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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
NEARLY CAUGHT
BY The FLAMES
Martin Frick, in Fighting a Fire
in His Home, Has Narrow
Escape.
THE BUILDING Is DAMAGED
Blaze Causes About $1,000 Less,
Covered by Insurance-Vacant
House the Scene.

The residence of Martin Prick, S2S
Nineteenth street, was seriously dam
aged by fire this morning to the extent
of about $1,000. About o'clock Mr..
Frick discovered the fire in the attic,
and he went upstairs to see if he could
put it out. The fire had already gained
a big Roadway, however, and he found
himself in dangerous position after
working against it for few minutes.
He was fortunate in getting out of the
attic after having once entered it.
The fire burned his face and hands
considerably and a physician had to
be called.
Department Is Called.
The fire department succeeded in ex-
tinguishing the blaze, though not I'M
til the roof was burned pretty well off
and the furniture on the first and sec
ond floors was about ruined by heat
and water. The damage will amount
to about $1,000, covered by insurance
The cause of the fire is not known.
Fire In Vacant House.
Last evening about O'Clock the de
partment was summoned to 1916 First
avenue, to eXtinguish a roof blaze
The house is a vacant one, and there
was no furniture to damage. The to-
tai loss is about $500 and is covered
The house is the property of a woman
who lives in New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17

S. A. LaVanway, the democratic
candidate for alderman of the Third
ward, is man eminently fitted for
The place, and while he is not a ma
i've of Rock Island, he has since TAX
ing up his residence here in 1898,
been close observer and is familiar
With municipal affairs. Mr.. LaVan-
way is business man, and of the
type needed in the management of
the affairs of the city. For nearly
seven years he held a responsible pc
sition with l.. S. McCabe & Co., and
for five years has been in business
on his own account. He is men,
Der of the firm of Kerler & Co., and
his success in business may be taken
as evidence of the qualities that go
toward the successful alderman.
Mr.. LaVanway is making a clean
energetic campaign that gives prom
Use of success at the polls next month.
He was born in indiana in 1860,
and came to Rock Island in 1898.
He owns property and is familiar
with the conditions existing in the
city. He resides at 1920 Fifteenth
street and has been a resident of the
Third ward for IL years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
Mrs. Frank Devriese.

Mrs. Frank DeVriese, S13 Fifth
street. died yesterday afternoon about
AIS from the effects of pneumonia,
with which she had been suffering foT
some time Mrs. DeVriese, who was
81 years old, was born in Germany
but had lived in this country most
of her life She is survived by her
husband and several children. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon with services at the home st
1870 and at the German Lutheran
church, of which she was a member
at 2 o'clock. Rev. e. d. Mennicke
will have charge of the services. Buc
ial will take place at !, the German
Lutheran cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
cause Of Stomach troubles.

When a man has trouble with his
stomach you may know that he is eat
ing more than he should or of some
article of food or drink not suited TO
his age or occupation. or that his bow.
els are habitually constipated. Take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets to regulate the bowels and i'm
Drove tie digestion and see if the
trouble does not disappear. Ask for
a free sample. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
OBITUARY..
Mrs. AppeIquist.


The remains of Mrs. Sophia Anna
who died suddenly in
Chicago Monday, are to be brought to
this city for burial, and the funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from the Knox under
taking rooms. Burial will take place
at Chippiannock cemetery. Mrs. APP
pelquist was the widow of the late
Oscar Appelquist. and for % years,
until about four years ago, resided ii
this city. Mrs. Appelquist was Nd
tive of Sweden, and was So years old
Her death was very sudden, and was
due to a hemorrhage of the brain
She is survived by five children, Mrs
Lizzie Feeley, Charles, Mrs. Frida Col
line and Benjamin and Ernest Appel
quist, all residing in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
No Use to Die.

