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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
I26.OO0,OOO Barrels In Year.
COCKTAILS MAKES A REPORT

Dam Injury Caused by Rains on the
Isthmus of Panama Slight.
Washington, d. c.. Nov. 26-Lieu-
tenant Colonel George w. Goethals,
chairman and chief engineer of the
isthmian canal commission, sent a ca
blegram to Secretary of War Wright
yesterday saying that the damage to
the Gatun dam site caused by recent
heavy rains was of slight Importance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Galveston Fights Bubonic plaque.

Galveston. Tex, Nov. 26-The state
that unless a campaign For the exter-
of rats is instituted within
ten days and vigorously prosecuted
quarantine will be declared against all
vessels touching at Liverpool and
other bubonic plague infected ports. /,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
Meteorlte Kills TWO Horses

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. Ca me-
teorite is reported to have fallen seven
miles south Gi Muskogee. striking the
barn of Frank Smith and killing two
holSes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
MISSOURI WIND HURTS EIGHT
Tornado Reaches Velocity of Seventy
Miles An Hour.

Springfield, Mo-, Nov. 20 "A tornado
swept through the farming section
near Sparta, Christian county twenty
five miles south, yesterday, destroying
fourteen houses, injuring seven per-
sons, and fatally wounding a 2 year old
child The wind attained q Velocity of
seventy miles an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

by-products had become, and in enum-
Grating he was rapid and ample-help-
ed by bit OF paper.
Il may say" he said, that the work
of developing these articles has been
one of the most important branches
of the Standard Oil company's bust
ness Scientists and experts have been
procured both at home and abroad
and we have spared no efforts to dis
cover new uses to which to put our
crude supply.
81 can remember in the early days
seeing the naptha distilled from the
oil run into the nearby creek or burn
ed Now the lighter grades of gaso
line bring three or four times the
price of the OIL
I26,OOO,OOO Barrels in Year.
Mr.. Archbod said that in 1906 there
was mined in the United States 1876,
100000 barrels of crude oil, of which
the amount produced by the STANDARD
| was 100000. In that year the Stand
ard consumed 64,95S,3Q1 barrels, HI
said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
CONTRACT LABOR DEPoRTED
Arrangement With New York Carpet
Concern is Held to Be Illegal.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The depart
ment of commerce and labor has Or
dered 53 persons, either contract lab
orers or dependents who came to the
country under the alleged unlawful ar
rangement with carpet company at
Forth Cliff. n. Y, returned to their
homes in England and Scotland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
HIS MEMORY GOOD
John D. Archbold Does Not Fall Back
on Lack of Ability to Re-
call Facts
AS WITNESS IN OIL HEARING
Tells of the Great Waste of Products
Permitted In the Early Days of
the Business.

New York, Nov 26.-John d. Arch
bold told a good deal about the manu-
facture and administrative details of
the oil business, as regards procuring
the supply and marketing it, at yes
terday's Standard Oil hearing. His
session on the stand was short, but
his Greet examination will be resum-
ed on Monday.
Mr.. Archbold's apnrehensions, owing
to what he and Mr. Rockefeller call
the hazardous nature of their business,
seem, according to his testimony, to
have been of graver nature than Mr..
Rockefeller's. They were such, in
deed, he said, that in the SOS he sold
Standard Oil stock. He was not re-
quired to say whether Mr. Rockefeller
bought any shares he disposed Of
offered to Drink II.
While he lacked confidence in this
hazardous business, he had great con
fidence in his judgment, and he told
pleasantly of having offered, when ap
preached by people who said that there
was oil in the west, to drink all tha
was found there If Mr. Archbold's of
fer had been taken up his task woult
still be before him. The fields nov
produce 10000 barrels a day. ii,
said on Tuesday that there was a
present stored in the mid-continenta
field more oil than would be taken ou
of the tanks in the next 10 years.
! His Memory Is Good.
Mr. Archbold never fell back on tn
loss of memory. but there were thing
which he didn't Know He was tellin
what an extremely important part @
the business the manufacture of tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
DIGS UP The PAST
Count Boni De CasteIlane Flags Prince
De- Sagan Numerically
in Court.
SEEKS CONTROL OF CHILDREN
Declares Him Guilty of Nearly Every
"indiscretion" in the Calendar
Raps His Wife.

