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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

survivors are a wife Anna. and three
children, Henry, William, and Mrs.
Aliza Cierck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gerdts of Dav-
export have received the sad news of
the death of their son, Almy d. Gerdts.
which occurred yesterday at Webster
City. Iowa. Deceased was born in Dav-
export and attended school here. He
was travelling for the Macaroni factory
and one week ago took sick with APP
pendicitis. Beside the parents he is
survived by three brothers, Elmer, Ben
and Alvin Gerdts, and sister-in-law,
Mrs. Lena Gerdts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
ONE OF LEADING TOPICS
Best Authorities in Country Will Dis
cuss Subject at Farmers
ConQreSS

The following press not ce is sent
out by officers of the National Farm
ers' congress calling attention to the
forthcoming meeting in Rock Island:
The program of the Farmers Ma
tiOnal congress 10 be held at Rock Is
land. H.. beginning Oct 9. is extreme
1y promising. The subject of agricul-
tural education, especially nature stu
dies in the rural schools, will receive
prominent attention. immigration in
its relation to farm labor will be dis
cussed by the national commissioner of
immigration who is the best authority
in the country on the subject. Business
methods in farming will be the topic
at one of the sessions In view of the
tendency of the times to Capitalization
in all industrial enterprises the prob
lem of agricultural Capitalization is of
supreme Importance, and will be han
died by gentlemen of marked ability
to treat such a subject. The domestic
side of farm life will not be omitted
and skilled experts will discuss differ
ent phases of that subject The mu-
tual relations of the farmer and the
agricultural press will be considered by
the president of the national agricul-
tural press league Marketing farm
produce will. be discussed by persons
who have given much thought to the
question. Water transportation of the
country, agriculture in Alaska, railway
rate legislation, and other important
topics will also be discussed. In addi-
ton to the educational features of the
congress there will be a number of
pleasant social functions, excursions,
etc. The railroads make reduced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
The Very Best Remedy for Bowel
Trouble

Mr. NJ F. Burroughs, an old and well
known resident of Bluffton, Ind, says:
81 regard Chamberlains Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhaea Remedy as the very
best remedy for bowel trouble. | make
this statement after having used the
remedy in my family for several years.
| am never without it, This remedy
is almost sure to be needed before the
is over. Why not buy it now
and be prepared for such an emergen-
cy? For sale by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Run Gambling Room.-When all
seemed quiet on the avenue the police
Unexpectedly dropped into a crap joint
in the building, 1906 Fourth avenue,
Tuesday night and arrested the propri-
etors Fortunately for the gamers none
were in the place at the time. and
while no games were in operation the
paraphernalia was there and the two
men arrested admitted that a game was
on occasionally. The men who were
arrested gave their names as Newton
Baynton and William NJ Smith The
men pleaded guilty TO keeping a gam
ing house and were fined S101.S0
apiece
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
Real Estate Transfers.

George NJ Babcock 10 Frederick G..
Ehleb. lot l. block 4. Columbia Park
add. Rock Island. $625
Carl Mueller to Louis Sommerville,
west 40 feet of lot II, Detloff's add
Moline. $3.50
E. H. Guyer to Edwin Z. Warren,
part neH. section SO. IS, 1w, $101.20.
f. II. Stafford to Edwin E. Warren,
lot II, block II, town of Silvis, $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
Aqitate Track Removal

Agtate Track RemovaI-The Mo
line Business Mems association decid'
ed at the regular meeting to again take
up the question of track removal. Some
time ago Mayor Olson appointed a spe-
cial committee of aldermen to investi-
gate the problem of track removal and
at the meeting the president was in
structed by a resolution 10 appoint a
committee of five to represent the as
sociation and whose duty it would be
to confer with the council committee.
The Retail Merchants association and
the Moline club will each appoint "A
committee of five.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
An Alarming Situation

Frequently results from neglect OF clog
ged bowels and torpid liver, until con-
stipation becomes chronic. This conui-
ton is unknown to those who use DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, the best and
gentlest regulators of stomach and
bowels. Guaranteed by Hartz & Ulle-
meyer, druggists. Price, rs cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

first and third Tuesday in each month
to points in Iowa. Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and to other home
seekers territory. For further infor-
nation phone or call at any c., Nj. a.
st. p. Office
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Obituary Record.-Peter Harder,
farmer residing four miles out on the
Middle Road. died Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of about four months
duration He was 81 years of age and
had been in America but 6 years. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
RAILWAY TIPS.

