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The San Francisco call., 1910-04-28

VAST SUM SENT
OUT TO ENGLAND

NEW YORK, April 27.-The
stock market put in an active
forenoon in efforts to appraise the
significance of the increase in the
United States steel dividend yes
terday without having come to
definite conclusions on that point.
rise in the call loan rate divert
ed attention to a new element.
There was no consensus of opin-
ion on the differences to be drawn
from the United States steel
quarterly report and the increase
in the dividend rate. Operators
who bought the stock argued that
the confidence in the business out
look implied by the increase was
to be taken as a skilled judg
ment that was bound to impress
the financial world.
The bull party in the specula-
tion answered the contention that
the quarterly earnings were dis
appointingly small by citing that
the successive months of the quar-
ter showed progressive increases
in earnings, the March earnings
rising to a record for any March
i'm the history of the corporation.
The bear party made much of
the current report of subsidinS
demand for steel products. the
talk of accommodating stocks and
falling demand for iron. The bear
party had asserted its determine
tion beforehand to sell the stock
in the event of the dividend be-
ing raised, on the ground that the
action would exhaust the avail
able helpful factors toward ad
vancing the price. Some of the
selling of the stock was attrib-
uted to liquidation seeking to
take advantage of the favorable
effect Of the dividend action. This
inference hurt the stock, and, in
fact, the whole market.
The action of the banks in sell
ing loans aggravated the selling
pressure on the market. The ship
ments of gold by today's steamer
brought the weeks outgo to
sI4.5Oo. 900. Subtreasury opera
tions also are taking funds from
the banks with the subsistence OF
the monthly pension payments,
the gain of that institution for the
week having already risen to
Sl.444,0oO
This total of nearly S16.OoO,0o0
withdrawn from the banks COM
pares with surplus reserve on
Sic. 900 on the average state
ment. and considerable less than
that by the actual statement
The foreign exchange market
showed persistent strength, in
spite of the large exports of gold
and of an easier tone today in
the private discount rate in Lon
don. London joined in the selling
of stocks in the New York mar
ket and the carry over rate on
American stocks for the London
stock market settlement was ad-
vanced from Il TO per cent.
The fall in prices of wheat and
cotton relieved anxiety over crop
damage to some extent, and
helped to lower the morning
prices This did not avail. how
ever. against the selling pressure
which closed the market weak
and at declines of from l to 3
points for the active stocks.
Bonds were irregular. Total
sales Cpar value), s2.1s3, 900.
United States IS registered de-
clined X per cent on the bid price
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Now York Grain Narkat

800. Shipments, 3.30s. Lower. with demand
poor. Spring patents. sa.2,d i.55; winter
straights S4S5d5: winter patents 81 e7,.555.
spring clears, s4.23@4. 20; winter extra No l.
S4m+50: Kansas straigbts. $4.s0G5.
Wheat-Spot. easy. No. rcd. 81 IA bid e.
i. T.: No ] northern. Sill Ia nominal. f. o. b..
opening navigation. Options Wheat was weak
and lower early under heavy selling on the
weak cables poor cash demand and warmer
weather. but rallied in the afternoon on cover
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Meat Market


Live sheep and lambs are lower. Hogs have
made another decline and duh.
DRESSED MEATS
Slanghterers rates to dealers and butchers are
follows:
Beef-s1s a9c per Id for steers. 7asc for cows
and heifers.
Veal -s@91ac for large and ga 10Isc for small.
Mutton-Wethers, 1O1s lie; ewes, 9@91zC
per Ib.
Lamb-11Q12c for spring.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-131R 614t5c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good, sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight
No. fat steers. over 900 lbs. alive. 51Sc per
lb; under 800 lbs. 5d5Ac second quality, 5@
5Ac third quality, Az G4%c.
No, 1 cows and heifers. AZ a 413e; second
quality, ~ 04c: third quality. 314 G3l5c; com
mon, thin. undesirable cows. %. a Sc.
Fat bulls and stays. 2l4d2&c; half fat or
thin bulls. 1R62c.
Calves-Light weight. per III. 5%@ec; me
dium, "a G513c; heavy, 4G4Ac.
Unshorn sheep (per lb)-Wethers, No. L. $50;
ewes. SIC. Shorn sheep (per lb)--l5 q 2.c less
Lambs (per lb)-This years milk lambs, 6h
d615c; yearling lambs So. G6c-
Hogs tper lbl-Hard grain fed. weighing 100
to 40 lbs. pa G91sc; 140 TO 25O lbs. 9s4 a Zoe;
go to $50 lbs 91ac; common, undesirable hogs,
6MTc.
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Dried Fruits. Raisfns. Nuts and Honey
Pou,trx and Gam.

