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Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
IoWANS KNOW
| The REASONS
Value OF Physicians Services in Coro-
ner's Office Are Appreciated
in Davenport.
DR.. LAMBAcH HAS PLACE
Scott County Official with II Years
Experience Discusses Dr.. M. J.
O'Hern's Candidacy.

Last evening the party of Rock Is
land and Moline democrats that went
to Port Byron to attend the rally there
made the trip by way of LeC,aire,
going from Davenport on the |. & L..
and from LeClaire to Port Byron in
launch. On the same car from
Davenport were County Attorney Ha-
mann OF Davenport and DR.. Lambach.
coroner of Scott county. The two
Iowa officials were soon engaged in
conversation with the Rock Island men
and Dr. Lambach was questioned az
to reasons why coroner should be 4
physician
Speaking 10 an Argus representa-
tive. DR.. Lambach said: There are
innumerable reasons why physician
should hold the Office of coroner.
Summing them up | should say thai
the questions that a coroner must de-
termine are essentially medical ques
/ tions. A physician as coroner can
give more satisfactory service to the
community at large and to those who
are directly interested in the cases
before the coroner than can layman,
particularly if that layman happens 10
be an undertaken
Cuts Down the Cost.
| "UnquestiOnably the number of in
| quests can be reduced, and the cost to
the county thereby cut down, where
(, the coroner is physician" And DR..
| Lambach cited numerous cases to
| show that this is true. Many cases
in Rock Island can be recalled, where
had the coroner been a physician, the
| county would have been saved the fee
of the coroner for the inquest and the
fees of the jurors and witnesses.
| Spread of Disease.
DR.. Lambach presented a new phase
of the subject. He referred to cases
where death results very suddenly
from contagious disease. The coroner
tis notified and if he is a layman and
not physician. ne can not understand
the cause of death. He calls in six
other men and an inquest is held. The
jurors are all laymen. and they. too
are unable TO appreciate the peculiar
conditions, unless they have evidence
from a physician. The jurors. how
ever. have become exposed to the con
taglous disease and they go their ways
exposing others. But if the coroner
is a physician he can appreciate the
conditions. and instead of holding an
inquest. he will declare the cause OF
death to have been contagious disease
: and issue death certificate. prevent
ing six men from being exposed TO the
disease and saving the county mucf
expense
ii In Ohio it is a state law that none
but a physician is eligible to hold the
Office and in Iowa it has long been the
custom and. practically an unwritter
J law that the coroner shall be a ply
5 sician. DR.. Lambach has been coroner
? of Scott county for IL years, and hi:
2 experience has been wide and varied
S He certainly is in position TO appre
a ciate all of the arguments in favor o
!. a physician as coroner
l eff | lived in Your county, I'd b,
e very glad TO come out actively and eS
}. press myself on the question of elect
i ing physician as coroner said DR.
i Lambach TO Dr. O'Hern and he es
d tended TO the Rock Island man hi
y wishes for success in the present cam
lpaign.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
biographical Orator. Hon Henry Vomer Rink Tonight

though it had been amply proved, and
Mr.. Magill has been declared openly
bySrepublicans as being man unfit
for the office. The county is hardly in
position to provide Mr.. Magill with
such sinecure, and the republican
candidates friends are only strength
ening Mr. Reynolds by proposing a
pension of this sort for Mr.. Magill
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
ROSS CASE BEING HEARD
Arguments in Suit Are Made Before
Appellate Court.

r. r. Reynolds is in Ottawa today
arguing the case of Mrs. Julia Ross
against the Rock Island. This is the
second time this case has been before
the appellate court The case was
tried in the circuit court here and a
judgment for $4,000 awarded Mrs.
Ross. The appellate court reversed
the case and when it was tried here
this year the verdict was for $500
The railroad company has appealed
again. S. R. Kenworthy and Ludolpl
& Reynolds represent the plaintiff and
Jackson, Hurst & Stafford the railway
company.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERTAIN
Broadway Society to Give Reception
at the Y. M C. A.

