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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08


E for lost But his indomitable courage
carried him through where whole ships
companies have come TO grief.
The one man who started with him.
Rudolph Francke. was left to guard
the supplies at Annootok. twenty miles
north of Etah. west Greenland This
man remained alone for several
months and then seized the first OPP
portunity to leave, when Commander
Robert f. Peary arrived with his eX-
petition on board the ship Erik. Cook
had sent one letter TO Francke by Es-
kimo messenger before Peary arrived.
but IL he sent any more or returned
for supplies after Frapcke left it is not
known. According to Francke. Peary
insisted on obtaining a large number
of valuable blue fox skins and mar
whal horns which had been left at the
supply station by DR.. Cook and which
were expected to defray the cost of his
return from the arctic.
There was some mystery about this
affair when the news of it came out
on Francke's arrival in New York. and
charges and countercharges flew back
and forth with increasing bitterness
between the Cook adherents and the
friends of Peary. AS month after
month passed without further sign
from Cook there was talk of a relief
expedition. Admiral Winfield S. Schley,
the hero Of the Greedy relief rescue,
was named as one Of the leading fig
ures in raising the money necessary for
the movement to find DR.. Cook. and
a short time ago an expedition started
TO seek the missing explorer.
Until recently no word was received
from DR.. Cook since March II, 1905
He was then on the polar ice north of
Cape Thomas Hubbard. about $50
miles from the pole. He was the only
white man. with several Eskimos and
big equipment of dogs. sleds and
supplies. He was then on the eve of
making desperate dash for the pole
over the ice. He was making a
straight course for the pole and said
that if he were lucky he might reach
his supply station at Annootok by the
end of May.
DIR. Cooks dash was hastily con-
ceived. He started on hunting trip
in the spring of 1907 with John r.
Bradley. a wealthy New Yorker who
had hunted game in all corners of the
world except the polar regions Mr..
Bradley bought a Gloucester fishing
schooner with an auxiliary gasoline
engine and in this vessel went north.
DR.. Cook being in command
The hunting trip ended in the latter
part of August. 1907. and on Aug. &c
the schooner stopped at Annootok, on
the northwest coast of Greenland. AL
most up to the last it was thought
that DR.. Cook would return TO New
York. but lie decided to remain and
make one min attempt to reach the
pole one of the crew of the scboop.
en- rudolph Francke. young German
american, volunteered to stay at An
'hootok and guard the supplies.
The first week the two mon ba,.,
building a house for the long winters
habitation. Then they hunted for n
month. laying in stock of meat. The
thermometer went down steadily with
the approach of the long arctic night,
and while they were hunting il was
constantly between 80 or 40 degrees
below zero.
They spent the winter preparing the
siedges and the supplies for Or. Cook s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

~ II. FREDERICK A. COOK, the
courageous explorer who has
H. gained undying fame by his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

THE AItTIST-MAKINkK Al NOEk.
is Il master mariner. however, who
finds time on Il voyage 10 paint pic
lures in oil. write songs and compose
verses that are of more than ordinary
merit. For the past fifteen years nc
has been using the palette and brush
and now has a collection of fifty paint
ings. some of which have been ad-
mired and praised by artists of ma
tional reputation.
When the weather is bad Captain
Trant spends his spare time writing
verse or composing songs. He is Eng
lish bred and born and master of the
Leylapd liner Devonian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

nois teachers: Charles c. Dickman,
Pontiac; Hazel May Harwood, Shelby
Vile; Sherman Little, MackiDaw; AL
bert Nj. Santee. Virginia: William T.
Skinner. Weldon; J. o. Stan5erry,
Paramount; Malcolm NJ. Todd. Carlyle;
Louis A. Tohill, Flat Rock; Ben A.
Winans, Stockland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
CAPTAIN AND ARTIST.
Master of the Devonian Also Writes
Songs and Poetry.

1t is no easy position that OF cap
tain of !, big steamship. BESIDES the
multifarious duties of the office and
the worry and responsibility. there are
the nervous passengers TO be looked
fish and whales are not going To attack
the vessel.
Captain Alfred Trant. while always
on the alert for the comfort of his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
GET LIFE CERTIFICATES
Teachers Will Not Have TO Take Any
More Examinations.

Springfield, H.. Sept. S.-As result
OF the examination held by State SUI
perinteEdent Blair life certificates
have been issued to the following H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
lWASPS OF WAR
Term Frenchman Applies to
Acroplane as Instrument
of Destruction.
HOW ARMY REGARDS THEM
Value of Wright and Bleriot Ma.
chimes IL Used i'm Swarms Is
Pointed Out.

