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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
CHRISTMAS GIFTS IN FIRE
Large Quantity Damaged as Result of
Rail Collision at CHICAGO.


Chicago, Dec. 24.-Fifty-five mail
pouches containing Christmas gifts
and eleven pouches containing regis
tered letters and parcels it is learned
were destroyed in the fire which con-
sumed a mail coach following a col
-lision between the Alton and Balti-
more and Ohio trains here Tuesday
night. Heaps of wet and burned boxes
twisted and melted pieces of jewelry,
watches, rings, toys, money and other
articles were piled up in the postoffice
while 20 clerks attempted to assert
and find the owner of the property.
Most of the articles were damaged be
yond use and the addresses in most
cases obliterated 1t was said most
of the destroyed mail was destined fol
points in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
G. A. r. May Not Go West.

Lima, Ohio, Dec 24--J Cory Win
ans, chief Of staff of the National
Grand Army of the Republic, said yes
terday that from all present Indications
the next national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will not be
held at Salt Lake City, but at Cincin-
natl or Pittsburg. This is because of
the refusal of the traffic association
which met in Chicago last week to
grant rate of / cent per mile to the
veterans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
STOCK BROKERS SUSPENDED
Two at New York Charged by Ex
chance with IRREGULAR DEALINGS,

and Thomas W. Moorehead. members
of the firm of Marshall, Spader & COM
pany, stock brokers, were suspended
from the stock exchange today for
three years. 1t was announced the
suspended members are charged with
doing business in manner inconsist-
ent with just and equitable principles
of trade
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
iElaN
FEDERAL POWER
TO HELP c. P. TAFT
Wade e. Ellis, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, Leaves Washington to Take
Up Ohio Fight.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 24.-The coming
to Columbus of Wade E. Ellis, former
attorney general of Ohio, now assistant
to the attorney general of the United
States, who will exert his influence for
Charles P. Taft and the open declara-
ton of Governor Harris that he favors
a senatorial caucus added much
strength to the Taft movement today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
TENEMENT FIRE IS FATAL
One Killed and Several Injured at
New York, Many Barely Escaping.

New York, Dec 24.-One man was
killed and three others seriously burn
ed, while the lives of many others
We're saved only by prompt and heroic
work by the firemen and tenants them
selves in fire that wrecked a five
story apartment house at 122 West
One-hundred-and-twenty-seventh street
early today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
DEPENDENT CHILDREN SUBJECT OF
CONFERENCE CALLED BY PRESIDENT

Washington, Dec. 24.-"The best
care for dependent children is in a
family home,'' says President Roose-
Welt in letter made public today
calling a conference to be held in this
city January next for the discussion of
the problem of caring for dependent
children. With approximately 10000
youngsters coming within that classi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24

fication in the United States the ques-
tion has awakened the interest Of
many leaders in the cause throughout
the country. The president sent his
letter to about a hundred prominent
men. The establishment of a bureau
to gather information as to depend
ent children and other subjects win
be considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
Deposed Ruler Of venezu
ella Issues Statement
From Hospital.
MORE TO SAY LATER
Rejoicing Over His D0WnfalI.--
Gomez Sends Agent to
Europe.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-Cipriano Castro to-
day gave the following statement to
the Associated Press:
After taking cognizance of every
thing printed in the newspapers from
Venezuela, l doubt the attitude there
in attributed to the present govern
ment at Caracas. But l will have
more to say on this subject when l am
in better health and when l have full
knowledge of what has occurred.
I'm any event, l shall place no diff
cultieS in the way of the present ad-
ministration of Venezuela in settling
the pending controversies with for
eign governments, even If this should
involve my own withdrawal from ac-
tivity in the affairs of the nation"
Castro Will remain for two weeks
longer in a private sanitarium.
VIII Treat with France.
The Hague, Dec. 24.-The foreign
Office has been advised that Jose de
Paul, until recently Venezuelan min
| lister of foreign affairs, left Laguaira
today for Paris and The Hague on a
elan government to open negotiations
| for a settlement of existing disputes
between Venezuela and France and
Holland.
. Dolphin on Scene.
| Willemstad, Island of Curacao, Dec.
24-The United States gunboat Dol
phin entered the harbor here this
lmorning.
| Hail Castro's Downfall.
| Paris, Dec. 24.-The French news
lpapers hail with satisfaction what
they consider the definite downfall Of
Castro and commend the energetic at
titude of Holland as an important in
fluence in the collapse of reign Of
violence and insecurity.
| More About Arrests.
Washington, Dec. PA late charge
d'affaires of Venezuela at Washing
ton, whose name is not given in the
departments advices, is among those
who have been imprisoned at Caracas
as a result of the plans of partisans of
president Castro last Saturday to as
sassinate Vice President Gomez. In
formation to this effect reached the
lstate department by way of Willem-
lstad. In addition the governor, pre-
sumably of Caracas, and several MEM
bers of the cabinet, the dispatch says,
likewise are in prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24
Zine Horses Burned.

