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Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
Local Option Bill Apparently
 Developed Strength TIE FINALE NEXT MONDAY
In the Preliminary Tests the Prohibitionists Made Better Showing--Insurance Bill in the Council in Somewhat Different Form.

The local option fight was all but brought into the open yesterday morn ing, and at one time it looked as if it might be fought to an early finish. There were several ballots on prelim- mary and subsidiary questions. Nat urally, none of them were decisive. be- cause of the conflicting motives of the members, but some of the ballots may be believed to have been indica- tive Out of all the ruck of the bal loting it appeared that the house stood 12 to 12 on the main, unadorned ques- ton.
 The trouble was precipitated by MT. Morris. who had it in mind for sev- eral days. He moved to bring the bill out of the committee on elections, where, the mover said, it had been reposing for fourteen days. Within that time, he added, the committee had had no meeting.
 Chairman De SouZa of the committee replied that Mr. Morris had been in correctly informed; the committee had had one formal meeting. NIT. Pace. the author Of the bill, moved to give the committee further time. From this, the truth will be inferred that the committee is friendly haven and the suspicion will be aroused that the enemies of the bill wanted to get it out where they could get at it.
 MT Morris amended the motion of Mir. Pace by suggestion that the house stand at recess twenty minutes in order that the committee might have time to make up its report This mo- tiOn was followed by various inter pretations of the rule regarding bills in committees. In the discussion the parties to the controversy found that they had changed sides on one impor- tant phase of the local option leSis lation. The friends of the bill, who are contending that a mere majority should always rule, now took the ground that what MT Morris sought to accomplish should require a two thirds vote. On the other hand MT. Morris and his friends, who are hold ing out for a twO-thirds vote on the prohibition question, believed now that a mere majority ought to rule. It was plain that under the rule it ought to. and it did by a vote of 1S to 12, as follows:
 Ayes: Bailey. Bourne, Duffy. Gib- bons, Hall, Hightower, Hogwood. Nor ris, Mccormick. Roberts, Sutter, To- bey. and the speaker.
 Nays: Bray, Coalter, De Souza. Doan Merrill Moore, Pace, Peterson, Reed, Shaw, Woolf.
 The foregoing indicates very little There are men on each side who. it is known, will be on the other in the grand finale
 There was a further discussion of tie rule about retaining bills in com mittee. MT Sutter observed that un- less there was greater expedition in the matter of making reports there would be a lack of time for the enact ment of good bills and the killing of bad ones. Chairman De SOuZa offered the unique proposition that the request of a committee for further time was
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
REMEDIAL LEGISLATION
Senator Hale Introduces a Bill Designed to Qualify MT. Knox as a Candi- date For Secretary of State.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 10--Is Sen ator Knox eligible for appointment as secretary of state in the incoming ad- ministration. or must the president soil tomorrow, find himself confronted with the pressing and disagreeable necessity of selecting a new premier for his cabinet This was the question that all official Washington was con- fronted with this morning
 Senator Knox was elected for a six year term which will not expire until March 3, 1911. The constitution pro hibits the appointment of a senator to any office created or the salary of which has been increased during the term for which he was elected.
 So the question is whether under this incontrovertible state of affairs. Senator Knox can lawfully succeed Robert Bacon as secretary of state on March 4. The senator himself is a good deal perturbed over the question and today held frequent consultation with his personal friends.
 Just before the senate adjourned to- day. Senator Hale introduced a bill repeating that portion of the act of 1907 which increased the salary of the secretary of state.
 Following closely upon the discovery that P c. Knox could not, without violating a provision of the constitu- tion. accept the state portfolio in the Taft cabinet, the senate took prompt action to remove the constitutional ob- jectiOn.
 Senator Hale's resolution was refer red to the committee on judiciary. In view of this resolution, Assistant At torney General Russell held that if congress restores the salary the case falls outside the purpose of the law.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
EvEN NEW YORK STIRRED.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 10.-A bill pro viding for the appointment of a com mission of five senators and five .assemblymen to confer with the rep resentatives of other states and ter ritories on the advisability of a gen eral exclusion act applicable to the Japanese, was Introduced today by Assemblyman Cuviller. If the legis- lation is deemed advisable after such "a conference, the bill provides for a commission which shall make rec concentrations to congress.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
BOSS BUCKLEY SUED
San Francisco Politician Asked to
 Give up S30o,ooo

