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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-16

FOR SALE-Saloon and rooming house;
first class location; reasonable if TAX
en- at once. Address * Y. H." care
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-16

WANTED - Household goods to move,
store, pack or ship at reduced rates
to Pacific coast and other points. For
the best service at lowest rates write
or call on Ewert & Richter Express <
Storage company, 322-326 East Fourth
street, Davenport, Iowa. Tel. SOS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-16

FOR SALE-Lot 40x150 feet, centrally
located, on paved street. For partic-
ulars address Box 267, city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-16

FOR SALE-A six-room modern house
on Fourteenth and-a-half street; gas
furnace. bath; big east front corner
lot; $4,000. Harry H. Hubbard.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
THROWS LANTERN into CAB
Conductor of Trolley Car Prevents
Wreck by Heroic Act.
Engineer stops HIS Train just I'm
Time on the Washington
Annapolis Line.
50 % De Washington HsraId.

Special to The Washington Herald
Annapolis, Md, Feb. 1.-THE pluck
and presence of mind of one Of the
crew of the big electric car prevented
what would probably have been a seri-
Gus collision on the new line of the
Washington. Baltimore, and Annapolis
Electric Railway Company last night.
While the evening trolley car from
Washington to Annapolis was only a
few miles out from the city the cur
rent in some way was shut off for a
short period of time, and the car lay
helpless on the track. Realizing that a
steam train was following behind, and
not far distant, the conductor jumped
of the car and ran some distance back,
swinging his lantern as a signal for
the engine TO stop.
1t was a foggy night and the en-
gineer apparently could not discern the
waving light, for he did not slow down.
AS a last resort. the conductor threw
the light through the window OF the
engineers cab. This caused him TO
stop the train, and when he did so the
train was within fifty feet OF the cleo
trio car.
The passengers aboard the electric
car were in a state OF excitement as
they saw the engine bearing down upon
them. and they bTeathed a deep sigh of
relief when they finally saw il come TO
q stop.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
LIFE COMPANY In TROUBLE
Receiver for Mutual Reserve Con-
Germ to Be Asked To-day.
Examiners Report Shows Deficiency
OF S1,7OO, ,OOO-some Claims Re-
main Unpaid for Years.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance Company, with
about S75OO0.0 900 of outstanding insurance
and 1900 polleyholders, will be placed IN
the hands Of receivers at once if the
courts grant the application Of Attorney
General Jackson. based upon the report
OF the State insurance examiners Of the
condition OF that company.
Application for the appointment Of re-
celvers for the company will probably be
made tomorrow.
Mr.. Jackson has had the report Of the
examiners for over a month, Supt Kelsey
having submitted it 10 him before accept
ing It because OF the dispute raised over
the legality Of certain liens against poll
cies which the company claimed and the
examiners refused to allow.
Mr.. Jackson announced to-day that he
had upheld the examiners in their refusal
10 allow these liens. and that as the re-
port found the company insolvent 10 the
extent Of H,7l7, ia. he would move 20 have
the company put in the hands Of receiv-
ers
In the report OF the examiners, which
was made public BY supt Kelsey to-day.
the company is shown to have unpaid
death claims on August 81 last OF 81, ,006, ,405,
some Of these claims running back over
period Of years. The total admitted as
sets are s.. .70I. .602 f2 ard the total liabilities
S5,As I1715. showing a deficiency OF S1,717,-
1473
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
TROLLEY VICTIMS IMPROVED
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Recovering
from Injuries in Wreck.
Investigation by OmciaIs of WASH
Railway Not Ended.

The condition Of Mrs. George Smith. Of
Rockville. Nd. who is at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital suffering from injuries
received Thursday night in a collision be-
tween electric cars Of the Washington and
Rockville Railway. was reported at a late
hour last night 20 be much improved.
The physicians reported the woman es-
capped internal injury, and was resting.
George Smith. her husband, who was also
injured in the collision, is still a patient
at the hospital. and is also improving.
Favorable reports were also received
concerning the condition Of the others
injured who were removed to their
homes. All escaped serious injury with
the exception Of Harry Moffett, Of Rock
vile, who had his Jaw broken. He is
said to be IN a serious condition, il being
feared blood poison viii develop.
Although the officials Of the railway
say that they have not completed their
investigation, they assert the wreck was
due to disObedience Of orders and not to
mechanical faults. The signal service,
they say, was tested Immediately after
the accident, and found to be in good
order, and an examination Of the cleo
tric controllers Of both cars shows the
two motormen had reversed tie motors
in an attempt to check the cars.
Secretary J. F. Whitehead. who has
been conducting the investigation, said
last night he was sure the wreck was due
to a disobedience of orders on the part of
one Of one of the crews but he was not
in a position TO say just who was to
blame. To-day, however. he expects TO
finish his investigation.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
MUST GO TO PRISON
POillOn Sisters Convicted as
Hotel Beats" T"
DRAG IN MAGISTRATE BARLOW
Catherine Declares lie Promised TO
Pay Her Expenses Rather Than
stand Suit for Borrowed Money.
He Denies Making Any Such Agree
ment-COmmitted 20 the TOmbs.

