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LIST. 1910.
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-08
Friday, July 8. 1910
FOR CONGRESS:

CHARLES H. STANLEY,
aahiect to the Decision of the Democ-
rscy of the 9Th Congressional Dis
trict.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-07-08
Tobacco, Grain, Wool,
and Farm Produce.

What Everybody Ought to Know
That Foley's Kidney Pills contain
just the ingredients necessary to tone,
strengthen and regulate the kidneys
and bladder. Sold by S. kIawansky,
Upper Marlboro
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
HALLErs COMET BULLETIN.

copyright, 1910, by Frederic Camp
bell.1
May 18-The supreme day for Hal.
ley's comet Comet rises and sets
close to the sun and may be lost in
its bright radiance. Sun rises 4:35
a. M; sets 7.09 p m. Comets speed
today about 1854 miles per minute.
Comet passes the earth; combined
speed of the two, 43 miles per second,
1850 miles per minute, 154.S00 miles
per hour. Comet degrees south of
Pleiades. Comet at descending node,
that is, crossing suns apparent path
downward, from north to south of
plane of ecliptic or earth's level; will
henceforth be south instead of north of
sun. Comet in conjunction with sun,
passing that body from west to east, in
the same longitude, on the near side
Distance about 100000 miles. AS
never recorded of its past, nor calcula-
ted, for its futnre,- e,--theDResaet.s- -head
transits the suns face, and the earth
passes through its tail. Head will more
than cover the sun. Transit occupies
one hour. According to Cowell and
Crommelin of Greenwich observatory,
transit central at p m, eastern time; /;
8, central time; Z, mountain time; g.,
Pacific time; other authorities place
transit between two hours earlier and
four hours later. Because of its curve,
comets tail reaches earth few hours
after transit for several hours earth
traverses tail, outside of center, as it
has tails of other comets. without dan
ger. An auroral glow may be expected
in the heavens until after daylight,
though possibly extinguished by moon
(Which sets at 2:45 a. m.) or sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18

WOULD RULE
Congress Informed They
Wish to Conduct
Own Affairs.
SAY THEY ARE ABLE
Speaker 0Smena of Assembly
Cables instructions to Del
egate Quezon.
SAY THEY ARE ABLE

Washington, May 1S.-"Our desire
for independence remains unalterable, -
declared Speaker Osmena of the Phil
ippine assembly in a cablegram to
Delegate Quezon who has petitioned
the house for the immediate independ-
ence of the Filipinos
Have Shown Capacity.
Osmena cabled that the Filipino peo-
pie craved advancement of the national
cause by all possible means and that
10 years of American administration
showed the Filipinos were capable of
maintaining an independent govern
ment and that the justice of the Amer
lean people would decide in favor of
Filipino freedom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Eighth Ohio District Re-
pubIicans Down Con-
gresham Cole.
SPEAKER MADE ISSUE
Other Members of Lower House
from Buckeye State Re-
named at Primaries.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 1S.-Forty-two
candidates were nominated in Ohio
yesterday for the 21 Ohio seats in the
lower house of congress. Under the
state election laws democrats and re-
publicans Joined in the primaries.
Ralph d. Cole, republican. of the
Eighth district was the only present
congressman defeated for renomina-
tion. Frank B. Willis takes his place
upon the ticket Campaigns made
against Representative Taylor of Co
lumbus. Kennedy of Youngstown,
Thomas of the Eighteentb district and
Keifer of Springfield on the score of
their tariff attitude failed signalIy.
Cole Admits Defeat.
Findlay, Ohio, May 1S.-Congress-
man Cole today practically admitted
defeat in the republican primary in
the Eighth district by Frank B. Willis,
a lawyer of Ada, who defeated him on
an anti Cannon platform.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Earth Will Have Expert
ence Never Known
By Man.
LEARNED ONES CALM
Believed Visitor Will Be More
Terrifying Departing Than
Approaching.
PASSING THROUGH COMETS
TAIL,

Earth will pass into comets tail
late this afternoon.
Earth should emerge from tail
about midnight.
Diameter of tail at point of pas
sage, 10000 miles.
Rate of passage through tail, rs
miles a second.
Comets nucleus passes across
suns disk, e:o4 to 1o:o4 p. m.
Eclipse visible in Pacific ocean
and Asia.
Present length of comets tail,
25,ooo,ooo miles.
Distance of head from earth
14,ooo,o 600 = Hes.
Possible phenomena, aurosaI
displays, meteoric showers, rise in
electrical potential of earth. Nc
safe predictions can be made as to
what will actually happen.
Approximate diameter of head
of comet, 100000 miles.
Bulk of head in relation to earth,
5000 times.
First recorded visit of HaIIey's
coE'et 24o 3. C.
Lat recorded visit, 1885 A. D.
Periodicity of return, rs years.
Total number of recorded ap-
pearances, %.
Closest approach of comet to
sun, 55,ooo,ooo miles, on April 1s,
1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
KANSAS is SAVED
FROM A HANGING
President Taft Commutes Sentence
of Soldier TO Have Been Ex-
ecuted May 2S.

