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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
FOSTER

Miss Mary Davis departed Satur-
day for West Liberty, Iowa, where
she will care for her brother. who
is suffering with a broken leg.
Saturday evening, June &c, at the
Foster Baptist church, commence
graduates from the.Foster school, AS
Miss Arizona Watson played the
march, Superintendent S. G. Fergu-
son, Miss Lillian workman and the
graduates entered the church and
marched to the platform. which was
very prettily decorated in the class
colors, old gold and purple and the
class flower, red&sroses. The class
motto was Thus Ends Our First
Lesson" Miss Workman presented
her graduates the Missse Della Bow
|ser SADIE Kleist and Nora Gillette
each with a pretty white fan and
Glare Vanatta with white silk
handkerchief. The graduates pre-
sented their teacher with a gift. The
program was as follows: Music-Miss
Arizona Watson; song, Our Public
DtHOOl u uulOI GLASS;, luNOCdIlOH-I
Superintendent S. G. Ferguson; sal
utatory-Clare F. Vanatta; grafton,
Memory" i Della Irean Bowser;
class oration-Nola Frances Gillet;
valedictory-SadeA Anna KIeist; song
School Days"-the Junior class;
address-Superinte S. J. Fer
guson; presentation of diplomas
Miss Lillian Workman; benediction
Watson.
A children's day program was Civ
en- Sunday evening at the Baptist
church.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ripley are
the parents of son born June 25.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the German NJ. E.Ichurch will meet
Wednesday July Il at the home of
+. c. Nerves.
= asiyes in this vicinity of Mrs.
hornton of P,ainview, Miss,
IA IN = word that she is i'll
IN a critical eondition. Mr.. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
ANOTHER CAUGHT
Thomas Gay, Alleged Member
of Maybray Gang, Ar
rested at Ottawa.
WORKED A SMOOTH GAME
Accused of Fleeing James Tierney
Out of $4,000 on Wrestling
Match at New Orleans.

ottawa, ILL.,. July 2.-Thomas Gay,
formerly of Streator, and alleged TO be
a member of a fake wrestling gang
that played for victims in many states
of the union. is now confined in the La
Sale county Jail awaiting hearing on
charges of conspiracy made by Thom-
as .Tierney of Streator. Gays bond
has been fixed at $4,000.
Tierney says he lost $4,000 on a
wrestling match in New Orleans. He
says he was approached two years ago
by ]. c. Smith, police magistrate of
Streator, with proposition TO accom-
pany him and Gay to New Orleans,
where Gay was to wrestle a man rep
resenting a club of millionaires.
Tierney was not requested to bet
any money or hold stakes or take any
part in the affair until after the trio
were in New Orleans. Two days were
spent in New Orleans about the head
quarters of the club and money was
being placed in great quantities on the
wrestling match.
In the meantime it was discovered
the. stakeholder was short in his &C
counts. A dramatic scene followed
There were hints of the penitentiary
for the holder of the money, and Tier
ney agreed to lend $4,000 to replace
the lost money until the count coul(
be made, after which it was to be Civ
en- back to him. The match was held
a fake raid was arranged, and every
body fed Tierney never saw the maj
who had his money.
Al few weeks later Tierney was no
titled that the man who had his none!
had blown himself up with dynamit,
in London. But Tierney started an in
vestigation and learned that others ha(
been fieeced in the same way. He
learned that the day after he dropped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

