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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
CHURCH BROTHERHOODMEETS
Officers are Elected by Men of the
First Methodist.

The regular meeting of the Brother
hood of the First Methodist churcl
was held in the church parlors last
evening. After reports of the various
committees had been read the election
of officers took place followed by the
serving of ice cream and cake. Fol
lowing are the new officers chosen TO:
three months:
PreSident-Dr. w. E. Martin.
First Vice President-H. X Walker
Second Vice Presidents. f. Matti
son.
Secretary-S. F. Mowry.
TrcaSurer-C. G.. PinkertOn.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
WOULD NOMINATE DENEEN
Peoria County Citizens Petition for
Primary Ballot.

Springfield, III, Aug. 27.-More than
5000 names have been signed to petit
tions in Peoria county to place the
name of Governor Deneen on the pri-
mary ticket. John W.. Kimsey of Peo-
ria county arrived in the city yester-
dav bearing the petitions, which were
turned over to the proper authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
GOVERNORS UNITE
TO FETE PRESIDENT
ception Committee at keo-
kuk, Iowa.

Springfield, Ill, Aug. Ex-Governor
Deneen has accepted an invitation from
Governor Cummins of Iowa to join a
committee of governors of the central
states who will act as a reception com
mittee at Keokuk, Iowa, to assist in
entertaining President Theodore Roose-
welt Oh Oct. | at that place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
PLAINTIFF CONCLUDES CASE
Motion to Take Goodmanson Suit for
Commission from Jury.

In the case of John Goodmanson
against L. Rosenstein, for $1,000 COM
mission on $4,000 real estate deal
which he was authorized to negotiate.
but which was not closed, the plain
| ltiff's evidence was concluded in the
county court today. A motion to in
struct for the defense is being heard by
Judge Olmsted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
At the Illinois Labor Day.

Manager Taylor of the Illinois thea-
ter announces that "To Die at Dawn
will be presented at that play house
matinee and night Labor day, Sept. 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
WILHELM A GUEST
PreSid ent to Entertain Swedish
Prince at Home at Oys-
ter Bay.
OTHER NOTABLES THERE. TOO
Affair Will be Given International AS
pect by Presence of James
town Fair Visitors.

Oyster Bay. Aug. q. President
Roosevelt yesterday held a long con-
ference with Herbert Knox Smith,
head of the bureau of corporations.
Dewey c. Bailey, United States NAV
shal of Colorado, was also received by
the president and political matters in
the west We're discussed at some
length.
An elaborate luncheon will be SER
ed at Sagamore Hill tomorrow to
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and num-
Der of other distinguished guests, IN
Guiding the Swedish minister to the
United States. Herman De Lage.-
crantZ.
VIII Entertain Others.
1t is understood that at the same
time. the president will have as his
guests all of the foreign naval repre-
senLatives to the jamestown eXpOSi
ton whom he has not previously en-
tertained at luncheon, and that this
entertainment will conclude the eXecu
tive courtesy to the foreign visitor
| to the exposition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-27
DOES SOME FININC|
Venezuela Assesses S5,OOO,-
600 Penalty on American
Asphalt Company
FOR AIDING THE REBELLION
May Be Called On to Pay Twice as
Much More for Alleged Damages
Resulting from Conflict.

