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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
movement.

movement.
The button which is Rock Islari
| made as well as union made, met with
| the approval of the committee, being
| in all particulars in conformity with
the specifications and design, and the
| firm was authorized to go ahead and
complete the order for 5000 as speed
| lily as possible. 1t is expected that the
| first one thousand will be in the com
| mittCc's hands TO be placed on sale by
| next Thursday. and the other install
| mcnts will follow rapidly until the en-
tire order of 5000 has been received.
| The committee expects to have enough
| of the sample buttons which are not of
| the high state of finish that the regll-
| lar buttons call for, to equip the solicit
ing committees by Monday. but it was
| decided not to open the general sale
until the regular consignment was re
ceived. in order that all might be alike
| History and Greater Rock Island.
The button as has been stated be
fore carries out the spirit that prevails
| i'll the Industrial commission and III
| Rock Island generally for Greater
Rock Island. in that it is home made
| II is in fact the first extensive order
of this kind for Il public movement
| that has gone to local firm. Eichols
doerfer & Co. satisfied the commit Z
| with their ability to manufacture the
button from the adopted design as well
as any firm in the country and tn
! committee at once favored the hOmt
institution.
| The button which is properly noun
| ed carries around the rim in blue en-
ameled back ground the simple. all alb
sOrbing and significant inscription tn II
everyone has in mind just now, Great
er Rock Island. while in the cente:
appears an embossed head taken from
an approved likeness of Black Hawk
the great chieftain whose name is in
delibly associated with the history OF
this locality. we are all good indians
in Rock Island" said an enthusiast,
booster, speaking of the design. "ant
We are not dead ones. in all due defer
enCe to distinguished army officer
We are all good Indians-and we are
live ones"
| Boost for Home Industry.
The button is in itself a boost fo1
home industry. EiChelsdOerfcr & Co
have shown their capacity to turn on
Rock Island made goods as good as tn,
best, as all will agree when they see the
button completed.
The buttons will be sold for 80 cent
apiece, and the committee has a pla
in hand to place one in the possession
of every booster in Rock Island anC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
HOLD A MASS MEETING
Union MoIders and Machinists Meet at
Turner Hall Tonight.

Arrangements have been made for
Il mass meeting OF the union machinists
and molders of the three cities at Tur-
ner hall this evening. The grand Off
GER of both unions will be present from
Chicago and other cities, and Il number
of the local members will speak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

that includes man. woman and child
before the distribution is through. The
biggest part of every 80 cents invested
in a booster button goes to the devcl-
opment of Greater Rock Island.
There will be but one price for the
buttons, 80 cents. no more and no less.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
A Narrow Escape.

G. w. Cloyd, a merchant Of PUNK.
Mo, had a narrow escape four years
ago. when he ran a Unison burr into
Wis thumb. He says: The doctor
wanted to amputate it. but | would not
consent I bought a box of BuCklen's
Arnica Salve and that cured the dam
GCrous wound % cents at w. +.
| IIartZ'. druggist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
PasSig Funeral,

Funeral services over the remains IF
Helen Passig. the S-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William PassiS,
were held this morning at 10 o'clock
from the home, 1902 Fourth avenue.
Burial took place at Chippiannock Gem
etery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
CLERKS TAKE UP THE
MOVEMENT TO RAISE A
FUND FOR new FACTORIES
Spontaneous and Independent Actions Show Wide.
spread Interest in the
Project.

outcome, and the results have been
more than gratifying. Every one IS
ready to help, and today several large
subscriptions were added to the rap
idly growing list.
Discuss Experiences.
The members of the committee of so,
and others interested in the project, but
from necessity not active in the work,
gathered at the Rock Island Club last
evening and discussed their experiences
and the progress of the canvass in an
informal way, |. S. White being selected
as chairman Of the evening. Represen-
tatives of nearly all of the II soliciting
committees were heard, and William NJ.
Reck, chairman of the executive COM
mittec, spoke of the progress made up
to the present time.
From Citizens Viewpoint.
Rev. G. n. Sherwood, rector of Trim
ity church, was present at the invita-
ton of he committee, and spoke of the
canvass as viewed by the citizen who
has little material interest in the cityS
citizen, even though perhaps not inter
ested in a,material way in the progress
of the community as whole, he, like
all other citizens, is directly interested
in the success of the movement al
hand, and the undertaking of the com
mittee. He spoke in high terms of the
plan of systematic assessments devised
by the committee, and congratulatea
Rock Island on the earnest corps OF
workers who have in charge the raising
of the 100000, which is in fact the be
ginning of activity which is destined tc
make Greater Rock Island a reality.
Meet Monday Evening.
The Industrial commission has call
ed a meeting of the committee of 80 foi
Monday evening, and it is urged thai
all members be on hand at the office OIL
Secretary Levi promptly at O'Clock
Matters of considerable Importance will
be under consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
Wonderful Eczema Cure.

