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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-09
MOLINE

Resume All Night Serviee.-Twen-
ty-four hour service will be in force
tonight at the Union Electric Tele-
phone exchange, the hello girls ad-
hitting that for three days the
phone accommodations have been
from : in the morning until 10 at
night, only.
District SchooI.-John Harper. aged
forenoon to spend 10 days in the
county Jail. Harper disturbed ses-
sions Of St. Mary's parochial school
Tuesday by pounding on the doors.
He finally entered without an invi-
tation and proceeded 10 produce dis
cord on the keys of a piano. The
police were called.
Buy New Sooks.-Moline board of
education held a short session Tues
day evening, allowing bills in the
amount Of $2,604.O1 and accepting
! a report of the textbook committee.
which has purchased $500 worth of
supplementary reading for the
grades.
Boosting East End.-Need of side
walk Improvements, fire protection,
more lights and a city market was
, emphasized Tuesday evening at a
meeting of the Ridgeview Mems
league in the basement of the Union
Congregational church. The meet
ing was called ostensibly 10 discuss
the city market question, but other
! subjects were advanced.
Kicked by a Mule.-James Corbin.
a teamster living at 1916 Fourth
avenue. was severely injured Tues
( day evening, when he was damned
/ against the side of a stall by a
/ frightened mule. While taking a
/ pail of water TO the animal, the han
/ die broke and the chilly water
! striking the mule caused it to be-
come wild. The man was knocked
| against the stall and was unable to
make his escape from that position
! until he had nearly been kicked in
sensible by the animal. Some idea
Of the severity of the attack can be
CLEANED when it is known that a
great share of his clothing was kick
ed off his body
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-09

from the auto reliability run through
five states.
Mrs. William Sackville spent Sun
day with her mother at Milan
Mr.. and Mrs NJ s. Martin were in
Rose Hill visiting Sunday.
Maude Galloway has returned to her
home in Muscatine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-09

OF Rock Island and Mrs. Charles Frank
CT Buffalo spent SUNDAY at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs James D. Kane
Lola HuntIey and Helen Cole we're
in Rock Island Friday
Mrs. Gus Bull of Buffalo Prairie
visited at the home OF her parents,
M and Mrs. John Kane
Al Simmons mas moved to Buffalo
where he is clerking in store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-09
Tailoring { PanitOriuIn Co.
1928 Fourth Avenue.

1928 Fourth Avenue.
The place to buy your suit
or overcoat."
Suits cleaned and pressed,
S1.25.
Suits sponged and pressed,
60 cents.
Overcoats cleaned and press
ed S125.
Hats cleaned and blocked
so cents.
Old pton< 1777-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-09
DAVENPORT

Gets New Position.-Charles F. My
ers, for five years chief clerk to Hi
ram s. Gable and c. w Jones, gener-
Al superintendent. successively, in
this district of the Rock Island road.
left today for Dalhsrt. Texas, TO be
come first dispatcher of the company
in that division
Licensed to Wed.-Cleve Houghton.
Atlanta Ill, Alice VI. Prignitz. Buffalo:
William OTTO, Lyons. Jessie Z. Hensen.
Clinton; Albert Bonnie, Davenport
Cora seidell, Davenport Herman
koberg, Davenport; Lillian NJ. John,
Davenport; Claude Groves. Davenport.
Barbara Wilzanbach, Davenport.
Forger Pleads GuiIty.-Charles a.
Healev, against whom charge OF
cheating by false pretenses was sus-
tanned BY the grand jury of this term.
was arraigned yesterday before Judge
let's and entered q plea OF guilty. Re
viii be sentenced Monday. Healey is
the young man VINO enjoyed number
Of automobile rides at the expense
Of the Iowa Auto and Tire company
and for which he paid in bogus checks.
The amount was sufficient 70 bind him
over to the grand jury under $1,000
bonds. lie appeared by his attorneys
c I. Cooper and 3. T. O'Neil.
Must Marry GirI.-When Albert
Bounie and Cora Seideu were arraign-
cd III police court yesterday. on
charges of leading immoral lives. il
developed that the Young man had
brought the cir! from her home in
Canton, IL, on the promise to marry
her. This was TWO weeks ago. Mag
istragate Roddewig after hearing their
stories, which brought out the fact
that they had been going together be-
fore they came 10 Davenport, ordered
the young men to take out marriage
license and fulfill his promise This
he agreed to do.
ScuHe Results SeriousIy-Came
NarEow. an Austrian laborer employ
ed BIZ the Corn Products company OF
Davenport, is in St. LUkes hospital
suffering from an iuiur~ sustained
NIonday night while scUfflin- with one
of his countrymeu. 1t started as
friendly scufie but the other fellow
became enrased. and STRUCK Markow
on the head with a shovel The force
of the blow fractured MarkOw's skull
aud he has been unconscious ever
since. The attending physician has
no hope for Narkow's recovery. The
man who dealt the blow cannot he
found.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
SENATE PASSED
CANADIAN BILL
ADOPTED RECIPROCITY MEASURE
BY GOOD VOTE AWAITS PRES
DENTS SIGNATURE.
DEMOCRATS RESPONSIBLE
OF the Fifty-Three Votes That Were
Cast For the Presidents Pet Meas
ure Thirty-Two Were Cast by the
Democratic Senator'S.

