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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01

The II. S. Townsend Creamery Company has done
to develop the great dairyng industry industry
equal in Importance to any agricultural effort put forth
the state of Oregon industry which has given dis
tnctve and distinctive fame to the great William
cite Valley.
For than quarter of a century the T. S. Town
send Creamery Company of Portland Oregon, has
into highways and byways among the farmers OF south
Washington and throughout the whole of western
Oregon and-has purchased their cream and paid them
for it, through good times and hard times through
periods of high prices and through those periods when
other creameres getting the cream for the least they
could
The 7. S. Townsend Creamery Company, of Portland,
Oregon has been of the greatest friends of the dairy
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Townsend Creamery Company has been established long
has distributed money; and has done more to de-
veop this great industry in this great section than any
other creamery corporation whatsoever.
The outlook and the possibilities of consumption
which characterize the IT, S. Townsend Creamery Com
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other creamery company that can be named.
With the completion Of the North Bank Railroad into
Portland Oregon with the starting of work the Ore
gon and Washington Railway of the Hartman lnes with
all the great development that is going in the
Northwest the capacity of the T. S. Townsend Creamery
Company to be enlarged it's activities spread out
large area and it's consumption of cream increased.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-01

a BOUT 1000 cars of apples will be shipped
~ from the Paaero Valley, California, this
year. These apples are kept free from
worms by ORTHO ARsENATE OF LEAD exclu-
sivey. Ortho Arsenate of Lead controls the codling
moth and absolutely will not burn your foliage It
is the result of the cooling moth Investigations of the
University of California, and it is today manufac-
tured by the experts who conducted these investi-
cations. In two years Ortho supplanted all Others
and sold extensively in the Northwest last year
under the brand of the Bean Spray Arsenate of Lead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
STAR WITNESS ON
Andrew HeIgeIein Testifies in Trial of
Ray Lamphere at La
Porte, Ind.
IDENTIFIES THREE LETTERS
Asked Brother of Victim to Come tc
Her Home to Investigate and
Bring Plenty of Money.

LaPorte, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE Lam
phere case progressed rapidly yester-
day, and when court adjourned in the
evening the state had presented con-
siderable testimony intended 10 con-
meet Lamphere with the death of Mrs.
Guinness and her children.
The star witness yesterday was A.
X. Helgelein of Aberdeen, S. D., who
identified three letters written by Mrs.
Guinness to him during March and
April, this year, in which references to
that crazy Lamphere" were made.
Show Woman's Methods.
Likewise these letters portray the
methods employed by the woman in al
laying the suspicious of relatives OF
persons she is alleged to have mur
dered, even with Andrew Helgelain
lying dismembered in ner private bury
ing ground. she was asking his broth
er, A. X. Helgelein. to come to LaPorte
to investigate and bring plenty of mon
ey with him. That she had designs or
his life, too, is confidently believed by
that man.
During reading of the letters Lam
phere kept his eyes glued to the face
of Prosecutor Smith most of the time
1t was the first time he had heard the
letters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
LOSES A LAWSUIT:
SHOOTS THE JUDGE
Disappointed Litieant at Leipsic Kills
Clerk, Firing Ten Times Before
He is Disarmed.

Leipsic, Nov. ia defeated liti-
CANT in the supreme civil tribunal of
Leipsic yesterday drew revolver and
opened fire on Herr Maenner, the pre-
siding judge. and the court clerk. The
clerk was shot dead and the judge dan
gerously wounded.
The assassin, man named Grosser,
succeeded in firing ten shots before he
was overpowered. Grosser was plain
tiff in a suit concerning the validity
of a will, and the decision of Judge
Maenner was in favor of the defense.
AS soon as Grosser heard the ruling
he drew a revolver and began firing
CONSERVATION reigned in the court
room until he was disarmed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
FORCERES COVERING PERIOD OF 18 YEARS AND
INVOLVING 100000 CONFESSED BY A CHICAC0AN

