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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
YOUNG MEN WANTED
The United States Government Give
Railway Mail Clerks $500 Year tt
Start, and Increases to S.. 200

Uncle Sam VIII hold an examination
Tor Postal Clerks and Letter Carrier
n Rock Island in November and for
other government positions on diffet
ent dates. Over 1920, appointment
were made last year. and it is esti
mated that 10000 will be made thi.
year. Any ambitious man or woma,
over IS years. with an ordinary educa
ton, can readily pass, The govern
ment wants people with common sense
o take the examination. and will pay
them and give them an annual vaca
lion with pay. No matter where yo
live. city or country, YOU can get ono
of thse positions. The Government
Positions Bureau of Rochester. y. Y
with its thorough knowledge of the re
quirements of the examinations. car
fit any one in a few weeks to pass.
4 Government Position means EN-
ployment for life Now is the time t.
prepare for the coming examination
Any reader of The Argus can get fui
attenuation free of charge by writing
to the Government Positions Bureau
"A HamIin Building, Rochester, n. Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
HurnOr and
Philosophy

1x DUNCAN n. ss4ITH

p FRANKLIN invented the lightning
IL Or, rather. he captured the stun.
He sent up a kite in a rainstorm
And called in a hurry it's bluff.
Since then we have greatly improvedit
And tanned it and made 1t obey
Until with the wonderful fluid
We do a weeks work in a day.
For years on the job it was loafins
And did for us never tap.
1t wouldn't turn wheels or, light alleys
And had. on the whole. quite a snap.
1t wouldn't run autos-how could it
Since autos had not been desgned2--
Or send US message by wireless
Or do any work of that kind.
But now since we have 1t in training -
It's leading a strenuous day. :.
1t runs the machine in the workshop
And seems to regard it as play
1t furnishes light for the parlor.
1t goes in the kitchen and cooks.
And just for change 1t gets busy
Improving milady's good looks.
II FRANKLIN had never impounded
The thing on the string of his kite
We might in this day be depending
On kerosene oil for our light.
We could not take rides on the trolley,
We could not call up on the phone.
And as for the newfangled airships.
Their flights would, fear. be upflown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

One reason why women are quick
is because they have TO be to keep UP
with the changing styles.
There are lots of people up in the
air now whd can't navigate airships
or sail earthward on parachutes.
The iridescent glow surrounding
picnics fades, pales and disappears
when you get close enough to see the
ants on the sandwiches.
When il is cool and fragrant we vote
for summer forever, but when 1t is
hot and viscid we feel that we could
always do without it.
1t really seems as If notice ought to
be served on the dogs that Sirius Is
now about to put one in for them.
Some of us feel like calling frantical-
~ for help every time work puts Its
head up in our vicinity, and the only
thing that causes us to refrain is the
knowledge that help wouldn't respond.
Some people know better as they get
older, and others know worse.
It keeps us guessing sometimes to
tell the difference between bravery and
foolishness.
The summer girl Is getting such q
deep coat Of tan that she will not
know at the end Of the season whether
to enrich the druggists or to quality q
an oriental beauty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
EVANS IS HEAD OF
BARRIERS BOARD

Springfield, H., Aug. 2S.-The re-
state BARRIERS examining board met
here yesterday and organized by
electing Charles e. Evans of Moline
president for one year and E. f
Wigel of Chicago secretary and
treasurer. c. c. Russell of Ed.
wardsville will serve Tor two years
and Secretary Wigel will fill the
three-year term. The next meetins
is to be held in Chicago Sept. /
Evans will go to Iowa. Russell tc
Missouri and Wigel to Michigan tC
study the workings of similar boards
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
Pooling Them.

