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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Jap's Story Doubted.

After learning of the allegation of
the Jap performer at the Orpheon
theatre that he had lost 1925 in money
and a diamond ring valued at $3.50 at
one of the local gambling houses, May
or Phillips instituted a rigid investiga-
ton in order to determine the exact
facts in the matter. The Jap himself
and all the attaches of the Eldorado,
where the Jap claimed to have lost his
money, were summoned to the police
station. 1t was there shown that the
Jap himself was not only an expert
enced gambler, but that he was also
very adept in the art of prevarication.
He could weave yarns with the same
agility and cleVerness that he could do
his tumbling stunts upon the stage.
1t was shown that the ring he claimed
TO have lost he had placed in the hands
of commercial traveller for a loan of
S55. This fact alone led the mayor
and all others familiar with the case
to believe that the Jap had no such
amount of money upon his person as
he claimed when he entered the gam
bling rooms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
MOLINE MENTION.
NOT Enthusiastic Over Reets.

Farmers from the country surround
ing Moline gathered at the Moline club
Monday afternoon and listened to a
discussion of sugar beet culture with
a view to planting acreage in this vi
cinity NJ. II. Mueller, representing
the Davenport Sugar company. ad-
dressed the gentlemen. urging them 10
agree to plant beets to supply the pro
posed factory to be located in Daven-
port. a total tributary acreage of
5000 acres is needed and the farmers
are to be encouraged TO plant beets
instead of other crops. While the
men present at the meeting showed
much interest in the matter, it was
new to them and before signing con
tracts for acreage they decided TO
think the matter over until next Mon
day, when another meeting will be
held at the same place and it Is hoped
for q larger attendance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

orders not to touch the bridge. and
still it seems that Moline cannot do
anything towards it for the property
has never been officially turned over
to the city When the canal was be
ing built, the old bridge was declared
an obstruction to navigation. After a
legal fight the government built the
present bridge, evidently for the city
as the old one was taken down. How
ever, the city was never notified that
it was its property, hence the action
on the part of the city officials. This
approach to the city is one of it's most
important ones for every day over 100
loads of coal are hauled over this
bridge through Moline, averaging 250
tons a day, and it certainly would hurt
the city to have the bridge closed for
traffic. 1t is to be hoped that some
decision will be arrived at soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Get Ready for Odd Fellows.

\ general committee has been NAM
ed by Schiller and Harmony lodges, A.
o. L w, to plan for the approaching
state convention of Workmen to be
held in Moline May "a The commit
tee has organized as follows: Chair.
man, Henry SellmeT, Schiller; secre-
tary-treasurer. Alvin l.. Anderson, Har-
mony; Degree of Honor, Mrs. Sellmer,
Mrs. o. Condo; Harmony, H. S. Fris-
toe, Henry Leopold; Schiller, Claus
Heuck. Albert Sellmer. Sub-commit-
tees have been appointed and the
work of preparation for the convention
is well started. 1t is quite probable
that Industrial hall will be secured for
the sessions in view of the fact that the
building is headquarters for local
lodges of the order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
VIII Have Sewer System.

East Moline will make rapid strikes
TO don metropolitan airs, and although
not a city in population il will he one
in improvements. Before the summer
of 1905 has passed away the citizens
of that village will perhaps see COM
pIete severe system installed. which
will be one OF the first steps towards
the making of city This question
was brought before the village trustees
Monday night at their regular meet
ing. The question was not discussed
very thoroughly but was left with the
general committee. who will secure
the services of a first-class engineer
TO draw plans for the system south of
the railroad tracks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Licensed to Med
ANAEMIA

is thin blood. 1t causes pale
faces, white lips, weak nerves
and lack of vitality. A blood
enriching, fatproducing food
medicine is needed. SCOTS
Emulsion goes to the root of
the trouble, strengthens and
enriches the blood, and builds
up the entire system. For
anaemic girls, thin boys, and
enfeebled mothers, it is the
standard remedy. 1t builds
up and strengthens the entire
system with wonderful "a,
pidity.
Wen send you sample free.
Scott & Bovine, 4o9 Pearl ST, New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
The Vital Question
Most Names by Which Diseases Are
Known Are Merely Technical Terms
to Distinguish Slight Differences.