Van Vlissingen confessed all to the
prosecutor and wrote and signed a
statement that he alone was RESPONSE
went before the grand jury with the
witnesses, and a few minutes later in
dictments were voted and returned
into court
Then the forger, waving the right
of representation by counsel, was ar
raigned before Judge Windes, where
he repeated his confession, following
the testimony of Lefens and Seipp.
Judge Windes then sentenced the pris-
oner under the indeterminate law, and
Van Vlissingen, after half an hours
further delay in the states attorneys
Office. was led across the bridge of
|sighs" into the county Jail.
Suspected of Crookedness.
Throughout his career in Chicago
Van Vlissingen, through suspected of
Icrookedness in some quarters, was a
respected figure in the community at
large. Yet all of this time the for
gerry of notes and mortgages was one
of the principal branches of his bus
mess. This branch he kept entirely
in his own hands, his own nephew,
John A, Vanderpoel, who was chief
clerk. being ignorant of the swindles
Van Vlissingen would loan a sum of
money and take mortgage or trust
deed as security. The notes and Sc.
curities would be made out in due
form, signed by the parties, approved
by Vanderpoel, and recorded with the
county recorder. The real estate man
then would lock himself into his pri
lvate Office, where he had desk spe
lcially designed to aid his forgeries.
i Traced With Aid of Light.
i In the top of this desk was a large
lhole covered by piece Of plate glas
land beneath which was an incandes
lcent electric light.
Placing the genuine mortgage OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

terday afternoon Last night he lodg-
ed in the county Jail. and today it is
planned to take him to the Joliet pris-
on to begin serving a sentence of from
1 to IA years.
Covered IS Years.
The confession of the real estate
man revealed scheme of systematic
and cunning forgery of notes and real
estate trust deeds and mortgages eX-
tending over a period of Is years The
genuine paper and securities he coun-
terfeited so artfully as to defy detec-
tion, and both the genuine and the
spurious he sold in widely scattered
parts of this country and in Europe.
The forgeries were tracings made with
the aid of an electrical tracing device.
Unable to Meet Demands.
For nearly two decades he managed
it fell due and in that way avoided ex.
posure, but recently he became unable
to meet the demands of this endless
chain, and, despairing of future i'm
munity. confessed his guilt to two
friends he had swindled. 1t is estima
ted that the spurious paper and securi
ties outstanding at this time are scat
tered among about 25 holders ant
amount to about 100000.
All records for dispatch in the state:
attorneys Office were broken in the in
dictment and trial of Van Vlissingen
| Within an hour and a half after tn,
charge was laid before the grand jur.
the real estate man had been sentenc
ed to prison Last Saturday he con
fessed his guilt for the first time t,
two fellow real estate men-Thies ]
Lefens and William c. Seipp-to whom
he had sold forged mortgages. At thei
instance Acting States Attorney Jane
J. Barbour called Van Vlissingen t
his office yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock and asked him to explain tn
charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Peter Van Wis
singer, the prominent real estate deal
er and clubman, for years reputed
who was arrested last
night, indicted and sent to prison on
his own confession of having obtained
forged paper more than $780,
900, arose in a cell at the county Jail
this morning after a sleepless night.
Van Viissingen inquired eagerly of the
jailer whether he would be taken to
Joliet at once.
Il want to go Immediately. The
sooner this business is settled the bet
ter" said the prisoner. who showed
visibly the nervous strain he had un
dergone.
Eats Hearty Breakfast.
The prisoner, although accustomed
10 luxuries which come with ample
income, attacked the Jail breakfast
with gusto, incidentally perusing &
newspaper with a full account of hi:
sudden exposure and arrest. He re
fused himself to all visitors. Assignee:
are busy today examining Van Wis
|singen's books, but have reached M
conclusions regarding assets and liza
bilities. The assets, however, are ex
pected to prove of small value com
pared with the liabilities.
VIII Help Straightcn Books.
After several conferences with law
yers, it was decided Van Vlissengel
agreeing that he should remain in CHI
cago to assist in Strengthening out th
tangled affairs of his Office.
| Goes Route Quickly.
| Chicago, Nov. Confessing hi
authorship of an endless chain of fo
geries Involving more than $700,00'
Peter Van Vlissingen, for many year
a prominent real estate man and ono
reputed wealthy, was indicted, trie
land sentenced to the penitentiary ye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DAILY PAPER TO
TOUCH LIGHTLY ON VICE AND CRIME