81 have found out that there is no
use to die of lung trouble as long as
you can get DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry" says Mrs. j. p. White of Rush
boro, Pa. 81 would not be alive today
only for that wonderful medicine 1t
loosens up a cough quicker than any
thing else. and cures lung disease even
after the case is pronounced hopeless
This most reliable remedy for coughs
and colds, la grippe, asthma, bron-
chitis and hoarseness is sold under
guarantee at all druggists. so cents
and 81. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
CHAT OF THE CAMPAIGN

Help Jack Aud in his campaign for
assessor He needs the Office and
deserves it.
Scan the list OF democratic alder
manic candidates and see if you can
pick a better lot: John Hol2hammer
in the First ward Charles L. Specll.
hart in the Second; s. A. La Vanway
in the Thirds H. ]. Frick in the
Fourth: w. u. Cochran in the Fifth
and P. F. Meenan in the Sixth.
Charley Smith has got his opponents
all up in the air in his race for police
magistrate. He is all over the city at
once.
. Albert Huber is the right kind ci
a man for city attorney. The city
needs the services of just such a man
If the people of Rock Island want
the saloon license raised to $1,000 as
a means of regulation as well as q
means of needed revenue, they car
get it at the spring election by voting
for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
IS LIKELY TO
Get BOB EVANS
Tri- City Press Club Seeking to
Bring Fighting Admiral
Here.
COMMITTEE IS AT WORK
Newspaper Men Enjoy Fine Feast at
Hotel DayenpOrt-New
Members.

Il The TrEClty Press CluD VIII eHuedN-
or to secure Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans, more generally known as
Fighting Bob" Evans, to give a lee
ture in the tri-cities, as the annual en-
tertainment of the club this year. AT
the regular monthly meeting held last
evening at the Hotel Davenport, the
entertainment committee of the club
was authorized to make, if possible,
the necessary arrangements with Ad-
miral Evans. The entertainment com
mittee of the club has been corre-
spending with the managers of Ad-
miral Evans lecture tour, and a report
was made to the club of the terms on
which the admiral will come here to
lecture While the lecture is big I'M
dertaking for the club, the members
feel that Admiral Evans is so great an
attraction that the club will be given
general support if it succeeds in its
effort.
Ii Hero TO People.
There are few men who stand out
more prominently in the public view
than does Admiral Evans, and few
men have won a higher place in the
hearts of the American people. His
skill and courage in the navy was
demonstrated in his cruise with tn.
great Atlantic fleet from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. the first lap of the his
toric world cruise. President Roose-
welt selected him as the man best able
to prepare the feet and take it on its
long hard test.
Since his retirement. Admiral Evans
has been writing series of magazine
articles, criticizing the navy from an
intimate point of view, and has been
giving numerous lectures. These have
served to make him even more popular
than he was before.
IL he is secured for a lecture, the
entertainment this year will be well
up to the high standard set by the
Press Club in its former undertakings,
when it has presented such men as
James Whitcomb Riley, Sir Robert
Ball, Commander Robert Peary, Henry
Watterson, and others of equal note,
to tri-city audiences.
Enjoy Dinner,
The Press club members enjoyed
one of the best dinners of which it has
ever partaken at the Hotel Davenport,
prior to the business session. This
was the first gathering of the club at
this hostelry, and the management
took particular pains in the entertain
ment of the newspaper men, as the
following special menu served in honor
OF the newspaper men amply testifies
Blue Points.
Radishes Olives Sailed Almonds
Chicken Bouillon en- Tasse
Planked Salmon, la Davenport
Potatoes BCrdure
Terrapin, Il la Maryland en- Cassolette
Roast Stuffed Teal Duck
Currant Jelly
Fried Sweet Potatoes
Flag Croquettes
Tri-City Punch Chicken Salad, a la
Princess
Caramel Ice Cream
Cake
Roquefort Cheese
Demi-Tasse
business of the Club.
During the business meeting, held in
the assembly room of the hotel, the
club elected to membership the follow
ing: L. M. Barton of the Davenport
Democrat, Robert Harrah and George
Feeney of the Moline Mail and Jour
nal.
Talks on club subjects were upor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Forty-third Annual Ball Will Be Held
This Evening

Forty-third Annual Ball Will Be Held
This Evening.
, st. Patricks day was generally OBJ
served today by those who trace their
ancestry to natives of Ireland, and
this evening the annual st. Patrick's
day ball will be held at the Industrial
home building by st. Joseph's branch
Of the Western Catholic union. This
is to be the 43rd annual celebration
of the anniversary by the branch. In
Davenport special celebrations were
held. and in connection with the OBJ
servation Of the religious festival, the
birthday anniversary of IT. Walsh is
being observed. A banquet was given
in his honor last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17

invitation made by F. o. VanGalder,
5. w. Searle II. p. Simpson, H. Z.
Downer. Guy V. Petit, J. E. HaIdman
and G.. J. Zaiser.
The club. before adjourning, extend
ed a vote of thanks TO Messrs. Harri-
son & German of the Hotel Davenport
for hospitality. and TO E. II. Kniep of
Des Moines for courtesies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
Piles cured il s 10 ID pays.

Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to
cure any case OF itching, blind, bleed
ing or protruding piles in to IA days
or money refunded. SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
You Cant Really Alter
Ready-Mades.

If the average clothing manu-
faCturer Or cheap tailor would
permit you to come into his
factory, for the cheap tai1or's
goods are usually factory made,
you would find Out that every
thing is done on mechanical
basis--that he only cuts the
cloth into shape and makes up
little bundles of fabrics and lin
ings which he sends out to be
made up into garments. He
never sees the suits Until they
are finiShed--unti1 all the work
manshipis hidden beneath the
lining. He has no way of tell
ing how we'll his suits are
made, or how honestly. nor
can the retailer, nor can you
Until hard wear finds it out for
you, and that's a pretty late
time of the day to discover it.
The merchant tailor makes
each Suit individually. and
allows you to see the tailoring
in its course Of evo1ution--you
know what you're getting, and
he knows what he is giving.
You take no risk of dissatisfaC-
ton when you have clothes
made to measure. You can all
ter your ideas as often as you
please. and the alteration does
not harm the Suit because it is
done while the garments are
merely basted together. But
you can only change ready
mades by tearing them to
pieces.
E. F. DORM,
WIN. EMIG,
j. B. ZIMMER & SON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17

During the business meeting, held in
the assembly room of the hotel, the
club elected to membership the follow
ing: l.. M. Barton of the Davenport
Democrat, Robert Harrah and George
Feeney of the Moline Mail and Jour
nal.
Talks on club subjects were upon
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17

The appointment of Judge Lurton
by President Taft TO position
on the Supreme bench, who
Is and always has been a Democrat,
having been first appointed to the
Federal bench by President Cleve-
land He spent the best years Of
his life aiding the Democratic party
to achieve victories in State elections
/ in Tennessee and no doubt, if he
could have had his way would have
made it impossible for President Taft
or any other Republican 10 have
ever occupied the white house. With
the two great parties divided with
in themselves upon the one question
which has been considered "The
One Question" by which one could
determine whether a man was a DEM
ocrat or Republican and the party in
power ignoring politics altogether
in appointments, it Is no wonder that
fellow is found pinching himself &C.
casionally to determine where he
is at" politically. We do not believe
that any political party can retain
its solidity or organization in State
or Nation unless it assumes full re-
sponsibility for it's conduct of govern
ent by placing its own people on
guard When we voted for Mr.. Taft
for President, we also voted for a
Republican cabinet, for members of
the Federal Court and for every other
officer whose appointment It is his
duty to make. When we say this we do
not desire to be understood as being
narrow in our partisanship, bur we
believe that each party administra-
ton should be responsible to the peo-
pie for its administration and it can
not be responsible unless it admins
ters the affairs of government through
members of its own party. There is as
much sense in the President inviting
Republicans of the Country to elect
Democratic House of Representa-
tives next year as there is in plac-
ing three members of the cabinet froI
the opposite party.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
CENTERTOWN.

j. B. Stogner and family have NOV
ed from their farm TO our town.
]. B. Tichenor has traded his town
property TO Mr.. Smell and bought
property of U. S. Taught.
Miss Flossie Tichenor, Of Rock.
port, visited her parents here Sun.
day.
Hardy Shacklett and wife, of Cen.
trail City, visited relatives here last
week.
B. j. Mckinney consemplates NOV
ing 10 Owensboro very soon.
E. S. Mcmillan, who has been in Ill
inois railroading, is with US again.
John Hinton has a position will
our railroad near Madisonville.
Noah Rowe, MeHenry, was herr
this week on business.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17