Art has found new field. There
is another waste place it can make
glad.
A Connecticut Yankee, not having
any orders for wooden nutmegs TO
white out, has painted spider on his
bald head TO scare away the flies.
There are great possibilities for CON-
fort in this. No artist need Starve
now nor while away the time white
washing fences. He can get out his
brush and picture the most terrible
monsters and. If the owner of the
head can stand it. give the flies a
change of scene each month.
We see no reason as the season
waned and the artist gathered expert
ence why he shouldn't send the be-
reaved bald head into winter quarters
with luxurious crop of hair painted
ON it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

The very successful experiments
with flying machines which have been
made of late have demonstrated that
the art of flying is possibility and
within few years flying machines
may be as common in use as the auto
mobiles are at the present time. All
tomohiles will then have taken the
place of horses. Professionalism will be
displaced by bicycles. and everything
will go on wheels either on the road
way or in the air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

7d9,S3S the Baptists. 5,662 ,234: the
Lutherans, 2,112,494: the EIesbyteri
ans, 1,S30,555;< and the Disciples III
Christians, 1,1i2.359.
Of the total of 32.936,445 church
members, GIG per cent We're Protest.
ants; 1861 per cent Roman Catholics,
and IL per cent members of other re-
ligious organizations. The rate of in.
crease shown for the Roman Catholic
church is 93.5 per cent. is more than
twice that for all the Protestant
bodies combined. The Methodists re.
ported f7.5 per cent of all Protestant
church members, the Baptsts l7.2 per
cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

1t has been decided by some high
medical authority that rats do not eon-
vey disease. If they do not convey
disease to help the doctors along, then
pray what is the rat good for?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

Over 1900 BARRIERS offered their SER
vices to the state as members of the
new board of examiners at 81 per day
for actual services and cents per
mile for each mile travelled in attend
ing meetings of the board. Who will
longer doubt the patriotism of the bar
bers? t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

The young men of today will be the
"old settlers" in few years, but thew
will have as marvellous stories to tell
as the SNOW birds of yesterday. The
strides of the country that supplantad
the OK team with the locomotive are
no greater than those which are talk
ing place now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
No Time For Sleepy Heads.

A pretty girl gets on the line
And calls YOU up by phone
And asks you to come down tonight.
AS she is all alone.
You go and find that 1t is so
And stay till almost nine.
And when you call her up again
You get the busy" sign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

Sixty people have been killed and
LOO injured by automobiles in Chi
cago in the last few months. so the
police officials report. That's going
Somo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
Saturday, August %, 1909.

The weather bureau has ventured
the prediction that we are to have fair
and cooler weather. Let us hope the
forecast will be verified in detail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
Mjaht Be In Time,

"No offeDse. you know"
"For wbat?"
"Well. We were discussing who was
the worlds greatest man.
"And why should l be miffed?'
well. you see. we didn't mention
FOUR boy. but he hasn't grown up yet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
GETTING ct the Root.

While visiting the south recently a
trarelrr chanced upon IL resident of a
sleepy hamlet in Alabama.
Are you native of this town. ask
ed the traveller.
Am a what:" languidly asked the
onesaddresSed.
"Are you IL native of the town."
WHAT'S that"
It asked you whether you were
native of the place.
At this iuncture there appeared at
the opep door of the cabin the mans
wife. tall. sallow and gaunt After a
careful survey of the questioner she
said:
Amt you got no sense. Bill? he
means was yo' livin' beah when yo
was born OF was yo' born before 20
begun livin' heah. Now. answer him..
Success,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

In buying cough medicine. don't
he afraid to get Chamberlain Cough
Remedy There is no danger from it,
and relief is sure TO follow. Especial
ly recommended for coughs. colds and
whooping cough. Sold by all drug
gists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28

VT. Clemens, the Mineral Bath City
Is reached without change of cars oG'y
by the Grand Trunk railway system
through Detroit
Time tables and beautiful Gascrip-
tive pamphlet will be mailed free on
application to w. S. Cookson. a. G z.
A., 135 Adams street. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
His IaiIor's Bill.

"He is awfuiIy hard up"
"That man.
Eyes"
"He doesn't look It."
"Tbats why"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
Not In These Days.

"a woman will have her way"
"That may be, but | can tell you
some of them don't like their weigh
little Bit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-28
THE ARGUS.

~ THE J. W. POTTER CO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
BACHE'S WORK CUT OUT.
Coast Steamer to Make Observations
on Way to Porto Rico.

