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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
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The clerk presented a communica-
ton from Attorney J. T. KenwOrthy
enclosing notice from certain property
holders in South Rock Island. with
drawing their signatures from the peti-
ton for annexation to the city
Alderman Blochlinger moved that
the notice together with the original
petition be referred to the street and
alley committee to report at the next
meeting. Carried.
The clerk presented a communica-
ton from Tropp. Darling & Co. for per-
mission to store sand on the levee on
the same terms on which the privilege
was granted them last year.
Alderman Dauber moved that the
petition be referred to the license and
markets committee.
Alderman Benson moved as a sub
stitute that the petition be granted.
Carried II to > (Dauber, Oberg and
SMITH.
The clerk read petitions from Chan
non & Dufva for permission to make
sewer connections. Referred TO the
sewer committee with power to act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02

10th ST. Propertyholders 10 to II Ave.
Jos Stroehle "a 90
9th st Prop. Hold. 8 to 10 ave.
r I Daily News .....2 20 90
9Th av. Imp. 81 to % st.
Mueller Lumber Co ...... 13 OF
Sewer District No. and q.
r Daily News .......... "a so
First Ward Sidewalk.
w Treichler secy. IA 10
I'd Ward Sidewalk.
w. Treichler, Secy ....... IL 10
9th Ward Sidewalk
w Treichler, Secy ........ 6 %
9Th Ward Sidewalk.
w Treichler secy .....:...... 80
9TH Ward Sidewalk.
w Treichler secy ........ 20 so
Spencer Square Account.
E B McKown secy ........... 135 20
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02

The mayor presented a communities
league. inviting the council to send
representatives to river improve
ment convention to be held at St.
Louis Nov Is and 16.
Alderman Oberg moved that the
communication be received and that
the mayor be authorized to appoint 10
representatives to the convention. Car
ried.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
clerk and mayor be authorized to re-
nit the dues of this city. $50. TO L. B..
Boswell, secretary of the Upper Missis-
sippi River Improvement association.
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
mayor be authorized to appoint COM
mittee of five TO represent the city Off
cially, at the meeting of the Upper
Mississippi River Improvement asso-
citation on Oct 9 and 10. and that the
Rock Island club and the Retail Mer-
chants association be invited to APP
point delegations of like number.
Adopted
The clerk presented bill of A. ID.
Martin for $15S40 for printing brief
and argument in the Central Union
Telephone company case.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
bill be allowed and the mayor and
clerk issue vouchers for the amount.
Adopted by unanimous vote.
The clerk presented a bill in the
amount of s134.15 on account of ex-
penses incident to the meeting of the
League American municipalities.
Alderman Sherwood moved that the
bill be allowed and that the mayor and
clerk draw vouchers for the amount.
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Robbins offered a resolu-
ton increasing the delegation from this
city to the convention of the Upper
Mississippi River improvement associ-
alton and instructing the delegation to
invite the convention to hold it's 1907
convention in this city. Adopted.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
city of Rock Island become a member
of the Mayors Association of Illinois,
and that the mayor and clerk remit the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
Municipal Matters.

City Council Room, Rock Island. ILL.,.
Oct. /, 1906.-The council met in reg
uIar session at 8 p. m. Mayor Nc
Caskrin presiding and all the alder
men present.
Alderman Anderson moved that the
reading of the minutes be dispensed
with and that only the most urgent
business be transacted. Carried.
Alderman Sherwood from the
finance committee presented an ordin-
ance allowing the weekly payrolls for
week ending Sept. %, which were con-
sidered and adopted by unanimous
vote allowing claims as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02

