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Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
Pays to Advertise.

Lillian Russell recently lost her jew
els. if reports be true. Her jewels. ac
cording 10 said reports. were in a satch
el which was stolen from her train in
some myterious. yes. some very mys
teriOus manner. and the attention of
the whole country was thus called to
Actress Lillian and her jewels.
Now the police of Cleveland. Ohio
are looking for $297. 900 worth OF jew
els reported 10 have been stolen from
Anna Held. Her jewels were also in a
satchel. and on a train, and were mys-
teriously. yes. very mysteriously. stolen
from said train.
Evidently Anna Held has the same
press agent who was in Lillian Rus
sells employ about month ago.
At any rate. it pays 10 advertise.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
The Ring Ticket and the Choice.

The Union makes a sorry spectacle
in its attempted defense of The ma.
chine-made county ticket of the court
house ring by contrasting it with the
nominations of Donovan. Schafer. and
Gustafson In the first instance there
was no need of convention. as the
nomination of Kitrilsen. Cox and Hub
bard was. as the Union admits made in
advance-and by the ring. hence the
convention became fgurehead -
swallow the action OF the machine Don
Ovan. on the other hand. was the unani-
nous choice of a convention which
voiced popular sentiment that over
reached party lines throughout the
convention. That same convention ez-
pressed unsolicited its confidence in
Schafer and asked him 10 become .
candidate The properly constituted
committee responsive 10 the mandate
of the convention afterward nominated
Schafer as il did Gustafson and still
later confirmed rhe selection OF both.
There is a heap of difference be
tween the man that seeks The ofice
and the office that seeks the man. And
that Is just what is burherins the.
Union
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

By contract with the management OF
the Astor theater women patrons of
the house will remove their hats during
"a performance Wagenhals & Kemper
having experienced considerable trOu-
BILE with women who enter the play
house bearing upon their respective
marcel waves lovely New York and
Paris creations and who refuse to re
move them. ordered new tickets, upon
the reverse side of the seat coupons be-
ing printed: This ticket is sold with
the understanding and agreement that
if q lady uses the same she will remove
her hat upon the request of an employe
of the management" The New York
courts have recently decided that a
theater ticket was a contract entered
between the purchaser and the man
agement. so when a woman buys
ticket To the Astor she contracts TO re-
move her hat.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
THE CONGREGATIONhLISTS

They started the first foreign mis-
eiondry society in the country.
They started the first home mission
airy society in the country.
They started the most effective city
missionary society in the country.
They started the greatest Christian
young peoples movement of this cour
try or any other country.
They started the first college in thu
country.
They started the first theological
seminary in in" country.
They started the first religious news
paper in the country.
They published the first hymn boo.,
in the country.
They started the town mceting-thi
initiative and referendum.
They started the first temperance Sc
cicty i'm the country.
They have given tn America the tire"
greatest cvaugrli>tS il has ever had
chicago Advance.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
The Peoples Opportunity.

There is widespread discomfort IN
the country. an angry feeling thai
there j. huUful and dangerous con
troll by corporations of many chan
nels OF business once open To tn,
thrift and industry of the man OF
small means and shameless and cor
rupt control OF politics by republican,
bosses" for personal gain and the en-
richment of their followers.
II is undeniably a very bad condition
of affairs. but it has not reached such
extremes as vet that it is beyond the
control Of the people. Neither the
power OF the trusts" not the boldnes=
Of the bosses" has gone 10 such lin
its that the people are not their mas
ters. and corporate evils can be abol-
lshed and political corruption can be
checked al the polls.
The ballot box is the one and only
means that the people possess to stop
wrongful corporate aggression in bus
mess and TO bring 10 an end political
betrayal of the public. BY placing
honest. faithful servants in Office the
people can come into their own again.
II behoOves every voter. therefore
to weigh carefully the merits of the
candidates for their suffrage and this
is especially true Of legislative and
congressional officers. Throw party
prejudice TO the winds. let your own
common sense be your guide vote for
the man aud let the main qualification
be thar he is honest as we'll as capa-
BILE.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
THE IVORY MARKET.
TusIss by the Acre Exhibited at the
Big London Docks.

