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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
DRUG STOCK BADLY
DAMAGED BY WATER
System Meant to Extinguish Fire
Causes Loss in Hartz & Bahnsen
Company Store.

Fire broke out on the second floor
of the Hartz & Bahnsen company
wholesale drug house last evening
about 9:15. The manner in which ii
started is mysterious, as no fire of any
kind was near at the time. Discovery
Of the blaze was made by a clerk down
stairs, who Immediately summoned the
fire department In the meantime
vacuum water pipes SO regulated for
fire that 200 degrees of heat melt Il
cap and let water flow into the room,
were pouring water on the stock. Con
siderable damage resulted from this,
the exact amount not being known.
Inc firemen had to find their way into
the cellar to stop the water supply,
and then used chemicals to eXtinguiSh
the blaze. The vacuum pipes directly
over a supply of corks, which were
burning, did not work, and the fire
continued to burn till the chemicals
were brought into use. The loss will
probably exceed $1,000, and it is said
may amount to as much as $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
BUTTERWORTH is TO
HEAD DEERE & co.
Deere at Stockholders Meeting
Held Yesterday.

The stockholders of Deere & Co. yes
terday afternoon net and elected the
following officers:
President-William Butterworth.
Treasurer and Director-B. F. Peek.
Vice Presidents &C. c. Weber and
w. l.. Velie.
Mr. Butterworth, formerly treasurer
and director, succeeds the late Charles
Deere. Mr.. Peek being chosen to sue
coed NJ. Butterworth Two vice presi-
dents, instead OF one as in the past,
were chosen, Mr.. Weber succeeding
himself and Mr. Velie being elected as
the second vice president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26

any portion of Chinese territory, but
merely asks fair deal and the same
consideration and privileges of trade
that are accorded the other nations.
Among the Japs
The experiences of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinney among the Japanese were of
particular interest. The congressman
made the trip to Japan On a Japanese
ship. 1t was during a critical time in
the relations of the United States and
Japan, and yet, Mr.. Mckinney states,
he never received more courteous
treatment. He visited Mogi, Kobi.
rokio. and other Japanese cities. Mr.
Mckinney, in response to a query as
o his observations as to the equality
between the Japs and Americans, re-
piled that he found that the Japs were
Of fine physical development, and an
lbstemious people. He considers them
inferior in intelligence, and though the
greatest copyists in the world, are de-
void of originality and inventive gent
us. They are unfair in trade, not only
with foreigners, but among themselves,
yet are most critical of anything in
other people that may tend to indicate
discrimination.
Everything that is said in the Uni
ted States about Japan and the Japan
csc is known TO the people there" said
Mr.. Mckinney, and he explained that
the Japanese newspapers, the strongest
and most influential of which are pub
lished in English, being wide awake
and aggressive. These papers are sup
piled with the Associated Press reports
and are given the service as promptly
as in the United States
Talks of Transports.
In speaking of his trip, Mr.. McKin-
ney told of the United States transport
service, which was taken advantage of
for a part of the trip. He is in favor
of improvements which will make the
transports larger and much faster
| boats, believing that this is necessary
| in order TO provide an efficient service
From this discussion the congress
!, mans remarks were directed, through
questions by the members of the Press
club, to the question of ship subsidy
and his observations while on his trip
Mr. Mckinney said that he favors shir
subsidy on plain tonnage basis, as
ship subsidy, provided the objections
| made because of the combinations anG
trusts which now attempt to contro
| the ship lines. are removed The OBJ
jections to ship subsidy, he explained
arise from the fact of the control OF
these combpes, and if the subsidy car
| be given to any but the trusts, and il
way to be beneficial, he favors it
He stated, however, that in his opin
| ion ship subsidy should be accOmpan
led by certain corrective legislation.
Visits Arsenal.
Yesterday afternoon Congressman
Mckinney visited Rock Island arsenal
and held a long conference with Colo
| mel F. E. Hobbs. He expressed him
self as very much impressed with the
new commandant at the arsenal The
conference was on the subject of the
needs of the arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
OFFICERS OF BROTHERHOOD
Chosen by Men of First Methodist
Church at Meeting.

