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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
STANDARD OIL VICTIM OF
"vINDICTIVE POLITICS"

the steam possible behind his blows.
They continued to play for the wind
and few blows landed elsewhere. The
round ended with both well winded,
but without apparent damage
The second round was much like the
first with some slight advantage to
Mcfarland, who kept his face well
guarded aud cleyeyly avoided upper
cuts that would have told. Packy's
friends gave him much audible encour-
agement and Yanger's friends grew
anxious. The breakaways were taken
advantage of by both.
Third Round Told.
There was no indication that the
third round would end so disastrously
for Yanger Both sprang at each 9TH
er, and Mcfarland landed savage blows
on Yangers wind. Packy was evident
ly in full possession of his breath and
strength and rained uppercuts on Yam
gers wind with rights and leftS on the
jaw and mouth, causing Benny TO spit
blood. Packy's first decided advantage
was in knocking Yanger against the
ropes in the latter's own corner 1t
was evident Yanger was fast getting
weary. He took the defensive and
Packy was no longer in danger. Three
times Yanger took the count. once up
to eight and twice to nine. Once he
sank TO his knees without being struck
but the referee gave him another
chance.
Crowd YeIls for Decision.
After the last count of nine there
were yells from the crowd to Referee
Hogan to end the contest, as Yange:
hardly could stand
The second, Abe Attell. then threw
the sponge into the ring, but neither oi
the combatants saw it. and Packy was
clinched with Yanger and putting in
the finishing touches on Yanger's wind
when the referee rushed between them
and ended the battle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
EVANGELIST JUMPS BOND
Man Branded as Liar by Terre Haute
MaYor Disappears

Terre Haute. Ind. Aug 21-Rev
Charles Keene. the London evangelist
who was denounced by Mayor Lyons
as liar, scoundrel and CRATER whn
makes a living slandering cities" left
town some time Monday night ignor-
ing the fact that he was under s1Gn
bond to appear as witness in cases
against saloon-keepers whom he had
charged with violating the law. a
group of ministers and Y. NJ. c. A.
workers who had indOrsed Rev. Mr.
Keene were humiliated in court when
they learned that he had forfeited MS
bond. The vice crusaders censure the
local press. which attacked the evan
eelist and Prosecutor Cooper. who
treated him harshly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Idle TeIegraphers Begin
Drawing From 81
to $12 a Week.
SMALL MAKES REPORT
Declares Word From Distant
Parts of Country Shows
Wires Generally Idle.

Chicago, Aug. 21.-President Sylves-
ter J. Small of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union of America has issued
his first statement on the effect of his
general strike order sent out last
Thursday night. He gave extracts from
reports and said new members are
being enrolled in large numbers. Al
union headquarters and at the telegraph
company offices the day was quiet.
Meantime officials OF both the Western
Union and the Postal companies said
today that they did the biggest busi
ness yesterday Of any since the begin
ming OF the strike.
Some of Smull's Claims.
President Small's statement III part
is as follows:
Reports are beginning to come in
from isolated points as to the manner
in which the men responded to the
general strike order. We could not
reach them by telegraph, there being
| no operators at work to handle the
messages, and our facilities over pri
vate wires are limited to terminal
points out of Chicago. From west
south and east we have reports that
operators and managers at small points
have left their keys. locked up the Of
! fees and will remain out until official
! ly notified to return
VIII Pay strike Benefits.
1t was announced yesterday that the
payment of benefits to striking teleS
raphers would begin tomorrow Mar
ried men with children VIII receive 81:
week. married men without children
SO a week, and single men 81 week
Mob Attacks Postal Company.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 21.-An arm
ed mob attacked the Postal Telegraph
company at Ashfork, Ariz., early yes
terday and broke every window i'll tn,
building with a rain OF bullets. TIL,
lives of four of the employees were en-
Idangered. but so far as known no ont
was injured. The last dispatch from
Ashfork stated that arrangements wer
being made by the manager of the OF
flee at Ashfork to run a special engin
to Prescott, the county seat of Yavapa
county, to bring the sheriff and a sufi
cient number of deputies to quell tn
riot. The shooting began at l o'clocl
but the Postal employees made no re
sistancG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
]. MILLER DIES IN ST. LOUIS
Ex-Speaker of Illinois House Went
There Ten Days Ago.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 21.-John Hen
ry Miller of McLeansboro, Ill. former
speaker of the Illinois house of repre-
sentatives, died here last night at the
Washington hotel. He was speaker OF
the lower house in the forty-third gen
eral assembly in 1903. He came here
ten days ago from Chicago. where &c
had been in consultation with specia,
lists. Miller's death was unexpected
While he had been i'll for many months
it was not believed his demise was in
minent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21

