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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
LEGAL FIGHT ON
OPTION PETITION
Three Hundred of the Sigma
lures Secured by Women,
It Is Alleged.
is CONTRARY TO LAW?
Hearing Before City Clerk Nj. t. Rud-
gren Is Set for Next Monday
Afternoon.

The Rock Island Retail Liquor Deal
ers' association is to attack the legal
ity of the petition that has been filed
with City Clerk NJ. T. Rudgren for the
placing of the local option proposition
on the ballot at the coming spring
election.
Notice to this effect has been served
upon Mr.. Rudgren by J. L. Haas, at
torney for the association, and hear
ing has been set for next Monday af-
ternoon in the Office of the clerk at
the city hall.
1t is alleged that 300 of the names
on the petition we're Illegally secured,
inasmuch as the law does not contem-
plate that women should participate
in the preliminary canvass for sigma
lures in support of the local option pc
tition.
Would InvaIidate Petition.
OF the 1,36S names appearing on the
petition filed here 800 were obtained
through the solicitation of women, the
sitnatures of the latter appearing as
footing to the blank forms contain
ing the names and addresses of the
voters whom they canvassed. Assum-
ing that the courts will uphold the
contention of the saloon forces, the
loss of the 800 names would reduce
the signatures on the petition nearly
100 short of the number requisite to
getting the proposition on the ballot.
The local option managers say the
claims of the liquor dealers are alb
surd. and that they have no fear of
the inef11ciency of their petition.
VIII 60 TO Courts.
City Clerk Rudgren has not yet in
Dictated what his position in the matter
will be. The liquor dealers state that
in the event of an adverse ruling by
the clerk, the petition will be attacked
in the courts.
H. A Weld is attorney for the Local
Option league and will defend the pc
tition at the hearing before the clerk
Monday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
SIM0NDS DRAWS UP PLANS
Man Who Laid Out Long View Park
Has Scheme for Road.

o. c. Simonds, the Chicago land
scape gardener who drew up the plans
for the Improvement of Long View
park in this city, has formulated a
tentative plan for carrying out the pro-
posed conversion of the Illinois and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
N. @. Company 70 Disband

the Milwaukee road is being roundly
scored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
Slayer of Nineteen is Killed.

Stockton, Cal, Feb. 25.-Within a
few yards of the spot where he ran
over and killed man Christmas eve.
Al Philippe, a Southern Pacific engi-
neer of 80 years service, and who has
killed IS men and one woman in his
career, was crushed to death in a col
lisioR yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
FREIGHT CARS
IN A BIG WRECK
Twenty five Pile Up on Buring-
ton Right of Way at Ophiem
and Burned.
ONE MAN LOSES HIS LIFE
Said to Have Been Ray Uden of Rock
Island-Oil Tank Explodes-
Loss Is $25O,OOO.

Ophiem, ILL.,, Feb % Especially -
The first section of freight train No.
n, running from Galesburg to Sa-
wanna was wrecked in the Edwards
river bottoms, three-quarters of a
mile north of this place at 7:30 this
morning. A man believed to be Ray
Uden of Rock Island was killed.
Several others on the train had naI-
row escapes. The wreckage of %
cars took fire and was completely de-
stroyed.
The train, which was composed of
As cars in charge of a crew from
Galesburg, was making 40 miles an
hour and was crossing the fill near
the Edwards river bridge when de-
rallied by a broken rail. Sixteen-cars,
with the engine passed over the break
safely but the 18th went off the en-
bankment. 1t was followed by "a
other cars, some going to one side
of the track and some to the other.
The momentum of the caboose, in
which several men were riding. was
checked in time so that it, together
with three cars in front of it, re-
manned on the track.
. Among the cars derailed was al
emigrant car loaded with household
goods and used as quarters by two
men who were travelling with it and
who used an oil stove for heating
purposes. Next to this car was an
oil tank.
Tank Ezplo6es.
In a few moments after the crash
the emigrant car took fire and the
flames soon reached the OIL which
had leaked out of the tank. When
the oil became ignited a sheet of
flame shot many feet into the air
and the next instant the tank blew
up, spreading burning oil over the
scene and rendering it impossible to
save any of the wreckage.
Before the fire had reached to all
parts of the tangled mass the body
of man was found and dragged out. /
1t is believed that he was Ray Uden, !
who was in charge of car in the |
train loaded with produce owned by
Mr.. Mcdowell of Peoria.
Later it was reported that Uden !
had shown up, but it has been i'm
possible to verify the report up to
this time.
The burning oil for a time endan- /
gered the bridge across Edwards riv- |
err, but the structure was saved after |
a fight.
WrecEers at Work
Wreckers were hurried to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
FIRE IN AN AUTO GARAGE
Overheated Pipe Causes Blaze at the
Huber Home on Third Avenue