The Brotherhood of the First Meth
odist church last evening held It's
monthly meeting in the church parlors
Officers to serve for the next three
months were elected as follows:
President. T. Noftsker.
First Vice President-A. l.. Bruner
Second Vice President-E. H. John
son.
Secretary-A. E. Fehlman.
TreaSurer-G. w. BucKner.
"A social hour was spent after the
business meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
ROCK ISLAND MEN PRESENT
Local Judges and Attorneys Speak at
Cambridge Memorial.

A number of the members of the
Rock Island County Bar association
attended the memorial exercises of the
Henry county association yesterday at
Cambridge, for the late Harry Reherd,
j. A. Streed, Hiram Bigelow, and T.
H. Chesley. Fitting memorial resoIu-
tons were adopted. and addresses
made by nearly all of the Henry coun
ty attorneys, and by Judge Gest, Judge
Olmsted, Hon. William Jackson. Hon
William McEniry, and w. A. Meese
Judge Hand of the supreme court and
Charles K. Laid of Kewanee also made
addresses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
DISCOVERED HERE LONG AGO
st. Louis Learns How to Phone by
"ChestT SYSTEM

Now comes the st. Louis Republic
giving details of the discovery" of
telephoning without putting the mouth
to the transmitter by pressing the lat
ter against the chest while speaking.
The Republic makes a front page
story of it and discourses upon the
possibilities of the new system. Here
in Rock Island the same thing was
discovered months ago and Robert
Rexdale claims the honor, the result
of his experimenting being published
in The Argus. Any time st. Louis
gets ahead of Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26

Yesterday afternoon Congressman
Mckinney visited Rock Island arsenal,
and held long conference with Colo
mel F. E. Hobbs. He expressed him
self as very much impressed with the
new commandment at the arsenal The
conference was on the subject of the
needs of the arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
FOR new SYSTEM
Union Electric Company Soon
to Ask for Right to Install
E Automatic Exchange
AND CHANGE IN RATES
Will Mean Complete Overhauling Of
Plant and Inauguration of Entire
New Equipment.

1t has been announced authoritative
ly that the Union Electric Telephone
& Telegraph company is soon to ap-
ply to the city council for a new fran
chise ordinance which will in effect
give the company permission to in
stall an automatic exchange system in
this city. The change from the pres
ent manual system to the automatic
will necessitate complete overhaul
ing of the plant and the installation
of practically a new plant and new
equipment throughout.
Want Conditions Changed.
Basing its claim on the benefits to
be derived, and the expenditure in
volved, the company will ask the cGm-
ell to relieve it Of the franchise tax
on its receipts, and to increase the
maximum rate from $50 to $50 year
These changes in the condition under
which it operates have already been
applied for by the company.
A representative of the company
states that even with these changes
and the resulting relief afforded the
new company. it will still have less
privileges than its competitor, the Cen
trail Union Telephone company, which
pays no franchise tax and stubbornly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26

refuses to concede the city's authori-
ty to regulate its rate for telephone
service.
The advantages of the automatic ex-
change system and its advance in pop
ularity have been discussed hereto
fore in The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26

The party visited Midway and Guam
enroute to Manila, and these spots
We're described as delightful ones.
At Manila the visitors were enter
tanned by General Wood and the island
commission, and were the guests of
the Quill club at banquet at which
between 400 and 500 men dined, and
also at banquet by the Business
Mems association, with like number
present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26

Widely recommended for its curing
qualities. It's reputation for superior
merit has stood for 80 years. Nothing
so good for indigestion, constipation,
rheumatism and bad blood as Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. So cents,
tea or tablets. Harper House phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-26
Board Meets Tuesday.

The regular meeting of the board of
supervisors is to be held next Tues
day This is one of the more impor-
tant sessions of the year. The ques-
ton of bridge over Rock river at Co,
Iona will be considered.
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CANANEA
 NEWS NOTES
econtinued From Page s.)

