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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
Champion Campaign Fund Get
ter Looked Upon as
Likely. <
ONE OTHER SUGGESTED
0hican Gets Away With Con-
tests in Chicaga---PIat-
form Heard From.

Chicago, June 6.-The republican ma
tional committee commenced it's deHb-
erations today with much smaller at
tendance of outsiders and far less APP
parent interest in the proceedings than
was manifested yesterday. The first
contest taken up was that of delegates
at large from Florida
1t was said by number of prom
inent politicians today that the senti-
ment on the vice presidential question
seemed to be settling over New York,
1t being generally considered it would
be wise for the party to take man
from that state. The two men most
prominently mentioned today in this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
0WINGlTO HARD TUNES
STUDENTSWALKn0 HOME
Chicago Students at Champaign Plan
to Save Railroad Fare BY
Hoofing 1t.

Champaign. ILL.,, June Give Chica-
go boys, University of Illinois students,
will walk from Champaign to Chicago.
Owing to the financial stringency, and
being disappointed in the usual vaca-
tion jobs, they find it expedient to save
the $2.56 fare to the city by the lake.
Accordingly they will start out to walk
home Sunday. They are A. S. Gross
berg, '09; B. Henderson, IL; John
Hardwick, '09; August Tinnen, 10, and
Martin Conley, 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06

connection were Secretary George B.
Cortelyou and Representative James L.
Sherman, chairman of the congress
sional committee, both of whom are
from New York.
Fail TO Appear.
Chicago June Con call for hear
ing. in the contest for delegates at
large In Georgia the anti-Taft claim
ants failed to appear and the Taft
delegates were seated by default.
Taft Gets Florida.
The Taft delegates at large from
Florida and from the Second district
of Florida were seated by the national
committee.
Others Are In business.
Chicago, June 6.-Representatives of
five states other than Ohio, which
have candidates for the republican
prudential nomination. met here to-
day and announced they will make
a formal protest to the republican ma
tjonal convention on the manner in
which they are at present, according
tc their opinion. being ignored by the
dominating elements in the republican
party.
Take Rap at the South.
They claim they have 1876 electoral
votes which number lacks only 116
of being able to name Nthe president
of the United States and that they
'are being ridden down in the inter-
ests of states which cannot furnish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK
LOCKED UP IN TOMBS
York During Continu-
ance of Trial.

New York, June 6.-Raymond Hitch
cock, the actor, who was on trial yes
terday on charge of abducting a
young girl, was locked up in the tombs
after one juror had been secured, and
the trial was adjourned till Monday.
Max Steuer, counsel for the prisoner.
insisted that he was not prepared.
When Hitchcock, greatly surprised,
but silent, had been taken to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
Georqe Siler Very Law.

Chicago, June 6.-George Siler, the
well known sporting man and prize
fight referee, is today said to be at the
point of death. He is suffering from
angina pectoris-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06

Chicago, June 6.-AFred A. Busse.
mayor of Chicago, yesterday admitted
That he had been married to Miss Jo-
sephine Lee on April 20 at his office
in the city hall Why he has seen fit
tcs keep this news secret Tor more
ti.an month Mayor Busse would not
say.
Yes he said, TITS all true. I'm
married and glad of it. am very
happy. That's all there is to say
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
Prominent Man Drops Dead.

Detroit, Mich. June 6.-Hon. Peter
White of Marquette. one of the most
prominent men in the state of Michi-
gan, pioneer in copper and iron devel-
opment of the upper peninsula. dropped
dead here today on the street. Heart
disease is supposed to have been the
cause of death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
C0RTEL YOU NAY Be CHOSEN AS
RUNNING MATE FOR JUDGE TAFT;
A new YORK MAN NOW FAVORED

q single electoral vote to the repub-
lican party"
AT the meeting today were Healing,
manager for Fairbanks; Humphrey
for Hughes, Mckinley of Illinois for
Cannon, Senator Penrose and Repre-,
sentative Burke of Pennsylvania and
Senator Hemenway of Indiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
is TO MAKE GOOD
President Roosevelt Not Only
to Continue But Augment
Waterway Body.
ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED
The Personnel of the Present Commits
sion and Likely New Mem
bership.