Mrs. Thornton aud family were res
idents of this vicinity until few
years ago and their many friends
are sorry to learn of Mrs. Thornton s
serious illness.
Mrs. n. e. McDeritt will soon leave
for New Libson, Ohio, where she
will visit for an indefinite. time.
Rev. Mr.. Smith OF the Muscatine
Baptist church delivered a sermon at
the Foster Baptist church Sunday af-
ternoon. Mr.. Smith will preach
again at this church Sunday, July, IL
at ) o'clock. The Lords supper will
be observed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, July Following are the
quotations on the market today:
Wheat.
July, 114A, 115, 1143s, 114A.
September 11O2s, 11Ok, 1922, 1925.
December, 1OS3s, 1881, 1OS, 1885.
Corn.
May, -, 1111a, 1107s, 111A.
July, 7O14, 7OR, 692s, 691A.'
September, 66$4. Co.'S, 657s, 657s.
December, 57A, 575s, 571s, 571s.
Oats.
May, -, 5Sas, 577s, SO.
July, ASS, 4Sas, 471a, 471a.
. September. 42A, 43. AK, 417s.
December, 427s. 431s, 421s, 42A.
Pork.
May, -, ASS, 44A, 44H.
July, 2O.42, -, -, 2O.45.
September, 2o6O, 2O.7o. 2O.5O, 2O.62
July. ITO, 11.S0, ITO, 11.77.
September. 1177, 11S5, ITO, 1882.
October, ITO, 11.75, 11.62, 11.75.
Ribs.
July, 11.07, 11.20, lilo, Hip.
September, 11.07, 1.2O, 1.02, 1120.
October, 1882, 1895, 1892, 1895.
Receipts today-Corn 2O9, oats
113, hogs 5000, cattle 1000, sheep
5000
Estimated receipts Saturday.
Wheat 1, corn 235, oats 500, hogs
5000.
Hog market opened weak. Hogs
left over $500. Light 1926 @7.S0,
mixed and butchers 1900 500, good
heavy 7.45 @ sos, rough heavy 7.45
@7.65.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Omaha-Hogs 6.100, cattle 500.
Kansas City-Hogs 5000, cattle
1000.
Hog market closed steady to
strong. Light 1900 $50, mixed and
butchers 7.4O@ SOB. good heavy T.45
q $40, rough heavy 7.45@7.65.
Cattle market closed strong
Sheep morket closed steady.
Northwestern Minneapo-
lis, today 1873, last week 161, last
year 172. Duluth, today 2S, last
week 6, last year 35.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat 3s
to ~ lower, corn "a lower.
Liverpool closing-Wheat n higher
to "a lower, corn u lower.
New York Stocks.
New York, July 2.-Following are
the quotations on the stock market
today:
Union Pacific .194U
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

his $4,000 G. E. Cavanaugh of Daven-
port and a man named McAllister OF
Oklahoma lost $4,000 in the same
rooms on the same wrestlers. He
learned that F. r. Baker of Blooming
ton had lost 1900 and H. A. Ber-
thold and w. C. Wagner, both of Au-
|rora, had lost $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

the wholesale prices on the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 19c to zoe. AZ
Live Poultry - Hens, per pound.
l21hc; spring chickens, 81 to SIS per
dozen.
Butter-Dairy, zoe; creamery, 25c.
Lard-11c.
Potatoes-S0c to soc; new, $1.40 to
$150. H.. -
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 75c; oats, Coo.
Forage-Timothy hay, S11 to $13;
straw, $3.50
Coal-Lump, per pushel, lac; slack,
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02

u. s. Steel preferred .. 1909
u. s. Steel common .......... GaI4
Reading go. .1517s
Rock Island preferred ....... II
Rock Island common .......... SO
Northwestern 80. 80. 1929
Southern Pacific 1914
Missouri Pacific ................ 1874
Great Northern misunderstanding 01s
Northern Pacific 1925
l., & n. 49,. ........... .1403s
Smelters 49,. Observation-Disclosures 927s
C.. F. |. 44la
Canadian Pacific ..............iS 34
L tllild Lou -
Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-02
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS
CONTINUED from Page Two.)

her sister, Mrs. William Roseman.
Mrs. Robert Brusso and young
daughter of Carbon Cliff are visiting
relatives here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
DISCOVERY.

