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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04

Taft has consented to make several
short speeches into talking machines
for reproduction. AS the process of
making a phonograph record is some
what different from that of making a
real speech, Mr.. Taft yesterday found
Mrs. Taft laughing at HIM as he was
|rehearsing for the records.
Several experimental talks were made
land reproduced with varying degrees
of satisfaction. The speeches which a
single record will hold average about
800 words in length AS an example
of what the machine can do, the can
didate was treated to the reproduction
of a record made by w. ]. Bryan.
MIR. Taft. fixed Aug. II at the date
for the rally of Virginia republicans,
at which he will make an address.
A committee of the bar association
which began its goth annual meeting
here today, was received yesterday by
Judge and Mrs. Taft. The subject OF
politics was not mentioned. Mr.. Taft
will address the association Thursday
and he has been invited to assist in
the entertainment at the banquet
| Thursday night
Attends Bar Meeting.
| Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 4-Candi
date Taft today attended the initia
meeting of the annual session of the
Virginia Bar association here. No re
publican politicians are here and nj
| lpolitical conferences were held today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
PRIZE FOR THOMAS CAR
Committee in Charge of Auto Race Ex-
pected to Award Hcnors.

ing in charge the New York to Paris
auto race will probably meet during
the latter part of this week to make a
formal award of the prizes. No doubt
is entertained but that the committee
will award the first prize to the Thorn
as car and second prize to the Protos.
1t is understood the committee does
not hold that the Protos car disquali.
fed itself, and that the matter of its
shipment by rail and the Thomas going
to Alaska was disposed of when the
Thomas was allowed 80 days over the
Protos on the run from Vladivostok to
Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
EXPECTS BETTER
SYSTEM IN TIME
fore Going Abroad with Subcom-
mittee to Study Finance.

New York, Aug. 4.-Legislation es-
|tablishing a comprehensive monetary
system undoubtedly will, in time, su-
persede the Vreeland-Aldrich BILL is
the opinion of Senator Aldrich. The
senator made this announcement in a
statement given to the Associated
Press before he sailed for Europe
with his fellow members of the sub.
committee of the monetary commits.
sion, which goes abroad to study the
financial conditions in foreign coun.
tries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04

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Senator Allison was one of the vet
Grams in the upper house, having long
represented Iowa in the national body.
Two years ago he was desperately i'll,
and his death for many days was hour
" expected.
Finally he began to improve and in
time was able to resume his seat in
the senate.
Had Defeated Cummins.
His term would have ended March 4
and he recently defeated Governor
Cummins at the republican primaries
in the state.
The effect of his death on the politi-
cal situation in Iowa will be awaited
with interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
STA1ESAREV VOTING
Primaries, First Ever Held, in
Progress in Missouri, Okla
homa and Kansas.
MANY CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Expected that the Returns Will be
Muchs Slower Than in an Or
dinary Election.

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. PRIMARY
elections are being held by all politi-
cal parties in every voting precinct in
Missouri today for the purpose of Sc
lecting party candidates for the gen
eral election in November
Choose for All Offices.
Candidates are being selected for
every state, county and township of
flee, with the exception of school of
ficers, from governor down to CON
stable. The primary is the first to be
held in the state under the new law
No candidates for United States sen
ator will be chosen but the party can
dfdates will be voted on for a ballot
at the general election.
Returns VIII Be Slow.
On account of the large number o
candidates and the newness of the
system generally it is believed the re
suit will not be known until after the
usual tine for compiling returns il
other elections.
In Oklahoma Also.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 4.-Oklahom;
| today for the first time is choosin;
candidates for political offices by ;
primary system as authorized by Law
passed by the first legislature. On,
half the state senate, all members o
congress, two members of the suprem
court, one member of the state col
poration commission and county an,
state committees will be chosen.
| Kansas Is Voting.
Topeka, Kan. Aug. 4.-For the firs
time in the history of the state tn
voters of Kansas are today selectin
their candidates at a state wide pr
mary. Each political party will non
mate its ticket from United State
senator down to constable. Four stat
tickets are in the field, republica
democratic, socialist and prohibitio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
BUSH FIRE SAID TO HAVE
Been STARTED To FREE
BLACK HAND SUSPECTS

