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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
The White Slave Evil.

OF the many important measures
pending before the Illinois legislature
there is none more worthy of rapid
passage than those which have for
their object the suppression of the
white slave evil. One of these meas
ures makes it a serious crime for
any person to hold a woman in a
house of ill-fame on account of alleg-
ed or actual debts contracted by her
while an inmate of such resort
Another clause has for it's object
the severe punishment of any and all
persons living on the earnings of
such evil practice. These are bills
which every decent man and woman
in the state cordially approves, and
there should be no unnecessary de-
lay in their passage.
During recent years the United
States supreme court, however, it is
held that the federal laws which
have been so effectively used for the
protection of the alien women are
unconstitutional. This means that
the work of suppressing the traffic
in white slaves must fall on the
states, individually
With the possible exception of New
York and San Francisco, the white
slave evil is nowhere more pronounce
ed than in Chicago the chief city of
Illinois.
Recognizing this. it behooves the
general assembly to take the prompt
est possible action in the premises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
The Argus Daily Short Story
HER BEAUTIFUL RIVALRY Lucy Medford.
Copyrighted 1909, by Associated Literary Press.
Copyright. 1906. by VIM. c. Mack.

You got awfully .suEburned today,
jim" said Jim Lancaster's nice little
wife as she handed him his cup.
Il guess l have. My hat blew off
Just before quitting time, and l
wouldn't come down from the rocks
for it, He leaned back in his chair
contentedly Mrs. Holman has com.
pany," he announced.
HAS she? Who?" Nan looked
eager.
You can't guess" He was teasing
her.
NO, can't I'm not good at guess
ing. Tell me, dor
We'll. it's Mrs. Abner Mcclure"
Nan sank back in her chair.
''You mean Molly Stewart" she
asked.
Jim nodded.
when did she Gomez" Her voice
had changed.
This morning She brought trunk.
so l judge she is going to stay quite
a spell"
Nan caught her breath and looked at
her husband. eating his supper and
apparently all unconscious of the strife
which he had suddenly renewed in her
heart. Long ago, very long ago in the
| days when she had only loved Jim and
never expected to be his wife. Molly
Stewart had been his sweetheart.
She was a rare beauty, one of those
| to whom Nature has given and given
| until it seems she can add not one
thing more. And she had ways. Nc
| other girl could charm rs she could
or dance or sing or laugh.
She had never known what came be
tween him and Molly He said he bad
not asked Molly to marry him, and she
had limited that he had and that she
would have none of him.
| Nan remembered the first time he
walked home with her from churcl
and how the people stared. She was
not pretty. like Molly. and she had
not MoIly's good clothes or Molly's
way of wearing them. She was just
a sweet. dainty looking girl. with a
heart capable of love and happiness
Jim had always been her ideal. heI
hero. When he turned from Molly
| Stewart to her she could not under
stand it.
| Molly had married Abner Mcclure
soon afterward and had gone away
| with him. She had now been away
seven years, and still people remember
ed and spoke of her young beauty
which had reached its transcenden
point ON her wedding day. Now of {
sudden she had come back. The new.
oppressed Nan. She did not know
why.
Il didn't tell YOU. did 1, that Abne
McClure's dead2' Jim asked later IL
the evening.
NO. Is he?f Nan returned in wha
she tried to make careless tone
Then she rose and went into the mex
room for mething.
u A little willie afterward he said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
The Worm Will Turn.

