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Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
TAFT GIVES DATE
Says He Will Reconvene Congress for
Opening Of Special Session
March IS
AFTER SEEING THE. LEADERS
Makes Announcement That He Con.
siders Knox Now Eligible for
Cabinet Position.

Washington, Feb. 17.-An extra ses-
sion of congress will be convened
March Is. This date was definitely
settled today President-elect Taft au-
thorized the statement.
Holds Knox Eligible.
y Washington. Feb. 17.--In the opin-
ion of President-elect Taft, Philander
C. Knox is now legally eligible to re
Iceive the appointment of secretary OF
state. That he will be the premier in
the Taft cabinet was again positively
stated by Mr.. Taft last night at the
White house, the statement being made
after two conferences yesterday be
tween the president-elect and Mr.
Knox.
Mr.. Taft went further and gave it al
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
TO Divide navy
Senate Amends Bill So as to Call for
Keeping Halt Of Warships
in the Pacific
AT PRESIDENTS DISCRETION
House Suggests Negotiations With
Canada Locking to Deep Mater
way Maintenance.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 17.-One-
half of the United States navy should
be kept on the Pacific coast at al
times is the opinion of the senate.
An amendment to the naval bill was
agreed last night providing that, in
the discretion of the president. one
half of the navy should be kept in
Pacific waters, SO far as practicable.
The president already has the auth
ority to so divide the fleet, but the
amendment amounts TO an expression
of congress in favor of such action.
AS introduced. originally. the divis-
ion of the navy was mandatory. M.
Flint said he understood that the peo-
pie of the Atlantic coast did not care
for the fleet and the people on the
Pacific did.
Half the Fleet Strong Enough.
Would half of the fleet ON the
Pacific coast keep the Japanese out
of California;" asked Senator Nelson.
Il think So" replied Mr. Flint
Urging the adoption of the provis.
ion. Mr. Fulton declared that there are
great interests on the Pacific coast
which need protection and that there
is more danger of attacks being made
on that coast than on the Atlantic
seaboard
At Mr.. Hale's suggestion the pro-
vision was amended so as to leave the
question of the division to the secre
tary of the navy, and later this was
| amended at Mr. Bacon's suggestion
SO as to give the discretion to the pres
ideRt. !,
Discuss Marines and Tonnage.
The bill was reported to the senate
Mr.. Lodge reserving for further con
sideration amendments relating to the
marine corps being kept on board
naval vessels, and providing for a re
duction to $1,000 tons in the size o.
the two battleships authorized by tn.
,act.
Senator La Toilette offered al
amendment for the appointing OF i
commission to consider what nav,
yards and naval stations should be re
tanned as naval bases and whici
should be dispensed with.
! Congress Gives Deep waterway Aid.
| Washington, d. c., Feb. 17-Con
gress is getting down to serious con
sideration of the idea of ship cana
from Chicago to the gulf of Mexico
The house committee on rivers ant
harbors decided that the future waite
level of the great lakes was a questio;
which should be taken up with Canadl
at once. The committee will there
fore treat the matter in the followin;
language in the forthcoming river
land harbors bill:
"The president of the United State
lis respectfully requested to open a.
lgotiations. with the government {
Great Britain for the purpose of e
ifeetually providing. by suitable treat
J with said government, for maintainin
J lample water levels for the uses 4
navigation in the great lakes and II
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17

Unexpected Find Made at
Scene of Accident in
England. :.
NEARLY 200 CAUGHT
Flames Spread so Rapidly
That Rescuers Are Not
Able to Work.

Newcastle, England, Feb. 17-Thir-
ty-two men were found alive, but most
of them injured, at the second level of
the colliery at West Stanley, where,
the disastrous explosion occurred yes
terday.
Were Two Explosions.
Newcastle, England, Feb. IA ter
rible disaster has occurred at West
Stanley, small mining town II miles
distant, in which it is feared $50 lives
have been lost.
There were two explosions at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
West Stanley coIliery, which employs
400 men.
Almost Immediately after the explo-
sion flames burst through the shaft,
scorching the works at the pit head
and blowing out the fencing and appar-
atus at the entrance of the mine.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The flames spread rapidly and it was
impossible for the rescuing party to
descend into the workings. Thous-
ands of anxious people gathered at the
mouth of the pit, but for hours the fire
burned furiously-
An explosion costing IL lives occur
red at the same colliery in 1882.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
OF The SAME MIND
More Express Themselves in Favor Of
Tariff Commission at Indian
apois Meeting.
BEvERIDGE ONE OF SPEAKERS
Indiana Senator Says Congress Has
Failed to Give. Proper Attention to -
Subject.

