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The oasis., 1909-05-08

lntendent for the Edna Mines Co.
 An elegant line of Mems Shirts that surpass any other shown in Nogales just arrived. Drop in and ask to see them at The Boston | Store Inc.
 Sunday morning MT. Henry Cohen of Culiacan whose visit at Nogales was noted last week, took his departure for San Diego Calit- ornia, where he is visiting his sisters.
 Miss Jessop, from Phoenix, daughter of Doctor w. II. Jessop, of the capital city, is guest of Mrs. w. c. Budge. Monday eve ming the two ladies went to Guay- mas for a short outing.
 This morning Mrs. Tim O'Keefe, wife of the special deputy collector of customs at Nogales, starts for Glenn's Fall, New York, where she will visit some months with her husbands people.
 Monday night there was at No gales, en route to Guaymas, for a short business visit, Mr Walter Wilcox of Cananea, formerl y at La Colorado, where he owned and operated an ice plant.
 Wednesday morning there was on the train from the south Mir. H. K. Small, representative of the Richardson Construction Co.,, who was returning to Los Angeles from a trip to the Yaqui delta.
 Mr. John Cady of Patagonia, who is veteran of the Civil War, has been granted a pension of SIP per month, under the service pen sion act, that was enacted by Con- gress two or three years ago.
 Mrs. T. J. Wylie, who has been very i'll ever since the night of the destruction of the Wylie building by fire, two or three weeks ago, is reported much better and is regain ing her wonted health slowly. Last Saturday Mir. E. F. Harris of Tucson, and his family were at Nogales. Mir. Harris is a well
 known mining operator in Sonora who is working a property at Cerrc Colorado, in the Altar district. Mrs. S. A. Reddoch has gone to Aguas Calientes to visit with hei
 son, Mir. J. s. Reddoch, who is division superintendent on th' Mexican Central railway witt headquarters at the point named Mir. J. E. McKelvey, a former re
 sident of Nogales, who was a 9 Magdalena also, was at the lin, I city last week, en route to Parker r Arizona, where he goes to join MT
 Ellis Lewis, who has located there : Sunday evening there was a r Nogales, returning home from 0 business visit at the City of Mexico S Mr. Luis A. Martinez, the Guay
 mas capitalist and owner of steam
 ship lines operating along the Wes U Coast of Mexico.
 d Next Monday the Guayma d Water Company, an Arizona col
 poration, will hold it's annua stockholders meeting at Nogale' u and Messrs. H. Bonzi and ( T. Yberri of Guaymas; Pedro Pnel Il of La Colorado; and Casimiro Der
 ard of Hermosillo will be at th 10 line city in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-08
BUSINESS END OF FARMING.

the victim of all the economic bunco the y mark for every of business gater simply and solely be- use he has not learned of combination put before every other industrial and commercial force The farmer ndvduaist largely because of conditions surrounding him. he has in his power to modify the influence of those cond c ignore them get himself of the benefits of Eanzed business
 Here in Imperial Valley for instance the farmer bears the burden of transportation charges because he does not e concerted protest against eXtorion He grows to himself freight rates his products and his implements but the is heard because it lacks the volume and carrying the The buyer of farm products sets his price the seller does know what the market ons and usually is unable to hold his commodities for ef offer.
 may squaredealng commission men, but the farmer
 means of determining whether not the agent placing
 the market gives him honest report and
 solitary farmer is at the mercy of all the agencies
 getting his product to the consumer and there few
 uch agencies that fail take all the traffic will bear.
 citrus fruit growers of this State have demonstrated the
 ability and the business benefits of organization and there
 to be good why producers of other crops
 low their example Why should be necessary market of the valley when the supply large and the price
 Hay will keep If the farmers organized they could heir hay in the hands of central body receiving part perhaps and let be placed the market at favorable The beeeepers have learned how to do that and they better prices for honey than they did when each did selling and the buyers could play seller against her to cut the price.~(
 mo~eent toward the organization of farmers exchange been started in Imperial Valley and it's means better and improvement in the commercial end of the farming y By combining their and resources the farmers can informed and market conditions throughout d have at command always the data upon which base Pigment of what to produce and sell it. The farmers of region have the of being than ordinarily ne- pt and progressive their reputation deserved they will way organize eecienty for the conduct of their buSina12&RsNA
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-08
FAILURES OF THE LAW.

