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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
PRINCESS VICTORIA is ILL
Daughter of King of England Consult
ing Leading Specialists.

Rome, May 22.-Queen Alexandria
and Princess Victoria arrived here o.
day from Naples. They are going to
Paris and London, owing to the health
of the princess. who is reported suffer
ing from anemia and wishes to consult
some noted physieians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
Auto Law Ruling Sustained.

Madison. Wis. May 22- The SUI
preme court has sustained the decision
of the lower court in the case of
Charles McCummins against the state.
McCummins was found guilty of viola
ting the automobile law in not stop
ping when a signal OF distress was
given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
RIVER STEAMERS BURNED
Two Destroyed on Ohio. But All Mem
bers Of Crew Escape.

Gallipolis, Ohio, May 22.-The Ohio
river packet Chevalier and the trans.
fer steamer City Of Huntington were
burned to the waters edge near Hunt
ington early today. The loss is $40,
Gee. The crews escaped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
WANT CaNTEEN RESTORED
National Corps of Army and Navy
Union Eavors Post Exchange.

Washington, May 22-In resolutions
adopted by the Army and Navy union
convention, it was decided that this
national corps go on record as favor
ing the establishment OF the army
canteen. or post exchange. as ii was
prior to the act of congress doing away
with it at the behest of interested
parties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
Old Member of Parliament Dies.

London, May 22.-MoTese Henry
Finch known as the father of the
house of commons" having represen :
ed Rutland in the house for 40 hours
died today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
Calls for Condition of Banks.

Washington, May 22-The comptrol-
Ter of the currency today issued a call
for a statement of the condition of
national banks at the close of busi-
ness May 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
Detroit Manufacturer Dies.

Detroit, May 22.-Joseph Berry, one
of the city's leading capitalists and a
well known varnish manufacturer.
died early today of a complication of
diseases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
KILL THE FAMILY
Shoot Four Negroes to
Avenge Assault and Muir
der by One Member.
RIDDLE HOME WITH BULLETS
ReidsVile, Ga, White Mob Takes No
Chances After Being Once Led
Into an Ambush.

Reidsyile, Ga, May 22.-As the re-
suit of an attempt by Flem Padgett,
negro, to attack Mrs. Laura Moore,
widow of eX-Represcntativ4 Moore, six
persons have been shot u death anu
four seriously wounded.
The dead are: James Hare white
and the following negroes, John Pad
ger, Guy Padgett, Elem PadSett. Jane
PdiSett. Sarah Padgett. The wounded
are Henry Jones, Sam archer, Felix
Lovett, and Gray Johnson. all white.
Started to Lynch.
The tragedy occurred at the home Ol
John PaGgett. where Il crowd of viii {
men went 20 seek Flem Padgett with
the av0wed purpose of lynching him
The Padgett home was surrounded By
armed men and demand for the uegr-
was made.
john Padeett. Flem's father. came tc
the door and said his son was not with
in. The posse insisted that he was
and the Old negro invited them 10 comr
in and search the home.
As the members Of The posse cntere-
the door Elem Padgett. who was
crouching in corner. opened fire witt
4 repeating rife. killing James Har,
and wounding the four other whit,
men.
spares Lives OF others.
Appalled, by The deadliness of tn,
negro's fire. the posse retrcated. drag
sing their dead and wounded witt
them. Elem Padgett ceased firing a.
soon as the posse rctrcaJed. although
it was possible for him TO have shO
down the others.
The uninjured white men establish
led a guard over the house and sent. 10
.reintorcements. which soon came. TheI
vOllcys of rifle bullets We're pouret
into the Padgett home from all sides
The firing was kept up for more thai
80 minutes, and the light frame hous
was almost cut to pieces. At the en-
of tha, time members of the posse ven
turcd into the Padsctt home and foun,
every member of the family dead.
Only One Armed.
The two daughters were locked il
each others arms. The bodies of al
the negroes We're simply riddled witt
bullets. Elem PadSctt was the onl.
one of the family armed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
Charles PrOuty Takes a
Radical Stand Before
Manufacturers.
CHECK OWNERSHIP CRY
Association Against 2-Cent
Fares Fearing Effect
on Freights.

