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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
KNIGHTS ADJOURN
After Rejecting Simon Burns General
Master Workman.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The conven-
ton of the general ASSEMBLY, of Knights
of Labor adjourned yesterday after
electing Simon Burns of Pittsbuig
general master workman; P. II. Far
rell of New York City, general worthy
foreman; ]. Frank O'Meara of Wash
ington, general secretary-treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Denver Gets w. c. 7. U.

Nashville, Tenn. Nov 15.-Denver,
Col, yesterday was selected as the
next meeting place of the National w
C. r U. convention. Mrs. Cornelia T.
Jewett was chosen managing editor of
the Union Signal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
TO OPEN IN 1903
Directors Adept Report Favoring An
other Year of Exposition.

Norfolk. Va. Nov. 15.-The directors
of the, jamestown exposition will keep
exposition next year if 100000 is
raised by subscription.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
STATE CLOSES ADAMS CASE
Testimony corroboratins Part of Al
legged Confession.

Rathdrum, Idaho. Nov. 15.-The
state closed its case yesterday in the
trial of Steve Adams. The only tes-
timony was in confirmation of part Of
Adams alleged confession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Fire in Russ shipbuiIdinq Yard.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 15.-Fire of un-
known origin in the Baltic shipbuild-
ing yards today destroyed two gun
boats and damaged several other yes
sells.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Nine Injured at Furnace.

Pittsburg. Nov. 15-Nine men were
injured seriously by molten metal in
an explosion at the Lucy furnace of
the United States Steel corporation.
All the injured are foreigners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Laborer Given a Million.

Ludington, Mich, Nov. 15.- John C.
Jeans, day laborer, has been be-
queathed $1,O00,OO0 by an aunt, Anna
T. Jeans of Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Secretary Speaks.

Secretary Root was introduced to the
conference as temporary chairman. In
accepting the chair the secretary de
iivered a brief address. expressing the
hope and belief that the delegates
would bring about permanent peace in
Central America. He expressed the
high appreciation of the American gov
ernment in having the city of Washing
ton selected as the seat of the confer
ence, and. gave assurance TO the plen-
lpotentiaries that they, during their So
joun here, would be in an atmosphere
of peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15

At the conclusion of RitScher's state
ment T. J. Jackson, formerly cashier
of the Chicago National. was called He
identified the charter of the bank ami
it was offered bv the prosecution a
evidence of the banks authority y
commence business. Through Jackson
and l.. a. Walton, vice president of the
Equitable Trust company. who was tn >
next witness, the government began
identifiCations Of the books of these
banks which will be used in evidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
IDENTIFIES BOOKS
Cashier of Walsh Bank Swears
as to Accounts of the Failed
nStitutionS.
TAKES MUCH OF THE DAY
Attorney for Financier in Opening
Statement Denies Every Aleaa-
ton of Prosecution.

Chicago. Nov. 15.-The early part of
the day in the trial of John Il. Walsh
was occupied in indentifying books
of his institution Former Cashier
Jackson was on the stand There were
500 books in the court room.
Statement Concluded.
Opening statements of the attorney
were concluded yesterday and the tax.
ing of testimony was commenced
In the afternoon Attorney Edwar,'
T. Ritscher outlined the case whicn
the defense will present. He asserted
1t would be shown the Chicago Nation
al never discounted unsecured notes
that neither the bank nor Walsh eyer
bought a worthless bond. and that the
payments made by Walsh or by the
bank were perfectly proper and in due
course of business.
Ritscher declared the defense Will
show Walsh made no unjustified loan:
and declared the question 10 be de
cided by the jury will narrow down
to one of good faith and honest intent
instead of crime. 1t will be shown. h
said, that instead of Walsh owing
money TO the bank he was actually il.
creditor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
MURDERED By A BURGLAR

Believed to Have Been Fate of Young
Woman Whose Body Is Found.
New Orleans, La. Nov. 15.-Mrs.
Bessie Carter, aged 2S. was found
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Root Escorted In.

