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Evening journal., 1910-02-01
HIGH PRICES AND GOLD.

c ONE of the United States Senators who have
~ ventured to discuss the prevailing higf:
prices of food things touch the subject very gin
gerly, and it is evident that there is no general
agreement among them as to the real cause
The fact seems TO be that high prices are due to
a complication of reasons, but out of the general
discussion some definite remedy may be sug-
gested although such a remedy seems not in
sight Senator Lodge, while speaking in the
Senate asserted that the tariff had nothing to
do with the advancing prices and declared that
the advance had been worldwide.
On the face of it this worldwide advance
suggests that the dollar is worth less than it was
and that it is worth less because Of the great in
crease during recent years in the production OF
gold Those who hold to the quantitative the
ory OF money--and many economists do-wlll
declare that an increase in the production OF gold
means advancing prices.
Mr.. BRYAN argued in favor OF free coinage Of
silver because he believed that it would result
in advancing prices and thereby relieve the
debtor classes. Re abandoned his advocacy OF
free coinage of silver because the increase IN
the volume of gold produced made money less
valuable and conversely higher prices OF COM
modities resulted.
AS matter of fact the creditors dollar mea-
sured by the things it will purchase is far less
valuable than il was in 1906 A comparison OF
the figures of the production OF gold IN 1890
with those of 1908 shows how great has been
the increase In 1906 the total production of
fine ounces was o783or4, while in 1908 it was
aI,37S,4sI, more than twice as much. In
fact since 1896 the production of gold in the
world has increased by leaps and bounds.
Mr. Lodge referred TO this increase III the
production of gold and the increased demand OF
consumers as an explanation of the high prices
The trusts and combinations and the facilities
for holding pershable food products should also
be considered.
Senator Gallinger showed that since the plac-
ing of hides on the free list there has been an
advance in the price of boots and shoes and
feathers the reverse of what was expected. This
advance he attributed to the manipulation ol
dealers
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
British Cabinet Ladies Who
Befriended United States
BY "HolIand."

One OF the many things, both past
and present, that this country has rea-
son TO be deeply thankful for this day
is that little group of women whose
husbands were in the British cabinet
at the time of the north's seizure OF
Mason and Sldell during the civil war
deliberately revealed to President Lin
coins personal representative in Eu-
rope, Thurlow Weed. a state secret, in
order that all possibility Of war be-
tween this country and Great Britain
might be averted.
If you have read Mr.. Weeds auto
biography, you doubtless remember
that in the chapter in which he deals
with the Mason and Slidell affair, he
states that Lady Russell, whose hus-
band was Great Britain's foreign sec
retary, surreptiuously gave him-to un-
derstand that Queen Victoria was our
friend. thereby assuring him, by in
direction. that he need have no fear
Of war with England Mr.. Weed does
not state how Lady Russell knew this;
he says It was assumed that her hus-
band told her. The story of how she
really did come in possession Of this
information was told TO me shortly
after the death of Queen Victoria by
Frederick W. Seward. our assistant
secretary Of state during the civil war
"The day before Lady Russell spoke
to Mr.. Weed" said Mr.. Seward, "a
number of the British cabinet ladies'
including Lady Russell, met at Lady
/ Palmerston's house to take luncheon
think. At all events, they we're chat
ting when the prime minister himself
came abruptly into the room. The
ladies' saw at once that he was greatly
irritated about something. He carried
his dispatch book, which showed that
he had been with the queen. He threw
It, half angrily, upon the table, and
after giving the ladies a greeting thai
was almost curt, he stalked out Of the
room.
Something must have gone wronl
at the cabinet meeting Lady Palmer
ston announced to her guests. Their
she beheld the dispatch book still ly
ing on the table Look she said, he
has left this behind. Perhaps, If We
peek into it. we shall find out wha
the trouble is
"She opened the book and discov
cred there the draft Of the lettel
which the cabinet had prepared fol
Lord Lyons, the British minister a
Washington. to present to this govern
ment as Great Britains demand fo
the release of Mason and Slidell. 1
was a very drastic and peremptor,
note. Sent in that form. Il would hav'
ocoasioned serious friction and. yer.
likely. war. Lady Palmerston glanced
hastily through the note.
Look she exclaimed, see tn
cause Of the trouble. Here are inter
lineations in the prince oonsort's owl
hand. The queen doesn't like tn
terms in which the letter is couched
and, at her suggestion, the prince cor
sort has modified them greatly. so tha
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
Personal and Pertinent

