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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
ROYAL LADIES FIGHT
Austrian Duchesses Pummel Each
Other Until Sepsrated.

Vienna, April 28.-A conflict be.
tween the Archduke, Francis Ferdi-
nand, heir to the Austrian throne, and
his wife, the Duchess Hohenberg, on
the one side, and the rest of the court
on the other, is increasing in it's in.
tensity since the Emperor Francis
Joseph raised the Countess Chotek te
the rank of a duchess.
At the launching of the Austrian
battleship Zriny, at Trieste, friction
developed between the duchess and the
Archduchess Marie Valerie, the daugh.
ter Of the emperor. During the cere.
monies neither exchanged q word and
the Archduke Francis simply nodded
when the Archduke Francis Salvador
and his wife, Maria, arrived. This
was followed by the latter turning hel
back on the duchess when an oppor.
tunity was offered, thereby deeply ex,
citing the heir presumptive.
When the festivities we're over tht
Afchduchess Maria and the heirs
morganatic wife exchanged bittel
words. Their excitement grew bitter
and scuffle followed, both the ladies
trying to use their umbrellas on each
others heads, their husbands having
to separate them by force.
AS consequence the heir to the
throne and his wife will stay away
from the court for some weeks, and
probably go on a trip around the
world. The Duchess Hohenberg .is
looked upon by the fastidious and
naughty court as an intruder Of low
birth.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
THE ENDORSEMENT
OF A CANDIDATE
Indiana Democratic Conven.
tion Has Settled the Party
Problem

Indianapolis, Ind, April 2S.-To de-
eide whether or not 1t should endorse
a candidate for the United States SEN
ate was the first: business of the In
diana Democratic convention when it
assembled today. y Action upon the
question was postponed at last night's 8
session.
Gov. Marshall. who originally pre-
sented the proposition and who had
defended it in his speech as tempo
rary chairman Of the convention, and
John E. Lamb of Terre Haute, vice
chairman Of the Democratic national
committee. supported the plan.
Lamb is a candidate for the nomina-
ton. The opposition was led by
Thomas .Taggart, former chairman of
the Democratic national committee
and also a candidate for the senate.
Taggart is in favor of a state wide
primary to be hela after the state
election in November. After having
decided this question, the convention
will hearsspeech ,ts.s permanent
chairman Emitted t6tafesssenato B: F.
Shively, adopt a platform and nomin-
ate state tleket. -
By vote of SO 10 to 1858 1-2 the
convention adopted the proposition
presented By Governor Marshall that
the convention should endorse a can
didate for United: States senate.
The vote was taken after the lead
ers Of the party on both sides of the
question had been heard. Senator B.
F. Shively and Samuel Ralston spoke
against the proposition while ]. 8.
Mccullough and John H. Lamb ar
gued in its favor.
After Senator Shively had protest
ed that the convention had not been
called to nominate q senator and
could not authoritively do so, Lamb
arose to close the debate in favor of
the proposition. Immediately the
convention was in tumult and Lamb
waited several minutes before he ven-
tured to speak. When he declared.
Il am eternally opposed to Taggart-
ism," riot seemed imminent, the 1873
delegates from Indianapolis and Mari
on county among whom sat Thomas
Taggart, arose in their places with
boots and Kisses. The delegates from
Terre Haute and Vigo county, Lambs
home, retorted with cheers. Other
delegates took sides and crowded
from their seats into the aisles. The
speaker continually was interrupted
by jeers from the opposition and a
few of his words could be heard.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
CHILD PLAYED
WITH MATCHES
Clothing Became 1gnited and
Burns Caused Death in q
Few Hours

Steele, N. D., April 2S.-At 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the 1S months
old daughter of A. p. Walker was SO
badly burned that she died about 6
o'clock last evening. 1t appears that
the child's mother had gone to town to
do some shopping and that in her, alb
sence the child secured some match
es, and while she was playing with
them. one Of them became lighted, set
ting her dress on fire. The little one
was soon a mass of flames.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
Won
THE ENGLISH
AERIAL DERBY
Made Flight From London Ia
Manchester in Twenty-Four
Hours
LAST IWENTY.FOUR MILES WERE
MADE N nWEnTy.SIx MINUTES
Secured the Fifty Thousand Dollar
Prize by Covering the Distance IN
Almost Exactly Twelve Hours-Re.
ceived Ovation at Manchester. -