of the United States Supreme Court the co of the Hepburn Act to that Congress had enact law prohibiting railroads from owning coal mne but the has right to enforce the law Wash dispatches the reversal of the Circuit Courts decision based technical and the effect really favorable the railroads the government losing all points except the principle involved'
 says railroad may mine and market coal but it may own stock company such ownership of stock producing company by railway company does not it. the the stock to have legal interest the dity manufactured by the producing corporation"
 Certain railroad companies known the anthracite roads, control the output and of hard coal and constitute the thracte coal trust In evasion of the law of Pennsylvania they operate through sham corporation and they have falsely denied their interest that The Hepburn Act passed to break up the coal trust but the Supreme Courts juggling with the law virtually nuies the act and soldies the trust
 Within hour after the of the decision received the Associated Press deal consummaed by which the Gould will engage in the coal business in Pennsylvania One of the trusts attorneys says
 Ths decision allows railroad companies consttudhat s those which do the coal mines direct N but control through companies they own"
 That the outcome attempts against the trusts The prosecution of Standard Oil for secret ebang turned into farce by the court of last resort and the Webo decision the Santa Fe rebate has just been reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals
 Most of these decisions favor of law breakers based up echnicaes and nespun atorneyms, not upon substantial justice and they do not tend to inspire respect for the that display much ingenuity in finding usurpng the legislative function expressly denied to them by the constitution Not Congress but the Supreme the laws and the court makes them only in fragments refusing pass upon tire act decide point not brought strictly according certain forms The result of that method that nobody Justice of the Supreme Court with certainty what the law of the land The only thing apparently Congress has not succeeded in making the trOl of predatory combinations
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-08

twenty thousand cames and thousand native por all bear trophies of the chase complete list of these would require than Homer Bo catalogue of ships but them heads of elephants with aner aached pets of the check cred lion and the spny hppopoaen respectively the most fero cous and the their species skeleton of the missing lynx ecdntopos erecus cOnpildtus) entire bodies of pterodactys and broncosaurus sthy mounted
 fine specimen of the weeping wanderoo the downy electrical whacknasty AAnGaS fabergaso the canivorous masodon ten specimens of the snles tiger eS decorcdG) saber toohed pyo whose bite produces the weeping sess three ribnosed gazzadoods; pair of boodsweatng bandcoots nghboomng eewhns; three and half varieties of the crested snocerous purrng crocodile buzzsauan two stymphalan lnne skeleton of the wammigoss afeward cataogued at the Podk Museum of Defective Types Talpd nopede nonpveo hydra from Lerna; the rngta moycodde and the fawning poeat (CiUis nondesderabs)
 Thee terrible monsters which from the dawning of tme
 had raVaged all Africa bang every attempt exploration and settlement the Exermnator he to be called had rang led captured with his bare hands, and the few remaining cowed that they milk Indeed such their terror his right that all orsook their offering them selves beasts of burden the whites that aterward and domesaon and servude sought the security that he denied their ferocy and Within single generation prosper colonies of Caucasans sprang along the coasts the silk hat and pink shirt mmemora harbngers of civilization penetrated the remoest asneses spreading and plenty OCT a smiling land"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-08
TING AGAINST VANITY.
busIns DlA

Hawaiian legislature imagines vain thing, fancies of the unfair sex can be regulated or He has introduced bill prohibiting women Ilouses, military hats, hatpins made of mill aegarship, ribbons, or other naval or military law forbidding children to play at make-he- dy as to attempt to cure the vanity of men and egislature. Men devise gaudy fighting clothes elves with brass and gilt braid to attract the 2u and the female of the species borrows the Anale because of her primitive instinct to
 upon herself. The brass-mounted hero
 he females are looking at him, and the
 Eiatters him by begging his buttons and Gacket. All of which may be silly, but it Ieace and dignity of the State
 useful to distinguish the man that gives bat may be shot for failure to obey them.
 fancy trimmings are sheer vanity. If the zf sure that his clothes shall not be borrowed Hhfn do his fighting and his parading in over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
May ESTABLISH A
new KINDERGARTEN
broadway Session Is Contemplating
Starting School i'm Primary
Rooms of Church.

