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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17

structed to call a meeting to deter
mine the sentiment of the property
owners
The plat of w E. Bailey's Lincoln
Court addition, south of Twelfth ave
nue. and east of Seventeenth street,
was presented. and referred TO the
street and alley committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
For separate Maintenance.

Ellen F. Peterson has filed a bill
for separate maintenance against her
husband, John Peterson. The suit,
begun in the circuit court today by
Harry McCaskrin, Charges that the
defendant has been guilty of cruelty
and as result the complainant
health is in serious danger. An in
junction is also applied for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
Local Option Meetings


Hon. E.lA. Enright of Kansas City,
Kansas, who is in the city to attend
a meeting of the directors of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America. has con
scented to speak Thursday evening
next in Armory hall and tell the facts
in regard to the closing of saloons in
Kansas City as he knows them.
The faculty of Augustana college
has arranged for local option meet
ing in the college chapel this evening
at s o'clock. Many of the students
are voters in the city or Moline, or
some part of the county. and are keen
IL interested in the campaign. II. A.
Weld and Rev. w. S. Marquis are to
be the speakers of the evening, and
tie students will furnish appropriate
music. While the meeting is held
primarily for the students, all citizens,
women as well as men, are invited to
be present
A local option meeting for the Swed
ish speaking people will be held i'll
Zion Lutheran church on Seventh ave
nue. tomorrow evening at s o'clock
The speakers will be Rev. G. X
Stark of Chicago. state secretary 81
| the Anti-Saloon league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17

follows: President, Fred Rauh: vice
president, Miss Emma Benson: secre-
tary, Miss Esther Green; treasurer,
Andrew Gross; chairman social com.
mittee. first tsix months. Miss Della
Cook; second six months. Miss Sarah
Worthington. AT the close of the
business meeting a social hour was
spent. program of readings by E.
J. Winchester of this city and Miss
Mildred Kruse and E. H. Hass of Dav-
export were given. which, was much
enjoyed.
T. c. Club Plays Cards.-The mem
bers of the T. c. club entertained
their gentlemen friends at the home
of Miss Ethel Sparr, 716 Rast
Sixth street, Davenport. Four
tables of cinch Were played the favors
going to R. Pickup and Miss Florence
Weaverlng, Ned Clark and Miss
Helen Weaverling receiving the con
ISOLATION prizes. Supper was served
and dancing concluded the evening.
The next meeting will be with Miss
May Bendixen, 424 Davie street. Day-
export.
ST. Patrick's Box SociabIe. - The
young ladies' auxiliary of the Spencer
Memorial Methodist church, on Forty
third street and Seventh avenue. will
give a St. Patrick box sociable Thurs
day evening in the basement of the
church. Coffee and sandwiches will
be served and boxes will be sold.
Will Complete Organization. - The
young men of the First Methodist
church will meet at the church this
evening to complete the organization
of the club formed last week. A con.
stitution and bylaws will be adopted
and a name selected.
st. Patrick's Annual BaII.-The an
nual St. Patrick day ball of the st
Joseph's branch of the Western Cath
Ollie union will be held this evening al
| Industrial hall. Elaborate prepare
lions have been made for the affair.
| MayfIower Camp Card Party.-May
flower camp, No. 1O1. Royal Neigh
bors, will give card party tomorrow
evening at Odd Fellows hall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17