Lima, Ohio, Dec. 24.-Fire last night
destroyed the extensive stables of
Davis & Sons, together with 27> fine
horses. Adjoining buildings were slight
ly damaged. The total loss will not
exceed $25 1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24

According to Bell. the number of Of
ticers on detached service is 691. The
result is characterized as very disas-
trous, and among other things it is
given as the first cause for the large
number of desertions among enlisted
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24

afford to maintain an inadequate army
for peace needs, nor an army with an
lntiquated organization"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24

Held Cause of Desertions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-24

Continued on Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
DENEEN AND THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DOWN STATE VOTER WRITES HIS
VIEWS ON DISLOYALTY.
URGES CANDIDATES DEFEAT

Reviews His Official Record and Po-
IiticaI Activities in Singing, Scorn-
full entences-Pontiac Letter Pre-
sents Political Situation from
Standpoint Of Patriotic Republican
Who Repudiates All That Deneen-
ism Stands For.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
ADLAI STEVENSON'S HUI
NAME, DIGNIFIED VIEWS
(From Peoria Speech. }

TT TOn feOfla Speecn.D
"a am not unmindful of the hon.
or of being named as a candidate
for the. office of governor Of this
great state. Whatever may be.
tide, the recollection of this ex-
preston will abide with me to the
end. The office is one of great
honor and of great rec possibility.
Not the least of important duties
are the appointments relating to
the management of the charitable
institutions provided by the peo-
pie for the treatment of the vic
Tins of bodily or mental infirmity.
The skillful and humane treat
ment of the $4,000 inmates of
these institutions should be to the
executive a matter of profound
and tender concern. He is by law
at the head of these institutions
and responsible for their manage
ment. In his hands is the sole
power of appointment and remov-
nj from office of those to whom is
directly committed the custody,
care and treatment of the inmates
of these institutions. Coupled with
this power of appointment and re-
noval is the responsibility for the
skilIfut and humane treatment of
the unfortunate and afflicted in
mates. No function more sacred
was ever committed to public Of
fetal.
"Shouid it be the will of the
, people that hold the great Of
, flee for which have been named
my entire time and whatever OF
ability possess shall be given to
the faithful discharge Of its mani
fold duties"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD
Mr. Bryan Shows Why Individual Fvors Protection Of Bank
Deposits--A Matter of Intelligence

