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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22

big loans made to the tinancier's sec
rotary.
Summed up, his testimony was as
follows
Only Her Note Given
on ncr bare and unsupported note
Morse would loan Miss Wilson sum
of money. Miss Wilson's note would
be cashed by the National Bank OF
North America. and with the proceeds
stock of the American Ice company
would be purchased. Then the ice
stock would be used to secure another
loan from the bank.
With the money thus secured bank
stock would be purchased and the bank
stock aided in supporting the ice stock
pools in which Morse and other finan-
ciers were Interested
The failure to raise the price OF ice
above par was what caused the break
in the endless chain.
For the first time since her husband
has been on trial Mrs. Clementlne
Dodge Morse appeared in the court
room.
Mrs. Curtis has been at her hus-
bands side every day.
Mrs. Morse was attired in a gown
OF blue. She took seat beside her
husband inside the railing and ap-
ceedings
Austin on the Stand
Calvin Austin. president of the
Eastern Steamship company of Boston,
was a witness in the afternoon. lie
testified Morse induced him to buy
1850 shares OF Ice stock for which Aus
tin gave in payment a note for 100000
The witness produced a letter signed
by Morse guaranteeing Austin from all
loss.
Austin says he subsequently learned
that his note was discounted at the
National Bank of North America.
Just before this information reached
him, the witness testified. MISS Kate
Wilson came to his office with letter
from Morse asking him to surrender
the certificates for the 1850 shares OF
ice stock Austin indorsed the certifi-
cate in blank and surrendered 1t.
Then. Austin said, Curtis. who Is
president of the Bank OF North Amer
lea. told him his note had been dis
counted at his bank
Curtis informed him, witness said,
that Charles r. Barney, one of the d.
rectors, suggested that he (Curtis) see
Austin and ask him to either pay the
note or furnish collateral.
Threatened to Resign
Austin told Curtis that Morse had
put the note in the bank and he would
have to take care of it, He added that
Curtis told him that Barney threat
ened to resign from the board of di-
rectors ii the note was not taken up.
Austin testified Curtis pushed pen
and ink toward Barney with which to
sign his resignation.
"And did he sign it?" witness was
asked.
'He did not" was the reply.
Gould you have made good the
note?" was asked.
''I could not-that is, not without the
ice stock" replied Austin.
Upon cross-examination by the de-
fense it was brought out that Austin
had been in many deals with Morse
and that he had derived large profits.
1t was also shown that his salary
ranged from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The lawyers for the defense tried to
show that Austin would have been well
able to pay the note. The witness ad-
mitted owning large amounts of stock.
Moxey was recalled to the witness
stand at this point and testified that
Morse discounted the Calvin Austin
note for 100000, and a note of James
r. Keene for $4,000 and received a
cashiers check for $123,000.
The trial was adjourned until to-
morrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22

uncheo of
members rof the
opene1a of fmomen o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
Lauuhinn Gas For Poets.

Sir Hunphry Davy was the first to
inhale nitrous oxide. His experiment
was the result of Il report published
by brother chemist that laughing gas
called by him oxide of septon, was
the cause and basis OF all contagion
Cautious experiments made with the
diluted gas produced no i'll effects. and
Davy proceeded to iDhale considerable
quantities of the pure gas. Contrary
to his expectations. the effects We're
highly pleasurabie. Thrills of pleasure
pervaded his body. and his mind WIS
filed with ideas and emotions of the
most exalted. kind. which. however,
were very indistinct when the effect of
the gas passed of 1t occurred to SiI
Humphrey Davy that the gas might
be useful in promoting poetic inspira-
ton, and he accordingly tried writing
verse while under its influence. but the
recorded result hardly shows q close
connection between the divine afilatus
and nitrous oxide. Davy's expert
ments had the effect of making the in
halation of laughing gas for a time
highly fashionable. so that in 1902 /;
French writer alIudes to it as havins
/ become n national vice in England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
Green Spots In chiIe,s Desert.

