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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
COL. BONAPARTE'S WIDOW
Is DEAD IN WASHINGTON

Washington, Nov. 20.-Mme. Bon
aparte, widow Of Colonel Jerome
who was a grandson of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
HUGHES TELLS OF
HIS DOINCS HERE
Business Associate of Lorimer
Gives Details of Rock Is
land Visit.
CAMPAIGN is A QUIET ONE
Declares Man Subsequently Elected
Had No knowledge of His
Work for Him.

| Chicago, Nov. 20-Lack of witnesses
delayed today's session of the commit
tee investigating the Lorimer election.
! The committee held an executive ses-
sion to determine what witnesses are
TO be called before adjournment We'd
nesday.
Representative Alschuler told the
committee he voted for Lorimer be-
cause of an agreement with Lee
O'Neill Browne to oppose Hopkins
candidacy, and that this opposition be-
came effective when he voted for Lori
mer.
Attorney Healy Saturday interrogat-
ed J. J. Hughes, business associate of
Senator Lorimer, closely about his
visit TO Rock Island and Moline.
When he reached the twin-cities he
saw Patrick Walsh, who had been as
sociated in railroad construction work
with Mr.. Lorimer, and P. F. Mccarthy,
another friend of Mr.. Lorimer.
PHONE FROM LANDEE.
Both these men knew State Senator
Landee and Representative Wheelan
from that legislative district. The wit
ness was not acquainted with either
of these men. Hughes said Landee, in
spite of the fact that they were strang-
ers, learned he was in Rock Island and
telephoned to the hotel where he was
taking dinner and made an engagement
with him for that evening.
Senator Kern called attention to the
testimony of the witness of the day be-
fore, wherein the latter said Landee
phOned to Hughes at the hotel in Mo-
line. The witness said the latter state
ment was correct
DIDN'T KNOW OF HINES ACTIVITY.
Hughes testified that In company
with Mccarthy he called upon Samuel
S. Davis, a son-in-law of Frederick
Weyerhaeuser, to whom Edward Hines
had telephoned from Washington.
Neither he nor Mccarthy knew Davis
and the witness denied he had any
knowledge of the Hines communica-
ton
He-expfafned ed that in order to identify
himself during the conversation with
Davis, he referred him to Walsh He
urged Davis to use his influence to get
the representatives from the Rock Is
land district to vote for Lorimer, but
Davis was unwilling to do so for the
reason that the names Of these men
were far up on the alphabetical list
and they would have to bear the bur
den of starting the movement for Lor-
liners election.
HAZY ON MEN HE SAW
Hughes said he talked with every
member of the legislature he saw, but
could give no names or recall any con-
versaton outside of Landee and
'Wheelan. Senator Fletcher brought
out that the corporation OF which Mr..
Lorimer and the witness are officers
paid all the latter's expenses through
the state when he advocated Lorimer's
election. He insisted, however, that
this action was incidental to his con
duct of his usual routine work.
Hughes told of his visit to WheeIan
in company with Walsh, of the conver-
sation which took place, and of Wheel
ans announced purpose at this meeting
to vote for Lorimer if sufflcie other
democrats did SO to assure the cleo
ton. AS to the arguments used with
Wheelan, he mentioned the tariff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
The Weather
Forecast TIL p. M. Tomorrow, Tor
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline.
and Vicinity.

and Vicinity.
Generally fair tonight and Tues
day, not much change in temperature
the lowest temperature tonight viii
be about Is degrees
Temperature at g. n 21. High
est yesterday IS, lowest last night
21.
Velocity Of wind at z a. N. 1e
miles per hour.
Precipitation .02 inch.
Relative humidity at Z p. n Sc
ar E. u. So.
Stage Of water 81 a fall of L in
last As hours.
J. n. SHERIER, Local Forecaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Continued on Page Five)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Washington, NOV. 20.-Richard V.
Lindabury counsel OF the United
States Steel corporation made ObJec-
tion before the Stanley Steel commit
tee today 10 q continuance OF the
hearing, In view OF the governments
suit against the corporation. He ar
gued to continue the hearing would be
against the provisions Of resolution
Continued on Page Five)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Argus Want Ads
Always Bring Results
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
News Of Especial interest to
Minnesota Readers. -.
WILL AID RATE CASE APPEAL
Committee Of Railroad Commissioners
From Seven States Decide to
Assist Minnesota.