Chronic maladies are due to two
conditions: First, to poor blood and
disordered circulation; second, to a
lack of nervous force and unequal dis
tribution of it. In other words, we
may look to the blood and nerves for
most of the lingering ills that weaken,
plague or wreck human kind. This
explains why DR.. Chase's Blood and
Nerve Food cures so many diseases
that bear distinctive names. 1t puts
the blood and nerves right, and
through them the whole system
comes right. This concentrated Food
IS a blood builder, which so improves
the vital fluid that it thoroughly nour-
ishes every part of the body. 1t is
also a powerful vitalizer, that gives
an abundant store of energy to the
nerve centers, which is distributed to
every part, according to its needs
Price so cents, five boxes, enough to
give it fair trial, $500. Weigh your
self before taking it. Book free.
Sold and guaranteed at T. H. Thorn.
as pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Revolver Gives Alarm.

Five duh. muffied revolver shots in
the room of a dwelling at 920 Harri
son street awakened those in an ad.
joining chamber 10 the fact that some.
thing not entirely expected was trans.
piring in the building a hurried in.
vestigation revealed a dresser and part
of the room on fire The department
was hastily summoned and had it not
been for the rapid arrival of the fire
men the house would have been de-
stroyed- As il is the loss viii run
from $500 TO $500, the greater part
caused by water. The cause OF the
accident was the explosion of a lamp.
This was unnOticed by anyone. The
lamp set fire to a dress lying on 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Jasper Tells Story.

Pale, although cool and collected
Herman Jasper, the official city dog
tax collector, took the witness stand
at > o'clock yesterday afternoon in his
own behalf as the first witness for the
defense, on the charge of attempted
murder. The only witnesses of the al
legged crime were Jasper, Mr.. and Mrs
John Gibson. and the young boy, John
R. Gibson. Therefore the statements
as to the details of the shooting as
told by Jasper on the witness stand
remain. and must so remain, uncorrob
GRATED by any witness for the defense
except by such evidence as the defense
brought out in its cross examination
of the states witnesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

son. Decatur; H. J. Stocllman, St.
Louis; l. r. Pitney, Peoria; Miss
Laura Serbs. Plymouth, Ind; ]. Z.
Fitzpatrick, Chicago; Fred Clark and
Wife. Minneapolis; Charles Netherson.
Danvine; c. p. Leonard. Chicago;
Henry b. George, Indianapolis; II. A..
Williams. Monmouth; George Argyll.
Burlington; r. w. Walker, Winnipeg;
Andrew Haven. Des Moines; B. F..
Armstrong, Cedar Rapids; Henry
Sommerford. Baltimore; c. F. ellis
pie. Watertown; John \. Sigler,
Pierre. s. D.: o. S. Lemon, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Bridge Ownership Questioned.

bridge?" is probably question being
asked by every official of the city today
and IL seems as though no one will
know for some time. This is not the
first time our city fathers have wres-
tied with the question and will prob
ably not be the last Several com
plants have been entered TO the effect
that a plank OF the bridge has been
broken of and the horses which pass
over there are in danger of injury.
Now arises the question who shall fix
this damage? The government engi-
ueer at Rock Island was applied to but
he says that he has received specific
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

Spring, Cleveland. Ohio; r. c. Raible,
Kansas City; Ben Newhouse, y. y.
Holly, Chicago; Clara Reynolds Smith,
J. NJ. Moss. Olive Ruggles. Harriet
Jenkins. Estella Wyand, John c. Crom-
well, Jake Mayer, c. E. Eyles. man
ager. with Sweet Clover company I;
Frances B. Pope, Chicago; c. l.. Jones,
ST. Paul; Joe Oberfelder, Baltimore;
w. w Blair, Kansas City; G. F. Will
liams. Chicago; Miss a. Bodkin, Ma
quoketa, Iowa; James Bowman and
wife, Des Moines; r. A. Benson, Chi
cage; A. p. McPhail and wife, Detroit,
Mich; J. Lichtman, New York: Abe
Rosentield, Chicago; c. w. Ketchem,
Chicago; Harry f. Wolf, Bloomington {;
r. T White, William G. Burrows, Chi
cagO; S. Caldwell, r. y. Bond, New
York; G. T. Taylor, Kansas City; c. H.
Halling, Chicago; r. J. Meyers, Mil
waukee; Joe Julelyen, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
May Go to Island.

