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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10

SENATE - Previous to adjournm ent
at 3 o'clock on account of the death
of King Edward VII. the senate devot-
ed two hours to the consideration of
North Carolina spoke 4 favor of the
long and short haul clause of the bill
while Senator Piles of Washington op-
posed that provision of the measure.
Earlier in the day Senator Stone of
Missouri introduced a resolution in
structing the committee on postoffices
and postroads to make inquiry into the
propriety of the use of franks in cir
culaung pamphlet in support of the
tion was referred to the postof1ice COM
mittee under a promise of a speedy re-.
port, there being, some indication that
the inquiry might take on a broader
scope and that the misuse of the frank
ing privilege generally might be en-
tered upon,
HOUSE-In the house legislation re-
lating to the District of Columbia oc-
cupied the entire session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
RIVER BULLETIN.

Slowly falling stages in the Missis
sippi will continue from below Du-
buque to Muscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednes-
day; not much change in temperature.

Temperature at a. M, SO. Maxi
mum temperature in last "a hours, rs;
minimum in II hours, 81. Velocity of
wind at a. M, miles per hour. Pre-
cipitation, none. Relative humidity. at
Z p. m. SO, at z a. m. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
Benefit not
The FARMERS
Dean of North Dakota Agricul-
tural College Talks to the
Senate Committee.
TP're TO PROVE HIS CASE
Asserts That the Dollar Wheat Now
VIII Buy No More than sO-Cent
Wheat 10 Years Ago.
TP're TO PROVE HIS CASE

Washington, May 10.-In an effort
to prove the farmer is not reaping
the benefits of the high cost of food
stuffs, John H. Shepperd, dean of the
North Dakota agricultural college at
Fargo, today gave some expert testi-
mony before the senate special inves-
tigating COMMITTEES. His figures we're
based upon a comparison of present
day values with 10 years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
Costs More, Produces Less.

In one breath he admitted land had
increased in value $50 per cent and
claimed the producing capacity had
decreased 90 per cent. Retail prices
of agricultural machinery had advanc-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
HYDE SAYS HE
DID JUST RIGHT
Kansas City Doctor Accused of
Murder Declares Treatment
Was Proper.
COULD NOT IMPROVE 1T
Denies That He Ever Poisoned Any
body-He and His Wife Con-
trovert Relatives.

Kansas City, May 1O.-Emphatically
denying he ever poisoned any MEMBER
OF the Swope family or any other per
son, DIR. Hyde today completed his di-
rect testimony in his trial for murder.
His cross examination was not com
pleted at noon. Hyde admitted pur-
chasing cyanide of potassium but it
was used to kin insects, he said.
Accuse Relatives of Trfckery.
Both DR.. B. c. Hyde and his wife
were on the stand yesterday in an ef-
fort to save the accused physician s
life.
None was spared in the testimony of
the two witnesses. Relatives, former
friends and nurses who had testified
for the state against Hyde were ac-
cused of falsehood and trickery.
Hyde offered no excuses for his ac-
tions in treating the sick in the Swope
home. He did not admit he might
have erred. He said his course was
right in the cases of James Moss Hun.
ton, Thomas H. Swope and Chrisman
Swope. and maintained that tie cause
Of death he gsve when the men died
he still believed correct.
Never, the physician said, did he
try to poison any one. either with ty-
phoid germs or drugs
COntradicts Her Mother.
Checking her tears as best she
could, Mrs. Hyde fatty contradicted
the testimony given by her mother,
brother and several sisters.
Although the state questioned Mrs.
Hyde at great length, she did not be-
come confused. Her story was not
shaken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
here and may be called upon later in
the day.
wheeIan a witners.

Representative H. L. Wheelan of
Rock Island, member of the legislature
from the Thirty-third district. yester-
day was one of the witnesses before
the grand jury at Chicago which is in
vestigating the alleged bribery in con-
nection with the election of w. A.
Lorimer to the United States senate
after the end of the long Legislative
deadlock last summer Mr. Wheelan
is one of the democrats who voted for
Lorimer and the Chicago Tribune,
which has been made the instrument
of the influences that are seeking the
undoing of Lorimer, plays up its ac-
count of the grand jury session in
which the Rock Island representative
figured with view of involving him
together with Others who are said to
money for supporting the blond boss"
1t is sought now to make capital of
the fact that Mr.. Wheelan last fall
purchased property here, listing him
with other members of the legislature
who are said to have shown symptoms
of affiuence shortly after it is alleged
the bribery money was paid
Makes No Secret of IL.
According to the very complete ac-
count of proceedings before the grand
jury that the Tribune prints, Mr..
Wheelan admitted the purchase of the
property, but asserted that the money
paid for it was honestly obtained and
that there was nothing secret connect
ed with the transaction. Furthermore,
Mr. Wheelan said that he had no per-
sonal knowledge of the wrongful use
of money in connection with Lorimer's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10

