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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
CHANCE THE ROUTE
Cars in New York-to-Paris RACE
to Run Through Los
Angeles.
WILL shoBIfN THE TIME
American Automobile Hung Up Near
Tonopah, New, Awaiting Repairs
Location of Others.

Chicago. March 20.-The New York
To Paris cars were relatively located
today as follows: The Italian left
Spring Valley, Wyo., at s a. M; the
German passed through Gothenburg,
Neb., at 10; the first French passed
Sydney, Neb., at 10; the American
CIR is awaiting repairs 80 miles east
of Tonopah, New
Route is Changed.
Los Angeles, March 2O-A change
III the route Of the New York 10 Paris
automobile race was made last night,
which will cause the contestants to
PASS through this city. The Ameri-
can car. leader IN the run, is expected
to reach Los Angeles tomorrow morn
ing from San Bernardino The new
route is said to be 10 miles longer
and it is claimed will save two hours
time. The American car was reported
late yesterday afternoon at Goldfeld,
Nevada.
The French De Dion led the German
Projos by GO miles in great run yes
terday across the Great Platte valley
of Nebraska. toward Cheyenne. The
Frenchmen left Grand Island at S:15
i'll the mOIning, and at the same mo
ment the Germans left Columbus
Neb. The Italian Zust was stalled
near Granger. Wyo.. for almost Ct
hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
MRS. LEMP SUES For DIVORCE
Wife of Millionaire Brewer of ST.
Louis Alleges Extreme Cruelty.

st. Louis, March 20.-Mrs. Lillian
Handlan Lemp filed yesterday her suit
for divorce from William J. Lemp, Jr.,
the millionaire president of the Iemp
Brewing company. She asks the GUS
tcdy of their year old son. William
]. Lemp Ill, and a gross sum of ali
mony,, TO be fixed by the court In
her long recital of charges against her
husband Mrs. Lemp Gives prominence
to the statement that he tried to pre-
vent the religious training of their
son, and that he permitted the child
.tc associate with stablemen, who
taught him profanity and cruelty.
Once, she charges, live birds were fed
to monkeys during a visit which little
William made to the Lemp stable in
ibis fathers company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
JACKSON WANTS TO
BE INVESTIGATED
New York Attorney General Sends Let
ter to Senate Supporting Re-
cent Demand.

Albany. N. Y, March 20.-Attorney
General Jackson today sent TO the SEN
ate a letter asking for an investiga-
tion of his department by the senate.
The letter was referred to the finan-
cial committee, which is now consid.
erins the resolution introduced yes
terday calling for the investigation of
the attorney generals action with re-
gard to receiverships for financial in
stitutioEs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
SENATE PASSES ONE CHANCE
TO PRESENT A DEMAND TO THE
PRESIDENT FOR Information

speculation, mining ventures, and pro-
noting electric railroads. and that his
peculations extended over a period of
10 years.
In a recent examination said Zim-
norman, Il found that Wilson had
been Juggling his accounts in one OF
the banks here. l ordered the trus-
tees of his concern TO investigate.
Wednesday night they called Wilson
before them and he confessed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
COLD WEATHER TO
SAVE PlITSBURG
Stops Rise of Small Streams and Flood
in Larger Rivers at cnce Be-
gins to Subside.

Pittsburg, March 2O.-The crest of
the food in this city was reached ear
ly today, and the water began to re-
cede three-tenths of foot an hour
The cold weather last night, which has
frozen up many of the smaller streams,
prevented a flood of greater proper
tions. The damage here and through
cut western Pennsylvania is wide.
spread and heavy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
CRAFT ON THE SIDE
Detectives Employed by Chica-
60 Ministers Try Black
mail Scheme,
BUT ARE PUT UNDER ARREST
Quartet Accused of Trying to Hold Up
Mayor Busse and Others for
100000

Chicago, March 20.-Four so-called
private detectives" were arrested
here last night charged with having
attempted to blackmail Mayor Busse
Chief of Police Shippy, and Alderman
NJ. J. Foreman of the Third ward, out
of sums approXimating 100000. Harry
SCHNEIDER, John r. Maroney, William
J. Mullaney and Charles Huxhold are
the prisoners. >
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
Employed by Reformers.

