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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 1007. MAN HAD SUICIDED A 32-Caliber Revolver Lying Near Body, and Bullet Hole in Head Back of Theory. FOUND NEAR WATERTOWN Thought to Have Been a Deserter from Army Nothing About Per son to Indicate Identity. The boily of a man believed to have been a deserter from the arsenal, was found yesterday afternoon near tlr? river near the Jack Einfeldt farm just below Watertown, and the circum stances indicate plainly that the manV death was suicidal. .1. B. Hock of Ka t Moline while searching for drift wood along the river found the body in a clump of willows. The remains we-e in an advanced state of decomposition, and the features were unrecognizable. Beside the body. was n ."2 calibre r--volver, and a bullet wound in the heal .indicated the cause of death. Nothing about, the man gave any clue as to hi- identity. Last Tuesday night a man asked for lodging at one of the camj.s on the river, and said that he had lof the island because he had expected to receive $1S a month and had been pail only $i:;. The suicide is believed to be the same man. Ih a Younic Mnn. The man was between 25 and 'IS years of age. He was " feet 3 inche tall, and weighed about 12-"i pound". The teeth are verv prominent, on. being missing from the lower jaw. Tho man had brown hair. The hands are small. He wore a dark suit. In the pockets was a $5 bill. $2.4 I in change, and a Catholic medal. The coroners jury returned a verdict of suicide. HUNUKiS VHL ftltti German-American Press Asso ciation of Illinois Elects Him President AT MEETING AT PEORIA ,Joint Convention with Association of the West Will Be Held Next Year at Cedar Rapids. Peoria. Sept. 2:1. A thoroughly en joyable three days' joint convention of the German-American Tress associa tions cf the west and of Illinois ended with a business meeting in the Na tional hotel yesterday, when Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was selected as the next year's meeting place, and the. follow ing officers were elected by the German-American Press Association of the West: . President L. Ph. Wolf. Peoria. Honorary President Joseph Eiboeck, Dea Moines, Iowa. First Vice President Adolph Peter son, Davenport, Iowa. Second Vice President Fritz Glo gauer, Chicago. Secretary Henry Heinz, Muscatine, Iowa. Treasurer August Ililmer, New Hampton, Iowa. IllilHllM OlllllTM. The officers of the German-American Press Association of Illinois are: President Val J. Tcter, Hock Is land. Vice President Hans Schwarz, Belleville. Secretary Herman Goldberger, Pe oria. Treasurer Anton Schader, Elgin. ed this morning .hi Justice G. A. Jolin sons court, to which the defendant took a change of venue from the police court. The complaining witness. Louis Motley, father of the girl, failed to ap pear to prosecute. In order to hold Dickerson until the grand jury can in vestigate the charge, the state's attor ney tiled an information against Dick erson in the county court, charging as sault and battery. THE WEATHER. ;-n-rnll y fnir tonight nnil Tiirmlny; Uu;litly warinrr tonight. J. M. SIIKItllCK, I.oonI Fofronntcr. 'Imii-riit uro fit 7 n. m., ."0; at 3:30 p. in.. i'M. l n I in ii in -inrrnliire In last 21 hiiurx. (1(1; minimum. Ml. Velocity of wlml at 7 :i. in., N iiiIIi-m ier hour. Stjigr of h:Uit, H. fort, no rhniii; In InM 4S fx. I'ri-i iiiilut ion. tr :!. CI TV CHAT. Real estate. Beeeher Bros. Buy a home of Reidy Bros. Tri-Ciry Towel Supply company. For bus, baggage, express, call Robb's For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz Choice country butter and eggs at Kuschinann's. Let Krell & Siemon do your furnace and tin work; 1316 Third avenue. Lewis' Single Binder straight E cent cigar made of rich, mellow tobacco. A large barn can be secured at low cash by applying at 817 Twenty-first street at once. Be sure to attend our millinery open ing Tuesday anil Wednesday. J. H. C Petersen's Sons, Davenport. Just opened, a barrel of fine saner kraut, two quarts for 15 cents; also new dill pickles at Kuschmann's gro cery. A seamstress may secure a good po sition at the Bee Hive. Davenport, by reading the classified columns this ev ening. All the new creations in ladies' hats will be seen at our millinery opening on Tuesday and Wednesday. J. H. C Petersen's Sons, Davenport. An invitation is extended to the ladies of the tri-oitics to attend our millinery opening on Tuesday and Wednesday. J. H. C. Petersen's Sons, Davenport. Expert manicuring, shampooing and thorough treatment of the hair anl scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi, 730 Sev ern eonthstreet. Old phone west 7SGTv. I do job printing that will suit the most particular and deliver it at the time promised. C. J. Smith, proprietor of Martin's old stand, 119 East Sev enteenth street. John Ward was fined $50 and cost? by Magistrate Elliott this morning for vagrancy, and under the new law was committed to jail to work out the fire and costs at $1..0 per. To more fully introduce it Mrs. Karr, corset maker, will sell dry clean ing gas for cleaning gloves or any deli cate fabric, regular 7r cent, bottles at 40 cents for 10 days, beginning Sepr. RIVER TRIP BUSY Program Indicates President's Western Tour Will be Speo tacularOne. DEEP WATERWAY CHIEF AIM Hunting Party to Follow Cruise Down Mississippi Cities Arrange Lavish Entertainment. Case is Dismissed. The case against Charles Dickerson, the colored man arrested for criminally assaulting Louisa Motley, was dismiss- 'COOOOOQOQQOCXiOGOaOOQOOOOO 8 QUAKE AT SEA CAUSE OF BREAK IN CABLE Spark Goes Out Cutting Off Direct Communication with Philippines. zzzz; New York. Sept. 2:). The Commer cial Cable company announced yes terday that they have not been abb! to locate a break in the Pacific eabl3 somewhere between the relay stations at. Midway island and Guam. Officer:; of the company are inclined to think that an earthquake may have been responsible. The cable (hat goes under the Pa cific from San Franclgco to Yokohama and the Philippines via Honolulu, Midway and Guam went dead on Fri day. Midway, which lies between Honolulu and Guam, reported that the spark went out of the submarine wires without warning and that all efforts to communicate with Guam had been unavailing. Since the Commercial Cable com pany's line is the only one connecting America with the orient directly, all cable messages for the Philippines, Japan and points on the. China coa will have to be sent around the other way at double rates. LOVELIER LURE. In times past we've created a panic with adjectives in describ ing our jewelry. But this sea: son we will not only sustain but add to our traditional mastery. The stock will be magnified, sublimated and plumed with the prettiest things to be found in the jewelry world. There'll be meaning and magic in this store for you. ro At STEAMSHIP WAR IS ON Transatlantic Companies Reduce the Rates From $20 to $25. New York, Sept. 2:1. Willi an an nouncement made by the North Ge: man Lloyd of practically a horizontal cut of $2r on both east and west-bound business, an ocean steamship rate wa has developed that may involye nrt only first but second and third class departments. The North Gcrmai Lloyd's cut on west-bound business will go into effect Nov. 1, when the heavy summer travel has ceased. On the fast express steamers to Bremen the Lloyd has cut the minimum flirt cabin rate from $95 to $70 and on th twin-screw service to Bremen the rate has been reduced from $70 to $50. CASH TO ENTERTAIN ROOT woaoooeoooocxxxxttooooooooo Mexican Government Planning Elab orate and Costly Fetes. , City of Mexico. Sept. 2:). When asked as to the probable cost to the government of the elaborate entertain ment which is being planned for Sec retary Root, a high official said thai it would amount to not less than $100, 000 and probably more. One of the I features is to be a state ball, for whitygi scores of women have ordered gowns from Paris. Washington, Sept. 23. While th preparations for President Roosevelt's western trip have not been completed the program has been sufficiently ar ranged to make it certain that th tour will- be one of the most spectac ular ever undertaken by him. He wi'l leave here next Sunday and will be absent from the seat of governme.it until the 2"d or 24th of October. The trip has three distinctive ob jects. The dedication of the McKii ley mausoleum at Canton, Ohio, the inspection of the Mississippi river wuh a view to arousing interest in a ship channel, and the securing of a period of recreation for the chief executive before the beginning of the duties of the winter. Incidentally there will be some speeches on the return journev, which will deal with current issues. Sliiy Will U' Short. The stay at Canton on Monday th'j :'.flth will be only of little more tha i sufficient duration to permit the presi dent to pay his tribute to the memory j of his immediate predecessor, and meet Vice President Fairbanks and a number of other people of note. j He will then proceed direct to Kcj-' kuk, where Tuesday, Oct. 1, he will b' given a notable public reception, de liver an