The session of Broadway church has
been considering for some time the adj
visibility of starting a kindergarten il
the primary rooms of the church
There seems TO be a real need for one,
and many have expressed the desire
90 see one started. II is proposed 70
put the Broadway kindergarten in
charge of Mrs. W. c. Oglevee and Miss
Laura b. Marquis, and TO throw it open
all children of kindergarten age ut
he lowest rate possible to cover ex-
Dense-probably 30 cents per week per
pupil. Interested persons have gener-
ously offered to donate the apparatus
and supplies needed to inaugurate tn
work. and Oct. has been fixed upon
as the time for opening the school. Il
il is undertaken.
The session would be glad to have
an expression on the part of those who
have children whom. they would be
glad to put in the school. and Mrs. w.
G. Ogl6Tee. 3015 Tenth avenue. Will
receive any inquiry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
Meeting is SET
FOR LATER DATE
Gathering at Peoria to Push Com.
mission Plan Campaign Called
for Sept. %.

Word was received today by the
local Business Mems association from
Secretary G. Z. Green of the Illinois
Retail Merchants association that the
meeting which was to have been held
this week at Peoria for the purpose OF
furthering plans towards securing !,
bin for an enabling act for a commits
sion plan of municipal government in
Governor Deneen's call for a special
session of the legislature this fall has
been postponed until Wednesday,
Sept 30.
This was decided after careful de-
liberation and after assurances had
been received from Chicago. Rockford,
Moline, Joliet. Springfield and many
other cities that they would be repre-
scented by large delegations
Those who attend the meeting will
take luncheon at the Creve Couer club
and the meeting will be called imme-
diateiy afterwards.
Interest in the commission plan gov
eminent is increasing daily through
out the state and as a result many
personal letters are being sent to the
governor urging him to include this
bill in his call for special session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
LEFT CAR AND
TOOK TO HEELS
Conductor Is Chased Several Blocks
ny lrate Man and Woman Who
Were Passengers.

One of the Elm street cars was
minus a conductor for a while Sat
urday evening as. the result of that
individual being chased away from
the trolley by man who was riding
on the car. The conductor was stand
ing on the rear platform of the car
conversing with several passengers.
A man and woman were seated Just
inside and the man suddenly became
seized with the idea that the con-
ductor was making sport of him on
account of the laughing which was
going on. He told the conductor he
was going to get him and he started
out to do SO. The "con" didn't want
to be got" however, and he got off
the car which was standing still at
Seventeenth street and took to his
heels with the man after him. The
woman tbereupon got off the car also
and took after the man and merry
chase around Market square was
soon in progress. 1t ended up by
the conductor getting away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
New TRAINS ARE
ADDED TO SERVICE
Faster Schedules Inaugurated i'm the
Fight for Winter Passenger
business to Coast.

With the change in time on the Rock
sland and Burlington, effective yes
erday. Improvements were made in
he service OF both roads. as a step
n the fight hetween the lines for the
cast passenger business this winter.
The Rock Island has inaugurated two
lew trains between Chicago and Das
Nolnes, and las changed The time of
he Rocky Mountain limited. The
Jew trains. known as 90 and 20, make
more stops, but are fast trains. No.
20 will leave Rock Island east bound
1t 12:45, arriving in Chicago at 500.
Will have cafe, observation. and par
Or cars and coaches. No. 50 leaves
vest bound at / O'Clock, and reaches
Oes Moines at 6 o'clock. The new
rains give the Rock Island five fast
rains 10 Chicago between o'clock
n the morning and sos in the after
noon, and two local trains The linn
ted. No. Z, will leave east bound a.,
AS in the morning, instead of 1910
loon, and No. Z, west bound, will leave
1t 1885 instead of 1:52
On the Burlington the afternoon
train for Galesburg leaves % minutes
aarlier
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13

He had been i'll for year with drOpsy.
Deceased was born IN this city and
was 20 years of age. He attended the
public schools here and prior to his
illness was employed at Rock Island
arsenal. He is survived by his father.
a brother. Harry, who is with the U. 5.
feet that recently completed cruise
around the world. and two sisters. Jes-
sic and Nellie, at home His mother
died two years ago. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed pend
ing word from the brother, who is now
at Seattle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
ALMOST WHOLE
BODY BURNED
Mrs. Ira Goodell is Victim of
Horrible Accident at her
Home in Moline.
WAS STARTING A FIRE
Is Ignited by Explosion of
Gasoline, and She Receives
Serious Injuries.
WAS STARTING A FIRE