"Our little boy had eczema Tor five
years. writes n. A. Adams, Henrietta
Pa. 1.-TWO of our home doctors said
the case was hopeless, his lungs being
affected We then employed other doc
tors, but no benefit resulted. BY chance
we read about Electric Bitters; bought
a bottle, and soon noticed improve
ment We continued this medicine I'M
til several bottles were used, when our
boy was completely cured" Best of
all blood medicines and body building
thealth tonics. Guaranteed at w. 7.
Hartz' drug store, sol Twentieth street.
50 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

Reception for Pastor and eride.-The
members of the congregation of Zion
Lutheran church last evening at the
church gave a reception to the pastor,
Rev L. x. Jonson and bride. y large
company was present and Professor
Jules MauritZson in behalf of the CON
grcgation presented Mr.. and Mrs. Jon
son with a purse of over $500. a snort
program was carried out and o. p.
Olson was master of ceremonies. An
original poem was read by Mr.. Dahn
Rev. n FOrsander made few remarks
and the church choir rendered several
selections. After the program the com
pany was served refreshments in the
new church cdifice. Mr. and Mrs. Jon
son will go to housekeeping at 40 For
ty-fourth street after June 1. They will
make a short trip to New Briton. Conn.
about June II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

duStrial commits
sion, composed
w. IL. Reck. {;
4. Price, and H.
=. Simpson, tn
ii I ) t iinishe
samples today OF
the button THAI
has been adopu
ed in connection
with the Greater
K o C k Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
kinQ Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Mary King. formerly of this Cit
who died Thursday morning at th5
home of her son at Natick were he'd
al 10 O'Clock this morning from ST
Mary's church. Moline. The service
were conducted by Father Kelly, pas
tor of the church. Burial took plac@
at Calvary cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

ISociety news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
DE gladly received and published But
in either case the identity of the sender
must be made known, to insure relia-
bility. Written notices must bear sig
nature and address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
THE SAMPLE lSOUT
Booster Button Approved by
the Committee Soon
to be on Sale.
APPROPRIATE TO THE TIMES
While Carrying with it the Likeness
of an Early Rock
Islander.

The Rock Island firm of \. F. Flea
alsdoerfer & Co, delivered to the
Booster button committee of the In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

We have plotted, planned and figLr-
ed, working from morning till night
seeking for medicine that will take
the place of HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea, but can't find it, Tea or tab.
let's, 50 cents. Harper House phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
COME AND STAY
Something About the New In
duStries Already in
Rock Island.
SMOKING GOODS FACTORY
Concrete Construction Company In
creases Capital and Goes Into
the Boost Fund.

In connection with the movement. in
augurated by the Industrial commits
sion for Greater Rock Island. the lis;
of Il number of new enterprises that
have been brought here within a year
through the commissions efforts ap-
pear. The latest of these is the john
Charter smoking goods industry, other
wise the AZmoOr CiSarct company al
230H Seventeenth street. The conf
pany came here from Chicago and al
though, the factory at the present time
is rather small, Il large one is expected.
John Charter of the firm Charter
Brothers, is the president of the com
pany, and James Karahos, a native Of
Greece is the manager and tobacco
man of the company.
He sorts all of the Turkish tObaccOs
used i'll the cigarcts, he being ac
quainted with all the brands having
been raised where il grew.
The company at the present time =
turning out two brands of cigarcta
the "AZmOor" of which il makes Il
specially and the lie Meta" all Havana
Cigarct
Mr.. Charter is making his home IN
this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

