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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Senator Gore Of OkIaho-
ma Wants Action on
Resolution.
BUT 1T IS LAID OVER
Leaders Admit That Prospects
[, of Adjournment Before
Aug. ! Are Slim.

I Washington, May l5.-When the SEN
ate opened today Gore of Oklahoma
precipitated a lively debate by asking
immediate consideration of a resolu-
ton instructing the committee on a.
nance to obtain by Investigation import
prices of various articles of general
and ordinary consumption, also the
wholesale and retail prices of such ar
ticles when used in this country. The
object is to determine whether the
retailers are practicing extortion. Con-
sideration of the resolution was post
poned until Monday.
Restores House Duty.
When the steel schedule was taken
up. Aldrich withdrew the amendment
of the committee on finance increasing
the duty on structural steel and the
house provision of 3 of / per cent per
pound adopted
No Early Adjournment.
Washington, May 15.-Senators Hale,
'Guggenheim and Scott, sitting in the
cabinet room of the White house to-
day to see President Taft, fell to dis
cussing the date of the probable ad-
journment of congress. They admitted
Aug. l seemed now to be the earliest
possible date that congress could agree
upon a tariff bill,
Would Clear Press Gallery.
Scott reiterated he believed congress
could adjourn in two weeks if some
, one would close up the press gallery
and clear the public galleries of spec
tators. He was sure the wind JAM
! ming would stop then and that con-
gress could get down to actual voting
on the bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
LIKE CL0UDBURST
Rain in Iowa Flooded Number
of Districts and Caused
Damage.
MUCH WIND IN KANSAS
Partial Destruction of Villages With
Loss of Life Reported at Kan
SaS City.

Boone, Iowa, May IA cloudburst
HGlstones as large as hens eggs Gov
cred the ground six inches deep
Roads are buried under water for
miles around.
IL Large Casualty List.
Kansas City. MAY ia recapitula-
tion of last nights storm, general over
northwestern Missouri, eastern and
central Kansas, and extending into Ok
lahoma. and which in places reached
the proportions of a tornado. shows
three known dead, six others missing,
SO injured, at least half dozen of the
latter seriously hurt The principal
damage was done at Hollis, a town of
$50 inhabitants. near Concordia, Kan.
and at Mount Washington, Mo, eight
miles east of Kansas City,,
Nearly All Houses Destroyed.
In both these places practically ev-
cry house was either damaged or de-
molished, and dozens of persons in
jured. The dead:
Frederick Jeardoe, boy, at Hollis,
Kan.
William Elliott, a carpenter. near
Joplin, Mo.
William Ackley, member of Santa
Fe railway bridge gang working near
Great Bend, Kan, missing.
Charles Quance, a ranchman, near
Larned, Kan.
Five members of the family of a
farmer named Eckstrom near Hollis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Sheet Bill Advanced.


Among bills read a second time and
advanced to third reading in the house
was house bill No. 113, committee on
miscellaneous subjects. Tnis is sub-
stitute committee bill for the measure
introduced by Representative Shep-
hard. which provided for nine-foot
sheets in all hotels, Mr.. Sheppard be-
ing an exceptionally tall man. The
substitute, which purports to regulate
the conduct of hotels, inns and public
lodging houses, provides that the sheets
shall be 80 inches long. The bill fur
ther provides that hotels and lodging
houses of more than 10 rooms which
are not equipped with fire escapes shall
maintain ropes in their rooms for the
safe exit of guests.
Summary of HOuses Session.
THE routine work of advancing the
bills on the calendar from first and
second reading began yesterday when
the house convened. All of the char.
table institution bills were read a first
time and advanced to second reading
The bill granting $1,000 a year to the
q. A. r. was passed, 81 to o.
Two other appropriation bills were
passed by the house. One of these ap
propriates $S0,750 for improvements at
Camp Logan, near Chicago, The other
appropriates $500 per annum in aid OF
the Illinois Firemen's association
Each was passed by IA vote Of 7S yeas
nays o.
The bill which makes the automobile
license annual instead of one payment
for all time was advanced to third
reading in the house. Chairman Shan
ahan of the house appropriations com
mittee expects that the bill will raise
a revenue for the state of approximate
ly $45,00G annually 1t provides an an
nual license fee of 81. Under the pres
ent law owners of automobiles pay 6
single fee of 50 to have their machines
licensed, there being no provision fol
an annual collection of the amount
A perfunctory session of the senate
preceded the joint session for ballot
ing on the election of a United State:
senator. Adjournment was taken to
p. m. Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
TITLE OF ARCH BISHOP is
CONFERRED ON SPALDING