Washington.-Th reciprocal trade
agreement between the United States
and Canada, embodied in the recipro-
city bill that proved storm center in
two sessions of Congress, passed the
Senate without amendment by vote
Of SO to II. A majority of Republi'
cans voted against it. OF the SO votes
for it 80 were Democratic and Il Re-
publicans; of the q against, "a were
Republicans and 3 Democrats.
This action settled the whole Cana
dian reciprocity question so far as
Congress is concerned, and save for
executive approval and the Canadian
Parliaments ratification, made the
pact the law OF the land.
Congressional practice will delay
the affixing of the Presidents sigma
ture until the House is again in ses-
sion. The reciprocity bill, having or
iginated in the House, must be return
ed there for engrossment and for the
signature of Speaker Clark while the
House is sitting.
The Candian Parliament has not
yet acted on the agreement. With
one exception the provisions Of the bill
as passed by Congress will not be-
come effective until the President is
sues a proclamation that Canada has
ratified the pact. The exception to
this procedure is the paper and pulp
section of the bill, which it is an
nounced will become Immediately eff
fective when the President signs the
law
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Will Send Representatives.

Sumter.-Secretary Smell of the
chamber of commerce a few days ago
started on the formation of an ad-
vertising club. The work has pro-
gressed so we'll that az a meeting Of
the executive committee of the cham
Der Of commerce it was decided to
send cne or more delegates to the
convention of advertisers in Boston
in August, anG to secure member
ship in the advertising association.
r. |. Manning was chosen as the
delegate, with the probability that an
other delegate will be chosen to ac'
company him. The advertising com
mittee was authorized to have photo
graphs made of the industries OF
Sumter, and also of fields of cotton,
corn and truck grown around Sum
ter, these to be used both at the con-
vention and in getting up an adver-
tising book of Sumter and vicinity.
The railroad extension committee re-
ported that Mr.. Concure of the Sea-
board was in town looking into sites
and of ways of ingress and egress.
The secretary was authorized to en-
ploy a stenographer.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Cholera Has Reached Boston.

Boston.-Asiatic cholera has reach
ed Boston and caused one death while
two foreign sailors who are believed
to have brought the dread disease
here, after being taken i'll, disappear
ed and their whereabouts is unknown,
according to q statement given out
officially by Chairman Durgin of the
Boston board of health. The cholera
victim was Mrs. Tamassino Mastro-
denico, who died at the detention hos
pital on Gallups Island. The children
of Mrs. Mastrodenico are under obser'
vation at the quarantine station and
the board has already begun the work
of examining the many persons who
may have come into contact with the
dead woman.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
ORDER REDUCTIONS
IN FREIGHT RATES
RAILROAD is CALLED DOWN BY
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
DECISION is OF IMPORTANCE
The Commercial Conditions and Not
the VIII Of the Traffic Managers to
Govern the Rates charged-Decislon
Affects All Freight Rates.