Another evidence of the way indus
tries are not only locating here but
staying is shown in the Concrete Con
struction company an enterprise Of
comparatively recent years, which has
just applied for an increase i'll its cap
ital stock to $GO.O00, has contributed
cheerfulIy and handsomely to the $l0o,-
GOO new factory fund. and incidentally
has established a branch house in Day.
export
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

The steamer was here only for a few
minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

Entertains TheoIogans.-The senior
of the Augustana Theological semi
nary were entertained Thursday eve
ming by Carl Jacobson. member o
the class. at his home. 1916 Seventl
avenue Covers were laid for IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

Entertains at Handkerchief Shower.
Miss Florence WadswOrth yesterday
afternoon, at her home, Gl3 Fortieth
street. entertained a company of 1G
young ladies at q handkerchief shower
in honor of Miss Geneva French, whose
marriage takes place June /. Hearts
was the afternoon game, and the IA
vOrs were given to Miss Blanche Rob
bins. Mrs Percy Duerr, and Miss Boil
linger. The house was decorated with
red hearts and bells. The bride-elcct
vas given an umbrella, and when she
opened it the handkerchicfs were show
served at the small tables following the
games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

Party for Miss McHugh.-Miss
Blanche Trimble is entertaining a com
pany of friends at her home, 92i Twen-
tieth street at a farewell party 70"
Miss Elizabeth McHugh who will leave
in June for trip abroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

jolly Twelve Cinch Club.-The Jolly
Twelve Cinch club met yesterday At
the home of Mrs. MCCulloch. In the
games the first prize fell to Mrs. \.
Webbing. the second to Mrs. J. Furlong
the consolation to Mrs. f. Gotthardt,
the BOBBY to Mrs. w. Burgess, and the
hostess received a piece of Haviland
china The next meeting of the club
will be held with Mrs. J. Furlong on
Twenty-firSt street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25
Miscellaneous Shower for Miss Kind

Mrs. J. r. Tuckis, 1901 Fourteenth
and-a-half street, yesterday afternoon
entertained at miscellaneous shower
for Miss Caroline Kindt of Davenport
a June bride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

All the news all the time-T1E
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-25

Entertains Third Class.-Mrs. J. Has
Selqust. at her home on Thirty-fifth
members of the third class and their
ladies of Augustana college. of which
Egbert Hasselquist is a member Vari
Gus amusements helped pass a very
pleasant evening, and lunch was served
Luncheon for Visitor.-Mrs. Charles
McHugh gave a luncheon for Mrs. Bur,
ton Hanson of Chicago this noon at the
Harper house. Mrs. Hanson is the
guest of Mrs c. l.. Walker.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
WOMAN USES REVOLVER
WHEN man At TACKS HER
Misses Mark, but Chases
Him Into Arms of
Policeman

Miss Emma G. Hines, cashier of the
California bakery company, fired four
shots point blank at a would be assaIl-
ant yesterday morning shortly after
midnight. She missed her mark and
the man fed. She ran after him, trying
to wing the rufiisn. He ran from
Scott and Turk streets. where the as
sault took place, into the arms Of Pa
trolman Herlihy, who took him to jail.
The arrested man gave his name as
Phil J. Dempsey and his occupation as
a waiter.
Miss Hines said she was on her way
home with a friend, who escorted her
as far as Devisadero and Turk streets.
She said she did not feel timid about
going the rest Of the way to her home,
1880 Turk street. alone.
She had just passed the corner of
Deyisadero street in Turk when a man
sprang out aud grabbed her by the
shoulder. She wrenched herself from
his grasp and pulled her revolver.
which is a .52 caliber affair, not very
dangerous looking, but which makes
loud noise. II tried to kill the cow
ard" she said, ''but I guess was too
excited and 'shaky' He left me alone
quick enough and turned and ran awav.
followed as rapidly as I could until
the man was taken by the policeman.
/ was so excited that I wanted to take
another shot at him, but the patrolman
took my gun and arrested the man. I
never saw him before"
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
MAN CHANCES HUT into
RAFT, SAILS DR|NY DEEP
AND COMES TO GRIEF
China Basin Squatter, Who
Writes for the Bible"
Escapes Drowning
LAUNCH RESCUES HIM
Wonderful Craft Built of
Odds and Ends Is Towed
to Goat Island
,AUNCH RESCUES HIM

