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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

persuade him to view II In that light.
He started for the China station on the
corvet Sacramento, and they got along
all right until somewhere near the
mouth of the Hooghly river on the
way to Calcutta. when the ship went
ashore at night In fog and was a to-
tai wreck. No lives were lost, and no
clothes were saved, SO all hands came
home rich only in experience. If I
were commissioned to write Sperry's
biography l could no doubt rake up
lots OF such material of narrowing in
terest to the people who pass their
lives at home, but in order to be truth
full l should have to get my detailed
facts from the fountainhead, and right
there Is where l should meet with de-
feat, for the reason that all such cpl
sodes would appear to him as too COM
monplace to be worth even recalliag.
Not Inclined to Worry.
"Sperry is phlegmatic I doubt much
If he took his shipwreck any more Sc
riously than a person would who step
ped in mud puddle. 1t was all over
as soon as his pajamas got dry. The
day that he, got married You would
have thought that it was his sixteenth
experience instead of his first one. APP
pearances are often deceptive, and the
matter of fact air may come from abb
solute vacuity of mind, but such an ac-
cusation can hardly be laid at his door.
His innate mathematical talent sent
him repeatedly to the Naval academy
as an instructor in higher mathematics.
Only the best talent in the service
would ever be picked for president of
the Naval War college, and he served
in that capacity for three years, relin-
gushing it to go as the naval member
of the last Hague conference.
II have said that he missed the glory
J Of the Spanish war So he did, but he
by no means missed the hard work oil
| 1t, for as ordnance officer Of the New
York navy yard he had anything but
sinecure. To the ordnance officer fall
all the details of fitting the vessels out
with their entire artillery outfits. There
was scarcely a day for more than six
months that at least dozen of the
| purchased yachts were not at the
| docks be armed and started off in 9
| hurry, but not mistake must be made
! this only in addition to the repairs anG
! equipment of the main feet.
81 saw Sperry at his work often il
those days, and 1t was joy to the
spirit to see the machine work. There
| was tangle in the thread every five
minutes, but it came straight in mo
ment and without stop in the regular
motion of the shuttle. He is going t.
| handle the feet of battleships in ex
actly the same way. 1t is not merely
a matter of navigating some twenty
| old vessels in company There are th'
! comfort the well. being. the training
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
sPE;RRY And WORK.
intimate Estimate Is Made of
Rear Admiral Evans
Successor.
DlGAlFIED AND WELL TRAINED
In Spanish War He Missed the Glory
But Not the Hard Work of the
Naval Campaign.

An estimate of Rear Admiral Charles
g. Sperry, who is to succeed Rear Adj
miral Evans in command of the Unit
cd States feet that will make a tour
of the world. is given in the New York
Post by e. w. Very, formerly of the
United States navy. who says:
.'Do know Sperry? Let me see. He
entered the service in 81 That was
forty-six years ago. If that computa-
ton is right have known Sperry for
ty-five years and have known him init
mately some forty odd. Why, helped
him get through with his wedding GER
emony, and year afterward brought
bride of my own to visit the happy
couple. However. you want to know
what kind of Il commander In chief he
is going to make and how he came to
get the appointment. In SO far as the
feet is concerned, l can say without
hesitation that precisely as Evans has
reported from Magdalena bay that the
feet is In better shape than 1t was
when it left Hampton Roads SO Sper-
ry will be able to show to an inspec-
ton board when the ships anchor there
again.
'As to the reason why he receives
the appointment, since neither political
nor family influence has anything to
do with it and since he in manner
missed the chance to earn glory in the
late war with Spain, the circumstances
are perhaps worth explanation. In the
first place. Sperry had the good luck to
enter the service very young, so that
his retiring age comes quite later than
that of his classmates, the majority OF
whom are already retired. Then he
had the common sense and brains nee.
essary to graduate from the academy
away up in the single numbers of his
class. Thus. you see, right at the start
he got into shape to become rear ad
miral early and to stay late.
"His start In active service was as
romantic as the start of narrowing
dime novel. although Il never could
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
New Theory is Rapidly
Spreading Over Country

