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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

Paris. jan Owing TO the manner in
which sailors from the American battle
ships have been swindled by Marseiiles
restaurants. cabmen. and others. who
have exacted double and treble prices,
the project has interviewed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
GRAND JURY MAY
CALL PRESIDENT
Spectacular Feature of Pan
anna Probe to Come.
BAKER CONTINUES SILENT

District Attorney Refuses to An
nounce His Plans in Libel Suit.
william Nelson Cromwell 10 APP
pear MISUNDERSTANDING Root Tells
What he Knows in Six Minutes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
SUBMITS GAS LAW
Prepares Draft Of Bill Involving
Overdue Accounts.
Proposed statute Would Prevenr
Charge of - Per Cent 10
Those in Arrears.

Commissioner Mcfarland is consider
ing a new gas bill submitted by F W
MahooI. Of 1915 Thirtieth street north
west. declaring the penalty which the
companies now charge for delinquent pay
ment unlawful
The writer makes the point that the
gas consumers are charged interest at
the rate OF . per cent on overdue bills.
although the company has ample funds TO
meet the same His bill provides that
delinquent accounts be charged 10 the
deposits which are required Of all users,
on which the company pays but { Per
cent interest
Mr.. Mah0ors letter follows:
To tie Dss-ricr Commissioner:
As I see n The Tapers Ihat yGI are preparing bis
wiki .he intent q controlling TIRE sas COMPANIES.
seud you herewith rough draft q 8 5il which /
am slrs Il inst and which viii meet With the
unanimous approval q al gas users in the District
The intent q the bil is not 20 induce d9llnquency
IN the payment q Gas bills but i is prevenIiEe
q the present pEactice e charging the SIS users
q TIE District . pcr oEut interest for day O.
80 should they inadvertently fail pay the bil or
be unable % pay sane % the date due. though
the Gas companies have u their hands sufficient
funds % meet sane. and on which they are p1yins
blI ps- cent izterest year
I hope that the hiQ wil meet with ycur apTTuFsi
and that you can 81 i through COngT5ss.
Yours trriv
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
AT WOMAN'S CLUB
Vice President and Speaker
of House Among Guests.
HANDSOME GOWNS ABOUND

Women and Distinguished
Men Grace the COmPany-Diyided
UatfI Late HOur-Games and other
Forms of Enjoyment Prevail.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23
F. ". MAHOOL
The following is the text of the bill.

The following is the text Of the bill;
Be - erac,ed by the senate ard House q Rsr-e-
sentstiTes q the United states in Congrsss Assem-
blcd.
That the penalty heretofore charged b the gas
companies operating IN the District q Columbia 20
consumers q sas 81 the sid District for HOnpay-
meat q Gas bills within a specified time is hereby
declared unlawful
That z2s companies operating in the Distrct q
Columbia shall charge delinquent bills 70 the deposit
made b. consuners who nay have bocons delinquent
az the net c0s5 provided lg las
That where no deposit IS required ron The owners
q houses the gas companies shah he allowed %
discontinue furnishing gas 90 such oWuers a. nay
become delinquent. and shah have he uSht 20
turn % the gzs from Such p-ernises and refuse 20
furnish ess 20 Srch dslinquents untN al outsssnd-
iug bills ara raid- together with the legal ure q
interest CT sch delinquent bills from the date they
becuue payable until paid.
Tha. Ess companies Operating IN the Dis:rict q
Columbia shah not disooutinae furnishing gas 70
corS1mers who have made deposits with such Jas
companies until sixty DAYS after the first meter
rrading the delinquent bills. Il being The intent
u This section that as the Gas COMPANIES require
such deposit VIII CUvgT Two months s7s bls.
they =hal not sum OF the gss until the deposit IS
exhausted.
That the receipts for DEPOSITS shall be non
trzrsferable and nounegotiable and shall h az the
legal Tate q interest IN the District 4 Columbia
from date q deposit until date q release; CT IN
the event that auy delinquent bin is charged 10 Szd
deposit. Il shall bear interest 70 the date which
such BIZ Is due.
That fer any infraction II this law any gas coz
paly operating IN the District q Columbia shall be
slhjeCt 90 s1ch penalty as shall be equal % the
actual damage Sustained b. snJ complainant against
srch gas company together With Ell costs 81 suits
CT actions the original hii and certificate q deposit
90 be urima faCie evidence q such infrsCrion OF
the paTt Il the gas company. and sid penalties
may be collectibis + any court of e1mpeteat tris
diction. the damage 20 BE paid 20 the complainant
and The costs 4 suit % b. paid 20 the District q
Columbia II manner prescribed b law
That II shan b the duty q the United States
attorney Cor The Districs e Columbia 70 prosecute
complaints against any ras company failing 10 czry
cut the provisions q this law
This sct shall be in force from It's passage
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-23