New York Feb. 1.-THE Polllon sisters.
Catherine. the gentle, and Charlotte. the
athletic, who have been fitting from
hotel TO court. and back to another hotel
for some time. have been recorded official
ly as hotel beats
They were convicted to-day IN the
court Of special sessions Of jumping 2 bill
at the Hotel Bristol for 1910, and cheat
ing a few other hotels under an act
which makes It a misdemeanor TO de-
fraud a hotel
BARLOW Dragged Into Case.
But before they were convictsa. Cathe-
rine, seconded by Charlotte, took a slam
at Peter Townsend BarlQw, president OF
the board Of city magistrates.
GATHERINGS defense was that her sister
was her guest AMI that she thought all
her bills at the hotels had been paid be-
cause Magistrate Barlow had promised to
pay them.
He had made this agreement, she said
because he had borrowed from her S25, 900
10 buy his son a stock exchange seat.
and had loaned him $500 TO bury his son.
When he did not return the money.
she said. she threatened 10 sue him. He
said he would pay her hotel expenses,
she declares, II she wouldn't sue.
All this was true. said Charlotte, be-
cause she had heard Magistrate Barlow
say r. Just 20 add a touch 10 the picture
Catherine said the magistrate was re-
sponsible for her divorce.
Harlow Denies Promise TO Pay.
Then the magistrate. first called by
Catherine as her witness, and then by
District Attorney Jerome. denied the
hotel bill agreement He wasn't asked
about anything else.
When it was all over Il 2 three justices
Of special sessions-Mayo, Olmsted, and
zeIler, Justice Mayo pronouncing the de-
eislon-said that the trouble sisters, % as
the Poillons are known TO hotel men and
court clerks. were guilty.
They were remanded TO the T0mbs
where they have been for about a week
for sentence on next Tuesday. the proba-
ton officer Of the court being told to in
vestigate their records.
lie is expected to present a document
with many entries of their court appear
ances.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
OPPOSE Mr.. WASHINGTON.
'sNiagara Movement" Has Different
Method Of Solving Problem.

Opposition TO the plans Of Booker T.
Washington was aired last night at the
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Nine
teenth and ! streets northwest.
The Niagara Movement" celebrated the
anniversary of the birthday of Frederick
Douglass by inaugurating a crusade IN
Washington to collect funds to fight the
''iim crow" law and disfranchisement
acts OF the South.
Bishop Alexander Walters. OF New
York; Mrs. Carrie Clifford and L. Her
shaw spoke for the advancement Of the
Niagara movement" which is in oppo-
sition to Booker 7. Washington's ideas OF
solving the race problem. The movement
was started in Niagara Falls, n. Y, three
years ago. 1t has for its motives the
teaching OF the civil and political rights
of the negro and the encouragement of
higher education for the young men Of
the coiored race. In this it differs from
the ideas OF Booker Washington, who
urges industrial education and the acqui-
sition Of land. DR.. w. E. B. Dubois is
the head OF the movement. It has organi-
cations In twenty-fouF States, and last
nights was the first of a series of meet
ings that VIII continue through next
month TO collect money for the preserVa-
ton OF the colored mans rights.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
SIX TINES OVERSUBSCRIBED
New York Municipal Bond Sale
VIII Average 104.
Morgan syndicate's Bid for Entire
Issue SO Low 1t VIII Not
Get "a Piece.