will die as a result of the wreck of the
Wabash Buffalo Colorado limited pas
senger train, westbound, near Ran,
dolph, Mo-, last night. The train
crashed into the twin steel bridge
spanning Rush river. The bridge piers
had been. undermined by recent high
waters. The fact that the train was
proceeding at slow speed was all that
prevented a fearful disaster. Eight
passengers were injured more or less
seriously and hundreds of others shak-
en- up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
EAGLES FAIR Is TO
RUN 3 DAYS MORE
Great Success Warrants Extension of
Time Originally Set
for It.

The Eagles fair has been meeting
with such great success, that at a
meeting last night it was decided to
continue the fair three days longer
than was originally intended and ae-
cordingly it will be in progress Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings of next week instead of wind
ing up this evening
The program for last evening was
carried out as announced and it was
thoroughly enjoyed. A strong pro-
gram will be presented this evening
and the usual dancing will be in Or
der afterwards
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
KERMIT To SMOKE and CHEW ALL OF
THIS? 0, NO, IT WAS FOR NATIVES

New York, May 15.-The largest ship
ment of tobacco ever taken from Amer
lea for the personal use of traveller
was that taken by Kermit Roosevelt
when he sailed with his father for
Africa. The consignment consisted of
125 briarwood pipes. 200 short stem
clay pipes, two dozen long stemmed
church wardens, 500 small packages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

of granulated smoking tobacco, so
pounds of cut plug smoking, 100 tines
of high grade birds eye. so pounds of
plug chewing, so pounds of fine cut,
5000 cigarets. The company which
sold the tobacco to Kermit announced
yesterday he told them he was TAX
ing it to Africa to give to the natives
instead of the trinkets which are usu.
ally expected from travellers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
REGARDS STRIKE
VIRTUALLY OVER
French Government Employees Re-
turning to Work, Labor Feder-
alton DESERVING Cause.

Paris. May 15.-The government to-
ment employees as virtually ended
More strikers returned to work this
morning. The General Federation of
Labor, perceiving that the psycholog
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
JURY WILL ASK
CLEMENCY FOR
CAPTAIN HAMS

New York, May ia petition for
clemency signed by members, of the
jury which convicted Captain Peter G.
Hains of manslaughter in killing Annis
will be presented to Justice Garretson
Monday when Hams comes before the
court TO be sentenced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
May BE FORTY
INJURED IN
ALTON WRECK

Kansas City, May 15.-Between 80
and 40 persons were injured, some of
Alton train No. IA near Odessa, Mo,
this mornig The train left Kansas
City at S:13 this morning, and was a
local bound for Bloomington, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Long Time Head Of Peo,
ria Diocese is Fit
tingIy Honored.
IS DONE BY THE POPE
Rare Distinction in Advance
ment of Retired Bishop
in This Manner.

Peoria, H., May 15.-(Special.)-
Right Rev. John Lancaster Spalding
received notification this morning of
his appointment as titular archbishop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
EXPLOSION ON LAKE ERIE

Seven Men Are Injured, Four Per-
haps Fatally in Accident.
Painesville, Ohio, May 15.-Seven
men were injured. four of whom may
die, at a result of the explosion of a
boiler on the steamer James H. Hoyt
three miles off shore on Lake Erie to-
day. The boat was on the way from
Cleveland to Ashtabula.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

of Scyphotopolis, by a decree issued by
Pope Plus at the vatican in Rome
Scyphotopolis is a small town in Pal
estine 55 miles northeast of Jerusalem
now known as Bethson. 1t became a
Catholic bishopric in the 4th cen
tury.
Resigned Last Fall.
Bishop Spalding resigned as bishop
of the Peoria diocese last fall owing
to falling strength, and his successor
has not as yet been named. When he
determined, to relinQush the burden of
active ecclesiastical duties, Fathers
Heating of Ottawa, Eldon of Blooming
ton, Duffy of Danville, and O'Reilly of
Peoria visited Washington and urged
upon the apostolic delegate the recog-
nftion of Bishop Spalding's eminent
services by the comforting of the spe-
cial orders.
Lnid Before the Pope.
Acting under this suggestion, the
matter was laid before the pope, and
the result is his advancement to the
archbishopric of this oriental see, an
honor rarely conferred.
The appointment does not entail ac.
tive service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
LYONS MAN Is GAS VICTIM
u. ii. A. Himningsen, Retired Real
Estate Dealer, Found Dead.