= the postal savings bank, that we are
sending millions Of dollars to Europe
to be deposited In government saw
ings banks there, and the people who
send their money there would rather
send it across an ocean three thousand
miles wide than to risk the banks of
this country. I say to you that We
ought to make our banks here so &c.
cure that money will not be driven out
of the United States to find safe
place Of deposit. That money which is
driven to Europe ought to be kept here
and used in the business of this coun-
try. Not only does money go to Eu-
rope, but money goes into hiding. and
this is about the time OF year when we
discover some of it. You will see in
the paper every once in while that
Mrs. So and So for the first time this
fall made a fire and was mortified to
find that her husband, without her
knowledge, had been using it as a
bank. A man in New York said last
fall, when the panic was on, that a
billion dollars was in hiding under car
pets. / do not know whether that
estimate is too high or too low, but /
| know this, that if | were a banker /
would be ashamed to have an old rag
carpet running rivalry with me as a
safety deposit vault, in time of danger.
| IF any man says that the banks are
| sufficiently secure / will remind him
| that there is not a national bank in
| the United States that can get a dollar
| of Uncle Sans money without putting
| up security. The state demands Sc.
| curity; the county demands security;
the city demands security; and each
| village demands security; and the fra,
| ternal orders are now demanding Sc
| curity, and believe the time has come
| when the farmer, the merchant and
the laborirg man should have security
when they put their money in a bank
i I'm Oklahoma they have had this
plan in operation for now some six
months. | learned of one failure there
and in forty-two minutes after tn,
bank suspended, the man in charge
had an order from the government tx
pay every depcsitor in full, and the
business went on without interruption
And when he telephoned out to the
farmers and said to them, The bani
has suspended, come in and get you
money they answered, We are bus,
: Win Tue crops HOW, we Will De III III
!, few days. is it the way you do her.
In your state when bank gets shaky
/ rs it the way you do when bank sus
!, ponds? No, the very rumor that
: bank is little uncertain makes ;
. rush of depositors, and they make
5 insolvent whether it was insolvent o
/ not.
2 This plan protects the depositors
t 1t protects the community, and 1t /
good for the bank as well.
I ~ would rather see the banks atten
: 60 the banking business than to hav
:. 1t transferred to the government, an
: because | prefer to have the bankin
e business done by the banks rather tina
h by the government, ! urge the qua
J. anty of deposits as the easiest soIutio
S of our difficulties"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
New York StScks.

New York, Oct. 29.-Following are
the quotations on the stock marke,
today:
Gas 96ss, U. P. 171A. U. S. Steel
preferred 11CA, T. s. Steel common
As, Reading 1884, Rock Island prefer
red Asa, Rock Island common 1885
Northwestern 1914, Southern Pacific
1885, n Y. Central 1865. Missouri
Pacific Sc. Great Northern 1928
Northern Pacific 1851, L. & n. 1924
Shelters 931z, c. F. l. 371s. Canadian
Pacific 174h. Penna 1261a, Lead S3A
c. & o. 1885, B. r. T. 49H, B. & o. 80
jAtchison 923s, Locomotive sos, Sugar
1873, st. Paul 1929, Copper S0H. Re
public Steel preferred 81, Republic
Steel common 241s, Southern Ry. 241s
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat q
to " higher, corn unchanged
Liverpool closing--Wheat % to *
higher, corn unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Oct. 29-Foliowing are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
December. 1CO1a, 1O034, 1875. 99B.
May, 1O57s, 1041s, 1O3ss, 1895.
July, 1855, $685., SO, 90.
Corn.
December, 6334, GA, 635s. G3$.
May, 631s, G3A, G27s, g.
July, G21s, G27s, 6214, G25s.
Oats.
December. 4Sh. 1895, 1875, 1914.
May. so, 50B. 496, 80.
july, 1915, 45as. 45A, 45A.
Pork.
October. 1890. 14.12, 1890, 14.12.
January, 1890, 1912, 1885, 1910.
May, 1877, 1896, 1915, 1892.
Lard.
October. 9.52, 9.52. $50. $50.
January, $40, 9.45, $40, $50
May, opened 9.45.
Ribs.
October, S.65, -, -, S.65.
January, $40, S.45, S.37. S.45.
May, $50, S.55, SAT, S.55.
Receipts today-Wheat, AZ: corn
AZ; oats, 81; hogs, 10000; cattle, 8,
900: sheep. 10000.
Hog market opened slow and steady
Hogs left over, 1000. Light. s515@
$50; good heavy. s5.35@G15; nike
and butchers. s5.S5@625; rough heav,
$685. @5.55.
Cattle market opened dull and weak
Sheep market opened 10 cent?
lower
Omaha-Hogs, 1000; cattle, 1920
Kansas City-Hogs, $4,000; cattle
10000
Hog market closed 5 to 10 cent
lower than yesterdays average. Light
s5I0@5.S0; mixed and butchers. s55
@G.05; rough heavy, s5.35@5.55; goo,
heavy. S5.35@6.O5.
Cattle market closed steady. Beeves
S3.15@7.50; stockers and feeders So
GAS; cows and heifers, S1.50@5.2;
Sheep market closed weak 10 cent
lower.
Northwestern receipts:
Minneapolis-Today, GAG: last weel
254; last year. 231.
Duluth-Today, 362; last week, 279
last year, 237.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