tion exists. By actual count only 25
houses are left standing.
Twenty Bodies Found.
Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 4.-Search in
the ruins at Fernie yesterday resulted
in the finding of 20 bodies This
morning the towns of Hosmer and
Michel were still safe. Cash dona-
tions for relief amounting to $4,000
have been received. Railway lines
into Fernie have been repaired and
relief trains are being rushed in.
Fire Goes Other Way.
The fire is still raging in the bush
but in the opposite direction from the
centers of population. If the fires do
not shift the towns are safe. Men
from lumber camps continue to arrive
at places of safety and from their re-
ports the loss of life has been not
more than $50.
Spokane to the Rescue.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 4-Relief from
Spokane was the first to reach the fire
region of Fernie. Over 1000 people
tiA Y bClhS IGilC GU iOI Sib VI ClliDlOoh. ~
special car loaded with tents, clothing,
1000 loaves of bread, $50 gallons of
milk and other food stuffs left yester-
day afternoon. For the present sup
| plies will be sent to Cranbrook for
distribution At that place are gather
ed women and children who will have
to be cared for during the next 10
days. Other cities of the northwest
are sending aid and the famine situa-
tion is rapidly being relieved. Nearly
| all refugees are reported destitute.
Fear Siavs VIII Make Trouble.
That the Slavs at Fernie are making
| trouble is feared. The last request
| from Fernie was for all guns and leg
irons that could be sent Immediately
Provincial officers have taken charge
afternoon with all the guns that could
be secured in that city
Tents for the Homeless.
Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 4.-Sir Wilfred
Laurier stated that General MacDon
aid, quartermaster general, had been
| instructed to place all tents and mill
tary blankets belonging to the militia
department in British Columbia at the
disposal of the fire sufferers about
Cranbrook Militia authorities In the
province have been ordered to facili
tate the distribution of tents, etc, anC
to do everything possible to assist
those rendered homeless by the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
CANCER FATAL TO
GEORGE PETTIBONE
Man Acquitted of Murder of Governor
Steunenberg Had Been III Since
Confined in Jail.

Denver, Aug. 4.-George Pettibone.
for years prominent in the councils of
the Western Federation of Miners and
tried and acquitted of completely in
the murder of former Governor Steun-
enberg of Idaho, died at st. Joseph's
hospital last night following an opera
ton for cancer
Pettibone had been i'll practically
eyer since his confinement in the
Idaho penitentiary, which began more
than year previous to the famous
trials at Boise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
CHAUFFEURS TO JOIN TRANSFERS
UNION If PLANS NOW AFOOT CARRY

st. Louis, Aug. 4.-Recognizing that
the horse is rapidly being supplanted
in the commercial world by the auto
mobile and that the perpetuity of their
Organization may in time depend upon
utilization with union chauffeurs, mem
bers of the. United Teamsters of Amer
lea are to make greater efforts for
alignment with automobile drivers.
This fact developed through discus
sions at the afternoon session of the
national convention of the organiza
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
Sensational Story Of Dis.
astrous ConHagration
in the Northwest.
LOSS MAY BE LIGHTER
Believed in Some Quarters MOI
More Than rs Have Been
Killed.