address, and begin his jour ney by boat down the Father of Waters, said to be, with the exceptio.1 of a short voyage by President Pierce, the first trip on the river ever made by a president. At Keokuk the presi dential party will be met by the go" ernors of 2:5 states, all interested in all projects looking to the deepening of the channel of the Mississippi and the .general improvement of inland navigation, and these on another boat than that on which the president wi'l travel will constitute his guard of honor to Memphis, where the party will arrive Oct. 4. There will be two important stops on the voyage, at St. Louis and at Cairo, 111., and at both points speeches bearing upon the country's future will be delivered by the president. Knt rrtulit on l.nvlsli Sonic Reports from all points at whie'i stops are "to be made indicate that the party will be entertained on a lavish scale throughout. At Keokuk the.--? will be a water pageant and many citizens will convoy the president down the river in craft of all size-!. At Memphis the president will find the dee) waterways convention in session and he will deliver a speec':. Then the president will turn hi s back on civilization for a period of rest and sport in the wilds of northern Louisiana. This part of the program has been, arranged largely by Civil Service Commissioner Mcllhenncy, a Louisiana sportsman of good record. He has bunted many times over tho ground and has recommended the place in terms of praise as being we'I stocked with game, both large and small, and sufficiently secluded to pre vent intrusion. The president will be accompanied to the border of thu ame section by a staff from the ex ecutive office, headed by Assistant Secretary Iitta, and also by represen tative of the press associations but they will not accompany the hunters on their quest. A miniature White house will be established at a convenient place, and Mr. Latta will keep his chief informel of important developments in affairs of state. The exact location of the hunting camp will not be announced until it is established. Tho camp life will be shared by Mr. Mclllienney, 1 Rixey and a few other intimate friends and they will have the services of local guides. The party will be in camp from the 5th to the 21st of October. Returnin.; the president will speak at Vicksburg and at the Hermitage near Nashville At the latter place he will pay bis re spects to the memory of President Jackson. St. l.iinlH I'lnnx 'Welcome. St. Louis. Sept. 2?,. Twenty-six hun dred delegates plan to take the trip with President Roosevelt and til: river fleet. The Veiled Prophets pageant is to inaugurate the festivities and -3,000 trained voices will sing "DU Her Deep Through Dixie." Mi'mplilM Arrnnc-H firorllnjj. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 23. Final a: rangements for 'the entertainment cf the president were adopted yesterday It was decided to make the landin' or tne uotina mat w-ni accompany the president from St. Louis a distinct feature and the levee will be cleaned off and decorated and every house o it painted in honor of the occasion A fleet of boats will leave the wharf and go up the river to meet the flo tilla, which will be saluted variously and then led to Memphis. No craf will be allowed on the river above th: city until after the flotilla and local fleet have discharged the passenger SIX LIVES SAVED BY A GIRL'S ACT Public Notice. Notice is hereby given to the public that my wife, having left my home. I will not be responsible for any .debts she may contract in the future. W. H. BASER. r andenbur g Millinery OPENING EXHIBIT OF Autumn T N v- :' w:v iV - 'JLW "? Millinery "Wednesday and Thursday Sept. 25 and 26. L . : Iff Copyright 190? Gag Brotken & CK QhKOgO i Magnificent Colors Marvelous Models Exquisite Hats From our own Workroom As to correct style it is just this: Suit your own fancy. Whatever you find in our splendid collection of Millinery is absolutely correct and in thorough harmony with fashion. Many of the creations are shown exclusively by us in this section. Every lady is cordially invited to attend. ran A 4 den burg M illinery Store Corner of Twentieth Street and Fourth Avenue. 