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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
EPwoRTH LEAGUE ELECTION
S. e. Madison Heads List Of Officers
Who Will Serve Six Months.

The Epworth league of the First
Methodist church held meeting in
the Sunday school rooms last evening
and elected the following officers to
serve the next six months:
Presidents. E. Madison, Jr.
First Vice President-Miss Jennie
Taylor.
Second Vice President-Miss Bes-
sic Beeler.
Third Vice President-Miss Clara
Redecker.
Fourth Vice President-Miss Ruby
Williams. n Il tlsxi
Treasurer K. Rhoads
Secretary-Miss Nellie Cardiff.
A committee was appointed to make
arrangements for the anniversary of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21

cal experience. He is we'll known
throughout the county having for
years been prominently connected with
farmers institutes. He is life mem
Der of the Farmers National congress,
being vice president of that organiza-
ton. He was instrumental in securing
the meeting of the congress in Rock
Island in 1906. For years Mr.. Strayer
conducted model dairy farm, but is
now retired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
He Got What He Needed.

Nine years ago it looked as If my
time had come" says Mr. C. Farthing
of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter, Il was SO run
down that life hung on very slender
thread. 1t was then that my druggist
recommended Electric Bitters.
bought bottle and got what need
had one foot in the
grave. but Electric Bitters put 1t back
on the turf again. and I've been well
ever since" Sold under guarantee at
all druggists. soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
COUNCIL IS
SPLIT IN VOTE
ON A CONTEST
William D. Cochran Demands
That Election of Fifth Ward
Alderman be Declared Tie.
SAYS POLL BOOK GOVERNS
Claims Committee J. No Right to
Examine Tally Sheet-Mayor
Refuses to Take Hand.

Was George l.. Schmid properly de-
clared elected by the city council as
alderman of the Fifth ward, or is there
between Mr.. Schmid and William d.
Cochran, legally, a tie vote as far as
the legal official knowledge of the
council goes?
Has the city council authority to go
behind the certificates of the judges
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
w. r. c.. Attention.

All members of w. R. c. No. &C are
requested to meet in Memorial hall
Wednesday afternoon, April 90, at 1:30
o'clock Adjournment will be taken to
attend the funeral of Captain C. G
Dack. BY order of
GERTRUDE WYNN. Pres.
Sylvia ]. Hemenway, Sec'y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21

aldermen agreeing that its adoption
could be questioned in view of the fact
that some of the aldermen hold their
office merely by courtesy. This is the
very point ITO be raised in connection
with the election problem, and the al
dermen have for some time agreed
that there is room for legal contro-
yersy on this point
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
|. B. STRAYER AFTER
CAMPBELt'S SCALP
Seeks Republican Nomination for
the Legislature.

L. B. Stfayer of South Rock Island is
out after the scalp of Representative
Thomas Campbell, having entered the
lists as an active candidate for the re-
publican nomination for the legisla-
ture. Mr.. Strayer is not without politi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
YIELDS KNIFE IN SALOON
Julius McNabney Is Under Arrest in
Moline for an Assault.

The Haymarket saloon in Moline
was the scene of serious cutting
scrape last night julius McNabney
entered the place and began making
merry to the disgust of other patrons
and William Johnson. the proprietor
OF the saloon, demonstrated and at
tempted to eject him from the saloon.
Thereupon McNabney drew knife.
Bartender Knockemonn came to the
aid of the proprietor and was at
tackled by McNabney and cut seriously
about the face and neck. One slash
on the neck narrowly missed the
jugular vein.
McNabney was arrested and will
have a preliminary hearing tomorrow
on the charge of assault with a deadly
weapon.
All the news all the timeLTHM
ARGUS. tsaa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

GSociety news. written or telephoned
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 relia-
bility.a Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21

the league which will be celebrated
May Is to II.
The business meeting was followed
by program of vocal and instrument
tai music and readings. Refresh
ments were then served to about as
members who were present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
River RipIets, !,

There were no boats through the
Rock Island draw today. The stage of
water was $50 at a M and 5.9s at
loon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
WOULD NOT FIX CURTAIN
Mayor Closes Up One Saloon for This
and. Other Reasons.