Lle DOCTOR. we Inen
went to another doctor,
but he could not help
him, and in our despair
VIC vent to a third one.
Matters became so bad
that he had regular
holes in his cheeks,
large enough to put q
finger into. The food
had to be given with a
spoon, for his mouth
was covered with crusts
as thick as a finger, and
whenever he opened the
mouth they began to
bleed and suppurate, as
did also his eyes.
Hands, arms, chest, and
back, in short the whole
body, was covered over
and over. We had no
rest by day or night.
Whenever he was laid
in his bed, we had to
pin his hands down /:
otherwise he uld
scratch his face, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02

make an open sore. I think his face must
have itched most fearfully.
1--WE finally thought nothing could help,
and 1 had made up my mind to send my wife
with the child to Europe, hoping that the sea
put under good medical care there. But,
Lord be blessed, matters came differently,
and we soon saw a miracle. A friend of ours
spoke about Cuticura- We made trial with
Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent, and
within ten days or two weeks we noticed
decided Improvement Just as quickly as the
sickness had appeared it also began to dis
appear, and within ten weeks the child was
absolutely well, and his skin was smooth and
white as never before F. Hohrath, President
of the G. l.. Hohrath Company, Manufact-
urers of Silk Ribbons, 4 TO 20 Rink Alley,
June 8, 1905. South Bethlehem, Pa.
Cucura Soap, Ointment, and Pills sold throughout
the sorld Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole Props Boston.
ar Mailed Free, How 70 Care for the skim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
TERRIBLE ECZEMA
ON LITTLE BOY
Mouth and Eyes Covered With
Crusts-Face Itched Most Fear
fuIIy-Hands Pinned Down to
Prevent Scratching
MIRACULOUS CURE
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"When my little boy was six months old, he
had eczema. The sores extended SO quickly
over the whole body that We at once called in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
N, Y, A, On
PARADE

Today at the Interstate fair be
longs to the Modern Woodmen Of
America and they're making the
most of it. hTe day has been Ideal
in every respect. The Modern
Woodmen did not intend to be out
done by any of the other lodges and
the members have entered heartily
into the spirit of the day.
Being the last day Of the fair,
all city Offices have been closed for
the afternoon so as to allow en-
ployes to visit the grounds.
Woodmen, numbering more than
600 began their celebration last
night when a monster parade was
held. At the hall a class of 250
was initiated. At II o'clock today
they commenced assembling at this
fair grounds. At 2 o'clock an ex-
hibition drill was given before the
grandstand by the Foresters' team
of Excelsior camp.
A drill by 800 soldiers Of the regu-
lar Third infantry in front of the
grandstand is one of the big clos
ing attractions scheduled for this
afternoon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
CALLS PRATT A
-FOUR FLUSHER"

Afr stating yesterday that he
favored building the oward street
concrete bridges by day labor so
long as the engineers office Of this
city had nothing to do with the SUI
perintendence of the work, Council
man S. Pratt, the democrat who
has sided with the four republicans
of the council, later changed front
on the proposition.
Mayor Daggett this morning call
ed Pratt a -four flush" "Of
course" said the mayor, "all people
in politics four-flush to a certain
extent l do myself and admit it.
But Pratt is a four-fush in every
sense of the word"
The mayor then said that there
was an iron clad agreement be-
tween Pratt and the republican
members of the council to hold up
the bridge question until next year.
Then in return for his adherence to
the republicans instead of his dem
ocratic colleagues, Pratt had been
guaranteed that he could boss the
Job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
PLUMBERS DRAW
Sc PER DAY

A telegram was received this
morning from Wallace asking that
the Spokane union send two plumb
ers to that place and that wages
would be $500 per day. A number
of the local union are now receiv-
ing $500 per day, the advance be-
ing granted voluntarily by the EN-.
ployers. This high rate OF wages
has been caused by the extern sive
building operations all through the
west and the rebuilding of San
Francisco. Plumbrs' wages in
Butte have been advanced to $3.50
and 5000 is being paid in Boise
and the Coast towns without any
demand from the men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
SUSPECT BOY OF
BURGLARY

A. Martin, age 16, an usher at
the Auditorium theater, was arrest
ed at the playhouse last night by
Detectives Briley and Herndon who
guilty asked the boy to go with
them. Mrs. w. w. Wallace, III
Sharp avenue, claimed the boy on
Thursday afternoon entered her
house during her absence. She
came back before he left and at
tackled him with potato peeler,
chasing him until dlstanced when
she sent in a call for the police.
He will be arraigned before Judge
Hinkle Monday.
A woman who would not tell her
name caused young Martins ar
rest. After the boys scuffle with
Mrs. Wallace he lost his hat while
running. He told this woman his
hat had been lost in a runaway
and wanted another to wear down
town. The woman went to the
Auditorium last night and thought
she recognized the usher as the boy
who had asked for the hat. She had
Grad the account of the attempted
burglary and suspecting Martin,
left the theater and told the de-
tectives.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06