A foolish man in the Maine legis-
lature the other day introduced
bill to tax bachelors for the main
tenance of fund to be diSbursed
among single women over 40 years
old who have never had an offer of
marriage. A married woman who is
also fair and fat may admit that she
is 40; single women are always called
girls, and no girl would admit two
score years. AS to the offer of mar
riage, adds the Philadelphia Record
there is no woman of 40 who has not
had several.
Hardly less foolish. and not having
the excuse of ignorance that man
might plead, Mrs. Cronise, address
ing the Rainy Day club in New York,
declared that when women get into
the legislatures they will tax bach
elors to provide pensions for unmar-
ried women. All this proceeds on the
assumption, which was common
enough century ago, but is not true
now if it ever was, that bachelors
are single by choice and spinsters are
such because they had no chance to
marry.
All sociologists of the present day
understand that every woman has
had several offers of marriage. They
know that if man is single it is
because he has been rejected. and
probably has been rejected several
times. The enormous increase of the
last few years in the number of wo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

most feverish. 1t came to her that
she would not endure it moment
longer Jim was there, and he was her
husband. She would so there too.
After noon breeze sprang up which
relieved the hot day. Nan dressed
carefully in a white lawn with pink
ish spots. a dress her husband adj
mired. She loosened her hair about
her face and let it drop little lower
toward the nape of her neck.
She felt that she was gfrding herself
for battle, and she meant to have no
weak spots in her armar. Then she
locked the door. Gallo Shep to follow
her and, raising her umbrella above
her bare head, set forth.
The walk put heart into her. She
felt ready for anything as she crossed
the last field before the Holman house.
Mrs. Holman greeted her with Q
kiss.
"Why. Nan, how do you do? I'm
right glad to see you. l suppose you
know Molly McClure's here? Jim told
you? Yes. Well, sit right down in
this chair. Well stay on the veranda,
for it's cooler than in the house." She
stepped to the door. ''Molly! she
called shell be down in minute
She's most through dressing" she said
coming back to Nan. How nice you
| look i'm that dress! You're one Of the
| few women I ever knew who could
wear pink and keep their complexion
| in it,
That did Nan good. She was COO
and her heart had steadied down when
| great rustling Of skirts on the stairs
| announced Mrs. Mcclure. Nan rose to
meet her.
| "Whv, Nan Farrell-Nan Lancaster
J l should sayr' Molly cried. embracing
her ecstatically. Il am perfectly de
| lighted to see your
! She held Nan off and looked at her
And Nan looked at Molly. In that mo
plent her doubts, her long fear, hel
jealousy, blew away like pinch o.
| thistledown in a strong breeze. Sh'
! found herself sitting in her chair agaiI
| with Molly beside her talking volubly
1t was all over.
You haven't changed bit. Nan,
| Molly ,lyas saving. Il asked Jim 1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

you Had yesterday, and he wouldn't
say. He said / should judge for my
self. What have you done to keep
your complexion like that, and your
figure?"
Nan laughed. She could laugh now.
Molly's young glory had faded sadly.
Her wonderful hair was thin and dull,
her cheeks coarse; her teeth had I'M
mistakably been replaced her double
chin rested ON her full bosom. and she
wheeZed as she talked.
Presently Jim came striding up with
Mr.. Holman. From afar he waved
his hand toward his wife.
Just as much in love with you as
ever isn't he?" Molly said, seeing him.
She disposed her handsome skirt care
fully, so as best to display its cut and
finish. But Nan did not notice. She
was thinking of Jim. Molly had been
an illusion, and the Illusion was dis
nollpd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Deaths due to automobiles numbered
101 for the Is months ending March
81, in Greater New York. Severe pun
ishments are being imposed on Coy
riders and others who fail to observe
the speed regulations and on one night
last week the police arrested $50
chaffeurs who were operating ma
chimes at speed faster than permit
ted by law. and without licenses and
numbers. The public is in arms
against the autoists due to the seem
ing contempt in which they hold
human life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