ed 10 per cent and labor so per cent.
As the price of labor advances its ef-
ficiency decreases. he said.
Wheat Brings NO More.
Finally. Shepperd said 81 wheat to-
day was worth no more than so cent
wheat 10 years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
Aoain in Capital.

Washington, May 1O.-President
Taft returned to Washington, at 7:15
this morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
THIRD ARBITRATOR NAMED
Judge Chambers of Washington Will
Help Decide Rail Trouble.

Washington. May 1O.-Judge Cham
bers of this city today was appointed
the third arbitrator between the 40
railroads in the territory west of Chi
cago and the firemen and enginemen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
Work of Day in Congress

Washington, May 10.-Following is
summary of the proceedings OF the
two houses of congress yesterday,
taken from the official records:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10
PETITION FOR THE
RETURN OF SALOON
Appeal of "Sons of Washington" Or
dered Accepted by Oklahoma
Supreme Court.

Guthrie, Okla, May 10.-The Okla
homa supreme court here today In
structed the secretary of state to re-
ceive and file petition signed by 59,-
600 names and submitted by the Sons
of Washington. secret society, whose
object is to restore licensed saloons
and to initiate a movement looking to
the enactment of an amendment to the
state constitution providing for high
license and local option.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-10

CONTINUED on Page Temp
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-31
National Guard will approve Capt
Babb if he should be elected.
FCatherstOne mt Home.

c. c. Featherstone was the first to
appear before the audience among
the candidates for governor. He an
nomced that he would not make a
speech. He asked that the people give
his opponents an attentive hearing.
He suggested that the people listen
to his opponents speeches and then
vote for him.
He received two dozen beautiful
bouquets and baskets OF flowers. a
procession OF men, women and chill
dren carrying the flowers.
j. G.. Richards was able to make
himself heard today. having partially
recovered from his cold He told as
usual of his work for education Re-
caring the TACT that he had been a
State dispensary man. Mir. Richards
said he used this as a stepping stone
to prohibition.
c. l.. Blease twitted MIR. Feather
stone, saying opportunity had knocked
at Laurens' door, but it was too late
now. lie said Laurens will be cousin
to the governor, for Newberrv will
furnish him. He said Mr.. Featherstone
would need his flowers to condole
him.
j. 7. Duncan spoke.
f. I'll. Hyatt told of his work for
the farmers. He reminded the people
that he had seen service i'm the cause
OF good roads and putting up the price
OF cotton.
T. G. Mcleod had good cr"au.
many who had absented themselves
from the grove returning to hear him.
He made good speech and said if
Mr.. Featherstone is elected he will
hold up his hands. He spoke of his
local option views and of inequality
in taxation, being especially severe ON
the tax dodgers
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-31

If your liver is sluggish and out of
tone, and YOU feel dull, bilious. con
stirated, take Il dose OF Chamberlain't
Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight
before retiring and YOU will feel all
right in the morning. Sold by Lau-
rens Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-31
LAURENS MEETING
SOMEWHAT LIVELY
Excitement When Lyon Com
menCed His Speech.
REPLY TO NEWSPAPER
Brother OF Reputcd Author OF Certain
Editorial Resented Lyons Char
acterization OF the Article.

