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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
TO OPEN 100000 ACRES
Immense Tracts of Irrigated Lands
Will Be Ready Next Year.

Washington, Oct. 17.-As a result Of
the construction of irrigation works il
is expected 100000 acres of land in
the west will be opened to settlement
in 1908. Officers of experiment sta
tions will make special efforts to aid
settlers in adopting the most economi.
cal and effective methods of irrigation
1t has made plans for the drainage of
100000 acres, principally in states
east of the Mississippi during the pas,
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
DROWNED IN CANAL
Five Employees of Light Compa.
ny at Joliet Lost When
Old Scow Sinks.
THlRTY-FiVE IN THE WATER
Men Had Overloaded Craft in Hurry to
Go to Dinner-Bridge Near for
Their Use.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Five men met death
yesterday afternoon when the scow on
which they were crossing the old Illi-
nois and Michigan canal turned turtle
near the junction of the Des PLANES
and Kankakee rivers. Thirty other
men who occupied the scow at the time
contrived to reach land in safety after
desperate struggle under the over
: turned barge.
The men who met death were en-
ployes of the Economy Light e Power
company of Joliet engaged in the con-
structiOn of the Morris Hydro-Electric
company's new plant near Channahon,
| I'll. They were:
FRANK MOWK.
BERT ANDERSON, Chicago.
G. POSICK.
| JOHN HYDUCK.
CHARLES GRACIE, Toronto, Can
ada.
| Craft Too Small.
| The men were leaving the works for
their camp across the canal when the
accident happened. Thirty-five of them
leaped into an old scow moored by the
canal bank and pushed off. The craft
was only 20 feet long and 4 feet wide
and when they reached the middle OF
the canal it began to sink.
A scramble to trim the boat resulted
in it's turning turtle, five of them be
ing caught under the hull as it went
down. Their companions after strug
gle in the water reached shore and tool
part in the recovering of the bodies.
The five were taken out in a shor
time, and poll of the works showed
that no more had met their death. Cor
oner Ferguson of Grundy county 1elC
an inquest, the jury returning verdic
of accidental death. The bodies wer
taken to Morris. ILL.,, when an attemp
was made to notify their relatives.
Might Have Used Bridge.
Officials of the company said las
night that assbridge had been speciali
constructed across the canal for TIL
| convenience of the laborers, but tha
l the race for the old scow had been
r regular noon event at the works.
: had been considered unsafe by TIL
4 company and was not in regular use.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
EAR OF CORN BRINGSA RECORD PRICE:
MAN WHO RAISED IT PAYS $25OAT SALE

Chicago, Oct. 17.-When a single ear
of corn sold for $3.50 last night a new
worlds record was established. The
cara Boone county white-was
knocked down to L. B. Clare of Frank
lin, Ind, the man who raised it, A.
the rate he paid, bushel would cost
$4,000, but Mr.. Clare has taken sS,,
600 in prizes in the corn show at the
Coliseum, where the sale occurred
and could afford it.
Mr. Clare did not have everything
his own way in the bidding. He start
ed 1t at $50 and it was run up rapidly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

to the top notch price by men like
Charles A. Stevens and Harlow N.
Higginbotham
When Mr.. Clare reached a $135 bid
Professor J. w. Jones, the auctioneer,
invited him upon the platform in re-
sponse to cheers from the audience.
81 can't bear to see that ear go to
anybody else" said Mr.. Clare. tits
part of my life work, folks. I've been
raising that corn for the last Is years
and if lose it. its like losing friend
Then the bidding continued and M
Clare triumphed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

made manifest a desire to be under
stood as believing he was the boy for
them.
Now, anybody who knows Mr.. Roose-
welt even fairly well is aware that he
doesn't like TO be called Teddy" There
is popular misconception to the con-
trary, but the president never could
abide the nickname. Every time the
prescribed encomium came from the
Fred Hertweg the Pittsburg CONNER
cial club became more and more unpop-
ular on board the Mississippi. They
kept this up until Memphis was almost
reached, when the boat was got rid OF
by ruse.
Bear Escapes the President.
Stamboul, La, Oct IA bear escap
ed from the president late Tuesday af
ternoon by plunging into the lake and
swimming to the opposite side. The
brute was started by the dogs and the
president took up the train, but before
he could get near enough to>shoot, bruiI
had disappeared in the water. Tht
president did not see him, but he wa:
seen by other members of the party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
spirituaIists Elect Officers.