You needn't put up any luncheon for
me tomorrow. I'm going TO- eat at Hol-
mans. There's some timber there that
l promised to look at long ago. and
guess I'll do it tomorrow
The hot day subdued itself into a
hot night. Jim slept heavily, but Nan
could not. She lay looking out of the
window ut Il certain star which strug-
glcd wear1ly to free itself from cob
web of cloud in which it had become
entanglcd. Varied and very bitter
were her thoughts.
Molly had come back a widow. Nan
could see her in her black things, Nth
her vivid face and coppery hair. 1t
was said Abner Mcclure had money,
and Molly always would dress well
anyway.
Nan had heard of what beautiful
widow may do. and tomorrow Jim. her
straight into the old net that had en-
meshed him. She clinched her hands
in the darkness and prayed.
| Toward morning she fell asleep. AT
Jim aroused her. He had been UP
an hour.
Il let you sleep as long as 1 could,
hR said. Don't fuss over the break
fast Just make me cup of coffee
and give me some bread and butter
I'm iN hurry today. dear"
| Nan got breakfast. She did not eat
any herself. She kissed Jim passivelI
at the door.
What's the matter? Aren't you feel
ing we'll this morning, Nan?" he askei
| anxiously.
| Nan watched him up the HILL The,
she lay down on the lounge and hat
her cry out. Noon came. She mad
some tea and drank it. 1t braced he
up wonderfully. Indeed. she SILT al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
lnflammatory rheumatism Cured In
Three DAYS.

Morton l.. HILL, of Lebanon, Ind,
says: "My wife had infammatory rheu.
matism in every muscle and joint; her
suffering was terrible and her body ano
face were swollen almost beyond rec
ognition; had been in bed for six weeks
and had eight physicians, but received
no benefit until she tried DR.. Detch-
on's Relief for rheumatism. 1t gave
immediate relief and she was able to
walk about in three days. l am sure
it saved her life Sold by Otto Grot-
Jan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock Island !;
Gust Schlegel e Son, 220 West Sec.
ond street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
rheumatism.

More than nine out of every ten
cases of rheumatism are simply rheu-
matism of the muscles, due to cold
or damp weather or chronic rheuma-
tism. In such cases no internal treat
ment is required. The free applica-
ton of Chamberlain's Liniment is all
that is needed. and lit is certain to
give quick relief. Give it trial and
see for yourself how quickly it re-
lieves the pain and soreness. Price,
25 cents; large size, so cents. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Hurnor and
Philosophy.
CONTRARY.
D. DUNCAN n. .sassrH

Spring is mostly sweet and KIND,
And to 1t we are resigned
But. alas. to our surprise,
II can be, II but 1t tries.
Quite the meanest season that
In the twelve months comes to bat.
Quite enamored of its smile,
How we brag about its style,
Backing it for all we're worth
AS the greatest thing on earth!
Then there comes the lightning shift,
And we bump into q drift.
When it's good and feeling At
Nothing's in the class with 1t.
When 1t isn't. then, great Scott,
It's the limit, like as not,
From the sweetest thing In sight
Changes to a perfect fright.
Has as many moods. I ween,
Az a girl of sweet sixteen.
Never know as you arise
Just the kind Of surprise
1t will bring before the sun
Sinks and says the day is done.
Maybe cold and maybe hot
One can never dope the plot.
For the wisest cannot know
Whether 1t will rain or snow
Or will on the world expand
With smile to beat the band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
APOLOGIES TO TING FANG
Pennsylvania Begs Pardon for Arrest
OF Chinese at Pittsburg.

Washington, April 13.-The state of
Pennsylvania has apologized TO WI
Ting Fang, Chinese minister, and the
United States government has express
ed its regret that two leading business
men of China should have been arrest
ed in Pittsburg. The two Chinese had
come here to interest American capital.
to buy machinery and to engage an ex-
Chinese mining properties. They had
bought the machinery and had engag-
ed he engineer at $1,000 month.
Then they were arrested at Pittsburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Death Was on His Heels,

Jesse p. Morris, of Shippers, Va,
had a close call in the spring of 1906.
He says: "An attack of pneumonia
left me so weak and with such a
fearful cough that my friends de-
clared consumption had me, and
death was on my heels. Then | was
persuaded to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. II helped ME Immediately
and after taking two and half
bottles | was well man again.
found out that New Discovery is the
best remedy for coughs and lung
disease in all the world" Sold un-
der guarantee at all druggists. SOC
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
WAS DRIVEN OFF PANAMA
Man Believed Swindler From Peoria
Captured i'm New Orleans.