1t took the republican city-township
convention held at Turner hall last
evening just 10 minutes to transact
its little business and adjourn. In
that space of time the meeting organ
lied, both temporarily and permanent
ly. the candidates who were endorsed
in the primaries Saturday afternoon
were tTiumphantly nominated and
Harry Schriver was elected TO sue
coed himself as chairman of the city
township committee and instructed to
go before the county committee today
and demand that a county convention
be called to choose congressional del
egates, instead of allowing them to
be picked by the county committee
The last named proceeding was es-
sentially pro-Taft and anti-Cannon,
but it went without protest.
Quickly as last evenings business
was disposed of it was over none too
soon to please those politicians set
to watch and lead the local option
nightmare out of the door should it
appear.
Kept Oil Can Handy.
II. A. Weld, who held a proxy
from the Fifth ward, was there
with that very end in view. With
oil can he kept the machinery album
dainty fabricated so that it might run
smoothly and grind out the grist be-
fore anything happened. He was also
instrumental in cutting out the fan
ming process, moving TO dispense with
nominating speeches, and sticks, Chaff
and light grain all went into the hop
per without thought of the kind of a
batch that would result for the city
township baking day. April Z. If any
wind tanning had been permitted
there would have been no telling what
some delegate might have uncorked.
Mr. Yields part was the elimination
of a remarkable series of rare feats,
extending from the lifting with the in.
dex finger of his right hand of a load.
ed. car that had been glued to the track
for two weeks, to the spreading of the
dry blanket over a thoroughly oiled
political assembly.
Chairman Schriver called the con.
vention to order and was chosen to
act as temporary chairman without op
position. There was a contest over
secretary everybody named being in
a hurry to see how quickly he could
decline the honor Frank Welch. J
X. Brooks. Charlie Harris, C. A. Ack
crlind and Ed Concannon were sug
gested in turn and all baked with be
coming grace. Finally the chairman
took the situation in hand with al
utter abandon that would have done
ice Cannon credit
The nomigations are closed" he
ruled All in favor of Mr. Acker
lind say aye" And Mr.. AckerlinC
took the job.
Cut Ont Red Tape.
Next came a motion that com
mittee Of one from each ward be an
pointed to examine credentials. II cal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
Beer That Is Beer,

If you want to drink good beer, order
the Davenport Mating companys pale
export. Delivered anywhere in Rock
Island. Both phones, north 169.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
MUlcT LAW CAUSE
OF BLACKMAiLlNG
Davenport Democratic Convention De-
nounces Statute as Fruitful
of Intemperance.

The lid which the Civic federation
proposes to fasten on tight on the city
of Davenport will be the burning is
sue in the city campaign and at the
election April 4. The democratic city
convention last night adopted a plat
form denouncing the Iowa mulct law,
declaring it productive of intemper-
ance and of blackmailing. The city
ticket which Won at the primaries
was endorsed. ,d..--..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

William E. Bailey to Peter F. Tren-
kcnschuh, lot /, w. E. Bailey's Sixth
addition, Rock Island. 500.
William Stockham to Kate Marks,
east 40 feet lot 2, block 1, Brackets
addition to Rock Island, $4,000.
o. H. Bradley and Gertrude Bradley
to Block Hawk township, part west
half lot 2, south half, northeast quar-
ter and part north half northeast quar-
ter section SO, II, Wv, SIS.
Henry Van Poucke to Peoples Saw
ings Bank & Trust company, north As
rods, northwest quarter, northeast
quarter, section 16, II, 1w, 81.
Sarah l. Mcconnell to Claus Mon
gerson, south half southeast quarter
section 17-16-2w. $4,000.
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.
T. ]. Blackmore of Halter & Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says: "A shor'
time since | procured a bottle of DR..
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. u
got me out of the house in "a hours.
took to my bed with rheumatism
nine months ago and DR.. Detchon's
Relief for Rheumatism is the only
medicine that did me any good. ]
had five of the best physicians in the
city, but 1 received very little relief
from them. l know DR.. Detchon's Re
lief for Rheumatism to be what it Is
represented and take pleasure in rec
ommending it to other poor sufferers. =
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gust Schlegel
& Son, 20 West Second street, Daven.
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
DONE IN STAMPEDE
Republican Towns hip Ticket
Approved by Convention
in Short Order.
RESOLUTIONS ARE D0DGED
n. A. Weld Helps to See to 1t That
Local Option Controversy Is
Kept from Bobbins Up.

REPUBLICAN TOWNSHIP TICKET
APPROVED.
Assessor-John T. Moeller.
Collector-John 3. Johnston.
Supervisor-DaVid Don.
Assistant Supervisors-James e.
Larkin, George Stroehle and Ezra
Wilcher.
Constable-Louis A. Pollard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17

CHAIRMAN CITY COMMITTEE.
n. M. Schriver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
Ordinances Adopted.

