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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Red Cross a Factor.

Much good work has been done by
the Red Cross society m the collec-
ton and transfer of funds for the vic
tins of the disaster in Italy and Sicily,
and is repeating the noble mission of
mercy that characterized its work at
San Francisco and in innumerable in
stances of overwhelming disaster and
human affection. Originally regarded
chiefly as means for mitigating the
horrors of. war, this organization, with
branches in practically every civilized
country, is also a useful instrument
when need arises for dealing with the
frightful calamities which sometimes
come in years of peace. Its neutral
and International character peculiarly
adapt it to tasks of relief and mercy.
1t deserves to be not only maintain
ed, but strengthened, as an invalua-
bic agency for the promotion of hu-
man brotherhood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Hon. Edward d. Shurtleff of Mar
engo, elected for the third time to the
position of speakership of the lower
house of the Illinois Legislature, wai
born in Genoa, H., in 1868, and grad
uated from the Marengo high school at
the age of 1G He took his collegiate
course at Oberlin university and stud
led law, being admitted to the bar in
1894 He began the practice of his
profession at Watertown s.. D., but in
1889 returned to Marengo where he
has since been engaged in the practice
of law In 1898 Mr.. Shurtleff was
elected mayor of Marengo and held
that Office for three terms. He was
first elected to the legislature in 1900
and has been member of that body
ever since, his last reelection taking
place last November Mr.. Shurtlef!
was speaker of the 44th and 45th ses.
sions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Bryan a National Asset.

Under the above heading. the Phila-
delphia North American, republican
journal of unquestionable ability and
fairness, as well as a strictly loyal
representative of patriotic republican,
ism, prints in recent issue the follow
ing editorial about William ]. Bryan:
The total popular vote of the var
ious presidential candidates at the last
national election shows that 14,S35,O41
votes were cast. OF this number. Taft
received 7,637O76, which is 14,19O more
than Roosevelt received in 1904. BRYAN
received 6,393,1S2, which is 1,315. 211
more than were cast for Parker.
"A calm review of these figures
shows that republican success cannot
be construed as landslide. For out
OF the total vote of nearly 5000 600
a change of fewer than 625,O0O or 7
per cent of the total, would have made
Bryan the leader instead of Taft.
There is. nothing to indicate that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

amt nothin' wrong. and you can't
blame her. l seen him sollin' soap for
twenty-fi' cents cake. and there amt
another faker l know en- get more'n
ten. He's swell talker. and she fell
for to listen-just to listen. you under
stand. But he thinks that he en-
threaten to tell you and-and get some
money from her, and want to plug
the game
And get the money yourself for tell
Z ing?" demanded Benson. 1T won't
: work. l have implicit confidence in
my wife,
To his shocked surprise Jimsey
slapped him jubilantly on the back.
That's the way to talk" he cried,
with enthusiasm, ''only tell 1t to her,
I boss. Don't tell it to me. Just sort Of
get together. Good night
/ He sped away into darkness, and In
his perturbation Benson walked I'll tho
way home. He could see the poor little
girl fearful of what might happen and
trying to greet him with n smile. He
could recall many little things to which
business had blinded him, ard when at
last he came into his home he took the
trembling little woman In his arms and
! told her that he understood.
Even Jimsey could not realize to what
good effect he had plugged the game"
He had made many crooked ways
+ straight. and some vague thought Of
this made him happy as he stood in
line for gallery ticket to the melo-
drama, where the stage villain would
be knocked out and virtue would tri-
umph as he had seen it that day in
real life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
Real Estate Transfers.

