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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
HEAR TECHNICAL ADDRESSES
Committees Named at Irrigation Con-
eress at albuquerque.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Sept. 30.-At
todays session of the 10th nationa'
irrigation congress committees were
appointed by President Goudy. ~
number of addresses of technical
and scientific nature by we'll known
irrigation engineers and agricultural
experts were delivered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
TAFT ADMITS GREATNESS
OF RIVAL FOR PRESIDENT

hospitals for the last "a hours gives
222 cases, 20 deaths and 1877 recover
les. The new cases and deaths re-
ported are the lowest since the climax
of the epidemic. 1ne number of deaths
and patients discharged as cured is
beginning to exceed the new cases.
False reports in circulation among the
lower classes of the ill treatment of
patients at the hospitals have done
much to embarrass the work OF the
doctors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
Feeling IN Intense.
parties interested in special legisla.
| tion to make big contributions.
Calls Act Suspicious.


'You fear that we would misrepre-
sent the motives of those who are con
tributing to the republican campaign
fund, and cast an unjust suspicion
upon republican candidates if the
names and amounts were made known
before the election. Your argument,
if sound. would prevent publication
after the election, for why should an
unjust suspicion be cast upon officials
after the election any more than be.
fore? Does not the secrecy before the
election increase this suspicion?
I'VE are going to give you an op-
portunity to misrepresent the motives
of those who give to our campaign
fund and to arouse all the suspicion
you can; we are going to prove to the
people that we are making a fight fol
the whole people and not for those
who have been enjoying privileges and
favors at the hands of the govern
ment. and We expect that the honest
sentiment of the country will rebuke
, tie party whose convention refused
to endorse any kind of publicity and
whose candidates are not willing tha
| the people should know until afte
the polls are closed what predator,
| interests have been active in suppor
of the republican party With grea
respect. etc. Yours truly,
| "WILLIAM j. BRYAN"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
MUNICIPAL HEADS MEETING
American Leagues Gathering at Onia-
na Promises to Be Best Ever.

Omaha, Sept 30-The annual con.
vention of the League of American
municipalities began three days
session here today. The attendance
gives promise of being the largest in
the history of the organization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30

this question are they necessarily ig-
norant and wrong? Must the mem
bers of the party organization act as
sef-dppointed guardians of the people
and conceal from them what is going
on, lest the people be misled as TO the
purpose and effect of large contribu-
tons? Is this your explanation of the
action of the republican leaders in the
national convention in voting down a.
publicity plank
''Tf you will pardon the suggestion,
believe that a better explanation can
be found in holy writ. for do we not
read of men loving darkness rather
than light, because their deeds are
evil?
You attempt to make a personal
question of 1t and ask whether anyone
will accuse such men as you. Gov
ernor Hughes and Mr.. Taft OF being
| influenced by contributions. That is
not the question. If it is found that
| a party to a suit has given a sum of
money TO one of the jurors, the court
does not stop TO inquire whether or
not the juror is an incorruptible man
or whether in accepting the money he
explicitly stated that it was accepted
with the understanding that he was
under no obligations to consider it in
making I'D his verdict The court
would hold that the giving of money
| by an interested party or the receiving
of money was a contempt of court
and an interference with the admins
cupy much the same position as
jurors They are constantly called
upon to decide questions between the
favor-seeking corporations on the one
hand and the people on the other. and
there is very general impression
that officials of these favor-seeking
corporations do not put up large sums
lof money from purely patriotic mo
tives.
| Mr.. Havemeyer testified before {
senate committee some years ago tha
the sugar trust made it business Il
contribute to campaign funds. and tha
it was its custom to give to the part,
in power in the state.
Says People should Know.
81 do not mean to say that MI
Hughes was Influenced by the contri
buttons made to him by the trust mag
mates whose names were given in th
after-election report. | do not meal
to say that you were influenced b.
the contributions collected by Nj
Hartman. neither do mean to sa
that Mr.. Taft will be influenced b
the contributions that are being mad
to his fund by the trust magnates
: but | do mean to say that the Amer
can people have a right to know wha
: contributions are being made. tha
: they may judge for themselves tn
motive of the givers and the oblig;
Il tions imposed upon those who receiv'
/ The reflection upon the people il
volved in your charge that they sseul
5 misuse the knowledge which puolicit
o would give is unworthy of one VIII
{ has been elevated to so hign an offi6
: by the votes of the people, and | We
{ ture the assertion that you cannot pr
> cure from Mr.. Taft an endorsemel
|, of your defense He is now befol
d the people; he is offering himself (;
IS candidate for the presidency; |
{ dare not tell the people to whom .
lappeals that they have not sens
lenouSh to form a just and CORE
n opinion as to the purpose which leat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
SCORED BY kern
Democratic Vice Presidential
Nominee Raps Roosevelt
for Part in Campaign.
MIsuslNG POWER OF OFFICE
Declares Spectacle Is Hateful to Amer
ican People and Should be Re-
buked at the Polls.