l.. T. Cooper's theory concerning the
human stomach, which he claims to
prove, with his new medicine, is being
given more respect and comment ev-
cry day.
Cooper claims that 80 per cent of
all i'll health is due to stomach trouble.
When interviewed about his theory re-
Gently, he said: Stomach trouble is
the great curse of the Goth century
so far as the civilized races are con-
cerned. Practically all of the chronic
i'll health of this generation is caused
by abnormal stomachic conditions. In
earlier days, when the human race
was closer to nature, and men and
women worked all day out of doors,
digging their frugal existence from the
soil, the tired, droopy, half-sick people
that are now so common, did not exist
ITO be sure, there was sickness in
those days, but it was of a virulent
character, and only temporary. There
was none of this halfsick condition
all the time with which SO many are
afflicted nowadays.
'Iknow positively that every bit OF
this chronic ill health is caused by
stomach trouble. The human stomach
In civilized people today is degenerate
1t lacks tone and strength. This weak
ness has gradually come through q
sedentary existence. | further know
that few people can be sick with the
digestive apparatus in perfect shape
The sole reason for my success is be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

cause my New Discovery medicine
tones the stomach UP to required
strength in about six weeks time.
That is why | have had more people
come and thank me wherever have
gone to introduce my medicine, than
have had time to talk with
Among the immense numbers of
people who are now strong believers
in Cooper's theory and medicine is
Mrs NJ. e. Delano, prominent resi-
dent of the suburb of Brookline, Bos-
ton, Mass. She says: For several
years was broken in health, caused
primarily by stomach and nerve trou-
bles. l gradually became worse, until
recently | was compelled to go without
solid food days at time. | had sour
stomach, palpitation of the nerves OF
stomach and heart, dyspepsia and ex
IRENE nervousness. | suffered terribly
with insomnia, and my liver, bowels
and whole system gradually became
deranged. | felt instant, relief the
first day began this Cooper medicine
| now feel like q new being. Today
walked all over town, shopping
something | have not done Tor years
81 make this statement wholly IRON
a sense of duty. l feel | owe 1t te
anyone who might find relief and
renewed happiness as | have DONE
The record made by the Cooper
medicines is astonishing. We will
take pleasure in discussing it with
anyone who wishes to know about
ithem.-Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
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 dam
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 a
years labor in one laboratory, the
dandrtff 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, SO
cents and 81. T. H. Thomas, special
agent. s,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

and the steady enthusiasm of $4,000
people to be maintained. 1t takes q
steady hand at the wheel and solid
sense unaffected by what is called the
exalted position to carry the cruise to
successful finish. Trust Sperry.
But how did he secure the appoint
ment? Notwithstanding the dispatches
that state that it has just been deter
mined after consultation, there are all
the finger marks of a long and well de-
veloped plan of the naval authorities.
In the first place, it is easily seen what
superb training experience has been
gained by every one connected with
the fleet. This training has been as
necessary and as useful to the future
division commanders as to any one
else, and in order that the divisions OF
bthe fleet should continue to benefit !,
goes without saying that the com.
mands should pass to those who have
had the training in succession.
''The four rear admirals chosen to
the commands were, of course, care
fully chosen on the score of ability
rather than of availability, OF the
four, three must retire from active
service under the age limit before real
ly much could be realized from their
full fleet training. 1t must not be for
gotten that. in addition to the massed
fleet. there are four more active divi-
sions in the Pacific to be commanded
| and new battleship division almost
ready for assembly here at home. Just
prior to the sailing of the fleet from
Hampton Roads it will be remembered
that the elder captains were relieved
| and replaced by younger men, but
| there were two exceptions made Cap
tains Wainwright and Schroeder both
belonged to the category of older cap
tains and were near their regular time
| for advancement to the grade of rear
admirals. AS Evans and Thomas re-
tire Wainwright and Schroeder come
naturally ahead to fill the vacancies In
| division command, all the better fitted
for the positions from their feet expe-
rience. Sperry has the great advan-
tage of eighteen months of active serv.
Ice still ahead of him In addition I'd
his natural seniority. Thus the solidar-
ity of the divisional and fleet command
is maintained and the efficiency of the
feet steadily advances.
ut is only now that every one is
beginning to wake up to the fact that
the cruise of the feet has not been q
mere experimental procession or q
travelling show, but thoroughgoine
tuning up of an already well trained
mass--so well trained that the feet ar
rives in more effective condition thar
when it started. Sperry will increase
its efficiency beyond the slightes,
doubt. He knows the business of nava
work of today. ALI through his life
come good or come iii, he has not only
had the faculty, but, as shown in bill
work, he has exercised it to the full
of keeping up with the times and max
| ing use Of experience In the most eff
fective way and under all circum
stances doing his work with the cas-,
and steadiness of the trained athlete
"Of course there is the other facto
in this extension OF the cruise to thu
uttermost ends of the earth that Ameri
cans take to heart. We know that thu
ships and the men are all right. So
cially also when 1t comes to showing
the national character we want t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
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AGENCY.
ESTABLISHED 1874.

