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HIS CHUM OVERHEARD
HE HOCLDN'T DUII. S-YE4R-OLD
PRISONER EXPLAINS.

Charlie DokOupn Confesses He Pushed
Another Boy on Dock, as TIC Had
Threatened. Because the Boy BeEged
10 Cents In street and Kept II Al.
Eight -year-old Charlie Dokoupl Of 3ll
East S1ty-hrst street is in the care Of the
Chldren's society charged with homicide
Accord ing to Lieut. Fogarty Of Head
quarters. who arrested him yesterday,
Charlie has confessed that he pushed his
chum George Kralk, m dock because
George would not divvy dime he had got
On April rs, week ago last Saturday,
Charlie Dokoupil, his brother Joey, who is
two years older than Charlie, and George
Kralik. years old, went down to where
workmen are tearing down the old LenoN
Iiyceum at Fifty-ninth street and Madison
avenue TO pick up wood. Joey did the
hustlng while the others worked passers-
by for pennies When it came time TO go
home Charlie and George had a dime
apiece, whileJoey had big bundle uf wood
We'll said Joey, "lc's divvy up rst.'
He put the wood In three equal piles. one
for each hoy and held ont his hand for his
share NJ the money. He did not complain
when he got only two cents from Charlie
because Charlie was little and his brother
but Of the Kralik boys winnings he wanted
full h1lf,
George knew that il he gave up a nickel
his companions would have eight cents
and seven cents apiece, while he would have
only nickel and a pile Of wood no bigger
than theirs As the argument proceeded
he grew obstinate and refused 20 give up
ANYTHING. So then they beat him. and
Charlie threatened to throw him into the
river IL he ever caught him on the dock.
Georges sister Mary went looking for her
brother TO call him in to dinner the next
Monday She went along the waterfront
and Charlie saw her go, Mary did not find
her brother. but Charlie did. He saws he
trailed Charlie down to the wharf az the
foot Of Fast Sixty-third street. found him
sitting on a stringpiece throwing stones at
the fish. went up behind and showed him
over. Then he ran home and told every one
that he had seen a street cleaner kick the
boy overheard
But TO his brother Joey, according 10
the confession Charlie made TO Lieut., Fo-
garty yesterday, he told the truth, Joey
carried the tale 10 the father and the father
beat Charlie, and that was an end OF the
episode, the police say, in the Dokoupil
family. The Ookoupils themselves assert
that they had no idea their son had COM
mitted a crime until the Kralks caused his
arrest yesterday
Along with Charlie Lieut.. Fogarty and
Detective Galvan gathered in Joey, whom
they are holding as q material witness,
The Kralik boys body has not been found.
The sun., 1908-05-08

debris OF the burned house. He found the
works and cases Of seven watches in the
wreckage Five Of the watches we're men 3
size and local jeweller has been sue
cessful in getting their make and numbers
The Sheriff Ia now in correspondence with
the factories that made the watches, and
from them will try to learn the names Of the
retail dealers who sold them, Through
the retailers he hopes to trace the watches
to their original owners This may lead
TO the Identification Of the bodies in the
morgue.
PROVIDENCE. May MAIDS Sorensen Of
this city was one Of the victims Of Mrs,
Belle Guinness who is said to have stocked
a graveyard Of her own at la Porte, lnd.
According to Thorvalli Sorensen, a
brother, who il boss carpenter at the Cor
ham Manufacturing plant, MAIDS went from
here to Chicago about twenty years ago
He became acquainted with the woman
through a matrimonial agency and married
her in 1890 About eix years ago Sorensen
died suddenly under such circumstances
that the relatives here sent Oscar Sorensen,
a brother who has since died in Chicago,
to investigate. Oscar had his brothers
body exhumed and hired a physician TO
examine the heart. The doctor reported
that heart failure might have been the
cause Of death, but Oscar was unsat tisfed
He had no money TO have the contents
Of the stomach analyzed and applied to
the Chicago police They secuted his sus-
picions and gave no assistance, so the
inquiry dropped.
fhoryali said to-day that his brother
and the woman conducted variety store,
which burned directly after his brothers
death and on which Mrs. Sorensen col
lected the insurance
Three bodies have been positively identi-
fed the third identification being made
tonight by the sons Of Ole {. Busberg Of
lola, Wis The father Of Jennie Olson
after again viewing her body at the morgue
tonight declared that it was that OF his
daughter and that he couldnot be mistaken,
The sun., 1908-05-08
STATE WATERWATS CONGRESS.
Possibilities Of OswegO Canal ROute-Thls
Port as the Nations Gateway.

