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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
WOMAN A ROBBER?
Davenport Police Believe Mrs.
WedleyHelped Husband,
Frank, in Jobs.
MAY HAVE OPERATED HERE
Evidence That Wife Wore Mans Cloth
ing While at Work-Pair Held
at OttumWa.

Davenport police claim that they
have found evidence which warrants
the belief that most of the many clever
burglaries which have been pulled Of
in that city in the last year or so have
been participated in by woman
dressed in mans clothing 1t is just
possible that some of the Rock island
visitatiOns that occurred about the
same time were from the same parties.
The finding Of much of the evidence
referred to followed the arrest by Dc
tectives Connolly and Stanley in Day
export March s of Frank Wedley and
Leona Wedley. his wife Both are col
ored. They were caught with plumber
taken from Ottumwa homes and were
taken to that city TO be tried II is be-
lieyed that Mrs. Wedley worked with
her husband in burglarizing 80 or more
homes in Davenport that the HUSBAND!
is known to have entered.
Are Several Reasons
There are several reasons for i'm
plicating Mrs. Wedley with her hus-
band in these various robberies. Al
ter Wedley'S arrest, hand satchGl be
longing To the woman was found. This
satchel contained a revolver. a blacl;
jack and flash light. Mrs. Wedley ad-
mitted TO the police that she carried
this satchel with her about the city
but naturally denied that she was i'm
plicated with her husband in his burg
laries. A suit of mans clothes. much
too small for Wedley and which would
fit his wife 10 perfection, was also
found at her home, and the police are
confident that when out at night aid
ing her husband III his work. Mrs.
Wedley masqueraded in these clothes.
That Mrs. Wedley was also engaged
in the hOldup business during her res
idence in Davenport. is very evident
from q letter found in the possession
of Medley when arrested. which ha |
been seat by his wife to him al Ottum-
wa. One paragraph of this letter read:
81 turned on" Of my old tricks last
night for 500 bucks. but The guy hol-
Tered 50 | mad to blow it back"
Watched for Some Time.
",oaarod,, Co... .o,,,, t;,,,o t., I.,..,.
he was selling and pawning stuff which
10 ,o,,s+ aoyo sto,dr hrt .ha,. oh;doI
tboir time IN an offor+ TO- ootoh bin,
with tho sto1or ,,1,,ndor ~ bis no,.
saseiop Thic +ho, 4i,1 -, tt,o ,,i,.bl -,
March when WodIav ontora5 tho
Nots+od+ ;ov,o1r,, s+oro ,,.;tI, , ,o,.ar,
cuantirv Of ci1ver norpdod inro IN ~,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, April 9.-Following are thu
market quotations today:
Wheat.
May, 771s, ~. 7G7s, 1864.
July, 1885, 1885, 1875, 1873.
September, SC3s. SO5s, sos, sou.
Corn.
May, 1868, 4G5s, 4GH, 4G5s.
July, 1868, 4GA, 4G14, 1865.
September, 47H, Az, AZ, Az.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09

Temperature at q. M, 81; ut $3.50
p. H., 40. Maximum temperature in last
- hours, 40; minimum, II. Velocity of
wind at II. M, IA miles per hour. Pre-
.cipitntion. .O1. Stage of water, I2.:5 feet,
% rise of % foot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
Gets PRISON Term
Barney Rowland Pleads Guilty
to Charge of Assault With
Intentto Commit Murder.
CASE WAS HALF FINISHED
Victim of Attack Appears in Court 20
Surprise of All Interested in the
Trial of the Case.

