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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
SUED FOR DIVORCE
F FINER Davenport Girl Defend
ant in Case Brought by
Arthur w. Godfrey,
YOUNG BOSTON MILLIONAIRE
Richard earle, the Comedian, One of
Two Named In BilI-End of Ro-
nance of Two Years Ago.

Richard Garlic, the comedian of
"Mary's Lamb and Spring Chicken"
fame, has been named, according to
Boston dispatches, in a divorce bill
just filed by Arthur w. Godfrey, Har-
ward graduate and rich New England
er, against his beautiful Iowa wife,
formerly Beatrice Drummer, whom he
met at Chicago less than two years
ago, and married after a mad pursuit
10 her home in Davenport.
The petition, which also names John
H. Mccarthy, may be answered by
Mrs. Drummer any time before the
first Monday in October, when the case
will be placed on the trial list.
Fresh From College.
Godfrey, besides having money. was
fresh from college when he was intro
duced to the beautiful Miss Drummer.
The wedding followed speedily, being
performed in Chicago Sept. "a. 1907,
by Rev. Dr. Page. He now charges
that within a month after the wedding
she was unfaithful and that this has
continued until the last week. Dates
and places are given of the alleged
acts.
The news of the petition is reported
as a severe shock to Boston society.
For a hundred years the Godfreys have
been leaders in the most exclusive So
cia1 circles, and two years ago. when
the father died, Arthur Godfrey, be-
sides inheriting an estate valued 1T
$25,000,000, succeeded to his social po-
sition.
Back tn Davenport.
At the Godfrey home it was said that
Mrs. Godfrey had returned TO her par
ents i'll Davenport
Immediately after the wedding the
couple returned to Boston and braved
parental opposition. An elegant suite
of rooms in the Tuilieres on Common
wealth avenue was occupied by them
and last summer they moved to III
Bay State road, Back Bay, in the heart
of Boston's most exclusive center.
The papers in the case do not reveal
when or how earle met the golden
haired Mrs. Godfrey, but they specify
a trip TO Europe on the Deutschland
it being alleged that Mccarthy was a
passenger on the same vessel. Horace
G. Allen. IS fremont street. Boston, is
Godfrey's attorney. but he refuses tC
discuss the case. 1t was rumored sew
eral months ago that Mrs. Godfrey was
planning to go on the stage. She is
still less than 20 years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
THE M4RKETS.

Chicago, Aug. 27-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
September, "a, 95, 937s, SAY
December, 50, 955s, SAY. 94%.
May, 9S34, SO $685., 1885.
Corn.
September, 77as. rs, II 775s.
December, &C., 667s, 6G$s, 665s.
May, GAS, Go, CAS-, 64a4.
Oats.
September, 49H, so, 1871, 1855.
December, 1875, 50, 49H, 49a4.
May, 51A, so, Sis, 51a4.
Pork.
September, 1850, 14.57, 14.47, 1855.
October, 1462, 14.65, 1857, 14.65.
January, 1896. 1897, 1890, 1896.
Lard.
September, 9.35, $50, $50, 9.32.
October, 942, 9.45, $40, $40.
January, $50, $50, 9.27, 927.
Ribs.
September, SIT, $50. ST.. $50.
October, S.S7. S.S7. SIS, S.S7.
January, $50, $50, S27, $50.
Receipts today-Wheat. Go; corn,
25S; oats, 217; hogs, $4,000; cattle,
5000; sheep, $4,000
Estimated receipts tomorrow
Wheat, 81; corn. 221; oats. 219.
Hog market opened strong to cents
higher. Left over. 5000. Light, $3.50
G665; mixed, $5.95@6S5; heavy
$5.95@G.S5; rough. S5.95@6.15.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady
Omaha-Hogs, 1000; cattle, $500;
sheep. $500.
Kansas City-Hogs, 5000; cattle, G,
900; sheep, 1000
Hog market closed strong TO 1C
cents higher Light, S595G6.75;
mixed, S6.OO@G.S7; heavy, $5.95@6.7S;
rough. S595@G.25.
Cattle market closed steady. Beeves
$3.6O@770; stockers and feeders s26C
@4.60; cows and heifers, s1.75Q5.S0
Northwestern cars:
Minneapolis-To 31S; last week
110; last year, ~.
Duluth--Today, %; last week, 8;
last year, 50.
Liverpool opening cablcs-Wheat I'M
changed 10 Il higher, corn unchanged
Liverpool closing cables-Wheat z
to y lower, corn 81 higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
The Gaelic LANGUAGE.

