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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
COL. COOPER, ON TRIAL FOR
MURDER, HELD DEFAuL TER

The cost of holding the primary was
$500. The 121 votes cost the tax.
payers S14S7 each. There were three
candidates for mayor, each without op-
position. One was a socialist, another
picked up name discarded by the In
dependent-M Municipal party, third
took the name of Citizens party. The
two leading local parties, Independent
Municipal and Citizens, under slightly
altered names to dodge the primary
law, will now nominate candidates by
petition.
Best Rcnominated in Quincy.
Quincy, III, Feb. PA small vote
was polled at>the municipal primaries.
The following tickets We're nominated:
Republican-For mayor, John H.
Best, present incumbent; clerk, Robert
C. Markee; alderman First ward, E. G.
Bredeweg; Second, o. C. Welch; Third
G. II. Bunte; Fourth, D. A. Ross +;
Fifth, J. NJ. Fultz; Sixth, Thomas Jas
per; Seventh, w. S. Channon.
Democratic-For mayor, John A.
Steinbach; clerk, John A. Benlin; al
| derman, First ward, P. J. O'Brien
Second, Fred Kellogg, by one vote
| (may be contesD; Third, Otto Berg
man; Fourth, G. A. Latter; Fifth, J.
j. Moriarity; Sixth. B. H. Richer; SeS.
enth, Matthew Dettele.
Only One Ticket at GaIesburg.
| Galesburg, ILL.,. Feb s24.-At the pri
mary election yesterday George San
densCn was nominated for mayor, Ber
Huff for city clerk, George Eastis foI
treasurer, and Lyman P. Wilson fol
city attorney on the Peoples party
ticket. The vote was light because
: field. On an incomplete liberal ticka
Fred L. Hardine was nominated 70
treasurer
No Contest in Peoria.
Peoria. Ill.,, Feb. 24.-There was NJ
i contest at the city primaries here yes
| terday for mayOralty nominees in th'
two big parties Thomas O'Connor
the present incumbent. was named b.
the democrats. and E. \. Woodruff. es
mayor. by the republicans. Three @
the present aldermen lost to rivals i
> contests for nominations in the va
ious wards.
RawIeigh Named in FreepOrt.
Freeport, H.. Feb. 2i.-At the pr
maries yesterday for the republfca
nomination for mayor W.T.. Rawleig
was nominated. receiving 662 votes t
511 for Lewis McGovern and 203 fO
August Bergman. The democrati
nomination went TO Louis BduSchaT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
Six Birthdays on Same Date.

Sterling. H., Feb. 24.-Jonas King
er's family celebrated six birthdays
yesterday. The father is 81, the son
Jonas is 40, Jennie and Susan, twins,
are 2S, and Clayton and Robert, twins
are %, All were born on the same day
of the month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
Wind And Rain TAKE LIFE
IN A NUMBER OF STATES

to the destination. The cars would be
sent over the Illinois Terminal rail
way, stopped at Alton, where more
glass would be loaded, and then woult!
be shipped as though the car went
direct from Gas City.
Thus the glass company could send
glass from Alton to California At $40
less per car than by any other road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
Bryan Buys Texas Fruit Ranch

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 24.-Former Gov
ernor Alva Adams said yesterday tnat
William j. Bryan told him recently he
had purchased fruit ranch near
Brownsville, Texas, where he intends
to spend his winters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
NO SALARY BOOST
FOR THE PRESIDENT

Washington, Feb. 24.--The house to-
day rejected the senate provision In
creasing to 100000 the salary OF the
president. and also the provision in
creasing the speakers salary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
train THROWN
over A CLIFF
and Is KILLED

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb 24-A pas
senger train was today thrown over
cliff 100 feet high near Rio Bamba.
Twenty-Five persons were killed and
40 wounded. The accident was caus-
ed by displaced rail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
RawIeigh Named in Freeport.
LAY OF THE HEN is FELT
Eggs Slump in New York on Receipt
of 5,994,35O Specimens.