Chicago, May 15.-B. H. A. Hinning-
sen, aged 80, a retired real estate deal
er Of Lyons. Iowa was found dead by
accidental asphyxiation today in a
ROOM at the home of Louis K. Boysen
of Chicago, a friends to visit whom
deceased came here yesterday -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

lcal moment has passed, and that the
movement is doomed to failure, is no
longer anxious to associate itself with
the lost cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
FAST TRAIN HITS
A DAMAGED BRIDGE
Low Speed Averts Fearful Accident
on Wabash i'm Missouri-Several
Are Injured.

Kansas City, May 15.-It is believed
that none of the II persons injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
ASKS SENATE TO PROBE THE
RETAIL LERS OF THE COUNTRY

about $3.50, 900, which is to be added to
Mr.. Shanahans estimate. Two years
ago the appropriations came to $780,
2OS,146.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Divided the Work.

AS has been customary for years, the
house committee has handled the ap-
preparations for the state university,
the charitable Institutions and the state
militia, while the senate committee has
worked on the appropriations for the
penal and reformatory institutions, the
normal schools, the state fair and the
other farmers institution. AS summar.
lied by Mr.. Shanahan, the appropria-
tions will be as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

Continued on Page Four.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

tricts of the state, from II to IA will
go democratic, instead of 10, as in the
congressional elections of 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
New England's Land.
Advertising and Selling.

It is safe to say that the commercial
opportunity for fruit raising in New Eng
land is not utilized to the extent Of one
tenth of one per cent At least 80 per
cent of the fruit bought for home con-
sumption In New England is raised In the
south or the west. 1t might not only
all be raised in New England, but great
quantities might be exported or shipped
to other points.
The same is true Of many Of the other
fruits, and of nearly all the vegetables
that are shipped in from the south and
the west. Pears. peaches, plums, cher
ries and most Of the other small fruits
can be raised in Massachusetts,, Connec-
ticut, Rhode Island and In some portions
of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine
as commercial proposition. Apples can
be raised successfully In all Of the states,
to compete with the apples raised in any
state in the Union.
All Of the garden truck that now comes
from Florida, Virginia, Delaware, New
Jersey and New York can be raised in
New England; not, to be sure, In the
same months, but earlier and in much
greater quantities than now. The vege-
tables for winter use can all be raised
at home, and should be. It is the most
aggravated form of extravaganza to buy
these products Of the ground from the
more enterprising people of other Sec
tions, when New Englanders ought to be
selling them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
UP -TopArE. RoAD ScRAPER

the Dupont, Baker victoria; James E..
Dodd, Alexandria, Va. Brush runabout;
Mary A. Colbert. 500 9Th street. new Wa
verify victoria; Samuel c. Breneman. sO7
IL street, Ford roadster: Francis s. Ma
chen, 3114 18th street. Maxwell runabout;
J. E. Mitchell, I'LL F street, Ford tour
ing car; John c. Daley, 60 T street,
Brush runabout: e. Schmidt, 412 9Th
street. Oldsmobile touring car: J. Carey
King. 81 New York avenue northeast,
Washington touring car; A. e. Davis,
Congress Hall Hotel. Ford roadster;
Frederic Buckley HYDE. 17O6 Q street.
Mitchell Funabout: william H. wyman,
100 9Th street, Buick touring car; John
c. Deichmann, 1870 East Capitol street
Ford touring car; Adams Express Com
pany, Lansden electric; United States Ex-
press Company. United States Express
Company electric: United States Express
Company. United States Express Com
pany electric: United States Express
Company. United States Express Com
pany electric: Samuel ]. Collinsgru, Sill
yer Spring, Nd. Rambler touring car;
E. G. Gummel. 300 Rhode Island avenue,
Washington touring car; Carter Motor
Car Company. 400 Munsey building.
Washington touring car; Carter Motor
Car Company, 400 Munsey building,
Washington car: A. Whedon, the Sher-
man. American Simplex touring car.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
Boomerang Kinks.
From St. Nicholas.