The old Gaelic language was SPOKEN
by all the branches of the great Celtic
race, for. while dialect of the Celtic
language, it was so like the other
Celtic dialects that no Celt would find
difficulty in speaking it. Specifically.
it was the speech of the Manxmen,
Welsh, Scotch highlanders. Cornish
men, Bretoas and many of the Irish
1t Is still spoken In some parts of Ire
land, Wales. the highlands and the
Isle OF Man. York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
CITY CHIT.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company

Read H. X. Walkers want ads.
Godfrey'C laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Go to Muscatine on steamer w. W.
Sunday, Aug. 80.
Let Krell & Johnston do your tin
and furnace work, 1916 Third avenue
A special bargain in dwelling on
Twelfth street. Call on Reidy Bros.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
nue..
When you think of your fall suit,
think of Griggs, the tailor, 1928 Sec
ond avenue.
If we don't make your fall suit, we
both lose money. Island City Tailors,
Math building.
A pleasant way of spending Sunday
afternoon will be by going to Musca-
tine on the steamer w. w.
Don't forget the moonlight excursion
given by Eudora Rebekah lodge No. IS
Thursday evening, Aug. 81 Tickets,
% cents.
Afternoon excursion to Muscatine on
steamer W.. w Sunday. Aug. so
Leaves Rock Island 3 p. m. Returns
10 p. NJ. Fare only so cents.
The Eudora Rebekah lodge, No. rs
will give a moonlight excursion Thurs
day evening, Aug. 81 Music and dane
ing. Everybody come. Tickets, %
cents.
Home grown peaches are becoming
something of drug on the market
the finest fruit now selling for 81 90
per bushel with prospects that the
figure will go still lower as the season
progresses.
The Alberta camp, r n A of Dav
export, is enjoying joint picnic will
the members of the camp from Mus
catine at the Watch Tower this after
noon. About rs members are present
from Muscatine besides those attend
ing from Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
is RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS
Steamfitter at Ptow Company Is Struck
on Head.

w. o. Campbell, lilo Fifteenth street,
was injured just before noon today by
being hit on the head with a steam
pipe. Campbell is a steamfitter en-
ployed at the Rock Island Pillow COM
pany. He was struck on the head
with a large pipe which weighed in
the neighborhood of $50 pounds and
rendered unconscious and remained in
that condition several hours. While
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
WILL Sl0ae Wool CROP
National Growers Association to Form
New Corporation.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. ~
Resolutions approving the plan for
national storage of the western wool
crop were adopted unanimously yes
terday by the executive committee OF
the National Wool Growers associa-
ton The president of the association
was authorized to name committee
to select a city where central store
market will be established and to
form a corporation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
JOCKEYS ENGAGE IN BATTLE
Riders Beat Each Other in Running
EIGHT at keWanee

Kewanee, H., Aug. 27.-The first
days racing of the central Illinois
trotting and pacing circuit ended with
bloody fight between Jockeys David
and Meyers. After Meyers had won
the first half-mile dash he turned in
his saddle and struck David in the
face with loaded riding stick. David
followed. and for another half milo
both riders beat each other unmerci-
fully. Meyers was badly wounded.
crowd swarmed on the track and a
squad of police had to check a threat
ened riot. Both riders were arrested
and escorted to the city Jail by police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
Quite Modest.

"You took retainers from both hus-
baud and wife In this divorce case"
said the court severely.
"Your honor" said the accused at
torney. 'let me explain. was first
retained by the man."
mo improperly in that
Then. conscious that the husband
had secured legal talent of such high
order. deemed it fair that the wife
should have an equal show."-Kansas
City Newsbook
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
ASSAULT CASE is APPEAL ED
Julium Lambracht Is Fined SIS by Jus.
tice Wells.