Washington.-In What are known as
the Spokane-Reno-Pacifc coast cases,
the Interstate Commerce Commission
ordered material reductions in freight
rates from the East TO points between
Denver and the western terminals OF
the great transcontinental railroads.
For many years the railroads have
exacted from shippers to intermediate
points. such as Spokane and Reno,
higher races on Eastern freights than
were charged TOR the much longer
hauls to Seattle, San Francisco and
other Pacific coast points. The theory
has been that the railroads must meet
water competition 10 the Pacific
coast. The higher rates to intermedi-
ate points, arbitrarily fixed, have
been defended by a comparison with
the coast rates, plus theoretical
back-haul from the coast to the In
land stations along the line.
The commission recognizes the
right OF railroad TO meet water COM
petition to Pacific coast points, but
practically wipes out the back-haui
retes to inter-Rocky mountain terri
tory. 1t lays down what it considers
would be fair and just rates to var
ious freight zones in the West and
gives the railroads until October 10 to
adjust their tariffs accordingly.
The commission also lays down the
important principle that hereafter
railroads will not be permitted to
fix arbitrarily marked limits and that
hereafter commercial conditions rath'
er than the will of railway traffic
managers shall control rates on trans
continental transportation.
The decisions announced are OF far
reaching Importance. They affect
directly all freight rates between the
Atlantic ocean and the Pacific coast.
Particularly they affect the rates In
the territory lying between Denver
and Pacific coast points.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
GOVERNOR TO PREPARE LIST
To Furnish the Names of Barred
Liquor Houses-Did Not Await
Attorney Generals Reply.

Columbia.-Governor Blease said
that he would, in a few days, furnish
the boards of control in the six dis
pensary counties with a list of the
liquor houses which, in his opinion
are in bad standing with the state.
and which, accordingly, should not be
patronized by county dispensaries.
Governor Blease said several days
ago, upon the issuance Of his letter
and telegram to the several county
boards, threatening with removal such
of them as continued to buy from
houses that had admitted defrauding
the old state dispensary, that he
would ask Attorney General Lyon to
provide him with a list of such con-
Germs. But he has himself under
taken the complication of this list,
without waiting for a report from the
Attorney General. The Governor has
been in frequent consultation with
Mr.. NJ. H. Mobley, the state dispen-
sary auditor, in regard to this ''in-
dex expurgatorius," and hopes TO have
it ready in a few days.
Governor Blease said: u have
checked the records of the dispen-
sary investigating commissions against
the list OF liquor awards in the vari-
Gus counties recently. and l find thNt
numbers OF houses shown by the dis
pensary investigations to have de-
frauded the state have continued to
enjoy the patronage of county dis
pensaries. Florence, Charleston and
Richland counties nave patronized
seventeen such concerns, and business
has been given to eighteen of these
concerns by the boards of Aiken and
Georgetown counies. ! shall not send
out my list until / can verify it.
do not wish to do any honest house
an injustice"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Morse AnneaIs From Decision.

New Orleans.-Charles w. Morse
has appealed to the United States
circuit court from the recent decision
of Judge William T. Newman Of At
lanta, when he was denied habeas
corpus writ to secure his freedom
from the Atlanta prison, where he is
serving a 15-year sentence for viola
ton of the national banking laws.
The papers in the case were received
by the clerk of the circuit court here
and will be formally filed.
Morse contended that the court
should fix his status as a prisoner un-
der a 10-year sentence or under a
15.year sentence in order that he
might be enabled to determine how
much time he would get off for good
behavior and when a parole nigh:
be applied for. He also contended
that the Atlanta prison was for the
detention of prisoners at hard labor
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
The Constable Hits Snag.

When the Sandy Run section OF
Calhoun County belonged to old Lex
ington, it was so far away from the
county seat and the legal Offices that
the negroes and some whites, not ac-
customed to the bit of the law, peri
odically gave much trouble. Under
the new order of things, Sheriff
Dantzler, vigilant and active, subdued
the wild element to a degree beyond
the expectations Of the most opti-
mistic Recently. however, reports
were so rife about blind tigers"
white and black-in fact all the colors
OF the rainbow were represented
that two detectives were sent into
that meek Of the woods" to bring
some of the violators to the light Of
day. Their sojourn was fleeting and
unenviable. One OF the law sleuths
was set upon and beaten, two teeth
were dispatched down his throat and
his pistol and six dollars in money
were stolen.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Ask For Report on investments.