Kalamazoo. Mich, Sept. 30.-"The
people of America will in my judgment
demand the right to choose their serv-
ants free from official influence and
effort of president who goes almost
to the point of violence in insisting
that he be allowed to name his own
successor"
Speaks to Big Crowd.
John w. Kern. democratic vice pres
idential candidate, before a crowd that
filled the big Academy of Music here,
thus assailed President Roosevelt last
night for his participation in the ma
tional campaign. He compared the
presidents activity with that shown by
President Arthur in 1882 to bring
about the nomination of John FoIger
for governor of New York, which ac-
tiyity he declared was rebuked by the
voters of that state in a most decisive
manner. The president, he said, from
being a pioneer in the civil service
movement has degenerated into one
of the most fragrant violators of its
principles.
Offensive to Americans.
ANY attempt on the part of one oc.
cupying high official station to dictate
course of action to be pursued by the
voters either in convention or at the
polls he said, "is hateful to all self
respecting American freemen, even il
such attempt is covertly and adroitly
made; but when such attempt is made
boldly and audaciousiy as matter of
: claimed right on the part of the official,
! it is so offensive 10 the spirit of our
| institutions as to be regarded as in
tolerable by the great American elec.
torate'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
RUSSIA ROUTING CHOLERA
New Cases Decrease and Fewer Deaths
Are Recorded Daily.

st. Petersburg, Sept 30.--The chol-
era epidemic continues to decrease in
the number of victims and mortality
The report issued for the municipal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
new TOWN IN NORTH
BURNED TO GROUND

Winnipeg, Man, Sept. 30,-A dis
patch from Fernie today states the
new town of Michel was wiped out by
fire last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
BIG RAIL STRIKE CALLED OFF
Terms of Settlement on Canadian Pa
cific Are Not. However, Announced.

Winnipeg. Man., Sept. 30.-The Ca
madam Pacific machinists' strike, in
volving 10000 men. was today declared
off. The terms of settlement were not
announced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
VOTE IS DELAYED
But Verdict of American Bank.
ers' Association is Known
in Advance
IN TWO LEADING QUESTION::
Profess Belief Postal Savings Bank
and Guaranty of Deposits Would
Wreck Finances.

Denver. Colo, Sept. S0.-The reg
ular business sessions OF the American
Bankers association opened today
Reputation of the propositions for Il
guarantee of bank deposits and the
establishment of postal savings
banks as dangerous to the prosperity
of the country was the feature of the
session. The keynote was struck in
the speech of Colonel j. d. Powers.
president of the association. who de-
clared the guaranty was a dangerous
fallacy.
Feeling IN Intense.
A vote on the proposition will prob
ably not be taken before tomorrow
but the feeling is so intense among
the bankers that there will be scarcely
a speech made during the convention
with the exception of set addresses
that will not be likely to refer tC
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
lnnes Seriously III.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 30.-Frederick
Innes, the well known bandmaster and
musical director, is dangerously i'll in
the Savoy hotel suffering from fever
Mrs. Innes Is with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
River RipIets.

The Helen Blair came up from the
south today. The Ruth and Emily
came down and the Lizzie Gardner,
Waunetta and Emily went north.
The stage of water was 2.20 at G a.
m. and 240 at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
W0LGAsT BssIs WEBSTER
Knocks Cut Danny in 18th Round of
Los Angeles Battle.