Boston, Nov. 17.-The Christian Sci
ence Monitor, to be published every
weekday afternoon in this city under
the direction of members of Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy's church, will be on
sale for general circulation Nov. 25.
Four editions will be issued, the first
being known as the international edi-
tion" and going in the mails to nearly
every country in the world; two city
editions, and the last edition, which
will correspond to the ordinary IS
o'clock edition" of an afternoon paper,
going to press at $40 p. m.
1t is the intention to make the new
paper strictly up-to-date as regards
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

such news as the editors believe should
be put before the public. Accounts of
vice and crime, when given at all, will
be briefly mentioned The managers
state that they intend ito issue a pa
per which will be welcomed in every
home where purity and refinement are
cherished IDEALS
Photographs will be used to illus
trate the news. but there will be no
cartoons. The columns will be mar
row eight to page and scare
heads" and ''box heads" will be used
on the sporting, women's and editorial
pages. The Monitor will sell for two
cents a copy, with subscription price
of S. a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
Makes Complete Capitu-
Iation in Interview With
Chancellor.
GIVES A DECLARATION
Publishes Assertion He Will
Limit His Activities in
Future.

Berlin, Nov. 17.-Emperor William
and Chancellor Won Buelow were in
conference for three-quarters of an
hour in the new palace at Potsdam this
morning. His majesty accepted the
proposal made by the chancellor con-
celning the future conduct of state
affairs, and it is officially announced
Won Buelow will remain in office.
Result of Interview.
The meeting today was the outcome
of the much discussed interview
with an Englishman published in the
London Daily Telegraph Oct. IS. in
which the emperor is credited with a
very frank statement of world policy
of the German empire, and also with
being a very good friend TO Great
Britain.
People Are Furious.
Publication was followed by furi-
Gus outbreak in Germany against his
majesty. Today the chancellor eX-
planned clearly to his majesty the tenn
per of the German people on this mat
ter. Whether or not the chancellor
remained in office depended on how
the emperor accepted his statements.
Backs Down Completely.
His majesty expressed his complete
confidence in the chancellor and ac-
cepted the proposal made by the
prince concerning the future conduct
OF state affairs. The result is believed
to have ameliorated the very serious
internal situation which has existed
in Germany for the past fortnight.
Secures Declaration.
Won Buelow in the course of the in
terview asked his majesty for a dec
laration, together with permission to
publish the same to the effect in future
the emperor would deal with state af
fairs only through existing constitu
tional channels, namely through the
chancellor. His majesty acceded tC
this request and the declaration asked
for appears in the Reichsan Zeimel
today.
$4,000 to Suppress Magazine:
Berlin Nov. 1.-THE Weltham Mon
tag claims to know that the German
government paid $4,000 to suppress!
the publication of the interview will
the kaiser, which was to have beer
printed by the Century Magazine o
New York, and that the ministry o
foreign affairs negotiated direct will
William Bayard Hale, the author, TO
its suppression. The democratic par
ties now demand to know whether an.
of thic money was contributed by th,
taxpayers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
CHINA AROUSED over THE
CHANGE IN CROWNED HEADS
LABELS MUST
NOT PUT BLAME
ON Government

Washington, Nov. 17.-According to
sweeping decision by the commits
sioner of patents any label bearing the
inscription guaranteed under the pure
food and drug acts of June 80, 1906"
where such inscription is intended to
imply the government is responsible
for the purity of the goods, will be re-
fused registration. He claims hun
dreds of packers and others through
out the country are so printing their
labels as to give this impression.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
ROOSEVELT NOT ENDORSED
New York Lutherans Fail to Approve
of Recent Declaration.