pushes the sale of his goods, this Is
considered a wide awake business
method But when the agent of q
labor union practices the same
thing, he Is termed an agitator.
Why Is the servile non-union man
preferable to the bargaining union
list?
Can 1t be that there is yet a
lingering desire to return to serf.
dom. slavery, barbarism and saw
agery? Otherwise why is 1t that
the man who sells his labor direct
ly cannot be considered a business
man as well as the one who sells
his labor after 1t has assumed the
form of commodity?
The bricklayers have the same
story as the stonemasons. They
found the company building man
holes with common labor and when
they asked that the company pa
tronize the bricklayers were told
that common labor rendered cheap
err servic than the professional
bricklayer.
"The electrical workers and the
plumbers have about the same
story to tell.
Eve have been told by the rep
resentatives of the company thai
they would employ union men anC
non-union mn, and they would no
recogi2e the unions.
THAT is, they wat what Is knowr
as the open shop system. Tn,
open shop Is an invitation from the
Citizens Alliance, And is a rount
about way of saying that we do no
want your unions at ALL
"The open shop means an opei
door in the front for both union
and non-union men--and an opeI
door in the rear for union men.
"A burt child breads the fire
The uions have had costly eX
perience IN the open shop. The!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
FAIR BREAKS
RECORD

Estimats on the total attendance
at the Interstate fair for the two
weeks closing tonight place the
figure at close to 100000 More
than 100000 paid admissions had
been recorded up to last night and
today's crowd, it is figured, will not
fall short of $4,000.
Compared with last years at
tendance Of approximately $4,000.
this years fair Is the greatest in
point of patronage in the history of
the Interstate exposition.
In spite of the big attendance,
however. it Is not believd that this
vars profits will greatly exceed the
$4,000 cleared last year, expenses
of the present fair being greatly
increasd.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
THUGS WORE
DRESSES

On the Post street bridge at 10
O'Clock last night, two negroes,
dressed in women's clothes, con.
fronted DR.. A. A. Walker Of Con-
nell, Wash. Guns were showed un-
der his nose and " was command
ed to hold up his hands. While one
woman" held a gun to his face
the other went through his pockets
and took his deposit book, check
book and two meal tickets. They
secured no cash.
DR.. Walker told the police of the
occurrence this morning but could
give no description of the black
men on account of it's being too
dark to distinguish any feature by
which Identification might follow.
He is sure they were men, however.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
SENDSW0RN
Statement

A complete statement of the
Building Trades trouble with the
Washington Water Power company
is being prepared and will be for
warded to the International Struc-
tural Building Trades alliance. The
statement shows that Mr.. Harry
Richards, as superintendent, stated
that he would see that only union
men were employed on tn construc-
ton work of tn company barns and
that several days after non-union
men were working which was the
cause of the walkout. The state
ment is being sworn to by the rep
resentatives of the unions who were
present at the conference with Mr.,
Richards.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
NOBODY HELD
RESPONSIBLE

The conoren's jury TN the case Of
the killing of Joel c. Dickson, vic
tim of the Arthur hotel elevator
Thursday night, returned a verdict
late yesterday afternoon of death
by accident. The verdict censures
Ed Walsh, the regular elevator boy,
for leaving his post and Stanley
Swantek, a novice, in charge. The
elevator was found to be in good
running order. Burial Of Dickson
will be made at MAYHEM, Wash,
tomorrow. The body will be sent
there tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06

grand larceny. Justice l1inkle fixed
his bonds at $500. Last night
Barney Campbell, an Indian boy
from Tekoa, Wash, told Patrolman
Peterson that he had deposited $9O
with Jensen which the later would
not return. The Indian said he had
rented a room for the past 1--WE
nights at $3.50 night. Fearing De-
ing robbed he deposited his money
with the landlord. Yesterday he
wanted to leave town and asked
that the money be given back. He
showed his receipt which Jensen,
he says, kept. Patrolman Peterson
accompanied the boy to the lodging
house only to be met with gruff
replies to his questioning and a de-
NAL that the Indian had made the
deposit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
RAILROADS SETTLE
BIG SUIT