Washington. d. c., June G.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt proposes to make
good on the statement made during
the recent conference of governors at
the White house to the effect that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06

labout it just now. I'll talk tomorrow
if you come around to see me, but not
today
Thus. the secret marriage of Chi
cago's chief executive is for the time
Icing shrouded in mystery. All that
is known about the bride is that her
maiden name was Josephine Lee AMI
that she is the daughter of Ed Lee, a
photographer who lives in Chicago
Lawn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-06
NEW ANGLE IN SCANDAL
Vienna Aristccrats Summoned to Tee
tify as to Experiences. q

Vienna. June Cat the request Of
the Berlin supreme court the vienna
court has summoned numerous aristo-
Gratis to give testimony Of their ex-
periences with Prince Philip zu Eulen.
burg, with whom they had friendly re-
lations during his term rs German am.
bassador here from 1896 to 1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14

low rakish lateen rugged vessel built
on lines of speed" manned by Julian
Richards and his ilk, bare armed. fore
heads bound in bloody handkerchiefs,
flying the deathheads flag Of political
piracy!
From far up the sparkling Cedar,
from the headwaters Of the :Des Motnes
and from along the verdurous banks of
the Raccoon, the Soldier, the Boyer,
the Nodaway, the Nishnabotna and
Wapsipinicon rise the deep voices of
the aquatic sons of Iowa in a clamor OF
demand for six foot channels and the
water to fill them. The sea- faring
population of the drainage districts
swell the cry. Navigation in Iowa" is
the new faith and Captain Hull it's
prophet. Stand by the braces! Vast
hauling, there! Set her nor by nor
east by nor'-and let FER rip!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14

successful in curing disease. DIR. Du
Bots is scornful Of religion. He is a
materialist, yet only few days are
required in his clinics to enable one
to see that he accomplishes by psy-
Geological methods results quite as
marvellous as those wrought by the
most fervent Christian Science healer.
Drs. Jenet and Berillon, of Paris, and
DR.. Tuckey, of London, make no use
of religion in their practice, yet they
are all successful in the healing Of the
sick by mental forces.
These facts force us to the conclu-
sion that these cures are independent
of any particular philosophy or religion.
Some are cured by faith, others are
cured of the same diseases by no faith.
1t must be self-evident to the person
who faces these facts with unpreju-
diced mind that these cures are ac-
complished by forces which reside in
mind, and that the religious creed or
philosophy of life are only means to
bring these forces into action. Not UNI
til men understand this fundamental
principle will they be able to regard
psychotherapy as a science rather than
religion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
The Thester and the Pulpit.

(Rev. DR. William White Wilson)
The theater seems to be invading
the domain of the pulpit and to be US
ing it's power of teaching to inculcate
lessons appropriate to the church and
the preachers of the gospel. There
should not, however, be spirit OF riv-
airy, but of cooperation. as they can
in their different spheres and their
different ways work together for the
good Of humanity.
There may be religious drama and
dramatic religion The representa-
ton of life upon the stage must in-
clude the religious side to adequately
portray the emotions and sentiments
that control the actions of men. Ths
teaching and worship of the church
must use dramatic expressions to sat-
isfy the reverential feelings OF devout
minds.
A beautiful drama Of a strongly re-
ligious character is receiving great at
tention turnout the country today, CALL
ing forth much comment and varied
criticism. 1t is called "The Servant in
the House." and represents a Christ
like character bringing peace and or
der to a districted household. The
principal character exposes and re-
Dukes the hypocrisy and selfishness ot
a bishop and vicar Of the church and
reforms hayward man thru the spirit
of Christian brotherhood.
The purpose of the play is commend
able and wholesome. The details of the
play, however make different impress
sions and excite different criticisms.
There is much exaggeration, as there
usually in in a play, and allowance
should be made accordingly. The stage
can indulge in exaggeratfon and high
ly colored effects which would be out
Of place in the church, and command
attention and enforce lessons in way
the church cannot. Let lis acknowledge
its power and receive the lessons even
If they are sharp rebukes. While the
clergy as a rule are a hard working.
faithful class Of men, still we must adj
nit there are bishops and Wears as
selfish, avaricious, uncharitable and in-
sincere as represented in the play. They
are a reproach to the church. There
is a great deal of talk about brother
hood by people who have no desire
to carry out in their own lives the
teachings of their Lord regarding it.
If this play can startle them on the
subject it is doing a good work
The theater may be help as well
as an amusement if we, will uphold
and encourage it in it's best form and
highest character.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
REFoIrLING, RIVERS.

