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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13
"BroadWay" Blamed.

~ mean the broadway New York,
he answered quietly. Il mean the
gorgeous hotels and restaurants, the
bars, the gambling houses, the myriad
theaters, and palatial apartment
houses, the turning of night into day
| mean the flood of money in New
York upon which this life is borne
along. the craving for vast incomes
by which alone such life can be
lived.
ITO say that even bare majority
of the tens of thousands OF men who
nightly swell the crowd of amuse-
ment.crazed spenders, who live In
$4,000 apartments, and whose touring
cars congest the streets, are doing
this with money which is honestly
theirs is absurd They are not earn.
ing this money; they are either jug
Cling other peoples cash or they are
gambling with their own. When you
can 90 into a restaurant at two o'clock
| in the morning and behold 100000
worth of women's gowns at the tables
and $4,000 worth of food in process
of consumption, something is wrong
And when you observe half million
| dollars worth of automobiles waiting
to take this one supper crowd to their
| homes-or elsewhere-you may be
sure that there is queer bookkeeping
somewhere.
| All Copy New York.
1 ..It L. not only thic sort of LIFE ir
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13

All Copy New York.
1T is not only this sort of life in
New York, but in more sinister WAY
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-11-13

ket as a lamb, and in consequence is
thoroughly t1PeCed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

was assisting in unloading from a car
large number of iron or steel plates.
These plates were about 120 inches
long by sc inches wide and SO thick
as to make them weight several hun
dred pounds each. In unloading them
from the car a travelling crane was
used from the arm of which was sus-
pended on the end of which was a
clamp, and the manner of using the
same was to fasten the clamp on the
euge of the sheet and lift and carry it
in perpendicular position from the
car to a place in the shop. Plaintiff
states that while engaged in this work
a heavy plate of metal, weighing some
900 pounds, slipped from said clamp
and fell upon him, breaking his right
shoulder and his right leg between
the knee and ankle, causing COM
pound comminuted fracture of said
leg and breaking the small bones in
the right foot, permanently injuring
him and rendering him unable to work
at any kind of labor. The jury was
completed late in the day and the TAX
ing OI eNluciCc DSSuH
Grand Jury Reports.-The grand
jury for the November term of court
which has been in session for several
days past. presented its report to
Judge Bollinger and County Attorney
Hamann yesterday afternoon. Sever
indictments were returned, five OF
which are against Shaw, the swindling
clairvoyant The victims are William
Stutzel of McCausland, Mrs. Christian
sen of Davenport and Mrs. Terrence
| of Geneseo. From the former Shaw
| secured S1,400 and from the other two
$500 each. Shaw is now at large OF
la $4,000 bond and the authorities have
little or no hopes of ever seeing hin
again. The other indictments returne;
We're against Fred H. Smith, charged
with breaking and entering the Krel
confectionery store and against CLYDE
King, charged with larceny from the
person. King is alleged to have
stolen s2i from Charles H. Lanning a
the depot by cutting the latter
pocket and extracting therefrom hi
wallet containing the money.
Obituary Record.-John A. Stephen
son, GS years old who has lived il
Davenport 81 years. died Sunday a
his home, S14 Main street. MI
Stephenson was born in Pittsburg, Pa
in 1910. He came to Davenport i
1857. Mr.. Stephenson is survived b
two brothers, William J. and Rober
g. Stephenson, and two sisters, Mr.:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
MOLINE

Falls Off Car.-Mrs. Fred Mehl is
confined to her home at 1920 Sixth
avenue as the result. of street car
starting too quickly Sunday evening
as she was alighting from it. She was
thrown to the pavement and dislo,
Gated her left shoulder and her head
and left arm were badly bruised. Mr.
and Mrs. Mehl had been attending the
just arriving home when the accident
occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
The Century