Wartime efficiency of the aeropllne
Is 1T the moment Il much discussed
subject among army men II is ad-
nitted by many that the possibilities
IN aerial warfare have yet To be devel.
oped. but recent achievements by Louis
Bleriot and Orvi!le Wright have given
rise 10 considerable speculation. There
are apparently few officers who are
prepared 10 assert that modern war,
fare would be revolutionized by the
introduction of a tleet of Bleriot mono
planes or Wright biplaues. But there
are many who 20 so far as to say that
such IA feet would be, of value to any
army.
Speaking of Bleriots flight across
the English channel. General Brun. the
new French minister of war. recent:
characterized the aeroplane as "the
wasp of war"
AS soon as it Is perfect" he de-
ciared. 1.-The French army will be pro
yided with IL swarm of these wasps."
The figure. according to officers of the
regular United States army. was well
chosen. 1t illustrates. they say. ex
actly what the mode of aerial warfare
is likely to be. eslf
There is plainly less skepticism
among army men concerning air craft
|! than formerly. Many have come TO
the conclusion that it is high time to
consider seriously the adaptability Of
aeroplanes to military purposes 1t is
the signal corps. of course. that has
taken hold Of the matter officially. but
interest has spread to every branch of
the service.
Colonel Heistand u Believer.
II is the opinion of Colonel II. o. S
Heistand. adjutant general of the de
partment of the east. that the aero
plane will play an important part in
the warfare of the future. Il am not
an expert" he said the other day-"in
fact. | hate never seen an aeroplane
in u real test. Nevertheless am con
WINGED that our government ought to
he liberal in its appropriations for aero
nautics. There is no doubt that the
aeroplane. even in its present stage of
development. would be of service in
time of war.
II think that comparison of au aero
plane TO n wasp is Il good one II sug
eests what could'he done with Il feet
of these craft. For purposes of rec
onnoitering and scout work Il single
aeroplane would have its place, but
with Il whole fleet of them IN army
would be able TO do considerable dam
age.
Imagine. for example. what might
he done if they were 10 be employed
in an attack on New York city. or amy
city. for that matter. With one aero
plane going at the rate of forty miles
an hour it would be difficult to do
much harm in the way of dropping eX-
plosives or inflammable materials
down upon our heads. but with Il fleet
of them ii would be different. 1t
would then be the same as n volley
fired by Il troop of soldiers. Some of
the shots would be almost sure to take
effect.
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in a book to be kept by him for that pur-
pose. which register shall show the date.
number and amount of each bond, to
whom issued, for what purpose, and when
and where payable and when said coupons
or bonds shall be paid. When any such
bonds or coupons are paid, that fact. shall
be noted on the register, and the bonds
or coupons SO paid shall be then and there
destroyed in the presence of the board
of county commissioners.
limitations contained in any of the sta
tutes of the state of Kansas heretofore
enacted, shall apply to or in any way
affect the issuance of the bonds under
this act or of any bonds SO issued.
Section 6. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pub
LEGATION in the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the House. and passed that body
March 3, 1909.
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March 8, 1903.
President of the Senate.
u. E. WYANT.
Secretary. of the Senate.
Approved March II, 1909.
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, c. Z. DENTON, Secretary of State Of
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify
rect rect copy Of the original enrolled bill now
on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this 18th day of March.
1869. y
(SeaD c. E. DENTON, <
Secretary of State.
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April l, 1901
SENATE BILL NO. Sss.

AN ACT to amend section CABS and 64s7 OF
the General Statutes of Kansas 1901
relating to county high schools. and to
repeal said original sections and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith;
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Kansas:
eral Statutes of Kansas 1901, be amended
to read as follows: Sec. 64S6. That. the
school, in the as state Of Kansas shall at It's
first meeting and annually thereafter be-
fore the first day of august of each
amount of funds needed for building pur,
poses, for the payment OF teachers
all other educational purposes con-
nected with said high school and hav-
ing made such estimate. shall make an
desired for such purposes But In no
case shall the tax for such purposes ex-
coed in one. year the amount OF the ievy
allowed by law on the taxable property of
Sec 3 That section 64s7 of the General
read as follows: Sec. 64s7. Said rate of
tax shall be certified to the county clerk
of the county in which said county high
secretary of said board of trustees and
the said county clerk is hereby authorized
and required to place the same on the ia x
rolls of the county. and said tax shall be
collected in the same manner as other
county taxes, and when collected the
the treasurer of the county high school.
in the same manner that school funds are
paid to the district treasurers, as required
by law.
Sec 3. That sections 6436 and 64S7, Gen.
eral Statutes of Kansas 1901, and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith are
repealed.
Sec l. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's publication in
the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate, and passed that body
! W. J. FITZGERALD.
President of the Senate.
q. E. WYANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March s, 1909.
]. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
c. H. BRILLIANT,
Asst Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved March II, 1909.
w r. STUBS,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
1, c. E. DENTON, Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a cor
rect copy of the original enrolled bill now
on file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this 18th day of March,
1909.
C. f. DENTON.
(Seal) Secretary of State.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-01