Briefs in argument of the appeal OF
the Minnesota rate case decision are
to be prepared by a committee of rail
road commissioners chosen at the con-
vention at Omaha of commissioners
from seven states.
These will be presented to the SUI
preme court when the appeal from
Judge Sanborn's decision is argued.
Officials of the state railroad com
missions attended from Oklahoma,
Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, South
Dakota, Nebraska and New Jersey.
The decision to fight the case was
unanimous.
The members of the state railroad
commissions and the state physical
valuation engineers, in conference,
adopted the report of commit
tee on permanent organization and
thereby completed the initial steps in
the formation of a national body to in
clude these two groups of officials.
The new body will be largely taken
from the Mississippi Valley states, al
though New Jersey is one of the
states to be represented.
The report states that the associa.
ton is to be formed for the purpose of
mutual benefit and exchange of infor-
nation, more specifically to bring
about uniform methods of physical
valuation and of accounting. No po
litical significance is limited at.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
TAFI'S DATES IN MINNESOTA
Will Max. Opening 9peech al Mank.:
tn Oct %

President William H. Taft will be.
gin his Minnesota speechmaking on
his Swing around the circle" at Man.
kato, the home of Governor A. O.
Eberhart, arriving there at 1920 in
the morning of Tuesday, Oct. "a.
Thence he will go to Minneapolis, ar.
irving at 1880 in the evening. He will
spend the night in Minneapolis, and
the next day he will be in the hands
of the St. Paul reception committee,
leaving st. Paul at 11:15 Wednesday
evening.
This information was received by
Governor Eberhart in a telegram from
Charles D. Hilles, President Taft's
private secretary.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
CALLS TAFT DlCTAToRlAL
CIapp Says President Doesn't Know
How to Handle People.

"The knowledge that he has no
chance of reelection has made Presi-
dent Taft i'll tempered, dictatorial and
bullheaded'
This is the opinion of Senator Moses
E. Clapp of Minnesota, expressed in
an interview before his departure
from Long Beach, CAL, for Fresno.
Taft doesn't know how to handle
the people," Clapp continued, land
nobody knows that better than Taft
himself. This knowledge has made
him sour, peevish and fretful."
Two thousand persons heard Clapp
defend the initiative, referendum, re-
call and woman's suffrage.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
TO HlNCKLEY DEAD
Governor and Other Officials at Seven
teenth Anniversary.

1OvCJnOT anu OlnCT 0TICIdlS 0CVCIi-
teenth Anniversary.
People of Northern Minnesota paid
their tribute to the pioneers of the
Minnesota forests when they gathered
around the granite shaft in the little
cemetery near Hinckley where lie the
remains of more than half of those
that persisted in the fire which de-
vastated that village and much of the
adjoining territory seventeen years
ago.
The annual memorial exercises took
added interest this year on account OF
the presence of the governor of the
state and other high officials, who
added their tribute to those who had
given their lives while opening up a
new country.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
TWO DIE IN DULUTH BAY
Sewer Workmen Try to Climb Out
Over Each Other,

Two workingmen who accidentally
slipped into the bay at the foot Of
a sewer at Duluth tried to climb
out over each other in getting out of
the place and in the struggle which
followed both were drowned.
They were George Zurich, aged
thirty years, and Steve Nevich, aged
twenty-five. A small boy living in the
neighborhood was the only eyewitness
Neither man could swim. One stood
on the others shoulders and tried to
get up the muddy bank He failed
and then the other tried. Finally both
gave up the struggle and sank.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
st. Paul Postal Bank OPENS.