Republican party. AS to legislation.
Mr.. Sherman, candidate for vice-presi-
dent, said 1.-The Republican party is
willing and ready to accept full re-
sponsibility." Exactly. And the Stand
ard Oil and other trusts rule through
that party. The only way to prevent
such rule IL to elect Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
Observation-Disclosures

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

The New York World has cartoons
showing a Standard Oil can taking
the place of the dome in picture of
the Capitol at Washington. Good, 1t
is another evidence that the people do
not rule at Washington. but that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

the wholesale prices in the local mar
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh. 2ic.
Live Poultry-Hens., per pound, &c;
springs, lie pound.
Butter-DaiIy, 23c.
Lard-11c.
Vegetables - Potatoes, 55c to Coo;
onions, 45c; beets, 40c; turnips, sec.
Feed and Fuel.
Crain-New corn, Coo; old corn. soc,
oats. 47c to soc; wheat. S5c to 90c.
Forage = Timothy hay, 50 to $40;
prairie, $3.50 to $500; clover, $500;
straw, $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack,
| per bushel, &c to SC.
All the news all the time - THE
| ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29
CALLS DENEEN A
MORAL COWARD.

Chicago Stats Zeitung-
We once praised Deneen for the
manly stand he took. but now we
must condemn him for his weakness
Let us repeat the words of Carl
Schurz. .'The moral coward;ce of poll.
ticians is a national danger"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

IL of more work, worry, lost time,
delayed statements-more ex.
pense than all other forms of miscal-
culation combined. II the
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19
TWAS A LIVELY WEEK
 IN OLD WICKENBURG
The EIks' Barbecue and Other Events Along the Hassayampa.

Wickenburg, May 17.-(Special Cor
 respondence of The Republican, )-Jack
 McQuade, the short order man. moved
 into his new residence last Wednesday,
 He also purchased another lot giving
 frontage of 150 feet by 140 deep.
 The barbecue and picnic held by the
 Wickenburg Elks at the Brill grove last Sunday was the event of the sea-
 son. The special train from Wtcken-
 burg made two trips to the grove be-
 sides many rigs went down. J. w..
 Munchus attended to the roasting of
 the beef, pigs and sheep. Paul Re
 nau Ingles, exalted ruler and other
 prominent Elks of Phoenix came up
 for the event. There was an abun-
 dance of all kinds of refreshments and
 good things to eat. After partaking
 of the refreshments Harry Cowell
 prompter of the racing events. called
 the first event which was the sack
 race, by the little boys. This race was won by Louis Holden. The egg race was entered by ten little misses and was won by Mary Platt. Myron
 Genung and Pete Nicholson won the three-legged- race. The fat mans race was the race of the day and was par
 ticipated in by Harry Cowell, E. s.
 Jones, Angel Contrare and Charles Platt and a few other heavyweight
 runners. As C. w. Platt used to prac-
 tice running with the Prescott hose team a few years ago he came in un- der the wire an easy winner. As two of the heavy runners stumbled over each other in trying to get to the front and one accusing the other of trying to pull him back so he could forge ahead their seems to be a question in the minds of these two runners as to which is the fastest The people of Wickenburg can expect to hear a chal- lenge most any time now. Charley Goddard came in close second in this event. The sack race was the most in l teresting. H. N. Cox, the mayor of Morristown, is a fast runner, but un- fortunately as he had a good start he stumbled and fell but as a roller he beat them all. When he got to his 1 feet again he had several pounds of
 sand in his sack. AS the days events were brought to a close the visiting
 members and the guests from Hot Springs Junction, Phoenix and Wick | enburg united Tn saying that they would not have missed the day for any thing.
 Since the barbecue you can hear all
 kinds of rumors about a baseball nine,
 the married members playing the sin
 gle ones and even challenging the
 Phoenix brothers for a game.
 Felize Garcia is remOndeling his house on Center street. He is having
 one of the finest porches built in the town.
 Mrs R. w. Baxter Bernice and
 Richard, are visiting in Phoenix for
 few days. Captain Cornell of Phoenix was a Wickenburg visitor. The captain was
 out to his placer property where he
 has a large machine taking the gold from the sand and gravel. From all
 reports he is getting the gold.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

