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ARGU
FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR. NO. 251.
THE ARGUS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1908.
PRICE TWO CENTS-
BRYAN GALLS UPON LOYAL MEMBERS
OF THE PARTY FOR CAMPAIGN FUNDS;
OUTLINES PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
HIRING JAPS AS STRIKE BREAKERS
THREATENS TO START A GENERAL
TIEUP OF CANADIAN PACIFIC ROAD
A PERFECTLY CORKING TIME
THE
K
ISLAND
T.iose Who Subscribe to Tenets
Are Only Ones Asked to
Give Cash.
PUBLICITY OVER $100
Personal Representative ol
Governor Johnson Pays Visit
to Nebraskan's Home.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug; C Mr. Bryan
Inst night caused to be given out for
publication the following:
"Wanted Compnign contributions
from citizens of the United States
who favor these democratic proposi
tions: Tariff revision by representa
tives of the consumers of the products
and not by the agents of those who
make exorbitant profits by manufac
ture and sale of highly protected
products.
"Election of United States senators
i.y popular vote, thus breaking up the
seratorial oligarchy headed by the
Standard Oil. which is strong enough
to successfully resist all measures of
fered in behalf of the public welfare.
Umirantrr Hunk luoitM.
"Destruction of private monopoly
and the enforcement of law against
trusts by the people who are oppres
sed "by the trusts and not by the
agents of the trusts.
"Publicity of campaign contribu
tions before election day so that the
people may know who is pay;ng the
expenses of candidates.
"Adoption of an income tax, be
cause it is just, and under it wealth
nu.v bear its propoi donate share of
the burdens of the federal govern
ment. lunlMhiMt-nt for ttxplulf rrx.
"The punishment of men who ma
nipulate railroad stocks and owner
ships; the encouragement of railroad
(t: ftruction upon" businesslike basis
und railroad operation with fair re
turns in wages and profits to workers
end owners of honest valuation and
honest labor, but not on watered stock
and false bond issues created by ex
t ioitation."
The appeal closes with a copy of
the resolution adopted by the demo
cratic national committee on their
vitit to Fairview July 14, declaring
for publicity of contributions before
election, eliminating individual con
tributions under $100.
Johnmon llaiacrr nt Lincoln.
Of Niore than usual significance was
the visit to Fairview yesterday of
Frank . B. Lynch of St. Paul, demo
cratic national committeeman from
Minnesota and manager of the Gov
ernor Johnson campaign for the presi
dential nomination at the Denver con
vention. Mr. Lynch arrived about
noon in company with B. F. Nelson
of Minneapolis, president of the state
fair association.
Mr. Lynch lost no time in convey
ng to the democratic nominee Gov
ernor Johnson's assurance of loyal
sppport of the democratic ticket, and
ntention to take the .stump in Mr.
Bryan's behalf.
'There is no animosity toward
Diyan in Minnesota." said Mr. Lynch.
"While I do not promise that the dem
ocrats will carry Minnesota this year,
I think they have a very good chance."
InviteM Ilrynn to State I'll I r.
The business which brought Mr.
Nelson to Fairview was to invite Mr.
Bryan to attend the state fair in St.
Paul and deliver an address. The in
vitation was accepted, the date being
fixed at Aug. 31, but with the under
standing that there should be no
charge for admission tt the grounds
on that day.
it was announced that the St. Paul
speech would be the only one that Mr.
Bryan will make in Minnesota -luring
the campaign. The subject to be dis
cussed will probably be the tariff.
Will Help llnndle Own CaitiuiitKn.
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 0.
That Bryan proposes to a considera
ble extent to conduct his own cam
paign for the presidency was disclosed
here today when he announced he
would spend three days in Chicago.
beginning Aug. 22. Democratic head
quarters will be in full swing by that
time and it is Bryan's intention to
meet and confer with Chairman Mack
ind other leaders of his party and
give tliem t lie benefit of Ins counsel.
Bryan will speak at Des Moines
Aug. 21 on the tariff Question.
CLOTHING OF BOY'S
BODY IDENTIFIED
Greek
in
Padrone Arrested as Suspect
Atrocious and Mysterious
Murder Case at Chicago.
