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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
8he Hrgus Daily Short Story
"Cupid's Coal Truck. BY James Francis Dwyer
copyrighted, E ParceIs)

mo; of Dan Cupid! Didn't tel.
, you, Lefty, that l adore
"The coal truck she interrupted
again. You certainly used enough
adiectives to give one that impress.
sion"
And l do"' he cried defantly. II
adore the horses, the axle and every
other part that helped toward the
breaking down because-do you know
why, Letty?'
Because it made the poor conductor
tramp two miles in the SNOW" she an
swered
The man was annoyed.
"Confound the conductors" he cried.
| II wish he'd come back" she said.
IF he does not return soon | will call
upon the motOrman. | suppose he is
responsible for the safety of the pas
sengers while his mate is away"
| The mention of the motorman made
her companion turn around to see
where that person was stationed, and
he was somewhat surprised 10 find
| that he had impressed two horses be-
longing to another truckman and, with
| the combined teams, was making a
| vigorous effort to pull the obstruction
from the track. This strenuous pro-
ceeding alarmed the man, and he turn
ed quickly to the girl.
Lefty, want you to listen.' he
cried. This might be the only chance
1 will get to explain"
The noise outside increased.
GO aheadr screamed the driver, as
the four horses strained and struggled
Keep it up! Keep it up"'
Lefty" The man seized both hands
now and tried to turn her face toward
him. Il want to tell you
Use the whip yelled the driver
His shrill shrek ripped through the
car and drowned the mans voice.
The girl turned toward the window
and the fur boa on her shoulders shooE
suspiciously. The man had dim ides
that she was laughing.
Lefty The man was desperate
"I-I love you"
A loud yell of triumph came from
the driver, and a merry peal of laugh
ter from the girl helped the echoes a:
they buzZed around the car. The noise
was tremendous. The drivers yell:
were deafening. and the shouts of thu
motorman and the truckman told thu
man that the work of removing the OBJ
struction was nearly finished. He tool
one hasty glance at the moving trucl
and, springing back. quickly seized thu
laughing girl in his arms.
J There he cried triumphantly as h.
kissed the blushing face. And there
And there again. And over the girl
muffled laughter and protests came
victorious cheer from the motormal
and the two truck drivers, Informing
, the two passengers that the truck wa
clear at last.
) Three minutes afterward the con
; ductor kicked the snow from his boot
and gave the GO ahead" signal to tn
elated motorman. and the car move
: off. AS they passed the disabled true
) the man pointed to the name painted i
red letters on its side, and the gil
read, John Love. Truckman."
: Zone of Dan Cupid's aliases" whi'
} pered her companion. And the blus
on her face made the beauty lovin
conductor stare at her for the rest c
l the journey to the infinite delight Of til
r man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
SCIENCE SCORES AGAIN.
A Preparation That Will Destroy the
Dandruff Germ Discovered.

Finally the scientific student has dis
covered a certain remedy for dandruff.
When it first became known that dan
druff is the result of a germ or para
site that digs into the scalp and saps
the vitality of hair at the root, causing
falling hair and badness, biologists
set to work to discover some prepare
ton that will kill the germ After
years labor i'll one laboratory, the
dandruff germ destroyer was discover
ed: and it is now embodied in New
bros Herpicide. 1t prevents badness,
stops falling hair and speedily Grad
icates dandruff Destroy the cause,
you remove the effect Sold by lead
ing druggists. Send 10 cents in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide company,
! Detroit. Mich Sold IN two sizes, 30
cents and ST. 7. II. Thomas, special
| agent.
All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
Keepinn Omen House

Everybody is welcome when we feel
good; and we feel that way only when
our digestive organs are working
properly. DIR. Kings New Life Pills
regulate the action of stomach, liver
and bowels SO perfectly one can't help
feeling good when he uses these pills.
% cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

port of distribution filed and approved
Receipt of Moline Trust & Savings
bank for $49.3G for Charles Schultz,
father of August J. Schultz, said re-
ceipt being IN the form of a book,
No. 234S2, filed. Ordered that l.. o.
Jahns, administrator herein, be dis
charged from further responsibility
thereof Estate closed.
Estate of Lulu A. Gould. Claim of
w. H. Christison examined and al
lowed.
COnservatorshir of Caroline A,
Clarke. Petition by consarvator for
authority to make loan on ward S
property for support and maintenance
| filed, heard and allowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

