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tart TALKS on MISSIONS,
which He ConsldeFS IN Important FaCto'
In ClnliEing the Philippines.

which He ConSideFS IN Important Factor
In UvliEing the Philippines.
william b. Taft. the Secretary Of War,
was the chief speaker at . mASs meeting held
last night in Carnegie Hall by the LAymen's
Missionary Movement. He was introduced
by Dr.. John r. Mott. secretary Of the inter-
national committee Of the Y. N. @. A. Mr..
Taft was oheersd for q minute or more
before he was allowed to speak His speech
gave his personal impressions Of missionary
work In the Orient.
We have TO wake up the Secretary
said. We have to recognize the fact that
we are not all there IL In the world who are
entitled TO the money and the help Of Chris
tians. Christianity and the spirit Of Chris
tIanity are the hope Of the world and are
the only basis Of popular self-government.
The Secretary spoke Of missions in the
Philippines, Five Augustinlans went TO
the islands In 1885, and as the result OF
p~ainstaking labos there were now thou
sands Of Christians In the Philippine archi-
p~elago-the only large body Of Christians In
the Orient.
Because Of these Christians Mr.. Taft
Said. they are ht 10 become a self-governing
people in a few generations, The wait is
necessary because there are a million
people In the Islands who are not Christians.
Five hundred thousand or more are Mo-
hammedans, and the M~ohammedan is
absolutely opposed to democracy. Hos
pitals, schools and mission churches are the
factors making for civilization in the
Islands"
Mr.. Taft said that the advance agents
Of commerce, the business men, are ire
duently harsh in their dealings with the ma
tives, and this engenders in the islanders a
hatred for the West and its men.
That the Boxer outbreak was an attack
upon Christian missionaries is not true
he said. 1T is true that missionaries were
attacked, but IL was because they were FUR
thest inland. They we're not attacked as
missionaries, but because they we're the most
convenient members OF a hated civilization.
The Chinese hated foreigners because they
feared the foreigners were waiting arOundto
divide the Middle Kingdom and ! am not
sure they we're not right
The other speakers were Samuel B. Capen.
Silas MoBee and j. Campbell White.
Secretary Taft was the guest at dinner
OF the rev. John wesley hlu, pastor OF the
Metropolitan Temple, at his residence. ISL
West ilSth street. There we're no speeches,
but the guests INDUCED in a general dis
c~ussion Of the tarif revision and the ques-
ton OF expansion. Andrew Carnegie led
the talk. Beside Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Carnegie
there were present Leslie NJ. Shaw. Henry
W Taft, Melville r.. Stone, s. w. Bovine.
John NJ. Cornell, John s. Huyler, George
j. jackson, Ebert H. Gary, Gen. Fred
erick Dent Grant, John Farson OF Chicago
and T.. b. Mitchell Of Harrisburg, Pa.
Secretary Taft will return to Washington
this morning.
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PETERS TALKS OF HILPRECHT.
Doesn't Think the Charges Are Met In the
latest Reply.