Mrs. Ira Goodell. 1011 Fourth ave
nue., Moline, was terribly burned in an
explosion of gasoline stove at her
home this morning about IL O'Clock.
and, according To the physician who is
attending her, she has but very slight
chance of recovery. According TO the
physician, there was hardly six square
inches of skin on Mrs. IGoodell's whole
body that was not burned.
Mrs. Goodell and her 1S-year-old
daughter, Miss Cecile Goodell. were
alone in the house, and the daughter
was busy in the pantry when Mrs
Goodell attempted to light the fire
The stove was located in small room
the explosion. and hurried into the
kitchen, just as her mother emerged
from the small room. mass of flames.
The young woman attempted to
smother the flames with a rug, but her
mother was suffering such agony that
she was unable to remain quiet. Miss
Goodell secured a pail of water, but
tripped, and spilled most of the wa
ter. The rest of the water she dashed
over her mother, and succeeded in eX-
tingushing the flames partially. Neigh
bors had by this time been attracted
to the scene, and two men managed to
put out the flames with their coats.
Is Terribly Injured.
Mrs. Goodell was at once removed
to the Moline city hospital in the am
bulance and placed in the care of ply
sicians. Her condition is such that
there is but slight hope of her recov-
cry. although she did not inhale any
of the flames of the gasoline She is
the wife of the cashier of the Rock Is
land freight depot in Moline.
Horses Are Burned
A very serious blaze early yesterday
morning in Moline resulted in the
total loss of a barn and the death If
four horses. The alarm was turned IL
at LILO Immediately after the blaze ha /
been discovered. and when the depart
ment arrived the blaze had almos,
Quilted The building. The barn was
located on a hill at the head Of Nine
teenth street, and it is quite a distance
to the nearest fire plug. The property
which was destroyed consisted of sew
eral tons of straw and hay and a guam.
tity of feed. besides the building and
horses. The cause of the fire is not
known. The loss has not yet been
definitely ascertained. The properly
belongs to Ed Brown. who conducts an
express business in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
PERSONAL POINTS.

Abe Rosenfield of Chicago is in the
city
Ernst Wagner arrived from his trip
abroad this afternoon.
Miss Laura Davis left this noon to
resume her studies at Grinnell. Iowa.
Will Drips has gone to Ames. Iowa,
where he entered the Iowa state col
lege.
Robert H. Wiley has returned from
a short visit with friends at Louis
vile, KY.
Glen Bradford and Paul Buffum
left this morning to attend college
at Ripon, Wis.
F. Marion Sheen of New Orleans
is visiting with friends in this city
for few days.
Clayton Shinstrom left this noon for
irinnell. Iowa. to resume his studies
at the Grinnell college.
B. F. Knox and son Harry left last
evening for Milwaukee. where they
will visit for several days.
MI. anu MIS-. william TrefZ left this
afternoon on the Columbia for a few
days VISIT at Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williama Frey left to-
DAY on the Columbia for visit Of
several days in Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Crawford left
last evening for an extended visit in
the Black Hills of South Dakota.
F. ID Mite ell left yesterday morn.
ing for Port Deposit. Md, where he
will take up his studies at the Tome
school = ~
Joseph A. Smith, S09 Twenty-four.h
street left yesterday morning for
Notre Dame. Ind, where he will enter
| the law school of Notre Dame univer-
sity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
SCHOOL MEN MEET
III city Club Holds Session and
Organizes for the Year by
Election.
MOLINE MAN IS PRESIDENT
superintendent Ii. b. jackson is Chos.
en-H. b. Hayden Is Secretary
and Treasury.

The Tri-City Schoolmasters' club
ield It's FIRST meeting since the closing
d school last spring at the Watch
Power Saturday evening. and an en-
husiastic turnout resulted The first
business taken up was the election of
0fhcers for the ensuing year. and if
resulted in the selection of Superin-
endent b. b. Jackson of Moline to act
is president, Superintendent n. b.
Hayden of this city as secretary, and
superintendent F. L. Smart of Dayen-
Jort as treasurer. An excellent supper
was served to the pedagogues by the
management of the Watch Tower inn.
and after it had been disposed of to
the satisfaction of those present. a
number of after-dinner talks were
made by the following: Superintend-
9nt f. ]. Sessions, Soldiers Orphans
home, Davenport; County Superintend-
ent S. j. Ferguson. Rock Island; Prin-
cipal Birchard, Monroe school, Daven-
port; Principal H. E. Brown, Rock Is
land high school: f. A. Gest, history
instructor, Davenport high school;
Principal l.. c. Daugherty. Hawthorne
school. Rock Island; Principal ]. w.
Mcbride, Lincoln school, Davenport:
Principal E. p. Nutting. Moline high;
school; Principal Harry Downer, Wash
ington school, Davenport
Reports Are Made.
Reports from the treasurer and Sec
rotary of last year showed that the
association is in good standing finan-
cially and that last year was a very
prosperous as well as highly benefi-
cial to the members of the club. 1t
is the purpose of the organization II
bring the schoolmasters of the three
cities closer together in their work of
educating the young, and to cause
them to extend to each other the eX-
perience which they gain from their
work from day TO day. The next meet
ing of the club will be held in Moline
next month and a committee consist
ing of the manual training teachers of
the high schools of the three cities
will have charge of the arrangements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13

