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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
FORTY DOSES OF
CHEMICALS A DAY
Number of Poisonous Substances Aver
age Person Eats, Food Commits
sioner Patterson Says.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-R. NJ. Patterson,
Illinois, has prepared the most novel
menu ever given to the public. 1t
shows that the unsuspecting consumer
in these days of food adulteration, gets
40 doses of chemicals and colors per
day. or $4,000 doses in a year.
Mr.. Patterson discussed the subject
of coal tar dyes, antiseptics and pre-
servatives at the annual convention of
the National Association of Retail
Grocers at Niagara Falls yesterday.
1t was shown by the speaker that
coal tar colors are generally used in
coloring jellies, preserves of all kinds,
canned goods, candy. sausages. catsup,
fiavoring extracts. syrups for soda
fountains. vinegars, marmalades, but
ter, cheese, wine, etc.
In addition TO the coloring matter
mentioned. there are employed admit
tedly poisonous metallic salts of lead,
copper, zinc, arsenic and iron.
The harmful use of dangerous chem
icals for preserving foods was alluded
to at length. The list includes sally
ellie acid, benzoic acid. boracic acid
and borax, formaldehyde, saccharin,
sucrol, sulphurous acid and it's salts,
abrastol, beta napthol, etc. The use
of these chemicals, declared Mr.. Pat
terson. are menace TO public health
and longevity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
BARCLAYS WIN OUT
Moline Family Secures Posses
sion of Incubator Baby
in Noted Case.

Lawrence. Kans., Jan. 25.-(Special-)
day gave the famous incubator baby to
the Barclays. of Moline. In the decis-
ion. the judge said the baby evidently
renee. who has the child and claims to
be its mother
The case occupied the court all last
than any other case tried here in
years. In the decision. which was very
lengthy. Judge Smart bitterly arraign-
admitted on the stand her child was IL
legitimate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW
MISSES INTERURBANS
Attorney General Stead Gives Opinion
At Request of Railway Com
mission.

Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 25.-The act OF
the last general assembly providing
for safety appliances and automatic
couplers on railroad cars and locomo-
lives does not apply to electric inter
urbGn lines, according to an opinion
rendered by Attorney General Stead.
upon the inquiry of William Kirkpai =
rick, secretary of the railroad and
warehouse commission. BY including
the words land their locomotives" in
the title of the act, says the attorney
general, it was implied that the act
was only in relation to such common
carriers as use locomotives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
ADMITS STARTING THE FIRE;
SUPPOSED To BE INSANE
Fred Peterson Under Arrest at Cam
bridge for Burning Restaur-
ant at Galva.

BY the confession of Alfred Peter
son, otherwise known as bug House"
Peterson. the mystery of the fire that
destroyed the Lovegren restaurant at
Galva Sunday was explained at Cam
bridge yesterday Peterson. who is be-
lieved to be insane, admitted that he
started the fire while under the in
fluence of liquor. He has been locked
up in the Henry county Jail and a
hearing as to his sanity may follow.
Six of those who battled with the
flames were slightly injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

this week and Sunday afternoon at the
Standard theater, Davenport.
/ Tailor-made suits and skirts way be
low manufacturers cost for the next
two days at Young & McCombs'.
\ Hear the great lecture by Hon. Wal
ter M. Chandler, of New York, at Au-
\ gustana college tomorrow night. Re-
served sets, so cents.
] A grand cleanup of cloaks. The en-
tire stock goes at so cents on dollar
at the January Push" sale at Young
& McCombs'
/ Not an article held in reservoir
erything goes. Now is the time, to buy
at great saving. Only two days more.
Young & McCombs.
| Out they 600 per cent off on
crockery, jewelry and wall paper-to-
morrow and Saturday, last days, at
Young e McCombs'.
The big January Push sale ends
| Saturday. But two more days to take
advantage of the phenomenal bargain
selling. Young & McCombs.
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
| thorough treatment of the hair and
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi, 1856 Sew.
enteenth street. Old phone, west So.
Justice G. Albert Johnson last even
| ing OBLIGATED at the marriage of Miss
Agnes Miriam Rothert, and Charles
Cook, both of Clinton. Iowa, at his of
| fee.
The democrats of the Fourth ward
have a conference tomorrow evening
at 8 o'clock at the Rock Island house,
pursuant to the call of the ward COM
mittee
See the exhibition bouts every even
ing this week and Sunday afternoon
| between Eddie Santry and Hayes Muhs
| at the Standard vaudeville theater,
Davenport:
Miss Harriet E. Hemmer, of Kohoka
Mo-. and Edward Glaspy, of Dubuque,
| Iowa. were married yesterday after
| noon by Justice ID. r. McFarlane, at
his Office.
The big January Push" sale. unpar-
alleled in the history of merchandising,
closes Saturday night But two days
more. Still many bargains left Young
& McCombs'.
Remnants of dress goods. table lin
ems, towels, ginghams. calicoes. white
goods, Iaces, ribbons, etc, all must go
during the next two days. Young &
McCombs.
"The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyers
| Standpoint" is one of the most intense
| ly interesting lectures before the
American public At Augustana col
| lege tomorrow night.
No pattern of dress goods will suit
the fancy of every woman, neither will
any one blend of coffee suit the taste
of every one. Therefore, we have a
number of blends and guarantee to
satisfy the most fastideus Samples
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
CITY CHAT.

