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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-04
GIVES GLAD HAND
Rockefeller Explains That He
Was Not Trying to Avoid
Service of Subpoena
WHEN FINALLY LOCATED
Son-n-Law May Be Called Upon to Pay
$1,000 Reward Offered if Oil Mag
nate Was at His Home.

IIIISutlu, MdSS., july O.-AlLeI a
search lasting nearly two weeks. ill
which representatives of United States
marshals in Chicago, Cleveland New
York and Boston have been endcavOr-
ing to serve upon John d. Rockefeller.
head OF the Standard Oil company, the
subpoenas issued by Judge Lands CT
the federal court at Chicago, RockcfcI-
Ter was located in this city yesterday
afternoon and personal service made
upon him by Deputy Marshal Frink OF
North Adams.
Didn't know What Was Wanted.
After accepting service. Rockefeller
explained that he had not been endeav-
.Cring to dodge service, but that he
did not know exactly what was wanted
of him.
Early in the day Deputies Frink and
Ruhl, the latter of Boston, visited Ta-
comic farm, but L. ParmeIee Prentice
told them his father-in-law was not
there. The officers prOfessed to be sat
isfied with the statement, and depart
cd, remarkinS that they had no search
W Ctll ant NlliIli "puih pei ullJ NIlSIIl "
go through the house Ruhl boarded d
train for Boston and Frink went to hi.
home in North Adams, 23 miles from
this city.
| He Came Back.
| Later Frink decided again to visit
the farm and returned to Pittsfield ant
secretly drove out there in the after
noon. He proceeded through a woode'
driveway into the open space in from
of the house, and recognized ROckefe.
Ter sitting on the piazza. The deputy
presented the subpoena, explaining a
the same time that RockefellcT's pres
ence in the federal court at Chicag;
July 6 was needed.
Rockefeller accepted the service witt
a smile, shook hands with the deputy
and expressed pleasure at meetin.
him. He invited the officer 10 sit OF
the piazza and rest, which invitation
was accepted. Rockefeller chatted fo
a few moments, saying he had not il
tended to evade the officers, but tina
he did not know exactly what was dC
sired of him.
Discusses Newspaper stories.
He referred to newspaper stOrie
, printed about him recently and ridicu
] ed the idea that he had been surrount
ed by armed guards or that Taconi
farm had been equipped with a scare
light. As the officer was leaving, Roc
l efeller again shook hands with him.
+ 1t is thought that Rockefeller W.
i advised after the morning call of II
: officers that he would better accel
:. service
Il It is generally believed that Rock
l. feller has been at Taconic farm sint
Thursday night. In reply to question
regarding Rockefeller's presence at 7
V comic farm, Prentice Saturday sd
Rockefeller was not there. and offer,
n Il reward of $1,000 to anyone WI
could prove his father-in-law was
e Pittsfield -
Il Eleventh Witness.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-04
Passengers in Stampede,

There was an instant stampede oi
passengers, the car being, like Ander-
son, heavily loaded. Having obtaine
temporary advantage over his antago
nists the marshal started through the
car to break up the furniture. He
poked his fist through glass and grab
bing the back of seat whirled it owe,
just as Mrs. Kate Maxim of Silvis wa
trying to eXtricate herself from it. Mrs
Makins left elbow Nas caught unde'
the edge of the back and crushed, pos
sibly manning her for life.
! BY this time reinforcements came K
the aid of the crew and Anderson wa:
temporarily subdued and the car head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-04
Eleventh Witness.

Chicago, July 4.-News of the sub.
poena service on john d. Rockefeller
was received by District Attorney Sims
last night. Including Rockefeller, II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
A Liquor-selling Consular Agent.