Washington, May 1S.-YieIding to
the strong sentiment in Kansas
against capital punishment in that
state, where a law has been passed
against it, President Taft today COM
muted to life Imprisonment the death
sentence upon Private Charles O'Neal
of the United States army, who was
to have been executed at Fort Leaven-
worth May 2S. O'Neal killed his sweet
heart, Minnie Sharbeno, in a fit of
Jealous rage and was sentenced to die
by court martial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
NECESSITIES UP
20 TO so PER CENT
IN LAST 3 YEARS

Chicago. May 1S.-Groceries and
meats have increased between 80 1-3
and 40 per cent in the last three years.
according to testimony here today by
Casper Sengenberger, grocer and butch
er of Peoria, who testified in the arbi
tration proceedings of the 49 western
railroads and their enginemen. Ed
ward Richley. shoe dealer, testified
rubbers have advanced between 40 and
so per cent in the last year and a half
and that he had been notified of fur
ther rise of per cent next month.
Shoes, he said. have advanced 20 per
cent in the last three years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
CRISIS NOW NEAR
Fate of Nicaraguan Revolution
Will Be Decided in an
Early Battle.
ATTACK ON RAMA PLANNED
United States May Interfere if En-
gagement Takes Place in Blue
fields Harbor.

New Orleans, May 1S-The crisis OF
the Nicaraguan situation, involving
the supremacy of Madriz or Estrada,
is only a few days removed, in the
light of advices received here. If Es-
trada is able to repel the attack at
Rama, said to be the only possible
gateway to Bluefields, and the steamer
Venus is held off from attack of the
harbor the revolutionary forces will,
it is. believed. be in position to obtain
recognition for the east coast govern
ment
Uncle sam May Object.
1t is reported the United States gun
boats Dubuque and Paducah at Blue
fields might interfere. in case of an
engagement in the Bluefelds harbor.
GiIner Serves Notice.
Washington, May 1S.-Commander
GiImer of the United States gunboat
Paducah has served notice on General
Irias, commanding the Venus, he will
not permit .bombardment of Blue
fields, Nicaragua, and he has also noti-
fed Estrada ana MadTiz that he will
not permit an armed conflict within
the city.
These notices were sent after Cen
eral Irias had given notice of an inten-
ton to lombard the city, should Es-
trada not surrender in the meantime.
Estrada, il is learned, refused to COM
ply with the demand for surrender.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
RESTS after A
STRENUOUS DAY
Ballinger Investigating Com
mittee Got Much to Think
About fram~Kerby.
LETTERS ACT AS 30 0MBS
Secretary of Interior Shown to Have
Been in Close Touch With
Morgan Interests.
LETTERS ACT AS BOMBS

Washington, May 1S.-The Bal
linger investigators held no session
today The defense may close it's
case at the end of this week.
Sensations Crowd Fast.
Washington, May 1S-Sensation fol-
lowed sensation with lightning-li like
rapidity in the Ballinger investigation
yesterday.
Disclosures that augment many fold
the interest in the celebrated case
came through the calling as witnesses
of Frederick F. Kerby, who was dis
charged from his position as stenog-
rapher in the Office of the secretary of
the interior for revealing confidential
information, and Oscar Lawler, assist
ant attorney general for the interior
department, who wrote the draft opin-
ion of which President Taft made use
in his letter generating Secretary Bal
linger from the charges preferred by
Louis R. CLAWS.
FaIsiAed Several Times.
The fact that Mr.. Kerby declared
emphatically that in seven or eight in
stances Secretary Ballinger had lied
to the investigating committee when
he was on the stand would have prov
ed fairly sensational at one earlier
stage, when calling persons liars had
not become commonplace. The pass
ing of the lie was only mildly excit-
ing. More interesting features were
to the fore.
Kerby did not tell all he knew when
he gave his afidavits on Saturday
setting forth the preparation in the in
terror department of the Ballinger
for the presidents use.
Yesterday he was the direct means of
bringing out matters more personal to
Mr.. Ballinger than any heretofore de-
veloped in the four months of investi-
cation.
Private Letters Read.
Acting on his information, the COM
mittee demanded the production of
private correspondence between Sec
retary Ballinger, George w. Perkins of
the firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co., and
r. H. Thomson, formerly city engin-
eer of Seattle. This correspondence
showed a decided interest on the part
of Mr. Ballinger in plans of Mr.. Per
lxins to exploit Alaska in railroad con-
struction and with reference to min
eraI resources. 1t showed that Mr..
Ba1linger endeavored to secure the
services of an engineer to accompany
Mr.. Perkins on a trip to Alaska last
year, the letters written on this sub
ject being stated to be in "strictest
An invitation from Mr.
Perkins to have Secretary Ballinger's
son accompany him on the trip was
another intere-ting disclosure.
To say that the reading of these let
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
mo OFFENSE is
MEANT" TAFT TO
THE INSURGENTS

