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Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
MISSING KENOSHA JUDGE FOUND AT
WORK IN SABULA BUTTON FACTORY

Chicago. Aug. Former Judge JOS
eph B. Clarkson, Jr., of kenosha, Wis,
who strangely disappeared from his
home on the night of July IA last
was found yesterday at Sabula, Iowa,
working in a button factory, under
the name of John Paul. He returned
to his home last night with Detective
John j. Burns of kenosha, passing
through Chicago in the evening
The finding of the man. while clear
ing the question of his whereabouts,
has tfcepcned tie mystery of the
mental process that caused him to
forget his identity, forsake him home
and wander about the country in
search of work as a common la
borer
Under Same Spell Is Years Ago.
Perhaps the most puzzling feature
of the case is that Judge CIarkson
visited the same places that he Wis
tied Is years ago, after he had dis
appeared from his home in Omaha,
and worked his way through the
farms and towns of Iowa, under the
assumed name of Doolittle. He had
even applied for work at the very
farm where he had been given en-
ployment almost two decades ago.
When found Judge Clarkson was
busily engaged in cutting buttons,
and he had. been so employed since
July so. He suddenly came to his
senses when informed that he was
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
STATE REFUSES INSURANCE co. THE
RIGHT TO WAR ON TUBERCULOSIS

Albany, n. Y, Aug. State Sup
erintendent of Insurance Hotchkiss
yesterday denied the application of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany for permission to acquire real
estate for the purpose of erecting a
hospital for lis employees and selected
policy-holders afflicted with tubercu-
losis.
Superintendent Hotchkiss points
out that from the beginning of cor
porat insurance in this state insur-
ance companies have been limited to
the acquisition only of such real es-
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
MRS. CASTLE WOULD
PREFER CHARGES
Actress Who Shot at Lawyer i'm New
York Hotel Accuses Man in
the Case.

New York, Aug. Mrs. Mary S,
Castle of California. the former actress
who shot at William B. Craig, New
York lawyer, in an elevator at the
hotel Waldorf-Astoria last Tuesday at
tempted to prefer a counter charge
against Craig when she was arraigned
in police court today on the charge of
felonious assault. The nature of the
proposed complaint was not announc-
ed. The magistrate adjourned the
hearing until Monday.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07

tate as has been required by them
in the transaction of their ordinary
business-that is, in the business of
making and selling insurance.
'WhiIe appreciating the practical
philanthropy behind the application, -
the memorandum concludes, 1.-The
possibilities which lurk therein of
the assumption by insurance COM
panies of many functions not strictly
incident to their businesses suggest
that the state may well move slowly
in determining whether it's creatures
should be permitted thus to step out
side their legitimate field
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
LAND CASES END
Government Loses Contention
Over Millions of Acres in
Oklahoma.
INDIANS HAD RIGHT TO SELL
Title Had Been Attacked on GrOund
That They Were Still Wards
of the United States.

. Muscogee. Okla, Aug. Federal
Judge Ralph Z. Campbell yesterday af-
ternoon sustained the demurrers of de
PENDANTS in 10000 Indian land aliena-
ton suits brought by the government.
The actions by the government were
ordered dismissed. The court held
that the titles obtained from the In
dians before the act removing restric-
tions went into effect are good.
The alienation suits were brought by
the government in the interests of the
members of the five civilized tribes. II
is estimated that about 100000 acres
of land were involved.
High officials Defendants.
The defendants in the suits, who
claimed title to the-land by reason OF
ed throughout the United States and
some reside in Scotland and Mexico
Senator Robert |. Owen was defend
ant in $50 cases and Chief Justice Viii
liams of the supreme court of this
state was also defendant.
Judge Campbell in his decision in
sists that the act of congress confer
ring statehood on Oklahoma, including
old Indian Territory, conferred citizen
ship, both state and national, upon al
members of the civilized tribes.
The court holds that the contention
of the government that the Indian!
still occupy the position of wards un
der the government and that the latte
has the right TO sue for their protec
| ton presents an anomaly
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
TAFT At BEVERLY
President Begins Summer Va
cation, Glad to be Free
of Cares.
FINDS HIS FAMILY WELL
After Couple of Hours, However, He
Breaks Away for Golf
Links.