New York, Nov. 17-An effort to
pass a resolution endorsing the posi-
tion taken by the Lutheran synodical
conference in regard to President
Roosevelt's statement that ary refusal
to vote for a candidate for h gh office
because of his membership in the Ro-
man Catholic church would be "un-
warranted bigotry" on which the Lu-
theran church took issue with the
president was defeated at the Presby-
terian Ministers. association yesterday
after an exciting discussion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

was certain. 1--WE will prepare at once
to go to Europe. l want to make a
trip to Germany, where l can live
quietly and fully recover"
He was a new man. The voice of
the singer had aroused him from his
despair. 1t had turned his thoughts in
a new direction, and he not only had
hope-he had conviction that he had
conquered the disease that had bound
him to what had been believed was
his deathbed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

the glass he would cover it with a sim
liar blank form and turn on the light
beneath the desk. Instantly the sigma
lures and notations on the genuine
instrument would be outlined on the
blank 1t then was a simple matter
for Van FliSsingen to trace the sig
natures on the blank and turn out a
difficulty in distinguishing from the
original.
Securities Sold Many Times.
Sometimes he made two, three and
even more copies of each original doc
ument and then proceeded to sell the
securities many times over The gen.
uine he would sell in Chicago, one
spurious one ne would sell in New
England, another out west, another
down south, and another in Germany,
or Holland, his native country.
In order TO make the forgeries per
feet Van Vlissingen had to add to the
traced signatures and notations the
seal of a notary public. Chief Clerk
Vanderpoel is a notary. and Van Wis
singer had access TO the seal Then
he had a stamping machine which
lcounterfeited the date stamp of the
recorder and of his own Office, the size
of the figures being slightly larger than
the original, and this being the only
manner Van Vlissingen himself had o.
DISTINGUISHING the spurious from the
genuine paper All these accessorie:
Ivan Vlissingen kept locked in his owl
desk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
CALVES VOICE GIVES DR.. BULL. THE
FAMOUS SURGEON, new LEASE OF LIFE

New York, Nov. 17.-Dr. William T..
Bull, sick unto death from cancer for
several weeks in the Hotel Plaza, sat
straight up in bed 10 minutes after
Nine. Emma Calve, the prima donna,
had gone through several songs to
cheer what she believed was dying
man.
Il am going to get WELL" he said, as
his face glowed with life. He talked
and laughed with his wife and the
doctors who had believed his death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
AID LIFE IN
THE.sLUMS
Powerful Movement Set
on Foot by Catholics
at Chicago.
FOR SOCIAL UPLIFT
Object to Extend Influence of
Church Both Here and
Abroad.
FOR SOCIAL UPLIFT

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Missionary work
in foreign lands occupied the attention
of the first American Catholic mission
ary congress today. In the morning
of Milwaukee presided, the duty of the
church workers for the uplift of man.
kind was considered Throughout the
session it was the belief that the great
gathering of prelates here had set in
motion a new impetus for the ener-
getic extension of Catholic influence
for the betterment of slum conditions
not only in this country. but abroad.
Given Reception.
Chicago. Nov. IA brilliant scene
brought to a close last night the first
days business session of the hrst
American Catholic missionary con
gress. Under a bower of flowers and
waited upon by the members of the
Catholic Women's league of America
the distinguished prelates were given
a reception at the Auditorium Annex
d. Falconio. apostolic delegate to the
United States: Archbishop Quigley
and score of others prominent in the
church formed in long line, while
the visitors passed in front greeting
and kissing the hands of the visitors
Falconio wore the simple garb OF
Franciscan monks, which appeared il
striking contrast to the ornate robes
of the other church dignitaries who
attended and of the brilliant costumes
of the society people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
GERMAN EMPEROR AS CLAY
IN HANDS OF Won BUELOW
FRENCH,
THEY RAISE THE
AMERICAN FLAG

Paris, Nov 17.-Temps this after
noon publishes dispatch from St.
Pieere, MIGUEL. French island off the
cost of Newfoundland, saying there
has been big manifestation in st.
Pierre in favor of free schools. The
was created by the clerical
party. The people got out of hand
and made their way to the house of
the governor, where they raised aloft
the American flag. The police are in
sufficient and trouble is feared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
BALLOON is HELD
BY ADVERSE WIND
Away from Pacific Coast for
Flight East.