New York. Feb. 14-When the bids
for the city's new issue Of $50,000.O 900
IA per cent bonds were opened at the
comptroller's Office this afternoon 1t
was evident at once that the issue
would go like hot cakes.
The prediction was confirmed when,
at the close Of the reading OF bids. It
was found that the bonds had been
ovorsubscribed at least six times. The
total number Of bids received was 1. lea.
as against $50 for the last previous
sale, in September, 1907.
It looked as though every one who
rad pulled money out Of the banks
during the panic had dug down In their
stockings and hauled out the whole
amount 10 put into city bonds, Bids
came from all parts Of the country and
were Of all sizes from the "shoestring'
variety up TO the whole amount Of the
issue.
The average price was not figured out
exactly tonight Comptroller Metz esti-
mated that it would be lOl, or perhaps
a little above that figure.
To-day's issue was divided into S47.-
600, 900 OF fifty-year bonds, and S3,OO0.-
600 ten-year bonds, both at Az per
cent.
A syndicate composed Of J. Pierpont
Morgan & Co, the First National Bank.
he National City Bank. and Harvey
Fisk & Sons made a bid for the entire
issue. II offered I03.377 for the long
terms bonds and 100.277 for the short
The syndicate's bid for the $4,000, coo
hfty-year bonds was so much below the
amount offered by other large bidders
that Comptroller Metz said at the close
OF the day that be did not believe the
syndicate would get a piece Of the
issue
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
WINCHESTER GIRL a BRIDE.
Miss Daisy Vance Dinger Weds DR..
Fred Clifton DOWney.


Winchester. Va. Feb. 14.-AnnoUnce-
ment is made Of the marriage Of Dr..
Fred Clifton Downey. a prominent young
physician of Ednburg, and Miss Daisy
Vance Dinger daughter Of Mr.. G. ".
Dinger. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. A. II Smith, of Toms Brook, Wed
nesday evening. and the young couple are
now IN New York spending their honey
moon.
Miss Flora Belle Rogers. a popular
young lady Of Bunker Hill. and Mr.. G..
Milton Custer. OF Inwood, were married
last evening at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage at Gerrardstown. W. Va. by
Rev. Mr. Hardesty.
Miss Della NJ Bait, daughter OF Mr.
Henry \. Bait. OF Reynolds Store. and
Mr.. Walter G. Cans were married yes
terday at Whitacre. Rev. c. J. Racey, Of
the United Brethren Church, ofiiciated.
The Winchester Ice and Cold Storage
Company has purchased the site, and will
begin the erection Of a large
cold storage plant at Charlestown. The
great increase in the fruit industry OF
the valley has taxed the local plant to
its utmost capacity.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
Lectures ON "The SUM-"

The second lecture Of a series supported
by a bequest Of James Hamilton to the
Smithsonian Institution. known as the
Hamilton lectures, viii be delivered April
p. at the time of the annual meeting Of
the National Academy OF Sciences, in
Washington. by Prof George E. Hale, di-
rector Of Mount Wilson Solar Observa-
tory California, on Some recent ad-
vdnces in our knowledge Of the sun -
The first use Of this fund, with aeeumu-
lated interest. was made IN 1905, when
Dr. Andrew ID. White delivered a lecture
on The diplomatic service OF the United
States. with some hints toward its re-
form"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
DENY RATES ARE HIGHER.
Cabin bookings Show Improvement
Despite Ending of Rate War.

New York, Feb. l4-With the establish
ment Of fixed ocean rates, the result OF
the London conference, cabin bookings
Of all steamship lines show improvement.
1t is ridiculous 10 say that steamship
companies have raised the rates higher
this year than ever before in an effort 10
recoup because of the rate war" Mr.
Gustav II. Schwah. OF the North German
Lloyd Steamship Company. said to-day.
Rates are no higher this year than
they were last year. IN few instances
the rate is slightly in excess Of that
charged during 1907. but in other eases the
rate is lower. thus making the average
about tie same. The minimum rates
quoted now are, of course. higher than
those charged during the months when
all the steamship lines were either cut
ting rates or meeting the cuts made by
other lines
Transatlantic passenger rates have
merely been restored 20 where they were
before the rate war began"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
TAKE THE TABLE SILVER.
Five Hundred Students Placed Tn
der Technical Arrest at Ottawa.

Ottawa, Ontario. Feb. l-Five hundred
students at Laval University, OF Mon
treal, were temporarily placed under
technical arrest by corps Of city detec-
tives early to-day, after having stripped
the Russell Hotel OF table silver at q ban
quet last night
At the time Of the souvenir collecting"
the boys were guests of the Dominion
government, having cCme 10 Ottawa as
the guests Of L. f. Brodeur. minister Of
marine. Sir Wilfrid LaurIer, premier OF
Canada, and other cabinet ministers were
present at the banquet
When their guests were gone the hotel
managers rushed a corps Of sleuths TO
the railroad station, and when the signal
was given to pull out they boarded the
train and held up the students, guarding
all exits.
College authorities in charge OF the
party were then informed of the charge.
and the officers proceeded to search the
train. Most of the students gave up their
booty voluntarily, but great deal more
was thrown from the car windows and
recovered later, but there is much yet to
account for.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
want Town Incorporated.