San Francisco, Feb. 10.-Christo- pher A. Buckley, formerly a promi- nent politician of this city, was named defendant in an action for the recovery of s3OO,O ,OOO, filed today by Edmund Burke, a stockholder in the United States wireless printing com pany.
 Burke alleges that Buckley usurped the management of the affairs of the company and mis-appropriated it's funds, and resources to his own use, by organizing herewith anoth- CT company, known as the Bulingame Typewriter Telegraph Company, freezing out" the stockholders of the original company.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
The White House

The White House,
 Washington, Feb. 10, 1909. Hon. J. N. Gillett, Governor, Sacra- mento, California.
 Accept my heartiest congratula- tions. All good Americans appreci- ate what you have done. Pray ex- tend my congratulations individually to all who have aided you I feel that the way in which California has done what was right for the nation. makes it more than ever obligatory on the nation in every way to safe guard the interests of California. All that I personally can do towards this end, whether in public or private life shall most certainly be done.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT" Speaker Stanton sent the following message to President Roosevelt:
 The assembly has just considered and refused the passage of the Jap anese school bill
 My congratulations"
 The speaker received the following from President Roosevelt:
 Accept my heartiest thanks and congratulations for the great service you have rendered on behalf of the people of the United States. I thank the people of California and their representatives in the legislature"
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
THE ADVANCE STANDS.
The Protest of California Shippers
 Against It Turned Down.

San Francisco, Feb. 10.-Word was received from the transcontinental freight bureau today to the effect that it refused to recede from the advance in freight rates on canned goods and dried fruits.
 The message received by the traffic bureau of the merchants exchange states that the tariff made effective on January has thus been ratified and that the protest of the California ship pers has been turned down.
 The next move of the shippers will be to take action before the interstate commerce commission or a general movement toward water transporta- tion.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
M'VEAGH FOR SECRETARY OF
 TREASURY

Chicago, Feb. 1O.-The name of Franklin McVeagh of this city will probably be presented to Taft for secretary of the treasury He is a brother of Wayne McVeagh of Penn sylvania, a prominent merchant of this city and has been active in politics for years.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
TRAIN WRECK.

Bellingham, Wash, Feb. IDA To- cOmotive, sOuthbound, on the Great Northern owl" due at Seattle early this morning, blew up mile and a half south of Muckilto, killing Fireman Bloom and mortally injuring Engineer Lenna. The passengers were unin- jured. The train was wrecked and the baggage and express cars were re- duced to matchwood.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
ENRoUTE TO NEW ORLEANS.

On Board U. s. s. North Carolina, by wireless via New Orleans, Feb. 10.- A northerly blow this morning was the first heavy weather encountered by President elect Taft and party, mak- ing the trip from Colon to the Missis- sippi river passes aboard the armored cruiser North Carolina, accompanied by the cruiser Montana. On the whole the weather was unusually pleasant.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Its Progress Set Forth In Papers Read Before Convention R. E. A.

Chicago, Feb. I0.-Remarkable pro gress in religious education was out lined in a paper read by Prof. Geo. Albert Coe, of Northwestern Univer- sity at today's session of the con- ventiOn of the religious education as Isociation. The future is no less bright according to another paper delivered by Henry Churchill King of Oberlin college.
 The astounding progress of the Christian religion in the Orient, par ticularly in Japan, during the last 50 years, was dwelt upon by Prof. Edward c. Moore of Harvard.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
NEW YORK BOUT.

New York, Feb. 10-In a slashing ten-round fight at the Fairmont Ath- letic club tonight. Jim DriscOll. an English lightweight. had the better of his bout with Leech Cross of New York. The first four rounds were easily Driscolrs, the Englishman land ing left jab which had Cross much distressed. Cross had the better of the final rounds.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
TAFT AT SOUTH PASS.
Ships For New Orleans Today on the
 Birmingham.

Port Eads. via New Orleans, Feb 10.-The North Carolina and Montana with President -elect Taft and party on board. dropped anchor off South Pass shortly before $ pm. (central tfme) President elect Taft and his party will probably transfer to the Birmingham for the trip to New Orleans tomorrow morning.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
SHIP WRECK.