Indianapolis, Feb. 17.-Senator Bev-
eridge was one of the speakers at the
tariff conference today He said in
part:
Within less than four months new
tariff will have been made. hope and
believe it will be the best tariff that
congress ever has constructed. 1t will
be historic in this: that it will be the
last American tariff created without
the aid of tariff commissions COM
mission to get facts and make classi-
fications fon congress; and not to fix
duties, which is the exclusive business
of congress.
Immediate revision must not be de-
layed until tariff commission is
created and has made necessary inves-
legations and arranged scientific classi-
ficatiOns,-that would require at least
two years and ought to take longer
period. So, for the last time, we must
have tariff builded in the old way.
But that this shall be the last tariff
thus builded, we soon must provide a
commission of tariff experts. The pres
ent emergency never must be faced
again.
knowledge Insufficient.
Heretofore, both parties have build
ed our tariffs without sufficient knowl
edge of the facts, without scientific
classification of schedules. Both par.
ties, whether framing so-called rev.
enue tariff or protective tariff, have
handled this intricate subject in way
which would have crippled any bust
ness man or corporation handling theiI
enterprises in the same fashion. Both
parties have made the tariff exclusive
ly political; have waged campaigns as
to whether our tariff policy should be
on the protective or revenue basis
work preparatory to revision has beer
delayed until the people have ordered
immediate revision; and so, finally, {
new tariff has been rushed through
without time or ability to get the facts
without either the technical knowledge
or scientific skill to make classified
tions.
Seen Wisdom Elsewhere.
Except upon the tariff, congress ha,
seen the wisdom of commission o
jects and report to congress. Yet tn,
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
THOUSANDS slain IN EARTHQUAKE
IN PERSIA; NEWS is 6 weeks old

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 17.-News was
received here today showing that in a
violent earthquake Jan. 3 in the prov
ince of Luristan, western Persia, go
villages were wholly or partly destroy
ed. The loss of life is placed at be-
tween 5000 and 5000.
Houses Destroyed at PhOcc.
Smyrna, Feb. ia strong earth
quake was registered here this morn
ing, but there was no local damage
Reports from Phoce and Menemen say
dozen houses collapsed, but there
was no loss of life.
Porto Rico Jared.
San Juan, Feb. 17.-Heavy earth
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17

to a sea level canal.
The report shows the Gatum dam is
not only safe. but the plan adopted
would make it needlessly high and
strong, and ON recommendations of the
engineers, the president has ordered
it reduced 20 feet in height.
Cost Is Estimated.
The engineers estimate the complete
cost, including sanitation and govern
ment of the zone, to be $300,000,000
and that if everything goes well the
canal should be completed on or be
fore Jan. 1, 1915.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
Who DIFFERS WITH NE ON CANAL
OPPOSES CONSTRUCTION: ROOSEVELT
President Sends Special Message With Report of Engineers 0p
posing Change of Sea Leyel--Cost Fixed at $780,
O00, ,00O---0rders Lower Dam.

Washington, Feb. 17.-Any attack
made hereafter on the lock type of
Panama canal, according to an opin-
ion expressed by President Roosevelt
in message transmitting to congress
today with the report made by the en-
gineers who recently visited the canal
zone with President-elect Taft, is
merely an attack upon the policy of
building the canal at all
Folly to Change.
The report, in Roosevelt's opinion,
shows il would be inexcusable folly
to change from the proposed lock canal
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17