The State campaign meeting from
Laurens was held at Holwes' park
on Friday, with more than thousand
people, including large number of
/ ladies'. in attendance Chairman r. A..
Cooper presided and the Rev. a. T..
Stoudemire opened the meeting with
prayer.
+ For a report OF the Meeting. The
Advertiser here gives the story as
written by the Columbia States spe
cial correspondent, Mr.. Brian Bell:
/ With the end of the campaign in
sight the first real excitment occurred
here Friday. While j. Fraser Lyon
was addressing the big crowd j. r.
I Crews, Henry Wright and others
mounted or tried to mount the speak
er's stand Ito get Lyon" Attempts
| were made to strike the attorney gem
eral, none being successful For about
five minutes the excitement was in
/ tense.
Friends of Lyon and of the Crews
| brothers crowded toward the stand
MIR. Lyon had been speaking but n
few minutes when the trouble oc-
Cured. Mr.. Lyon in opening his
speech told that he was "on Laurens
soil" to reply to an editorial in the
I Iaurensville Herald accusing him of
! dishonesty He went on to say that
/ he was prepared to prove the edito-
rial maliciously false in that part re-
| ferring to his character. He charged
| w. r. Crews with being responsible
/ for this editorial
/ While Mr.. Lyon was speaking W.
! T. Crews, his brother or some one
standing with the two men and their
/ friends near the speakers stand
/ called: Read those other letters"
Mr.. Lyon replied 81 am going to read
all about YOU"
j. 4. Crews then lcapcd on the
stand With others standing near.
Crews tried to strike MIR. Lyon. but
was caught before he could reach
him. Mr.. Lyon was awaiting the at
tack with fists cenchcd Henry
Wright had not succeeded in mount
ing the stand but cursed the attorney
general who at once tried to strike
him. but being unable to reach him
landed kick i'm the neighborhood OF
the stomach.
! BY this time the whole grove was
ip pttcr popFnciop cnyor,l b,1F
! drawn revolvcrs were seen and trag-
! edy seemed imminent. People rushed
on the stand, friends of the Crews
brothers tugging to join in the attack,
/ while friends vi Mr.. Lyon pushed, their
way through the crowd to reach his
side
Citizens and policemen mounted the
stand and for few moments vainly
sought to restore order. John f.
Bolt, clerk of court, and r. A. Cooper.
county chairman. implored the crowd
to return to their seats. The pleas OF
these gcntlement finally Quelled the
riotous attitude.
Mr.. Bolt conferred with Mn Lyon
and announced that i'm order to in
sure peaceful continuation of the
meeting Mr.. Lyon hand consented not
to make further illusions t. W. Il.
Crews As Mn Lyon rene, ed his
speech cheers for Lyon and Crews
were given
by this time the crowd was seated
and the critical situation i'm great
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-08-31
VIII Appoint Capt. Bahb.

j. NJ Richardson candidate for adj
jutant general said he had been in
formed that one of his opponents.
Col w. w. Moore. had promised to
appoint Capt o. w Babb as his as
sistant if elected.
w w. Moore said he would appoint
as his assistant. il elected, man
whom the majority of the National
Guard would approve. He said the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
ThinkbinkS.

The past is always the present
with Us here.
A good way to prepare for a
home in heaven is to make our
homes on earth heavenly.
Ii we could make the world lust
as we wanted it many Of us would
hate to acknowledge the results.
Did you evernotice when wom-
an talks TO anyone on the outside
she always holds the screen door
open?
There are a great many men who
thank the Almighty for their food
and yet they forget all about the
grocerynan's bill.
An automobile must be about
the same as flying machine-be-
cause the drivers are 'up in the
air. good share of the time.
1t is often said that ga woman
with broom must be reasoned
with All very true, but how
about the woman with dipper of
hot water?
They have made the Fourth of
July SO tame and sane that even
the smallest school boy is begin
ming to doubt its right to a place
on the calendar.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
New Prison News.

Guard johnson escorted party
of young ladies about the place
one day last week.
Tbs factories and warehouses
are going up rapidly and the other
work on the site is progressing
equally us fast.
A large quantity Of crushed
stone to be used for cement con-
struction has arrived and work has
commenced on the new power
house.
Mr.. FL. T., one of the men work
ing on the farm, is having much
success i'll raising celery-a little
rain being the only thing neces-
sary to help it along. P. S. The
rain has "came."
Monday. July 4. was OBJ ervt d
here in the usual holiday manner.
The men were allowed the freedom
of the yard, enjoyed = large barrel
Of real good lemonade and Iartici-
pated in such sports as running,
jumping, pie. eating contest, tug
of-war aud 10 forth. After their
outing the boys enjoyed q phono-
graph concert and an extra good
dinner. All were permitted to
write an extra letter, SO under the
circumstances spent ii very pleas
ant day indeed.
u D
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
Personal.