No western poultry had arrived up to a lats
hour Yesterday. hut one two cars were ex-
pected to reach the market today All handlers
reported fairly active market for California
stock, and prices for everything on the list were
maintained Large chickens. ducks and geese
ness.
Poultry (per DOZEN Hens, $666.50 for small.
roosters, SS6rt4: Old ROSTERS s. 5O06. frverss
$74S; broileTs. S45O65 for large, So 5O6l4 for
medium and 81 50Gl3 for small; ducks nominal.
pigeons, $1.I592s squads, .$2G2.5O; geese. nom-
inal
Game (per dozen)-NominaI
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Northcrn Mheat Market

w ASHlNGION
TACOMA, April 27.-Wheat: MilIing-Blue-
stem, see; club, Soc. Export-Bluestem 9O0,
Ole; club. SIC
SEATTLE. April 2I.-Wheat: Milling quota-
tions-Bluestem. 92c fort y-fold 90c: cllfb soc-
fife Sec red Russian. SIC Expert-BIaesteu,'
soc: forty fold, SIC; club, SEC; fife Soc: red
Russian. SIC.
Yesterdays receipts: Wheat s cars oat ts
IL cars; barley, cars.
OREGON
PORTLAND. April 81. Wheat: Track prices
Club SIC; bluesten. 90Ma1c; red Russian. SEC
turkey red. sSc; valley. 9oc
Car receipts: Wheat, 2I cars; oats, cars
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK. April 27.-Money on call. firm
and higher at 27s IA per cent; ruling rate, 315
per cent; closing bid, "a per cent; offered at 35e
per cent
Time loans. firm; so days. 3% per cent; 90
days, 81 @4 per cent; six months, 414A per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4s4 as per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady at advance, with
actual business in bankers bill at s4 s450@
1890 for 60 day bills and at s4.sS for de-
mand.
Commercial bills, S4s4G4.s4l2.
Bar silver. 54%c.
Mexican dollars. 44c.
Government bonds easy; railroad bonds, ir-
regular.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, April 2T.-Cash quotations were rs
follows:
Flour, easy; No. rye. 7sc; feed or mixing
barley, 44@50c; fair TO choice mailing. 57@64c
fax seed. No. southwestern, $2.30h; No. 1
northwestern S2.401a; timothy seed. S14. 40:
clover, S11 %; pork per bbl. s21. .5oG21 10 :
lard. per 100 lbs. $12.371a; short ribs sides
Qoosel, S1I775a @1275; short clear sides
(boxed), S13.50@13.75.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances OF wheat and -four were equal
to 1874 900 bushels Primary receipts were 24o-
600 bushels, compared with 211, 600 bushels the
corresponding day year ago. Estimated receipts
for tomorrow: Wheat. cars; corn, So ears:
oats, 9S cars; hogs. is, 600 head. =.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF pROnrTCE
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Associated Oil Continues Active
Mining Stocks Still Are Quiet

the treasury at the beginning of business today
follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin, 1888. .723, 1863: silver
dollars. $4S9 800 600; silver dollars of 1890, So
$4,000; silver certificates outstanding, $780,
oOO0
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen
ersl fund 81 .SS7 723; current liabilities, S105.-
927 62S; working balance in treasury offices,
$69, $40 S5s; in banks 10 credit of treasurer of
the United States, $25. 702. .411 subsidiary silver
coin. $21, 573. 769 minor coin, $1,1SS, ,221; total
balance in general fund.- S79, ,652, $40.
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Beans md seeds