Roller skated?
See coal adj page Z.
Insure with Mckee.
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz
For bus. baggage. express call Robb's
Something good in coal. See az
page Z.
Smokers have to call for Lewis sin
gle binder 10 get it.
The stage of water was $50 at a
m. and $50 at noon.
Plenty of river fish at the Fish Mar
ket, 1910 Second avenue.
Ice cream and ice cream soda al
Peterson's, 1914 Third avenue.
No air-slacked or rain-soaked coal al
Mueller's. All shed protected.
happy thought. Mrs. Austin's Pan
cakes for breakfast. Ready in jiffy
happy thought, Mrs Austin's Pan
cakes for breakfast. Ready in jiffy.
- lhOu5At, WI - > Il OH
cakes for breakfast Ready in a jiffy.
The Rock Island house cafe and
lunch rooms are being redecorated and
painted
Complete your evenings pleasure by
visiting the new Harper house cafe
after the theatre.
McKown sells the White Ash and
Springfield nut coal, for cook stoves.
They are unexcelled.
Try the White Ash soft coal. for fur
naces and small heaters. 1t can't be
beat. McKown sells it.
McKown sells the genuine Pocahon-
tas coal and a superior hard coal, and
solicits your next order.
Genuine Centerville. $3.50; Pocahon-
tas. $3.50. Delivered prices to all parts
of the city from Mueller's.
After the theatre the place to go is
the new Harper house cafe. Special
to theatre parties.
See Eddie Santry box every evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

sent anywhere in the three cities upon
request. Bartlett Bros, 1S1S-1S20 Third
avenue.
Lowest prices on coal. Mixed nut
and slack, SLIGO; mine run lump, $2.S5;
forked lump coal, 1925; LaSalle and
White Ash chunk, $3.50, at Mueller
Lumber company yards.
A three-round bout every evening
this week and Sunday afternoon be-
tween Eddie Santry, eX-champion
featherweight of the world and Hayes
Muhs, at the Standard theater, Dav-
export.
nice selection of fresh river, lake
and ocean fish; fresh oysters in bulk,
can and shell; and CLAIMS. Holsters and
Fish & Oyster Market. 1910 Second
avenue.
a dispatch from Waukegan, H.,
brings word that Battery c of that city
has been chosen from all the state bat
teries TO receive the new $4,000 set
of guns and equipment now under con-
struction at Rock Island arsenal and
awarded the state by the federal gov
eminent.
Night school at the Y. NJ. c. A,
Twelve weeks, "a lessons in each of the
following subjects: Mechanical draw
ing, elementary and advanced, business
arithmetic, beginners English. TUT
ton only So per subject. Glass work
begins Feb. 5. Register now at the
Y M. c. A. Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
DO NOT SIGN BOTH
Name on Primary Petitions Of
Two Parties Bars Voter
From Participating.
MANY ARE VIOLATING LAW
New Statute Reproduced to Give
Warning-LiabIe to Be Chal-
lenged.