New York, Feb. 24-Eggs in New
York dropped in price to 251a cents q
dozen yesterday as compared with 81
a few days ago. The slump was the
result of the receipt here of 1851
cases Of 80 dozen each. totalling
5,994,3 eggs. Additional heavy re-
ceipts are expected and a further de-
cline of prices will follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
Rooseyelts Attend Funera

New York, Feb. 24.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt and their daughters,
Mrs Nicholas Longworth and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt. were in the city to-
day to attend the funeral of Stewart
Douglas Robinson, the presidents
nephew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24

rights, although she feared she would
be in danger of arrest.
Dispatches from England state that
Miss Johnson denies participation in
| the raid and international difficulties
are predicted over her arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
sunday Bill Up to governor.

Indianapolis, Feb. 24.-The bill leg
alfzing playing baseball on Sunday
passed the senate today. It now goes
to the governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-24
ANTI-HOPKINS men RALLY FORCES,
.BALK COUP BY SENATOR'S FRIENDS

Springfield H., Feb. 24.-The 3Gth
joint ballot fer United States senator
resulted:
Hopkins. GA
FoSS, II.
Stringer "A.
Shurtleff, II.
Mason, T.
Henry Duggan, 10.
Al. SABBATH, l.
Sherman, :.
LOwden, I.
No choice
Balloting will be resumed tomorrow
Feared Hopkins Coup.
Springfield, H., Feb. 24.-The anti
Hopkins men were on the anxious seat
yesterday They received intelligence
during the afternoon that the support
exs of the Aurora senator might try to
take advantage of a slim attendance at
the joint session today and by getting
their strength solidly on the ground
manage to secure a majority of all
members present and voting.
The reports were that large num-
ber of the assemblymen did not in
tend to come to Springfield today, but
that a quorum of each house would be
on hand. The rest of the rumor was
to the effect that the Hopkins men
| would be on the scene in full force,
hoping that they might get majority
of those voting on the joint ballot. and
| then take the election into the United
States senate for decision as to
whether Hopkins was entitled to his
seat.
| Sent Out Alarm.
The tidings caused the "antis' bad
hour or two. They sounded the tocsin
and got busy over the long distance
phone, and, after sending out urgent
messages to every anti in the assem-
bly,, they rested comfortably in the be
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30

press, it may be somewhat EN-.
barrasSing to the New York
Tribune to have it's contempora-
ries recall it's editorial of March
26, 1898, but the force and truth
of it's remarks then have in no
sense been diminished or alter
ed by time. There is not the
least doubt that the newspapers
of the country, without eXcep-
ton, should Indignantly deny
that the administration at Wash
ingtOn has the power to drag
editors from their homes in dis
tant States; from the protection
of the laws Of those States under
which they are responsible; to
try them, as the New York Sun
says, by a statutory trick UNI
der the common law of Mary
land, which has been shown to be
no other than the Infamous Star
Chamber code which existed in
England previous to the Ameri-
can revolution. 1t is the duty,
therefore, of every newspaper in
the land to lay before the people
the character and significance OF
Mr.. ROoseyelt's Federal proceed
ings against those editors who
have incurred his bitter personal
enmity, because they had the
temerity to question his infalll-
bility and to criticise his acts. -
| N. O. States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30
a Square Deal

!s assured you when you buy DIR. PIERCE 9
family medlclneS-for all the ingredi.
ehtS entering into them are printed on
the DottIe-wrappers and their formulas
are atteSted under oath as being COMPLETE
ana correct. You know just what YOU are
paying Tor and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
american forests and while potent to cure
are perfectly harmless even to the most
dellcate women and children Not drop
OF alcohol enters into their composition.
"A much better agent is used both for ex-
tractlng and preserving the medicinal
principles used in them, Viz.-pure triple
refined glycerine. This agent possesses
intrinsic medicinal properties of it's own,
Delng most valuable antiSeptc and anti
Iefment, nutritiVe and soothing demul-
cent.
Glycerlne plays an important part In
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure OF Indigestion, dyspepsia and
weak stomach, attended by sour risings,
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue,
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stom-
ach, blllOuSneSs and kindred derange-
mentS OF the stomach, liver and bowels.
Besides curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery !"
Is a specific for all diseases of the mucous
membranes, as catarrh, whether of the
nasal passages or Of the stomach, bowels
or pelvic organs. Even in its Lucrative
stages it will yield to this sovereign rem.
edy if its use be persevered in. In Chronic
Catarrh of the Nasal passages, it is well,
while taxing the Golden Medical Dis.
covery for the necessary constitutional
Treatment, to cleanse the passages freely
Two or three times day with DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
OF treatment generally cures the worst
cases.
In coughs and hoarseness caused by bron-
chial. throat and lung affections. except con-
sumption in its advanced stages, the Golden
Medical Discovery" is most efficient rem
edy, especially in those obstinate, hang-on
coughs caused by irritation and congestion OF
the bronchial mucous membranes. The "Dis-
covery is not 50 good for acute coughs arls-
Ing from sudden colds nor must 1t be ex-
pected to cure consumption in its advanced
Stages-no medicine will do that-but for all
the obstinate. chronic coughs, which, IL neg
iected. or badly treated lead up to consump-
ton. 1t Is the best medicine that can DO taken.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30
Always a Nuisance.