Washington, Oct 1.-THE National
Spiritual convention in session here
yesterday elected officers as follows.
President, George w. Kates, Balti-
more; vice president, Mrs. Tillie Reyn-
olds, Rochester, N Y; secretary. Mrs.
Carrie H. Monge, Muncie, Ind; treas
urer, c. I. Stevens, Pittsburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
''CHADWICK" FUNDS
PROVIDED IN WILL
Last Testament of Cassie Chadwick
Disposes of Property Worth Over
a Million Dollars.

Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. 17.-The will of
the late Cassie Chadwick, queen Of
women swindlers, has been found. 1t
disposes of over a million dollars worth
of property. A unique provision be-
colleges funds to be named Chadwick
memorial funds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
O. HEINZE & CO. next
Stocks Feverish, But Show
Signs of Early Recovery
From Big Slump.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE suspension
of Otto Heinze & Co. was announced on
the stock exchange this afternoon.
Butte Bank Caught.

Butte Bank Caught.
New York, Oct. IA dispatch from
Butte. Mont, says the State Savings
bank has temporarily suspended. The
bank, according to recent statement,
owed depositors s4,622, 900. The institu-
ton transacted a general banking bus
mess.
Working Public Losers.
Butte, Mont, Oct 17--Deposits of the
State Savings bank are in the vicinity
of three and half millions and the
savings department about a million and
Ia half, the latter largely from working
people of Butte. No other banks are
affected.
F.. A. Heinze Resigns Presidency.
New York, Oct. IF. Augustus
Heinze resigned the presidency of the
Mercantile National bank today. w. B.
Ridgley, controller of the currency, has
been invited to accept the presidency.
Heinze said he has not disposed of his
stock in the bank, that he controls the
institution, and it will rest just where
it has in the past.
stocks Are Firmer.
New York, Oct. IA rather feverish
activity of the opening dealings in
stocks reflected the unsettlement after
yesterdays nervous market The fluc-
| tuations were limited in extent, how
ever In the most active stocks there
was a fair mixture of gains withrpre
lvailing losses.
Stocks made a good recovery wheel
it became known that all sheets had
passed the clearing house successfully.
Trading In Turmoil
New York, Oct. 17.-Trading in both
the New York stock exchange and the
curb stock market was i'm a turmoil
| asa result of excited movements and
violent declines in the prices of United
Copper stock in the latter market yes
terday. The suspension of Grous and
kleebeTg, active traders in United
1 Copper stock. contributed materially,
if it was not the chief cause of the de-
cline in both markets.
| Break Begins Tuesday.
| 1t was reported the firm were mem,
bers of a pool formed to support the
piiCe OI tHe StOCh- Apparently tDeTS
was break in this pool Tuesday as
a result of which the common stock
broke from $50 to s36 per share and
the transfer agent of the company de-
clined to record the transfer of block
of 16,930 shares which he said had
been sold in violation of the rights OF
lparties having some interest in it. 1t
was reported Grous & Kleeberg. ac,-
ing for interests identified with Heinz.
have bought some of this stock AMI
that the Heinz interests refused to ac-
cept the stock because of the manner
in which it had been placed on the
market. United Copper commo1
which closed at $35 Tuesday opened
at s25 yesterday and during the ex
citement of the afternoon went as Low
, as SO, from which it recovered to 81
before the close. The preferred stocS
which, before yesterday, had been
quoted at S74 reached s24.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
Robert cIowry Reelected.

New York, Oct. 17.-Robert Clowry,
president of the Western Union, yes
terday was reelected and his strike.
policy endorsed by the directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
MaqiII Tells Own Story.

Decatur, Ill.,, Oct. 17.-Fred Magill
testified in his own behalf today in the
trial of himself and wife on the charge
of killing Magill's first wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
JAMESTOWN LOAN
is A TOTAL LOSS
Government Officials Do Not Expect
That $1,000 600 Advanced Will
Ever Be Repaid.

Washington, Oct. 17.-Fear is ex-
pressed by treasury officials that the
$1,0O0,000 loaned by congress to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

Numerous other messages, aggregat
ing several thousand words were after
wards sent from Cape Breton to Eng
land.
Mr.. Marconi then proceeded to hi:
other high power station, which hat
been erected at Cape Cod in Massachu
setts, U. S. A and early in Januar.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
AMERICA IN
vADES PARIS
TOURISTS, ARTISTS AND STU
DENTS MAKE FRENCH CITY
MORE AND MORE LIKE
NEW YORK.

