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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28

item. It also stipulated that fair
and reasonable price must be submit
ted on each item.
The NJ H. McGovern company as
tonished the contracting world by Of
fering to lay square yard of asphalt
surface one and one-half inches in
thickness and a square yard of con-
crete foundation six inches in ehick-
ness for one cent. Other bids on The
same work ranged from $1.40 to So
per square yard.
The McGovern bids on the four items
were as follows: Surface. s1.75; sur
face and foundation, cent; concrete,
1925; binder. 81.
Western Construction & Mainte-
nance company bids: Surface, $1.04 !;
surface and foundation, $1.40; con-
crete, So; binder, 81.
Thomas L. Dooley: Surface. 80 cents;
surface and foundation, S1.30; con-
crete, $3.50; binder. $500.
Parker-Washington company: Sur
face, Sill; surface AMI foundation,
$L71; concrete, 1894; binder, $3.50.
Could Not See IT.
BY multiplying the estimated amount
to be used of each item by the bid
submitted for it. the commissioner de-
cided that McGovern was the lowest
bidder. The stipulation that every
price submitted must be fair and rea-
sonable was overlooked. because a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
OIL COMPANIES PENALIzED
Texas Judge Assesses One Concern
$4,000 and Another 81 300.

Austin, Texas, Oct. 2S.-Judge Cal
houn has entered an order assessing
the Security Oil company with pen
alties aggregating $4,000 for alleged
violation of the antitrust laws. The
charter was cancelled and the COM
pany perpetually entoined from doing
business in the state.
The Navarro Refining company was
penalized $1,000. This charter was
also Cancelled and the company Gust
ed. Guy Collet of Austin has been
appointed receiver for both compan-
les with instructions to advertise the
properties for sale on Dec. Z.
A judgment of $4,000 against the
Standard Oil company of Indiana will
be enforced in garnishment proceed
ings against the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railroad.
A judgment of $500 against the
Union Tank Line company will be
collected if the receiver can dispose
of the property in hand to pay the
fine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
ESCAPES PRISON
John r. Walsh Safe from the
Clutches of the Law for
the Time Being.
BOND OF $4,000 STANDS
MOrgaG-Steel Interests Provide the
Money to Pay Interest and
Thereby Save Properties.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-John r. Walsh
whose conviction of the misuse of the
funds of the Chicago National bank
was recently affirmed by the United
States appellate court, may remain at
liberty under bonds pending an at
tempt to appeal his case to the su.
preme court of the United States. The
decision making this possible was rem
dered in the appellate court today
when Judge Grosscup denied the pett
ton of the government to have the
Walsh bond OF $4,000 Cancelled.
Walsh, however, must remain in Chi
cago.
Fear He Would Flee.
The governments petition set forth
that Walsh, with a sentence of five
years Imprisonment confronting him
and with plenty of money at his com
mand, could well afford to leave the
country, repaying his bondsmen
In answer counsel for the defendant
among other things pledged Walsh s
word that he would not attempt 20
leave the United States, and that
should his petition for a rehearIng Dy
the appellate court be denied and the
supreme court go against him, ne
would at once surrender himself
Morgan Furnishes Money.
Chicago, Oct. 28.-John R. Walsh
will pay the quarterly interest on the
$7,121.SS7 Chicago National bank loan
with funds advanced by the United
States Steel corporation in return for
an exclusive option on the Walsh rail
road properties in Illinois and Indiana.
Through the closing of this deal, it
was learned yesterday from an Official
of one of the railroads concerned in it,
Mr.. Walsh has not only cleared away
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
20 KOREANS HAD SWORN
TO ASSASSINhTE PRINCE

yestrday with over a hundred dele
gate IN attendance. The only con
ties for office will develop in the race
for state secretary. Peoria chapter
vii present the names of Mrs. John
Fowcliff and Mrs. Robert S. Waddell,
T., and Mrs. Anna c. Dickson of Jack
ionville is a likely candidate. Mrs.
Adlai Stevenson and Alice Bradford
Miles of Chicago extended greetings
at the morning session. Reports were
heard. Last night the delegates were
entertained at a reception at the Y,
M. c. A. rooms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
Slayer of Ito is Identified
and Admits Con-
spiraCy.
USEDDUMDUM BULLETS
Poison to Make Work DoUOly
Sure-RemainS Taker
Home on WarShip.