Tho Hev York Times, has made the enter
tanning discovery that the direct nominations
system favors the machine. The Governor, II
saws is bent upon committing into their tine
"Renublican bosses'l hands .lrreYocaDy tHe
mower 10 control and dictate the nominations
..of 4beir nartv's candidates. 1t is odd nobody
thought of this befores Mr.. William Barnes
ir who is practical politician OF much sense
has been publishing two column articles every
day or so in his newspaper against the olreet
primaries. under the deluson that they would
not do what The Times says they would MIR
winston Churchill and Mr.. Everett Colby, re
formers of some political experience, are heart
,Iv in favor of direct nominations under the
immersion that they will do just the opposite
of what The Times forebodes. So it is every
where. The organization politician IS always
opposed to this new device to make his power
..irreyocable" while the reformers are all IN
favor of it If The Illness" article had only
heen written a decade sooner this country
might have been spared from going on and de
rverino itself ''irrevocably" into the hands of
the bosses against the bosses will.
And WHY would the direct primary system
t,Irn This state .rrevocably' over to the bosses?
Racause the three most. populous centres, New
York CITY Ere County and Monroe County.
being boss ridden sections, would control nom
instions under the direct system. 1T is appaf-
cent that under direct nominations the choice OF
..candidates for state offices would in all or
..dinary wears be controlled by New York City
and two boss ridden counties up the state
That knowledge will surely make any mis-
guided boss who had been inclined to oppose
primary reform sit up and take notice. We
can imagine Mr. Murphy and MIR. Corners
ready at once upon reading it TO cast aside
the delegate system. under which, of course,
New York and Erie are negligible factors III
Democratic conventions. and seize upon the
nossihility of controlling the whole state under
tbe new plsn Ambitious Republican bosses
and would he bosses in those -populous centres
m which our neighbor alludes will doubtless at
once accent its invitation and come out eagerly
for this plan, by which the poor "deluded'
Governor is seeking to thrust power rrey-
ocshlv' into their hands. Too long have they
been dwarfed into insignifcance at state con-
yentions under the delegate system.
Fortunately IT is possible TO test The
Times's" deductfve conclusions by the iDductive
method. In the recent Illinois primary Chicago
and q couple of rural counties were in posi-
ton 70 dominate the result in the same way in
which New York City and its allies would DOM
mate similar primary in this state. Is 1t
generally realized that in that primary the Re
publican candidates for Governor were Deneen.
of Chicago. and Yates, of Jacksonville, and the
Republican candidates for Senator were Foss,
of Chicago and Hopkins, of aurora, and the
Democratic candidates for Governor were
Lewis. Of Chicago, and Stevenson, of Bloom
mgton-thrss Chicago candidates out OF six?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
UISCSED.

According to the Washington correspondent
of The Brooklyn Eagle the Hon. William
Willett. jr., of Far Rockaway, has grievance
against some Of his senior colleagues in the
House of Representatives. He thinks that they
have used him as the monkey did the cat when
he persuaded the artless feline TO 20 after the
toasting chestnuts. He reports that certain Re
publicans read in advance his speech assailing
the President and pronounced 1t excellent, and
that these same Republicans subsequently voted
TO discipline him for violating parlis mentary
proprieties Mr. Willett has served only one term
in the House. If he remains there long enough
he will learn that there are many statesmen who
will applaud foolish thing in private. but will
exhibit the quintessence Of moral caution and
scruple when il comes to .rollcall.
We learn also that prominent Democrats re-
peatedly urged Mr.. Willett TO focus the atten-
-.tion of the public on certain acts of the Pres-
dent at the same time deeply regretting that
they could not assume the task because of the
closeness of the vote in their districts" With
them patriotism began strictly at home. They
did not want 10 take chances on making them
selves unpopular Mr. Willett had safe dis
trict So he was put forward as the man for
the emergency. The Representative from Far
Rockaway does not seem TO have had his suspi
ferment. He is probably wiser now. If there
are any more chestnuts 10 be pulled, ont Of the
fire. he will let some of his interested advisers
share the certain perils as we'll as the expected
glory of the enterprise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
Mr.. WATcHoRN AND MIR. BALFE.
Latter Denies Making Complaint or Asserting
.Corrupting' by Dinners

A Washington dispatch to The Tribune published
on Jsnuars-.l u entitled ,''Vatchorn Upheld. stated
that the charges made against Robert Watchorn,
Commissioner of Immigration at New York, by Mr..
Balfe who formerly held the food contract at Ellis
Island had in 1.-THE opinion OF the responsible Off
Gals fallen by their own weight The article also
contained an. interview with Secretary Straus in
which he was. quoted as SAYING Mr.. Balfe, the
complainant further asserts that he himself cor
rupted' Mr. -WatchoTn bA giving him a dinner or
dinners He does not make 1t exactly plain how
Mr. Watchorn corrupted By the dinner giving
process Perhaps he thought that Mr.. Watchorn
made an implied promise to give him the food fur
nishins contract ny eating of his victuals. II Mr.
v,stchorn promised the contract in exchange for
the dinners 1t has not been shown by Balfe
The Tribune has received from the attorneys OF
NJ, BaIfe a letter in which they write that the
article referred TO ''purports TO give an interview
uitb Secretary Straus. in which he says, Mr. Balfe
the complainant further asserts that he himself
..cerrupted'' Mr.. Watchorn by giving him dinner
Nv 5,nners This statement is false in every par
,tcuIar Mr.. Balfe not the complainant against
Mr. watchorn nor has he ever asserted that ne
.corrupted' MI watchorn."
while the original article was published upon
,h oA4cIaI authority The Tribune lis glad to- pre-
20, Mr. Balfe's own version Of the matter. as
,,en bv his attorneys But their letter. in addition
the above casts reflections upon the good faith
and oe,cial conduct OF Secretary Stratus which The
tribune does no: believe justified or that should
be published.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22