Northern Chile. which is so largely
mountain or desert. is generally regard
ed as forbidding wilderness. but in
spite of its natural desolation the land
scape presents scene of great beauty
under the softened hues of sunset, and
here and there in the waste of sand
and salt may be found by looking for
them number of GASES, the most con-
spicuous of which are Plea and Ma
tilla. These GASES are supplied with
water from the high Andes, but the
particular streams that support their
life are not certainly known. 1t has
been found that in various parts of the
great Atacama desert the earth under
meath the surface layer of sand or salt
Is sufficiently moist TO grow crops,
capillary attraction spreading the wa
ter through the SOIL The rainless Alta
CANA desert is the scene of the great
est industry of Its kind in the world,
yielding enormous quantities of nj
trates, used to enrich the fields of Eu-
rope and the United States. The GASES
play Il very important economic role in
the Industries of the region. supplying
vegetables and foodstuffs for the sup
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
A Paying Investment.

John White of So Highland avenue,
Houlton, Maine, says: 81 have been
troubled with a cough every winter
and spring. Last winter / tried many
continued until | bought a 50-cent bot
tie of DR.. Kings New Discovery; be-
fore that was half gone the cough was
all gone This winter the same happy
result has followed "a few doses once
more banished the annual cough.
am now convinced that DR.. Kings New
Discovery is the best of all cough and
lung remedies" Sold under guarantee
at all drug stores. so cents and 81
Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
A Mammoth Zoo,

Kansas City has begun work on the
first building of group which when
completed will be one of the finest zoo
logical gardens in the United States
and will cost 100000. Five years arc
allowed for completion. Its most con-
spicuous feature will be the lion
house. which is to be 100 by 800 feet
and have accommodations for about
seventy lions, tigers. etc. In addition
to the housed specimens, there will be
a ten acre. jungle at the eastern end of
Swope park, where within fence
fourteen feet high animals will roam
undisturbed in their native wildness so
far as their nearness to civilization will
permit the illusion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
CLEW TO LOST TREASURE.
Grab Caught OFF Florida Coast Had
Spanish Doublocn In Its Claws.

]. II. Chard, wealthy resident of
Greenwich, Conn, who has been spend
ing the past month near New Smyrna.
Fla. believes he has found the spot
where vast amount of Spanish treas
ure is located and is now carrying on
operations for its recovery.
While fishing a short time ago he
landed huge crab, sticking among
the claws of which he found round
corroded piece of metal. Mr.. Chard
scraped the piece of metal and discov-
cred that 1t was Spanish doubloon
bearing the date of 1905 Since then he
has studied the traditions of the place
and has learned that early in the sew
enteenth century a band of Spanish
buccaneers is reputed to have made its
headquarters near the place. He is so
sure that he is on the track of a great
discovery that he has extended his va
cation by a mouth and says he Will
make thorough search.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04

Mich. Supreme Bard Heerde appoint
ed the following officers: Grand chap
lain, L. Schoenhardt, Providence, r.
l.; grand marshal, Louis Grippe, Bur-
lington, VT; grand guide, Louis Noel
Ter. Davenport, Iowa; grand inner
guard, Paul Risska, Lisbon Falls,
Maine; grand outer guard. Ewold Doll
hoff, Pittsburg, Pa 1t was also decid-
ed to hold the next meeting of the ma
tional organization at Boston, Mass.
Boston and Ann Arbor, Mich, both in
vited the Harugari for their 1910 ses-
sion and the eastern city proved the
choice of the delegates assembled.
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To Celebrate Emancipation Day
The eolored people of Davenport are
planning big Emancipation day eel,
ebration in the near future. 1t will be
held at one of the Davenport parks
Tuesday, Sept. %. The exact place
has not yet been decided upon.
6ootIegger Bound Over. Julius
Rebbin of Muscatine was bound over
last evening by United States Com.
missioner Busch on the charge of sell.
ing liquor at Muscatine without a IL
cense. He furnished $500 bond.
Obituary Record.-The home of Nj
and Mrs. Ed McCannon of 912 West
Sixth street was plunged into the great
est sorrow Wednesday. Both their lit
tie ones, two twins, aged l month, dice
within few hours of each other. The
first one, Beatrice, died Wednesday
i The second, Bernice, followed her sis
ter at o'clock in the afternoon.
DR.. p. M. Bracelin, the veteran ply
stefan who has been practicing in Dav
export for many years, passed away a
his home, AT East Eighth street, yes
| terday. The doctor was born in Phil
adelphia, Pa, Feb. IA, 1910, and CAM
to Clinton with his parents in 1854
Here he was married to Miss SusaI
| Tiernan. He completed his course il
| the college of medicine of the state
| university of Iowa and then came d
rectly to Davenport. From that time
on DR. Bracelin has worked in ant
! served the people of Davenport. Tit
survivors are his wife. Susan, AM
three children, John, Frank and Heller
Bracelin.
Mrs. Augusta Hanna died yesterda.
at her home in Pleasant Valley Dealt
came after three months of illness
Mrs. Hanna was SO years of age ant
born in New Haslebend, Mayburg, Ger
many. She came to America in 1856
and married Henry Hanna in 1870, SET
| Ting upon a farm near Pleasant Val
| ley, which has been her home eve
since. Her husband died Nov. 2, 1879!
She is survived by three daughters
/ Mrs. Emma Gauson and Lena and Ros
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
SHERRARO