The Young Peoples association OF
the Broadway Presbyterian church
have arranged for reception to the
public at the Y NJ. C. A. tomorrow
evening. Light refreshments will be
down on the program which also in
cludes number of musical selections,
both vocal and instrumental. The pro-
gram for the evening is as follows
Reading-Miss Hazel Mauzy.
Violin solo-Miss Ruth Johnson.
Piano solo-Miss Josephine Schnei
der
Cornet solo-Mrs. Fl. E. VanDuZer
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
On state Institutions.

DIR. r. J. c. Myer made the closing
talk of the evening. He referred
briefly to national issues, and to the
candidates. of Mr. McEniry and Henry
L. Wheelan. and took up the discus
sion of state issues. He devoted some
time to the state institutions, showing
Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
Democratic Meetings in Rock Island County in
Last Week of Campaign.


and
at Speaker-John White
Hon. Henry vomer
o Davenport.
Wednesday, lsand-speakers Albert Huber
H. L. Wheean w. Morgan
Reynolds,
William McEny J. G Brtton.
Friday Milan-Speakers Marshall M McEnry
r. F, Reynolds Albert Huber.
Saturday, at rn-speake Hardy
Chicago Chicago
the
Saturday, Oct 81 at Coal Valey-Speake Hon. e. W. Hurst, r.
r. Reynolds, Wheean Herges c. B. Marshall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28
PLAYING THE TROMBONE
 NOT SIMPLE AS CLAIMED

the musicker, wiping his lips, which curled in thick, red volutes. ''The slide is di- vided into seven shifts, or positions, about three inches apart
 Starting with the lowest note in the first postion-the slide cosed-you get B-1at. Push out the tubes and you hic successively A, A-hat, G, F-sharp, F, and E.
 That's only seven notes," objected Biggs.
 Yes. Getting the rest depends on how you quicker your lips.
 ''In the first position you can make, hg- uring upward, B-fat, r, B-f1at. D, F. B. fiat, and c. In the second you obtain A, E, A, C-sharp, E, G, and A. The third gives you A-fat, E-fiat. A-fat, c. E-fat and A-fat It works out the same all the way down.
 .'There are higher notes that I didn't mention. but you won't want to monkey with them. But a good player has a compass of more than three octaves."
 Biggs looked troubled.
 "Let me see," he said. You start in the first position with B-fat"
 Yes replied the other, that is, provid- ed you are playing in the bass clef. In the treble clef the first position is c"
 'What! exclaimed Riggs. "Its one note one time and another anotherT
 n the treble clef.' explained the mu- si4 ''the trombone Is a B-flat horn. III th clef 1t is c horn.'
 A 'opped his brow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28

Say that again, will you?" he appealed.
 Dont you sees" came the answer. "When the first position is it's a B-hat horn. When the same shift is B-f1at, 1t s a horn"
 Biggs unbuttoned his coat and ordered two highballs.
 You may call this thing simple" he said, "but if it Is, I'll give myself up at the nearest asylum You are talking an- tonyms."
 The musician grinned.
 well take one thing at a time" he said. "In getting at what B-flat horn is lets consider a cornet."
 Let's, if it's simpler" said Biggs hope fully.
 Its because it's always B-fat horn replied the other. Then he added: "Ex- cent when it's an A horn"
 Bggs gave a sickly smile.
 "The lowest note on a cornet when open when no keys are pressed down-is real ly B-1at," said the band man But it is called e.
 That doesn't make itC," said Biggs
 For all practical purposes, 1t does,' was the reply. There Is a reason for doing this. but it's complicated and at present I'm keeping to simple facts"
 "Yes, indeed" murmured Biggs.
 "In an orchestra, for instance when the first violins are playing in c natura, the comets score Is two semitones high CT. and is thus written in D or two sharps. When the violins are playing In D the cornet player is footing in F or four sharps.
 'But if things kept on this way the cOrnetist would soon be lost in a con- fusion of sharps and double sharps, so he slips an A crook on his instrument.
 That raises the signature three semi tones. When the fiddles play in A or thgae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28

