Rock Island Argus., September 18, 1905, Page 6, Image 6

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TTTR 3CRT5T7S. 5TON153T, SEPTE5IBEK IS,
ON HIGH SALARIES
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Insurance Presidents Brought
Into Limelight by Inves
tigation. THREERECEIVES100.000EACH
(0)
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Careers of Presidents McCall, Mc
Curdy and Hegeman Purpose
of Inquiry.
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Tl 1 10 in. f-.t!i.-.iti-n which :i special
co-;tu.it Ice n the Nc.v Yol k 1 "g- i
islat:i;e H conducting Info the;
opt-r.it ion-, of I i f iiisli: a.ice com- '
(uies hui brottitfit li.to the put. lie eye
tii men t V.w head t the big Insur
ing concerns of t!i" country. It will
he the duly of the eonuiiitttv to report
back to the legislature ri-rntuuit-uila-tioiis
as to itHtlcil legislation for ;he
letter control of in urn nee companies
chattered la the state of Xew York or
mKMIIRXT JOHS R. REnEMlK, WHO HB
I'UVtM f lUU.UOO A YKAIt. .
noing RUHjnois under Its lawn. The in
v tut I Hut Ion aims at discovering where
there has leen unwise niHiiageuicut or
extravagance in administration of buc!i
companies or lack of safeguards in the
Interests of policy bullion. There l:u
been much tulk about the large sala
ries paid to men high up lu these insti
tutions, and the testimony addins-d by
the committee him confirmed the popu
lar Impression that princely nuius are
glveu such officers for their services.
The first witness before the committee.
ltolert A. tJrunnls, vice president of
the .Mutual Life, testified that be re
ceives iio,000 a year. Another Insur
ance otllcia who appeared before the
committee was John A. McCall. presi
dent of the New York Life, who re
ceives u salary . f Sltm.tMHt a year. Two
other Insurance president: who draw
$1iki.)mh salaries nre John Holers lleg.
man of the Mctro-milt-m Life nnj
Ul.iiar.! . .tet'imlv of the Mitu:! Life.
Mr-4 all IVoinlactit.
Mr. Mi-t'all Is one of the best "lThow.i
men Ir the wurM of Insurance, and It
would Im lmrd to Bay whether he lilm
hclf or his iuniru!li-'iit country N-at .ti
liOli ltmneli enjoys the inist f;inie.
He has :uiiassd large wealth In the
course of his forty yeara' canvr tin
Insuraie' man. titid over $1.hmi.'wi of
bis f rtiii:e went into the building and
f urnUhini: of thi- palatial ho;iu-. whuli
Is kin-" n us Shadow Lawn and Is one
of tl: show pla--s of tlie New Jersey
coast, a region containliiir nit a few
homes of millionaires, tine of the fea
tures of the roidence is the s.x-ial liall.
uicasiirim; by Ml feet and fvt
in height to the ttreat jrl'ii dome mir
inoiintln the eonrt. Lofty tluteil col
umns, arches, decorated ls'am ceilings,
rl b colorings and sumptuous furnish
ings make this a Mijc:b apartment,
surpassing anything of the kind In the
homes of rich Americans. Shadow
Lawn lias m nof garden for open air
entertainments and rcftVNhtneiits ou
Hummer nights and a roof promenade
lmudreds of feet iu length, givii.g a
tine view of the whole splendid estate.
Mr. Mct'all wus one of the wealthy
men who led in subscribing to the
Mpular loau of ev-l'resident t'leve
luud's second administration. He is
PQM'T WATO COME QUICK!
60,000 Pairs
Liberal Discou
tion bri every
Shoes, most of which go
- ; -
on all regular goods, so you
gardlless
o"f cost.
a reduc-
you buy.
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For Ladies
2.85
300 pairs Ladies Patent Colt Button
Kxtension Soles, very nobby.
worth 1. sale price ....
600 pairs Ladies' Patent Colt Ince and
Kluch r. just reccdved, worth
$:i.7"J, sale pi ice mJU
6C0 pairs Indies' Kid Ijice KxUnsion
Soles Shoes, worth $2. -f "X
:i!e price 1 J -
400 pairs Indies' Vicl Ijice Shoes, reg
ular price $1.75, J C
sale price X a md
If you want a good shoe that we war
rant to wear, buy this shoe.