4 liss Dorothy Wagner's Presence of v Mind Averts Disaster in New York. New York, Sept. 2::. Six Xew York Central traiimun owe their lives to the ircsence (if mird ami quickness of Miss Dorothy Wagner, daughter of .lohn Wagner who lives at lf.Sth street and the North river, close to the railroad tracks. The men were on a long freight train bound down from Albany which had been stopped by a signal man owing to a handcar being stalled ahead of it. Miss Wagner was stand ing on the front porca of her bom-?, when the freight was halted and glanc ed down the track to see what tho trouble was. The tracks curve near where the Wagner house stands, but from her position on the porch the girl could see around this down the tracks. Suddenly she saw two engines coupled and draw ing a caboose approaching fast. At first she thought the "double header" on a diiierent track lrom the one upon which tho freight train stood, and when she realized that they were on the same track, they were only a few rods away. She ran from the porch, dashed up the steps of the caboose of the freight train and shouted a warning to the six men inside. They made for the door and jumped an instant before the "double header" plowed at full speed through the ca boose. The engineer and the fireman of the 'double header" also jumped just in time. The former sprained his ankle and the train crew of the "double head er," back in the caboose, suffered slight cuts and bruises from being flung down by the collision.' COULDN'T GET NOMINATION Hepburn Ateo States That President Doesn't Wish Third Term. Xew York, Sept. 2u. Representative William P. Hepburn of Iowa, father of the Hepburn rate bill, returned frolr? Europe yesterday. Although out of touch with the national jnilitical situa tion, he said: "Everybody knows how- regard Mr. Roosevelt. I know that he does not wish to be reelected. Fur thermore. I do not think he could be given the nomination. Anyway, I do not believe that his wish for a thir-1 term is any greater than my chance of receiving the nomination." Big Gift for Printers' Home. Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23. With a gift of $10(1,000 as a nucleus, the trustees of the Union Printers' home will establish a fund for the con struction and maintenance of cottages and small buildings on the grounds of the institution for the care of the fam ilies of printers in the home. The gift is made by a Colorado Springs woman whose name is withheld for the present. The trustees also officially created the tuberculosis sanitarium cf the printers' home. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are good for anyone who needs a pill. Sold by all druggists. OLDEST ACTRESS TO LEAVE THE STAGE Mrs. Annie Yeamens Has Been Be fore Footlights in America for 62 Years. -Mrs. Annie oldest actress. stage with th rth birthday o Xew Y'ork, Sept. ieanians, America's will retire from the celebration of her 7' Nov. 19 next. The honor of being the "grand ol 1 lady" cf the native theater fell to Mi. Yeamans on tho death of Mrs. Cilbe-t and the retirement of Mrs. Sol Smith. Mrs. Yeamans has been before the public C2 years. A Good Investment. The greatest health regulator Is a bottle of good beer taken with meals. Cross-Country Is the best obtainable. Telephone West S3 old. or f.OSO new. ROCK ISLAXD BREWING CO. Women 9s, Misses 9 and Children 9s Qarments and Our Millinery Department is Letter equipped than ever to meet your especial fancy in hcadwear, wnetner it be for street wear or dress occasions. We also snow a beautiful line of millinery trimmings, all the new tnings in wings, pompoms and large fancy feathers everything in ostrich feathers and fall flowers and foliage. If you trim your bats your self, let us sell you the trimm ings; complete depart nent, sec ond floor. Millinery 114-116 W. Second Street Every department now at its best and there It great advantage in getting first choice of the sea eon's styles. Makers at the beginning of the season "put the best foot forward", so to speak, doing their utmost in values, styles and tailoring in their effort to win our reorders. So wheth er you wish a garment at $10 or $100 or any price between you will find here nownot only the greatest variety of styles, but also the best possible money's worth. Suits for Hisses and Small Women Ve make a specialty of these suits and show them in all the newest fall styles. They are fust as carefully made and finished as the larger sizes THE SEE HIVE Nelv Tailored Suits at $10 to $50 A great showing of stunning styles at these prices they come in broadcloths, English cheviots and dark novelty suit ingsall chosen with extreme care as to material and work manship. Just the kind of suite that are sure to please discrim inating dreisers. We do not charge for alterations and should you not find your style or size in this immense assort ment we will take youn meas ure and get you fust the suit you want in ten days guaranteed. Davenport, Iowa j