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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
WILL HAVE A BUNGALOW
Contract Let for Summer House by
the BUYERS Club.

The BUYERS club has let contract
for a new bungalow to be erected on
site leased from J. F. Reeves near
Cordova, near which village the club
has annual outings. The bungalow
will be erected of material secured
from a structure here and will be OF
pretty design and comfortable camp
accommodations. Will Rich has the
contract for It's construction.
IF you want Il pretty face, healthy air
Rosy cheeks and lovely hair,
Wedding trip DER the deep blue sea,
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea.
Harper House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Dow.

Josiah Dow, president of the Daven-
port Elevator company and well
known in the three cities, died at his
home in that city this morning. aged
80 years. He was native of New
Hampshire, coming to Annawan, H.,
50 years ago and to Davenport 80
years ago. He organized the elevator
company of which he remained the
head till his death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

The democrats of the city Saturday
evening held primary caucuses and
selected candidates for the aldermanic
positions, and elected delegates to the
city-township convention and named
the city committeeman in the different
precincts. The aldermanic nominees
who, in the order of the wards, are
Frank W. Blochlnger, William Ecker,
man. Charles J. Smith, Charles
Thompson, Christian Schillinger
Frank Lawler and John A. Hill, are
all strong representative democrats
and their selection places before the
voters the right kind of men to serve
in the city council.
Vote Unusually Large.
While there was no contest in any
CT the wards, on either the alder
manic nominations or the delegate
tickets, there was an unusually large
vote polled at the primary. and the
results are indicative of strong activ
lily in the party during the spring
campaign. The representatives of true
democracy turned out and their bal
lots place clean and able men before
the public.
Committeeman Named.
The democratic city committeemei
named in the different wards are Il:
follows:
First ward. first precinct, Charles
Weinberger and William LOefiler; sec
end precinct. Ferdinand Nachbaue
and Henry Kali.
Second ward. first precinct, J. ?
Sexton and Mac Glynn; second pre-
cinct, Carl Naab and II. Webbing.
Third ward first precinct, George
W. Henry and Joseph Grotegut; sec
ond precinct. John Schlemmer ant
Tom Carney; third precinct, Sam r
Davis and Harry Coyne.
Fourth ward. first precinct, ]. T
Sexton and Bert Corken; second pre-
Cinct, J. w. Linn and Charles Il
Wheelan.
Fifth ward. first precinct. William
Cochran and NJ. Collins; second pre-
Cinct. George McGee and John GrevC
Sixth ward. first precinct. c. C. Wi
son and J. d. Davis; second precinct
p. F. Meenan and Gus Blankenburg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Her Secret.

Wife-Have you any secrets you keep
from me, dearest?
Husband-None, darling.
Wife-Then 1 am determined will
have none from you either.
Husband-Have you secrets, then?
Wife-Only one. and am resolved to
make a clean breast of ii.
Husband (hoarsely)-Go on!
Wife-For several days have had a
secret-a secret longing for a new
dress, with hat to match, for my birth
day.
That fetched him-London Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Bird.

Mrs. Mary Bird died at 8 o'clock
last evening at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Roe at Andalusia,
of old age. Her maiden name was
Mary Steckman and she was born al
Bedford, Pa, Nov. 2, 1929. Her mar
rage to joan Butler took place at
Wheeling, w. Va. in 1917 Six chill
dren by this union survive; Mrs. Sara
Richards of Columbus, Iowa; John
Butler of Oklahoma, Mrs. Betty Buck
ley of Omaha, Mrs William Roe and
Lincoln Steckman of Andalusia, and
Mrs. Stephen Steckman of Carbon
Cliff. After the death of her first hus
band deceased was married to Elliott
Bird of Muscatine, who also passed
away some years since. The funera
will be held Wednesday morning a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Republican Caucus Called.