Mrs. John Hummel died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. James Tonkins.
Thursday, Aug. 81, at o'clock a. m.
She had been in failing health for a
long time. The funeral was conducted
Saturday Aug. 20 at the German church
west of Sherrard by Rev. Mr.. Kelly of
Sherrard. She leaves to mourn, her
husband, one son, August of Viola. and
two daughters, Mrs. Louis Rosenberg
of Cable and Mrs. James Tonkins of
Sherrard. Interment was made in the
German cemetery.
C. A. Samuelson was in Rock Island
Tuesday.
Ed Grady and family of Viola visited
at Mr.. Grady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Grady, Tuesday
DR.. Martin and wife and daughter
Mabel and Mrs. John Simmons and
son. Allen Simmons, were in Rock Is
land Tuesday and spent the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pitzmaier left
for Washington and Oregon Tuesday
to spend the winter with their daugh-
| ter Josie.
Hugh McWhorter of Viola moved
his family and furniture to Sherrard
Monday.
William Wilson of Cable moved his
family and furniture to Reynolds
| Thursday.
Quite a number attended camp meet
ing Sunday.
Frank Lawson of Sherrard and Gust
Samuelson of Rural attended the state
fair at Des Moines last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Collingwoot
returned home Wednesday from Iowa
where they had been visiting the las
two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Meurling return
ed home Monday from Davenport
where they had been since Saturday.
Miss Gladys Brehme returned Satur
day after weeks visit with he
friend, Mrs. Gilbert Swanson, a
Orion
George Lawson, ST., returned to Ca
BILE after seven weeks visit with hi
daughter, Mrs. Henry Wilson, at Tay
Mrs. Martin and daughter Mabel ant
Mrs. John Simmons and son Allen re
turned home Monday from the CAM
meetings, where they had been sine
it started.
Mrs. A. e. Alley went to Rock Is
land Friday. She was accompanied a
far as Milan by Mrs. William Ash, a
she was going to attend camp meeting
Mrs. Alley returned home Sunday.
Rev and Mrs. J. E. Hicks an
baby and Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. ScholfielC
who had charge of the meetings q
Tindall's camp grounds, arrived her
Tuesday evening. Supper was serve
in the basement of the Congregations
church, and after supper M
Hicks preached about the prodigal sol
They left Wednesday morning for Oh
cago, as they are going to hold serie
of meetings at Toulon, ILL.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
DAVENPORT

