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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
BARGAINS AND SOUVENIRS
Makes Christmas Buying
Easy.
A Trip Through the Big White Store
of Great Profit to Value
Seekers.

The annual birthday celebration of
the NJ & K. (now in progTess) has
always been an event looked forward
to by all classes as the most interest
ing event of the clothing year. The
generosity displayed by this firm dur
ing these festivals adds a great deal
to the good cheer of the holiday sea-
son. This year the excellence of the
souvenirs given free, together with the
unusually great economies offered on
all sorts of mems and boys wearables,
makes the event more notable than
ever.
A trip through the Big White Store
is certainly twice profitably employed
to value seekers. From the tine yoI
enter the store you are confronted with
bargains. Here at the front is a dis
play of beautiful soc neckwear in indi-
vidual boxes selling at 35c or for 81.
Across the aisle are $3.50 silk muffiers
at 81; 81 mufflers at SOC A bit farther
down are the $3.50 Calumet shirts at
S1.19; the $3.50 underwear at the same
price; 81 underwear at 73c Then
comes the sweater table with boys 81
Sweaters dl tOC, PI.OU SWSdtClS pI, anu
$3.50 sweaters at $1.S5. Then follow
in succession so smoking jackets at
$3.50, $3.50 smoking jackets at $5.55.
The suit tables are loaded down with
great values also: $40 suits at $3.50;
$3.50 suits at $40; $40 and s22 box
back fancy overcoats. SIS. The bar
gains are all over the store, even the
very last shelf carries load of So all
wool trousers at $1.95.
There is not room enough here to
enumerate and describe all of the ex-
cellent opportunities to actually save
money the Big White Store, the NJ &
K, contains. But this point should be
impressed on every person: you can
find an appropriate gift here for every
man at every price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
NEARLY 40 CAUGHT
IN DAVENPORT RAID
Gambling Houses Entered by Officers
to Enforce Order for Loafers to
Leave City.

A raid of the gambling houses of
Davenport was made last evening, and
So offenders taken in charge by the
authorities. The order was given some
time ago for all loafers, hangers-on,
and sharps to make themselves scarce
in Davenport, but it was not generally
observed, and the raid followed. Some
of those arrested were sent to the
county Jail for 10 day terms, and a
10 day sentence for others was sus-
pended on condition that they leave
town at once. No proprietors were ar
rested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
PERSONAL POINTS.

| DR.. J. r. Hollowbush is in Chicago.
F. F. Cooke of Galesburg is in the
city today.
r. R. Smith of Brookfield, Mo-, spent
the day here today.
F. R. Mcdonald of Aurora is spend
| ing a few days with friends in this
city.
Mrs. H. n. Lienhard departed today
for Chicago where she will visit for a
month.
R. H. fireman of Macomb was in the
city yesterday visiting Rock Island
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. McCord of Lake
City, Iowa, spent the day yesterday
with Rock Island friends.
w. d. Vincent and family of Spo.
kane, who have been visiting in the
city, departed for the south this morn
ing
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Hubbard of Den
yer arrived in the city this morning
and will spend few days with friends
in this city.
r. H. Taylor, manager of the ILL
HOlS IHedUer 1elI JHlS mOTHlHS LOT bur-
lington, Iowa, to attend the funeral of
Frank r. Chamberlin.
Rev. r. B. Williams was at Watseka,
ILL.,, yesterday, where he delivered the
funeral sermon over the remains of
DR.. B. II. Euans, a physician of wide
repute in Illinois and known by a
number in Rock Island. He died at
Goldfield, New, while on a business
trip.
]. r. Chisam, agent of Interstate Dis
patch, and P. S. Rowland, agent of
Trades Dispatch fast freight line, T. ].
McGrath, travelling passenger of the
Chicago, Peoria & st. Louis railway,
and E. B. Leppert, district passenger
agent of the Lake Erie G. Western,
were in the city yesterday from Pc
oria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
MAkESETTLEMENT
Trial of Damage Suit Had Been
Commenced, but Stipula>
ton Ends Case
THE BURLINGTON
Was for $4,000 for Death of James r,
Mumford-Rickart Personal In
jury Case on Trial.

