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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
BOY Gets $4,000
Russell STAFFORD Allowed Bio
Damages Against Republic
Steel & Iron Company
FOR LOSS OF AN ARM
Liability Based on Violation of Child
Labor Lawsuit Against Mer-
chants is Begun.

Russell STAFFORD was awarded S10,-
600 damages against the Republic Iron
Iron e Steel company by the jury in
the circuit court this morning, for the
loss of his left arm and a finger of the
right hand as the result of an accident
at the plant in Moline. The company S
liability was based on the violation of
the state child labor law, in the en-
ployment of a boy under Il years of
age. The suit was for $25, 900 damages.
The evidence was concluded yesterday
and the case given to the jury. at 4:30
in the afternoon, but the jurors did not
reach an agreement until o'clock this
morning, after spending the entire night
in discussing the suit.
Was Not IA Years Old.
The plaintiff was hired by the com
pany through his father, then superin
tendent of the department. The father
however, was not in charge of the de
partment at the time of the accident
The connection of the elder Strafford
WIN tiit SiipiOy lllSlJ vi lllC oOl W az
made the defense of the company Ii
Iinstructing the jury. Judge Gest stated
, that it made no difference what con
nection the father had, the boy was en-
titled TO damages if the jury found tha
| ths company had employed him o.
suffered him to remain at work 70
wages if he was under IA years year:
of age. The accident occurred Oct. 2,
last year, and the boy was not II year.
old until November W. R. Moore rep
resented the plaintiff, and w. A. Mees
and c. e. Dietz the defendant company
| Another Boy Sues.
| This morning the case of Walter Ar
derson against Pierr & Co. of Moline
for $4,000 damages for personal il
juries sustained at the New York stor
in Moline Aug. % last year. The plair
tiff was employed at the store, and eI
tered the elevator The elevator wa
started and the young man'saleg wa
lcaught and severely crushed. He sue
Through his mother, Thida Anderson
G. A. Shallbzerg and j. T. Kenworth
lappear for the plaintiff, and Jackson
Hurst e Stafford represent the con
Ipany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
PUT ON A HEAVIER WIRE
Improvement Being Made in Method of
Supplying Power.

A force of 10 men is at work replac-
ing the trolley wire on the double street
car track from Fifteenth street and Sec
ond avenue to Thirty street and
Fifth avenue with new and heavier
wire. The work is being done without
interfering greatly with the traffic on
either track, and is being pushed rap
idly. The old wire, No. 10 groove
trolley wire, has been in use since the
electric cars were first operated, and
the new wire, No. 80 size, nearly twice
as heavy. will carry considerably heav-
ier current and is expected to last dou
bic that period.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
MANY ANTITOxiN STATIONS
Secretary of State Board of Health Re-
ports One Hundred Five.

Chicago, Oct. 24.-One hundred five
stations in the 102 counties of the
state have been established for the
free distribution of antitoxin, accord
ing to the report of DR.. ]. a. Egan, sec
retary of the state board of health
One hundred more stations are to be
established The legislature appropria
ted $4,000 year for the stations
The report was read at the quarterly
meeting held yesterday at the Great
Northern hotel Eighty-seven appli
cants entered in the quarterly examin
ations-57 physicians, q midwives, ant
three osteopaths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
Governor Sparks Stops
Payment of Obligations
For Three Days.
EAST MORE CONFIDENT
Morgan and Others Take Per-
sOnaI Charge---HeIp Ex-
tended Pittsburg.