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 30.-Wol-
CAST of Milwaukee knocked out Danny
Webster. the featherweight champion
of the Pacific coast. in the 18th round
of scheduled 25-round bout last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
aUD MUCH TO Knowledge
Consumption Discussed by 100 Speak
ers at Washington.

Washington, Sept. 3O.-Each of the
seven sections of the international
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
Ovation at Nuscatine.

Muscatine, Iowa, Sept. 30.-Travel-
ing toward Lincoln on the last day of
his present tour of more than three
weeks, Bryan today got a great ovation
here. AS the train pulled into the out
skirts of the city, he was greeted by
footing whistles, waving hands from
factory windows, and the national sa-
lutte fired by the Muscatine battery.
At the station the people swarmed
around the car and loudly cheered
him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
Invades Bryan's Home
City, Lincoln, but Tenn
pers His Remarks.
MAKES FIVE SPEECHES
kebraskan Continues on His
Way, Meeting Ovation at
Muscatine.

Wayne, Neb., Sept. 3O-Judge Taft
today began the second week of his
campaign through the north and west
by the advent into the home state OF
his chief opponent This afternoon
and evening will be devoted by the
Ohioan 10 the Nebraskan's home town,
Lincoln. where he will make five
speeches.
In the series of short speeches made
before Lincoln was reached Taft never
failed to make Bryan the text. In do
ing this, however, he was careful to
mention the greatness of the Nebras.
kan and the undoubted state pride in
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30

Washington, Sept. 3o.- Roosevelt
will not reply to the latest letter Of
Bryan, given out by him last night at
Rock Island. Secretary Loeb stated
today the president felt, inasmuch as
Bryan's letter was simply an attack
upon him personally, there was no rea-
son why ne should answer it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
DECLARATION OF WAR.
Vice President Gomez of Venezuela
Assumes Offensive Tactics.

Washington. Dec 17.-Vice Presi-
dent Gomez's recent declaration that
Venezuela is in a state of defense has
been construed in some circles as
meaning state of war That in
ference is apparently justified by a
dispatch which came to the state de-
partment today from Paxton Hibben
the American secretary of legation at
Bogota. in the United States of
Colombia, transmitting a telegram re-
ceived by the minister of foreign
affairs of that country from Caracas
dated the 14th instant. This telegram
says:
I'm view of the blockade established
and the capture by the blockade of a
Venezuelan vessel. the head of the
government of Venezuela after assum-
ing extraordinary powers for the de-
Tense of the country, has declared a
state of war"
Willemstad, Dec. 17-According to
letters that have just been received
from Maracaibo there was a demon
stration in that city three days ago
against Holland. The members of the
city council were the leaders in the
movement in which they were sup,
ported by a big crowd. All the stores
belonging to Germans in Maricaibo
have been closed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
MADE THREE ARRESTS.
BOOkmaI1ers at New Orleans Races
VIII BE Tried at Once.

New Orleans, Dec. 17-Because the
district attorney was present yesterday
afternoon three arrests were made at
City park as a result of a test of the
Locke ant1-racing law. The men arrested
will not have a preliminary hearing.
The district attorney considers the evil
dence sufficient to bring the men to
trial without this formality. Their trial
will probably come up the latter part
of December.
w. W. Lyles of RusseIlvilIe KY,
manager of the one race meet, with E.
M Sheffield and Placide Fregerio. the
two boOkm akers. who We're arrested, are
each under bond of $500 for appear
ance for trial. 1t is acknowledged that
the promoters of the race which is the
last one until the question of legality
of the Locke law is settled, have some
plan which they believe Will defeat the
object of that measure. 1t is argued
that the men would not have taken
dangerous chance of being convicted
when conviction carries a penalty of
Jail term, which may be as long as two
years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
BIRTH STATISTICS
Mayor Green FavOrS Legislation
Along This Line.
Would Compel Doctors to Re-
port All Cases.
PROVIDE A PENALTY.
A Case Where Failure Was Very
Costly.
Topeka Birth Rate as Reported
Is Too Low.