Newspaper Man-What made
YOU scoWl at that fellow who has
just gone out?
Bank Ohicial-He's one OF
those who are always telling me
how to run my bank. A man
that thinks he knows how to
manage another fellows bust
ness better than the other fellow
knows how to do it himself is
always a nuisance. You ought
to jump on such men. If | was
running that paper of yours, by
George, I'd-er-er. Curious kind
Of weather we're having, ism t 1t?
Rams Horn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30
That Hundred Dollar Prize.

1t will be remembered that in
the Lee centennial year, 1907,
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy, offered one hundred
dollars for the best ESSAY on
Robert E. Lee. The award was
given to Miss Christine Boyson
of Minnesota. The literary ex-
cellence OF her paper was mark
ed and the estimate put upon
the South's great hero, just
but statements untrue and unfair
to the people of the South and of
conditions before the war, are
made by the writer. For in.
stance: intellectually the South
was practically dead. Most of
the people were densely igno-
rant'-and ito do now what he,
Uee) did then, would be treason,
for the civil war has since taught
what is right in this regard
We shall come to think of Lee
as the English did of Washing
ton x for indeed he differ
ed from the greater Washington
only in choosing the wrong side.
He had to struggle with ignO-
rant and inferior assistants who
after misunderstanding his or
ders and often made his faith in
them cloak for carrying out
their own designs western
leaders were always incompe
tent, etc
The Confederate Veteran Mag
azine in commenting at the time
on these and similar untrue
statements said: 1T seems most
unfortunate that the prize paper
given out by the United daugh-
tiers of Confederacy, under the
critical examination of the emf
nent scholars, at the head Of
these reputable schools of learn
ing DR.. Alderman, president Of
University of Virginia; DR.. G.
Alphonso Smith, department his
tory University of North Caro-,
lima; DR.. John H. Finley, presi
dent of the College of the City of
New York should be published
| as a history to eulogize the great
and good Lee at the expense Of
nearly all that is true of the
South and her people
This prize paper from the
teachers college of Columbia Uni.
versity, New York, should not
be to put into the hands of young
students. 1t does not meet the
aim and wishes of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
which was to secure the study
of correct history from the
South's viewpoint. Verify, says
the editor of the Confederate
Veteran, the writer of this essay
has much to learn, but the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy
will hardly contribute to her
further education, unless she
changes teachers"
Elk Governor II. G. Warmoth
has withdrawn his contest for
the seat of Gen. Estopinal, con
gresham from the second dis
trict.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30
A Saints Hours.

BY Sarah n Ceghorn in Everybodys Magazine.
Her Mathis:
IN the still cold before the sun,
Her brothers and her sisters small
She woke. and washed and dressed each one
fierce:
And through the morning hours all,
Singing above her broom she stood
And swept the house from hall to hall
Texts:
Then out she ran with tidings good,
Across the field and down the lane,
10 share them with the neighborhood.
Nones:
-Four miles she walked, and home again,
TO sit through half the afternoon,
And hear a feeble crone complain
Vespers:
But when she saw the rising moon,
And lakes of shadow on the HILL
Her maiden dreams grew bright as noon
BenedictOn:
She threw her plying apron frill
Over little trembling mouse
When the sleek cat yawned on the sill
COmpline:
In the late hours and drowsy house,
AT last, too tired, beside her bed
She fell asleep-her prayers half said
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30
A Law of the Court of Star Chamber