Reno, New, Oct. 24.-Owing to the
general feeling of unrest that prevails
in financial circles, Governor Sparks
has declared today, Friday and Satur-
day legal holidays. All banks through
out the state are taking advantage of
this respite to get their affairs in such
shape as to make failure impossible.
Says Danger is Over.
New York, Oct. 24.-George r. Shel-
don, one of the leading bankers, said
at noon today: There is absolutely no
cause for alarm. The situation may
be regarded as clear. There is a de-
cided improvement today. The banks
and trust companies are perfectly solv-
ent, and will meet any demands made
upon them
Sheldon made the statement at the
close of a conference with J. Pierpont
Morgan and other bankers.
Operations Not Interfered with.
Pittsburg, Oct. PA receiver was
not appointed today for the Wernst
Lamp company, the fourth Westing-
house concern embarrassed by the Sc
we're money market in the stricken
city. The unrest among thousands of
employees of the Westinghouse inter
from T. H. Given, president of the
Farmers Deposit National bank, who
was yesterday appointed one of the re-
ceivers for the Westinghouse Electric
& Manufacturing company. A report
gained currency that the operations OF
the plants would be discontinued. Given
assured them there was no truth in the
report and announced the works would
be operated as usual
CorteIyou Helps Pittsburg.
Five million dollars, sent by Secre
tary Cortelyou to meet any possible de
mand for currency in the making up Of
this weeks pay rolls, was received to
day. So far no bank has indicated tha
assistance is required.
stops Loan in Paris.
Paris, Oct. 24.-On account of thC
appointment of receivers for the thre,
Westinghouse companies of Pittsburg
Societe Generate today ceased accept
ing subscriptions for the company's
per cent 1917 loan and is returning tn,
subscriptions already received.
Sentiment Changes.
New York, Oct. 24.-There was
sharp change of sentiment in financia
quarters late yesterday renewed conf
dence in local banking institutions TAX
ing the place of the panicky feeling
that has threatened solvent house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24

Springfield, Ill., Oct. 24.-By a vote
of 1O2 ayes to q nays, with not a vote
to spare to pass the bill with the emer-
Sency clause, the Oglesby primary
election bill passed the house yester-
day afternoon. The bill provides fOI
the direct nomination by a plurality
vote of all officers from governor
down, except library and school trus-
tees and township officers.
An amendment by McGoorty, demo
crat, was incorporated providing that
the voters can vote for one, two OF
three members of the lower house and
indicate also how many candidates
they want nominated, which shall be
mandatory.
Shurtlcf Against Bill.
Speaker Shurtleff voted against the
bill on the call of absentees. He pr
ceded the announcement of his vote
by stating that he stood just where
he did two years ago in favor of {
primary bill, but that this bill wa:
the result of public clamor and tina
it was promoted by persons in Office
who thereby desired to perpetual;
themselves in office.
The vote for the bill embraced 5
republicans. 45 democrats and thre,
prohibitionists. The votes cas-
against the bill comprised 20 reput
licans and seven democrats. Fourteel
republicans and nine democrats dit
not vote.
The representatives of the Thirty
third district supported the bill.
Senate to Amend Bill.
The republican members of the ser
ate caucussed for three hours las
night and when the session was owe
emerged ready for strenuous amend
ing conference today. Radical change
in the scope of the Oglesby bill ar
offered by the republican caucus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24

SIdl HulluIeu miles 10 It's record Dut Tor
the eXpanse of water ahead.
Race and Duration Records Broken.
While losing the distance record and
possession of the cup, the French team
sailing Isle de France gained the hon.
ors of the worlds record for duration
of flight. Starting from here at 4:1O
p. m, central time, they landed yester-
day at 1:10 p. M, eastern time, making
their time in the air just A hours. The
previous record was Al hours min
utes, held by Count de la Vaulx of
France.
The record of the international race.
set by the balloon United States in. the
flight from Paris last year, was 4O2
miles. This was more than doubled by
the Pommern and the French balloon.
In fact, but one of the nine contestants
in this years race failed to exceed the
1906 record
| Next. Contest in Germany.
Germany having won possession of
| the silver trophy, presented by James
Gordon Bennett, the race next year
will be in the home of the German Aero
club. Final possession of the trophy
rests with the club which wins it three
times.
| Beachey Airship Wins.
! Interest in the balloon contest did
not prevent yesterdays program al
Forest park. Sailing to windward and
return over a course measuring one
mile and half from start to finish
Lincoln Beachey of Toledo, Ohio, wo1
the dirigible balloon or airship race
which marked the close of the ST
Louis Aeronautic carnival of 1907
The prize was $4,000.
In his 'Beachey airship," cigal
shaped affair, propelled by four cyl
:nder gasoline motor. tie wiarer Gov
cred the distance in four minutes ant
40 seconds.
/ Jack Dallas, in the "Strobel airship.
a sister craft to the Beachey, won sec
Iond place, with a time record of s..
minutes and 10 seconds, while Captai'
Thomas S. Baldwin of New York, il
the California Arrow" was third, il
seven minutes and five seconds. /
fourth competitor, the Comet" ente,
ed by Charles Baysdorfer of Omaha
Neb., and sailed by Horace Wild, di
not complete the first trial of tn
course, the motor breaking.
i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
CUBANS HISS THE U. S. FLAG
Feeling Against Yankee Nation Grow
ina in Havana.