When the 18th Infantry, Colonel Van Ors-
dale in command, set up a camp at CANA
guey. Cuba, last October, the United States
port, asked permission to open a saloon on
the reservation. He considered 1t very
hard treatment when he was refused and
Immediately leased site adjoining the en-
trance to the reservation, where he built
q shack that cost him $50, stocked 1t with
81 900 worth of rum, whisky and beer, and
placed in charge native barkeeper whose
cent on all sales. and who was authorized
to give credit to the soldiers to the extent
of So each between paydays
When the boys learned of this they began
to patronize the establishment quite hber-
ally, and the barkeep, who did not under
stand English and had no knowledge of
our great and good men in the United
William H. Taft, Grover Cleveland, An
drew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, Elihu
Root, Robert Bacon, Pierpont Morgan and
other responsible citizens. He accepted
their ''chits'' in good faith, to the extent of
their credit. After two or three weeks. and
the limit of credit had been reached by
nearly all the soldiers in the barracks. the
United States consular agent heard of the
humor that was being displayed at his ex-
pense and wrote an indignant letter to his
barkeep, threatening to hold him RESPONSE
BILE for all unliQuidated Indebtedness. The
latter gentleman, being grieved by such
ingratitude, emptied the till of the small
amount of cash he had collected and skipped
by the hight of the nearest moon.
The proprietor then placed a decayed and
dlapidated fellow-countryman in charge Of
the enterprise who. finding business dull
and time hanging heavy on his hands, en-
deavored to consume what was left Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16

liquor, and lay around the place day after
day SO drunk that the soldiers could come
in and help themselves to whatever was
handy without increasing the accounts Of
Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.. Carnegie, Mr.. Cleve-
land and others.
BY this time the stock. was much reduced
and the consular agent, being unable to find
an honest teetotaler to conduct his business
closed up the place, and has since been try
ing to collect from the soldiers. 1t is a re-
markable example Of integrity that nearly
all of the men who had their little fun in
charging the drinks up to Mr.. Cleveland,
Mr.. Taft Mr.. Rockefeller, Mr.. Carnegie and
other famous millionaires have paid the
score out of their small wages. although the
saloonkeeper could not identify them, and
Col. Van Orsdale and other officers of the
post would not do anything to assist In the
collection.
The same consular agent of the United
States has a half interest in saloon at
Nuevitas, where a company of marines has
been encamped for several months, AMI has
violated every rule of propriety and decency
by giving and selling liquor to the men
when they drunk. as well as when sober,
contrary to the request OF Capt. Thorpe,
their commander.
The matter is under investigation by the
Department Of State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
Pig IRON From Shanghai.

Five thousand tons of pig iron from
Shanghai arrived in New York the other
day on tramp steamer coming half the
way around the world. This does not mean
steady shipment. We cannot expect to
secure any part Of our future supply Of pig
iron from that source. Even Cheap Chi
nese labor" cannot make iron at cost that
will justify its shipment across the seven
seas to compete with the furnaces Of Pitts
burg and Birmingham, but that China has
pig iron in any quantity is an important
fact.
Her people have been msnihg iron for thou
sands of years. They have smelted the
ore for TIE iron pots that are used in every
household, for their spears and other Inn
plements Of war and peacesmade by native
blacksmiths, and the product may be found
In every village in hundred different
forms, but pig iron and steel rails have
been made only at one place for the last
fifteen years, and the cargo Of 5000 tons
brought by q tramp steamer to New York
was from the furnace at Han-yang, on the
Yang-tse river, opposite the city Of Han
kow and on the other bank of the Han
river from the city of Woo-chang It was
brought as ballast. there being no other
cargo available at the moment, and the de-
mand for iron in the United States is so
much greater than our furnaces can sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16

ply that 1t was sold at good profit over
and above the cost Of transportation.
yang were built by the venerable Chang
Chih-tung, who Is regarded as the ablest
and most progressive man In China. MI
LANG, the next minister to the United
States, who succeeds Sir Chentung in Oc-
tober. was private secretary to the viceroy
at the time the mills were built, and was
actively instrumental In carrying out the
enterprise. They were put up by Mr.
pany at Homestead, and are now In charge
Of Li-ye-chin who was secretary of lega-
ton at Washington under Minister Chu
from 1889 to 1892. A few years ago Mr.. La
revisited the United States, made an In
spection of the furnaces and iron mills Of
this country. and purchased million doll
lars worth Of modern machinery, which
has since been installed In the Han-yang
iron works.
All the rails used by the Chinese govern
ment In building Its railroads have been
rolled at these mills and the material has
been smelted; the ore comes T from the
the coal is brought from Ping-hsing, where
the Marquis 6heng, who has been promi-
nent promoter of railways. telegraphs and
other enterprises. has extensive mines
There is plenty OF coal in various parts Of
China, sufncient to supply the demands Of
centuries, but iron Is comparatively scarce
and Is found in Human and Shen-si prov
ancee only.
The Han-yang mills are kept working
night and day, but even then they are not
able to supply the local demands. and Sir
Chentung recently placed an order with
Pittsburg company for 5000 tons Of eighty
five-pound rails to be used In the construo-
ton of the railway from Hankow to Cam
ton, which was undertaken, but abandoned,
by an American syndicate.
Mr.. Chung Nun Yew, who was here as
secretary OF tho Chinese legation under
Minister WI Tfng-fang and his predecessor,
and was - popular In Washington society,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
In Honor of Wartime Cadets.