New York, Feb. 1O.-A wireless mes sage reports a four -masted schooner on Hen and Chickens shoal abreast of the Cape Henlopen entrance to Della ware bay. It is in a dangerous posi- tion and signals for immediate assist ance.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
SMITHS IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 1O.-March 1 will be a sad day for the Smith family in congress. Its representation in the house will be reduced from six to four. Smith Of Missouri and Smith of Ari- zona win not be in the next congress and no new Smiths have come to up- hold the family name and fame. Those left include four republicans and one democrat.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11

pressed belief that the danger of a rupture with Japan was practi- cally over. John Temple Graves, the New York editor, was among those to whom the president talked. Graves would not repeat any of the presi- dents words but he declared that the president had averted a grave danger to the Pacific coast and to the coun- fry
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
THE SIX COMPANIES
President Roosevelt Has Made Them
 No Answer Yet.

Washington. Feb. 10.-No action was taken by President Roosevelt it was announced at the White House today, in regard to requests to him by the Chinese Consolidated Benev- olent Association of San Francisco, in it's telegram which the president received today
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
THE RELIGIOUS CONVENTION.

Chicago, Feb. 1O.-At the religious convention of the business session. Prof George Albert Coe was elected president of the association and other officers were chosen.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington, Feb. 10.-Weather fore cast for Arizona: Generally cloudy on Thursday and Friday; possibly occa- sional snows in the north portion
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.

Washington. D. C., Feb. 10.-The postal savings bank bill was before the senate during most of the session to- day and Senator Hepburn of Idaho spoke in opposition to it.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
CANAL ZoN@

Washington, Feb. 1o.--By vote 6f 203 to 101, the house passed the bill providing for a government canal zone during construction of the can- al
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
VESSEL WRECKED.

Castillo, Spain, Feb. 10.-The steam CT America, nationality unknown, was wrecked off this coast. Sixty passen- gers and the crew were rescued.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
THE DANGER ALL OVER.

Washington. Feb. 1O.-The president today talked to visitors and ex
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
coNeRATULAToRY TELEeRAMs.

SacramentO, Feb. 10.-A telegram received by Governor Gillett from President Roosevelt this afternoon is fnllnNrs.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11

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Arizona republican., 1909-02-11

FOR SALE-5 acres in grapes, all falfa, grain and garden, close to town. Owner must sell soon. A bar gain for some one.
 E. E. PAscoE, 11o N. Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11

6 room frame, close in, corner lot, Churchill Addition. Good barn, fine shade. Price s16OO. E. E. Pascoe, II0 North Center St.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE
RetI Estate Transfers.

Franz F. T! Stehr, by executor. TO
Herman c. Miedke, lot 5, block 9. AT.
kinson's subdivision, outlet 90 Moline
s., 900.
Coal Valley Mining company TO vii
lage of Coal Valley. 15-foot strip of lots
4, s, and 10. block /, Coal Valley SIS
William Peterson 10 Sophia Lind.
strom, east half lot 10, all lot II. block
s, Lower addition, Rock Island 81. 200.
Martin Cunningham to John How
ard. lots 3 and 4, part section 2 16. 5w.
$3.50.
John Mulcahy to Bridget E. Aims
worth, south feet lot Il, all lot II.
w. E. Bailey's Third addition Rocl,
Island, 81.
John Ainsworth to John Mulcahy.
south 5 feet lot II, all lot -. w. f.
Bailey's Third addition, Rock Island.
81.
Henning & Mueller to " Fl. and F.
b. Downing, west half lot I. block 9,
town of Silvis. $25.
James Burns to Maggie Morrison
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