If you can. A mans troubles have barely begun when the tusks of the fal- len monsters are chopped out, wrapped in sacking, and taken back to camp. Each weighs 50, or even 100 pounds. I have seen specimens that are on record as tipping the scales at 250 pounds. Sup pose I have got together $100000 worth of fine ivory. I am perhaps a thousand miles from anywhere, with this load of 5000 or 6o,000 pounds There are no rail- roads. no wheeled vehicles. even no draft animals The stuff must be carried across the wilds of Africa on the backs of native porters. who think nothing of dropping their loads and deserting if the fancy happens to seize them. The worst of the hunting is nothing to what such a homeward march may mean. I have had my men shot down by hostile tribes from ambush with poisoned arrows; I have seen them die in agony from the bites of noxious insects; I have been att tackled by bands of Dinkas who knew the value of ivory as well as I did and who tried to help themselves to mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28

sharps the cornetist is blowing along the easy path of c natural.
 Look heren' said Biggs. If my wife is playing Under the Pink Lilac Bush on the piano, couldn't play with her from the song scoreas"
 Not unless you can mentally transposs as you go along" said the musician. "The system looks queer at first, but it's logi- cal Its purpose is to bring the same music within the natural compass of all the instruments of band or an orchestra
 But if you are going to play the trom- bone you won't have to bother your head about any of this, as trombone music is nowadays always written in the bass clef"
 Then what have you been talking about 1t for and mixing me up?' shouted Biggs jumping up.
 What are you getting mad about?" asked the trombonist
 I'm not mad" replied Biggs. "I'm only going to make my will and buy an ac- cordion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28

The band was playing loudly in the Trinkfestbiergarten and the little bald headed man had his eyes fastened inter- estedly on the trombone player. When the players stopped to recuperate he beckoned the man who works the loose horn oyer to his table and ordered two glasses of schoenesbraue.
 My name Is Biggs,'' said the man whose hair was absent. "One of my lungs is trying to quit work, and the doctor ad- Vises me to break up its shiftess habits by blowing a brass. The careless way you yank that pump horn looks good, and I want you to put me on.''
 What do you want to know?" asked the musician
 Just hint about how you handle that wind machine so nonchalantly"
 "The trombone is very simple" replied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28
A Husbands Reason.

Simple Septimus," by William J. Locke in the American Magazine, is irresistible as story, but 1t is also notable for It's repartee. Following is sample:
 Why are you so bent on educating me?' she asked.
 "I3ecause' said he, q am one of the few men of your acquaintance that doesn't want to marry you"
 'Indeed?' said Fora sarcastically, yet hating herself for feeling a little pang of displeasure May l ask why?'
 Because said hs, 'T've . wife and five children alreadys'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28
THE IVORY HUNTER.
His Troubles Begin When He Has To
 Get His Ivory Out of the Jungle.

Berkeley Hutton in the July Every bodys.
 First catch your ivory, then get it home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
WE, THE TAXPAYERS.

We, the taxpayers Of Richmond
own beautiful tract of land known as
Glen Miller park. This park is equal
ed by few and surpassed by none in
natural beauty and grandeur. 1t has
been the pride of our citizens for a
quarter of a century, and has been
held sacred as a haven of rest alike
for rich and poor for high and low.
All have felt a sense of security and
freedom from danger, whether roam
ing DER the grounds or drinking from
the sparkling fountains, and none
have been so base as to wantonly mar
it in the slightest degree.
But change comes DER the spirit of
our dreams. A man came out of the
smoke and CRIME of the manufacture
ing district and erected a residence on
street upon which there are street
car tracks, and over which interurban
cars, both passenger and freight had
been operating for considerable
length of time. But from his seem
ingly exalted position dislike was
formed for the freight car and he de-
cided it must take another route.
Accordingly he in some manner pre-
vailed upon the officials, and they
through ignorance or other incapacity
granted the traction company the
right to build a freight line through
this beautiful park, which If completed
will not only forever mar it's beauty,
but will be a perpetual menace to the
lives of all who venture there. l ask
you fellow citizens, one and all. shall
we submit to such an Infamous out
rage?
TAXPAYER
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

