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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
SO VICTIMS ARE IDENTIFIED
Total Number of Known Dead at Fon-
tanet, Ind, Is SO.

Fontanet, Ind, Oct. 17.-Late yestef-
day evening the number of known
dead from the explosion of the powder
mills is SO. All but two bodies, the
fragments of which are in sack at
the morgue here, have been identified.
From a workman employed in the
glazing mill it is learned that a "hot
box which was caused by too much
friction on the shafting, caused sparks
to be transmitted to some loose pow
der, was in all probability the cause
of the terrible catastrophe The en-.
ploye, whose name is William Sher-
row, and who is dangerously hurt as
the result of the explosion, said:
THE explosion of Tuesday in which
so many lives were lost was caused
by a loose boxing on the shaft. The
day before this terrible explosion hap
pened we had to throw water on II
when it became too hot. This time
it got too hot and sent off the sparks
that caused the explosion"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

Lard-11c.
Eggs, 22Ac.
egetables-Potatoes, 55 to Coo; on
ions, 80 to Coo. g.
Live Stock.
Hcgs-$5.75 to $3.50.
Sheep-Yearlings or over, $500 to
So; lambs, $3.50 to S6.75.
Cattle-Steers, $3.50 to $3.50; cows
and heifers, 80 to $500; calves, $3.50 70
5000.
Feed and Fuel.
| Grain-Corn, Ga and Csc; oats, i5
to acc.
Forage - Timothy, s11@s12.59;
prairie, s9@s11; clover, s1O@$11;
straw, SC.
WOODLAND, per load. IS to $3.50.
Coal-Lump, bushel, 13 to lac; slack
per bushel, to SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

vator company's elevator, east of Pine
street and south of Rockingham road.
The passenger train consisted of the
locomotive, baggage car and day
coach. in charge of Conductor e. d.
Parker, with w. P. Brandt as engi-
neer. and was bound in from Cedar
Rapids. The freight train, with Eng!-
neer w. Lutz and Conductor w. G.
Getchell and crew, was on the way %
Eldon.
Return from Europe.-Miss Gertrude
Branigan and Miss Grace Ames have
arrived home in Davenport after over
a year spent in Europe pursuing their
musical studies, after having been
popular members of the Davenport mu-
steal circle for a number of years.
o.
Would Use as lnterurban Station
At the opening of the city councils
meeting in committee of the whole,
the council was addressed by ex-May )r
George T. Baker Mr. Baker stated
that he appeared on behalf of the bust
ness public. which seemed to be pretty
we'll aligned in support of the PROPOSE
ton to retain the B., c. r. e n. passen-
ger and freight depot as an intefurban
station. The central location of the
station and its adaptabiTity for inte"-
urban use, and value in inducing more
interurbans to come into the city
were as potent to the members of tho
council, said Mr. Baker, as to the pub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
KILLED IN WIRELESS PLANT
Operator EIectrocuted in a Manner Un-
explained.

South Wellfieet, Mass, Oct. IL
Electrocuted in some manner as yet
unexplained, the body of Arthur L.
Dakin of Somerville, a wireless tele.
graph operator was found in the oper-
ating room of the Marconi station here
yesterday morning. Dakin went on
duty some time during the night, AMI
when it came time to relieve his watch
his, body was discovered in the room
fwhere are located the sending and re-
ceiving instruments. Dakin had been
employed at the station for two
months. He had been interested in
wireless telegraphy since he was IS
years old. Manager Taylor think:
Dakin must have been killed while
making some experiments on his own
account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17


