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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
GET FUNDS TO
BUILD THE RANGE
Company A Is Given Allowance, But
Must Pay, for Rental of Site
from Its Own Treasury.

Captain Ed Dunavin of Company A
cas- received a letter from the state
authorities regarding the range which
She state inspector of rifle practice
inspected about a month ago. The
'etter gives notice of an appropriation
sufficient to build the rifle pit and the
target abutment The company will
have to pay for the rental of the
;round for the range from its own
.unds. While the proposition is not
rs favorable as was hoped for. 1t is
believed it is the best that the COM
amy can secure and the officers are
Ii favor of acting at once.
The new guns for the company will
arrive some time this month. accord
ing TO information sent out by the
idjutant general. The new rifles are
If the latest type and are the same
rs the regular army equipment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
CONFERENCE TO HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICES
DR.. Lindahi's Memory Honored at
Rockford-Mrs. BerseIl Heads
w. r. M. Society.

Rockford, H., May Swedish Lu-
theran pastors in session here have
encountered so much business that
the conference is likely to be pro-
longed another day. The important
feature of the conference thus far
was the consolidation of the Old Peo-
pies home and Orphans home under
the same management.
Memorial services for DR.. S. p. A.
Lindahl of Augustana college will be
held tomorrow morning.
The WOmen's Foreign Missionary
society of the conference held its an
nual meeting yesterday and elected
officers as follows:
President-Mrs. Una Bersell, Rock
Island.
Vice president-Mrs. A. w. Stark
DeKalb
Secretary-Mrs. V. II. Hegstrom
Chicago
Corresponding secretary-Miss Jen
ME Engdahl, Chicago.
Treasurer-Miss Inga Swenson, Chi
cago
The same officers served last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

steering gear consumed most of the
day, and it was too late to undertake
1T when they We're finished.
They expect to fly to the inlet and
return well within an hour. That
flight or one of equal distance will
probably be undertaken today.
The longest fight yesterday was a
mile and a half 1t took about two
minutes to make it. The speed of the
machine is calculated at between 40
and GO miles an hour.
Machine weighs $50 Pounds.
AS to the distance it is capable of
flying, that would be governed by its
fuel capacity. The capacity of the
machine. it would seem, is easily
great enough to carry it for several
hundred miles.
The weight of the machine probably
does not exceed $50 pounds. The en-
gine which drives it weighs but 150
pounds, and is capable of developing
80 horse power.
The Wrights refuse requests for in
formation of their machine, and little
can be learned about it excep
| through observation of its perform
ances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, May 9-Following are
in brief the proceedings of the two
houses of congress yesterday as taken
from the official records:
SENATE - But little progress was
made in the senate on the agricultural
appropriation bill, the session being
devoted to a discussion upon the prin-
ciple OF forest reserves and the admin
istration of that service Senator Nc
Cumber called the. attention of the SEN
ate to a deadlock among the conferees
on the pension appropriation bill on
the senate amendment requiring a con-
tinuance of the present system of hay-
ing the pension fund disbursed through
Is pension agents located throughout
the country instead of through a sim
expressed the desire that the conferees
should insist on the senate amendment.
resolution was introduced by Senator
Burkett of Nebraska. naming May 10
as mothers day." and suggesting that
| all senator's and officials and employees
er in honor of their mothers on tina,
day. The senate at $40 O'Clock ad
journed until today at IL o'clock
HOUSE-The officers and enlisted men
OF the army won their fight for in
creased pay. when the house agreed To
| preparation bill. An appropriation OF
| 81 100000 made for the purpose
| S5.000,000 of which will go to the en-
| listed men. Under suspension of the
| rules bills Were passed placing the
Porto Rican regiment of infantry on .
permanent basis. and authorizing addi.
tional aids to navigation in the light.
house establishment. At 5:19 D. M tn,
house took a recess until 1870 O'Clock
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
WRIGHT BROTHERS MAKE 10 TRIALS
OF AER0PLANE IN DAY AND ARE NOW
READY FOR A FLIGHT OF rs MILES