Elihu Root. secretary of state and
his eXcellency Senor Enrique Creel the
ambassador of Mexico. representatives
of the two governments which had call
ed the conference into session. were
escorted to the conference room by
committees of the plenipotentiaries.
In addition TO the conferees and to
the officials directly interested there
were in attendance officials of the
American state department. including
Assistant Secretary of State Robert
W. Bacon, and OF the bureau of Amer
lean republics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Seek for Other Cause.

1t is largely to his inability to en-
dure the blot upon his business repT-
tation which he feared would result
from the suspension of the Knicke:-
booker Trust company and grief over
the knowledge that many of his friends
were carried to ruin in the collapse of
his enterprise that friends attribute
his act
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Peace Conference of
American Repub.
lies Meets.
ADDRESSED BY ROOT
Secretary of State Declares
Delegates Have Good Wishes
of United States.

Washington. Nov. l5.-In the red
room of the bureau of American re-
public, amid the smoke-not OF bat
tie, but of the flashlights of photogra-
phers-the peace conference of the
Central American republic convened
yesterday afternoon. The ceremonies
incident to the opening of the confer
ence, while impressive, were in nature
Informal. AS if by prearrangement the
plenipotentiaries of the five Central
American republics-COsra Rica. Qua
temala, Honduras. Nicaragua, and Sal
vadOr-parties to the conference. and
the officials representative of the
American and other governments in
terested in the convention arrived at
the bureau about the same time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-15
Root Enters Denial.

Root has requested denial to be made
Of the story that the French govern
ment proposed to secure tariff conces-
sions from the United States through
of New York bankers as
a price for the release of gold from
the Bank of France
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10
PARDONS ASKED FOR
BY MANY CONVICTS

Denver, Oct. For the meeting of
the state board of pardons, which will
be held in Gov. Buchtels office at 2
o'clock Wednesday there are many
cases of interest The petition of the
murderer and assaulter, which was
postponed from the September meet
ing, will be considered.
There are eight new cases for con-
sideration. l. B. Irving, who was
sentenced from Las Animas county
for embezzlement Aug. 20, 1906, to a
term from two to four years, and Is
subject to parole in May, 1908, will
be considered. Petition has been en-
tered for the pardon of Charles Still
we'll and Eddie Stillwell by relatives
of the men. They were both senten-
ced from Denver county by Judge Ma
lone in May, 1905, to a term of from
five to 10 years for burglary. They
are subject to parole in February.
1909.
The name of Pat Hill likewise ap-
pears on the list of applicants for
pardon. Hill was sentenced from Pu-
eblo county by Judge Voorhees, Oc-
tober 21, 1905, to term of from four
to seven years for the larceny Of live
stock. and is not subject to parole
until January, 1909. 1t will be remem-
bered that Hill left crippled wife in
Kansas and in the company of Elsie
Hill tramped around the country until
they came to Pueblo. One night they
stole a span fhorses and a runabout
and drove about the country at a ter
rife rate, killing one of the horses
and SO abusing the other that it had
to be shot. Both the man and the
woman were sentenced to the peni-
tentiary, and the woman's sentence
was shortened in order that her child
might not be born within prison walls.
Hills crippled wife Is making appli-
cation for him.
Among other cases is that of
Charles l.. Kelley. sentenced from
Adams county by Judge Armour Oc-
tober 10, 1906, to a term of from
two to three years. for burglary and
grand larceny. He is subject to par
ole in July, 1908.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10
TREE PLANTING
SPRING Oh FALL

