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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04
EXPERTS ARE ON
WOODMEN BOOKS
Examination Invited by Soci-
ety's Management viii Be
Huge Task.
COVERS FOUR YEAR PERIOD
Nen From Illinois and Virginia In
strance Departments Assigned
to Complete Work.

A corps of examiners from the I'LL
oois state insurance department. un-
der Lucius PfoutS, chief examiner,
started In this morning on the big
task of checking the books and records
Of the Modern Woodmen society. The
Illinois examiners under Mr.. Pfouts
are Messrs. Fahndrich, 1Iortin and
Sanford. The Virginia tie insur-
Rnce department will JOIN in this ex-
animation. The Virginia representa-
tives are Actuary Davenport and Ex-
Rminer Hobson.
The examiners will date their in
vestigation from the date of the last
examination by the Illinois insurance
department, Dec. 81, 1906, and will
check through from that date to the
close OF the current year. The exam
ination is made at the request of the
Modern Woodmen society and will GOV.
er the same records as previous exam
dnations which have been made every
two or three years by either the ILL
nois or some other state insurance de-
partment-
Invited by Management.
mo special significance is to be at
It," said Head Clerk Halves this
morning. There have been rumors
that this examination was made at the
request Of complaining members Of the
society. This is not the fact The ex-
animation is made at the request of
the society's management, and the
management is not at all concerned as
to the outcome. We expect the exam
liners to go into every department of
the society's work, make a thorough in
yestigation, and then make their re-
port in accordance with the facts as
found. We will be entirely satisfied
with that, and am sure that the mem
bers as well as the management will
be pleased to have this examination
made"
Under an agreement made through
the Insurance Commissioners associa-
sion. examinations by two or more de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04
Hair Health
If You Have Scalp or Hair
Trouble, Take Advantage
of This Offer.

We could not afford to so strongly
endorse Rexall "93" Hair Tonic and
continue to sell it as we do, if it did
not do all we claim it will. Should
our enthusiasm carry us away, and
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic not give
entire satisfaction to the users, they
would lose faith in us and our state
ments and in consequence our bust
ness prestige would suffer.
We assure you that if your hair is
beginning to unnaturally fall out or
If you have any scalp trouble, Rex
all "93" Hair Tonic will promptly
eradicate dandruff. stimulate hair
growth and prevent premature bald
ness.
Our faith in Rexall "93" Hair
Tonic is so strong that we ask you
to try 1t on our positive guarantee
that your money will be cheerfully
refunded if it does not do as we
claim. Two sizes, 80 cents and 81.
Sold only at our store-the Eexall
store. The B. NJ. Hyde Drug COM
pany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

partments are accepted as conclusive
and satisfactory by all state insurance
departments. Therefore, the examina-
ton now under way may be said to
be for all insurance departments in
the United States and will be accepted
by all departments as conclusive OFF,
cial finding.
wOOdmen Plan Adopted.
]. F. Egan of the head clerks office,
who, with General Attorney b. ID.
Smith. represented the Modern Wood
men society at the Mobile, Ala, meet
ing Of the Insurance Commissioners
association, has returned to the effice.
He states that the proposed bill for
the regulation and control of all fra
ternaI beneficiary societies, adopted by
the National Convention of Insurance
Commissioners, contains all Of the
provisions which the Modern Wood
men society favored, and all provi-
sions opposed by the Woodmen are
cut out of the bill. The bill, as fin
ally adopted, is officially endorsed by
the Associated Fraternities of Amer
lea, the National Fraternal congress,
and the insurance commissioners, and
printed copies have already been mail
ed ITO the officers of all societies. The
vital provisions of the bill require an
nual valuation for publicity and trien-
NAL valuations for submission to the
state insurance departments. The an
nua1 reports of valuation must be
supplied to all insured members of all
fraternal societies, and will disclose
the exact condition of such society at
the close of each year as related to its
ability to meet it's obligations. If the
previous reports of valuation show an
impairment of the society's ability to
meet its Insurance obligations, it win
be required to correct such impairment
at the ratio of not less than per cent
of such total deficiency during each
tri-enniaI period thereafter.
vi Il Provisions OF Bill.
The VIZ 9 .1ovisions OF the bill are
contained In sections % and 2Sa, and
these sections were drafted by a COM
mittee consisting OF George Dyre FL
bridge, New York; J. F. Egan, Rock
Island, and Lee W. Squier, Philadel-
phia, in strict accordance with the I'M
reached with the commits
sioners of insurance at a conference
held in New York last June. The COM
mittee drafting these sections repre-
scented a special conference committee
of the Associated Fraternities Of Amer
lea and the sections as drafted were
by the commissioners and the
National Fraternal congress without
material modification and are now in
in the bill approved by the
National Fraternal congress and in
surnce commissioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04
POSTAL COMPANY
ASKS FOR RELIEF
Petitions Public Service Commission
to Stop Western Unions Al
legged Discrimination.