the Federal power and cause
newspaper editors to be dragged
to Washington for trial under
the common law, as it is held to
exist in the District of Columbia,
for alleged libel on the govern
ment,' the New York Tribune.
court organ of the somewhat
royal Roosevelt administration,
is on record as having sternly
condemned a similar effort to
strike at the freedom of the
press which occurred in 1895
when Grover Cleveland was
President of the United States.
In an editorial which appeared
at the time that the Tribune
called attention to the fact that
the United States Attorney con-
coded that he knew of no statute
defining the crime of libel except
the Act of Congress of February
q, 1901, which continued in the
district the common law of Mary
land as it then existed; that he
knew of no statute of Maryland
prior to 1901 which declared or
defined the crime of libel except
the provisions of the Constitu-
ton of MARYLAND, which adopted
the common law of England as it
existed at the time of the Declar-
alton of Independence; hence the
law of criminal libel in the Dis
trict of. Columbia is the law as it
existed in England before the
American Revolution. and re-
ceived its form from the Court of
Star Chamber. 1t was the most
terrible of all engines for the
suppression of q free press by a
tyrannical and arbitrary power,
for under this law it was a crime
to question the good faith of the
adm nlstratiOn of the govern
ment. Therefore the expression
of opinion, the criticism and con-
domination of public measures
and the conduct of public officers
which is permitted by the laws
of all the States to-day and by
the present law in England,
would have been criminal under
the law of England in 1776, and
lis, it seems, criminal to-day in
the District of Columbia.
It may we'll be doubted, how
ever, whether and Federal adj
ministration has the power to
enforce throughout the country
this obsolete law of the Court OF
Star Chamber, by dragging per
sons charged under it from their
homes to Washington to be tried
there by judges and prosecuting
officers who owe their positions
to the favor of the administra-
ton. In this connection the New
York Tribune, in the editorial to
which reference has been made,
said:
Liberty is a matter of right,
not of administration. 1t mat
ters little how harmless may be
the action proposed in any case
in which power is asserted, if
the power asserted is arbitrary
power. If it's assertions under
any circumstances would be in
consistent with liberty OF the
person or of the press, there Is
no safety but in prompt and I'M
compromising denial of the right
to exercise it in any case. Once
yielded to and established upon
the firm footing of judicial pre-
cedent, it can not we'll be law
fully disputed. 1t is liable to be
made at any time an instrument
of oppression.
"The assertion now OF the
power to take the editor OF a
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30
Pistols by Mail

A writer to the Chattanooga
Times reports that last month
the mails have been loaded with
pistols. Mail order houses free
| " advertise weapons in their
catalogues and many is the gun
that is being distributed about
the country districts by rural
cal riers.
Here is a genuine abuse
There is many a loW-lived Great,
ure to whom any self-respecting
local mel chant would be asham'
ed to sell q deadly tirearm. But
at least he can get it of the city
department store through the
mails and no questions asked.
Keeping pistols out of the mails
may not stop the sale of such
weapons to persons incompetent
to carry them, but at least 1t
would impose check.
When the ruffian buys gun
at home he leaves certain means
of tracing his acts that may be
useful afterWard. The habit of
pistol toting by a host of Great
ures hardly competent to be
trusted with a boys jack-knife,
is one of the chief causes of the
growing epidemic OF wholesale
shooting that is abroad amongst
US. Let US make it as difficult
as possible for this distribution
of the means of murder to con
tinue. -Clarksdale Register.
Louisiana hunters who have
1908 licenses do not need to buy
new ones, now that the year has
passed announces Chief Game
Warden Frank Nj. Miller. Lii
censes issued in 1903 are good
until May Is, 1909, even though
the license reads to the contra
ry. May Is is the date fixed for
the expiration of the licenses,
because on that day ends the
open season for snipe, the game
which can be killed latest in the
spring.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-30

Elk Governor II. G.. Warmoth
has withdrawn his contest for
the seat of Gen. Estopinal, con
gresham from the second dis
trict.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-18
Mr.. w. Pender Cozart Sued for False
Promise.