LEXINGTON, Va, May I6.-The forty
third anniversary of the battle of New
Market was observed at the Virginia
Military Institute yesterday by suspen-
sion of all academic duties in honor of
the cadet battalion, which took an active
part in battle and captured a federal
battery, charging 1t in the face of muir
derous fire that killed and wounded one
third of them. Graves of eight cadets
buried in the Cadet cemetery here were
decorated with flowers under the super
vision of ladies of the New Market Me-
mortal Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16
Central American Debts.

=
This does not include the internal debts,
which are several times the amounts given
in some of the countries.
The foreign debts of four of the repub-
lies have been funded in recent years, that
of Costa RIGA in June, 1908; Guatemala in
Salvodar was assumed by a railway COM
pany In $780, The enormous debt of Hon
duras represents the accumulated interest
upon disputed loans made an 1857 and 1870,
amounting altogether to about twenty mill
lions. The public having received no bene-
fit from the proceeds, the government has
refused to pay the interest since 1872, and
has not been able to secure a settlement
with the holders of the bonds, who are
mostly English bankers. This terrible debt
provement and progress. If a settlement
could be made upon any fair basis there
might be a prospect for the construction of
railways and the development of the i'm
portant mineral and forest wealth of that
country, but frequent attempts have failed.
The bondholders are MEMORABLE, and the
people Of the country could not meet the
demands II they gave up everything they
have Of value.
prudent and honest management of the
finances of the Central American countries
is the most important and imperative neces-
sfty, because their development will be re-
tarded indefinitely unless their revenues can
be honestly applied to public improvements
The plan of a protectorate would be ap-
proved by scarcely anybody in Central
america The Inhabitants of every one of
the five republics are just as patriotic and
proud of their independence as the people
Of the United States, and they would not
submit to the rule of an alien. They would
doubtless agree to join a confederation on
equal terms, but the fear that they may be
placed In a subordinate position is as I
have said, the greatest obstacle to their
union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-16

is now manager of the Shanghai and Nam
king railway, with headquarters at Shang-
hal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02

"The eminent physicist who writes the article the
Encyclopedia Britannica further says The decay sound
duc to this decrease of quantity of impng-
ing the and consequent dmnuton of the 5is-5t0a
observable in the rarehed air of high mountainous regions
ELLEN repeats the fact that the intensity of depends
upon the density the air where made instead of that
where is heard makes the unduatory theory of sound
mpossble and practical demonstration sound is an
entity made like everything else in this material universe by
the combination of matter in its different conditions and
proportions For is impossible explain the conditions
except that sound is made in full part material
which exists in the air other gases
"And this makes demonstrations, neither of which
admit of any possible answer that the undulaory theories
be first that the action inconsistent
with such theories and second that entity Ellen
says unduaory theories because is well known that one
falls they both fall.
"The great English physicist Huxley in speaking of hypo
thcses-and this undulaoy theory never any
thing though dishonesty taught in many
and all colleges true-says
Every hypothesis bound explain any ncon
WITH the whole of the facts processes
there single of these facts which be
with q do merely inexpable by the
hypothesis such hypothesis falls gound-t is worth nothing
One fact with which positively inconsistent worth much
is powerful in negaivng the hypothesis five hundred.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
BONFIRE OF CIGARETS
How a Woman Ridded a Bay State
Town of Coffin Nails"