Thirty minutes after aighting from train at Union
station Monday night John Droun Of Manhattan,
Kan reported TO Patrolman Kucera that his valise,
which he left the bureau OF information had
been stolen.
Anything valuable in a." asked Kucera.
was said Droun, "A pair OF red slippers -
'.Whatv
-" green sofa pillow with forget -me-not embroidered
the top OF IT, four pink shirt waists pair of socks
and a union suit
What kind Of union suite asked the officer with
growing curiosity.
"A baby blue union spit" answered Droun. guile
lessly.
say. you don't want TO know the size the collar
l had in that grip tho make Of the clothes brush
Go you? Can't felow go on a little shopping tour
for for his wife and lose his grip without without"
"Oh," said Kucera, as he went off frutess search
OF the missing yase, while Dround, who is something
a poet back home, penned off his TO commem-
crate his dilemma.-St. Louis Republic
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

chicago omcsi al Boycs Buildlas-
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. -.
By mail. postage prepaid. wy Se49r' y. vSeek
@7onth. payable IN advance. ~ cafrets AA S'"'" "
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
WANTS PART OF
STEEL co. DIVIDENDS

In the United States Court yesterday ar
ternoon exceptions were argued 20 the
return to the master in the Diamnd state
steel Company case, in behalf Of tho
Fourth Street National Bank of Philadei-
phia. which wants to participate in the
dividend from tho general assets of the
company on $4,000 Of mortgage bonds OF
the concern held by tho bank as collateral
security for loan Of $4,000.
Decision was reserved. John Biggs ap-
peared for the bank and William CLARK
Mason. Of Philadelphia, for general cred
itors.
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
Chatty Stories OF the Day

After assuring the comfort OF his mother his wife
and children. Rice Combs OF Frankfort, Ky. walked
sxty miles in order 20 return TO the jail which he
escaped last spring Combs had iust begun sentence
Of sixty days for a minor offence when he heard that
his old mother III at his home in Knott county
He escaped from prison to 20 her bedside. waz
seed time when he reached home and Combs planted
corn potatoes barley hay and vegetables tended them
the long hot months, harvested them this fNIn and
when the winters provisions safely stored he
gave obedience his countrys according to his
understanding Of justice The nearest railroad was at
Jackson sixty miles from his farmhouse and toward
he strode going back 10 jail in no
power except his family should have any claim hang
Ing over hlnL-New Orleans Times Despatch.
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

the United States can receive the note
without humiliation or irritation
IAN hour or SO later the sister-in-
law of Lord Palmerston presented her.
self at the lodgings of Mr.. Weed and
his sister, Harriet. She did not stop
for any formal courtesies.
S'Mr. Weed. she said, L have just
come from Lady Palmerston's house.
She knows that have come to you,
and so do the other ladies there, who
are your friends. and all of whom
would regard it as a terrible thing il
there were to be war between the
United States and Great Britain. And
there doesn't need to be. In an hours
time the mails for the United States
will close. The next mail does not
leave until two days hence. Now, we
want you to write a letter to Secre-
tary Seward, saying to him that the
queen is a friend of the United States
and asking him to receive any com.
munication that may come officially
through Lord Lyons, our minister to
the United States, in a friendly spirit
so that all possible friction may be re-
moved. l can't make any further ex
planation. If your letter is received
by Secretary Seward before the Off
cial communication comes, he will be
prepared for whatever he hears Off
cially from our cabinet
"Her message delivered, the ladl
departed at once Mr.. Weed immedi
ately wrote a private note to Secre
tary Of State Seward in time to catcl
the mail for the United States aheaC
Of the mailing of the official note L
Lord Lyons, and the following da.
Lady Russell also told Mr.. Weed tina
the queen was our friend. remembe
very we'll how pleased my father wa
when he received that private note
] and can now say that it's receipt il
advance of the British note undoubt
edly paved the way for that courteou
interchange Of correspondence whicl
eventually removed all possibility o
a war between this country and Ems
land over the seizure of Mason an,
sndell on a British vessel on the higl
seas"
Copyright. 1909. by Z. J. Edwards.)
Tomorrow, Mr.. Edwards will tell Z
10 ~
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
With the Photographers

Baltimore will probably from the Maryland legisla-
ture Just what Mother Hubbard's poor dog got when
the old lady found that the cupboard was bare
The question OF the hour at Washington is What
is a Republican ?"-Pttsburg Gazette-Tmes
The insurgents seem to have given up the dance
for the party cotillon.-Washingto Post
"Spoakn' OF the wagon" said Uncle Jerry Pee
bies everybody seems be crmbin the vegetable
wagon just noW-an' reckon they'll stay just about
the same length Of tme."-Chicago Tribune.
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

We are pleased to notice that the Star agrees
with the position taken by The Journal in sup
port of the suggestion Of Mayor Spruance about
combining the engineering departments Like
The Journal the Star thinks the sugges-
tion could be carried a step further by making
a combination Of all the departments under the
direction Of one engineer The Star has given
the subject careful thought" it says, and adj
1ances many good reasons for the plan.
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

Nee yoEk oEss a. cA@s.idEs suiains' c'Fns'
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
anII of Honor PuniIs.