Possibilities Of OswegO Canal ROute-Thl'
Port as the Nations gateway.
ALBANY, May Under the auspices Of
the Albany Chamber Of Commerce a State
conference for the consideration Of the
interests Of the waterways Of the State was
held to-day at the Hotel Ten Eyck II re-
solved itself practically into a State branch
Of the national waterways congress re-
Gently held in Washington. and there was a
big attendance, especially from the canal
sections Of the State. George p. Hilton,
president Of the Albany Chamber Of Com
meroe, welcomed the delegates.
State Engineer Skene detailed the progress
of work on the barge canal and Senator
Henry W Hill showed the relation OF the
State canal system IN the commercial pros.
perity Of the State,
Luther ". Mott, president Of the Oswego
Chamber of Commerce, who was COM
peled TO retire as State Superintendent Of
Banks last fall because the New York Clear
ing House was averse TO the administration
of the State Banking Department by an
upstate banking man in the financial crisis
read an interesting paper on the possibilities
Of the Oswego Canal route.
MoDougall Hawkes., representing tine
Merchants Association Of New York city,
discussed the New York city waterfront
question from the standpoint Of the port
Of New York being the commercial gate
way Of the nation. He declared that its
improvement should proceed along national
lines rather than as a purely municipal
work. He likened New York at present TO
Genoa, Portugal and Lisbon, which he de-
scribed as the terminals Of the trade routes
Of the sixteenth century.
Representative James II. Davidson Of
Oshkosh, Wis, dwelt upon the present con-
dition Of the ma tons waterways and Rep
resentatve Joseph F., Ransdell Of Lake
Providence. La, discussed their future
rnanihiliIina
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g.ll, slEned BY GOV. HuEhe..

ALBANY, May Gov Hughes has signed
these bills:
Senator Hill's. authorizing Buffalo to issue
$3.50. .OOO bonds 10 acquire site and erect new
public buildings.
Senator Pages. relating To liens Of vessels
In New York city.
Senator Hills, changing the compensation
OF the Board Of Parole from 90 a day to
u 800 year.
Senator smiths authorizing the managers
Of the New York State Training School for
Girls TO place inmates In any ASYLUM for chill
dren in the State.
Senator SaXe's. requiring every bidder for
New York city corporate stock 10 deposit with
the Comptroller a check drawn upon'S trust
company. State bank or national bank. The
present law requires such check TO be drawn
upon q solvent banking corporation.
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TARRrTOWN GRADE CROSSINGS.
Villagers Oppose the New York Centrals
Plan for Their Elimination.

ALBANY, May AT hearing set before
the upstate Public Service Commission
to-day on the application Of the New York
Central Railroad for the elimination Of
grade crossings in Tarrytown in connection
with the company's general plan to elimi-
nate the principal crossings in its electric
zone there was vigorous opposition by
the village to plans submitted by the rail-
road company 1t was contended that
the embankment necessary to raise the
tracks through the village would divide Il
into two parts. The village desired TO
have the streets carried over the railroad
II vas announced. The company then
agreed to submit plans for such a change
and to agree upon the details as far as pos
sible with the village authorities, disputed
questions 10 he submitted to the State
commission at hearing TO be held later
on in Tarrytown.
The sun., 1908-05-08
TUNNEL WRECK HERO DEAD.
Peter Murphy oI New Rochelle Asked His
Rescuers to save Women first.


NEW ROCHELLE. n. Y, May Peter
Murphy. the hero Of the Park avenue tun-
mel wreck in 1907. who, when pinned down
by a timber in one If the burning coaches,
pleaded with his rcscuers IN save the women
first died at his home in New Rochelle to-
day Of lung trouble,
Ever since the wreck, which resulted in
the amputation Of his right leg he had
been in poor health Ills left side was in
jured, and this brought on an affection OF
the lungs The company settled his claim
for SiS,5ON, and his herOism made him 20
popular in New Rochelle that after the
wreck he WAS elected Receiver Of Taxes OF
the city by big majority:
Mr. Murphy was a builder, and he built
some Of the finest villas in New Rochelle:
A year ago he caught \ cold which settled
on his lungs and though he went South for
the benefit of his health he grew worse.
He returned from Asheville, \. c., three
weeks ago somewhat improved, but he be-
gan 10 decline.
Mr.. Murphy was 20 years old 1T the time
Of his death ie is survived by wife
and FIVE children Before the accident he
was the best baseball player in New Ro-
chelle. and was captain Of the local team
The sun., 1908-05-08
BOECK FtCES LONG SENTENCE.
Pleads Guilty to Eight Larceny indictments,
SIX for First Degree.