Capt. w. c. Hodgkins relieved Cant
Phillip A. Welker yesterday of command
of the coast and geodetic survey service
steamer Bache. lying at Baltimore for
several weeks preparing for winter service
in Porto Rican waters.
The Bache will sail for Porto Rico with
in few days and will stay there until
next spring. On the trip to Porto Rico
the officers of the Bache will make mag
nefc observations with the standard
compass and the dip circle.
Work will start in Chesapeake bay off
the mouth of the Patuxent river or near
Hampton roads and will be continued
daily during the run TO the island. Arriv-
ing at Porto Rico this work will be con-
tinued at points designated in orders to
the commander of the ship.
The Bache during the summer and
early fall was employed in survey work
on the north Atlantic coast from Maine to
Massachusetts. The result Of her work
will be reported in the public items of the
coast survey service.
Officers of the Bache who will aid in the
work to be performed by the steamer are
L. H. Furman, first officer: r. f. Luce
first assistant chief engineer; H. III.
Pierce, surgeon: George f. Marchand,
William Sanger. f. T. Stakes. E. E.
Smith. S. 8. Winslow. aids: Harry T..
Wright. first assistant engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
SOUTHWARK
INFLUX OF TRAVEL TO EAST
FLORIDA RESORTS.
Balmy Haven for Those Who Dis
like the Rigors of a North
ern Winter.

The people who dislike the cold of win
ter are turning their thoughts to the
east coast of Florida. where snow is I'M
known. No Section of the world has been
given more advantages to attract winter
tourists Besides its incompatible CHI
mate and beautiful scenery it has cities
of more than ordinary interest. st. Au-
gustine. the oldest city in America, is
worthy of a visit from every citizen of
this country.
Florida also owns the first sea going
railroad When the fine through trains
from the north have reached knights
Key it is by way Of d long line of track
built far out into the ocean. This road
is owned by the Florida East Coast Rail-
way Company, and along its route, which
begins at the northern end of the PENN
sula. are located the great resorts, st.
Augustine, Ormond. Palm Beach, Miami.
Long Key. Knights Key and Key West.
Long Key is in the weary heart of the
Florida fishing srounds-the home of the
tarpon. A subtropical fishing camp, in
a grove of cocoanut palms, has been es-
tablished at this place.
Palm Beach, perhaps. gives opportunity
for the finest ocean bathing in the world.
The water is usually at a temperature
of 10 degrees or above.
The + orida east coast offers fine no.
tells. The Ponce de Leon, at st. Angus
tine, is as Spanish, in its architecture
as the name it bears. 1t is equipped
with every modern improvement and con-
venience. The AlcaZar is another finely
appointed hotel In St Augustine. 1t is
Spanish in style throughout. This year
the Alcazar will be conducted upon the
European plan
The Ormond, at Ormond-on-the-H Hall
fax: the Breakers at Palm Beach: the
Royal Poinciana. at Palm Beach, and the
Colonial. at Nassau. n. p, are now open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
$125 to Baltimore and Return
today via Baltimore and Ohio Z R.-Adv
SHOT RABBITS IN PARK.
Colored Boys Charged With Violat
ing District Game Laws.

Reginald Jenkins. colored eight cen
years old. residing at 1871 + street north
west was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Policemen Preston and Passano of the
harbor precinct and is locked up in the
fourth precinct station to answer charge
of violating the game laws of the Dis
trict and carrying concealed weapons
Yesterday shooting was heard in the Po-
tonlac park across the harbor from the
police station and Sergeant Dean sent the
policemen to investigate. Rowing across
the harbor the policemen started through
the thick underbrush and soon came
across jenkins and a smaller boy. who
was carrying seven rabbits which had
been shot with an o,d-fashioned single
shot pistol of the type of the 7Cs. They
had a dog with them 10 aid in capturing
the game. The boys were taken 10 the
harbor precinct. but owing to the youth
of the younger boy he was released. EX-
animation of the rabbits showed that they
had all been shot in the body near the
foreleg. Jenkins claims that he did not
know he was violating the law.
The Potomac park east of the railway
tracks Is said to be filed with fat rab
bits and ether game, but the laws Of the
District do not allow them to be shot.
This is the first arrest that has been made
this season for shooting in the Potomac
park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
TO INVESTIGATE CLUBS"
Excise Board Will Begin Hearings
Tomorrow.