They claim they had been employed
south side clergymen. TO investigate
vice and crime conditions in the levee
district, and it is charged by the city
authorities that the men tried TO OBJ
tain money from them by threatening
TO publish alleged exposures OF condi-
tions in that district The ministers
who composed the reform organiza-
tion assert they believed the men TO
be reputable private detectives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20


ard bearer saying that he would
rather ses the Wisconsin man nom
mated than any other member of tire
republican party.
The Paramount Issue.
What is the paramount issue in
this campaign asked Mr. Bryan
after the preamble of his remarks on
his assigned subject
THE paramount issue is, shall pred
atory wealth dominate politics and
through politics control the govern
ment," he answered
Roosevelt, Taft and Hughes We're
then viewed through democratic spec
tacles by the Nebraskan, who char
acteriZed their attitude on corpora
tions thus:
President Roosevelt.-The leader of
the reform sentiment in the republican
party and yet he favors national in
corporation, while the democrats in
| fsist that federal regulation should be
added to state regulation and not sub
Istituted foC it,
| Secretary Taft.-He looks at public
questions from the standpoint of the
men who own and operate the cor
porations which need regulation,
whereas reforms must come from
those who look at the question from
the viewpoint of the people.
| Governor Hughes of New York
He has been accused of being re-
| former, but | am satisfied he can
J ;,,f1
He spends more time warning the pub
1 lie against injustice of stockholders
than in devising remedies TO insure
the public against exploitation.
Presents Democratic Claims.
! Bryan said in part; Assuming that
lreforms are necessary, what party
can best be entrusted with the work
of securing them? beg to present
the claims of the democratic party
What are the evils to be corrected
The greatest of all evils-and lit is
the fruitful source of almost all othel
eFils--it is the domination OF polite:
Il by favor seeking corporations. b.
dominating politics they dominate tht
government. national and state.
The important question then is
+ shall the government be administers
i il the interesb.of the whole people, b.
: unpurchasable and incorruptible reT
S resentatives of the people. or shal
7 fayor-seeking corporations eontrt
i elections, raise their representative
a to power and through them exploit tn
country? If the present situation
: satisfactory, if the people are conten
d ed with the distribution of wealth, an
e with the predominating influences {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
MAY CHOOSE HIGH SCHOOL
Directors Powerless to Withhold APP
proVal of Any Institution.

'F'StFNN1kTOTI'
Springfield. H., March 90 School
boards or directors Of districts in
which there is no high school have no
power to withhold their approval of
any high school in an adjoining dis
trict selected by the parents of an
eighth grade graduate, the tuition of
the pupil to be paid by the home dis
trict under the new free high school
privilege act. This is the opinion of
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Francis e. Blair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
BASEBALL CLUB Is
MINUS GRANOSTAND D
ton-Large Tool Shop at Lowell,
Mass, Burns.

Washington, March 20.-'Eisenger
Bros lumber yard, the grandstand of
the Washington American league base
ball club and score of residences in
the vicinity of Seventh and L streets
midnight. The loss exceeds half I
million dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
TWO GUARDS IN A
DUEL TO THE DEATH
Mistake Each Other for Snug
~ glers and Both Die.

El Paso. March ,20.--Mounted Gus
tom Inspectors Charles Logan and
Charles Jones fought a duel in the
dry bed of the Rio Grande river near
this city last night and both were
killed. 1t is supposed each took the
other for smuggler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
Tax Collector Gets II AII.

Monmouth. Ill, March 20.-E. c.
Lewis. collector for Berwick township
has collected every cent of tax charg
ed against the residents of his town
ship. He collected $11,324.43, receiv-
ing S22G4S commission. Lewis is a
democrat and has held the office two
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
Tool Plant Burns.