The deposits of the first day of the
st. Paul postal savings bank were
$5,44S. From the time the bank opened
until it closed there were dozens
lined up constantly waiting for a
chance to make deposit. The ac-f
counts opened were 141 and IA de-
posts were made, three making two
deposits each.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08

". H. Saudling renewed acquain-
lance with ". Fl. Hall while in the
city en- business this week, this being
their first meeting in twenty-five
years.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-09-08
L/77zEF FALLS
Don't Fail ia Attend
CaShPrenniurnS

on farm produce, horses cattle, sheep, swine,
poultry, dairy fruits, plants and flowers and
women's work fully described in premium
list. # YOU haven't got the ''Premium List''--
send to the secretary for one
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
WHERE THEY DRAW THE LINE
Naturally Men Disapprove Of ExtraV~'
gance When Their Own Purse
Is Concerned.

Mrs. William B. Leeds, who TOOK
Mrs. George Keppeps house In Lon
don for the coronation season, came
from New York with 40 huge TRUNKS
all the same size, all mounted Win
shining brass, all cIaret-colored, ana
all as lustrous as the body OF motor
car.
Mrs. Leeds, as her 40 trunks imply
dresses very beautifully. She spends
a large amount on her wardrobe, ana
discussing the fact that woman
dress is so much more expensive anu
so much less durable than mans, she
once said:
I'VE women dress foolishly, and We
will continue to do so till men disap-
prove; but'-she smiled on the men
at the table-"no man in the world
ever disapproved Of dress extrava-
gance in a woman unless she hap
pened to be his wife. Detroit Free
Press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason Is obvious
This is serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un-
expected thing and can be corrected if
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
81 was great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware of the
injurious effects of the habit till I
became a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
Il continued to drink coffee. how
ever, not suspecting that 1t was the
cause of my illhealth, till on applying
for life insurance was rejected on ac-
count Of the trouble with my heart
Then l became alarmed. / found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly. go
/ quit 1t altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements Of
Postum I began its use.
''The change In my condition was ra.
markable All my ailments vanished
My digestion was completely restored.
my nervousness disappeared, and
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on a
second examination I was accented nv
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change /"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex.
planned in the little book, "The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterg news
one appears from time to time. ~ ~
are genuine, true, and fun Of brn,.. ?
! interest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
Hen's tooic,

Ben" said his friend, waking up
from a reverie in which he had been
gazing abstractedly at the shiny ex-
panse of Ben's skatin' -rink-for-flies, lis
there nothing you could do for your
baIdness?"
Ben, by the way, is only forty.
mo, lad!" he replied with de-
cision. Fifteen years ago l was
counting strong, and l tried lots o
things. But about that time t prince
of Wales-Edward, you know-came
to open t. new hospital, and said to
myself as soon as | saw him liftin'
his hat to t. crowd, Ben, my lad, tina
can give it up as bad job, and save
thy brass. If there was owt at 'ud
cure a bald head they'd ha' cured
his. '"-Tit-Bfts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