Madison, Wis, Feb. 17.-United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson yes
terday submitted to a searching exam
ination extending over four hours be-
fore the Wisconsin legislative COM
mittee which started an investigation
of the United States senatorial pri-
mary last fall
The witness told the story of his
expenditure of more than s107 900 dur
ing the campaign. The money, ne
said, was spent >through his agents
who called upon him whenever they
needed money. Stacks of paid checks
were placed in evidence
Checks for sums totaling over S50,-
coo appeared to have been issued IL
J. A. Van Cleve of Marinette. one OF
and $4,000 was placed in milwaukee,
bank for the use of these managers.
Did Not Keep Account.
Payments by checks for various
amounts were acknowledged by the
senator For work done" Many CT
the expenditures were belittled by thu
witness. He did not keep a memoran
dunn of everything he spent, and his
testimony was not particularly en-
| Tightening. The statement of expen
ditures was prepared by the campaign
managers and Mr.. Stephenson signed
lit.
He accounted for the spending o.
S11 900 in the campaign for postage by
citing the sending out of 10000 letter:
by his managers in two days. Ii,
could not say how an item of S16.00i
paid to an advertising agency wa.
spent, nor could he tell if his manager
e. A. Edmonds, received pay for hi.
work.
At several points in the questioning
| the senator became excited and ges
ticulated. After the first hour, durini
which he exhibited some uneasiness
he grew more at ease, smiled fire
quently when questions were pro
pounded, and before the adiournmen
INDUCED in witticisns that causeC
general laughter.
Wrote Political Letters.
| Asked as to whether he wrote an,
political letters during the. campaign
he said he had, and added 81 hav'
lseveral political letters that the worI.
may see some time"
| Mr.. Stephenson said it was his Gus
tom to make contributions to churche
whether or not he was running fo
Office. and that church donations wer
usually made in currency.
In answer to question he said h
promised at Oshkosh to give s125 to
baseball club through his son-in-law
but did not know of any consideration
in return.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17

quakes we're felt throughout the island
of Porto Rico at 3 this morning The
inhabitants are greatly alarmed. No
damage was done
Quake in Portugal.
Lisbon, Feb. IA slight earthquake
shock was experienced yesterday in
the vicinity of Penafiel. No damage
was DONE
Skngway is shaken.
Tacoma, Wash, Feb. IA special
from Skagway says an earthquake was
felt there yesterday morning. No dam
age was done.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
THlRTY-TW0 men ALIVE IN
Mine, But ARE INJURED

waters connected Herewith, by the
construction of such controlling and
remedial work in the connecting riv-
ers and channels of such lakes as may
be agreed upon by the said govern
ments under the provision of said
treaty.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
NO BLAME FIXED
FOR CRIB HORROR

Chicago, H.. Feb 17.-No blame IS
fxed for the crib fire in which 66 lives
were lost in the report of the coroner's
jury which was made public today
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
GERONIMO, The
INDIAN CHIEF,
Dies PRISONER

Lawton, Okla, Feb. .17.-Geronimo,
the noted Indian chief, died today at
Fort Sill. where he had been confined
as prisoner of war for a number Of
years.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
AN EASY SPENDER
Was Senator Stephenson of Wisc0n-
sin in the Recent Primary
Campaign.
QUlzzED BY THELEGISLATURE
Accounts for s1o7, 900 But May Have
Overlooked ltems-knew Little of
Where it Went.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 17.-There was
no change in the senatorial deadlock
today. The 18th joint ballot gave
Stephenson SO votes out of 12S cast.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17

In the appointment of subcommittee
of the appropriation committee in the
house yesterday, Hon. Henry L. Wheel
an of this city was placed on the body
which viii look after the Northern
Illinois normal school at Macomb.
Rock Island Argus., 1909-02-17
HOPKINS BIG
EFFORT GIVES
BUT II VOTES

Springfield. H., Feb. 1.-THE joint
session Of the legislature after taking
the SD ballot for United States sen
ator today adjourned until tomorrow
The ballot resulted:
Hopkins, II.
Foss, IT.
Stringer. 40.
Shurtleff. 16.e
Scattering, rs.
No choice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-14
The Bridge Club.

The Bridge club met with Miss
Margaret Erwin at the handsome
Erwin home on Thursday afternoon.
Dainty score cards and pretty house
decorations were much in evidence.
Mrs. S. H. Watson, Jr., was the nom
or guest. while Mrs. Ely of sherman
"a former daughter of the house,
Mrs. Ed Laughlin of Waco and
Mrs. Shackelford of Venus, were
among the out-of-town guests. Mrs.
Eaton won the highest score prize,
a beautiful hand-painted hat PIN
Mrs. Watson, Jr.. the guest OF non
or. was also presented with ike
iIonhy. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Eaton VIII be hostess 70 thp
Bridge club on Friday afternoon OF
next week.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-14