John Edward Boeck, who aspired to he
dictator Of the Chinese Empire, pleaded
guilty Yesterday before Justice Goh in
the Supreme Court, Criminal Branch, TO
eight indictments for larceny, He stole
about S2OO.OOO worth OF iewelry from firms
in this city and skipped to California. where
he was caught.
Six Of the indictments are for larceny in
the first degree, on each Of which he may
get ten years, and the two others ara for
larceny in the second degree. on each of
which he may get five years,
Justice Goff has ordered the pawnbroken
Ia have the jewelry that Boeck pawnei
in court next Monday, when Boeck will I've
sentenced
The sun., 1908-05-08
FIRE ALARM LONG DELAYED.
And a Fire Does 800 900 Damage TO
Lead Factory in Brooklyn.

Fire was discovered soon after O'Clock
yesterday morning in one Of the centre
buildings Of the factory Of the National
Lead Company. which takes In almost
the entire block In Hudson avenue and
Marshall street. Brooklyn. close to- the
river front. Owing TO some blunder in
sending in the alarm there was nearly a
half hours delay in the arrival OF the fire.
men.
Deputy Chief Lally had two more alarms
sent in and the hreboats Seth Low and
Abram 8. HeWett soon joined the fighting
force. More than Atty vats filled with
linseed oil were stored in the building
and when these took fire the flames shot
I'D through the roof, Within an hour the
fremen had the fierce blaze under control.
but the loss TO the plant and building
amounted TO 100000.
The police Of the Fulton street station
rescued the seventy horses from the
stables on the Marshall street side OF the
factory before the arrival Of the 1remen
The sun., 1908-05-08
PAYNE WHITNEY ARRAIGNED.
VALVES Examination In Brooklyn on =
CharEe Of Auto Speeding.

Payne Whitney. who was arrested on
Tuesday afternoon for running his auto
mobile al = thirty mile an hour clip on
Kings Highway while on his way 10 his
Sheepshead Bay stables. appeared yes
terday morning before Magistrate Steers in
the Flatbush court and waving examina
ton was held in $50 bail for the Court Of
Special Sessions.
Before Leaving the court he thanked
the bicycle policemen who nabbed him
for their courtesy In permitting him 70
take his wife 10 the stables before osoorting
him TO the police station.
The sun., 1908-05-08
JACKSON TAXES 4 HAND.
Appears With Osborne Before the Ice
Grand Jury.

Attorney General jackson took a hand
with his special deputy, James W. Osborne
in presenting the case against the ice trust
10 the special Grand Jury yesterday Mr..
jackson was asked II he expected to got
this Grand Jury to indiot.
1T is too early to talk about indictments,
he said
Yesterdays session was devoted 10
continuation Of the examination OF the
three officers Of the American loe Company
who we're before the Grand Jury on
Wednesday.
The sun., 1908-05-08
POLICEMEN SAVE TEN Ar FIRE.
DraE Them Through smoke FILLED Rooms
In williamsburg Ftremen DO the Rest.

Three policemen attached to the Clymer
street police station, Williamsburg, res
cued ten persons from fire in three story
double frame dwelling at 40 Harrison
avenue early yesterday morning. The
blaze was discovered 10 the candy and
tobacco store Of Samuel Schwartz on the
ground floor and before the arrival Of FIRE
men spread TO Simon Baumans butcher
shop. Bauman and his family, who lived
in rooms back Of the store, had barely time
TO get out.
The four families or the two upper hoors
found escape by the stairs cut on. Police
men Carpenter, Patten and MoNealy rushed
through the hre and smoke filled halls and
stairs and dragged the inmates 10 rear
Are escapes, where they were taken down
by fremen:
The Are did IS 900 damage. What caused
Il the police we're unable 70 ascertain.
The sun., 1908-05-08
Executor Jailed by Surrogate Kctoham,

Surrogate betcham Of Brooklyn yester-
day committed Emil Perkin. sole surviving
executor and trustee under the will OF
Martin Peterson. to Jail for contempt Of
court Perkin was holding 5000 Of the
estate in trust for the four children Of the
deceased, and he failed 10 divide the money
a. the Court had directed.
The sun., 1908-05-08

Policeman GriHln Rasley Of the Tender
loin station was discharged yesterday In
the jefferson Market court, where he had
been charged with beating and robbinR
John Mickey, a street car motorman, Friday
night Baisley had number Of witnesses
trate Steinert that the policeman was Of
duty and To his home, SIC Nsst Sixteenth
street, At the time Of the alleged assault
cad FOkbsTy. ~
The sun., 1908-05-08
Whst the Minute Guns were For.