Palo Seeo and two new ones on the Allaeran are now being graded for. These four shafts will be given all the crowding possible in conformity with good work. On other properties of the company there is to be like activity as the management gets around to 1t. Materials for houses have been going out daily over the new road and considerable construc- ton work is underway. The latter includes work on the machine shop building and several shaft houses. Grading is being done for ore bins on the Palo Seco and a spur from the main road will be finished to these by the time they are completed. Bins will also be built on other of the properties of the company to receive the ore removed in development work
 One result cf last weeks fire will he changing of the route of the pres ent wagon road to Democrata and Chivatera. advaEtage resulting both for general traffic and for the com pany. The present road will turn above the general store and go over the flat along the lower end of the slag dump through cut to connec- ton with the present road under Democrata saddle. Much grade will
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be eliminated by the new route as well as some very bad wet weather road. The danger to traffic al the smelter railroad track crossing will also be eliminated. A big advantage to the company in closing the old road will be in securing consider able amount of ground between the smelter, shops and ore bedding plant to its private use for whatever pur pose It may find advantageous.
 Louis A. Dunham. of New York, who made the report on America up- on which the Lewisohns engaged to purchase that property but later per mitted it to get away from them ar rived In the city during the week and has since been engaged in look ing over the camp. MT. Dunham notes much advance since his last visit, about a year ago. The exact purpose of his recent visit has not been made public but is understood to be with regard to examination of several properties.
 J. C. Fritz. recently of the Sonora Engineering & Assay. and Mir. Christ man. of the concentrator, leave today for Chicago for the purpose of con- Ierring with mining interests with re- gard to the Talon de orc in the Man canals They will be gone from Can anea several weeks and it is probable that the negotiations which they will carry on for the local people inter ested in the properties will result in arrangements for the taking up of development work on scale that will |lenab1e deternflnation of the value of the holdings, Recently shelter test of ore from shallow surface work ings of the Talon de Orc brought highly encouraging returns.
 B. 6. Pelzer, left Thursday for Der yer, from where, after a short visit, he will go to Boston to conduct ne yotiations with mining interests of that city which have been giving at ention to the Pelzer and other de lonncements, aggregating 400 perte- aencias, held by MT. Pelzer and as- sociates in this city to the north Of South Cananea and Greene Cananea holdings ons the west of the camp. The negotiations under way call for working capital to the amount Of $500, 900 for development of the
 ground. The litter is crossed by for
 nation of Effjieh promise. Assays of
 per cent copper have been secured from lodges on the surface with as l high as I ounces gold accompanying.
 Development coming up on the west
 of the camp by the Charles M. 1 Schwab. Greene Cananea and Roland | interests is to be expected to make
 much activity in the locality of the ] Pelzer holdings during the late sum-
 mer and fall.
 Following are the Announcements
 as recorded in the office of Mineral
 Agent Padilla of the Cananea dis 1, trict during the last week:
 | Pertenencias. Pete Lepash, Cananea Copper. ...S2 I. l.. Eneim, Monte Lfbana ....... 25 Henry Beekman, Cuautemoc ....2s Finfes STrolia, La Fortuna -..2l
 Cayetano Molina, Hidalgo No. ? ..9t Titles to Announcements in Can anea district received and filed dur i ing the last week in the office of the | mineral agent in the municipal pal ace are as follows:
 H. s. smith, Silver King.
 B. N. Norton. Norton.
 Alejandro Ramirez, Morelos.
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ical affairs and his sudden reti -ement is supposed to be due to sorrow at the death of his wife.
 He was president of the Anti dwelling League and Member of the upper House of the Parlaments of Bavaria. Wuertemberg. Baden and Hessen. He has seven children, two sons and five daughters. His oldest daughter, Princess Franeiska is a member Of the order Of the Poor Sis ters of the Holy Franciscans. Anoth- CT daughter has taken the veil and is
 living in the convent of St. Cecelie al Cowes on the Island of wight.
 German manufacturers of locomo- lives are jubilant because two of the
 greatest American and German loco
 motives have decided in favor of the
 German as "being superior in con-
 struction materials and promising
 far greater durability"
 ] The orders placed with the German l locomotive works at Essen amount l to more than 30 million marks. It is the first time that an order of this magnitude has been placed in Ger
 many by a French concern since the Franco-Prussion war, 1S70-71.
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current net earnings are at the rate of $36 per share annually.
 Gheene Cananea, which two or three weeks ago declined to sf4, ad vanced this week as high as ST. When this stock was at the lowest prices, considerable space was de voted to it in these letters and I de- clared it my opinion that the oppor- tunity was similar to one presented a few years ago to buy Amalgamated at s35. Copper Range at $40, etc.
 I am a firm believer in the future of Greene Cananea. I see possibil- ity of annual dividends few years hence of $4 to $5 per share on 15- cent copper market Time will be re quired to bring the property to a stage of development and equipment to permit of such earnings; but there is no possible question in my mind, or in the minds of many of the best , mining engineers in this country who have inspected the property, that such results will be achieved.
 1t must be remembered that the Greene Cananea company has out standing 2,500,000 shares of stock, and that each dollar advance in it's price adds S2,500,000 to the market
 value of the property. In view of this, the stock will not be attractive
 to those speculators who buy and sell for quick returns. There is certain class of investors, however. who real l ly think themselves spectators, who
 always buy as long as their money l lasts, but who haven't the moral cour
 age to sell want this particular class of spectators or investors tG buy Greene Cananea. They may no | get rich very rapidly, but I believe that their holdings of the stock vii
 steadily and persistently grow 1T
 value and that it will be worth, within
 few years, $40 to $50 per share.
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SALE OF LAKE AT LESS
 THAN 25c RECORDED
tcontinued From Page g.,