latest Reply.
The Rev. DR.. John p. Peters Of this city.
who irt called attention to seeming mis-
statements made by Prof. Herman V. Hill
precht regarding the finds at Nippur and
those responsible for them, had something
to say last evening about DR.. Hilpreoht's
latest reply to the charges that have stirred
up o~rientalists ever since they were made
some yea "a ago
DR.. Peters has not az yet seen a o OF
the book Of $50 pages which DR.. Hilprecht
has written. but from the extracts pub
lished from the advance sheets it did not APP
pear as il Prof. Hilprecht had met the
charges
What scholars have been waiting for
said DR., Peters, lis SOM explanation from
Prof. Hilpreoht as 10 these things which he
did find at Nippur and which it has been
commended were not his discoveries at all,
but were either purchases or discoveries
made at Nippur from eleven years to six
months before he ever reached there"
DR.. Peters said that the point at issue had
been plain throughout the controversy
Prof. Hilprecht had told in his earlier nook
Of certain tablets which he had discovered
at Nippur, every one Of which had either
been found by others before he ever arrived
there or had been purchased.
1T was up TO Prof. Hilprecht 70 explain
how this came about, said DR.. Peters,
"and he has never done so. fail 70 see
that %foOtnotes we're required and that their
absence brought about this misunder-
standing, as he says now"
As to the manner in which Prof. Hilprecht
in his latest hook had paid his respects
20 Prof. Jastrow and himself az his two fore
most critics, DR.. Peters said that he did
not feel like making any more extensive
answer TO this untii l5 had aeon ;nn5 book.
Suppose a man is charged with having
stolen something, he said, TO 60 out and
attack the man who makes the charge is
no way Of answering IL, is it?"
Dr. Peters warmly defended Prof. Jastrow.
DIR. W. II. Ward, one Of the sixteen signers
Of the petition asking DR.. Hilprecht TO
defend the charges, said that Or. Hilprecht's
latest attempt would be regretted because
he had reopened the whole controversy.
1T can hardly he expected" said DR.. Ward,
that the matter will end here now after
such a severe attack on Dr. Peters and
Prof. Jastrow. The thing ought somehow
TO be brought to an end. We are all tired
of
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Rata. the veteran Of the Twelfth division
told YOU when he came back. that fort
would be untenable.
Anyway, it is interesting TO see the men
representing japanese run in and bang
away with their guns. Only they don't hit
anything. How foolish not to hit a Cossack
on horseback when he is only six feet away.
Yes, there is plenty Of smoke and 1t looks
like a battle, and OF course the men repre-
senting Japanese C imb up the side OF the
fort and kill all the Russians.
All that may be very interesting and diff
ferent from anything that Danjiro used to
produce in Toxic, but how much powder
does it take each night to make this noies;
what kind Of powder; how much does it
COst. where ~ tie machine guns cCIC2
from; how much do they COST And, finally,
could Messrs. Umehana and Taisero produce
such a show in Toxic at a profit?
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SOCIETY GIVES A CIRCUS
And sits on the Floor 20 See II, All for the
Coed OF stony Weld.

ANU SlNA w wv NlUON 10 Ntt W. MI lot I0G
Good Of stony Weld.
Society sat on the floor last night In the
Aston Gallery OF the Waldorf and watched
the horse 90 up in the balloon surrounded
by fireworks and thrilled with mingled 10y
and terror as the girl In the blue dress fell
ont Of the blue chariot while the girl in
the red dress whirled the red chariot past
the goal.
1t wasn't that society found the hard
wood floor particularly comfortable. but
there weren't enough gold chairs to 20
around. The circus, in which the small
part Of Society that wasn't sitting on the
floor did all the stunts, wasn't rehearsed
and performed Just for the sake OF amusing
Society. but for the benefit Of the Stony
Void Sanat Drum.
It was all for the good Of the cause that
Mrs. Alfred Wagstah arrayed herself in a
short baby blue frock trimmed with yards
and yards OF tinsel and told fortunes In a
booth made OF Turkish rugs, while her
husband clad In scarlet beat a tomtom
outside.
II it wasn't for that, why was it that
Edward de Forest, Ellery A. Mann, Richard
Duane and others bought wigs Of golden
ourls and white lingerie frocks, clothed
their lower limbs in dainty pink silk socks
and slippers, hung silver rattles and ivory
teething rings about their necks and con-
verted themselves into infants who cried
whenever their cigarettesIwere taken away
from them2 Only the people who stayed
until the lights began 70 go out really knew
which one annexed the silver cup offered
for the most beautiful Of the ten, because
the voting just couldn't be stopped. Each
vote meant a nickel for Stony Void, Al
midnight Edward de Forest seemed to be
well in the lead with lse.
Other attractions we're clog dancing,
trained dogs. a tame lion. a tarantelle, a
baby show and, last OF all, a real New
England supper consisting Of all kinds Of
Waldorf walters shuddered as they served il.
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DEATH Busy WIN zOUAvES.
Last Yea Sounded Tap for Nearly 10 Per
Cent. OF the Remnant,