Though a jury was selected yest3.
day afternoon, and the trial of the case
had been commenced, the damage 5llit
|of F. p Goldsmith, administrator of
the estate of James r. Mumford Of
Moline, against the Burlington, was
settled out of court this morning, and
the case ended by the filing of stipu-
lation. Though the paper filed does
rot so state, it is understood that u =
settlement was for $4,000. The suit
was brought to recover damages fot
Mr.. Mumford's death Sept. 20, 1903, in
Moline. He was crushed to death be-
tween two cars in the switch yards be-
tween Twenty-fifth and -Twenty-sixth
street The suit was for 100000 An
important witness for the company on
the defense of contributary negligence
recently died. Searle & Marshall rep
resented the plaintiff, and Sweeney &
Walker the railway company.
Suit for Damages on Trial.
The trial of the case of Albert Rick
art, the Moline shoemaker, against the
Moline Printing company, Cox Bros,
expressmen. and the city of Moline.
81 49, OV udHdSeS lCr - SCiial iHJu'
ries, was commenced this morning. Mr.
Rickart was injured about two years
ago. New machinery was being in
stalled in the printing company: builG-
ing, and the breaking of a hosting
Iope resulted in an accident. p r.
Ingleson and Searle & Marshall repre-
sent Mr.. Rickart, while George Wood
aDDearS for the printing cOmpany and
the express firm, and G. A. Shallberg
fo' the oity of Moline Mr.. Rickart is
the shoemaker who recently attempted
suicide by drinking c quantity of 5reen
Daint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
MORTGAGE BURNED
indebtedness on New Site Of
Central Presbyterian Church
Wiped Out.
PLAN FOR THE BUILDING
Committees Are Named to Take up
Work-Report on Finances Made
to Congregation.

A called congregational meeting was
held at the Central Presbyterian
church last evening to receive reports
from the building finance committee.
Rev. Marion Humphreys was chosen
temporary chairman. A committee
composed of F. G. Young, Postmaster
H. A. ]. Mcdonald, and Dr. R. NJ.
Pearce, was appointed last June TO Sc
cure funds for the purchase of the
new church lot at the northeast corner
of Fourteenth street and Tenth avenue.
DR.. Pearce for this committee reported
that the sum of s2,166 which includes
the interest on the mortgage on the
Second avenue property had been col
lected and paid and the mortgage turn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
STILL UNSETTLED.
Committee of City Council Ac-
compIishes Nothing in Tele.
phone Rate Question.
NEED FURTHER INFORMATION
Rates in Other Cities to Be Secured
Before Action is Taken on Re-
quested Amendment.

The special committee of the city
council, to which was referred the APP
plication of the Union Electric Tele-
phone company for an amendment of
its ordinance to enable it to charge
higher rates for telephone service here,
last evening held lengthy session for
the consideration of the problem.
Practically nothing was accomplished,
however. The proposed amendment, to
allow the company to amend its rates
on a scale based on the number of
subscribers, was read by Alderman An
derson. The company seeks the right
to charge the following rates on the
basis of the number of telephones in
use: 1000 subscribers, $48 for bust
ness telephones and S24 for residence
service; $500 subscribers, $51 for bust
ness telephones and $3.50 for resi-
dence service; 5000 telephones in use,
$54 for business and $27 for residence
service; $500 telephones, $57 for bust
ness and $3.50 for residence service;
5000 subscribers, $50 for business and
$50 for residence telephones.
Information as to Rates.
The committee was informed that
the company would not arbitrarily in
crease the rates now in force on con-
tracts, but would make the change on
the expiration of contracts. The ques-
ton as to the rates in other cities,
which has been an important one in
the consideration of the amendment,
was taken up again, and the represen-
tatives of the company verbally stated
the rates in various cities. The coun-
Gil members desired authentic infor-
nation, however, and this will be Sc
cured in written form and presented
later.
The peculiar condition of three cit
les closely united was suggested as an
element, and the telephone company's |
officers stated that no similar condi- |
ion exists in the country. Clinton, Full
ION and Lyons, and Omaha, South |
Omaha and Council Bluffs were cited, |
however, by the aldermen, and infor-
nation on the telephone question will i
De secured from these places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
BOTH IMPORTANT
The West End Factory District
and the Southwest
Storm Drain.
COUNCILS ATTITUDE RIGHT
And a Response of Good Faith is An.
ticipated from the Industrial
Commission.