Barney Rowland this afternoon plead
court charging him with assaulting
Mrs. Effie Baker with intent to murder
her on the street last fall He was inn
mediately sentenced to the penitentialy
by Judge Ramsay. The plea of gully
was entered this afternoon when cou"t
convened, the state having complete |
its evidence The unexpected appear
ance, both by the prosecution and the
defense, of Mrs. Baker at the trial, up
set all plans for the defense. and after
the victim of the assault had told h AZ
story on the stand. the defendant dc
cided TO plead guilty.
Complaining Witness Appears.
While States Attorney J. X. Scott
was arguing technical matters TO
make possible the conviction of
Rowland by overcoming the hand
leap of not having Mrs. Ba-
ker's testimony, Mrs. Baker herself
appeared in the court room. 1t was
then learned that she had been in the
city several weeks. The states attor-
ney, on the advice of Judge Gest at the
March meeting of the board of super
visors requested the funds to be pro-
vided for Mrs Bakers transportation
from Montana, where she was at that
time. The board refused to make such
an allowance. and Mrs. Baker having
said that she would not return, the
prosecution seemed TO have small
chance of proving n case.
Asked for Continuance.
This morning the attorneys for the
defendant, J. F. Witter and Hon. Will
liam McEniry, asked the court for q
continuance. on account of the change
which Mrs. Bakers presence made in
the case. This was denied. The testi-
mony of Mrs. Baker. the police officers,
and others. who witnessed the attempt
ed double tragedy of last fall, was
heard this morning. and the state rest
ed its case at noon.
Boys Plead Guilty.
Robert HOWE and Howard LAGRANGE
two lads arrested with Clifford Ander-
son for burglarizing a tool house &C
the Milwaukee near Fifteenth street,
plead guilty to charge of petty la
ceny in the circuit court this afternoon.
Judge Ramsay did not pass senten 2e
on them, but will probably do so tomO"-
row. The other boy, Clifford Ander-
son. was convicted of burglary and s
serving a term at the Pontiac reform
school as a result.
EiIas mn for niyorca
Mrs. Anna Peterson of Moline. has
filed bill in the circuit court for Ii
vOrce from her husband. John Peter
son, alleging desertion March s, 1905.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were married
in Moline June 9, 1888. and have two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
304 Twentieth Street.

Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup. Children like its pleasant taste.
Contains no opiates, but drives the
cold out through the bowels. Made in
conformity to pure food and drugs law.
Recommended and sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
Files Bill for Divorce.

Mrs. Anna Peterson of Moline. has
filed a bill in the circuit court for Ii
yOrce from her husband, John Peter
son, alleging desertion March s. 1905
Mr. and Mrs Peterson were married
in Moline June 9, 1888. and have two
children, one q minor of whom the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
REPORT MADE OF
THE DONATIONS
Bethany Home Since First
of January.

At a meeting of the Bethany Pro
tective association held in the parlors
of the Harper house last evening, the
reports of the various committees
were heard and the usual routine Of
business transacted. The matron's re-
port shows that there were SO children
enrolled in the home at the end of the
month of March, one child received
and two sent out and that there had
only been one case of illness among
the children during the last two
months. The treasurers report show.
ing the following donations received
since the first of January. was as fol
lows: Mrs. S. NJ. Atkinson, donated
TO building debt, 5000; Mrs. L. S Nc
Cabe, $50; Mrs. w. c. Bennett, $50:
Easter cantata held at the Broadway
church. s4510; Mrs. Mary H. Wads-
worth, $25; Cooper Saddlery companv
$25; Mrs. June Reed. so; J. B. and ]
, L. Oakleaf. $40; Junior association CT
; Broadway church, So; and the Vest
ment guild of Trinity church. Sc; max.
ing the total receipts from this sour &c
$424.1O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-09
New Work,

Quick shoe repairing. Shoes finished
by machinery. Half soles, nailed on, 55
cents; half soles, sewed on, Is cents.
Open from ESQ a. m. till s p. m.
GEORGE SIDOT,
304 Twentieth Street.
Free press., 1907-01-12
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Number cs Aliens Entering This
Country Last Year Greater Than
Ever Before.

Washington. The fiscal year
ended June 50, 1906, produced a rec,
ord eclipsing all former figures on the
subject OF immigration according 60
the annual report of Frank Sargent,
commissioner general of immigration.
During that period, the report SAYS.
the population of the United States
was increased by the admission O;
1,lOO,735 immigrant aliens. and G5.-
6IS non-immigrant aliens entered at
It's ports, making the total admission
1,l66,352. The increase over last
years record of 1.659,755 was 106, 1888.
During the fiscal year 1905 the de-
partment rejected 11,4SO aliens and
during the past year 12,452 of the
immigrant aliens, that is those who
intended settling in the United States.
Without exception the report
says, the countries from which we
formerly obtained the greater par:
Of our foreign population and which
are inhabited by races nearly akin to
cur own, have supplied us with small
er numbers during the past year than
during 1905.
The immigration from Austria-H Hun
gary amounted to 2G5, 5,13S Italy, in,
Guiding Sicily and SARDINIA 273 .120;
Russia and Finland 215,GG5; China
l.544; Japan 1885, and the West In
dies 1856. The immigration from
southern and eastern Europe, the
commissioners says, is a result of
general unrest existing among the
Iaboring classes. The commissioners
say more drastic measures are re,
quired to effect a discontinuance of
these steamship practices. That the
physical and mental quality of the
aliens we are now receiving is much
below that of those who have come in
forrser years, he says. is evident
Free press., 1907-01-12
HOW THE RAILROADS COMBINE.
Interstate Commerce cimn1ission In
quiry Deveiopes Facts Regard
ing Hartman Lines