Macauley in Nw York World.
Chicago. Aug. fi. Mrs: Minnie
Shishin today identified part of the
t.'othing attached to portions of the
dismembered body found in Mud lake
as belonging to her son, TuiTa, aged
15, who had been missing sine'e Sun
day. Chicago, Aug. C. The mysterious
murder of a boy whose lower limbs
and torso were found Tuesday and
yesterday was somewhat clarified to
day by the finding of the head of the
ictim in the drainage canal. The po
lice declare, with various portions of
the body reunited and with other evi
dence which has been discoverer, the
identification of the victim is probable.
Acting on the theory the murder was
the work of padrones attacked in the
recent prosecution of Greek "boy
lave" cases, one arrest was made to
day, that of a Greek known as an im
porter of boys from Greece.
POOR LITIGANT SHOULD HAVE AN
EQUAL CHANCE WITH RICH: TAFT
Republican Candidate Declares Machinery tor Prosecution of
Criminals in Americans Too Cumbersome Talks Be
fore Virginia Bar Association
STATE ENTHUSES
Raoresantative of Hon. A. E.
Stevenson Says Candidacy
is Well Received.
HONOR FOR OUR AMBASSADOR
D. J. Hill Speaks at Opening of His
torical Conference at Berlin.
Berlin, Aug. C. Dr. David Jayne
Mil, ambassador from the United
States, today had the distinction of
elivering the opening address before
he international congress of histori
cal sciences, which opened here today
His theme was "The Ethical Func
ion of the Historian."
FEW HAVE SUCH CHANCES
Fiction of Former Vice President
Head of Commonwealth Would
Be Unique in History.
James H. O'Donnell of Bloomington
a member of the campaign committee
looking after the interests of Hon
Adlai E. Stevenson in Ijis candidacy
before the democrats of the state for
the .nomination for governor, spent to
day in Rock Island and Moline. Mr
O'Donnell is one of the best known
democrats and one of the most expert
enced party workers in the state. He
says he has canvassed Illinois pretty
thoroughly and finds that everywhere
the candidacy of Mr. Stevenson has
stirred un great enthusiasm. Mr. Ste
venson is regarded as close to Bryan
and this endears him to the rank and
file or the party.
Man of IllKhmt Standing.
The democrats generally regard
themselves as fortunate in having
man of General Stevenson's standing
in the field for the gubernatorial chair,
It isn't every state that has the oppor
tunity to elect a former vice president
of the United States as bead of the
commonwealth
Mr. Stevenson was brought into the
race only through the importunities of
Hot Springs, Va., Aug. C. William
H. Taft toilay addressed the Virginia
K;;r association, giving in detail his
'.lews on the delay in the adminis
iiation of the law and suggestions for
i t forms.
Judge Taft. presented the subject
y stating the end sought in iho ad
ministration of justice was to pro
note tranquility and contentment
nong the people but expressed doubt
ihat our present administration of jus
tice insured general popular satisfac
tion with its results.
Kvldrnern Are lMenty.
"There are," he said, "abundant evi
dences that prosecution of criminals
has not been certain and thorough to
the point of preventing popular pro
test. The existence of lynching in
all parts of the country is directly
traceable to this lack of uniformity
ORDINAL GIBBONS TAKEN ILL
Suffering With Intestinal Trouble and
Confined to Bed.
Rome, Aug. 6. Cartanal Gibbons
was taken ill yesterday at Castle Gan-
dolfo with intestinal trouble. He was
driven into Rome and has been
cbliged to take to his bed. His tern
rerature at present is 101.
J. T. Graves Under the Knife.
New York, Aug. C. John Temple
Graves; candidate of the independent
party for vice president, underwent
an operation today in a private hos
1 1 1 a I. It was announced after the
operation Grave was resting comfort
abiy.
and thoroughness in the enforcement
of our criminal laws. The fault that
exists in our present administration
of jusiice and that sooner or later is
certain to rise and trouble us. and to
call for popular condemnation and re
form is in the unequal burden which
delays and the expense of litigation
under our system imposes on the poor
litigant."
Procedure Too CumherooHie.
One remedy, Taft said, must be re
form in our judicial procedure which
is now too cumbersome. Another
would be more expedition on the part
of judges in rendering their opinions.