It was explained in the session yester-
day afternoon that there was precedent
for Withholding such information. This
precedent was the action Of President
Mckinley in declining to comply with a
Senate resolution requesting information
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
WAYS OF THE ARABS.
Dodgins the Evil Eye and Tests Of
FiIiaI Piety.

Very curious to the occidental mind
are some of the ways of Arabia and
other Alohammedan countries A trav
eler says: "One of the objects of the
most anxious solicitude for Moham-
medan parents Is the shielding of their
children from the evil eye. Any person
expressing admiration for a child ex-
cept By pious ejaculati ton or the invo-
cation of blessings upon the prophet
fills the heart of the parent with ap-
prehension. When children are to be
taken into the street their faces are
often even smeared with mud or
greasy substances lest their comeliness
should attract attention, and In order
that the person of the child itself
should escape attention gaudy and gilt
tering ornaments are hung about It
and written charms sewed into leather
medallions suspended from its neck.
zone of the best of Arab character
istics is that of filial piety Sons ard
daughters of deceased parents take
upon themselves all sorts of irksome
tasks accounted as eXpiatory of the
minor faults committed by the depart
ed ones during their lifetime and dis
charging faithfully every payment or
obligation left unfulfilled by dead par
ents. for has not the prophet said that
martyrdom even will not atone for an
unpaid debt?
"Eloquence is accounted the greatest
of all possible gifts. According to
Arab tradition. the most superlative
degree of eioquence was attained by
King David, such being the beauty of
his diction, added to the poetry Of his
words, that when he acclaimed the
Psalms even birds and wild beasts
were spellbound, while on some Occa-
sions as many as 400 men died from
the excess of delight induced by his
reading" Chicago News!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
THE ARGUS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1905.


The tenseness of their situation, cou=i
pied with the dangers at hand, began
to affect Trudeau's mind, and he al
most broke down completely. He
wanted to shout, shoot his revolver
and leap out from their hiding place,
but Stilwell persuaded him to remain
quiet until dark, when a. refreshing
drink of water revived him. and they
travelled on through the night. The
next day was foggy, and they Travelled
by daylight without trouble. About
II o'clock. when almost utterly ex-
hausted. they saw coming out of the
haze of the Denver wagon road two
soldiers bearing dispatches. The cou-
riers were on the way to Colonel Car
penter's command. lying at Lake Sla-
ter. about fifty miles from where Gen
cral Forsyth was besieged. Squirting
their horses, they made all haste to
Colonel Carpenters camp, and his
force was quickly marched to General
Forsyth's relief
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

