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Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16
BEGIN HEARING
LIBRARY FIGHT
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IS
INVESTIGATING
Miss Julia Blandy Accuses Four Young
Women of Hndering Her Work.
Case Promises to Be Long
Drawn Out

A library hearing" that promises to
be more long drawn out and tedious
than the one about two years ago when
Miss Mary Jones brought charges
against the library directors before the
city council in an effort to GUST c. F.
Lummis as librarian, was begun before
the civil service commission last even
ing.
Miss Julia Blandy, superintendent of
branches of the public library, has
brought charges against four library
employees One is Miss Celia Gleason,
f-jt assistant librarian.
Miss Gleason's case was begun last
night, and after several hours. in which
Miss Blandy testified from notes she
had kept, was adjourned until Friday
evening at 1880.
Miss Blandy charges Miss Gleason
with incompetency, INSTRUMENTATION,
and maliciously hindering her work.
The charge of INSTRUMENTATION is de-
clared to be peculiar, in that Miss Glea-
son is Miss Blandys superior officer.
In her testimony last night Miss
Blandy told many of the shortcomings
of the library and laid much of the
trouble to malice on the part of Miss
Gleason. She declared she reporter
these difficulties to the librarian and
the directors a number of times but
nothing was ever done about it.
Attorney H. D. Goudge, who repre-
sents the four defendants, declared
that as the Librarian nor the directors
had seen fit to take any action, Miss
Blandy's charges could have little merit
in them.
The others whom Miss Blandy had
called to account before the civil ser
vice commission are Misses Florence
Turner, Margaret d. Bloomer and Anna
Madison
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16

tration of the forest reserves-will be
on the program, and the government
forester. Clifford Pinchot, will address
the stockmen. Railway rates, revision
of the tariff. handling and marketing
live stock and other questions of i'm
portance to stockmen will make up the
program.
Pamphlets about California and other
printed matter dealing with the con-
vention trip will be sent from Los
Angeles in large quantities.
Framed pictures and picture framing.
SanbOrn, Vail & Co., 434 and 1876 S. Bdway.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16

the limits of the range have narrowed
steadily in late years. and the neces-
sity of a different policy has become
apparent.
The association adopted a policy
favoring federal control of the grazing
on unapproprlated public lands last
year by a vote that was almost unan-
imous. A bill containing that provision
will come before congress this winter,
and one of the important matters be-
fore the convention next month will be
the initiation of a campaign that will
secure its passage.
A topic on similar lines-the admins
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16
CHARGES DENTIST
PULLED THE WRONG
WORCESTERSHIRE
Aged Veteran Who Had but Six Teeth
Shows Up with Only Five
and DenC unces Ex-
tractor

II want that dentist arrested right
away" said Jerry Carrigan, an old sol
dier, to a representative of the prose-
cutting attorneys office yesterday after
noon. I'm mad clear through, and if
I was ten years younger l would give
him such a beating he would not be
able to work for a month.
Now, I'll tell you what that man
did to me. You can see that l am al
most rs years old, and am quite feeble.
Well, L went to his office after seeing
his advertisement that he pulled teeth
without pain; L suppose he meant the
operation caused himself no incon-
venience. My tooth. was aching so that
l could hardly bear the pain. He told
me to sit in the chair and he would
look at it. He poked my gums with
some instruments, then told me the
tooth woulod have to come out. | told
him to go ahead, but not to hurt me.
He gave me gas and yanked it out.
When l came to my senses L was the
maddest man you ever saw. l had
only six teeth, two together in the back
and four in the front part of my mouth.
Now, would you believe it, that man
pulled the wrong jaw tooth. l had all
that trouble for nothing.
Then 1 started in on him. And if
you ever heard man get a calling
down, he surely got it. Then he began
to. get mad and said something about
it being against professional ethics for
patient to denOunce his dentist. 1
paid no attention to his talk and started
in on him again. Then he took me by
the arm and led me to the door and
told me to leave at once.
Now, here is the tooth for evidence,
and 1 want you to prosecute him for
manslaughter."
The old man was in a rage, and
pointed to his tooth and denounced
dentists in general and the painless
extractor IN particular.
He was told his only recourse would
be a civil suit for damages. Finally
he limped away, swearing to get even
for the loss of his precious Iholar.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16
STOCKMEN LOOK FOR
LIVELY CONVENTION
Gathering to Be Held in Los Angeles
viii Consider Protection of Pub
lie Ranges and Forest
Reserves