certainly be with the orange and
lemon growers. Congress increased
the duties to help them. No COM
plant Of insufficient freight rates
was heard at that ime. The orange
growers were complaining OF an .ex-
cessive charge by the railroads in
their rate OF s1.15 for oranges, while
they charged only 81 for lemons. and
an appeal had been made to the In
redress. When the new Tariff act
took effect the railroads raised the
rate ON lemons. so as to take all of
the benefit of the increased Tariff
Congress had no thought of in
creasing the Tariff to benefit the
railroads. and such greed, for it can
hardly be called by any other name,
should be repressed. In 1907 $4,254,-
$50 in value of lemons were i'm
ported. That clearly shows an in
sufficient Tariff rate, and the increase
was made. But If the railroads have
their way the importers will be in the
same favored position as before.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
GEN. JOHNSTON
is PARDONED
And Editor Denny B. Goode win
File $4,000 Damage
Suit.

Louisville, KY, Dec. 13.-On hear
ing that Governor Wilson had grant
ed pardon to Adjutant General p.
T. Johnston, under indictment in JEFF
ferson county for striking Denny b.
Goode, editor Of the Focus, provided
General Johnston pay fine of 500,
Mr.. Goode gave the following state
ment: 81 was advised by persons
Who are familiar with the Governors
ardoning proclivities that he would
probably pardon General Johnston
from a Jail sentence, but | could not
believe that he would issue a pardon
before trial.
Governor Wilson's pardon forces
me into the attitude of filing a dam
age suit. If the Governor prevents
me from getting justice in the crim-
inal courts, he fortunately is power
less to grant a pardon in a civil
trial"
Mr.. Goode, after a conference with
his attorneys, announced that he
would file a suit for damages for
$50 900 against General Johnston.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
PARDON EOR GEN. JOHNSTON.

J
Gov. Wilson has granted a pardon
TO Adjt. Gen. Johnston, who has been
under indictment for an assault COM
mitted on Denny b. G0Ode, editor of
the Focus. In granting the pardon be-
! fore trial the Governor makes 1t con-
ditional upon payment of a fine of
500, and declares he believes this
to be a sufficient penalty for an Of
Tense Of the kind charged against the
military gentleman no matter who
might be the guilty party.
1t is perhaps natural that the Gov.
ernor should feel disposed TO be leni-
ent in treatment of the Adjt. General,
and had he based his action upon con-
sideration for the old gentleman's hon
orable career as a soldier and the ex-
tenuating circumstances Of provoca-
ton, possibly no exception could be
taken to the course he has followed.
We are inclined to think the 800
fine is enough 20 satisfy the demands
of justice in this particular instance.
But we must differ from the Gov
ernor when he sets 500 as the limit
of penalty to be exacted when an irate
individual beats up an editor who has
tramped upon his toes by some inno-
cent reference displeasing to his vani-
ty. In behalf of the craft we protest
against the persons of editors being
held 50 cheaply by the Governor Of
the State II is no crime to call man
a peacock and Mr.. Goode narrowly es-
capped most serious injury from his
assailant for this trivial offense. We
can conceive of an occasion arising
when we might deem It our public
duty TO call man a pelican or a
dodo If he followed the application of
these geological epithets by violent
demonstration in which our corporal
feelings suffered, we would expect the
court and the Governor to estimate
! the worth Of those feelings at more
than a paltry 500.
Mr.. Goode is properly surprised, we
think, at the action of the Governor.
Whether he is wise in instituting a
damage suit is a matter entirely per-
sonal to himself We have no opinion
to express. But we feel that the bond
of sympathy which exists between
newspaper men demands a demurrer.
The Adjutant General does not gain
credit by thus seeking 10 escape the
consequences Of his own raqh conduct.
He brought his uniform into disrepute
by violating the law he is charged with
sustaining.and it would have been the
part of courage and manhood 20 take
his medicine, like the brave soldier he
has always been considered, without
flinching.-Louisville Herald.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17

ing to Sears & Roebuck and other
mail order houses for goods is to
advertise their wares in the coun-
try newspapers. This should not be
done spasmodically. but systematic
ally each week in the year. An ad.
constantly kept before the readers
is worth much more according to the
space which it occupies than the one
which appears only two or three times
year. We have heretofore had
somewhat to say in defense of our
home merchants as against the for
oign merchant and we take the lib
erty now to point out some Of the
means by which our local people may
counteract the influence of the for
elgn mail order house which is being
felt by them.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
For Christmas.

