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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
DECLINED TO
PLEAD TO CHARGE
WOuId-be Suicide Barely Able to
Stand Before Court-Waiting
Arrival of Attorney.

Harry o. West, alias H. N. Ord
way, under $4,000 bail awaiting
trial on a charge of forgery, yester-
day afternoon at Davenport, declin-
ed to hear read the indictment which
the grand jury has returned against
him. Neither would he enter a plea,
refusing to take any action until the
arrival in the city of his attorney,
Robert Cantwell, of Chicago.
When West was brought into the
court room to be arraigned, he was
but little more than able to walk.
The loss of blood which was a re-
suit of his desperate attempt at end
ing his life a few days ago, has left
him weak and of pallid color. With
this exception he was as alert and
shrewd appearing as at the time he
was first placed under arrest by the
Pinkerton detectives. The accused
man was able to make slight use of
the left arm in which the deep cash
had been inflicted by a tobacco can
Friday morning and the movement
was slow and indicative of the fact
that the wound has not healed suf-
ficiently to obviate pain. West
seems to have assumed a brighter
mien since the visit of his wife, and
which was followed by the attempt
at suicide, and it is not thought that
he will endeavor to carry out his ut
tered threat, that he would yet sue
coed in evading the law through his
own hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
SOUTHERN Is To BRING TWO
MORE RAILROAD Lines HERE

freight haul will approximate 1900
tons daily.
Extensive Equipment Ordered.
I'VE have ordered % passenger
cars. Their length is 62 feet Our
electric trains will be combination pas
senger and freight. We have had
built nine steam locomotives to pull
our solid freight trains. We have or
dered 125 new freight cars and 200
second hand freight cars. All will be
delivered by the first OF the year. It
Island Southern. our passenger
trains will have an operating capacity
of 60 miles per hour. Our distances
from Rock Island will be 70 miles 10
Galesburg, 90 miles to Monmouth III
miles shorter than by the Burlington)
and SO miles to Aledo."
Mr.. Walsh has asked for confer
ence with the belt line directors. He
says his company will do its part In
promoting the belt line, or any other
enterprise that will insure his road
the needed facilities beyond Fourth
avenue.
Owners Must Make Way.
Thus the need of the belt is further
emphasized. The committee conduct
ing the negotiations for the acquire
ment Of the frontage on First avenue
is still diligently at work with the
owners Of the property, and reports
progress. although it must be admitted
that some of the people are not In
dicating the proper spirit towards this
most important enterprise. It is not
desired that the properly should be do
mated. There is money available from
the Greater Rock Island Development
Fund to pay for every foot wanted.
The belt line is essential to the com
mercial and Industrial development OF
this community. It must be consum-
mated, and IN time to take care of the
lines that are knocking at the outer
walls of the city for admittance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
WaY 60 Keen Prices Up.

Chicago. Dec. NEARLY week ago
three coal cars filed with good pota-
toes were taken from Chicago and the
potatoes dumped into the sand pits at
Hammond, H.. three miles south Of
Elgin. 1t is said the potatoes were
thrown away for the purpose of keep,
ing up the prices on the staple product.
Peddlers took advantage of the situa-
ton and began hauling the product
into Elgin and selling it at low prices.
Meanwhile many of the potatoes were
spoiled and the Elgin health depart
ment yesterday warned housewives 20
beware of purchasing them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
MORTGAGE GIVEN TO
FINISH RIGHT OF WAY
GaIesburg & Rock Island Traction
Company Appears to Mean
Business.

A first mortgage on the right of
way and the possessions of the Gales
burg & Rock Island Traction COM
pany for the sum of $1,500,oOO, has
been filed in the Office of the circuit
clerk. The mortgage is given to the
Empire Trust company of New York.
The traction company is a paper"
road which is planning to connect
Galesburg and Rock Island and it
has already spent the sum of $780,
600 in securing right of way and in
purchasing some stock. The mort
gage is given in order to raise money
to complete the right of way and in
stall an electric road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
TEMPLARS PUT
BAN ON LIQUOR
No Intoxicants Will Be Permit
ted at Future Commandery
Functions.
ORDER OF STATE OFFICER
1t Is to Be Rigidly Enforced
knights of Pythias Acting Along
Similar Lines.