Manchester, England, April 2s.-The
first aerial derby for a prize offered
by an Englishman has been won by
q Frenchman.' Upon landing here
Louis Paulhan was given tremend-
GUS ovation and unstinted praise for
his remarkable feat. Paulhan, the
winner of the $4,000 prize for first
flight from London to Manchester
made within twenty-four hours and
with not more than two stops, arrived
here at $3.50 o'clock this morning, al
most exactly twelve hours after he
left London last evening. His last
twenty-four hours were made in
twenty-six minutes.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
BRAIN OPERATION
TO CURE INSANITY
Physicians Hope to Relieve a
7-Year-old Pennsylvania
Girl by Knife

Philadelphia, April 2s.-Physicians
at the state hospital for the insane
at Norristown, Pa, have decided to
resort to the knife to try to cure
Pearl Edith Ferrier, 7-year-old girl
who was sent to them from West Con-
shohocken by n commission in lunacy.
It is believed that by surgery the
child can be cured of her mania,
which is to destroy things. and that
she can then go back to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Ferrier, Jr.. as
q healthy, normal child. The doctors
are united in the belief that it is a
pressure on the brain which has made
her as she is. and that If this is re-
moved, she will no longer have the
desire to tear and break things. The
parents have consented to the opera
tion.
The case Of little Pearl Ferrier is
unusual, and has attracted the widest
attention. She began to show symp-
toms of an abnormal tendency when
she was two years old, and this ten
dency has increased steadily year by
year.
Mania to Destroy.
Her mania is to destroy things.
Nothing that her little hands can
break dare be left within reach of
her when there is no one else around
to control her. She has broken clocks,
furniture, mirrors, china, almost ev-
erything that is usually kept around
a house which can be broken.
She is permitted to play in the yard,
but in order that she might have the
exercise which is due to every child,
her parents found it necessary to
make a kind of harness which she
could not shake off and tie her in the
yard. In this way she played, con-
fined to circular bit Of territory
within a radius Of perhaps twenty
five feet. Thanks to this outdoor life,
Pearl has grown to be physically
strong and healthy. Her eye is bright
and her color good. If it were not
or the tendency to break things sha
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28

He said neither man had done ought
but what was sanctioned by the Re-
publican party, and that the party,
and not two of its members, should
receive the attention Of the people.
There has been altogether too
much attacking Of public ohicials," !"
said the senator. WHAT" he asked,
could be expected Of growing gen.
GRAFTON when its first memories would
be Of most Of the public men-the
men who should be expected to fur
nish good examples-constantly under
attacks?"
It was only after considerable de-
liberation that Senator Bailey con-
sented to answer the questions that
were put to him yesterday afternoon.
He said there was no doubt that some
thing should be done to check the
sweeping tendency toward men and
away from principles. Men, he point
ed out, are susceptible to many emo
tons that may make them, when COM
mitted to no set of principles, danger
GUS. True principles, on the other
hand, lived on when the men who
had enunciated them, had disappear
ed.
It was recalled to Senator Bailey
that in a speech, which he recently
delivered at Worcester, Mass, he had
referred to the political chaos
which, he said, existed in this coun-
'sry today. He was asked to explain
It he meant by that.
+ Nnk." said the senator "that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-28
the strongly charged atmosphere and
our object is to supply similar sttm
ulus systematically.
Arctic Affords Example