Minute guns were fired at the Brooklyn
navy yard yesterday afternoon on orders
from Warrington out Of respect 10 the
memory Of Rear Admiral George B. Baloh,
retired, who died Of pnOumonia In RA-
hlgh, n. G.. Gn April 10. ~ n A, s.,..-
The sun., 1908-05-08
WORAN'S MURDER CHAMBER
uRN. GUINNESS H4Di I ROOM
uITH SOUNDPROOF WALLS.

Another Woman Arrested and Held SS a
witness Against Mrs. Gunness's Hired
Man-Hunt for ROdles Halted by Rain
sample Letter Of the WOOlns widow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17

were sent to the county Jail today to
work out fines of $50 and costs eaca
for disorderly conduct.
The Ladies' Aid society of Broad
way Presbyterian church will meet to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock with
Mrs. O. M. Myers, 1900 Twelfth ave-
nue..
Monday, Oct. 5, is the next opening
at Browns Business college. Short
hand, bookkeeping and general bust
ness courses. Supplies free. Tele-
phone west 550-L.
McCabe's exhibit of latest autumn
pattern hats from Paris, New York,
Chicago and St. Louis occurs on We'd
nesday and Thursday of next week
Original patterns from Mines. Caroline
Reboux, Camille Roger, Pouyanne,
Fuerley, and Georgette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
NOT ENOUGH ROOM
FOR KNIGHTS TEMPlAR
Bethany Home, Which Has Matter in
Charge, Does Not Receive Re-
sponses as Expected.

The ladies of the Bethany Protective
association who have undertaken the
disposal of rooms in private families
to visitors to the Illinois grand COM
mandery of Knights Templar, TO, be
held here Oct. II. Is, IA and Is, have
not met with the response of rooms
offered for that purpose that they had
hoped for. Arrangements have been
made with the local committee of
Knights Templar, whereby the ladies
are to dispose of ROOMS in private
families at 81 per day ard the funds
to be turned over to Bethany home.
The ladies in charge ere greatly in
need of rooms and ask that any one
who is willing to aid in the work car
ried on at Bethany home by Offering
the use of rooms the four days of the
meeting notify Mrs. H. B. Sudiow if
they live on or east of Nineteenth
street or Mrs. w. H. Gest if they live
| west of Nineteenth street. Calls for
rooms in private families are coming
in and a prompt response is solicited
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
SILvlS BRAKEMAN
HURT At MARENGO
George coburn is JoIted Off Box Car
and Falls Under WheeIs-Leg
Is Crushed.

George Coburn, resident of Silvis
employed on the Rock Island as a
freight brakeman, met with serious
accident last evening about O'Clock
out at Marengo, Iowa. He was riding
on the top of box car and was in
some way jolted off. He fell with his
left leg under the wheels of the cal
and they passed over it just above the
ankle. Strange as it may seem the
foot was not severed from the leg, and
the surgeons express hope that il
will not have to be amputated. The
bones are badly crushed. but the flesh
is not as seriously mashed as would
be supposed. The injured man was
brought from Marengo on a passenger
train this morning and taken to St
Anthony's hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
;e work. 1526-152s Fourth ave

|
nue..
Read H. K Walkers want ads.
+ Enter Browns Monday, Oct 5.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Night school at Browns, Sept. q.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work, 1916 Third avenue.
Decorations for all occasions. Long
View Floral company. Both phones.
Three BARRIERS at Teddy Hills anti
septic barber shop, S25 Twentieth
street.
Wedding flowers, funeral designs.
Long View Floral company. Both
phones.
Mueller Lumber company are still
selling hard coal and Pocahontas lump
at August prices.
Have you seen the lump coal Muel-
Ter Lumber company are selling for
1925 per ton delivered in two ton lots
or more?
Fred Theodore Peterson of this city
has filed petition in the circuit court
for permission to change his name to
Fred Theodore Wigers.
The demonstration OF the celebrated
Rengo belt corset and the new fall
models of the famous Regis corsets for
the balance of this week at McCabe's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
.kORNS IS GIVEN
MONEY OF N. W. A.
Bonds as Head Banker Are Approved,
and He Assumes Custody of Ben
eft and General Funds.