time and Cost. The actual achievements OF the
engineers seem TO demonstrate that the sea lever
plan could now be completed within the time and
cost which few years ago were allotted to the
lock plan and were considered acceptable ana
satisfactory for that plan. Mr.. Taft VIII also
APPRECIATE the fact that the present is the crucial
time. when a change of plan must he mace II
ever il is to be made without great extra cost
He is quoted as saying that he is somewhat Al
the situation Of judge who has decided a case
regarding which subsequent evidence is alleged
10 have been discovered. and that he is going 20
Panama to ascertain if such evidence really eA-
lists His mind viii be open to the reception
OF new evidence if any is found. and as free
from bias as it was at the time of his first con-
sideration of the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22

And of the three vtctors in the contest one was
p Chicago man, showing conclusively now Cnl-
cago dominated the result with its welinlgn IN
vfncible modesty. With the urban taction ln
the Republican party in Illinois successful IN
the Governorship primary and defeated IN me
Senatorship primary, and the rural factlen con-
versely successful and defeated, it is easy TO see
in actual working just how much erect geo
graphical influences have under the direct prl-
mary.
Another count in The Illness" indictment or
the system which the "deluded" Governor is
trying to impose "irrevocably' on this state Is
that it makes necessary two elections instead
of one This means that the people would
take an interest in primary elections under the
direct system discuss them in advance ana
turn out and vote. But hadn't we all been de-
ploring all along the fact that the present
primaries are mere formalties." and preac9ing
homlies to good citizens" about their duty
to go out and vote at them? And now, when
it is proposed to make primaries vital, so that
the people Will talk things over In order to
make up their minds inteiigently and attend
them and rote at them, it is urged that this
is burdening the state with two elections! IT
the people don't vote at primaries 1t Is deplor-
able and if they do vote at them 1t is even
more deplora Bile! .-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
uR. TAFT on THE CANAL.

Nj. Tafts explanation Of his attitude toward
che plan Of the Panama Canal and Of his pur-
pose in visiting the isthmus viii be welcomed as
ar authoritative sta tement upon subject which
has. ben much discussed and not generally TN
derstood Congress. he reminds the public, de-
eided what the plan Of the canal should be, and
Z did SO after elaborate consideration of the
subject So far as be is concerned, therefore
The case is closed unless some new conditions are
revealed or new evidence is produced which
rould indicate thar the decision was erroneous
or that the course pursued under il fail
ure- II is in order TO ascertain by personal in
spection on the spot whether such conditions
and evidence exist that be is going 10 the 18th
mus 80 -
As'we have already said. Mr. Taft's visit and
his Judgment upon the progress of the work will
hxve Measuring effect upon the public mind
1t has been remarked that ii would be more sat
ssfactary 81 he would take with him as advisory
experts some of the prominent engineers who
advocate the sea level plan, well as those who
are committed to the lock scheme That may be.
Yet we can scarcely suppose that the engineers
who are going with him are SO unchangeably
welded 70 the lock pan as 10 be unable to per
ceive facts and 70 make reasonable deductions
from them. Realizing that not only the integ-
yity and prosperity OF one Of the greatest public
works In the world. but Also their own profes-
sional regulations are at stake, they viii surely
ssve fun weight 70 even tn smallest doubt which
may arise concerning the adYisabilfty of persist
ing u the lock scheme. ANY Of them could easily
sfcrd to change his opinion and his recon-
me5dafions but not one could afford TO persist
fl adherence 10 plan which would prove disas-
erouz.
Moreover, some OF the principal points which
are nov TO be considered are those with which
tie lay mind is fully as ct 70 deal as the pro-
fe4eional mind and TO these mag expect Mr..
Es<t to apply his fine judgment and his abound
nx canraau sense. Such are the questions Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY

from The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Jan. T.-The Vice Presdent-elect
and Mrs James s. Sherman we're the guests os
honor at dinner given tonight by Representative
and Mrs Nelson P Wheeler Of PENNSYLVANIA.
To meet them were Senator and Mrs. Scott Mrs
Hopkins Representative and Mrs. James Breck
Perkins Representative and Mrs John DaIzeII
Representative and Mrs D. S. Alexander. Repre-
sentative J. Hampton Moore. Representative and
Mrs. George ". FairchiId. Representative Bates
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Proctor. OF Vermont: Miss
Wheeler Of Portville y. Y: Miss Rae Wheeler
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Smith and Dr. Scott of New
York and A. Wayne Cook Of Pittsburg.
Among the numerous entertainments planned in
honor of the Eice-President- elect and Mrs. Sher-
man is a reception to be given by the women of
the Congressional Club Friday January -
Mrs George A Converse wife OF the Rear Ad-
mral Converse, will go to New York tomorrow
to meet her daughter. Miss Shelby Converse. on
her arrival from Europe Saturday
Miss Grace Bell daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Bell. who went abroad last fall has
returned 10 Washington" accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Minchin. OF England. who will be
her guest for some time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
The DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

-.---- from The Tribune Bureau
Washington Jan. A.-Several Of the 1ora,sn ,,t,
isterS Will leave Washington tomorrow and Sat-
urday for Havana, where they, will attend rba
lnausuration Of the new Cuban President The
ouoa" munster and Nine. de Quesada and their
son and daughter the Chilian Minister and NJ.
de cruz and the Mexican Minister to Cuba and
Nine de Godoy of this party
The Third French Secretary and Yiscountess a.
Martel entertained at dinner tonight ytscouut
and Ntscountess de Sibour. Miss Constance Hovt
Miss Yvonne Shepard Miss HUI Miss ingalls,
MISS Emory and Miss Cockrell and Mr.. Won
stumm and Mr.. Won Prittwftz und Cation Of the
German Embassy staff; signor Centaro and strnor
Cora Of the Italian Embassy stan. Baron stael
de Holstein and Mr. de Strive OF the Russian
Embassy staN, and Franklin Ellis
The German military attache and Nine Won
Livonius entertained at luncheon to-day for the
Counsellor of the German Embassy and Countess
Wedel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-22
BURLINGTON. COUNTY SHOULD EXPLAIN

BURLINGTON COUNTY SHOULD EXPLAIN
Not since the days when primeval stiffness
reigned from the Hudson TO the Delaware and
from Cape May to the most northerly extremity
of the state has there been anything approaching
the frame of mind in which would-be imbibers
find themselves since the report ostensibly orfgi
mating in Burlington, \. J.. found its way into
the newspapers Even those who have accus
toned themselves to long professions of pink ele
phants purple crocodiles aud lavender CRATES
hesitate before Quaffing the draft which may
let them into that mysterious animal world which
some of the veracious citizens of that most con
sentative town have already explored 1t is as
though the Demon Rum had itself taken form
and come to earth TO look into the why and
whereforeness of the Bishops law and some other
liquid problems which have long troubled the
minds Of the people of New Jersey.
Burlington County is said TO be the home of
local option. There II has domesflcated It's lares
and penates and there far as New Jersey is
concerned. ii has rea ched it's fullest fruition
But if II is to be known by its fruits it is likely
TO lose prestige even in the place of its birth
Even though no one has seen the winged creature
with coven hoofs which looks exactly like a
kangaroo, only different it will be impossible to
convince the people of its spuriQusness so long
every one knows some who has seen it ;
and if the footprints it has left not yet in the
sands of time. but in the snow on house roofs
and in places inaccessible to the more familiar
barnyard animals. do not prove the truth Of the
tale told in whispered tones over a glass of beer
the most dangerous potion now in good standing
in the South Jersey region. then truth itself is
false --.-.--.--...--.-.
In the mean time. while amateur snaturalists
are cussing and discussing the monster, the pro
fessional gentlemen will endeavor TO restrain
their impulse to start at once for burlington
County. The impression is said 10 be growing
among the local people only thrice removed from
a sight of it-who have received the story with
affidavits at third hand only-that it is merely
old friend the.sea serpent, which is taking a
short vacation preparatory TO opening the season
at various seaside resorts. If it turns out that
this plausible explanation fits the case there will
probably he much argument among those inter
ested 70 whether pledge taken under such
circumstances should he honoTed In the breach
or in the observance.