Cranbrook, B. c., Aug. 1.-The con-
Migration is sweeping Elk river val
ley and has already caused property
loss aggregating S7,5OO.OOO, according
10 careful estimates. The insurance
VIII not exceed $1,500,0OO.
LOSSES Are Cut Down.
Winnepeg, Aug. At is now said
deaths in the Kootenay Valley fire will
not exceed 70, with a property loss of
rot over five million.
said to Have Been II Plot.
Nebon, B. c., Aug. 4.-The most sen
sational story in connection with Fer
Gle comes from Crenbrook, where it
is asserted proof is forthcoming that
:aaTee bush fires were started at Fer.
ME, which eventually burned all the
town with the express object of free
ing five "blackhand" suspects confined
in jail.
Yet Il Sea of Fire.
Michel, where the fire scene begins,
on the east and for 30 miles west is
yet sea of fire with miles of blazing
mountain sides. Michel is yet safe,
hut the whole valley of the river is
on fire, and if the wind starts up the
town is doomed. All women and chill
dren have been sent to neighboring
towns for safety. All mines are shut
down. and the. men are fighting the
flres in relays, plowing, back firing
clearing underbrush or soaking roofs
of houses with water, of which, fortu
hately, there is a good supply. Only
about dozen houses have been burn,
ed in Hosmer SO far. but the fire is
all around it.
Take Refuge i'm Coke Ovens.
Many from Fernie have taken ref
uge in the new coke ovens being built
by the Canadian Pacific. where they
are safe, even if the town does burn
They are being cared for and fed a.
well as conditions permit. At Fernie
however, the greatest scene of desola
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04

ton, which opened here yesterday,
with delegates in attendance represent
ing $4,000 teamsters located in all
parts of the United States.
Among the delegates attending is
Albert Oliver of New York, who rep
resents the Chauffeurs' Protective AS
sociation of America. He is the first
representative of an organized automo-
bile drivers union to be seated in a
teamsters convention
President John A. Sheridan of Chi
lcago called the gathering to order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
AMERICAN BOAT WINS RACE
Dixie II Defeats British Motor Boat
by 40 Seconds.

Huntington. l.. l., Aug. American
motor boat Dixie II won the interna-
tional motor boat race yesterday, de-
|feating the British boat Wolseley Sid
eeley, by 40 seconds over the 35-mile
square course. Dixie lis time was 1
hour, minutes, 81 seconds; average
speed, 27.7 nautical miles per hour.
The Wolseley Siddeley was second
U. S. A., third. Den fourth. The Brit
Isl boat Daimler II withdrew after
eight miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
SENATOR ALLISON DIES
SUDDENLY OF FAILURE
OF HEART AT DUBUQUE.

former national champion, in four-set
match in the final round of the Long
wood singles tournament yesterday af-
ternoon. The score was GA, &c, 6-3,
|6-1. AS a result Little will play w A
Larned of Annapolis in the, challenge
round this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
WALL FALLS UPON FIRE TUG
Graft Valued at s2eo,ooo Sunk in the
CHICAGO River

Chicago, Aug. 4.-The fire tug Ilii-
nois, which had been working all
night on the smouldering ruins of the
elevators burned yesterday, was sunk
in the river today by wall falling
or the deck. The crew jumped into
the river and only one was injured
The tug is valued at 100000. 1t will
cost $4,000 to raise and repair it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
Decide unon Merger,

New York, Aug 4.-Stockholders of
tie Corn Products Manufacturing
company voted yesterday to merge
thst company with the Corn Products
Refining company, the latter corpor-
atfcn already having acquired all the
formers stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
VIOLENT QUAKE IN
ALGERIA CITIES

Constantine, Algeria, Aug. "A vio-
lent earthquake was experienced here
at 2:20 this morning. It lasted 10 sec
onds, and did great damage. No peo-
pie were killed here. but it is reported
a number of lives were lost in nearby
towns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
CALLED A FAILURE
Fruit Crop of illinois Great Dis
appointment, Horticultural
Board Finds.
OUTLOOK FOR 1909 is POOR
Apples Generally Hardest Hit, There
Being But 8 Per Cent of
Crop the State Over.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Aug. illinois
ans must eat fruit from other states
during the coming II months. This is
the conclusion of the advisory board
of the. Illinois Horticultural society af-
ter a thorough investigation by per
sonal observation of the orehardst OF
this state,
This board is composed of five mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
THREE DEATHS AT CHICAGO
Hot Weather Continues Unabated in
Illinois Metropolis

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Three deaths and
several prostrations due to heat and
humidity were reported up to 1 p. m.
today. The thermometer was 81 at
Pittsburg and two deaths and scores
of prostrations occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
Railway shopmen Called Out.

