon to support his contention.
The action Of the President in this matter
will appear from his letter to Mr. Hanks
under date of January 81. 1907, copy Of
which was sent to the commission on that
date and a copy of which. together with the
report therein mentioned, Is annexed here
to.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted.
MARTIN KNAPP. Chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
NO WAR LIKELY.
Japanese Consul General Says Strife Is
Not Probable.

Special Dispatch to The Star
OTTAWA. Ontario. February 4.-Tatz
Nosse. The Japanese consul general to Can
ada in discussing the California school
question. said today: There will be no war.
1 would bet my fortune that Japan and the
United States will not go to war over this
matter"
He added. jocularly: 1.-THE New York
newspapers are too busy writing about
Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit now to
bring on any Acknowledgements war;"
1T is pity" continued Mr.. Nossee, that
section Of the American people have no
more confidence In President Roosevelt
This difficulty was left in his hands to set
tie, and 1 think he will be able to manage
1t all right. have had nothing official from
japan and do not expect any trouble.
THE talk about Japan wanting to seize
Hawaii Is nonsense. That was practically
what was said when Admiral Togo won a
naval battle. People said he would come on
to Singapore or the Philippines, but he did
not
Japan had something of the same trouble
In Canada some years ago through the
japanese exclusion act Of British Columbia
but the attention of the Dominion authOri-
ties was drawn to 1t, and we now have a
treaty which gives US the same rights In
every part of Canada as the French, Ger
mans and English, or, in fact, that any one
enjoys"
Mr.. Nosse has three daughters attending
the select women's school in Ottawa and
they are treated with every mark of cour-
tesy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
WAGES AT NAVY YARDS.
Further Information Wanted Befor
Department Can Act.


Department Can Act.
With the exception of Mare Asiand, CAL.
and League Island. Pa, the navy yards and
stations Of the country at large have all
adopted the new scale Of wages for labor
approved by Secretary Metcalt. In the
case of the two yards named boards Of ON
GERS already, after a thorough examination,
have reported the basis for the readtust-
ment of wages, but II has been found neces-
sary to call for further information before
the department can finally act.
The scales adopted are by no means uni
form. They are fixed by boards of officers
upon the basis of wages paid for similar
services In manufactures In the neighoor-
hood of the navy yards However, the ap-
proximate increase in the case Of the WASH
ington navy yard, about per cent, falriy
represents the rate of increase granted at
the other navy yards. There has been no
corresponding increase in the funds avail
able for the payment of labor In the navy
yards for the remaining current fiscal year.
Therefore it is feared by the officials that
the increase, after all, will not be an un-
mitigated blessing to the navy yard work
ers, because ii is likely some heavy dls-
charges must be made before the list or
July in order to prevent deficiency In ap-
preparations. which Is strictly prohibited by
law. In fact. 1t has already been found nee
essary to make some reductions In the force
at the Washington navy yard, and other
cuts must follow In other places in the near
future There is possibility that owing to
the voluntary dropping out of some or the
workmen it would not be necessary TO make
large number of discharges but the om-
Gals are not hopeful on this score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
BUSINESS METHODS.
Committee Held It's First Meeting This
Morning,

The committee on business methods ap-
pointed by Secretary Shaw to recommend
advisable changes or notifications OF the
business methods in the Treasury Depart
ment, held its first meeting this morning
The committee il composed Of A. +. Slater,
assistant secretary Of the treasury; Rob-
.ert s. Person. auditor for the Interior De-
partment. and James A. Wetmore. chief Of
the law and records division of the super
wishing architects Office. a-,s-- 50
The Keep commission has already made
several Recommendations to the President
looking to effective changes In the present
methods pursued In the different depart
ments Of the government and the Secretary
Of the Treasury has named a committee to
carry into effect. as far as practicable, the
recommendations of the Keep commission
The members of the committee on business
methods have been going over with care
for the last two weeks the reports of the
Keep commission with view to familiar
izing themselves with the recommended tons
and 1t Is now calling upon the different
members of the subcommittee connected
with the Treasury Department for addi-
tional Information. with view to recon-
mending certain changes In the department
methods.