Caracas. Aug. -Delayed. )-Ven-
against the New York q Bermudez
company for aiding the MatOs revolu-
tiOn. \ commission of experts is to
fix other sums to be paid by the as
phalt company, which probably will
amount to $10.0OO.O0O more, or $15,-
sents the cost to Venezuela OF subduing
the revolution.
The decision which was handed down
last Monday comes three years after
the beginning of the trial by the as
phalt company which was announced
by Judge Juan LiscanO of the civil
court of first instance. The Judgment
is appealable to the supreme court,
and from there to the court of cassa-
Ition.
Court Decision Fixes Damage.
The court in it's decision says:
Administering justice in the name
of the republic and by authority of the
law. this complaint is declared to be
well founded. and in consequence the
New York q BermudeZ company is
condemned to pay the sum of bolivars
24,17S.G3S ($5,000,0O0), which is the
amount of the errogations made by the
national treasury for the purpose of
suppressing the revolution. as has been
proved in the records, and also TO re-
imburse the nation, according to a just
assessment by experts for the follow
| ing damages and injuries:
Discredited by War.
81 The discredit which, because OF
war the Venezuelan nation may have
suffered in the conception of other ma.
tiOns with whom relations of an inter
national or mercantile order existed.
| "2. The loss of Venezuelan citizens
withdrawn from commercial pursuits
agricultural industries. and from the
activity of the republican life because
of the war.
| "3. The necessity for the creation OF
war tax which produced $350,000 in
1904 and s.. .5QQ. 600 n.-19li.-------
! "4. The decrease in the custom:
Irevenues was from $6000,000 in 1901
and $i.SOO,OOO in 1892 to $3,OOO,OOO il
1903. 10 years during which the revOlu
ton led by General Manuel Antonio
Matos developed its greatest strength
"5. The decrease in the revenues o
the states was from $4,000. 900 in 1901
to $1,250,000 in 1902, and 100000 il
1903.
"AIl of which is established by proof
lappearing in the records
/; 'Inasmuch as, i'll the Judgment c
this court, there does not seem to hav
been any imprudence on the part q
the defense, it is declared that there
no special condemnation in costs"
1t was from American witnesses an
from evidence taken before American
. judges in the United States courts tha
the Venezuelan government obtaine
its most important proof of the pal
alleged to have been played by the a:
phalt company in the Matos revolutio
and the furnishing of the money wit
which to start the fight.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-25

afraid. It's nothin' to do. Why, I've done it
u million times. Don't shut both your eyes,
now. Jes. keep one open and shut the other
one. He'll get away ii you don't watch out.
Now you're all right. Why don't you let Ter
go? Go ahead
Jimmie, with his legs braeeA apart, was in
the centre of the path. His back was greatly
bent, owing to the mechanics of supporting
the heavy gun. His companions were screech-
ing in the rear. There was wait.
Then he pulled trigger. To him there was
frlghtful roar, his cheek and his shoulder
took stunning blow, his face felt hot flush
that he was still alive. He was not too dazed
to instantly adopt becoming egotism. 1t had
been the first shot of his life.
But directly after the well-mannered ceie-
had been grazing in the line Of fire, was seen
to break wildly across the pasture, believing
and bucking The three smugglers and lynx
hunters looked at each other out of blanched
faces. Jimmie had hit the. cow. The first
evidence of his comprehension Of this fact
was in the CELEBRITY with which he returned
the discharged gun to Willie Dalzel.
They turned to flee. The land was black,
| as If it had been overshadowed suddenly with
thick storm-couds, and even as they fled in
their horror gigantic Swedish Farmland
came from the heavens and fell upon them,
shrieking in eerie triumphs. In twinkle they
were clouted PROSTATE. The Swede was elate
and ferocious in a foreign and fulsome way.
He continued to beat them and yell.
From the ground they raised their dismal
appeal. ''Oh, please, mister, we didn't do it.
He did it. didn't do it We didn't do it.
We didn't mean to do it. Oh, please, mister.
In these moments of childish terror little
lads go half-blind, and it is possible that few
moments of their after-life made them suffer
as they did when the Swede flung them over
the fence and marched them towards the
farmhouse. They begged ike towards on the
scaffold, and each one was for himself. ooh,
please let me go, mister. didn't do it, mis-
ter. He did it. Oh, please let me go, mis-
ter.
The boyish view belongs to boys alone, and
il this tall and knotted laborer was needlessly
without charity, none of the three lads cues
toned it. Usually when they were punished
they decided that they deserved it, and the
more they were punished the more they were
convinced that they were criminals of a most
subterranean type. As to the hitting. Of the
of necessity criminal matter, such reading
never entered their heads. When things han
pened and they were caught, they commonly
paid dire consequences, and thev were accus-
toned to measure the probabilities of woe
utterly by the damage done, and not in anv
way by the culpability The shooting Of the
CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-25