The council adopted two ordinances
which were outlined at the last meet
ling. that providing for the employ
ment of an electrician for the fire de-
partment, and another placing the
boulevard on Seventh avenue between
Thirty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets
under the care and authority of the
park board.
Petition for HarbOr.
A, petition signed by about $50 citi-
zens was presented to the council
asking that the Island City Boating
association, which was recently organ
lied. be allowed to use or lease the
block along the river between Tween
tieth and Twenty-first streets for a
harbor. This petition was referred to
the license and markets committee,
which also has under consideration
now the petition of the Naval Re
serves for the right to build a boat
house at the foot of Twenty-first
street. The sentiment of the alder
men is to grant the petitions if the
city has authority over the shore in
question.
Water Rent Rebates.
| On the recommendation of the
waterworks committee che council
voted to allow NJ. ]. Murphy tota
rebate of s3975 on water rent on sew
eral attachments where the property
was vacant for long terms
i A petition for the extension q
water mains on Seventh street be
tween Ninth and Eleventh avenues
was referred to the board of local i'm
lprovements to proceed under specia
assessment proceedings.
A petition for opening an alley il
the territory between Twenty-eightl
land Thirtieth streets and between Fift
land Seventh avenues was referred il
like manner, the board being il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
Cut Ont Red Tape.

Next came a motion that a com
mittee Of one from each ward be an.
pointed to examine credentials. 1t car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17

Constable-Louis A. Pollard.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
BRIGHT FUTURE.
FOR The SOUTH
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CON-
GREss STARTS MOVE FOR
GREAT ADVANCEMENT.
SOLID SOUTH IS GOING
Secretary Straus in Speech Declares
Progress e Having Such Ef-
feet That il VII Be
Misnomer.

Washington, Dec. 3--With proph,
cies Of almost unparalleled economi
cal and commercial advancement
adv ancement near thand for the
sorth, an initial movement for still
greater development Of the natural
resources in that section was formal
t. inaugurated at a meeting hrre to-
dag of the Southern Commercial con
Igress. Some reasons advanced by
The speakers as to why the south has
not made greater progress i'll the de-
yeiopment of its resources were that
that section had suffered to a marked
degree because of the lack Of ade-
qCate transportation facilities
A factor which had prevented bet
ter railroad transportation facilities,
it was pointed out, had been the al
legged hostility Of some legislatures
in the southern states to the rail
roads, But changed sentiment had
come, railroads were planning for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
BASEBALL MEN
MAKE DEMANDS
EASTERN LEAGUE AND AMERl
CAN ASSOCIATION WANT
SEPARATION.
TO REPLY WEDNESDAY
Is Their Dictum to Secretary Farrell
Of National Association
Many Changes in
Rules Asked

New York, Fec 1.-THE National
FascbaIl Commission today heard the
demands of the Eastern League and
American Association which bolted
the recent Chicago meeting. The de-
mand went beyond the anticipated re.
quest for higher classification and
a modification of the rules governing
the drafting Ct players by adding a
request that they be permitted to
conduct their affairs as separte or
CARNATIONS, though under such re-
strictions, rules and regulations as
the National Commission shall from
time to time adopt The demands
in addition to the above are:
That they be permitted to draft
players from all other leagues ex-
cept the National and American;
provided, however, that said leagues
can draft but one maa from teams
in the "A" class of the National as
sooietion. That they he given an ap.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08

increased facilities and with i'm
proved waterways and harbors. moth
ins stood in the way of greater pro.
grpss.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Strauss in his speech referred to the
sectionaiism of the south, but de
clared that commercial progr ss was
having such an effect that the time
was near at hand when even 20.
litically il viii be a misnomer to
speak Of the solid south
At the morning session the v"inci-
pal dresses were by Secretary OF
War Wright and Surgeon General
Wymau
The leading speakers al the after
noon session we're John a. Fox. OF
Arkansas. and John +. Wallace. of
New York
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
TAFT WANTS TO
AID THE SOUTH
TALKS ON ITS PROBLEMS BE.
FORE NORTH CAROLINA so.
GETTY AT NEW YORK.
REFERS TO THE NEGRO
Declares He Should Neither Ask For
Nor Receive More Than a Chance
To Qualify Himself For
Franchise.