The c., NJ. & st. P. offers first class
train service to Chicago and Kansas
City, from the tri-cities, sleeping car
reservations made to any point desir-
ed. For further information phone any
of their Offices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
Buy Lot for Burial CT Members. -

Buy Lot for Burial CT Members. A
triangle shaped lot in Riverside GENE
terry has been purchased by st. George
lodge. No. rs. X of p. in which the
dead members will hereafter be buried.
The lot is located near the old sol
diers' monument and is large enough
for so graves. In case relatives do
not object, the remains of those who
are already buried at various places in
Riverside will be reburied in the X. p
burial grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Odd Fellows Memorial. - The Odd
Fellows of the city of Davenport are
preparing to hold their annual memo
rial service which will be more inn
pressive than any of former years. The
Odd Fellows sent a request to the Cen
tral park commissioners asking for the
use of the park for their annual ser
vices which request was granted Next
Sunday afternoon will be the memorial
day service of the Odd Fellows at Cen
trail park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

of ColfaX. Wash. Services were held
at the home. G29 Eighteenth street
this afternoon at >.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Four Fall With Scaffod.-While four
men were standing on a scaffolding
erected in one of the rooms in the
Ericsson school, the structure broke,
precipitating the men to the floor,
eight feet below. While all of the men
received some bruises. John A. Fors-
berg sustained some painful injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
Darnlln1's Circus

is invisible from the outside of the
tent. So are Kora Shirt Waist
Shields when worn in sheer and
dainty waists. Every lady has ex-
perienced the annoyance of wear
ing large and clumsy shields made
of dark co1ored rubber that show
through her light summer waists
The Kora is a special designed
shirtwaist shield, pure white, wash
able and INVISIBLE that affords
ample protection and is odor1ess
because it contains no rubber.
For sale by l.. 8. McCabe & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Obituary Record.-Mrs. George ORA
per of 1924 Fourteenth street, died of
cancer of the stomach after an illness
of two years. Wilhelmina Dora Jasper
was born in Germany Sept. 2. 1856.
and came TO Moline May s. 1867. In
November, 1877, she was married to
George w Draper, who now survives
her with three daughters, Jessie L.,
babel NJ, and Florence, and two sons,
Jr.. at home Her sisters, Mrs. H.
Rutsch of Davenport; Mrs. H. T. Lut-
ton of ST. Charles, ILL.,; and Mrs. l..
Lachan of Adair, Iowa; two brothers,
Rheimer Jasper of Germany, and Hans
Jasper of California, are also living.
Mrs. Laura Eunice Clendenin, organ
izer and first president of the Woman's
Relief Corps in this city, who died at
the city hospital Tuesday night, had
been i'll but a short time and had just
undergone an operation from which
she failed to recover She was born
June 8. 1S49, and came to this state
with her mother and a brother when
she was 6 years of age. Her life pre-
yious to her coming TO this city was
spent in Whiteside county To mourn
her departure is an only daughter, Ce-
Gil T. Mayo, by former marriage. and
one brother, b. A. Frye, of Denver.
Also three stepchildren, Mrs. n. A.
Peterson of this city; Frank ]. Clenden
in, East Moline, and Robert Clendenin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

c., M. & ST. p. Excursion Rates.
Homeseekers' tickets on sale the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Bishop Morrison iII.-Bishop Morri-
son is staying at home this week, eX-
cessively tired by the unceasing labOrs
TO which he has subjected himself
since he assumed the direction of the
Iowa diocese. He is faced by the abso-
lutte need of a summers rest, which his
physicians say is essential to his be-
activity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
Danderine Is Sc Exhilarafing,
InvigeraEing

and strengthening II bot tho hair al 9caIp that even
2oc bottle OF IL Is often enough 10 show wonderful i'm
proVement> II at once lHipius a sparkling briliEncy
and ycYcty SoftnCs5 - tho hair and Il few weeks use
Will cause hair to sprout out all over tho scalp, and
grow alnd intly. long and beautiful. Use IL oVery day
for awhile, after which tw0 three times week VIII
be enough 10 complete w.iGtevCr growth you desire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14
DAVENPORT DOTS.

Asleep en- Track.-A young man
named l. o. Gibbons had narrow es-
cape from being killed by train while
lying on the railroad tracks in Il drunk
en- stupor Tuesday night The police
saw him in time and removed him from
the dangerous position just a short
time before d train was backed up over
the spot where he had been lying The
young man was found on the viaduct
by which the Rock Island road crosses
Third street at Iowa He lay directly
across the tracks. The police at first
believed that the man had intended to
commit suicide and had laid himself
upon the bridge for that purpose. He
was intoxicated when brought TO the
station. In the morning Gibbons laugh
ed at the statement that he had tried
to kill himself. He admitted that he
was intoxicated Tuesday night how
ever He said that he lived in Illinois.
had been working in Rock Island until
two weeks ago, and was now employed
in this city. His appearances were in
his favor and the police released him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-14