1 aft closed with a tribute to the legal
rrctession ami cautioned that con
servatism ought not to be allowed to
prevent reforms which are in the in
terest of the equal administration of
justice as between the poor and rich
HEAD OF EXPLORING
PARTY VYAS FROZEN
Otherwise Danish Expedition to Dis
trict Northeast of Greenland
Has Been Successful.
Copenhagen, Aug. C. According to a
telegram just received by the commit
tee of the Denmark-Greenland expedi
tion, Mylius Erichsen, the Danish ex
plorer, and two companies who sailed
from Copenhagen June 2C, 1906, to the
unexplored regions of the northeastern
coast of Greenland, perished in a snow
storm. Otherwise the exploring party
has been successful.
ORGANIZE DISTRICT
Postmasters of Fourth Class
From Fourteenth to Meet
at Watch Tower.
PROGRAM IS OUT
Final Arrangements Are Com
pleted for the Big Sunday
School Rally Aug. 13.
of Harry Frank9, physical director.
There will be an all day band con
cept at the park.
Polnteni ta Delegate.
The following notices and announce
ments were issued in connection with
the program by the executive commit
tee: City Sunday schools are especially
requested to assemble at their various
churches, and march In a body to the
court house square, where they will
be assigned a place.
Be on hand at 9:30 a. ni., sharp.
Out of town schools are requested to
notify the corresponding secretary.
Rev. Marion Humphreys, how and
when they may arrive in Rock Island,
and their probable numbers.
Be sure to mark all baskets and
packages with name of school and
owner.
Reception committee will meet all
out of town delegations.
A special TVIilwaukee train will leave
Cordova at 8:40 a. m.. Port Byron 8:50
a. m., Rapids City 9 a. m.. Hampton
9:10 a. m., arriving in. Rock Island at
9:30 a. m.
The steamer Columbia will leave
Muscatine at d a. m., sharp, and make
the following stops: Foster's landing,
Illinois City landing, Searles' landing,
and Andalusia landing, arriving in
Rock Island at 9:30.
Special coaches will be attached to
the regular passenger trains on the
Burlington from Hillsdale.
The regular train can be taken from
Reynolds and intermediate points.
Special train and boat will leave
Rock Island on return trips at 5 p. m..
sharp.
Each school is requested to bring a
banner bearing name of school; also a
large flag if possible.
Make your schools as distinctive as
possible.
Each city school should make np a
float for the little children.
GAMES AND RACES PLANNED
Will Be Features of Afternoon Fol
lowing Basket Picnic at Long
View Children to Parade.
47,000 BARRELS OF
WHISKY ARE BURNED
Blaze Supposed to Be Incendiary
Causes Loss of $300,000 at -Midway,
Ky.
ASSEMBLE THERE AUGUST 12
Rock island County League Takes In
itiative and State Officers Are
Expected to Attend.
Athletes Return Home.
New York, Aiig. G.vThe steamer Ad
riatic brought back today a contingent
of the victorious squad of athletes who
won the world's championship for
America at the Olympiad in London a
few weeks ago.
CLOTHING STOLEN IN SLEEPER; EAST
ERN MANUFACTURER DONS A SHEET
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. G. William E.
McMillan, president of the McMillan
Lumber company of Pittsburg, Chi
cago and Baltimore, is the victim of
perhaps the most unique, certainly
the meanest, sneak thief who ever en
tered a Pullman car.
While enroute from Baltimore to
Pittsburg over the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, Tuesday night, the thief
stole every stitch of clothing pos
sessed by Mr. McMillan, while the lat-
Ma friends, but. having once entered ter slept. The lumber man, who
the contest, he feels that he should . weighs 200 pounds, had retired, wear
have the endorsement of the party. jlng only a dinky little athletic under
shirt. He had this when he was
awakened yesterday morning, and, in
addition, his fancy vest. But his
fhoes and socks, as well as his roll
$250 and about $250 in jewelry, was
gone. ?or did he have his hat.
Mr. McMillan set the train crew and
porter at work to find his clothing,
thinking that some joker friend had
taken it, but it was not to be found
The train had made frequent stops
in the night and it is supposed that at
one of the stops the thief got on board
and carried off Mr. McMillan's ward
robe without waiting to sort thing
out.