The doctors of the city have been so
negligent in the last few years con-
corning their birth reports to the city
board of health that the city council
will take the matter up at their next
meeting and investigate as to their
rights in making certain demands
upon the physicians.
The conditions in Topeka at the
present time practically necessitate a
report of the births from day to day
and there is a city ordinance requir-
ing the doctors to report every case
but they have been doing it in jerks
some of the time and not at all the
rest of the time.
Every few weeks Sanitary Sergeant
Pattison issues warning to the physl-
clans and they brace up by sending in
their births but when the warning
gets cold the reports drop and for
DAYS at a time not a birth will be re-
corded at the office of the city physi-
clan. 1t is a bad sign of decreasing
fairs apparently exists. Bpt it is too
absurd to believe and the city officials
are hunting for few truths.
The city of Topeka is paying a great
deal of attention to the milk inspec-
ton a the present time. The clean
illness of dairies and milk sources is
being watched day and night by busy
milk inspector, DR.. D. M. Campbell.
the births are not reported every
month? The purity of the milk is for
the benefit of infants and as the milk
inspection increases the city is de-
sirous- of seeing the good results in
crease. The city Is able to get all of
the deaths by a continual telephone
service between the office and the un-
dertakers but they can not make the
necessary comparison without the
birth report.
The milk inspection reform is
attracting considerable attention
throughout the country and in most
states the officials have systems of
watching the results of their inspec-
ton work For instance. in the city
of Paris the milk inspection was put
into effect and in few years the
deaths of children decreased from 800
to 200 in every 1000. This was re-
marka BILE for France. In Copenhagen
the decrease dropped to ia on ac-
and the inspection for disease germs.
All of these cities depend upon their
birth reports for the comparisons.
1t is well known fact that a good
part of the death rate is and has been
caused by impure and adulterated milk
Since the inspection system in Topeka
he death rate is bound to decrease
nd the city officials have no way to
make a note of this unless the doctors
and file their records Some people
object to the publication of births.
There is provision on the doctors
report that covers this question: the
birth is asked to remain silent it can
be so designated and the newspapers
NAV not learn of it.
Mayor Green receives letters evArv
lay from interested parties concerning
he birth and death rate and they de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
AFTER DRUGGISTS.
County Attorney Schenck to Appeal to
Legislature for Change i'll Law.

Il In the opinion of. County Attorney ].
J. Schenck, the laws relating to the
granting of liquor permits by the pro-
bate judge are altogether too lax in
their provisions. Mr.. Schenck says that
10 per cent of the permits in Topeka
should be cancelled, and is in favor of
having the legislature curtail the pow
ers of the probate judge in the grant
ing of the permits and give the county
attorney the right to pass upon appli-
cations. In the course of an interview
with the State Journal today, Mr..
Schenck said:
I'm my opinion a large share of the
drug stores in Topeka could not exist
without the liquor business. From the
large increase in the number of drug
stores the past two years, it is evident
that many have come in to take the
place of the joints. In many cases,
business, a druggist has moved in to
take its place.
EAT the present time there are AS per-
mits in Topeka. 1t is ridiculous to
think that we need all of these drug
gists to supply the liquor for medicinal
purposes. I am in favor OF reducing
this number to ten. Under the present
regime, permits to sell liquor are given
to every Tom, Dick and Harry that
comes along, no matter what his past
reputation is. The result is that the
law is merely used as a Subterfuge
and a protection for the Illicit sale of
HQuOr. IN my opinion the TACT Indl
man fills over a hundred liquor pre-
scriptions in a day should be enough
evidence for a probate judge to cancel
a permit. In the past, large MAORI
ty of the druggists here have greatly
exceeded this, though the past two
months most of them have kept their
sales down to 1000
THE law as it now stands makes
the probate judge as veritable czar to
determine who shall and who shall not
have permits. The county attorney and
the citizens at large have very little
to say, and when they do object the
cost is made so great that most people
will not oppose it. The man who ap
plies for a permit should be made to
prove himself of reputable character
and pay for contesting his case, should
opposition be made.
Il think the present law should be
changed. 1 have taken up the ques
ton with the State Temperance union,
and have asked the officials to incor-
porate in their proposed bill to the leg
islature a clause requiring all petition
ers for druggists permits to give bond
to cover the costs in the case. AS the
law now stands the applicant for a
druggist permit is the only person who
does not have to stand the costs in
20 lOSeS.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
A LONG AUTO TRIP.
Rich Dawson Merchant to Spin From
KIondiIxe to Mexico