ton deadly fire at close range. The
besieged men crouched in the rifle pits
they had dug in the sand, their fire.
arms in readiness, awaiting the word
of command. Closer came the cayal-
cade of redskins until their fellow
sharpshooters were compelled to cease
firing for fear Of killing their own
men. Then Forsyth shouted '.Now"
and a crash of musketry rang from
fifty guns. 1t was apparent that the
Indians were bent upon riding down
their prey and killing them on the spot.
The first volley made no change In
their intentions. At second volley
they did not waver, but when others
followed too rapidly to count the ranks
began to thin out, and at last Roman
Nose went down, shot dead from his
horse The death of their defiant lead
er sent CONSERVATION into the ranks of
his followers, and when they were
within a hundred yards of the NINA
ture fort they broke in a panic.
During the next two hours the For
syth party dug their rifle pits deeper,
strengthened their barbados with the
bodies Of their destroyed horses and
protected themselves as best they could
against a second attack. At . o'clock
the Indians were again driven off, and
for third time they returned at 4
o'clock to be once more and finally re-
pulsed. The Forsyth party suffered Sc
verely in all three of the attacks. All
their horses and mules had been killed,
thus cutting off their means of escape.
Lieutenant Fred Beecher, nephew of
Henry Ward Beecher, the distinguish
ed Brooklyn divine, and five of his
men, had also been killed or MORALLY
wounded, and seventeen men, includ-
ing General Forsyth. had been serious
~ wounded. Practically only seven
men out of the original number were
| unframed.
Fort Wallace, the nearest military
post, was hundred miles away. and
the situation was indeed desperate for
General Forsyth and his men, without
food and surrounded by nearly n thou
, sand Indians The dead horses were
cut into strips for food. and q well
| inside the circular breastworks was
dug for water The defense was fur
| Their strengthened as best it could be.
| and, ever watchful, they passed four
| days with no sign from the Indians
save an occasional shot when a scout
On the second day the horse meat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

IheU CTutDteu INTO inc DuUUtO SRCtetOn
for refuge.
could not be eaten. Suffering became
intense, and sending for help was alb
solutely necessary. else the command
would perish. Jack Stilwell. noted
scout, then a beardless youth In buck
skin, volunteered to go to Fort Wal
lace. Old Pete Trudeau, frontiers
man, said he would go with him. At
midnight the pair crept out from tho
breastworks and were quickly lost
sight of. Stilwell decided that the
best route TO take would be by going
directly ashore and over the bluff and
not to detour up or down the river or
follow the ravines into the interior,
for he judged that the Indians would
guard these seemingly less perilous
avenues, feeling that no one would
take a chance of escaping over the
bluff. Crawling on their stomachs and
sometimes on their hands and knees,
three miles were covered before dawn.
They saw Indians on every hand. The
first stage of their long journey
brought them to the top of the divide
between the Arickaree and South Re
publican rivers. There they concealed
/ themselves for the day In a washout,
! or head of draw, where the banks
had been overgrown with tall grass
and sunfiowers From over the hill
they could hear firing all day, which
told them that their comrades still
held out
Next night they crept away across
the south fork of the Republican, and
the morning Of the fourth day found
them on the prairie at the head, OF
Goose creek. The Indians seemed to
have been left behind, and the boy
and man decided now to travel also by
day. This piece of recklessness near
ly cost them their lives, for about {
o'clock in the morning they saw In.
dams coming toward them, and they
dropped into the grass. Fortunately
the Indians had not discovered them
but it was necessary to hide quickly
! In looking for place to conceal them
selves on the open plains they discov
cred some weeds growing around a
buffalo carcass. Crawling to theil
prospective shelter, they found that
the buffalo had been killed about q
year before and that the skeleton was
| intact. with little bits of hide hanging
| to the ribs In places. In moment
/ they had crawled into the skeleton
! with its almost unbearable stencil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

far, impelled by regret at leaving
home, she asked permission of her
lover TO return for the purpose of
bearing away some nemento of it. So.
retracing her footsteps, she broke n
Sprig from the white rose which climb
ed up the poles of her fathers tent
and. preserving it during her fight
through the wilderness, planted it by
the door of her new home in the land
of the Seminolcs. And from that day
this beautiful flower has always been
known throughout the southern states
by the name of the Cherokee rose
Philadelphia North American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
. ENERAL SHERIDAN instisut.