Paris, Nov. 26.-The suit of Count
Boni de Castellane against his former
wife, now the wife of Prince de Sagan,
for the custody of his three children,
was opened here yesterday The court
voom was jammed to the doors when
the hearing was called, many Ameri-
cans being in the throng.
Presents Counts Grounds.
M. Bonnet, representing Count de
Castellane, presented as the general
grounds upon which his client stated
the three children should be conf1ded
to the care of their grandmother, the
counts mother, and that Princess de
Sagan be compelled to contribute $780,.
600 annually to their support, namely
that the moral atmosphere of the
Sagan household was unfit for the chr
dren.
In Three Parts.
This allegation was in three parts.
First, the alleged scandalous con
duct of Prince Helie in the past.
Second, that he had not reformed
since his marriage. Bonnet said h
was prepared to prove the prince nae
seen two of his former mistresses
since the date of his marriage.
Third, that the conduct of the primo
ess before her marriage to De Sagar
had been improper.
Seeks Only Children's Good.
Bonnet kept constantly to the for
the claim that the count was seeking
only the welfare of his chi--ren
r. Scandal Shocked All Others.
Among 80 charges Bonnet allege
Princess de Sagan travelled wit
Prince de Sagan through the south {
France and Italy in September of 100
before their marriage, and afterwar
Ilived with him at his Chateau Marai
I'M. Bonnet also alleged that De Saga
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

unable to reach an agreement. Con
fiicting reports are heard outside the
jury room but authentic information
is not obtainable.
Laporte. Ind, Nov. 26.-The jury
went to bed at II o'clock last night
by permission of Judge John C. Rich
ter, without arriving at a verdict re-
specting the guilt or innocence of Ray
Lamphere, accused of the murder of
Mrs Belle Guinness and her three chill
dren by arson.
According to rumorS current among
the watchers, the jury took four bal
lots and were about equally divided
on the question of Lamphere's culpa-
bility
Following a cruel denunciation by
the state, in which he was pictured as
a murderer and an accomplice of the
arch fiend he is said to have restroy-
ed. Lamphere was reassured by his
counsel and admonished to keep up
his spirits and hope for the best. He
was then taken to Jail, where he ate a
hearty supper.
Six Nerdicts Are Possible.
The jury retired at 5:25 p. m. fol
lowing the closing addresses of the
attorneys and the delivery of the i'll
structions of Judge Richter. The judge
instructed the jurors that they might
under the law bring in any one of the
following verdicts:
Guilty of murder in the first degree
death.
Guilty of murder in the first degre,
life sentence.
Guilty of murder in the second de
gree-life sentence.
Guilty of manslaughter 2 to 2
years.
Guilty of arson to 81 years.
Not guilty.
Must Stay In Jail.
In any case Lamphere must remal
in Jail after the verdict, because h
has not been tried on a separate IL
dictment charging him with being az
cessory to the murder of Andrew +
Helgelein.
In his instructions Judge Richter d.
fined reasonable doubt after the al
proved authorities, and at length, d'
claring that if the jurors should b
left without any feeling failing that {
moral certainty, they should acqu
Iamphere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
AMERICAN LOSER
John J. Hayes, Marathon Winner at
London, Defeated by Pietri,
Italian.
FINALLY SETTLES ISSUE
Foreigner Keeps Lead Nearly All the
Way and Has Lead Of so Yards
at the Finish.

New York, Nov 26.-Dorando Pietri
of Capri, Italy, defeated John J. Hayes
of this city in a renewal of the Mara
thon race at Madison Square garden
last night. The distance was 26 miles,
3S5 yards, the same as the Olympian
Marathon, which Hayes won at Shep-
herds, London, last summer. Doran-
do then fell from exhaustion and was
helped across the line, but was dis
qualified. He proved to be Hayes
master last night, as he held the lead
from the start to the finish, finally
winning by about 60 yards Hayes
was in the lead five times during the
race, but only for few seconds each
time. Dorando's time was 2:44:20 2-5;
Hayes, 2:45:05 1-2.
weakened at the End.
The last few miles of the race were
exciting. In the oath mile Hayes
made another of his jumps to the front
that he had been springing at inter-
walls during the race, but Dorando, rum
ming strong, easily resumed the lead
like a flash. This was repeated half a
mile further on, Dorando again prov
ing stronger. The 25th mile was fin
ished in 2:36:57 1-5. Hayes weakened
in the last half mile, and the Italian
won handily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
BULLET COSTS COLONEL CASH
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds
Claims of Suitor Wounded by Shot,

Jefferson City, Mo-, Nov. 26.-The
supreme court of Missouri. has affirmed
a judgment of $1,000 against Colonel
Zach Mulhall of ST. Louis and Okla
homa. The sum has been awarded tC
Ernest Morgan. who was wounded by
a stray bullet from Mulhairs revolver
during a fight on the worlds fail
grounds June IS, 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
COOPERS PLEAD NOT. GUILTY
Slayers of Senator Carmack Will Have
Trial Begun Dec. 8.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 26.-Colonel
Duncan and Robin ]. Cooper and
John d. Sharp were arraigned today in
the criminal court charged with the
mack. Their trial was set for Deem
ber s. Each entered plea of not
guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26
After 18 Hours or More
No Conclusion Has
Been Reached.
REPORTS CONFLICTING
AcquittaI Will Not Free Pris'
oner, Other Indictments
Standing.