siding.
CRIMINAL.
People, VS.. Charles Dickinson. Rape.
Defendant arraigned; plea not guilty.
People VS.. William Reese. Abduc-
ton. Motion by defendant to quash
the indictment. Defendant with Will
lam Sem, Oscar Larson and Henry
Hanson as sureties recognized in 81,
200 for defendants appearance.
People VS.. Frank Brown and Mag
nus Nelson. Burglary and larceny
seven cases. RoIlin Sturgeon appoint.
ed to defend defendant Brown and W
j. Sweeney appointed to defend de.
PENDANT Nelson. Each defendant ar
raigned and plea of each of not guilty
People vs. Daniel Mcclellan. La.
ceny. Defendant arraigned plea not
guilty.
People VS.. Daniel Mcclellan. Lar
ceny. Same order.
People VS.. Frank Miller. Malicious
mischief. Defendant arraigned; plea
not guilty.
| SoiJiO No. Gdil hdIliIl. Larceny
Defendant arraigned; plea of guilty OF
petit larceny. Plea accepted by state
Plea explained and persisted in. Judg
nent that defendant be fined the sum
of $40 and costs and that he work out
fine and costs in the county worh
house at $3.50 per day, and that he
work for 80 days thereafter in sait
| work house
People VS.. Charles Emerson. Burg
larry and larceny. Defendant arraign
| ed; plea not guilty.
People VS.. Bert Williams and Sadie
| Perdue. Abduction. Defendant vii
liams arraigned; plea not guilty. De
PENDANT Perdue arraigned; plea no
guilty.
| People VS.. Charles Gravel Assault
with intent TO murder. Defendant ar
ra;gned; plea not guilty.
| LAW
! Dallas, administrator, VS.. c., r. I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
Afflicted with Sore Eyes for 80 Years.

l have been afflicted with sore eyes
for 33 years. Thirteen years ago | be
came totally blind and was blind fol
six years. My eyes were badly infiam
ed. One of my neighbors insisted upon
my trying Chamberlain's Salve and
gave me half box of it. To my sur
prise it healed my eyes and my sight
came back to me."-P. C. Earls, Gym
thiana, Ky. Chamberlain's Salve is fol-
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
New York Stocks.

New York, Oct. 17-Following are
the quotations on the market today:
Gas S0H, U. P. 11SA, U. S. Steel pre-
ferred SO. U. S. Steel common 22H.
Reading SS1s, Rock Island preferred as,
Rock Island common 1875, Southern
Pacific 1874, n. Y. Central 1919, Mis-
souri, Pacific SAY. C. & G. w. rs, L. &
n. 1001s, Shelters 705s. c. F. I. 15s4
Canadian Pacific 1878, Illinois Central
1921. Penna 1171s, Erie 10. c. & o. 20,
B. r. T. Az, B. & o. sc, Atchison so,
Locomotive 45H. Sugar 1861. st. Paul
1135s, Copper 1875, Republic Steel pre-
ferred GAS, Republic Steel common
|17&, Southern Ry. 12%.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
A Certain Cure for Croup-Used for
Ten Years Without a Failure.

w. c. Bot, a Star City, Ind, hard
ware merchant, is enthusiastic in his
praise of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. His children have all been SUBJ
ject TO Group and he has used this
remedy for the past 10 years, AMI
though they much feared the Group,
his wife and he always felt safe upoa
retiring when a bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy was in the house.
His oldest child was subject to severe
attacks of Group, but this remedy
never failed to effect a speedy cure.
He has recommended it to friends AMI
neighbors and all who have used it say
that it is uneQualed for Group and
whooping cough. For sale by all drug
gists.
All the news all the time-THE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
spentists in. Annual Session.

Rockford, H., Oct. 1.-THE goth az
nual meeting of the Northern Illinois
Dental society opened here yesterday
with a record attendance. Reciprocity
dental practice was discussed, but no
definite action was taken. The pro-
gram was devoted principally to teen
nical subjects
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
THE M1RKETS.
Chicago. Oct. 17-Following are the
market quotations today:

Chicago. Oct 17-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
December. 1O41s, 1O41a. 102, 1927.
May. 1O91a. 1898, 1875, 1855.
July, 1925, 1929, 1013s, 1O1a.
Corr.
December. G1%. CO, 60H, CT.
May. 62a4, G3, G12s, CPS.
July, CPS, G2H, CT, 61a.
Oats.
December. 54as, SAY, 53H, SIS.
May, 569s. 561s. 55%s, 55M.
July, so, 5OH, 1919, 4924.
Pork.
January, 1887. 1892. 1880. 1885.
May, 1922, 1850, 1918, 1917.
Lard.
January. 9O2, 9.O5. 9OC, 900.
May, 9.22, 1922, 917, 9.17.
Ribs.
January. SIS. S.17, $40. $40.
My, S.45, S.45, S35, S.37.
Receipts today: Wheat. 9S; corn
35S; oats. 227; hogs, $4,000; cattle
10000; sheep, 1900.
Estimated receipts Friday: Wheat
81; corn, S72; oats, 247; hogs. 14.009
Hog market opened shade highe:
Hogs left over. 1900. Light, SG.10@
G.G5; mixed and butchers, S615@G.G7
good heavy, $G.O0@G.65; rough heavy
$G.000G.25.
Cattle market steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Hog market closed steady. Ligh.
$G.150G.70; mixed and butchers, SCI
@G.75; good heavy, G.10@G.70; roug
heavy, SG.10@G.3C.
Cattle market closed steady. Beeves
s4.00@I&; COWS and heifers. $1.50G
$50; stockers and feeders, S2.50G4.7;
Sheep market closed stDly to strong
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat
TO Id lower, corn u to q lower.
1:30 p. m.-Wheat q to rs lower
corn u to q lower.
Liverpool closed - Wheat rs t
17sd. lower, corn u to rs lower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