Harbin, Manchuria, Oct. 2S.-The as
sassin of Ito was identified nday as
Inchan Angan, former edior OF
newspaper at Seoul. He is said to be
one of an organization of 2 Koreans
who swore to kill Ito.
The assassin used dumdum bullets
poisoned with cyanide.
Body OF Wnrsbip.
Toxic, Oct 2S.-The japanese war
ship Wate, which is bearing homeward
the body of Prince 10, sailed from
Darien this morning The foreign OF
fee is receiving II .5sages Of condo
lence from the head of every state in
Europe
. To Japnn WarSiip.
2okio, Oct 2S.-The body Of Prince
Ito. the murdered elder statesman Of
Japan. will be taken aboard the Japan
csc warship Iwato at Darien, and viii
be brought to japan. accOmTanied by
full suite representing the entire M
ten. The body lay yesterday III .
fO,el at DarieD. the coffin cgyered by
simple white psll. GuarCs surrOun-
"a the hotel, and only the princes per
sOnal staff was admitted. TLroUgkout
the day telegTsms poured into Toxic
from every country CT the void
Emperor Deeply Affected.
Those closest to the throne say the
emperor is deeply affected by the as
cassinatiOn of the prince lie has ask
cd for every detail, and apparently IS
nr2ble to understand why The murder
was committed, in view Of the evident
popularity of Prince ITO. But whoa il
formed of all the facts. 50 far as they
have been learned here, the emperor
or5ercd that there must be no change
n the rolicy toward Korea.
The nreror Of Korea has cabled his
f-r'pa,by to the emperor of Japan, as
r'H as 10 Princess Ito. at Oiso.
he assassin probably will be tried
Il \ .ren.
line alleged accomplices have been
arrested, and it is believed the iuves-
tiration will show the plot was hatch
cd at Seoul.
Japanese authorities are determined
20 unearth the source, because the as
sassination of Prince Ito is believed
TO have been planned by the same per-
sons who planned the murder of Dur
ham White Stevens, the former dip'o-
matte adviser to the Korean govern
ment, at San Francisco in 1908.
Comment on stevens Case.
The newspapers here comment on
the escape of one of the associates of
the convicted murderer of Mr.. Stevens.
The leading statesmen of Japan.
who have been interviewed on the
subject, assert the death of Prince Ito
will not affect the avowed policies at
home and abroad.
While Prince Ito was powerful and
popular. the general policy of the Jap
anese government today is not dicta-
ted by the elder statesmen, but by the
active politicians, who are determined
to follow peaceful development.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
FERRER WORKS TO GO ON
VIE of Liberal, Executed at BARGE
Iona, Is Published in Paris.

Paris, Oct. 2S.-The will of Fran
cisco Ferrer, who was executed at
Barcelona for conspiracy against the
government of Spain, was published
here yesterday. It charges the exec
utor to continue the publication of
Ferrer's works on the modern schools
and education. The testaror states
that history would vindicate his in
nocence, but he adjured his friends
not to bother about his memory, as
in this life only acts count" He
added the regret that his body could
not be cremated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
BRITISH FEAR
GERMANS COT
WARSHIP PLANS

London, oct. 2s.-Discussing a re
cent rumor in the commons today
Reginald McKenna. first lord of the
admiralty. admitted confidential draw
ingS having to do with the construc-
ton of the dreadnought cruiser Indomi.
table had disappeared. He added
however, that as the British battleship
had been in commission some time
the missing plans had lost much Of
their value. The loss Of the sketches
has resulted in the usual suggestion
they found their way into the hands
of the German government. but SO far
as is known this Is a surmise purely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
Woman EIies With WRIGHT

College Park. Md. Oct. 2S.-A di-
version of more than ordinary inter
est from the daily flights was fur
nished yesterday by Wilbur Wright.
Mr. Wright had for a passenger Mrs.
Van Deman, wife cf Captain Ralph
H. Van Deman of the 21st infantry.
The machine circled the aerodome
and was put through some intricate
maneuvers, the fight lasting four
minutes. The landing was made
without the slightest mishap. Mrs.
Van Deman was the first woman to
fly in a heayieT-than-air machine in
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
SCOTTISH RITE MEET ENDS
Officers Arc Elected at 1920 Annual
Convention Held in New York.