New Orleans, April 13.-After being
denied entrance to Panama, where he
had fled, it is alleged, to escape prose-
cution on the charge OF swindling OPP
erations at Peoria, H., that Melted him
$4,000, Louis p Allardt was arrested
here on arrival of the steamship Par
ismina from Colon. At that pert
American Consul Kelloff had turned
Allardt back to the United States On
advices from Peoria and New Orleans
detectives The accused man declares
it is case of mistaken identity. He
says he never was in Peoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Grasshoppers that dance in sum-
mer are told to eat snowballs when
they come around making a kick in
the winter. People who recklessly
spend their money for coal in win
ter may be in the same boat when
the iceman comes round in summer
with his advanced prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
TAFT ESCAPES BAD TUMBLE.
Weight of the President Too Heavy
For His Executive Chair.

Under the weight of President Taft's
state which have been pressing upon
him more heavily than usual since
March +, the presidential chair, the big
oaken swivel chair behind his mahog-
any topped desk in the executive office
at Washington, gave way the other
day, and the president extracted him.
self from the wreckage just in time to
save himself from bad tumble.
He was not hurt nor gravely shock
ed, for. if the truth be told, Mr.. Taft
IS not unaccustomed to such accidents.
Chairs in general are not built in con-
temptation of carrying so much weight
and he has ut sundry times had sad
experiences with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

The government has recovered $780,
100000 of coal lands fraudule1ltly
claimed by. the Northern Pacific rail
road. Following upon the conversion
back to the government of $1,000, 900
of land unlawfully held by the Union
Pacific, evidence that some one has
made the corporate thieves feel the
force of law is conclusive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

A man is wandering around in
Connecticut who doesn't know who
he is. Why doesn't he write home
and find out? Wouldn't he be sur
prised if he discovered that he was
some one else ?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

The angry protests of the candy
late bean tariff indicate an ability -
flavor lemon drops with their disposi-
ton and have them tart enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
IMTERURBAN CRASH is BAD
Ten Men Hurt in Collision i'm Vicinity
of Gary, Ind.

Gary. Ind, April ,1S.-Ten men
were seriously injured and a score
badly hurt in head on collision on
the Chicago, Lake Shore and South
Bend Interurban railway. two miles
west of Gary at O'Clock yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

The weather department which has
been going from bad to worse ever
since it put up that job on William
Howard Taft, March 4. simply broke
its pride entirely with the samples
it brought out yesterday and the day
before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Snow Falls "a Davs in Denver.

Denver, April 1.-TWO and One-half
inches of snow fell in Denver Sunday
and Sunday night. This was the 44th
day on which snow has fallen in Den
menced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Easter Suits Ruined; Girls Sue.

Elkhart, Ind, April 13.-Six girls
yesterday filed claims agsregating
$3.50 against the Lake Shore railroad
for damages to their Easter suits and
hats by d discharge of oily water from
a locomotive. inflicted upon them as
they stood on the platform of the sta
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Placing the Blame.

81 tell YOU" said the purchaser. ''this
material is not all WOOL"
Indeed, madam, assure you that
every thread of it came from the
sheep
Nonsense! I know cotton when
see it,
every well, madam; but pledge you
my word that If there is any cotton in
that material somebody must have
5ribed the sheep"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Boston would not tolerate ''Sa-
lome' during holy week. Occasion
ally Boston gives a demonstration of
the fact that it does not deserve
all the jabs it gets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