The twelfth annual convention of the
National Live Stock association, to be
held in Los Angeles January 26, q and
49, is attracting the attention of stock
men west of the Mississippi river, and
the officers expect an unusually large
attendance. Headquarters are to be
opened in Los Angeles in charge of H.
A. Jastro of Bakersfield Cal, presi-
dent, and 7. w. Tomlinson of Denver,
secretary.
Special attention is attached to this
years convention because of the strong
attempt to be made for systematic
protection of the public range. This
is of great moment to stockmen, since
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16
MERCHANTS OF PORTLAND
PROTEST AT RATE RAISE

PORTLAND Ore. Dec. 15.-Vigorous
protest on the part of Portland mer-
chants and shipping interests against
the enforcement of the advanced
freight tariffs January 1 has been in
this city.
Taking the iniative. Henry Hahn,
chairman of the traffic committee OF
the chamber of commerce. is seeking
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16

to persuade every commercial organi-
cation on the Pacific slope from the
Canadian boundary to the Mexican line
TO take up the cudgel.
While many of these organizations
have filed protest with the interstate
commerce commission. Mr.. Hahn says
his committee will not stop until it has
assurance that the shipping and COM
mercial interests present united front
in the fight.
Anybody who would he able to lind an
address in the dictionary would be able to
find your CLASSIFIED al.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-16

oua acknowledge in
oHGt donpime pg ron
edngoa he ling o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
When Turkeys Are Angry.

In countries where fiockS Of turkeys
are raised one can learn very quick V
from their gobbings when they have
standing still or lying down they form
in circle around him and. putting
their heads down. repeat their peculiar
cries. The hare remains quiet, and it
is sometimes possible TO take him up.
terroriZed as he is in the midst of the
lack circle OF gohhiing beaks and
heads. The language of the t&rkeyS Is
ut that time mc0nteSiably significant
1t is warlike and similar to that of the
males when they are fighting. In the
present instance they have joined fol
war. and they make it on the. fright.
ened hare
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
Criminals In New South Wales.

New South Wales has novel system
OF dealing with hahtuai criminals A
man is sentenced 10 term for his par
ticular ofrense aud to an indeterminafe
term because he is IN ''habitual''
When he has served the definite term.
If he is well behaved, he can rise from
grade 10 grade, each step being accom-
panied by various concessions One
feature is that he may earn wages.
which may be sent to his family. spent
on luxuries or credited to him for the
day Of release A committee examines
his progress from time to time, advis-
Ing the minister when he may be re-
leased. No release is absolute till after
years probation under modified re-
straint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
. At 4 In the Mornino.

The hour of 4 Il Ill. has something
mysterious about ii. Cocks crow, peo-
pie on the brink Of death give up the
ghost, every one who Is asleep sleeps
sounder, and even the watchfui sentry
can't always keep his eyes open. At
this hour people are in their weakest
state. and IL life is just on the flicker
1t is not surprising that It goes out
Many a mans life has been saved by 3
spoonful Of ammonia administered Just
when the clock strikes 4 The period
Of deepest sleep varies from 3 to T
O'Clock An hour or two after going
to he'd you sleep very soundly, then
your slumber grows gradually lighter
and 1t is easy enough to waken you al
l or O'Clock. But when O'Clock
comes you are in such state of som
Violence that you would take no notice
OF the end Of the world
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
All Lives Are Interesting.

Not blade of grass but has story
TO tell, not a heart but has its romance.
not a life jnat does not hide Il secret
which is either its thorn or its spur
Everywhere grief. hope. comedy. trag-
edy, even under the petritication of old
age, as in the twisted forms of fossils
we may discover the agitations anG
tortures of youth. This thought is the
magic wanG of poets and preachers.
1t strips the scales from. our fieshly
eyes and gives us clear view into
/ human life. 1t opens to tlN ear a
world of unknown melodies and makes
us understand the thousand languages
of nature.-h, f. Amiel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
The Nerve Storms Of
Women the Talk of
New York.