Warden Wolfer was in the Twin
Cities Que day last week.
Mr.. Carl Munson has returned
from weeks outing at Lindstrom.
Capt. Mcmillan has returned
froIn his trip to Lake City, where
he qualified as marksman.
Earnest A. Mo.lIer of st. Paul
and j. NJ. Cavanagh of Anchorage,
Mimi, registered at The Mirror
Office recently.
Mr.. VIM. I'll. kindly. optician.
of ST. Paul WAS here on profession
al business last Sunday. About
eighteen inmates availeJ tn m.
selves of an opportunity to have
their eyes attended to by him.
Mrs. J. B. Henry of Fort Smell
ing and daughter, Betty, register
ed at The Mirror office on Thurs
day last. Also Helen B. Nc
Claughry of Boonville, Mo. They
were shown around by Warden
Wolfer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
MIRROR MAIL.
KIND AND Gloon.

To the Editor:
We are in receipt of your favor
OF recent date asking for an ex-
change. Allow us TO assure you
it will furnish us great pleasure to
do SO.
We are sending you under eepa-
rate cover copies Of the June aud
July numbers Of the Columbian
and will put you OH the list for
two copies.
Trusting you will derive Eotl,
merit and pleasure from reading
the Columbian, as we feel sure we
shall from the reading of The Mir
ror, and with best wishes for your
continued success, we remain
Yonrs very truly,
COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE PIT G. Co
New York, July 9, 1910.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
MIRRORETTES.

The local poets are going some.
Quite a few parole breakers have
been recently returned.
The Duke of Oxford is hard after
diploomer at the August meet
ing of the Board.
Por6rio Alexio Gonzolio has
both optics glued Oh a forthcoming
diploomer. it is said.
Mr.. Bourne and his assistants
are at work OH catalogue for parts
Of the Minnesota Binders.
Pshaw, the versatile contributor
to The Mirror, was recently pro-
noted to better position.
II knew the bot weather could
not last forever" says Tailor Mel
son. "a little of it goes long
way"
Capt. Alexander is away on va
cation and Mr.. Westlund is look
after his department in the mean
time.
Looks like the farm machinery
business here will be a big thing
next year and right along there
after.
The airless apparatus was n
poor working order last week re-
garding news from the Board of
Paldons.
"The twine business is always
good" says Supt. Williams. Cali
reports to the contrary notwith-
standing"
The female owl til gatemen
had, recently drowned herself in a
bucket of water. The n ale owl is
still on deck.
A new contributor to The Mir
ror who is smoking up bit lie Mr..
=. b. D. H g has 'jined" the
Poets Union.
Prof. Meyers Is low assistant
postmaster stationed between the
gates-to help take care of the
mail and otner things.
The printing Office has recently
turned out 10000 hieroglyphic
chasers after parole breakers. Mr..
Munson has been busy on the job
Tor sometime.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
JigsaWs.
Idle hands have no payday.


Never kick man when he Is
down. Most pr ople jump on him.
Many poor fellows never own
any of this earth until they are
dead.
Taking time by the forelock is
not quite as dangerous as taking a
mule by the tail.
It's the custom now when man
is getting over spree t o say:
"Well, if [ get over this I will do
it again"
Astronomers of today seem to
know as much about the comet as
did the astronomers of seventy five
years ago.
If it were not for the writer's
who tell us what to do and what
not TO do we would be neglected
bunch of humanity.
/ Ii Senators were as good at
making laws us they are at telling
funny stories hey would earn
some Of their salaries.
When [ see woman who is
vulgar and immotlest, I hin k
wouldn't she be nice creature to
take home and say: Mother, this
is my wife,
There is one thing [ like about
this place-the water. 1t reminds
me of the German Baron W h .
never drank any liquor until he
was thirtyfve years Of age. He
got soused at Il banquet. The next
morning his coppers were h 0 t..
He went out to his we'll, drank
five glasses of water, went into his
house and said: "Mommy, [ never
knew we had such good water.
Bring the children out and let
them drink
A fellow told me story about
an Irish sailor friend of his com.
ing off long voyage. He was
walking up street In New York
city on a Sunday morning and
came to big church with high,
wide steps. He stopped and was
listening to / b q choir singing.
The Sexton came to the door and
said: "My good man, went you
come in and listen to the singing? p
The sailor looked up aud saw the
cross OH the church a Il said
"No, [ don't believe I will" The
Sexton said: "Why not?' T h e
sailor replied: "My enemies are
in there" The Sexton said: "That
does net matter, Christ went among
his enemies The sailor answer
ed: Yes, [ know He did, but BEE
what they did to Him.
f. G. Nee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Population.