OVerheated Pipe Causes Blaze at the
Huber Home on Third Avenue.
A small blaze in the roof of the
garage of l. Huber, 1914 Third avenue,
caused considerable excitement this
morning. The fire department. was
summoned and extinguished the flames
with chemicals. The damage is NOM
inal. Before the arrival of the de-
Pertinent employees emptied the place
of its contents. The cause of the fire
was an overheated stovepipe leading
from the first floor of the structure
to the roof
Masonic Notice.
Trio lodge, No. 81, A. F. & A. NJ,
will meet Saturday at 1870 p. m. for
work By order of w. NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25

Duquoin, H.. Feb. 25.-Company 2
of the 4th regiment. l. y. c., is 10 Dc
mustered ont by the adjutant general.
II was stationed at Zeigler during the
Letter mine trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
OPENS DAVENPORT OFFICE
DIR. Emma Morgan, Formerly of Rock
Island, Returns to Tri-Cities.

IsIanu, IStuFIls 10 ITI-NINIes'
An Office has been opened in Dayen-
rcrt by DR.. Emma Morgan. who for
nine years practiced medicine in Rock
Island. Recently she was house ply
stefan at the Victoria sanitarium at
Colfax, Iowa, but has now located at
Davenport, her Office being in room
5e, McManus building, and her resi-
dence at 1905 Brady street. She is a
graduate of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons in Chicago. branch Of
the University of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
lmnrnvement AssocIa4lon.

The Bluff Improvement association
will hold its monthly business meet
ing this evening at Horace Mann
scEcol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-25
No Freiof7ts at Port svror.

Port Byron people are' again com
planning of the lack of local freight
facilities. No train has left or taken
on freight there for several days and
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
STILL HOPING
FOR RIVER FRONT
Board Of Trade Now Seeks
Cooperation in Great
Public Improvement

Those interested in the Wilmington
water front project will be pleased to
learn that IL may soon be possible TO
have the cooperation of ali whose
aim is "A water front for the city
with ample wharyes located there"
This was shown at the meeting Of
the Board Of Trade last evening, when
the following resolution was present.
ed by James H. Mehaffy, chairman of
the Industrial committee of that body.
The board adopted the resolution,
which appeared to meet with general
approval.
Whereas, The Wilmington Board Of
Trade in the past has thoroughly dis
cussed the subject of a river front for
the city OF Wilmington; and.
Whereas, A committee was appont-
ed which made an exhaustive study Of
the situation; therefore. be It
Resolved, That the remaining
members of this committee, Thomas
II. Melvin, chairman. and John ID.
Thompson. Jr., be requested. with the
cooperation Of the secretary of the
Bord OF Trade. to prepare a history
OF their investigations for The con-
sideration of this bOard a. its Decem-
bor meeting, in order that a co-opera-
tive movement may be started
among the various persons interested.
as we'll as the city, Tor the purpose
Of determining whether or not The
obstacles may be removed and the
| bulkhead completed by the United
States government.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
FEES OF OFFICIALS