New York, Oct. 4-The Postal Tele.
graph Gable company has made com
plant to the public service commission
of the second district of the charges
exacted by the Western Union for bus
mess originating on Postal lines, and
has asked for an order restraining the
Western Union from discriminating
against competitors in the matter of
rates.
The complaint laid before the public
service commission alleges where the
Postal has no offices and is obliged to
send its messages over the Western
Union wires for delivery, the latter
company makes excessive charges.
The practice is for the Postal, when it
receives a message for delivery in a
town where the Western Union has
the only Office, to collect from the
sender of the message the same fee as
is charged by the Western Union be-
tween the sending point and the destin-
alton.
1t transmits over its own lines to the
nearest point possible and then turns
it over to the Western Union. The lat
charges the local fee from the point at
which it receives the message to des-
tination, but adds a charge of four or
five words indicating that the message
has been turned over to the Western
Union for further transmission.
These additional words give the
place where the message was taken
over and the date. In addition to the
full local rate, the Western Union
makes a charge of from two to three
cents per word for those in excess of
10, and the Postal company COM
plains that it is obliged to pay, "as
result OF such discrimination and I'M
reasonable charge" a greater sum than |
it receives from the sender of the mes
sage.
In the complaint it is further alleged |
that the Western Union does not |
charge cable companies sending mes
sages from New York over its land |
lines for additional words indicating |
that these messages have been turned |
over for transmission
In asking for relief, the Postal COM
pany states that it is obliged to accept |
Offices whether the destination is To-
Gated on it's owDlines or not. Further,
it complains that the reason it has not
extended it's lines to the smaller vii
lagos and towns in the state now tap
ped exclusively by the Western Union,
Is because of the contracts the Western
Union has made with the railroads
reaching these localities by which the
cost of construction and maintaining
the telegraph lines is Jointly supported
and the railroads are prohibited from
making similar contracts with any COM
oetitor.
The Postal company asserts that it
IS not able to support Independent tel
egraph offices in the small villages be-
cause of the great cost of maintenance
where the railroad has no share in the
expense of construction or upkeep.
Finally, in it's argument against the
INJUSTICE of the Western Union prac-
ice of adding words to messages, the
complaint recites that the Western
Union has objected to being compelled
o add words to its own messages and !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

nounced yesterday that the officials
were informed in a dispatch from
London that Mr.. Marconi, who Is
now in the Argentina republic, had
received signals from Glace bay,
Nova Scotia, and from Clifden, Ire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

secutive Monday on which rain has
fallen, and yet the average weather
during the five weeks has been above
the ordinary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

pay for them in cases where its bust
ness has been transmitted through the
Potal company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04
Ry wireless $500 Mile.

New York, Oct A new long
distance by the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph company, which an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

Whitney, former western manager of
the Flint & Pere Marquette, is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04
Five Rainy MONDAYS.

Some one who has a good memory
recalls that yesterday is the fifth con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

land. The record for wireless trans
mission is claimed. The distance
covered is estimated at 5000 miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-04
Railroad Man Called.

Milwaukee. Wis. Oct. al. C.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
BUTLER ON RAMPAGE.
japanese Work,s HGuOc an
RiUersde Df1ue Home.

MARVIN Emory Parrott, lawyer at No
1o4 Nassau street, living at No. 54I RiV-
esSide Drive. doubtless will not want a
japanese Uho fought at Port Arthur for
his next butler His last was George
Wata- twenty-six years old. who was at
Port Arthur. and every time he took A
little too much sake, or its Occidenta!
equivalent, he thought he was again
storning those fortified heights in the
lace of Russian sabres.
Nata yesterday was left in charge Of
the house, and the members of the fam
lily were amazed on their return home at
the confusion that awaited them.
Wata evidently had started his remi-
niscences with an encounter with a bot
tie Then he took carving knife and
set to work. He cut holes in the car
pets, carved great chunks from the fur
niture. smashed cut glass. broke bric-a-
brac tore down curtains and hanginEs
and slit most of Mrs. Par-ott's wardrobe
into ribbons. The PARROTS say the dam
age will amount TO several thousand dol
lars
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SCULPTOR TO FIGHT
XIMENES lSTATU4RH
NAY BE SOLD.
Vas Seized By Customs In
spectors = Carried Three
Times 4crOss 4HdntiC.