Beans (per ctD-Bayos, $5.eOG6; pea. nom.
sS-75:q4; pink s5.25G5.3O; red. sS.5Oa6 e;
blackeye, S465M4.SO lima. 81 3Oa4 40: red
kidneys, S58J- cranberry beans 81 500 4 so ::
garvanzas. s.. - q g. %; horse beans. nominal
Seeds-Brown mustard. 41ac; yellow musfsrsl
size; haxseed, Sc, carload lots canary ga. R4cs
alfalfa. 16Q17e; rape, 262$tc: imported rape
4@4lse; timothy, &c; hemp, 31s sG4c; millet, Sc
per lb.
Dried Peas-Green. 81 per etI.
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Los Angeles Oil Exchange

Los ANGELES. April 27-The oil stock ex.
change was quieter today. The number of
transactions was considerably below normal.
Associated oil was the feature. On confirmation
of the report that Associated had been listed
in New York the stock to S51 Several
thousand shares reported to have been sold
off the board California Midway was down TO
64c; oleum sold at 10Ac. Cleveland oil was
quoted at 45c
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MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
Minneapolis Grain and Produce

MINNEAPOLIS. April wheat-May
$1.07M: Inly, Sl.os; September. 99Js 1Sl cash
No. 1 hard. 1.I0S4: No l northern 81 osat "a
1.10ts; No. =, $1.o6sa al .oS4; No. 3. 81 o4at a
1.06A
Corn-No. 3 yellow 56G5Tc.
Oats-No. :: white, 3014 G39%c
Rye-No. .. T1m73c
F1ax-Closed at 50 36.
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Loans, Exchange and silver
Northern Rnsine.s

PORTLAND April 27.-Clesrings. s1,5es, sos;
balances. S2To 593
TACOMA. April 27.-Clearings, s754,351; bal
ances S17.I62
SEATTLE. April 27.-Clearings, $1ess,55o
balances. S1as. BOZ
ances sal PA
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ing by shorts and on unfavorable crop reports
from Nebraska and Illinois, and closed at 1e
decline to sc advance. Exporters took % loads
of Manitoba wheat. May closed at S1-14&,
July S110 and September S1.079s- Receipts,
26, 400: shipments 50 S72
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce April 27
Provisions

Hams are lower. Cooking oils are higher. No
other changes The market is quiet
Cottolene-One half Dbl. 1Sc: half bbls,
l23sc; tierce, 12Ac; tierces 129se; tierces,
12hc.
Hams and Bacon-The Western meat company
quotes as follows: Hams. 201a M211aC; picnic
hams, 141&c; California hams. 10 y 020Iac; extra
fancy bacon, 2Sc; fancy bacon. 10 lbs. 251ze:
to 10 lbs. 241Ac; 10 to IL lbs. 2412c; sugar
SSe IN 70 sne in u,y salt pseon' 10 ~ ios
light medium bacon, 201hc.
Lard-Tierees Ice. COS 16Ac los 1890, 5s
1870. IS lIc; compound lard, tierces 11i2c.
COS 11%4c. los 12hc IS 122se IS 12lac: yellow
cooking oil. 70l9c per gall white cooking oil.
12c per gal: salad oil, T5c per gal
Beef-Local prices are quoted. Export lots.
Inspected by the government. 81 per bbl
higher. Extra family beef. $3.50 per bbl: fam
liy beef. SIS per bb; extra mess beef, $3.50 per
bbl: smoked beef. 19c per lb.
Pork--Extra prime, IN barrels $50; clear, S34
mess s32; pig pork. SS6; pigs feet, s.. for
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New York Curb Stocks
Boston Copper Stocks

BOSTON. April 2T.-The market showed no
great interest at the opening: coppers were
steady. but rather neglected. all interest being
focused New York. Lake copper later showed
good buying the news Of opening a fine run
of. copper ground the fifth level. Selling
pressure is lessening. but there seems little
evidence Of buyipg other than spasmodic
The following list is furnished by z. F. Hut
ron A. Co 400 California street San FrancjSco.
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Portland Butter Market