ed methods of fighting the In
W. dams somewhat in their own
style and continued them I'M
der the most distressing conditions in
the winter. Among his ablest and most
daring leutenants AT the time was
General George A. Custer, the dashing
cavalry hero of the Army of the Poto-
mac.
His final campaign is so strikingly
remembered that it is well here to give
short description of one of his thrill
ingiy successful battles. sometimes
called Clusters Victory of the Washi-
ta.'
General Sheridan. who was in COM
mand of the department, was himself
in the field These Indians having
perpetrated many Outrages, popular
indignation seconded and demanded
active retribution. The Indians nat
urally in winter drifte1 southwark If
possible, and Sheridan had made u
rendezvous at Camp Supply, in Indian
Territory, Il hundred miles south of
Fort Dodge. Relieving that they were
in camp in concealment somewhere,
Sheridan elected to Getach Custer and
his regiment and send them on Il scout,
while he himself would seek in ancth-
CIR direction, with Camp Supply as a
base. On Nov. %. at o'clock in the
morning. in snowstoTm. Custer re-
ported himself ready to march with
his usual evidenced anxiety to fight.
On the Goth the Canadian river was
reached. and Major Elliot was sent on
prospecting tour, while he crossed
the river with his immediate COM
mand. The ice was not strong enough
to bear them up, so they had to break
through it in fording the river. After
crossing Scout Corbin brought news
that Elliot had struck a trail on the
south side of the river. This he was
sent orders to follow until night and
then to wait for Custer and his men.
Leaving the wagon train behicd him
under an escort, abandoning some and
taking their pack train of mules, a
hundred rounds of ammunition and
commissary stores of one days rations
of coffee and hard tack and some for
age for his horses, he fastened on
Troop after troop was relieved at the
front for breaking the road, and the
horses were pushed to the limit Of
their condition of safety, as the In
dams, if they were in as large nun.
Der as believed. might ambush Elliot
and his men. They reached Elliot at
8 O'clock.
A council was called. and 1t was de
cided to wait until the moon rose and
then TO follow the Indian trail. The
rest did the command some good, the
saddle girths being loosened and the
horses given their scanty supply. With
an able disposition of the scouts in
advance, Custer led his men, and in
about an hoars ride Little Beaver ap,
preached and said he smelt fire. A
halt, and Custer and the scouts went
forward, crawled up over the ridge,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
Quick Relief for rheumatism.

George w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich,
says: CDR. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife Won,
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot, had to be
lifted for two months. She began the
use of the remedy and improved rapid
ly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up and
dressed herself and walked out for
her breakfast" Sold by Otto Grot-
jan, 1901 Second avenue. Rock Island;
Gust Schlegel &, Son, 220 West Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
100000 Women Use II

figure that 800, 900 housewives Galvanc Soap
eyf,y day-rise it for laundering and dish washing.
You don't know what you missing until you have
used this soap.
1t makes the clothes cleaner and whittier and goes twice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
This Gets You!
Something Worth! l:(;

Because m asking favor I'm going to give you three
times what you pay for when you buy the first cake OF
Gavanic Soap.
know you dislike trying different laundry soaps for
you probably fairly good soap. That's why m
making this first cake worth while regardless of its own
value.
you to try it and prove to yourself that merely
good soap is not one-half so good.
The difference is that merely good soaps made with
OIL Cocoanut oil is immensely effective. But
others won't use il because it's expensive.
go 10, $40 miles-to Ceyon-for this OIL For nothngs
too good for those who use Galvanic Soap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

Hyomei is natures remedy. 1t is va
porized air, produced from the mighty
eucalyptus trees of inland Australia,
where catarrh, consumption, or any re-
spiratory disease is unknown.
You breathe in this antiseptic air
through hard rubber inhaler that
comes with every outfit. 1t gives re-
lief in five minutes. 1t breaks up a
cold in a day. 1t is guaranteed by
II. o. Rolls to cure catarrh, asthma,
sore throat, bronchitis or Group. or
money back. A complete outfit is only
81, and extra bottles, which may be
needed in chronic cases. cost but 80
cents. Anyone who suffers with ca
tarrh after this offer, must enjoy it
Hyomei sold in every town in America
FRIDAY, FEB. 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
Hy()NfE FL
THE PLEASANT AND EASY WAY
TO CURE CATARRH.
(fH1iEygtEkD HG7-O-MJ

People are quitting stomach dosing
to cure catarrh. It's good sign. 1t
shows an increase in intelligence
which is no doubt due to increased
educational advantages.
A little thought will prove to any ca
tarrh sufferer that the only way to cure
catarrh is to kill the catarrhal germs,
And the only way to kill the germs
is to get where the germs are with a
powerful antiseptic SO penetrating that
it will reach every part, every nook,
corner and crevice of the germ infest-
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That is just what Hyomei does. But
it does more. it not only kills the
germs but soothes and heals the raw
and inflamed membrane. and brings
it back to its normal condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
It's Honest Soap

