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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18
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0ROCK ISLAND. ILL 7 4lsos5a 4S sHss55,5
Green Trading Stamps Free On Every Cash Purchase

This Store is the hardest worked
Santa Claus in Western Illinois
= largest distributor of Christmas gifts
in all this region.
The hundred extra clerks which we
have engaged for the last two weeks be-
fore Christmas are all installed in their
various sections and are as busy as can
be helping to care for the throngs of
Christmas shoppers. These 100 added to
the more than $50 regular employees
makes an army of willing workers ready
to assist you in every way.
This store is different from other
stores-The working people in and
around Rock Island for many miles in ev-
cry direction have claims upon us which
we recognize and appreciate The same
discriminating interest and courtesy, is
shown to laborer's wife who buys the
lOc toy for the baby that is shown the So
ciety leader who spends many dollars for
JeMelry and Silks.
This is "your store" the free enter
tainment, the music, the gifts, the con-
veniences of this store are yours to enjoy
this Christmas season even more than ev-
er and we are here ready to serve you.
If all final arrangements for your
Christmas giving are not fully completed
this store can help you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18

Baptist parsonage at Muscatine, Rev.
]. B. Smith performing the ceremony.
The bride is daughter of Thomas
Watson of Drury. Mr.. and Mrs. Dugan
will make their home on the groom,s
farm in Drury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18

appreciated by both teachers and
pupils. A pleasure of another nature
but one thoroughly enjoyed was given
each pupil as he left the building in
the way of a gift of fruit and Christ
mas cakes. 1t afforded the children
much pleasure and will be long remem-
bered by them as evidence of beau
tiful Christmas spirit.
r. r. c.. Club Meets.-The F. F. C..
club met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Henry Kramer. 104O
Fourteenthand-a -half street. Instru-
mental music furnished part of the
program, and refreshments were serv-
ed. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. w. T. Onion.
Etude Club Meetins.-The Etude
club met yesterday afternoon and took
up the study Of the composers Scar
latti, Schubert, and Chopin. The pro-
gram given was as follows:
a Sonota, A Major ........ ID. Scarlatti
b Tema Con Variazioni. "A. Scarlatti
Mrs. Oberholtzer.
a lie Violette ........... A. Scarlattl
b FruhlingsnGcht ........ Schumann
Miss Dutton.
Andante. Malch Schubert
Mrs. Oberholtzer.
Leihuanian, Song ...... Chopin
b Die Forelle Schubert
Miss .Dutton.
papor "0rioin 0f Onara
NocttFne OPP, Is ........... Chopin
b Impromptu OPP. ST.. Chopin
Mrs Oberholtzer.
| a Du Bist die Rub. Schubert
| b Barcarol,e ............... Schubert
Miss Dutton.
| ErlkOeHlS OCHuDeIt
Mrs. OberholtZer.
| WoIaamot- Scholl.-Miss Luena Scholl
daughter of Mrs. d. E. Scholl of this
city, and William R. Wolgamot of Chi
cago were quietly married Wednesday
at Davenport by Rev. S. M. Perkins of
1.-THE Christian church. Mrs. Wolgamot
lis popular in the tri-cities and is presi-
dent of the Merry Widow club. Mr..
Wolgamot, who has been employed as
assistant chief of the Burlington
freight construction department at
IChicago, has been promoted to gen
Ieral foreman of the Western Union
Telegraph company at Seattle, Wash,
where he and his bride will make their
home. Following the ceremony Wed
lnesday evening wedding supper was
lserved at the Harper house, few in
Inmate friends being present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18

Woman's guild of the South Park Pres
byterian church held pleasant meet
ing yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Quayle, 29S9 Thirteenth ave
nue.. There was large attendance and
the afternoon was spent in a pleasant
social way and the hostess served a
nice lunch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18
Abrasions and contusions.

Offer fruitful soil for the growth
of bacteria. Apply Salubrin at once,
it will restore health and vigor to the
cells. and the injury will heal quickly.
Bacteria can do no harm in a healthy
wound. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18
DRURY COUPLE is MARRIED
Miss Watson and L. S. Dugan United
BY Muscatine Pastor.