of raw recruits The moral deteriora-
ton of recruits is corollary of the
small pay. General Greely urges IL
crease of pay of officers and men,
five-year term of enlistment, material
increase in strength of the infantry
and restoration of the canteen privi-
1eses TO the extent of selling beer. or
if the canteen is not restored legisla-
ton similarly restricting the use of
liquor by all federal officials and en-
ployes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
STEAL FROM A CAR
Sum of $25o,OOO Reported to
Have Been Taken Under
Nose of Clerks.
BAGS THROWN OFF 20" TRAIN
Thieves Supposed to Have Appropria-
ted the Cash While Postal EN-
pIoyes Were Asleep.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21.-Three reg
istered mail sacks, containing curren-
cy and negotiable paper aggregating
almost $25O,O00, were stolen from =
Chicago, Burlington 6, Quincy NAL
car between Denver and Oxford, Neb,
Sunday morning.
No violence was resOrted TO by the
thief, the mail pouches being taken
while the clerks in the car slept. The
point at which the robbery was com
mitted is not known. but is thought TO
have been between Akron; Colo. and
Oxford.
L. Most Mysterious.
The theft is the most mysterious
with which the train officials or gov
ernment secret service men have had
to cope in many years. They have add
ed to the mystery by reticence con
cerning details known to them. The
robbery was not admitted by them un-
til today.
The train, know as No ?, left Den
yer at 9 p. m. and arrived in Oxford
at 7:25 in the morning 1t is throu ~
train via Omaha to Chicago, which j.
reached at ! a. m. vest erlay morning.
When it left Denver the mail car con.
tanned seven registered mail sack:
destined for Omaha and Chicago. Al
Oxford the clerks discovered that but
four were in the car The train was
held for many minutes while a searcl
was made and kilograms were sent tC
railway and postal officials. 1t was fin
ally determined that nothing could be
| done at the time, and the train pro
ceeded to Omaha. where postal am
railway detectives boarded it and
started an exhaustive Investigation.
Admit They Slept.
The clerks admitted that they ha
| gone to sleep shortly after the traif
passed Akron. 112 miles from Denver
1heir work of asserting the Ordinac!
mail had been completed, and the
had taken no especial precautions t;
guard the mail sacks.
The train makes but six stops in tia
| 1877 miles between Akron and OXfOr'
and the clerks were not awakene
When they prepared to take on SOM
mail at Oxford they discovered th'
loss of the three sacks. They have N
theory of the robbery save that SOM
one crept into the car and hurled tn
sacks out. dropping off the train at TIL
next station. Detectives of the raj
way now are working along the terri
tory.
The clerks declared that the sack
had been properly transferred and re
ceipted for at Denver and that they
was no possibility of a clerical error i
the failure to account for the pouche'
The postal authorities also began
! Easty checking up of the contents {
the missing sacks. which indicat =
their value to be s250.000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
UP TO THE HAGUE
Controversy Between Unite d
States and Great Britain
Will be Referred.
NEWFOUNDLAND MAKES LAW
interferes With Rights Conferred Upon
Americans by Treaty With
England.