The Genuine W. L,. Douglas, Stamped $3.50 Our Price
$2.50
Ladies Spats overgaiters. new styles, all colors, finest
qviadity, wortH $1.50, this sejwle, 25c.
We Move Oct. 1 to Our New Store,
214 West Second Street. Davenport, la.
For Men
All Men's real $.r.0tl broken iots of low
T::.":. 2.50
Don't pass this up, as they arc the
best in the land.
600 pairs Men's llox Calf llluchers.
double sob s, "union made," new shoes,
worth $3.50, sale C
price jU
600 pairs Men's Vicl DIucl.cr, new
goods, worth $2.75. QkC
sale price limS
Job lots go regardless of price. May
be you can find "your size.
to
Broken lots of Men's $1.00 and 600 pairs Men's Vici Kid Welt Shoes. Same in Youths" QA 400 pairs Misses' . Kid I -ice, all
. $5.n Patent Colt jco and Hut- fall models, worth $::..r0, salt rale price JJC solid, worlli $1.50, sale
;::. 3.oo 2.50 80c 85c
600 pairs Men s Patent Colt Shoes, welts S00 pairs Boys' Satin Calf all 400 pairs Misses' Kid Lace Welt Broken lots of Misses' Shoes, our
new shapes, worth $3.50. sol.d sho s. worth $1.75, sale Patent Tips, worth $1.0, sale best regular $2.00, sale )
sale price JJ llicfc - ff !'ri(0 1 A. l'r,c'' -C C
(This is an elegant shoe for dress.) at AtVFlP at IiT1 at 1
Comre Now.
The Old Reliable
O
Be Quick.
HOE MOU
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Corner Second and Herrison Streets
DeLvenport, Iowa
fifty-six years oil. and hi father kept
a tarti iu Albany, X. Y. Yli: n John
was sixteen years of age be itcgan his
business cant-r in a humble clerkship.
Before long be obtained a position in
the state his u rami department of Xew
York. He was deputy superintendent
of' insurance during two administra
tion of differing polities, and t! rover
Cleveland w hen governor Of Xew York
made him superintendent. 11 became
president of the New Yolk Life in
lttC It was wlle he was deputy su
crlntendcnt of insurance that be was
active In investigating insurance
frauds. Ah a result of bis work wv
eral tueu went t. urlsou.
Mrl'uril) llnrtl WorLrr.
Blchard A. XfcCurdy is a very hard
worker even at seventy years of age.
lie graduated from Harvard, and be-
Awmr'k
Sxirsiiparillii Good for
anything? Ask your parents,
grandparents, neighbors, your
own doctor. Te will leave it to
any of them. Best blood medi
cine. Best nerve tonickwr.":'
g:tn business lire as a lawyer. He
was at one time a partner of Lucius
Kobinson, who was afterward govern
or of New York. His connection with
life Insurance lngaii when be was ap
pointed attorney for the Mutual Ufe.
This was In 100. He was chosen vice
president of the company in L-5 and
its president twenty years later. Mr.
McCurdy Is noted for bis modesty, but
is as aggressive in business as be Is
retiring iu private life. He lives very
simply, and it is said what he spends
uiKjii himself would not be extravagant
expenditure for many ef bis clerks.
Irrllrat 14 rnr.
John It. TTegemau has been president
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company since IMll. He was Intra In
Ner York In 1HJ4 and at twenty-two
became ac-ountaiit for the Manhattan
Life Insurance company. Four years
later he was appointed secretary of
the Vetroinditan and the same year le
came vice president. He Is a director
hi ab(it a dozen financial and indus
trial concerns.
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cvvmivi k v i v i i i k ilk i i n n ,ii""
loaned my money to my friends,
asKcd my money o- my friends,
And I lost my money and my friends"
You don't like to loan your friends money, so why ask
them to loan you money T Many times they don't want to;
often they haven't got it and don't want to say so. We al
ways have it and it will be a business transaction and will
place you under no obligation to any one.
Your furniture, piano, horses, wagons, etc., will be se
curity for what you need. Strictly private; you keep pos
tession of the property and have use of the money. Let
us quote you our terms.