Pupils on the roll Of honor at North
Star school. District No. 30, for the
term ending, January 2S, are;
Sixth Grade-Bertha Eastburn.
Fifth Grade-Paul Mitchell.
Third Grade~-Laurence Colmery.
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

TELHPHONEe. .~.
ssiSsas' sSSinsss 6sse8 dSS% 3. < 4 mS bsi@sTvis asa
Evening journal., 1910-02-01

There is comfy among the newspaper breth-
rem in New York City, when the editor Of the
New York Evening Post declares that on the
whole the World has the best editorial page and
admits that his own paper often stumbes, has
made its full quota Of mistakes, but has tried
to do IFS hest
Evening journal., 1910-02-01
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

The ABsociStion
Of American Ad-
vertisers is com
The Association of American posed OF all the
Advertisers (Nsw York Cisy) has 81 This country
,xsmipc6 ard certified the circulation The Association
y this publication. Only tho hgre Of endorses opg
csrcuaon contained in m soport are 10 rs eSauinaton
KurxantseS ~ the Associatcn at any momont:
~ Z and positive proof
OiCk kn.astfdikl must submit
4 al OS1AS&kAJSe led accom-
, Al, ff2 v ~ Secretary. J panyinE certificate
\ ~ 4 No 1i2 been
AA-Ak-A A4-A~AA ~->->- isueG this
per
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

AGAINST LAMPING
Fifteen Letters Written by Mo
line Physician to Butter
worth.
NO ACTUAL MONEY DEMAND
Doctor Merely Claimed He Had Been
Injured Professionally to En-
tent of $4,000.

Peoria, Ill, Dec. Especial 1.-The
grand jury in the United States court
which has been in session since Mon
dav afternoon, yesterday presented It's
renort and returned 20 indictments in
all
The most important of these indict-
ments is that against DR.. j. I. Lamp
ing. formerly of this city and later OF
Moline. Ill. who was indicted on two
counts for using the United States
mails 10 further a scheme to detrauo.
The case was set for trial at the April
term of court, and for the time beng
the defendant is at liberty on his BOND
of s., 600, given 10 United States Com
missioner Elliott at his preliminary
hearing. with his mother, Mrs. Cath
crime I.amping, and his aunt, Miss kel-
". as sureties. DR.. Lamping IS charS-
ed with having written threatening
letters to William Butterworth, presi-
dent of Deere & Co, the pillow manu-
facturers of Moline.
Fifteen Letters written.
There were Is letters in all present
ed to the grand jury, but they took
judicial notice of only two which they
deemed of a Matchmaking character
and made them each the subject of a
count in the Indictment. 1t is claimed
by the friends of DR.. Lamping that
while the letters written to Butter
worth might be strong in tone and
somewhat vindictive. they did not con-
tain an actual demand for money, the
doctor merely claiming that he had
been injured by the Encouragement OF
the Moline city hospital. of which But
terworth is a director, to the extent of
$50 .O0O. and that he blamed Butter
worth for it.
This was construed as demand
upon Butterworth for the sum named,
and taking the two letters together.
upon which the jury founded its i'll
dicrment. there was some color to he
construction.
Held for Forgery.
An Indictment was also returned
against Newell Desmond for forging
the name of Robert Barton to a post
Office money order and collecting
s2.5C. The parties roomed together in
q house on South Adams street, and
after Barton left for his home in Dav-
EXPORT Iowa. Desmond claims that he
found the order on the floor. He was
arrested and has been in the county
jail since Aug. %
Sixteen indictments were returned
against bootleggers, whose cases are
now being disposed of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