Lowell, Mass, March 20.-The plant
of the F'ifield Tool company, makers OF
engine lathes and other machinery, one
of the largest shops OF its kind in the
country. burned this morning. The
loss was $500. 900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
Thrown Ball Kills Student

Montgomery, Ala. March 20.-S. II.
Smith, the student at the Alabama
Polytechnic institute struck on the
back of the head by thrown ball in
"a game, is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
FIRE IN The GRAND
PACIFIC, CHICAGO

Chicago. March 20.-Fire has jnst
broken out in the Grand Pacific hotel.
II is not expected there will be any
loss of life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
Arc Not satisfactory.

arc Not SATISFACTORY.
Il think | can safely assert that
these conditions are not satisfactory.
and in support OF this assertion can
point to the fact that remedial lesiS-
latiOn is demanded by practically all
the democratic party, and by very
large proportion of the republican par
ty- Whatever popularity the presi-
dent has is due 10 efforts he has made
in the direction OF reform. although
these efforts have been spasmodic,
rather than continuous, and have not
been supported by his own party.
The democratic party can claim
the right TO carry out these reforms,
first, because that party is almost
unanimously in favor of reform. while
in the republican party there is a very
large minority. if not an actual ma
Jcrity against all important reforms.
While the republican party is spend
ing time between reformers and stand
lpatters the democratic party is ready
for action. Then too. the democratic
administration will. if elected. enter
Office pledged to specific reforms
/ itdIHCu lLc Wlliit tlit Ic-
publican party will ask the public TO
trust it to carry out such reforms as
may be outlined in the election. In
the one case the people know what
&c expect; in the other they are left
in uncertainty
Points Out Advantage.
The speaker continued pointing out
1.-THE advantage of the democratic po
sition over that of the republican and
the difference of methods of the two
parties in the treatment of corpora
tions.
Guest of Bryan League.
s, The gathering at which Mr.. -Bryar
for the first time. took under discus
sion the, candidates for the presiden
tial nomination of the republican
party. was held under the auspices o
the Bryan league of Cook county. o
which Carter H. Harrison, forme
mayor. is president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
THE CAPITAL is INCREASED
Safety Deposit Company Raises Stock
to S115,OOC.

Springfield. H.. March 20.-(Argus
Special. 1.-The Rock Island Safety De
posit company certified to the secre-
tary Of state today to an increase of
capital stock from $S5,C00 to $115, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
Guest OF Bryan League.
Cotton Crop Short in 1907.

Washington, March 20.-The census
report issued today shows the cotton
crop in 1907 aggregated 11,261.06S.
running bales, against 13,S05,265 bales
in 1906.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20
SUGAR Goes up Auain.

New York, March 20-All grades of
refined sugar advanced 10 cents a 40
pounds today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20

these combinations then there is no
good reasons why the republican
party should not be continued in pow,
er, for it has created the conditions
which now exist. and must have credit
or blame, according whether these
conditions are desirable or mdesira-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-20

chance of being the republican stand
ard bearer saying that he would
rather see the Wisconsin man nom
mated than any other member of tire
republican party.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22
ORGANIZER HERE. NJ. Price.

ORGANIZER HERE. N. Price,
state organizer for the Woodmen Of
the World is in the city having just
arrived from Glenwood Springs
where the Western Slope log rolling
was held. He reports having had =
big time and that the log rolling was
very successfnl. Mr.. Price says the
Woodmen are gaining in membership
all the time and that the lodge is get
ting to be big one. In speaking Of
the Western Slope he says they will
have an enormous crop Of peaches and
apples there this year. New York
buyers are now on the ground nego-
tiating tor the purchase of entire
crops. but the growers believing that
the prices will be high this year. are
refusing to sell at any figure.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

MRS. MILLER DEAD-Mrs. J. H 4.
Miller Of West Florence died shortly
after 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
from a complication Of diseases after
sickneaa covering period Of several
months. The funeral was held this
afternoon from the family residence,
interment In Highland cemetery.
Mrs Miller was we'll known through.
out the city. having resided here a
number OF years. She was woman
Of excellent character and was beloved
by all who knew her. She was about
fifty years Of age. land leaves a daugh.
ter, Mrs. Hadley Corning. Her ais
ter. Mrs. II. j. Profit Of Denver. has
been in the city for some time attend.
ing to the wants of Mrs. Miller.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

WILL OUT WEEDS The city
council has decided to cut the weeds
along It's ditches throug hout the city
and also clean the ditches. beginning
with next Monday. The weeds In
some parts Of the city are quite high
and present very unpleasant appear
ance. Now that the city has decided
to make cleaner Florence. the prop.
erty owners having weeds abutting
the ditches should not be slow In
cutting them down no that the city
can present its very best appearance
to strangers coming here TO visit. In
addition to looking uncouth and un.
oomely. the weeds are q. disease breed.
or and thu health conditions should
be looked Into even moro than the
uukept condition OF the lots. The
menbers Of the Civic Improvement
league will be out In force to lay
low the weeds. and all those who are
not member should do the sams.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

