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The broad ax., 1907-08-03

John G. Jones Of Chicago Elected
Grand Master by coIored Masons.
Next Eneampment in Virginia.
The Grand Encampment Of Knights
Templar, of the United States and
Canada (Colore0, which had been in
session in West Seneca since July 10.
came to a conclusion on Saturday fol-
lowing the election Of officers. The
encampment was a most interesting
one and several matters of import
ance to the organization were dis
posed of. Most Eminent Sir John G.
Jones of Chicago presided at the en-
campment. Addresses of more than
RAISING interest were delivered by
Grand Master Jones and William T.
Grant of New Orleans and others. A
vote Of thanks was extended the Buff
falo Knights Templar for the enter
tainment of the visitors.
The officers elected are as follows:
Most Eminent Sir John G. Jones.
grand master, Chicago; Very Emf
rent Sir Robert ]. Fletcher, deputy
grand master, Sacramento, California;
Very Eminent Sir Alexander Payne.
grand Generalissimo, Washington, d.
G.; Very Eminent Sir C. W. Jones,
grand captain general, New Orleans,
Louisiana; Very Eeminent Sir B. H.
Stillyard, grand senior warden.
Wheeling, West Virginia; Very Emil
nent Sir c. R. France, grand junior
warden, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania;
Very Eminent Sir ]. H. Holland, D.
D., grand orator, Catskill, New York;
Very Eminent Sir ]. H McGhee, D.
d., grand prelate, Mt. Meigs Alabama;
Very Eminent Sir H. C. Scott, grand
treasurer, Washington, D. c.; Very
Eminent Sir William T. Grant, grand
recorder, New Orleans, Louisiana:
Very Eminent Sir Charles A. Moore,
deputy grand recorder, New Orleans.
Louisiana; Very Eminent Sir Alex
ander Oglesby, grand corresponding
recorder, Buffalo. New. York; Very
Eminent Sir E. G. Lane, grand stand
ard bearer. Buffalo, New York; Very
Eminent Sir George W. Cough, grand
sword bearer, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Very Eminent Sir J. B. Thornton, D.
D., grand warden, New York City;
Very Eminent Sir Edward Burton,
grand captain or the guard, SlfjdeIl,
Louisiana; Very Eminent. Sir N. F.
Henry, grand sentinel, Washington,
d. C.
Executive committee-Sir knight
B. F. Rose, chairman, West Seneca.
New York; Sir Knight ]. C. White,
Boston, Massachusetts,; Sir Knight
w. H. Johnson, Washington, D. c.;
Sir Knight Oscar d. States, Boston,
Massachusetts,; Sir knight ]. B. Moo
dy, Battle. Maine; Sir knight s. H
FARTHER, Chicago, Illinois; Sir knight
H. Burrell, West Seneca, New York;
Sir Knight Robert Jacox, Buffalo,
New York; Sir Knight F. A. Camp
bell, Chicago, Illinois; Sir knight A.
d. Griffin, Portland, Oregon.
The next session Of the grand en-
campment Of Knights Templar Of the
United States and Canada will be held
at Stanton, Virginia, in 190S.-From
the Buffalo Evening Times, July %.
1907.
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
1aorauekar clothaa.

Lots Of ironing can be saved By hav-
ing house dresses. aprons. etc, made
from old fashioned crinkled seersueker.
II washes easily, Is cool and pretty,
and all II requires Is little smoothing
o. shaking after washing.
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
Wanted the Attachments.

HE spends most OF his time figuring
on how to get living"
"Why doesn't he go to work.
-Oh, he doesn't want that poor q liv-
ing"
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
In Practice.

Il hear they are going to form q
milk trust"
That ought to be easy enough. It
would come like second nature to them
to water the stock"
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
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Morka Him Backward.

Works Him Backward.
''She makes her husband do Just
what she wants"
"She must have him well trained"
NO, not specially. When she wants
him to do anything she tells him to do
just the opposite"
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
Look PRETTY.

Rake up your yard and NOW the grass
And all the rubbish clear.
Put on your company manners,
For Mars Is drawing near.
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
Sure.
les very discerning "

THAT man can never see good In a
live man."
"He's very discerning"
How do you make that out?'
when a man gets good he is a dead
one"
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
EIGHT ROOM HOUSE AND LOTS
FOR SALE.