A league of postmasters of the fourth
class throughout, the Fourteenth con
gressional district, will be formed if
the plans now- afoot carry. A meeting
has been called at the Watch Tower
Wednesday, Aug. 12, at which the Rock
Island County League of Postmasters,
of which R. E. Little of Milan is presV
ident and T. J. Murphy of Coal Valley
is secretary, will take the initiative.
l.ornl Organization tlie Niieleun.
It is proposed to make the Rock Is-
'aiid county organization the nucleus
for the district organization, and invl
tations have been sent to the post
masters of other counties to partlci
pate, while the presence of the post
masters of Rock Island and Moline has
been asked for the occasion. It is ex
pected that the president and secre
tary of the state organization will be
on hand and make addresses.
The complete program for the big
Sunday school rally here Aug. 13 was
announced today, and is as follows:
9:30 a. m. Schools assemble en-
masse at court house square.
10:00 Street parade starts.
12:00 m. Dinner at Long View park.
1:00 p. m. Music, Bleuer's band
Chorus, "Glory" song, all. schools. In
troductory speech, H. E. Van Duzer,
county president. Address of welcome,
Mayor H. C. Schaffer. Address, Dr.
W. S. Marquis. Chorus, "The King's
Business," all schools. Addres3, Rev
W. B. Clemmer. Music, Bleuer's band.
2:00 p. m. Athletics. Preliminary
races. In the final races not more than
two entrants will be allowed any one
school. Any school may have a pre
liminary race for the purpose of se
lecting Its entrants for the finals.
2:15 p. m. Final races, as follows:
Boys under 10, 50 yard dash; girls
under 10, 50 yard dash; between the
winners of first and second, 50 yards.
Boys 10 to 14, 75 yard dasli; girls
0 to 14, 75 yard dash; between the
winners of the fourth and fifth, 75
yards.
Boys over 14, 100 yard dash; girls
over 14, 100 yard dash; between the
winners of seventh and eighth, 100
yards.
The management reserves the right
to allow the girl contestants a handi
cap if it seems just, in the third, sixth
and ninth races.
race by teams of three
Engineers, Firemen and Con
ductors Not In Contest
May Take Part.
REFUSE TO MAN TRAINS
Use of Orientals Said to Result
in Insufficient Inspection and,
Consequent Danger.
Winnipeg, Aug. C. The Canadian Pa
cific railroad is now replacing some of
the strikers in the western shops by
Japanese and Galicians. The Japan
ese are being gathered on the Pacific
coaat and more are expected today.
They will be placed in the roundhouse
as wipers and will do small repair
work under instructors.
ladlraiFM Spread of Trouble.
The crux of the strike situation lies
in the attitude of the engineers, fire
men and conductors, and indications
are that four days hence the whole
Canadian Pacific railway service will
be tied up by these operatives refusing
to take out mails on the ground the
trains have not been properly inspected.
DENIES THE STORY
GovernorCummins Declares He
Never Said He Would Appoint
Successor to Allison
NOR RUN FOR THE FULL TERM
Expected to Call Special Session of
the Legislature in October Com
mittee to Attend Funeral.
River Riplett.
The Everett, B. Hershey and Mac
passed north and south. The Elinor
went up and the Columbia was up
iroir. the south.
The stage of water was 6 05.
Chariot
each.
Obstacle race.
Tug of war.
Battle royal.
3:00 p. m. Tumbling, acrobatic
feats, horizontal bar work, and a com
edy sketch by members of the Rock Is
land Y. M. C. A., under the direction
Des Moines, Iowa. Aug. C. Govern
or Cummins today arrived home from
Lake Forest, where he was spending
his vacation. He and the other state
officers go to Dubuque Saturday to
attend the funeral of the late Sena-
The loss is $300,000, fully 1 tor Allison. The governor denies hav
ing made any statements whatever re
garding his plans concerning the suc
cessor to Allison. He says he has not
said he would appoint a successor for
the short term and be a candidate
himself before the 33d general as
sembly. .
lromiMMl tw Call I.rglnlat ure.
