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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
LABOR MAN A SUICIDE?
Coat and Vest Of P. II. Strowhum
Found on River Bank.

Cairo. H., April pa coat and vest
belonging to P. II. Strowhum, gen
eral organizer for the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor, whose home is at
Murphysboro. H.. were found on the
Mississippi river bank The belief pre-
dominates generally that while delir-
ious he jumped into the river. Strow-
hum was well known in labor circles
over the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
FIRE DAMAGES SAND
HOUSE OF C.R.I. &P,
Stubborn Blaze Does $1,000 Damages
Hose Laid Across, Many
Tracks.

Saturday evening about O'Clock fire
broke out in the sand house across the
tracks from the Rock Island depot,
practically destroying the structure and
causing damage to the extent of about
$1,000. The department was notified
at o'clock and made fast run to the
scene of the fire. The hose had to be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
Survived by Wife.
AFFECTED BY EXCESSIVE JOY
Believed Reason Why John II. Vascon-
ceilos Killed Himself

Excessive joy at thought of his ap-
preaching wedding is now attributed
as the motive which prompted John H.
Vasconcellos to end his life an hour
before his marriage Thursday after
noon in Aurora. From all that was
learned at the inquest, there is nothing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR
IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE

carried over the tracks. this delaying
the work The ire is supposed to have
started from the explosion of a lantern
in the hands of one of the worlmen
employed III the yards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
STRIKERS ATTACK EMPLOYER
Police Called on to Suppress Riot py
Cloakmakers at New York.

New York, April 22-Striking cloak
makers at the establishment of Oscar
Hargolin and son assaulted the senior
member of the firm, and created a riot
in which several hundred persons par
ticipated. They were finally dispersed
by the police. Four strikers were ar
rested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
HOLDOvERS STAY
Regular School Ticket Elected
by Large Majority in Mo-
line Saturday.
WAS NAMED BY W. C. T. U.
Women the Issue in East Moline and
Carry the Day with
Ease.

In the school elections at Moline Sat
urday the w. c. T. l.. Or-heidover tick
ct. was elected by large majority
over the Independent ticket There
were but two candidates on the latter
and The contest was not spirited. the
vote being smaller than usual and few
er women voting than in the past. The
vote was as follows:
Holdover Ticket-Dr \. NJ Bcal,
president, 1,245; Eda X Browning, J.
237; John Swanson, 1,243; |. \. Min
tecr 915; George L. Carlson. S13.
Independently. E. Froyd, 325; Har-
vGy Mckinley, 4j4
Triumph for Women.
East Moline also held a school cleo
ton in which the holdovers who op-
posed women as members of the board.
were defeated by big majority. the
vote on president being 90 for NJ. NJ.
Aldrich. the Independent, against %
for John Siblc. the holdover The 9th
or members of the board chosen are
p G. STANCE Mrs. A. Woodruff, Mrs.
j. r. Wiley, Eric Larson, w c. Scnsi-
bauSht, and w. y. Kinsman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
Bar Reporters at Niaht.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Secre-
tary Loeb has announced that here
after newspaper men will not be al
lowed to cOngregate in the White house
grounds after nightfall, or to 90 to the
door of the White house in search of
information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
AhanQe.

"John." said Mrs. Spenders. I've got
lots of things 1 want TO talk to you
about"
''Glad to hear it, snapped her hus-
band, usually you want to talk to me
about lots of things that you haven't
got. Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
INSTALLING A NEW FRONT
Improvement Under Way in Building
Occupied by Second Hand Store.

Carpenters this morning began work
on the Titterington building occupied
by the Jones second hand store, 1923
Second avenue, 10 install modern new
front. The Improvement will add great.
ly TO the value and attractiveness OF
the property. The work is being done
by John Volk & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
BANKS NEEO NOT PAY TAX
ON GOVERNMENT BONDS

for his act His father had been with
him just before he ended his life and
the boy seemed extremely happy. In
this state of mind it is supposed he
suddenly decided to end his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
ATTEMPT TO END
LIFE SUCCESSFUL
Benedict Gimbel, Wealthy Phiadel-
phian Under Charges, is
Dead.