For sale-s-room house, 1881 Yer
non Ave-. $3.50. $500 cash. balance
like rent.
Lots on easy terms Glencoe & Chi
cago Lawn.
NEIGHBoRs & JOHNSON.
1916 State St,
Phone Douglas 1866.
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
A Midsummer Dream.

This stunning robe Is OF white swiss,
with borders Of blue and embroidered
The broad ax., 1907-08-03
He Knew Her.

THAT hat looks good to me, hubby"
"If 1t does 1 know another thing
about It"
"WhatY'
The bill for It will look big to me-"
The broad ax., 1907-08-03

panels Of blue and white over the
shoulders and down the skirt.
The broad ax., 1907-08-03

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CONVENTION
ENDS.

John G. Jones Of Chicago Elected
Grand Master by coIored Masons.
Next Eneampment in Virginia.
The broad ax., 1907-08-03

Phone Douglas 1855.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
SEPTEMBER MAY PROVE
TO BE WARMER THAN THIS
Highest Temperature Ever Recorded
During the Month Was 99-AV-
eraoe in SO Years 65.

September for the last SO years has
had an average temperature of G5 de-
grees, with the highest average II in
1897 and the lowest 60 i'll 1888, accord
ing to data complied by Observer Sher-
Ter of the local office Of the weather
bureau. These figures, however, are
hot considered in the nature of a fore
cast for the month TO come. The high
est temperature ever recorded i'll Sep
tember was 80 on the 5th, 1899, and the
lowest was 2S on the both of the same
year. The earliest killing frost came
Sept. Is, though the average date of
the first killing frost is Oct. II. The
average precipitation for September
has been 800 inches, with an average
of 9 days with Ol inches or more. The
greatest monthly precipitation was 7.Sf
inches in 1874, and the least was so
inches in 1871. The greatest amount
of rain i'll any "A consecutive hours was
3.77 on the 18th and 18th, 1874. The
average number Of clear days has been
y, partly cloudy 10 and cloudy s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
VAN SAINT SUES C. H. DEERE
Brings Action at Peoria to Recover for
lowing House Boat.

Marshal Trip of Peoria has served a
writ of monition on Charles II. Deere
of Moline in suit in the United States
admiralty court commanding him to
be present in October to answer to the
suit of the Iowa and Minnesota Navi-
CATION company for services for tug
ging his pleasure house boat from Pres
colt, Wis, TO Moline. The boat, Mar
katana, was also attached, but Mr..
Deere gave bond of $4,000 for his ap-
pearancc and the boat was Immediately
returned TO him. The sum for which
the navigation company is suing is
$70G. They allegc that they acted as a
special favor for Mr.. Deere, and that
they had a special contract with him
for all expenses and also the hire of
their boat which he has totally disre-
garded. Ex-Governor Van SAINT of Min
Inesota brought the suit for the naviga.
ton company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
MOLE IN BOTTLE MAY
BE GENUINE THIS TIME
at Muscatine Supposed to Be
From Mssourian.

\ Muscatine fisherman named
Frank Holiday has found note i'll a
bottle floating at the head of Geneva
island above Muscatine that may
really mean something. 1t is as fol
lows:
July "a, 1907.-Dear wife and chill
dren, by the time this note reaches
you | will be no more Hoping that
YOU and the children will get along all
right and have better luck than | have
had. l have no money to buy stamps
or | would send this by mail Good-bya
all, hope TO meet YOU in the hereafter
CHARLES HAERTER.
Anyone finding this will confer 4
favor by sending this and these. papers
TO Mrs. Charles Haertcr, COS Soutl
Fifth street, St Charles Mo"
Other documents in the bottle were
Il receipt made out to Charles HaertA
for the sum Of $3.50. signed by tn
Julium Lumber company OF ST. LOUIS
\ permit to erect a building in ST
Charles was also inclOsed in the bot
tie. There was also a freight bill
from the Wabash railway for lumber
indicating that the writer of the note
was a contractor by trade.
Another bill of lading from the Tow
er Grove Lumber and planning com
pany was also in the bottle. The daty
of this was June i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
MERGE MANCHtjS and CHINESE To
PRESERVE the RULING DYNASTY

and a course of action is to be ready
for PRONUNCIATION.
The four main points are: First the
disbandonment of the Manchu banner
troops. the abolition of their pensions.
and the submersion of their officers
into the regular army; second. the
daughters of Cinnamon of the upper
classes will he eligible to marry into
the imperial family. and this promises
a future Chinesc-Manchu emperor,
third. females will no longer be per
mitted to bind up their feet, and this
will remove the difference in the APP.
pearance between Chinese and Manchu
women. and fourth, Manchus will be re
quired to take surnames like China.
men.
The government hopes that within IL
years the two races will be indistin.
guishable. The recent comet was i
subject of anxious discussion at yes
terday's meeting, and the court is dis
turbed on account of the universal be
lief that the comet presages revolution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Missouri's Farm Name Law,