Unless Ettore Ximenes, sculptor. caIleo
In italy the modern Michaelangelo, can
7,roye his title clear to nine bronze pieces
of stat1arv scu1ptured by him, before
the United States District Court on
March / thew will be forfeited TO the
government and sold at auction, Kim
enes will contest the seizure The bronze
pieces made three Journeys across the
Atlantic on the steamship Duca degli
Ahruzzi before the customs authorities
seized them.
Ximenes has attracted attention in
this country as the sculptor of the bust
of Giovanni da Verrazan0 and the de-
tail, in Battery Park Terrazano, ac-
cording 10 his countrymen. discovered
the Hudson before Henry Hudson sailed
UP the stream in the Half Moon. and the
memorial at the end of Manhattan was
unveiled during the Hudson Fulton ceie-
bration last autumn. The sculptor has
also made a statue in bronze of Presi-
dent Taft.
According to customs officials the de-
partment here learned of the shipment
of the nine pieces of statuary just as the
steamship Duca degli Abruzzi sailed
from Naples for this country. When she
landed there was no manifest for the
works of art. it was said. and an effort
was made To seize them, but they were
taken back to the steamship. which car
ried them TO the home port.
Representa- tions to the steamship COM
rany were made by Surveyor Clarkson's
men, and the nine pieces were reshipped
TO this country and seized on their ar
rival. The authorities have an affidavit
from the sculptor giving the value of the
shipment as $500 lire, or bout 81 300 IN
American money. Ximenes has denied
strenuously that he intended to evade
the duty on the statuary, and it was said
Yesterday that his counsel would fight
the case when it comes UP in the court
A notice of the proposed hearing was
recently published by the United States
Marshal This recited that the goods
were seized because of alleged violation
of the customs laws. and that unless the
claims of the owner We're upheld by the
court the statuary would be condemned
and declared forfeited. after which II
would be sold
It was said ar the Custom Hous.
yesterday that the nine pieces were un-
loaded from the steamship on her first
arrival here and placed on the pier pre-
paratory 10 removal. a customs watch
man was on that day assigned to the
pier for the first time. and as he ex-
amined every piece OF baggage taken off
the statuary was taken back TO the shin
A search OF the pier was made. hut n
could not be found. and. supposinx that
1t had been transshipped. the connanv
was prevailed upon TO cable for it's
prompt return.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
GRIEF CAUSES DE4TH.
Girl Pincd A5coy Because She
Couldn't Teach School.

Hesrthroken over her failure 70 OBJ
tain > certificate so that she could enter
the training schoo' for teachers and
thus reach the height Of fIer ambition
Agnes May GalletIv. the seventeen-year-
old daughter Of William Galletly died
yesterday at her home No. go Ainslie
street. brooklyn. Although the prl-
narz cause Of DEATH vas given as pheu-
r7ouja. the girls mother said that Agnes
had grieved herself to death.
The girl was graduated from the Last
ern District High School last June Hne
wanted to become d teacher. even II oniy
IN a little country town, and went TO Inc
Roard Of Education TO obtain the cet-
,i6cate which would entitle her to enter
-be training school Mrs Galleuy saiu
,,,.t one Of The women physicians oi lle
dana rtment told Agnes that she hao 40
tl1syt disease and was physically uhIt 10 10
-,,dertake the studies required 10 oeC%oliIe ONE
y .,.cber II was while returning from
,,ieit to the Board of Education ina
e. q c4ugllt A cold. which deVeiopeI li'o
sllS sl.,'..,onia and hastened her death.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
ARRESTS LEGISLATOR.
DohertY, Baby assembly
man, an -4lIds Case Fight.
7 By Telegraph to The Tribune

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Albany. Feb 19.-The Assemblys
baby" legislator. Edward A. Doherty, ed
District OF New York. has got into trouble
over the Conger-AIlds investigation
Doherty is conceded TO be the Assembly's
not old enough to know better than TO
get into an argument in one of Albany's
bohemian resorts" at o'clock in the
morning. It was that time this morn
ing when Patrolman Sigsbee came across
him and drug clerk named Finn hand
ing out blows to each other in the midst
Of a group of men The patrolnnan took
both Of them to the nearest police sta
ton They were admitted TO bail and
appeared before Magistrate Brady this
morning.
In explaining the trouble Finn told
the judge that he was the only Democrat
IN a party Of men who had been arguing
about the outcome of the Aids investi-
cation. For that reason, he said, the
whole crowd got together and trimmed
him" He was allowed to go, while
Doherty pleaded not guilty. His case
vas set down for next Wednesday and
mis- bail was continued.
Doherty gave the name Of Edward
Willis when pleading. His case was ad-
journed until next week.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
CLASH NTH FACULTY.
Toung Iy1ns's Sufrogette
Sign Ordered Dozcn.
rRv Telegraph 70 The Tribune


Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 19.-Harvard
University has no more earnest advocate
of Woman's suffrage than James s. Y
WINS of the Law School son of William
NJ. WINS, Of New York City, but his zeal
NAV. get him into trouble with the fac
ulty A bright yellow placard bearing
the letters Votes for Women appeared
in the window of Ivins's apartments In
Craigie Hall a few days ago. AS his
rooms face the street the pIacard at
tracted much attention. His answer TO
those who asked his reason was Every
little bit helps"
The card became a burning topic as
Craigie Hall is situated in the busiest
thoroughfare in Harvard Square, and
the matter finally reached the ears of
the college regent. Edward Brunley.
the proctor. called on WINS this morn
ing and said the sign must come down.
lvins resented this interference and
some heated talk followed. IL is said.
Finally the proctor advised Twins TO see
Charles NJ. Stearns. regent of the coll
Iege. as the action was taken at his COM
mand. The placard was removed. but
the end is not yet. Ivinss friends de-
clare.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
AUTO BILLS OBJECTED TO
Ashokan Board Has No Need of Cars
Saws Goldsmith.

Kingston. y. Y, Feb 19--Pursuaut To the
recent suggestion Of Mayor Gaynor of New
York that all unnecessary expenses of the
Ashokan Commissioners be done away with,
Assistant Corporation Counsel Goldsmith
OF New York. objected to-day before Jus
tlce Belts here 10 the payment OF automo-
bile bills contracted by the commissioners
Mr. Goldsmith said that. in the cases under
consideration. the properties visited by the
commissioners were easy OF access by horse
and carriage from the railroad station. and
in the future the necessity OF automobile
hire should be shown before payment could
be expected
Frederick +. Rich. OF New York. was
to-day appointed commissioner OF appraisal
i'm Ashokan section No. II TO succeed John
j. Dwyer, resigned.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
UHE1T HIS NEMESIS.
Finally Leads DiSgraccd Bank
or to HIS Death.

Logansport. Ind, Feb. 19.-The body
o. John + Johnson. former president of
the State National Bank of this city
was found in the Wabash River to-day.
johnson served six years in prison for
eunbezzling S550oo0 Of the banks funds.
Recently he had been a grain broker It
is supposed he committed suicide
Two months ago he lost heavily IN
wheat and sold his home 10 meet his
debts. He had since been detected
Johnson always was fascinated bT the
wheat market. At the time Of his trial.
IN 1897. he testified that if the bank ex-
aminer had given him one more day OF
grace he COULD have made a great fort
,Ine in wheat.
johnson succeeded his father IN the
rresidencv of the bank, and he SAID tha
the older man left Z shortage Of 100000
ztre,7 he retired. Johnson said he gam
bled in the hope of recouping this deficit
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
LONG JAIL TERMS
COTNTERFEITERS GET
$50 YEARS IN 4LL.
Plead for Mercy and Leader
CoHapses- Eight Go to
atlanta To-day.