Washington, May 1S.-President
Taft today denied reports in cfrcula-
ton that he recently had denounced
the insurgents and had used Ian
guage to which these statesmen took
offense.
Washington, May 1S.-The regu-
lars today began the fight on the
Smith amendment to the railroad
bill, which permits the interstate
commission to intervene, but con-
tinues the national government as
defendant. Dolliver, of Iowa opened
the speaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
SPRINGFIELD GRAND JURY
TAKES UP BIG LAND SALE

silent multitude fled past the bier and
by noon the total who had viewed the
remains had passed the 100000 mark.
When the doors closed at 10 last night
about 10000 persons had viewed the
casket. while perhaps half that num-
Der were still waiting in adjacent
streets.
A crowd of six and eight abreast,
extending nearly seven miles from the
entrance of Westminster hall through
the adjacent streets, at o'clock this
afternoon, waiting to view the remains
of the late King Edward. Some eight
thousand moved silently through the
hall every hour. but the waiting lines
grew more rapidly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
DETECTIVES KILL
INNOCENT MINER
Four Chicago Sleuths Chase Three
Strangers Who Think They Are
Robbers and Use Guns.

Chicago, May 1S.-Three coal miners
who had just arrived in Chicago from
Divernon. H., mistook four detectives
for robbers early today and fed. The
officers gave chase and each fired a
shot, killing one of the men instantly
and severely wOunding anOther The
individual killed was John Dubinski
and his wounded companion Michael
Ventor. The third, Michael Dubinski.
brother of the man slain, was arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Work of Day in Congress

washington, May 1S.-FOllOW1ng is
a summary Of the proceedings of the
two houses Of congress yesterday,
taken from the official records:
SENATE-The provision of the rail-
road bill for an extra allowance of $3,-
600 a year to members of the proposed
court of commerce over the allowances
of circuit court judges was stricken
ou by the senate. The greater part of
the session was devoted to a discussion
of the CumminS amendment making the
interstate commerce commission the de-
fendant in all cases in the courts grow
ing out OF orders of that commission,
but no action was taken.
HOUSE-General debate on the sun
dry civil bill in the house gave an op-
portunity for several speeches. Mr..
Campbell of Kansas denounced demo-
cratic tariff revision which, he said, was
shown by experiences of the country to
be disastrous. Mr.. Underwood of Ala
bama criticised the president and the
republican majority of the house for
failure to give publicity to facts gath
cred in connection with the corporation
tax. Mr. Keifer of Ohio advocated his
plan for an international agreement for
preserving neutrality Of the Panama
canal. Mr.. Barnhart of Indiana de-
nounced machine politics in general and
the republican party in particular Mr..
Sisson spoke in favor of legislation
abolishing gambling in cotton futures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
ROOSEVELT SEES
BULLOCK AND KING
U. S. Marshal of South Dakota Vies
With Royalty for Audience
With Ex-President.

London, May 1S.-Roosevelt was re-
ceived in audience by King Frederick
of Denmark He is seeing many per-
sonal friends at Dorchester house, the
home of Ambassador Reid, but accept
ing no dinner invitations. Roosevelt
began today with a long talk with his
old friend, Seth Bullock, deputy United
States marshal of South Dakota. Bull
lock had luncheon with Secretary Phil
lips of the American embassy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
FIRST IMPORTATION
OF WOOD PULP HERE

New York, May 1s.-The first ship
ments of wood pulp and print paper
ever exported to the United States
from Newfoundland was received to-
day. A consignment. which came IN
under the new tariff act, consists OF
$40 bales of wood pulp and 1907 rolls
of paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Public BUILDINGS Approved.

Washington, May 1s.-Measures pro-
viding for the construction of federal
buildings were reported favorably to-
day for BrooEings. S. d., $4,000, and
Fort Atkinson, Wis, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 700. rises 4:35; moon sets
2:45 a. M; Halley's comet emerges
from suns radiance and sets after sun
hereafter; IL 80 a. m, moon in con-
junction with Jupiter. passing from
west to east of the planet degrees
north thereof
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Former Minister to Austria Dead.

Washington, May 1s.-John A. Kas-
son. former minister TO Austria, died
here today.
Kasson was IS years OF age. He
formerly resided in Iowa and was
member of the legislature and con-
gressman in that state. He negotiated
several reciprocity treaties and was
one OF the best known diplomats of
former years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Big Price for Jersey Cattle.