when it sang What the He'll do we
care for what the people say"
Surely most of us thought that the
beneficent act of the legislature which
gave us that priceless institution had
meant it to take notice of the affairs
and concerns of the people.
We are not disposed to commend
one traction freight route rather than
another, but we do strenuously con-
denim the policy of the board in wait
ing to see what the people want and
then saying that sit is too late" We
are aware that no one seems disposed
to want freight cars run past their
own premises nor yet to have the Glen
chants and shippers to be given traffic
conveniences. But what does the
board mean by it's attitude Of five fling
ers to the nose toward the public ?
That is what we want to know. OF
what use, more than a hole in a
doughnut, is the board if it does not
act at all times in the peoples inter
est? They say they cant find out
what the people want" When they
are informed, they say it is too late. "
We are inclined to think this is a con-
dition of laziness, incompetence, or
wilful pervesity. We don't care which
it is, the board can pick out any adj
jective it chooses.
We want less foolishness and more
attention to business. We want some
indication that the board is not a So
cial club and more signs that it is
awake to the peoples interest. We
want Board of Public Works and not
a Board of Public Shirks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

TAXPAYER.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.

All over the country the Good Roads
movement has reached the stage
where 1t is met with popular approval.
Strange as 1t may seem the hardest
task has been to convince the very
ones who will be most benefited. that
1t will be to their advantage to have
waking up to the fact that the thing
is paying investment and not lux
ury. Among those who are interested
now are governors, legislators. both
state and national; manufacturers;
suburban residents; wheelmen; mo-
florists; drivers and riders. The farm
er however is not only the most inter-
ested but the most benefited.
The bureau of public roads in the
department Of agriculture is doing a
most valuable service not only in the
collection Of data and statistics but
in the dissemination of literature on
the subject of good roads. Not con-
tent with this, the bureau has sent out
men who are authorities on the sub
ject to arouse interest and to give in
formation wherever the situation war.
rants it.
The department of agriculture has
estimated that it costs farmers of this
country over ss5o,0oo,000 to move
their products to points of shipment
every year. The average cost of haul
ing In the south is s272 and in the
north $1.4S. What makes the differ
ence? The difference in roads. The
cost OF moving a ton per mile. is es.
timated to be about twenty-five cents.
There is a great difference between
that and the railroad rates which are
only about a half cent for hauling
ton the same distance. 1t takes a
team of horses as much time and en-
ergy to haul three tons on an improy-
ed road as u doAs to haul ons~tAn the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

We spend six hours in steam
cooking our wheat.
Then we cure it for days, to
partly digest it. To turn part of
the starch into dextrine.
Then each separate berry is
faxed so thin that the full heat of
Our ovens can reach every atom
Then those thin fakes are
toasted in a heat of 400 degrees
If you ate raw wheat you could
not digest it. The granules of
starch would not be separated.
The digestive juices could not get
to them.
If wheat was half-cooked, half
would be indigestible. Half would
3erment and be wasted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
Mapl-F1ake
The Food That's All Food

Summer is not good time for fad foods These
are the days for whole wheat
Wheat produces the maximum of nourishment
and the minimum Of heat. 1t is the ideal food for
hot weather.
1t should form at least meal day.
But you want the wheat cooked cook it
You want the favor give it
So try Mapl- Flake, Order package today. Let
the food itself tell you how good it is. Let the
children say how they like it
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

He-The fortune teller described you
exactly and said that 1 should marry
you.
She-Don't you think it was a waste
of money to consult him?
He-Why?
She-I could have told you the same
thing If you had asked me.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
same distance on an unimproved