Mayor Schaffer yesterday revoked
the license of the saloon at 1908 Sec
ond avenue, near Fifteenth street.
The proprietor refused to adjust his
curtains on Sunday as the mayor di-
rected, and this Was one of the rea-
sons for closing the place. The license
was in Thomas Cummings name, but
the place has been conducted by a
Mr.. McKlosky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21
Knights of Columbus Dance. -

knights of Columbus gave their an
nual Easter ball last evening at K.
of G. hall, which was largely attended.
The hall was deliberately decorated
and frappe was served The music
for dancing was furnished by Wrixon's
orchestra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-21

VIII Give Card Party and Dance
Court of Honor, No. 81. will give
card party and dance at K. of C.. hall
Thursday evening.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
ALASKA FISHERIES REPORT.

ALASKA FISHERIES REPORT.
 The Bureau of Fisheries of the De- partment of Commerce and Labor, Washington, D. C., has just issued it's annual report for 1907 on the Fish cries of A Alaska. This report is full of most interesting and instructive matter, in fact, in some respects is the most valuable ever issued. The agents of the Bureau are enabled to secure absolutely accurate information from the fishing interests so.that their statistics are correct to can on the Alaska pack, which they report as 2,169, ,979 cases. In making the total summary of the Pacific Coast the statistics of the Pacific Fisherman Annual were used. and through a misunderstanding in preparing the same for publication in the Bulletin, says the Pacific Fisherman, the figures on 'half pounds" were divided by two, when the reduction to the basis of 48 pound cases had already been done by that journal.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
LABOR'S POLITICAL METAL.

President Gonpers, of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor gives forth the warning, that unless the plea of labor for legislative redress and aid, as based upon the bills pending in Congress today, Is granted. the country is going to hear from organized labor at the polls of November as it has never heard br:ore. And relhaps it were well that he nation should get
 just such message from the wage earners; they are. numerically. the most powerful lactor in the electoral field of Amerlca, and certainly have a wide margin of inspiration, and long list of approved claims subject to popular correction and enforcement. But, labor has slept on its rights for so many years; has ignored the polls as medium for the accomplishment of it's ends, choosing the grosser and more futile channel of the strike; has failed so sjgnally in sending its best men to the front. poltically; has al- ways allowed itself to b5 dominated so often, and warped so far, by mere "mothers, instead of setting up its clean, capable and responsible men, that its threat of reprsal is taken with a grain of salt by those who, un- der other conditions, would champion their cause in hundred ways. The fact that they are going to enter the field of national politics is of grave in- terest and deep significance, provided they do not come with wholesale de- mands and unpoised-- Champions. They should know their own power, and people, and use both wisely in a rational campaign for rational ends.
 Ably led, with moderate primary, schedule of real needs, there is no reason why they should not take fun damental place in the electoral scheme of the country and command the respect and success all great parties command when they present cardinal and conscience-proven pleas and programs.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
"COVERNOR LOBBYIST. n

Under the caption "Governor-Lob- byist," the Panama Miner says:
 In the press dispatches received to- day, we are informed that Governor Hoggatt is in Washington, actively lobbying for the special interests he represents in Alaska against the Gale bill providing for territorial form ol government by legislative as- sembly.
 'The governor is paid by the United States government for administering the affairs of Alsaka at it's capital, Juneau, and is at this minute drawing down salary for the performance oi such duties. Instead of being in Ju- neau, where he belongs, the affairs of the territory are being administer ed by the secretary of the territory and the governor is busy misrepre- senting the people of the territory al the national capital and drawing down an official salary for so doing.
 "And then Wolford wonders why he is unpopular in the territory and why
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
THE COAL MINE SLAUGHTER