One of the sights of London is the
great ivory floor ut the London docks.
where previous to and during the pc
riOdical sales ivory may be seen liter
ally by the acre, for the tusks are laid
out liz lots on the floor of one of the
great warehouses for inspection by in
tending purchasers. For weeks previ-
Gus To the actual sale the special staff
Of the ivory department has been busy
preparing the various cOnSignmentS
and arranging them according TO the
sizes and quality and classing them
into the various grades. each of which
has some particular use for which it is
especially adapted.
There is practically no waste in the
manufacturing of articles from ivory
The smallest chip is not thrown away,
but carefully preserved to be utilized
for some purpose. Even the shavings
from the turning down of a billiard
ball have Il market value for use in in
laid work. Consequently the lots in an
ivory sale by no means consist OF
tuskS and sections of tuSks alone, but
include the residue from many previous
sales. Buyers purchase the particular
class that .tbeY .reauire for their. own
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

individual industry and subsequently
return what in most other materials
would be waste 10 be resold 10 manu-
tacCurerS of i different class Of goods.
Though there IS no waste" oddly
enough the nDsr important considera-
ton from buyers point of view, is
..hOW much waste" will Il certain lot
produce in the course of transforming
il into his own particular line. Thus
Il lot that would he dear TO one would
be Il Gift TO another ana vice versa.
Tie most valuable class of ivory Is
that suitable for making billiard balls.
70 conform 10 the requirements the
tu>k must he perfectly sound and
solid. without the slightest suspicion
cf Il crack ar iaU. ANA. moreover. they
must measure only triiiC more than
the regulation size billiard bah or
they will cut To waste. from the manu-
facrurerS' point of view. On the arriv-
al of Il consignment of unwOrkcd elc-
phaut ivory from abroad the first prep
aratiou for the sale floor consists of a
thorough cleaning of the interior or
hollow part Of the tusk. This is done
bv means of wadS attached to long
sticks. The exact length of the hollow
is thereby revealed. ana in addition
cracks and flaws that cannot be OBJ
served on the exterior are ut times dis
closed SoundneSS is. the one thing
that SwavS every class of buyer: flaws
mean waste: waste means resale ut q
lower figure per pound.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

ShOlem Aleikhim. q Russian writer
who has just arrived in this country,
is regarded as somewhat OF a literary
anomaly among the authors of the He
brew race hailing from the cars do
main. being a humOrist. His real name
is Sholem RabinOvitZ and he lived in
Kief when the anti-Jewish riots took
place there. After a long time in hid
ing he reached a seaport where he
eventually managed to take ship for
this country. He was educated for Il
rabbi. but his humorous turn was too
strong ana he took to literature
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

There is no market for pins in China.
4 consignment of them recently sent
there found no purchasers. Pins.
said a member of the Chinese Iega-
tion. cause untidy habits. We have
no pins in China. The right way to
fasten things is with buttons and but
ton holes, or with loops and frogs. To
fasten things with pins is to make use
of an untidy makeshift. To employ
pins is TO become lazy and slovenly.'
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

The energy of the Duchess Dowager
Fitz James cost France as much as the
last war and had the direct effect of
making a sober nation one of dram
drinkers. The duchess in her passion
for self-aggrandizemen imported vines
from America to plant on her estate in
Nugard They brought phylloXeTa
there. u spread all over France and
ruined for years the vintage depart
nent. Her American vines could resist
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

Cornelius Donovan is taking no I'M
fair advantage Of his opponent, Edward
Kittilsen. for the office of sheriff. or
using official station 10 that end. He
is making an honorable canvass. lay
ing no claims 70 greatness because of
holding an office for % years, but ap-
peaIing for support as a citizen who
knows the law neyertheless-and re-
SppctS il
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