Seattle. Dec. 17.-From the Klon-
dixie to the City of Mexico and return
in an automobile is the trip on which
Stanley Scearc. a rich merchant of
Dawson, who arrived here yesterday.
is bent on making before the end of
April. Two years ago he purchased
machine to attend to his business
in the Klondike. Last spring he drove
the machine over the ice of the
Yukon river los miles in less than a
day, the machine climbing ice jams
and riding over the rough ice with
ease. After criss-crossing California
he will go over all the roads passa BILE
in Mexico and then by the shortest
possible routes come back to Seattle.
He will ship the machine from here
to White Horse and on April 10 start
on a 375 mile trip over the ice to
Dawson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17

sire we'll founded information. When
the mayor informs them that topeka
averages about 20 births a month they
do not believe it and they nave sur
fieient reason to think that the city as
poor believer in the Roosevelt pohcy.
Twenty births a month would XIII any
city in a few years.
There are numerous other reasons
why the birth reports should be filed
with the city physician, or the sanitary
sergeant. Not long ago Sanitary Ser
geant Pattison received two letters
from prominent mobiles in Germany
They wished to know of certain alleged
births supposed to have happened IN
Topeka These birth were of utmost
Importance to them as a huge estate
was being settled and two fortunate
children were due to receive their
share But one of them was d1sap-
pointed and without a doubt was left
out of the deal altogether. The city
had the report of one of the births and
it was accepted as official by the Ger
man noblemen. The other child could
not be accounted for and as there was
no other means by which the identity.
could be determined the child was an
outcast as far as the big estate was
concerned. Here is where a careless
and lawless doctor ruined the chances
of an innocent child. All estates of this
kind are dependent upon the official
records of a city or state. The old
family Bible is practically worthless
and cannot be considered legitim ate by
the law. Taken in this light the city of
Topeka is poor place for would be
heir. The doctors take birth as a
business proposition and do not con-
slider it officially. Not only estates but
insurance companies demand an Off
cial report of a birth and Topeka IS
wholly unable to be of service along
this line.
Mayor Green said this morning that
he would favor legislation authorizing
the cities to place penalty upon the
physician who does not conform with
At the present time the doctors are re
quired to make their reports according
to the city ordinance but there is no
penalty attached and they pay little at
tention to the law. 1t seems to take
more than honor to make them obey
the law. But they are not city or state
officials in any sense of the word and
are not under due bond to the city
They are really not under any require
ment and they cannot be forced to do
their duty Of course the state board
of examiners gives 4r-am the authority
to register in a city. town or county
but they have no authority, over them
when they once make the test.
The city is especially anxious to get
an accurate account of the poSter1ty
conditions and the matter VIII proba-
bIy be considered at the next council
meeting. unless the street naming
proposition happens to peep above the
horizon. A report of the births and
deaths of the city of Topeka this year
would startle the average citizen. I'm
the death rate exceeds the
birth rate This is serious from all out
ward appearances but is caused by the
carelessness and uncertainty of the
physicians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
LOCAL MENTION.

A suggestion for Xmas-Have an
Independent telephone installed for
the wife and children.
Capital Jewelry Co. loans money. 1888
Kansas avenue.
Demand Eagles Rose Tint five cent
cigar at your dealers. Don't accept a
substitute; no other five cent cigar has
such a pleasant and fragrant aroma
or satisfying taste.
We take as much interest in having
your picture correctly framed as YOU
do yourself. We don't try to sell you
an expensive frame regardless of its
suitability. Largest line in Kansas
Coe Bros Cut Rate Art store S2S
Kansas avenue