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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29
is KING OF THE COCOS
ISLAND MONARCH ARRIVES UN.
HERALDED IN LONDON.
Succeeds to Throne Held by Father
and Grandfather by Right Of
Possession.
Foreign Correspondence Of The star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, August %. 1910.
Unheralded by the pomp associated with
the movements Of royalty. Sidney I.
the new king OF the Cocos Keeling
Islands. has arrived I'm London. and in
the seclusion Of a quiet office In Whit
tington avenue, as administrator Of the
estate of his father. he is deep In bust
ness.
He Is a Scotsman with a strain Of
Malay. Sidney Ciunies-Ross is his hap
tismal name. and he Is a tall, dusky
young man OF about thirty.
He sails In a months time to take I'D
his duties as king Of the Cocos group
with On inheritance Of $1.O00.OO0. q new
palace which cost 5000 to build and
thriving trade in copra and cocoanut oil.
An extraordinary position has arisen over
the late kings will The will has been
duly proved and registered at Somerset
House. but separate will. In which the
dead king bequeaths the islands and all
his property there to his son, Sidney
Clunies-Ross. can neither be proved nor
registered and has, therefore, practically
no legal value. The reason is that the
will solely affects the Keeling Cocos Is
lands, which are under the Jurisdiction OF
no foreign government. and themselves
provide no legal machinery for the ad-
ministration of wills. The will cannot.
therefore. be proved anywhere, and MIR.
Ross son will only hold the islands by
right OF possession. Should any one dis
pute his possession all he could do would
be to point TO the title bequeathing him
the property and say, II am here"
Romance Of the Cocos Islands.
A good deal has lately been heard OF
the romance OF the Cocos Islands. The
islands were discovered in 1900 by Capt.
William Keeling. after whom the north
ern group was named. The southern OF
the Cocos group owes its name to the
Dutch. and here in 1875 John Clunies-
Ross became, somehow, king. He was
descendant of a Scots family that took
refuge in the Shetland Isles after the
Jacobite troubles OF 1715. and there he
was born. Shetland gave him his first
taste of the sea, and when he met with
Alexander Hare. half pirate and half
savage and wholly vagabond. who had
been dismissed by the East India Com
pany, the two adventures gathered to-
gether a crew of lis and finished a Gu
rious cruise by landing in the Cocos.
Hare became a tyrant in the joint king
dom, and was latterly driven out to die
in poverty I'm Singapore. Ross immedi-
ately laid claim to the sovereignty OF
the whole Cocos group. and over them,
he ruled for twenty-seven years. His
son John, who succeeded him. married
one of the islanders. by whom he had a
family of six boys and three girls. The
boys were all sent to Scotland to be edu-
Gated. and George. the eldest was study
ing engineering at Glasgow when he was
recalled to Cocos which had been over
whelmed by a terrific cyclone. At the
age of thirty George succeeded his ia
ther. and he. too. married an island mai
den. Sidney, the eldest OF his seven
was educated in Glasgow and
Edinburgh, and Is unmarried.
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No Explanation Given.

when we arrived In Hamburg l was
handed over to some officials and placed
in an insane asylum without a word OF
explanation.
THE place was filthy and horrible and
the food bad. / was forced to endure
the agony of this Incarceration for six
weeks. During that time ! begged them
to permit me to write to the American
consul. but no one paid any attention to
my appeals. Finally l was taken out of
the place and put aboard a vessel with
out my consent and brought back to New
York.
MY chief reason for having the whole
matter sifted to the bottom Is the fact
that / am afraid the board OF education
officials will credit the Germans state
ments that / was insane. I need my po-
sition as a teacher and could not afford
to lose it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29