He and his companion boarded the next
Chicago car. Where the couple came
from no one seems to know. They
came into the station about 8 o'clock.
They talked in whispers and appeared
very attentive to each other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Oct 17.-Following are
the wholesale quotations on the market
today:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens 12kc
per lb; hens, per h., Sc to SC;
ducks. per pound, to 1Qc: turkeys, per
pound, lac to 15c; geese, per pound.
9 to .10c.
Butter-Dairy, "a to 26c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
MOLINE

Olson is Coy.-Mayor Andrew Olson,
who has been brought forward by the
Chicago Record-Herald as possible
democratic nominee for the Office of
governor of Illinois, smiled when his
attention was called to the paragraph,
but SHE'D at making definite announce
ment of his willingness to run. He
would admit that he had been approach
ed by number of we'll known men OF
the party with a view to his being q
candidate on the state ticket, but he
has given no answer to their importuni
ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

lie at large. Alderman Lindholm
called attention to the fact that an or
dinance must be adopted and accepted
before the deal for the depot was
closed, and that no action could be
taken at present. Mayor Becker asked
if Mr.. Baker knew if the interurbans
would use the depot, and Mr.. Baker re-
piled that a central union station for
interurbans was one of the two things
practically insisted upon by bonding
houses in financing interurbans. The
point was independent tracks for Ell
trance.
Father Took Wages; StoIe.-Her-
man Eden, a 15-year-old lad, was ar
| rested Tuesday night by Detective
Hans Schramm and Officer Schmidt,
on the charge of larceny The lad cor-
fessed to the theft of three wheels, Ill
of which were recovered by the police.
One wheel the boy sold for $3.50, an
other one he disposed of for 10 cents
and the third one he left at Locust
and Marquette streets. The lad had
| been working at the Glucose works
and earning $3.50 a day. To the po-
lice he claimed his father took all his
earnings and he stole the wheels in or
der to get some spending money. The
boy will probably be tried in the juven-
lie court.
Chairman Scott Has Resigned
Harry Scott, chairman of the greater
Davenport committee of the CONNER
cial club, at a meeting yesterday afte:
noon of that committee rendered he
resignation as chairman because he
is to be absent from the city for some
time. The resignation was accepted
and T. B. Carson, secretary and treas
urer of the Bettendorf Wheel company
was elected chairman of the commit
ltee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

Congregationalists to Meet-The fall
meeting OF the Rock River Association
of Congregational Churches will be held
next week, Tuesday and Wednesday, in
the Second Congregational church of
this city. Word has been received from
Rev. Paul Brown, pastor of the First
Congregational church, who is now at
tending the national council of Congre.
gational churches in session at Cleve.
land, Ohio. to the effect that he has had
the rare good fortune 70 prevail on Sen.
ator T. c. Macmillan of Chicago, mod
orator of the council, to give an address
before the Rock River association. Sen
ator Macmillan will speak Wednesday
evening. Rev. Frank G. Smith, pastor
of one of the largest churches in Chi
cago, viii also speak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
Strike Reduces Pay Rolls size.-Th

Strike Reduces Pay Rolls Size.-The
amount of the wages paid Tuesday to
the Silvis shop employees for work from
September Is to OcmfwyxfiZhetaoin
Sept Is to Oct Is is $4,000 less than
that paid during the previous 80 days.
When wages were distributed a month
ago there were 1000 employees in the
shops. Today there are but $50. The
decrease in the number of men as in
the amount of wages is about equally
proportional among all departments.
The wage totals are: August, $GS, 900;
September, $4,000 The great falling
off in the amount of money distributed
through the Silvis employees has been
caused by gripping of operations Incl
dent to the recent strike of boiler.
makers. 1t is exactly month ago thar
the first men left the shops on strike
so that the periods of labor trouble and
| decreased pay roll coincide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