Cedar Rapids Republican,
People have no more right to dump
things in the river than they have to
dump them in the streets or alleys.
People have an idea that river is
dumping ground. But river ought to
be the last place in which things are
dumped.
The commission created by the leg
islature few years ago has full au-
thority In this matter. We hope that
such authority will be extended in the
future. The rivers that run thru a
state are, in many places, the only
source of water supply. To corrupt
such streams ought to be high
crime We hope the time will come
when the rivers will be patrolled from
one end to the other, and nothing OF
filth allowed in them. We will In
crease our legislation along such
lines. In the meantime, the cities have
full power to protect the banks Of the
rivers within their bounds and they
ought TO be protected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
TWO VERSIONS.
Story of tho Climb as Told by che
Tourist and the Guide.

story OF Sn0 NtJmO 40 to'o " LTD
Tourist and the Guide.
'He was touring the Bernesc Ober-
land. At the Bear hotel in Grindewaid
q mountaineer sat In the hall. u glass Of
beer before him and his feet, in their
hobnailed mountain boots, extended to-
ward the fire. The mountaineer had
just made an ascent Of the Tiger, and
he talked like this about it:
"'Well, well, well, climb indeed
four hours of, incessant step cutting
with IN Ak on an ice slope as smooth
as glass and as steep as wall. Look
ut this bunch Of edelweiss., I spied it
on the edge Of a dreadful precipice
NV guide refused to let me pluck IT.;
said it was madness. For his part, he
would not risk his life so foolishly.
But at last, what with eloquence and
an offer of 200 francs, persuaded him
to come along. The advance was awful
One misstep meant death. But Sc
cured the flower, when suddenly the
guides foot slipped, he fell and began
to roll toward the edge. But thrust
my az firmly into the ice and, bracing
myself, seized the rope that bound US
together, and-the man was saved
"And at the same time in the hotel
kitchen the guide was giving another
version of the ascent in words like
these:
"'Well, we'll, what a customer! An
other like that chap and give up the
business. From the start he was faint
and dizzy. In fact, wherever any real
climbing began we had to carry him
like a sack of meal. And mean! Re
fused us a single penny extra for all
our extra trouble. Last of all, he beg
ged for the sprig Of eidelweiss l wore
in my hat. and was fool enough to let
him have t.'"-New York Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
FARM PRODUCTS IN 1908.

The figures presented as to the VOL
ume of the agricultural income of the
United States for the current calendar
year are by all comparison the most
emphatic commentary on the prosper
Gus condition of that branch OF Amer
lean industry, says the Wall Street
Journal. 1t is estimated that the g.
25O,OOO farms Of the country will this
year yield a total amount OF wealth
valued at 50o,ooo,0oo. If the in
vestment capital Of American farms
be conservatively estimated at $685.
900. 900 900. the gross value Of the pro-
ducts will be "a per cent of the total
capital investment.
The significance Of this figure lies in
the measure of economic strength IN
agriculture. This strength is shown not
simply I'm the increment Of the product
Of labor and capital upon land. but also
as measure of purchasing power in
the hands of the rural people. AS the
population of the farms Of the country
comprises third of the entire pop
ulation 1t is apparent that this fact Is
of the. utmost significance in determining
the return of prosperity to other fields
OF enterprise.
Neither commerce nor manufacture
ing can long remain stagnant with
such a flow of wealth camong into the
hands of so large a proportion of the
population. In other words, the pro-
sress of wealth thru the operation OF
the American farm is one OF the inev-
liable influences which is making for
return Of the world to its usual de-
gree Of activity
AN influence such as this exerts In
two directions. First upon the domes-
tic enterprise outside Of agriculture
and, secondly, upon foreign trade. 1t
eauips the farm with resources thru
which It creates a demand for prod
ucts. for capital and funds to carry
on larger work. 1t stimulates finance
by the accumulation Of funds, first in
rural hands and then thru Investment
orleans in financial centers, where 1t
is directed into channels which offer
the best inducements. In this way the
whole world has come to fell the leaven
of ythe series Of American crops, which
during the past ten years raay be esti-
mated at total of SCI 900, 100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
Topics of the Times.