New York. - Modern methods of
combining and consolidating NAM
moth railway systems and extending
the principle of community of interest
We're investigated here Friday at great
length by the interstate commerce
commission which began an inquiry
into the so-called Hartman lines. The
commission goes next week to Chica-
go. Several other cities may be Wis
tied before all the desired testimony
is in the hands of the government rep
resentatives, whose object is to deter
mine whether any of the railroads Of
the country are consolidated or com
blned in restraint of trade.
At Fridays session it was brought
out and admitted that the Union Paci-
fic railroad company, the Southern Pa
cific company, the Oregon Short line
and the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company are practically under the
same administration, Mr.. Hartman ap-
pearing as president of each company,
with only slight variations in the lists
of other officers.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Toy Republics At 1t Again.

Panama The government of
San Salvador has informed the Hon
duran government that it is mobiliz
ing its army for the purpose of des-
troying the groups of revolutionists
headed by General Dionisio Gutierrez
who has proclaimed himself presi-
dent. At San Marcos and Colon, in
the department of Usalatan, a group
of men OF a mutinous character en-
gagei the government forces who de-
feated them, killing one, wounding
three and capturing H.
Free press., 1907-01-12
The DOIHGS OF CONGRESS
The House Found No Quorum Pres
ent and Thursday.
scnate Calls Up Foraker Resolution
After Which It Takes a Recess.
Until Monday.

Washington, D. c. - After two
weeks OF vacation, the senate sat for
two and half hours Thursday and
then adjourned until Monday. The
session was devoted entirely to the
further discussion of President Roose-
volts order dismissing the negro
troops OF the Twenty-fifrh infantry
for shooting up" Brownsville, (Tex-
as). Senator Culbcyson of that state
defended the order, bringing to its
supports many points of legal con-
struction and justifyiIg the action by
many quotations in connection with
the aff-ay. He closed with an impas-
stoned statement of the position OF
the south On the negro question,
which ne declared to be the most vi
tai and dangerous problem before the
American people.
Senator Foraker replied briefly, ex-
pressing his intense interest in hav-
ing speedy action on his resolution
for an investigation. Senator Ladge
proposed an amendment TO this soiu-
ton which has the effect of admitting
the Presidents authority as comman-
der-in-chief OF the army to take the
action ne did and OF restricting the in
investigation TO the occurrence in
Brownsville. On motion of Senator
Hale the resolution was given the
right of way Monday.
Senator Culberson in an address
on the subject said great injustice
had been done the people of Browns
vile. The conduct of the negro sol
diers had been very irritating. He
related that on August 4, the day be-
fore the shooting up of the town, a
criminal assault had been committed
ty one OF the soldiers on the wife of
a reputable citizen and no arrests had
been made for this crime.
Mr.. Culberson read resolutions re-
Gently adopted by negro citizens CT
Boston which admitted that the SOL
diers shot up the town. and said
the were determined to do for them
selves what The uniform of their coun-
try would not do-protect them from
insults and punish at the same time
the authors of their misery
Mr. Culberson created merrimenI
by saying:
Il have nothing to do with the
president in this matter. care
nothing about him. My personal re-
lations with him are about as cordial
as those of the senator from Ohio
(Foraker.)
He concluded his speech of an hour
and half by brief reference to the
negro question in general saying
that it is the most important question
before the American people.
Free press., 1907-01-12
MANY SOURCES OF SALT.
That from Natural Springs Is Gener-
ally Most Nearly Pure.

The purity OF salt depends upon the
source from which it is obtained and
the sanitary conditions under which
it is prepared for the market The
supply of common salt, the most in
dispensable OF all the seasoning sub
stances both as relishing condiment
and well-nigh universal food pre-
sentative. is exhaustless, yet even so
there is salt and salt. says the Pic
torial Review.
Formerly salt WAS obtained by evap-
Grating ocean water, a process that
left many impurities in the residuum,
10 say nothing OF its exposure to all
kinds OF dirt in its shipment from sea
ports The Turks island or rock salt,
which is still largely used in pork
packing AID IN the manufacture Of ice
creams. comes to the United States
in holds OF vessels continually sub
jected to dirt and foul odors. Upon
its arrival it is again handled, then
paCkr', In coarse burlap bags, permit
tins dust to sift into the salt In this
cOn tilion it reaches the consumer.
2'-erly, however. the product OF
sa'; s. rings has largely taken the lead
in tA'a country not only for table salt
hut for meat packing. The annual
production from this source in the
United States reaches more than 40
O00, 600 bushels. the state of New York
In the vicinity OF Syracuse furnishing
large proportion of this important
supply
Free press., 1907-01-12
ssfe. Sure and sneedv.