Senator John Calhoun is offered the
portfolio of secretary of state in Tyler 8
cabinet. He declares that if he accepts
1t means that Texas and Oregon must be
added to the Union. He plans to learn
the intentions of England with regard to
Mexico, through Baroness Won Ritz, Sc
cret spy and reputed mistress of the
English ambassador, Pakenham. He
sends his secretary, Nicholas Tr1st, to
bring the baroness to his apartment
While searching for the baroness 3G ,t nome e.
enter. The occupant Is the baroness, who
says she Is being pursued. The pursuers
are shaken of. The baroness consents to
zee Calhoun. Nicholas notes that she
has lost d slipper. She gives Nicholas the
remaining slipper as pledge that she
will tell Calhoun all, and, as security,
for his sweetheart, Elizabeth Churchill
Nicholas is ordered to leave at once for
Montreal on state business, by Calhoun,
who has become secretary Of state, and
plans to be married that night Tyler
warns Pakenham that interference by
England in the affairs Of this continent
mands that the joint occupancy of Ore
gon with Great Britain cease, and has
raised the cry Of ''F1fty-four, Forty or
Fight" The baroness tells Nicholas she
will do her best to prevent his marriage
She returns the trinket and he promises
to return her slipper. Nicholas enlists
the services of Congressman cambridge,
rejected sutton of EhZabeth's, to assist
In the arrangements for the wedding and
entrusts him with the return Of the slip
per to the baroness. The congressman
gets drunk and sends the slipper to Eliza
beth. The wedding is declared off, and
Nicholas is ordered from the house by
Elizabeth's father. Nicholas is ordered
30 gain access to a meeting Of the Hud-
son Bay directors in Montreal and learn
England'S intentions regarding oregon
Nicholas sees the baroness leave the di-
rectors' meeting in Montreal, where he
had failed to gain admission She warns
him that his life is in danger and he &C
cepts invitation to pass the night at
her home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
RABY'S HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six
months old he broke out on his head
with little bumps. They would dry
up and leave a scale. Then it would
break out again and it spread all over
his head. All the hair came out and
his head was scaly all over. Then his
face broke out all over in red bumps
and it kept spreading until it was on
mis- hands and arms. l bought several
boxes of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
aim, but he got worse all the time. He
aad it about six months when friend
told me about Cuticura. l sent and
got a bottle of Cuticura Resolvent, a
cake of Cuticura Soap and a box OF
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to improve.
He began to take long maps and to
stop scratching his head. After taking
two bottles of Resolvent, two boxes or
Ointment and three cakes Of Soap he
was sound and well, and never had
any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
NlS uGdO- L QOu tulnh any IhlAS CAOO
would have cured him except Cuticura.
Il have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Soap several times since to use
Cor cuts and sores and have never
known them to fail to cure what l put
them on. 1 think Cuticura is a great
remedy and would advise any one to
use It, Cuticura Soap is the best that
L have ever used for toilet purposes"
(Signed) Mrs. F. E. Harmon, R. F. D.
2, Atoka, Tenn, Sept. 10, 1910.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

enter the union, but to stand apart,
either for independence or for ALI
ance with Mexico and England. The
proposition has been made to us to
divide into two governments, one free
and one slave. England has proposed
to us to advance us moneys to pay
all our debts if we will agree to this.
Settled by bold men from our mother
country, the republic, Texas has been
averse to this. But now our own
mother repudiates us, not once but
many times We get no decision.
This then, dear madam, is from Tex
as to England by your hand, and we
know you will carry 1t safe and secret.
We shall accept this proposal OF Eng
land, and avail ourselves of the rich
ness of her generosity.
IF within thirty days action Is not
taken in Washington for the annexa-
ton of Texas, Texas will never in the
history of the world be one of the
United States Moreover, If the
United States shall lose Texas, also
they lose Oregon, and all of Oregon.
Garry this news-I am persuaded that
it will be welcome---to that gentleman
whose ear l know you have; and be-
lieVe me always, my dear madam,
with respect and admiration, yours,
for the state of Texas, Van Zandt."
l drew deep breath as | saw this
proof of double play on the part OF
this representative of the republic of
the southwest. They are traitors!" l
exclaimed. But there must be &C
must be done at
once. l must not wait; l must go! l
must take this, at least, to Mr.. Cal
houn."
Have l been fair with you thus
far?" she asked at length.
More than fair. l could not have
asked this of you. In an hour / have
learned the news of years. But will
you not also tell me what is the news
from Chateau Ramezay? Then, in
deed, / could go home feeling / had
done very much for my chief"
Monsieur, cannot do so. You will
not tell me that other news"
"Of what?"
"Of your nuptials!"
Madam, / cannot do so. But for
you, much as l owe you, would like
| to wiring your neck. l would like to
take your arms in my hands and
| crush them, until"
Until what?" Her face was
strange. I saw hand raised to he1
| throat
Until you told me about Oregon!
said l.
/ saw her arms move-just one in
| stant-her body incline. She gazed al
me steadily, somberly. Then hel
hands fell.
"Ah, God! how 1 hate you both.
she said; you and her. You were
married, after all! Yes, it can be, il
can be! A woman may love one mar
even though he could give her only
a bed of husks! And man may love
a woman, too-one woman. had mo-
known"
Monsieur, adieu!" she added swift
ly. l bent and kissed her hand
Madam, au revofr!"
NO, adieu! Col"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

II girl is in love with a young man
she can't see any one else In a crowd.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12
Worryinq Happiness.