Missouri has a new law under which
the owner of a farm in that state may
on payment of 81 in the county court
register an exclusive name for his land.
The idea is not simply poetical or orna-
mental, for the name in the course of
business may become n valuable trade
mark, says the Utica Press. Exclusive
names are regarded assets Of value in
mercantile and manufacturing indus
tries, and there Is no reason why the
farmer should not have whatever ad-
vantage there may be in name that
will identify his products in the mar
iSpt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
PICNIC ASSOCIATION
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Committees Named and Arrangements
Made for Next Years Meeting at
Lyford's Grove.

The Farmers Picnic association held
a business meeting in Port Byron Sat
urday. They voted to purchase the
pumping equipment and the bandstand
Oh the grounds.
Eight new members We're received.
They are: L. c. Donahoo, William Win
terfelt, J. Il, Dauahao. $ l.. Woodburit,
Charles clipper. William McRoberts.
and F. T. Schafer
The board of managers chosen are:
w. II. Ashdown, \. Saddoris. S. l..
Woodburn. 4. W. Donahoo, and John
Fife.
The committee appointed on grounds
was as follows: John Fife. A. Saddoris
George Hullister. L. G. McRoberts, and
| +. w. Sailows
The following officers were chosen:
Presidcnt-W. II. Ashdowu.
Secretary. Saddoris.
Treasurer-JOhn Fife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
"CastIes" at Tho Hague.

While statesmen are sent to The
Hague to spin phrases about peace
and to boast of humanity, Lebaudy's
balloon, La Patrie. in Paris and the
machine of Major Grosz in Berlin are
executing their war maneuvers In the
air, and the astonished and anxious
peoples look to a future full of increas-
ing possibilities. but also full of In
creasing terrors of war, says Die Zeit
Of VieGna. The war balloons mount
aloft-the castles in the air Of peace
are falling to the ground. $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
SACRIFICED TO INSURE THE
ELECTION OF mckinley

led the mutiny on the battle ship
Kniaz POtemliine and commanded that
vessel on its sensational cruise abort
the Black sea i'll the summer of 1905.
was hanged last evening at Sebastopol.
to which place he was secretly re-
moved after his arrest here, Aug. %
and where he was tried by court mar
tial and sentenced to death After
abandoning the battle ship at Kus.
tendje, ROumania, Matusheuko Went
TO New York, where he worked for
two years in an iron foundry. Home
sickness led him last July to return
to this city. where he was arrested
with other members of revolutionary
organization which had been formed
under his leadership.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31

battle ships even when five miles
apart
Details of the invention are kept Sc
cret by the navy department, because
of an unwillngness to inform foreign
powers of their nature.
The system will be of incalculab'e
advantage in peace and war maneuv
ers. The only objection is that intea
ference is possible as in wireless teles
raphy, but aside from this wireless
telephones will be of great service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
WIRELESS TELEPHONES FOR UNITED
STATES NORTH ATLANTIC BATTLESHIPS

Washington, d. c., Aug. 31.-Battla
ships of the North Atlantic fleet will
be equipped with wireless telephones.
These instruments have been installed
and tested successfully on board the
Louisiana and Virginia 1t is now in
tended to equip all the other battle
ships with them.
1t is said Admiral Evans. through
the use of the system, will be able t.
talk with commanding officers of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
MANILA OFFICIAL IS SHORT?
Alleged Discrepancy of $3.50 Follow
. ed by Arrest of Cashier.

Manila. Aug. 31.-Theodore Reiser,
formerly lieutenant in the 4irh Uni
ted States volunteers, but more recent
" cashier. of the insular customs in
whose accounts the auditor discovered
a discrepancy of 1880 last month, has
been placed under arrest. The short
age covers a period of two years. Refs
er says he can explain the apparent
discrepancy if little time is allowed
him. He has been released under d
S., 600 bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Coroner Higgins His Work.

