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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Bed CAUGHT Fire.

At 1915 today the fire department
responded to a call to the home of
Moses Frazier, 2511 Fifth avenue,
where a bed, which had been placed
too near the stove pipe was ablaze
The fire was put out with little trou-
BILE. and the damage resulting was
nominal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
OBITUARY..
Johnston Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. Samuel NJ. John
ston, who ended her life by jumping
in a we'll near Milan Saturday, was
held this morning. Services were con-
Quoted at Kellar's church in Bowling
township, and burial took place at the
Presumption cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
avy, $4.15@4.5O; rough heavy, $4.15

GAPS
Cattle market closed steady. Beeves,
$4.00QG.00; COWS and heifers. S1.S5@
AS; stockers and feeders, $2.75@475.
Sheep market closed strong.
Northwestern receipts
neapOls-Today, 1G6; last week,
1888; last year, IA. Duluth-Today,
73; last week, "a; last year, 1G9.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat u
to e lower, corn "a lower.
Liverpool closed-Wheat Is to IL
lower, corn y lower.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

Girls, a clear skin is the first requi
site for personal beauty; to secure it
good digestion is the secret Perfect
digestion comes from the use of Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. Makes
rich red blood and clear healthy skin
80 cents, tea or tablets.-Harper
House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Tax Collector.

The best remedy known today for
all stomach troubles is Kodol, which
is guaranteed to give prompt relief.
1t is a natural digestant: it diSests
what You eat; it is pleasant to take.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Paw Taxes.

The taxes for 1907, both personal
and real estate, are now due and pay
able at room IS, NJ. & L. building.
Hours, 9 to IL a. m, / to p. m. Open
Wednesday and Saturday evenings
from Z 10 8 p. m. Bring your last
years receipts with you.
WILLIAM BRAS1ER,
Tax Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Beer That Is Beer

If you want to drink good beer, order
the Davenport Mating company's pale
export. Delivered anywhere in Rock
Island Both phones, north 1863.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

Temperature at n. M, IS; at 3:30
u. M, 10. Maximum temperature In last
"A hours, 46; minimum, b. Velocity oil
wind 1T u. M, % miles per hour. Stage
of water. So feet, rise of 4 foot in
last 24 hours. Precipitation. rs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
c. G. Pinckney.

born. - 'iSs'
arranged between France and
Germany.
Admiral Joseph Fyffe, L. s. N,
retired died at Pierce. Neb.; born 1892.
Clavering Gunter. Amer
lean novelist and playwright. died In
New York city; born 1S4S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
feb. Is In history.

FPS Sir Christopher Wren.
architect of st. Paul'S.
etc; died: born 1892.
7..G - Charles CoteSworth
Pinckney. American
statesman, born in
Charleston; died there
49,.
lS42-Camille Flammarion,
Ere II astronomer,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
THE W EATHER.

Fair tonight and Wednesday,; cooler
tonight, with the lowest temperature
below the freezing point.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS:

tonight and TomorroW Morning.
Sun sets 5:44, rises 6:33 Moon rises 2.1s
a. m. Moons age, "A days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Always Made the Living.

thy which appears to have been entire
ly undeserved.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