The excise board has fixed the dates for
hearings on the applications of several
clubs of the city for renewals of liquor
licenses. Tomorrow morning at $50
o clock the board will consider the appli
cation of the Garrick Club; Tuesday
morning the Chamberlain Club; Wednes-
day. the Sparta Club of $40 Pennsylvania
avenue. and Thursday. the South Wash
ington Business Mems Bowling Club
The applications of eight of the clubs
have been held up since November l, be-
cause the board desired TO determine if
any of them are fake organizations.
The board will also soon take up the
applications of about sixty retail saloons
which have been pending since November
1. In some cases the police have made
unfavorable reports regarding the re-
newal of the licenses and they will be
specifically investigated. In others tech
meal reasons have caused the delay in
granting renewals, it being found that the
saloon entrance has been changed from
one street to another just around the cor
ner or some other alteration made that
calls for an inquiry to see if the law is
Sa tistied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
BIG WASTE OF WATER SAVED
LEAKAGE OF OVER 100000 GAL
Ions A DAY DISCOVERED.
Supt. Mcfarland Speaks Highly of
the Value of the Work of
Pitometer Operators.

The report of the leakages discovered
by the pitometer parties for the week
ended January >. which was presented
to w. A. Mcfarland superintendent of
the water department, yesterday, shows
thaz losses amounting in all to 1o5,a95
gallons a day were found, and all this
loss has been stopped by repairs made
by the department employees
The pitometer operators of the water
department, who are constantly making
tests on the water mains throughout the
Dis,trict to find leaks which do not show
on the surface of the ground, recently dis
covered two large wastes.
a loss of 10000 gallons of water a
day was discovered in four-inch water
main on 18th street between Olive and
streets northwest. An investigation
showed that the main was broken and
the water was carried away through
porous soil. SO that no dampness was
noticed on the street. AS soon as It was
found the repair gang was set to work.
and the great daily waste was stopped
within six hours.
Another large leak was found on 18th
street southeast. where a broken joint
caused the daily loss of 22,O95 gallons
of water. Repairs were also made at
that point at once.
Supt Mcfarland stated yesterday that
the pitometer parties bring an 50 per
cent return on the cost of their main
tenance. Alarge part of the leakage,
it has been found. is due to broken or
poor service pipes which were not in
stalled by the District. In many cases
the pitometer operators find a big flow
of water into vacant house and the
resulting Investigations show loss of
water as high as 10000 gallons per day.
1t is exp by Supt. Mcfarland that
in none OF these cases does the leak show
on the surface, and the loss of water
might continue for years without being
discovered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
NOW EXAMINER-AT-LARGE
Edwin F. Rorebeck Receives
Treasury APPOINTMENT.

Edwin F. Rorebeck, an employe of the
office of the controller of the currency for
the last eight years, has been appointed
a national bank examiner at large.
During the greater part of the time of
Mr. Rorebeck's service in the department
he was working in connection with the
examination of reports of national bank
examiners. and correspondence with banks
growing out of such reports. He has
frequently made special examination of
banks which were reported to be in
particularly unsatisfactory condition.
Hence he is regarded as we'll equipped for
his new appointment.
Mr. Rorebeck will not be assigned to
any particular district, but will be sent
on emergency cases to any point.
Although a native of Marietta, Ohio, Mr..
Rorebeck was educated in the local public
schools, and has spent most of his life
in this city. During the Spanish war he
served on the auxiliary cruiser Harvard
He entered the government service in
1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
HEAD CHEESE RESPONSIBLE
CAUSE OF ILLNESS AT THE Gov
EMINENT HOSPITAL.
DIR. William A. White, Superintend-
emit, Explains His Theory-To
Further Investigate.

Head cheese, which was either defect
lively prepared or had been kept too long
before being used, is now supposed by
the authorities at the Government HOS
pital for the Insane to have been the
cause of the illness of a hundred or more
patients and nurses Wednesday last.
DR. William A. White, superintendent OF
the institution, says that although it had
been impossible to obtain any of the food
for analysis, such is the supposition. The
investigation will be carried further
The superintendent explained that the
cheese was manufactured for consunp-
ton in the institutions kitchens. When
it Is kept for too long d time or Is not
properly prepared in all of the processes
IT is said that decomposition sometimes
sets in in the heart Of the food rms
theory explains why not all of the pa
tients who partook of the cheese Wednes-
day were made i'll.
All of those who were affected are re-
ported as having entirely recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
MARSH SENTENCE MIT1GATED.
Commander of Yankee Loses Fifteen
Numbers in Grade.