Would Reduce Time.-Experiments
are in progress on the interurban with
view to securing faster service with
the same frequency of cars that now
obtains. 1t was found that the task
was a difficult one, and Superintendent
Gauley was skeptical about being able
to make the change. The experiments
will be continued, however, in the hope
that a way may be found At present
five cars are used, each making the
round trip TO Watertown or Silvis in an
hour and quarter. 1t is hoped to take
| one car off. and reduce the running time
to one hour fiat. This would mean a
shorter trip by seven minutes each way,
and would benefit the company by re-
ducing the number of cars used and
crews employed by one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

Rockford Wants Game.-Two tele-
grams have been received by Manager
H. S. Dickinson of the high school foot
bail team. They request a game in
Rockford Saturday, Oct. &c. Rockford
high school has developed a fast team
this season, and 1t promises to be con-
tender for state championship honors.
For this reason Moline would like to
have accepted the invitation, but there
is only one open date on the Moline
schedule, Nov. 2. There is little pos
sibility of dates being shifted so that
the teams may meet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17

Moline Elopers at Aurora.-Police are
searching for Edward Van Cello, aged
"a years, and Martha Van tanker, aged
16 years, alleged to have eloped from
their homes in Moline. Both are good
looking, of dark complexion, and we'll
dressed. Chicago detectives who are
trailing them believe they were in Au-
rora yesterday says the Aurora Bea-
con. Last evening a couple answer
ing the description of the pair and car
ryins heavy grips, boarded the, electric
car for Chicago in this city at $50
O'Clock. While waiting for the car they
sat in the station, acted nervous, and
kept their eyes on everyone who enter
ed the station. There were times when
they sat apart. They attracted much
attention and many watched them.
They had no more than boarded the
Chicago car, which sped up the street.
when two men came rushing into the
station and inquired if a couple, the
girl dressed in brown and the man in
dark clothes, had boarded the train.
That's Martha and Van Cello one of
the men exclaimed when told that such
a couple had been seen. They're rela-
tives of mine. They have eloped from
| Moline and everyone is searching for
| Them Then he told of the elopement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-17
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE.
CIRCUIT COURT

Judge w. H. Gest, circuit judge, pl
siding.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
BIG COTTON FIRE
 WIPED IN THE,BUD
Prompt Work of Fire Boys Saved Nearly Two Thousand Bales of Cotton From Flames at
 New Compress.

The promptness of the Fire De- partment in extinguishing blaze that enveloped fifty bales of cotton, stored near the new compress, Fifth avenue and Hickory street, today shortly after 1 o'clock, probably prevented what might have been a costly conflagration. Nearly two thousand bales of cotton were stored with the damaged bales, which were only scorched, but the good work of the members of the Fire Department in moving the burning bales away from the oth- CTS, checked the fire and finally re- suited in it beng extinguished.
 A bale of cotton was ignited from a red hot cinder which fell from a passing Cotton Belt engine. Before the flames were discovered many bales were ablaze. The loss will estimate about $1,OGO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
BISHOP WARNS
 NEWSPAPER READERS
Cardinal Gibbons Deplores Tenden- cy to Ventilate Obscene News.

Baltimore, March 3.-Cardinal Gibbons today, in sermon, de- nounced "salacious journals" and newspapers printing objectionable advertisements. Taking as his sub- iect. Spiritual Reading" he said:
 Never admit into your homes any newspaper or periodical which ventilates obscene news and licen- tious scandais.
 There is one kind of literature in which we all indulge and of which We partake as regularly and with as much relish as our daily bread, without which life would be dull and tedious-a literature which has become almost necessity of our daily life. I refer to the daily newspaper. Now, there are good and bad journals, as there are clean and unclean animals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
A MILLION DIVORCES.