Laporte, Ind, Nov. 26-Though out
all night and having spent several
hours this morning in deliberation the
jury in the Guinness murder case is
unable to reach an agreement. Con
fiicting reports are heard outside the
jury room but authentic information
is not obtainable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-26

The cattle country is close to the great
river system which furnishes much of
the transportation, and lies principally
Immediately west of Buenos Aires.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
II LIEt" SHOUTS WITNESS.
Lieut.. Nelson Denies "Shdse Dozen
at Trial of the O'COnnOrs.

The trial OF Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor.
who are charged with using the mails TO defraud'
was finished yesterday, except for the charge OF
Judge Holt, which will be given Monday
Hugh Gordon Miller, in closing the case for the
O'Connors. asserted that OF the testimony
showed they had conducted any improper or
fraudulent schemes. The O'Connors, he said, could
not be held responsible for the actions of their
Office assistants God knows he added, Il would
not want TO be held responsible legally or morally,
for things that have been done in the same room
where 1 had in my younger days a desk or Office
room. ! wouldn't be here to-day if I had BEEN
Mrs. OConnor. whose business name was Fran
ces McLan, collapsed while testifying yesterday
and was taken to Judge Holt's private room, where
restoratives were applied before she was able 70
resume her story. She had testified that her hus-
band had often complained to her that the de-
tectives who arrested him had shaken him down"
for large sums of money
Lieutenant Nelson recalled and denied that
he had made threat to inform the Postofice De-
partment about O'Connor. Nelson also denied that
he had taken books from O'Connors office, but ad
mitted that he had taken papers.
Yes shouted Mr.. Miller, "and didn't you meet
him at the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge and
return those papers upon the payment of 500 on
last Election Night?''
No, didn't-that's lie" yelled back Nelson.
Mr. Miller said that only his respect for the court
restrained him from doing what he ought 10 do 70
who said things ike that.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

An illustrated lecture on -Balooning and Aero
rautics' by A. Leo Stevens and Augustus Post Will
he given on THURSDAY in the list Regiment Armory,
34th street and Park avenue. After the lecture a
practical demonstration with full sized balloon
viii he made by the balloon squad of the 1st Com
pany, signal corps, which has Just been organized
Max While and William sngreen. former en-
rioyes ut the Hotel Martinique, were discharged
yesterday by Magistrate Wahle in the Jefferson
Market court. They were accused by the hotel Of
"doctoring' and larceny, but no evidence could be
offered against them
John T. Carroll Of No. l. 4S5 Amsterdam avenue.
charged with shooting his wife, held in 500
bah by Magistrate House yesterday in the Harlem
police court.
Charged with attempting 20 sell regents Ger
tihcates John Stole, Of No. g. East l03d street,
waived examination yesterday when arraigned be-
fore MAGISTRATE Finn in the Tombs court. He was
held in s., 900 bail for trial
To celebrate the Festival of Paas a dinner viii
be given (by the Saint Nicholas Society at Del
monico's on Monday evening.
The Colonial DANES Of the State Of New York
have announced M Exhibition Of eighteenth cen
tury book plates at Van C"rtiandt House. in Van
Cortlandt park The exhibition Ri'i he open I'LL
Iune
social called Down on tie Farm VIII be
given bv the Christian I.adeavor societies Of Green
point and Williamsburg at the E0bIe Street Pres
byterian Church Williams burg. On Thursday even
ing April -.
Judging by the bookings reported by the Old Do
n,nion Line, many Wall Street men are out of
town and enjoying their Easter holiday at such
places as Old Point Comfort. Washington and
Richmond.
Louis Marx known French MaN,' vas re-
arrested last night No. 3e4 West 18th street. ny
detectives from the District Attorneys Office. .
bench warrant charging him Win keeping Eatn
ms house. lie locked up at Police HeadquaI-
HrA
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
LINER OFF THE SHOALS.
Passengers of the United States
-. Transferred to the Cnonld.