Convention Held in New York.
New York, Oct. 2S.-The supreme
council of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite for the United States
Of America. closed it's 1O2d annual
meeting in New York yesterday. The
following officers were elected:
Sovereign grand commander-M.
W Bayliss. Washington, D. c.
Lieutenant grand commander
Calvin NJ Edwards. Albany, n. Y.
Grand minister of state-George
Gibson. Washington, D. c.
Grand treasurer general-Holden
O. Hill. Providence, r. I.
Grand secretary general-Marcus
W. Merton, Providence, r. l.
Grand keeper OF the seals and ar
chives-WaIter Seymour, Newark,
y. J.
Grand master of ceremonies
Samuel G. Eberly, Washington. d. c.
Grand marshal general-John A.
GHdden, Dover, N. Fl.
Grand standard bearer-W. H.
Bixby, Haverhill, Mass.
Grand captain of the guard-John
II. Messenger, Syracuse, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
is ROTTEN To CORE
Chicago Jury Drawing System
Denounced by Grand Jury
in Its Report.
GIVES WAYMAN A BOOST
Bogus Cards, False Lists and Per.
sOnal Selection of Veniremen
Among the Charges.

Chicago, Oct. RS.-Flat charges of
fraud and wholesale violations of the
law were made yesterday afternoon
against the Cook county jury commits
sioners' office by the October grand
jury, which adjourned following the
presentation of an official report to
Judge Tuthill.
Without mincing words or glossing g
over the accusations in any way the
inquisitorial body declared the jury
drawing system rotten and corrupt"
from top to bottom. Conditions have
been such, the report alleged. that any
commissioner or any employe in the
office could pick out grand or petit
jury whenever he so desired.
Has Political Flavor.
A surprising feature of the report
was the resolution made by the grand
jurors personally, literally launching
States Attorney Wayman's candidacy
for governor. The grand jury mem
bers wished him success to the degree
that he would be entitled "to the high
est reward of the people of the state
of Illinois, which was taken to mean
the governorship.
AS for details of the venire system,
the grand jury reported bogus cards,
false lists, and irregular proceedings
in evidence Captain Roswell H. Ma
son, the chief clerk, is charged with
having failed to place cards in the
jury box after they had been selected,
keeping them on his desk for long
periods of time
Picked the Names.
That one ommissioner-name not
mentioned-gave certain names to one
of the employees of the Office to be Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
BELIEVE FIRE INCENDIARY
Man and Woman Killed and II In
jured In New York Tenement.

New York, Oct. 28.-Fred Dietz and
wife were killed and IL injured in n
fire which swept through a three-story
tenement at Fifteenth street and
Third avenue before daylight today.
Fire Chief Croker stated he believed
an -jncendiary had set the place on
fire and the police have started an in
vestigation Ambulances conveyed
the injured to Bellevue hospital, where
it was said none of them were NOR
tally hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
LId Put on At sterIlnq.

Sterling, ILL.,, Oct. 2S.-Mayor A.
R. Hendricks clamped the lid on tight
here yesterday. He ordered screens
removed from saloon windows after
business hours and on Sundays and
compelled the burning of lights in
saloons after closing hours in order
to offer a full view of the interior
to the officers intrusted with the en-
forcement fthe new regulations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
sehnaIe WilI.

The will OF the late George J..
Schmale was probated in the county
court this morning. The document
was dated Aug 81. 1909. and it dis
poses of the property of the deceased
among the three children. Frey, MAY
and Ethel The latter two are named
as the executives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
20 Coal earqes Run Aground.

Gallipolis, Ohio, Oct. 28.-Twenty
barges of the Pittsburg coal fleet, on
it's way to Cincinnati and Louisville,
containing 100000 bushels of coal,
grounded at Wallery and Legionville
yesterday. Assistance has been sent
to the disabled fleet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28

Waterloo. Iowa, Oct. 2s.-Rev. Faith
er Mark Cooney, aged so. dean of the
northern Iowa diocese and candidate
fnr caadiutnr hishnn. diAd TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
SUCFRACETTE
TRIES ACID To
RUIN BALLOTS

London, Oct 2S.-Mrs. Chaplin, suf-
fragette, furnished an early morning
thrill at the Bermondsey by-election
today when she smashed a bottle of
corrosive acid upon a ballot box. Her
intention evidently was to destroy the
ballots in the bax as q protest against
the exclusion of women from the fran
chise. What she accomplished was
the painful burning of some election
officers and her own arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28

w. C. 7. v. Selects Baltimore.
Omaha. Neb. Oct. 2S.-The Woman's
Christian Temperance union today Sc
lected Baltimore as its next meeting
place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
D. A. r. CONFER AT PEORIA
Delegates TO State Convention Watch
Secretalyship Contest.