Paris May l9.-Paris is rapidly
becoming a suburb OF New York.
Never before have SO many Ameri-
cans Of all degrees been ia Paris
rs this season. Not only the boule-
ward and other expensive quarters
OF Paris are filled. but the students
enter the Latin quarter generally and
the artists Quarter Montmartre.
This has had the effect of making
prices in Paris almost as high as
they are in New York Thus Paris
is becoming transformed into AN
American city, not only by the mum
ber OF Americans but by the infiu-
ence OF Americanization of the whole
city. Parisians o, the old school
complain bitterly.
Those who like the change are
those who profit by It, Paris Ger.
.ainly is losing its old peculiar beau
~ and charms. The boulevards are
beginning TO resemble, through the
influence of tourists and trippers. d
asst railway terminus.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
REAL TAINTED MONEY

Tainted money" is no Joke TO the
two Pittsburg bank clerks who are
aid up with septic Infection OF the
humbs from handling the rags.
lust how far our ragged and dlsrep-
ltable paper money is responsible for
he spread OF diseaDe even the doc
'ors are unable TO tell us; but that
here is some danger in il is unde-
niable. These bank clerks each had
"A small. unnoticed abrasion on the
thumb that became contaminated
\ccording TO the Pittsburg Dispatch
large bundles of mutilated paper cur.
rency are daily shipped by the banks
nf that city TO Washington to be re
Ieemed by the treasury department
but the rags" continues to pile ur
from depositors.
In our domestic commerce bank
notes and United States treasury
notes are the most convenient form
Of funds, but there should be some
way of overcoming the obligation to
hlthiness so inexorably attached to
paper bills, especially Of small de
nomination. Even II all the banks
agreed 20 issue none but new notes
the evil would be overcome only tc
Ia certain extent. as tens Of thous-
ands Of these bills pass from land
TO hand and never get to bank al
IAN. Therefore Il Is quite likely that
notwithstanding the recognized dams
er and the repuguance with which
we handle the ragged and malodor.
Gus bills, we shall continue TO circu
late and possess the tanned money
trusting our safety to the charm OF
its unassailable power to overcome
many Of the prosaic Ills OF life
New York Commercial
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
DANCED TO
HER DEATH
HELEN LAMORA Oh FRITZ
SCHEFFS COMPANY DIES
WITH SONG ON HER
IIpS.

New York. May 19.-Protty Helen
Lamora. the wonderful young dane
or who appeared with Fritzl Sctefr
in "Mademolsello Modlste" ls dead,
a victim OF her passion for dancing
Her mother. Mrs. Emily Handbook,
removed the remains from the family
homo TO Fresh Pond, l.. L.. where
they were cromated In accordance
with her last wish
DIR. Lee Cooke, brother-in-law OF
the pretty dancer, who I'm private
life was Helen HannebeclS, said to-
day that her dancing caused her
death
"She was the most wonderful toe
dancer in America" said DR.. Cooke,
I'm her work she made no effort to
save herself and the terrible straN
caused a spinal affection which de-
veloped into cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts. This caused ner death.
Shortly before her death Miss La
mora became dellrious and broke out
into FRITZ Scheff's song, "Tho Kiss. ~
She died with the last words OF tho
refrain on her lips.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
A GOOD ENG
LISH CUSTOM

Even in countries where business
is largely dominated by huge cor
Iorations stockholders insist upon
being heard The Rand, for exam
ple, is controlled by haf dozen
groups Of mine owners, but annual
meetings are not the farces witness
d here Outspoken criticisms Of
he mine management are frequent
'y made the subject Of dividends f.
discussed and the whole procedure
is refreshing. II may be added that
no campCny there can hold it's an
nuai meeting behind closed doors
The reporters can demand admls-
sion, and, as matter Of fact. they
always do. Business would not suf-
fer I'm this country were shareholders
TO pay little more attention 10 the
affairs of their companies and to the
acts of directors Journal Of Com
mcrCo
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
THE TALE WAS
NEW TO THEM
THEATRICAL PEOPLE SURPRIS-
ED AT REPORT THAT MA
BELLE GILMAN WAS
MARRIED BEFORE.