The Scandinavian American liner United states.
which went aground ON Thursday after having
been in collision with the Ward liner Monterey
near the West Bank Light, in the Main Ship Chan-
mel was hoated yesterday 1T SIS p ~
Two divers worked all night and morning on t1e
hole below the water line amdships, where the
Monterey's bow entered, and by noon they had II
patched sufficiently to permit the steamer to shoe
out into deep water Two powerful tugs OF the
Merritt-Cha pman Wrecking Company mace fast 10
the United States and chugged for fuzzy NAN an
hour. but unable to move her. the attempt
was abandoned until the tide began TO run IN
The passengers, with their baggage, were trans
ferred meanwhile 10 the steamboat General Put-
nam and taken to the Scandinavian American pier
in Hoboken. The line provided hotel accommooa-
tions for the night, and arrangements were made
transport the passengers to Europe on Inc
Cunarder Caronia, which sails for Liverpool at .
p. to-day.
Relieved of the passengers and baggage and as
sisted by incoming tioe, the United States re
sponded 10 the pulling of three powerful tugs and
slid out into the channel. She was foWed TO Quar-
antine where the tugs were Joined by a fourth.
and in of the the big liner went up to
pier in Hoboken. where her cargo VIII be re-
moved before she goes into drydock
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
DOESN'T FEAR OPERATORS STRIKE
Western Union Thinks One Unlikely and
Makes No Preparations.

The officials Of the Western Union. It said
at the main Office OF the company yesterday. have
made no preparation for the threatened strike OF
the telegraph operators June l. Belvidere
Brooks Eastern superintendent for the company
said:
the subject believing that there will be no strike
All the operators say they are satisfied and have
made no complaints We have more than enough
operators and there are SO many of them idle
throughout the country that We are receiving hun
0reds Of applications for jobs. Under the circum-
stances a strike is about the last thing would
expect"
OF Local 16 OF the Commercial Telegraphers Union.
that the operators who at work will jeopardize
their places at present by making complaints. We
know there is little demand for operators now and
that is why our demands will be enforced on June
l. when the busy season will be and men will
be IN demand"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
DIVORCE FOR MRS. H.B. G. GUNTHER.
Husband Charged She Married Him to Fur
ther Her Stage Ambitions.

Justice Mccall, in the Supreme Court, yesterday
handed down a decision granting interlocutory
decree Of divorce 20 Mrs Helen Bloodgood Garrett
son Gunther from Charles V Y. Gunther. upon the
report of Marcus J. Waldheirner. the referee who
heard the testimony in the suit The complainant
charged her husband with misconduct with a
woman known Nay Little. at the Carlton. No.
11o West 39th street. in July 1905.
Mrs Gunther. who is the daughter of the late Dr..
Eugene Garrettson, was married 10 Mr Gunther on
January g. 1900 He is the son Of Charles 3. Gun
1bar 4 stock broker, at No IS Vail street
The marriage Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles =. Y.
C-rnrber was kept secret for d month, because of
,ro ouposition 10 II by both families After the
marriage the younger Mr.. Gunther was estranged
from his family
The fac1 that Mrs. Gunther had begun suit f7r
5i,crca vas made known January g. 1903,
through decision by Justice Bischof in the Su-
r,rer7e Court NJ Cunther brought a counter ac-
ZION 70 his ~ifes suit, the ground that she did
ro4 love him AT the time Of the marriage Mr.
c.,,t7er alleged that she became his bride merely
thai she might further her stage ambitions Before
,be e5,ft il was said that Mrs. Gunther had re-
,.arse5 70 take Edna Mays part in The Belle Of
Now York" then playing in New \ ork Justice
F7fs4r ruled hat the eyes OF civil Jurisprudence
the matter of love not essential 10 a legal
marriage
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
UPSTATE M. E. CONFERENCES.
Chancellor Day Defended by Financial
Agent of Syracuse University.