Quincy Herald: The republican
party leaders are assuring the people
that a tariff revision plank will be in
serted in the next republican plat
form. Every car conductor knows
that a platform is the thing people
get in on. and not what is used after
they are safely seated inside. So with
platforms political. No use after the
nlncIinn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

Kentucky's famous deadlock in elect
ing United States senator is, but one
more argument in favor of naming
such officers by a direct vote of the
people. The idea OF electing them by
the state legislature is but a relic OF
the past any way, when conditions
were different to what they are at
present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

The representatives from the Phil
ippines can now sit in congress and
draw salaries. BAT cannot vote, but the
sugar trust and the tobacco trust have
lots of votes there that will prevent
the Filipinos getting their just dues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Jane S. Cable to Andrew Johnson,
lot 3, block 8, Buford & Guyers addi
ton, Rock Island, $40.
c. H. Minter to Clair A. Noyes, wesi
40 feet, lot 5, of outlot 8, Mrs. LUCINDA
n. Warmers First addition, town OF
East Moline, 81.
Zion NJ. E. church to Oscar L. Bru
ner, tract in section ., 1G, 3w, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

Baseball hasn't been famed out by
the financial flurry-in fact the ma
tional sport mas come TO bat stronger
than ever according to the jobbers of
baseball things. The total of orders
for masks and m:ts. for bats and ding
bats of the diamond already has start
ed zenithward. ike a sure-enough fly
over the home run fence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

General Stoessel. the defender of
Port Arthur, has been convicted of
cowardice in surrendering the fortress
to the Japs by Russian court mar
tial and sentenced to death, with rec
ommendation of clemency. Under
such circumstances the recommends.
ton must be TO the condemned the
most cruel part of the proceedings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

Harriman's control of the Illinois
Central by proxy over Fish, the legiti-
mate head of the system, is sanctioned,
and yet this is trust busting age.
Not yet, but soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

He may get votes
AS a favorite son,
Said a booster as he laughed.
But old Uncle joe
Hasn't any show
Along side big Bill Taft.
Springfield Register
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

When Leslie NJ. Shaw said ]. Pier
pont Morgan would make a good prcsi-
dent he knew where his bread might
be buttered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
Diamond saIssman,s ssorets.

There is no line in which more care
must be exercised than in selling dia-
monds," remarked one of the oldest
dealers in Cleveland. For instance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

Senator Dick says Senator Foraker
is always positive. The returns from
Ohio, however, would indicate he had
become quite lcgative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue! Rock Island, Ill. [En-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
COUNTY COURT.
Judge r. w. Olmsted presiding.
PROBATE.

Estate of George J. Dempsey. Re-
port of sale Of personal property at
private sale fled and approved.
Estate of August J. Schultz. Re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

TERMS-Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-21

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
E|NIIR AIl1 HURT
Tornado Demolis shes Farmhouse
Near Fairmont, This State.
SOME OF INJURED MAY DIE
Dwelling Completely Wrecked and Its
Occupants Are Blown Into
's5 :2 Nearby Slough.

A tornado struck about five miles
east Of Fairmont, in Pleasant Prairie
township, causing havoc and disaster
on the farm of Albert Manly.
me tornado formed in the open
prairie and then made straight for the
Manly farm, blowing the farm dwell
ing house, barns and other buildings,
and the occupants of the house into a
nearby slough, where 1t completely de-
mollshed the buildings. IT,
After leaving the Manly place it
struck again into the open fields;
where it soon spent it's fury without
doing any further damage. The lorna
do was accompanied by lightning,
thunder and rain. d.
Mr.. Manly and the members of his
family were seriously injured. His
aged fathers back was broken; Mr..
Manlys leg was broken; Mrs. Manly
and the baby were seriously hurt, the
child probably fatally, and a nephew
OF Fairmont received severe injuries.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
-FOUR DROWNED
Many Otter Persons Reported
Missing in Texas.
PROPERTY / Oss ENORMOUS
Seven Dead and Hundreds Homeless
as Result Of Floods in
Oklahoma.