The case of Angelus VanLake
against julius Lambracht On the
charge of assault and battery was
heard by Justice P. H. Wells this after.
noon. The defendant was fined So and
costs. The case has been appealed.
1t is understood that damage suit is
to follow the settlement of the assault
case as VanLake claims he was Sc.
severely hurt by the beating Lam
bracht gave him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
CARS CIGARGET ON C.R.L& P.
Division superintendent in Oklahoma
Issues Order.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 27.-Super-
intendent Easley OF the Rock Island
railroad has issued the following or
our employees are addicted to the
habit of smoking cigarettes. This is
not desirable, and hereafter any en-
ploye caught smoking cigarettes will
be dismissed from the service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
he will be laid up for several days, no
lasting injuries are anticipated by the
attending physician.
THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday;
not much change i'm temperature.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local FOrecaster.

Temperature ut n. M, go; mt 3 u. M,
90. Maximum temperature I'm last "a
hours, "a; minimum, go. Velocity OF
wind at :. M, miles per hour. Stage
OF water. "a feet; no change in last ri
hours. Precipitation, none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Aug. 27.-Following are
the wholesale prices in the local mar
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 171sc.
Live Poultry-Hens, per pound, &C.;
springs, 15c Id.
Butter-Dairy, zoe. Il.
Lard-11c.
Vegetables = Potatoes, 55c; onions,
soc to Coo.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, soc; oats, 40c to Acc;
wheat. S5c to 9Oc.
Forage = Timothy hay, IS to 50;
lprairie, $3.50 to SO; clover, $40 to 81;
straw, $3.50.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, lac; slack
lper bushel, &c to SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
Eczema.

For the good of those suffering with
eczema or other such trouble, l wish
to say, my wife had something of that
kind, and after using the doctors rem
edies for some time, concluded to try
Chamberlain's Salve, and it proved TO
For sale by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
Muscatine Excursion.

Fast steamer Columbia every Sat
urday at p. m. w. A. BLAIR,
Telephone 1873. Manager.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
RIVER BULLETIN.

Falling tendencies will continue in
the Mississippi from below Dubuque
to MuScatine.
]. NJ. SHERIER,. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
Two Killed at Galena.

Galena. ILL.,, Aug. 27.-In a head on
collision on the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad near Galena today an en-
gineer and a fireman We're killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
Get 2sth Body From Mine.

McAlester. Okla. Aug. 27.-The Goth
and last body was removed today from
the mine at Haileyyille, where the ex-
plosion occurred yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
Sons of Veterans Pick Chief.

Niagara Falls, Aug. 27.-The nation
al society of Sons of Veterans today
elected Edgar Allen Jr of Washing
ton, D. c.. commander in chief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27

ing international con- son.
ference to consider disarmament.
President Roosevelt made a final
appeal TO the mikado to modify
Japan'S peace terms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets G:37. rises 5:19: moon. sets
T:2T p. m; moons age, l day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27
AUG. IT In History.

1T4S-Ja James Thomson,
the poet, died; born
100.
1S09-Hannihal Hamlin.
statesman and vice
president. born: died
1891.
1898 Car Nicholas II.
of Russia published
the manifesto invit-
+innnl nnn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-27

All the news all the time = THF
ARGUS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
ENGINEER AND HIS
 FIREMAN KILLED
TORRENT SWEEPS FOUNDATION FROM UNDER TRACK OF SEA- BOARD LEAVING RAILS AND TIES INTACT.

Americus, Ga, August 23-The mutilated remains of Engineer O. J. Gilestrap and his colored fireman, Ezekiel Mckenzie, killed in the wreck of Seaboard train No. "A west of Americus at 1 o'clock this morning were brought to Americus. where both resided, and prepared for burial
 Engineer Gilestrap's train was the through freight and passenger from Mont gomery to Savannah. Owing to the tor rential rains a few hours previously. En- gineer Gilestrap was feeling his way care. fully through the treacherous hills of that region and ran upon the deathtrap with. out receiving previous warning.
 The track was entirely undermined by the torrent rushing down upon it, Ieav ing the rails and crossties apparently in tact and safe as seen from the engine That the train was running slowly Is ev. idenced by the fact that none of the car, or coaches were derailed and none of tho passengers injured, only the engine turn ing over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
DRS. DOZIER & DOZIER 1l7 l=2 N. 2lst Street. Birmingham. Ala
PEACH GROWERS TRYING
 HARD TO ORGANIZE