A million divorces in twenty years is the American record that does not speak we'll for the social security. It means that many fami- lies were broken up, that that many men and an equal number of wo- men had failed in marriage, and the number is large enough to make the divorces so common as to be accepted as matter of course. lending strength to the suggestion of term marriages on trial
 With our fathers and mothers. marriage was held as sacrament of the church. It was considered 8 holy bond, unbreakable, and binding until death. The family was an inseparable unit, the home a sanctuary. That estimate has given away to "newness'' that makes marriage an experiment, to be abandoned at the whim of either party, where expectations are not entirely realized.
 That is a bad thing for society, for the State and posterity. But it is a symptom of social disease that cannot be eradicated by superficial treatment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
TRY SEATTLE
 MURDER CASES

Seattle Wash, Mar. 4-Thgee per sons, including lone woman,S will be trfed for murder during the March session of the superior court, which opened today. Kinney McCloud, charg- ed with killing Peter Elmer at George town, by beating him to+death with a club, is the first to be placed on trial. Lawrence Fisher, who is alleged to have murded Alexander Skroupa 1t Ravensdale on January 2, will be tried March II. Ruth Jackson, charged with staying her husband in a Seattle rooming house on February 1, has had her case set for March IS. The body of the man was found in the room occupied by the couple, at the conclusion of drunken debauch, with small penknife sticking in his heart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
TEXAS ODD s
 FELLOWS MEET

San Antonio, Tex, Mar. Todd Fel- lows from all over Texas are assem- bled here today for the annual meet ing of the grand lodge, which will last four days. The grand officers have established headuarters at the Men gr hotel, while the sessions of the grand lodge will all be held at Beet hoven hall. The Rebekkah state as- sembly will be held in connection with the grand lodge meeting, the sessions being held in Odd Fellows hall. The Oak Cliff staff will present their dra- matization of the degree work of Odd fellowship at the Grand opera house tomorrow evening. Tomorrow after noon the grand lodge will adjourn to allow the committees time in which to prepare their reports, and during this time the local lodge will escort the visitors over the city in chartered street cars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
ECHO OF THE
 IR0QU0IS DISASTER

Chicago, March 4.-The trial of Will J. Davis, indicted for manslaughter in holocaust, in which hundreds of wo- holocause, in which hundreds of wo- men and children were burned and trampled to death, begins today in the district court of Danyille, where it was taken on a change f venue. The case has been postponed several times, but there now appears to be little proba- bility of further delay and it is likely that the matterswill be rushed to 6 speedy conclusion. ; Attorneys for Da- yis 7 state that fhs.trial will not last over a .week. 5
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

consistently by publications of all sorts that it finally was concluded smoke there must be some fire.
 MT. Madden's appointment was brought about principally through the influence of organized labor, with which he was identified prom :. inently. Nobody would imagine, however, from his appearance that he ever did a stroke of manual la bor in his life. He is Une ,.- the best-dressed men in Was hingtcL and always looks as if h. had just stepped out of bandbox. He in sists that the criticism of his official work is unwarranted and unjust.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
THE RINK IDEA
 AT HELENA
Mayor Martin Says the City Should Have One and It Lod ks As If Leitner & Veil Win Els.
 tablish It.

Well, l think the prospects for skating rink for Helena in the near future are good,' were the words with which Mayor Martin greeted a World representative in that city yesterday. Continuing he said: q have just rs- ceiyed a letter from Mir. Leitner of Pine Bluff, in which he tells me that he will be here in few days to look over the, situation and I shall use all of my influence to get him to build the rink
 The young people of the city must have some place of amusement to go to of evenings. We older ones can content ourselves with our papers but the younger ones must get out, and l am strongly in favor of preparing place for them to go to, where they can enjoy themselves. A skating rink will bring several thousand dollars to Helena, besides furnishing innocent amusement for our young people. We. need everything of the kind that we can get. and Messs. Leitner & Well should receive the support of all our citizens in this undertakings
 The World is pleased to note that Mayor Martin takes this view as re- gards the establishment of a rink in this city. and believe that others will view the matter in the same light up- on giving it the proper thought.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
-o4o--
A DIALOGUE.

Said the Arkansas Ice & Coal Go. to the Consumers Ice & Coal Co.,, "We are going to raise the price of are you going to do about it?"
 Said the Consumers Ice & Coal Co. to the Arkansas Ice & Coal Co.,, We will meet competitors prices!" Y And the Graphic surmises that then the President of the former said to the President of the latter what the Governor of North Caro- lima is reported to have said to the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-04
CHICAGO EMPLOYE
 DIES IN THIS CITY

John Corbin, son of Professor J. c. Corbin, the well known negro school teacher. died at the home of his fath- CT, Mo- 1921 West Second avenue, Sun day after an illness of several days. The funeral will be held this after noon. The deceased was an employe of the Chicago postoffice and was one Of the best negroes in this city. He came to Pine Bluff a few weeks ago for his health. He was about 90 years old.