The question OF tree, planting Is
beginning to be considered by many
people who have recently come to the
state. II one may Judge by the num-
ber OF inquiries which are being re-
ceIved at the Colorado Agricultural
College. at Fort Collins.
In many OF the eastern states. fall
planting Of both large and small fruits
is much in favor. There are several
reasons for this preference. the most
important being that there IL little or
no danger OF either trees or soil be-
coming dried out during the winter.
Then, in many locations, spring rains
prevent early working Of the soil. 70
that 1t Is often late before planting
can be begun. But II the planting 10
done in the fall. some of the plants
and, as the wet weather in spring is
favorable to growth, the fall planted
trees have a great advantage.
Under Colorado conditions quite the
reverse is usually true A few people
have success with fall planting. but
they are the exception.
Our fall weather 10 usually very
dry, and many of the bitches do not
supply late water, consequently fall
planted trees usually experience ad-
verse conditions from the start. Then
the following winter weather II equal
" trying. The prevailing weather ID
dry, with occasional drying winds.
The cold nights, with q rise Of tenn
perature of 40 degrees or more the
following noon, is equally trying to
newly planted trees.
In the colder fruit sections many
trees are killed by freezing dry" AZ
II Is termed. This ocurs with estab-
lished trees when the ground freezes
to such a depth that root action ID
practically stopped. Moisture is given
of by the tree tops during winter a
well as in summer, though not to such
an extent. When the ground 10 frozen
no water can be taken In BY roots
and the tops become 10 dry that many
Of the plant cells are killed. Such
trses may appear all right in the
spring and may bloom and the leavei
may grow to nearly normal Size. II
the trees reach this stage, they usu-
ally die suddenly, seemingly In day
Fall planted trees do mot have the
advantage Of an eetahlished root sys-
tem 10 guppiy the. moisture lost b
evaporation. consequently tAey an
mucA more a.sespdbts % ia5usy dur
ling Yt1sef. y = ~ nssoeopsE eps
\ ~ e16Nna - boe Gf - 1(
: y bgs1g obo1t 49, - ~
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

pays the individual farmer or not,
there is no question that it pays the
country; and what is profitable to the
people at large must be SO also for
those directly engaged in it.
The strength of the United States
as an agricultural country consists
production, but very largely in the
great variety of its crops. The weak
ness of the south before the war arose
from the fact that it produced almost
nothing but cotton, and the years
were prosperous and business good
in that section according to whether
the cotton crops were bountiful and
commanded high price in the mark
ct. Conditions have undergone rad
ical change in the south since then,
although cotton is still the principal
crop. But the cotton states supplied at
that time an illustration of the con-
dition of any country dependent in the
main upon agriculture of but one kind.
Today the United States produces near
ly everything needed for either the
food or the clothing man. For this rea-
son it is strong and for this reason
it is self supporting
Taking the country as whole
farming undoubtedly pays, and TAX
ing the irrigated lands Of Colorado
in particular, there Is no question
about it, whether the state or the in
dividual farmers are considered. In
northern Colorado the farmers are
rich. A man may undertake to pay one
in two years earn enough from his
crop to cover the entire purchase
price of his farm. 1t is the most high
ly favored farming region in the I'm
itedstates and probably its superior
world!
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10
Street Talk

A woman can abuse a man and still
love him.
Society will do up" woman quick
er than housework.
Most people are with" you as long
as they are talking to you.
Some men would rather take . whip
ping than take a dare.
Most people will make any sacrifice
to crafty their fool streak.
It seem perfectly natural to some
people to abuse a newspaper.
You were never fairly discussed be-
hind your back In your life.
How unreliable we all are when 1t
comes to love and friendship.
1t sounds like the old scratch to
hear a girl chewing the rag"
Don't hover about your sore spots.
written by a man who doeA)
Any boy can make q hit by being
attentive to his mother in company.
The people really do not deserve
half the mean things said about them.
II you are batting better than 800
per cent a lot OF envious people hate
you.
There probably never was q crank
who didn't think he was easy to get
along with.
When a woman calls her husband
PA" II is almost q sure thing he In
not henpecked.
The success of q scheme depends
largely upon the cleverness Of the
agents employed.
Every time you become confidential
with some people. you hear OF a new
kind OF dirty trick.
When people are In trouble about
all their friends do for them 10 to
say. ITS too bad"
How many opportunities there are
to spend money! And how few op-
poTtunities to make II!
Our idea OF good automobile is
one as hard to break down a. the av-
erage political machine.
One OF your greatest faults. prob
ably. is that. without thinking much
about 1t. you bore people.
There are some people who make It
a point to postpone all expression Of
gratitude until Christmas.
Society has become disagreeable
lately. the women talk so much about
the scarcity OF hired girls.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10
Does Farming Pay?

Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture estimates the annual
agricultural product of this country
at six thousand million dollars, and
it is possible that the estimate is not
very far wrong.
This enormous production is the
chief stone in the foundation Of our
national wealth, and with the exten-
sion Of the titled area and improved
methods In cultivation it is growing
larger year by year. Whether farming
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

the old custom Of blessing or WAS
sailing" the apple trees has not died
out. On January II the men and lads
still go around to apple trees on the
various farms as they used to do
century ago. This custom owes its
origin to the superstition referred to
by Herrick:
Wassaile the trees that they may bear
You many plum and many pear;
For more or less fruits they will bring,
AS you do give them wassailing.
The wassailers, having assembled
under the tree, sing this toast:
Health to thee, good apple tree,
Well, to bear hats full, caps full,
Three bushel bags full.
Three cheers are then given for
the tree, and sometimes salute Is
fired as we'll.
1t Is said that the apple was in
troduced into England by the Rom
ans, and that this custom OF was
sale grew out of ceremonies of
honor of Pomona, goddess of fruit
trees, whose name has descended to
the "pomme" (apple), in France, as
the fruit par excellence. Others find
in the ceremony connecting link
with the German methods of melting
trees to fruitfulness: and still others
think it connected with old customs
yet observed in the Black mountains,
corresponding the Chineses sun wor-
ship at the time of the New Year. At
any rate, the basic idea Is that Of pro-
pitiating either the presiding deity of
the tree, or the sun god, that he may
smile favorably upon them and make
them fruitful.
Everywhere on All Saints day the
girls use the apple for fortune tell
ing. Swing an apple peeling three
times around your head. and at the
third swing let it fall behind you. 1t
will form the initial letters OF the
name of the man you are to marry.
Name the seeds, and stick them on
your forehead, and the one that stays
the longest will be your fate.
The German peasantry shoot an
apple seed from the fingers on New
Years night. watching the direction
In which 1t flies. The sweetheart will
come from that direction. In Aus
tria, on Saint Thomas night-Decem-
ber 21-an apple is cut in two and the
seeds counted. II they are even,
wedding will soon follow. II seed
has been cut in two. there will be
trouble either before or after the mar
riage-very probably both.
There is a superstition also very
prevalent, that II blossoms appear on
an apple tree in the fall, after the
fruit Is r1pe. 1t Is a sign of death to
someone in the nearest house.
Many are the excellent medical ef-
fects attributed to the apple. 1t is
said that a wart will disappear II the
cut surface Of an apple Is rubbed over
it. and the apple buried. In some
places. eaten on Easter day, an apple
Is thought to guard against fever all
the year. Nearly always the apple Is
said to be benevolent In Its effects.
and scarcely less familiar than the
proverb:
A rotten apple spoils Its companions.
Is the old couplet.
Eat an apple going to bed,
Make the doctor beg his bread.
So that. Eve having eaten OF this
forbidden fruit. and brought upon US
all the Ills OF the flesh, we are fully
bidden to indulge in the apple as
excellent medicine. taking as a magic
cure. "a hair OF the dog that bit u.s."
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

set plants, so freezing dry may occur
in any locality.
The above are q few Of the reasons
why it is not usually profitable to
plant in the fall in Colorado.
And the prospective tree planter
who Is unfamiliar with Colorado con-
ditions will, in this respect at least,
find 1t to his advantage to follow the
custom of the most successful or
chardists.
w. PADDOCK.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

The boys In the clothing advertise
ments are the only ones who manifest
any great Joy when school begins.
On the dead square. how much older
are you than you confess?
II you get along pretty well. you
are doing as we'll as anybody.
Occasionally man gets 90 tired
that he feels like writing poetry.
The political orators fool the men
and the women's magazines fool the'
women.
Every time you are disagreeable to
a man. he begins laying plans to get
even.
The higher a degree in . lodge the
rougher' . man IL treated when he 10
Initiated.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