In the end the boys reached the top OF the
mountain and secuted off among wild and
desolate ridges. They were burning with the
desire to slay large animals They Thought
continually of elephants, lions, tigers, croco-
dies. They discoursed upon their immaculate
them, and they all lied carefully about their
courage.
The breeze was heavy with the smell of
sweet-fern. The pines and hemlocks sighed as
they, waved their branches. In the hollows
the leaves of the laurels were lacquered where
the sunlight found them. No matter the wealth
er, it would be impossible to long continue
an expedition of this kind without fire, and
presently they built one, swapping down for
fuel the brittle nnder-branches of the pines.
About this fire they were wiled to conduct a
SORT of play, the Dalze boy takin.; the part of
bandit chief, and the other boys being his
tristy heutenants. They stalked to and fro,
lcngstrided, stern yet devi[mayc care, three
terrible little figures.
Jimmie had an uncle who made game of him
whenever he caught him in this kind of play,
and often this uncle quoted derisively the fol.
lowing classic: Once aboard the lugger, Bill
and the girl is mine. Now to burn the chateau
and destroy all evidence of our crime But,
har' Ike, Bill, no violence" Wheeling abruptly,
he addressed these dramatic words to his COM
rades. They were impressed; thev decided at
once to be smugglers, and in the most ribald
fashion they talked about carrying off young
women
At last they continued their march through
the woods. The smuggling motif was now
grated Enthusiastically upon the original lynx
idea, which Willie Dalzel refused to abandon
at any price.
Once they came upon an innocent bird who
happened to be looking another way at the
time. After great deal of manoeuvring and
| big words, Willie Dalzel reared his fowling-
piece and blew this poor thing into mere rag
/ of wet feathers, of which he was proud
| Afterwards the other big boy had turn at
another bird. Then it was plainly Jimme's
chance. The two others had, of course, some
| thought of cheating him out of this chance,
but of truth he was timid to explode such a
thunderous weapon, and as soon as they de-
| tected this fear they simply overbore him. and
made it clearly understood that if he refused
to shoot he. would lose his caste. his scalp
! lock. his girdle, his honor.
They had reached the old death-colored
snake-fence which marked the limits of the
upper pasture of the Fleming farm. Under
| some hiclSory-trees the path ran parallel to the
fence. Behold. small priestly chpmunk
came to a rail- and holding his hands on his
abdomen, addressed them in his own tongue.
1t was Jimmie's shot. Adjured by the Others.
he took the gun. His face was stiff with
apprehension. The Dalzel boy was giving
| ,rth fine words. go ahead Aw, don't be
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-25

ever brought really to book for these mis-
deeds.
In the end they went off together, Willie
Dalzel with his gun being triHe in advance
and dlscoursing upon his various works. lhey
passed along maple-lined avenue, highway
common to boys bound for that free land OF
hills and woods in which they lived in some
part their romance of the moment, whether IL
was OF Indians, miners, smugglers, soldiers, or
outlaws. The paths were their paths, and
much was known to them of the secrets of
the dark green hemlock thickets, the wastes
of sweetfern and huckleberry, the cliffs OF
gaunt bluestone with the sumach burning red
at their feet. Each boy had, / am sure,
conviction that some day the wilderness was
to give forth to him marvellous secret. They
felt that the hills and the forest knew much,
and they heard a voice. of it in the silence, 1t
was vague, thrilling, fearful. and altogether
fabulous. The grown folk seemed to regard
these wastes merely as SO much distance be-
tween one place and another place, or as rab-
bit-cover, or as district to be judged accord
ing to the value of the timber; but to the boys
it spoke some great inspiring word, which they
knew even as those who pace the shore know
the enigmatic speech of the surf. In the mean
time they lived here, in season, lives OF ring
ing adventure-by dint of imagination.
The boys left the avenue, skirted hastily
! through some private grounds, climbed q
fence, and entered the thickets. 1t happened
that at school the previous day Willie Dalzel
had been forced to read and acquire in some
part q sOieInn description Oh lynx. ne
meagre information thrust upon him had
caused him grimaces of suffering, but now he
said suddenly "Pm goin' to shoot. a lynx"
The other boys admired this statement but
they were silent for time. Finally Jimmie
said meekly, whats lynx? He had en-
dured his ignorance as long as he was able.
The Dalzel boy Knocked him. "Why don't
you know what lynx is? A lynx? Why, a
| lynx is an animal somethin' like cat. an it's
got great big green eyes, and it sits on the
| limb of tree an jus e]ares at you. It's a
pretty bad animal, ] tell you. Why. when
"Huhl'' said the third boy 'Where'd you
ever see a lynx?"
| ooh, I've seen em-pleny of 'em. 1 bet
| you'd be scared if you seen one once"
| Jimmie and the other boy each demanded,
| How do you know | would?"
| They penetrated deeper into the wood. They
| climbed rocky zigzag path which led them
at times where with their hands they could al
most touch the tops of giant pines. The gray
| cliffs babhled sheer towards the sky. Willie
Dalzel babbled about his impossible lynx, and
they stalked the mountain-side like chamois-
hunters. although no noise of bird or beast
broke the stiffness of the hills. Below them
| Whiomvile was spread out somewhat like the
| CHEAP green and black lithopraph OF the time
"a Bird's-eye View Of Whilomville, N Y"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-25