London. Aug 21-Great Britain has
accepted q tentative proposition of the
United States to submit the Newfound-
land fisheries dispute TO arbitration at
The Hague. While the matter is in
process of arbitration the fisheries will
be conducted under the saT e modus
vivendi as last year.
The issue is of Importance as a mat
ter of principle if not of dollars, as
this issue between Great Britain and
America has arisen over the assertion
by Newfoundland of the right of that
colony to pass local laws restricting
fishing privileges conferred by treaty
upon American citizens. NewtOund-
lands action is based on the plea that
the laws are equally applicable to New
foundlanders, or, in other words, are
precisely similar to laws intended for
the protection of game.
Reid Proposes Arbitration.
Both the foreign Office and the en-
bassy maintain diplomatic reserve, but
il has been learned from unquestion-
able sources that the long correspond
cnCe between the two governments
made it seem clear that their cOnten'
tions could not be harmoniZed and had
reached an impasse.
Finally Mr.. Reid presented pro
Iposal to submit the dispute to the arbi
tration of The Hague tribunal, having
the authority of President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root to do so.
Stands as Now for Years.
After a week or two of consideration
the British government accepted the
proposal, and then the American gov
ernmcnt proposed that for another
year. while the matter was in process
of arbitration. the fisheries should be
conducted as they were last year, un
( der the same modus vivendi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Procedure by Which Big
Fine Was Imposed
Bitterly Scored
BYMEANSOF PAMPHLET
Calm Judgment" of the High
or Court Relied Upon TO
Reverse the Decision

New York, Aug. 21.-The directors
of the Standard Oil company have is
sued pamphlet to its employees and
stockholders relative to the fine of 500,
100000 imposed on the Standard Oil
company of Indiana. The pamphlet
contains statement from President
Moffett president of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana, and Il number of
editorial articles favorable TO the com
pany. taken from various American
newspapers.
Call Company innocent.
The especially noteworthy feature of
the pamphlet is the Introductory state
ment which is as follows:
"The directors of the Standard Oil
company i'll printing this pamphlet de-
sire to emphasize for the half million
people directly interested in its vel
fare the assurance of the COmpany's
absolute innocence of wrong doing IL
any of the prosecutions lately instit,l-
ted against it in the federal courts.
Particularly is this so in the present
Chicago & Alton railroad case, made
notorious by the sensational fine of
s29,2i0,000 imposed on the Standard
Oil company of Indiana.
Not Case of RebatinS.
at should be known as widely as
possible that this is no case of rebate
or discrimination, but simply of the
legality of a freight rate. 1t should be
known that the verdict was obtained
by the government upon the most hair
splitting technicality, aided by the rig
crous exclusion of evidence that would
have removed all presumption of guilt
says Court Is In Error.
"If the judgment in question he al
lowed to stand, the company will b,
forced to pay $4,000 Chat is. fifty
times the value OF the oiD for every
carload carried over the Alton roat
during two years at an open G-cen
rate-a rate used over three competing
railroads for from 10 to ii years" The
pamphlet continues.
The trial judge refused to ALLOW
proof that the G-cent rate had bceI
filed by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
and was, therefore, legal rate H
refused to allow proof that linseed oil
for instance, was carried at s cents
and other bulk commodities as low a
cents. He insisted that IS cents wa
the only legal rate for oil, when no on
had ever paid it, and when it was al
thoritatively sworn that it did not az
ply to oil.
"The case has been taken on appea
to the higher courts, to which we mus
look for that calm judgment which wi
rescue the rights of the citizens fror
domain of vindictive politics."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
BOAT CAPSlZEs; FOUR DIE
Expert Swimmer One of Number Dead
in Sacramento River Accident.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 21.-Thres
persons were drowned here yesterday
afternoon when a duck boat capsized
in the Sacramento river. A fourth
victim was added to the list whea
Manuel Greggs. an expert swimmer.
was pulled beneath the water by two
women who had plunged in to rescue
the three men whose boat had over
turned. The dead are Mrs. Charlie
White, Grace Palm, Charles Palm and
Manuel Greggs. The bodies were re
covered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
TELEGRAPHS THE PRESIDENT
Crazed Man Supposed Operator, Ar
rested at New York,

New York, Aug. PA man giving
the names of John Pinto and John
Collins was arrested last night in an
uptown telegraph Office where he had
been forwarding rambling kilograms to
President Roosevelt, Emperor William
and King Edward VII. The police be
lieve he is a telegrapher or stenog-
rapher. He had hundreds of messages
on his person addressed to prominent
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Kansas Pastors in "Union."

Coffeyville, Kan, Aug. 21.-The min
listers of this city have formed a
union and adopted a uniform price
of So TO be exacted from persons no.
members of their congregations for 4
funeral sermon. This action was taN-
en- following the experience of one OF
the local ministers who was called to 4
neighboring town to preach a funeral
sermon and had TO pay So out of his
own pocket for the privilege.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
MATERIAL AT LAST ARRIVES
Work on New Family Theater Will
Now Go On Apace.