A number OF girls in Canon have
started society called the B. A. 8.
This stands for "Be Absolutely Selfish
the members contendIng that the sell
fish get along best In the world. There
is nothing in the theory, and the club
will not 1ast: The members couldn 7
be selfish II they tried.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-10-10

n~thor Car ~'an - -. '-'
the Martyr Look The Martyr Look
is common with women, but men are
usually a little ashamed of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-15
PRESENTATION
 TO SHERIFF wv. R. Waller Honored
 by Associates. Is. s. BELsER ASSUMES OFFICE Takes Over Charge of Affairs fo
 Shrievalty.
 --s- Attendants of Court Present Outgoing 0mcial with Handsome silver sct---Deputies of the New County Administration. 

Samuel S. Belser Is Sheriff of Mont gomery County By virtue of the law | he became Sheriff at the stroke oI midnight Sunday, but, in reality he did | not assume charge of the office until g:30 o'clock yesterday morning, pe- cause it was not until that hour the re, tiring Sheriff. W. R. Waller, appeareo
 simple task of delivering the keys to
 I Mir. Belser.
 l With the retirement of Sheriff Wal Her. a great surprise was in store for
 | him. a surprise that touched his heart
 and drew him nearer than ever to tne court officers who have worked Witn l him during his six years term. | The outgoing Sherif was presented
 with a handsome complete set of silver
 by the officers of the court and his at
 I torneys
 Several days in advance it had been whispered around that the Sheriff would have a pleasant surprise, but the ut most secrecy was kept. When MT. Waller arrived at the Court House at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning he was surrounded by his friends who took him into his office
 I Solicitor s. H. Dent delivered the presentation speech according sincere | tribute to Mir. waller as an officer, a citizen, friend and an associate. A talk was then made by Judge w. H. Thomas, presiding over the Crimi- nal Division of the City Court. who commended Mir Waller The incoming Sheriff, Mir. Belser. also spoke as did Albert Taylor. his deputy. who has had complete charge vf the office of MT. i Waller during the latter's term. He said he would ever remember his asso- citation with Mir. Waller with fondest recollections.
 In response. the retiring Sheriff told | his friends how deeply he appreciated I the remembrance He would hold 1t l dearly and preserve it through his life. Accompanying the induction of Sher- | if Belser into office were also his of ! flee. field and jail forces. the members of which he announced some time ago. | Albert Taylor. chief deputy, remains | in his present responsible position which he holds. Other deputies who went in were George Wilson, Claud Mckee, William Hall George Norman. Claud Mize1l and Captain William l Whiting.
 Sam Pettus, the new day jailer, and l William P. Fillmore. who is to have | charge of the jail at night. were at the county prison at an early hour yes- terday morning.
 l Captain George M. Powell. who has | been the day Jailer. was there also, and he turned over all the, affairs of the
 position to MT. Pettus, remaining near | Iy all day reviewing business matters with the incoming officer. MT. Fillmore went on duty at o'clock last evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-15
WITH HELLO GIRLS
AUTHORITIES SEEM TO sYMPA- THIZE WITH STRIKERS.
County Attorney At Memphis Asked To Inyestigate Validity Of Cumber- land C0mpany's Charter and
 Manager Is Arrested.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 14.-President Caldwell and General Manager Hume, of the Cumberland Telephone and Tele- graph Company. arrived here today from Nashville to look into the strike of forty telephone girls
 Many women have been brought here from adjacent cities to take the place of the strikers. but the latter claim a large number of the new recruits have been induced to return to their homes.
 The county court today passed a res- olution instructing the county attorney to carefully investigate the charter of the Cumberland Company and if it was found defective. as the court believed it to be. the attorney is instructed to remove the company's poles.
 The superintendent of the company, Foster Hume, has been arrested by Po- lfceman Steele charged with carrying a pistol, which Steele alleges was bran dished at three striking girls.