Numerous political petitions have
been circulating for several days
by those who aspire TO be nominated
for aldermen or town offices at the
primary election to be held March 3.
and some are doubtless signing every
thing that comes along without regard
to politics. Now if you are democrat
and have signed the primary petition
of a republican. or are republican
and have signed the petition of dem
ocrat you had better begin a gum shoe
hunt, find that petition and have your
name erased. Otherwise you will not
be allowed to take part in the primary
OF your own party. You certainly can
not II your vote Is challenged, and ii is
very apt to be. as these petition will
all be matter of record in the county
clerks Office. where they can be seen
by interested parties.
Use Too Much Freedom.
There has been too much freedom in
the signing of petitions. for the simple
reason that the law is not properly
understood. AS an illustration. pros
pective republican candidate starts out
with his petition He is compelled TO
get a certain nuInDeT Oh SlSHdIuTeS-
He tackles everyone he meets. fire.
quently without due consideration as
to whether they are democrats or re-
publicans. The signers. too. are care
less in that they fail to note whether
they are signing a democratic or re-
publican petition. If You are demo-
crat you can sign every democratic pc
tition that comes along. and vice versa
IL you are a republican; but there is
one point on which the new primary
law is specific. and that is that you
must take your politics straight. You
can not sign republican petitions and
vote a democratic ticket 1T the primary
election, or vice versa.
Read Section Carefully.
In order that the people may more
fully understand il. the section of the
law bearing on this point is repro
duced, and It urged that you not only
read it carefully, but tell your friends
about it. Better still. paste it in your
hat. where you will have it with YOU
constantly Here it is:
Sec. 81 Any person desiring to
vote shall state his name. resi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
ARGUED THURSDAY
Pea of Jurisdiction OF William
Nagel Taken Up Next
Week.
CIVIL TRIALS TO CONTINUE
Conclude Arguments In the Hemmine.
son Case-Recpen Trial in County
Court for Photographs.

Arguments will be heard next Thur.
day on the plea of Jurisdiction entered
in the circuit court in the Nagel muir
der case The trial of civil cases will
probably continue for two weeks. the
jury summoned to appear Monday be
ing used in these instead of the Grim
inal trials. Adair Peasants and II. A.
Weld, the attorneys appointed To de-
fend Nagel. are leaving nothing UNI
done that can assist in the freeing of
their client, and in case he is held on
this indictment there is a possibility
of an appeal to the supreme court.
Conclude HemmingsOn Case.
The case of Hemmingson VS.. Clark.
a personal injury suit, was concluded
and given to the jury this afternoon.
this having been on trial since last
Friday.
In the case of the village of Hamp-
ton VS.. the Chicago, Milwaukee d St.
Paul Railway company. reopening
was granted for the introduction Of
photographs. Dispositions are being
taken this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
LAWsONT0APPEAR AT PEORIA
Bostonian Yields to Entreaties of
Creve Occur Club Men.

Boston, Jan. 25.-Thomas w. Law
SON yesterday afternoon withdrew his
declination to speak before the Creve
Coeur club of Peoria, on Feb. %, at
the clubs annual banquet. This deci-
sion was the result of call on Mr..
Lawson by w. r. Kempshall. president
of the club, and H. w. Pindell, chair
man of the banquet committee, who
came to Boston to assure the copper
bear that his presence is unanimously
desired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
FALLS FROM A CAR
Basil Archer Struck by Bridge
While Riding Freight
Train.
is UNCONSCIOUS FROM BLOW
Rides Block Before Rolls from Top of
Car-Found Later BY Train
CreW-Removed to Home.

Basil Archer SO7 Twenty-fourth
street, while riding on to of a
freight train in the Rock Island yards
this morning about . O'Clock. was
struck by the crossing bridge of the
Rock Island Sash & Door works at
Twenty-seventh street. and was rem
dered unconscious. lie fell back
wards on the. car, and as the
train neared Twenty-eighth street, he
rolled from the car to the ground. He
received severe bruises, but fortunate
ly his injuries will probably not be
fatal. He was removed to his home,
where he was given medical attention.
On Way 10 Work.
Mr. Archer was on his way to Silvis.
to report for work, and was riding on
an east bound switch train. He failed
to stoop in time TO avoid the timbers
of the viaduct. but it was not until af
ter he had fallen from the train that
he was found by the crew This via
duct has been the cause of many seri-
Gus accidents in the yards, it being
just low enough to catch mans head
if he is standing erect on box car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

Many requests from catarrh suffer
ers who use atomizers have resulted
in Liquid Cream Balm, new and con-
venient form of Ely's Cream Balm, the
only remedy for catarrh which can al
ways be depended on. In power to
allay Inflammation, to cleanse the clog
ged air passages. to promote free, nat
ural breathing, the two forms of Cream
Balm are alike. Liquid Cream Balm
is sold by all druggists for rs cents.
including spraying tube. Mailed by
Ely Bros, sc Warren street, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
Lost Hand While Hunting.