A stipulation was filed with the
clerk of the superior court this
morning regarding the settlement
of the condemnation proceedings
brought by tn Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company against the
Great Northern railway. 1t pro-
vides that the Great oNrthern re-
tain title to the property but that
the 0. II. 4 n. have the use of a
roadway 100 feet wide, leading up
to It's new depot near the Cenetnn-
ial mill at the end of the north
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06

, President Peters, Of the Long
, Island railroad, took the men in
his car to a hospital. Shepard con-
inued the race.
Shepard's car also killed Curt5
Agruner of Passaic, N. j., who
was trying to cross the track at
Krugs Corner.
DR.. Weilschott, Italian driver OF
120-horse power machine, struck
a boy spectator at Passaic, N. J.
His recovery is doubtful. The ma.
chine was running so miles an hour
when the steering gear broke and
the driver lost all control. Wells.
chott and the machinist were slight
ly injured and were forced to quit
the race.
People fiocked during the night to
the sides Of the course and the race
was witnessed by the greatest mum.
br OF people ever assembled at any
one sporting event in America.
Every box and every hotel and pri-
vate house was rented.
In the fog and darkness early
this morning innumerable minor &C
cidents happened to pedestrians
crossing streets to the course.
The race was called off before
the official finish.
Wagner won the race in a Oar.
racq car; he drove ten times around
the course at an average speed Of
81 miles an hour.
Lacias was second, a scant three
minutes behind Wagner. Buray
was third.
American cars didn't show at the
finish but Tracy drove his fastest
lap Of the day in time unapproach-
ed even by Wagner making one
lap in 1921, or at the rate of CT
miles an hour. He was going
gamely when the race was called
off for remaining contestants.
The hard luck of the American cars
was partly attributed to the swarm.
ing of crowds upon the coruse for
the Americans showed not quite so
much reckless dependence on spec
tators getting out of the way that
the foreigners DISPLAYED.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
IT Up
TO BOARD

City Engineer Mcintyre, whose
payroll was slashed yesterday by
Comptroller Farley on advice of
Corporation Counsel Geraghty, this
morning said that he had nothing 20
do with the employment of extra
men or overtime in IS department,
but that the board of public works
ordered him to put them to work
and he did so.
1t is said that heretofore the
comptroller has paid these bills in
the past and they now run up to
hundreds of dollars. The comptrol-
Ter refused the following amounts:
Horace l.. Mcintyre, $25; George
Brinkerhoff, So cents; Fred Crou-
der, $3.50; E. DeSmith, s2l 40; John
Phillips, $3.50; A. Reutersdahl,
$500; E. c. Wood, $3.50; A.
Whitney, $3.50.
The claim is made that Whitney
is an engineer hired to draw plans
for the proposed concrete bridges
on Howard street. H. l.. Mcintyre
is the engineers brothr whose
salary was raised from ~ to s135.
The tamOunts were turned in under
the head of overtime"
Corporation Counsel Geraghty
this afternoon said the regular sal
airy would be paid the men and the
rest of it was up to the city council
If it wished to allow the overtime"
bills.
However, the salaries will not be
paid until a new roll is made out
by the engineer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
STRUCTURAL TRADES ALLIANCE
ISSUES AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT

found there prepared for thin,
death to the union Therefore to
whom 1t may concern, we will say
that we are not fighting with that
company about trivial matter to
us. We are contending for the life
of our union"
Submitted by the Press Commit
tee of the Structural Building
Trades alliance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06

span OF the Howard street bridges.
The Great Northern must not
make its tracks crossing this road
way a storage for cars or block
them in any way. If any improve
ments are made on the strip the
plans must first be approved by
the Great Northern's engineer. A
fiagman is providd for at the ex-
pense of the o, II. & n. Both
railroads are to have the use Of the
spur to the Centennial mill.
The land involved is 100 by 1874
feet in area.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
WILL TIE UP
PORTLAND
(Scripps News Association.)