come an all-absorbing passion, or even
a fad to the extent of interfering with
her duties to her husband and her
family.
Although, probably, better equipped
for a high social position than most
women holding important positions in
American society, Mrs Taft is by no
means a typical Society woman" For
that she is too intelligent, sensible and
well balanced Ever since her husband
entered official life in Washington and
even before that, when he was still
holding a judgeship in Ohio, Mrs TAFT
has made it her study and aim to fill
to the best of her ability the position
in society to which she was entitled by
virtue of her husbands official rank.
Her natural talent and the intellectual
training of her girlhood days made the
task easier for her and her Unborn tact
helped her to avoid the pitfalls so dis
astrous to inexperienced and but in
differently equipped women in official
society.
Nowhere is the rev mistress OF the
White House seen to greater advan-
tage than in her home circle, the SUI
preme test for the sterling qualities OF
anv woman, no matter what her posi-
ton in society. She is devoted to her
husband and her children, takes inter-
est in everything pertaining to her 40
nestle establishment and is considered
a model house-keeper. She does not
consider it below her dignity to attend
to her household duties and devotes
great personal care to the proper con-
duct of her domestic establishment
No woman in Washington society ever
knew better than Mrs. Taft to add a
wholesome and refreshing domestic
charm to her social entertainments
No matter how formal the function
may be, Mrs. Taft as the hostess makes
all her guests feel that they are re-
ceived at her home, not in a hotel par
lor or a public hall. She knows better
than most women the secret of making
her guests feel at ease, without vul-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 4.-No
woman ever called upon to fill the
difficult and eXacting position of mis-
tress of the White House was better
prepared and equipped for her task
than is Mrs. Helen H. Taft, the wife
of President-elect Taft. She is a wo-
man of culture and refinement and OF
many accomplishments, possesses I'M
usual tact, social finish and, above all,
a large measure of sound common
sense. For a number of years she has
lived in Washington as one of the most
distinguished women of the official
circles and the training which she res
ceived during that time will, undoubt-
eddy, prove a great value to her as
mistress of the White House.
Personally Mrs. Taft Is quite as at
tractive as she is from an intellectual
and girlish looking and no one would
suspect from her appearance that she
has a son old enough to be in college.
She is frank and vivacious, unpreten-
tious. and yet possessed of marked
dignity of bearing and the self-poise
so necessary to a woman in her exalted
position. She is always cordial, rare
accomplishment among society women
and possesses an excellent memory for
persons and names, an invaluable gift
for the wife of a political leader
The new mistress of the White House
was Helen Heron, daughter of the
law partner of the late President
Hayes, when she married William H.
Taft in Cincinnati in 1886. She was a
bright and talented girl with perfect
passion for music. In addition to a
good education she received an excel
lent training in music and through all
her later life music has ever been her
favorite recreation. She is not only an
accomplished pianist, but possesses a
thorough knowledge of the theory of
music and an extensive acquaintance
with the best works of musical liter
ature. But, Notwithstanding her great
love of music and her ardent devotion
to it, she has never allowed it to be-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14
Oahu RAILWAY
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD

OUTWARD
For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-*9: Is a. M, 1920 D. m.
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
Stations-t7:30 am, 1915 am, "11:O5
a. m, +2:15 p. M, 1920 p. m, %5:15 o.
M, $3.50 p. m, i'll p. M.
For Wahiawa-*9:15 a, m. and '5:15
p. m.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal
alua and Waianae-*8:36 a. m, 5:31
p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-t7:46 a. M, 1886 a. m,
"1O:SS a. m, "1:4O p. m, '4:S1 p. m,
5:31 p. M, *7:S0,p. m.
Arrive honolulu from Wahiawa-
1886 a. m. / 1871 p. m. O.
+Daily. TEX 'uday. sSunday Only.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train (only first-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at 1922
a. M; returning, arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 D. m. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
G. P. DENISON, F. G. SMITH,
Supt. G. P. & T. A.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