PORTLAND. April 81 Butter-City and coun
try creamery, extras, 29c; fancy, 25G2Tc; store
20G22c.
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York stocks and coppers
lower.
Spot and future cotton declined.
Local stock markets inactive.
Refined coal oil lower.
Silver and HOngkOng exchange
higher.
Hams marked down. Cooking
oils higher.
Live sheep and hogs lower.
Hay and beans unchanged.
Wheat declines again. Barley
and oats quiet.
Butter, cheese and eggs un-
changed.
Asparagus situation improved.
Potatoes and onions as before.
Fresh fruits in active demand.
Poultry selling fairly.
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Live Sheep and Hogs Declined
Refined Coal Oil Marked Down

box for NewtOwn pippins and s1.f0df 3a
for red varieties; second grade stock, 75c0sf.
bellfowers. nominal
Citrus Fruits (per bOx)--Nsvel oranges s. 30
@3 for fancy. S2Gt2.J0 for choice and 81 95G
/. 10 for standard: tangerlncs. 81. 25011 20 per
box: grapefruit. 81. .500r3 for seedless: lemons
So. T5Qt4 for fancy. S2ef3 for choice and ST 256T
l. 75 for standard; lines. S5.JO06
Tropical Frufts-Bananas. 7jcn1 % per bunch
for Hawaiian and $2.50GS for Central Amer-
lean; pineapples, $2-5O03.5O per dozen.
Dried Fruits. Raisins, Nuts and Houey
Fruits-Evaporate apples. 5Ss a &C.; apricots
S}aa10c; mOorpark. 1OM1O12c; peaches, 4d5l.c:
prunes, 2M @2&4c. with a C premium for sos AMI
1c premium for 4Os figs. 3%a 04c; pears. 5d Zoe.
Raisins-Layers. clusters-6 crown, $3.50. >
crown. S1-T5; crown. $1-2J; seeded, 4Gjc; or
binary layers, crown. 95c; crown. 9oc; seetl-
less sultanas. 2ia Qr4c; ThOmpson's seedless "a
@31.c for unbleached and "a d6lac for bleached.
loose muscatel ( crown. 4cs crown, 3isc; 2
crown. Sc: seedlesS, 2N21tc
NutS-AlmOn6S nOnpareilS. IA u n l5c: III
14d141ac; ne plus ultra. 13d 10 nc; Drake. 1Ot,
q lie; languedOcs. 1OG 1O5ac; hardshen. 6ia 0.1c:
wanuts. 13e per ID for No. 1 softshells. S1ac for
No do; pecans, 14ia q Ice; peanuts. 413 d5c;
pine nuts, 1S6d zoe per H.
HOney-COmb, II a 15c for water white and 70
ale per lb for light amber; dark amber. 7GSc.
extracted, 12c for water white and 51506t3e
for light amber; candied and dark amber 4N
4lac per III.
Beeswax- asOc per lb for light and 2s@
2Sc for dark
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Steel Dividend
PUZZLES MARKET
Increase in Payment Given Diff
ferent Explanation by the
Bulls and the Bears
Speculation Hurts the Stock and
Action of Banks Adds to
AggrayatiOn
Ncw York stock List

-E. r. Hutton a Co. AGO California street,
members Of ths New York stock exchange fur
.sb the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday.
Ssles SToCKS IHighI Low Bid ASK
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Assessment Directory Com~tock Mine.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE

WEDNESDAY, April 27-1oi30 q. m.
UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask Bid. Ask
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

There not change in the quot tions for
eggs dairy produce yesterday. prices for al
three descriptions heng apparently satisfactory
to majority of the trade. The only transac-
tion under the call on the exchange was sale
of 10 cases Of extra eggs at pc dozen. 4 bid
of 2Sl2c failed to bring out further supplies
and the old quotation accordingly allowed
to stand. Nearly sill receivers were carrying lib
eral supplies Of butter, and the feeling in the
street was one Of easiness though the market
was officially declared firm on the exchange A
bid of 25c for extras ignored bv the selling
interests. The cheese market running along
in the same old groove, prices for new local
makes being merely steady
Receipts 81. 100 pounds of butter 2i 600
pounds of cheese and 2.617 eases of eggs
The following the official quotations estab-
lished yesterday and on the three preceding days
on the floor of the dairy exchange Prices in the
street, while governed by the exchange quota
tions generally range from 112c to &c higher
owing to the various charges to be added;
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Mining Stocks
CoMSToCKS