number of presents which he will dis
tribute Saturday.
Carpenter Coal company, 1913
Twentieth street, old phone West
295. We handle best grades of hard
and soft coal. Our motto, Satisfied
Customers"
Call ar the Rock Island candy kitch-
en-. 1910 Second avenue. and try our
homemade candies. soft drinks, hot
chocolate, tomato bouillon and beef
tea. Moses Francis, manager.
The finest and neatest handker-
chiefs that l have ever seen dis
played, was a remark heard at our
store yesterday The Mill store.
Handkerchief from cents up to
$3.50.
''Oh We of little faith" you can be
independent now. Everybody can get
a loan with the cut rates we are Civ
ing on furniture, pianos, etc. No time
lost; open evenings until o'clock.
1917 Second avenue. w. III.
The Ladies Aid society of Me-
mortal Christian church will con-
duct a sample sale tomorrow after
noon and evening at the church. A
chicken pie supper will be served
for IS cents, beginning at o'clock.
A sensation in the loan business,
The Cut Rate Loan company, has es-
tablished a new record for the num-
Der OF loans made in one month hav-
ing r;,de during the month of Novem-
Der. go loans. This is more than
double the number of loans made by
all other loans companies in Rock Is
land combined. it shows conclusive
Iy that the new plans and low rates,
This rev company is offering is just
what the people want and appreciate.
If you need a loan favor us with a
call We will be glad to give you our
rates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
City Chat

Holly Song.
The bought are all bare save the holly
bough there;
Cry hey, and cry no, for the holly!
How its leaves show their sheen in the
Christmas air,
As green as the spring and as fresh
and as fair!
Cry hey, and cry no, for the holly!
o the berries are bright as the morn S
vermeil light;
Cry hey, and cry no. for the holly,
4 boon in the noon do they seem to
the sight;
Like the CLEAN of a dream at the droop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
Dirt Commences to FIy.

Port Byron Globe: A train load
of dirt that has recently been dump
ed in fill near Cordova has been
pronounced the first fill for the Tri-
City & Northeastern interurban.
The directors will not say. but look
wise. which is inferred TO mean that
dirt has commenced to fly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

tody, was confined at the local county
jail here Irwin is on his way to Ga
lena, Ill, from Kansas City. Mo,
where Vodona was arrested. Vooona
is alleged to be one of gang of FIVE
Bulgarians who hung one of their fell
low countrymer while at work this
summer near Galena. The charge
against him is murder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
o. the night

o. the night!
Cry hey, and cry no, for the holly!
Let Us deem them a sign of dawning
divine
Cry hey, and cry no, for the holly!
AS the branches we hang, as the
branches We twine,-
OF HIS love for mankind that mas
ceased not to shine!-
Cry hey, and cry no, for the holly!
CLINTON SCOLLARD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
FLAMES DESTROY
EAST END HOME
Residence of John Brecken.
ridge, 1923 Thirty fifth
Street, Burns.
MYSTERY IN THE ORIGIN
Fire Discovered in Upstairs Rooms
All of Which Are developed
in Flames.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Breckenridge. 1923 Thirty-ffth street,
was destroyed by fire at 10: 80 this
morning. 1t is thought that the blaze
started either from sparks from the
chimney or from a defective fue.
Mrs. Breckenridge discovered the
flames in the upstairs rooms. She was
alone in the home at the time. Imme-
diately an alarm was turned in to the
department, but upon the arrival of
the firemen almost the entire house
was ablaze.
The smoke and flames spread SO
rapidly that it was impossible to re-
move much of the furniture. One
china cupboard was all that was saw
ed. The loss will reach $500. There
is $4,000 insurance.
Adjoining House Damaged.
The home of Harry l.. Kerr, 1921
Thirty-fifth street, just adjoining the
Breckenridge property, was damaged
by flames. which communicated from
the Breckenridge house. The roof
and upper portion of the Kerr resi-
dence were damaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
Adjoining House Damaged.

number of presents which he will dis
tribute Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
Public Notice.

To Whom 1t May Concern: l am
not responsible for any debts after to
day contracted by my wife. Mrs. Stella
Durling. HENRY A. DURLING.
Dec. 9, 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
ALLEGED MURDERER HERE
John VondOva, Wanted at Galena,
Passes Through CITY.
Rock IsIsnd, Illinois.

Sheriff Irwin of 10 Davies county
stopped off in this city today for sew
eral hours during which time prison
er, John Vondona, who was in his Gus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09
Theatre Plans Accented.