foremost boat club in this Territory,
have always been able to hold up their
end and will never fail at this late
date.
The monthly receptions by Governor
and Mrs. Frear which have been so
delightful, have been few of late on
account of the many absences of the
Governor, but with his return from
Washington it is to be hoped that
they will be again one of the pleasant
features of Honolulu social life.
About twenty of the younger set
of the city were the guests of Mrs. B.
F. Dillingham; yesterday afternoon at
tea given in honor of Miss Julia
Damon, who will soon join the ranks
of the married folk of the city as the
bride of Harold Giffard. The Dilling-
hams beautiful home at Punahou was
charmingly arranged for the occasion
and Mrs Dillingham; was as usual the
most perfect of hostesses.
8 q =
d. G. Shernstein entertained a par
ty of seven at dinner at the Moana
on Thursday night.
q q
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Damon
was also the center of attraction
among her friends. She was the guest
of honor at linen chowder given for
her by Miss Margaret Peterson. one
Of the seasons most charming debut
antes. Each Of the girls of the young
er set who came brought some re-
membrane for the bride in the form
of linen, carefully wrapped up. Then
all sat in a circle and chatted gaily
while Miss Damon opened the parcels.
Some beautiful and useful presents
were received in this manner which
will be a great source of pleasure to
Miss Damon after her marriage to
Mr.. Giffard on November 2S. Among
those present were Miss Irene Fisher,
Miss Marion Waterhouse Miss Mar
garet Waterhouse, Miss Sara Lucas,
Mrs. Fred Damon, the Misses Hopper,
Miss Margaret Castle, Miss Beatrice
Castle, Miss Katherine Goodale. Miss
Jane Whine, Miss Margaret Cooke.
Miss Katherine Smith.
= = &
Walter F. Dillingham; leaves tomor-
row on the Mongolia on a trip to
Washington. He expects to return to
this city in time for the Christmas
holidays.
A jolly horseback ride up Tantalus
was enjoyed by a number of officers
from the cruiser Charleston and
number of young girls of the social
set on Tuesday night. A stop was
made at the Cooper residence on the
mountain where light refreshments
were served. The moonlight night
made the occasion one which was par
ticularly enjoyed.
Miss Agnes Walker of this city. who
has been visiting on the Coast for some
months past, is spending a couple Of
weeks at jacksonville, California, as
the guest~of Miss Helen Wilder.
& & 8
The Misses Wool, of Los Angeles,
among the most charming of the
younger people who have been seen
at the local festivities of late return
to Los Angeles by the Mongolia. These
young ladies and their charming mo-
Their have made very many friends
during their stay in this city and wish
es for a second visit in the near flu
tufe have been expressed by very
many.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14
SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK

garizing the tone dominant at her hos
pitable board.
Mrs. Taft is an accomplished mu-
stefan and has great love for her art,
but she never obtrudes the subject of
music in conversation nor does she
ever bore her guests with inane ac-
counts of the petty tribulations to
which every woman at the head of
large domestic establishment is more
or less exposed. OF her family ana
her own affairs she speaks with WE'LL
bred discretion and sparingly, while
she shows remarkable skill and tact in
drawing out her visitors by manifest
ing sympathetic interest in their af-
fairs. Her home, wherever she may
be, is always filled with that intang-
ible charm which springs from the in
tellectuality, refinement and exquisite
artistic taste of the hostess. Mrs. Taft,
like her daughter Helen, now studying
at Bryn Mawr, is an Fpiscopalian, but
she is broadminded enough not to al
low religious differences of a serious
nature to arise between her and her
husband, who belongs to the Unitarian
church, although he frequently attends
services at the Episcopal church with
his wife.
W. H. Burr of Minneapolis and H.
L. McLaurin, of Denver, who are 60
ing around the world will take the
next boat for Australia Mr.. McLaur-
in was in this city about a year ago
and has been renewing old acquain-
tances. They are stopping at the Mo-
ana.
c. B. Wells of Waikiki, is in the
city and will leave for the Coast to-
morrow. He goes to Minneapolis
where he will meet his wife and fam
lily in time for Thanksgiving.
& & Z
Harry Wilder, who has been away
on the Coast for several months, is
expected to return on the Manchuria,
which is due from San Francisco on
Monday.
4 & 3
While Honolulu society people will
welcome the presence of Captain Moor
N. Falls, who will take charge of the
quartermasters' department in this
city, it will be very sorry to see Cap
tain Humphrey leave. sep" and his
brother, who was here before MIN,
have both been very popular socially
in Honolulu.
Some of those living near the old
over and above pleased at the coming
of the engineers. A number of en-
listed men who have been quartered
there have rather walked the place from
its quiet seclusion of old.
& = 3
Mrs. w. L. Howard was among the
passengers to return to this city by
the transport Sheridan.
= 3 4
Judge and Mrs. Arthur Wilder re-
turned from the Coast yesterday morn
ing by the Alameda.
Miss Thora Oss, of this city, was an
arrival from the Coast yesterday and
looks as though her vacation trip had
been a pleasant one.
8 = &
Lieut.. A. M. Pardee, of Fort Shat
ter, after a two months trip on the
mainland, where he earned high hon
ors in the shooting line, came back
to this city on the Sheridan.
e & =
Lieut.. Epley who was at Camp Nc
Kinley with the Tenth Infantry two
years ago, is now stationed at Angel
Island, in San Francisco Bay.
& & 3
The dance given on Saturday night
by the Outrigger Club at the Moana
was a great success. Local people al
most invariably take up things of this
kind, and willingly will pay for tickets
when the object is a good one. The
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