Saratoga, n. Y. April 1.-THE Rev. J d Phelps,
financial agent of Syracuse University. spoke in de-
fence Of Chancellor Day before the ministers at
tending the Troy annual conference of the Method
ist Episcopal Church here. He said that John D.
Archbold was one OF the unverstys principal bene-
factors, and described him modest, quiet,
Christian man" Mr. Phelps declared that Chan
ceIlor Day was not catering TO Standard Oil in
terests. but was expressing his convictions in
his criticisms of President Roosevelt and in his de-
fence of corporate interests
The conference elected its General Conference
delegates on the first ballot follows: The Rev
Homer Eaton. New York City; the Rev. p. L. Dow
Rutland Vt; the Rev Eugene WiseInan, Troy; the
Rev. J. H Coleman, Troy; the Rev. L D. Van
Talkenburgh, Albany, and the Rev Charles Ed
ward Salem. X. Y.
The layrnen's conference elected the following
delegates: c. T. Lincoln, Albany; Edgar s Ryder
Cobeskil: T D. Southworth, Poultney, Vt; John
H Coon Saltwater; Charles McKernon Pittsheld
Mass, and II. Z. LansdaIe, Troy.
Rome, y. Y, April 1.-THE Northern New York
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Camden to-day voted favor OF restoring the i've
year time limit for ministers The proposition TO
make presiding eldershps elective offices instead OF
appointive by bishops was overwhelmingly defeat
ed These questions viii go before the General
Conference at Baltimore next month for final action
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
HAS TROUBLE LEASING HIS GROUNDS
Neighbor Barricades Road and Sues Him for
Removing DISTINCTIONS

Mrs Mary E Jones. wife Of DR.. Oliver L. Jones
of No .116 West I'D street. Manhattan. and Milton
L Ecuse, president of the s Osgood Pen Com
pany of No. 5S7 Fifth avenue. Manhattan are
waging war against each other regarding a piece
of property at East Neck. Huntington Long
Island Mrs. Jones, because she alleges. Mr.
I.T1cuse removed certain Instructions from strip
of land which maintains is highway but
which she contends is private property, has sued
him for S2O90 damages.
Mr.. L Ecluse purchased not long estate
at East Neck, formerly known the Eckerson
estate There is only road from the main high
way OF Huntington to the L EcIuse property. That
crosses some property owned by Mrs. Jones
Mrs Jones caused 10 be erected stone wall d-
rectIy across the road. and also had trees
feHed across it The next morning Mr.. L'Ecluse
backed by a strong man, tore down the stone wall
and removed the trees. 1t is asserted that he also
removed as a matter Of detail. some OF the Jones
employees and of the of the family, who
sought TO delay hinder his ork of demolition.
The next morning lie encountered a full grown
bath house In the road. 1t had been Csrted from
the beach. That, too, he removed. More trees
were fellod that. 1t said a crosscut saw
axes. croVbars and picks became part Of the
L Ecuse automobiles regular equipment.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
MORE BODIES FOUND IN CHELSEA.
Total Number of Deaths Thirteen-lncen-
diarism Reports To Be Probed.

Poston. April 1.-Two bodies were found
to-day in the ruins of the Chelsea IRE OF last
Sunday making the total number recovered eleven
and the number of known victims thirteen Inns
includes two who died in hospitals
The bodies found to-day were both males lie
first found was recovered at No. g MARLBORO
street where search nide through the efforts
OF a sister of man " no lived at that number and
who had been missn.,. The body was loentneo
by means of a watch and the teeth as that or
Harry Lewis, employed messenger IN Boston
The second body recovered found at Poplar
street and wa: Of male adult The list Of missing
persons is still large, and il is feared many OF
them perished.
The State Police began a preliminary investi-
CATION today of the causes leading up 20 the fire
and of the reports that there considerable in
cendiarism in various parts of the city during the
progress Of the fire Deputy Chief Neal rode about
the city and Tuesday will hear witnesses at the
State House. =
An urgent Appeal for money. food and clothing
and statement that the losses and needs OF the
sufferers far greater and widespread
than was at first supposed issued to-day by the
state relief committee through lis treasurer. Major
Henry l. Higginson.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
NEW YORKER HELD FOR sWINDLING
Alleged That J. J. Pine Advertised to Inter
est Capital in Fake" Wrestling Match.

Kansas CITY Mo- April IA federal grand jury
will investigate the of James J. Pine. OF New
YORK charged with using the mails to defraud in
r,o,,,o+ing q fake" wrestling match. John NJ.
NICHOLS United States Commissioner, ordered Pine
held for the grand jury to-day. after preliminary
hearing.
John A Rodgers. deputy county marshal, testl-
fed that he answered one of Pines advertisements
;, q Kansas CITY newspaper The promoter an
Dounced that he could interest a man who had a
credit Of 5000 TO $4,000.
Pine told me-" Rodgers said, that five mill
ionares from Alaska were touring the West in a
rrivate car and that they had with them pre-
nornenaI wrestler on whom they would bet large
sums Of money. Pine said he close TO the prI-
vate secretary Of the millionaires, and that he
could arrange to throw a match. A wrestler would
come from California, Pine said and II could be
arranged SO he would defeat the miHonalres
wrestler"