E. Rich, committeeman of the Sixth
ward, has called caucus of the re-
publicans of the ward, to meet tomor,
row evening at the hose house on
street. The caucus will
name delegate ticket to be voted on
to represent the ward in the city-town.
ship convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
GOOD men NAMED
Democrats Nominate S ong
Candidates for Aldermen at
the Primary Caucuses.
DELEGATES ARE SELECTED
Ward Representatives in City-T ownship
Convention Chosen-Committee-
men Also Elected.
FOR ALDERM EN-.

First wnrd-Frank W. Biochlinger.
Second yynrd--NnIiam Eckerman.
Third Ward-Chnrles j. Smith.
Fourth yyarI;-CharIes Thompson.
Fifth VVard-ChrIstlan Schillinger.
Sixth Wurd-Frank LaWler.
seventh ward-JObn Hill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
letter. Salt Rheum and Eczema

These are diseases for which Cham
berlain's Salve is especially valuable.
1t quickly allays the itching and smart
ing and soon affects cure. Price, %
cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

population, and one that is engaged in
many industrial enterprises. You have
good railroad transportation, backed
by the river, a rich country, and your
cities are certain to have a great fu-
tftt.a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Levin.

The 7-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Peter M. Levin died yesterday
afternoon at the home of the parents,
4l3 Fourth street. The cause of death
was whooping cough and pneumonia,
death resulting after a short Illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
START WORK SOON
Contract for Neck Yoke Compa-
ny Building to be Let With
ina Few Days.
SITE IN FACTORY DISTRICT
Specifications Call for Factory 28ox1OO
Feet, and Office and Engine
Room.

The contract will be let within the
next two days for the building of the
National Neck Yoke company to be
erected on the new factory site in
the west end of the city. The build
ings will be located at the corner of
The specifications call for main
building 2S0x100 feet, one story in
height. At the east end will be the
engine and boiler room 35x40 feet in
dimensions, and at the east end will
be an addition for the Office, which
will be 24x37 feet.
Warehouse Later.
The bids which are out call for the
construction of the main building, of
fee and engine room. Later a ware
house will be constructed south of the
main building and will be 52x25 feet
in size. A spur track from the Peoria
will run between the two buildings
along each side of which will be ship
ping platforms.
The main building will have a con
crete foundation. The walls will be OF
trick over an interior wooden frame
The warehouse will be a frame build
ing. covered with galvanized CORFU
gated sheet iron Work will be start
ed upon the main building as soon as
The contract is let.
| Bids on the contract were opened
Saturday afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Effective.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs, colds and Group,
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing in any way in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

Entertains G. G. Club.-Miss Gladys
Ayers entertained the members of the
G. G. club at her home, 1870 Fifteenth
street, Saturday afternoon. The after.
noon was passed playing games and
with music and refreshments were
served
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

Kodol is a scientific preparation of
vegetable acids with natural digestants
and contains the same juices found in
a healthy stomach. Each dose will
digest more than 5000 grains of good
food Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
MieIke-

The 4-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. Mielke, 27OG Sixth ave-
nue. died last night at $50 at the
home of the parents after a short i'll
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

Social Service Club.-The Tri-city
Social Service club will hold its
monthly meeting at the Lend-a-Hand
club in Davenport, tomorrow evening.
Supper will be served at 80 and the
topic for the evening discussion will
be play and Play Grounds"
M. w. A. Social Meeting.-Camp No.
&c NJ. w. A., will hold social meet
ing and oyster supper this evening
at their hall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

6 o'clock from the home of Mrs. Roe,
with interment at the Edgington Gene
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small,
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
SOCIAL AFFAIRS

GSociety news. written or telephoned
to the society editor of The Argus, will
be 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, 1908-03-09

Arsenal Golf Club Party.-The
weekly card party of the Arsenal Golf
club was held Saturday afternoon at
the club ihouse. Six tables were
played and Mrs. Leroy Hillman of the
arsenal was the prize winner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Our ovens are heated to 245 degrees.
That's why our beans are digestible

We get better beans than you get And pay for
them times what some beans would
is made from vne-ripened tomatoes.
five times what is sold for
Then bake the beans, the and the
all together. Thus get delicious blend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
Van Camps pork and beans
baked with tomato sauce