Furniture Store is satisfying place for the Christ
shopper Year by year the of giving present
that is both useful and beautiful is increasing and nothing
fills the requirements full piece of Furniture Then
there such great variety of articles and range of price
is extensive Let enumerate few of the MANY nres
you could find at Store for Christmas although TO
appreciate the values the goods be SEEN Come and
See. Our Holiday line of Rockers Center Tables Toilet
Tables, Mirrors, Lamps Glassware Chnaware Rugs Pic
lures Clocks Sdeboard China Closets Iron and Brass
dsteads, Folding Beds Couches Davenports and hun
dreds of other useful things
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
Defeating the Will Of Congress.

The attempt OF the railroads, by
increasing freight rates, to take all
of the advantage Congress sought to
give to California lemon growers
through additional Tariff duties, has
been temporarily halted by an in
junction from the United States
Circuit Court. The question will now
await the action Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and it may
take a year or even knger before a
decision is reached, though ii It is
adverse 20 The lemon growers they
VIII "a 20 pa shs i~ceascd r. g,
and they have gwen bcrd D. bal
effect.
ne sympathy OF the public will
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17

On Friday, December Dist, the
Louisville Times will issue an en-
larged edition commemorative its
twenty-fifth anniversary. The Times
has been working on this paper for
months and promises to be some
thing which will be pride 20 the en-
tire State. The paper will consist Of
one hundred pages with eight hun
dred or more columns of matter which
will be illustrated throughout with
hundreds Of half tone pictures. Each
paper will weigh two pounds. It will
touch upon almost every important
epoch in Kentucky for the past TWEEN
fy-five years. The white paper alone
used in each paper will be worth
about five cents, but the price of the
paper will not be raised above the
usual two cents per copy, except an
addition of three cents for mailing
direct to those who may order.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17

In their annual reprot to the Gov
ernor, the State Prison Commission
ers among other things recommend
chat provision be made for the pay
ment of at least part of the earnings
of the prisoners in the penitentiaries
10 their families. This recommendation
should by all means be adopted by
the legislature. Often the punishment
inflicted upon violators of the law in
felony cases is more of a hardship
upon aged parents. or wives and chill
-dren. than upon the culprit himself,
leaving them as it often does without
support TO suffer, and possibly be-
come a charge upon the county or
State.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
The Paramount Issue.

Governor Harmon regards the Tariff
as does Mr.. Bryan, the paramount is
sue, and the latter calls on the voters
10 weight we'll the fact that the only
time his party won in a Presidential
election, in the past generation, was
when Tariff reform" was the issue.
The farmers have not forgotten the
reform" tinkering. The four years
OF that Tariff Is well remembered by
the foreigners, who do nothing TO pay
our taxes. They had the markets Of
this nation donated, and the loss TO
American farmers in sheep and wool
in theS tate of Ohio during the Cleve-
land administration was $14,153, 116
The loss TO the farmers of the Re
public on sheep husbandry was $780,
529,S41. Governor Harmon and Mr..
Bryan are on record as adherents of
the ideals and policies of the author
of the Declaration Of Independence,
yet they are recreant to the patri-
otto, sane, Protective declarations of
that distinguished statesman. Perhaps
the ablest Democrat in the National
Legislature, especially in the Senate
is Mr.. Raynor, of Maryland, and he
predicts that the new Tariff will
not provide sufficient income. Ger
tain Munchausens have averred that
the Republican party was committed
to lower the Tariff Mr. Bryan is
fair and says that there was no prom
Use to lower the Tariff; if there was
the intention to lower the rates the
word reduce" would have been used
instead of revise.-Wauseo (O) Re
publican"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17

In view of the value which Adjt.
General Johnston places on the cane
which he smashed over the head OF
editor Goode,we suggest that it is no
more than fair that he should have
credit for its value out Of the
500 fine which Governor Wilson has
imposed upon him.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-12-17
Card of Thanks.

We take this means of thanking
our friends and neighbors of Hart
ford and those out in the county, who
were so kind and benevolent to US
during our late bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Martin and
Children.