"The growth and development OF
plants in the arctic regions compares
favorably with that In southern coun-
tries, and yet their summer is very
short, and the suns rays have to
travel in such an oblique direction
that much OF their heating power is
lost. Why is it, therefore, that the
plants flourish? The explanation lies
in the strong electrical currents which
are passing from the air to the earth,
the effect of which can be seen in
the aurora borealis.
1.-THE electric current can be gen.
Grated either by small dynamo or
from the nearest supply company's
mains, and by means Of transform
er 1t is raised to the high pressure
required (about 100000 volts). The
current from the transformer is more
or less alternating; that is, it is not
a steady current in one direction, but
oscilating, first in one direction and
then in the opposite. For convenience
we call the current in one direction
positive and in the other negative. 1t
Is the positive current that we dis
charge from the network Of wires
above the plants. Under special con-
ditions-as where there is an excess
Of natural electricity-it might be ad-
visable to use the negative, but the
alternating current would be of no
use.
Fixes on to Plants
ITO sort out the positive and mega
tive currents from the transformer,
valves specially invented for the pur-
pose by Sir Oliver are used. Working
exactly like the valves in an ordinary
pump, they allow the current to flow
IN one direction only, and prevent its
getting back; they thus store the cleo
tricity In the field network, from
which it 'fiizzes' of to the plants be-
low.
This field network consists of fine
iron wire, the wires being spread
about ten yards apart and eighteen
feet or so above the ground. The
wires are SO fine that it is difficult to
see them even when standing i'm
mediately below them.
"The action that the electrical dis
cnarge mas on the plants, Sir Oliver
suggests, may be considered as arti-
ficial sunshine, and as in no way TAX
ing the place of fertilizer. The richer
the soil the larger the increase that
may be expected. With most plants,
on average soil, the electrified area
may be expected to yield thirty per
cent more than the nonelectrified. II
a higher increase than this is obtain
ed we consider the results good, and
II lower poor. On rich soil very much
larger percentages have been obtain
ed. The power required is quite small
and many of the installations at pres
ent working are in unskilled hands. !"
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would not be snlike other children
Of her age.

would not be anlike other children
Of her age.
But 1t was this tendency which had
to be reckoneda with. Her parents
talked and pleaded with her. The
child would promise to be good and
straightway would forget her prom
Uses at the first opportunity. At last
the parents applied to the court for
advice and relief and an almost un-
heard Of thing resultsd.
Adjs1Sed Insane
The court appointed a commission
in lunacy to look into the mental con-
dition Of this 7-yearrold child. Law
yers say they cannot recall similar
case in the history OF the courts in
eastern Pennsylvania.
This commission pondered gravely
over the child.s condition. They heard
the testimony Of the parents and
found out that the Ferriers had done
everything they could think of to
help their daughter. They were nc
longer able to control her. Conse.
quently the commission sent Pearl to
the insane asylum to let the doctors
there wrestle with her case.
Now final effort is to be made ia
help her. The doctors believe that
the removal Of q part of the skull
will cure her of her obsession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20

DR.. G. E. Lindberg, vice president
OF Augustana college, has received
word that he has been signally hon
ored by Muhlenberg college of AL
lentcwn, Pa, having the degree of
LID. conferred on him by that in
stitution. Comforting of the degree
came as a complete surprise to DR..
Lindberg, he having received no in
timation of the contemplated action
of Muhlenberg college.
The letter of announcement was
from DR.. ]. A. w. Haas, president of
Muhlenberg college and read as fol-
lows:
MY Dear Doctor: Today it was my
pleasure on behalf of Muhlenberg CO..
lege to confer upon you the degree
of LID. With many congratula-
tions, Yours sincerely,
JOHN w. HAAS"
The honor to DR.. Lindberg comes
in recognition Of work he has done
as an educator and author. He has
been honored once before by Mullen
berg college, having received his DID.
from that institution in 1893. The
late King Oscar of Sweden in 1901
conferred upon him the degree of
knight of the Royal Order of the
North Star.
DR.. Lindberg IS graduate of
Augustana college and seminary,
also of the Theological seminary Of
Philadelphia. Pa. He was president
of the New York conference from
1879 to 1899, and vice president Of
Augustana synod from 1899 to 1907.
He has been professor of dogmatics,
ethics, apologetics, hermeneutics and
church polity in Augustana seminary
since 1890 and is vice president of
the institution. During the last two
years he has been acting president.
He is the author of several relig-
ious works, including Syllabus in
Church Polity," and a textbook in
dogmatics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
SUIT AGAINST CITY
MAY FOLLOW ARREST
Father of Miss Sadie Hughes, Taken
as Disorderly, Retains a
LAWYER
Lawyer.