Cent. Of the Remnant.
Old soldiers to the number Of threescore
or more assembled with their guests and
their friends at the Hotel Aston last night
and celebrated the forty-sev enth ami
versary Of the Ninth New York Volunteers
the Hawkins IOuaves. On the 10Th Of April,
1851, President Lincoln issued his first
call for volunteers, and the next day the
New York Zouaves, Of which Rush C.,
Hawkins was president, advertised for
recruits to bring their strength up to that
Of a militia regiment Of III men. Three
thousand applications were received in
four days.
Very few Of the red legged devils are
left now and these are growing aged and
grizzled and deaf.
IF the Zouaves hadn't had such a weak
ness for fighting with cold STEEL" COM
mented a survivor grimly, looking around
the room and recalling the fact that 2.4OO
men went to the front to serve IN a regiment
which never numbered more than 800 al
any one time, -there'd be considerably
more here this evening
As Il was, the half hundred present in
cluded nearly every survivor left, and the
first duty they performed was TO drink a
silent toast 20 those who had died in the
last year.
As the Secretary read OF the list Of four
teen names, the long roll was sounded after
each name and after all the bugler sounded
taps. Then every ne-soliders and guests
drank In silence. Not since the battle of
Antietam, when the regiment lost "a per
cent. Of its fighting strength, have the
Zouaves suffered a larger proportion Of loss,
Gen. Hawkins, the aged founder of the
regiment, was the first speaker. He gave
some "reminiscences Of the early days OF the
Zouaves, Other speakers who were called
upon by the POSTMASTER, Capt. Charles
Curie. included the Rev. George W. Grin
ton, Cen X. Usher Thomson. Colonel OF
the Third Georgia Volunteers in the Span
ish-American War; A. Noel Brakeman,
recorder OF the Loyal Legion; Gen. Charles
Borrows and Major George W. Debevoise.
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All for Bryan; n Rap at sullivan.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, April Q .-The Demo-
Gratis Of Christian county to-day smashed
the Sullivan machine and not a single Sui
Ivan delegate will get into the State CON
vention from that county. The resolu-
tons strongly indorse Bryan.
MOUNT STERLING, ILL.,, April 20.-The
Warren county Democratic convention
held here to-day and the Rock Island county
convention at Rock Island selected dele
gates to the Springfield convention in
srruCted fUr Bryan.
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him 10 q doctor and tried half a dozen
other treatments, all with the sans
result: no improvement at all. The
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part Of his body was quite raw
We had TO strap him down In bed, for
ne used TO tear himself dreAdfully in
ms sleep. The agony he went through
IL quite beyond words. No one thought
We would rear him. The regimental
doctor, a very clever man, pronounced
the case hopeless; at least, he said The
only, hope was that he might, II he
hved long enough, outgrow Il 10 som'
extent. We had him in hospitals four
times and he was pronounced one n
the worst cases, II not the worst, ever
admitted. From each he wal dis
charged as incurable; in fact he RI
worse under the successive treatments,
AZ one hospital they incased him N
plaster, and this seemed 10 agEravGie
the soreness terribly. He lookec -
badly that no n liked 10 70 near him
ana MS lie was a burden 10 him, We
kept trying remedy after remedy, but
we mad got almost past hoping Tor 3
cure. Six months ago w purchased
a set OF Cuticura Soap, Ointment, ard
hesolVent Pills and persevered win
them. The result was truly marvellous
and to-day he Is perfectly cured, his skin
not having q blemish on II anywhere.
Mrs, Lily Hedge, 81. Vaughan Road,
C~oldharbour Lane, Camblewell Green,
Eng, Jan. -, 1907"
Send 20 nearest depot for free Cu'i-
cura Book on Treatment Ct Skin Diseases
Cuieun RenedIs ar sold throughout thsNc'd
Vsg0u London, p, ChaIlefh0use So. FsTl ; NW'
!. leu; .AuEtrlha, r. Towns A CO., s'-0y'
80 Atfict. ilnnon. III, CApFt0wh, etcSt e A.
rover p!W 4 Chem. Cop- Sole Props- BoHoh
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TO cut CAR FARE TO ? CENTS.
Five Cent Lines Devise New Plan 20 XIII
TOsn JOhnsOn's Three rent Lines.