Mrs Louis Rose delightfully."- en-
tertained the Wednesday Afternoon
Forty-Two club at the usual time
this week. This coy home is always
gracious in it's hospitality, and each
guest finds a warm welcome there.
Spring flowers were used in the
house decorations. Heart-shaped
score cards were adorned with dam
ty heads. Mrs. Gottlich and Mrs.
w. Gottlich of Wills Point, mother
and sister of the hostess, were the
out-of-town guests. A number OF the
guests who did not play forty-two
held a merry session all to them
selves out in the reception hall,
while the games were in progress.
Most delightful refreshments OF
strawberry ice, capped by cherries,
angel food cake and white minis,
were served
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-14

New York, May Thames Ar
chibald Thomas, of Upton, the six
teen year old high school boy ban
ished to the leper colony on Peni-
kese Island by order of the board OF
health. is an expert wireless tele-
graph operator, and the island will
in the future be able to keep in touch
with the world through a station to
be erected there.
For the first time in the history Of
tn colony it will be possible for the
lepers to communicate daily with
their friends and relatives. Before
his Punishment young Thomas had
fitted up a receiving and sending sta
ton at his mothers home, and re-
Gently his schoolmates decided to
ship his plant and aerial mast to the
island or to buy new outht
throughout
Thus the lads misfortune will
prove the greatest blessings to his
unfortunate fellow prisoners on the
bleak little island In the past the
only avenue of communication with
the mainland has been by means OF
the tug maintained by the Massachu-
sets board of charities, which brings
the mail and supplies from New
Bedford to Penikese, except when
fog or wind makes navigation i'm
possible.
During the last three years Thorn
as has mingled freely with the school
children at his home in Upton, yet
If is asserted that he has all the
time borne the marks of leprosy. 1t
is said that his father died of the
dread disease in the West Indies.
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New York. May 14.-The Prov
lers, including newspaper men, mag
azine writer's and artists, have ar
ranged ''prowl' of unusual dimen-
sions for tonight. 1t is their custom
to assemble once fortnight In
Keen's Chop House, in West Thirty-
sixth street There each man orders
what he wants and pays for it, while
the chairman of the meeting, VINO is
called the tom Cat" manages an
entertainment that is always anus
ing and original. Tonight they Will
entertain the New York Giants and
Chicago Cubs, and in their turn they
and their guests will be entertained
by Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill,
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Chorus Girls Sing.

Philadelphia, May 14.-Five hum
lred girls, averaging IL years old,
form one of the choruses which
will aid in the concert in the Acade-
my of Music tonight to start fund
to install free beds for the poor in
the White Haven Sanitarium for
consumptives.
The interest shown by the young
in the crusade against tuberculosis
surprised the central committee OF
the women's auxiliaries of the san
itarium, when the call for volunteer
singers was issued. The response
was unprecedented. Miss Helen Pu-
laski Innes is now training the 1uV-
emile singers for the event.
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The Department Club.

The Department club held its last
session for the season 190S'09 at
the Sims Library last Friday after
noon A good deal of business came
up for transaction. among this be-
ing a rising vote of thanks to Judge
Dunlap for the library and to Miss
Galloway the librarian, who has
been so kind to assist in number OF
WAYS, the various clubs. 1t was also
decided to remunerate the Janltor
for his faithful work. A number of
fines were collected. Several new
members were received. Various in
terests concerning the club were
discussed.
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An Interesting Meeting.

The Ladies Aid and Missionary
Society of the First Presbyterian
church held an interesting meeting
on last Monday. The Missionary
union, recently held here, has had a
most splendid influence along all
lines of work, and has given renewed
zeal. A rising vote of thanks was
given to the ladies' quartette or
Trinity University, to Miss Hogan
and to all others who so kindly as
sisted with the music, or in any way
during the union. Mrs. Bertram, the
society's delegate to the union, gave
a most excellent and interesting re-
port of this organization. Other bust
ness of interest was transacted.
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Richmond, Va, May 1.-THE ex-
ecutive committee of the Inter-
national League for Highway I'M
provements was held today at the
Jefferson hotel The session was de-
voted exclusively to good roads. Ad-
dresses were made by prominent
men.
The sessions tomorrow Will be eX-
clusively of the executive commit
tee. which will dispose of pending
matters in relation to the national
congress. 1t is the purpose to ask
congress for an appropriation TO be
expended under the direction of eX-
perts from the war, postoilice and
agriculture departments, together
with number of senators and rep
resentatives for the purpose OF deVel
oping plan for national highway
Improvement, with relation to mill
tary and postal needs. 1t is the fur
Their purpose to ask the state legis-
lature to pass a bill appropriating
money for plan for state improve
ment, which plan is to be co-ordinat-
ed with the national plan.
Representatives from Canada and
Mexico are here by invitation, 1t is
hoped to interest them in similar
movement for their respective coun
tries, to the end that there may be
developed a uniform road system foi
1.-The North American continent.
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The Pleasant Hour Club.