earners and those of small salaries who have accumulated something for themselves, to Invest 1t in few shares of the companies named above, on a very advantageous basis. Most of these stocks were a few months ago selling from e5 per cent to co per cent higher than at present, and at their highest the prices of most of them did not reflect full intrinsic values. The price of copper may de- cline and dividends may not always be as great as at present. The in come will fluctuate. as will also mar ket quotations, but 1 feel very sure that the average prices of these stocks in the future will be very much higher than at present; and, also, that a few of these stocks. in- eluding Copper Range, Utah Consoli- dated, Greene Cananea and Old Dom inion, should sell in future bonn times at fully twice their present market prices
 Calumet & Arizona is selling for s155, at which the price yields l3 per cent as an investment The company will earn at least % per cent on the present selling price of its stock this year. This company has had q big speculative past, and I believe It will have a big investment future. It has made scores of poor men wealthy. It.; history reads like romance.
 About 20 years ago the Calumet & A1'izona's principal properties were sold for $5,000. Complications arose later, and the title was for eleven years or more. contested for in the courts. When the title was cleared, seven or eight years ago. the prop erty was sold 10 the organizers of the Calumet & Arizona Mining company for $200,0 900. and they supplied the money necessary to sink shafts and develop it, to provide a shelter and make the company a successful enter prise. When purchased for s200,O00 there was not one pound of ore in sight on the entire property. It was bought as a prospect, and 1t has de veloped into a phenomenally profit able mine. The company is now pay ing s2O per share annually in diyi dends. or POO per cent of the pal value of it's stock. I figure that its
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FRANCIS JOSEPH NOT EXPECTED
 ID LIVE
Emperor of Austria Has Been In Vey Poor Health, But Fact Has Been Suppressed in the Newspapers.
Especial Cable to Review.) By walter Dunkirk.