Mrs. Mary B. G. Eddy has a new
ninety horsepower automobile. But If
she tries to fill the gasoline tank on
imagination she will be coming home
some day on the street car If you
think you have gasoline and haven't,
why you haven't.
AS regards the Cleveland letter, so
far as the campaign was concerned
it doesn't matter much whether Grover
or Broughton Brandenberg wrote it.
Perhaps President Roosevelt was IN
duty bound to invite President Com
pers to the legislative labor dinner,
but the independence that led Roose-
welt to neglect Gompers is one of the
qualities men like in the individual
Roosevelt is no saint, sometimes he Is
impolitic, but men like him and trust
him.
One Of the election bets in which the
public will feel personal interest is
the one between automobilists where
the owner is obliged to stay inside the
speed limit for an entire week.
Congressman-elect Jameson is to
sell his newspaper Mr.. Jameson ought
not to burn his bridges behind him.
Three years hence his congressional
term will be pleasant memory.
1t looks as tho Joe Cannon would
continue to smoke in congress until he
is called to snoke-elsewhere.
The squabble between southern Iowa.
Des Moines and the %" railroad, is
now up to the railroad commission.
No doubt the commissioners find the
situation embarrassing.
Mr. Bryan announces in the Com
moner that he has just begun to fight.
We shall be obliged to wait until after
1925 for '"The Last Battle"
-
"other Peoples Cake" by Mary E.
wilkins Freeman. is charming
Thanksgiving story Of the coy and
subterranean goodness of a New Eng
land woman who made love match
come out successfully by series of
deceptions. 1t will appear in Golfers
for Nov. 81 The luscious story Of
Mehitabel will be printed in color, and
James Hopper will write PERSONAL
experience sketch with a foot ball team.
Mr.. Hopper has been spending time at
Princeton, living with the varsity
eleven.
More profusely Illustrated than ever
before, containing, all told POI illus
trations and 1872 terse, plain language
articles which anyone can understand
and enjoy, the December Popular Me-
chanics closes years record surpass-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14

ing all the annals of its past. During
1905, the magazine has published 1900
articles and 1850 illustrations, covering
everything of interest in its line: and
there probably is no other field THAI
offers so much of interest to the aver
age mind as mechanics and science.
The December number describes a
new system of concrete construction
more extraordinary than Edison's one
piece house.
The anti-saloon league is going to
Danville to fight Joseph Cannon. 1t
will have no trouble finding trouble,
but Mr.. Cannon is too well entrenched
to be frightened into hurried resig-
nation. At the end about all that will
According to Golfers Weekly there
is grave danger of dissemination OF
bubonic plague thru this country from
the Pacific coast and Gulf ports We
need the suggested health government
al department.
Since DIR. Parkhurst has resigned his
office Of president of the Society for
the Prevention of Crime, great many
are praising him as Sincere. fearless
and unafraid" who kept particularly
mum while he was in a position to do
things. How men come out Of the high
grass when It is all over
The old broadway" will go out OF
existence after January 1, 1909. Theref
after it's nome will be "Hampton's
Magazine"
The November American Magazine
is a periodical without a dull line in
it. The leading feature is character
sketch Of the Sultan Of Turkey. Ida
M. Tarbell begins n series OF two ar
ticles entitled, How Chicago is Find
ing Herself" Otis Skinner, the actor,
reports the story Of how Edwin Booth,
in the head of night. burned the pa
pers and costumes which had belonged
to his brother John Wilkes Booth. DR..
William Lee Howard, writing on
Helpless Youths and Uuseless Men,
advocates the separation OF boys from
girls in our high schools. 1.-THE Inter-
prefer" presents an ingratiating char
acter sketch Of Thomas A. Edison, In
which a mass Of new acts is produced.
Professor W. l. Thomas writes Of Tine
Psychology OF Woman's Dress" "Mr
Dooley' talks on Uplifting the Farm
ers." Notable fiction is contributed by
o. Henry, Myra Kelly, William j.
Locke and Brand Whitlock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
4 MORAL cRusADEsR IS SHOT.