Ed Gust to Swan Johnson, lot 25,
McCabe's first addition Rock Island
$780,
E. H. Guyer to Ward & Mcmahon,
lot u, block 1. College Heights addi-
ton Rock Island $3.50.
Eliphalet C. Hunt to Vivian Ward,
lots 8, 9, block 2, Midway, South Mo.
line. 500.
Willard A Paul to J. Frank Robin
son, part northeast quarter section
2-17-2w. ST.
Maria Johnson to Prudente Yer
straete, lot 1, block l, Peter Yager's
first addition Rock Island. $1,000.
White, Pope & Guyer to Jens Peter
Peterson and Marie Peterson, lot Is,
block 1856, city of East Moline. $500.
David w. Hunt to Edward G. Nelson.
lot 20, Hunts third addition Midway.
$500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Too Much Law And Not Enough Jus

Thousands of new laws are to be
poured into the legislative hopper OF
congress and the various state legisla-
lures will be crammed with the most
bizarre specimens of legislation dur
ing the coming year. Limiting the ap-
palling batch of governmental crudi-
ties to Illinois, it is proposed to food
the people with a tidal wave of legal
eccentricities. 1t is always more laws,
more ordinances, more regulations, re-
strictions and prohibitions, until the
average American with Whit of the
breath of liberty in his nostrils break
Tor the freedom of upsetting the de.
based legislative will to follow the
justice behind all laws. For that he
is jailed, Gin accordance with law"
The Quincy Herald calls attention
to the fact that to administer this SUI
perabundance of laws, from murder
down to expectoration upon the side
walks, we have in this state ZIG Judge:
of courts of record and an army o.
justices of the peace, federal judges
and not few investigating commit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Lame Shoulder.

This is common form of muscular
rheumatism. No internal treatment is
needed. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment
freely twice a day and quick cure is
certain. This Liniment has proven es-
pecially valuable for muscular and
chronic rheumatism, and is sure to
give quick relief. Chamberlain's Lini-
ment is also most excellent for sprains
size, so cents. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Quite Immediately.

"Who was it that said, oh, this Is
so sudden?'''
II believe it was the young lady
when her steady proposed after ten
years of unproductive courtship."
ooh, l thought it was some one elseS"
"Who did you think it was?"
"The fellow who fell off the water
wagon the second day"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

The presidents secret service mes
cage to congress may have been Il
clever political document, but it was I'M
statesmanlike and unworthy the chief
executive of great nation. AS such
it was rejected by congress and the
author who had descended to low
levels was properly rebuked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

The chief purpose of the democratic
members at Springfield is to give the
people better representation both at
the state capital and at the national
capital. If they help the progressive
republicans in the attainment of these
ends both the republicans in general
and the people at large in the state,
will be thankful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Alfred A. Speer the new speaker OF
the Missouri house of representatives
is the champion croquet player of the
United States. Who now says that an
cient pastimes are not being revived :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Poor old Ben Tillman, once the fire
eater of the senate, but now broken in
health, must bear the odium OF the
common i'll with which so many mem
bers of the upper house are afflicted.
Being a democrat he is made the
stalking house for all the hobbies thai
an erratic president is riding these
DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Because he stole eight cents, an Oak
land, Cal, man has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for eight years. An
important fact in connection with the
case is that he has been put in prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
In a Class by Himself.

''Yes, Jones is model man."
doesn't smoke or drink or do any
thing of that sort?'
''Not a thing"
"How lonely he must be on New
Years day."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

The health department gives Chi
cago a population of 2,224,490. thereby
running the risk of earning the lasting
contempt of the school census takers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

In the excitement of the moment do
not forget the sufferers over in the
old world. Acts not words will bring
relief to the woefully afflicted sons Of
humanity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

A cable from London says the queen
opens and reads all of King Edward s
letters y What does it avail man to
be a king?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

William H. Taft will be elected pres
ident of the United States next Mon
day. That is the day on which the
ELECTORAL college is to meet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

The earthquake serves to show how
much good heartedness there is un-
der the crater of the human heart.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

II Senator Tillman has violated his
obligations. punish him. But punish
the other fellows. too.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Governor Johnson of Minnesota in
his Inauguration speech still thinks
the railroads should be regulated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
A Real Substitute.