Mantec. N. c., via Norfolk, Va
May 9.-With their flying machine un-
der perfect control the Wright broth
ers yesterday scared over the sand
dunes at Kill Devil hill with the ease
of bird.
They made 10 ascensions, and al
though they were of short duration
and distance for the purpose of con-
tinuing the experiments with the new
design of steering gear, the machine
was at all times under perfect control.
Not once was there serious trouble
in launching it and it's lighting, here
tofore one of the serious problems,
was always accompanied. with ease
and without accident.
Not once did the machine descend
before it was SO directed by the hand
of the navigator. AT no time did ii
lappear necessary to direct the ma
chine to the ground. Apparently il
could have continued its flight foi
miles.
Mile and Half I'm Two Minutes.
:. 1t was the intention of the aero
nauts to make long flight to Oregon
inlet, Is miles to the south, and re
turn, but the experiments with the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
OENEEN'S MESSAGE TO
BE CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT
Governor Will Hold Back Presentation
Till There is Respectable At
tendance of Legislature.

Springfield, H.. May 9.-Governor
Deneens reply to the report of the
asylum investigating committee will
not be ready for day or two and may
be held back until there is a respect
able attendance of members in the
general assembly. 1t may even be held
until May 81. Meanwhile herculean
efforts are being made to prepare whai
will stand as a refutation of all tho
charges, direct and veiled, which ap
pear in the report.
The message or statement will be
used as campaign document and fol
that reason the governor is going tC
make it as complete and full as h,
possibly can.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
WOODMEN CALLED ON
TO OBSERVE THE DAY
Head Consul Asks All to Wear White
Flower Tomorrow as Marking
Mothers Day.

Lincoln, Neb., May "a. r. Talbot
head consul of the Modern WOOdmen
Of America, last night issued a procla
nation designating Sunday, May 10,
as Mothers day." and requesting all
members of the order on that day to
wear a white flower and if the mother
be alive to either visit or write TO her
Acting Governor Saunders and w. J.
Bryan contributed statements com
mending the idea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
MULD00N ROCKFORD BISHOP
Reported New Catholic Post Will Be
Filled by Chicago Man.

Chicago, May 9-The bishopric of
the new and highly important Roman
Catholic diocese of Rockford has been
doom, auxiliary bishop of Chicago and
vicar general, according to reports
from Washington, d. c., yesterday. In
quirieS at the Roman Catholic legation
i'll Washington failed to bring official
confirmation of the report, which nev.
ertheless was received with credence
by high authorities on affairs of the
church. Bishop Muldoon himself has
not yet received notification of his ap
pointment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
MINE PEACE IN ILLINOIS CERTAIN
AS RESULT OF Referendum VOTE;
UNION AGREES TOPAY SHOT FIRERS

Cavenaugh was instructed to send out
circular letters to all the 10000 mem
bers of the association asking for re
port on the condition of hotels in ev-
cry part of the country. The first
batch of letter was mailed during the
day.
The action was taken as a direct re-
suit of the Fort Wayne hotel fire, in
which three members of the associa-
tion were burned to death. They were
Maurice Hirsch and jerome f. Ellis
of Chicago and r. S. Johnson of Pana,
ILL.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
MOTHERS CONGRESS- ELECTS
Chicago Woman Chosen President of
the Illinois Organization.

Bloomington, H., May 9.-Illinois
mothers in the closing session of their
annual congress yesterday indorsed
the resolution offered bv Mrs. Alfred
Bayliss of Macomb, favoring the es-
tablishment OF manual or industrial
training in the public schools. An in
vitation from Macomb to meet there
next year was accepted by the con-
gress. Officers were chosen as fol
lows:
President-Mrs. Orville T. Bright
Chicago
Vice presidents - Mrs. Samuel
| Bradt. DeKalb; Mrs. S. ]. Scott, Chi
cago; Mrs. l.. K Gibson. Wilmette
Recording secretary-Mrs. w. S
Blodgett, Chicago
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. w
| X Browne, Englewood.
Treasurer-Mrs. l.. d. Doty, Chicago
Auditor-Mrs. Samuel Sailor, Chi
| cagO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
ARMOR Plate MAY Be or Eco SHELLS
|FMEN SHOOT STRAIGHT, EvANSSAYS
Rear Admiral in Bidding Farewell to Officers at Banquet at
San Francisco Says We Need More Ships and Fewer
Statesmen to Keep Peace.