Recover Her "Diamonds." -Whether
Mrs. Shackelton of Chicago thought
her lost grip would not be found and
therefore she could make the railroad
company settle for any claim she might
render or whether merely through ig-
norance she called glass settings in
cheap jewelry diamonds, the railroad
officials and Davenport police are not
in position to state. Mrs. Shackel-
ton had been to Wyoming, Iowa, and
was on her way home, when suit
case which she had checked as bag
gage was stolen from truck at the
Perry street depot of the Milwaukee
and Burlington roads in this city. This
occurred on the night of Aug. %. Mrs.
Shackelton reported her loss to the
railroad company, and upon their re-
quest furnished them with an itemized
statement of the contents of the grip.
This was mostly wearing apparel, and
in the list of articles the woman NAM
ed several pieces of diamond-set jew
elry. The grip, which was recovered
street boarding house, was searched
and the contents inspected by CONNER
cial Agents Hinrichs of the Milwaukee
road and Hutchens of the Burlington
road. They found all the wearing APP
parel, but no diamonds. They did find,
however. some cheap jewelry set with
rhinestones, and without doubt these
L.,
Endeavorers EIect.--The Iowa State
Christian Endeavor union yesterday af.
ternoon adopted report of the NOM
mating committee and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President, c. F. Ensign, Cedar Rapids
secretary, Zerilda Black, Clinton; treas.
urer, L. l.. Akin, Glidden; junior super
intendent, Mrs Z. l.. Condor, LaGrand !:
good citizenship superintendent, Rev
R. X. Atkinson, Davenport; bible SUI
perintendent, Rev. G. NJ Orvis, Du-
buQue; mission superintendent, Hattie
Hospers, Orange City; prison superin-
tendent, Miss Belle Powers, New Hamp
ton; editorial, Rev. William Hardcastle,
Iowa Falls.
Harugari EIects.-At the session OF
the national convention of the German
Order of Harugari here yesterday off.
GERS for the next two years were elect
ed. These new officers are as follows
Supreme bard. NJ. H. Heerde, Boston
Mass; deputy, Joe Schultz, Bridgeport
Conn; grand guard, Robert Phillips
Sugar City. Col; grand secretary
Charles LAUDER, Brooklyn, n. Y;
grand treasurer, Carl Bauer, Detroit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
Real Beds In sIeepiro Cars.

The new sleeping cars OF the l.. and
5. w. railroad in England are distinct
departure from the ordinary type Of
sleepers. Brass bedSteads take the
place of the stuffy berths familiar to
all who travel in the United States. and
heavy upholstery is eliminated. says
Popular Mechanics. This renders the
cars more hygienic, and the woodwork
can be kept clean. The car consists o!
seven single and two double sleeping
compartments extending across the car,
each of which has its own lava.ory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
Work For Elephants.

Vice Consul General Lucien Mem.
minger in a report to the department
OF labor and commerce predicts as re-
suit of the success of the elephant
training farm at Api. in the African
Kongo, that the beast may in future
contribute in no small measure to the
solution of the problem of transporta-
ton in regions where roads are inn
practicable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04

port of the workmen, alfalfa for the
cattle and various fruits, ard also scry-
ing Us timber producers for the nitrate
works. which require much fuel. There
is no part of the world where agrcul-
ture is more extensively carried on
than ia these green spots in the Alta
cana desert LIONS Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
An Inference.

First Old Lady-Oh. | do so love par
rots, Second O. $50 do !: they're So
intelligent First o. Ives, Twas
down the street the other day and saw
one in cage at a store door. said.
pretty Polly" and he cried. Get
away, you old foolr' Second o. L.
Well. what appropriate remarks they
do make.-Lippincott'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
Paving an Arcadian Road.

A street in Fort Scott. Kan, is being
macadamized. and the men who were
working at it in the daytime simply
couldn't stand the heat, so day work
has been given up, and the paving is
done by moonlight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
VISITING Gard Fad,

The newest visiting card fad Is to
have little plan showing the resi-
dence and the adjacent streets print
ed on the back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04


Go to Get EVidence.-Attorneys G. A.
Shallberg and w. A. Meese went to
Dixon yesterday morning TO get evil
dence in the celebrated Reitz-Aswege
suit that has been pending in the Rock
Island county circuit court for several
years. About $4,000 is involved in
; the suit. The suit is the result of a
loan of $14.400 which was made, Mr..
Reitz claiming that mortgage was
given, while the heirs claim it was a
deed. Since the transaction the land
has increased in value nearly $4,000
and Mr.. ReitZ is suing for specific per
Torrance to determine if a deed or a
mortgage was issued. He has rendered
the heirs the $14,400. it is said, but
they refused to accept it. Attorneys
Meese and Shallberg will get evidence
as to the value of the land when the
, transfer was made and at the time
when the suit was commenced and al
the present time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