"After all, the weather comes In
handy as a subject for conversation. }"
yes, unless you happen to meet a
man who owns safety razor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Starting Right.
Good resolutions?
Let me think.
or course to start
I'll cut out drink
At every in
Vitation pass
And farewell bid
The friendly glass.
Old pipe. my solace
And delight,
Your ancient bowl
No more I'll light.
The fat cigar
No more will grace
The classic outlines
OF my face.
The truth no more
Will 1 disguise.
! mustn't even
Tell white lies,
But always stick
To the exact
And more or less
Annoying fact.
I'll be so good
You'd never place
Yours truly as
The same old case.
Pulled up a bit,
I'll walk about
And watch my wings
Serenely sprout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island. Ill. lEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Reason Enough.

"What makes a woman maddeatT
Another woman"
"Why?"
.sRacansa" So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

If it ever be-
comes fashions
BILE to be COM
Portable and easy
probably the mill
lenium will be
peeping over the
horizon.
It is only too
frequently quite
hard to tell the
truth-from the
fascinating fic-
ton that 1t Is
travelling with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
Hurnor qne Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A man finds very cold comfort In
being in hot water all the time.
The critical moment is the one that
comes about 2 a. IN. when your wife
gets her eye on you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

IF I'd an Idea.
II I'd an idea
l know what I'd do;
I'd earnestly labor
To see it go through.
I'd sit up for hours
And nurse 1t with care
To cause it to ripen,
Mature and grow fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09
TERMs-paily, 10 cents per wee

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

When woman has been Insulting
to man she will never forgive him
until he has apologized for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

I'd never, no, never,
Permit it to be
Exposed to the chill Of
Austere enmity.s
If I'd an idea
Quite safe from abuse
] have no idea,
So what is the user
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Keep your temper. If you don't II
is certain to give you away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

AS man can't spend his money and
have 1t. too. there are some who have
adopted the expedient Of spending
somebody else's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

Blessed are the meek, for they are
new expected to rise to the occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-09

The man who takes things easy is
equally prone to let 'em slide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
ENGINEER OF
 YACHT SALLY
 DROPPED IN FIT
Captain and Owner Were on Board But Did Not Know
 How to Run the Engines.

William Stoble engineer of the big gasoline yacht. Sally, who Succumbed at his engines Sunday morning and who was taken to the Bridgeport Hos pital for treatment after the boat reached this city. has been discharged fully recovered and has returned to his home in BayOnne. StOb1e is in the em- plOy of the Eelectric Launch company of Bayonne. N. J.. and was sent out with the Sally, .ecently bought by Will liam M. Hudson of New Haven, to run the engines on the trip up the Sound and to instruct the owner. MT. Stoble was not accustomed to deep water sailing and he was taken violently sea sick the trip. He maintained his post however. until the boat reached Penfield reef when he fell in fit.
 The captain and MT. Hudson were on board and they were unfamiliar with the working of the engine. The sea was heavy and both of the sur vivors were not feeling in the best of health. They managed. however. after strenuous efforts divided between run ming the boat and attempting to revive dock. The emergency ambulance was called and StobIe was transferred to the Bridgeport hospital. pr. Bennett also gave his attention to the captain and MT. Hudson who were about all in when the ambulance arrived. The boat proceeded, another engineer having been obtained to take the place of the sick man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
WEEKS THOUGHT
 TO BE LEAVING POLICY OFLILLEY
Latter Had Declared Pur- pose to Appoint Hon. Michael Kenealy Super
 for Court Judge.
Acting Governor Said to Have Offered Appoint ment to Judge John HI. Perry, and to Balk at Kenealy'S Name.