Doctors are growing alarmed at the
increase of nervousness among wom-
en-. In a department store in New
York there We're recently seven girls
sent home in one day Some of them
were in such bad shape that they
were at once put into the hands of a
woman specialist This is what he
reported:
Il found three Of the girls suffering
from neurasthenia. They gave a clear
history of anemia brought on by ir-
reSularities which were greatly agra
waited by general exhaustion In addi-
ton they were. subject TO hot flashes
and nerve storms. | prescribed for
them Fluid Extract Black Haw,
ounce; Alpen Seal. ounces: Pure
Water ounces; 10 be taken in tea
spoon doses with water three times
IA day and at bedtime for several days
before. during and after the period
The other four complained of constant
Bearing down pains, dragging sensa-
tons, and i'll two cases | found organic
diseases in their first stage"
Il tried a number of remedies with
them. but l finally concluded 10 give
them the Alpen Seal prescription and
TO my surprise | learned from the
store superintendent that the young
women are back to work. bright
cheerful. and attentive TO their duties.
know of nothing else in medicine
which could accomplish such vast
good in so short a time with broken
down. nervous women as Alpen Seal. -
The doctor also says that he has
found Alpen Seal TO be Il great tonic
for weak women. 1t contains no al.
cohol, and women who want TO be
temperate prefer it to all other woman
remedies. Good druggists always keep
Alpen Seal, or ought TO- If they
haven't it on hand they will get il for
You from their pharmaceutical supply
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
NOAH'S RAVENS.
A knotty Question Answered by q
Blacksmith Preacher.

SidSNStE'ti t0S'S''
Many years ago there lived in one of
the mountain counties of Tennessee Il
blacksmith who to bis reputation for
honest work during the week added
that of being a powerful eNhorter on
Sundays. Held i'll high esteem Icy his
neighbors. possessed of sutficiency of
this worlds goods for that primitive
community. he seemed to have solved
the question of terrestrial happiness.
but the thorn in The flesh is indigo
nous to all climes and condii q :. and
for the blacksmith it grew in he per-
son of one Tom Bradley. Il tall. lauk
mountaineer. who was the wit and
wag of the neighhorhood and who also
occupied the unenyiahle position of
skeptic in that orthodox community.
Tom delighted 70 prod the smith with
certain ineXplicable Biblical state
ments. and these encounters sometimes
resulted disastrously for the exhorter.
causing him much humiliation and
making him. as he said, ''wraSsle in
prayer and cry to the Lord ana spare
not"
Once At the yearly camp meeting the
old man was giving his experience
in the tone and manner that were con-
sidered devotional in those parts. My
brethren. an he said. las / was
a-standin' in My shop an gittin' ready
to shoe Billy Hites old gray mare. all,
long come that son of a gun Tom
Bradley. all. He asst me eff | believed
everything i'll the Bible. ali. | said
everything from kiver 10 kiver. all
Believe that yarn about Noah beln
shet up in the ark with all them diff.
ferent sort of critters. ah?' seize ST
l done Swallered Jonah an the whale
ah. an I want a-goin' to ga" 1T Noah
an Well seize. ali, EFF that raven
Noah sent out got lost. all. where did
all these here ravens come frum. ali:
Brethren. | thought fer a minute, ali
that old Satan had got the undertook
on me, All. an was about TO thoe me
All; but. thank the Lord. ah, | jes
thoed back my head. ah. an the Sperri
of knowledge plum filed me. ah an
seZ seZZi. 1t WAS the old he raven. all
that got lost, an the old she raNeI
was a-settin' on five eggs in the nest
ali. an that's where these here ravens
come frum, ah'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
curio.iti.s In w.ddino e;no.

Among the curiosities of wedding
rings it Is on record that in the early
days rings were made Of PUSHES Per-
haps the most curious material used
for rings required on an emergency is
the case of one heing hurriedIy made
by cutting it out of the finger of a
glove and another cut ont OF a visiting
card. Many cases are on record OF
rings made Of brass aud iron being
used. as also curtain rings and door
keys being pressed into service at we'd
di~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
This Busy Ace.

''This is n busy age. sure enough
said Il man who prides himself 81
keeping in touch with old friends
I'VE get new proofs of il every day
Not only do we find that we ourselves
have less and less time to devote to
this. that and the other thing. but We
have II brought IN upon us that every
body Is pretty much in the same fix.
The other morning | had Il letter
from Il chap whom know pretty well
say it was u letter. Ii was and II
wasn't. and i'll that contradiction lie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