GO I TIRED WAITING-A couple
Of women left Brookside yester day
morning and drove out to Wetmore
and after making visit there went
down to Portland where they visited
another hour or 80. They left the
horse standing united and the rain
storm came up. The horse became
tired Of waiting and walked OF,
coming toward Florence. John Grady
WAS coming up from Portland on
horseback and overlook the animal
aud brought 1t to q stable here. The
women arrived two or three hour.
later, having walked to Florence from
Portland.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

aY FUNERAL TOMORROW - The
funeral Of Joseph Gabrick who was
kicked to death by horse at Rock
vale last Sunday, will be held tomor.
row morning at 10 O'Clock from the
Catholic church. The funeral was to
have been held sooner but Mrs. Ga
bricks mother and father were delay
ed In arriving from st. Louis.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

PLENTY OF WATER NOW-Ths
Beaver Land and Irrigation company
reports having plenty of water At
present In its ditohes and pipe lines.
The creek IL running o good stream
ap1 about all the water that Is need
ed Tor present use Ia on hand, The
dry spell this summer put the com.
pany to the most severe test 1t will
probably ever have, but It is a condi
tion that can be easily explained and
1t is not thought the water shortage
will react against the company's sale.
next year.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

PARTLY DISRORED-Jim Gal.
vim was arrested shortly after 8
O'Clock this morning by Acting Night
Marshal Lockard. He was walking
around the Rio Grande yards In q
partly undressed condition. He said
that the night WAS SO hot that lie
could not sleep. but the police have
another notion of his motives.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

See the elegant gowns and swell
costumes as we'll ns the appropria ate
stage settings in IA Domestic Ex.
pertinent" that most amusing farce.
comedy !. tomorrow. Thursday even.
ing at Houston opera house under
the direct management Of the ta-
Tented young actor. Mr.. Gilmor
Brown Secure your seats early at
Daniels drug store. Admission 80,
SO and 25 cents.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

ROYAL ANNS-G. H. wilkes yes
terday received from his wife in Dali
las. Ore. box of Royal Ann cher
ries. which are about as fine rs ever
reached Florence. They are Of the
size of al English walnut and are
very meaty. Mr.. Wilkes expect to
leave next week for the coast to make
a five weeks visit.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

BORN-Last Sunday night to Mr..
and Mrs. Steve McCluskey. q seven
and one-half pound boy. The moth.
or and child are doing nicely
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

The advance sale of tickets for "a
Domestic Experiment." given by st.
Alban's Guild on Thursday evening.
July %, indicates crowded house.
Secure yonr seats at once, on sale at
Daniels drug store. Admission 80,
35 and 25cts.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22
Help For Those Who Have
Stomach Trouble. -

After doctoring for about twelve
years for bad stomach trouble. and
spending nearly five hundred dollars
for medicine and doctors fees. pur-
chased my wife one box of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
which did her so much good that he
continued to uses them and they have
done her more good than all Of the
medicine l bought before. Samuel
Boyer, Folsom. Iowa. This medicine
is for sale by Daniels drug store.
Samples free. mwf
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

FIRST MEETING-The first meet
ing of the teachers training class will
be held this evening at the Chris,
tian church.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

Maocabee picnic Friday. July "a.
Meet 8 =. III. Callahan hall. Every .
one come. 2O-2a
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22
Twenty-Five Cents is the Price
of Peace.

The terrible itching and smarting.
incident to certain skin diseases. IL a
most instantly allayed by applying
Chamberlain Salve. Price 20 cents.
For sale by Daniels drug store. mwf
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22

Hats cleaned and replocked also
clothes cleaned and pressed. st.
Elmo hotel. lG.2lx
The daily tribune., 1908-07-22
WHY DO YOU WAIT,

To get loaves genuine Cottage
Bread foz 25c why would you bake I,
fi9tf ROGERS BAKERY 90. 2
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-28
STRENGTH OF AN EAGLE.
Wonderful Flower In the Birds Claws
and LEGS.