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Continental Ins. Co. New York
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Williamsburg ms Co. New York
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Northern ms. New York
Security ms. Co. New Haven, Conn
ms. Co, State of Illinois. Rockford, Ill
Connecticut Fire ms. Co. Connecticut
Office-Room 3, Buford block. Rates
as low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
NEWS OF THE NEIGHB0RS
Continued From Page Two.)

visiting with her brother, A. Sullivan,
last week.
E. Daily left for Port Byron to see
his brother, John Daily, who had a
bad accident. He had the fingers cut
off of one hand.
Frank Baringer has begun new
house he intends. to build just west
of the lumber yards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
REDUCE EXPRESS CHARGES
Three Companies Bow to Nebraska Law
Upheld by Supreme Court.

lincoln, Neb., April 15.-Three ex-
press companies today reduced ex-
press charges 25 per cent, in conformi-
ty with the Sibley act which was made
effective by the supreme court last
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
stevei

They'll show me off on holidays
And make the subjects shout
And jam their faces in the. dust
Whenever I go out;
They'll decorate my manly breast
With cloth,of golden weave
And hand me out retinue-
Well.
Not
For
Steve!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

They'll likely want to armor me
With spears and coat of mail.
And forty times day they'll yell,
Hail. Duke de Elkins: hailr'
Whenever come in they'll bow,
And every time leave
They'll make their iictors clear Nths
way
Well,
Not
For
Steve!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
SoIiloquy of Senator Steve Elkins.

INote.-,It is rurnored that the king of
Italy will make a duke of Senator Stephen
B. Elkins I'm order that his daughter may
have equal title with the Duke OF the
Abruzzi. who wants to marry herl
They want to make duke of me.
A man of great renown.
A kind of sort OF cousin-in-law,
I reckon, to the crown;
They'll add ducal coronet,
A duke mark on my sleeve
And put royal brand on me-
Well x.
Not
For
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
stevel

Oh, say. such carvings on as that
May suit some tastes, but mine
Amt built that way, and I would gag
About ten times in nine.
"A decent ducal son-in- law,
I guess, might receive
But have got t. pay that pricef
Well.
Not
For
Steve!
wv j. Hampton In New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
show an equal advantage. At this end

show an equal advantage. At this end
of the line no better representative
could be chosen than Sperry. No one
could talk with him two minutes with
out being impressed with respect for
his courteous dignity, his familiarity.
with all the matters that are of inter-
est In world progress, and he possesses
to the full that quiet assurance of the
American who needs no affectation to
impress his critic. A better example
of quiet, impressive American charac-
ter could not have been chosen. Take
it, all in all, the coming extension of
the cruise may serve as an invaluable
lesson to the faraway world as to
what kind of people the Americans
really are, not what hidebound for
eign writer's think we are
Senator Whyte's Fear of Mystic 10.
s The late United States Senator Will
liam Pinkney Whyte, Maryland's
grand old man" and venerable states
man, stood in horror of the mystic 10
and particularly Friday, the 18th. Once
when about, to seat himself at the din
ner table he. noticed that he would
make the thirteenth person and told
those already seated to proceed-that
he would wait awhile. The reason for
his hesitation being suspected, his
granddaughter said: "Why, grandpa,
sit down. With me there are only
twelve and half" After this sally
the grandfather laughingly assented.
1t may have been fate that decreed
that his last illness should have come
on that Friday the 18th of which he
stood in fear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

All the news all thu time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
Central TRUST amid
SAVINGS Bamk
incorporated Under State Law,
ROCK ISLAND. ILL
H. E. CAsTEEL. President. :.
y
L. d. NUDGE. Vice President.
H. B. SUMMON. Cashier.
Capital Stock, $1,000 Four Per Cest
Interest Paid on DepOsits.