Total number of inmates. -. 7OS
Working Mt New Prison. -. Il
Received during week. 1880. 8
Discharged during week. -. 2
Number in First Grade. ..... 538
Nulaber In Second Grade. -. 159
Mum Der In Third Grade. -. 10
TarOied. $4,000. o
Last serialEumber 1924
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21


been quite numerous of late. The
hotter the weather, til greater
the number Of callers.
The resident in 1876 is DESTROYS
of o obtaining the Minneapolis
Weekly Tribune and illustrated
weekIies and magazines.
"Things are very quiet in Tailor
Nelson s bailiwick." said Private
Secretary Ball, "but we expect the
usual rush OF business III tie Fall. !"
Oliver Twist is the busy boy
these fine days with pencil stuck
behind each ear and two or three
fountain pens arrayed upon his
manly chest.
The Deputy Warden is holding
letter addressed to Mr. G. b.
McMullen. ID Cleve street, Nome,
Alaska. The writer must see the
Deputy Warden regarding same.
The occupant of $40 desires to
exchange the Duluth w ekly
Herald AID Chicago Weekly Inter
Ocean for the Business Educator
Of Columbus, O., and the Duluth
News Tribune.
Old Repeater said the other day
he expects to go to heaven ii any
one else does. bet We never get u
chance to trim ST. Peters whs-
kers if you do said Heliograms.
Old Repeater subsidized.
Typographical errors will &C.
casionally creep into the family
journal-despite the most careful
proofreading. 1t is hard to inl-
press the necessity of accuracy. up
on the average printer.
Il vish," said Butch recently.
''ven it is 1873 degrees hot in the
kitchen de Warden would let de
Delmonico Annex boarders eat in
de yard-just outside of de kitchen
Den We would not have to take an
hour to cool off. -
Davy is mail man again. Hard
work climbing the stairs to the
sanctum. Davy puffs like steam
engine at Il big fire, after reaching
the top Of the stairway. Il shore
wish [ had yacht and was fal
away" he said the other day.
1t is reported that Heliograms
and Old Repeater arc playing
great games Of baseball these days
in their minds. Capt. Whelar
is called in occasionally as referee
mot umpire referee. Moth.
ing like il" says Old Repeater.
| More mowers is the cry. The
claim is made that more Of the
Minnesota Mowers could have beer
sold had they been manufactured
at the prison. Next season we will
see that mowers galore and then
more mowers will he turned on,
at the State Poison. Surely the
binding Irvine aud mowers manu-
factuled by convict labor have
made Il hit with the farmers
Saltwater Gazette. A case of more
and mower!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21

Cell cl.angts: $40 to 1872; 80 to
ga; N. P. to 6l8; 228 to 4O7; III
to sd; 145 to 542; 1873 TO N. p;
40 to n. p SO to 3fd.; 1913 to 3rd. !;
$50 to 1875; $50 to $40; 464 to 3rd. !;
366 to IS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21
Latest Baseball News.

Following are the percentage tables of
the three leading leagues up to and in
GLIDING uesday's games:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-07-21

BAND PROGRAM.
Following is the musical program rendered by
the local band on Sunday. July II:
March-The Fraternity Belle. ............. Cummins
Overture-Vanessa. ST. Clair
Medley Overture-Pastime On The Yukon.
Evening Star-From Tannhauser ......... Wagner
March-S1gnal Corps Mccoy
March-The Masquerade. Krel
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-01-07
Curious Mourning Custom.

curious mourning custom obtains
among central Australians. who. al.
though representing. perhaps, the low.
est and most degraded type of human
Deihss' nave managed 10 evolve a most
complex system of rites and ceremo.
MES, which governs almost cyerv ac.
ton OF their lives. When n husband
dies, the widow paints herself all over
with white pigment, and for the space
OF year must not exhibit herself 70 n
male member of the tribe on pain of
death. For the rest OF her life. unless
she marries again, which Is sometimes
allowed. she must not speak, but com.
municate with the other women by
means of sign language. CONSISTING
OF movements of the hands and fin.
gers. which has been developed nv
these savages 10 marvellous extent.
and by which their limited stock n,
IDEAS can be fully expressed.