Vandalia, ILL.,, May 1S.-At a pub
lie sale of thoroughbred Jersey cat
tie at Willowdale form 108 head
brought $4,000. two bulls sold for
$5,575 and one of them brought
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
seideI visits comrades.

Chicago, May 1S.-Emil Seidel, the
new socialist mayor of Milwaukee. Wis
tied the socialist congress here today.
presided for time and made brief
speech.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
GO THROUGH The tail OF
HALLEY'S COMET TONIGHT
THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and probably Thursday.
Warmer Thursday.

Temperature at a. m. SO. Maxi
mum temperature in last "a hours, 54;
minimum in IL hours, 46. Velocity of
wind at a. M, miles per hour Pre-
cipitation, none. Relative humidity, at
p. m. 20, at a. m. &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18

Late this afternoon or early this
evening the earth will begin its pas
sage through the tail of Hal1ey's comet,
an experience that, so far as the as
tronomers know, has never been dupli-
Gated since the dawn of civilization.
The period of transition Will last
approximately "a hours. The tail is a
million or more miles in diameter and
the earth is travelling at the rate of
about $500 miles a minute
No One Knows Composition.
AS no one really knows what the
tail of a comet is there is much spec
ulation as to what the effect of it's con-
tact with the earth will be- The worst
that is predicted is a shower of mete-
ors, or perhaps some electrical dis
turbance. Most of the astronomers
believe that the tail is merely a shaft
of light and that there will be nothing
to see beyond faint glow in the sky
during the night The moon will per-
haps keep even this obscured till to-
ward morning.
VIII BE Eclipse of Sun.
The transition of the comet across
the face of the sun, which is expected
to amount to a total eclipse. will take
place between 9 and 10 o'clock this
evening and will, of course. not be
visible here, being seen only in the
Pacific ocean and Asia.
Many in Rock Island this morning
saw the tail of the comet for the last
time in the eastern Sky. II resembled
a shaft of light from a searchlight,
was rather milky in color, and stretch
ed apparently in a straight line from
the horizon in the. northeast to past
the zenith. where it gradually faded
1t was nearly the same size for it's en-
tire length. the width of two or three
moons placed together and was visible
from to a. m.
Rose with Sum.
Some thought they saw the comet
itself, but it was probably invisible,
since it rose at practically the sane
time as the sun 1t is not expected to
be on view again till Friday night,
when it will appear for a short time
after sunset, with the tail extending
toward the zenith. Possibly the tail
will be visible tomorrow night. From
Friday night on the opportunity to OBJ
serve the comet will be better than
that while it was in the morning field,
but the wanderer will rapidly recede
into space and become noticeabiy
smaller each night.
Keep Children from School.
While the majority of Rock Island
ers have little apprehension as re-
suit of the proximity of the comet, |
quite a number are really seriously
concerned and many incidents bear
ing out this statement came to The
Argus today. For instance, several
parents kept their children out of
school to have them near in case
anything should happen. Superin- |
tendent Hayden stated that one
father told him that, while he had /
no serious fears, he intended remain |
ing at home this afternoon and he
wished to have his little ones near.
Among the colored population the |
alarm is more pronounced and /
number laid off from work today. At
Galesburg last night negroes held
(Continued on Page Ten.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
PERU AND ECUADOR
MAY ARBITRATE

Lima, Peru. May 1S.-It is reported
the cabinet has decided to accept the
proposal of the United States. Brazil
and Argentina for joint mediation in
the boundary dispute between Peru
and Ecuador
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
HUNDRED THOUSAND
VIEW THE REMAINS
somberIy Clad Multitude Moves Past
the Bier of King Edward at
Westminster Hall.

London, May 1S.-From O'Clock
this morning, when the doors of West
minister hall, where the body of King
Edward was lying in state, were again
opened to the pubic, a sombre clad,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue from below Da-
buque to Muscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
eethIehen Steel strikers Lose.

Aaston. Pa, May 1s.-The Bethle-
hem steel strike was officially declared
on today. the strikers accepting the
company's terms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
HEKE'S TRIAL IS OPENED
Now Taking Evidence in Sugar
Weighing Fraud Case.

New York, May 1S.-The trial OF
Charles r. Heike, secretary Of the
American Sugar Refining company, and
five former employees of the company
charged with underweighing imported
sugar, began today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
Seven Workinqmen Drown.

Alexandrovsky, Russia, May 1S.-A
party of seven workmen was drowned
here today through the upsetting of
boat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-18
MANY INSURANCE MEMBERS
Branch of brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers Is Flourishing.

tive Engineers Is F1ourishing.
Detroit, Mich, May 1S-Reports sub
mitted today at the convention of the
insurance branch of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers showed an
insurance membership of 57,4O5 with
policies in force of $1,000 900. The
insurance branch of the Womens
auxiliary elected Mrs. George Wilson
of Allegheny, Pa, president.