Hsndcuffed two and two. eight men,
surrounded by United States deputy
marshaIs. left the Federal Building last
evening. AS they stepped upon the side-
walk a hand organ operated by an aseu
italian was playing the Mlserere from
.eII Troyatore," and as the line OF men
1ene+bered for the Journey to the Tomos
rho clock in the steeple Of ST. faul
+oI1ed & The Prisoners. convicted
co,,n+erfeiters, were on the first stage OIL
their Journey to Atlanta, to serve d
combined sentence Of $50 years
For twenty five days their counsel hao
bsttled for their liberty before Juus0
Raw and a jury in the Criminal br LLoi1
of the United states Circuit Court Foi
the same period the counsel for the gov
ernnent. Abel l. Smith, Assistant CHlIeu
States Attorney. had fought Tor lLeil
conviction. The elimination came yes
,erday afternoon when the jury dl'ei
two hours session. found NerdlcI Oh
,,,i1+, The same length of time was
event in imposing sentence. when was
done amid sobs Of the prisoners anu 'iie
o+ their counsel. and the coualSe
c.iusenpi Morello. who vas SAID 70 "9
+be leader of the whole band Ihe sei-
+enc.s follow:
IcEAZIo LUPC thirty Years aSa 10 80 and
t8iUsEPPI MORELlo' twenty
Sl5SIi, l55S1IsEPPI a2PpPI PALERMO. eighteen years ara
si;gD 9IfsEPPI s5EsPFP cALIcCHIo, seventeen years ana
s61G 1GSaz1o tAs GIGIo. fifteen years and s10"
fns nssAr1AToRE GINA. fifteen years and sl-'e"
fnS- S1rc,1o sYLvEsrRo. fifteen years and slo''
hns ANTONIO cEcALA fifteen years and sl''"
fine. e.,
Judge Ray started the oay "-1H
-. +o the Jury The courtroom was
crowded with women relatiNe' anu
fr,ends of the prisoners and many men
r.bo had been present Throughout 'lie
- Women and men listened 10 the
oor-+.s charge through the nearly three
,,o,,rs before it was ended. They read
M hone for the prisoners, who drooPeo
more and more as Judge Ray went on.
There vas no apparent bias in the
charge as the points made by the prose-
cution and the defence were summed UP,
but there was in the recital Of the evil
dence enough to discourage.
The Jury came IN after celebrating
two hours When il was announced that
= verdict had been found the courtroom
was cleared Of all but the counsel, news
raper men and deputy marshals. The
corridor. on the order of Judge Ray, was
also cleared. and fifteen Headquarters
men aided the marshals in the task.
Then the door of the courtroom was
locked
MEN BEG FOR MERCY.
I'VE find the defendants guilty as
charged in the indictment" announced
the foreman after the jury had been
poljed. This meant on all six counts.
The convicted men looked to their coun-
sci as one man. Mirabeau L. Towns
arose and asked for stay after a mo-
tion to set aside the verdict had been
refused This was also denied. Then
the sentencing was begun. Pleas for
mercy were made for the prisoners one
bv one, and they in turn pleaded for
leniency. Calicchio was the first TO be
ordered to the bar.
.I am poor: have no friends: l have
no money My friends deserted me and
could obtain no witnesses" he said
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
PLAY 1T VEST POINT.
Cadets Seen an annual 1OOtb
NIGHT Performance.
[Rx Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


West Point. \. Y, Feb 19.-Cullum
Hall was crowded tonight with friends
of the cadets who came here to help
them celebrate the annual one-hun-
dredth night performance presented by
the Cadet Dialectic Society in joyous
expectation that in one hundred days
some will doff the cadet grey for the
army blue. while others will be one year
nearer that goal.
The entertainment was a musical ex-
travaganza entitled THE Pipe Dream,
in which West Point is shown in 1929
With all the ironclad rules abolished, and
life at the Academy one continual round
Of pleasure. A suffra gette congress has
passed a law making West Point CO.
educational.
Paragraph 49,. Regulations of the
United States Military Academy, pro-
hibiting the cadets from drinking, has
become obsolete, and the combined
forces of men and women cadets are
having a gay time in a. cafe when
witch from West Point headquarters
breaks the spell. The book is by Cadet
William G. Sherman, r. and the lyrics
by Calvin NJ Smith. 10, and ", c.
Sherman. u
The cast:
Jack Arrnistead -.... Willis D. Crittenberger II
Bobby Barr. "a chip off the old block -
Walter Moore. 10
Billy Booker. one Of Jean Bart's posterity..
Calvin NJ. Smith. 10
Professor Heller, Department Of Engineering-
Paul 5. Reinecke. II
Mrs. Heller. suffra gette---.... ...---..-..---..
stephen NJ. WaimsIev, II
Colonel F. s Strong, Corps Of Engineers. L
A---...-.----.-.- Robert l. Gray, II
Colonel H. Polk Ordnance Department. u s.
A...-...- John s Wood. Il
Second Lieutenant D. owen Byars. 10th L.
:. Cavalry -.--...-.-..-N Max : Murray. II
Mr.. Lawson. keeper OF the grounds at Palm
Beach ------- William Dean. tr-. IT
Ell Captain short Department of Tactics----
Ralph c. Holiday. II
Margaret sherman -.---. William P. Youngs. IL
Grace TORY. Ira T. WyChe. IL
Mary Chamberltn ..----. Joseph P Aessire, 10
cato, valet for Jacks and Bobby's house.
Arthur c. Evans, II
Bridget o Conner Walter 6 kilner. IL
Patricia NcCiinnis ----...-- Herman A TiIoa. l.
Witch U-iIlian1 Q Sherman. 10