port. The completed surveys. with
maps. profiles and estimates. together
with the report of VIII Kimball. who
made the surveys. were received and
gone over and the line. which as sur
veyed is 80 miles long, was reported
to be. with few exceptions. light
one TO build, especially in eastern
Iowa The representative report
much enthusiasm along the line of
the road and the people of Davenport.
especially the manufacturers. jobbers
and retailers. also are found to be
greatly interested in the success of
the project. as the line opens much
territory that should be tributary 10
this city
Obituary Record. Mrs Henry
koehler. who died at her home yes
telday. morning of heart trouble, was
native of Germany Her maiden
name was Ottilie Schlapp. and when
a little girl she came to America with
Der parents during the troubles of
1919, the patriotic sentiments of her
father making it advisable 10 leave
his native hand at that time. They
located near Burlington. Iowa and
about the same time Mr. koehler
came TO America. finding employment
as foreman in brewery in New York.
A few years later he came out to FIT.
Madison. Iowa, where he established
brewery of his own. and il was
there that he met Miss Schlapp. Their
H. Burlington. and they lived for a
time in Fort Madison. later moving to
ST. Louis In 1870 Mr.. and Mrs.
Koehler moved TO Davenport. where
MIR Koehler and Mr.. Lange purchased
the old Arsenal brewery which they
prominent brewer in Davenport for
many years. but is now retired except
Tor his connection with the enter
prises of his sons. The family of the
dc ceased consists OF the husband
Henry Koehler. and the following
sons and daughters: Henry Koehler OF
ST. Louis. Mrs. Adolph Priester OF
Davenport; Hugo Koehler of ST
Louis, Mrs. Carl Vollmer of Daven
port and Max Koehler of St Louis
, three brothers. Carl Schlapp of Dav.
export George i'll Fort Madison and
Herman. a mining engineer in Aus
tralia. and two sisters. Mrs. August
| Lerch and Mrs Carl LANCE of Daven,
BORT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21

the point of my remark n $780,
fortune had happened 10 him. He had
been given a position that counted for
a lot. and his home paper had printed
an item about it. Wanting To tell me
of his luck. he had clipped the item
from the sheet. pasted Ii on IA piece OF
paper and forwarded ii 10 me with his
initials Scrawled across the bottom.
Five years ago he would have sat down
and written me. Now he uses shears
and paste. Oh. its all right. i got
the information. and that's the main
thing But were all pretty busy.
aren't WEI" he concluded.-New York
Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Liv,
Stock, Feed and Fuel

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, March 21-Followiue
are the wholesale prices in the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh. lac.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens. 10c
per pound; hens, per pound 9: ducks.
per pound, &c; turkeys, per pound
lac; geese, per pound, &c.
Butter--Dairy, CSC to &c.
Lard-10c
Vegetables - Potatoes, Csc; onions.
s115.
Live Stock.
Hogs-$4.25 10 $4.G0
strengthening or over, $500 to
$500; lambs. 81 so to $675.
Cattle-Steers, $500 to $500; cows
and heifers, $500 TO $500; calves, s4.UO
to $3.50.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 64c to Csc: oats. sc
to SIC.
Forage-Timothy hay, S11 to SIS.
prairie, $1,000 to s11.00; clover, $1,000
to $1I00; straw, $500.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 14c; slack
per hushel, &c to Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
as; last week. &c: last year. 9S.
Liverpool closing cables-Wheat /,
TO y lower, corn Il lower
New York Stocks.

New York, March 21.-Following are
The quotations on the market today:
L Gas $3.50. L. p. 1251s, L. s. Steel
preferred IS. L. S Steel common 341s
Reading 104as. Rock Island preferred
20. Rock Island common 141a. South
orn Pacific 1873, n. Y. Central 9S2s
Missouri Pacific 80. l.. & y. 972i
Smelters 70A. c. F. l. 21Ts. Canadian
Pacific 14G1a, Illinois Central 124%
Penna 11G3i. Erie 15R. c. & o. 30E
B. r. T. a. B. & o. S19s. Atchisor
1914, Locomotive 391s, Sugar 124. S.
Paul 1lGh. Copper 57as. Republic
Steel preferred 723s. Republic Stee
common 1879. Southern Ry. l2Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21

Enthuse Over Interurban. The
meeting of the directors Of the Daven-
port and Manchester railway at the
Commercial club Thursday afternoon
was attended by Representatives from
Manchester, Monticello and Daven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
Moro at Home.