Havana Oct 24-The anti-American
feeling in Havana is growing. The au-
thorities have doubled the guard over
the army storesouses and other Amer
ican property. The stars and stripes
were missed at the National theater, and
Murray Raymond. a prestidigitator
was fined $50 because he demonstrated
with the audience for doing So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
HENNEPIN CANAL FEEDER
IS OPENED AT STERLING

of detention at Davenport, but was la,
ter recaptured by Sheriff Eckhart, apd
it was decided TO send the lad to the
home for delinquents at Eldora, Iowa
Humane Officer George Gilman inter
ceded and offered to take the boy
there. At Grinnell the lad escaped a
second time, and the humane officers
amusing report Notified the authorities
at Davenport of the fact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
BOY ESCAPES SECOND TIME
Humane Officer Makes Report in Case
With Reuret.

81 regret to report the boy has es-
capped" was the substance of tele-
gram received by the Davenport Off
GERS this morning, in connection with
the detention of Willie Washington, a
14-year-old colored boy, and is new
chapter in an interesting case. Willie
escaped from Matron Hill of the house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
Rash Act by Wyoninq Citizen.

Laramie, Wyo., Oct. "a William
Lepper, for 80 years resident of this
city, yesterday shot Judge Charles w
Brammell three times in the head, and
then blew out his own brains. Bran
nell is still alive, but his advanced age
lis against his recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
To Boost Movement.
Farmers Institute Men Meet.

Washington Oct 24-The executive
committee of the American Association
of Farmers Institute Workers met here
yesterday for three days session to
be devoted to consideration of the fu-
ture work and meetings of the associa-
tion. The association includes in its
membership the officials of all the state
and government boards of agriculture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
Presidents Son Leaves Crew.

Boston, Mass. Oct Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., son of the president, has
quit the management of the Harvard
crew, declaring the work takes up too
much of his time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
Drops Fairbanks for Taft.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 24.-Walter
S. Dickey, chairman of the republican
state committee, in an interview yes
terday gave up hope for Fairbanks and
declared that Taft is now his choice
for president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
MINNESOTA HUFFY
Delegates Billed Because They
Lost Out at the River AS
sociation Meeting.
WANTED NEXT coNvENTIsN
Failure to Name ST. Paul, and to Adopt
Resolution, Results in Show
of Ill Feeling.

Minnesota delegates to the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement assoria-
tion meeting at Moline left the city in
"a huffy mood yesterday, because the
days session did not go according to
their wishes at ALL The decision to
hold the next meeting at Clinton, by
vote of. LOG to So, was particularly gall
ing to the Minnesota members, who
urged st. Paul as the meeting place.
Then, too, the convention failed to en-
dorse any local project of river i'm
provement, and resolution recommend
ing "the construction of reservoirs at
Lake Traverse and Big Stone lake al
the headwaters of the Minnesota river"
was lost in the committee Effort on
the part of the delegates from the north
ern state to secure an amendment of
the report of the committee precipita-
ted heated debate, surpassed only in
its warmth by the later contest for the
next session.
Fail to Nominate.
AS a result of their chagrin over fail
ing to dominate the convention. the
Minnesota delegates failed to make u
nomination for a state vice president,
and without either objection on ap-
lproval from the representatives of the
state, s. r. Van SAINT was named, on
motion of J. B. Oakleaf of Moline.
To boost Movement.
The association authorized President
Wilkinson to inaugurate campaign of
J education, and to secure the services of
a publicist to advance the work of the
association in river cities, and to make
the collections of assessments from the
different cities represented. This ac-
ton was on recommendation of the
lways and means committee.
The auditing committees report
: Eshowed s3,SS5 receipts during the year
4 S2,72S.61 disbursements, and balance
on hand of S5,53494
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
German Epworthians Meet.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Oct 24.-The nation
al convention of the German Epworth
league opened here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
RESULTS of BALLOON RACE.
Greatest Ever Held.