Peoria, ILL., Oct 2s.-The 18th nli-
nols state conference of the Daughters
OF tho American Revolution nDanad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
Picked the Names.

That one commissioner-name not
mentioned-gave certain names to one
of the employees of the Office to be Sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
CASH OR TERMS. S2O China Closet S13.98

Chartered Golden Oak. bent glass ends. It Is feet T inches high, 3 feet inch wide.
 CASH OR TERMS.
 S1.25 Centre Table 73c Solid Golden Oak and worth a dollar and a quarter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
THE FOLD HOMESTEAD"
 EARNS TWO MILLIONS

Thompson takes-for his Reuben. When I saw how the absence and indifference of the son wrenehed the heart of Joshua Whitcomb this young fellow told me, I saw myself in the place of Reuben, the son, and my own father in the place of Uncle Josh. And when it came to the dream in the play I was so mellowed that I cried like a child. And l just thought that somehow it would be comfort to talk it over with you-perhaps a satisfaction to you to know that you had accomplished more for one Lonesome and anxious father and mother in cer- tain old homestead down in Maine than any preacher has been able to-for I'm going to get In close touch with that home and keep so near the old folks after this that they'll know right where to find me, at any rate.' He did as he said he would and the father and mother were about as happy about it, I guess, as Joshua Whtcomb at the return of Reuben from his wanderings in New York"
 Thompson relates how back in 1850 he left home and his parents himself, though he was only 12. Tt has come to me since that youth is rather cruel in its selfishness' he says; though as I walked down the road with my carpet sack in hand the tears and anguish of my father and mother were soon forgot ten when l went past the store and
 
 circus and became a performer. Later he slid back to the commonplace of rib bon clerk in dry goods store. Then he was given a part in "The French Spy" and later played Uncle Tom in Uncle Toms Cabin" But rheumatism seized him and compelled him to think out a play in which he could depend upon something besides the nimbleness of his legs. He knew the Yankee character and built upon it, using as composite to build upon a droll character in Swanzey. his old home, Captain Otis Whitcomb, together with the sweet temper, great heart and unworldly wisdom of one Joshua Holbrook. Tried first as a short vaudeville sketch, and later as a three act drama, this play, Joshua Whit comb was a success. Denman Thomp- son and J. M. Hill. a Chicago merchant divided s400,OO0 profit. from it between the summer of 1875 and 1881. But Thompson had to have a new play and wrote The Old Homestead" retaining the character of Joshua Whitcomb, however. This was done on the road in 15 days. The first weeks receipts were $10,000; in New York 290O00 people saw it in its first three months, the receipts averaging $1624 daily. Thompson says: q have played its principal character so many hund- reds of times that l have almost won-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
Doyle and Poe.

From the Utica Observer.
 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at public din- ner over which he presided in London last evening, frankly acknowledged that he was indebted to Edgar Allan Poe for the inspiration of his detective stories. This admission, falling from the lips of Sher- lock Holmes, is really important literary event. Not that it is new; for American critics pointed out long ago the marked resemblance that is known to exist be- tween Sherlock Holmes and M. Dupin- Poe's French detective-who arrives at the true solution of every baffling problem he encounters by the simple process of in- duction. But the difference between Yankee critic and an English author was never so happily reconciled as it was at last evenings dinner in London. when the bold Briton admitted that Poe furnished the inspiration for his own detective stories This admission will not rob Sir Arthur of any of the glories of his knight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21