While cannot give any positive
proof Of how much bald eagle can
carry. | should suppose. declares a
writer In Forest and Stream. that he
could carry AT least as much In pro.
portion to his weight rs q hawk or
horned owl. have the recorded
weight of male bald eagle weighing
nine and a quarter pounds and fe-
male weighing twelve pounds.
\ horned owl will weigh from -four
To five pounds. and | have several
times known one to carry off a large
house cat one cat was very large
and the owner told me he could hear
the cat cry as he was being carried
on. Now. any one whc will weigh Il
large house cat will lind II to weigh
at least ten pounds.
have seen goshawk carry of II
hen fully twice its own weight. and
have taken from marsh hawk a very
large chicken which would weigh
more than twice what the hawk would
The marsh hawk is one Of our weak
est hawks. but he had carried this
chicken over quarter OF a mile. My
belief is that If a hawk or horned owl
can carry more than twice its weight
(and know positively that they cam
then an eagle could. II occasion re-
quired. do as much In proportion to
his weight. which would be To carry
eighteen or twenty pounds.
Once when an eagle. shot through
the body with a rifle ball, lay ON his
back up ended long road skid and
dropped II on him Before II reached
him he stretched up and caught II IN
his claws and held il the length Of
his legs above him. | walked up on
the skid and stood above him. and he
easily held me and the skid. which
should judge would weigh more than
twenty pounds. | took pains 70 be
weighed the same day and weighed
li9 pounds Put stick In the claw Of
wounded eagle and let him grasp u
small tree with the other. and man
must be stronger than | ever was to
take the stick from him.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-28
BOUNDING THE INFINITE.
Are the Number Of Stars In Space
Without Limit?

How many stars are there? II Is not
known. but most astronomers believe
the number Is not unlimited he ar
gument Is that with an infinite uni
verse Of stars the helvcns would be
one uniform blaze Of light The more
distant stars are of course. DINNER
some are too far away to affect the
naked eye nj all. but no matter how
slight the units an infinite number OF
them would produce the effect de
scribed.
As there is no uniformly blazing sky,
the number Of stars. though possibly
immensely great, must be limited
This argument is supplemented In Il
recent astronomical paper by similar
one drawn from gravitatlon. Every
star. no matter how distant. exercises
its own power OF attraction on every
other heavenly body. including our
earth.
However. as the earth's center Is
farther away from the attracting body
than It's surface is. particles on the
earth's surface are attracted with
greater force than those at the center.
and the practical result is to lessen the
force with which the earth's mass Is
held together.
Now. II the number of stars Is Inf
mite. this decrease would be so great
that weight on the earth would practi-
eally cease to exist Moreover. the
same conditions would prevail every.
where throughout boundlcss universe
and probably all masses would he dis.
rupted That this result does not oc-
cur Is proof, we are told. that the
number Of heavenly bodies In exist.
ence Is not infinite
These arguments make certain as
sumptions that may or may not be
granted: they can neither be proved nor
disproved The argument from light as
sumes that light waves are transmit.
ted through space without loss; that
from gravitation assumes that the
same thing is true FOR gravitatlonal
attraction.
IL light or gravitation is absorbed or
lost In some way when passing from
star to star. the number of stars may
be infinite after all At Its best the
speculation Is more curious than con
elusive chicago Record Herald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-28
ReportoriaI Psrsistenee.

Once reporter went TO Il certain
residence IN New York "a get details
about the master OF the house. who
had just died. In order that an obit-
uary notice might appear In the news
paper which he represented. Such de
tails, as rule. are easy 10 get. The
reporter therefore, was intensely sur.
prised when the widow OF the de-
ceased with scarcely word. slammed
the door In his face.
She retired into the house Present
~ the dOorbcll rang furiously. She re
fused to stir Again the doorbell rang,
more furiously than before. Still the
lady OF the house would not stir
IL have told him that | don't want
10 say anything about my husband. y
she thought TO herself. and he has no
right to he so persistent"
So she sat still while the duorbell
rang again and again and again.
At last she could stand Il no longer.
so. opening a window over the front
door. she pokcd her head out and re
marked severely:
Young man. do not desire TO say
anything 20 you. Kindly do not dis
turb me any more. Go away, young
man"
Il can't" roared the reporter, be
side himself with evaporation. You
have shut my coattalls IN the door,