San Francisco, May 9.--Unostenta-
tiously and without unusual ceremony
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans today
relinquished command of the Atlantic
fleet to Rear Admiral Charles NJ.
Thomas. Evans leaves for Washing
ton tonight
Bids Officers Farewell.
The admiral bade personal fare
well to the officers of his command at
the banquet given last night in honor
of the visit of the Atlantic fleet by the
city of San Francisco. He was wheel
ed into the room and in a 15-minute
address declared that what is needed
to preserve the peace of the world is
more battleships and fewer statesmen
AS to armor plate, the admiral declar-
ed it made no difference whether they
were at the water line or whether they
We're made of leather, wood, or egg
shells.
Takes Men Who Can Shoot.
at is the men who can shoot the
lstraightest and stand punishment the
longest who win battles,'' he declared
"And it of such stuff that the American
navy is made"
| The admiral was cheered time and
time again
5000 I'm Parade.
Oakland, May 9-More than 5000
men were in the parade today in hon
or of the battleship fleet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
REMAINS OF WOMAN FOUND after
FIRE NOT THAT OF MRS. GUINNESS;
so POUNDS LIGHT; 5 INCHES SHORT

sible Gustaf Thun, a former resident
OF this city, met an untimely end at
the farm of Mrs. Guinness of La
Porte. A year ago he corresponded
with a Chicago matrimonial agency
concerning a widow and three chill
dren who lived on a farm near Chi
cago and then departed for the pur-
pose of marrying the widow When
he left here he had $1,000 and moth
ing has ever been heard of him by in
innate friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
TRAVELLING MEN START
INQUIRY INTO HOTELS
Fort Wayne Holocaust Results in Move
to Secure List of Unsafe
Buildings.

Chicago, May 9.-An investigation
OF hotels all over the United States.
with a view to discovering fire traps
and preventing catastrophes like the
New Aveline hotel fire in Fort Wayne,
Ind, was started yesterday by the H.
linois Commercial Mems association, a
"drummers' " insurance order with
headquarters in Chicago.
By order of the board of directors of
the organization, Secretary Richard A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
VETS VICTORIOUS
IN STERLING FIGHT
Recount Gives Saloons Victory of Is
Votes and II Dramshops Get
Licenses.

Sterling, ILL.,. May 9-Judge H. C.
Ward yesterday in the recount case
Of votes cast in Sterling on April z de-
'ided that the "drys" had received
9S5, and the "wets" 1.00S. the "wets"
making net gain of II votes. The
count by the election judges was 1,OOS
"drys" and 1,009 "wets" The recount
was demanded by the Anti-Saloon
eague. Seventeen saloon licenses were
granted last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
BILL FOR IRELAND ADVANCED D
Measure Repeating Coercion Act of
1897 Passes Its Second Reading.

London, May BY vote of POI to
Z the bill repeating the Irish coercion
act of 1887 passed its second reading
Chief Secretary for Ireland Birrell
strongly supported the measure, de-
claring the coercion act to be uncon-
stitutional and intolerable. He main
tanned that Ireland as a whole was
law-abiding. although there was in GER
tain parts spirit of lawlessness,
which he deplored. He said any at
tempt to govern Ireland by coercion
| would be political insanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
MORE PAY For THE ARMY
House Accepts Conference Report on
Appropriation Bill.

Washington, May 8 The officers
and enlisted men of the army yester
day won their fight for increased pay
when the house of representatives, af
ter debate of two hours, agreed to
the conference report on the army ap
preparation bill. An appropriation OF
81, ,OOO,0 was made for the purpose
SIS .OOO, 900 of which will go to the en-
listed men. Nine hundred forty-twc
officers on the retired list also will
benefit by the increase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

liabilities sassetsSSsas~ given in the
assignment deed. The bank was cap
italized at 100000. j. p Madigan,
county treasurer, is its president. 1t
is understood that the deposits are be-
tween s1,20e,000 and $1,3O0.000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
IRE IS AROUSED
Senatorial Dignity Jared by
Letters From President
Roosevelt.
MEMBERS MAY COME BACK
Communications Deal With Browns.
willie and the ExiIina of Colo
mel w. E. Stewart.