The city council having come to the
rescue of the Industrial commission
and made the new west end factory
district available for the purposes in
tended by the donors, it is incumbent
upon the commission to exercise good
faith toward the city without delay.
This may be accomplished through the
adoption of some plan as will enable
the city to proceed legally and with
proper consideration for all interests
in pushing forward the southwest
storm drain.
The suggestion has been made to
The Argus that the best way to meet
all the exigencies of the situation
would be for the commission to have
the entire tract surveyed and plated
into acre tracts, inviting the city to
approve of the same, and then have a
reasonable assessment based on the
actual valuation levied for the putting
forward of the storm drain. How far
such a suggestion is feasible, it re-
mains to be developed.
Two Important Projects.
The factory site question is one of
the greatest Importance to the city.
SO likewise is the southwest storm
drain. By working together it is be-
lieved the council and the Industrial
may adjust both, and it
has been further contended if fund
is necessary to meet the assessment on
the factory districts share of the ben
efits it could be readily raised by
q
by the spirit of the people as exhibited
in the past where great projects have
been undertaken.
In any event, the question should be
of in some way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
Hostetter's 1907 Almanac.

Is now at your druggist or general
dealer for free distribution and is we'll
worth the asking for. You'll find in it
much entertaining and instructive
reading for the old as well as young,
many illustrated jokes, statistics,
household notes, etc. 1t also contains
many convincing testimonials from
persons who have been cured of stom-
ach, liver, bowel or kidney troubles by
the use of the famous Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters and which will inter
est every man or woman similarly af-
fiicted. The Bittcrs is especially COM
pounded for curing nausea, poor appe-
tite. heartburn, fatulency, cramps. sour
risings, dyspepsia, indigestion, chills,
colds, female ills, sleeplessness or ma
laria. Give it a fair trial at once and
see for yourself, also be sure to get a
copy of this splendid Guide to health"
before the supply is exhausted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
Hold Open House New Years.

The open house reception at the Y.
NJ. c. A. will be held New Years day,
and not Christmas, as was enormously
announced. The association has made
it an annual custom to observe the be-
ginning of the year with a special pro-
gram of entertainment numbers and
exhibition events in the gymnasium
and the social committee has prepared
an excellent program for Jan. 1, 1907.
The annual auction of periodicals will
be held in the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13

in this city yesterday vaccinated 500
persons in lodging houses, hotels and
schools on account of a threatened cpl
demic of smallpox. The state law is
against compulsory vaccination, but
the police regulation requires it, and
the health commissioner says the po-
lice regulation exceeds the state law.
One man was arrested for resisting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
Jail for Stealing overcoat.

John Slowie of Clinton, Iowa, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by Officer
Golf for the theft of an overcoat, be-
longing to Gust Carlson at Johnson's
saloon. Slowie was arraigned before
Magistrate Elliott who bound him over
10 the grand jury in the sum of 5000
on the charge of larceny. In default OF
the bond, he was committed to the
county Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
King of all Cough Medicines.

Mr. E. g. Case, mail carrier of Can.
ton Center, Conn, who has been in the
United States service for about 16
years, says: 1--WE have tried many
cough medicines for Group, but Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is king of all
and one to. be relied upon every time.
We also find it. the best remedy for
coughs and colds. giving certain re-
suits and leaving no bad after effects"
For sale by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
SECRETARY TAFT
APPROVES REPORT
RECOMMENDATION That Powder Factory
Be Located at Dover, N. j., Form
ally Acted On.

Word has been received from Wash
ington that Secretary of War Taft has
formally approved the report of the
chief of ordnance, General William
Crozier. recommending that the gov
eminent powder plant be located at
Dover, n. J. This was the final step
to insure that the powder mill will be
located in New Jersey and not at Rock
Island arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
FRIEND OF LINCOLN DEAD
Claims for Civil War Supplies Re-
manned Unpaid

Watertown, n. Y, Dec. 13.-Maitland
Boon, a prominent retired business
man of Watertown, is dead, aged 70.
He was once mayor of Quincy. ILL.,, and
was a personal friend of Abraham Lin
coin. During the civil war he was en-
gagged in the leather business in Quin-
cy and furnished large supplies for the
government, claims for which are still
pending.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
Attention.