Dallas, Tex, May 26.-Fourteen per-
sons dead, others missing, property
valued at millions Of dollars. swept
away, thousands homeless, train and
wire service demoralized- such are
the conditions prevailing in the North
ern and Central sections Of this state
as the result of foods
At Fort Worth ten lives were lost
and the property damage is estimated
at 100000 Five thousand persons
were driven from their homes, their
personal effects and household goods
being washed away. .5
At Dallas four persons are known
to have lost their lives and many 9th
ers are missing.
Former President l.. G. Belew and
Secretary Dorsey of the Texas Grain
Dealers association estimate the dam
age to grain crops Of Texas as re-
suit Of the floods at 100000 and a
damage of 100000 to the crops of
Oklahoma.
In the vicinity of Waco the Brazos
river has reached an unprecedented
stage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
SEVEN PERSONS DEAD.
Hundreds OF Others Are Homeless in
Oklahoma.

ONleNOHEds
Oklahoma City, Okla, May &c.
Seven persons are dead, from 400 to
500 are homeless, thousands Of acres
of lowlands are inundated, hundreds
of houses are washed away oT>dam-
aged, railroad and wagon bridges are
gone over large area of the southern
part ct the state; several railroad
bridges are damaged and the tracks
Of nearly every railroad company
operating in the state are either
washed away entirely or disarranged
In those sections visited by the heav-
lest rain and most disastrous floods in
this section.
More than 700 houses in West
Guthrie are submerged The food
has fallen, but the bottoms are still
submerged and water knee deep is
running through the streets. Hun
dreds are homeless and transportation
from one part of town to another Is
by means of boats.
Along the valleys of the North anf
South Canadian rivers, the Cimarron,
the Arkansas, the Washita and the
Red river, thousands of acres Of grow
Ing crops have been damaged and
many homes washed away.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
BIG IN MEL
Circuit Court 81 Appeals Affsfiirms Re
bate Decision.

Circuit Court Of Appeals Af''irms Re
bate Decision.
0 The. United States court OF appeals
at st. Paul has affirmed the de
cision Of the lower court Id the re-
bate cases involving the Omaha Rail
road company and II. III. Pearce, gen
eral freight agent Of the road, il
which fine of $4,000 was imposed
on the railroad company and Mr..
Plearce was fined $4,000. Judge Ad-
ans wrote the opinion, Judges San
born and Philips concurring.
The trial was held before Judge
Morris at the April term Of court last
year in Minneapolis. The Indictment
was return ed the previous November.
u The defendants were indicted on
fifty separate counts for granting that
number of rebates : from the rate
named in the tariffs and schedules OF
rates published and filed by the road
with the interstate commerce com.
mission for carrying oats from Mime
apolis to Duluth over a route which
passed through some portion of wis.
consin. They were found guilty on all
counts and one fine Of $4,000 and an.
other of $4,000 were imposed upon the
two named defendants. z..-..-
The defendants prosecuted a writ
of error to secure a reversal of that
Judgment. ~< = ">r."<-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
PARlSHIONER SLABS PRIEST
Latter Seriously Wounded Just After
Leaving Altar.


Salisbury, Mo-, May rs. - Rev.
Father Joseph S. Lube1ey was at
tackled and stabbed twice by Joseph
Schuette, a wealthy parishioner, Just
after leaving the altar of st. Joseph's
church here. Once the blade entered
the priests temple and the second
time his throat, just missing the Jug
:ular vein. He was rushed to hos
;pital sat st. Louis, where lit is said he
will probably recover.
The clergyman was attacked just as
he left the altar and was standing In
the church door in full view of a,,out
400 worshippers, one Of whom, a wo+
man, lie was speaking With. 'Schuette
rushed upon him before any one
OWNED his purpose and it was no.
until the Mortified parishioners say
their pastor reeling and fail that they
realized what was Transporting :befors
their eyes. - +t:=a =1s ...s
A dozen men grapp1ed with sschuette
and he was quickly pinioned to tt
ground. He struggled desperate1
shouting and snarling, but was final. !
Zoyerpowered and taken to jail. Ele Is
believed to be insane.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
RAY t5atE,,spss, .-lRsE ;NDlcTED.
seven TTEv ellis heturaeu Against
snG;ana Man