Pekin, Aug 31.-With the arrival of
KuanShi-Kai, commandments of
the Chinese forces, there began in the
summer palace yesterday an unusual
series of deliberations concerning the
condition of the empire. The dowager
empress has assembled her most impur-
tant and influential advisers and the
arrival of Viceroy Chang-Chi-Tmg who
came on pilgrimage from Hankow.
was surrounded with secrecy.
Aimed at Nanchus
The imperial family believes and the
government fears that the Chinese race
is bent upon unseating the Manchus
The Chinese imperial family is of Man
chu origin. All the previous devices
used by the throne to remove the ex
listing distinctions between Chinese and
Manchus having failed, the throne now
Icontemplates the amalgamation of the
two races, and this purpose led the
throne recently to call for suggestions
from the memorialists. These came in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Pnsh Warner TO Appeal Decision
GRANTS OLD HOME IS SOLD
Ownership of Famous Dent Plantation,
Outside of ST. Louis, CHANCES,

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Ownership
of the historic Dent farm. once owned
by General Grant, located outside the
city limits in ST. Louis county, chang
ed hands yesterday, having been sold
at auction for $4,000. The farm was
once mortgaged to the Vanderbilts
when Grant became president. 1t com
prises 43S acres and has long been a
point of interest, as the old log cabin
occupied by Grant is still standing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
mETCALF'S SON EL0PES
Secretary of Navy Gets Widow With
Child for Daushter-in-Law.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-William
Howard Metcalf, youngest son of See
rotary of the Navy Metcalf, socia!
favorite and Oakland bank clerk, it
has just been learned, is the hero Of
an elOpement in which he was mar
ried at San Rafael Aug. 30 to Mrs
Vida Bevans, widow and mother of
a 5-year-old girl. The secretary of the
navy and Mrs Metcalf were not aware
iof their sons marriage for several
DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Finds Dead is Own Son.

La Crosse. Wis, Aug 81 Oscar
Woideman, years old. was drowned
in the Mississippi river here yesterday
The boys father, hearing that there
had been drowning, assisted in the
recovery of the body, only to find that
il was that of his own son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
sLAsHES BOY; ENDS LIFE
Insane Physician of Lintner, ILL.,, Fatal
Iy Cuts Lad.

Decatur, ILL.,, Aug. 31.-Dr. lemon,
who made his home with \. r. Dun
can Of Lintner, yesterday attacked the
12-year-old son of Duncan and cut the
boys throat so that he will die. lemon
then shot himself dying instantly. He
was insane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
STEP MOTHER Wins THE
CELEBRATED WILL CASE

and Western. Chesapeake and Ohio,
Louisville and Nashville. Chesapeake
Western, Atlantic Coast Line and the
Virginia and Kentucky railway. which
companies are protected by the pen !
ing Injunction of the United States
circuit court. The roads protected By
this injunction will put the rate in eff.
feet voluntarily Oct. /, pending the
decision of the federal courts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Jail for Assault on Umpire.

Topeka. Kan, Aug. 1-"Rowdyisnl
on bali fields within the jurisdiction of
this court will not be permitted" said
Judge Simon of the city court yester-
day when he sentenced E. L. Goes of
the Oklahoma City team TO so days in
Jail for assault on the umpire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
DIAMOND CHARM FOR DUNN
Long Time Empioye of Power Com
panY Going to 'BeardstoWn.

William F. Dunn. superintendent of
the Peoples Power gas plant, was this
afternoon presented with Il diamond
charm given by his associates and Off
GERS of the company as a token of ap-
probation F. W. Rcimers made the
presentation address. Mr.. Dunn
leaves Monday to take charge OF .
new gas plant just installed by the
company at BeardstOwn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Archbishop Williams Dead.

Boston. Aug. 3f.-Archbishop John ]
Williams, venerable head of the Metro
po'itan province of New England ana
dean of the Roman Catholic hierarchy
in the United States. died at the arch
episcopal residence on Park street
last night, aged 50 years. His deaf.
was Immediately announced by the toll
ing of bells throughout the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
WERE "a DEATHS
Wreck on INSTRUMENTATION
Trolley Line More Serious
Than Reported.
SOME OF INJURED IN BAD WAY
Coroner Making inVestigation-Motor
man Who Is Blamed for Accident
Has Not Been Found.