One account has it that 90 per cent
Of the trees in Havana were blown
down by the hurricane Imagine this
city with but one tree in 10 standing.
Luckily in the tropics the ravages of
storms are quickly healed in some de
gree by the prodigality of nature.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

Competency vs. incompetency is the
issue in the election of a county treas
urer. Both Schafer and Cox have been
tried in the office Investigate the
records Of both and vote the dictates of
prudence and common sense irrespec-
rive of political bias or personal preju-
.Tica
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
Blood Poisoning

Results from chronic constipation.
which is quickly cured by DR.. Kings
New Life pills. They remove all poi
sonous germs from the system and in
fuse new life and vigor; cure sour
stomach. nausia. headache. dizziness
and collie, without gripping or discom-
fort 25c. Guaranteed by Hartz 4
UIlemeyer, druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

There has not been a change in the
control Of the county clerks Office for
4G year--but there will be after Nov
6. when the people will place Frank
GustafsOn in charge.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

II was not necessary for ID. W. Mat
thews 20 bring a member of The down
and our club to Rock Island To bolster
up his chances OF election 10 congress
but he will get there just the same.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

this disease; French vines could not.
The loss 10 the GirOnde alone came 10
500 OG0, 900 francs NJ FallieTes whole
family and connections were nearly
ruined By phyllOXera
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

Everett L. Werrs is entitled 10 three
votes for the legislature from every
democrat in this senatorial district
AMI he will get them.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

Common sense j. the average Sensl
bility aud intelligence of men UnGss-
turbed 10y individual peculiaritieS.-W.
r. Al@cr
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

Track competition is essential to in
dusrriaI deveIopment-and nothing can
prevent Rock Island getting that
requisite
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25

\ German professor says this coun-
Try is rich in geological curiosities.
Fortunately our fossils are becoming
ecIrglr-
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at lG24
second avenue. Rock Island. Ill En-
tered at the postomce aa secGnd-claaA
matter
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
The Way To Mark Your
Ballot Nov. 6.

For Congressman. Fourteenth District
Xxi d. W. MATTHEW'S.
For Senator Thirty-third Senatorial
District,
IYI GEORGE r WHITING.
For Representative. Thirty-third Sena
tOriaI District,
IVI EVERETT L. WERTS.
tThrec VotcsJ
For County Clerk,
IXI FRANK GUsTAFsON.
For County Treasurer.
Xxi JOHN SCHAFER.
For Sheriff.
IX CORNELIUS DONOVAN.
Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-25
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All communications Of argEmentative
character. political or religious. must
have. real name attached for publica-
tiOn. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
Couldn't Get Unit Prices.

Paid Too Much for Elevators.
Under " elevators " it says:
The conf, act for this work provided its com.
pletion May l. 1904. I understand this con.
tract has not yet been accepted by the board.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24

cation of this report leads me first of
all to the conclusion that there was no
collision between the contractors and
! the commission by which the latter prof
tied to the extent of a single dollar.
The report shows that certain bills for
services by individual commissioners
| were approved and paid which, in my
judgment, were not in accordance with
the law under which they operated, but
these bills having been allowed by my
| predecessors in office, it is not my prov
ince or purpose to criticize their judg-
| ment and their construction and inter-
probation of the law. I have no doubt
that each member Of the capitol com
mission rendered conspicuously valuable
| service, for which, even under the widest
possible latitude, he was inadequately
| compensated. Positions upon this COM
mission, however, were honorary, to
| which no great pecuniary enolument
was attached by the legislature, and the
| persons who accepted these appointments
| must have fully understood this fact
! Differing from the judgment Of my pred
ecessors in office, I have not allowed
similar claims and will not do so in the
| future t.t E
The report shows that no penalties
were imposed for contracts unfulfilled
during the time limit of the contract
|
most peculiar situation, but closer inves-
| LEGATION shows that changes were con-
| stantly being made by the architect
| which rendered it practically impossible
to complete any contract within the time
| specified therein, and that, as matter
| of fact, a penalty imposed upon any Of
the contractors would have been an in
justice to them, the state not having
suffered by reason of the extension of
| time. generally given.
Some criticism has already been made
! of the fact that almost invariably bids
received upon the first proposal were
rejected and not awarded to the lowest
bidder There would be grounds for
serious condemnation Of this practice
but for the fact that subsequently the
contracts were, with few exceptions,
awarded at a lower price than the low
est original bid.
Some complaint has also been made
that the mural paintings and interior
decorations were awarded to individuals
without the usual competition. The high
character of this class Of work vindicates
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
WHAT IT MEANS TO you.
Few People Realize the Importance Of
Good Digestion Until It is Lost.