Washington, May 9.-Three person
President Roosevelt to a trio of United
States senators have produced some
thing of sensation in the upper
house, where critical comment is
widespread, and there is some talk of
action which may take the form of a
virtual rebuke to the president.
The letters have to do with the
Brownsville affair and the course of
the administration in exiling Colonel
William F. Stewart, a veteran army
officer. In his comment on the
Brownsville incident the president
says he will veto the pending Foraker
bill to permit restoration of the dis
charged negro soldiers if it is passed
aud he will ignore the dictum of con
gress if the measure is reenacted over
his veto.
Smith Got His First.
Senators William Alden Smith OF
Michigan, John w. Stewart of Yer
mcnt and Isidor Rayner of Maryland
received the letters. The origina
threat of a veto was made in the com
munication to Mr.. Smith, and it i:
understood that it has been repeated
in the letter to Mr. Stewart.
The letter to Mr.. Rayner deals will
the case of Colonel Stewart and is
said to be full of unstinted condemna
tion of that officer and justification O
the presidents action i'm ordering hin
to an ungarrisoned post in the Ari
zona desert and subsequently,, afte
Colonel Stewart had been transferred
to more desirable station in Florida
| ordering him back to Arizona.
May Be Read.
According TO gossip around the car
| itol one or all of these letters may b.
read in the senate next week. Re
publican congressional leaders are re
Ported to be alarmed over that pros
,rect, believing that if the commun
cations become public the senate Wi
feel obliged. as a matter of pride an
dignity, to take some formal actio
showing it's resentment of threa
from the executive to refuse to abid
by the direction of the legislature en-
bodied in the law of the land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Third Rockford Alderman Eined

Rockford, ILL.,, May 9.-Otto Paulson,
a former alderman, indicted by the
grand jury for bribery. entered a plea
of guilty in the circuit court yesterday
and was sentenced to pay a fine of
$500, Paulson was the last of three
indicted aldermen to be sentenced.
Edward Carly and Patrick H Reynolds
were fined $500 and $500, respectively,
Thursday. .ssuAda6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Joint Executive Board in Ses-
sion to Sign Up an
Agreement.
TO RETURN TO WORK
Southwest District Also Settles
After Weeks of Con-
ferences.

Springfield, H., May 9.-President
Walton of the United Mine Workers of
Illinois stated this morning a canvass
of the referendum vote of the local
unions showed a majority of miners
voting in favor of continuing the agree
ment of 1907, paying the shot firers,
The executive boards of both the op-
orators and miners organizations went
into session this morning to sign up
joint agreement
Eecede from Closed Shop.
The operators receded from their de-
mand for the closed shop, and an
agreement was signed The miners
will return to work as soon as the op-
orators are ready to reopen their
mines.
Settle i'm Southwest.
Kansas City, May 9.-After weeks of
conference, during which time numer-
Gus proposals We're made by both sides,
resulting in leaving the entire matter
20 subcommittee of each organiza-
ton, settlement of the disculties ex-
listing between the United Mine Work
ers of America and the operators of
the southwest was reached yesterday
afternoon and the joint subcommittee
adjourned.
Thirty-tive thousand miners in Mis-
| souri,, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkan.
| sas have been on a strike since April
|, pending the completion of a new
contract. The contract as now drawn
will stand for two years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
KANSAS WOMEN DROWNED
|. Four Lose Lives When Boat Sinks In
Neosha River.

Emporia, Kan, May 9.-Four young
women ranging in years from 16 to
20 We're drowned last night in Neosha
river at Hartford, near here A boat
in which the party was riding cap
sized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Death Claims nj. Halevy.

Paris. May 9.-The death is announc-
ed of Ludovic Halevy, the well known
dramatic author and novelist. M. Hal
|evy was a member of the French aead-
emy and was born in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
TE yNEs SEEANs HANG BLACK
Negro Who Attempted Attack on a
Woman Taken From Jail.

Nashville, Tenn, May 9.-Elmo Har-
ward, IS years old, negro, arrested
Wednesday at Pulaski for an attempt
ed attack on a woman, was lynched
yesterday afternoon by 300 men. The
mob broke open the jail, carried the
negro to a bridge, and hanged him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Bank in Cleveland Fails.

Cleveland, Ohio, May f9.-The Euclid
Avenue Trust company yesterday made
an assignment to the Cleveland Trust
company. No statement, relative to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
MAKING CONVENTION PLANS
Subcommittee of Democrats Being En-
tertaned at Denver.