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
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Horses and Mules

The following quotations for horses AMI mules
are furnished By the Butchers and Stock Grow
eTs' Journal:
HORSES
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Cheese-CalifOrnia fancy flats. 13Iac per 10
steady; do frsts, 13c, steady; do seconds I21ac
steady; fancy Young Americas, 1415c. steady;
do frsts, lie, steady; New York fancy zoe
firm; Wisconsin singles, 19c. firm.
Eggs-California fresh, per dozen, cases in
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LONDON (Iosing Sfnck,

Bar silyer-Steady; 24ssd per ounce.
Money -3la9 "a per cent
The rate of discount in the onen narLet fo-
short bills i SI5 - 16 per cent and for three
months bills S5s as 1916 per cent
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Ireasury Statement
" AsHINGToN, April 27.-The condition Of
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS


Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Con Va NJ Col. 20 Il Hale & Moro Al
TONoPAH AND GOLDFIELp STOCKS
Regular Morning Session
1000 Jim Butler f52500 Man Dexter =. 04
Afternoon Session
900 Atlanta ...-.. 13 5000 Man Dexter . -
300 Com Fraction "A 5000 Mayhower Con OF
90 Gid Con NJ s. fO1 100 MacNamsra %
5000 Gid Merger NJ 1OI 1900 Orc ..... O6
5000 Gid Kewanas % $500 Raw Coalition 30
2OOO Jim Butler =. 10 1000 Raw Queen .. 80
1000 Jim Butler i6 500 Red Hills - 05
1000 Jumbo Ex -. go 200 West End . 20
Informal Session
1000 Atlanta ...... 132500 Booth - 13
1900 Belmont 80 2 sol 200 West End "a
1000 Blue Bull n4
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CLosING QUoTATIo
NEVADA

Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask
Argonaut "a Is Gent Eureka go
Bunker Hill. T. 75
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25

eral factional battles that will be
fought over the state this summer.
There are many, too, who believe that
before the end comes Senator Lori
mer and the governor will be engaged
in another statewide fight for con-
troll of the Illinois situation.
Governors Bills SmOthered.
In the lower branch of the assem-
bly, yesterday all of the GOVERNOR S
bills that came across from the SEN
ate were sidetracked by reference to
committees, over the protest of the
Deneen leaders. Representative Shan.
ahan was in the chair.
The senate bills amending the gen.
eral election laws, the Jones bill pro.
viding for county and city nomina-
lions by petition and the bill com
polling the sanitary district to con
struct locks at the power plant con-
Meeting the channel with the state
canal were thus buried in committee
When the governor heard of It he
was somewhat angry and it was then
that the talk was current OF another
special message telling the Iowetr
house a few things in Sizzling Ian
guage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
$4,000 FOR LIFE
G. A. Larson, Administrator OF
Estate of Albert v. Erickson,
Suing Road.
LATTER KILLED BY TRAIN
Trial of Case Begun in Circuit Court
Today-Praecipes Filed in
Two Actions.

A trial list in the circuit court was
arranged this morning and this morn
ing the first case on the IIsr was COM
menced. 1t was that of the Albert ".
Erickson estate against the Rock Is
land road. G. A. Larson, administra-
tor for the estate, brings suit for S1O,'
600. The plaintiff is represented by
Attorney George w. Wood, and Jack
son, Hurst & Stafford are represent
ing the corporation. Erickson was run
down and killed by Rock Island train
about two years ago.
Two Actions Commenced.
Praecipes in two cases were filed to-
day in the office of the circuit clerk
One was In behalf of Mrs. Emma Nc
Connell of this city, who seeks to re-
cover $4,000 from the Locomotive En-
gineers' Mutual Life and Accident In
surance company The other is dam
age suit against the Moline Wagon
company Martin w. Metz filed the
praecipe as the administrator for the
estate of Martin Metz, deceased. w.
R. Moore represents the plaintiff in
the latter case. The suit is for $1O,-
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mrs. Edla Lund is visiting in Chi
cago.
F. J. Mueller left last night for Hot
Springs, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Simon left
last night for Hot Springs. Ark.
H H. Lohse has arrived home from
Chicago, where he attended the ce-
ment show.
Rev. Granville H. Sherwood went to
Muscatine today to deliver a sermon
at the Lenten services at Grace cathe-
dral in that city tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murphy left last
night on the Golden State limited for
Los Angeles, where Mr. Murphy will
report for duty with the Los Angeles
baseball team.
F. ]. Lewis, president of the Lewis
Roofing company, with Mrs. Lewis and
their son Julius, leave next Monday
on a European trip. They will go
first to Washington to visit their son
and daughter. who are in school there,
and will then sail from New York
for the Mediterranean, touching at
the Azores, Gibraltar and Algiers, and
landing at Naples. They expect to be
in Rome on Easter Sunday and will
return by way of Germany. France
and England. They will arrive home
about the first of May
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
MOLINE WON'T STAND
FOR PATCHED DEPOT
Insists That Rock Island Road Re-
place Present Station With
New One.