There is some chance that this
years chautauqua assembly will be
held on Campbell's island. One of the
chief advantages of the change, it is
argued, would be the opportunity afford
ed campers at CampbelIs island The
owners have agreed to turn the island
over to the association during the two
weeks the assembly will be in progress.
and much money could be derived IN
rentals of camp sites.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Obituary Record.

Monday evening, at her home, I1I+
West Third street. occurred the death
of Mrs. Sophie Kuelper, nee Hotter
mann. aged rs years. Grip was the
cause of death. Deceased was born in
Mecklenburg-Sc March %, 1927.
and in April, 1858, came 10 this city
with her husband, who is deceased new
nine years. There survive four chill
dren: Fritz Kuelper, Mrs Minnie Phil
lips, Mrs. Emma OFT and Miss Amalia
Kuelper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Cady Second at Pool.

Mr. Owings defeated John Cady in
the handicap pool tournament at the
Manufacturers club and billiard room
Monday night. These two contestants
We're tied for first place, each losing
one game. and the final game makes
Owings the winner of the tournament.
Cady finished in second place and wins
the cue. Dunderberg and Huntoon
are tied for third place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Turner's Plan Function.

The East Davenport Turner society
met Monday evening at KuehTs hall
and decided to hold Schauturnen eXer-
cises Feb. %. At the meeting all the
arrangements for the event were per
fected, and a committee consisting o.
Messrs. Detlef Jensen, Theodore Guy,
William milford, Henry Hoist and 10
seph Larkin was named to look after
the details
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Red Jacket Moves.

The Red Jacket Manufacturing COM
pany has surrendered its lease TO the
H J. Frank foundry on Second and
Davie streets and moved its foundry
department to the new plant down on
the Rockingham road. The Tri-City
Construction company, which has
charge of the erection of the new plant,
is hard at work and promises to have
the entire factory ready for occupancy
by May l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

At the Rock Island European
Warren Reeves, Barclay: c. \. Piper,
AllertOn, c. l.. Bowen, e. w. Avery,
st. Louis; George J. Risto. Mr. and
Mrs. B. B. Roberts, Chicago; G. w.
Christy. Clinton; J. p Kroft. Chicago !;
II. H. Lake, Quincy; Augusta Olson,
Evanston; J. e. Jones, Pittsburg; J.
w. Balsley, Winchester; c. NJ. Hayes,
G. H. S. Cave, Galesburg: w. S. Peter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
Inspect REGIMENT Quarters.

Col. w. T. Channon has received no
tice of the inspection of the headquar-
ters of the 9th regiment, Illinois Ma
tional Guard. to be held at Moline Feb.
16, by Capt. Joseph Gilbreth, 9th in
fantry. L. S. A. The field and star
officers of the regiment are command
ed to be present at the inspection, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
DAVENPORT DOTS.

The Al class of the high school met
Monday evening and elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Alfred
F!eu: vice president, Fannie Wright;
secretary. Albert Bawden; treasurer,
Frieda Wallner; censOrs, Lutte Thorn
sen and Walter Brook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

the order also includes battalion non
commissioned staff officers. Capt. Gil
breth is to inspect Company a, of this
city, Feb. 10. and Company II, of Mo
line, Feb. 16. In the order for the in
spection it is stated that the only eN-
cuse for absence that Will be accepted
will be a physicians certificate of ill
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

No one would be bothered with con-
stipation if everyone knew how natur-
ally and quickly Burdocll Blood Bitters
regulates the stomach and bowels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

chair and the chair Then the dresser
near it caught fire and the remainder
of the room was enveloped in flames.
The revolver was lying on the dresser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
THE HOTELS.