New York. May 19.-The friends
of Mrs. Mabelle Gilman Corey in the
theatrical district confessed their
surprise today over the report from
Aurora that the wife of the prcsi-
dent of the steel trust had been pre-
iously married and that she had n
daughter living in the Illinois city.
Neither could anybody be found
who had heard OF MabeIle Gilman
playing in Mrs. Langtry's company.
II must conr-=s that hever heard
of Mabelle Gilmans alleged previ-
GUS marriage safG- man who was
associated for many years with the
late Augustin Daly. 81 have known
her for many years. / knew her
when she first Joined MIR. Days
company. She was then about eigh-
teen years old. She was with Mr..
DAILY four years and MIR. Daily has
been dead eight years. This would
make Mrs. Corey thirty years old at
present"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
TALKS OF
SOONER" DOCS
THUS SPEAKER CANNON REFERS
TO EARLY CANDIDATES FOR
THE PRESIDENT.

Albany. y. Y, May 19-Speak-
er Cannon OF the house OF repre-
sentatives Vice Chancellor st. Clair
McKelway OF the state board or re-
gents, and Senator Raines were
among the callers on Gov. Hughes
today az the executive chamber. As
Speaker Cannon left the chamber,
he was asked if Gov. Hughes was
regarded in Washington as a presi-
dental possibility.
Well. now" said Mr. Cannon, I'VE
haven't come 10 that stream yet.
But speaking of possibilities, man
is one If he towers above his fell
lows and If he has friends ana
neighbors who stand up for him. But
these early candidates remind one
of the sooner dogs we used to have
out i'm the Wabash country. When
going out to hunt coon the sooner
dogs always barked before they
struck trail"
Speaker Cannon said the genera
impression in other states was that
Gov. Hughes was elected to rectify
certain abuses in New York state
and that he was making good"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
TO THE VOTERS
OF BLUEFIELD

Observe what the ring of political
bosses did when they changed your
charter. They were practically do
ing their best to disfranchise you and
take away your voice i'm the govern
ment of your city. The people of
Blueheld carry five wards of the city
Overwhelmingly, the bosses carry
three by the Illegal negro vote. They
90 TO their obediont legislature and
change your charter that they may
virtually disfranchise the white vote
of Bluedold while they vote the il
legal negro vote from the coalnelds
They take away from you the right
to vote for your own councilmen. in
your own ward. What "A commen-
tary upon freedom In our city. Can
the city longer submit to such ty-
rany. Such treachery as this should
make every citizen stick to the good
government club.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
RESIGNATION
ALREADY IN

Pittsburg. May IA telegram
from New York this afternoon in ef-
fcct that W. Il. Corey was To quit
tho steel corporation caused but lit
tie surprise in Pittsburg. whoro that
condition has been contended for
some time. An EFFORT was made to
SEQ President Dinkey OF the Car
negio steel Co. but when told by
his secretary the nature OF the pro-
posed interview MIR. DinlSey sent
word that ho would say nothing.
There are strong grounds Tor the
belief here that the resignation OF
Corey is in tho hands of the direc-
tors OF the United States steel cor
poration now and that n time has
been set for It's being made public.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
EXPECT A JURY
BY THURSDAY
ATTORNEYS IN THE HAYWOOD
CASE THINK REAL TRIAL
WILL SOON BEGIN.

Boise, Id, May Representa-
tiyes OF the state and defense say
they will have the trial jury in the
Haywood case not later than next
thursday.
There are twenty.six men Ieft on
the panel The state has exhausted
five of its ten peremptory challen-
ges and the defense four of its ten.
The attorneys for lhe defense are
we'll satisfied with the character and
attitude Of the twelve men now seat
cd before Judge Wood.
We would have been willing to
accept the jury today, said Ed
gar Wilson, Boise representative OF
the defense, IF two men could have
been excused and their places filled
by men of the character and mind
OF the majority"
County Attorney Koelsch submit
ed to the court his report on the
Orchard interview The "conspira-
cy" charge made by the defense. in
which GOV. Gooding and others were
accused of attempting to influence
talesmen, was not sustained Koelsch
said his investigation showed there
vas no attempt to influence tales
men.
Stories have been sent out that
orchard was mentally and physically
wreck, and II was decided to
allow newspaper men to see and re
ort his condition.
Haywood was in bubbling spirits
md laughed with the spectators a,
The humorous answer of talesmen
IN politics and religion. Dan Clark
! "a Democrat, said he did not take
much interest in politics because
| there were not enough Democrats
10 make il worth while voting" An
/ other said ne went TO all kinds OF
churches. and did not believe much
any of them"
The wanderings Of Ulysses were
'eaten many a mile by the wander
ust Of Talesman Goodwin. From
Maine to Minnesota, Mississippi, Cal.
ifornia, Oregon. Washington and Ida.
no he had gone his way working d.
carpenter. After passing lie was
peremptorily challenged by the de
tense
Mrs Haywood and her daughter
. Henrietta. were the sole representa-
lives of the family in court durinf
the day
90 ann certain my husband viii D.,
acquitted of this terrible charge" is
all she will say.
The hotels are rapidly filling ur
with witnesses. More than twenty
are here from Colorado. mine owner,
nd those who took active part in
Telluride, Victor and Cripple Creek
strikes Witnesses for the defense
Who knew Orchard i'm Colorado an,
Montana are ON the ground.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
BACK
SLASHED BY CRUEL
CATO 'NINE-TAILS