The following general order has
just been issued by John Durham
Cleveland, grand commander of the
knights TempIar in Illinois:
"Deeming the use of alcoholic bev-
erages in connection with a COM
mandery of knights Templar, incon-
sistent with the teachings and princi-
pies of our order:
at is hereby ordered that no alco-
holic nor intoxicating liquor of any
description, or any mixture thereof,
shall be used. dispensed or served, at
or in connection with any function of
a commandery of knights Templar
within this grand jurisdiction.
THE use or formation of aI1S. or
ganization for the purpose of evadf>2
this order shall be considered a Vio-
lation thereof.
This order will be read at the
head of the lines in open command
cry at the first stated conclave after
it's reception. The eminent COM
manders will notify this Office at once
when this has been done"
knights on War Path, Too.
The knights of Pythias, too, are
on the warpath, and as an earnest
of the sincerity of their campaign
their official publications are taking
satisfaction in the fact that Past
Chancellor Joseph B. Burt of that
organization has been selected as one
of the principal speakers at the COM
ing biennial convention of the Anti
Saloon League of America. His sub
ject will be "Fraternities and Sa-
looms"
Mr.. Burt frequently has been call
ed the father of the movement for
better fraternal education.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01

ton in the public galleries, which were
crowded with peeresses, members Of
the house Of commons, ambassadors, 4
and others, but IN the house itself
complete calm prevailed. There was
none of that tense excitement or ex-
uberant enthusiasm so distinctive of a
similar occasion in the lower house.
The vote was on Lord Lansdowne's
amendment that the house was not jus
tilted in giving it's consent to the bill
until it had been submitted 20 the
Judgment of the country. Nearly Is
minutes were occupied in clearing the
house, the tellers for division being
Earl Waldegrave. Viscount Churchill,
Baron Denman aud Lord Colebrooke.
When the vote was announced, Just
before midnight, as $50 to IS in favor
of the amendment, a few mixed cheers
were heard. Owing to the crowded
state Of the chamber, the tellers had
some difficulty in forcing their way
through to Lord Loreburn, lord high
chancellor. The Earl OF Crewe i'm
mediately moved an adjournment and
the house rose.
Crowd Avvnits Result.
An eager and expectant crowd was
awaiting the result in the central hall,
and when the figures OF the vote be-
came known there was a slight attempt
at counter demonstrations. The Off
Gals, however, speedily cleared the
hall, and in a few minutes the Hobbies
and precincts were empty.
| 1t is worthy of note that Lord 81.
| Alwyn, who as Michael Hicks Beach
was one of the ablest chancellors OF
| the eXchequer on the conservative side,
/ ostentatiously absented himself from
/ all debates and this morning announc-
| ed his intention not to go TO the house
/ for division. His abstention was due
/ to disapproval of Lord Lansdowne's
! course. and. together with that of the
other weighty conservative peers. will
/ have great effect in the country. Among
J the peers who came down especially to
vote was the Earl OF Wemyss and
/ March, who is I'm his 92nd year.
When the division was taken there
was practically no excitement in the
/ streets, although earlier in the even
1 ing considerable crowds gathered in
I the vicinity and attempted a prO-bud-
/ get demonstration. A force of police
/ was in readiness and as soon as the
/ crowd showed a tendency to become
unmanageable they dispersed the dem
/ onstrators. being assisted in this task
/ by a heavy rainfall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Theresa Weigand.

Mrs Theresa Weigand, widow Of the
late Frank Weigand, died yesterday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Weigand
was up and around the house in her
usual good health during the morning.
About 9 o'clock she was seized with
an apoplectic stroke and expired
peacefully a few hours later. Mrs.
Weigand was born at Cincinnati,
Ohio. March 81, 1852. Those surviv-
ing her are her mother, Mrs. Val Laux,
Davenport; five sisters, Mrs. Caroline
Weigand, Mrs. G. R. McClelland, Miss
Marie Laux, Miss Flora Laux, Daven-
port, and Mrs. P. Greenawalt, Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01

matter of conjecture. It is likely that
If the Yoakum-WinchelI coterie find
that the amalgamation Of the two
roads can be brought about advanta-
geously and the Hawley syndicate in
terposes no objection, such a union
may be formed. The separation of
the Frisco and the Rock Island will
leave the latter about 5000 miles OF
road, instead Of over 1900 miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
Rheumatism Cured In a paX.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism and Neuralgia radically sures In
one to three days. Its action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. as cents
and 81. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
Second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
Schlegel & Son, 22o West Second
street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
CEMETERY FOR DEAD PETS
Peorians Incorporate Association and
Buy Land for Purpose.