Insurance companies doing bust
ness in South Carolina have invested
over $4,000, 900 in this state since the
creation of the department of insur-
ance. A letter has been addressed by
Insurance Commissioner McMaster to
all insurance companies asking for
reports as to investments in this state.
The following circular has been sent
out to the insurance companies by
Mr.. McMaster: please make return
of all investments of your company
in the following named South Caro-
ilan securities on inclosed blank:
% South Carolina state, county or
municipal bonds.
(2) First mortgage bonds of South
Carolina real estate.
(3) First mortgage bonds OF South
Carolina corporations whose property
is situated entirely within the state.
"a Property situated within the
state and taxable therein.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
EDUCATIONAL BOARD
ADOPTED READERS
THE 3. F. JOHNSON COMPANY RE-
FUSED TO ACCEPT THE CON.
TRACT FOR READERS.
H0UGH MAKES STATEMENT
The Education Board Gives the Con-
tract to the Heath company-states
Why w. F. johnson Company Could
Not Take the Contract.

Columbia-"We can not sign 1t il
we hope to exist. 1t is like placing
q rope around our neck and handling
that rope over to the book trust i;
that is our position. II is utterly i'm
possible for us to do it. If we hope
to live"
This statement was made before
the state board OF education at a
special meeting by F. F. Hough, the
representative of the B. F. Johnson
Publishing company Of Richmond.
the company refused to accept the
contract for the third, fourth and fifth
readers under the Interpretation Of
the board Of education. Following
the refusal Of the Johnson company
to accept the contract, the board
awarded the contract, 1t Is said. for
the third, fourth and fifth readers
to the Heath company. The John
son company is under bond OF ST.
900 for the fulfillment of its contract.
Just whether this money will be re-
tanned by the board is not known.
F. F. Hough, the representative OF
the B. F. Johnson Publishing COM
pany of Richmond, made the follow
ing statement as to why the contract
with the state board of education was
refused. "The acceptance OF this
contract, under the Interpretation OF
the state board Of education, would
mean the absolute destruction Of our
company. The 60 per cent exchange
allowance on the Wheeler books,
which are considerably higher In
price than our books of the same
grade, in some instances, means as
much as SO 1-3 per cent exchange in
our books. We have numerous state
adoptions on this series Of readers.
Were we to have accepted this con-
tract we would have been compelled
under the terms of our contract with
other states TO gran, them the same
exchange allowance.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
May Tell Who Killed Wife of eeattle.

Richmond, Va.-The most impor-
tant development in the Beattie muir
der case was an indication on the
part of Beulah Binford, the woman
with whom Henry c. Beattie was in
fatuated, that she has decided to turn
against her erstwhile admirer. Miss
Binford, who is in Jail as a witness in
default OF $1,000 bond, sent for Detec-
tive Scherer. A conference followed
between the Binford girl, the detective
and the Commonwealth's attorney, Mr..
Wendenberg, and it is understood that
she made admissions which strength
en- the theory of the Commonwealth's
representatives that Beattie alone sent
his wife to her death en- the lonely
Midlothian turnpike.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
DOES NOT AGREE WITH MOORE
Governor BIease Opposes Plan to Drill
the School Students In Military
Tactics-Gives Reason.

olumbia.-Governor Blease does
not ty any means agree with Adit.
Gen. Moore in the 1atter's opinion
that it would be a good thing for this
state to adopt the California plan OF
organizing high school students into
military companies OF forty men each
and drilling them with Krag-Jorgen-
sen rifles. Adjt. Gen. Moore told re-
porters that he heartily approved
the suggestion of MIR. Robert Shaw
Oliver, acting Secretary of War, that
other states adopt the California sys-
tem
In transmitting Mr.. divers letter
Adjt Gen. Moore wrote TO Cover
nor Blease in part as follows: u
heartily concur in the suggestion Of
fered and also approve of most Of
the sections incorporated in this
California; Act, but / feel satisfied
that in order to have similar Act
passed by the Legislature of this state
it will be necessary for the war de-
partnent to provide at least the arms
and equipment necessary without
cost to this state, together with the
assignment of an officer from the reg
ular army or from the retired list for
instruction and supervision OF such
schools as may come under the pro-
visions Of this Act"
Governor Blease addressed to Mr.
Oliver letter in which he presents
in plain terms his views, which diff
fer radically from those of Adjt. Gen.
Moore.
The Governors letter is as follows:
Hon. Robert Shaw Oliver, Acting
Secretary of War and President OF
Board for Promotion of Rife Practice,
Was hington, D. C.-Sir: Your letter
of July 13, transmitted to me July
10 by Adjt. Gen. W. w. Moore, re-
ceived. In reply l beg leave to say
that | cannot concur with the Adju-
tant General of my state in approx
ing your bill.
In the first place, | do not believe
this country is in danger of any seri-
Gus war, now or hereafter, as | think
arbitration is more humane than war,
and that by peace conferences differ
ences between countries will be set
II blnOdcbod
do not believe in educating every
boy that he has to shoot somebody.
They have enough OF that in them
already.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Hope That Governor Will be Good.