Shaw on Golf Links.-Secretary of
the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw, who ar
rived here yesterday became the guest
of Colonel J. r. Nutting for the day.
Colonel Nutting took him over to the
golf links. so that the chilly atmos
phere of republican circles had no eff
feet on the secretary, and he was as far
from the buzz of the wires from Wash
ington as he could get.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
laws as shall give 10 al, m.n,,,o -.

laws as shall give to all manufactur.
ers ana Jobbers in Iowa the same
Ilghts TO ship their products and goods
70 an points IN Iowa as are now given
ny tne interstate commerce Jaw to
manufacturers OF or jobbers In stint
lar products or goods in other states.
we believe the politics of our state
should be unhampered by the influence
OF corporate power and are In favor Of
stringent laws Furnishing all corpora
lions or persons representing them
VINO contribute campaign funds to anv
political organization.
we favor a terminal tax amendment
10 the present railroad property tax
IN the cities in our state.
We are in hearty sympathy with tha
purpose of national labor organizations
as set forth in the late address of Sam.
uel Gompers, John Mitchell. ct. al.
gaining labor to assert It's political
rights at the ballot box and we con.
demn government by Injunction.
we favor the complete elimination
Oh railway and other public service
corporations from the politics Of the
sIate. 10 accomplish this we favor
a law providing for the assessmeR al
railways, express companies, Telephone
and telegraph companies by non-part-
lsan commission Of six men to be Sc.
lected by joint session of the house
and senate, no more than three mem
bers OF such commission shall belong
to any one political party.
We are in favor of such laws as will
permit municipal ownership of public
utilities and demand that the demo.
cratic members of the legislature do
their utmost to secure the enactment
of such law.
we endorse the exalted character
peerless craftsmanship, the high mind,
ed and pure personality of democracy,s
conceded leader, William JENNINGS
Bryan, and pledge him our unuualified
support for the presidency in 1908
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
SUNDAY AND pEs MONIES.

Billy Sunday Is afraid to tackle Des
Moines, according to statement at
tributed to him in an interview in that
city a few days ago. He says it is toe
big, that he does not want to go UP
against anything larger than Burling
ton. He intimates that his meetings
can not be successful unless he gets
the whole town worked up into reli
gious enthusiasm; that he was able to
do that in Burlington by the assist,
ance of the newspapers.
But II Des Moines is so awfully
wicked, why should not Mr.. Sunday
go in and help save the sinners. The
teaching usually is that it is worth
the whole revival if one soul is saved
But Billy evidently doesn't work on
that plan. The contribution that could
be taken up from that lone soul" would
not do much toward paying expenses
Does Mr.. Sunday take the position
that because he can not save the whole
any of it? Does Mr.. Sunday mean to
say that it is his reputation as an
evangelist that he is afraid to stake in
an attempted revival at Des Moines
Does Mr.. Sunday mean to say that he
will go around the edges and take the
cream and let the little fellows wol k
away, successful or unsuccessful, in
Des Moines?
Billy Sunday has carried away thous-
ands upon thousands of dollars from
the smaller cities. He could afford to
work weeks in Des Moines without a
cent for his labors He could afford to
work weeks in the capital city simply
sowing the seed, if he did not reap
one grain of the crop. There. are
plenty of laborers in the field who will
look after that part of it, and usually
the resident minister who works
twelve months in the year does not
get any more than his share of the
crop anyhow The sensational revival
list comes along and takes away his
thousands after few weeks of preach
ing, while the devoted pastor works
increasingly year in and year out, max
ing daily visits to homes, conducting
funerals, comforting the sick and the
weary, and takes the crumbs that are
left from the tables of the Billy Sun
days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
compelling people to abide by the law
after 1t Is enacted
CROPS AND MONEY RATES.