Peoria, Ill, Dec. 1.-The Central
Illinois Family Pet Cemetery associa-
49, was Incorporated yesterday and
traCS> of land containing IA acres
was purchased for the burial ground.
The incorporators are G. w. H.
Gilbert, Mrs. Rebecca F. Gilbert. and
Mrs. Llewellyn Fahnestock of Peoria.
No stock in the association will be
sold, as it not to be a profit sharing
concern.
This is the first animal cemetery
in Illinois and one of the few in the
country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
MEETS TO PICK ENGINEER
Lower End Interurban Committee
MAY Ely Date TO Come Here.

Word was received today from Chair
man z. l.. Marston OF the Buffalo
Prairie committee on interurbans that
a meeting of that booy would be held
at Buffalo Prairie tonight. The OBJ
ject is to consider an engineer to do
the surveying and it is likely that a
contract will be closed at once. 1t Is
probable, also, that date will be set
when it will be convenient for the
country committeeman to come to this
city for a conference with the Rock
Island joint committee which Is WORK
ing to the same end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
servlce at PIow shop.

r. C. Smedley, secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A; Rev. w. G. Oglevee, assist
ant pastor of Broadway Presbyterian
church, and c. c. Harper, who is con-
Quoting evangelistic services at the
South Park chapel, conducted religious
services at the Rock Island pillow COM
pany at noon today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
Funeral of John Armstrong.

The funeral Of John Armstrong was
held this morning at 10 o'clock from
the home, 834 Ninth street. Rev. r. B.
Williams, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church, conducted the services.
Burial was in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01

Music in the cafe every evening from
6 to 11:30. when a table d'hote dinner
will be served for So cents. A la carte
service at all times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
More Lioht:

Tungsten lights have been installed
on the platform of the Rock Island
passenger station at Thirty-first street
and Fifth avenue. A light has been
placed every 10 yards and at night
now the platform Is brightly illumin-
ated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
NUDGE IS HEAD
OF ROCK ISLAND
Second Vice President Elevat-
ed in Reorganization Of
Properties.
SEPARATION is COMPLETE
YOakum and Associates Entirely Out
-WincheII to Head st. Louis
and San Francisco.

New York, Dec. IL. U. Nudge has
been elected president Of the Rock. Is
land road.
Benjamin F. Yoakum, chairman Of
the executive committee of the Rock
Island, and his associates resigned
from the directorate. 3. 1. Winchem
will become president of the ST. Louis
& San Francisco.
Arrangements Concluded.
New York, Dec. 1t was semtom-
cially stated this afternoon negotia-
tons for the separation of the Rock
Island and ST Louis and San Francisco
systems have been satisfactorily con-
GUIDED
Miller Is to De Out.
1t is understood that the separation
of the two systems will necessitate
the retirement from the Eastern I'LL
nois of II. l. Miller, its president. it
is more than likely that Mr.. Miller
will have no successor unless Mr.. Win
chelrs jurisdiction be extended 20
cover that road, which is the property
Va TIC 4 4 AoNOs w ndl Will UCGOulS III
President Miller has not been deter
mined, but it is assumed he will be
given a place in the Moore family.
There is some talk of his succeeding
Mr.. Yoakum as chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Rock Island.
with headquarters IN New York.
there also is talk OF abolishing this
position and of making Mr.. Miller sec
ond vice president of the Rock Island.
Mr.. Nudge and Mr.. Miller were hastily
summoned to New York yesterday.
Means Extensive Change.
1t is understood that the details of
the official changes have nearly all
been worked out, and they mean that
the Rock Island will be restored to III
most it's original position, when the
Moores and d. G.. Reid and w. B.
Leeds secured control of it. The TAX
! ing back of the Frisco by Mr.. Yoakum
will cut the Rock Island off from any
connection with the Eastern Illinois
and Evansville and Terre Haute roads.
and consequently from the enjoyment
of a Chicago-St. Louis line.
VIII Require $4,000, 900.
1t Is understood in New York that
the separation deal which will require
nearly $20,000,O0O in cash is being
financed by Speyer & Co. of New York
and by Edwin f. Hawley and his syn
dictate What relation the severed
Frisco-Eastern Illinois system will
have to the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas road. which Hawley and Yoa-
KUN recently purchased, is only a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
AFTERNOON FIRE IN FLAT

ASHES Burn 1OIe III FIOOr Oh hpSATU
ments Above 1913 Second Avenue.
A steel range in an apartment
above the Dindinger job printing
shop at 1913 Second avenue, caused
a small blaze yesterday afternoon
at AIS. The people who occupy
the rooms neglected to put more
than a strip of linoleum between the
stove and the floor and the hot ashes
burned a hole through the floor. The
blaze was extinguished by the fire
men with chemicals and caused but
slight damage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
Dine at tho New Harper.