st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 24-Proclaimed
as the most remarkable ballooning con-
test in the history of the world aero
nautics, with every racing record bro
ken, the second international cup com
petition, which started from here Mon
day last, ended yesterday, with Ger
many accorded the winning laurels
The finish of the race was the closest
and most exciting the followers of the
sport have ever known, the victorious
German balloon, the Pommern, which
landed at Asbury Park in the morning
having but barely 10 miles the advan
|tage of the French contestant, L'Isle de
France, second in the race, which de
scended during the afternoon at HUI
bertsville, n. j., few miles from the
Atlantic coast and slightly northwart
of Point Pleasant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
Americans Finish Fourth.

Another German balloon, the Dussel-
dorf, stands third in the race. Ameri-
lean entries are fourth and fifth, third
German team is sixth, a French team
|seventh, an American eighth, and the
English team abandoned the race at
Memphis, Ohio, where they descended
on account of the illness of one of the
laeronauts
The unofficial estimated air line
flight of the Pommern is $50 miles and
that of L'Isle de France is SO The
Dusseldorf landed near Dover, Del, and
| is estimated to have covered 100 miles
The official measurements will be com
puted at the geological survey of the
United States government at Washing
lton.
Only the proximity of the Atlantic
locean stopped the wonderful flight o
THE Pommern. The balloon could hav,
!remained in the air many hours longe
land undoubtedly would have added sey
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-24
Race and Duration Records Br

eral hundred miles to its record but for
the eXpanse of water ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
MISS NALLE LOSES CASE
JUSTICE ANDERSON DENIES AP-
PLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT
Sought Restoration to Place as
Teacher in Public Schools.
Courts Opinion.

Justice Anderson late yesterday after
noon decided to deny the writ of mandamus
sought by Miss Mary l.. Male to compel
the board of education to reinstate her
as a teacher in the public schools. This
action was taken at the completion of a
hearing as related in yesterdays Star, on
the question of fact as to an examination
by the board Of the qualifications of Miss
Male to teach.
After the Stars report closed yesterday
DR.. Chancellor, the superintendent of
schools, was cross-eXamined by Attorney
Stuart Mcnamara. He admitted that the
members of the board of education held a
meeting as committee of the whole in his
Office few days before Miss Nalle was
dismissed, and at this meeting her qualifi-
cations were discussed.
The members, he said, were of opinion
that she was not sufficiently competent to
he continued as a teacher
At the conclusion of DR.. Chancellors tes-
timony Attorneys Cuttings & Chamberlin
and r. R. Horner rested their case, and
Attorney Mcnamara made a motion that
the court enter judgment for the board, as
the testimony offered by the petitioner had
proved that an examination and finding of
incOmpetency had been made by the board,
and it was not the province of the court to
review the merits Of the examination in
any way. Justice Anderson sustained the
motion, and rendered necessary the intro
duction of testimony by Capt. j. F. Oyster
Barton w. Everman and William " Cox of
the board, who were present as witnesses
to controvert the testimony of the two
colored members of the board, who had
declared that no examination of the teacher
had been conducted by the board in any Of
its meetings in September last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
WOMEN HUNT FOR LOST CHILD.
Jersey Girl Thought to Have Been
Kidnapped Is Found.

NEW YORK, June 1s.-Mary Walker.
five years old, wandered yesterday after
noon from her parents home at Highland
Park, N. j., and caused big sensation.
Near the village there is patch of woods
that is infested by tramps. and when she
was missed the story spread that she had
been kidnapped and carried into the woods
Men and women turned out to aid in the
hunt, and practically the whole village was
out hunting. Several tramp camps were
found, but they all were tenantless
When the search was at its height some
one telephoned to New Brunswick for aid
from the police. When the call came in
the child had just been brought in. having
been picked up on the outskirts of the city.
1t took a couple of hours to call In all the
searchers that had gone far afield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR DEAF.
Excellent Exhibition Given of Work
Of Pupils.