Previously the governor has stated
in case of a vacancy in the senate
he would call a special session of the
"legislature and this is undoubtedly the
Tabriz. Aug. C There . have now he wilt follow. The special ses-
I i 1 1-1 l 11 1 9m A. - II
been 35 days of fighting in the streets " 1 PrUdU1 e . " .
.11 wtiwutri.
Midway, Ky., Aug. C Fire last
night believed o be of incendiary ori
gin destroyed five warehouses con
taining 47,000 barrels of whisky, be
longing to ;S. J. Greenbaum Distilling
company,
irsured.
FIGHTING 35 DAYS
IN TABRIZ STREETS
Casualties Estimated, at 800, While
Residences and Shops Have Been
Looted of $1,000,000.
of Tabriz. The casualties, due chiefly
tc bombs and shrapnel, are estimated
at 800. Many of the finer residences
Cannon .Naiiim Iloue Committee.
Washington, Aug. C. Speaker Can-
of the city and hundreds of shops have commiUee to represent the house
cc" ,uul , xu ut,s ,"' Wl" u,rec" representatives at the funeral of Sen-
of the American
been injured.
missionaries have
F0SS FRIEND OF A TRUST
Pcwder Man Says Government Lost
$5,000,000 a Year.
Fcoria, 111., Aug. !. Presid?ut R. F.
Waddell of the Buckeye Powder com-
ntor Allison at Dubuque Saturday:
Hepburn. Hull, Kennedy, Dawson.
Birdsall, Haugen, Cousins, Hamilton,
Smith, Conner, Hubbard of Iowa, Bing
ham of Pennsylvania, Keifer of Ohio,
Goulden and Payne of New York, Bou-
tell of Illinois, Gardner of Michigan,
Moon of Tennessee, Tawney of Min-
lesota. Williams of Mississippi.
Cooper of Wisconsin, Clark of Mis
souri, Watson of Indiana. Clayton of
Miller of Kansas.
nanv fiehtinir the DuDont organiza
tion, last night charged Congressman Alabama Adamson of Georgia and
1 If Ml XT a n
Foss with playing into the hands o
the powder trust in a government
contract lor smokeless powder, and
also to a refusal of a hearing which
aiterwards through the senate com
mittee resulted in the establishment!
cf a government plant and the inves
tigation of the trust's methods. "The
loss to the government annually.
through Foss' friendliness to the trust
wag $5,000,000," said Mr. Waddell.
SPIRITS AT $1.37
DUE TO DEAR CORN
Highest Price Ever Recorded at Cin
cinnati Being Paid for Whisky
Advance 2 Cents.
SUFFRAGETTES ENCOUNTER FROST;
HOLD NO MEETING AT OYSTER BAY
Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 6. The
suffragette movement conducted by
lap National Progressive Woman Suf-
:rage convention was Introduced In
Oyster Bay yesterday by members of
the union who advertised a meeting
last night . Heading the party was
Mrs. B. Borran Wells' of London, Eng
land. '. :
The government executive officers
early in the day learned of the pro
posed visit of the suffragettes and the
secret service men were Informed to
ktep a lookout for them. Every man
of the secret service was at the office
or on duty at Sagamore Hill, and Jo
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 6. An ad
vance of 2 cents a gallon In the basic
price of distillers' finished goods or.
spirits became effective today, making
the basic price $1.37 per gallon. The.
advance was caused by the high price
cf corn. This is the highest price
spirits ever touched in this market.
seph Murphy, second in command
was sent to the railroad station to get
an early sight of the visitors.
The union wrote to the president
requesting that he receive several of
the members, but he sent word that
he was too busy to see them.
77 V, 'J , 7"' . chancellor of the Knights of Pythias.
TEXAS MAN NEW
HEAD OF KNIGHTS
the president's offices are located, but
to the evident disappointment, not an
Oyster Bay woman appeared to hear
them. A few men were there, but
after a short wait Mrs. Wells an
George H. Hanson of Calais, Maine.
was chosen supreme vice chancellor.
Sugar 10 Cents Cheaper.
New York, .Aug. 6. All. grades of
nounced that no meeting would be I refined sugar were reduced 10 cents
held. I ner hundred today. : -
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