A seemingly well founded story that Acting Governor Frank R. Weeks will
 not offer one of the Judgeships of the Superior Court, which will be his to
 make. to Hon. Michael Kenealy of
 Stamford. was a source of surprise
 among Republicans here. this morning.
 who are familiar with the proclama-
 tion of, the acting governor. in which
 he said that it would be his privilege to attempt to do officially those things that MT. Lilley would have done.
 It is pretty generally known that the late Governor Iilley intended to make the Honorable Michael Kenealy a judge Of the Superior Court. The leg islature has provided for two addition Simeon Baldwin and Judge Robertson each of whom retires because of the age
 limitation. before the next session of the General Assembly. It is law of the state that the governor shall make appointments to the bench in instances where retirementS take place in in terim between the adjournment of one General Assembly and the meeting of it's successor. Had Governor Lilley lived. in all human probability he would have sent in. err this. the names of Michael Kenealy and Marcus Hol- comb. the present attorney general of the state, as the successors of Judges Baldwin and Robertson.
 Governor Lilley did appoint Judge Burton of Waterbury. and Williams of Derby. to the bench before his death These two gentlemen fill the positions on the bench recently created. Since the time that the power of the gover- nor has resided in the lieutenant gov ernor. now the acting governor, it was generally supposed that he would carry out the known wishes of the deceased governor.
 It became known. within day or two that Governor Weeks has tender ed an appointment on the superior court bench to Attorney General Hol- comb and that that gentleman has ac- they include all the StalwartS of the Republican organization. have learned that Governor Weeks rendered the other appointmentIto Judge John H Perry of Seuthpo5t and that Judge Perry declined it. ~
 The advocates of MT. Kenealy, both within and without the ranks of the Republican organization. have labored with Governor Weeks in an effort to of Governor Lilley. But it is said the friends of MT. Kenealy do not feel greatly encouraged over the outlook Mir. Kenealy is seriously ill at his home in Stamford with appendicitis. His cause, however, has not materially Suf- fered thereby, as the Republicans of such prominence and Sheriff Sidney E of Fairfield County, Secretary of State M. H. Rogers and United gee have been at work in his behalf None --oStion the ability Of MT. Kenealy and the argument has been advanced that he has fairly earned at the hands of his party any office to which he may aspire. l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
Young Turks Wrangle

Constantinople, April 27.-Bitter dis of the Young Turks over the question of how the Sultan shall be punished. Unless a decision is reached soon, the discussion will so divide the party that many fruits of its great victory will be lost. While the Sheik-U1-Islam is be- lieyed to have decreed Abdul must die the military leaders are opposed to such execution through fear that it will stir up a civil war They demand his deposition and there is an increasing belief that this will be the final fate of Abdul.
 Abdul remains a prisoner of the Young Turks in the Yildiz Kiosk. He is in a state of stupification and con stantly wears his ecclesiastical dress as head of the Church in the hope that it will prevent his execution. Even the Suftan's servants have deserted him. Before fleeing they plundered the palace and the utmost confusion is now in evidence there.
 No matter what fate is decreed for the Sultan, the Young Turks leaders have decided to have personal for tunes, amounting to several million dollars, to be taken from him.
 Cheftek Pasha, the real ruler of Con- stantinople, is to-day organizing a big army with which to sweep Asia Minor and put down the disorders there. An army of 5000 ReactiOnarieS. is now marching from Scutari to Eskishehr in the hope of gathering sufficient forces to start a civil war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
RUSSIAN TROOPS TO PROTECT AMERICANS
 IN PERSIA
Especial from United Press.l

St. Petersburg, April 27.-As a re- suit of conferences between Foreign Minister Iswolslky and American Am bassador John W. Riddle. the Foreign Office to-day sent explicit instructions to General Snarsky who is heading 2 relief expedition to Tabriz, in Persia to protect the lives and property of thu American residents of the be- leaguered city.
 General Snarsky is commanding 10,- O00 troops and is already in control of the towns along the frontier. He is expected to reach Tabriz this week and make that city his headquarters for the permanent occupant of Persian territory. The Viceroy of the Caucasus is now mobolizing endorsements for the Persian occupation. The advance of the Russian soldiers has caused the Shah 10 declare that he is ready to reach an agreement with the National ists. No faith is placed in his promises and Russia will go right ahead with her plan of future control of the north ern end of Persia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
Hains' Counsel Worried
 Over Prisoners Wife