hUR Democratic friends have been making
~ strenuous effort TO show that the Court
House officers, under salary system, did not
collect the fees of the Offices and on this account
there was passed law giving the officers COM
mission of ten per cent. for the collection OF the
fees. This is not the case, and apparently there
is no foundation for such a statement as the Act
passed by the Legislature will show. The Court
House officers, under the Democratic system, re-
ceved all the fees paid into the Offices and in
addition 10 these fees they received extra allow
ances from the Levy Court for work done for the
county In 1905 the Legislature passed an Act
which was known as Salary Bill and House Bill
No. 237. placing the Court House officers on a
salary and commission basis. This Act is known
an Act entitled, AN Act requiring and enforc-
ing payment 70 the County Treasurer of all fees
OF certain Offices regulating accounts of fees and
audits thereof, and fixing the compensation of
such county officers and Of their deputies and
clerks This Act was approved April 9th, 1905
and at that time became a law. This is the law
under which the Court House officers went on
salary and commission basis and under which
they now operate.
In the-House Journal for the year 9O5 we find
the following vote the Bill as presented, il
being House Bill No. 237:
Yeas Messrs Abbott Armstrong, Baggs, Ben
mum, Benson, Cooper, Davis, Eastburn, Ellis
d. W., Ellis f. p, Garrison, Handy, Hart Lingo
Lyons, Marshall, Meredith w. s., Meredith J. c.
Messick, Miller, Murray McGinnis, Pennington
Prettyman, Sewer, Smith, Stafford Stevenson
Townsend Vandenburg, Wilson, Wright, Mr.
Speaker.-z33,
Nays, Mr. Maoncy
In the Senate Journal for the year l905 we find
the vote on House Bill No. 237 follows
Yeas s:-Messrs. Boyce, Houston, Latt, Lingo,
Monaghan, Moore d. o.. Pennewill Reed, Sparks,
Stirling Mr.. President pro-tempore.-ll.
From this record we see that the vote taken
in the House on the bill as passed. only shows
one dissenting vote, and that the Bill was passed
unanimously in the Senate
In passing we may also state that the present
Democratic candidate for the Legislature in the
Fourth Legislative District of New Castle county
was a member of the House in the session Of
1904 1905, and that his vote was in favor of the
passage of that bill
The manner of paying the Court House Off
cials is we'll recognized as a good business pro-
position by many of the most progressive whole
sale and retail merchants.
A large proportion of the statesmen Of this
country arc on a salary and commission basis.
and in many manufacturing plants the clerks and
workmen arc placed on the salary and commits
sion or bonus basis.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
With the Photographers

Prof Thomas Of the University OF Chicago says that
talking gossip is good for the nerves and
relieves the takers from ennui SO does yelling at
football game and that Injuries no ono.-New York
World.
How is appendicitis pronouncedg Well gentle
reader, must pronounce it lucrative Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
The dog bridesmaids a New York society wedding
probably felt the shame Of their position keenly-
Louisville Post
Spokane will try the commission plan of government
and there who hold that Baltimore could try
It with good results.-Baltimore American.
ST. Louis Judge decides that chickens are not nu-
sance. II all depends whose chickens they are
Bridgeport Post.
Schoolma Illinois has ordered to pay $4,000
10 a boy she trounced. Teachers in that section of
the country must have money than those around
here Bridgeport Post
Judge Alton b. Parker again charges that Wall
Street aiding Stims0n Why doesn't he sue
Sfmson for alienation Of afections-Phadel2hia Tele-
graph.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
LOCAL GERMANS AT
MONUMENT UNWILLING

Wilmington will be represented at
the unveiling of General Steuben's
monument, which was erected jointly
by the United States government and
the Germans of the country, at Lafay-
cite Square. in Washington, on We'd
nesday, December Z. General Steu-
ben was the German army officer who
cast his lot with the Continental Army
in 1777.
With this end in view, the Delaware
Saengerbund, at their meeting Oh
Wednesday evening. appointed Anton
Hauber. Harry Schnepf and John
Fehl as a committee to secure the
names Of those who desire to go to the
Capital with the organization. The
committee will also confer with the
members of the Wilmington Turnge-
meinde relative TO have them unite
with them on the trip.
II is the intention Of the local So
ciety to participate in the parade,
which will be held i'm CONJUNCTION with
J the ceremonies. and they may also
sing. Il is the intention of the Ger
man societies of the Eastern District
to have a mass chorus at the unveil-
ing.
The local singers will make the trip
over the B. and o. Railroad.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
FRIDAY. NOV. 4. 1910
ALL WORKING TOGETHER.

q OmF Of the Democratic newspapers say that
- the Republican campaign is based only on
an effort 10 capture the Legislature so thal COio
mel dupont will be elected senator. lhey inunlMno M
that the Republican organization is working WIN
thot view alone and that other candidates are
sa;no overlooked Nothing could be farther from
the truth and this puny effort 10 make other ne
publican candidates dissatisfied will fail II is 100
transparent TO deceiverany one.
The Republicans are united in desiring to elect
the State ticket the county candidates and the
nominees of the Legislature. Senator ouron'
,is taking his chances with ths<rest and his re-
N,pction depends upon Republican control oil the
elee,slature.-
Legla0 a0truth is, the Democrats are making their
The Nspsrate efforts 20 secure the Legislature
most deSeted by th2 frantic activity OF one OF
as inustrSSsl asparants and his henchmen, NOT
the senatoriAr but in Kent and sussex counties
only in TINS elty lave little If any hope OF eleeung
The Democrats, ,6ngress No serious effort as was
Mr. White TO fDemocratic ticket TWO years ago
made, tsTcnihde this time TO elect Mr. White lie
has been left to himself 10 do as best ne
can ar Frosty" meetings such as that recently
held in the Opera House Of this city
The Democrats hope to carry the Legislature so
thar one of their many senatorial aspirants can 60
TO Washington.
Because Of the closeness OF some legislative dis
tricts they have better chances OF success on the
legislative tcket tllah lhSy hoFS y" ""J ~
rection although late reports from competent per-
sons indicate that there is little il any doubt that
the Republicans will win the Legislature.
The Republican candidates on the State ticker
know that they have a better chance OF winning
large victory than the party has of controlling
the Legislature and for this reason they are ear
ncstly meeting the chief point of the Democratic
attack--the legislature. They are therefore en-
deavoring TO make the majority for the legislative
ticket as large as possible in order to insure the
reelection of Senator dupont.
The Democratic cry that the organization cares
nothing for the ticket outside of the Legislative
candidates is therefore entirely misleading and
will serve only TO arouse Republicans TO make the
victory a sweeping one. o
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
BISHOP QUAYLE
HERE ON SUNDAY

Bishop William A. Quayle, of the
,Methodist Episcopal Church, will
preach in Scott NJ. L. Church here. on
next Sunday evening. As Bishop
Quayle is one of the foremost men
ip the church and an orator, his
presence at Scott Church will
doubtless attract many city Metho-
dists to the church.
Bishop Quayle will preach in Lewes
on Sunday morning, arriving in this
city in the afternoon. He will be
entertained by the pastor of Scott
NJ. B. Church, the Rev w. G. Rooms,
at his home, No. S24 Lombard street.
An effort was made to secure him to
address the Ministerial Union on
Monday morning, but a previous en-
gagement for Monday in New York
will prevent the Bishop remaining
here for that meeting
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
BUSINESS MEN M
FOR CAR MAIL
Many Merchants Ask That
MCAIIiSter Device Again
be Installed

Many business mon in the city have
written to Postmaster Jester and to
the Postmaster-General at Washington
urging that the street car mail col
lection service, which was in opera
ton on the Delaware avenue line of
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company. for nearly a year,
be established, not only on that branch
but on all the lines of that company
passing within easy reach Of the post
office.
Among those who have written with
I'm the past few days are:
Lippincott and Company, c. A. Ru-
dolph, Central National Bank, Harry
p. Rumford, cashier; Capelle Hard
ware Company, Peoples Hardware
Company. Humphrey Brothers. Pusey
and Jones Company, Harry E. Thomas
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
HOW IT WOULD AFFECT BUsINEss.

II o THOSE who are looking to Congress TO
4 enact more progressive legislation dealing
with all of the problems and questions that have
any bearing upon the business conditions OF the
country il might be asked, how they expect TO
obtain such results by the election OF Demo-
cratic Congressman and Senator from Delaware
Should Congress have Democratic majority,
all such progressive legislation will be halted and
II the Republicans remain in control and Robert
4 White should be one Of the Democratic min
ority, he would be found voting against all such
progressive legislation. Should any Tariff measure
come before Congress relating in any way TO pro-
tection to the industries of our City and State
he would vote against any such protective meas
urcs
II will be we'll for the workingmen Of Will
mington 10 bear this fact in mind; il is not
question of individuals, but what will be the ac-
tion in Congress Of each of the two candidates
should they be elected Mr.. White, with Demo-
cratic minority can do nothing TO help us but
with Democratic majority, he might do much
10 injure seriously the important interests of our
State.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
FRAUD IN FOURTH DISTRICT.

X EPUBLICAN leaders, as the court reports
N show, have unearthed surprising number
of cases of illegal registration in the Fourth Leg
sIative district where there is dissenson and dis
cord among the Democrats to such an extent that
after the Democratic primaries there we're many
rumorS of fraud
1t is evident that there was systematic effort
on the part of the Democrats to load the lists
with illegal voters and il is question whether
the Republicans have gotten all the illegal names
stricken off
The Democrats have been resorting TO their old
tactics, and while protesting 10 uphold the purity
of the election they have tried to swell their votes
especially in the Fourth district, by foul means.
This is a fine record, surely for a party that
has been clamoring against the Republicans and
making their chief fight on charges that the Re-
publicans have violated the election laws. But
the Democrats responsible for the attempted
fraud in the Fourth district will not be able to
play the game as they wish Those who are dis
gusted with such methods can easily rebuke them
by supporting Dr. Bastian, the Republican candi-
date for the Legislature, man who is in every
way qualified to represent the district
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
AROUND The
WORLD In STORM
Trip Will be Made Tonight
for Benefit of Second
Party

About seventy-fiye tourists braved
the storm an dtook the Grace Church
tour around the world last night The
scenes I'm the various countries were
very beautiful, and much care had
been taken. to have them accurate.
Those In charge of each country we're
people who had travelled through the
place and thus we're good authority
for the manners and costumes. The
lunch counter, in the waiting-room Of
the station, was exceedingly we'll pa
tronized, for travelling made the tour
list hungry. A detailed description of
the countries is omitted. as the enter
tainment will be repeated tonight be-
ginning at o'clock in order that the
hundreds who have bought tickets may
not be disappointed
Those having charge OF the enter
tainment are;
Committee in charge. Mrs J. Talley
Smith, chairman; assisted by the three
vice-presidents OF the Woman's Home
Missionary Society. b.
in charge OF the waiting room, Col
Enoch Moore. At the quick lunch
counter, Mrs. Walter Layfield Mrs. w
! G. Foster, Mrs. J. II. Jones, Miss Mar
/ tha Layfield, Miss Marion Vedder.
Old Wilmington, Mrs, Harlan Cause
Mrs c. w. Weldin, Mrs. G.. w. Sparks
Mrs Goodman and Miss Howland
Ellis Island. group Of old friends
Liberty enlightening the world, Miss
Gertrude Smith. England, Mrs
OKoefe. Mrs. Emma Hoffecker ano
! Miss Hoffecker.
Scotland, Miss Hayes and Miss
Lang. and group Of Highland las
sies. A garden scene in Holland. Mrs
Coly and Miss Bertha Riley. France
Mrs. II. II. Ward. Miss Phoebe Ward
Miss Wilson and Miss Mason, present
ing Paris gowns, hats, cloaks, ETC., IL
a French shop.
Egypt and the Holy Land, Mrs. II
S. Goldey. Mrs William NJ. Field, Mrs
Lee and Miss Davis.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04

and Company. Howell s. England, f.
f. Shaw Company. Joshua Conner.
Charles Warner Company. Alfred ID.
Warner president; First National
Bank, Henry Bush, cashier; Clarence
r. Holt, Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company, Richard Reese, cash
ier; Baynard, Banks and Bryan, Ma
tiOnal Bank of Wilmington and Bran
dywine; James Morrow and Son. The
Smith-zollinger Company, Postal
Telegraph Company, w. w. Ander-
son, manager; Kline, Harkins and
Kline, (Clayton House,, Belt and
Matthews (Belt Drug Storel; George
w. Bush and Sons Company, Sperry
and Hutchinson Company, II. T. Gra-
ham, manager; n. Snellenburg Com
pany, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. H. A. Miller, passenger
agent; William Fulton, ticket agent;
Kennard and Company, United States
Express Company, w. S. Evans, agent;
James II. Wright Company. Robelen
Piano Company edward r. Kurtz,
manager; Turner Bros, and others.
George b. McAllister, the inventor
of the street car mail box has sent a
letter to Postmaster General Hitch
cock bearing on the Wilmington en-
dorsement of the device.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04

Mr. Robert G. Houston of the Sussex Republican
disposes Of the rumor that his course during the
present campaign is influenced by promise OF a
position on the bench, the story being that Judge
Hastings is TO resign. The prompt manner in
which Mr Houston squelched the report shows
that thek is no basis Of truth in it. The story
about Mr.. Houston is a straw indicating the des-
perate lengths to which the Democrats will 90 in
A campaign.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04

We notice familiar stories Of fears and trepida-
tions in Wall street. that the street is becoming
nervous over the election and therefore all busi-
ness in stocks must practically cease until after
November g. But one expert financial" writer
must have a sense Of humor for he said that
the market was hating and hesitating the other
day for fear that Roosevelt would attract large
crowd at the meeting he was TO address that night
If we are 10 have Sagging business every time
a big crowd gathers to hear Roosevelt speak surely
our business conditions are in bad way
Evening journal., 1910-11-04

From Italy comes the report that the cost of
living is very high and that poorer people are on
the verge of starvation. Similar reports have ap-
peared about conditions in other European coun-
tries And yet the Democrats try to make it seem
that the advance in the cost of living, a condition
that is world wide is only in this country and is
due 10 the tariff.
Evening journal., 1910-11-04
Grangers Postpone Party.

Owing TO the inclement weather the
Halloween party which was to have
been given by Diamond State Grange
at Stanton last evening, was postponed
until next Monday evening.