Joseph Call attempted to move his
belongings yesterday from China basin
to North beach on a raft built from the
lumber that had composed his shack
After refusing assistance from the Pa
cihc Mail tug Arabs Call found his
raft going to pieces in the swirl of an
ebb tide that was carrying him out to
sea and only the timely arrival of the
launch Anna H saved the reckless
navigator from being drowned. The
Anna H after hard struggle managed
to get line on the derelict and tow
it under the lee of the north end of
Goat island, where the raft went ashore
in sandy cove and where Call is
waiting for more accommodating tide
to carry him to North beach.
Call is a squatter and was recently
ordered to move off the Western Pacific
lot in China basin, where he had lived
rent free for year. He decided to
take his house with him and to solve
the transportation problem by tearing
it down and building a raft with the
lumber. The conversion of the house
into raft occupied about three weeks
and was completed yesterday morning.
Call loaded the raft with his house
hold goods, consisting chiefly of gunny
sacks and tin cans, but including
few conventional pots and pans. He
started on the afternoons tide for
North beach, where he had found what
looked to him like a bit of no mans
land on which to set up his castle
The raft was of fearful and wonder
full construction. Nails. baling wire and
odds and ends of chain held it together,
and around the outside was a fence
upon which Call had bent three sails
1t was thicker at one end than the
other and there its semblance to any
thing in the boat family ended. 1t
would not steer and when the wind
filed the sails the craft took a list to
starboard from which is never re-
covered.
Instead Of taking the raft along the
pierhead line, as Call had expected, the
tide swept his craft far out into the
stream and then in dizzy circles stead
lily bore him away toward the Golden
gate. Captain George Harvey on the
tug Arabs saw the wonderful craft in
its peril and fastened to the rescue.
Call declined to leave his ship and
Harvey was afraid the nails and wire
would not stand the strain of towing,
so the Arabs returned to the Pacific
Mail wharf.
Passengers on passing ferry steamers
watched the antics of the raft with
amazement. Planks began to float
away. The afternoon breeze stirred up
nasty sea and Call was in pretty
serious straits when Harry Johnson
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
PREPARING TO APPOINT
CAPTAIN OF NEW COMPANY
Police Board Asks Civil Service Com
missioners to Certify Name
From Eligible List

The police commissioners at their
meeting yesterday afternoon decided
to request the civil service commits
sioners to certify the names next on
the eligible list for captain and two
lieutenants for the new company to be
organized, as exclusively told in yes
terdays Call. They are James Kelly
for captain and Patrick Shea and Will
liam E. Dinan for lieutenants. The
promotion of Kelly will lead to the ad-
vancement of another sergeant to fill
the vacancy, and j. H. Helms Is the
lucky one.
The charge against Mounted Police
man H. II. Chamberlin of using vile
language to a motorman and conductor
in the Mission road was dismissed. The
taking of testimony on the charges
against Policemen Jeremiah O'Dowd
and Frederick O'Neill of extorting $50
from Mrs. Dora Gilbert. 1901 Army
street, on May 80, and against O'Dowd
of assaulting her, was commenced and
continued until July 5.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28

calm and that messages going through with
little or no delay. This is utterly untrue.
One man cannot attend to the work of three.
II he tries there will be delay naturally. We
know exactly how many telegraphers that the
two companies have at work and how many
teiegrams they handling by wire
If the public is willing to pay tolls on tele.
grams that are being sent by mail that is the
pubHc's business. We have absolute proof that
kilograms are being so sent
Brothers Storror and Miller NAV continue to
issue their statements that the strike Is ''sim-
mering out' and that the men have discharged
themselves That is all nonsense We realize
the motive that prompts such statements.
sense of disappointment If the strike were to
De called on tomorrow. They have worked night
and day since the fire and in need of rest
and change. They are getting it and have
little margin for spending money.
Gradually the snembers are leaving the city,
some on vacations and some to accept work else
where. Over 20 have already gone, and expect
that about 80 more will leave next week We're
the strike to end next Monday there would not
normal volume of business. Both companies
would be handicapped for men If they took on
every union, nonunion and company ofhcial oper-
ator In the city.
ers did when they won their fight for eight
hour day We viii win the printers did
Another hopeful sign is the fact that the
Order Of Railway Teegraphers has refused to
The Western Union is accused of having at
tempted to slip much OF its business through on
the wires of the railroad.
Every day we get assurances Of the support
of our brothers in other cities. / do not at this
time contemplate calling any others out. but
telegraphers Of America would be a unit with
US in this fight.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
BANK CLEARINGS SHOW
SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE
Figures for Week More Than SIS, ,000,-
: 600 Greater Than for the Same
Period Last Year