New York. April 22-Benedict Gim-
bel the wealthy Philadelphia merchant
who cut MS throat and wrists with broken
glass in Hoboken soon after being ar
rested on a serious charge, died early
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
FEW or INTEREST
Only Three Bills Enacted by
Legislature Worth Gen.
eral Notice,
SAYS PUBLICITY BUREAU
With Exception of Chicago Charter Sc
rious Work of the Session is
About Finished.

Springfield, Ill, April 22.-"Of the
the bureau OF legislative publicity in a
statement issued through Secretary
William Otis Wilson, only three are of
general interest TO the people through
out the state. They are the two bills
making appropriations Of $150,C00 to
carry on the investigation against The
Illinois Central Railroad company. and
the bill raising the salaries of the cir
cult judges, payable for the state treas
Ury, 10 $1,000 a year" The report is a
general review Of the work accomplish
ed and the work not accomplished by
the present legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
Would Read out of Party.

should Mr. Bryan ever attempt. as
suggested by Mr.. Graves. to nominate
President Roosevelt on the democratic
ticket" said Clark, Il for one would de
mand that Bryan be read out of the
democratic party. What we want is
democrats, not near-democrats. Bryan
is the logical candidate of his party,
and | believe he will be nominated un-
animously.'
Grout bitterly critised President
Roosevelt for his denunciation of Moy-
.er and Haywood, officials of the West
ern Federation of Miners. now awaiting
trial in Idaho on a charge of murder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
Adjournment il Near.

The report calls attention to the fact
that the last days Of the general assem-
bly, are at hand, and only ~ bills have
been passed both houses and been sign
ed by the governor. In the house SCI
bills have been introduced. and in the
senate 525 bills. The senate has passed
III, of which l. have passed the house
and been signed by the governor. The
report after reviewing The work OF the
more important committees and the
fate OF many Of the more important
bills, concluded. AS a matter of fact.
however. the more important commit
tees, with the exceptions of Chicago
charter and judiciary. have about clean.
led mp the bills that will receive serious
consideration, most Of the bills enacted
upon being classed as truck" and most
Of them never will be called up in com
mittee"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
IS BACK IN JAIL
Robert HOWE, Out on Good Be-
haVior, Held With Another
Lad for Larceny
STEALING COPPER BOILERS
He ard Ralph Summers Held to the
Grand Jury-John Collins Sent to
Jail for Beating Wife.

Ralph Summers and Robert Howie
enc of the lads released from cus,ody
recently by Judge F. d. Ramsay in tn
circuit court on good behavior, are III
the county Jail charged wifi the theft
of copper boilers. They were bound
over under $500 bond TO the grand
jury. Summers is held on two charg
es, both for the theft Of a boiler. ono
from Mrs. Fannie Watson, a coloraI
woman. April ). and another stolen
near Twenty-frst and Third avenue
Friday night Howie was implicated
in the later theft. When Summers
was located by Officer Gordon he was
in the lumber yards near the viaduc'
engaged in cutting one of the boilers
to pieces to be disposed of at the junl,
dealers later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
TWO Great men |
Are Bryan and Roosevelt, De-
cIareS John Temple Graves
of Atlanta
AT A CHICAGO BANQUET
Not All Who Hear Him Agree With
View Favoring Reelection of
Present President