Leonard S. Dugan and Miss Emma
Pearl Watson, couple well known
of the county, were united in mar
riage, Wednesday evening at the First
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18

ISociety news, written or telephon ed
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be gladly received and published But
IN either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure reIia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and addreSs.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-18

Guild Has Pleasant Meetlng.-The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
o


Helglean that opened up the mystery.
Helglean had read Mrs. Gunness's i'd
vertisement. drew $4,000 from his bank
in Aberdeen. South Dakota, and told
his brother AISLE that he was going
to Laporte to marry. After two weeks
AISLE wrote to Mrs. Guinness to learn
his brothers whereabouts.
Dear good brother of the best friend
have in the world the murdress
wrote back, '.it is with tears flooding
in my eyes and my heart overburdencl
with grief that write you about your
dear brother. He is gone from me. /
know not where AS I think of him my
heart bleeds. May God bless him
wherever he may be.
Sell off everything that he owns
get together as much OF your ow,
money as you can, and come here dur
ing the first part of May. We will
then so and seek him. yring the
money all in cash. 1t will be easier to
handle in this way. I will fly to
his arms and never. oh. never be sep
arated from him again. Do not neglect
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OBITUARY
,Irs. Julia A. Foster

Mrs. Julia A. Foster. M
Mrs. Julia A. Foster. sixty-two years
|of age died on Saturday at her dauEh-
tiers residence, No. $3.50 Second Street,
Fulton. The funeral will be held from
the residence at 3 o'clock this after
noon. and interment will be made In.
lockwood
Funeral of Mr.. Mccarthy.
The funeral OF Mr.. James NJ Nc
Carthy, who was drowned in James
River on Friday night. will be held
from Sacred Heart Cathedral at 10
O'Clock this morning.
j. j. Schlosscr.
Mr. J. i. Schlosser, of No. Eli South
Laurel Street, died at 1920 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon, in the fifty-seventh
year OF his age. He was an engineer
in No. 6 Engine Company. Richmond
Fire Department. He leaves his moth
Ter, brother and two sisters. The fu-
neral will be held from Sacred Heart
ICathedral Mt 10 o'clock morrow
morning. Interment will be made In
mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Jnne BnyIy II. Brockcnbrough.
Mrs. Jane Bayly Higglnbotham
Brockenbrough, widow Of Mr.. James
ICabell Brockenbrough and daughter Of
Elmelie G. Higginbotham. died at tbs
family home, RaNenswood. yesterday.
The funeral notice will be given later
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
GIVES DEATHBLOW
TO F|L|BUSTER|NC
Old Rules Revived Will Stop
Speeches Of Great
Length.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 3l.-To
those who gave close attention to the
passage Of passing events in the Senate
during the filibuster when marked the
closing days of the recent session. the
change In the Interpretation of the
Senate rules was considered of far
greater import than the fillbuster
itself.
Senator Burkett, of Nebraska, who
gave close attention to the parliament
tary tactics employed by the majc<.ty
to bring the obstruction to an end
thus summarized to-day the changes
which We're accomplished between II
o'clock midnight and daylight yester-
day morning.
First The Vice President announced
thatit was within the province of the
chair to count a quorum. and that he
would rot order a roll call II quo
rum was actually present.
Second. The Senate, by vote upon a
point OF order submitted to it by the
Vice President. determined that the
question of mo quorum, could not be
raised until after intervening business.
if the previous roll call had disclosed a
quorum present, and that debate was
not such intervening business.
Dug Up Old Rule.
Third--A rule OF the Senate. which
in practice has always laid dormant
was invoked, prohibiting Senator
from addressing the Senate upon any
question more than twice in any one
day. The result of these three inter-
pretations OF the rules make it abso-
lutely impossible to prolong debate in
definitely, and thus makes a filibustel
| impossible where the end of the SEES.
sion is indeterminate, for they give
no opportunity for ntermisston by 6
| speaker, except by yielding the floor
and after two such Weddings of the
floor, under the rule, he viii not be
permitted to speak further on that day
BY refusing to adjourn, and thus con
tinuinS the same day until the legisla
| ton shall be enacted, 1t Is only mat
ter OF time untila any filibustering con,
| tingent can be successfully worn out
Commenting on tho effect OF these
! changes, MI. Burkett said:
No More Filihusters.
/ 1.-THE present Senate filibuster ha:
= been productive Of the greatest cvolu
/, tion in facilitating legislation since thu
days of the Fifty-frst Congress, wher
| Speaker Thomas 3D.. Reed announced i,
the House OF Representatives that gen.
Element In their seats could be seen a.
! we'll as heard. Fsg
That announcement was the result a
a filbuster and until Reeds decision
| it was possible for tho minority I,
compel the majority party to have
| enough OF their members present al
| the time to equal a ulorun, of the
! House. But Reed decided that Il a mar
was present he was present, Whether
he was willing to admit 1T or not, ant
thereupon he directed the clark L
lcount the members nresant tljat hf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
AL DRICH HEAD s
THE COMMISSION
Says Country Demands the Most
Searching Inquiry Regarding
Currency.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 31-The
currency commission appointed yester-
day by Vice-Presdent Fairbanks and
Speaker Cannon, under the terms Of
the Northumberland bill, held its first
meeting to-day. and while the meeting
was only for the purpose of organiza-
ton, there was general discussion of
plans, and 1t can be stated that II the
is perfected by the work of the COM
mission, the country will be given the
benefit of such thorough investiga-
ton and complete an exposition OF cur
Brency and banking as it has never be-
fore received. The commission organ
lied by electing Senator Aldrich chair
man, and Representative Vreeland vice
chairman, thus recognizing in the two
executive officers the co-authors of the
law under which the commission was
the Senate Committee on Finance. was
chosen secretary of the commission.
and it was agreed that the House
members should be permitted to desg-
nate an assistant secretary, but he
was not named to-day.
subcommittee of Six.
The meeting was held to-day because
of the necessity felt by some of the
members of getting away from the city
Tomorrow. 1t took place at Senator
ued for about two hours, during
which time there was an informal dis
cussion of the work that should be
done. Senator Aldrich, who becomes
the chairman of the commission. eX-
pressed the opinion that the country
would expect from the organization II
very complete presentation of the H.
nancial subject based upon investi-
cations to be made not only in the
United States. but also in the IL
nancal centres of Europe, and no dis
senting voice was heard in the entire
membership OF eighteen Representa-
tives and Senator's. 1t Was the gen-
eral opinion that the commission
would continue in existence for at
least three or -four years and the
opinion was expressed that the inHes-
tigation would prove as important for
this country as did that of the old
bullion commission for Great Britain.
The discussion to-day resulted in the
appointment Ola COMMITTEES of six TO
formulate u plan OF action, and us
first appointed the committee consisted
Iof Senator's Aldrich,t Hale and Teller,
and Representatives. yreslcand, Burton
and Padgett. Senator Teller subse-
quently declined the office, and Sena-
tor Bailey WAS substituted In his place.
The committee Will meet5ain New
York about the middle of June, and
Twill prepare It's plans to be presented
Ito Il meeting OF the full committee to
lbe held at some seaside resort in New
England about the 18th Of July.
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PULASk| VOTERS
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS.
Are Hopeful Of Sweeping Victory
Of the Democratic
Party.