Commander Charles G. Marsh. who Coin
manded the E.S.S. Yankee when 1t ran
on a'rock in Buzzards bay in Septem-
Der last, will lose fifteen numbers in his
grade
He was convicted by court-martiai con-
vened at Boston of the charge of neglect
of duty in the navigation of the Yankee
on that occasion and was sentenced 10
lose forty numbers in grade and to be
publicly reprmanded.
After review by Judge Advocate Gen
eral Campbell the case was acted upon
by Secretary Newbarry yesterday alter
noon. He said the department did not
consider the sentence of the court 10 be
excessive. but in view of the previous
good record of Commander Marsh and his
zeal in connection with his duties with the
submarine fiotilla. as we'll as on account
of the recommendation of two members
of the court for clemency, the department
had mitigated the sentence to a loss OF
but fifteen numbers.
Commander Marsh is a son-in-law OF
Rear Admiral r. D. Evans, retired. and
"A brother-in law of Commander V. &.
Chase of the bureau of ordnance. He is
from Indiana and entered the navy in
September, 1873. He has held the rank
of commander since July, 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
RANDALL LOSES RUDDER.
NAN0AI0 1VSES NO0OEN.
Hits Sunken Scow and Is Compelled
to Put Back to City.

The steamer Harry Randall. running on
the route of the Washington and Potomac
Steamboat Company to landings on the
lower river. had her rudder disabled in
Mattawoman creek on her down trip from
this city yesterday and was forced to
return for repairs. The accident oc-
CURED as the steamer was backing
away from Grinders wharf and was
caused by the rudder striking a sunken
scow with force enough to split it at the
top and disable the steering gear. Capt
Slye and his men made temporary re-
pairs that allowed him to bring the
steamer back to this city under her own
steam, arriving here about O'clock
The break was of such nature that re-
pairs could not be quickly made and the
steamer Wakefield was at once made
ready for service. The freight and pas
sengers aboard the Randall were trans
ferred to the Wakefield and about mid
night last night she left here to complete
the interrupted trip. She will return to
this city this evening. Repairs to the rud-
der OF the Randall will be made and she
will be replaced on the route as soon as
possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
MAY CONFER FOR A WEEK.
Executive Council of Federation of
Labor to Meet

The sessions of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor will
begin tomorrow morning at headquarters
in Typographical Temple, and it is the
expectation that they will continue
throughout the week. Most of the coun-
cilmen are expected to reach this city to-
day. One of the most important matters
to come before the council will be the re-
cent sentencing to Jail of Messrs. Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison. all officers of the
federation, by Justice Wright.
The statement was made in labor circles
yesterday that the three officers will fight
the sentence to the court of last resort
and that they would decline to be par
doned by President Roosevelt. 1t is said
that hundreds of letters have been re-
ceived from labor unions and individuals
IN all parts of the United States and Can
ada and that million dollar defense fund
can be raised, if necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
INsTALLs OFFICERS
Mrs. Sarah J. Coulter, Past Lady
Commander. Oficiates.

Recently elected officers of Georgian
p Porter Auxiliary No. 16 Army and
Navy Union, have been installed by Mrs.
Sarah j. Coulter. past lady commander.
as follows: Commander. Mrs Ellen He
brew; vice commander. Mrs. Sadie Eller.
deputy commander. Mrs. Severia DiMarzo;
adjutant Miss Mary DiMarzo; pay
master Miss Phebe Hebrew; chaplain,
Mrs. Mary Frain: officer of the guard
Mrs. Martha Schwarzenbach; colorbearer
Mrs. Mary E. DiMarzo
During the installation ceremony Mrs
Mary l.. Lee acted as national officer of
the day. Patriotic music was given dur
ing the exercises by Miss Ethel DiMarzo.
Addresses Were made by DR.. Charles "
Petteys, commander-elect of Porter Gar
riSon: George j.. Snider, adjutant of
Roosevelt Garrison; Lemuel F'ugitt and
Mrs. Coulter, who on behalf of the auxil-
larry presented Mrs. Mary f.. DiMarzo
with a berry set. The hall was decora ted
with flags and flowers. After the singing
of America refreshments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10

Floral Decorations of Skaters
creation are notably artistic, 14th & l.
AdVt