The bishop of Manchester, speaking
at a meeting at Church house, West
Minister, said the secret of happiness
was to have a sufficient multitude OF
worries
The man who had only one worry,
"a blind that would not be pulled up
straight by the servant, or coal
scuttle the bottom Of which was al
ways coming out, found his way to
,tke lunatic asylum, but the man who
had no time to dwell upen his wor-
wies because he had to go from one to
another, and back again and round
and round like a squirrel in a cage,
could be a perfectly happy man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

gan taking Doan's Kidney Pills I
passed a gravel stone as big as pea.
At intervals the stones kept passing
from me. passed eleven in one day.
Doan's Kidney Pills finally cured me.
My health returned and l have had
no kidney trouble since"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

Editn--Papa wouldn't let me marry
Mr.. Sttngy because he smokes such
cheap cigars.
Edward-He can't say that about
me.
Edith-No, he says you smoke too
expensive ones.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

the slipper, you took Van Zandt's
note! You had it, 1t was true, what
| told Pakenham before the president
Il did not then have that note! You
had 1t. At least, l thought you had
it, till l found it crumpled on the
fallen there from the shoe when we
made our little exchange that night.
An, you hurried me. | scarce knew
whether l was clad or shod, until the
next afternoon-after left you at the
White House grounds. So you hastily
departed-to your wedding?"
80 small shoe could not have
held an extended epistle, madam"
said, ignoring her question.
mo, but the little roll of paper
caused me anguish. After / had
danced l was on the point of faint
ing. l fastened to the cover of the
nearest curtain, where l might not
be noticed. Senior Yturrio Of Mexico
was somewhat yigilant He wished
to know what Texas planned with
England. He has long made love to
me-by threats, and jewels. AS
stood behind the curtain l saw his
face, l fed; but one shoe-the empty
one-was not well fastened, and it
fell. l could not walk. | reached
down, removed the other shoe with
it's note, hid it in my handkerchief
thank Providence for the fashion of
so much lace-and so. not in wine,
monsieur, as you may believe, and
somewhat anxious, as you may also
believe, expecting to hear at once Of
an encounter between Van Zandt and
the Mexican minister, Senior Almonte,
or his attache Yturrio, or between one
of them and some one else, / made
my adieux-I will warrant the only
woman in her stocking feet who
bowed for Mr.. Tyler at the ball that
night"
Eyes, so far as l know, madam, you
are the only lady who ever left the
east room precisely so clad. And so
you got into your own carriage
alone-after awhile? And so, when
you were there you put on the shoe
which was left? And so Yturrio of
Mexico got the other one-and found
nothing in it! And so, he. wanted this
one!"
You come on" she said. 'You
have something more than trace OF
brain"
And that other shoe, which l got
that night?"
Without a word she smoothed out q
bit of paper which she removed from
a nearby desk, and handed it to me
This was in yours! AS l said, in
my confusion l supposed you had It.
1 spread the page upon the cloth be
fore me; my eyes raced down the
lines. 1 did not make further reply tt
her.
Madam" went on the communica
ton, SAY to your august friend Sill
Richard that we have reached tht
end of our endurance of these late de
lays. The promises of the United
| States mean nothing. We can trus
| neither Wing nor Democrat any long
| err There Is no one party in power
| nor will there be. There are two sec
| lions in America and there is no ma
ton, and Texas knows not where Il
| go. We have offered to Mr.. Tyler t
| join the union if the union will al
low us to join. We intend to reserv'
! our own lands and reserve the RICH
| to organize later into four Or NOR
states, if our people shall so desire
/ But as a great state we will join tn
union IL the union will accept US. Tha
| must be seen.
i! England now beseeches Us not t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-12

Oh! how I suffered.
/ became so bad
the doctors said
my left side was
paralyzed. 1 could
not walk without
assistance. I grew
worse and went to
a hospital, but was
not helped. My
friends all thought
l would die. Three
weeks after I be-