Flushing, April 27.-Counsel for the defense in the Hains trial are worried this morning over informal ton that Claudia Hains is in New York City awaiting the call of District Attorney Dewitt to come to Flushing and take the stand against her husband. The defense has been puzzling over the whereabouts of Claudia since she left her home near Boston a week ago and has been endeavoring to locate her.
 This morning they were given to un- derstand that she is living quietly at a hotel in New York. Claudia. it is believed, will be asked regarding all legged statements of the captain made some time before the killing by which the prosecution hopes to eSta blish pre- meditation and thus Shatter the de. fense on grounds of insanity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
Special from United Pressa

tOpOCldl IIOHi OhlL0u 1T0SS.J
 Washington, April 27.-In a vigorous speech today Senator Scott of West Virginia, announced to the Senate his opposition to any changes in existing tariff rates on coal, lumber, iron and steel, hides, wool, oil and pottery In these things his State is greatly inter ested and he declared he would stand for no reduction in any of these sched- ules and would work and vote against it.
 In declaring that he was a stand patter'' he said that he had the official support of the Legislature of West Virginia It was not only for the in-, terests of West Virginia, however, that rates but for the South and the Union as a whole.
 ''The South 1and,'' he said, ssees ahead of her nothing but prosperity under a protective tariff. At no dis tant day you will find the people of the South sending to Congress who will De the strongest protectionistS the country has ever prodnced-'
 He gave figures to show the wonder full development of the South since 1880 under, a protective tariff and predicted an even greater future from the con- tinuation of that policy.
 Removing the duty on coaL' he de- clared, would render a half dozen of our western States dependent on a foreign country for necessity of life, would close down coal mines in many States; would depopulate many towns dependent upon this industry.'
 Speaking for free hides the Senator. said that the cattle raisers in West Virginia had informed him that this would mean a loss to them of from B to $4 on every beef they sent to market. In urging a. duty onS petro- 1eum the Senator said: teThe people of West Virginia demand duty on oil They do not I1Ol0S that inc a r1s7<a <arf7 Oil Company is great monopoly They see the development this corpo- ration has brought to the State and they desire that it shall be fairly treat ed. Today there are 900 oil wells in West Virginia being operated and 25,O00 barrels of oil per day at a value of 1,78 a barrel Tn round mum bers that means $17, COG, 900 annual ly to West Virginia Today under the assessment laws of my State $76 GOO 900 worth afsoiI land is paying taxes ,'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
PHILO HAD TO BE
 RELEASED AGAIN
His Sentence Was Sus- pended, But He Was in City Court This Morning, Just the Same.

When all the cases in the city court had been passed upon by Judge Wild CT this morning, there still remained a docile looking man who seemed to eS~ cape the attention of the officers As sistant Prosecutor Redden noticed the man and wondered. "Who are you and what are. you doing in here?'' asked Prosecutor Redden.
 t'Steve Philo,' was the answer, q was arrested Saturday night for drunkenness"
 on suspended judgment; replied the prosecutor how did you get in here again. ''I can't tell you how it is but I'm here all the same.'' He was released
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
Weather Indications.

New Haven, April 27. - Foreca st Showers and warmer tonight; Wednes- day, showers, followed by fair.
 A trough of low pressure extends from Lake Huron southward to the gulf It is producing cloudy weather with local showers in the central sec tions. Areas of high pressure and low temperatures are central over New England and the northwest. Frosts were reported from New England and Prince Albert in the British northwest reported 8 degrees below zero, which is very low for the season of the year.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather followed by light showers tonight and Wednesday, clearing Wednesday afternoon and Thursday fair and colder.