own OF CONN Nails
Chatham. Mass. July 31.-Thlrty
dollars worth of cigarets. all that the
dealers in town had in stock when
Mrs. Jennie X. Adams of the w. c. T..
U. bought them out six months ago ana
secured promise from the dealers
that they would sell no more, were
burned in front of the town hall last
night. When cigarets will be sold in
Chatham again is a question.
one day last winter Mrs. Adams
quietly canVaSsed the stores and asked
each merchant if he would refrain
from selling cigarets if his competitors
would. The merchants little suspect
ing that the movement would succeed,
answered readily: Yes
Before night Mrs. Adams had each
merchants word that he would sell no
more after she had purchased the
cigarets which he had in stock. Since
then no cigarets have been sold
Applause from the crusaders was
mingled with signs from the smokers
when the torch was applied to the
straw upon which the last of Chat
hams cigarets We're piled
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

Public examinations for the certif-
cation of teachers in Addison County
will be held as follows
Hancock, August 1916.
Vergennes, August 1920.
Shoreham, August 22-25.
Middlebury, August 26-27.
Bristol, August 2S-a9.
All candidates for examination per-
sonally unknown to the County Exam
liner, shall furnish testimonial of good
moral character and satisfactory evil
dence of ability to govern.
Vermont Normal School entrance
examinations may be taken on any Of
the above dates.
Pricipal B. {. RODGERS,
County Examiner,
29t3 vergennes, VI.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
SADLY STRICKEN FAMILY
Two Dead From Burns and Two Not
Expected to Recover

Cambridge. Mass. July 31.-Two
people were burned to death and two
will probably die from burns. ~ the
result Of a fire in Il tenement block at
Is Pine street last night. The dead are
David McGlaShan. Jr.. aged 5. and
John McGla>hdn. aged &. Euphemia
McGlaShan. aged :. and David Il. Me
Glashan. 81 years old father of the
above children. are not expected to re
cover. Mrs. McGlashan was burned
about the face ana hands but not Scri
ouSy enough to be taken TO tie hos
pita.
The McGlaShan family were the oc-
cupantS of the second floor tenement
of the house. which WAS Gree stories
high and of wood The fire. which
broke out ut 1913 o'clock. is supposed
to have resulted from the explosion OF
a lamp. Al! the McGlaShnns We're abed.
and the flames had surrounded them
before they We're aware of their peril.
The other families got out safely
In the rescue of David Il. MEG laShan
Albert Webster was severely burned
about the hands and was in great peril
of worse injuries.
McGlashan and his his daughter
were taken to a hospital, where it is
said that there is little hope of their
recovery from the terrible burns they
received.
The monetary loss from the fire wa,
confined tO tIp Mel, In han nD1rtm emf =
which were badly Quilted.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
Missing Students Boat Found

Brunswick, Me-, July 29.-The small
yacht in which Richard A, Lee and John
A. Morrison left Mere point on July 8
was located Sunday in II fathoms Of
water off Seal Island cove, and all
doubt as to the fate of the two Bowdoin
students Is thereby set at rest. The
bodies were not found in the yacht.
There is little hope of recovering the
bodies until they are brought ashore
by the waves.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02

Boston. July 31.-A firemen's mus
ter, in which 40 handtubs competed,
parading through the streets of Boston
following which they held a playout on
the common was the principal feature
OF the third day Of Boston Old Home
week. At Dedham the Fairbanks fam
lily, of which the Vice President of the
United States is president, held its an
nua reunion, the vice president Icing
present AT the navy yard the frisa;e
Constitution was thrown open to the
public.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
Democrats Choose New Chairman

Boston, July 31-Alderman d. ].
Kiley of Boston was named as chair
man of the executive committee of the
Democratic state committee at meet
mg of the committee in its headquar-
tiers at 81 State street. Senator +. j.
Linehan of Boston was elected a mem
Der OF the state committee to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent ,resigna-
ton Of c. S. MacFarland. who was
chairman Of the executive committee
and resigned to take up Independence
League work
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
Booth Has Picked Successor