Yesterday afternoon the board of di-
rectors of the Woodmen approved the
bonds of Frances r. Korns, the new
head banker of the society. The bonu
is in the amount of 100000 Follow
ing the approval of the bond and the
qualification, of Mr.. Korns, commit
tee from the directors. acting in con
junction with the legal department of
the society, transferred the funds of
the order to the new banker. The
benefit fund amounted to $2,047,119.02
and the general funds Of the order to
S644 .91S.41. Nearly all this vast
amount of money is scattered in a
number of repositories throughout the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 600, rises 5:3S; moon rises
1855 p. M; moons age % days; moon
highest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
Fatal Wreck in Pennsylvania.

Belle Vernon, Pa, Sept. 17.-One
man was killed and seven injured, two
fatally. in collision today between a
yard engine and a work train on the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad at Glib
sonton The dead and injured are for
eigners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
DON'T FAIL TO ENTER THIS CONTEST
How to Win

FIND the CORRECT SOLUTION of the REBUS
PUZZLE shown above Envelopes containing solu-
tons will be opened for record a short time previ-
ious to the date on which the following awards
made:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
Niaht School.

Begins at Browns Business college
Monday evening, Sept. 81. at Z o'clock.
Office open for enrolment Friday and
Saturday evenings of this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
CITY CHAT.

Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17

is an occasion of much interest to all
ladies who care to be correctly cor
seted.
Six men arrested in the railway
yards yesterday afternoon while en-
gagged in holding ''hobo,.' convention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
at n. M, miles. Precipitation In "a
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly statinary stages will continue
in the Mississippi from below Dubuque
to Muscatine.
]. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
Directions
For Contestants.

Write your solution plain sheet of writing
paper, complete information blank opposite), and
send bring to
The use of this latter blank is to enable us 10
know how many homes in this vicinity without
pianos There limits restrictions to
the number of contestants in family, but only
prize will be given in family
None of the prizes be- awarded any
in the family of employe of The Baldwin Com
pany nor to any of the judges in this contest,
to any one in their immediate families
Only coupon may be applied ON the purchase
price of any piano
Winners of prizes can apply any
piano in the entire line of Baldwin Ellington Ham,
ilton, Howard Valley Gem and Monarch Pianos
carried in stock
Every Piano our floor is always marked in
plain figures at the regular selling price. and not
only will the coupon be accepted as SO much cash
piano but the balance of the purchase price
may be ged on easy term If desired Every
piano is fully warranted by The Baldwin Company.
This contest is open to all except those connected
in any way with this Or any other music house.
The contest will close Wednesday Sept. SO, 1908,
at 10 o'clock a. M, and all answers must be de-
livered to on or before that hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-17
Sept. II In History,

1743-Jean Antoine, marquis de Con-
dorcet, mathematician and friend
of Benjamin Franklin, was born in
Picardy; died 1874.
1SG2-Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest
single days battle ever fought on
American soil.
1S94-Remarkable naval battle in the
Yalu river between Chinese and
Japanese.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-03-19
GOT FRIEND DRUNK
AND ROBBED HIM

PHOENIX, March 1S.--This morning
in the wee small hours. before Old
Sol had shown his upper rim above
the eastern horizon AL Edwards was
routed out of his bed in a hotel at
Tempe and in the custody of Marshal
Burton of Mesa started back to that
city, there to answer to a Charge of
getting his friend A. NJ. DeBord, drunk
and then relieving him OF $3.50. Ed
wards, when arrested, was not any too
sober himself and was sleeping off a
good-sized jag when Marshal Burton
and Marshal Easterwood of Tempe
broke into his room
Complaint against Edwards was
made yesterday afternoon According
to the story of DeBord, they arrived
In Mesa on the Roosevelt stage and
started out to have good time. But
Edwards was a foxy gent and did not
imbibe all the firewateT he seemed
to send sizzling down ais throat Con-
sequently, when DeBord was ready to
take a ride on the Dreamland special,
Edwards was pretty steady on MS
legs.
Late in the day DeBord woke up in
the rear of the Mesa Opera house
with dizzy feeling in his head. which
was accentuated when he felt IN his
pocket and found that ais roll Of bills,