Nor is this all. The government has
estimated that the improvement of
highways would add $4,000, 100000 to
the value of farm lands in the United
States. 1t also finds that there are
more than 100000 miles of roads in
this country which should be improv-
ed. The average cost would be about
$4,000 per mile Compare 1927 in
Wayne county, That estimate means
that for the investment of $6,000,000.-
900 the value of property would be in
creased $4,000, 100000 with saving
every year of 100000. That is a
good investment.
To come nearer home to Indiana.
Professor Lata, of Purdue, has some
interesting figures on the increased
valuation of land caused by the i'm
provement of roads. By the means of
sending out letters to farmers all over
the state he found that the difference
between good roads and bad roads
amounts annually to rs cents per acre
on farms. The average estimated in
crease in the selling price per acre
would range between seven and nine
dollars. These are figures which ap-
ply to our own state.
We can only say that from all the
best and competent sources of inform
alton at hand that the improvement OF
roads is the best investment any COM
munity can make leaving out the
subject of monetary gain. But there
are other things to be thought Of,
such as the use of the roads for pleas
ure; the use of the roads for mails; and
more especially the little thought of
use of the roads in time of war. In
case of foreign invasion the mobiliza-
ton of the army quickly might mean
the saving Of the country. 1t is much
easier to put a railroad out of COM
mission than to destroy miles and
miles Of macadam as hard as stone.
We have no reason to doubt the fig
ures given above, but even if they are
not exactly in accordance with local
conditions there is a lesson to be
learned. It is the farmer who is the
most interested in building good roads.
This is especially true in the matter
of those who are on the rural routes
as mail can be brought to the farmer
more quickly and more territory can
be served. Every mile of improved
road means. better service. There are
seven hundred miles of improved road
in Wayne county and there are seven
hundred miles Of rural free delivery
in this county. We think there is some
significance in the coincidence of these
figures.
We can conclude with no better
words than those of Adam Smith In
) ais wealth of Nations" Good roads
10y diminishing the expence of car.
riage, put the remote parts of the coun.
| try more nearly upon a level with
those in the neighborhood of a town
They are on that account the great
est of all improvements. They en-
courage the cultivation OF the remote
which must always be the most ex.
pensive circle of the country. Though
| they introduce some rival commodities
| into the market, they open many more
markets to produce"
Let us have good roads by all means
Welcome to our visitors on Saturday
at the Good Roads Congress. LIE,
Richmond show that hospitality and
enterprise are not lacking. Every
wideawake business man should bt
there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

The better positions a man boasts
he could have if he wanted them
never seem to materialize when he is
out of work-Atchison Globe
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

Owner Of the Coop-Who's in there7
Quick Witted Rastus (softly)-'Tain't
nobody in heah 'ceppin us chickens
Life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

THE BOARD OF PUBLIC SHlRkS.
We are wonder ring If the democratic
tinge impaired to the board Of public
works is not in some way akin to the
attitude of the Denver convention
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
We Spend SO Hours
To Make It

Flaked foods can be made in one-fourth
that time. but not a food like Mapl-F lake.
Please read these facts for the chill
dren's sake. You want to know the food
that is best for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06

So wheat must be cooked as we
cook it. The process of 96 hours
is essential
An faxed foods would be pre-
pared in our way if the process
was not SO costly.
Then we cook our wheat in pure
maple syrup. That is also expen-
sive. But it makes the food entic-
ing.
Children like maple better than
anything else that is good for
them. And we want them to like
this food.
So do you. For Mapl-Flake is,
beyond all comparison, the very
best food they can eat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
COUNTY,.

COUNT Y.
Joint Representative
ALONZO M. GARDNER.
Repre- sentative
WALTER s. RATLIFF.
Circuit Judge
HENRY C. FOX.
Prosecuting Attorneys
CHAS. L. LADD.
Treasurer
ALBERT ALBERTSON
Sheriff
LINUS p. MEREDITH.
Coroner
DIR. A. L. BRAMKAMP.
Surveyor
ROBERT A HOWARD
-Recorder-
WILL ]. ROBBINS.
Commissioners Eastern Dist
HOMER FARLOW.
Commissioners Middle Dist
BARNEY Fl. LINDERMAN.
commissioner Western Dist
ROBERT N. BEESON.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee
JAMES H. HOWARTH.
Assessor
CHARLES E. POTTER.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-06
DISTRICT.

Congress
WILLIAM 0. BARNARD.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

NET UOLICHN IlCNEis
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
of Ohio.
For Vice Preside Mt
JAMES S. SHERMAN
Vt New York.
STATE.
-Governor-
3 JAMES e. WATSON.
Lieutenant Governor
FREMONT C. GOODWINE.
Secretary OF State
FRED A. SIMS.
Auditor of State
JOHN c. BILLHEIMER.
Treasurer of State
OSCAR HADLEY.
Attorney General
JAMES BINGHAM.
State superintendent
LAWRENCE McTURNAN.
State Statistician-
J. L. PEETZ.
Judge Of Supreme Court
QUINCY A. MYERS.
Judge of Appellate Court
DAVID MYERS.
Reporter of Supreme Court
GEORGE w. SELF.