Emmett w. Moore. a young business
man of Danville. Va. was held for the
action of the grand jury on the charge OF
having embezzled So 400 from the Starr
Piano Company Of Richmond, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29

projects of the government should %
completed within a reasonable time, that
an issue Of $20,OOO,O 900 bonds should be
authorized with which to secure water for
the settlers upon government lands within
the promise of the project. the bonds 10
be redeemed by the water rents for the
service rendered. In this way hundreds OF
settlers who have been patiently waiting
for the completion Of the projects and
suffering great privation will be rehabilt-
tated. At the same time, the law author
izing the bond issue prevents the expendl-
In any Of the projects until board OF
army engineers shall report the same as
worthy and feasible. Moreover, addi-
tional provision has been made In the
appropriation laws for money with which
to carry on surveys Of unsurveyed public
lands, a crying need in certain states and
In Alaska. Thus il Is not too much to
say that most important steps have been
taken toward the proper conservation OF
our resources in the legislation OF the
considered and settled the question OF the
method of disposing of these lands SO
that the government may retain sumcient
control to prevent monopoly IN tneir
use and to secure the public against ex-
torton for coal, Oil. gas. phosphate. or
water power on the one hand, and yet
may give to private capital sufficient in
ducement to bring about a normal devel-
ODmoNl OF the WOdltU IOHtdineu III lucSC
lands to aid in the building up of the
country. Neither the democrats OF the
House nor the democrats of the Senate
as a body, although their platform for
mally declared in favor of conservation.
have taken any active part or can be
counted upon to assist materially In the
solution Of these complicated questions.
Improvement Of Waterways.
Another subject OF pressing importance
is that of the Improvement OF our water
ways. The present Congress has enacted
a rivers and harbors bill. appropriating
more than SAL 100000 for the carrying out
Of a number of well defined plans for the
permanent improvement of rivers and
harbors within a certain period, and In
addition authorizing contracts to be en-
tered into subject to future appropria-
tions by Congress, aggregating over ten
millions OF dollars. The bill was subject
to criticism i'm that ii still continued the
old piecemeal system and appropriated
something for nearly every project recon-
mended by the army engineers. 1t Is
hoped and believed that in the next ses-
sion and thereafter the engineers will so
make their recommendations as to indi-
cate the projects of greater Importance,
so that adequate sums may be appro-
priated for their completion within a
reasonably short time and the piecemeal
policy Of extending the construction OF
improvements of this kind indefinitely for
years may be abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29
Some Tariff Plants lust,
Others Wide of the Mark

Let us consider. summarily, the prom
nes made and the legislation enacted BY
the present Congress: First and OF prl-
mary Importance was the promise to re-
wise the tariff In accordance with the rule
lad down In the platform. 10 wit: that
the tariff on articles imported should be
equal TO the difference between their cost
Of production abroad and that cost In this
country, including a reasonable profit for
the domestic manufacturer. very full
investigation-full. at least, as such In
vestigations have been conducted in the
past-was made by the ways and means
committee of the House TO determine wha,
rates should be changed TO conform to
this rule. A reduction was made in six
hundred and ffty-four numbers. and an
increase in some two hundred and twenty
while eleven hundred and nifty remained
unchanged. The bill was amended in the
Senate. but the proportion of increases 10
decreases was maintained. When signed
the bin. l accompanied my approval with
tae following memorandum:
Result % Sincere Effort.
Il have signed the Payne tarifr bill be-
cause I believe IL to be the result of a
sincere effort on the part OF the repub-
hcsn party TO make a downward revision.
and TO comply with the promises OF the
:iatform as they have been generally un-
derstood. and as interpreted them IN the
campaign before election.
The bill Is not a perfect tariff bill. or a
complete compliance with the promises
made strictly Interpreted. but n fulnllmcnt
free from criticism In respect 90 a sub
tect matter involving rlany schedules and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29
WOMAN SEEKS REDRESS
STORY OF UNJUST TREATMENT
IN HAMBURG, GERMANY.
School Teacher Declares She Was
Placed in Insane Asylum
Without Cause.