Durham, N. c., Nov. 13.-One of
the biggest cases every brought be-
fore a local magistrate was that of
Miss Nina Aiken, of Creedmoor,
against W. Fender Cozart, of the
same place, for seduction under
promise of marriage. The case came
up yesterday afternoon. The action
was continued at the instance Of the
prosecution, represented by Messrs.
Bryan and Brogden. There were two
material witnesses who were not
present and the plaintiff did not want
to proceed until they were here. The
defense, represented by Col Thurs
ton Hicks and Braham and Brawley,
of this place, did not resist. There
is no other date set for 1t now. More
than sixty witnesses were here from
Granville, and there are several Dur
ham men in the unfortunate affair.
A great crowd sat in the courtroom
ready to drink down the ugly affair
when it was called off for the after
noon. The prosecution is trying to
bring about marriage.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-18

Barn and Stock Belonging to Mr..
ID. A. McPhail, Burned.

Dunn, N. c., Nov. 16.-Mr. D. A.
McPhail, living about five miles from
town, lost his barn and contents-a
mule, cow and calf-by fire. There
was no insurance. He is eighty-seven
years old and worthy farmer.
Late at evening, just at night.
Miss Matte Tart. a young lady sew
teen or eighteen years of age, COM
mitted suicide by shooting herself
twice through the head with a gun.
The affair was sad and no reason for
the act, more than a note left, saying
she was tired of life. She lived with
her mother, who was married the
second time to Mr.. ]. w. Norris, a
farmer, in very good circumstances.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-18
Convict Swan Tar River With Dog
Swinging to His Shirt.

Wilson, N. c.. Nov. PA ten
year convict. Dave Harris. alias Peter
Jones, was caught Saturday morning
in the Center Brick Warehouse In
Wilson by Deputy Sheriff George
Mumford..
He admits that he is an escaped
convict from the farm in Halifax
County; that not only once, but
thrice, has he escaped the vigilance
of the guard; that when he made a
dash for liberty the last time he was
pursued by a bloodhound; that he
swan Tar River with the brute hang
ing to his shirt. and that when he
landed he killed the dog and made q
clean getaway. Says he was sent
enced to ten years for stealing cattle
in Halifax County.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-18
Dairymen and Farmers Warned
Against promoters"

A circular has been issued by the
Veterinary and Animal Husbandry
Division of the North Carolina De-
partment of Agriculture, signed by
State Dairyman J. A. Conover, warn
ing the farmers and dairymen Of
North Carolina against certain pro-
moters of an unwise proposition.
Among other things the circular
staes:
There has lately appeared in this
State a firm of creamery promoters
who are trying to secure stock for
cooperative creameries, the plan
being to get SO or 60 men to SUBJ
scribe 500 each for the purpose of
building and equipping a creamery.
The writer's experience teaches that
there is no place in the State where
it is safe to put two or three thou
sand dollars into such plant, much
less five or six thousand. The cows
must come before the creamery, not
the creamery before the COWS. 1t is
not safe to establish a creamery I'M
less there -isethe promise of the
products from at least 400 cows and
these cows must be close enough to
the creamery, from two to six miles,
SO that the expense of getting the
cream or milk to the plant is not
too great.
cat no place in the State is there
sufficient number of cows to war
rant the building of a five or six
thousand dollar creamery. A num-
Der of such creameries were built in
Georgia last year, none OF which
could be called success and most
have been failures, some to-day are
not even running"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-18

First Visit of Blue Jackets Created
Much Interest Here

Raleigh took much interest In the
visit to this city last Saturday of
some 500 sailors from the United
States training and recruiting ship
Franklin" who accompanied the
football team of that ship to Raleigh.
where a game was played with our
strong A. and NJ. College Champs -
the farmer-soldiers winning a closely
contested game by the score of s
to o.
The sailors marched to Capital
Square to pay respect to the statue
erected in memory of Ensign Worth
Bagley of the navy. The wife Of
Lieutenant Commander F. L. Chad
wick laid a wreath at the fee. of the
statue. and other honors were rem
dered by the sailors.
The parade, which passed through
the principal streets. was very strik-
ing, the bluejackets being escorted
by the entire cadet corps of the A.
and NJ. College, both organizations
being headed by their bands and
bugle and drum corps. This is the
first visit of body of sailors to this
city. There was a great turnout of
people to see the parade and witness
the services and all the veterans
from the Soldiers Home were at
Capital Square, near the statue, ex-
cept those in the hospital.