The Rock Island road wants to re-
model its passenger station at Thir-
teenth street and Fifth avenue, Mo
line, and is ready to proceed with the
work But the city council in response
to what it claims is the sentiment Of
the people, answers that it does not
wish the company to expend another
dollar on the present structure. and
therefore at it's meeting last evening
refused a petition presented by D. w.
jones'. superintendent of construction,
asking a permit to build a porte-cochere
On the north side of the station. There
has been an agitation for a new sta
ton in Moline, but the company has
stated that it was not yet prepared
TO give the improvement there. Thus
both the company and the council are
standing pat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Lucy A. Fairchilds.

WITS. Lucy -. : diFSnilGSs
Mrs. Lucy A. Fairchilds died this
morning at Il o'clock at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parks, 1101
Nineteenth street, after an illness of
several months with infirmities of age.
She was born in Lorraine county, New
York Feb. 6, 1927. Her maiden name
was Lucy A. Clarke. She was mar
ried To Charles Fairchilds in 1874
For the past five years she had made
her home with her foster daughter,
Mrs Parks. She came to this city
from, Chicago, where she had resided
for the 10 years previous. She was
member of Broadway Presbyterian
church She is survived by Mrs. Parks
and four nieCes, Mrs. Alice Herring,
who arrived here this morning from
her home at Lake Crystal, Mimi;
Mrs. Kate Murphy, Lake Crystal; Mrs.
Newman. Lincoln, Neb, and Mrs.
Findiay, Omaha.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock from the Parks
residence. The services will be pri-
vate and will be conducted by DR.. w.
S. Marquis: pastor of Broadway Pres
byterian church. Burial will be in
ChippiannOck cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
Mrs. Sara Ahern.

Mrs. Sara Bowling Ahern died yes
terday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at her
home, 426 Sixth street, after an i'll
ness of several weeks with bronchitis
and complications. Deceased was II
years of age and was born in County
Kildare, Ireland. She came TO Rock
Island directly from Ireland and had
lived here for the past half century.
She was married to Patrick Ahern
Sept 10, 1868. She was member of
St. Jcseph's church. She is survived
by two children, Mary and James, at
home.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at Q o'clock from St Joseph'5
church. The services will he con-
Quoted by Dean !. J. Quinn. pastor of
the church. Burial will take place in
Calvary cemetery. The family re-
quests that flowers be omitted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
BESTS
DREAD DIPHTHERIA
Free Treatment Results in Reducing
Fatality Rate from 30 10 6
Per Cent.

Springfield. H.. Feb. 25.-Since the
state board of health in October, 1907,
began the distribution of antitoxin for
free treatment for diphtheria, and pro-
lection for persons exposed TO the
disease. there have been approximate
ly 5000 cases of diphtheria reported
TO the board in which antitoxin was
used The distribution was made to
TiCh and poor alike.
In pre-antitoxin days the death rate
from diphtheria was about so per cent
Of all cases. At present. however. the
records of the state board of health
show reduction of fatalities to about
6 per cent. That the death rate should
be even less is shown by the board s
statistics.
Authorities state that it is of vital
importance that the remedy be given
early in the attack.