DIRECTORS - c. J. Larkin. H. D.
Curtis, II. E. Casteel, l. d. Nudge. H
d. Mack, John Schafer, NJ 8. Heagy,
H. B. Simmons. H. H. Cleaveland Mary
e. Robinson. w. ]. Sweeney. H. w.
Tremann.
TRUST DEPARTMENT..
Estates and property Of all kinds are
managed by this department., which In
kept entirely separate from the bank
ing business of tine company. We act
as executor of and trustees under
Wills. Administrator. Guardian. and
Conservator of Estates.
Receiver and Assignee Of Insolvent
Estates. General Financial Agent for
Non Residents. Women. Invalids.l and
others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

OFFICERS-Phil Mitchell. president:
H. p. Hull. vice president: P. Greena-
walt, cashier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

w =. hampton N New York world.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
Well KnlWn Comedian In Court 10
Answer Charges Made by Girl
GETTING JURY TEn|Ous TASK
Only Five Had Been Secured When
Court Adjourned for the Day, But
lt'a Hoped Box viii be Filled by
Tonight.
(Dy Assoaiatsd Presal

NEW YORK, March 10-Raymond
hitchcock, the comedian was mt on
trial today IN the criminal branch OF
me Supreme Court before Justice
blanchard on an Indictment growing
out OF charges preferred by fifteen
year old girl.
Juslice blanchard overruled the mo-
'loh ior another postponcment and
directed that the selection of a Jury
be commenced without delay
Hitchcock arrived at the court room
early. accompanied by his wife. who
Is known on the stage as Flora ZntelIe
and his counsel.
Mrs. Hitchcock was not nermittcd
10 enter the court room. however. but
was escorted to tho ante room in
which Evelyn Neshit Thaw spent
much of her time during the trial of
her husband for the murder of stan.
ford White.
On orders from Justice Blanchard
all the doors leading to the court
room We're closed and guarded and
only those having some direct inter.
est in the case were permitted To en-.
ter.
a big crowd had gathered in the
corridors before the opening of court
but all were turned away.
The work of selecting a jury proved
to be very tedious. When the noon
recess was taken only two Jurors had
been selected
Five Jurors cad been selected when
the court adjourned until tomorrow
and the counsel expressed the hone
mat the jury box might be filled at
the morning session and the taking of
testimony began in the afternoon.
Hitchcock is represented bv John
Stanchheld, II. j. Gray. Herman
Fromme and Carl Fischer Hansen.
The prosecution is in the hands of
Assistant District Attorneys Garvin
and Tnrnbull The complainant az.
ainst the actor is Ellen Won Hagen. n
fifteen year old girl.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
INSANE, HE FUSiLLADED
SWeDeN'S ROYAL CASTLE
Fired Dozen Bullets into BUILDING.
But Al OF the Occupants Escap.
ed Injury.
fBy Assoclntcd press.l

CiihlSriANA. March ia Swcdc.
apparently insane. fusillade the royal
castle here With Remington rifle at
noon today lie Rrcd Altogether II
dozen bullets. several Of which crash
eel through the windows ana embed
dod themselves In The interior walls
OF tho castle.
The man was promptly seized by
the police and disGrmcd. At the police
station he declared that It was his
intention TO XIII King Hnkom. lie
stu had 40 or so cartridges In his
pockets.
a<'ng linkom and Queen Maud are
not IN the castle having recently re-
moved to The royal residence nj Vox-
onkollern.
None of the palace officials or SER
wants were Injured
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
Strung Up 10 Trees After They Con,
fessed 10 Burning Buildings.
TAKEN FROM DEPUTY saERlFFs
Mob of Thirty Overlook the OFFICERS
While They Were Taking the pris-
oners to Jail for safe Keeping =
Conducted in an orde. " Manner.
(By Associated press.1