Los Angeles, Nov. 1.-THE big rae
ing balloon United States. which start
ed from here yesterday in an attempt
to cross the mountains for long east
ern fight, encountered adverse winds
last night and, after soaring 125 miles
over the tops of the Sierra NevGdas.
was hurled back to within 80 miles
Of Los Angeles. They made another
start at $3.50 this morning from On
tario
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
Reformers Claim Emperor
Was Poisoned and
Stir Trouble.
RUNS MADE ON BANKS
Fourteen Native Institutions
Closed and Foreigners Are
Scared.

Peking, Nov. 17.-Rumors were cur
rent for time yesterday that the new
dowager. Yehonala, and Yuan ShiKai,
the grand councillor and one of the
most popular men in the empire, had
committed suicide. Though there was
no truth in these reports, they went far
toward disturbing the people and ere
ating alarm among Chinese and for
eigners alike. who realize how delicate
the political balance is at the present
moment
Serious runs on banks occurred Sun
day and yesterday and Il native banks
closed. The crowds were wild with
excitement and toward the close of the
day the police intervened and drove
them back. One foreign bank. the
Yokohama Specie bank, suffered a big
run on its Tien Tsin notes. but the
British, Russian and German banks
were not affected.
Foul Play Fear Lingers.
AS yet the cause of death in the
case of the emperor and dowager en-
press has not been made public. A
number of lengthy reports have been
written with reference to this. but
they are unintelligible TO the foreign
ers here, who have not yet recovered
from the shock of the suspicion of foul
play, which was widespread.
| Prince Chun, the regent of the en-
ipire. in fear of the increasing excite
ment and revolutionary movements.
has taken a firm grip on affairs and
has adopted stringent measures that
will result in the maintenance of peace
for time at least.
At noon 5000 gendarmes guarded
the streets and other military forces
were held in readiness. Every precau-
tion was taken to prevent a recuh
renee of the revolutionary tactics of
last April and May, which were
marked by widespread incendiarism.
The foreign legations are under guard.
| Rcformers Cause of Fear.
The government entertains fears of
the Keh-NingT Tang reformers, who are
reported TO be assembling. While
matters have an appearance of tram
guilty, there are reports of disaffec-
ton among the adherents of half a
dozen rival candidates for the throne,
and to the minds of the foreigners the
government itself is disaffected. 1t is
contended by some that the eldest Pu
that is, Pu Lun-is the legitimate
emperor and that therefore the selec-
tion of Pu-Yi was another of the dow
ayers illegal acts.
| Saws Ruler Was Poisoned
. New York, Nov. 1.-THE Chinese
Reform association branch in this city,
which includes in its membership a
daughter of the great reformer, Kang
Yu Wei himself, gave out last night
copy and translation of a code dis
patch received yesterday from Shang-
hal. The translation as announced is
as follows:
E Yuan Shat Kai poisoned the en-
! peror. Please cable to Peking to at
tack him.
>! 1t was declared at the Mott street
headquarters of the association that
Identical dispatches had been sent to
branches of the reform association in
other sections of the world and that
demands would be made upon Prince
: Chun. the new regent, to depose Yuan
Shai Kai from power and to do away
with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
TIRE EXPLODES In
AUTO SPEED TEST
ed in Attempt to Lower 24-Hour
Record at Birmingham.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov lin a car
making a speed of more than so miles
per hour in an effort to lower the 241
hour automobile record, Emil Stricken
was killed early today on the fair
grounds track here. Leon Barrows of
Birmingham was seriously injured A
going around a curve. The machine is
total wreck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
SUIT BEGUN FOR
SMUGGLED GOODS
Crane Chadbourne Defendants in
Action by Government.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Suit for forfeit
ure to the government of property
valued at $4,000. said to belong to
Mrs. Jack Gardner of Boston. said
to have been smuggled into this coun-
try from England by Mrs. Emily Crane
Chadbourne was begun in the federal
court by the United States district at
torney today.