THE COAL MINE SLAUGHTER
 In this country the mortality ir mines is increasing not only absolute ly but relatively. It will continue tC increase unless mining companies and mining officials shall change their methods, says the Philadelphia Re- cord As pr. Holmes of the GeolOgi- cal Survey says. the mines are going deeper, which means more gas, be- cause the coal is under heavier press ure and more difficult of venti ation. Have we got to face constantly growing sacrifice of human life in or der to provide our coal? England, France, Belgium and Prussia have extensive coal mines England, of course, having the greatest in the wol Id. In all these countries the death rate is much lower than it is in this country; and, what is of still greater importance, it is steadily de- clining. What can be done there can be done here. Shall we say that means of protecting life which are employed with success in Europe are too much trouble or cost too much for us.
 pr. Holmes visited a Belgian mine, and, although he went as the accredit- ed representative of the United States, he was obliged to strip to the skin and change his clothes. This made sure that he did not Carry matches in- to the mine. That is the sort of care that is taken to save the hundreds of men from the folly or the recklessness of one. Yet in this country men carry naked lamps into mines. Probably there is notice prohibiting it, and the company feels its responsibility is at an end when it has tackled up such | warning. II the men do not obey it, that is their lookout. But suppose chat 499 of them obey and one man loes not? It is the business of mine operators and of the state officials who are employed to supervise mining to see that its regulations are obeyed.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
LET CURFEW RING TONIGHT.

LET CURFEW RI NC TONIGHT.
 Everery family should have cur few, which should positively "ring tonoight," ," and every night if needed, says the McGrath Pioneer. These curfews are inexpensive and can be home made. Take piece of siding two feet long and whittle one end down to a handle; then take the child that needs the curfew and bend him over barrel. Now take the piece of sidings.in the hand and use it as a clapper. Put it on red hot. Divide the strokes evenly and see that none miss. Good for boy or girl up to the age of sixteen, and applications are warranted to cure the most pronounced case of street loafing that exists. The music the curfew makes is finer than singing "Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?"
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
COMES TO PORT
 LAND

Miles Overholt, until recently editor of the Jacksonville Post, Southern Oregon weekly conspicuous for its de- partures from the usual beaten path of weekly newspaperdom, has given up connection with that publication to publish, in Portland, monthly magazine called Tanglefoot. The first five numbers of Tanglefoot were issued at Jacksonville. Mir. Overholt says he designs it as humorous mag azine with sayings on the Bill Nye order. His May number, the sixth, is the first to be issued in Portland. In introduction he says:
 "Tanglefoot, having outgrown its gingham shirt and homemade sus- penders, is now issued from Portland for the same number of reasons that it has been plugging along with ill the past.
 "Tanglefoot is now a half-breed Anyhow, it is half year old. And the little cuss has tickled so many who are ticklish that the head car penter and joiner deems it advisable to seek larger field, where the fem ces are kept up better and the grazing more gray.
 "The editorial and general passen- ger agents office is located in room 4Ol, Swetland building, where letters, bombs, internal machines, Spring po- ems, poison candy and remittances should be addressed. "
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

his administration of the peoples affairs does not meet with the ap- proval of the vast majority of the residents. Perhaps his perncious activity at Washington at this time has something to do with it"
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
.SUBSIDIZE NAVAL AUXILIARIES

|SUBSIDIZE NAVAL AUXILIARIES
 If Congress would but practice econ- omy from practical standpoint, il would save the nation millions ot dol lars annually where it misappropriates like amounts For insatnce, 1t does not take lot of brains to figure out a great saving in the matter of scout ships for the navy. There is no need of the government laying another 7oout ship kool if Congress will but
 ncourage the building of such ships for ocean mail carriers, to the extent of subsidizing them sufficiently to offset the difference in their cost and operation over that of cheaper tilt md cheaper manned foreign ships.
 The Ocean Mail Bill, if it passes the House, will doubtless soon develop
 uite fleet of ships built under con-
 itions that will warrant their being it for service as scout ships when
 eedpd hy the government. It will be remt mhered that the New York, Paris, St. Louis, and St. Paul of the American Line made the best possible scouts in the Spanish war in conse- quence of their high speed and large coal-carrying capacity.
 Another matter of vital importance iu til connection is that these ships would be employed on other routes in ines of peace, manned with the best disci plined officers and crews, ready to serve the nation at moments mo- tice. Will Congress kindly consider this important suggestion. and there by earn the gratitude of a patriotic people?-Railway and Mining News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