The arrest of Miss Sadie Hughes,
507 Twentieth street, on a charge of
disorderly conduct Saturday afternoon
by the police department may result
in an action for damages against the
city by the father of the young woman.
Ben Hughes, the father, is employed
by the government engineers as cook.
He is stationed with a dredging fleet
east of Milan. When he came TO the
city Saturday night to spend Sunday
with his daughter, he learned she was
prisoner at the county jail She was
sentenced to 40 days by Police Magis-
trate c. ]. Smith. She was taken in
the patrol from her home on Tween
tieth street to police headquarters. Mr..
Hughes has retained Attorney &. c.
Wenger to secure the release from jail
Of his daughter by habeas corpus pro
ceedings. Mr.. Wenger stated this af-
ternoon he had not yet investigated
all the facts and was not in position
20 express an opinion on the case. Mr..
Hughes charges that a great injustice
has been done his daughter They NOV
ed here a year ago from LeClaire,
Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
OBITUARY RECORD.
Mrs, William Edwards.

Mrs. William Edwards, 2422 Seventh
avenue, died at $50 last night of can
Ger of the pancreas. She had been all
ing five years, and twice had made
trips abroad for her health. She had
been confined to her bed since last
Christmas. She underwent an opera
ton a month ago, and she rallied from
this, but two weeks ago she began to
fail.
Mrs. Edwards was born June Is,
1916, in Treherbert, Glaamorgan shire,
Wales, and it was there that she spent
her early childhood. She was united
in marriage with Mr.. Edwards May &c,
1866, at Cardiff, Wales, where they
lived several years. In 1870 they came
to America and settled in Rock Island.
Mrs. Edwards was a member of the
Baptist church. She was a devoted
wife and mother and was beloved by
all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband;
six daughters, Mrs. Charles Campbell,
Mrs. H. c. Saunders, Mrs. J. r. STEM
gel, and Misses Catherine, Gwendolyn
and Myra Edwards, and one son. Hen
~ J. Edwards, all of Rock Island.
There are three sisters in Wales and
one sister in London, and five grand
children. The funeral will be held
from the home Wednesday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. The services will be con-
Quoted by DR.. H. w. Reed. ~IntermenS
will be in Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
Personal Points

Tom Ruskton of Muscatine was in
the city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Collins are the
| parents of a son, born Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph De Silva have
gone to New Orleans for a visit.
Miss Mabel 5runer has returned
| from two months visit in Minnesota.
Mrs. D. d. Petrie has returned to
her home in Ophiem after visit in
this city.
Harvey Ivers eft today for his home
in Peoria after spending the past few
days in the city.
Bert Cowley arrived this noon from
his home in Galesburg He will visit
here several days.
Edward Glenn, who has been visit
ing relatives, left this afternoon for
his home in Norris.
Miss Hazel Fuller arrived in Rock
Island this noon from her home in Chi
cago to visit relatives.
L. c. Sabin arrived in Rock Island
today from his home in Sault Ste
Marie to visit relatives.
William H. Gates arrived this morn
ing from his home in Baton Rouge, La,
to spend several days on business.
D. NJ. Mccarthy and sister-in-law,
Miss Helen Dover, left last evening
for visit at Chicago and Aurora.
F. F. Houston of Rockford left for
his home last night after spending sew
eral days in the tri-cities on business.
Mrs. E. B. Sterling and daughter
Helen are here from their home in
Berlin, Wis, for visit with relatives
Henry LlnL~.s of Sioux City, who
has been visiting here for several
days, left this morning for his home
Mrs. A. J. Taylor and daughter Mar
guerite arrived this morning from
Cloquet, Mimi, for a short visit in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hamilton ar
rived in Rock Island this morning from
their home in Chicago to visit rela-
tives.
Mrs. H. Conover, who has been
spending the past few days in the city,
left this afternoon for her home in
Orion.
P. r. Sheehy, who has spent the
past week in Rock Island visiting with
relatives, left Saturday for his home
in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Blennerhassett
of Monet, Mo-, who have been visiting
here with relatives, left last night for
their home.
Horace Burdick and Patrick Dodge
arrived in Rock Island this morning
from their home in Indianapolis. They
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
AN ALLEGED HORSE
THIEF CAUGHT HERE
Charles Hopkins, Driving Marengo,
Iowa, Team, Is Traced to
Rock Island.