kS& the dlnlng-room ana Weecneu
ES mother with large, serious eyes.
k$ySS4N Suddenly he said "Ma-now-can
ESsS&a l borrow pas gum :,
She was overcome with the femi-
nine horror which is able to mistake prelimi-
nary words for the full accomplishment OF inc
dread thing. "Why, Jimmie!' she cried. VI
all wonders! Your fathers gunl No naeed
you can't"
He was fairly well crushed. but he man
aged to mutter, sullenly, Wen, WINE Daizei
he's got gum" In reality his heart had
previously been beating with such tumult-he
had himself been SO impressed with the daring
and sin of his request-that he was glad that
all was over now, and his mother could do
very little further harm to his sensibilties. He
had been influenced into the venture by the
larger boys. e..
fathers got gun, hnsnt he! wen, why
Putting himself. Jimmie had replied, well,
/ can, if l want to" 1t was black he, but
really the Dalzel boy was too outrageous with
his enternal bill posting about the gun which
beaming uncle had intrusted to him. Its
possession made him superior in manhness to
most. boys in the neighborhood-or at least
they enviously conceded him such position
but he was SO overbearIng,, and stuffed the
fact of his treasure so relentlessly down their
throats that on this occasion the rahle
Jimmie had lied as naturally as most animals
swim.
Willie Dalzel had not been checkmated, for
he had instantly retorted, ''Why don't you
get it, then"
"Well, can, if / want to-"
''Well. get it, thenl"
well, / can, if / want to-"
Thereupon Jimmie had paced away with
great airs of surety as far as the door of his
home, where his manner changed to one Of
tremulous misgiving as it came upon him to
address his mother IN the diningroom. There
had happened that which, had happened.
When Jimmie returned to his two distin-
guished companions he was blown out with a
singular pomposity He spoke these noble
words: oh, well Iguess don't want to take
the gun out today"
They had been watching him-with cleaning
ferret eyes, and they detected his falsity at
once They challenged him with shouted
qibes, but it was not in the rules for the con,
duct of boys that one should admit anything
Whatsoever, and so Jimmie, backed into an
clinical corner, lied as stupidity as desperate.
w, as hopelessly as ever lone savage fights
when surrounded at last in his jungle.
Such accusations were never known to come
to any point, for the reason that the number
and kind Of denials always equalled or exceed
ed the number of accusations, and no boy was
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-25

[MMIE TRESCOTT lounged about
the dining-room and watched MS
mother with large, serious eyes.
Suddenly he said, "Ma-now-can
/ borrow pas gum?
She was overcome with the femi-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
OUR MIsREpREsENTATIvE AT SACRAMENTO

TLT with mingled feelings OF appreciation
NM the of the State Senator's good intentions
Wv from the mouth of Mr.. Wolfe of San francisco doubt.
because of the road that good often travel and
apprehension because have learned the speech poll
cians backward Mr. Wolfe stirred this declaration by
the natural resentment OF his colleague from Los Angeles who
had successfully negotiated the purchase chairs
81 apiece behalf of California like
ippant which Mr. Wolfe had referred his political
If the Senate afflicted uncomfortable
the bung should therefore, be when
the spigot.
Senator Wolfe stung He apoogized promised be
good only for himself but generally generously behalf
OF his colleagues They have filled the pockets Of their friends,
but their hearts
Possibly best express the OF the meeting in the
words OF Governor Parde spoken the student body
ford on Wednesday night when he said
of
decent them would
personal
responsibility lost the mob of
The Senators would steal horse
fellow citizen but given the chance opportunity
plumber color of law Of them appear lost
of shame 1t not the magnitude of the steal but petit
that dsguss The Assembly than the
that body there element that would have stolen the
the chairs we'll the patronage brings
every Californian that such should
representatives OF the commonwealth.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
THE DIRECT PRIMARY AMENDMENT