Plans submitted by Chicago archi-
tects for the new vaudeville house
that f. r. Dolly and R. w Wilmerton
are to have built on Fourth avenue
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. have been accepted. The
sblue prints and specifications Will be
ready for the contractors to bid on
Dec. Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-09

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03
Ell cometa HALEY a la vista.
Anuncio. Miss. Iglecia.
Ell, cometa HALEY q Ia vista

Aver como a las doce del dia Sc
observe el sol que adquirio de prom
to un color amarillento y SUI luz per-
di6 bastante de la intensidad ordi-
maria. El fen6meno duro como Gin
cuenta minutes, durante los cuales
los entendldos en- asuntos astropo-
micos hicieron varias observaciones
con cristales ahumados y de colores
por carecer de aparatos adecuados
para ell case. Apesar de la deficiencia
de los lnst1u n,entos Sc observe ad
mirabl emente el comete durante ell
tempo que este Sc interpuso entire
la terra y el sol, apreciandose ad-
mirablemente las preparedness des-
mesuradas de su cola luminosa, la
cual identica forma a la de un pavo
real diferenciandose en- que en- su cen
tro dice Tonk, Tonk que es la marca
de los acreditados pianos que vende
"El Cielo' a plazos 10 mismo que
lac camas, colchones y muebles en-
general.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03

''Preparcci6n de .Wampole" y
sin ella ninguna es legltima. Es
tan sabrosa como Ia miel Y con-
tiene todas los principles nutri-
tivos y curativos del Aceite de
Higado de Bacalao Puro, con
Jarabe de Hipofostitos, Extrac-
tos de Malta = Cerezo Silvestre.
Tomada antes de las comidas,
auments Ell apetito, ayuda a la
digestion, y vuelve 4 los placeres
y tareas del mundo q muchos
que habian perdido va toda es-
peranza. ":El Sr. DR.. J. Izqui-
erdo Brown, de Buenos Aires,
dice: He usado la Preparation
de Wampole, y grandemente sa-
tisfecho de sus esplendidos res.
ultados Ia he admjnistrado & mis-
propios hijos, teniendo Ia salts
facci6n de haber obtenidos un
exito que no habia podido con-
seguir con otrss preparedness" "
De~vents Ell todas las Boticas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03
DE LA MUITlTUD

Que han usado nuestss Pre-.
paraci6n 8 que la estan uaanGo
en- la actualidad, jamas hemos
sabido de ninguno que No, hays
quedado satisfecho del resultado.
No pretendemos NADIA que no
haya sido ampliamente justiti-
cado por Ia experiencia. AL re-
comendarla 1 los enfermos 10
tenemos mas que hacer referen-
oia & sus meritos. Sc han OBJ
tenido gre des c1-rsciones y do
aeguro que Sc obtendra ! muchas
mas. No hay y podemos asegu-
rarlo honradamente, ningun o.
tro medicamento, que pueda en-
plcarse con mayor fe y CONTAIN
"a. Alimenta y sostiene las fuer-
2as del enfermo durante esos Pc
riodos el que falta ell apetito
y los aimentos no pueden d.
gerirse. Para evitar las falsif-
caciones ponemos esta marca de
f>::brica en- cada botelle de Ia
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03
AOTAS ! NOT|C|AS

lie ha sido concedida licencia de
tres meses, a partir del dfa l de abril
de 1910, al Sr. Jose J. Aponte, sub
marshall de la corte de distrito de
Guayama, nombrandose en- su lu-
gar para sustituirle al Sr. Francisco
Nazquez Colon.
Sc han concedido al Sr. Pastor
del Vale, juez de paz de Camuy, un
mes de licencla, partir del II de
abril, quedando al frente del juzga-
do, como sustituto, ell Sr. Luis Es-
trella Lisboa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03

camino por el cual subieron."
"El que este escribe quislera no
ignorar por donde mace ell sol de Il,
metaforas y por donde despuntas
las estrellas de las literaturas par
poder describir como es debido Ia
emoci6n de ale5ria de que fu6 oh
ieto cuando pis6 por vez primera
la Gina del elevado Torreclla que
Sc halla entire los pueblos de Ba-
rros V Barranqultas. . :,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03

Del distrito de Vega Alta, comu
nlcan ell arresto del individuo Fer
nando Melendez, quien Sc robo una
hlja de Maria Tirado, de edad de
clnco amos, cuya mujer fue concubi-
ma de Melendez. Maria Tirado inten-
to suicidarse y su estado es grave.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-04-03

Sc ha hecho cargo de la fiscalla
del distrito ell Lcdo. Campillo, en- au-
sencia del Lcdo. Torres Grau, que
sale para Aguadilla ea asuntos oflcla
les. El lunes pr6ximo emplezan los
iuicios en- la cOrte de dlstrito session 2