The president of a Philadelphia
street car line shot himself few
days ago, probably because there was
no room to put any more straps in
his cars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Georgia has taken a step away from
barbarism by abolishing the convict
lease system, which was productive OF
shocking brutalities Hereafter the
convicts. will be employed in road
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Taxicabs have increased their
rates in New York, but the old re-
liable crosstown horse cars still jolt
along for a nickel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

afternoon. But one passenger on the
east bound car which contained 20
people who boarded it at Hammond
escaped without injury of some kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
THIRD FIRE IN A WEEK
Fifty-SiX Patients Carried Out of Ok
IahOma Asylum.

woodward, Okla. April 13-The
third fire in a week at the Oklahoma
state insane asylum at Fort Supply, 25
miles northwest of this city, last night
destroyed the main hospital building
No lives were lost, but it was neces-
sary to carry Sc patients out of the
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Saving Disposition

"Biggs is wealthy man. they say"
SCOT SO much he can't spend it,
"How did he earn his first million:"
"By holding a public office at a sal
airy of 5000 and managing to- keep
his expenses within $4,000 year."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Standard Oil attorneys will not add
NIT when cornered that their COM
pany has such thing as a past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. GEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
vi inst dote on baseball.

May-I just dote on baseball.
Maud-Do you understand the game?
May-Sure. That's ensy.
Maud-Don't let the men know you
Go if you want TO make a hit with
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
Somebody OUGHT to Re.

81 am quite contented' and satisfied"
"You horrid thing-when We are all
upside DOWN.
That's the reason"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Busy people can have all the add
miration they want, if they won't
brag about being busy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

II you violate the rules Of health
Old Man Death is pretty likely to catch
you at it.
Self made men always have to sub
NIT to the analysis of somebody else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

Destiny may be
waiting for you
just around the
corner, so cheer
up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

No man Is per-
feet except per
haps occasionally
when he is a fool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

There may be
no sea serpents,
though lots Of
men see serpents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-13

With Castro it's a case of no
where to fall but off,
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
Big Camp Meeting

The big camp meeting of the A.
M. +. church at this place, held last
week and coming to an end Sunday,
was the biggest in the history of this
association.
Over 5000 negroes, it is estimated.
attended the gathering Sunday when
specials were run to this place from
St. Augustine, Sanford and West
Palm Peach; eighteen crowded Goa
ches coming from St. Augustine;
twelve from Sanford and almost d
dozen coaches from the south.
The combined liveries of Cocoa and
Titusville did an immense business
carrying the crowds To and from the
camp grounds, which are about a
mile from the passenger station.
Excellent order was maintained
throughout all the meetings.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
Peculiar Gas Engine MiShap

Master Junior Stewart had a rath-
er exciting experience with a gaso-
lene motor in the fish boat West Vir-
ginia last week. When about off
Black Point, on his way from Allen
hurst to Titusville, the cylinder of
the Racine motor parted at the low
er edge of the water chamber and
fell into the river some few feet from
the boat in a backward direction,
severing the electric and water con-
nectionS to the boat as well. Only a
few moments before Junior had
cranked up it up after it had stopped;
and the wonder is that the heavyleX-
ploSiOn on first cranking had not pre-
cipitated the cylinder top upward at
that time. We understand that this
is the second time the cylinder top of
this motor has had a similar mishap.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05

All Halloween pranks were played
in Titusville Sunday night. and Mon.
day morning the merchants and
storekeepers and some others had q
Job of window washing on hand
Mobley's portable well drilling plant
was moved to the bank corner from
the foot of Main street and the flag
poles of the public school and wea-
ther bureau were ornamented with
odd signals.
The Florida star., 1909-11-05
Will Resume Extension Trains

A prominent railroad man has
stated that he believes train service
will be resumed between Miami and
Knights Key not later than Sunday,
in which event expectations will have
been more than met.
Ever since a day or two after the
hurricane, on October IL, all of the
extension force, nearly one thousand
men, have been concentrated on re-
pairs to the track and trestles be-
tween Knights Key and Miami with
the result that more has been accom-
plished than has been expected.
The repairs have been completed
as near thorough as possible and
even now trains could be run over
the track.