The appointment of the Hon. ].
Willard Ragsdale on the board of
trustees of the South Carolina In
dustrial School, which is located at
Florence, by Governor Blease, gives
entire satisfaction to Florence peo-
pie, and all are pleased that the Gov
ernor acted so wisely. Mr.. Ragsdale
Is a great friend VI the institution
and when the Governor was here at
tending the Rural Carriers Conven-
tion, on July 4, Mr.. Ragsdale took
the opportunity and pleasure in car
rying the Governor out to see this
splendid institution of which Flor
entines as a rule are justly proud,
and of which Florentines hope that
the Governor will in time be exceed
ingly proud. regardless of the fact
that he chopped" off the states ap-
preparation to that school -
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Rloodhounds Aid Detectives.

New York.-Bloodhounds are aid
ing detectives searching for the high
waymen who attempted to wreck a
Long Island railroad train near Val
ley Stream, L L. A 15-car passenger
train crowded with pleasure-seekers
was speeding toward the city when
Engineer Whitford saw an obstruc-
ton on the track He threw on his
brakes and brought the train to stop
within Is feet OF the obstruction. A
tie had been planted in a hole dug
out between the rails, the end tiltet
toward the approaching locomotive.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Jasper County Carries 12 to 1.

Jasper county was placed on the
map of South Carolina by vote of
2S3 to 26, or u to /, in the elec-
ton. In the race for the county seat
Ridgeland won over Gillisonville by
a vote of 235 to 61 The election pass
ed off quietly, and without any dis
order. The territory involved con-
tains 627 square miles, and is taken
from Hampton and Beaufort counties.
Section 637 of the civil code OF
South Carolina, outlining the duty OF
the general assembly in the formation
of new counties, provides that after
the returns Of an election on new
county have been canvassed by the
commissioners of election and certi-
fed the result to the secretary OF
state the general assembly at is next
session shall create such new county
at two-thirds of the qualified electors
voting at such election shall vote In
favor Of the establishment OF such
new county.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Constable Shot the Wrong Man.

Constable Walker Moore of Duncan,
thinking that a negro who he had fol
lowed for a mile was John Huff, slay-
er of Policeman Mcconnell of Ashe-
vile, finally caught his man and
later allowed him to escape. The ne
gro fed and the amateur Sherlock
Holmes took shot at him. The bull
let struck the fleeing negro in the
arm and inflicted flesh wound. The
negro turned out to be Bud Mont
gomery, who stated that he had never
been to Asheville. He was released.
from custody
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Arrests Men Who Go, Licenses.

Sheriff ]. G. Long, acting under in
structions from the governor, went
TO the Office Of the city clerk and OBJ
tanned the names of the nine parties
TO whom nearbeer licenses had been
issued by the city of Union Seven
OF the nine alleged violators OF the
law have been arrested and are out
on bond. The other two are i'll, but
will be placed under arrest as soon
as practicable. The sheriff states
that he is going to follow the law
and continue to raid the places OF
business of the violators
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
Castro Looking Fer a Friendly Port.

Washington. go Cipriano Castro, in
the opinion of diplomatic officer who
has given some study to the problem
OF locating the Venezuelan, is now a
sort of flying Dutchman' making
a desperate effort to reach friendly
port in his native country. Apparent
" just as he nears his goal, he is
turned back, not by storms, but by
watchful guardians of the Venezuelan
coast or warships of other nations
which seek to prevent him from re-
newing his activity in his own
country.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1911-07-27
lntsrest in Outcome Of Fake Battle.

Washington on-The Navy Department
will soon announce which fleet won
the battle" OF Narragansett Bay. Adj
miral Otterhaus, who commanded one
fleet and Commander Eberle, who di-
rected the other, each claims TO have
gained theoretically possession Of
Long Island Sound. Each claims he
"annihilated" his enemy" From the
official reports of the umpires, soon
to reach him, Secretary Meyer will
decide which fleet won. Interest in
theoretical battles has been very
keen.