-Laparte, Lid, Mag Ian returning;
seven ts~s ILLS &-S=a1sst Ray Lam
phere, Tie Laporte eouatv grand jury
also indicted Mrs be,las Cannes. for
the murder OF Andrew E,elgelein y:
Mansfield, 8. D. No WasrAht was is
sued for Mrs. Gl:sssess, as abe was de-
clared oe-etally dead by the verdict
of Ccroner lack, but ia zozader TO vote
true LII a:s;aiaaa i>anas,here as AN az
cessory IN sue t!lEaa5 OF Eelselein, H.
was re- es :aey 10 azs.Aict MRS Guinness
as the tG%%nespoI> la aniaere now
stands assst;se '.>e ssar 81 Justice Off
cialls e1&:s4' >sa> >ws$A afsnn. five muir
derE, ahtS s'slna ass accessory III L. :.
Hoige!eiIs Es::::r,ie:< .,. @...
Setsar:ts4 hilia ssg=sa vo:eA against
LatnpE ere tSF- t.--a ssspzxas7, ia the first
degree Ct 1 f. ( eta Guinness and her.
three eEiids~*. :; t.s, ~ <Ssaoaess. Maybe
Sore1,nan 6 i I.,rr as-s'ns3E.
In eksass u! :.s IN ~ zezs With Nse zzur-
der CT t4at sew !. ssESayas., tie i3lict-
ment say: aat .ssay s.la1oir1aace OF
Jan. Il: 1921 a.: ,.sassasz5zt2 sl,ss, felon-
lousy fl1's:: .ss:sasss 80 ct s4a@ lledi.=
tated 5TetSe@,: III s. II. 4 ssss Pier Andrew
K Eejsa:s::::" ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
THAN
Win Not Be Released Fro.:l Asy-
Inn at Preset. B
COURT RENDERS De lsloN
Finds No Change in Mental condt
SD tion Since Acquitted Of Murder
on Ground Of Insanity. -.

Poughkeepsie, N. r, May 26.-
Harry K- Thaw, the slayer Of Stan
ford White, will not be released from
the lunatic asylum. This is the de-
cision reached by Justice Morschauser
of the supreme court in an opinion
filed in the matter of ThaW's applica-
ton for release on a writ of habeas>
corpus.
Both points brought up by Thaw's
attorneys are decided against him.
| The Justice declares that Thaw is now
insane and should not be allowed at
large and he further declares that the
commitment to the l,natic asylum by
Justice Bowling after the last trial of
the case was entirely legal.
Thaw's lawyers have applied to the
court for permission to place Thaw in
some other institution than the Mat
teawan asylum and by stipulation
with the district attorney the prisoner
will be kept in the Jail here until JUS
tfce Morsc..auser. renders a decision.
The justice is ho,diIl : court at White
Plains this week and will not be able
to hear the application before next
week
Believes Thaw Still Insane.
In his decision Justice Morschauser
says, in part:
''Thaw, at the time of his trial for
homicide, as defezse pleaded insan-
1ty and pres ented proof to show his in
sanity al" the time of the killing of
White and Ly the proof offered on his
behalf the jury was convinced that he
was insane and acquitted him upon
that ground.
Il am satisfied from the evidence
adduced before ne tat the mental
condition of Harry K Thaw has not
changed ana I find that he is now in
sane and that ii is , manifest as to
make It unsafe fer kim to be at large.
IN view 81 the existing mental CON
dftion CT SAID T:,aw the safety of the
public IS better insured by his remain
Ing in custody and ts-f.es observation
until he las recovered c:r a.util such
time es E s:la!i it reasonably certain
that there - no dagger Of a recurring,
attack Of TIE deiu1issa CT whatever it
may be-"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
MINNESOTA LOSES SUIT.
Great Western Only Pays Two Per
T.. Cent Tax on Main Line,

.. Cent Tax on Main Line.
An order has been filed by Judge
Hallam of the Ramsey county dis
trict court at st. Paul in the
case of the state against the Chicago
Great Western Railway company by
which that company is confirmed in
its contention that it is required to
pay only 2 per cent gross earnings
tax on Its main line running from St..
Paul to the Iowa state line.
The decision, unless reversed on ap-
peal, will forever prohibit the state
from collecting more than 2 per cent
gross earnings taxes on that portion
of the Chicago Great Western system
which was originally the property Of
the Minnesota and Northwestern Rail-
way company.
IN 1906 Attorney General. Young in
stituted suit against the Chicago Great
Western company demanding judg-
ment for the state in the SUM of s24,-
97S,62. It was set forth that 4 per
cent of the gross earnings for the
year 1905 amounted to $49,959.24 and
that the company had paid s24,979.62
az gross earnings tax. The railroad
company set up that it was exempt
'as to the property in question from
the, per cent. tax by virtue of the
charter granted March 1, 1855, to the
Minnesota and Northwestern COMPANY
by the territorial legislature and
Judge Hallam decided in favor Of the
comnanv
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
BANKER is INDICTED.
Arthur z. Drew Of HamIine Faces Sc.
j. rious Charge.