Officer Dennis Bennett jumped into
an automobile yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock, and after an exciting chase
up Fifth avenue succeeded in appre-
hehding an alleged horse thief The
man gave his name as Charles Hop
kins and says he halls from Marengo,
Iowa. John Thompson, owner of the
two horses Hopkins is alleged to have
stolen, and the sheriff of Iowa county,
arrived in the city soon after the ar
rest and took charge of the man, who
returned to Iowa without the formality
of extradition papers from the COVER
nor of the state.
The police say that Hopkins stole
the horse and the rig to which they
were hftched Saturday afternoon and
that he drove as rapidly as he could
to Davenport, where he put up for the
night. The police were notified to be
on the lookout for him and when he
came over to this side of the river
Bennett saw him and gave chase. The
horses were in mighty bad shape as
the result of their hard driving of the
day before and they are in a stable
here until they have chance to re-
cuperate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
For Share of State Fund.
Rock River District Missionary So

Rock River District Missionary So
ciety.
Robert Buckert, who has been visit
ing friends in the city for the past
week. left this morning for Chicago
where he will spend several weeks
before returning to his home in Mime
apolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. K G. Hill and daughter
Stella. Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Jensen and
Mr. and Mrs. T. Pratt arrived in Rock
Island this morning from their home
in Buffalo, ~ Y. They will spend sew
eral days visiting friends in the tri-
cities enfoute to Los Angeles, Cal,
where they will make an extended
visit.
Mrs. B. c. Hartz and daughters, Eliz-
abeth and Maude, have returned from
the east, where they attended the grad
uating exercises of Miss Maude at
Washington, d. c., going later to the
commencement exercises of Wellesley,
the alma mater of Miss Elizabeth En-
route home they visited at Niagara
Falls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
PASS UP REGATTA
Davenport Merchants Unwill-
ing to Stand Portion of
Expenditures.
SHARE HERE is CERTAIN
Rock Island Business Men Could
Raise Entire Amount but Boat
Club Declines.

From all indications the effort to
bring the 1911 regatta Of the Missis-
sippi Valley Power Boating association
here will fall through because of fail
up the plan with the same spirit and
energy which has been shown by the
boat club and the merchants of this
city.
The Iowans have practically decided
that their merchants will not stand for
the expense of the regatta with a good
will, and that even if they did, it might
jeopardise their chances of raising
enough money by subscription later
on with which to build the new club
house under contemplation for the last
three years The Rock Island club
men assured the Davenporters thai the
merchants on this side of the river
want the regatta, and that they are
willing to put up $4,000 to assure it's
being carried out. The plan was for
the Davenport people to put up the
same amount, as obviously the regatta
would mean just as much to Davenport
as it would to Rock Island.
willing to Help.
Although the Davenport boat club
members state that they are willing
and anxious to aid Rock Island in case
the regatta is brought here through the
efforts of the delegates from this city,
they are u willing to stand a share of
the expens ! which will be in Cured in
the procuring Of suitable prizes for the
many races and events which are u.s.
ually on the program. This promise
did not satisfy the local club, however,
and the Davenporters were asked to
consider the matter once more and
then give a final decision.
Commodore Gus A. Jencke of the
Island City Boating association stated
today that he felt convinced Rock ISL
and could take care of the expenses of
the regatta alone without any aid what
soever from Davenport, but that it
would be so unfair to the Rock Island
merchants who put up the money that
the club could not consider going into
it without Davenport standing a share
of the expenses. AS he explained it.
the regatta would mean just as much
to Davenport, once it was here, as
though the merchants of that city had
a share in bringing it here. The thou
sands Of visitors who would come
would not be swayed TO keep away
from Davenport and spend all of their
money in Rock Island simply because
Davenport was not interested enough
in the regatta to want to stand a share
of the expense.
The local club has now done its
share of the preliminary work, and it
is assured that this city will be
ready to stand for its half if the time
comes. 1t is now up to Davenport if
the 1911 regatta is to be brought here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-20
rheumatism Cured In Three Days.

N. B. Langley. Madison. Wis. says:
Il was almost helpless with rheuma-
tism for about five months. Had IL In
my neck so could not turn my head.
and all through my body. tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until | procured
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism.
In a few hours the pain was relieved
and in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and was at work"
Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Second
avenue, Rock Island; Gust Schlegel
& Son, 220 West Second street. Daven.
port.