Charleston, H., Aug. 31.-The re-
vised list of the dead and injured III
the wreck of the passenger train on
the MattOon and Charleston Electric
railway yesterday reduced the NUM-,
Der of dead to H. and two fatally in
jurcd. There were 80 passengers on
the cars and all were killed or more
or less injured
The seriously injured number fl.
The coroner of Cole county began an
official investigation of the wreck to-
day.
Were II Killed Outright.
Mattoon H.. Aug. 5l.-Fourteeu per
sons were killed and - injured
lieyed they will die-iu the trolley
collision on the Mattoon-C Charleston
electric line yesterday.
Responsibility for the disaster was
placed last night by the traction CON.
pany on the shoulders of Benjamin
McCleary. motorman of the expire :
car. who disappeared Immediately
after the crash. The dead:
HAROLD COLE. e Years old. Cooks
Mills, Ill.
HOWARD COLE. years old, Cooks
Mills. III.
NEIL FUGATE, Gary, III.
DENNIS LOGAN. Humboldt, Ill
PORTER MYERS. Humboldt III.
CHARLES NELSON. s years Old
North Ottawa, Ill.
WILLIAM NELSON, North Okawa
H.
ALBERT W. PRICE. North Ottawa
III.
RONALD PURKISER, Paradise III
JOHN RILEY. Nation. IL
EDWARD REYNOLDS, Paradise
H.
ALBERT SMITH, Mattoon, III.
ZACHARIAH VANDEVENTEF
Paradise. Ill.
Trains Crnsi, ON Curve.
The collision occurred on a danger
GUS curve half mile west of tn
Glover Leaf crossing. Pie cir"
which crashed We're the regular freigl.
| No. II, in charge of Motormat
Charles Bolts and Conductor Franl
| Quicker, and the express. III charge a
Motorman Benjamin McCleary. Bot
trains were running at high spec
and the impact when they came t,
gether was so terrific that the pa,
senger trolley was telescoped by til
freight
| There We're no warning whistles an
no chance for escape for any of tn
passengers by jumping The motto
imam had not time even TO apply til
air brakes before the crash came
Owing to the fact that the telephon
apparatus with which each car We
equipped was ruined, there was Il
way to summon assistance until som
of the survivors ran TO Charleston,
mile distant.
Coroner Higgins His Work.
In the afternoon Coroner Grimes in
paneled a jury of inquest to invest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
FRANK E. ANDREWS DEAD
Sterling Citizen Founder of Bank anc
Head of Reclamation ENTERPRISE.

Sterling, H., Aug. 31.-Frank L. An
drews. founder of the Farmers Nation
al Exchange and who also drew plans
for the reclamation of thousands of
acres of swamp lands along the Hen
nepin canal, died here yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
BUY Site for Des Moines Brewery

Ten per cent of the capitalization OF
the Des Moines brewery, of which OF
to Huber of this city Is president and
heaviest stakeholder, has been collect
ed to purchase a site. The company is
capitalized at $25OOOO, with Mr. Huber
holding 100000 worth of stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Fuel Contract Let.
OHIO DIVORCES GROWING
Women Secure Nearly Three Times
as Many DEGREES as Men.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 31.-AccorG.
ing to the report just issued by the
secretary of state, there were $685.
divorce suits filed in Ohio during the
year ending June so, 1907. Only g.
437 divorce suits were filed during the
preceding year The number of di-
vorces granted during 1907 was 1919
an increase of 494 over the year pre-
ceding. Wives secured 1861 divorces
and 1905 were granted to husbands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
yesuvius is Maxine Threats.

Naples, Aug. 31.-Ominous rumblings
are coming from Mount Vesuyius. and
smoke is issuing from the crater. These
are the first signs of volcanic activity
since the eruption of March, 1906.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
INNOCENT FARE. RATE, OCT.
Corporation Commission of Virginia
Moves to Make Law Effective.

Richmond. Va, Aug. 31.-The cor
poration commission has ordered pub
LEGATION of the 2-cent rate law, placing
it in effect Oct. 1 on all railroads id
Virginia except the Southern, Norfolk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
BECKER OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Milwaukee Mayor Will Enter Race
Next Year,

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 81 Mayor
Becker of Milwaukee has arrived in an
auto. He says that he will run for
governor next year, but wants no aid
from any politician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-31
Shoots Down Girl; Kills Self.

Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 81 Insane
jealousy prompted William Dohrer, 81
years old, to shoot his sweetheart, Flor
ence Fuhrmeister, and then kill him.
self The girl is 10 years old. She
may recover.