Atlanta, August B. Special. .)-Aroused by the general failure to get satisfactory returns for the 1908 peach crop, the beach, growers of the state are going to make another attempt to organize. Some of the leaders have taken hold of the matter now while the spirit is on. and called a general meeting to be held in Atlanta on September 10.
 There are some 4500 growers in Georgia, it is said, probably the majority of them growing peaches as side line to some other business.
 Every peach-growing section has been strongly urged to send competent and au- thorized delegations to this meeting, at which 1t is proposed to consider organiza- ton for the proper distribution and mar keting of future crops.
 There will probably be half dozen plans offered, each with strong backing, and upon each of which certain element will insist. This has been the trouble heretofore with organization by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
FORECAST OF THE NEWS
 FOR THE COMING WEEK

cruisers of the Pacific fleet will. leave San Francisco for a two months cruise in the South seas, six of them towing a torpedo boat each--an attempt to develop wider range of action for the so-called mosquito craft than has seemed possible for them hitherto.
 M. de Reug, whose dismissal by Pres ident Castro from his post of Dutch minister at Caracas accentuated the difficulties between Holland and Vene- zuela, is expected to arrive at The Hague on Monday or Tuesday. A def- nite development in that peculiar sit- uation is not unlikely this week, Hol- land having announced 1t will await M. de Reus' personal report and rep resentations before taking final &C., ton.
 Aeronautics will have an important part in the activities of the week. Orville Wright Is expected to make his flight at Fort Myer Monday, but he haS until Friday before his aeroplane must undergo the government test in the contest for $25.000.
 The ub-committee of the Senate committee on finance, which was ap- pointed to consider different phases of the tariff question preparatory to en- entering upon the revision of the Ding ley law will begin its sittings in Wash ington on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24

The news interest of the week will largely center on political events. John
 w. Kern of Indianapolis will be notified on Tuesday of his nomination by the democratic party for the vice presi- | dency.
 The Kern notification exercises will be held in the state fair grounds at Indianapolis. Theodore E. Bell of Cal ifornia. chairman of the committee, will make the speech of notification and
 after the response of the vice presf- dential candidate, MT. Mryan will de- liver an address on the trusts ques- tion. The head of the ticket and Nor man B. Mack, together with many prominent democrats, will arrive in In dianapoIis on the previous night. MT. Bryan's speech at the Kern noti . fcation may be his only one in Indiana during this campaign.
 Two days later he will make another address in the west, going to Topeka. Kan, where his subject will be the guaranty of bank deposits.
 MT. Mack. on the other hand, will at tend the formal opening of the easter ! headquarters of the party's national committee. He will then announce the sub- committee which will control the campaign in the east, and name the chairman who will be in charge Of thu h headquarters.
 MT. Taft also will be heard in formal address on Saturday when he will attend the joint reunion Of the Athens county Ohio civil war and | Seventh regiment Spanish war veterans. The festivities in Sydney in honor l of the American battleship fleet will come to an end on Wednesday, and on l Thursday the sea fighter will leave l for Melbourne.
 The week will see the initiation or | another interesting experiment by the United States navy. On Monday seven
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24

Atlanta. August 9-(Special )-Gover- nor Smith has made quite reputation as Il slasher of legislation. AS rule gov ernors have been chary of exercising the veto power, and the veto of general bill, unless there was some exceptionally strong ground for it, has been quite un- usual.
 A year ago Governor Smith used the veto power. 1t was thought, quite freely, and this year he has kept up his record by vetoing three general bills out of about a dozen and half passed, besides which he killed one or two local meas ures.
 The general bills vetoed by the gov ernor were one providing for two years extension of the present contracts for common school text books, one appro- irritating 5000 each to the maintenance of the experiment stations at Griffin and Waycross, and the third extending to policemen and firemen the right to ride free of charge on the street car systems of their respective cities.
 The governor thought the bill extending the school book contracts had been lob bied through by representatives of the book companies which now have contracts with the state. The appropriations he killed on the ground that constitutionally they could not be included in the general appropriation bill. The policemen and fremen he cut off because he considered that they should not be the recipients ol special privileges" He also vetoed the bill abolishlng the city court of Barnes vile and one or two other local meas ures.
 Governor Terrell, during his administra'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24