In an address before the New York
State bankers convention last month
tetus j. Wade, president of a st. Louis
trust company, dealt with the question
What couses fluctuation in money
rates, the Agricultural crop or the Wall
street CROP" His conclusion was that
1T is the latter
He said he had heard various astute
hnanclers quoted as saying that owing
to crop moving time in the south and
west, money stringency might be look
ed for from July to October. He be-
gan some investigation upon this sub
ject. He mentions some incidental in
designations in MS travels between
Utah and New York and St. Paul and
Florida, embracing twenty-five produc,
ing states, and said: SIN every sec.
ton found peace and plenty, pros.
perity and abundance a demand for
the employment of every available man
and woman at splendid wages in all
avocations Of life, from the day labor.
er to the captain of industry"
Entering upon the more direct dis
cussion of his subject, he said: 81
found the south, southwest. north,
northwest and west purchasing com.
mercial paper at from to 51a per
cent, and buying high grade New
York Stock Exchange bonds to use
their surplus funds"
Finally he was driven to the finan-
cial reports to find the reason for this
wide and frequent fuctuation of the
money market" and he was forced to
the conclusion that there had been
none in the United States of America
during the past five, years except in
one spot, which covers less than so
acres in area. That spot" he says
is the most valuable land in the
world. and produces a crop endless and
almost incalculable in amount and can
create more impressions as to the fire.
quent and wide fluctuation of the mon
ey market than all the land of all the
states and territories of the United
States combined" 1t is in that man
ner he refers to Wall street. These
fluctuations he has fou to have taken
place there but nine times in five
years.
AS to the money for the removal If
crops, he said that the west, south and
north had about 80 per cent more de-
posits in 1905 than all the eastern and
New England states had in 1896. The
increased freight and power equipment
of railroads to move the crop to the
seaboard for expectation, and hence to
convert the crop into cash through the
medium of foreign exchange, has aug
mented the banks ability to produce a
quick turn of the crop to cash at
fully 100 per cent. He shows how the
facilities to produce this quick turn
over have increased over 100 per cent
in the last six years.
The deductions l draw from the
above is" he said, that if you gentle
men of the east will take care of the
Wall street crop, the west, southwest,
north and northwest will be fully capa-
BILE of taking care of the agricultural
crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
VARIOUS PRIMARY LAWS.

Special delight is taken by some pa.
pers just at this time in telling how
perfectly the Illinois primary law
worked Saturday 1t might be ex.
planned, however, that it was not the
same kind of a law that was being
supported by them in this state. 1t
is becoming palmer and palmer that
there are various kinds of primary
laws. Some work we'll; some do not
The first one that Illinois had was the
one that was more like the one that
was wanted forced upon the people of
Iowa. About the only thing that was
left of that one when the legislature
got throughswith it that bears any
similarity to-this one was the name
The present law, which has worked
SO successfully, does not dispense with
the convention. The candidate is only
assured of the nomination by carrying
the county or district or state by ma
jority vote. If he only has a plurality
the delegates go into the convention
and vote for their man for a ballot or
two and then they are no longer bound
and can do as they please This law
undoubtedly will prove success, al
though the final test will not come I'M
til the conventions are over.
So it is the delegate plan that is be-
ing hailed as having worked success
FULLY in Illinois. The delegate, or rep
resentative. plan has worked all right
in Iowa, the principal trouble has been
in who the delegates should be and
which of two delegations were the
lawful ones. There need be little fear
of the delegate plan, the correction
needed is at the polling places, and in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11

pie cannot fail to realize when thew
come to think about it that so far Brv-
an has been a complete failure and
tnat ne is now forced to repeat himself.
WnaI chance would man who had
lailed successfully in several big bust
ness enterprises-failed so utterly
that there was not shadow of an as.
set to be observation-disclosures for sue
cess II he should after his several fail
ures come forward with his original
prospectus inviting investment. That
appears to be the best that Bryan can
40 IN the political field at the present
time. He is going to ask the people
to follow him in another crusade ex.
actly similar to the one that ended in
the Wllson-Gorman bill fourteen years
ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
HOW 1T BEGINS.

having seen the train robberies and
Durglar1es in the moving pictures a
la-year-old boy became ambitious to be
great train robber or burglar He
ala not try the train business first,
mat was little too stiff a game, but
ne tried breaking into house. His
work was course and he was caught.
II was then that he told what his am
bltlon was and how it came to hirn
rms is another case of straining at
gnat and swallowing camel. PEG
pie go SO far in their terror of box
ing match that they will not even al
low them to be reproduced in certain
cities and states in moving pictures
The blood curdling train robberies and
murders are permitted to pass without
anything except the temporary thrill
OF excitement. There Is no thought
OF the boy. If he is kept away from
the prize fights, If he is kept away
from any living example of, strong,
healthy, robust man, who is able to de-
fend himself, he can see all the pic
lures OF train and bank robberies he
wants to- Prize fighting in itself is
not to be encouraged, while eve,'y
well equipped gymnasium offers
every encouragement to the boy or
young man who wants to be handy
with the gloves, and it is well that it
should be so. But there is not one re-
deeming feature in the occupation of
robbing trains. nor in the reproduction
of the details by moving pictures.
Some Of this mis-spent reform energy
might be turned in that direction.
A Sioux City boy tells of what start
ed him on the road to the penitentiary,
and while he is only 20 years of age
he has been in six reformatories and
penitertiaries. He says he was start
ed by eople constantly telling him
that thai was where he would end.
In school he was what is generally de-
scribed by the teachers as "a hard
case" so when he committed the Of
Tense of taking some pencils that did
not belong to him he was given lee
ture and incidentally the information
that ne was bound for the peniten-
tiary. He took it for the truth and a
settled fact. Not being told that there