PULASKI, VA, May S1.--At a mass
meeting OF the Democrats of Pulaski
county. held at Pulaski on Saturday.
the following resolutions were unani.
mously adopted:
First. The Democrats of Pulaski
county rejoice in the bright and bright
enIng prospects for the triumph OF our
party principles In the coming presi-
dental election, and are profoundly
impressed with the fact that at no time
in the history of our country has there
ever been more urgent call for all good
people to stand together to resist the
steady encroachment of the Federal
power on tile reserved rights of the
States and to rebuke the attempt Of
Republican Congress- to stir up again
bitter sectional animosities in their
wanton attack on Southern States for
adopting measures SO vital to the well
fare of the South. It is cause for pro-
found gratitude that the Democracy
is once more united and that from all
sections--from North, South, East and
West---come the welcome assurance
that our banner is TO be borne again
by our peerless leader and lncompar-
able statesman, William Jennings
Bryan.
| Second. That we recommend to the
! convention at Roanoke the selection OF
Hon. John w. Daniel, Hon. Thomas S.
Martin, Hon. Claude A Swanson and
Hon. j. Hoge Tyler as delegates-at-
large to the presidential convention at
Denver; and that 1t is the sense of this
meeting that the Virginia delegation
be instructed for William j. Bryan.
That this meeting elect twenty-eight
delegates to the Roanoke convention.
each delegate to have one-fourth OF .
vote. majority of the votes Of said
delegates to determine the vote of this
lcounty upon any question coming be-
fore the Roanoke convention for action
Third. That we heartily indorse the
| wise. able, busnesslike and patriotic
administration of Hon. Claude A. Swan
son. Governor Of Virginia.
Fourth. That we congratulate the
people of Virginia upon the fact that
every department of the State govern
ment has, under Democratic control,
been economically. honestly and sue
cessfully conducted to the highest in
terest of all our citizens. That we In
dorse the able and efficient representa-
ton of this county in the recent State
Legislature by Hon. o. c. Brewer, and
highly commend him for the good and
eminent service rendered the people of
this county.
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Guinness was found dead in December.
1902, with the back of his head crushed
In, every one believed that she had
murdered him. Mrs. Guinness alleged
that a sausage grinder had fallen from
a shelf and struck him. Her state
mont could not be disproved. She col
lected $4,000 insurance, and began her
systematic trade in murder. Every
body knew that she was advertising
for a husband. Strange men met her
at the railroad depot from time to
time. drove back to the farm with her,
and disappeared. But nobody cared
to discover the mystery. Belle Gunness
and her three children were left
severely alone There was only ono
companion. the hired man. Ray Lam
phere. now under. arrest. who worked
on the farm, and he bore none too
reputable a character. There had been
another, Jennie Ilsen, an adopted
daughter: but she was sent ito schoc.
in California In September. 1906. AT
any rate she disappeared from view.
1t was the disappearance OF Andre "
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SOUTHWEST BANKERS
MEET IN ROANOKE