papers or AlaSka, IS puDllSneu
 To the Editor of the Miner, Ketchikan, Alaska.
 The citizens of the Columbia River Basin and of Astoria and Portland ask your respectful consideration of q proposition to establish steamship line between the mouth of the Colum- bia River and Alaska, touching as many of the Alaska ports as possible. There are many products grown or tho CoIumha River Valley and tribu- tary valleys that Alaska needs and can be furnished cheaper by this proposed steamship line than by any other. The ports of Astoria and Portland secure groceries from eastern markets at the same rates of freight as are afforded to either San Francisco or Puget Sound. So far as the promo tion of this suggested steamship line is concerned, it seems to us to be a very simple matter, and five or six first-class mercantile firms here in As toria and Portland cooperating with the most progressive business men of Alaska could establish this line with. out any financial outlay whatever, not even as much as penny.
 Here is plan by which such line could be established:
 It is a matter of comment that there are many empty charters on the Pa cific Coast at the present time. If the businessmen of Alaska and the ports of Astoria and Portland should get to- gether and secure cargo in advance. the remainder of the proposition would merely be that of writing char ters.
 Furthermore, there are doubtless many products of Alaska which could be brought to either Astoria or Port land to a great com mmercial advantage ; among these might be mentioned coal. And as there is not better place on the Pacific Coast for a shelter than the Lower Columbia River, which is we'll supplied with railroads, and which affords the best water transportation, it might be within the course of little time that q shelter would become a necessity. There are many passengers betwe en the States and Alaska who prefer to come to Oregon rather than Puget reasons.
 Another advantage that a steamship line could have from the Columbia River to Alaska is that most of the salmon canning in the United States is done either in the Columbia River or Alaska, and the canning companies thus having mutual interest would prefer to use the Columbia River Steamers to the Steamers that ply be- tween Seattle ard Alaskan Ports.
 We know of no way in which a quasi-pubIic proposition of this kind could be taken up to q better advan- tage than through the Editors of Alas ka papers. We are arranging to call a joint meeting of the commercial or ganizations of the Lower Columbia River valley to set this proposition going. We ask you, Mr. Editor, to call meeting in your particular To- caliry, of as many interested people as you can get together to consider this matter and arrange to send del- egate to meet with us on July 4th, by which time we will have completed our preliminary plans.
 ASTORIA CHAMBER OF CON-
 MERGE,
 J. H. Whyte, Manager.
 Astoria, Oregon, May 16, 1908.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

The general for Western Aus tralia, i speech recently delivered in London, stated that his section since the discovery of gold, in 1855, had produced 750 tons of the precious metal-sufficient to pay for the con- struction and equipment of fleet of Dreadnaughts. This may have been a comforting assurance to that section of the British public which is fever ishly advocating additions to the na- ", but it will carry no satisfactory message to the economist who sees in the additions to tho neeJ or Dreao- naughts diversion of capital from useful employment.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

The United States now outnumbeis s Germany in both Battleships and ar mored cruisers and two new battle ships year will maintain the superb ority. In naval program comparisons with any nation, the United States shows well at the front.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30
OUR LIGHT HOUSE SERVICE.