A largely attended meeting of the Citi-
zens' Improvement Association Of Jefrer-
son district, Alexandria County. was held
tonight at the Del Ray schoolhouse. and
H. r. Geary was chosen secretary and
]. A. Carpenter was selected treasurer.
These two Offices were made vacant by
the absence Of the former officers. Mr..
Walter Z. Varney was designated as
committee Of one TO go to Richmond,
Va, to appear before the senate com
mittee on cites. towns. and corpora
tions, and urge the passage Of bill hav-
ing for. its object the incorporation of
Del Ray and st. Elmo under the name of
Potomac" A committee has already
appeared before the same committee in
the house of delegates
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
NO SPECIAL TERM OF COURT.
Hughes Declines TO Hasten Matters
in HeRFst-McCIeIInn Case.

Albany. n. Y, Feb. A-Gov. Hughes
decided tonight not TO accede 10 Attorney
General Jaekson's request for the ap-
polntment Of an extraordinary term Of
the Supreme Court in New York for the
trial OF the action brought by the at
torney general in the nature OF a quo
warranto and In behalf OF William r
Hearst, 70 test the title Of George B.
Mcclellan to the Office Of mayor Of New
York City.
The governors investigation into the
conditions Of the courts made while he
was in New York on Lincoln's Birthday,
indicated to him that IL would be IN the
nature of a joke for him 10 take any
such action, as two parts Of the Supreme
Court were without business and the
cases could be placed regularly and tried
beginning March 1, without in any way
interfering with the ordinary course Of
litigation.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
SMALL TOWNS TO BE DRY.
in All Virginia HamIets
IL Senate COncurs.

speCiaI % Inc WaslTngT0n HeraIdl
Richmond. Va. Feb. 1.-THE Byrd
liquor law, (which is a codihcation of all
existing statutes. and which means total
prohibition throughout the State in all
cities and towns Of 500 inhabitants or
less. was passed in the house this after
noon by vote of SO to 3. The bill now
goes to the senate for concurrence.
This measure is the most important
dealing with the liquor question which
has yet come TO the attention Of either
branch of the general assembly.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15

pose the bailing Of the men. Snyder Is
still in a preearlous condition. The at
tending physicians have not yet probed
for the bullet in his left lung.
The Fairfax County authorities were
here to-day to know II the prisoners
would be turned over TO them for trial.
They were told that the men would be
tried here. as the alleged offense occur
red within the mile limit Of the city 1u-
risdiction.
"A hop, step, and jump through the
Orient" was the subject Of an interesting
address delivered tonight by Representa-
tive Charles A. Towne, Of New York, in
the Young Peoples Building of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South before a
large and appreciative audience.
dria-Washington Lodge Of Ma
sons has appointed a committee to ascer-
tain and report to the lodge the adyisi-
bility of erecting a fireproof Masonic
building as a memorial to George Wash
ington, the first worshipful master Of the
lodge
Albert Farmers funeral took place at
o'clock this afternoon from Wheatley's
undertaking establishment Rev. ". NJ
Tioisal, pastor Of Bethany Methodist Pro-
testant Church, conducted the services.
Burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
A progressive euchTe party was given
tonight at the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall under the auspices OF the
Juvenile Sanctuary Society OF St Marys
Catholic Church.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
BARS ALL NEGRO VOTERS.
Maryland Senate, by Party Vote,
Passes Amendment.

9ieciAi 70 Inc washington Herald.
Annapolis, Nd, Feb. 1.-THE constitu-
tional amendment designed to dsfran-
chise the colored voters OF the State was
finally passed by the senate this morning
under suspension Of the rules. Every
member of the senate was in his seat
when the bill came up, and the vote was
on strict party lines. Eighteen Demo
cratic senators voted for the bin and nine
Republicans against it. Only seventeen
votes were needed to make the three
ffths majority req4ired by law for con-
stltutiOnal amendments. The measure
will be submitted to the people for ratifi-
cation at the general election in Novem-
Der, 1903.
The Republicans did not expect the bill
to be put on its final passage this week,
as it came from the house only yesterday
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
Alleged Highwaymen Held.

Edward browns. identified as having
held up and shot Thomas J. Snyder on
Shooters Hin. west Of this city, Tuesday
night and Harry Hicks and Wilbert Cook
also identified as. being with browns at
the time, are still held in custody by the
police.
Brent stated this morning that they will
not be given a preliminary hearing until
the result of Snyder's injuries are deter
mined. He also added that he would op-
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
Ferryman Found Dead.