usual happy weekly session with
Mrs. Mcintosh on Water street last
Saturday. No guests, save Miss
Wright of Palestine, cousin to the
hostess, were present, except club
members. Sewing and other pastimes
made the afternoon fit all too quick
". At the close of the social session
pineapple ice, angel food sailed al
monds, and divinity fudge refreshed
the guests most delightfully."-.
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Late Thursday afternoon the OH
GERS received hurry call from the
of Harrison's Ware
house. An investigation showed that
Luciaa Farley had been struck on
the head with club in the hands OF
a negro. When the negro saw the
officers approaching he fled. A large
crowd Of citizens joined in the
chase saut the coon had TOO much
start of them and made his escape.
The wound inflicted by the negro
was cutie painful but no serious re-
suits ere anticipated
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-05-14

1t is refreshing to know, in these
Shines of high prices, that ICE,
which has come to be a household
necessity, if so CHEAP that every
body can keep cool without being
extravagant, We are prepared to
supply our patrons the HIGHEST
QUALITY of ice. at the EXTREME
LY LOW price of soc per hundred
pounds delivered TO any part of the
city.
Our motto has always been FULL
WEIGHT AND PROMPT SERVICE
our stockholders are all HOME
people, identified with every enter
prise that makes for the prosperity
of our city-and we solicit the pa
aronage of all our loyal citizens,
MODERN MILLING & MFG. co.
If T. NJ. Sleeper, Mgr.
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The Sewing Circle.

Mrs Dennis Newton had the
Tuesday Afternoon Sewing Circle
meet at her pleasant Ferris avenue
home Wednesday morning, instead
of the customary time, this week,
and at this time quite a number OF
devotees to "stitchery" came togeth-
err. After a while spent in this way
the "thimblers'' were treated to de-
lightful refreshments.
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This is to certify that all drug
gists are al thorized to refund your
money if Foley's Honey and Tar
fails to cure your cough or cold, 1t
stops the cough, heals the lungs and
prevents pneumonia and consump-
ton. Contains no opiates. The genu-
inc is in a yellow package. B. w.
Fearis.
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Granite Ware Sale Saturday.

Seventeen quart dish pans, double
boilers; 2 quart buckets, large pre-
serving kettles, sauce pans, etc, at
the Nickel Store Saturday. a. m
,25c. See our windows. "a
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CapudIpe for THAT Headache"

Out last night? Headache and
nervous this morning? Hicks Cap
udine just the thing to fit you for
business. Clears the head-braces
the nerves. Try it. At drug stores.
alt
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PERSONALS

>>>> ~<<>
Mrs. J. B. Wilson is visiting in
Dallas.
Hon. Mark Smith is visiting in
Orange.
j. A. Davis left last night on trip
TO Galveston.
Miss Susie Morse of Corsicana is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. b. Ken
ner.
Miss Del Ownby of Wolfe City ar
rived last night to visit the family of
her brother,
Lem Curtin and c. w. Kent have
returned from few days recreation
at Galveston.
Miss Pink Wade, who has been
visiting Mrs. George Patten, has
gone to Mansfield today.
representative and Mrs. Il, J. An
derson have returned from Austin 10
their home near WaXahahie.
DR.. G.. w. Stone returned yester-
day from Galveston, where he at
tended a meeting of the State Medi-
cal Association.
Dr. w. y, Boyd returned this
morning from visit to Galveston
He attended the meeting of the
State Medical Association While
there
Mrs DeVane of Chattanooga, Ok,
who has been visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs j. A, Gray, left
this morning Ger Lancaster to visit
before returning home. Her uncle
accompanied her to Lancaster.
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- IN THE SOCIAL REALM =
49,. 80:
Society Editors Phone SIC,


The following invitations have
been received:
Miss Lucie Robinson, Miss Myrtle
Smith, invite you to be present at a
graduating recital Tuesday after
noon. May the eighteenth, nineteen
hundred and nine, at four O'Clock.
Trinity University Chapel