Many people suffer from dyspepsia
and do not know it. They feel mean,
out of sorts, peevish, do not sleep
we'll. do not have a good keen appetite,
do not have the inclination and energy
for physical or mental work they once
had, but at the same time do not feel
! any particular pain or distress in the
stomach. Yet all this is the result Of
poor digestion, an insiduous form of
Dyspepsia which can only be cured by
q remedy specially intended to cure
1t and make the digestive organs act
naturally, and properly digest the food
eaten. Bitters, after-dinner pills and
nerve tonics will never help the trou-
BILE; they don't reach it. The new
medical discovery does. 1t is called
Stuart IS Dyspepsia Tablets and is
specific for dyspepsia and Indigestion.
1t cures because it thoroughly digests
stomach, whether the stomach is III
good working order or not.
Stuart IS Dyspepsia Tablets, by di-
costing the food, instead Of making the
worn out stomach do all the work,
gives it much needed rest and cure
Of dyspepsia is the natural result.
When you are nervous, run down
and sleepless, don't make the common
mistake of surprising your nervous
J
stomach with powerful nerve tonnes
which make you feel good for little
while only to fall back farther than
ever. 81.
Your nerves are all right, but they
are starved; they want food.
Nourish them with wholesome, every
day food and plenty Of it, we'll digest
ed, and you can laugh at nerve ton1cs
and medicine. --~ @
But the nerves will not be nonr-
ished from weak, abused stomach, but
when the digestion has been made
perfect by the use Of this remedy all
nervous symptoms disappear.
Who ever heard Of a man or woman
blessed with vigorous digestion and
good appetite being troubled with their
nerves?
Good digestion means a. strong ner.
vous system, abundance Of energy and
capacity to enjoy the good things Of
life.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will GER
tainly set your stomach and digestive
organs right; they can't help but do
it because they nourish the body by
digesting the food eaten, and rest the
stomach.
You get nourishment and rest at one
and the same time, and that is all the
worn out dyspeptic needs to build him
up and give new life to every organ
and an added zest to every pleasure. T
1, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are god
send to the army Of men and women
with weak stomachs and nerves and
justly merits the claim Of being one
of the most worthy medical discoveries
Of the time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24