NEW YORK, August 29.-Indignani
over her treatment by the officials fr
Hamburg, Germany. who kept her in
an insane asylum for six weeks. Miss
Emma @. Hayes. a teacher in the
Fletcher Public School, who returned
to her home at $50 Spruce street, yes
terday, declared that she will bring
the matter before the authorities al
Washington and will ask that her case
be thoroughly investigated with the
view Of furnishing those who were re-
sponsible for what she terms an out
rage.
Miss Hayes sailed from New York
for Europe July Is, intending to recu-
perate from nervous breakdown. When
she was two days out she became sea-
sick and hystericaL At the end of the
voyage she was handed over to the
authorities in Hamburg.
In Asylum Six Weeks.
She was examined and declared to be
insane. For six weeks she was kept
in an insane asylum. Finally the on
Gals ordered that she be deported, and
she was brought back to New York.
arriving Saturday.
The steamship officers handed her
over to the American officials and she
was examined again. The physicians
found her perfectly sane and ordered
her release. She then returned to her
home in this city.
1T was q high handed outrage on the
part of the Germans" she said yesterday.
They declared me insane without taking
the trouble to examine me. When / ar
rived back In New York the physicians
INN adj AZ hot
normal mentally and ordered my release.
1 think I am entitled TO some redress.
and l intend to get it even IL l have to
appeal to Washington.
II worked hard during the school term
and was tired and nerve-racked when l
started for Europe. When We were two
days out we struck severe weather and
became SeaSick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29

In addition to this. II was deemed nee
essary, in order that certain reclamation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
Masters Sale.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court-In Chancery.
Partition. General No. 627S.
Emma L. Hester VS.. John Schel, La
vina Willie, Kate Lohr, and Louis
Kleist.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of q decree of said court, entered in the
above entitled cause, on the 18th day
OF October. a. u. 1910, / shall, on Wed
nesday, the End day Of November, A. D..
1910, at the hour of 1880 O'Clock in the
the premises to be sold, in said county
OF Rock Island. to satisfy said decree,
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the certain par
eel of land situate in the county of Rock
Island and state OF Illinois known and
described as follows, to-wit:
The northwest quarter CD Of the
northwest quartz. { u } Of section eigh-
teen (1S), township sixteen G6) north
range five go west of the fourth prin-
cipal meridian;
Provided, the said bid in the aggre-
gate upon each piece or parcel shall he
equal to at least twO-thiTds OF the val
uation put upon the same as shown by
the report OF the commissioners here
tofore appointed by the court TO make
partition thereof.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this IIth
day OF October, A ID. 1910.
JOSEPH L. HAAS.
Master in Chancery, Rock Island Coun-
ty. Illinois.
solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
County Court of Rock Island County.
To the October term, A. d. 1910.
Petition to Sell Real Estate to Pay
Peter H. Dohrn, administrator of the
Anna WEIGH, Cornelius WEIGH, John
WEIGH. Anna Matthys. Mary Schell,
Anna Hannigan. and Charles Hannigan;
Affidavit of the non-residence OF
Anna Hannigan and Charles Hannigan,
defendants above named, having been
filed in the Office of the clerk OF the coun-
is hereby given TO the said Charles
II. Dohrn, administrator of the estate
of James WEIGH, deceased, has fled his
petition in the said county court OF
the premises belonging to the estate of
said deceased, or SO much of it as may
be needed to pay the debts Of said de-
ceased, and described as follows, to-
Lot number eight go, and the south
sJ cf bO O four C4 o' in nEs
Fifteenth street addition to the city OF
Moline. county of Rock Island ana
And that a summons has been issued
out of said court against you, return
able at the December term, a. d. 1910.
of the probate court, to be holden In
the first Monday OF December, A. d.
1910. at the court house in Rock Island.
in Rock Island county, Illinois.
Now, unless you, the said Anna Han
nigan and Charles Hsnnigan, shall per-
sonally be and appear before said pro-
bate court of Rock Island county, on
the first day of a term thereof, to be
holden at Rock Island. in said county.
on the first Monday OF December, 1910.
and plead. answer or demur to the said
complainants petition filed therein, the
same and the matters and things there
in charged and stated will be taken as
confessed. and decree entered against
you according to the prayer OF said bill.
Rock Island, Ill, Nov. 4. 1910.
HENRY B. HUBBARD, Clerk
Murphy * Larson, compliments So
licitorS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
ExecutOrs' Notice.
tate of John Barth. deceased