CLEVELAND. April N.-That r two cent
fare will be established in opposition to the
three cen fare charge Of the traction lines
fostered by Mayor Tom johnson in oppo-
sition to the Cleveland Electric Railway
C~ompany's FIVE cent fare rate was admitted
to-day by officers Of that company.
A final effort for peaceful conclusion OF
the seven year traction val waged by
johnson is TO be made tomorrow. If this
effort fails two cent fares will be granted
on all Cleveland electric lines operating in
competition with three cent lines. The
Cleveland Eleotrlo's hope lie 20 seriously
embarrass the meagrely financed opposition
az 10 end the war by the extinction Of it's
rival, it is asserted.
Big signs worded two Cent Fare" we're
found under construction in the Cleveland
Electric's shops to-day. John j. Stanley,
the oompany's vice-president, admitted
that two cents would be charged on lines
competing with three cent companies.
Cleveland Electric cars will carry the big
announcements as a counter attraction "a
the three cent placards Of the johnson com-
Danies.
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Help for Judge I

At the request Of Judge Dixie Of the
County Court. Brooklyn. County Judge
Charles F. Cantine Of Ulster county is
coming TO Brooklyn in May ~ to aid him
In clearing the calendar Of jail cases. Judge
Fawcett, associate Of Judge Dixie In IRE
County Court. 10 laid up In q sanitaium
recovering from the effects Of an operation
and II may be q month or more before he a
able to resume his place on the bench.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-21
NAVY AFTER COCAINE SELLERS.
Norfolk Man Held fer Supplying DruE to
q. =. Sailors.

NORFOLK, Va, April 2O.-The use Of
cocaine at this naval station having in
capacitated some men. the naval autnor.
lies have set about to suppress the sale OF
the drug hereabouts.
The secret service OF the station assisted
by a number Of enlisted men is collecting
evidence against the vendors Of the drug
John W East was the first mar 10 be ar.
rested on evidence obtained by the naval
men. He was to-day held for trial in the
corporation court.
Fast. it ia alleged. sold a sailor cocaine
last Saturday night.
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PRONOUNCED HIS
CASE |NCURABLE
Whole Body Raw with Eczema
Life was lntoIerabIe WAS Even
lnCased In PlLster - Discharged
from Hospitals as Hopeless,
SUFFERED "a YEARS
CURED BY CUTICURA
From the age Of three months until
AIteen years old, my son Owens life

was MADE intOler'
able by eczema 10
its worst form. he
was all right until
e red rash broke
out on his fors
head, but We YER
not alarmed at hNt,
Very soon, however,
the rash began n
spread over his head
and shoulder, and
II caused him great
discomfort, | took
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The Grand Jury filed a -presentmsnt
yesterday p~raising Commissioners Coggey's
administration Of Harris Island and Black
wells Island. The Grand Jury believes
that there should be Improvement in some
Of the buildings and that there should be
another maternity hospital.
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% 400 900 Air unsReceIyer,s Certificate,

RICHMOND. Va. April a.-For the pur-
pose OF meeting certain obligations against
the Seaboard Air line Railway shortly TO
fall due, Judges Pritchar and Waddell
OF the United States Court have directed
the issuance OF receiver certificates 10
the amount Of 50, 200, 700. The certificates
will bear 9 per cent, interest
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INSPECTOR RUSSELL MOVES
Rlght Into House OF Detention. Whence
Witnesses Sometimes Rscape.