A young fellow being asked by re-
cruiting sergeant if he wished to enlist
In Scottish regiment. replied:
'Not likely. I'd rather go to a lunatlc
asylum than enlist II a Scottish regi-
ment"
"Ah. weel." said the sergeant. I've
nae dout ye'd feel msir al hame there"
Dundee Advertiser
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21
DAVENPORT

No Charges Filed-When the time
came for the filing of the information
and the trial OF Hans j. Ehlert and
the two girls. Nellie Coy and Lucy
Staneger. for the larceny of ladies'
wearing apparel from the Boston
store there was no appearance OF
prosecuting Witnesses and nc informa-
ton was filed so that the three de-
PENDANTS in what was thought would
be serious case were dismissed.
The police ordered the two women 10
leave town. and if found ON the streets
of Davenport or any place in the city
they will be picked mp and placed un-
der arrest The Staneser woman
lives in Clinton aud she was told to
return to her home or at any rate to
leave town. and her sister Nellie Coy.
who was caught in the Boston store
with the night Waterman. was told TO
leave the city.
Buy 9e-Year lease.-Onc, of the
mos, important deals in recent years.
looking TO the expansion and improve
ment of the Davenport business dis
trict. was the purchase yesterday by
Edward X. Putnam and Elizabeth d.
Putnam of the 99-year lease of John
G. Sodini ON the properties known as
l2l. l23 and l25 East Second street.
The block was formerly occupied by
Van Patten & Marks. and by Henry
BIockmaun. and some time ago was
bought by Mr. Brockmann. y year
ago he executed To Mr. SOdini the
ouly 99-year lease ever given in Dav-
export. and it is this lease thar has
just been bought by Mr.. and Miss
Putnam. Miss Putnam owns the three
stores adjoining on the west. one of
which was recently leased TO the Tot
ten music house The new purchase
Is three story and basement block.
with three store fronts, and COM
mission has already been placed with
Temple. Burrows Il McLane 10 re-
model the block for retail purposes.
SaddIery Makers Here.-The whole
sale jobbers and manufacturers of
saddlery of Iowa and western Illinois
held a meeting Thursday afternoon at
the New Kimball hotel. at which mat
ters concerning the business We're
taken mp and discussed Sixteen
members of the association were
present. and matters peculiar 10 the
leather business We're considered ID
Thompson OF Clinton is president of
the association and |. l.. Sears Of the
Sears-Frizzell company. Davenport. is
secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21

Says More Men Are Needed.-"All
you lack is double the number of men
and you would have real first class
company and one of the best in the
state" We're the words addressed To
Captain NJ. H. Lyons of Company F
Thursday night following thorough
inspection of the company by Colonel
Greene. The colonel was at one time
a captain in the United States army
and has risen i'll the ranks OF the Hi
Eois National Guards. He was select
ed to visit and conduct the inspection
Obituary Record.-Andrew Carlson
one of the city's old employees. died al
his home. 1923 Thirteenth avenue
Thursday night. Two weeks ago he
suffered a paralytic stroke. which, with
other complications. resulted in his
death. Deceased was a native of Swe
den, and was born Feb s, 1928. Ii
1881 with his wife he came to- Ameri
ca and settled in Moline. which has
since been their home He is surviv
ed by his widow and four children
They are Charles Hillington of Rocl,
ford, Frank A. Anderson, Mrs Bed;
Munson, Mrs. Amanda Anderson. al
of this city.
Mrs. F. S Dutton. mother of c A
Banister, traffic manager of the Molin,
! Pillow company, died Thursday at he
home in Chicago. She was 20 years o
age, and was born in Concord. y. H
! Funeral services were held yesterua,
! at 1852 Harvard avenue. Chicago, anC
burial will be at Paola. Kan. wher,
Mrs. Dutton had made her home 70
a number OF years. Mrs Dutton is sur
vived by two sons. c. \. Banister o
this city and F. E. Banister of Chi
IcagO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-21

Receipts today: Wheat. 80; corn.
259; oats. 231; hogs, $4,000: cattle,
100; sheep. 1900.
Estimated receipts Monday: Hogs.
As ,oG0.
Hog market opened strong Hogs
left over, 1000. Light. $4.70d 500;
mixed and butchers. s475@4.S5; good
heavy. s475d5.05: rough heavy, $4.75
a 4.S5.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Hog market closed steady. Light
SA.70d 800; mixed and butchers. S4.75
G5.05; good heavy. s4.75@5.O5; rough
heavy. A.75@4,S5.
Cattle market closed strong. Beeves
81 .C0M Go; cows and heifers, $2.10G
"a; stociers and feeders. $3.15@ go
Sheep market closed strong.
Northwestern receipts
Minneapolis: Today. 600; last week
2sS; last year, 200 Duluth: Today