Estate of John Barth, deceased
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executors of the last will and
testament of John Barth, late of the
county of Rock Island. state Of Illinois,
deceased, hereby give notice that they
will appear before the county court OF
Rock leland county, at the county court
room. in the city of Rock Island, at the
December term, on the first Monday in
December next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose of having the same ad-
justed. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of October, A ID.
1910. MAY BLEUER,'
RUSSELL r. BARTH,
Executors
James W. Maucker, attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
Executor,s Notice.
Estate OF CorneIIus Hayes. deeeased

The undersigned having been ap,
pointed executors of the last VIII anu
the county OF Rock Island, state OF
Illinois, deceased, hereby give notice
that they will appear before the county
court OF Rock Island county, at the
county court room, in the city or ROCK
Island a the January term, on the nrst
Monday in January next, at when time
all persons having claims against SAID
estate are notified and requested TO at
tend for the purpose OF having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the Undersigned
Dated this 18th day of October. A d.
1910. MAGGIE JANE HAYES,
ALICE HAYES MURPHY,
ExecutrixeB.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
Administrators Notice.
Estate of Marie stelk, deceased.


The undersigned having been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
Marie Stelk, late OF the county OF Rock
Island state of Illinois, deceased, here
by gives notice that he Will appear be-
fore the county court OF Rock Island
county, at the county court room, in the
city of Rock Island, at the January
term, on the first Monday in January
next, at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose
or having the same adjusted. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment TO
the undersi gned.
Dated 18th day of October, a. D. 1910.
HENRY +. WERLICH,
Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
STEAMBOAT SERVICE.

WHITE COLLAR LINE STEAAIERS.-
New Boston. kelthsburg, Oquawka and
Burlington. Leaves Rock Island every
MONDAY, Wednesday and Friday at
p m, arriving at BurIip gt0n the next
morning at 9:I5.
Fare TO Muscatine only IS cents. Fare
TO Burlington. including meals and
berth. S2.z5 one way, or - for the round
trip.
Steamer Black Hawk connects at bur-
nngton with steamers for Fort Madison
keokuk, Quincy and all intermediate
points. G. J.. MANGAN. Agent
Rock Island. I'LL
Old phone west 1875; new phone b152
Office and dock foot of Nineteenth street
w. "A Blair. General Manager. Dav-
export
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16

Administrator Notice.

Estate of Thomas F. LaVelle, de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been APP
pointed administratrix of the estate of
Thomas L. LaVelle, late of the county
of Rock Island, state of Illinois, deceas-
ed, hereby gives notice that she VIII ap-
pear before the county court OF ROCK
Island county, at the county court room,
in the city of Rock Island. at the Jen-
uary next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend for the
purpose or having the same adjusted.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated 18th day OF October, A. d. 1910
ROSE LA VELLEs Administrators
Mummy & Larson. attOrneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
DAILY SHORT STORY.
Continued From Page Four0

woman. but tne Kindness seems to be
all worked out of me-I'm that tired.
Now, you sleep here tonight, and to-
morrow Wen clear everything out and
turn this into bedroom. It's the sun
NEST room in the house, and you can
have q fire on the hearth when it's
chilly. 1 guess you'll soon get over
your rheumatic. 1 won't hear another
word, Sarah Drew. L guess one things
the matter with me is I'm lonesome
for some real kin to boss and scold at
You'll do first rate. You can stay here
for good il. you want to-
Ann leaned over and kissed Sarah
Drew on the top of her thin brown
hair, and she was quite as surprised
at the act as Sarah herself. Then she
dashed from the room and returned
with brush and dustpan. "I'n just
sweep up this glass;" she said apollo
getically. 81 was getting awfully tired
of that shell basket, Sarah. Ohv'
what is ito" asked Sarah eagerly.
Ann arose and came around the ia
bic with a -crumpled strip of paper in
her hand Her voice strsmbled. "See
what you did for me, Sarah Drew.
when ;yeu broke, the bxsket. Its the
receipt Uncle Abel got from Leeds
when he paid on the note. It was
stuck inside the little basket. Now 1
can get back the $1,000 interest paid
that old skindintv'
why do. you suppose Uncle Abel
put it therer' quavered Sarah Drew
excitedly. TITS like a miracle some
how"
TITS one of those things that's al
ways happening to teach lessons. I've
learned mine" smiled Ann.
I'm sorry about the carpet" Sarah
was beginning when her cousin hushed
her with gesture.
I'm glad. II I turned this parlor to
some good use before, don't you see,
this might have happened. Let's go
out and have some clam fritters. Are
you. able to come to the dining room?'
az guess I bev' exclaimed Sarah
Drew almost hilariously
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
MULTIPLE ELECTRoLYsys.