FREDERICK, Nd, June 1s.-The closing
exercises Of the Maryland School for the
Deaf took place Saturday afternoon before
a large audience. This school thus closes
it's thirty-ninth year. The number of pu-
pills in attendance has been III All parts
of the state are represented, but nearly one
half come from Baltimore. The certificate
of graduation was bestowed upon Thomas
Joseph Blake Of Allegany county. as also
the prize for the highest attainment in
academic studies.
The literary program included the invo-
cation by Rev. I. Freeman Dixon. exhibit
lions of school work by pupils in the vari-
Gus classes, recitation by Stephen Waters
of Baltimore, composition BY Henry Otto
Nicol, jr.. of Baltimore and flag drill by
the young pupils.
Following the literary exercises was an
exhibit in the directors rooms of the work
of the industrial department Handsome
pieces of furniture and carving made by
the boys of the cabinet shop, boots and
shoes turned out by the shoe shop. various
fine specimens of the work of the printing
office and attractive and appetiZing dis
play of the work of the cooking school were
on exhibition This school is supported by
the state and holds high rank among
schools for the deaf in this country More
than COO children nave been educated here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
MADE POOR MANS COURT WAIT.
Mayor Mcclellan Hints That Lofty
Motives Did Not Control at Albany.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Mayor McClel-
Ian signed yesterday the legislative bill
increasing the number of justices Of the
city court from six to ten, raising the SAL
aries of the justices from $4,000 to $12,-
600 and providing for the appointment
of additional clerks, stenographers and
interpr eters. The bill takes effect at
once, SO that the governor will have the
appointment of four justices who will
hold Office until next January, when
they will give way to the justices to be
elected next November. The bill increas-
ing the number of judges in the court Of
general sessions likewise took effect at
once, but the bill adding to the number
Of the municipal court justices, where
the appointing power lies with the
mayor, does not take effect until Jan
uary l next.
OF this the mayor says:
Il think it will be conceded by all men,
bers of the bar that Of these three courts
the municipal court is the one which has
the greatest claim to immediate relief,
but this is the very court which has
been forced to wait for such relief be-
cause l. and not the governor, have the
appointing power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Carlisle to Lose Teachers.

CARLISLE, Pa, June 1S.-The Carlisle
Indian school was notified a week ago that
it would lose five OF its old officials by
reason of service transfers, which take
place annually on June 30. In addition to
the five already named five more viii leave
Carlisle. They Disciplinarian E. II.
Colegrove, who will be transferred to Al
buquerque, n. NJ. Misses Rayen and Anna
Gueyturis. teachers and Indians them
selves, to go to a day school AL
buquerque; Miss Sadie Robertson. matron
of the girls quarters. and ]. c. Mackee,
head of the clerical force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Warden Attacked by a Prisoner.

Hobbs, warden of the Howard county jail,
was attacked by Thomas Moore. a negro
prisoner, Sunday night and is now confined
to his bed with an injury to his left leg at
the knee joint He told Moore, whose cell
was on one of the upper tiers. to turn in.
Mr. Hobbs had turned his back but mo-
ment when Moore rushed at him, forcing
him against the baustrade, which gave
way and Mr.. Hobbs fell into the main cor
ridor nearly twenty feet below. When as
sistance reached him 1t was found he had
no use of his leg and was suffering in
tensely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
DUKE DIVORCE AFFIRMED.
New Jersey Court Also Saddles Maj.
Huntoon With Costs.

TRENTON, N. j.. June 1s.-The court OF
errors and appeals today affirmed the
opinion of Vice Chancellor Pitney in decid-
ing for James b. Duke in his suit for
divorce from his wife, Mrs. Lillian b.
Duke. on the charge that she was guilty
of misconduct with Maj. Frank r. Hun
toon of New York
1t also sustained the decision OF the court
below in the proceedings by which Hun
toon sought to escape payment of costs, al
though it was at his own request that he
was made party defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
DELAWARE.

HOTEL HENLOPEN
Rehoboth, Del; directly beach; the very
center Of all attractions Rates reasonable.
Ii. NJ. DAVIDSON. Prop
my29- 3Ot'4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
THE KHTTATHNNY.

Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
Largest. most modern, finest located hotel: in
boating. fishing, bathing, etc. Hotel has private
baths, elevators, steam heat, open wood fires hot
and cold running water in rooms, orchestra, tele-
graph and telephone offices. livery and garage etc.
Superior table, supplied from OWN FARM. IL
Illustrated booklet upon application. Special June
and July rates. G. FRANK COPE.
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