Show your appreciation of the met
ropolitan features of the New Harper
by dining there as often as you can.
A merchants lunch is served daily IN
the cafe from IL to for SO cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
Licensed to Wed.

LICCU5tu 10 Wtus
George w. Borg . Rock Island
Miss Florence NJ. Wadsworth 80.
....... Rock Island
George A. Dickerson 80. Davenport
Miss Clara SissOn ...... Bath
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
Announcement

am ready for the Holiday
Shoppers.
Have just unpacked many
new things, especially selected
as being suitable for presents.
If you have only a couple of
dollars to spend you will be
shown through my store and
waited on as carefully as if you
spent a hundred dollars with
me. My assortment of presents
is so large and embraces so
much that your only trouble
will be to choose from so many.
Make it a point to come in
when you pass my store.
OPEN EVENINGS
UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Fred Bleuer
1902 Second Ave-, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
after OUR TRADE
Canada Makes Bid for Sale of
Agricultural Implements
to France.
BY A TARIFF ARRANG CEMENT
Indicates That There VIII Be Compe-
tition In What Has Been Prac-
teal Monopoly.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. Canada last
night reached for the rich trade which
the United States now has with France
in agricultural machinery. BY a vote
of 107 to 80 the house OF commons
ratified the supplemental Franco-Can-
adam reciprocity treaty. It's approval
by the senate is assured, and through
will be early exchanged at Paris.
French products will be admitted TO
the terms of the intermediate Cana
dian tariff and France will receive spe-
cial concessions on wines.
A dozen other nations will automat-
ically receive the same rates through
the most favored nation" treatment.
France hopes to gain in lines in which
the United States has $6,OO0,0OO of
trade with Canada.
Concession is Heavy.
Whether this constitutes a discrim-
ination against the United States must
be decided by Washington. The most
important concession given by France
is the minimum rate on agricultural
machinery. The United States sells
France $4,000 out of the 10000 ma
chimes now annually bought This con-
cession to Canada amounts to $50 on
a reaper and proportional amounts on
other machines, so that American man.
ufacturers outside the harvester trust
which has factories In Canada, fear dis
astrous competition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-01
BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS
ASSERTS ITSELF OR THE
FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES

CONTINUED from Page one.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-20
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pans foF the new safe normal scaco,
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-20

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the last twelve years"
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eases, Eczema quickly yields and is
permanently cured by this remarkable
medicine
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The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-05-21
CLEANING UP DAY

HE Whtefsh Chamber of Commerce has designated
L Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week
time for the citizens of Whesh to get together and
clean the park in the south part of town. The park is
strewn with considerable dead timber and brsh which it
is the intention to pile up and burn.
Let every citizen, if possible, don pair of overas
and out these evenings and help 1t will be time
we'll spent This ground given to the town as park
by the Whitesh Townsite company and the Riverside
Improvement company through the efforts of the Womans
Civic club but to be of any must be cleared of rub
bish. Remember Tuesday and Wednesday, May Is and
26, in the evening.
Of course if you can't go during the evening, you
go the ground during the day at any time and do
your share. But be sure and CO. Be pubic-sprited
citizen Show that you take interest in the town. Be
a live one.
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1909-05-21
THE RESERVATION OPENING

That the great Flatheaa In
dian reservation will be opened
for settlement this year now
seems certain. Already people
are beginning to come into the
Flathead country so as to be on
hand when the opening takes
place, but these people are only
the advance guard of the army
that is to follow.
Not only is the reservation
land going to be settled with peo-
pie, but the land in this county
outside the reservation which
has been lying idle will be pur-
chased by people who will live
upon and improve it.
Flathead county's great day
is about to dawn. The valley is
going to fill up with settlers rap
idly. Land values are going tc
go up fast.
Land Office and Indian office
officials at Washington say that
the Flathead reservation has
been more widely advertised thar
any other reservation in the
west and that the number of in
quiries regarding the Flathead
which average about 100 letters
per day at the Washington office
indicates an enormous rush fol
these lands by prospective set
tiers from the east.
With this great influx of set
tiers will come development il
all other lines, and Flathea(
county two years from now will
not look much like the Flathea(
county of today.