Beverly Mass, Aug. president
TAFT reached his summer home at
Woodbury. Point at $50 today, being
greeted by, the entire family.
Is Also ..DeIighted.,
The president was particularly de-
lighted to find Mrs. Taft was in such
improved health as to be able to come
TO the station to meet him He en-
oraced his wife affectionately and his
oeamlng face showed his happiness at
being freed from official cares and
inlted with his family. The executive
torce which accompanied the president
from washington has taken possession
u the rooms assigned as executive
offices in the board of trade building
IN the center of the city. In many ways
the big room compares favorably with
me secretary's Office at the White
house at Washington. Additional
rooms are to be occupied by clerks
brought from Washington.
But Feels Call of the Links.
So eager was the president to re-
iume his favorite sport that after a
couple Of hours with his family he
started off for a round of golf over tn.
inks OF the Myopia Hunt club six
miles away.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
SECRET DIVORCE
FOR MRS. KEENE
Wife of Millionaire Turfman Freed
in Kentucky on Grounds of
Abandonment.

Lexington, KY, Aug Tt develop
ed today decree of absolute divorce
was granted in the Fayette county
court here July 5 to Mrs Mary Law
renee Keene from Foxhall p. Keene
of New York, the millionaire turfman,
her grounds being abandonment.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
Fire Drives Out $50 people.

New York, Aug. THE hundred
fifty inmates of the House of the Good
Shepherd in East Ninetieth street fled
from the main building early today
when fire burned out nearly all the
rooms on the second floor. There was
no loss of life.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
Marbles for Keeps GanbIinq.

Washington. d. c., Aug. Boys
who play marbles for keeps are
gamblers and are liable to punish
ment for violation of the law, accord
ing to the dictun handed out by
Judge Kimball in the police court.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
LACKED NERVE
TO KILL SELF

Auburn, Ind, Aug. AFTER wander
ing in the woods without food for
three days and nights, and struggling
to pitch his nerve to the point of kill
ing himself, Frank Nicolai, assistant
cashier of the City National bank, re.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
EXCEEDS WORLDS
AEROPLANE MARK
French Aviator Remains in the Air
= Hours and % Min
uteS.

Mourmelon, LIE Grande, France.
Aug. Roger Sommer, the French
aviator, today beat the worlds record
for prolonged fight in an aeroplane.
His machine remained in the air two
hours. q minutes, Is seconds
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
McCUTCHEON TO AFRICA
One of Party Who Will Hunt Big
Game q la Roosevelt.

New York, Aug John T. Nc
Cutcheon, the famous cartoonist, Mr..
and Mrs. C. e. Akely of Chicago and
Frederick Stephenson of Menominee.
Wis. sailed today on the steamship
Cedric enroute to Unganda and Brit
ish East Africa, where they are TO
spend several months in hunting big
game. Possibly they will meet the
Roosevelt party.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
ROBBERS TRY
TO BURN TOWN

Mexico, Mo-. Aug. THE town of
Auxvasse, IL miles south of here, was
set on fire by robbers last night. At
one time it appeared the entire town
would burn. An automobile load of
dynamite was rushed there to demol-
ish the buildings. and check the flames.
A bucket brigade held the flames n
hand with the loss Of one building.
The robbers secured no booty.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
JAPANESE TO
WE'D A CORbIA

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 7-Darhiro
Wooyeno, a Japanese art merchant oi
this city. has taken out a license here
to wed Alice M. Corbin grand-daugh
ter of General Henry c. Corbin, re
tired commander in chief of the
United States army. Wooyeno is 2!
years old and first met Miss Corbiu
he says. at fete in Cincinnati.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
INSANE MAN SLAYS FAMILY
Wisconsin Farmer Cuts Throat OF
Three and Kills Self.

Barron, Wis, Aug. 7.-Christian
Hanson, wealthy farmer residing
near Cameron. cut the throats of his
wife and their 16 and 1S-year-old
daughters some time yesterday. He
hanged h:nself Insanity is supposed
to have been the cause.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
BURGLARS SHOT
KILLS CARMODY

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. Mayor
John I. Carmody died this afternoon
He had been failing since he was shot
by burglar the night of May %.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
ATTORNEYS ARE BITTER IN
SUMMINGUP THAWE EVIDENCE