Beans Natures choicest food when they rightly
baked. They % cent nitrogenous-S4 cent
nutriment.
That's about the the food value of beef but
what a difference in Beans should be daily
food
Get Van Camps beans, and your people will them
often. Then what you your meat bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09
You will never be content with home
baked beans after you once know ours

Van Camps always ready. Heat the in hot
waterhen open. 1t will if the beans fresh
from the
When you tired, here's meal without labor. When
you hurried here's meal in ten minutes And such
meal! What do you know that compares with it?
But be get Van Camps. Other brands won't
suit
TO- Is and 20c per can.
Van Camp Packing Company, Indianapolis, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

This is his specaty-his sole occupation-hs claim
supremacy. And he has the facilities.
He has hot that they break down fibre of
beans and make them dgestble. You do that.
He bakes live the beans baked with
out browning bursting. Our beans nutty meay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-09

Seventh ward, first precinct, Fred
emon and Henry Heuck; second pre-
oinct, John A. Hill and A. } c. Hanson;
third precinct, C. NJ. Cannon and
William Beals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
RAILROAD news.
Road officials Are Differing on
Rate Advance.
Brown and McCrea Like to Lead
Factions.
NO WAGE REDUCTION.
Increase in Rates Would Tacitly
Bind Roads.
Other Items of Interest in Rail.
way Circles.

A division of opinion among railroad
OFFICIALS on the question of the pro-
posed increase in freight rates. seems
probable. from plans being made. by
both factions. coincident with the an
nouncement that a meeting of railroad
presidents will be held in New York
city August Is to discuss this import
ant issue.
A new angle to this much discussed
question has been brought forward by
trunk line president, who has held
all along that it would be suicidal to
increase rates horizontally. He claims
that an Increase as proposed will obli-
gate the various roads to maintain
wages at the present schedule and
many Of the more important roads are
unwilling to accept this implied obli-
cation.
AS result fight is expected at the
meeting in August to delay action at
least until after the presidential cleo
ton in November.
Even with rates 10 per cent higher
declares this official, ut is very posi-
bic that the roads still would be un-
able to continue to give employment
to full forces of operatives and main
tain the existing high wage scale. In
the event that they found 1t necessary
to make a cut. there would be trouble
with the operatives.
"A 10 per cent cut in wages would
add 600 to 50, 600, 900 a year. for in
stance, to the net earnings of the
Pennsylvania. but it is question
whether 10 per cent increase in
freight rates would add anything like
as much. The business depression
may continue indefinitely and volume
of rail traffic grow less and less
Therefore. II the wage proposition
is the main reason for putting UP
freight rates, the railroads should Gun
slider very carefully before taking nnal
action"
Mr.. Brown, in further support of the
position he has assumed, makes the
following statement:
TT clearly should be understood that
the railroads are not seeking to throw
off their own shoulders any burden
that is common to all. They are no.
attempting, as some have represented.
to compel the shipper to make up for
the loss of earnings consequent upon
the business depression. The effects Of
that depression are common disaster.
and must be shared by railroads and
others alike.
But the increase in pay of railroad
employees, becoming effective during
the early months Of 1907. amounting
| approximately to 500. 900 per annum
and the legislation by congress and a
NUMBER OF states restricting the hours
| of labor Of various classes of trainmen.
making a further increase in wages of
nearly SIS, 900 900, and the reduction of
| SO, SOC, 900 in the compensation for
handling United States mail, are all
factors reducing the net earnings OF
| the railroads which were anterior to
| the industrial depression
Roads directly interested in the de-
| cision recently issued by the interstate
commission regarding transcontinental
| lumber rates are discussing seriously
an appeal to the courts for relief from
what they regarded as the injustice OF
| the order. Sweeping reductions in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
FOR PURE MILK
DR.. Crumbine in Earnest for
Topeka Reform.
Why He Seeks to Have a New
Ordinance.
DANGER Turks THERE
All Sort of COntagion Spread in
Milk.
Fears People Do Not Appreciate
Importance of Reform.
TURKS THERE

Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, is very much in
earnest in securir the pure milk
ordinance for Topeka that d. M. Will
son, state dairy commissioner, has
offered The dairymen are opposing
the ordinance. DR.. Crumbine has pre-
pared the following statement regard
ing milk to get the people of Topeka
to help in getting this or a similar
ordinance passed by the council in
spite of the efforts of the dairymen to
defeat it:
1T seems to be strange fact that
almost every attempt to improve the
quality and purity of milk supply
should be promptly opposed by a very
large majority of the dairymen, on
the theory that such regulation is a
meddlesome interference with trade
The men engaged in this industry evil
IDENTIFY do not know that such diseases
as cholera infantum, scarlet fever,
diphtheria and typhoid fever have
been disseminated through the milk
supply, and that it also may be the
vehicle of the germs of tuberculosis
and other infectious diseases 1t mas
been the experience of this depart
ment that men who are engaged in
legitimate occupations which come
under the food and drugs law have
not. as a rule, objected to regulations
calculated to promote the purity OF
their product and the health of their
customers. The exception. however,
seems to be among milk dealers, and
we believe it is rather due to ignorance
of the necessity and Importance of
such a resolution than Intentional
neglect or unwillingness to deal fairly
with their customers. At all events,
the dairyman will conclude in the end
that it is money in his pocket TO COM
ply with the requirements, which at
present may appear to him the out
come Of exaggerated fear and sanitary
zeal of health officials. 1t may be
sufficient however. to point to the
conclusions arrived at by DR.. A. d.
Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
Industry, concerning this matter, and
which are based upon actual investiga-
tons of authentic recorded cases.
They are as follows:
".1. 1t has been shown by the most
painstaking Investigations, extended
over a long period Of years. that GER
tain diseases in the animal are COM
municable through the medium of the
milk this being especially true of
| tuberculosis. foot-and-mouth disease,
anthrax. and cowpox: and that dis
eases like garget, gastro-enteritis, and
| septic fevers in the COW will render
the milk morbific to man.
"'2 1t has been shown that ami
mails which have fed on poisonous
forage plants or have been treated
with strong indictments are disquali-
| fed from producing pure or sound
milk
years there have been published in the
/ different medical journals the his
tories of 1876 epidemics of typhoid fever
80 of scarlet fever. and s6 of diphtheria
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
COFFEYvILLE SUICIDE.
Frank Roberts Kills Himself Because
His Wife Leaves Him.

-Coffeyville. Kan, July 6.-"I'll be
dead by SHUTDOWN" said Frank d.
Roberts. a railroad man. here. He
was dead at 10 o'clock at night,
dying on the floor of a local hotel af-
ter having taken strychnine. Roberts
recently was injured IN u railroad ac-
cident and received $500 damages.
Since then he had been drinking and
It caused a separation from his wife.
He went to the hotel in the after
noon and made a final plea to her to
return to him. She refused and he
said he would kill himself by sun
down. He went back to the place al
dusk and was ordered out
"All right. I'll go. 1 won't bother
you any more, for I'm dying now, -
he said as he fell to the floor.
Notes found in the pocket said he
had killed himself for the love of his
wife and asked that his body be sent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06

all traceable to the milk supply.
I'm the recent exhaustive investi-
CATION conducted by the highest health
authority in this country, viz: the
United States bureau of public health
and marine hospital service, the COM
mission definitely traced IS of the 500
cases of typhoid fever (about 10 per
cent? in the District of Columbia to the
use of infected milk.
80 1t has been shown in former
report that in the District OF Columbia
about one-fourth, and in the country
at large about one-Sixth, OF all the
children born perish before the COM
pletion of the first year; that nearly
one-half of the deaths in children I'M
der one year of age are caused by gas
tro-enteric diseases, chiefly fnfantile
diarrhea; and that of the 54.047 infan-
tile deaths which have been investigat-
ed at home and abroad with reference
to feeding, S66 per cent had been arti-
ficially fed. all of which points with
more than mere suspicion to the fact
that the morbific agent is introduced
| into the body with the food COWS
milky
There is no evidence to show that
the milk supply of Topeka is any worse
or any better than that of any other
city in the state, but there Is abundant
evidence, as shown by the bacteriologi-
cal investigations recently made by
this department, to show that stale
| this city, which may be responsible for
| a needless sacrifice of human life, and
| it is therefore the duty of the city and
state to take what precautions 1t car
| to prevent sickness and disaster. The
people of the capital city of Kansas
are demanding a pure and wholesome
milk supply. and they must have It,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06
FIGHT CALLED A DRAW.
Mcfarland, However, Had a Shade the
Best of Welsh.