server as being a poser. but his critics
say that his pose is a part OF his So
cfa1 theory, a part of his nature. I'M
dou3tedly one strong hold he has upon
the public is his great contempt for
shams. Either Barncm was wrong or
the times have changed. for It Ii thu
opinion Of thinkers now that the public
despfses sham and won't stand for 1t
very long, Germany calls Mr. Shaw
:. colossal charlatan and 'aughs at him.
but in America charlatan is all right
il he ts smart enough to make t r,.
The consensus of opinion in the con-
sentative set is that Mr.. Shaw 10 an
intellectual end moral revolutionist,
man of phenomenal originality and one
who distrusts all conventional sue
ccsses
Cynical as he likes to be considered.
his apartment in the New Reform club
In London. of which he is shining
light occupies three floors and has the
sunniest outlook. taking in full view
of the Thames embarrassment. He has
country house also. for II must be
borne In min. that the Socialist Will
have his comforts on the same plan as
the rich where he can afford them. The
house out of town Is at Wetwin.
quaint spot about fifty minutes from
London 1t is a small hnuse and very
old. with a front door that is implanted
| and seemingly foot Trick. Through
out the house the doors are the same.
A noticeable feature of both tho Lon
/ don and welwin abiding places OF the
! author Of Candida" is the almost total
absence of interior ornamentaion- More
/ over. the few ornaments tolerated there
; show a preference for simple outline.
Handles demonstrations. branches. are
/ tabooed. Nor are there rugs on the
door
In the first nine years of his life
after he had been turned out to shift
/ for himself Young SAaw earned three
: sums OF money. The first was a five
pound note for writing { patent medi-
cine advertisement. the second was for
little literary article for an editor
and the third was shillings for writ
ing some verse for a cnild's picture
hook
Mr.. Shaw is Irish by birth. married
and quite domestic. He tells story
well and enjoys one even IL 1t be al
his own expense
]. BROWN HOVEY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

MANY compartments. In an individual
that has courage TO say what he be-
lieves. that believes in accomplishing
Nt.aI he undertakes. and you nave one
who is worth listening to.
Such man is ikelv to be stimulat-
ing. no matter how diffuse he may be.
Not long ago G q. occupied pulpit in
the City temple. London. and under
took 20 arswer the question which Pr
lates Dc to the Saviour. What IS
trutG| Nj Shaw handled tina, query
as if he thought the Saviour had pass
ed ii on to him. And NJ. Shaw can 10
these things and talk in this way to
men Of intelligence who will listen to
him and pay money for 1t.
One day somebody was bold enough
TO ask him what his belief was He
replied: Never believe In a snd YOU
can't improve upon Always be a free
thinker Leave your mind open"
he STOOD up n london anu arraisned
Lnn1nn snc'eiy as few men would have
dared le favored guillotininG the
wealthy idle classes. He scorched the
Public generally for following after
wealth He doesn't impress the oh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

brotherhood Welfare association has
pianned a big convention to meet II
chicago about the middle OF next 1anu-
airy 1t is the hope of the leaders ut
the brotherhood TO have G. B. as he Is
abbreviated abroad. at the convention
and It ia the plan to get him as nnucn
sooner as NAV be possible. so that ne
VIII have an oppnrtunitv of seeing for
himself the extent and wants of the
great community which is termed in
some exclusive quarters me "Dowr and
Ont club"
There is no question about se't:ne
American audiences for Mr. Shaw
Whether the people agree with MIN or
not. he has afforded them so much
pleasure and amusement that th-v
would be glad. M do-,h' tn nutti Grey
In his purse and make II pleasant for
him in return for what he has done
for hem s
No man In England ~ elsewhere
has been talked about more than @ b.
and 1t may be added WtthautS strain
ing the Il 18th that NJ man has abne as
much talking as Mr. Shaw hsrnak es
no pretense OF being bIShfuI or even
modest when II comes to talk He is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
NiQht on Bald Mountain.

On lonely night Alex. Benton of
Fort Edward, n. Y, climbed Bald
Mountain to the home of neighbor,
tortured by asthma. bent on curing
him with Dr. Kings New Discovery,
that had cured himself of asthma.
This wonderful medicine soon re-
lieved and quickly cured his neigh
Dor. Later it cured his sons wife
OF a severe lung trouble. Millions
believe it's the greatest throat and
lung cure on earth. Coughs. colds,
Group, hemorrhages and sore lungs
are surely cured by it.. Best for hay
fever. grip and whooping cough. soc
and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
CuRTIss IN FLIGHT.