A saloon keeper and ex-convict has
shot Francis j. Heney, the lawyer
who has been prosecuting timber
thieves and boodlers from Oregon to
California. Heney may live; in the
Enthusiastically defiant manner of the
man he declares from his hospital bed
that he will live to prosecute his as
sailsnt, but 1t was the intention OF
the murderer to kill, for he walked into
the court room and pressed the gun
against Heney's face before he fired.
This shot was fred against law and
order. Heney has been the one man
IN ell America who could pursue the
corruptionists of an intricate political
system to their destruction. He came
into prominence prosecuting the timber
thieves OF Oregon whose system ex-
tended from seat in the United
states senate to the men Of big
business and influence in that state.
He got the malefactors Of great wealth
and sent some Of them to jail.
F[eney has been shot at before, and
has often been threatened. He has
been attacked politically and many an
enormous bride has been placed before
hirn, but he has always been relentless
in his prosecution of law breakers
The game amounts almost to mania
with him.
so it was Heney whom Claus Spekels
called upon to clean out the gang which
was corruptfng San Francisco. To-
gether they have been doing 1t. A
mayor and his chief boodler Ruef have
been sent to Jail, and it was in one OF
the trials of Ruef that Heney was shot.
The saloon keeper had been drawn on
the jury and in challenging him Heney
proved that the saloon keeper had
been q convict. The ex-convict claims
that he felt Inundated and shot the
man who had exposed him, but 1t is
morally certain that there was In
SEPARATION and encouragement for him
from other sources. Big business and
city hall boodlers in San Francisco
have been suffering from Heney's
prosecutions Burns, the detective, has
run many culprit to earth, and Heney
has then put the law to him. The uni
yersal desire among the gang is to get
lIeney and Burns out of the way, hence
the shot that struck Heney in the face
was really aimed at law and order.
.Heney was a moral crusader, the type
Of man who would law down his life
freely or brave any danger or priva-
ton merely for an idea. He is the kind
Of hero of which the world needs many
and finds few. Mankind generally
should hope and pray for his recov-
ery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
"Yo no, We GO ACROSS TINE SEA-"

eve. knew he was a sailor, for he wore
sailor hat."-Old Song.
Captain Hull, congressman from the
Seventh Iowa, favors the deep water
ways project. He comes up into Iowa
with it, presumably as far as Des
Noines. The Iowa, Des Moines and
4 Cedar rivers, he says, should be deep
ened, theoretically to a navigable ex-
tent.
I'D This opens up splendid peek-hole
for the imagination. Is 1t possible that
/ in the near future masts shall rise
thick as telephone poles across the
+ Iowa prairies and the resonant blast
+ of steamer sirens mingle with the plop
s Of mud valves to rouse us from our
slumbers, as some mighty levialtian
Of commerce plows majestically up the
Iowa river, past Riverside park, to be
tugged up Linn creek and wharfed
snug and fast with al double half-hitch
to the busy wharves along May street!
Are RATS to come roaring down Mar
ietta creek and swing past Big Woods,
bayou and Sandy Beach, on and on to-
ward the gulf manned by the brawny
raftsmen of Mormon Ridge, and the
stalwart fisher folk of Clemens and ST.
Anthony? Will the Marshall county
farmer drive his herd aboard a packet
at the landing where his hog fence
used to cross the river. and sail away
toward market via the Illinois river
and the drainage canal? Maybe SO. If
Il the channel is sufficiently deepened and
some means of filing it with water is
provided.
Imagine pes Moines center of
shipping the port Of strange craf.,
.redolent with the scent of sandalWood
and the doors of Cathay, the water
front a wilderness of masts and
pennous, where erstwhile Jew Junk
gatherers piled decrepit stoves, the re-
mains Of worn out harvesters and old
boiler plate. Can one canceive Colonel
Lafayette Young metamorphosed from
gallant and dashing cavalryman into
bewhiskered sea captain with tarry
whiskers and q rolling gait? Imagine a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
AN ELECTION RESULT.
lChelsea. Independentl

But lemme tell you the election Of
Taft and the belief that good times
will follow sort of handed the writer
Jolt in the bones. The man who owns
the building from which this one boss
paper has been issued the past year
heard lot of prosperity talk and con-
Guided he ought to have more rent for
his rooms He proceeded to go to
work and get it before he said any
thing to us about it. That was slick
trick and made 1t our move. We did
move and the office Of this paper is
now No. 90 in the green, on the south