The dancing party to have been Civ
en- by Eudora Rebekah lodge No. 73
Friday evening, Dec. IA, at /. o. o. F.
hall, has been postponed until Jan. 25,
out of respect to our late sister, Re-
becca Herbert. All tickets out will be
good for Jan. rs.
(Signed) SOCIAL COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
PARTY SLIPPERS.
EVENING Wear and Receptions.

We call attention to our evening
wear and party slippers, for ladies.
They come in satin and colored calf
skin-to match your gowns. Full Louis
heels.
Black patents in variety. Also the
black castor buck, and dull kid. hand
beaded vamps. THE BOSTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
New cure for EpiIensx.

]. B. Waterman of WATERFOWL, Ohio,
rural free delivery, writes: my
daughter, afflicted for years with cpl
lepsy, was cured by DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. She has not had an attack
for over two years." Best body clean
sers and life giving tonic pills on
earth. Csc at w. T. Hartz' drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
BY Sisters of the Holy Cross.

I'VE recommend Father Johns med
icine as a body builder for all who are
weak and run down. Sisters of the
Holy Cross, Nashua, N. H. Not a pat
ent medicine. No poisonous drug.
Father Johns Medicine is for sale
by T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13
CONSPIRACY NOT ILLEGAL
Right of Unions to Strike Upheld by
Federal Court.

Madison, Wis, Dec 1.-THE right
to strike for any cause or no cause is
clear and fully sustained by all author
ity. Even conspiracy to strike fol-
lowed by legal damage is not unlawful
if formed to better labor conditions"
This is an extract from the decision
of Judge A. l.. Sanborn in the United
States district court. which was handed
down in the case of the Chalmers
company against the Iron molders'
union of Milwaukee. 1t is probably
one of the first opinions wherein a
conspiracy might be sanctioned as law
full.
War on Smallpox.
MinnaaD Olis Dec 13-Hpalth officers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13

You need tonic that will put the
sap of life into your system and fortify
you from all diseases. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea is recognized as
the greatest siren gthener known. Tea
or tablets, 35c. T. H. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13

over to the congregation, which author
lied its burning by DIR. Pearce. who de
stroyed this evidence of the former in
debtedness
Committees are Named.
Building committees were then APP
pointed and the members of the execu-
tive building committee are w. A.
Lohr, John Volk, DR.. r. M. Pearce,
Postmaster II. A. J. Mcdonald, and
Rev. Marion Humphreys. An advisory
committee was also appointed. This
committee is composed of representa-
tives from the different departments of
the church and is to be consulted as to
the best plans in the building of the
new church, for each department. The
members of this committee are repre-
senting the ladies, Mrs. H. c. Connolly
and Mrs. o. Leonard; the Sunday
school, F. L. Gregory and Miss Anna
Montgomery; for the department of
music, S. P. Bowlby and ]. Hazard, and
for the men two additional members
were appointed. j. H. Liedtke, and Paul
This building committee
will study and formulate plans for the
new church edifice and will be pre-
pared to begin active building at the
first opportunity in the spring.
Organize brotherhood Later.
Because of the lateness of the hour
the permanent organization of the
brotherhood was postponed until next
Wednesday when officers will be elect
ed and a constitution and bylaws
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13

over to the congregation, which author
lied its burning by DR.. Pearce. who de-
stroyed this evidence of the former in
dehtednesS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-13