J. c. Anderson and Tom Griffith of the Interior camp came in on Tuesday on their way to Mexico where they are going to investigate a mining proposi- tion.
 Wesley Hill of Tempe was circulat- ing among our good people placing risks on their lives. He represents the Pacific Mutual Life of California
 Miss Ruth Reed celebrated her tenth birthday Saturday May 16th. when all of her playmates met at the Reed res idence on Jefferson street to help her celebrate that noted event. After en- toying themselves at play for a cOu- pie of hours the little ones sat down to the refreshments prepared by Mrs. Reed.
 One of the largest real estate deals in Wickenburg for some time was made last week by Mrs. Mary A. Rob erts and husband who sold to Mary A.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

penditure this year was getting low and it was feared there would be insuffi- cient money to finish the construction of the Granite Reef dam, to asy noth- ing of the canals, unless the work at Roosevelt were stopped, and that was not to be thought of. He was success full in securing an added amount suf- ficient for the necessities both here and on the Laguna project.
 The Eelephant Butte project on the Rio Grande river said Mir Hill, is go- ing to be a wonderful thing when it is well under way. One of the marvels of the reclamation work is the variety presented in the various projects. Only in certain general ways is one any cri- terion for another and each has its problems of detail that must be work ed out without precedent The Ele- phant Butte dam will contain about twice as much masonry as the Roose- welt dam and will impound twice as much water. The land to be irrigated is a long and comparatively narrow tract along the Rio Grande, the irriga- tion district being a matter of 1S0 miles in length and being supplied by three diversion dams of no small size, the water for all being stored by the Elephant Butte dam. One of these di- ersiOn dams is already finished and supplies water for about 2O,000 acres cf lard in the vicinity Of Las Cruces. The surveys are well along on .he Ele- pnant Eutte project and tn" eXcava- tion for the big dam has begun. There is no cement mill or power canal in connection with this project but the bCIlding O. a railroad to the damsile IS one of the preliminary constructions. It is not decided yet whether the San ta Fe will build this line or whether it will be built by the government. No: is it decided whether it will be short line of twelve miles mainly for pur- D )ses of dam construction or whether it will be built with trade and com merce in view and run over different route, some toItv miles long
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

Y. M. C. A. RECITAl-The Y. M. C. A. recital last night at Lamson hall. in which the Victor talking ma chimes of the Miller Sterling company, was attended by a fair sized audience and was greatly enjoyed by all. The is arranging for a series of entertainments and proposes to make the next one a novel affair, probably in the open air, announce ment of which will be made later.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

C. E. Arnold of Phoenix representing the Mutual Life Insurance company, was a visitor on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
 Wickenburg is to have an opera house R. w. Baxter has let a con- tract to Eugene Baily for the erection of it It will be 32xS0 feet. This will be the floor space. The stage will be an addition. MT. Bailey expects to have it completed in sixty days. This is one of the most model improvements that our little city needs.
 F. X. O'Brien has let a contract for a residence on his ranch, 32X40, to Eugene Bailey, the contractor.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-19

Patte of Florence, part of lot one, block six. This is one of the best corner lots in Wickenburg.
 Savers & Go. opened a saloon in the old stand of Clark & Savers last week.
 P. $. Wren of Constellation went through to that burg on Thursday morning.
 Matt Canfied, the sage of the Upper Buck Horn, was tarrying in town for several days last week.
 MT. Widmeyer moved into the Can field house on Jefferson street last Fri day.
 oscar Scott will occupy the Thomp- son residence on Washington street.