Witnesses Sometimes Escape.
Police Inspector John II. Russell, in com-
mand Of the Secopd inspection district.
yesterday moved his headquarters from
the Charles street station to the House Of
Detention in Mulberry street, nart door IN
the Mulberry street police station. TIL
old offices in Charles street will be occ,pied
by Capt, Baldwin Of that precinct.
II was said that the change was made
TO obtain more room and a more central
location. Il was also suggested that mas.
as there has been SHOWN OF late a dis.
position to leave on the part OF witnessss
put up at the House Of Detention the nras.
ence OF the Inspector might have al lesst a
moral effect IN Persuading them TO stay.
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DIVORCE SUIT AGAINST PLATr,
Mae Woods Ease Now Down for Trial on
Friday.

The trial Of Mae c Woods suit for divorce
nom United States Senator Thomas C..
Plat was adjourned yesterday by Justice
Mccall to Friday morning on the plea that
John B. Stanohheld Of counsel for Mr.
Pistt wa Otherwise, engaged. Senator
Flsit denies that he eveF married the woman.
VINO used TO be a ~stenographer in Washing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

flash lights at Fiebig's. Open even
ings.
Bulk oysters and celery at H. Ire
mann's Sons.
Savory, Reed, Avery roasters, all
prices at David Don's.
Try sack Of Big 10 flour, the best
in the world, at Selle Bros.
The greatest linen bargains of the
year tomorrow at McCabe's.
Don't forget the roller masquerade
at the rink Wednesday night.
am your coal man. Get prices be-
fore buying. Old phone 515-X.
w. ]. Moeller's grocery store will
close at $3.50 on Christmas eve.
Skating under the spot light Christ
mas afternoon and evening Coliseum.
Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
III. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
nue..
Fine band music for skating, Col
iseum, Christmas afternoon and even
ing
Colored light skating, Coliseum, Dav-
export, Christmas afternoon and even
ing.
Genuine kid gloves 10 cents a pair
at McCabe's., These gloves are for
dolls.
VIM mr. In Co,
nut meats and grape fruit at the Mill
Store.
Down go the prices-out go the
handkerchiefs tonight and tomorrow at
McCabe's.
Plenty of fancy fresh dressed tur-
| Keys, geese, ducks and chickens at
Schroeder's.
Nicely dressed geese, ducks and
chickens at Coleman's market, 1913
Second avenue
Ready in, a jiffy, easy to prepare; a
good hearty breakfast is Mrs. Austin
famous pancakes.
Looking for 1000 spectators, to see
the spot light effect at the Coliseum
rollaway Christmas day.
| All dolls and toys must go the last
,,day. Prices are cut TO almost half
Horblit's department store.
Purity is first. is it not? A box Of
candy from McCabe's carries with il
the sentiment of high regard.
The best toy for the boy. No dan
|ger. The new electric engines Sc,
them at Fiebig's. Open evenings.
The kid glove gift problem is easil!
lsettled either by personal selection o.
by glove certificates at McCabe's.
English walnuts. per pound Is cents
mixed nuts, II IL cents per pound a
E. H. Clements grocery, 326 TWEEN
ltieth street.
Meat is high, fruit scarce, so bu
Mrs. Austin's famous pancake floul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