San Francisco's bank clearings con-
tinue to show a good increase over
those of the same week of last year
and also of 1905. For the week ended
Thursday, June 81, at noon, according
to the figures gathered by the Califor-
MIA Promotion committee, the bank
clearings for San Francisco were $35,-
S29,723.95, as against $30,147, ,592.47 for
1906, or an increase of more than II
per cent. For the same week in. 1905
the clearings amounted to $32,321,-
42191, being an increase this year Of
more than per cent.
During the two previous periods
Oakland's banks cleared through San
Francisco's clearing house, and If it's
clearings for the last week, amounting
to s2,220,897-31, were added to San
Francisco's clearings there would be a
total for the two bay cities of $37.550,-
62126.
During the past week the banks of
San Jose cleared total of $467, 7,939.72,
against s286,296.07 for the same week
of last year. an increase of nearly 64
per cent.
During last week the banks of Los
Angeles cleared a total of $40, ,230,
against a total of $s,952,723 for the
same week last year. making an in
crease for this year of 1912 per cent
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CLERK
WHO MARRIED Wealth.
WIDOW WANTS DIVORCE
James F. Larken Says Thai
Wife Reduced Marriage
to a Mockery
TELLS A SAD STORY
Declares That She Treated
Him With Contempt
in Many Ways
TELLS A SAD STORY

James F. Larken, a clerk who mar
ried a rich widow. pines for his free
DOM He fled a divorce complaint yes
terday, charging his wife. Mrs. Anita
A Larken. with cruelty. In cold legal
language he tells a sad story OF the
lot of an unloved husband.
Mrs Larken. widow OF a noted
pioneer produce merchant named VIE
land, married Larken in April. 1895,
after brief courtship. He was a clerk
in the employ of the Southern Pacific
company and an Olympic club ath-
lete, but his only prominence in the
athletic field was a record OF being
knocked out in one punch at a box
ing tournament by a south OF Market
street coal HEAVIER. The widow had
plenty of money. also two children.
one aged Is years and the other u.
Judging by the allegations OF the
divorce complaint. Larken had a sorry
experience He accuses his rich wife OF
never showing him either affection or
respect. of repudiating his authority
as head of the family, OF holding his
personality up to ridicule. Of sighting
him by word and deed, OF taking sew
eral protracted trips to Europe with
out his consent, of refusing to have
anything to do with his friends. OF
scorning his Christmas presents, OF
complaining Of his presence and MAX
ing him feel an outcast in his own
home.
In summing up his complaint. Lar
ken alleges: "She has reduced mar
riage to mockery, and while insist
ing upon the perpetuatiOn of its formal
bond she has lived a lie to it's true
spirit and substance"
Mrs. Larken is living comfortably at
2020 California street. but Larken has
not held any "at homes there for two
years. He is still a railroad clerk and
doing the best he can.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
FLAMES DESTROY BUILDING
AND THREATEN LODGINGS
o. B. Kings Store and O'Neill &
Hsnsel's Shop in Jessie Street
Are Burned Out

Fire completely destroyed a one
story building In Jessie street, between
Third and Fourth, last evening. 1t is
thought that tramps sleeping in an
untenanted part OF the structure were
responsible for the blaze.
The flames were discovered by Pa
trolman William Quinlan, who turned
in the alarm from box 81. Engines IT.
IS and { responded and soon had the
fire under control A lodging house
in stevenson street was in danger, but
II was only scorched, the firemen saw
ing IL from serious damage.
The building that was destroyed was
occupied by o. B. King, dealer in
paints and oils, and O'Neil & Hansel,
carpenters and contractors The total
loss is estimated at IS 900.