for 40 years a leader among .maga-
zines. 1t is force in the community.
There is an uplift in it-an optimistic,
cheerful view of life-nothing of the
You see it in the homes of
people who really know what is the
best
4 Great Lincoln Year.
The year 1909. the Tooth anniversary of
Lincoln's- birth, will be appropriately
marked in the Century, which maya
zine has been the vehicle since its foun-
dation for the publication of the most
important Lincoln material. Unpublish
ed documents from Lincolns own pen
and from that of one of his private sec
retaries are coming, and Lincoln por-
traits.
Grover Cleveland
the real Grover Cleveland. will be de-
scribed in the Century by the men who
knew him best
The German Emperor
is the subject of an article recording a
recent conversation with him, in which
he talked freely.
Saint Gaudens
greatest of modern sculptors, who died
recently, left an autobiography-a- racy
human document. The Century will
print it.
Helen Keller
is writing for the Century. Don't miss
her article, My Dreams"
Auce HeSan Rice.
who wrote Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch will contribute a brilliant serial
novel Pathos and humor are exquisite
ly blended in Mr.. opp
Andrew Carnegie
is writing for the Century. Read his re-
marlable article on the tariff.
Paderewskf
has given an interesting interview to
the Century, his views on great COM
poSerS and their music.
Thompson Seton,
whose biography of a Grizzly" was
written for the Century, will contribute
a fox story.
DIR. s. Weir Mitchell
will contribute short stories, and so
Will Thomas Nelson Page, Kate Douglas
Wiggin, Edith Wharton, Jack London,
Frances Little, and many others.
The Art in the Century
is mquestionably the best in any mag
aZine. Famous pictures by American
lartists, reproduced in full color, are
Icoming-each one worth cutting out.
Subscription price, 81 year.
THE CENTURY co,
| Union Square. New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
BABY'S ITCH EASILY CURED.
InfantiIe Eczema Quickly Relieved by
External Use of Oil of Winterereen

SoHpouno.
Infantile eczema, which has baf1led
the skill of the best physicians for so
many years, at last seems to be cura-
ble-and durable with great ease.
| Results of the last two years indi-
cate conclusively that baby's itch,
infantile eczema and other skin dis
eases of children can be very simply
cured by the application of a COM
pound composed of oil of wintergreen,
thymol and glycerine, as in d. d. d.
prescription.
The Rev. Lewis Steeley, of Wealth
erly, Pa, writes:
Our baby boys little face was so
dreadfully covered with eczema that
blood and water ran from the sores
nearly all the time. After using 31s
bottles of D. D. d. prescription we are
SO happy to tell you he is entirely
cured and the disease has never brok-
en- out again. If this letter is in any
way help to other sufferers, you may
publish it,
If you have child which is suffer
ing with this terrible itch, we are
sure you will not neglect one hour
to give your baby the right kind of re-
lief. We have seen too often how
quickly the remedy mentioned above
takes the itch away at once and how
all the cures seem to be permanent;
we have seen this too often to hest
tate at all in recommending the remedy
for your children. T. H. Thomas, drug
piSt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

committee submitted an ordinance,
which was considered and adopted, u
to l (Ellinwood), allowing claims
against the several funds as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
St. Nicholas in 1909

The wealth of entertainment given by
ST Nicholas ira year can only be sug-
|gested in this limited space, but few
features are:
A new serial by Ralph Henry Bar
bour, the most popular Juvenile author
today; when l Grow Up a series of
pictures in full color, by W. w. Dens-
low in every number-a feature pro-
|vided by no other children's magazine;
For Very Little Folk department
for the youngsters of to 8; the ma.
ture and Science" department, inter
lesting boys and girls in the out-of-door
world about them; Hints and Helps
for Mother" providing simple, mex
lpensive homemade amusements for
rainy days; "The st. Nicholas League"
la great organization with over $4,000
members, offering monthly cash prizes
land gold and silver badges to young
lartists, authors, poets and photogra,
Iphers; entertaining short stories by
Frances Hodgson Burnett (who wrote
Little Lord Fauntleroy'), Rebecca
Harding Davis, and many others: in
lstructive articles on "Airships." "Me.
lteors," etc., etc.; over 1000 pictures; a
IserieS of papers for Young Citizens; s.
delightful stories of boarding school
life for girls: amusing rhymes and
| iingles: in short. very treasure house
lof entertainment for children of all
ages.
| Send for special subscription offers.
| THE CENTURY CO.
Union Square New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

Continued on Page seven.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
VERY FIRST SIGNS
Kidney Disease Is Prevalent Here and
It's Best Net to Neglect Dam
ger Signal.
TOO MUCH OF 1T HERE
Anyone Can Prepare at Small Cost
Said to Be Splendid.

SAID to BE Splendid.
Take care of backache A great
many cases of kidney complaint are
reported about here; also bladder
trouble and rheumatism.
An authority once stated that pain
in the back, loins or region of the
kidneys is the danger signal nature
hangs out to notify the sufferer that
there is something wrong with the
kidneys, which should receive imme-
date attention. Only vegetable treat
ment should be administered and alb
solutely no strongly alcoholic medi-
cines. which are harmful to the kid
neys and bladder.
The following prescription, while
simple. harmless and inexpensive. is
known and recognized as sovereign
remedy for kidney complaint The in
gradients can be obtained at any
good prescription pharmacy and any
one can mix them: Compound Kar-
son, one ounce; Fluid Extract Dande-
| lion, one-half ounce; Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Shake well
| in a bottle and take in .easpoonful
doses after each meal and at bedtime
This preparation is said to restore
the natural function Of the kidneys,
SO they will sift and strain the poison
Gus waste matter, uric acid, etc, from
the blood, purifying it and relieving
rheumatism. Backache will be re-
| lieved, the urine will be neutraliZed
and cleared and no longer a cause of
irritation, thereby overcoming such
symptoms as weak bladder. painful
frequent and other urinary difficult
! ties.
| This is worth trying and may prove
just whay many people here need.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
Margaret ]. Lieb of Wisconsin and
Mrs. E. NJ. Greene of Davenport.
MAY BE MADE BANKRUPT
Muscatine Saioonkeepers Forced Out
of Business by Court.