London. July 3O-General Booth.
the head of the Salvation Army, an
n0unceS that the same electric flash
that carries the news of his death will
for the army. Booth has left minute
directions for the future administration
of the army ina sealed envelope with
his solicitors. No one else knows who
his successor will be. but ii is believed
it will be Bramwell Booth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02

follows from considering that the ear receives only por-
OAC the whole volume of sound emanang o. and that
in order that 3D. placed greater distance from o, may
admit the quantity its be that of AC
OBs :OA9. But A=AC be situated distance ID
received by and by BID (and therefore by
AC) will be of Al AC that of 3D. Hence the
sound heard by the the distances GA
and O B each other as OBJ to OA2.
when atmosphere
eening medium would be necessary considerable
eahs surface the and sound
being separated by air of density AS the density the
dmnhes should then find that the oudne of the sound
given distance would decrease the the pump expert
previously described This decrease guam
y OF mpngn the and the consequent dimnution of
its The decay of sound due to this observable in the
rareed air of high mountainous regions De Sussure the celebrated
Alpine traveller that the report pistol great elevation
appeared louder than would smaller cracker eyc.
be remarked that according Poisson, airrata
nterposed
placed given distance intensity depends only
density of the the ITSELF whence follows sounds
proceeding the surface OF the earth may heard equal dis
distinctly by person floating balloon by situated
the surface ITSELF whereas originating the balloon would
heard the surface family placed the
level with balloon. This exemplifed during
by Gaher Coxwe Who when
10000 feet great whistle
passing beneath them
The statement in the second paragraph that This arises
from the decrease OF the quantity of matter, entirely
Incorrect the evidence in the paragraph proving it
be For if it true always be of equal
sounds heard point equally distant from both But this
is not the fact.
Thus draw the square A B d. d being the
of the earth and at the height above the earth where
the air Of hall density Let equal sounds be made at
and D. and will suppose be where the referred
to i'm the the
of sound and b the location OF the
Because the intensity OF sound depends upon the density
the air where is made, the intensity of the sound ID
will be double that OF the equal sound A, also equally
distant AID therefore the oudness OF sound has nothing
to do with the decrease OF the quantity of the matter mpngng
on the car For as Ellen has said if was true in one
instance il Would be in all
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
Three Killed In Railroad Wreck

Brockton Mass. July 29.-Three
trainmen were killed ana three in.
iured late last night when special
train consisting of an engine and a
single passenger car struck the rear Of
a freight train standing under bridge
in Campello. The special is said to
have been going at high speed and it
struck the freight with force sufficient
to telescope the caboose and three or
four other cars.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
No Light on Steamer Disaster

Auburn y. Y, July 3O-COroner
ONeil has completed his investigation
into the burning of the steamer From
tenac on Cayuga lake Saturday, in
which eight people are known to have
lost their lives, and he finds that no
blame is to be attached to Captain
Brown Of the Inflated boat or any of
the crew. The investigation did not
disclose the origin of the fire.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
erooded over Loss of Savings

Pawtucket, II. l., July 30.-Despond-
ent because of the loss of all his saw
ings, amounting to about $1,000 through
the failure of bank in Ireland. James
Dawson, a weaver in LOnsdale, COM
mtted suicide by cutting his throat.
He was unmarried and had been send
ing his savings for the last 20 years
10 Ireland
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
rornedoes MAY Cause Death

Pawtucket, r. l., July 30.-Robert
Milne, aged 40, an electric lineman,
was killed by powerful current while
repairing wires at the top of an electric
light pole.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02
Barred From Connecticut Courts

New Haven. July 31.-The supreme
court of Connecticut denied the appeal
Of Harold Il. Durant of Waterbury
from decree diSbarring him pcrma-
nent!y from practicng law in this
state. issued ny the superior court OF
New Haven county several months ago.
and affirmed the order of the lower
court. pu:nnt was charged with I'M
professional conduct.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-08-02

Evidently Lord Kelvin gave the explanation because in
accord with the unduato theories. For they it
would be true. That it is is a demonstration that all
unduatory theories fictitious.
This last statement cannot be too oagy made carefully
considered. For this unduaory theory of sound couldn't
be without its following sequence that the intensity of
sound depended the densA the air where heard