A good. hearty breakfast for a little
money.
In the book slashing prices you'll see
a list at McCabe's which looks like
finding books when the owner isn't
watching.
Wickers cure for grippe, neuralgia,
chills, fever, ague and malaria. Posi-
tive cure OF money refunded. Harper
House pharmacy.
One thousand colored lights will
make Christmas afternoon grand
skating sight at the palatial Coliseum
rollaway, Davenport.
The Low German Brotherhood of
Rock Island will give their annual
Christmas ball at Rock Island Turner
hall Friday, Dec. 20.
The ladies of the Central Presbyter-
ian church will serve a New Years
dinner from II to in the basement
of the Second avenue church.
Are you going to enjoy Christmas
by roller skating at the roller rink?
Morning ses sion, a good time to learn.
Brass band afternoon and evening.
Tomatoes, caulifiower, celery, green
beans, spinach, parsley, cucumbers,
radishes, leaf and head lettuce, green
peppers, beets and carrots, at the
Mill Store.
We are still selling new mixed and
English walnuts at 1914 cents per
pound Fancy naval oranges, small
size, 1 cent each. Horblit's depart
Iment store.
H Moeller's livery, 1908 Fourth ave-
nue., makes carriage service a spe-
cialty Leave orders now for recep-
tons and parties during the holidays.
Old phone west 1872. new sos.
Il If you think your gifts out loud
you're likely to think linens. and if
you think of linens or handkerchief
you're sure to think of McCabe's and
their great linen and handkerchief bar
gains.
II Double stamps tonight and Thursday
at McCabe's on all toys, dolls, games,
crockery, china, lamps, glass, mems
furnishings, trunks, bags, suit cases,
etc. Get move on you, fill your stamp
books and enjoy Christmas in a royal
/ manner.
| Manager Schieberl of the Postal
Telegraph company has been notified
that the following offices in Neveda
were opened for business yesterday by
the Postal Telegraph company: Aus.
tin, Manhattan, Tonopah, Goldfeld,
Rhyolite, Bullfrog.
thousand times, no! Candy just
because it's candy finds no place at
McCabe's. Purity and expert workers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

combined only can produce the best
McCabe's reputation for the best is
why a box of candy with the McCabe
name on it is so much more priced.
The new Rock Island house cafe will
serve a special Xmas dinner at so
cents from IL to 2:30
McCabe's great jewelry store with
its many years record of absolute re-
liability will serve you up to the last
minute before Christmas with the
same faithfulness and same guarantee
of quality and merit. Do you desire to
run the risks that you may take else
where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
Arrested; HE
SUES FOR $4,000
William Ferris Wants Damages for,
Being in Custody on Alleged
False Charges.
JAMES cORBIN DEFENDANT
Case is Started in Circuit Court
Judge Hears Argument as to Fees
in Rooster Suit.

William Ferris has filed "a suit in
the circuit court against James Corbin
of Watertown for $4,000, basing his
suit on the claim that Corbin caused
him to be falsely imprisoned. The
plaintiff alleges that Nov 9 Corbin
swore out warrant charging him
with stealing fence posts. and that as
a result he spent several hours in Gus
tody. He claims that his reputation
was injured and that he was damaged
to the extent of $4,000 by reason OF
Corbins action.
As to Attorney Fees.
Judge Gest today heard arguments
on n motion to refer to the special
master in chancery in the Rooster fore
closure case against John Looney, the
matter of attorneys fees. The matter
was taken under advisement Judge
Gest has already given a decision in
favor CT Rooster, for an order of sale
of the Second street property involv-
ed, and the claim of Rooster allowed
by the court will of course include the
deHedness, interest, money advanc-
cd for insurance and taxes, and the
attorneys fees of the plaintiff. as fixed
by the master in chancery or the court
An adjournment has been taken until
after Christmas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23

w. c. Brown, slated for the success.
ion to the presidency of the New York
Central lines, following the resigna-
ton of w. H. Newman, has been SEN
ior vice president for some time. He
is well known in Rock Island, this city
having been the scene of his early
career on the Burlington. He was
first division superintendent of the
Burlington, then general superintendent,
New York Central in the same capa-
city in 1901. He rose rapidly until he
has now about attained the highest
pinnacle of fame and responsibility in
the railroad world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-23
Dec. % In History.

1888 = Thomas Macdon-
ough, American ma
val commander and
hero of the battle on
Lake Champaign In
1914, born; died 1925.
1795-Sir Henry Clinton,
British commander