Hanna, and three sons, William, Hen
ry and Charles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04

Decide on mprovements.-At meet
ing of the Moline board of local i'm
|provements yesterday improvements
were decided on which will mean an
expenditure of upwards of $1,000. The
improvements are all sewer and water
mains A water main will be laid on
Eighteenth avenue from Fifth to Sew.
, enth streets at a cost of $76S. Sewer
and water mains, will be laid on the
following streets and avenues at a to
tai cost of $G,237: On Thirteenth ave
nue. from Sixteenth TO Eighteenth
streets; on Fourteenth avenue from
Sixteenth to Eighteenth streets; on Sew
enteenth street from Thirteenth to Fiji
q, teenth avenues; on Eighteenth stree
from Thirteenth to Fifteenth avenues
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04

Will Not Aecept.-G. ID. Nelson of
Sunbury, Ohio, who was reported en-
gagged as instructor in the commercial
course at the high school to succeed
E. l.. Allen, resigned. denies that he
has even intimated that he would ac-
cept the position, and in fact the
teachers committee is in receipt of a
letter from him stating that he would
not accept the position at all The
contract which he turned down, how.
ever, was a very tempting one, offer.
ing him 81 1900. which is $2CO more than
ever was paid for an instructor in this
department in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04

All the news all the time = THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
MOLINE

Wanted Long Term.-Fred Sitter
SPARE, an aged man from Taylor
Ridge, walked into the police station
Wednesday afternoon and asked to be
locked up SO that he might get sober
ed. He was considerably under the in
fluence of liquor and looked as If he
needed to be kept away from it for
a while. In the morning he asked the
police magistrate to send him to the
county Jail, and he was given 10 days
With sort of haunted look in his
eyes he pleaded with the magistrate
to extend the time. When informed
that it would not be done, the old man
said: well, it's the only way | will
ever get sobered up" AS he still had
some money, and fearing that he might
continue on his spree, the police mag
istrate increased the sentence to q
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
lnterurban Cars Observation-Disclosures

lnterurban Cars Remodeled.-Patrons
of the interurban line running from
here to Watertown and Silvis will be
given a surprise when they see the
winter cars that will be put into serv-
ice when the cold weather sets in. Not
that entirely new cars will be on the
line, but the old cars are undergoing
an overhauling that makes them APP
pear the same as new cars when they
are completed. Two cars have been
finished, and stranger would never
detect that they had ever seen service.
Cars No. 10 and IA have been remod-
eled and are now at the interurban
barn ready for run, and cars No. 4, 8,
II and 81 will go through the same
process.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-18
MOTHER CASTLES
ESTATE CLOSED
Executors of Her Will Make
Their Final Account in
Court.

w. R. Castle, George P. Castle and
L. Tenney Peck as executors of the
estate of the late Mary Castle, filed
their final report in the Circuit Court
yesterday.
At the time of Mrs Castle s death
March IS, 1907, she had credit bal
anee with the S. N. Castle estate of
$4,000. There has been collected in
interest and otherwise on account of
her estate $82O295; making the total
of her estate coming into the hands of
the executors $50, 20295.
There has been expended by the
executors, in the payment of requests,
expenses and gifts authorized by the
will, $10,4S4.41; leaving $72,718.54 to
be paid to the Mary Castle Trust in
accordance with the will.
The court has set time for hearing
of these final accounts.
Jury May Go to Hilo.
The Andrews case is still on trial
before Judge Dole and jury. Lorrin
Jn0 ue1cHuduG, lids UScu OH
the witness stand all week, witness
called by the United States. His re-
direct examination has not yet been
There was proposal yesterday to
take the jury to Hilo to view the land
in question, and tentative arrange
ments were made with the Tnter-Island
Steam Navigation Company for a
steamer to take the jury and court Of
ficials to Hilo, but this proposal seems
now to have been abandoned.
e. o. White Sued.
Suit has been brought by Lau Tong
against E. 0. White for $10,095 dam
ages for the death of his son, Lau Kai
Foy, who was killed as a result of an
accident at the intersection of Bere-
-ania avenue and River street some
line ago. The plaintiff and his son
we're on a bicycle which came into
collision with Whites automobile.