New York, May 22.-Charlcs Prouty,
member of the interstate commerce
commission. addressing the National
Manufacturers association. today sail
the government should exercise some
direct control over the capital and ac-
counts of railroads. and that interstate
railways should be valued by the GOV
eminent. Prouty said:
Regulation on Trial.
Government regulation is itself on
trial. Regulation must be sufficiently
strong to choke The cry for national
operation. | am not asking that addi-
tiOnal powers be conferred upon the
interstate commerce commission. We
must control the departments of rail
ways which should be charged with
that part of railway regulation which
is properly administrative and eXccu-
tive"
Oppose T.:O-Ccrt Fare.
New York, May 22.-Thc Mauulac-
turers' association yesterday placed il
self on record by adoption Of The report
Of the committee on interstate com
merce opposing any compulsory rcdUc-
ton in the rates for transportation of
passengers by railroads.
The committee expressed the opinion
that any such reduction would be ac-
companied by an increase in freight
rates,
I'VE see in the movement an indirect
attack on public interest" says the re-
port ut is not proved the railroads
could afford to make general rcduC-
tion of this kind uncompcnsatcd by
higher freight charges or increased in
come from some other sources or cut
ting down the service.
Question for Experts.
1T is alleged that some Of them
would be thrown into bankruptcy
thereby, point difficult to determine
for anyone but an experienced account
ant, and for that very reason unsuited
for arbitrary decision by Legislators un
familiar with railway affairs. after halt
way investigation. 1t is probable soms
of the main lines between great cen
tcrs of population can carry passengers
at 2 cents mile, but it is certain man,
branch lines could not meet the cost
of passenger traffic at that rate.
Again, not only musc present rail
way service suffer deterioration, if thl
roads are compelled to economize by
too severe cuts in passenger rates, bu
the same cause must operate as bal
to Improvements and extensions. Fl
nally the effect of such Legislation
would be to lower the value Of railroa.
property. practically amounting to con
fiscation, thus discOuraging enterprise
in another way by rendering more I'M
certain reward Of its application t
transportation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
is ABLE To SPEAK
Commander E. H. Buck of iIli-
nois G. A. r. Responds to
Address of Welcome
At ENCAMPMENT AT DECATUR
Attendance Larger Than at any Meet.
ing in Last 10 Years-U. V.
U. Elects.

Decatur, IL, May 22.-Decatur is
deckcd III holiday attire and is enter
tanning six or seven thousand members
of the Grand Army Of the Republic Of
Illinois and kindred societies. The
first days attendance is the largest in
10 years.
The first public exercise was a camp
fire at Powers grand opera house in
the evening, when Mayor f. S. Melon
aid for the city and Judge w. c. Johns
for the veterans delivered the address
of welcome. \ response was made by
Commander Buck Then followed pa
triotic talks by commandments
Brown. Adjutant General O'Neall, Gen
eral John c. Back. and Charles Part
ridge.
Council Meets.
The Grand Army council Of admins
tration met in the afternoon and passed
on the reports. Dec. 81 1906. there
We're 523 posts. a loss OF four The to
tai membership Is 1921. loss OF 597
The finances show a balance III the
quartermasJcr's hands of $1,000 and to-
tai expenditures for the year of $4,691
The total number of deaths of old SOL
diCvs reported during the year was 500,
of whom 40 were G. \ L. men
Colonel y. c. Matthews of Pittsfieli
practically is unopposed for command
er. AlIs-cElizabeth- Morse of Chicago
and Anna 3. Tuck of Plymouth are can
didatcs for department president of the
| W. r. {.
l. V. L. Elects.
The Union Veterans association
elected the following:
Major General - w. II. Summers,
Springfield
Division Commanders - Robert c.
Markee. Quincy; c. r. Tucker. Chica-
80: Thomas II. Halligan, Springfield; ;
r. II. Epler Shelbyville
| Executive Committee-Wade Abbott.
Quincy; L. H Hess, Springfield; c. l..
CuretOn. Chicago.
| Officers Make Reports.
| Decatur, May 22.-SiX thousand Wis
itors are in Decatur on account of the
meeting of the Department of Hi.
nois Grand Army of the Republic. The
business sessions today were chiefly
occupied with reports of officers
This afternoon the parade was held
Four thousand men were in line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
Report of Standard Tenn.
perance Committee in
Presbyterian Assembly
AND ESCHEW POLITICS
Committee COmmendS the Anti
Saloon League in It's
Report.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22
PULLS WIRE TO DERA!L
FAST PASSENGER TRAIN

an address by Benjamin T. TruebIood
secretary of the American peace as-
sociatiOn of Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22