Denver, Colo, May 9.-Members of
the subcommittee of the national dem
ocrat committee arrived today to in
spect plans for the national conven.
tion in July. A varied program for
the entertainment of the committee
has been provided by the citizens OF
lDenver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Brother of Late Premier Dies

Ut CHtC SffffCf OTCos
London. May 9.-Rt. Hon. James
Alexander Campbell, brother of the
late Premier Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, is dead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Sees the Prisoner.
Was But One Body.

La Porte, Ind, May 9.-One more
body was added to the death roll OF
the Guinness farm yesterday from the
grewsome relics now numbering 10
Coroner Mack had at first announced
that the grave opened yesterday morn
ing contained one complete cadave
and portions of second, but last ev
ening said that what he had at frs
believed to be additional thigh an,
arm bones, are in reality pieces of th'
first set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

La Porte, Ind, May 9.-Dr. Harry
Fl. Long, for two terms coroner of IA
Porte county, who assisted in the post
mortem examination over the body
supposed to be that of Mrs. Guinness,
today declared the body in the morguc
is that of woman who weighed fully
so pounds less than did Mrs. Guinness
and is five inches shorter than Mrs
Guinness. Long says Mrs. Guinness is
still alive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

Peter C. Olson, new witness in the
case, told r. N. Smith, the prosecuting
attorney, that Ray Lamphere had ack
nowledged attempts to blackmail Mrs
Guinness. THIS Is considered as def
nitely establishing motive for dis
agreement between Lamphere and tht
woman, which resulted later in tn.
burning of the farm house.
May BE One Of Victims.
washington; Pa, May 9.--It is pos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
Authorities Are Alarmed.

She had come from Franklin, Pa,
where she has a summer home, and
was accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Lucy Burton. An effort is being made
to have her sign papers releasing the
city of Syracuse from liability for her
arrest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

1t has been conclusively proven a
story given out by Mrs. Guinness that
Jennie Olsen went to attend a Lu-
theran school at Fergus Falls, Mimi,
was false. A letter was received 10
day from the authorities of the in.
stitution declares Jennie was never
there and they never heard of her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

Syracuse, n. Y, May 9.-Mrs. Cora
Thelle Heron, widow of Frederick B.
Heron. former vice president of the
Sethness Chemical company of Chi
cago, arrested by Syracuse detectives
in a Pullman sleeper this morning on
suspicion of being Mrs. Belle Guinness
of La Porte, the alleged murderess, to-
day was able to prove her identity and
will go on to New York this after
noon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-10
The Courier Junior
Published by
THE coURlEE. PRINTING CO.,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA pEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
THE JUNIORS SUBJECTS.

Dear Juniors. Today the Juniors
who sent in subjects for the Want
Subject contest will have the pleas
ure of reading many excellent stories
written by their Junior friends. We
are sure that all the Juniors who
worked in this contest will be quite
complimented to know that their sub
Jects we're chosen for such interesting
essays
AS we suppose that other Juniors
will wish to write on the Juniors sub
jects we will publish them again, as
1.-THE contest does not close until Tues
day, Oct. Is. The subjects and the
names of the authors follow:
| "How Birds, Wild Animals and In
sects Procure Food for Winter" -
IBeryI Daniels.
"My Choice of Occupation" Ret.
ia Ruark.
Colonel saIlingaII." Forest Web.
er.
housekeeping" JulIette Eisen-
jbeis.
"TraveIins,'' Elma Gladys Cor
don.
"My Future Occupation" - orvllle
Morgan.
sour I."-Mae Shaffer.
1.-THE Candidates Of 1885," - Beat.
rice Lynch.
County officers."-BelIe Rush.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-10

He thought just as much of his com
mon cur dog as he would if it had been
some fine blooded dog. So he grew
to be a man and he became the owner
OF railroad, and one day he met one
of his old schoolboy friends that wore
tie fine cloth. when he wore the
coarse. He told him he was Just as
easily pleased as he was when he was
a boy.
think a good, honest, sturdy, coarse
boy makes the best man. That Is
why think Jimmy won, because he
was not afraid of anything, and took
things as they came.
Meaning of Ten Important Words.
sgusted-Loathing
Argument-Dispute.
Polished-Brighten.
acknowledgement.
Departed-Gone
acknowledgements note
Delayed-Prolonged hinder.
Accepting
dmiringly-Esteem, regard
Prosperous-Successful. fortunate.
Forest Weber, Age 8,
l5oo Il. Main ST. Ottumwa, Ia