v
nature and address
Club Program Ready. - The Moline
WOman'S club program for the coming
season which opens next month has
many interesting meetings as ar
ranged by Mrs. F. G. Allen. The first
program and meeting will be held Oct
3. the subject of which will be "Vaca
ton Days" The program will be in
charge of Miss Moore of Moline ami
Miss Mary Entrikin of Rock Island
There will be three minutes talks and
members will be expected to pay dues
The remainder of the program follows:
Nov. -, 2:30 p. m, Our local philan-
thropies and what they are accomplish
ing in the three cities,' I'm charge of
Mrs. Harry Ainsworth. Collection for
Thanksgiving baskets November open
meeting, Miss Annie Peck, famous
mountain climber. with exhibition of
ice axes, climbing irons and other
equipment Dec. II. 2:30 p. m, pro
gram in charge of Mrs. l.. G. Blanding
u
holidays in various nations. IlIus-
trated in costumes of countries de-
scribed.) Scandinavian, German.
French, Russian, Belgian. Dutch.
Scotch. Chinese. Japanese etc. Jan.
8, $50 p. m. lecture-reading. Victor
Hugo's Les Miserables," salvation
Through Love-" Professor S. H. CLARK,
University of Chicago Feb. IL. 2::30
p. M, THE Temperance Movement .
Mrs. Metzgar. "Woman's Suffrage
Movement" Mrs. Julia Mills Dunn.
March open meeting. Civic banquet.
Outdoor Improvement as planned by
President James of University of ILL
nois. March -, 2:30 D. M. Lecture
on parks, school and home grounds, by
Mrs. Herman ]. Hall. curator. New
Gallery. Chicago. April 9, 2:3O p. m
Musical. Probably lecture by w. J.
Hubbard, musical critic of Chicago
Record-Herald. May IA. 2:3O D. m,
Annual meeting, reports, elections,
etc. June or July. Garden party at
Allendale. On Saturday afternoons
there will be walks during the year in
charge of committee from the civic
playground association and the club.
WEEDS at Detroit.--A pretty wedding
was solemnized last Thursday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Fell, at
Detroit. Mich. when their daughter
Miss Emma h Fell was married to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13

olutions on the death of Francis M.
Rogers were adopted. George E. Bail
ey was appointed chairman of COM
mittee which is to make arrangements
Tor the annual picnic. No definite
time has been fixed for the affair, but
ii will take place the latter part of
this month. After the business meet
ing last Saturday an enjoyable social
hour was spent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
KNIGHTS SPEND
DAY AT TOWER
Annual Picnic of Tri-City X. of c. /,
Being Held Today, Big Crowds
Being Present.

The Knights of Columbus belonging
20 Leo council of Davenport, Allouez
council of this city and Loras council
Of Moline are spending today out at
he Watch Tower, where their annual
)icnic is in progress A series of ath-
letic games. including several bah
games and various races. had been ar
ranged to occupy the afternoon, and
onight there will be dancing at the
inn dance hall. A large number were
out this afternoon and it is expected
hat even more will be out this even
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-13
OBITUARY..
Miss Leila Holmquist.

Miss Leila Holmquist, sister of Mrs.
p. A. Grandin of this city, died at 1920
this morning at the home of her
brotherin-law. A. G. Brewster. in Port
Byron. She was A years of age and
had made her home in Port Byron for
many years. Mrs. Grandin is the only
survivor of the immediate family. The
funeral will be held Wednesday at IL
a. m. from the Brewster home with in
terment at the Oak Grove cemetery at
Port Byron.