No external remedy ever yet Dc
vised has so fully and unQuestionably
met these three prime conditions as
successfully as Allcock's Plasters.
They are safe because they contain
no deleterious drugs and are manu-
factured upon scientific principles of
medicine. They are sure because
nothing goes into them except ingre-
dents which are exactly adapted to
the purposes for which plaster is re-
quired. They are speedy in their ac-
tion because their medicinal qualities
go right to their work of relieving
pain and restoring the natural and
healthy performance of the functions
of muscles, nerves and skin.
Allcock's Plasters are the original
and genuine porous plasters and like
most meritorious articles have been
extensively initiated, therefore always
make sure and get the genuine.
Free press., 1907-01-12
ANIMALS THAT SHED TEARS.
Travellers Observations Have Proved
That Weeping Is Common.

Travellers through the Syrian desert
have seen horses weep from thirst. a
mule has been seen to cry from the
pain of an injured foot and camels,
it is said, shed tears in streams, says
a writer in Harper's Weekly. a COW
sold by it's mistress who had tended
young soko ape used to cry from vexa-
ton if Livingston didn't nurse it in
his arms when it asked him to-
Wounded apes have died crying, and
apes have wept over their young slain
by hunters. A chimpanzee trained to
carry water jugs broke one and fell
a-crying, which proved sorrow, though
it wouldn't mend the jug. Rats, dis
covering their young drowned, have
been moved to tears. A giraffe which
a huntsman's rife had injured began
to cry when approached. Sea lions
often weep over the loss of their
young. Gordon Cummings observed
tears trickling down the face of dy-
ing elephant. And even an orang-
outang when deprived of its mango
was so vexed that it took to weeping.
There is little doubt, therefore, that
animals do cry from grief or weep
from pain or annoyance.
Free press., 1907-01-12
The. House Holds Short Session,

Washington. - The house convened
Thursday after the holiday recess and
adjourned after a session of 10 min
utes. Immediately after the approval
of the journal the credentials OF w. F.
Englebright of the first California
district TO fill a vacancy caused by the
resignation of James Morris Gillett,
and Charles G. Washburn of the
third Massachusetts district, vice
lockwood Hoar, deceased were read
and these two gentlemen proceeded
to the bar of the house where the
speaker administered the usual oath.
No quorum being present and no COM
mittees being read to report adjourn
ment was taken until Friday.
Free press., 1907-01-12
NEVER TIRES
OF the Food That Restored Her to
Health.

MY food was killing me and didn't
know the cause" writes Colo. young
lady. For two years 1 was thin and
sickly. suffering from indigestion and
infiammatory rheumatism.
Il had tried different kinds of diet,
plain living. and many of the remedies
recommended. but get no better.
Finally. about five weeks ago,
mother suggested that l try Grape
Nuts, and 1 began at once, eating it
with little cream or milk. A change
for the better began at once.
To-day am well and am gaining
weight and strength all the time. I've
gained 10 lbs. IN the last five weeks
and do not suffer any more from indi-
gestion and the rheumatism is all
gone.
Il know it is to Grape Nuts alone
that owe my restored health. 1 still
eat the food twice a day and never tire
Of it." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The flavor of Grape-Nuts is peculiar
to itself. 1t is neutral. not too sweet
and has an agreeable. healthful quail
ity that never grows tIresome.
One of the sources Of rheumatism
Is from overlooking the system with
acid material, the result OF imperfect
digestion and assimilation.
AS soon as improper food is aban-
doned and Grape-Nuts Is taken regu-
larly, digestion is made strong, the or
gans do their work of building up good
red blood cells and of carrying away
the excess of disease-making material
from the system.
The result is a certain and steady
return to normal health and mental
activity There's a reason" Read
the little book The Road to Well
VILE in pkgs.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Santa Fe Train over Embanknnent

Albuquerque, N. NJ, = Passenger
train No. 8 eastbound on the Atchi-
son, Topeka, & Santa Fe jumped
the track on a curve at Blue Water,
1O7 miles west of here Saturday night
The engine and the entire eleven cars
OF the train, one of the heaviest on the
road plunged over a 20-foot embank-
ment and the cars were piled up in
confusion. The only persons seriously
injured were a mail clerk, bagga ge-
man and express messenger who are
not fatally injured The passengers
We're all painfully bruised
Free press., 1907-01-12
Experts Doubled in Eight Years.