Honolulu will have a musical treat
next month which should draw all in
the city who care to hear talent of
the highest class Through the energy
of Manager W. D. Adams of the Ha-
waiian Opera House, Miss Katherine
Goodson, without doubt the best
known pianiste of all Europe, will ap-
pear here IN one concert which will
take place while the Canadian Austria
liam steamer Makura is in port This
should be on December s. Miss Good
son has just completed a most sue
cessful tour through Australia and
New Zealand and should be well re-
ceived by local music lovers
The subscription sale of seats will
commence on Monday morning at the
Bergsrom Music Company. The prices
will be as follows Orchestra, $3.50;
balcony, 50; gallery, 81. The ire
mendous crowd which turned out to
hear Kubelik, the wonderful violinist,
should be on hand again when Miss
GOOdsOn plays.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

Among the guests at the Moana Ho-
tel is H. A. Reed of London, who is
on his way around the world on
pleasure trip.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

The Myrtle Boat Club will be in SUI
preme command at the Moana Hotel
on the evening of December 5. A chow
der and dance will form the main fea-
lures of the entertainment and large
crowd is sure to be on hand. The
Myrtles, in their long career as the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

Walter F. Dillingham; leaves tomor-
row on the Mongolia on trip to
Washington He expects to return to
this city in time for the Christmas
holidays.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-14

Among the Moana guests to leave
on the Mongolia for the Coast will be
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hale, of San Fran
cisco. Mrs Hale returned from a trip
to the Volcano on Saturday, reporting
the crater as a most marvellous sight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
Juror Cross Dismissed From Pane Accused OF Having Dealings
With Ruef Wife Entreats Him Tell Truth When Questioned

special rate had been issued to the
Standard oil company
Pressed as to what other shippers
had benefited from this special tariff,
the witness said that as far as he
knew the rate applied only TO the Stand
ard The extent of the preference ac-
corded the Standard by the Central
Vermont was shown in two letters
quoting freight rates per carload In
one instance the rate was given at $50
a carload, while in the other case the
rate quoted was s23. The witness ad-
mitted that the s23 rate was the one
under which the Central Vermont car
ried the Standards shipments
r. C. Crenshaw, manager of the
Standard oil company of Indiana. was
questioned regarding the price of oil
at Duluth in 1904. In April. he de-
clared. the price had been 10 cents a
gallon; in May this had been reduced
to cents. In explaining the reduction
Crenshaw related that the Standard
competitors had been giving five gall
Ions free with every purchase of so
gallons and allowing rebate as we'll.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30