Chicago, April % -" Bryan and
Roosevelt. the two greatest men in all
the world"
John Temple Graves Of Atlanta, Ga,
thus approached the conclusion of his
speech here Saturday night at the an
nual banquet OF the lroguois club on
The Regeneration of Parties" II was
an address of which The keynote was
the speakers assertion that party ties
in general had never held so lightly as
today. Mr.. Graves spoke from the
standpoint of a democrat and de
clared:
Hopeful Of success.
Il have never been a better demo
crat than | am tonight, and | have
never been more hopeful of the ulti-
mate success Of democracy"
Following the tribute paid to Bryan
and Roosevelt the speaker said:
"One word from Bryan would send
Roosevelt omnipotent to the White
house. One word from Roosevelt would
just as surely make Bryan president
and clothe him with power for re
form"
Mr.. Graves tribute to the two great
political leaders was received by the
banqueters with prolonged applause.
Others are Heard
| Other speakers were Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock of Omaha, who talked on "The
Radical Vindicated:" Ben J. Shively
of South Bend, Ind. on old Faiths anC
New Conditions" and Edwin NJ. Prou
of Brooklyn on The Patron Saint o.
| Democracy"
1t was long after midnight when the
speech-making was finished The las
two speakers, Congressman ChamI
Clark of Missouri and former Control
Ter Grout of New York City, bitterl,
opposed Graves idea that the mex
president should be either Bryan O
Roosevelt. Clark declared Missouri i
for Bryan. and if he is a candidate
don't see how he can be defeated 70
1.-THE nomination"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
D pieces to be disposed of at the
callers later.
sentence il Likely.
HOwie will now probably be sent
d by Judge Ramsay. He plead q
o a charge of petty larceny for


HOwie will now probably be sentenC-
ed by Judge Ramsay. He plead guilty
to charge of petty larceny for his
part III the Offense for which Clifford
Anderson was convicted of burglary
and sentenced 10 the reform school
Howie and Howard LaGrange were
released and sentence suspended on
promise of good behavior. HOwie had
just gone TO work at the Sash and
Door Works. \ lad named MaXon
who resides in Davenport, was imp!i-
Gated with Summers and Howie in the
thefts, and is sought by the police.
Beat His Wife.
John Collins was sent down to the
county jail for 90 days this morning
for assault and battery. the offense con
sisting Of administering beating tC
his wife Saturday night. Collins has
been in police court for a like offense
before. Isaac Wannaman was sem
down for 10 days for disorderly con
duct. and Nina Clark was fined s. ant
costs for disorderly conduct.
Owing to an error, it was stated tha
John Dauber was sent to the county
Jail for carrying concealed weapons
The offenders name is John Danbar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-22
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Homer Russell of WatertoWn
Suicides at Home Without
Any Apparent Motive.
RETURNED FROM HIS WORK
After Remaining at Sivis. Where he
Was Employed an Hour-Was
Carpenter by Trade.

Homer Russell of Watertown commit
ted suicide at his home there this mo"l-
ing by shooting himself in the head
with IS caliber revolver. The trag-
edy occurred about s o'clock Mr. Rus
sell was carpenter by trade and for
the past few weeks had been working
on a building in Silvis. He went to
work as usual this morning at o'clock,
but shortly before o'clock he returned
to his home. went to his room and
shot himself The motive for the deed
is not known and puzzles the inhabi
tants of the village Russell seemed
to be in the best of health and spirits
and had had no trouble as far as is
known. He left nothing TO explain why
he took his own life.
Survived by Wife.
He was about % years of age and
had been making his home in Water
town for some time. He is survived
by his wife. Coroner L. V. Eckhar
was called TO Watertown at 9 o'clocl
this morning TO hold the inquest, ant
the jury returned a verdict of dealt
with suicidal intent.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27
NEWS Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington,

Joseph Ripley has resigned his posi-.
ton as one of the consulting engineers
Oh the Panama canal commission to
accept more lucrative position in
this country.
The love of Americans for diamonds
is indicated by advices to the state
department showing that during the
year 1906 the value of these stones
sent from Amsterdam to the United
States aggregated $12,433, 163.
The secretary Of the interior order
ed patented to the State of North Da-
kota 1888 acres Of land in the Bis
marck district on account of the pub
lie school grant, and to the State of
South Dakota 7,453 acres in the Aber.
deem district under similar grant,
The president has restored 1880
acres of land now under temporary
withdrawal for forestry purposes ad-
joining the Little Belt national forest,
Montana. in Cascade, Fergus and
Meagher counties, which will become
subject to settlement Sept 25, but not
to entry filing or selection until Oct
% next at the Ian offices at Great
Falls, Helena and Lewistown.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27
MRS. KAUFMAN
IS FOUND GUILTY
MANsLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST
DEGREE Is VERDICT OF THE
JURY.
GREAT SHOCK TO DEFENDANT
CONFIDENTLY EXPECTED YER
DICT OF AcoUirTAL - WILL
ASK NEW TRIAL.