Arthur q. Drew, banker, promoter,
college professo humanitarian and
sociologist, was arraigned before
Judge Hallam at st. Paul to an.
swer to criminal charge in the shape
of four indictments for receiving a
deposit in an insolvent bank. He
pleaded not guilty. Judge Hallam
fixed bail at $4,000, which was fur
nished.
. The gravamen Of the charge is that
the defendant, knowing the two pri
vate banks, the Midway bank and the
l1amline bank, to be insolvent, accept
ed these deposits named, in. the sindict
ments. That he must have realized al
the time that the men who made the
deposits could not in the natura
course of events get their money back
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
WlTHDRAWS HER SUIT.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's Divorce Case
Discontinued, .,

DtScontlnUS0.
New York, May 27--Evelyn Nesbit
ThaW, through her counsel, withdrew
the suit which she instituted some
time ago for the annulment of her
marriage to Harry x. Tham. The mo.
ton for withdrawal was sanctioned by
Referee Deyo, who had been appoint
ed by the court to take testimony in
the proceedings, and the case was de-
c1ared discontinued without costs to
either party to the suit. Immediately
following the dismissal of the action,
Daniel O'Reilly. personal counsel for
Mrs. .Thaw, issued "a statement il
which he declared that MES. Thaw haa
been an unwilling party to the pro
ceed1ngs from the first. It was only
because of pressure on the part of her
husband's relatives that she had any
part In such proceedings. said Mr..
pRellly, and that she withdrew the
action: because she believes her ~hus-
bands present position demands her
Royalty
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
EScHLE PLEADS GUILTY,
Adssits The Killing of AGED St. Pau
T. .s- Man,

Fired Nschle, with the idea Of es-
Gaping the hangman's moose, went
before Judge Hallam at ST. Paul
and offered a plea of guilty to
murder in the first degree for having
killed John Smolensky, an aged rag
picker, on March % last.
+ When the plea of guilty was offered
In the stolid fashion of an indiffere:t
person T. J. McDermott, the: defend
ants attorney, stated that lie would
offer witnesses to prove extenuating
circumstances and these circurn-
stances AL related to the mental con-
dition ct the accused man. -.
" Neither the court nor County Attor-
ney. O'RpieI offered any objection to
this line OF Inquiry. Pas sing of sen,
tence Was aaferred.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
'NIirn1espta Pioneer Dead.

s. e Root of the firm Of Foot,
Sc l' a1lsa & Co. of St. Paul, resi-
dent of Minnesota since 1857, is
dead at fhis, home in. Red Wing.
He had been in failing health for
some months. Mr.. Foot va, one of
the most 1 prominent and widely known
naa g 4 OF the city and state and his
death fl TIT th ab from earth one CT those
"a as WHO .elped to lay the foun da-
FH tllo OF ;dh' community and the com.
HannWeaakh >uf Minnesota. ss.5 r.. .g,#..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29
Troops 10 STAY IN CUBA
6ial Not BE Withdrawn Until Reput-
IDic Again Is Established, ~.


Washington, May i27:-The important
announcement was made at the war
department That "a decision had been
reached not to withdraw any Of the
American troops from Cuba at the
present time The matter has been
discus sed at several recent confer.
senoes hetween the president. Secre-
tary Taft and General Bell, the chief
Of E:tHH 1t rs understood that the con
clusion reached was based upon repre-
sensations from Governor MagDon and
General Barry. commanding the army
OF Cuban qualification, that it might
be iEadvisahie to reduce the military
forces in Cuba in advance of the time
suggested by the president for the re-
establishment OF the Cuban republic
next fa1l.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-05-29

the deposition of man who manufac
tured the blanks upon one of whic!
the alleged Wood-Platt marriage Ger
t1f1cate had been prepared, in which
he declared that the blank form I
question was not autographed unit
three months after the marriage O
Miss Wood to Plat is alleged to have
occurred. ~
After remaining three days behind
the bars bail was furnished by
surety company and Miss Wood wa:
released.