Muscatine saloonkeepers who have
been selling liquor for a couple of
months under authority of the board
of supervisors which decided the mulct
petition circulated in their behalf had
been sufficiently signed, stand to lose
their all on the finding of Judge Boil
linger made public Saturday. which
declares the petition deficient because
many of the names have no date at
tached. All the saloonkeepers were
under injunction and heavy bonds, the
same being partially secured by their
private property. Now it is possible
to proceed against them on these
bonds and if this is done they will be
rendered bankrupt. All of the II sa
looms which were reopened have been
closed and the stocks either shipped
out of the city or secreted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
Colds and Group in Children.

my little girl is subject to colds
says Mrs. William H. Serig, No. Al
Fifth street, Wheeling, w. Va. Last
winter she had severe spell and a
terrible cough, but | cured her with
the aid of a doctor, and my little boy
has been prevented many times from
having the Group by the timely use of
this syrup. This remedy is for sale by
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

Hand in hand to Jones' second hand,
we will buy our goods, we will sell our
goods, we will exchange our goods, the
same old place we have for 25 years,
for we can depend OH what he says.
Household goods on payments. Five
minutes notice to buy your goods.
Open every evening. Both phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

City Council Room, Rock Island, H.,
Nov. 16, 190S.-The council met in
regular session at o'clock D. m,
Mayor Schaffer presiding, and all the
aldermen present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
Alderman .Utke submitted an ordi-
nance, which was considered and
adopted by unanimous vote. allowing
labor payroll for week ending Nov.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
lnaeIsen as Assistant.-L M. Magill

Defeat Muscatine.-The East Ends
won from the heavy Muscatine team
Sunday afternoon by the score OF 1G
to ON Athletic field. 1t was a one
sided affair and the visitors never had
a chance to score, although they
thought that they would win because
of their great weight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17

THROWN 10 the pavement anu uiSio
Gated her left shoulder and her head
and left arm were badly bruised. Mr..
and Mrs. Mehl had been attending the
German theater in Davenport and We're
just arriving home when the accident
occurred.
lngeIsen as Assistant.-L M. Magill.
recently elected states attorney, an
nounces that he will appoint Peter R..
Ingelsen to continue in the office OF
assistant states attorney in Moline,
which position he held under ]. K.
Scott's administration. Mr.. Magill has
also appointed Miss Anna Lofgren as
his official stenographer. He mas
closed his Office in Moline.
Defeat Muscatne.-The East Ends
won from the heavy Muscatine team
Sunday afternoon by the score of 1G
to on Athletic field. 1t was one
sided affair and the visitors never had
a chance to score, although they
thought that they would win because
Of their great weight.
Passed Another's Draft.-Art w
Peal and Fred Walters are reposing in
the city Jail as the result of passing
draft for $40 that did not belong tt
, them. The draft was the property OF
S. H. Curry of Kewanee, who came
to Moline some little time ago and got
on a protracted spree and spent all OF
his money Curry had a draft from
the Kewanee National bank and pay
able at the CORN Exchange bank OF
Chicago. His name was wrong on the
draft. being s. II. Courier. After
spending his change here he attempted
to cash the draft at the local banks
but as he signed it S. II. Curry they
would not accept it. Later he was
picked up by the local police and wa:
sent to the county Jail on the charge
of vagrancy. For this he got $50 anC
costs. When he was taken TO Jail h(
told of losing the draft and watch
The police notified the local banks
and soon the draft was presented b.
the Five Points Clothing store com
pany and of course payment on it wa:
refused. Mr. Vermuelen of the cloth
ing company notified the police and i
was found that Art Peal had present
ed the draft Peal has been wantet
for some time and he heard that tn
police wanted him so he gave himsel
up. He had companion in the dea
and he said he was tramp. Tn
dodgers in the police station wer
looked over and the partner was foun
too. They say that Curry sent Their
into the store to cash the draft an
Curry does not remember what he di
about it. The check was endorsed b
Peal. who wrote both Curry's nam
and his own, Walters posing as Curr
in this deal He had bought a 5
sweater and he received S37 back i
change. This has been spent by tn
two men. They received their hea
ing before Magistrate Gustafson an
both were found guilty. Peal on tn
} charge of forgery and Walters on tn
} charge of misrepresentation. Fac
D was bound over to the grand jury III
D der $500 bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-17
DAVENPORT