Since "The Old Homestead" was first
 produced in the Boston theatre in April
 of 1886 it has earned more than $200O, ,OOO;
 this is the statement of Denman Thomp-
 son himself who has written in the
 forthcoming April issue of the ''Woman's s I World" of Chicago the story of this re- : markable drama which won for the
 homely and wholesome play the record
 of greatest success of any ever produced
 in the United States except Uncle Toms Cabin"
 'It has been performed so many thous- and times and enjoyed by so many mill lions of folks that I have entirely lost track of the number" said Thompson, in his retrospective monologue Per haps the figures might afford me some satisfaction if I had them-but not tenth of the pleasure and comfort l get from refecting that no human being man, woman or child-has ever gone away from a performance of "The Old Homestead" the worse for having wit messed 1t. On the other hand, literally thousands have told me, and other hun .dreds have written me, that they have sbeen moved by 1t to a new sense of moral obligations-a sense which actu- ally moved them to do something to tmend the mistakes of their past and to keep the present clean and courageous.
 T like to think about this-and r m rnot ashamed to admit it. Perhaps it would not seem so important and so pleasant to me if I were a young man today. with all the future bright and glowing before me, my heels full of gin ger. my head fnll of plans and my heart Pfairly bursting with life and hope. But little change has come over this par Eticular Joshua Whitcomb' since "The tOld Homestead" was first staged: I am know 76 years old and so I look at things f a little more soberly than I once did. Eff had to look back on a play not clean and wholesome and sweetening. but which had been produced as many times, seen by as many millions of people as s-'The Old Homestead" then I know my head would rest far less peacefully on E1he pillow.
 "But my satisfaction goes beyond this bnegative point, for thousands of assur- Iances have come to me that "The Old
 Homestead' has changed misguided and unfortunate lives and restored careless
 and discouraged men to a right sense Fof their human reAtionships-parti larly their relationships to their fathers" For illustration Thompson told of a young fellow, Maine born, who came to see him at a hotel in the northwest, overcome with remorse for leaving pa- rents who needed him, he having seen the sorrow of Uncle Josh-the role
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21

speech before he left New York; he wrote another portion in Chambersburg before it was delivered, and the remainder after the delivery had occurred.
 Now came the real difficulty, the de- ciphering of the manuscript As Col. Me Cure pictures it, the difficulties were ap- parently insurmountable. number of committees were appointed, one to decide in what language it was written; an- other to pass upon the scientific terms used, and still another to decide whether the address had really any bearing upon the subject of agriculture.
 The first committed, after days spent in earnest delberaton, decided that the language was undoubtedly intended to be English; and after a weeks struggle the various committees agreed upon a report to be published.
 I read the report of the lecture; but though it was only 23 years ago, was so absorbed in Colonel McClures account of the struggle with the manuscript I recall but an incident in the lecture. MT. Gree ley intimated that one of the kings of England, possibly Henry II, thought him. self an adept violinist. He finally asked the celebrated Handel what he thought of the matter:
 Well" said Handel ''violinists are di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
REDUCE EXPENDITURES.
Revenue Problem May Be Solved With
 out More Taxation.

From the Boston Transcript
 The proper remedy for the governments revenue troubles would be reduction of expenses. This programme however, presents some difficulties. Few Ameri- cans would consider seriously the giving up of the Philippines The well to do peo- pie of this community would rather pay another inheritance tax than to do that. No one proposes to curtail the pension ex- penditures on account of the civil and Spanish wars, although the public might reasonably ask Congress to refrain from its further enlargement. The navy is the great bone of contention. Some of the wisest senators would like to see our present expenditures cut in two. Others maintain that I've have got to have It. as part of the race of the nations. The making work argument in its behalf proves extremely effective with the mul- titude, even though the money spent in, highway betterment or in any of a thou sand muchvneeded internal Improvements would employ just as much labor. More over the sums now contributed by the taxpayer would be employing labor just the same in any investment or expendi- ture which he could conceivably make of it. If, however, expenditures for wars. past, and to come are to remain at the present high level, some small field for retrenchment exists in bureaus and de- partments and in the general methods by which Uncle Sam conducts business. To these Congress should promptly look
 Our lawmakers may also reply on the certainty that improved business should greatly increase the yield from importa- tions. It was only a few months ago that Ellis H. Roberts and others were discussing 'the burdensome surplus An improvement of general business, accom- panied by a wholesome spirit of economy in federal expenditures such as some of the most serious-minded senators are now considering as a definite policy, should solve the revenue problem without the government invading a field of taxation now so serviceable to the states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
CASH OR TERMS. $50 Mahogany Set S32.40

vided into three groups. The first can't play at all; the second play abominably; the third play well. think you belong to the second group
 Greeleys manuscript has justly &C., quired a reputation for undeeipherability