Of Cross applications; the visit to
trunk store adjoining the hall of JUS
tice, where Davis asked Cross to look
up Ruef's telephone number. Davis
then asked the operator for the num-
Der and inquired over the telephone:
rs that you, Abe? Did you get my
letter? Well. it's too bad, it's too
bad" At the final hearing before the
police commission, on February II, 1906,
Cross secured his license.
Weiss was subjected to a rigid cross
examination, but did not swerve from
his original statements on the stand
upon direct examination, and an aft
davit made in the presence of Heney,
Burns and Ray SCHNEIDER. a represen-
tative of the district attorneys office,
by Weiss, was presented to Ach by
Heney and introduced as evidence.
While Weiss remained on the stand
Cross was permitted to question him.
Il would like to see the minutes of the
police commission, said Cross. L
would not have mentioned this license
before, if I had taken full considera-
tion of the questions asked by me as
a juror. 1 would be tickled to get off
this jury
Cross memory could not be refreshed,
and after a fiat denial of a statement
made by him he would announce that
il might have been," Il might have for
gotten what l said, and similar uncer-
tain replies. He had forgotten about
and money given to Davis, and denied
the most discriminating statements
made by Weiss. II might have sent the
money, but l was sick at the time, and
that accounts for my poor memory"
were Cross replies TO questions asked
by Heney.
DR.. Joseph F. Poheim, former po-
lice commissioner, was handled care
fully by Ach and Dozier. Both attor-
neys did not seek to arouse the ire of
a man who had been intimately ac-
quainted with Ruefs corrupt methods
as San Francisco's political boss. Po-
helm told of the strong influence ex-
erted by Ruef over the police commits
sion and how Ruef had requested that
Cross license be granted.
Heneys closing statement to the
court was a review of the testimony of
the witnesses, and he charged Cross
and Davis with having perjured them
selves in testifying falsely before the
court concerning the liquor license mat
ter
Attorney Doziefs argument against
the dismissal OF Cross was so bitter
at times that it brought upon him an
admonition from the court and aswarn-
ing that personalities such as the de-
Tense was wont to indulge in would,
if repeated necessitate drastic meas
ures from the bench. Dozier wandered
so far away from the facts in the
case at times that even his own asso-
cate was compelled to interrupt him
with corrections
At one time it looked as If there
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
STANDARD ENJOYED
PREFERENTIAL RATES
Witness Gives Damaging Testi-
mony in Suit to Dissolve
Oil Company

NEW YORK, Oct 2s.-An admission
that the Standard oil company bene-
flied from a preferential freight rate
lower than that quoted to any other
shipper was drawn from witness to-
day at the hearing in the government
suit to dissolve the company.
George B. Ferguson, a clerk in the
freight department of the Central
Vermont railroad. gave the testimony
referred to. After enumerating va
rious tariffs in force on the Central
Vermont, none of which he declared
had ever been secret, the witness was
taken in hand by the governments at
torney, who elected information that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30
CURES ECZEMA QUICKLY
New Drug, Posiam, Now 0btainabfe IN
Small Quantities

small Quantities
Since its discovery one year ago the
new drug, posiam. has successfully
cured thousands OF chronic cases OF
eczema and other distressing skin at
fictions. Heretofore poslam has been
dispensed solely for the benefit OF ecze-
ma patients in large Jars sufficient for
a months treatment This WAS found
to be Inconvenience to many thou
sands who use It for minor skin trou-
bles. such as pimplss. blackheads.
herpes. acne. scaly scalp. complexion
blemishes. itching feet. piles. etc. which
require but a small quantity TO cure
To overcome this, and in response to
urgent appeals. the dispensers of pos
lam have been obliged to adopt. in
addition 10 the regular two dollar pack
age, a special so cent size, which in
future may be found on sale at the
Owl Drug Co. and other leading drug
stores in San Francisco or may be
ordered direct from the Emergency
Laboratories. No. 81 West 25th Street.
New York City In all eczema cases
poslam stops itching with first applica-
tion.- and pro eeeds to heal imme diately.
chronic caSes being cured In two,
weeks In less serious skin trOuf>fes
results are seen after. an overnight ap-
piication.
Samples for experimental purposes
may still be had, free Of charge. by
writing to the laboratories for them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-30

dore Kranz. an art store proprietor;
Frederick Weiss, a waiter and former
restaurant man, and DR.. Joseph Po-
helm. ex-police commissioner, were