ROANOKE. VA. May a1.-'fhe Bank
ers' Association. composed Of bankers
OF Roanoke and the Southwest. met at
the Hotel Roanoke last night and
organized About forty banks were
represented, and President j. Tyler
Meadows presided.
Hon. Henry NJ. Trout welcomed th,,
visitors. and II. f. Jones, president IT
the Dominion National Bank, of Bris-
toll responded Mr.. f. 3. Spencer. OF
Roanoke, was elected secretary, and
G. L. King, OF Pearisburg; J. c. Greer.
OF Rocky Mount, and J. w. Bell of
Abingdon. were elected members OF
the advisory committee At the ban
Duet which followed. President L. r.
johnson made the principal speech. He
declared that he hoped the time would
come when the surplus cash of the
banks. which now went to New York.
would be distributed among dozen
cities as Capitalization OF funds was
now one Of the principal causes OF de-
pressions. This statement was greete. /
with applause. Judge John w. Woods
was toastmaster.
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A coarse. fat, heavy-featured woman
forty eight years of age. with blS
head covered with mop Of mud-col-
ored hair. small eyes, huge hands and
arms. and gross body with difficulty
supported on feet grotesquely small
such is the description of Mrs. Belle
Guinness, the extraordinary creature
who ran the murder farm near
Laporte, Ind.
Murder for money was Belle Cum
ness's trade. She was Scandinavian,
came to this country when a girl. and
married a fellow countryman. Max
sorenson. in Chicago. in 1883. He died
mysteriously In 1890. Poison was hint
ed at, and elimination suggested; but
nothing was done. The woman coll
ledted $500 insurance money. and
two years later married Guinness. In
1902 she moved to Laporte.
Before three months had passed She
had become feared and hated among
TIE neighbors. She was more devil
than q woman said one of them.
whose farm adjoined her own. When
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-01
Ea.lcy-Hill Wedding.