AN ACT in Relation to the Release of
Record Of Oil, Gas. and Other Mineral
nection Herewith, and Repeating Chap
ter S14 of the Session Laws of 1905.
State of Kansas:
Section 1. When any OIL gas or other
mineral lease heretofore or hereafter ex-
the duty of the lessee. his successors or as
signs, within sixty days from the date this
act shall take effect. if the forfeiture oc-
days from the date of the forfeiture of
any and all other leases. to have such
where the leased land is situated without
cost to the owner thereof.
Sec 2. Should the owner of such lease
neglect or refuse to execute a release as
provided by this act, then the owner of
the leased premises may sue in any court
of competent jurisdiction to obtain such
release. and he may also recover in such
action of the lessee, his successor or as
signs. the sum of one hundred dollars as
reasonable attorneys fee for preparing
and prosecuting the suit, and he may also
recover any additional damages that the
such actions, wrfts of attachment may
lss sue as ! in other 1eg 6 cases tzsen. - -
bringing the action provided for in this
act, the owner of the leased land, either
by himself or by his agent or attorney:
such demand by ordinary diligence can
be made in this state) that said lease be
either written or oral. When written, a
letter press or carbon or written copy
thereof. when shown to be such, may be
used as evidence in any court with the
same force and effect as the original.
Sec. 4. Chapter 314 of the Session Laws
of 1905 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's publication in
the official state paper.
1 hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated In the Senate, and passed that body
February 20, 1909.
w. ]. FITZGERALD,
President of the Senate.
q. r. WYANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House March s. 1909.
]. N. DOLLEY.
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved March IL, 1909.
w. r. STUBBS.
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State
I, C. E DENTON, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this 18th day of March,
1909
(SeaD c. E. DENTON
Secretary OF State.
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they deem it necessary, grade, gutter.
curb. pave or macadamize. or when the
curbing. paving, OF macadamizing has
the Judgment of the mayor and council
is useless. they may re-curb, re-pave, or
r rem any intervening street or
or alley shall have been graded, guttered,
vening portions of said street or alley
shall not have been graded. guttered,
curbed, paved or macadamized. or the
curbing, paving or macadam shall have
been laid over fifteen years prior thereto.
and in the judgment of the mayor and
council is useless. the mayor and council
may, by resolution, cause the Intervening
portion to be graded. guttered. curbed.
paved or macadam1zed, or re-curbed, re-
two blocks, and levy special assessments
to pay for same.
having a population Of over sixtyfive
Thousand shall during any fiscal year en-
ter into contracts for curbing. RECURRING.
guttering. re-guttering, paving, re-paving,
macadamizing or re-macadamizing any
streets or alleys in such city. the contract
eeneed Pe ns t sha IN rne
thousand dollars, and all contracts en-
tered into after the aggregate contract
thousand dollars snail be null liz and Void Gu
Sec. 3: That all acts and parts of acts
in conflict with this act be and the same
Sec 4 That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and publication in the official state paper.
I hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate. and passed that body
February Is, 1909.
w. J. FITZGERALD,
President Of the Senate.
q. E. WYANT,
Secretary Of the. Senate.
Passed the House March 5, 1909.
J. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
w. T. BECK,
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved March II. 1902
w. r. STUBBS,
Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
I, C. E. DENTON. Secretary of State
of the State of Kansas, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this 18th day of March,
1909
ISeal1 c. E. DENTON,
Secretary of State.
BY ]. T. BOTKIN,
Asst Secretary of State.
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land damaged by such change of grade;
" men said appraisers have so ascertained
the total damages caused by such change
ages to the mayor and council. which
amount shall be paid out of the general
Section 5. The appraisers appointed to
assess the damages In such cases, before
entering upon the discharge of their du-
tleS shall take and subscribe an oath to
praisement of all such damages and shall
clerk within twenty days from the time
| of their appointment. The mayor and
f p flin at the first regular meeting after
! for the consideration of said report and
the hearing of any objections made to the
same. of which hearing the city clerk
snail give notice for one week in the Off
cial city paper prior to the time fixed
terested in said hearing, or having any
OBJECTIONS to the correctness. fairness or
| ceeding, may appear before the mayor
and council at the time fixed for such
person may have to the correctness fair
| ness, or validity of said appraisement,
and the mayor and council shall have the
power to correct or alter said appraise-
| ment of the damages caused by such
change of grade, and shall after consid-
approve, or modify and approve the same
and order said report approved spread
upon the journal Appeals may be taken to
the District Court from said order of the
council in the same manner and within
| the same time as from judgments of a
Justice of the Peace. When the mayor
and council shall have ordered said re-
| port spread upon the journal, as provided
| and there be no appeal taken, they shall
within thirty days thereafter, by ordi-
nance. re-establish said grade or rescind
all proceedings relating thereto.
SECTION T. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
Section s. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publica-
ton in the official state paper.
| mated in the House, and passed that body
March 6, 1909.
J. N. DOLLEY,
Speaker of the House.
w. t. BECK.
Chief Clerk of the House.
Passed the Senate March g. 1909.
w. ], FITZGERALD,
q. E. WYANT,
Secretary of the Senate.
W. r. STUBS.
| Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
l, c. E. DENTON, Secretary of State
that the above and foregoing is a correct
copy of the original enrolled bill now on
file in my office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal, this 18th day of March,
| 1909 - ~ !"
(SeaD C. e DENTON,
Secretary of State.
BY J.. T. BOTKIN,
Asst. Secretary State.
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April l. 1901
HOUSE BILL NO. 1874