Los Angeles. Cal, July 6.-"Packy'
Mcfarland. the Chicago lightweight,
and Freddie Welsh of England, bat
tied a fast twenty-five round draw in
this city Saturda- Mcfarland prob
ably had a slight shade the better of
the fight in the last seven rounds. He
went after Welsh in the twenty-fourth
round, and by a succession of right
swings had the clever Englishman go
ing. But he could not put over a
knockout" punch and Welsh made a
good showing in the last round. 1t
probably will be necessary for these
two youngsters to go about forty-five
rounds before the better man can be
determined. Packy won decision
over Welsh in Milwaukee, but many
fight fans did not believe he was en-
titled to 1t. The scrap bears out this
view and McFarland's shade was not
decidedly enough to warrant giving
him a decision. Mcfarland was a 2
to 1 favorite in the betting, but from
the showing made by Welsh this price
was a false one.
The fight was held in the open be-
fore the Jeffries club. ]. ]. Jeffries
refereed the fight and his decision was
satisfactory to the majority of the
1000 spectators who witnessed the
bout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-06

lumber rates from the Pacific coast
were ordered at a time when the roads
everywhere are OF opinion that there
ought to be general advance of all
railroad rates.
The roads most affected are the
Northern Pacific, the Great Northern
and the Union Pacific. The order prac-
tically reduces the rates from Is to 25
per cent. Shipments to all sections of
the country west of the Mississippi
river are subject to this reduction A
cut of per cent has been ordered by
the commission in the territory east of
the river. r..-.,, )
More than a dozen complaints had
been filed with the commission against
the old rates, and 1t was in dealing with
these that the commission rendered the
decision. 1t is expected that the case
will be carried to the supreme court of
the United States by one or the Vther
before the question is finally settled.
Many railroad officials feel that it would
be allowing their hopes of a general
advance in rates at this time to go
by default if they were to submit to
the ruling of the decision, and they say
they cannot afford to do this.
Rates held by the commission to be
too high were put into effect last fall,
and the roads say they were justified
in making them by the increased cost
of handling traffic and in operating
the roads generally. The advance, how
| lumber interests of the far Northwest,
which before had been complaining that
their interests were being sacrificed by
| the roads through failure to furnish
| cars.
The reductions in rates ordered by the
commission would make a difference of
millions of dollars annually in gross
| earnings of the roads.
| Owing to the great amount of work
| requiring attention upon the interstate
1 or 1r11iC q =
| cation is to be taken by that body this
| summer. While all the commissioners
| will not remain in Washington during
July and August, some one or two of
them will be there to keep UP with the
complaints constantly being filed.
Since December 1 of last year more
| than 258 complaints have been receiv-
! ed and the hearings have averaged
about three days each week. Between
| hearings the time of the commission
has been taken up with conferences be-
tween the members of the commission
and individual examination of COM
plants.
From November II, 1907, to June s
1908, the commission decided upon III
contested cases. In SO of these, order:
were made against the defendants, and
in 70 cases the complaints were dis
missed.
The executive committee of the west
ern trunk lines freight committee is t'
be dissolved and all traffic matters no
finally disposed of at the meetings o.
the western trunk lines freight com
mittee will be handled by correspond
! ence.
The executive committee is composed
| Of the chief traffic officers of the west
| ern lines. and at their conferences, helf
at intervals during the year, in thu
Chicago offices, subjects of Importance
submitted by the general freight agents
| have received attention with view t.
| prompt settlement.
| The business will now be docketed II
the regular way for the bi-monthl!
| meetings of the freight committee.