HARRISBURG. VA. May sl-A large
crowd of Pearlsburg's representative
people assembled at Mr.. f. G. Thrash
er's beautiful home Thursday evening
to witness the marriage Of Miss Mary
Easley. of this place, to Mr. Hugh
Hill, OF Bristol. Tenn. Mrs. Bernard
Mason. sister OF the bride, gowned in
white crepe de chine. presided at the
piano. The bridesmaids and grooms-
men entered as follows Miss Senah
Try, Of Pearisburg. with Mr. John
French, Of Blueheld. w. Va; Miss
Minnie French. of Narrows, with Mr..
Abe Reynolds, OF Bristol Miss Bessie
Elicit. OF Christiansburg. with Mr.
Spiller Hicks, of Blueheld, w. Va.
Miss Minnie Mann, of Blueield, w
Va, with Mr. Whaley. of Bristol, and
Miss Belle Stewart. OF West Virginia
with Mr.. Oakley Alexander, OF Blue.
field, w. Va. The bride entered with
her sister. Mrs. Walter Miller. OF New.
port, Va, matron Of honor. who was
f:cwned In pink crepe de chine and
CARVED pink carnations. The bride
was radiently beautiful in her bridal
robe Of white radium over taffeta
carving a shower bouquet OF lilies q
the valley and Bride roses. her vel
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bring the money in cash."

to bring the money in cash.
This letter was written on April cad.
Five days later AISLE Helglean read
that the Guinness house had been burn-
ed and that Mrs. Guinness and her
three children had died in the flames.
He took the train to Laporte and told
Sheriff Shutter his story. Then Joe
Maxson. a new hired man OF the
murderess. spoke about some soft
spots in the garden. Digging began,
and the first body turned up was the
dismembered body of Helglean.
a few feet away the body of young
woman, supposedly Jennie 1lsen, was
found In all ten corpses We're M
earthed, three being of women. Wheth-
| er Mrs. Guinness died in tho fire or
| as is believed. substituted corpc
killed her children. burned down the
! house and fled, may be disclosed al
the trial of Ray Lamphcre.
Mrs. Guinness has willed her prop
erty, in reversion after her children's
death, to the Norwegian Orphans and
Children's Home in Chicago.
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DEATHS

BROcKENBROUGH.- May 81.
Z. 1908, at the family home RAVENS
wood. Mrs. JANE BAYLYa HIGGIN.i
BOTH-ANI BRoCKENBROUGH. widow
OF James Cabell Brockenbroush. ana
daughter of Esmslie G. Higginbotham.
Notice of funeral later.
tEI.LIoTT.-Died, at l1:45 A. NJ, suns
day. at his home. 1919 Chafln Street,
MUNSEY NJ. ELLIOTT.
Funeral from Laurel Street Meth
odist Church THIS AFTERNOON at
o'clock, Interment at River View.
Danville papers copy.
May 80. 1905. at her.
daughters residence, SS2a Second
Street, Fulton, Mrs. JULIA A. FOS-
TER, aged siNty-two years. q
3 o'clock THIS (AIonday) AFTER,
NOON. Interment in lakewood
MCCARTHY. Died, May asth. JAMES
Nj. MCCARTHY, son of Michael III. and
Catherine Johnston Mccarthy.
Funeral from Sacred Heart cathe-S
dral MONDAY June lst, ut 10 a, ~.
sCEILo sSER, Died at his late resi-
dence, No. I'll South Laurel Street.
IL $50 r. NJ, May 81, l90s, Mr., j. r.
4 SCHLOSSER, in the fifty-seventtIi
wear OF his age, Ele was an enHineer
in No. G, Engine Company. Richmond
Fire Departments, He leaves - moth
Ell. brother and8two sisters
Funeral from Sacred Heart Cathe-
dral TUESDAY, June I'd, ar 10 A.. ".
Friends and acauaintances respeetlu.i-s
sly Invited to attend Burial IN MI
calvary, without further notice,
Philadclphia and san Francisco
(Cal.l papers please copy.
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DAINTILY DRESSED BABY
LEFT on DOORSTEP
Lspecialto The Times Dispatch.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. May 81
"A pretty, daintily dressed baby girl,
about three months old, was found on
the front porch OF L. 3. Reynolds
home. 1905 West Avenue, this morn
ing shortly after midnight. The in
fant. resting upon a bundle OF newly
made clothing. was contentedly suck
ing from bottle of milk. There was
no mark of any kind about the child
or It's clothing to furnish the police
with a clue to the identity OF the par
ties who abandoned it.
A scratching on the front door at
tracted the attention Of Miss Hildah
Curtis. niece of Mrs. Reynolds, who
went to the door thinking that her
pet cat had been left out of doors.
The young lady was so startled at
finding the infant that she did not mo-
tice whether or not any one left the
porch as she went out.
The child was placed in st. Francis
hospital to be cared for until other
arrangements can be made.