The new steel beams to be used to
brace the balcony in the new Family
theater in the old Crystal theater build
ing have arrived and are being INSTALL
ed today The work on the building
has been heightened great deal on ac-
count Of the nonarrival of these beams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
EDDY ACCOUNTING SUIT
SETTLED OUT OF COURT

The new front, which has been under
construction at the Novelty works, is
expected to be finished within a few
weeks, and this will be put in as soon
as possible. The management expects
to open the playhouse about Sept. Is.
A new exit has been cut through the
wall into Dolly's cigar store, this add
ing still another place of exit in case
of fire or panic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
SEE COAL famine
Union Pacific Warns Consum-
ers Labor Scarcity is
Threatening

Omaha, Neb.. Aug. 21-The scarcity
of labor. especially of coal miners,
throughout the west has reached such
an acute stage that the Union Pacific
is urging coal dealers and private con-
sumers to lay in as large a supply for
the winter as they can secure in order
to offset the famine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
IS AT SEA IN A FOG
President Overdue at Oyster
Bay on Return From
ProvincetoWn, Mass.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 21.-The arrival OF
President Roosevelt on his return from
Provincetown has been delayed by a
The Mayfiower was due here at noon,
but at o'clock had not been sighted.
1t is believed the yacht is either pro-
eeeding slowly or has anchored in the
|fog.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
MUSCAIINE MURDERER DEAD
John Holster Passes Away in Prison
Cell

John Holster. serving a life sentence
at Fort Madison, Iowa, for the murder
of his daughter. Bessie, at Muscatine
Sept. 10 of last year, died yesterday
afternoon. He had been in poor
health since the crime. having collaps-
ed frequently during the trial. 1t will
be remembered Holster shot the CIR!
because she kept company with a
young man against his wishes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
ENDEAVOKERs ARE GROWING
67,776 Societies, with 100000 Mem
bers, Included in Figures.

Warsaw, Ind, Aug. 21.-The Chris
tan Endeavor society has had a large
growth. according to figures introduc-
ed yesterday at the annual conference
being held at Winona lake. There are
now 67,776 societies and 100000
members. Sixty denominations have
Christian Endeavor societies. In the
last five years G,0O0 new societies have
been organized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
MINE EXPLOSION KILLS 1O5
Two Germans and 1903 Cinnamon Vic
Tins of Dynamite Disaster.

Berlin. Aug. 21.-The directors of
the Shantung Mining company have
received cable message from Using
tau announcing that an explosion )f
dynamite underground in the Fangtse
mine resulted in two Germans and 1G3
Cinnamon being killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Steeplejack Falls 448 Feet.

London, Aug. 21.-John Goldie, the
famous steeplejack, fell yesterday from
the top of the Towend chimney, which
is AS feet high and the highest in the
world. His body crashed through the
roof of the works and was mutilate i
beyond recognition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Reject All CHANCES.

London, Aug. 21.-The Irish nation
alists in night session nave rejected
practically all changes introduced by
the house or lords in the evicted ter
ants bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
PORTLAND BANK Is
UNABLE TO OPEN
Capitalized at 100000 and Has S3,00O,.
600 Deposts-CouId not Realize
on Securities.

Portland, Ore. Aug. 21.-The Port
land Trust and Savings bank of this
city did not open for business today
A notice posted by the board of direc-
tors announced the inability of the
bank to realize on securities. The
bank is capitalized at 100000. De-
pOsits ten days ago amounted to S..
100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Frost Hurts Minnesota Crops.

Fergus Falls, Mimi. Aug. 21.-Frost
hit the low places Monday night. and
many cornfields were ruined. The
bulk of the wheat crop is ripe and out
of danger. but few of the late fields
may be affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Reviewing Report.