BERLIN. June 22.-I have very re- liable information from Vienna that Emperor Francis Joseph's state of health gives cause to great alarm and that he is In fact not expected to live many months longer
 His sudden departure from Buda- pest is ascribed to this fact which Is being carefully kept secret from the Austrian and German press. Not . word has been said in any of the German pepers but that something has leaked out Is evident from an ar ticie in the Berlin Tageblatt' which deals with the all important question
 What win be the future of the Aus frian Empire when Emperor Francis Joseph dies--which is being widely discussed here today.
 The paper predicts that the union between Austria and Hungary will be dissolved with or without bloodshed. 1t paints the future of Hungary as an independent state in the darkest coiors and prophesys all kincs of troubles which may involve several European states in war.
 Russia, the Tageblatt says, will probably not interfere being to busy with its own revolution, and for the same reason Roumania will probably hold saoof
 Servia, on the other side, is apt to cause trouble to take revenge for the loss of Bosnia and because wal might strengthen King Peters dynas ty, If he should be successful.
 A coalition between Roumania, Bul garia and Servie is possible and apI to create considerable disturbance which might call for intervention or the part of the powers.
 Between the lines one may reaf that only by making a son of ths Kaiser. King of Hungary may grea European war be avoided.
 Great educational reforms are plan ned h China and in three years thu celestial Empire Is expected to hav' it's first modern college at Pekinl which in many ways will remind rath CT of the colleges of America, thai of the universities of Continenta Europe
 There will be eight faculties" a the college where law, theology, his tory, medicine, natural history, engin eering. chemistry. agriculture and So cial economy will be taught in tn English
 The student will pursue their stud ies in English. but will be given ; chance to learn French and German
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AMERICANA SALE.

CHIHUAHUA, Mex, June 22.-Daie Bros, and Felix Mcdonald have re ceived s5G,000 on the purchase price of s25e. .O0O for the mericana mine at Terrazas. T. E. Rarnsdale of Pitts
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burg. George ". Boyce of Chihuahua and New York, are the purchasers.
 MT. Barnsdale Is owner of the Pinos Altos mines near 0campa and the
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Latin also will be taught. but will not be obligatory.

 ]. Pierpont Morgan, Is said to have entered into negotiations for the par chase of a Wagnerian painting by the famous German artist Kaulbaeh, now in the possession of a Russian Baron ess yon Brenmmer, but which was once the property of the mad king. Ludwig of Bavaria
 The history of the painting is ex- ceedingiy romantic. King Ludwig was a great admirer of I.ohengrin, seen walking in the park surrounding his palace, wearing Lohengrin armor. or wearing this costume, in which by Kauibach.
 one of his favorites, the actress. Luise Radecke, who refused an of fer of $10.000 for 1t.
 When she married a Russian baron she took 1t with her to Liyonia, where it narrowly escaped destruction at the hands of revolutionary peasants who stormed the baronial castle. Moved by the tears of the beautiful
 baroness. who said that she valued
 the painting more than her life, the leader of the peasants gave 1t to her with the words: s'Keep 1t in memory
 of the First President of the Livonian
 Republic
 He has since then been shot by the Russian authorities without seeing
 his dream of republic realized and the baroness who is in need of money is about to give up the painting to the American Croesus:
 On July 3rd, Emperor William and the Empress will leave Berlin to visit King Frederick, of Denmark. Al thought 1t Is said here that the visit
 is of a purely social nature. the fact
 that the Kaiser will meet at the Dan i ish court the Czar of Russia as well as the Dowager Empress gives rise to the belief that the two Emperors will confer upon political questions of the utmost importance. It is wen known that the Czar has
 repeatedly sought the advice of the
 Kaiser in questions concerning the governing of his unruly empire and
 until some six months ago, couriers passed almost daily between Potsdam l and Czarskoe Selo but recently this way of exchanging personal commu nications was given up because Of ,he I diverse criticism of the press, that complained because Germny was be l ing used to Do boot black service
 for the Czar."
 | Undoubtedly the Austro-HungariaT
 question also will come up for dis cussicp.
 Leaving Copenhagen the Kaisei may go with King Haakon to Norway
 where he wants to pay a visit tS I Bjornstierne BioTnson whose count,
 seat, the estate of AuIestad was re
 gently deyasted by the break of
 dam.
 It has caused quiss ! sensation tha Prince Karl Zu Loewenstein Werth elm, who some time ago announces his intention of emigrating to Amer ica, has entered Dominican Mon astry where he now declares he vii spend the rest of his life.
 The Prince left his home a eoapl' ], of weeks ago. and it was generail' I thought that he had bearded Hcl I Iland-American steamer for New YeTF
 but the other day letter was Ts
 ceiyed from him written in tine Moa I Iasfry of Venlo in Holland.
 T Prince Karl has always taken livery active part in social and po';i
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Perras Braves mines near santa Bar bara. this state. E. NJ. Ray is manager of all sss
 properties.