Hagerstown, Md. Feb. 14.-William
Mason. ferryman on the Potomac River
between Cherry Run and ETnstville. this
county. was found dead in a bunk In his
shanty az the riverside this morning.
While Mason's death appears 10 have
been due 10 natural causes, an investiga-
tion will be made. Mason was forty years
Old and native OF Virginia,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
Policeman Accidentally shot.

DIlttiHL % IIIt WaaIIuEIUU HtIlII-
Spencer, n. c., Feb. 14-Policeman
Frank Edwards Of East Spencer. was
shot in a peculiar manner to-day by Chief
of Police J. R. Cruise. of Spencer. With
busting brush the latter was brushing
the clothes Of Edwards, when a large re-
volver in his pocket was accidentally fl red
by the brush, and the ball passed through
Edwards leg, making a severe wound.
He was removed to his home for treat
ment.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
BIG FIRE IN BUFFALO.
Loss Of Nearly 100000 in Plant of
LithOgraDhic Company.

Buffalo. Feb. 14-Fire did between
sl75,0OO and 100000 damage to the plant
Of the Courier Lithographie Company
early this morning The fire was discov-
cred in the Washington street annex, a
seven-story brick structure, az 3:15 O'Clock.
and It was 8 o'clock before the firemen
got the blaze under control
A heavy fire wall prevented the spread
Of the fire 10 Main street. In fighting the
fire six or seven firemen were slightly
injured, but all will recover. The loss is
covered by insurance.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
ENTIRE FAMILY ARRESTED.
Father Claims Son Took JeweIry
without His knowledge.
Special 10 The Washington Herald

SPECIAL % Ihe washington Herald
Lynchburg, Va, Feb. H.-Robert Hud-
son, wife, and two sons, claiming to be
Baltimoreans. were arrested here to-day
on complaint of A. Voolfolk, Of Glasgow.
Rockingham County. who charges a mem
Der of the family with the theft OF jew
elry valued at $50, while stopping at his
mothers clearinghouse,
The Hudsons claim to be driving over
land from Baltimore TO Florida, and
Voolfolk followed them here. The family
was locked up after the jewelry was
found with them.
Hudson claimed his youngest son took
the jeweiry without the others knowing
it. They were taken TO Lexington to-
night
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
TRUST CONCERNS CAN MERGE.
Appellate DivisiOn Reverses the De-
cisiOn of Lower Court.

New York, Feb 14-In a decision hand
ed down to-day the appellate division
reversed the order OF the lower court. en-
joining the merger Of the Equitable Trust
and the Mercantile Trust companies.
The decision was in the case Of c. W.
Morse against the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society, and cambridge Colby against
the Equitable Trust. Mercantile Trust,
and Equitable Life. Meetings Of the
Of the Mercantile and the
Equitable will be held on February II TO
act on the merger proposition.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
PROF. W. F. c. HAssoN DEAD
INSTRUCTOR at the Naval Academy for
Many Years.

Annapolis. Md, Feb. 14-Prof. W. F.
c. Hasson, OF the academic force at the
Naval Academy, died at an early hour
this morning at the officers mess build
ing at the Academy, where he had been
living.
Prof. Hasson graduated from the Acad-
emy in the engineering class in 1880. and
stood first in his class in mathematics
and was third man in mechanical studies
He resigned from the line In February.
1S92 and was appointed TO a professorshiD
in the department Of mathematics at the
Academy. where he instructed the mid
shipmen
The funeral services will take place to-
morrow and the interment viii be in the
Academy Cemetery,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
TALKED OF MARY IN SLEEP.
Hubby Gets Himself Into Serious
Trouble, for Wifey Listens.

Marion. Ind, Feb 14-Hearing her hus-
band talking in his sleep in endearing
terms to Mary" Mrs. Lora Gertrude
Durham suspected that Charles Durham
had been deceiving her during their year
Of married life by saying his marriage
to her was his first venture
Mrs. Durham told IN the Circuit Court
to-day, when her suit for annuiment Of
her marriage to Durham came TO trial.
how she had been led to suspect him.
and OF how, when confronted by the evi-
dence. he had admitted he had another
wife. Durham has fed
The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
DECLINE IN WHEAT.
Prices of May Option Forced Down
by Shipments from Argentina.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Feb. 4-May wheat
this morning sold at 81 on the local ex-
change. This Is the lowest price that
May wheat has sold at on the 1897 crop.
The market opened with the wheat pit
filled with selling orders. The cables
showed the biggest decline that has been
recorded this season. Shipments from the
Argentina, the principal cause OF the
smash. amounted TO 7,500, 600 bushels. This
is the largest movement ever recorded
from that country.