County Judge Olmsted is today re-
viewing the report of States Attorney
approval of the county judge is requir-
ed by law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
Taft's Mother Seriously III.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21.-Secretary
Taft is much concerned over the con
dition of his mother and may change
all his plans regarding his trip TO the
Philippines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
YANGER IS BESTED
Lasts Less Than Four Rounds
Before Fierce Onslaughts Of
Packy McF arIand.
LATTER REACHES HIS WIND
Bio Crowd Sees Brief Battle at Fort
Wayne Ball Park and Cheers
the Winner.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Aug. 21.-The big
gest crowd on record at boxing eXhi-
bition here saw Packy Mcfarland win
a victory over Benny Yanger at the
baseball park last evening.
The contest began just before 10
o'clock and lasted nearly four rounds.
Yanger had no fight left in him when
his seconds threw up the sponge with
80 seconds of the fourth round yet to
come.
The betting favored Mcfarland. Both
men weighed in at exactly noon at the
ST. Joe Athletic club and both were
under weight, Mcfarland being 12S and
Yanger 129 pounds. The limit was 13O
at that hour and the $3.50 forfeit money
was returned to each.
Play Even i'm First.
The first round was even, with RAPID
exchanges of blows, each playing for
the others wind 1t was evident the
battle was for blood and each put all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-21
SANITATION is BAD
Neglect of Cuba Said to be Re-
sponsible for Spread of
Yellow Fever.
AMERICANS ARE SUFFERING
Governor Magoon Says 1t Is Too Late
to Ward Off Danger to Troops
This Year.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 21.-The war
has made public long ca
bled report from Governor Magoon of
Cuba, which startled the medical Off
GERS.
1t shows that in the short period
since the withdrawal of the American
government of Intervention and the re-
assumption of American government by
the Cuban army of pacification, there
has been a wOefUl neglect of sanitary
precautions and an almost complete
disregard of the treaty obligations un-
der which Cuba was placed to keep the
island clean and healthful so that it
should not longer be source of dan
ger and infection to the United States
and other countries.
Cannot Check This Year.
The governors report also discloses
the fact that the fever in this last out
break has not been confined to the
hospital corps men, but has extended to
other soldiers. He also indicates that
the evil sanitary conditions cannot be
cured this year i'll spite of the most
vigorous efforts on the part of the
American authorities, in which it ap
pears they received little support from
the native Cuban physicians.
Before he left Washington Secretary
Taft became seriously concerned fol
the safety of the American troops an(
residents in Cuba as the result of tn;
occurrence of yellow fever at Cienfue
gOs. He cabled to Governor MagoOn /;
request for a full statement of the
conditions and urged the governor t.
take every step that prudence and eX
perience should suggest to eradicat,
the disease. Governor MagoOn com
piled by sending today's report.
! Three Soldiers Dead.
| The report says there are three case
i'll town exclusive of soldiers. Twelv
soldiers contracted the disease, an,
three of them died. All soldiers cor
tracted the disease in hospital n
cases have appeared in soldiers quai
terS.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-08

with him large quantity of literature
but no win leave with the Chamber
his itinerary so that II 1t is desired,
literature may be sent him for distri-
button at the exposition.
Manager Whyte was more than well
pleased with the action Of the pastor
and hopes that this example may be
remembered by every citizen OF As
toria or of Clatsop County who may go
east at any time during the coming
summer.
"a citizen can In this way do more
good for Astoria" said Mr. whyte,
"than he possibly could do in any other
manner. And he can do the good with
out any appreciable effort on his
part"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-08
THE new RAILROAD
Chamber Commerce Committee
Investigate Proposition.
NECESSARY MONEY IN BANK

Attorney WhaIisy Stated That n.
'iiswgood Actually Had Money IN
Bank TO Construct Road at Reason.
able prios--psople Fully Protected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-08

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Is Pine Salveo CarbollRed, No other
salve so good for. cuts, burns, boils and
chapped skin. Ask about 1t. Price
Sbcts. Sold by Frank Hart's Drug
Store.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-05-25
COMMISSIONERS
HAVE REPORTS
But Have Never Thought Of Pub
fishing Them
HAVE VECOUNTYINTERESTSATHEA HEART
Commissioner Thomas Sees No Reason Why Detailed
Reports Should Not Be Given Out if the Public
Desires the Information on County Works.

II personally no be
public keeping the
work Is being DONE
in
Times
Il
with the
why be
I've kept informed
done the
affairs public hen though, they thand
ut might possible
perod
Our this information With
reports deemed a
vabe or
hasno
have
willing presented most
caem
of the
the adv
to