At the Harper-J. J. Harrington,
T. E. Van SAINT, Kansas City, Mo; c..
w Greenwood, Cleveland. Ohio; y. l..
Falk, New York; Henry Ettinger, Chi
cago; P. B. Thompson. Milwaukee; ].
c. Thompson, Newton, Iowa; G.. J. Eft
zenberger, Cleveland, Ohio: Alex
Narckel. Davenport; y. Halsey, Peo-
ria; H. y. Remington, Parkersburg; J.
R. Brown, Dayton, Ohio; W. G. Rush,
J. H. Snyder, A. o. Davis, Chicago;
H. A. Kutz, New York; George F..
Jenkins. T. F. H. Leyden, J. B. Juss-
man, Chicago; E. d. Wright, Wyoming;
E. H. Walters, Ottumwa, Iowa; w. H.
Holmes, Gloucester, Mass; George
Thompson, Omaha; Geogre S. Skin
ner, Princeton; Alfred Tyson, Chicago;
B. G. Vokes, Peoria; w. A. Willis. New
York; Ivan Reitter, Chicago: w. c..
Brown, Boston; \. B. Walker, Chi
cago; E. w. FOrtuier, Camden, y. j.;
J. P. Lair, Dayton. Ohio; p. H. Hall,
c. B. Shane, c. w. Fredenburg, Chi
cagO; o. Bettsche, Chicago; B Il.
Thomas, Chattanooga. Tenn; S. Bus
well, Mineral, ILL.,; Fred Gardner, Chi
cagO; F. X. Rigby, Dayton, Ohio; F. E.
Hataling, New York; F. NJ. Odena,
Detroit, Mich; J. Darmstadter. Peoria.
H.; John Fahulien, Sharon, Pa; Il.
H. Weise, Sharon, Pa; James David
son, Sharon, Pa; J. w. Rathbun,
Mansfield, Mass; NJ. R. Dempsey, Chi
cago; B. S. Harlan, p. II. Donnelly. NJ.
A. Patterson. w. L. Hope, Chicago
J. Robinson, Milwaukee; w. E. Clark,
Bloomington.
At the Harms (European)-S. J.
Miller, Peoria; William G. Horn, Chi
cago; Harry Rohef and wife, Upton.
Iowa; w. A. Neelands, Chicago; S. c.
Wilson, Kansas City; George o. Vair,
n. ID. Smiley, J. c. Cramer, Chicago:
NJ Mcneil, Burlington, Iowa; James J.
Nugent, Cincinnati; Harry w. Long,
Chicago; E. A. Felt, Galesburg; c. H.
Williams, Chicago; E. w. Bell, New
York; Hugo Becker, LIE Claire, Iowa !;
o. ID. Roger, Minneapolis; Martin See
vers, Coal Valley, ILL.,; c. w. Beeson.
William G. Snow, Chicago; Harry G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08
sHAKY NERVES.
Mrs. Randolph Knutt, Of No. So Penn
St., Salem, Ohio, Says:

Day times ! was always nervous
children's noises and little things upset
and worried me As a consequence /
felt depressed and debilitatcd. was
tod OF DR.. A. w Chase's Nerve pills
and got some and they acted finely.
They made my nerves steady and
strong and gave a splendid feeling Of
general strength and vigor. / don't
Worry or bother now about small
things any more and am very grateful
for the change. As a nerve and gen
cral tonic consider the medicine has
no equal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-08

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is a fam
lily remedy. For Group, whooping
cough, measles, coughs, colds, bron-
chitis, asthma and all throat and
lung troubles, it is not equaled by
any other remedy. 1t heals the
throat and lungs; makes them per-
fectly healthy and leaves no bad af-
nma should have a hnfflr. of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
Politics in the Schools.

'T have in mind" said President Thach of Auburn, recently, lone south ern state where the average salary paid school teachers is but thirty-one dollars month, and where the public schools are not in operation but for five and half months in the year. Now, will you tell me what inducement there is for any man or woman to adopt the pro- fession of teaching, where the pay for a year is less than is given a farm hand? This deplorable situation must be changed, and I believe that our southern people are beginning to real ize the need of wiping out the stain of illiteracy. The splendid examples set by Mississippi and Texas are worthy of the emulation of the rest of the states beyond the Potomac. In those states the people supplement state aid with local taxation, and in this way, manage to keep the schools open for the greater part of the year"
 Here is the story of our poor schools and our high percentage of illiteracy In a nutshell. President Thach may not have had Alabama in mind, but whether he did or not his story fits this state like glove.
 The teachers in our public schools are underpaid, and parents take little interest in them or the schools. Our entire school system needs revision in the next legislature. We need the full right of local taxation. so that the schools can be kept nine months In the year, and the teachers properly paid, and we need at the same time a concentration of responsibility in the school district. The county board should be abolished and the duties of county superintendent rendered merely supervisory. In money matters | no one should become between the state superintendent and the trustees of a school district. Tn other words, politics should be taken out of the schools, and the schools out of politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
Iron and Steel.