AN ACT to authorize and empower cities
of the second and the third class to
establish the grade of any street or
alley. to change the same, and to pro-
vide for damages resulting from the
change of the grade thereof, and to re-
peal all acts and parts of acts in con-
flict herewith
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. The mayor and council of the
cities of the second and third class may
by ordinance establish the grade of any
street or alley in said city, and when
the grade of any street or alley sha II
have been so established, said grade shall
not be changed until a resolution shall
have been passed by three-fourths vote
of all the councilmen elected declaring it
necessary to change said grade
Section .. When such resolution is
passed declaring it necessary to change
any grade, the mayor, by and with the
consent of the council. shall appoint three
disinterested appraisers to assess the dam
ages caused to the property-owners by
such change of grade; they shall assess
the damage done to each lot or piece OF
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April 1, 1901
SENATE BILL NO. 553.


AN ACT to provide for cleaning or sprink-
ling, or cleaning and sprinkling streets,
avenues or alleys in cities of the first
and second class. and to charge the eX-
pense thereof to the AUDITING property
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Kansas:
Section l. Any streets. or portions there
in the state of Kansas shall be cleaned or
sprinkled or cleaned and sprinkled, and
the expense thereof charged against the
provided, but this act shall not be man
datory and exclusive until the provisions
of this act have been complied with.
Whenever there is filed with the city clerk
of any city of the first or second class in
a majority of the resident owners ON any
street, avenue or alley, residing on that
part of such street, avenue or alley as is
desired to be cleaned or Sprinkled, or
cleaned and sprinkled, setting forth % the
points on said street. avenue or alley, be-
is so desired to be cleaned or sprinlxled, or
cleaned and sprinkled; ~ whether the
said street, avenue OF alley shall be clean
ed or sprinkled. or cleaned and sprinkled;
go the manner in which the street. ave-
nue. alley shall be cleaned or sprinkled
of time for which said work shall be
done not exceeding two years from the
date of letting the contract; and 90 the
maximum expense per year for such
work for the entire length of the street,
avenue or alley to be So cIeaned or sprin-
mayor and council or the mayor and COM
missioners of said city shall have the
power to cause such work to be DONE
and to contract therefor, and to levy as
sessments for the purpose of providing
the money for paying for such work The
papers each containing the necessary
Specifications as herein provided. in the
same or similar language Each sfgner of
said paper shall add to his signature his
place of residence, giving the name of the
street. and the street number. if any. and
the number of feet owned by him fronting
on the street, avenue or alley. One signer