There IS every reason to believe that the state
has TT e;ved very inferior set of elevators
for the Money that was paid therefor. In the
competition for elevators there was bid for
$1S.125" that, in my opinion, was to be pre-
ferred TO the bid made by the Otis Elevator
company. In addition to the contract price Of
$4,000 for elevators, the same company re-
cef7ed the award for three sidewalk lifts in the
to this contract proves conclusively that the
state has very inferior set Of elevators, and
that the cost OF the sidewalk lifts is very much
in excess Of the amount Tor which other parties
were willing to put them in. =
Exhibit xxx, which covers the
elevator contract, has some letters at
tached showing that Mr.. Seabury found
the Otis people i" independent Of any
ordinary influence, :" and appealed re-
their attorney, to bring them to time.
Wanted to Be Permanent.
The final exhibit consists of two let
ters written by Charming Seabury, in
which he says that the commission de-
sires the building to go into the hands
Of a permanent commission, rather
than. to let it drift into the hands of
political appointees,
Governor Johnson's Statement.
Governor Johnson's conclusions from
the report are stated as follows: +
After. having carefully considered the
report of the public examiner, p. M
Kerst, to the governor Of the examina-
ton of the accounts and business con-
duct of the board of.,state capitol com
missioners, the same being the only com
plete and exhaustive, examination ever
made Of the affairs Of this department
Of the state government, deem it but
proper to make statement Of my find
ings and conclusions. F..
The examination was ordered because
NO complete examination had ever beer
| made, and the commission having ex.
pended four and half ~rnillions Of dol
lars or whereabouts. and its work having
practically been consummated, it was
certainly proper that an investigation b.
| made that; the public might know how
the funds placed J: at its disposal by {
state legislature had been disbursed.
In q work extending over a period O
ten years., and in the disbursemen of 81
large a sum of money an, examination
| would naturally reveal something which
might be criticized, and: yet, my. investi
I
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
Gilbert's Plan Just Fit.

Two exhibits go into the subject Of
the architects competitions, with much
correspondence. Cass Gilbert 8 design
was accepted on the second competi-
tion, by recommendation of E. M.
Wheelwright, the commission s expert,
who said in his report, Oct. II, 1886,
"In forming my Judgment Of the
been guided by the instructions to the
architect and by the special verbal in
the II. uI necessity Of convenience 81 access
between the senate \; and the house Of
It is assumed that the competing
architects did not know of the f9spe-
cial verbal instructions with which
the Gilbert design conformed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
COMMISSIONER Pay.

Under per diem and expenses charged
by commissioners, the summary says:
Chapter 2 G. L. 1893 provides that:
Each member Of said board shall be entitled
to receive his actual travelling expenses and
each member of said board except the governor,
shall receive the sum of Sc per day for the time
actually spent in the discharge Of his duties
under this act ~. ~&s-s 5.-.-s n
The law further provides that payment for the
services of the members Of said board and for
travelling expenses shall be made upon full AMI
complete statements or accounts.
l. find no subvouchers attached for the expenses
incurred by the several members of the board,
and it seems to have been customary to charge
Cpe, and frequently two days hotel expenses
sjld per diem In excess of the actual number, of
meeting days that the board was in session. The
difference between the amount of per diem and
hotel expenses allowed on the basis Of the ac-
tual number of days the board was in session and
the amount that was charged by the commission
ers is $3,SsO.1O. ~ -.--]"
Charming Seabury's account, however, is not
included in the above and close examination
of the vouchers presented by him and paid tc
him, discloses that he has charged for 693 days
at S. per day, amounting to $685. which was
for services rendered outside of the regular meet
| ing days Of The board Under the several vouch
ers. he has charged per diem of SIS for the
| following services: ..... .- ,t
414 days for conferences. t.f>T
! 1O6 days for writing letters. --e r
Al days for signing papers, contracts, etc:
| ing, etc.
| Al days preparing reports and mailing same.
| "a days for miscellaneous services III
| Total, 699 days at SIS per day. ......... $3, 48
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24
Higher Than Market Price.

The examiner charges that the prices
charged for extra material and labor
were much higher than. current prices,
and makes the following comparison:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-24

mission is entitled to a great deal Of
credit for his share in the construction
of the building. I have very carefully
inquired into the matters with which he
was connected, and am pleased to say
in his behalf that the correspondence
and all the records on file indicate that
he was constantly insistent in the de-
mand that there should be no reckless
waste or extravaganza. For him 1 think
I can say that he was the one man
who stood between the successful con-
struction Of the building at it's present
cost and any further attempt at an in
creased appropriation from the legisla-
ture And, moreover, the entire record
proves that neither ne nor any other
member of the commission profted thru
any contract or any material furnished
in the construction of the building.