this country Glenn II. CurtiSs. the ia
nous aeronaut, was barely beginning
his experiments.
The achievements OF Curtiss al
Rheims were a great triumph for
America aud an American machine
and make him figure of worldwide
renown in aerial circles. His winning
of the international cup means that the
international aviation contests Will be
held in this country next year. On the
second day of the meet ut Rheims Cur
tiss few six and one-fifth miles in s
minutes 80 80 seconds. breaking all
previous records for this distance. On
Aug % he won the interna tional cup
by flying twelve and two-fifths miles
in 10 minutes 80 80 seconds. and the
following day he few 1868 miles in
25 minutes 40 % seconds, winning the
three lap speed contest. Many of the
other contestants did good work. On
Aug. "a Bleriot smashed the world :
speed record by flying six and one
fifth miles in 8 minutes 2-5 seconds.
Curtiss has been manufacturing mo
tor bicycles for several years at MS
factory in Hammondsport. n. y
Quickly realizing the future of aerial
fight. he was one of the earliest in
America to devote careful attention &c
the manufacture of aero motors. He
was invited by Professor Alexander
Graham Bell to become one of tho
six members OF the latter's Aerial Ex
pertinent association. and with the
exception of the experiments carried
out at Baddeck. Nova Scotia, las
winter the greater part of their wort
in solving problems of aerial flight
! was done at Hammondsport.
His machine, biplane. is abou
thirty feet wide, with total expans'
of surface of 225 feet. The tota
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

achievements and
thrilling flights thar in keeping pace
with the daily occurrences one almost
forgot that only year ago flights OF
few minutes were heralded with
even more acclaim than is now given
those of one to two hours. As the
opening days of September. 1908.
made a new era in the aviation history
of the world. for it was then that Or
vile Wright first showed the poSsihl-
ity of remaining in the air one hour
and over at Fort Myer. so the Rheims
race week will doubtless stand as lhe
pivotal point in 1909 toward iilustrat-
ing the brilliant advance of aviation.
A year ago even the Wrishts had not
demonstrated conclusively to the
world that they had mastered the So
cret of flight 1t is true they had done
SO in 1863 by their secret flights at
Dayton, their best flight being slightly
over thirty-eight minutes This has
since been accepted as correct. but all
that the world knew one year ago of
acknowledged flying was that Dela.
grange. by his flight of IL minutes p
seconds at Rome on May 80. held he
record for the longest time in the air
Wilbur Wright arrived i'm France in
August and on Aug. Is. 1908. made Il
Digit of minutes 13 % seconds. sim
ply forerunner of what he was abou,
to do month later Bleriot had made
few small flights with his mono
plane. Farman had won tho Archdea
,-;, hof I'd IN i'm,
ing in the air 4 few minutes, and in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08


J Assistant St9e- superintendent Fra
ziefsof Minnesota madesa very inter
esting report. showlnse some schoo!
conditlons OF that state 1ar III advance
OF lilihois, III speaking TO we Country
deachers association at Macohio. III
part as ioiloWs' minnesota mas szo'-
oVo'ooo sehool fuhd ana much schooi
laiip unsola; ,nls Hilld Is expected 10
, Ieach Sl0o'ooo'0oo- -Four per cent OF
the Sze,ooo'eoo provides Sooeooo PEI
year, 70 ps aislriputed 10 the schoois'
= ~ pa y essssoii iof d loeal mn TAX IA
eosl1 ~ sosto steach district accord,
ing te sHst n.y. sps'sls; ne cu nl9il
seaoof iesid W ne pas SO
OF ehrollment ~
Get Money by School standins. e
There is also a. special aid fund.- TO
help districtss.to maintain effective
81 AfxN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

9, block ], P. II. Vessels second adj
dition to Moline, 500.
Danuel Gordon TO Edward Coryn.
south half outlot "B' Oak Hill park.
Moline, $4,000.
John T.. Shields to Thomas S.
O'Hara.. lot -. block / Highland
park addition, Rock Island. $t,l3e.
Sarah II. Gaylord ard l.. e. Gay
lord to John e. Osborn, part outlet
60, part northwest southeast quarter
section 25-19-1E, 81 200.
Luta Cooksey to August f. Eggert,
part southeast northwest quarter see
ton 6-IT-IW. $1.400.
Harold Aram to Jennie Aram and
Alice Aram, part lot "a, (plat 1861
section 6-1T-1W, 81.