Flandreau, 8. D., June 22.-Mrs. EN-
ma Kaufman, wife OF Moses Kauf.
mann, for years wealthy Sioux Falls
brewer, on trial in the circuit court
here for the past ten days, charged
with the murder Of Agnes Polreis, her
sixteen-year.old servant girl, last night
was found guilty Of manslaughter in
the first degree. The conviction OF
Mrs. Kaufman was a great shock to
the defendant, her husband, her son
and her counsel, all of whom had con
fidently expected acQuittal. When the
fatal words fell from the lips of the
foreman Of the jury, Mrs. Kaufmana's
head sank upon her hands.
Asks for New Trial.
Counsel for the defense gave notice
that new trial will be applied for
This will be argued before Judge
Smith at Yankton Oct. 10, who has
set Oct. 81 as the date for passing
sentence in the event new trial
should be denied. The bond of $4,000
furnished last June will stand, and
meantime Mrs. Kaufman will be at
liberty.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27
Personal.

Richard Croker has recovered his
health after suffering for a few DAYS
from cold.
Francis r. White, we'll known New
York banker, dropped dead of apoplexy
while on a train near Pittsburg.
Orange ]. Salisbury, chairman of the
Republican state committee of Utah.
died in a hospital in New York of
heart disease.
Flora Bell Ginty, sixty-eight years,
widow of Gen. G. c. Ginty. and one of
Wisconsin's most prominent women,
died at Chippewa Falls.
George H. Earle, one of the lest
known citizens of Philadelphia, is
dead, aged eighty-four years. Mr..
Earle was the oldest surviving dele.
gate OF the first national Republican
convention.
The next professor to be sent to
Harvard under the arrangement with
the German government for the an
nual exchange of professors will be
Prof. Paul Clemen, widely known as
scholar in art and art history.
Although he speaks excellent Eng.
fish, Prince William of Sweden, who
expects to visit America this year, has
secured the services of a teacher of
languages in order to perfect himself
in the American accent and express.
sion.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27
DOCTORS FOOD TALK
Selection Of Food One Of the Most I'm.
portant Acts In Life.

A Mass. doctor says: "Our health
and physical and mental happiness
are SO largely under our personal con.
troll that the proper selection of food
should be, and is one of the most i'm.
portant acts In life.
"On this subject, may say that ]
know of no food equal in digestibility.
and more powerful in point Of nutri.
ment. than the modern Grape-Nuts.
four heaping teaspoons of which is sui.
ficient for the cereal part of meal,
and experience demonstrates that the
user is perfectly nourished from one
meal to another.
Il am convinced that the extensive
and general use of high. class foods of
this character would increase the term
OF humanel life, add to the sum total of
happiness and very considerably i'm.
prove society in general. am free to
mention the food. for personally
know of its value"
Grape-Nuts food can be used by
babes in arms, or adults. 1t is ready
cooked, can be served instantly,
either cold with cream, or with hot
water or hot milk poured over. All
sorts of puddings and fancy dishes can
be made with Grape-Nuts. The food
Is concentrated and very economical,
for four heaping teaspoons are SUN.
cient for the cereal part of meal.
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's Q Rea.
son.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27
'u1|lITIB BILL" IS PASSED
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE PASSES
RADICAL MEAsuRE-uP TO
GOVERNOR.