FIDELITY LOAN COMPANY,
Mitchsll A Lynds Block. Room S8.
Office Hour I a. m. to p. m. and Saturday vaninfa
Hons West 614. New Telephone 6011.
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PROF. DE MARTENS HAD
AN IMPORTANT PART
Distinguished Adviser of M. Witte in
Peace Negotiations a Learned
Man.
In the drafting of the treaty of
Portsmouth very important services
were rendered by Professor Frederick
de Martens, adL-er to the Russian
commission ou matters pertaining to
international law. The czir's chief
Iaee envoy, M. YVltte, placed much
reliance on the counsel of Professor de
Martens.
The learned professor Is regarded as
oue of the greatest living authorities on
international law. He is sixty years of
age. was Unn at Pernau, in IJvland,
and the "de" or "von" in his name
marks hizn as belonging to the minor
nobility. He has received degrees
from numerous Itussian aud German
universities, and Yale university at its
bicentennial celebration in 1001 con
ferred an honorary degree upon him.
Perhaps the most dignitied post ever
held by Professor de Martens was that
of member of the arbitration tribu
nal which sat in Judgment upon the
case of Venezuela and .th .jwjwers
which bad grievances against that
fractions republic. In the considera
tion of this case he sat with the chief
justice of the United States and the
chief justice of England, and the late
ex-President Benjamin Harrison ap
pcared before the court as counsel for
Venezuela. The professor Is a great be
liever in the principle of arbitration,
headed the Russian delegation to the
tirst peace conference at The Hague
and is a judge of the permanent court
of arbitration then instituted. lie has
published several works on such learn
ed subjects as "The International
Rights of Civilized Nations," "The
Right of Private Property In War" and
"The Brussels Conference .and the Ori-
WOMAN GROWS IN FAME
AS SEARCHER OF HEAVENS
Mrs. William Paton Fleming Has Made
Discovery of New
Stars.
.irs. Willlamina Pa ton 1 a-.iiji. - ttjo
recently located a new star, is already
famous for her d!.--cover!es of celestial
Iwxlies. The star she found a short
time ago is in the constellation Aiuila
and is of the variety known among as
tronomers a- Novae. Mrs. Fleming
once lefore discovered a Nova in the
constellation Aqulla, so the new star
was named Nova Aquila, 2d. Since
1372, when the first star of the Novae
variety was discovered by Tycho
Brahe, only fourteen such atars had
been found orior .to Mrs. Fleming's
latest tindi anil eight of ttn'sc were de
tected by her. When it is announced
that Mrs. Fleming has captured a new
star it doe. not mean that iu search
ing the heavens through the telescope
oue liue evening she an down a new
memlier of the stellar family or that
any one by looking In the right place at
the right time could observe It. She
uii'dc ' lier latest discovery Heat1! at
her desk in the Harvard astropholo
graphic building and looking over pho
tographic plates. That Is the way she
has made most of her new aciuaint
anees among the star. She does com
paratively little ataf gazing through
a telescope, but she has a keen eye
for anything unusual iu a negative of
any particular portion of the heavens.
Mrs. Fleming enjoys n high standing
among astronomers. She was born In
Iuudfe. Scotland, aud her father. Rob
ert McveiiH. was niueii interested in
photography and introduced the tak
ing of dngucrreotyes la IMindee. fcho
taught for a time In her native placo
and In lb77 married James O. Fleming
and came to America. In 18711 sue I be
came an assistant at the Harvard ob
servatory aud iu 18!tt was appointed to
the responsible ost of curator of as
tronomical photographs. She has more
than a dozen women working under
her direction and has a remarkable
record In observing stellar spectra aud
In finding new variable stars.
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attend to business during the day or
sleep during the night. Itching pile:-.,
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Never fails. At any drug More; r.n
cents.
PKOFESSOB FREDERICK ZE 1IABTEKS.
enfal War of 1S77." He Is" now a' pro
fessor of law in the University of St.
Petersburg. One of the things he ad
mires esiecially in this country is the
American system of education. When
he sailed for Russia he carried a certi
fied copy of the treaty of Portsmouth
for the czar. Ill J friend, M. Wltte, on
parting from him kissed and embraced
him four times.
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