During the recent consideration in increased ration allowance, which in reality means increased pay, for light house keepers, of the United States, Congressman Sulzer of New York in the course of his remarks endorsing the bill, added another long mark on the credit side of our esteem by speaking as follows:
 "Now, sir, another matter in this connection of much interest to all the people of this country. We have a splendid lighthouse service and ex- cellent lighthouses on the Atlantic and the Gulf coasts. 1 am sorry l can can not say as much for the Pacific coast. We mnst do something speed fly to remedy the lack of lighthouse on the Pacific coast. We are away behind Mexico and Canada out there. and it is much to our discredit ard disadvantage. The Light Board should wake up, and Congress should take immediate action to build m ore lighthouses on the Pacific --es- pecially in and about Alaska-in the north Pacific and in the Behring Sea. We have too few light houses and most inadequate light-house service on the Pacific coast, especially in Alaska. | J o,,lc fponpppt f. ly from people Up there to the Goverr. ment for additional Lighthouses. Why are they ignored? Some one is blum | dering The Canadian government in it's possessions on the north Pacific has built splendid lighthouses, fol W hich the Canadians are justly en- titled to great credit. In recent years very few Nrecks have occurred in. tht waters of the Canadian possessions or the Pacific. We have had some very bad wrecks along our north Pacific possessons, and it is due very much tt the fact that in and around Alaska WI have very few light houses. We mus remedy this and the sooner we do so the better.
 I am in favor of this bill, becaus' I believe the lighthouse keepers ant their assistants do not receive ade quate compensation for the arduou iutes they perform, and want to SCI the committee which has this legisla tion in charge give us more light nouse service on the Pacific coast esueciallv in the waters of Alaska" "
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

With the Mikado barred from the stage and wooden Indians banished from-O Oklahoma, the burlesque artists will shortly be compelled to restrict themselves to such good humored folks as John Bull and Brother Jona-
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

Alton B. Parker will head the New York delegation at Denver, which is a dramatic fact for the contemplation of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Parker will be as welcome there to the Bryanites as the apparation of Banquo at the Macbeth festivities.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

AS result of the revelations attend ant upon the gruesome search on the Guinness farm at Laporte, Indiana, it seems 10 have been fully demonstrated that the fake matrimonial advertise ment is an exceedingly dangerous weapon in the hands of those crimi- nally inclined. Two things have been clearly established as result of the police gation-frst, that Mrs. Guinness conducted matrimonial agency; secord that number of men who answ cred her advertisement in person are missing. While it is probably futile to hope that the gull ible portion ot humanity can ever be safeguarded completely by the enact- ment of laws, still governments should never cease attempting to do so; and 1t would appear that ore of the first things to engage their future atten- ton in this direction is the fake ad- vertisement. We hardly .know what to suggest in order to remove this menace to the unsophisticated, for it is obvious that great difficulty must attach to the task of distinguishing the false from the true. A large num- brr of the reputable newspapers will mt insert any advertisement which looks suspicious, but with the utmost care on the part of the staff in the business office of a paper, fake adver- tisements are occasionally accepted for publication, for the simple reason that there is no easy way of testing their genuineness. But the great bulk ot the newspapers of the country accept almost any and all advertisements, their only concern being that they get paid for the same. So it would seem that the fake advertisement as factor in the commission of crime must be re, koned with. But it occurs to us to say that it might be possible to ar lange to have such suspicious adver- tisement investigated ny the police. Certain it is that had this practice leen observed in the case of Mrs. Guinness. this fiend would have had her career cut short and many of Ter victims would today be alive Victoria Colonist.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

A member of the British parlia- ment proposes to replace the mail ser vice by cheap system of telegraphy. If the popular impression of messeng- CT boys is correct this change would be a loss of time on the average. Be- sides, the writers of love letters don t want to telegraph them.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-05-30

HELPFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
 How to keep catsup from working Get it nice job in the land office.
 How to make Curried Beef. First catch your beef and stretch it on the kitchen table, mailing it firmly at each end so it cannot get away. Then gu to livery stable and borrow curry comb. Take the curry comb home with you and when you get there pass it rapidly over the beef with motion which resembles that of shaking dice for chances in a raffle for $3 diamond ring. If this process is kept up long enough the beef will be thoroughly curried. Curried rice is very nice, but rice is harder to curry than beef because it is harder to nail to the kitchen table and will not stand still while being curried.