Madison, June 23.-The public utili.
ty bill repassed the assembly yester-
day by vote Of 50 to 40. The bill goes
to the governor now.
The public utilities bill passed by the
legislature yesterday Is the most radi.
cal lawmaking step taken during this
session Of the legislature. The meas.
ure had little opposition, except from
municipal ownership advocates, who
objected to the provisions that munich.
pally owned public utilities should be
conducted under the same style Of
books that corporations are forced to
adopt. The municipal ownership ad.
yocates fought the provision hard, but
it was adopted despite the claims that
1t will make municipal ownership i'm
possible in Wisconsin by exposing the
extravaganza to which city.owned con.
Germs are subject. The present bill
provides in the first place that all
concerns, private or public, supplying
water, electric light or any other such
convenience to the people must be
operated under set Of books which
shows the allowance for depreciation
and other such details. Municipal
plants must make allowance for the
tax paid by private concerns in max,
ing rates for service, and such rates
must be sufficient to continue the con-
Germ on profit-paying basis.
All the corporations included in the
act are under the control Of the rail.
way commission, and the bill includes
every public utility except electric
railways.
The bill gives the railway commits,
sion power to fix rates for all service
by public utility corporations, and all
franchises now existant are made ex.
cluSive
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27

The Olympic theater, one Of inc
largest vaudeville houses in the West.
was destroyed by fire in Chicago.
LOSS. $780, 1000.
Redmond Prindicille, who for more
than twenty years was captain OIL
the Great Lakes, was killed in Chica.
go by being struck by an electric car.
Thomas Trever and Alfred Trevel
were killed in an automobile accident
at Cincinnati. The chauffeur, name
unknown, is seriously injured and may
die. .
Fire. which broke out in MARSHALL
general store from gasoline explo.
sion has practically destroyed the vii
lage Of Harlowtown, Mont. Loss
$12S,OO0; insurance, $4,000.
Samuel Wagner, who until his re.
tirement was the Oldest locomotive
engineer in point OF service employed
by the Philadelphia & Reading com.
pany, was struck and killed by q
Reading train in Philadelphia.
The magnificent high school build
Ing In Fort Dodge, Iowa, was de
stroyed by fire, the confiagration being
caused. 1t is believed, by the explo
sion of chemicals in the laboratory OF
the building. The building was a
three-story structure, and the loss will
De IN the neighborhood of 100000.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-06-27
General.

Railroad accounting in the United
States and Canada is to be identical,
according to an arrangement entered
into between the two governments.
With only one negative vote in both
houses. the Michigan legislature pass
ed bill providing for railroad com.
mission of three members instead Of
the present single-headed commission.
DR.. Franklin slocum Of Ludington,
Mich. has been notified that the car
Of Russia has decided that he is en-.
titled to the 100000 fortune left by
his father and confiscated by the Rus,
sian government.
According to statement just made
public the requests for gifts sent to
Miss Helen Gould aggregate $4,000
900 a week. They range from
the asking for SIS for set of false
teeth to 100000 to start colony
In Cuba.
For heroic service in saving pri
vate in the marine corps from drown
ing, the president las pardoned Ivan
T. Barkhurst, an apprentice seaman,
and Carl A. Gyber, an ordinary sea-
man in the navy, who had been con.
victed of desertion.
Following a verdict declaring that
Uncle Sam Oil company, in making an
assignment April 16. 1907, committed
an act of bankruptcy, Judge Amidon,
at Leavenworth, KAN, overruled a
motion for new trial and declared
the Uncle Sam company bankrupt.
Theodore H. Davis, the archaeolo
gist, has arrived in New York from
Europe with one of the Oldest relics
in the world. It is an alabaster statue
of Queen Teie, famous Egyptian,
whose tomb DIR. Davis discovered
The statue dates from 1900 B. C. 1t
will be presented to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
Owing to the scarcity of help, farm
ers in the Yakima valley in Washing.
ton. have induced their wives and
daughters to aid them in gathering the
first crop of alfalfa. Men can get So
day, but none are available at that
figure.
President A. w. Harris of the North
western university of Chicago reports
that the last year has been the most
successful in the history of the insti.
tuition. Northwestern now ranks sixth
in attendance among the universities
of the United State, those outclassine
1t In this respect being Harvard, Chi.
cago. Michigan. Illinois and Mime.
sofa.
The National Liquor Dealers asso
citation has adopted a resolution de.
claring for continuance of the fight
in congress for lower tax on distil,.
ed spirits and for a revision Of the in.
ternal revenue act.