I've So years. soap-making experience crystal
lzed in this soap.
Will you take my word, now, till you try the
first cake? You'll be very glad that you did.
Don't pay Sc for merely good laundry soap
soap not one-half so effective. Learn what you
save and gain-using Galvanic Soap.
Here is the coupon-cut it out now.
CALEB E. JOHNSON. Pres't.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26

With q cheer the cGudlrD charged.
saw a little fire smoldering, which the
scout said had been used by those
guarding the ponies. The main camp
was at no great distance.
whispered commands were given and
Cooks sharpshooters dismounted and
advanced. The regiment was divided
into four squadrons-Major Elliot was
to go around on the left and get in the
rear Of the camp; Thompson. on the
right, was to connect with Elliot;
Captain Myers on the right and
Thompson on the left, with Custer
and four troops in what would be the
center. Hoping for no discovery by
the Zoe, Custer was to gauge the time
necessary and give the signal to attack
with the bugle
About an honr before dawn Captain
Myers troop took up the last and
nearest position. A moment before tbs
general was about to order the charge
sounded q rifle shot signal was heard
from one of the Indian guards in this
camp. and Clusters bugle sounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
THE CHEROKEE ROSE.
Romantic indian Legend of This Beau
tiful Flower.


There is a beautiful romance con-
nected with the Cherokee rose. A
young Indian chief OF the Seminole
tribe was taken prisoner by his enc
mics, the Cherokees, and doomed to
torture but fell so seriously i'll that 1t
became necessary 10 wait for his resto-
ration to health before committing him
to the fire.
AS he lay Frustrated by disease in
the cabin of the Cherokee warrior the
daughter of the latter, a young, dark
faced maid, was his nurse. She fell in
love with the young chieftain and
wishing to save his life, urged him tC
escape. But he would not do SO unless
she would flee with him.
She consented. Before they had zone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-26
Eumiaatins Library Books.

The library subscriber shifted suspi-
ctously at the copy of The Three
Afusketeers'' which sheuwas about TO
take home. "Carbolic acid" she said
Have you been fumigating the
books?"
"No. we haven't" said the librarian
but some subscriber has. Many OF
our patrons like to do their own fumi;
eating. Usually they use carbolic acid
AT times when good deal of sickness
is reported the fumigatipg craze is es
pecially severe and one-third of the
books brought into the library smell to
heaven with carbollc acid."-New Yorl
Press
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-29
"cLAMMER" AT LANSING FINDS
GEM WORTH
$4,000.
LARGEST PRICE EVER PAID
TO FINDER OF SINGLE PEARL
Lucky Man Known as "UnIucky Jim"
Has Family Of Nine children-old
Beds Along Mississippi River Said TO
Be Nearing Exhaustion-ValuabIe
Gem Exhibited in Davenport.
oecial TO Times-Renuh,ican

Special to Times Republican. g
Davenport, July 29-Pearl stories are
pretty common along the Mississippi
the great claiming of former days
Buyers who want to make noise have
been telling Of paying as high as 1880
for them, but their stories have always
been looked upon with suspicion. Those
who are in a position to know say tina,
$3.50 has heretofore been the largest
amount of cash ever paid to the tinde.
for a single fresh water pearl SO fan
the stories have come to Davenport
without any optical Heritication.
Today, however, w. l.. Gardner, OF
LeClaire, one of the leading pearl buy
ers of the central valleys, was in the
city with the good on him.
Wrapped in a generous amount oil
tissue paper Mr.. Gardner had a splen-
did 50-grain pearl. large as a small
marble, which he declares is the mos
perfect pearl that has been found OF
the inland rivers. 1t is fine hesl
color. with natural luster, not specl
Or blemish, and almost perfec
sphere.
The pearl was found recently by {
,lammer named "Unluclly jim" in tn,
neighborhood of Lansing, where he ha: