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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENTS In MEETING
Conference Is Held to Discuss I'M
provements in Hazards in
the City.

This afternoon the fire insurance
agents of Rock Island met with F. r.
Holdtfoot and w. J. Sonnen of Chi
cago at the New Harper for the pur-
pose of getting together" as the lat
ter put it, Throughout the state the
agents in various cities have met and
have reached an understanding where
by their business conditions have been
improved This will be most probably
a social organization and no regular
meeting time will be set. However
the names and addresses of all agents
will be filed and meetings will be call
ed when it is necessary. At such
times, when important ordinances,
such as those concerning waterworks
and electric lighting, are before the
council. or other municipal bodies, for
passage. the insurance men shall be
posted They shall be furnished with
standard codes of buildings and plants
to be used in such cases. This will
aid in keeping down the fire insur-
ance rate, if the plans of the men at
the head of il are successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
RIVER RIPLETS

The Diamond 10 steamer Dubuque
left st. Louis yesterday on its initial
trip of the season. The boat will leave
St Louis Tuesday of each week and
will run to Burlington, meeting the
Carnival City Packet company steam
er Columbia, which is now plying be-
tween Rock Island and Burlington.
Weekly service will thus be afforded
for freight and passengers between St.
Louis and Rock Island. The steamer
Columbia will meet the Dubuque at
Burlington tomorrow.
There was some talk at the opening
of the season that the platform at the
steamboat warehouse at the foot of
Nineteenth street was to be rebuilt of
concrete, but the officers of the COM
panies interested have changed their
plans and are replacing the wooden
planking. A concrete platform may be
built later in the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
ADD TO HOME OF BISHOP
Sum of 900 Will Be Expended on
Quarters of Head of Diocese.

A cloister and open arcade, connect
ing the residence of Bishop Dunno at
Peoria with st. Mary's cathedral, and
a three-story addition to the rear of
the residence, will be erected this
summer. after plans now in course of
preparation by architects. The i'm
provements will cost $4,000
The arcade will be so constructed
that it can be closed in the winter
time and left open in the summer.
Both the cloister and the addition will
be made of light Bedford stone, con-
forming with that in the church.
The first floor of the addition will
be given over TO a kitchen and serv-
ants rooms The second will contain
two bed rooms. bath and a spacious
study. The third floor will be fitted
up for a billiard room, of which game
the bishop is an ardent devotee. The
interior throughout will be beautifully
finished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Concert by BOYS, Choir.

The boys choir of Sacred Heart
church and Professor E. L. Bakers
boy choir of Moline, which gave can
tata at Sacred Heart church here Eas-
ter Sunday, will give a miscellaneous
program of sacred songs at the church
next Sunday evening. Upon Easter
Sunday the choirs sang from the choir
loft, which is in the rear of the church.
In order to have the singers where
they may be seen by the audience
they will be seated back of the altar
rail All of the elements of the holy
sacrament will be taken from the
altar, as it would be contrary to the
laws of the church to have such pro-
gram from behind the altar rail with
out doing so. The choir will be COM
posed as it was Easter and will be di-
rected by Professor Baker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
vELIES ATTACK
THE AUTO TRUST
Suits for 100000 Damages
Begun Against Association
of Manufacturers.
is POWERFUL COMBINATION
When Local Concern Decides to Re-
main Independent, Its Base of
Supply Is Cut OF.

War on the automobile trust has
been opened by the Velie Motor Vehi-
Gle company of Moline, a concern that
has refused to become identified with
the combination, and claims now to be
undergoing the third degree at the
hands of the powerful association.
The beginning of legal hostilities
was made public at Milwaukee yester-
day by the entering of suit by the
Velie company against the trust. which
is known under the name of the Asso-
citation of Licensed Auto Manufactur-
ers. The action was started in the
Wisconsin state supreme court, but it
is supposed il will be transferred to
the United States supreme court, mas
much as the Sherman antitrust law is
involved in the violation alleged by
the Velie company. Damages of $780,
600 are asked. as we'll as an order dis
solving the Association of Licensed
Auto Manufacturers.
Array of Legal Talent.
That the complaining company means
business is indicated by the array of
noted legal talent that has been retain
ed to push the suit The law firms rep
resenting the plaintiff are Mayer, Mey-
er. Austrian G. Plat. Offield, Towles.
Graves & Ofield, Chicago, and Blood
good, Kemper & Bloodgood Milwau-
kee.
The Velie factory has a capacity of
1000 machines a year. 1t is stated
that
established the proprietors have been
prevailed upon to join in the associa-
ton, or trust. but have declined. pre-
ferring 10 retain independence One
of the conditions of membership is
that the company afiliating shall abide
by all of the rulings of the central or
ganization. one of the most important
of these having reference to the ex-
tent of the annual output of the fac
tory. For instance, if the Velie con-
Germ had a capacity of 1000 machines,
and ready market for them, and the
association decreed that the number
for the year should be only $500, the
Moline company would have to respect
the order
Tries TO Force Surrender,
The Velie company charges that the
central body has employed every
means of forcing a surrender. but
without avail. and that now it was
seeking to cut off attachment sup
plies, the sale of which it controlled
by reason of its enormous purchases
through its representing the majority
of the automobile factories of the
United States. The Velie company
was beginning to feel the effects OF
the sweating by the trust in not being
able to secure the essential attach
ments, all patented. that go into the
makeup of the standard automobile.
and therefore finds its only course of
redress in the court of law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
FATHER SEEKS
RETURN OF CHILD
William T. Coyne, Farmer Liv
ing South of Milan, Wants
Daughter Back.
SISTER HAS LITTLE ONE
Has Had Charge of 1t Since Death of
Its Mother and Now Refuses
to Give 1t Up.

The hearing of the evidence in a
yesterday afternoon in the circuit
court before Judge w. H. Gest. 1t was
that of William T. Coyne against JONI
and Julia McAfee. All the principals
in the case live south of Milan. Mrs.
McAfee is the sister of the plaintiff
and the case is over the possession of
The 2-year-old daughter of Mr. Coyne.
The little one, whose name is Clara,
has been in the care of the McAfees
since the death of her mother. The
father felt unable to care for an infant
and when his sister volunteered for
the duty. it was gladly given to her.
Mr.. Coyne feels now. however. that
he is able to care for the child. The
McAfeeS have resfused TO give up the
little girl, however, and have kept her
away from her father, who not been
permitted to visit her at the McAfee
home.
Parallel to Famous Case.
The litigation is on nearly the same
lines as the famous incubator baby
case" in which Mrs. Bleakley of Kan,
sas fought for several years in getting
back her child who had been adopted
by the Barclay family in Moline. In
the Coyne-McAfee case, the child had
practically been adopted into the de-
PENDANTS family, though no legal forms
had been gone through Mr. Coyne
claims that he paid $500 to his sisters
family for the keep of the child during
the time since she has been in her
aunt's care. This payment was in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
SOME TROUBLES
OF ENUMERATOR
Is Mistaken for Book Agent,
CRATER and Everything but
What He Really Is.
WILL NOT ANSWER BELLS
Women BaIk at Telling Their Cor
rect Ages, Holding Ii Is None of
Governments Business.

81 wish you would tell the peo-
pie of Rock Island that a census
enumeration is not a book agent nor
CRATER, and ask them to at least
answer the summons at the door
when he calls
This is a complaint registered by
one of the enumerators last night
after he had spent almost the entire
afternoon in seeking to get an ans
wer to his rings and knocks when
he knew that the housewife was at
home. She took him for solicitor,
and from behind a window curtain
watched his futile attempts to gain
an audience with her.
Peeks Through Curtains.
81 knew that the bell rang" said
the enumerator, in speaking Of his
experience, but l also raped on the
front and back doors until my
knuckles were sore. l could hear the
woman walking about the house and
once l caught sight of her peeking
at me from behind window curtain.
AS a last resort went to the home of
a neighbor and called her over the
telephone, but she did not even ans
wer that. Our time is valuable. and
wasted a lot of it in this exper-
ience.'
The enumerators reported yester-
day that those whom they have al
ready seen universally remark that
the task of imparting census infor-
nation is much less serious than
they imagined. Many believed that
it was something calling for yards
and yards Of government red tape.
and expressed themselves as sur
prised to encounter the opposite.
These are now telling their friends
how easy it all is.
Squirm mt Age Question.
No difficulty has been encountered
by those enumerators seen last night,
beyond the above. One census TAX
er. however. met with an amusing ex-
perience yesterday with two women
whose ages he was obliged to secure.
To the question. they replied:
We'll. we're over 21." And they
locked sternly at the enumeration as
Trey said it.
but. ladies' he deprecated, as
spavely as possible. I'VE must know
the correct age, you see"
81 don't see that it's any of the
governments business how old we
are" shifted one of them.
mo l." agreed the other.
Ladies'" and the enumerator
spoke sternly, this is a serious mat
ter. If you don't tell me you will be
liable to n penalty
''Oh we'll" snapped one, eff you
must know, I'm 49,"
I'm A. said the other just as
snappishly.
And then they slammed the door
At the German NJ. E. Church.
the German L church E-n11r-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
BENGTSON is NEAR DEATH

Former Moline Man Who Attempted
Suicide at Rockford Sinking.
Rockford, April 20.-(Special.)-
Emil Bengtson. formerly of Moline,
who made desperate attempt to take
his own life last Saturday morning,
is in a precarious condition, ana The
attending physicians hold out but little
hopes for recovery. The doctors are
doing all in their power to bring him
around, but .Bengtson himself appears
to be utterly Indifferent as to the out
come Friends of the injured men are
making an effort to find his relatives
in Sweden, but so far have been una
bic to find any trace of him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

teenth street and Sixth avenue, there
will be an illustrated lecture tomorrow
evening on the deaconess work at Gin
cinnati by Rev X. Cuch of Peoria.
Admission free. but an offering will be
taken for the cause.
The Ladies Aid society of the
church will meet tomorrow at the par
sonage at 2 p. m.
Friday evening at 7:45 there will
be preaching service. after which the
third quarterly conference will be held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
WIFE SEEKS SEPARATION
Charges Husband With Having Been
Untrue to Her.

Mrs. Annie christensen of Moline
has commenced suit in the circuit
court to secure a divorce from her hus-
band. William Christensen. The rue
band is charged with adultery. The
couple have been married only few
months, the ceremony having been per-
formed Jan. 81 They lived together
until the first of April, when Mrs.
christensen alleges that she discOv-
cred her spouse was unfaithful to his
marriage vows. J. B. and ]. L. Oak
leaf are her attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
RICHMOND Is AGAIN
COUNTY BOARD HEAD
Legislators Meet This Afternoon and
Reorganize-New Members
Are Selected.

The new board of supervisors met
this afternoon for the first time and
organization was effected at once, af.
ter which the meeting adjourned for
the day without taking up any other
business. George H. Richmond, super.
visor from South Rock Island and re-
firing chairman, called the meeting to
order. after which John Upton of
Bowling was selected to act as temper
airy chairman during the election of a
permanent head to the body AS was
/ expected, no opposition to the reeIec-
ton of Mr. Richmond developed, and
he was returned to the chair.
The board as composed under the
reorganization is as follows:
FOLLOWER MEMBERS.
! Cordova-Edward Cool. d.
Hampton-Andrew O'Brien. r
Moline-M w Battles, D; Swan
Dahlberg, r; NJ. R. Carlson, r; E. l..
/ Eastman, p.
Rock Island-Charles Oswald, r:
Herman Doering, r; H c. Harris, r
! S. r. Wright, r.
South Rock Island-George H. Rich
mond. r
! Coal Nalley-John McG1mpSey, T.
Rural-P. W. Wadsworth. r
Edgington-James Venable d.
! Drury-J. H. Bendle, r.
| Zuma-Leslie Hanna, r
MEMBERS ELECTED YESTERDAY.
Coe-William McRoberts, (reelect-
| ed.
Canoe Creek-E. H McMurphy. r.
Port Byron-J. ]. Huntley, r Creelect-
ed.
South Moline-Zack Einfeldt, r.
Moline-F P. Styvaert, p; Charles
Tambur, p; Ben Swanson, p.
Rock Island-L c. Pfoh r; Ezra
Wilcher, (reelected); J. E. Larkin.
T. (reelected); George Stroehle, r, ire
| elected).
Black Hawk-Jams Johnston, r (re-
elected).
Bowling-John Upton. (reelected).
Andalusia-Albert Hofer, CreeIect-
Edl.
Buffalo Prairie-Charles Schnier. d.
Eagles Fair Opens Tonight.
The annual fair of the Rock Island
aerie of Eagles begins this evening
at the roller rink on Sixteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
HEART TO HEART TALKS ON
THE GOOD OF THE TOWN


nsh adjourned council meeting may of eSeG
pending Try Railway onpans
nterpong ADOPTED
a practically Island
The in like
bombe that exceeded his prorogaes but because the %
chief executive instrumental opening the entire street rail
his cooperation of
srancba roTidir for acb neodod najor 1b avor bo f
consideration council valuable
the consideration conditions under
which would give his sanction to any that might be passed
it was the aor bo adjusted the clauses over which there was onten
dispute upon
whipped into shape what seemed to be manner mutually advantag
before council
v for m r6inane fo re vacaion in
p"n ts - 90 :. 10 ~ 80 800
would like the railway ordinance already passed which
removed the street railway tracks in Second below Sew
enh street which the pow asks have vacated disposed Of
plans.
the consequences 1t may come all right in the end
ed patiently to have all pending railway ordinances aTectng the rights
resubmttng its ordinance In the
securing options land which
order the
the street WaT ordinance involving as it does Se R
right of way through the territory the pillow seeks
drawal finally of the pillow companys ordinance
that there We're features of the TCiy Rail
which
being provision interurbn
which repeatedly conendd
consideration
bridges would
of the right of which the pillow
least of these is the street sprinkling proposition
However car matter taken into
of
further delay while
OF
in the end would misfortune, the
The Argus its has only
able ALL
city S a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Were Married Here.

Mrs. Dorothy Harrison has filed suit
for divorce from. Life Harrison at Gin
ton, Iowa. The couple were married
in Rock Island April 5. 1890, and lived
together till last summer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
PERSONAL POINTS.

Mr.. Mckinley OF Chicago is regis
tered at the New Harper
John P Weyerhaeuser of st. Paul
spent yesterday in Rock Island.
Miss Elsa Simon has returned
from Boston, where she visited two
months.
Robert Gibbons of Exeter. Neb., is
visiting his sister. Mrs. Peter Pfaff of
South Rock Island
Oldest Confederate General Dead.
Flora. Ala. April Cos. G. French,
the oldest living confederate general,
is dead, aged s..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

An address of welcome will be given
by Mayor G. w. McCaskrin, and
there will be program of vaude-
vile acts. At o'clock there will
be a street parade, the line form
ing at the Eagle home at Twenty
first street and Fourth avenue. The
aeries of the tri-cities will take part
in. the procession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

nature of the REIMBURSEMENT of note
against Mr.. McAfee.
The plaintiff is represented by 5. r.
Kenworthy and the defendant by
Searle & Marshall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Licensed to Wed.

Miss Mary Blanche Dresdan 800.
Buffalo Prairie
Christian L. Schatz -. Rock Island
Miss Mamie Mcmahon Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

At the German NJ. E. Church.
At the German NJ. F. church, Four
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

Eagles Fair Opens Tonight
The annual fair of the Rock Island
aerie of Eagles begins this evening
at the roller rink on Sixteenth street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-03-08
HAWAIIAN NEWS CO., LTD.
OF THE MJLTlTUDES

who have used it, or are now u.s.
ing it, we have never heard Of
any one who has been disappoint-
cd in it. No claims are made for
it except those which are amply
justified by experience. In com
mending it TO the afflicted We
simply point to its record. 1t
mas done great things, and it is
certain to continue the excellent
work. There is-we may hon
e~tly affirm no medicine which
can be used with greater and
more reasonable faith and conf
doncc. Ituowi~he~ and keeps up
the strength during those periods
when the appetite fails and food
cannot be dlgo~rcd. TO guard
against limitations this "rrada
mark " is put ON every bottle -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08

Palos, May 7.-(Special)- )-1t is impos-
siblc to obtain an authentic list of the
men killed at Palos Thursday in the ex-
plosion of No. 3. This is because there
are several contractors who were work.
ing in the mine having anywhere from
half dozen to 25 men working under
them. These men who work for contrac-
tors are not checkhed when they enter
the mine and their names or number
will not be known until their bodies are
recovered. According TO the books of
the Palos Coal and Coke company they
had 80 men in the mine, who were work
ing for them direct, 80 white and So col
ored. The SO white men are: George
Levan, Elbert s. spuriel, Marvin Spuriel,
Ralph Seller, Bud Black, Clarence Pin
nington, D. Guthrie, p. ]. Morrow, RAN
SOW Brasfield T. J. Morrow, j. w.
Clark, B. Hancock. John Milligan. l.. w.
Branslee, Elmer Coney, j. s. Mccain.
Knox Mccain, Jim Conley, Fred, Earl,
Robert and c. H. Stansberry, E. b.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
SENATOR RAYNER CONDEMNS
RAILROAD BILL AS A WHOLE

to give the Attorney General absolute con-
troll of the proceedings, instead of per-
mitting the interstate commerce commits
sion to control. Senator Root agreed with
me to strike this clause out, but it is
still in the bill.
After discussing this measure for two
months the result will be that it will have
either to be entirely abandoned or 1t will
be passed in such shape that the Presi-
dent will have to veto 1t. 1t teaches one
lesson, and that is the bills ought never
to be prepared by the administration or
by it's law officers and submitted to Con-
gress because If they meet with defeat,
then the entire responsibility rests with
the cabinet.
There are a number of precedents for
this action, but they ought not to be fol-
lowed. The body that enacts legislati
should frame its measures. Congress has
simply wasted its time in attempting to
rectify and reconcile the conflicting pro-
visions of a measure that did not in any
of its parts confer the slightest benefit
upon the people of the United States"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08

Chicago, May 7.-(Special)-A new
tn underbolt struck today in the legis-
iative graft investigation when Michael
S. Link, democratic representative from
IIadison county, confessed to the grand
,ury that he had been bribed for $1,000
to cast his vote for William Lorimer
in the senatorial election and had re-
ceiyed 5000 as his share of the Jack
not" corruption fund. He swore that
the Lorimer bribe had been paid to
him at ST. Louis by Lee O'Neil Browne,
minority leader of the house, few
weeks after the close of the regular
session of the 1909 legislature and that
on a later visit to ST. Louis the 5000
was paid to him by Representative
Robert f. Wilson of Chicago. As to
amounts and purposes of the bribes this
confession. No. 8, exactly corroborates
The previous confessions of Representa-
tives Charles White and H. J. c. Beck
meyer, and fastens about Browne and
Wilson a network or evidence which
as surprised State Attorney Wayman
md his assistants.
Further details of Beckmeyer's con-
fession, which add to the gravity of the
charges against Browne and Wilson,
became public during the day. 1t was
learned definitely that Beckmeyer tes-
tilted that his $1,000 bribe for voting
for Lorimer was paid to him by Browre
and the 5000 by Wilson Both pay
ments were made at ST. Louis in con-
of corrupt bargain EN- :
tered into at Springfield. Links adn,is-
sion Is the third sworn statement up
holding the perjury indictment lo-
turned against Wilson and based or
the latters testimony that he paid no
money at st. Louis to Link, Beckmeyer
or anyone else. The bribery charge
o sainst Browne Is based on his alleged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN
COMPLETE LIST OF DEAD

Brassfield. George Hatcock, Martin Bur-
reli. ]. s. Pinnington, S. C. Pinnington
ard William Pinnington.
The negroes are: Sandy Richardson.
VIII Blanchhem. King Crawford, Robert
Calhoun, Doc Richardson, Dick Hen
bricks, Will Farris, Jim Burrell, Will
Neil, George Garnum, Paul Burney. Wal
ter Cunningham, J. r. Moore, Walter
Johnson. Arthur Clayton. Tom Cater.
Sandy Daniels. Win Keys. Felix How
ton. VIII Cook, w. II. Halton, George
Exams. Felix webb. Henry Four. Frank
w. Daniel, Gorge Bryant. Rich Barker,
Tom Brown. Robert Erving, Frank Jones,
Dave Campbell. Isaiah Farmer. Tommy
Home, Jim Bankhead. John Williams. B.
Thomas, Kid Green, B. d. Neal, William
Oliver. Jim Johnson. Tom Houston, f.
II Gilbert, B. H. White. Tom Luke.
John Richardson, Jessie Can. Mircer Par
ker, Henry Fey. Oscar Hendricks. W. A.
Dawson, r. B. Thomas, Jim Staples. Ed
Ware Willie Johnson, Alabama Red
Alex Morgan, Charley Bradley. Albert
Prince. John Adams, Ike Cooper and Rob-
ert Calhoun.