Lyle Nagel, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Nagel of Muscatine. lost a
hand in hunting accident near that
city yesterday He had been trying to
chase a rabbit from a brush pile and
when he went to pick up his gun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
On Way 10 Work.
MCCALL RESIDENCE SOLD
Former President of New York Life
Parts With Home at Big Loss.

New York. Jan. 25.-The palatial
mansion at Long Branch, which until
yesterday was the summer home of
John A. Mccall. former president of
the New York Life Insurance company.
is one of the show places of the famous
resort. 1t has been sold to A. Cliff, an
Englishman. now in this country, who
paid 100000. while it cost Mccall
$650,000. Besides parting with this
grand establishment. Mccall has been
reducing expenses in other respects
since the first of the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
TWO WERE STEALING BRASS
Caught and Bound Over to the Grand
Jury Today.

William Burglar and John Carstens
of Moline were bound over to the grand
ing brass from the Rock Island Rail-
way company Burglar has been liv-
ing in an abandoned box car ana had
been suspected for some time. Car
stems is a section hand who was caught
in an attempt to dispose of the brass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
GOV. CUMMINs IS COMING
Iowa Executive Addresses Davenport
Class Tonight.

Gov A. B. Cummins, of Iowa, will be
in Davenport this evening. He comes
to deliver commencement address to
the graduating class of the Davenport
high school. The exercises will be
held at the Grand theatre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

Although the northwestern storm Inns
remained nearly stationary over north
ern British COlumbin, and has decreased
I'm energy ID In still causing rains south
ward to northern Oregon, md IL at
tended by n further decided rise I'm tenn
pernture that Inns extended to the upper
Mississippi valley and the western pOr-
tfOn of the lake region. Another storm
of moderate Intensity has appeared over
northern Florida. and IL accompanied by
rains on the south Atlantic coast and "a
rise i'm the thermometers throughout
the east gulf sections. High barOmeters
and fair weather prevail from the
Rocky mountain region tn the middle
Atlantic states and New England. Con-
tinued fnir weather I'm this vicinity to-
night aud Friday. with moderate tenn
perature, Will result from these condi-
tiOns.
}. VI. SHERRIER. Observer.
Temperature mt a. m. -, at 3:30 u.
M az. Minimum temperature I'm Fl
hours. IL. Velocity of wind AT x M.
3 miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
Soothing and Comforting.

The soothing and comforting effects
OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve when
applied to piles. sores, cuts, boils, etc,
subdues pain almost instantly. This
salve draws out the Inflammation, re-
duces swelling and acts as a rubefa-
Gent, thus circulating the blood
through the diseased parts, permitting
or aiding nature to permanently re-
move the trouble entirely. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

Men are judged by the company they
keep, but it isn't as easy to size up a
woman by her hat Judge her by the
amount of HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea she takes. So cents, tea or tab
lets. t. TT. Thomas pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
Notice Mystic Workers, Attention.

Special meeting tonight at o'clock
at hall at 1S17-1S19 Second avenue, op-
posite Harper house.
JOSEPH GROTEGUT, Pres.
l.. DAVIS. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
The WASP.

Don't fool with a wasp because you
think he looks. weak and tired. You
will find out he's all right In the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
Prendereast Gets Decision.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Jan. 25.-Tom-
my Prendegast,- of Saginaw, Mich, got
the decision over Paddy Nnee, of Pitts
burg. after 10 fast rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

N b. Truth, st. Paul, June 81. '0s.--
I've lived so long, l remember well
when the Mississippi was brook. My
good health and long life came by taxi
ing HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
35 cents. r. II. Thomas pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

again he drew it toward him causing
it to be discharged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Friday; moderate
temperature. The lowest temperature
tonight Will be about % degrees above
zero.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-25

All the news all the time-The Argus.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-04
cHlLo's AWFUL SKIN HumoR,
Screamed with Pain-su1erin~ u..,
" Broke Parents Heart-spssd-
lily Cured by Cuticur>.