which opened this afternoon with a
sermon by Rev. J. r. McClurkin. Pitts
burg. the retiring moderator. The Sc
siOns continue till May 50.
United BapiistS.
Norfolk, Va. May 22-The Baptist
convention of North America. with Bap-
tist hosts from the north. south, east
and west united in a national assembly
after their separation following disa-
STeements on the negro and another
antC-bellum question more than half 4
century ago, convened at the James
town exposition today in the first an
nual session with between 1000 and
5000 delegates in attendance This is
the first instance of assemblage to-
gcther of the white and negro Baptists
in thc south.
United Prcsbyterians Meet.
Pittsburg. Pa. May 22.-The general
synod of the United Presbyterian
church convened in Allegheny today
with 1S5 delegates present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22

swamp land.
II. Foster
cal survey is
q conference
director of 1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22

Washington, d. c., May % The
United States government will assist
the state of Illinois in reclaimins
something like 1000 square miles Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22

for the purpose of insurinG federal ana
state cooperation in geological work.
Mr.. Balm has called the attention Of
the director and the secretary of agri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22

f the state geOlOgi-
ashington attending
e geologists and the
geological survey
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-22

Meet at Denver.

Denver, Col. May 22.-Delegatcs
from Europe Asia. Africa and Americ Z
are in attendance at the general assem-
bly, of the United Presbyterian church
Evening star., 1907-08-11
AL KAUFMAN READY
TO MEET JOE RODGERS

SAN FRANCISCO. August 10-When
Billy Delaney read the challenge of Parson
Davies on behalf of Joe Rodgers. O'Rourke's
new heavyweight. he lost no time In calling
upon the writer to accept II on behaif or
A. Kaufman. Delaney states that ne IS
perfectly willing to match kautmahn
against Rodgers or any other heavyweight
If a suitable purse is offered for the bout.
Il will gladly match Kaufmann with Tom
ORourkes big mitt-slinger." said Billy.
.nroyiding we are offered reasonable in
dncements l will meet the Parson at any
time or place he names to sign articles: AL
is not sde-stepping anybody and feel that
he would be able to dispose of a husky
scrapper like Rodgers quicker than the
more nimble fellows. Kaufman is much
Improved mar and the experience he has
gained will make him dangerous fellow
for any of the heavies to hook up with. We
do not want the earth In the shape of
purse. and IL the Parson can get any
reputable club to hang up a satisfactory
amount of money or the right kind of In
ducements for q match between the pair.
Will lose no time in signing articles. Al
is In fine condition and a few weeks OF
stin training would make him mt for bat
tle."
Evening star., 1907-08-11
WIRELESS TELEPHONES.
Disasters Predicted In "Old Moore's''
Almauack
Special Csblegram to The Star.

Special Csblegram to The Star.
LONDON. August 10.-"Old Moore" in
his almanack for 1908 predicts the usual
assortment of startling happenings all over
the world. Earthquakes, fires, railway
disasters, notable deaths. financial and
diplomatic crises are generously strewn over
the almanack's pages and "Old Moore
has a particularly heavy calendar of ac-
cident and incident for London.
In January a national calamity will occur
close to st. Pauls and the London tram
cars will help the rates by their profit
In May claimant will arise to a large
London estate and IN July the people Of
London will be threatened with the COL
lapse of the Nelson column. the Duke of
York's column or the Monument. The lat
ter half Of the year will be comparatively
uneventful. but about the time of Christ
mas eve sixty-five engines and 500 fremen
will be busy In a danger zone In the city
of London
Experiments In wireless telephony are
shortly to be conducted on an extensive
scale in England. For some time past a
number Of experts have been making In
vestigations in Germany and Denmark and
Dr. De Forest Is also conducting a series
Of interesting experiments in America. So
successful have the experiments In Dem
mark. for instance. proved that two per-
sons twenty Ave miles apart speaking into
instruments totally unconnected by wires
were able to converse distinctly. Even
greater results are anticipated in England
within the next few weeks.
The Amalgamated Radia- Telegraphy
Company possess experimental wireless
stations at Oxford and Cambridge. These
are now being converted to the wireless
telephony system of Mr.. Poulsen. the Dan
| ish inventor, and the management hopes
that when arrangements, are completed the
voice of a person at Cambridge Will be
audible at Oxford sixty miles away
Evening star., 1907-08-11
BELGIAN WRESTLER WILL
MEET HACKENSCHMIDT