So great Is the consumptive demand for iron, despite production exceed ing two million tons a month, that some fear of famine next spring has arisen, when the demand promises to be still greater. No. ? iron is now firmly held at $14.50, and no producer is seeking orders. Producers get enough orders and to spare, and the trouble consists in shelving the orders that come in In the mails.
 All branches of the great iron and steel industry are hardening, and not few are swamped with orders. The rail mills, the makers of structural shapes, the plate mills, the pipe plants, the merchant steel mills-each and all are pushed to the very limit of capac- ity.
 Many of the mills and furnaces have accepted orders that extend to July of next year, and this Is one reason why trouble is apprehended next spring, when heavy demand may en- counter bare market, or rather a lean supply because of orders placed this year.
 The wonder Is that the situation in the industry does not lead to runa- way market. The steel trust is striv- ing to avoid such diaster with it's con sequent reaction, and the danger has probably been postponed at any rate to next spring, when 1t may be averted | altogether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
PensacoIxs Prosperity.

Homer Brown, vice president of the Cor don & Brown Hardware company of Pen- sacola, was in Birmingham yesterday. The buildings occupied by this firm was de- stroyed by fire last month, but much larger and handsomer buildings are to be erected for the company immediately.
 'Pensacola is prosperous and growing city. The yellow fever did not affect bus mess to any appreciable extent" said Mr. Brown. Our business was remarkably large throughout the summer and fall. Pensacola has been thoroughly cleaned up; never was in as fine sanitary condi- ton as it is today. In point of health 1t has ranked second in the United States It is a popular winter resort. Last winter 5000 northern people visited Pensacola and this winter the number will be even larger.
 "The city has recently appropriated $780, 900 for improved sanitation and other pub lie improvements. The United States gov ernment is spending good deal of money on the harbor. We claim that our harbor is already the best In the south and be- fore a great while 1t will be one of the best in the United States. Pensacola has a bright future indeed and In the next census it will show a large increase in population
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
loekinq Ahead to 1908.

The election of last Tuesday threw at least little light on 1908. It has all along been conceded that new man will be needed in that year in the democratic party, man disconnected with past campaigns and past eternal dissensions.
 If old-fashioned democracy is again to have an inning Goyernor-elect Pat tison of Ohio may be available. He Is the president of the Union Central Life Insurance company of Cincinnati. end he is also one of the best known Methodists in the country--a known temperance man, and a man in whom a hot election contest could find no flaw. Above all else he could doubt less carry Ohio in 1908.
 But if the wave against graft sweeps on in accommodating force 1t may seem better to nominate a man identified with the prosecution of grafters. Gov ernor Folk of Missouri is almost the only man in the country who has fought and who has landed in the pen itentiary men guilty of the practice. He assails the rich and the strong as readily as he does the poor and the weak--in fact, he prefers to fight the former.
 But municipal ownership and other advanced ideas may three years hence gain ascendancy in the public mind. and in that case William Randolph Hearst or Mayor Dunne may become the logical candidate of the party.
 It is not probable that the rate issue or the insurance problem will swell Into national proportions, and as things stand today in the light of Tues days elections, it seems quite possible that a nominee may be taken from the names already mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
WOMAN Gulp IN ATHENS.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
 There is in Athens a young American girl. Miss Florence Stone, who makes a good living as a professional guide. Some time ago, while travelling in Eu- rope with her mother, Miss Stone re- ceived word that their fortune had sud- denly been lost. Happening to be in Athens she determined to remain there and do what she could toward their support. She tired teaching English for a while, but was not particularly suc- cessful in getting pupils. Then at the suggestion of a prominent American woman whom she had accompanied on one or two sightseeing expeditions she offered her services to parties of tour ists as a professional guide and has made a success of it. With education and culture as well as perfect knowl- edge of modern Greek, she is better able to impart Interesting historical informa- ton than the ordinary foreign guide.