we see ulll pun ouiiS eHio lued VI H.
Jury to young American girls"
Refers to Pamphlet, -
Referring to Mrs. Thaw's attack on
him in "a Secret Unveiled" Jerome
said:
I'VE see in this pamphlet the same
color that runs all through the sons
behavior
1T seems to me it would not be safe
to turn this man loose until there had
been ample opportunity to submit him
to a medical examination from day to
day for a long period.
Would BAR Out Past.
Attorney Morschauser, for Thaw, be-
gan by urging the court to consider
only the evidence produced in the pres
ent proceedings and disregard Thaw's
condition prior 10, during, or just af-
ter the homicide. He dwelt upon the
testimony of his own alienists and at
tackled that of opposing experts, especi-
ally Bakers.
If Thaw hal had latent trace of
insanity, he slid the horrors of Mat
teawan would have made it evident.
Incidents Exaggerated.
Incidents Of Thaw's early life were
grossly exaggerated at the trials, he
said, to SHOW insanity. A similar re-
suit might he achieved with the boy
hood pranks of any man. He declared
that although the defendants life was
raked for Incidents to prove his in
sanity at the trials, there was a period
of II years during which no erratic
acts were in evidence.
Statement From Mrs. Thaw
Mrs Mary Copley Thaw today made
public a statement in which she com
pared the testimony given by the alien
lists in behalf of Thaws effort to free
himself from the insane asylum to the
evidence given by District Attorney
Jerome's alienists. Mrs. Thaw said:
Has But Four AIicnists.
jerome speaks of II alienists. There
are but four that he dares to place Oh
the witness stand to swear that my
son has or ever had any incurable
mental trouble, and these have no re
ligious feeling about their oaths that
| know Of OF the II, he claims seven
have since sworn my son is sane, and
except Evans and Wagner, all of them
have sworn they never saw any sign
of insanity whatever in all their per
sonal examinations"
sought To Break Up Den.
Continuing his argument. Morsciraus
er said: Even with the life she
Brought him. Thaw was willing to take
her and bring her home, feeling if this
man had not destroyed that which is
sacred to every girl, he might be hap
py. With this before him every day
every night, he started to wreak hil
vengeance on this man and sought tC
break up that den and destroy forever
its power to wreck and ruin the live.
of young girls.
Rap mt jerome.
"Thaw appealed to jerome, and tn,
district attorney admitted the exist
ence of such places. If he had use(
the energy in roofing them out tha
he has i'll bounding this young man
this crime would never have been com
mitted'
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07

turned to the city today and was ar
rested charged with having embezzled
$4,000 of the banks funds.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
JAPAN DEFIES CHINESE
and STARTS WORK ON ROAD

year has been discovered in Alameda
county by the federal and state Off
GERS, it is announced. The victim is
a boy named Joseph Mandosa, 13 years
old.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
Bubonic Case in California.

Sacramento, Aug. THE first case
Of bubonic plague in California in
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
But Feels Call of the Links.
BARRED UNLESS MARRIED

German Couple, Travelling as Man
and Wife, UndesirabIes.
Washington, Aug. Emit Maur-
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07
incidents Exaggerated.
Statement From Mrs. Thaw.

StatchtHt FTOnf Wrs. ThHW.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw today made
pared the testimony given by the alien
lists in behalf of Thaw's effort to free
himself from the insane asylum to the
evidence given by District Attorney
Jerome's alienists. Mrs. Thaw said:
Rock Island Argus., 1909-08-07

London, Aug. THE strike in Swe-
len is exciting the sympathy of British
Torkmen. The lockers union an
bounced yesterday that it intends TO
organize a national fund to aid their
scandinavian comrades.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
New interpretations

The Peery Building company of Ogden
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state Tuesday. Its capital
stock is $4,000. divided into shares of
the par value Of 500 each. Elizabeth l..
Fl Peery is president. Joseph S. Pecry
and Horace F.. Peery. Vice presidents;
Harold j. Pcery, secretary and treasurer.
These. with Louisa T.. P. Richards con-
stitute the board OF directors. The COM
panY will engage in the real estate and
building business, taking over the prop
crty of the -, III. Pecry estate in Oedcn
consisting of part of lot 4. block %,
plat \. Ogden City survey.
4 COPY or The articles Of incorpora ton
OF the Clarke Realty company of Seattle.
Wash.I was filed in the secretary OF
states office. The company is Capi-
talized at 800 900, divided into share
OF the par value of S1n0 each. G. IT,
Clarke is president and Arthur T. Clarke
OF this city is resident agent for Utah.
The Union Cemetery association of
North Ogden 1led copy OF its articles
of Incorporation with the state secretary
IL is capitalized at $500 divided into
shares OF the par value of 81 each.
Thomas Wallace, John Seaman. W, IL.
Crandall and O., :. Dean are the directors
and Lorenzo Walolram Jr., IS treasurer.
The Selma Mines company of this city
filed articles of Incorporation in the
county clerks office. The capital stock
IS $50 000. divided into shares of sbe par
value OF cents each. Charles Tying is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
1OO MUCH PROSPERITY
TO GET CENSUS TAKERS