War on Smallpox.
Minneapolis, Dec. 13.-Health officers
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
FRENCH NOBILITY is ToUcHY
Much Bitter Comment Caused by the
English Ambassadors Mistake
in Precedence
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
PARIS, May 5.-Even an ambassador
must not tamper with the rules of pre-
cedence of the French nobility, which,
since there is no longer a French peer
age, are based upon birth and not upon
rank. Sir Francis BERTHE, the British
ambassador, innocently gave serious
offense to the Faubourg ST. Germain
at recent embassy dinner party.
Among the guests were the Marquis
de Ganay and the Comte d'Hausson-
vile.
Thinking of the etiquette of prece-
dence used at home, Sir Francis put
the marquis in more honorable place
than the comte and thus committed
an objectionable social solecism. The
ambassadors blunder was the subject
of much bitter comment in the Fau-
bourg. The Nervousness of his offense
will be at once seen when it is ex-
planned that the Marquis de Ganay,
though ranking higher than the comte,
is a person of yesterday, chiefly nota-
BILE for his fine racing stable and his
friendship with King Edward VII,
While the Comte d'Haussonville is the
representative of an extremely old and
famous family of Lorraine, and is a
member of the Academic Francaise.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
WOMAN NOT ABLE
TO AVOID FOLLY
SAYS REFORM OF DIVORCE
LAWS is IMPOSSIBLE
Women Can Rule Men stlll-They
Have Entered All Professions.
Have Power to Make Admir-
ers DO Their VIII
Special cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald.
PARIS, May 5.-The reforming Of
marriage and divorce laws demanded
by certain legal and literary lights in
the name of womans growing emanci-
patton has provoked an amusing utter
ance from Martha Barbour, the Nestor
of the Paris bar.
"Bossuet discovered that IL is easier
to stop an ass from braying than to
prevent a woman from committing
follles," said Barbour to a friend with
whom he was walking "Will you tell
me why the women of today put sauce
pans on their heads and call them their
hats and bind their waists with corsets
that make them walk like this ?"
So saying, the old gentleman gathered
UP imaginary skirts, stuck out his
chin and minced along in accurate imi-
tation of a comely actress, to the in
tense and undisguised astonshment of
municipal guard near by.
"Woman's ideas being unfathomable,
you want the law to declare she should
be emancipated? The veteran lawyer
continued. "As If woman would wait
for the approval of a slow footed old
legislator. The women are everything
now they want to be; they are clerks
merchants, sculptors, leather cutters,
everything. They are better writers
than men are and almost as good law
yers. But do you imagine they have
ceased to be women?
by Jove, no. They still have the
secret of making men do what they will
-infamies, follies, sometimes even
great deeds. So what is the use of legal
reforms for their benefit? They would
gain nothing, since they have every
thing now and they would lose the
priceless privilege Of thinking them
selves ll-used
"As for those crying loudest for these
reforms, in my opinion 1t would be
well If they felt little more ashamed
of their lack of intelligence and good
deal less vainglorious of their immor-
atty"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 5.-Never did an
American peeress prove a sadder dis
appointment to British society than
the young duchess of Roxburghe, be-
cause of her vast wealth, great. elab-
crate, indeed unique hospiatlities were
expected of her. There was an idea
that she meant to outdo all her coun-
try women as a social leader. Her
friends were all convinced that she in"
tended after her marriage to rent or
build a great town house and make
it the center of gayety, and what has
she done? Practically nothing, at all
events, nothing big Her luncheons
and dinner parties have been small
and for her immediate friends only.
Her tiny house parties at the huge
Scotch palace, Floors castle, certainly
have been anything but gay and even
her greatest intimates have felt lonely
and "out of it" in the great barracks,
desolate enough to be a prison. So
ciety is again fancying that the duchess
means to take up her position this
season as one of the great hostesses.
She has no such intention; it is even
doubtful that she will take a town
house. On all sides people ask, What
does it mean?'
The duchess of Roxburghe is de-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

cided favorite with royalty; as a mat
ter of fact. she is the only American
woman with which the princess of
Wales has ever been on friendly
terms, and the only one, too who has
ever staid under the roof of her royal
highness, a privilege which has, on
various occasions been accorded at
the duchess of York cottage, as well
as at Frogmore.
The real truth of the ,matter is that
the Duke of Roxburghe hates society
with large S. 1t bores him, it bothers
him. Scotchmen are invariably diff
cult and even an American wife has
her hands full if she hopes to manage
one, and although usually kind
hearted, they are as obstinate as
mules. Those who understand the
Scotch character best will tell you a
Scotchman never tells his wife he
loves her until he is on his deathbed
although he loves her devotedly all
the time
The Duke of Roxburghe has been a
soldier, much accustomed to give or
ders and to he obeyed, even his pretty
American wife obeys him. So far. there
has been no hitch in the domestic ma
chinery, for the excellent reason that
her grace has fallen in absolutely with
the ways of her lord and master; that
is why she is such disappointment to
British society.