There are good many kinks to be
learned to throw the boomerang skillfully.
One Is always to throw against the wind
II you want 1t to come back to you It
Is miniature aeroplane. for it literally
sails against the wind and is borne up
ward and onward by the breeze. II the
player wants to make long-distance,
straightaway record. he can throw with
the wind. but he must take care to select
a boomerang which is heavy-so heavy
that 1t will not be too much affected by
the air currents. BY pointing the boom
erang at a certain angle he can make it
soar aloft In circles like a hawk, until 1t
may be as high as 100 feet above the
earth. AS in golf playing, it is not SO
much mere strength that makes long
thrower, but the skill in aiming, the di-
rection. and. in boomerang throwing, the
way In which advantage may be taken
Of the air currents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
The Navel Orange.
From St. Nicholas.

The first we know Of the navel orange,
which is very valuable not only on ac-
count Of its fine quality and taste, but
also because Of its being seedless, is OF
a single tree that was found growing on
the northern shore of the Mediterranean
sea. This was about the year 1865, or
nearly $50 years ago.
A monk in a monastery In that far
away country painted a picture Of the
fruit and wrote a description Of 1t, both
Of which may be seen in the library of
the Roman Catholic university at Wash
ington. D. c. Crafts Of this tree were
taken to Spain by the Moors several
hundred years ago, and from Spain the
trees were carried to South America by
the Spaniards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
Boomerang Skill.

Imagine hurting a bent stick away
from you with all your strength and
having 1t return to the very spot where
you are standing! That is what a skilled
boomerang thrower can do. More than
this, he may throw the stick SO that it
will actually fall far behind him although
hurled directly in front. The skill of the
little brown bushmen. of which we have
read 80 much, is not exaggerated in the
least for the boomerang welded by an
expert is thing Of magic. 1t will soar
through the air like a bird. now high up.
now just Swimming the surface of the
ground, turning. in circles, finally falling
just where it has been aimed to fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
Oriental Greetings.
From st. Nicholas.

Some Of the oriental modes Of salutation
are very peculiar. For instance. in CEN
ira. Thibet the custom is for the saluter
to stick out his tongue. hold his right
ear. rub his left hip. and bow deeply, all
these motions being carried on at once.
Certainly the other fellow need have no
fear Of personal assault from the subject
of these curious antics! Less ludicrous.
but equally reassuring, is the Chinese
custom of rubbing noses on Bonded knees
The salaam or profound bow of India
similar purpose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19


The trip was made in Mr.. Miller's six
cylinder Ford touring car. the party arriv-
ing home the same evening.
e. G. Perry and A. NJ. Schneider, in the
latter's Hupmobile. motored to Frederick,
Nd. last Sunday. via Hyattstown, where
they found the roads in an almost impass-
able condition on account Of the rebuilding
Of the roads In that vicinity. They ma
neuvered into Washington on the return
trip via Ridgeville and Rockville, where
they found the going better.
E G. Kahlert spent last Sunday a.
Ridgeville, Md, making the trip In his
Palmer-Singer touring car.
81
A new 1910 Stanley steamer roadster
was delivered to Josephus Wells during
the past week. The car is rated at TWEEN.
ty-four-horsepower and fully equipped for
touring.
Extensive Improvements are to be made
to the Conduit road. with view to i'm
proving 1t for all kinds OF travel. The
d
the road resurfaced. Orner repairs will be
made between Georgetown and Great
Falls.
A. Gary Carter. president Of the Carter
Motor Car Corporation. has just returned
from Pierre, s. D.. and is making prepara-
tons for plotting a Washington roadster
to Boston and return in the Munsey run
Tuesday.
As the result Of the persistent efforts OF
the Buick Motor Car Company the Metro
politan Racing Association has removed
the minimum price restriction and will
permit cars selling under $500 to com
pete in the twice-around-the-clo race
scheduled at Brighton Beach, September
24~and 25. Immediately on receipt Of the
new conditions Louis Chevrolet, Bob Bur
man and George De Witt were entered In
the next race. 1t has been the contention
OF the Buick stars that they will hang UT
a new record of over LOO miles for the
twenty-four hours, and in view Of the
speed and endurance the Buick combina-
ton has shown during the season great in
terest has been aroused in the next Brigh-
ton classic.
4
The factory OF the carter Motor Car
Corporation at Hyattsville. Md. has been
working overtime. and even Sundays. In
order to produce Washington cars to meet
the present increasing demand.
+ y
Roy Palmer, who has done considerable
touring in the past few years. has jus.
purchased a 1910 model Stanley steamer
and will continue to enjoy the sport In
his new car. The car is Of the roadster
type Of twenty-five horsepower and fully
equipped.
B. F. Saul Of this city has purchased a
1910 model Locomobile. fully equipped. Mr.
Saul is an ardent motorist and enjoys his
leisure moments touring.
The first automobile milk wagon Of its
kind to appear in this city was purchased
q few days ago by W. A. Hartranft and
has attracted considerable attention. The
wagon Is Of the Stanley steamer type
rated at twenty-four horsepower, and was
built especially for Mr.. Hartranft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19