II wish to inform You that Cut;cu-.
Remedies have put ! ston 20 t,SS3rs
years Of misery I passed with INV son. A.
an infant l noticed ON his bodv = -
spot, and treated same with d;f.rsnt
remedies for about five Year,. but WIEN
the spot began to get larger I put him
under the care of doctors. IInder ,h.;-
treatment the disease spread In four AZ
doctors treated him the worse II grew
During the day it would get rough and
form ike scales. At night il would he
cracked, infamed, and badly swollen. with
terrible burning and itching. When
think of his suffering, it nearly hre.t.
my heart. His screams could be heard
down stairs. The suffering of INV son
made me full of misery. had no amb;.
ton to work, to eat, nor could I sleen
One doctor told me that my sons eczem.
was incurable, and gave it up for a bad
job. One evening I saw an article IN
the paper about the wonderful Cuticur.
and decided to give it trial. l tell Won
that Cuticura Ointment il worth its
weight in gold, and when had used the
first boz of Ointment there was a ereat
Improvement, and by the time had used
the second set of Cuticura Soap, Ointment.
and Resolyent, my child was cured. IA
u now twelve yesrs old, and his skin
y as fine and smooth a silk. Michael
Steinman, Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn.
N. T., April 10. 1905"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-04
"HE RAN FOR LAWYER"
But There Was . Doubt a. to Whsths1
He Had Ever Caught
the oMee.

A man from Pennsylvania went to
vineland on business errand. The
town was strange to him, and he was
unacquainted with the man q lawyer)
he had gone to zee. The directions he
received were % indefinite. that he
found himself on the elge Of the town
without having come to the house he
sought Then he met an old negro
and asked the way Of him and learned
that the house lay about a quarter OF
. mile farther down the road.
THE man I want to see is q law
yer" he said to the old man. "Is this
Mr.. Dash down the road . lawyer?"
He amt no lawyer that I ever
heard tell Of" answered the negro.
You're sure?"
The old negro scratched his head In
deep thought. Then a CLEAN OF re-
membrance lighted his eye.
Nov I think Of 1t, boss" he said.
pears like do recollect he ran for
awyer one time"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-04

1t is q fact that nitrogen fertilixers
are annually becoming scarcer. there
fore the price In higher. Two years
ago nitrogen was selling at $50 per
ton; to-day the price IL $50. The beds
Of nitrate of soda in Chill are pouring
out thousands of tons of this fertilizer
each year. and the price win grow
higher.
Now, what should sensible men do?
They should from this issue Of the
Agricultural determine not to be M,
der tine grasp of the fertilizer dealers
for nitrogen. How can thsy help them
selves2 BY growing this spring. the
coming summer and during next win
ter plants that will gather enough nj
trogen to keep mp the fertility Of their
lands. Determine to plant several
acres of sofa beans, COW pease, aIsike
clover and hairy vetch. Each win
catch $40 worth Of nitrogenouS bac-
terra. which win be ~ good a that
much Gillian nitrate of soda. This
one paragraph should be worth one
hundred dollars to any thoughtful
reader.-Southern Asriculturist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-04

An Egyptologist and an Assyriologis,
were disputing about the relative I'd.
vsncement Of the two ancient peoples
whom they were studying.
why. sir" cried the Psychologist
we find remains Of wires in Egypt
which prove they understood electric
ity!"
"Pshaw!" answered the Assyriolo-
gfst. I'VE don't md any wires in Assy.
ria, and that shows that they under.
stood wireless telegraphy!' - Stray
Stories.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-08-04

The Asriculturist again appeals to
IT. patrons to have bees ON the farm.
Darwin, the great naturalist, learned
BY experiments that where 100 heads
Of crimson clover were protected from
the visits OF bees not q single seed
was found In the 100 heads. Bees had
access to another 100 heads Of clover.
and those heads produced 5000 clover
seed.
It In little trouble to have one hive
Of bees on . farm Before the season
Il over there viii b enough bees to
make two more hives. Each hive win
average per year about twenty pounds
of honey, besides fertilizing the pear
and apple trees.
Any industrious woman can begin
with one hive OF bees and In three
years have Q dozen, and sell $50 worth
Of honey per year. Why pine for money
when such reso lrces as this are at
Jour command. Buy . hive this see
son.--Southern Agricultural.