WASHINGTON. Dec 2S.G5Applicants
1e Nv generators. and Census Director
M,and nv is considerab bly perturbed over the
luS .,ortsce OF men willing. TO earn sovcrn-
sa,n, money The difficulty is in the
wss; ~sT' and south, and especially IN tho
ctIes. .,,,,,..,. ,,.. -.
,anS nor name or per day, depending
upon u,sa the locality in which the wori1gfs
lane. and averages about $50 per enum-
a", ..a,or for the entire time required In
.i,Iss NJ over 5000 inhabitants. where
sanitation is consested and counting is
~ tho cnumerator is required 10 fin
,,h HE work In Two weeks, but I'm cities
nndsr that size and in country districts
o5e month is allowed
director Duran explains the lack Of
applicants for census jobs only on the
,be,r, that there is SO much general
nposp,rity in tho country that the govern
,neni Jobs arc not wanted The time for
applications for these jobs ends on jan
usry .. and. Mr.. Ourand invites public
spi.tml and patriotic people 10 join in
,Lc census work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
DECLARES AMERICANS
MUSICAL BARBARIANS

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s-"Th5 American
people are musical barbarisrs and the
function Of the American musician Is to
ciyilize the people
This declaration by President 4. w.
Harris OF Northwestern university was
the keynote OF the thirty-nrst annual
convention OF the Music Teachers Ma
tional association, which met here to-
day.
1T Is reerettable that music plays such
a. little part in the education of the pro
Pile. said President Harris. land Il Is n
shame that college graduates know so
little. OF the snblimer works of music.
"A young man who goes into the world
without having some idea and appreCa
tlon OF music is poorly equipped for his
life work. for he Is forever barred from
the uplifting qualities 10 he derived from
great musical compositions.
Education is too cold and IL would
ne materially Improved by the addition
Of musical studies 10 college courses"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
OGDEN SHEEPMAN TALKS
ABOUT FLOCK CONDITIONS

7. ]. Keosh Of ogden. owner OF sew
era large foclIs Of sheep. was at the
Kenyon Tuesday. and reported that the
weather conditions in Idaho are such
that the sheepmCn arc having some diff
Guilty in keeping their herds from starving
or being killed by the extreme cold. Mr.
keogh says that his nocls are now on
the ranch on the Raft river and are safe.
there being sufficient feed there for
them. but that many other owners are
having trouble In obtaining feed. Hay is
scarce and almost the entire supply has
TO be shipped q, demanding prices from
$40 10 SG0 ton.
Mr. Keogh said that there are probably
lou. 600 sheep wintcring in III" vicinity
OF Minidoka and American Falls: and that
feed at both places Is scarce. The snow
In the district is now from twelve TO
fifteen inches deep and IL Is impossible
to move the herds Extreme suffering
among the sheep. according TO Mr.. keoeh,
is also being encountered at kclton, Utah.
and in Wyoming. where large herds are
being wintered. The same condition also
exists near Lucin, where the snow is llf-
teen inches deep ana feed somewhat
scarce.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
GATHERING DATA FOR
BULLETIN ON SNOWFALL

A. n. Thiessen, section director in
charge of the local United States weather
bureau, and his force are engaged in
gathering data. for snowfall bulletin
which VIII bc issued about April / 1910
The bulletin Will include the snowfall for
the month of December OF this year and
1910.
a similar bulletin has been Issued by
the department In former years. but the
one this year Will be more complete than
any previous bulletin. The issue this
Year VIII include n map, upon which the
snowfall OF the various districts will be
shown.
One year ego the government depart,
ment OF agriculture inauguratcd q sys-
tenn Of recording stations for snowfall. The
work Of installing these stations was bs-
gun late and they We're OF but little use
last year, as many OF them were located
high I'm The mountains and the snow-re-
curdnG instruments could not he put In
place. The stations are now complete
and the more remote ones are looked
after by the forest rangers. The new
system of gathering this data viii give
the weather hurcau material on which
to Issue a. full detailed report OF the snow
fall in the state in the winter.
The reports will he especially valuable
TO persons holding irrigation or water
power interests, and will increase in value
each year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
OF OAKLEY
CHURCH CONTEMPLATED