Wilmington, Del, May 10.-The
most sensational whipping in the
history OF this state took place at
the work house here yesterday. Nino
men were stripped to tho waist and
given from five to forty Iashes.
Adam ward, aged 10. accused of
highway robbery received forty
lashcs.
During the laahlng Ward loosed
one hand and cried. "Oh, God, /
will be good Please stop" His
pleading was not needed, but the
whipping was continued with vlgor
until Wards back looked as though
5lashed with n knife
The scenes attending the whip
ping were so revolving that many
persons left Immediately after the
first man was whipped. The screams
and cries Of the victims were heard
for blocks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
THE POLITICAL
SITUATION IN
BLUEFIELD

Until recently set of men, by
the aid OF the colored vote. have
ruled this city complctcly. They
have cut wide swathe politically
and their name has become a by
word OF i'll repute. The good people
of the city had .ost all hope OF ever
winning better government with the
illegal negro vote behind this CLIQUE,
and IL had become the general re-
mark what's the use In making an
effort Twelve months ago the Lea
der was started in Blueheld and
there was a systematic fight made by
this combination OF political manipu-
lators TO stop its publication. but
Notwithstanding It has survived to
expose their trickery. They resort
go every method TO keep in power.
by sugar coating your political opin-
ion, they then proceed TO strike your
! business OF whatever nature it may
be. with the power OF the negro
vote behind them they have built up
an oligarchy that has become dis
gusting TO our citizenship they have
ruled and dictated TO the people un-
til the masses of the city have re
volted and It is now believed that
/ their supreme rule is nearing an
end In the recent election they i'm
ported a colored man from the coal
| fields to manipulate the colored neg
ro vote which was cast I'm that elec
/ tion and it is now an open secret
/ that he did II to perfection The
! political career OF this clique has
| grown TO be extremely obnoxious TO
| all good peple, and they have risen
in their might TO throw of the long
er continuance OF ,his stigma upon
the city. They are like all other po-
/ litical bosses, use the oily tongue.
when 1t is best. as well as pop the
political whip when It is necessary
out OF vote OF 1000 they have not
| four hundred white voters in the
city AM this Is built up ont OF the
! public patronage OF the city OF which
! they have complete control. The
| line has recently been drawn and the
effort is now being made to rid the
city OF this oligarchy and contempt
ible boss rule. Tho people OF Blue
field are only contesting for an hon
| est vote and by all that is good and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-20
VALUABLE GAS
PROPERTY SOLD
MINGO COUNTY TRACT BRINGS
SUM OF SI1,0O5-LOCAI PEO-
PIE INTERESTED IN
THE SUIT.

Williamson, w. Va, May 2O.-A
number of prominent out of town
people were here on Friday last to
bid on valuable gas property of
about coo acres on Burning Greek in
the lower part Of the county which
was sold here by order of Judge Kel-
ler's court. The latest litigants over
the property were ]. L. Caldwell, a
prominent banker OF Huntington
and Mrs Henrietta Daingerfeld,
whose husband was a famous turf
man at Lexington, Ky. The bidding
began at a very low figure, and was
slow, but the property was finally
knocked down to Mrs. Daingerheld' s
representative at $11995. 1t is un-
derstood, however that other par
ties will put in an upset bid befor,
the continuation of the sale
This property was originally in
litigation between Col G.. r. c.
Floyd, of Virginia, and Col. A. S.
Gray. They died many years ago,
and their representatives. have ever
since been litigating the questions Of
law in the matter. The case has
been in the courts since before the
Civil war. It involves the celebrated
Burning Springs gas wei, which was
drilled and used shortly after the
war, was left open, set on Ore and
burned for many years, illuminatine
the whole country II is one Of the
greatest gas wells in the country
and is one Of the main feeders for
for the pipe lines Of the IT, S Natu-
raj Gas Company supplying Ports.
mouth, Ironton Catlettsburg, ASH
land, Central city and Huntington.
and other towns.