LONDON. August 1O.-There is a 1utter
In the wrestling world. Since Hacken-
schmidt the Russian Lion" defeated
Madrali the Terrible Turk" at Olympia.
the British public has heard little Of any
one contesting the claim Of the Russian to
be the worlds champion wrestler. But new
aspirants to the position have arisen. and
four of them at least are. 1t is stated, the
equals If not the superiors of Hacken-
schmidt. One Of these is Le Marin. a
Belgian. who. 1t has been arranged. will
meet Hackenschmidt In Dublin during the
August horse show week The match will
be for $1.5OO a side the style. ''catch-as-
catch can" LIE Marin publicly challenged
Hackenschmdt in the Theater Royal, Dub
lin. last Saturday night.
The other wrestlers whose prowess Is
compared favorably with that of Hacken-
schmidt are Paboudny, Cyganiewsky and
Koch. Herr Melms. a prominent German
wrestling authority, has thus expressed his
opinion on these men:
Either Paboudny or Cyganiewsky or
Constant LIE Marin (the weakest of the
three) is able. in my judgment. to defeat
Hackenschmidt. Hackenschmidt has long
been considered in Berlin as fallen
giant. and his challenge to the wrestlers Of
the world is not taken seriously. inasmuch
as he Notwithstanding prodigious efforts
on the part OF ms opponents 10 get MIN
into a match. has not been coaxed into the
ring. According to a challenge published
by Jacob Koch, the German champion
wrestler. Koch for a year has been pur-
suing Hackenschmidt in England to induce
,him to enter into a match. Paboudny Is
the champion wrestler of the world. and
without question the best the world has at
present. He is "a Cossack. travels much in
Russia with his own troupe of -wrestlers,
and his remarkable wrestling in Berlin at
tracted enormous attention. Cyganiewsky.
the Pole is also we'll known In eastern Eu-
rope. He as well the less known LIE
Marin. would without doubt defeat Hack
ensch midt"
Both Paboudny and Cyganiewsky are
coming to England.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
COMING WoMAN's CONGRESS
Aims and Objects of the Gathering Sci
Forth.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. August 1O.-Mrs. Arthur Hol-
land. interviewed. explains the coming
womans congress thus:
"The womans congress is one of the
most necessary organizations of our day
We will take single illustration to prove
my words. A husbapd gives his wife a
ten-dollar bill to buy a new hat. She Is
very busy and asked him If he will 90 out
and buy it for her. He does So searches
the shops. and with the best Intentions In
the world chooses Partisan model which
Is absolutely unsuitable. His wife knows
that he has done his best. but the hat Is
useless to her and she blames herself for
not going out in the first place. because she
knows best what style would prove suitable
to her.
'It Is exactly the same with the con-
gress. Our candidates in parliament are
willing to do their best for u.s. but only
women can Judge what Is best for women
and that Is the foundation stone of our
movement. We intend to employ women
only In our congress-. even to the printing
There must be one exception and that is
the legal adviser. - - --,'
Women over twenty-four years of age
will be eligible to- vote. and each voter
will be presented with a badge which must
be shown at the poll before her vote can
be registered. It Is proposed that the cleo
ton of members to the congress shall take
place In six months by which time the
scheme will be thoroughly voiced through
out the land the organisation will be COM
plete. As candidates must finance their
own election. 1t Is desirable In the event
Of any very able woman Wishing to repre-
sent a section and being financially unable
that q reserve fund should be in hand so
that grants can be made where the candi-
dates cannot themselves influence support"
It has been decided that the woman's par
hamene h' not to have an upper house or
Evening star., 1907-08-11
DEFEATS OF THE BRITISH.
A London Writer Tells Of Their
Stimulating Effect

LONDON. Aucrst 10.-A writer In tho
Daily Maii believes persistent international
,orcpe titlou l., a safeguard against profess
sioralisnt Commenting upon the defeats
sustained by he British in rowing, tennis.
cots and other sports. he says:
For cunVcI stion in all these defeats
W. need lIcL no further than enjoyment
OF the rig"r OF the game. which always ac-
cor.u:,uics internationalism. Australians
and tme ri, anz between them first saved
lawn tennis flon. painless extinction. and
then rnised II 10 a new level Of Wgor. II
Is twice ti. game It was. thanks to tho
dash aud oiiG nality Of the non- English
piay.rI In cricket. rowing, tennis. lawn
tennis. hcra1 jrmping-one must not forget
golf. In VIII en- two championships have gone
recn7tly to roie gners-we move at brisk-
or time. since many visitors from many
places frCusht their native verve to tho
several competitions. As people. We tend
to BE- ,ome stt:eoptyped. We tread the
mil. AID low without thought ana with
duIie,i ttt t-e:t TO an image OF mechanical
styl, which Il - hardly good form 70
alter"
Evening star., 1907-08-11
COLUMBIA HAS NO
HOPE OF FOOT BALL