II is quite likely that tho American
Union church on Fifth North street be
tween Eleventh and Twelfth West
streets. in Oakley addition. Will have to
be enlarged before long. This WAS indi-
Gated at the Christmas entertainment
given in the church by the American
Union Sunday school Monday after
noon.
This was the first entertainment of the
kind by the American Union sunday
school and the house was crowded 10
its capacity. The afternoon was spent
In recitations and songs for the most
part, Miss Worrall acted as accompanIst
for the latter. Mrs. II, j. Pitt con-
trihuted materially 10 The. entertainment
with her sraphophonc. after which re-
given a small basket filled with candy
nuts and thc like. The Sweet Candy
company furnished the candy free OF
charge.
The following voluntarily assisted in
making the entertainment \ success: Mrs.
j. Davidson. Mrs. w. Jones. Mrs Pitts.
Mrs. u. \. Everett Mrs. ". 5. Wilcox,
Miss Gertrude Blrnic. Miss Worrall aud
Mr. Worrall.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
RFPUBuC'S DANGER
LIES IN |NACCuRAcY
81 Saws Prof. Albert Bushnell
" HART of Harvard in Talk
TO Historians.

,-,,v YORK. Dec aS.--"Ths pressing
.sr.r Of the republic is Inaccuraey'"
's's m professor Albert Bushnell Hart of
,,.-ara ~ in addressing the convention
l,' ;, ,se American Rhetorical and Economic
,ssoclaiion today
no, without their failings, their
,Sjudices and their falsehoods''
poo(essor Hart declared that American
.,.,or,. ON the controversial side. had
.N'n enriched by several distinct at
,,rnts TO manufacture myths 70 order
enp,SS SrSt Of these might he called Tic
iHr t;n AZ The Pilgrim fathers. He said
\ N0,fS was the ascripti2n 70 nsnd ,s o. CID
6l,n 6l,,nl,5Id cause and We're pioneers In
.9p,.njfcent .p,sldjfce historical pageant. OF virtues
nnSjch are in fact possessed only ny their
dsscendants ..,,,..s o,,,..s
,ss eyatation OF The southern cavalier,
y. sNy yy,rrinla as IN New York.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
ONE DOSE ENDS INDIGESTION, GAS,
HEARTBURN OR STOMACH HEADACHE.


and will relieve the most obstinate case
Of Indigestion and UpsetStomach in five
minutes.
There is nothing else better to take
Gas from Stomach and cleanse the
stomach and intestines. and, besides. one
single dose will digest and prepare for
Issimils ton into the blood all your food
the same as a sound. healthy stomach.
When Diapepsin works. your stomach
rests-gets itself in order. cleans up
and then you feel like eating when you
come 10 the table, and what you eat will
do You good.
Absolute relief from all Stomach Mis-.
cry is waiting for YOU as soon as you
decide to take little Diapepsin. Tell
your druggist that you want Pape s
Diapcpsin, because you want to become
thoroughly cured this time.
Remember if your stomach feels out
'of-order and uncomfortable row YOU
can get relief in five minutes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
BUSINESS NOTES

Bank clearings fo- Tuesday. December
IS. we've 81 .05S. .95i.o3. as compared with
total OF sSJS. .Io3OI for the correspond
Ing day of year ago. The increase
therefore. is $500, 25l 10, or an excess OF
more than 23 per cent
r. RI Hopkins. general commercial SUI
perlntendent, and a. j. Vance. general
superintendent OF the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company returned Tues
day from Sheridan. Wyo.. where they
have been Officiating al the cutting OF
new through circuits there,
Il. J. Graham, the mining man, with
his wife and family. left Tuesday morn
ing for the aast, where he Will visit his
old home and be present st the cele-
bratiou OF his mothers scventy-tfth
birthday Mr.. Graham has not been back
home for twenty one years. He Will be
gone several weeks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-29
VICTIM OF MURDERER
is STILL UNIDENTIFIED

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2S.-Although
Identified at different times as tho body
of John Whitehead Of Carthage. Mo. and
Harry Mcconnell of Grand Island. Neb.
the remains of tho slain man found in D
brush pile near Kansas city, Kan. sun
day night lies unidentified tonight in a
local morsue
WhitehcHd's brother-in-law. Trelus
Hendricks, who found the body identi-
fed Il as that OK his relative,
Hendricks had never seen Whitehead
but ne was confident of the identification
an account OF the resemblance OF the
dead man by a photograph oil Whitehead
In his possession,
Immediately following this tho police
began 4 lengthy questioning of
Hendricks and his wife While the inter
rogation was in progress. it WAS learned
that Whitehead was alive and well ut
mis- home