Winnipeg, Aug. Am order was is
sued at noon today by the executive
committee of the Canadian Pacific
Shopmen's union, calling a strike of
shop machinists over the entire system
tomorrow. The order will affect 5000
men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
KNIGHTS MARCH IN PARADE
Spectacular Feature of Annual Meet
inq Put on at Boston.

Boston, Aug. 1.-The most spectacu-
lar feature of the Knights of Pythias
convention was the parade of the uni
form rank this afternoon, when nearly
10000 knights under command of
Major General Arthur J. Stobbert pass
ed in review through the principal
streets of Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
PROSPECTS BRIGHT IN EAST

Norman e. Mack Says Bryan's
Chances Continue to improve.
Buffalo, N. Y. Aug. Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee who arrived here to.
day, said he found the situation in all
the eastern states most gratifying and
that everything augurs well for the
election of Bryan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
Count Zeppelin Goes With Air.
ship From Constance, Ger
many, for Record.
IS ON HIS JOURNEY EARLY
Shows What Machine will do and then
Leaves on Trip Planned to
Consume ID Hours.
Oppenheim, Aug. 4.-Zeppelin's air
ship, owing to defect in the motors,
landed on an island in the middle CT
the Rhine near this evening.

Constance. Germany, Aug. 4.--The
weather was excellent this morning
when at $50 o'clock Count Zeppelin's
great airship emerged from the float
ing dock at Frederichshafen. The air
ship arose Immediately from the wa
tiers Of the lake to height of about
400 feet and after describing mag
Lificent circle over the lake proceeded
in a bee line for this city, arriving
here at 6:55 The ship continued
along the Rhine to Basle.
Expects TO Return in Morning.
Count Zeppelin's plan is to continue
to Mayence along the Rhine and from
there return to Metz, cross over tc
Stuttgart and return, if the weather
continues favorable, to Frederichsha
fen at about z tomorrow morning.
Circles strassburg Church spire.
Strassburg. Aug. 4.-Zeppelin's air
ship was sighted from Strassburg a
1:14 1t appeared to be going at th'
rate of 40 miles per hour. 1t circlet
the great church tower moving slowl.
at an elevation of a little above th'
tower and then laid its course straigh
down the Rhine.
Averaged 20 Miles Per Hour.
Mayenz. Aug. 4.-Zeppelin's airshil
was sighted here at $3.50. The dis
lance from Friederichschafen to May
err is 261 miles. The navigators hav,
consequently averaged 29 miles pc
hour, including maneuyerings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-04
Wriaht Defeated by LittIe,

Boston, Aug. ITO the surprise of
everybody, r. D.. Little of New York
defeated Beals C. Wright of Boston, a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-17
How the Geese Led the Turkeys
by GEORGE HIBBARD.

No more curious examples of one
of these side issues of sport can be
found than is offered by a match
made when George w. was still
Prince of Wales. The match was
famous one in It's day from its eX-
ceptional nature, the parties engaged
in it and the unexpected denouement.
The Hon. George Hanger, afterward
Lord Coleraine, was one of the ele-
brated and eccentric personages of
the day. At one of the gay parties at
Carleton House Mr.. Hanger was led
in the course of the conversation to
declare that turkey could travel
faster than goose. The Prince of
Wales, who had great confidence in
his judgment as to all matters of
wind, limb and speed" agreed with
him in this declaration. A Mr.. Berk-
eley differed from them and match
was at once arranged. Twenty tur-
keys were entered against twenty
geese. The distance to be travelled
was ten miles. The race was for FIVE
hundred pounds. Indeed the conf
dence in the turkeys was SO great
that odds of two to one were offered
and taken-that these birds would
win. The prince at once arranged to
have twenty of the finest and gamest
turkeys collected. At the time and
place appointed he met Mr.. Berkeley
with his entries of geese. The race
began. From the start there was ev-
cry indication that the turkeys would
come in winners hands down" or
wings down. They tripped onward at
a brisk pace, which the geese, with
their heavier waddle, were not able
to equal. Indeed, at the end of three
hours the turkeys were leading by
two miles. But night was falling.
AS the light grew less the turkeys
displayed signs of uneasiness. They
began to look at the trees that APP
peared by the wayside and edged to-
ward them. The prince, with a pole,
to which was fastened a piece of red
cloth, did what he could to urge them
forward. First one escaped, and
raising itself to pendant limb, set
tied itself down comfortably. This
one was no sooner dislodged than an
other established itself in like man
ner. Barley scattered along the road
did not aid in the least. The turkeys
had concluded that it was time to
turn in, and turn in or turn out they
did. In few minutes all of the
twenty were roosting in trees, from
which it was impossible to drive them.
Meanwhile the geese came numbering
on. They :lowly passed their slum-
bering competitors. The race fin.
ished with the geese first and the tur.
keys nowhere. metropolitan Ma
aZine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-17
Full of Reminiscence.