| New York, Dec. President EIec
Taft, who came to New York today
TO address the North Carolina So
ciety in this city, was given a tumult
Ipous reception tonight by members 0t
! the organization and by prominent
men from all parts of the south at
/ the annual dinner of the North Caro-
! linaians.
! Taft, in the course of his address
confined himself entirely to the south
and its problems, did not hesitate to
| follow up what he regards as the al.
yantages og his trip through the
south during the recent campaign.
and urged again that the voters OF
| that section should break away from
the outlived sentiment and traditions
of their past political affiliations ana
cast their ballots in accordance rath,
er with their economical and real po-
litical belief.
Taft declared that nothing would
give him greater pride during his
coming term in the chief executive
office than to so direct the policy Of
the national government with respecc
to the southern states as to convince
the intelligent citizens of the south
of the desire of his administration to
aid them in working out satisfactorily
the serious problems before them and
of bringing them and their northern
fellow citizens closer and closer IN
sympathy and point Of view
During the last decade said
Tart, 1n common with all lovers OF
Our country. | have watched with de.
light and thanksgiving the bond of
Union between the two sections grow
flrmer. ! pray it may be given me 10
strengthen this movement to obliter
ate all sectional lines and leave moth
ing of difference between the north
and south save friendly emulation
for the benefit of our common coun-
try"
He frankly expressed himself re
garding the so-called Negro ques
ton and declared that neither he
nor the Republican party had any
idea of forcing upon the people of the
south the dominance of an ignorant
cass.
Taft declared that the north yearn5
for a closer association with the south
and quoted statistics to show that the
industries of the south had grown
and prospered more during the pas
decade than those in any other sec.
tion Of the country
As for the negro, Taft said he
should neither ask nor receive more
than an equal chance TO qualify him
self for franchise
Other speakers included President
W W Finley. of the Southern Raii-
way Company.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08

portuuity to draft players from the
lower leagues before being returned
to the league from which said player
was drafted or purchased
That t. nam, r Of payers OF any
Club 4 cit cr major league shall
rg-, -uGgr c"ntract for reservation
so nrlt-l tr twenty FIVE. and after
Nav l5 to twenty
That petitioners be permitted TO
draft players from either league for
fifteen DAYS beginning at the eXpira-
tlou of the time fixed for the draft
Ing of players by the major leagues,
ro- tho following considerations;
Glass 4 $3.50. D $500. 5000, and d
s2JH.
That the major leagues permission
to draft from petitioners be limited
to from September - to October
each year.
That pecitiorsrs be permitted TO
draft territory from other minor
lealues under terms and conditions
tu bC prescribed
That rule sc be applicable alike
to- the petitioners and the major
loapuc clubs with the further pro-
vision that no individual player can
De- sold more than nee under an op
tiCnal agreement
Secretary FarrcL Of the National
Association vas given until Welncs
das o. reply
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
GERMANY WILL
UPHOLD AUSTRIA
CHANCELLOR Won BUELOW so
DECLARES IN SPEECH TO
REiSchSTAG.
IN ANNEXATION MATTER
Turkey Has Lost Nothing, and Neith
er Has the independence of 5uI-
garia Been Adverse to
Turkey.

! Berlin,e Dec. 7.-Chancellor Voa
, Buelow, during the budget debate to
! day, addressed the Reichstag on Ger
many's foreign policy. dwelling at
length on the southeast European ST.
uation and the relations Of Germany
to France and Great Britain and Ger
manys attitude toward the American
Japanese understanding.
This agreement, he said. was in
harmony with Germany's policy in
the Far East, II gives new Support
to our principles and an additional
guarantee of peaceful development in
the Far East,
The chancellor made a statement of
Germanys attitude in the Balkan cris-
is, declaring that Germany was in full
sympathy with the Turkish reyolu-
ton which had been accomplished
without bloodshed, adding: Turkey
really lost nothing through the annex
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
FLEET PASSES
BY SINGAPORE
EXPERTS IMPRESSED - VOYAGE
FROM MANILA UNEvENTFUL
SOME TIME GIVEN TO MA.
NEUveRs EN- ROUTE.