arranged. The wheeled scraper consists
of steel box mounted on wheels, pro-
vided with levers for raising. lowering and
dumping. all of these movements being
made without stopping the team. The
road grader is extensively used in build
ing and in preparing the subgrade for
macadam roads. 1t consists of a frame
carried on wheels which support an ad-
Unstable scraper blade, the front end Of
which plows furrow, while the rear end
pushes the earth toward the center or
distributes it smoothly. The blade may be
set at any angle or tilted either backward
or forward. The elevating grader con-
sists of frame carried upon four wheels,
the grading machinery consisting of a
plow and a wide travelling belt, the lat
ter being in sections and SO adjusted that
II may be raised or lowered.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed B. Terry and daughter
and Mrs NJ p Terry left this morning
for Southold. Long Island, to be gone
several days. The route will be via Bal
timore, Havre de Grace, Elkton, Will
mington. Philadelphia. Trenton. New
York, thence to Brooklyn and out to the
end of Long Island. The party is max
ing the trip in Mr.. Terry's Buick touring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19

car. They expect to reach their dest1na-
ton tomorrow evening.
A Washington toy tonneau car was re-
Gently delivered to Mr.. J. Cary King of
this city.
In the event of batteries getting very
low on the road an excellent scheme is
to punch holes in the top OF the cells and
pour water inside, which will strengthen
them enough to continue your journey
until a new supply can be obtained. Vine
gar is also a good substitute instead of
water.
". II. Rapley and Clarence Jacobsen
have returned from an extended tour in
the formers Buick roadster in upper
Maryland, including a visit to Gettys-
burg.
Leon Points. driving four-cylinder
Lozier limousine arrived early in the week
from Stockbridge, Mass, via New York
and Philadelphia. A party Of four accom-
panied him as far as New York, but owing
to the bad weather, from that point he
completed the journey alone. This heavy
car was driven from New York to Wash
ington in fifteen hours running time.
+
Any unusual noise about a car should
cause the driver to stop instantly. If no
apparent cause can be found a thorough
ing should be made before going on. Even
then cautious driving should be the rule
The new home Of the Columbia and Lo-
zier automobiles. corner 18th and q
streets northwest, marks the first step of
the automobile business in the direction
of shopping center. These agencies have
outgrown the limited sales quarters at the
Dupont garage, 2O2O M street northwest,
and will be operated on a more extensive
scale at their new address. The sales
business has been separated from the gar
age business, although operating in con-
junction with 1t. The new company Is
known as the Dupont Sales Company and
is headed by John v. Barross, we'll known
in financial circles here. r. A. Klock,
Company. is interested in the new COM
pany. The Columbia electric victoria, a
ladies' car; the Columbia, Mark 4s. road
ster and the big Lozier touring and closed
cars Will be the features OF the business
at the new establishment, as they have
been at the garage.
William D. West. president of the Auto
mobile Club of Washington and grand
marshal of the floral parade. September
30. has announced the following additional
appointments to his staff: Marshals, c.
W. Morris John F. Maury Lester d
Moore, jr., j. d. Darnell; couriers on mo-
J. w. Nash. E. j. Smith, George
Frankel and Frank Tickling.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. P. Gliem were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Terry
on a motor trip to Ridgeville, Md, last
Sunday in the latter's Buick touring car.
After spending the day and enjoying one
of Ridgeville's famous chicken dinners
the party returned to the city in the
evening.
DR.. William Gwynn has received his new