PORTLAND, Oct. 6.-The Long
shoremen's union today served no.
tice on ship owners that beginning
Monday no ship will be loaded for
less than 30 cents an hour, an in
crease of 10 cents. Unless an
agreement is reached at the con-
frence in Seattle Sunday with the
owners the ongshoremen and the
teamsters' unions hav served notice
that they will 90 out Tuesday in
sympathy with the grainhandlers.
This will completely tie up the
water front.
Five tramp steamers were divert
ed from Portland to the Sound to-
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
F|RE-EATERS
tanned
(Scripps News Association.)


HAVANA, Oct. 1.-TWO hundred
insurgents rode into Carload, a
suburb of Puerto Principe today
waving machettes, and threatening
the people. Twenty American ma
rines rushed to Carload and arrest
ed 80 and heightened the remain
der, who led by Gen. Cabellero,
rode to the commander of the ma
rines demanding release of their
comrades.
Instead of releasing the comman-
der they disarmed Cabeuero and
others whom his small force could
catch, whereupon Cabellero politely
promised that all his followers
would disarm.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06

The Structural Building Trades
alliance of Spokane today gave the
Press the following official version
of It's side of the recent trouble with
The Washington Water Power Co.
The statement is In the nature of a
reply to a colored account of the
trouble published in the Spokesman
Review September 20. After sum-
marking that story the statement
of the alliance continues as fol-
lows.
while the story does not war
rant any attention or contradiction
on the part of organized labor. we
believe that the public as a whole
is interested in all the struggles
between organized capital and Or
ganized labor, and as the pending
controversy may lead to further
complications in the future, the
unions deem 1t proper that their
side Of the trouble should be heard.
There has been storm cloud
lowering between the company and
organized labor for some time. The
unions hoped that the struggle
might be averted for be 1t remem-
bered that the union men of Spo-
kane are sober, Industrious citizens.
engaged In building home and
raising a family and not band of
ranting agitators.
About a year ago when the
business agent of the Stonemasons
called upon Mr.. Huntington, man.
ager or the w. w. p. Co., then
engaged In building his private
residence, and asked him IL he
would not patronize the union, and
employ some union stonemasons
the business agent was fatty told
that Mr.. Huntingdon would hire who
he pleased, union or non-union mer
and would not be dictated to by the
union.
when a merchant advertises and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
LAST RACES
TODAY

The last of the 10 dy's racing
meet at the Interstate fair track
will close today. The list is a good
one with some fast thoroughbreds
on the fastest track of the meet
The card includes the Farewell
Handicap for on mile with a purse
of $500 hung up. Besides that there
are four other races for $3.50 purses.
The tenth day of the relay will be
run and the winners detrmind.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
KNOCKED DOWN
BY A NEGRO
THUG

w. w. Livingston, living at Sinto
avenue and Wilson street, was
down and robbed by a
negro at 7:10 o'clock last night.
was just passing the
on Washington street near
the bridge when, without mo-
ment's notice, negro who had just
passed him turned and struck him
down Livingston came too quickly
and found his assailant had secured
$50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06

VANDERBILT COURSE, L. l.,
oct. 6.-The automobile cup race to-
DAY was run at the sacrifice Of hui
man life and limb. Throngs lined
the course and crowded into the
track, despite the effots of author
tiles.
The start was delayed Is minutes
on account Of the fog and the track
was poor and slippery.
Jos. Stadler was run down at
Long Island City by the car driven
by VIM. Woods of Boston. Stadler's
back was broken and he died in
stantly.
Geo. Wynder, accompanying
Stadler, across the street, was
knocked.down and injured internal
ly. VIM. Horn, chauffeur, was ar
rested.
Mary Gegan, became confused
while crossing at Thirty-fourth
street and Second avenue and was
knocked down and fatally hurt by a
car driven by enry Sands.
Felix Salzoroski's leg was brok-
en- by a car while he was trying to
cross Hoffman boulevard.
f. E. Shepard's racer cut off an
unidentified mans legs at East
Norwich on the sixth round Of the
race.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-10-06
BELL and MACON OFF
FOR CUBA
(Scripps News Association. }

ISCrIppS NEWS ANSOCIdllOn.J
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. g.
The president conferred with Gen.
Bell and Magoon this afternoon
preparatory to their leaving for
Cuba. 1t is officially denied that
the Cuban military expedition will
be hel dat Norfolk. The troops will
be rushed forward as rapidly as
transports can be secured to carry
them,