THE objection raised by morning contemporary to the Held
Wright constitutional amendment empowering the enactment
of direct primary law that discretion left the Legisla
make the obligatory and mandatory
be desired The objection does appear be valid for the
that direct primary legislation be adopted be
both mandatory and obligatory all electoral divisions the State
otherwise The primary
all other systems We pre-
by direct OF the people and another by delegates
convention That would simply lead hopeless confusion We
hope effect the end desired but
the road by clearing the constitutional objections
that exist
Our contemporary gives OF hang and confused support
the Held Wright He appear thought
subject and holds querulous of finding
appears lead nowhere in particular and likely prove
effective for purpose We commend him quit his bush
whacng and take sustained effort his intentions honorable
The fight for the direct primary cannot be concluded
of the Legislature We only the for logical
complete system Whatever be done this
merely preparatory and will be the duty the Legislature
the will the people We
hdence that when the for consideration
time will be backed by such Overwhelming volume of ne-
gent public opinion that legislature
and elected afford disregard the popular mandate
present engaged partly clearing the partly
OF education make the clear indicate the
dangers to be avoided.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
ALL CALIFORNIA IN ONE MANS GRIP

R. SCHWERIN, in his assumed capacity OF arblter OF
III destiny for Pacific Mail freight might have saved himself
Nv humiliation had he taken The Calls advice to keep
his eye Stubbs Mr. Sclwern is the naughty, inde
pendent freight handler that he would have believe He is not
ntmates like Solomon all his glory dispensing indifferent
and rewards among the uppant railways but merely
much clay the hands OF the potter whose Stubbs Keep
your eye Stubbs. He takes deal of watching
Mr. Bissel of the Santa F another official who does well to
keep his Stubs His apparently clear
his vision He explained equality of division of
fregs between the Southern Pacific Fe merely
natural until he reminded that Stubs had admitted the
of understanding for equal division OF the busi
Mr. Bissel still aboring with the perpexng notion that
natural" artificial" the thing
The established by proof that the Southern Pacific
and the Santa Fe engaged Illegal combination divide
refrain competition. All that pretty
generally known before the inquiry progress before Inter-
Commerce Commissioner Lane but
pee the proof was lacking
Not only these corporations engaged in combination OF
the kind forbidden made criminal oense by the Sherman
the law, but they
shown by the testimony of Mr. r. A. Graham. who
compelled transportation by the
refusal Of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
giving him wharfage accommodations after that corporation
had under Harrimans control
All this part of the much larger inquiry that deals with the
by which E. H Hartman has acquired control OF p 900
OF To that mileage Fe system may
added far competition concerned and
virtual consolidation
petition covering than 10000 miles and when consider
that pool Clark road running of Los Angeles
begin every possible transportation
California by land the hands OF monopoly organized
in defiance OF law
be function OF the national Department of Justice
institute prosecutions
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-01
Personal Mention

H. G. Lawrence OF MccIoud is n the
Palace.
J. S. Thompson Of Baltimore is at tho
Majestic
G. A Stokes of Hawaii is at the
Jefferson.
]. E. Harrington of Paris is at the
st. Francis.
George W. Clark OF New York is
at the st. Francis.
Frank Shoureeks OF New York is at
the Majestic Annex.
]. Compton and Mrs Compton OF Des
Moines are at the Jefferson
T. W. Waddell and Mrs. Waddell OF
Chicago are at the Majestic.
Mrs. A. d. Mitchell OF Goldneld Is
registered at the st. Francis.
Former Governor Miles C. Moore OF
Washington is at the St Francis.
F. w de Van and w. J. cartan OF
New York are registered at the Ma
jestic.
H. P. Robertson and Mrs. Robertson
OF Australia are registered at the
Jefferson.
Lieutenant Colonel Hayhurst Of the
British army and his two sons are at
the Jefferson.
d. II. Delman and Mrs Dslman oel
Kansas City are registered at the Ma
Jestfc Annex
DR.. Frank +. Brooks and Mrs. Brooks
of Greenwich. Conn. are at the st.
Francis en- route home from Honolulu.
They are accompanied by Miss Thouap-
son Of New York City.