New York August 2S.-Turning a track for horse racing into playing place for children is a modern paraphrase of turn ing the sword into the ploughshare. This is exactly what Mrs. Russell Sage Is doing for the children and adults of Sag liar bor L. I. In Sag Harbor, where Mrs. Sage lived, there was once a country fair grounds with a race track. The fairs were no longer held and the fair grounds had been allowed to lapse into tangle of weeds and brush, and the track was used only once in a while by people out for a drive. The grounds were useful only as a place for an occasional church or village picnic.
 At one of these picnics Mrs. Sage hap pened to be a guest. She was struck by the beauty of the oak trees and the nat ural opportunities for enjoyment afforded by the place. She asked what 1t would cost Some one said that it probably could be bought for S50OO.
 "If you can get 1t for that I will buy it." said Mrs. Sage.
 A few days later the purchase was closed Every one wondered what Mrs.
 
 track She did not keep the village long in doubt. She announced that she would put the grounds into beautiful order and make improvements which would change it into a park and playground and ath- letic field and present it to Sag Harbor.
 As soon as title had passed, Mrs. Sage asked the experts of the Playground As- socation of America to plan a fen play ground and athletic field, and engaged former Park Commissioner Samuel Par sons to plan the landscaping and improve ments for the park. The first step that has been planned is to clear out the wild brush and weeds in the grove of live oaks and to lay out winding walks and road ways for driving This phase of the work Is intended to give the town a public park where plcnics can be held, or whero the people can spend the afternoon or evening The landscaping plan also is ex- tended so as to beautify, as much as pos sible, the surroundings of the play grounds. The entire park, which is about 24OOx6OO feet, will be fenced
 On the playground side the experts 4 nave GeCOIDDeDQeu, anu 4hIS. odt5c heio adopted their suggestions, to equip the field for both boys and girls. A grand stand, with separate dressing rooms and shower baths. will be provided, and two full-size baseball diamonds laid out in the center of the race track. Three tennis courts are planned for another portion of the oval Open air basketball courts also are included in the scheme. Jumping pits' straight-away tracks and the necessary apparatus for field events will be located near the grandstand.
 A stralghtaway track and circular running track can be easily arranged on the old race track, and at the same time a circular carriage road provided around the oval. In other places, for the smaller children, ample swings, slides and sec saws will be erected When these ln- provements are completed the people or Sag Harbor will have an ideal place Tor outdoor sports and athletic meets and the children will be provided with great nlavground away from all street dangers.
 This field. which is right at the town, will serve also for the athletic grounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
GEO. A. MATTICE
 DIES SUDDENLY
Prominent Chattanooga Citizen Drops Dead in Door of Times
 Building.

Chattanooga, August 23.-George A. Mattce, member of the lower board of the city council, dropped dead on Georgia avenue, at the entrance to the Times building. at 11:80 o'clock this morning. Apoplexy was the immediate cause of death. MT. Mattice had for many years been closely indentified with the business and political interests of the city, and was one of the most widely known public men in Chatta- nooga. He leaves a wife and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24

peach-growers, but it is believed they realize now that all have got to make concessions, if anything like a tangible and effective plan is arrived at.
 Effective organization in dealing with fruit and other crops has been reached in other sections, and there appears to be no reason why it cannot be done in Geor- gia. Heretofore the personal prejudices of individual growers have largely stood in the way of it: the most of them have held to the belief that they could get better results by acting independently than through an organization to which they would have to surrender the market ing of their crop.
 This seasons disaster has changed many minds on this subject, and the glutting of markets and consequent low prices have convinced them that it will probably be better to surrender something and get more money for their fruit.
 There is, therefore, more possibility of results in the direction of organization at this time than there has been heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-24
GOVERNOR SMITH MAKES
 GOOD USE OF VETO POWER

tion, used the veto sparingly. He killed one or two local measures for constitu- tional and other reasons, but the only general bill of any consequence which he vetoed was that raising the salary Of the governor from 5000 to $5o00 year. Possibly his chief reason for this was sort of political modesty, due to the fact that he had another term to serve to which the increased salary would be ap- plicable. The legislature promptly passed the measure over his veto.