Singapore. Dec. THE United
States Atlantic battleship feet. un
der Rear Admiral Sperry. passed.
through the harbor today. The state
ly procession OF warships impresse
both the experts and the many spec
tatOrs who had assembled on shore.
The scout cruiser Yankton. which
had been here for a few DAYS. kept
in constant communication with the
feet during its passage. but other
wise the battleships did not com
mrnicate with the shore.
The flagship Connecticut. when
abres st. sslutsd the port. and the
salute was returned.
Many launches and small steamers
hlled with spectators went out early
to meet the American ships and g.
cortei them for some little distance.
The YanktOn this morning received
a vi eless message from the Connec-
ticut to the effect that on Saturday
even ng the feet vas las miles OF
The bsttleships were then stesmine
II 2 speed Of eleven and one-hslf
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
CASTRO TO LEAVE
Official Note Declares He Must Not
Remain In Paris After Receiving
Treatment II He is ~.

Paris, Dec. An official note o.
sued tonight states that II Presiden
Castro comes to Bordeaux be viii no
be permitted 10 land except on con
dition that he merely wished TO eros.
France and seek treatment I'm IN
case he will De accompanied tO ID,
frontier by Fresh officials
At the same time If an immediate
operation Is found 10 Doe imperstiv.
the French government will give per
mission 10 its being performed at Boz
deauN. but the expulsion. order viii
be enforced Immediately after. unless
Castro's measures prcjudicial to tha
French subjects In Venezuela ar
Withdrawn.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
COL. TAYLOR WARNED
Report BE- Current That Tennessss
Night Roe-s Have Threat
ened Him AGAIN.

Chattanooga Tenn. Dec "A
special 20 the Times from Trenton.
Tenn. SAYS
H has been reIlorted that Col r.
Z. Taylor Of this place. Who made
such q miraculous escaue from the
night riders the night that Captain
Quinten Rankin Vas hanged a. Wal
nut Ios. oct ;. has received a note
containing notice that the night
riders uil call az his home and take
his body. dead OF alive. but set no
date not give iHtimation As % NheH
the attack Is 70 be made
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
AcHRENTHAL OR WAR.

Vienna. Dec. 7.-Rumors are cur
rent that the Austro-Hungarian For
eign Minister Won Tchrenthal will b.
Obliged to resign. The newspaper.
are beginning TO attack his policy
urging that it would be cheaper ia
arrive at an agreement with Turkey
than to risk a costly mobilization.
The Neus Weiner Journal declares
that things have gone 50 far that the
country must choose between the r.
moval of Achrenthal and war
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
HEfLIN To Be TRIED
Some Time This Week-Aisbsma
Congressman viii Answer For
Shooting Negro.

Washington. Dec. The trial oi
Representative J. Thomas Hefin. Of
Alabama. on an indictment charging
assault 10 Kill viii take take pIac.
this Week n was charged iH far
indictment that the CONGRESSMAN 8a
March "a. lasth. after an alteration
on Washington street car. fired a
deVoiVer at a negro 10 whose coniuci
on the car Mr. Hefiin had taken eE
cepti0n. The negro was wounded AMI
one bullet accidentally wounded 2
horse trainer named McCreary WIN
vas standing on the sidewalk oppO-
site the car Both men recovered
from their injuries
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
ENORM0USPROF|TS
Of Standard Brought out N Tria
Nesterdsy-smsll Subsidiaries
Make Money Fast.

New York. Dec THE showing Ii
some Of the profits 0f the Standar
oil company became a rau Of The
court record in the federal suit 90
dissolve the STANDARD today The
government inuuisitor on the figures
submitted. showed that the Cont.
mental Oil company. a STANDARD sub
sidisry In the middle west made a
profit Of lis per cent or the capital
zstiOn of $500 600. and the STANDARD
Oh company of Indiana on a capital.
zst.Ou of t1.0a0 101 saruei about
t55. .00e. zoe between 1888 and 1896.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-08
TUNNEL THROUGH PYReNNEs

Canfranc. Spain. Dec. THE min
lister OF pUblic works officiatei today
AZ the ceremonies tn connection with
the building Of the trans-P -Pyrenuesl
tunnel This tunnel 81 part OF the
Tailroad system across the 7yreIHes.
TO- the building n which the French
and Spanish governments signed a
CONVENTION lsat wear N Simyan.
unter secretary q posts and tele-
graphs. today represented the French
government