Receives CaIl.-Rev. Herman
Grief. the well known and popular
pastor of the Holy Cross German Luz
theran church of Belle avenue, East
Davenport, has received a fiattering
call from the churches of Hopkins and
Lyndon, H., which threatens to take
him from among numerous friends in
Davenport to another field of work.
The new call is from two country con-
gregations which number together
some GOO people The matter has
been laid before the elders of the
Holy Cross church and will come up
for consideration at a meeting Thurs
day night at the parsonage with final
decision Sunday at a meeting of the
trustees.
Wife Breaks Down.-John Humes,
who gave a release of mortgage on
a Grundy county farm to secure the
payment of $4,000 loan made by an
other whom he was impersonating was
arraigned in police court yesterday on
a charge of forgery. The information
was filed by c. A. Ficke. senior mem
Der of the law firm of Ficke & Ficke.
Humes, through his attorney, w. G.
Mott, entered plea of not guilty and
asked a continuance until next Friday
afternoon at o'clock, which was
granted. In the meantime he is I'M
der bonds of $4,000. Humes was not
able to furnish bail. The accused
mans wife and daughter were in court
The former broke down when her hus-
band was led back to his cell, and
was assisted from the court room y
her daughter \ distressing circum
stance in connection with the case is
that Mrs. Humes is soon to become a
mother. Humes formerly was EN-
ployed as railroad brakeman, but OF
late he had been working for loca
plumbers as a labOrer.
Big Damage Case on Trial.-ThC
$4,000 damage suit of Thomas NJ. Ash
craft VS.. the Davenport Locomotive
works was called to trial before a jury
in the district court yesterday after
noon The plaintiff in his petition
states on Nov. -1G. 1907, while in the
employ of the defendant company nt
was permanently injured while work
ing in what is known as the boile
shop At the time of the accident he
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
CAPT. JOHN WILKES.

The death OF Capt. John Wilkes at
his home in Charlotte Monday is
learned with profound regret. Grand
old man, the State is richer for his
having lived, and it is poorer at his
passing. He was one OF the choicest
spirits on our list OF acquaintance
and we valued bis friendship as a
thing to be priced.
Capt. Wilkes graduated at the head
Of a class of 49, men at Annapolis in
1917. and was president OF the
Alumni Association Of the Naval
Academy at the time OF his death,
being the Oldest living graduate OF
that institution.
The deceased served in the Gulf
Squadron during the Mexican war,
and later III the various maneuvres
OF the American vessels, until lie re-
signed. During the war between the
States Capt. Wilkes, with the aid OF
his brother, built the connecting link
of railroad from Danville, Va, to
Greensboro, y. g., thus giving a con-
tinuous railroad, military necessity
at the time IRON the Virginia. field OF
operations to the South.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Bryan's Tribute to Cleveland.

william Jennings Bryan in The Commoner.
The death of ex-PresidentC Cleveland
brings to a sudden end the phenom-
email career of one of the strongest
characters in the political world dur
ing the present generation. Like
every commanding figure, he had
Jealous supporters and earnest OPP
ponents, but those who differed from
him were as ready as his warmest
friends to concede to him the ele-
ments OF leadership to an extraor-
binary degree. lie was deliberate in
action, firm in conviction, and ever
ready to accept responsibility for
what he did. Few men have exerted
a more positive influence upon those
associated with them. We are not
far enough from the period i'll which
his work was done to measure accu-
rately his place i'll history, but the
qualities which made him great are
a part of the nations heritage, and
universal sorrow is felt at his death.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-07-09
Women in Politics.
Fairbrother's Everything.


In the State convention there was
a new picture for North Carolina.
The women took a hand. They wore
badges. They howled even as Com
manche Indians howl. They waved
flags. They swung banners high in
the air and they slept on their arms
in fact they remained at the con-
vention hall throughout the long
nights-they never slept and were
there to hear every roll call. Not a
handful, but hundreds of women
women from many parts of the State.
1t was an innovation. 1t was the
Woman in Politics-all she lacked
was authority to vote and she would
have been casting ballots and blow
ing horns and swinging banners on
the floor of the convention. AS it
was she was in the gallery-but she
was there.
Gentlemen from the North, specta-
tors who dropped in were surprised
to see Southern women taking such
an active part-but a parson friend
of ours said it was not the unex-
pected, they had been riding straddle
some time down here, and to attend
@Tconvention and take part was only
a natural result.