At the different army stations in
the West 1t is the practice for the Off
GERS on leaving their post for some
distant station to sell of everything
they do not care to keep. In connec-
ton with this custom in "Reminis-
cences of Soldiers Wife," Mrs. Ell
len Biddle tells an amusing story.
There was very estimable wom-
an living at the garrison, veritable
Mrs. Malaprop. She told us Of some
jewelry she had lost, and among the
things was topaz chain with beau
tiful pendulum
THE lady held an auction before
she left, after her husbands death.
and some silver plated knives were
put up for sale. she rose. and in q
sobt1lg voice said, oh, dear no!
cannot sell them! They have been in
dear Johns mouth too often!'"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-17
SUGGESTS NATIONAL
BOARD OF HEALTH.
w. J. hampton Says Diseases
Would Be Largely Preventable
by Federal Aid.

Isn't it about time that we were
having a national Board of Health
OF Importance equal to that of any
other department of the government?
According to a statement of the
American Medical Society, during
last year 100000 persons died in
this country and there were AGO.
600 sick, involving the comfort and
material prosperity of 5000, 900
homes and 25,000,000 people,"
II we had a population of four or
i've hundred millions these figures
would not mean so much, but we have
not. On the contrary, we have no
more than will show that more than
one-quarter of our people are threat
ened in their material comfort and
prosperity every year by disease.
Medical men believe that at least one
third of this is preventable by knowl-
edge already in hand and the percent
age might be largely reduced If fed
eral aid were extended and all the
powers of the government available
in such good work were put into eff
feet.
Certainly no sickly nation can be
strong. and as certainly public health
is of more Importance than any other
one necessity of proper existence. The
government looks after the health of
cattle and sheep and hogs and other
animals of commercial value, but are
not the people, who constitute the
government, of more significance?
And what has the government done,
broadly speaking, for the people at
large? When the yellow fever, chol-
era or plague manifests itself the
government becomes active enough,
but what government aid Is expended
for the development of knowledge of
the various preventable and prevail
ing diseases that carry off so many
useful people every year?
Our physicians are making tremen-
dous progress, and they are doing so
out of their own means and The means
OF those rich men who see more clear
ly than the government itself what
Is needed and what should be done.
But so important a matter as the
maintenance of public health. the ac-
QUESTION of medical knowledge and
the dissemination of information of
vital benefit to all the people should
be in the hands of the government,
with men and means sufficient to pur-
sue disease to its source and throttle
1t at its beginning. We cannot final
ly conquer Death, but we can stand
him off until our time is up If we
only know how, and the government
is the one to find out how and to in
form us.-W. J. hampton, In the New
York Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-17
A Movement For Clean Bread.

A movement is on foot in Wash
ington to safeguard the bread supply
OF the public by wrapping it in paper
as soon as it has been baked. Some
opposition having been offered by the
bakers, who objected that the wrap
ping would impair its palatability and
digestibility, the Health Department
experimental with various kinds of
paper and discovered that the effect
of the protective covering was to pre-
serve the freshness of the bread.
which was superior after twenty-four
hours to that which had not been
wrapped. Another advantage of the
proposed method is that the union
label. which is now affixed directly to
the loaf "a plan Objectionable to
many consumers = could, with the
adoption of this method, be used to
seal the wrappers. Some restaurants
in New York have already taken to
the use of similar wrappers for the
rolls which they serve to their pat
rons.-Leslie's.