Washington. D. C a statement is
sued Sunday by the bureau of statis-
tics of the department of commerce
and labor announces that this country
ranks third in the value of manufac-
lures entering the worlds internation-
al commerce, the amount of its ex.
ports for the past year having aggre-
gated more than $700, 100000. The ex-
ports have never even approximated
those figures before and the value of
American trade in the foreign mar
kets. the report adds, is twice as great
now as eight years ago.
Free press., 1907-01-12

without worrying much until dropsy
set in. My feet and ankles swelled
up, my hands pulled and became so
tense could hardly close them. had
great difficulty in breathing, and my
heart would flutter with the least eX-
ertion. l could not walk far without
stopping again and again to rest. Since
using four boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills the bloating has gone down and
the feelings OF distress have disap-
peared."
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster Ml1burn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Discussed Claims Bill.

Washington.-TEe omnibus claims
bill'' carTyin~ precipitation for claims
under the B1w-,lan and Tucker acts
was bfOrc sue house Friday and dis
cussed for five hours Speaker Can.
non anr, 5.ia~ appointment of
Representative Englebright OF Cali
fo;nia 20 "a niace on rhe committee on
mines and mining vice Mr.. Williamson
Of Oregon, removed. The speaker
based this action on the ground that
Mr.. Williamson had failed thus far to
attend single session of the seth
congress. He has been convicted Of
participation in land fraunds in Ore
gCp
Free press., 1907-01-12
Whine from Henry James.

Henry James, pursuing his theme
The Speech of American Women"
speaks of a group of Boston young
women, "all articulating as from sore
mouths, all mumbling and whining
and vocally limping and shuff1ing as it
were together" He compares, also to
it's great disadvantage, a school where
parents pay SO much not to have their
boys taught to speak as gentlemen,
with one beyond the sea, in which
the proviso that the schoolmaster
shall speak as a gentleman is so abso-
lutely VITAL
Free press., 1907-01-12

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and colo starching,
and if you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost,
return it and your grocer will give
you back your money.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Wbof is Pe-ru-no ?
IS il Catarrh Remedy, or a Tonic,
or IS it Both !?


a tonic?
be ehectual catarrh 5
net only
n lie nervous ssysten
os
o The ta forces.
muchs Eien
HYDRASTIS wonderful
When Joined
the
theoretical
Feruns this Nmbehs Of The @
pe confirms weoun theory the result truth that eannat sha
Free press., 1907-01-12

For over JnTeS
years l suffered
with a dropsical
condition with
out being aware
that it was due
to kidney trou-
BILE. The early
S t a & e S W er c
principally back
ache and bear
ing down pain,
but l went along
Free press., 1907-01-12
Taliest American Soldier.

The distinction of being the tallest
man in the United States army be-
longs to Ernest d. Peck, first lieu
tenant in the engineer corps. He is
six feet four and a half inches in
height. Lieutenant Peck is a native
of Wisconsin and was graduated from
the Oshkosh high school. Lieutenant
Peck is now on duty at Yellowstone
Park. Wyoming, and has supervised
the building OF a military road known
as Peek's Pike. He is called Pixies
Peak by his comrades in the service
Free press., 1907-01-12
Fifteen Japanese Arrested.

Porterville, Cal. = A crowd of Jap
anese laborers working on the tracks
Of the Southern Pacific company, near
this city assaulted Roy V Clark Fri
day After considerable difficulty Is
japanese were arrested, taken to Visa
liza and placed in the county JAIL Dur
ing the fracas the, Japanese are report
ed to have raised the japanese flag.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Standard Oil Suit Extended.

Jefferson City, Mo. = The su-
prone ccurt Thursday extended the
time for ;,;c filing of the report of the
special commissioner appointed to
hear testimony in the suit instituted
by Attorney General Hadiey to oust
the Standard Oil company, Waters
Pierce and Republic Oil companies
from the state. until the April term
of court. The testimony has not yet
Eecn completed.
Free press., 1907-01-12
Floods in Ohio Valley.

indianapolis. Ind Southern In
diana is threatened with the worst
flood in years. From several places
come reports of great numbers of per
sons moving out of the low lands
The Ohio river at Evansville Friday
night stood at 81 feet two feet above
the danger line. For a hundred miles
along the Ohio the low lands are un-
der water. Fifteen public schools
were closed Friday on account of the
high water. AT Taylorville, the Wa
bash river overflow caused over 705
citizens to move to higher ground.