MOBILE, ALA. March lO-Dave
Poe. Tom Ranston and two jenkins
brothers, all negroes, were lynched at
Van Cleave, Miss, 20 miles north OF
Biioxie. Miss, by a mob of 80 men.
last night.
The negroes were in custody OF
Deputy Sheriff Evans of jackson
county. enroute 10 Jail when the
mob overlook them
A series of incendiary fires, causing
losses in feed stuhs and Other sup
plies incensed the people of the vi
cinity. The four negroes confessed
their guilt when the mob took them
from the deputy. and ali four we're
hanged TO limbs OF trees by the side
OF the road. where their bodies were
found this morning.
The immediate cause Of the lynch
Ing was the burning of The warehouse
OF sam Byrd last Friday night when
ii is said an attempt was made TO
waylay and rob Byrd. who conducts
a store near Van Cleave.
Among the other warehouses burn
I'd In the vicinity are those OF w. H.
Westfgall about a month ago. and the
Dantzler Lumber Company. recently.
The lynching was conducted in an
orderly manner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
10 do any of the ordinary duties OF
womanhood.
Evils OF Child Labor.

INllc OF Ontt0 LABOR.
You cannot have good citizens.
good men anu women OF the next gen
Grafton If the boys and girls are
worked in factories 10 the stunning
OF their moral. mental and physical
growth. Wherever the national gov
eminent can reach it should do away
with the evils OF child labor. ANA
trust this will be done but much must
be done by the actions of the several
state legislatures: and do each of YOU.
III your several states. all that YOU
can to secure the enactment. and then
The enforcement. of laws that shall
put 4 stop 10 the employment OF chill
dren OF tender age in doing what only
< own people should do
DO not forget that love is what
the family is based on but don; do
chiiHren, don't 10 grown people. the
dreadful through love that
is merely one form of weakness--of
failing to make the child. behave him
sci! or herself. ~ marriage should he
partnership where each of The two
parties has his o. her rights where
each should be more careful to do his
or her duty than to exact duty from
the other partner; but where each
must. in justice to the other partner
no less than himself or herself. exact
the performance of duty by the other
partner. CApplause) Let each of Won
do his or her duty first: but do not
lose your self respect by submitting
10 wrong"
Delegates from All Over the World.
Delegates representing every stoto
and territory in the Union ann the
reading countrie; OF the world assem
ped mere today 10 attend The interna
'lohai congress on the welfare OF the
Guild under the asupiccs of the M
tional Mothers Congress. II Is e,ti-
mated that upwards OF two hunrded
delegates are here in addition TO four
or I'VE hundred visitors. The con.
gross VIII be i'll session for one week.
ana promises 10 be one OF the most no.
table OF its kind ever held Al least
a dozen nations are represented in the
assembly. among them being Germ
any. Holland. Japan. Greece. France.
switzerland. South Africa and other
countries. An interesting program,
mas been prepared and prominent men
and women from this country and ab-
road are scheduled to speak ON oues.
lions bearing upon the care and cul.
ture OF children.
inc notable speakers will be: Com
missioner OF Education Elmer y.
Brown, who will Officially represent
Continued on Eiohth Da,a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-11
BILL AGAIN
CONSiDFREDBYH OUSE
Representative HAM lton Takes AID
vantage OF Rules and AopIauds
Roosevelt Administration.
CIV Associated Pross,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. March 10 -
Consideration OF the postohice APP
preparation bill was resumed in the
House today. Although amendments
were in order the bill. when IL was
laii aside for the day with IL pages
disposed of, had undergone no mate
rial change
a noteworthy speech by MIR. Ham
itop of Louisiana. upholdlng the light
of The government 10 control corpor
atoms and sustaining the President in
his attitude toward them was the
feature of the days proceedings
S'her addresses We're made by Messrs.
small of North Carolina and Finley
Of South Carolina. each OF whom at
tackled the proposition TO Increase the
pay for ocean mall service on the
ground that it was subtetugc for a
ship subsidy.
The House adjourned at SIS n. M