NEW YORK, August f0.-Whatever hope
Columbia University had for foot ball has
been dashed to the ground by the refusal
of the faculty committee TO approve the
recommendations of +. s. Bangs ana other
influential leaders In Columbia athietics
They proposed that foot ball be reinstated
with certain restrictions in the nope ina, IL
..o,,l5 imnroye the inharmonious relations
between the undergraduates and the fac-
ulty There is no doubt that the Columbia
authorities are making serious mistake
by carrying their opposition to foot pail 10
snch lengths The whole student body ana
practically the entire alumni organization.
az well as many members or the faculty,
are In favor of the game. so that President
RutIer and his associates are merely storing
nm trouble for themselves by their arbi-
trary refusal TO consider the wishes OF the
thousands of undergraduates and alumni
of Columbia.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
BoILERMAKERs' STRIKE.
Refuse to Accept Southern Pacific's
Permission to Work.

Los ANGELES August 10.-H. ]. Small,
superintendent of motive power Of the coast
division Of the Southern Pacific Company.
today served notice on the striking boiler
makers that II they did not return to work
by next Tuesday the company would refuse
to reinstate them.
The men say that they will not return to
work and the prospect tonight is that a
general strike of boilermakers all over the
Hartman system will be called.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
Shot for q Burglar.

MOBILE. Ala. August 10.-W. J. Patter-
son. tr.. son Of q local publisher. was shot
and mortally wounded early today by FIRE.
mont Thrower, the eighteen-yesr-od son
Of Judge Fremont Thrower, a friend and
netghbor OF Patterson.
Thrower and young Patterson had an
swered q cali for assistance from q neigh
Dor who had been awakened by q negro
burglar. Installing Patterson for the bur
giar, Thrower fired the contents OF a shot
gun into Pattersons abdomen at short
range. Patterson cannot survive.
Evening star., 1907-08-11

the coming month to answer the charge OF
selling liquor without license. and within
the last few days he has been sent to Jail
for contempt of court in failing to answer
a summons to appear as witness In
case of alleged larceny, later being bailed
by his daughter in the sum of $50 cash.
He Is to be tried here this fall for fraudu-
lent use of the mails.
Evening star., 1907-08-11

house OF peeresses. The lines OF the dis
return members Of parliament OF course
about all that the woman's congress can do
Is to educate the women in voting and in
politics. but II Is hoped that the real parlia-
ment OF "mere men, will sometimes take
notice OF their recommendations
Evening star., 1907-08-11

ST. LOUIS. August 10.-Horatio W. Sey-
mour formerly etfitor-in-chief OF the Chi
caso Chronicle. yesterday assumed charge
Of the 81. Louis Post Dispatch in the same
capacity. The Post-Dispatch Is owned by
Joseph Pulitzer. whose service Mr.. Soy
mour entered shortly after the Chronicle
suspended publication.
Evening star., 1907-08-11
Pitied the Reservist.

Military service sometimes has its sad
side. as the following touching story which
has just come in from the provinces will IL
lustrate man with a large family was
suddenly called upon to decide between
stern duty and affection and he pro-
nounced In the direction which his heart
drew him. the consequence being his ap-
pearance before a court-martial with every
prospect OF a heavy punishment. The poor
fellow has a wife and five children. and
1t is as much as he can do to make both
ends meet. So his CONSERVATION may be
imagined when after having a particularly
hard time of 1t he received the order to
leave his home for four weeks training.
he now being q reservtst. II he went of to
Join the regiment he feared that his wife
would starve. He was arrested and at the
court-martial stated his position. The mem
bers of the court had already been i'm
pressed with his story. when his wife en-
tered the hall with their five children. hold
Ing the youngest a babe, in her arms, while
the others clung. timidly to her. This was
too much for the court and the man was
not only released. but collection taken up
for the woman.