MJATIPLE ELECT --OLYSIS-Superiu-
Gus hairs on face and arms perrna-
nently removed with one to six
needles; four to six hours work in
enc with six; treatments given at
home unless otherwise desired Adj
dress Miss A NJ. Kittridge. 1918 Perry
street. Davenport Old phone 3136.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
Notice of FINAL settlement.

Estate Of Emil Gernaey. deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Edward Gernaey. has this
day filed his final report and settlement
as such in the county court Of Rock Is
land county. and hearing on said report
has been set for Nov. 16, 1910. at 9
O'Clock a. m, at which time persons in
terested may appear and make objec-
tions thereto, and If no objections are
filed, said report will he approved at
that time, and the undersigned viii ask
for an order of distribution. and will
also ask to be discharged
Rock Island, Ill. oct. "a. 1910.
EDWARD GERNAEY,
Executor OF the Estate of Emil Ger
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
SCHOOL.

LEARN practical dressmaking and la
dies tailoring and be independent and
self supporting. We teach you to cut
fit, design and make your gown from
right now. for the fall season. q. II.
Grabbe, Ladies Tailor and Dress
maker, South Putnam building, Dav-
export. Old phone 1592-M. Estab-
ushed 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
INSURANCE.

PLEASANT f. CO&-Real estate and
insurance. Loans a specially Best
fire companies represented. Your pat
ronage solicited Phones west %, and
new 5172. Office at court house.
BENEFITS Insurance Agency - Fire
life. accident, health and plate glass;
real estate and loans Second floor
Safety building. Office phone west
996. Residence phone 736-K. Open
Wednesday and saturday nights.
WE WILL BOND YOU-Executors'. ad-
ministrators', guardians, trustees or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodges and
society officers; city. state or u s.
government officials; contractors. po-
sitions OF trust; in fact, any kind of
bond you want Except bail bonds)
Terms reasonable. Hayes & Cleave-
land. resident managers, Fidelity &
Deposit Company OF Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
HORSES PASTURED.

HORSES WINTERED-By r. Bargon.
F. r. No. 2, Locust road. city limits,
Davenport. Iowa, opposite mile track;
box stalls, paddockS, board fences;
best of care. Reference, J. r. KIM
ball. $50 Nineteenth street, Rock Is
land, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
MAS SAGE.

FOR MEN AND WOMEN - Mrs. e. W.
Miller, graduate masseuse: electric
vibrator treatments. vapor baths.
scientific body and facial massage
therapeutic nghIs, spinal treatment
Swedish movements, etc. Hours from
10 a. m. to p. m. Henley building
suite IL. corner Fourth and Brady
streets, Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
BUSINESS CHANCES.

OFFICE MAN - Ambitious young man
of good habits, capable Of advancing
to executive position. who can invest
$4,000 to $1,000, In established, profit
abba Chicago manufacturing company,
ownsd by out OF town bankers and
business men; goods selling from
coast to coast: salary from 500 to $3.50
! per month; profits will net you over
\ $4,000 per year additional; splendid
\ohanoe FOR young man to connect with
ErroWfnE business and learn same
with view to taking entire office man
aEement. r. C. Montgomery, Prest-
dSrat. 1881 Wabash avenue Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

= 800 -->-->----~|--~~~->-~s
of title prepared or con-
tinued to date covering anv real eS-
tate in the county. Prompt and a.
curate service at reasonable rates
Rock Island Title & Abstract Com
pany; j. j. Ingram, president; w. ]
sweeney, secretary; 200-203 second
moor, Peoples National bank build
ing.